National Ornamental Metal Museum, Polar Bear Plunge, Books

The National Ornamental Metal Museum will be presenting the "Different Tempers" exhibit February 5 - March 28. There will be about 40 objects on display created by both jewelers and blacksmiths. If you have not been to this museum, or if you haven't been in a while, this would be a great time to go. The piece above is a brooch made of 18K gold and iridescent shells by Mary Preston, one of the featured jewelers.



Reminder: The Polar Bear Plunge and Chili Cook-Off is this Saturday, February 6th at Mud Island River Park.

I went to the law school today mainly to see if there was anything in the teeny, tiny bookstore besides law textbooks and to my surprise there was a decent sized shelf of bestsellers. Enough of a selection to run in and find yourself something to read if you didn't feel like driving to midtown. Also, it was cool being able to walk down a beautiful, light filled hallway after years of only being allowed into what had been the post office customer service area.