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Tom Bullock decided to trade the khaki clad masses and traffic of Washington DC for Charlotte in 2014. Before joining WFAE, Tom spent 15 years working for NPR. Over that time he served as everything from an intern to senior producer of NPR’s Election Unit. Tom also spent five years as the senior producer of NPR’s Foreign Desk where he produced and reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Haiti, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon among others. Tom is looking forward to finally convincing his young daughter, Charlotte, that her new hometown was not, in fact, named after her.
As we approach the country’s 250th anniversary, immigration is top of mind for many people – including Naples artist Mally Khorasantchi. Her large abstract compositions are a personal reaction to something that’s happened to her. This includes her painting “Immigration.” The four-panel piece is on view at the Baker Museum in Naples. Khorasantchi painted it knowing it would be on view at the Baker Museum in the lead-up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
This week, four shows opens, two close, four continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.
The Queensland Umbrella Tree is native to Australia, but was introduced to North America at least by early in the 20th century. It quickly became popular as a landscape plant in Florida and other sub-tropical states and was also cultivated as a houseplant that became (and still is) popular in more northern areas. Unfortunately – as with many other exotics, it took decades for us to realize negative aspects of the plant on our environment.Queensland Umbrella Trees have very shallow roots that can break up sidewalks, driveways, and building foundations.