(I wrote this 3 weeks ago but forgot to post it. Sheesh!)
Friday 7 May, in the afternoon, Dennis, Andy, and I went to a digital theater in Adrian and saw Iron Man 2. We enjoyed it quite a lot. If you liked the first one you'll likely enjoy the second.
After that we drove further North to Ann Arbor to attend a reception at The Gallery Project where Andy has another piece displayed. (The link will tell you about the current show.)
First we needed dinner. We decided on The Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant. None of us had ever eaten Ethiopian food before, so what the heck?
It was wonderful.
First they bring you hot towels to clean your hands with. Then they bring a tray lined with Injera bread and covered with various meats and veg. Injera bread is made from teff and takes 3 days to make. (see the links)
- Presentation
- rolls of Injera bread
One tears off bits of the bread and uses it to grab the food off the communal plate. No other plates or utensils are provided or needed. It was delicious, spicy, and filling. Also quite expensive but well worth the experience.
The gallery reception was very nice and loads of people were there. The show's theme was "Imaging the Future." Many of the contributors were scientists and architects, not strictly artists. Andy was, again, the only under graduate. Nice, eh?
- Colony JS-6
- (click on the photo for close-ups
- on Andy's website)
This is his piece. It depicts a Lunar surface with a terraformed colony under a dome. It is, of course, quite excellently done. The photos at Andy's website are close-ups and you can actually see the contents of the dome.
