Author: Christy DeSmith

  • Be Kind: Go To Rewind

    Um, I hardly ever do this. But since I missed the big opening of the Gucci boutique at Nordstrom MOA last week, I figure I’d better slobber over some other local shop or other. Now, I assume that some of you, like me, are decidedly lacking in coin these days, and therefore cannot rationalize the…

  • Hormel Girls

    After World War II, when most U.S. businesses emphasized hiring male war veterans, Hormel Foods hatched an unusual plan to employ women. Of course, these women tended to be less needy than attractive—not to mention talented. In fact, from 1947–53, a troupe of sixty female employees from the Austin-based company, known simply as the “Hormel…

  • Zenon’s 25th Anniversary Fall Program

    It’s a big month for Zenon Dance Company. For one, they hop aboard the holiday treadmill with their premiere of The Nutcracker According to Mother Goose on December 15. But the company’s signature aesthetic—athleticism and precision, not to mention sophisticated musical tastes—will be better displayed a couple of weeks earlier, at its twenty-fifth anniversary program.…

  • Marshalling George Moskal's Latest

    And this other thing: One of my fave local fashion photographers, Nic Marshall, just sent along these new portfolio pics. Local designer George Moskal (also one of my faves) lent some of his latest looks for the occasion. I absolutely lurve the following fancy, gray brocade dress with roped belt. Actually, it’s the dress I…

  • The Opposite of Beige

    Warning: In this post, you’ll have to wade through some sap before arriving at the payoff. This weekend I met my new mentee via the U of M’s school of journalism mentoring program. (I’m also on the school’s alumni board; do the warm-fuzzies never end?) Here’s what I love about mentoring: You give and you…

  • Case of the Missing Partygoers

    Hate to say it, but last night’s RetroRama was sort of a disappointment. Not only was there little to no cleavage, but there were also little to no people. Where were you, folks? (You were at the 10,000 Arts party, from what I hear.) Of course, the first RetroRama, in April, was such a raging…