If the Guthrie Theater celebrates the city's industrial legacy, it is also part of a familiar formula that draws on a blend of cultural institutions, convention centers, sports venues and brand-name architecture in an often desperate attempt to resurrect dying urban centers.
In her forthright way with melody and her blending of jazz conventions with singer-songwriter ideals, Ms. Martin has influenced a school of younger vocalists, like Becca Stevens, who played a preceding set on Thursday with her working band.
Created by Katie Jacobs and her husband, Paul Attanasio ("Homicide: Life on the Street"), the show tries to blend the conventions of legal dramas -- courtroom theatrics and steamy office romance -- with "Blade Runner" science fiction.
Not for her the demands of convention.
His defiance of convention was his downfall.
McQuarrie has directed the fifth "Mission," from Paramount and Skydance Prods., with a blend of midcentury cinema style and modern techno-thriller convention, and it's both a heavy undertaking and fine balance.
Perfect for a family reunion, a wedding, a Father's Day getaway or a corporate convention, the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt is a sensory-rich blend of outdoor sports, history and Gordon Ramsay farm to fork cuisine.
Unlike the highly controlled plans for the Tampa convention, the Sun Dome gathering of Paul supporters was a curious blend of libertarian Woodstock, a revivalist meeting and serious academic politics lectures.
His message was a blend of Corinthians and Hallmark, gospel truth and pop psychology, rendered in the style of a convention center motivational speech.
