New Paintings by Joan Dumouchel and “Between Me & the River” Book Signing at Martin Gallery, October 2

Join Martin Gallery on Friday, October 2nd from 5-8 pm for the French Quarter Gallery Artwalk. Martin Gallery is proud to present a brand new body of work by Montreal artist, Joan Dumouchel. Although primarily known for her ethereal figurative work of circus performers, and dancers, Joan is exploring a new mystical world. Horses fade into dripping washes of color highlighted by gold and silver leaf, leaving the viewer suspended in a haze somewhere between dream and reality, longing to hop aboard the vessels that will transport us the realm of the unknown.

The gallery is pleased to announce that author, Carrie Host, will be present signing her book “Between Me & The River: Living Beyond Cancer, A Memoir.” The gallery’s newest artist Wanda Steppe will also be present.

Martin Gallery strives to bring some of the finest artists in a variety of fields together under one roof. Upon entering the historic Grand Salon of Martin Gallery, one experiences a soaring space filled with the exquisite color and texture of oils, acrylics, bronzes, marbles, terra-cottas and richly hued glass. Martin Gallery features contemporary art, representing more than thirty nationally and internationally renowned artists.

Our goal is to provide works of thoughtful beauty to enhance residential and commercial surroundings. Our belief in the quality of the work that our artists produce is what drives us, and our excellent client relationships are what sustain us.

Martin Gallery is located at 18 Broad Street on the corner of State and Broad Streets, in the Grand Salon of the historic People’s Building.

We All Need to Ask: What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis

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Kindle App Now Available on iPhone

Since Al Katz’ book “A Journey with Mac: Rediscovering the Fundamentals of Business” is now available on Kindle, I was very excited to learn that free Kindle app showed up in the iPhone App Store for use on iPhones and iTouches—making all 240,000-plus Amazon titles available for the millions of iPhone users. Amazon’s Kindle feature called “Whispersync” made this deal possible as it allows a user to read the same book across multiple devices. I found some reports on-line from those who tried reading books on both, Kindle2 and iPhone, and seems that Kindle is still a more convenient device to read books, after all it was invented for that. The future is certainly here.

Amazon Backs Off Text-to-Speech Feature on Kindle

This February, Amazon launched a new version of its popular e-book reader Kindle 2. The Kindle 2 is thinner (thinner than an iPhone), has a crisper black-and-white display, turns pages much more quickly and should hold its battery charge for about 25 percent longer than the previous model. New features were also supposed to include text-to-speech and the ability to transfer content to other devices (such as mobile phones and other Kindles) at the same price as the original Kindle model of $359. Amazon started shipping the new product on Feb. 24. However, today Amazon announced that it will let publishers decide whether they want the new Kindle e-book device to read their books aloud. In any case, Amazon maintains that the feature is completely legal as “no copy is made, no derivative work is created, and no performance is being given.”

The text-to-speech feature allows Kindle owners to have books read to them in a male or female computerized voice. Al Katz’ new book, A Journey with Mac: Rediscovering the Fundamentals of Business that is helping businesses and organization get back to basics and survive this recession, is now available in Kindle on Amazon.com.

Learn from Al Katz How to Survive in 2009 and Prosper in 2010

Al Katz, prominent business coach, author, speaker and teacher, who offers solutions to most corporate crisis in his recently published book, “A Journey with Mac” is now introducing presentations focusing on How to Survive in 2009 and Prosper in 2010.

For a couple of decades, Al Katz has been serving as a “Personal and Business Coach” working with over 600 businesses and organizations as founder and Managing Partner of The Next Level, LLC; special attention being given to closely held businesses/practices and/or family owned organizations. Additionally, he holds the Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Chair of Innovative Marketing in the Business School, continues to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate programs at The Citadel.  He also held the Robert A. Jolley Endowed Chair of Business Administration, Katz assists the Dean of the Business School in reaching out to the business community. He also holds various boards of director positions with local businesses and The College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Please contact Vladia Jurcova Spencer at 843-345-3275 to book this speaker. Al Katz is offering his presentations free of charge to assist local businesses in times of financial crisis. Al’s upcoming presentation is on February 17, 2009 at 5pm. Please RSVP to Vladia@Stylee PR for more details as this event is by invitation only.

 

 

“A Journey with Mac” Praised by Local Experts

Here are some testimonials from experts who read Al Katz’ new book “A Journey with Mac:”

“WOW! What a Brilliantly Simple & Simply Brilliant book about how to have
a better business and a better life; with a comfortable & wise friend as a
guide.”

Ed Pendarvis ‘65
Founder, Chair Emeritus, Sunbelt Network
Author, “Buying a Business to Secure Your Financial Freedom”

 

“Journey with Mac”  written by Al Katz is an easy and fun read regarding business and management applications that can help any manager of people improve communication, accountability and time management.  You will find yourself rooting for the main character Greg, and may find some similarities in your own life. Al Katz will show you a way to improve your life and help you find a way to have fun again.”

Jack R. Krapf, CIMA, First Vice President – Investments, The Krapf Group, Merrill Lynch

“A Journey With Mac” on-line

“A Journey with Mac” by Al Katz available on-line for a special price this Christmas season. Check out this briliant business book that reminds you of the fundamentals of business. Buy at www.amazon.com.

A Journey with Mac