WHO, WHAT: An exhibit featuring the work of Erich Lessing is
planned at the Hoover Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion. through 4 p.

A copy of full agenda will be sent on request. For example, born in Brooklyn, the son of Quakers, this
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Other works in the exhibit include Austrian posters from the
Hoover Library and Archives and the Austrian National Library. The Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit
Pavilion, located at the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University
campus, adjacent to Hoover Tower, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11
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VSA arts Launches Interactive Online Literary Journal Infinite Difference

The online journal -- Infinite Difference --
presents selected pieces from a call for flash fiction and poetry.
"I cannot walk by myself, yet in my poem I not only walk, but give myself
license to have eight legs and experience movement. Students
are invited to read the work of their peers and post comments on the site --
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To schedule an interview with Erich Lessing, call Linda Bernard at
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WHEN, WHERE: The exhibit opens to the public May 3 and will
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Working Press: Erich Lessing is available for interviews by
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of National Poetry Month , Thomson Gale(TM), part of The Thomson Corporation
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WASHINGTON, VSA arts today launched an interactive
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with a connection to disability.
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