Robert Lewis
Tessuti Zoo: Serious Fun!
by Robert Lewis
[View Photos below] What in the world is that wacky looking, colorful little shop down on Forest Avenue across from Pepper with the crazy name, Tessuti Zoo? When you walk into this delightful store you have to plant your feet firmly to keep from
falling over, your head will be spinning so as you turn this way and that in a blast of multiple colors that simply overwhelm the senses. There is so much color, so much visual detail, so much decorated design, so many multi-colored objects that it is actually hard to settle on one thing, to pick one thing, out of this rainbow, and say “Oh, that’s a table!” or “Wow, that’s a wall hanging!” or “Hey, that’s a…person!”. A person? That person behind the counter would be either Emily Owens or Mary Troup, founders and excellent co-creators of this unique zoo of wackiness. Read more…»
Schools: Barbara Priest Wins Award
Barbara Priest, Instrumental Music Director for Pacific Grove Middle School, has won the prestigious 2009 California Music Educator’s Association (CMEA) Outstanding Music Educator award for the Central Coast Section of the CMEA. Fellow music teachers voted for their choice in the Central Coast Section. There are eight sections in California. Priest, shown above at a rehearsal of her beginning band class, will receive the award plaque at the Gala Awards Banquet at the CMEA State conference in Ontario this March.
Priest is also the PGUSD Music Coordinator, CMEA-CCS Board President Elect, and the Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center Foundation Board and Facility Coordinator.
The Many Colors of Green
The meaning of “green” has been enriched in recent years and “organic” is one of the many shades of meaning that can now be included in the green category. But green doesn’t necessarily mean green! The Pacific Grove Farmers Market offers a rich selection of inexpensive, and colorful, organic produce. Here are some close-ups from last Monday’s abundant farmer’s market tables. Photos by Robert Lewis
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