1 . Stony Brook University’s Charles B. Wang Center celebrates Chinese and Korean culture through some workshops focusing on knot jewelry and pillow making, paper cutting and calligraphy.

A four-part Chinese calligraphy workshop will be hosted. Classes are open to children and adults, although those younger than 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants will learn how to write Chinese characters in standard script with a calligraphy brush and will take their own works home.

WHEN 3—5 p.m. March 24 and 31, April 14 and 21

COST $20 includes all four parts and materials.

There are about 40 types of Korean knot-making techniques. In the three-part workshop, Artist Karen Ahn instructs how to make a pin and necklace by incorporating the knots while also helping understand the history and cultural meaning of this art form.

WHEN&WHERE 1—3 p.m. Fridays, April 28, May 5, May 12

COST $30 includes all three parts and materials.

This workshop helps participants understand the history, culture and folk traditions of paper cutting in China. Participants will receive step-by-step instructions on how to cut paper into the shapes of animals, flowers and traditional Chinese patterns and will take home their artwork.

WHEN&WHERE 4—6 p.m. May 5

COST $5 includes materials.

Koreans have believed for centuries that more than just a means of comfort and support, the pillow provides protection and good fortune for the sleeper. Artist Wonju Seo, whose work is on show at the Wang Center’s Skylight Gallery, will teach two days on traditional Korean patchwork patterns. Participants will create a pillow as part of the course.

WHEN&WHERE 4—7 p.m. April 6 and 7

COST $60 includes both parts and materials.

2 . I do not agree with the statement that advertising is not good for us as consumers.     1     Of course, this is only true if advertisers don’t give false information in their advertisements or include their advertising costs in the prices of their products.

Through advertisements, consumers can know about new products in the market. They can be food, or even more expensive items like cars and houses. This gives consumers more choices. From a variety of brands, they choose the brand that suits them or the one that they like.     2    

    3     This is good, for it maintains or even improves the quality of the products. If there is no competition, the quality of the products may drop. Through advertisements, consumers also come to know about the offers, special discounts, or free gifts given during sales.

Advertising does have a positive role to play in modern society, helping us choose between competing goods.     4     For example, telephones are used as cameras and music players. Others try to compete on price, helping us seek out the cheapest or best value products.

Over the years, advertising has developed into a major industry.     5     One cannot walk down the street, ride on a bus, watch television or read emails without seeing advertisements.

The fact is that the presence of some unethical advertisers does not mean that the whole basket is bad. Generally, advertisements do more good than harm.

3 . Contribute to a better world for animals!

Here at FOUR PAWS, we rely on donations from kind supporters in order to finance our projects focused on animal rescue and welfare. We have various projects and campaigns such as:

※ FOUR PAWS Sanctuaries and support for local shelters that take care of rescued animals.

※ Emergency Disaster Relief campaigns, such as our recent campaign for the lions in Sudan.

※ Campaigns for animal rights &. welfare issues, such as our campaign against the Dog and Cat Meat Trade.

※ Vaccination programs such as our project in Silk Island for the well-being of missing animals.

Additionally, we have many other active projects such as undercover investigations. campaigns against fur and the tiger trade industry. All our campaigns have one thing in common, which is following our 3 important values: reveal, rescue &. protect. Please have a look at our campaign page for our projects at present.

It is your donation that enables us to actively keep campaigning for animals in need and improving animal welfare standards worldwide. Specifically, you can see how your donation contributes to the betterment and welfare of animals below;

※€ 10 provides appropriate nutrition for a rescued bear for a day.

※€ 35 provides for proper medical care and vaccination of a lost animal

※€ 90 contributes to one week of special milk formula for lion babies.

※A generous donation of € 150 finances all monthly costs of caring for an orphaned orangutan (猩猩)

On behalf of the animals, the FOUR PAWS team would like to thank you for making a difference!

4 . The Best Things to Experience in River City

String Thing

Caroline Shaw, who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for music, has composed many famous contemporary songs. Her lively compositions will be performed in a concert by Richmond's dynamic Rosette String Quartet as part of its So Hot Right Now series. The concert takes place on Monday,（October 25, from 7: 00 pm to 10: 00 pm, at the Hofheimer Building's Dark Room. The Rosettes are Ellen Cockerham Riccio (violin), Treesa Gold (violin), Kimberly Ryan (viola) and Steph Barrett (cello).

Cooking and Comedy

After visiting the River City in 2014, Alton Brown, who is the Bill Nye of the culinary (烹饪的) world and longtime host of shows including Iron Chef America and Good Eats, will return on Thursday, October 28, during his fall tour, Beyond the Eats. The show at Dominion Energy Center's Carpenter Theatre promises a mixture of cooking, comedy and audience interaction.

Opera Man

The Metropolitan Opera's production of Fire Shut up in My Bones marked a historic first as the only opera performed by African American composer Terence Blanchard on that stage earlier this year. The star of that show, Will Liverman, comes to the University of Richmond's Modlin Center at 7: 30 pm on October 28. His performance will include songs by composers Shawn E. Okpebholo, H. Leslie Adams and Damien Sneed, as well as works by Schubert, Loewe, Rachmaninoff, Britten and Bolcolm. Tickets are $10 to $25.

Night of the Picture Show

George Romero's 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead, will be played at the Byrd Theatre at 6: 00 pm on October 31. Make it a double feature and catch the Yes and Theatrical Co. performance and screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 10: 00 pm. This event features the theater company's cast accompanied by the Trunk Show Band performing the film's soundtrack live.

6 . New England holds some special museums. They are devoted largely or entirely to the work of just one person. And they are the artists’ birthplaces or onetime homes. Here are four examples of such museums.

Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum

The name Cyrus E. Dallin (1861-1944) might not be familiar, but several of the artist’s sculptures (雕塑) are, especially those related to Native Americans. A good example is his “Appeal to the Great Spirit” standing in front of the Museum of Fine Arts. Born in Utah, he lived in Arlington for the final four decades of his life. The museum is in the Jefferson Cutter House, an 1830 Greek styled building.

Norman Rockwell Museum

Rockwell (1894-1978) was America’s well-known artist. The museum, founded in 1969, moved into its present location, Robert A.M. Stern-designed building in 1993. Its 998 paintings and drawings are the largest single collection of Rockwell's artworks.

Kids 16 and under: free; adults: $20; the old: at a 10% discount (折扣)

Edward Gorey House

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was an artist, but he was also an author and clothes designer. Gorey bought this 18th-century house in 1979 and lived there for the rest of his life. Edward Gorey House is also known as the Elephant House. Gorey had respect for animals. The activities of the house, from art education to exhibits, show Gorey's support of animal well-being.

Gibert Stuart Birthplace and Museum

Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) is responsible for what may well be the most familiar work of any American artist, His drawing of George is the basis of the first president’s portrait (画像) on the dollar. Stuart painted more than a thousand portraits throughout his life.

7 . Do Dolphins Have a Language?

We know that dolphins make unique sounds, but is that a language? If you’re interested in it, you are welcome to the activity recommended by Denise Herzing!

About Denise Herzing

Denise Herzing of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is the organiser and research director of the Wild Dolphin Project, which has a goal of understanding dolphins’ social system, behaviour, and communication. For over thirty years, she has spent each summer watching Atlantic dolphins carefully in the Bahamas.

Activity Guide:

Purpose:

Dolphins use sound to communicate, but they can’t make sounds in the way we humans make. Out of the water dolphins can make different sounds by changing the shape of their blowhole (呼吸孔), which is similar to changing the shape of our own mouths. Underwater, though, they use a totally different system, and they make sounds without letting any air out. You can learn more about how that works here. In this activity we’re going to try to talk like a dolphin.

Materials:

Nothing! But find a partner, maybe a brother or sister or a parent — or if you have one, a dog or cat. After all, this activity is about communication between humans and animals.

How To Do It:

Take a deep breath, hold your nose to keep it shut, and try to communicate with your partner. If your partner is a pet, try saying its name or asking it to “come here”.

When you’re done, think about what made it hard, what solutions you found, and think why dolphins may have developed to communicate in this way.

Then listen to sounds from all kinds of sea animals and compare your dolphin sound to theirs.