Footsteps in History - Hiking/Walking Douglas State Forest (Mon, Oct 13)
7:00 AM-6:00 PM, Douglas State Forest, 107 Wallum Lake Rd., Douglas, MA
Bordering both Connecticut and Rhode Island, this popular 5,730-acre state forest offers a variety of recreational opportunities. At this time of year, visitors can enjoy fishing at Wallum Lake and hiking, and horseback riding. Facilities include an interpretive center, picnic area and restrooms. The Midstate Trail, a long-distance hiking trail that extends through Central Massachusetts to Mt. Watatic in the north, runs through the forest. Douglas State Forest also includes a rare example of Atlantic White Ceder swampland. A 5-acre portion of this swamp is designated as a Massachusetts Wildland. It is accessible to the public via a boardwalk. (See web site for trail maps). Cost: Free Through Monday, Oct 13.

Footsteps in History - History Began Here (Mon, Oct 13)
10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Hassanamesit Nipmuc Reservation, 80 Brigham Hill Road, Grafton, MA
History in the Blackstone Valley began with us. Watch history home alive on the Hassanamesit Reservation. Members of the Nipmuc Tribe will portray actual 18th century Nipmuc residents of Hassanamesit. Help us recreate household items, sew coverings for our wetu, and participate in other everyday Native American activities of the 18th century. Drumming begins at 1pm. Cost: Free Through Sunday, Jan 1.

Antiques: Lions Gather With Lambs at Christie’s and Sotheby’s
Sothebys’s sale of works from the collection of Edward Peerman Moore, which includes a painting by Edward Hicks, is expected to total $7 million.

On Freud and Bacon
You may know that, according to auction sale prices, Lucian Freud (b. 1922) is currently the most expensive living artist. You may also know that Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is rocketing...

Natasha Wescoat
Windy Forest series - to see a larger size graphic and obtain more recommendations on this Natasha Wescoat art print poster, click the artist caption affixed to the small image of the print to the left. Also visit for purchasing, conservation framing methods and size hints for this artist picture. Natasha Wescoat is one of the greatest selling artists and has a large amount of other gallerie reproductions similar in characteristics to "Windy Forest series", go over their other gallery art reproductions.

Notations: Gilbert and George
May 2, 2008 - November 2, 2008: From the outset of their joint career, Gilbert and George explored and redefined picture making while bridging the gap between art and life.

British museum buys rare Rubens sketch
The Tate Britain museum has purchased a rare sketch by Peter Paul Rubens to keep it from being sold abroad, the museum said. The Tate, with help from several art and heritage foundations, paid $9.9 million for the sketched version of Rubens' larger painting "...