Your source for the latest on art news, reviews and more. http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_arts Copyright 2007 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88934 MADRID - Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias literature prize on Wednesday in recognition of the social commitment in his work. Describing him as one of the greatest authors in world literature, prize organizers said Kadare "represents the pinnacle of Albanian literature and, without forgetting his roots, has crossed frontiers to rise up as a ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88934 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88909 TORONTO - When Gemini Award-winning writer Dennis Foon was asked a year and a half ago to pen a play on wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen for a debut at the 2010 Winter Olympics, he was a bit intimidated. "The really daunting thing about it is, you know, you've got this huge life, this living legend, and how do you approach a living legend?" Foon, a Vancouver playwright... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88909 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88907 BOSTON - The author of a health book has sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck, accusing the co-host of ABC's "The View" of plagiarism. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Massachusetts, alleges that Hasselbeck lifted "word for word" content from a book written by Susan Hassett, a self-published author on Cape Cod. Hasselbeck's book, ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88907 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88895 NEW YORK - Julie White hasn't yet finished her summertime gig in the Public Theater production of "Twelfth Night" in New York's Central Park, but she already has her next theatre job lined up. The Tony-winning actress will star in Theresa Rebeck's "The Understudy," a comedy about one of the most underappreciated jobs in theatre. The ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88895 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88882 "Finger Lickin' Fifteen" Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press) The barbecue sauce hits the ceiling in "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," Janet Evanovich's new Stephanie Plum novel. One reason why fans hunger for the next instalment in the Plum series is the familiarity with the characters, setting and comedi... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88882 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88477 NEW YORK - A federal judge said Wednesday she found substantial similarities between J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher In The Rye" and a new book by a Swedish author and questioned whether it should be published in the United States. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts commented as she listened to lawyers argue whether Salinger had a right to stop publication this summer in... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88477 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88465 "In the Kitchen" By Monica Ali (Simon&Schuster) "In the Kitchen" follows the stressful life of Gabriel "Gabe" Lightfoot, an executive chef at the Imperial Hotel in London, who is balancing his job, his girlfriend and his family (who he doesn't see very often). At 42, the only real obstacle in G... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88465 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88464 MIAMI - Catherine McCormack-Skiba and her husband had to find new ways to sell the art work on the Web site they debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach late last year when sales suffered because of the recession. They are now offering more art for lower prices on newyorkartexchange.com, the site they launched in December. "We get an awful lot of people looking ... but not a lot ar... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88464 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88462 MAGNOLIA, Ark. - Vampires typically roam the fogged streets of London or the humid nights of New Orleans, opulent worlds filled with beautiful monsters and formal balls. Trailer parks and honky-tonks didn't fit - until author Charlaine Harris took a chance with a telepathic barmaid named Sookie Stackhouse. Now, Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries series has hit The New... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88462 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88447 CASTLETON, Vt. - The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in his art gallery, and police said Tuesday his death is suspicious. Sculptor Patrick Farrow, 66, was found late Monday by police responding to an emergency call from the Farrow Gallery in Castleton, a small town near the New York border. A woman there had called asking for help. An autopsy was planned to determin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88447