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"On the Threshold" by Margaret Lloyd
JERREY ROBERTS

Art People: Margaret Lloyd | poet, painter

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Florence artist Margaret Lloyd lived for only two years in her native country of Wales, before moving as a toddler with her family to central New York state. Even so, she says, she left a bit of her heart in her homeland. “Welsh is my first language; I’m an immigrant,” Lloyd said in an interview last week as she meandered … 0

Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Happy Flag Day! My editor suggested I review a movie with a patriotic theme, but such is not my forte. Even listening to Sylvester Stallone give his speech at the end of “Rambo” is below my threshold of pain. Then a coworker reminded me of a movie that ranks tops in the Most … 0

Tuned in: What's happening in the Valley this weekend

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jonathan Richman often gets described as “childlike” because of his unadorned songs with a big heart on their sleeve, whether he’s singing about the magic of “Vincent Van Gogh” or “The Lonely Little Thrift Store.” But a better description of Richman is “honest,” because he’s always been direct, both musically and lyrically. He … 0