Brick Home for Sale or Lease-Purchase, Memphis

(Memphis, TN) Brick home in Whitehaven, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large family room with fireplace and separate entrance, carport, workroom, Living Room, Dining Room, Island in kitchen, stove and dishwasher. Central heat and air. Convenient to Elvis Presley Blvd, Southhaven, International Airport and Highway 55. Now listed with Realtor, B. Williams at 901 378-2040. $109,000.

BeautiControl Products Make Great Gifts

If you enjoy parties, you may want to throw a BeautiControl "Spa" for your friends. The skin care products and cosmetics are great. Interested in hosting or becoming a BeautiControl Consultant? Please contact me at 901 289-4939. See the catalog to discover lots of gift ideas http://www.beautipage.com/karenefrancis/

Paintings in Salon in Arkansas

Joseph's Salon in Marion, Ark is open Tuesday through Saturday. Ten paintings and prints by Karen Francis are on display. To reach Joseph's from Memphis drive West on I - 40 to 55 N., take the Marion Exit 10 to the right thru town and Joseph's is the yellow building on the left, 194 Military Rd.

January Vacation Rentals

One bedroom plus den, (could sleep six) 2 bath, kitchen, TV at Sarasota Sands Resort in Sarasota, Fl avail 2nd, 3rd, 4th week of Jan. On Lido Beach near St. Armand's Circle and a park. $795./wk

Call 901 289-7482 or write kfrancis427@gmail.com to reserve. Also, very private three bedroom oceanfront penthouse for rent 2nd week in Jan (Jan 14-21, 2011) Kill Devils Hill, NC at Outer Banks Beach Club. $795./wk

Auditions for Sea Sisters, the Play

Auditions for the first ever theatrical production of Sea Sisters will be held August 17, 18, 19 6:30-9:00 pm and August 20, 21 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. Numerous parts. Eight females and eight males in the 25 - 35 age range. Six students, college age. Some dancers needed. Mature character cameo roles.

Auditions will be held at The Evergreen Theatre, 1705 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104

Park behind the building and enter through the Stage Door on the West side, please.

Sea Sisters will be presented at The Evergreen Theatre December 10, 11, 12, 2010--

"God willing and the creek don't rise."

In special need of Set Designer, Costume Coordinator, Prop Master, Stage Crew to build sets, Ushers. Please let us know if you can help!

At the Dixon

(Memphis) The Dixon is now exhibiting the works of Clare Leighton. Born in England in 1898, she created over 800 prints, and illustrated more than 65 books during her 50 year career. In addition, paintings by American Impressionist Helen M. Turner: The Woman's Point of View runs until September 19, 2010. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens are located at 4339 Park Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38117 and may be reached at (901) 761-5250 The beautiful Gardens and Galleries are closed Mondays, and open Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

Help Sea Sisters Rock the Big Screen

Help Sea Sisters Rock the Big Screen: [Click on the Headline to learn more. It's linked to InvestedIn.com] Sea Sisters, a Feature length script, by Karen Francis is registered with WGAe, and is on www.inktip.com Looking for filmmakers, assistants, production teams in Memphis and St. Elsewhere to turn this dream of a script into a movie. Logline: Something fishy is happening in the oceans of the world, and eight sisters (previously mermaids) and their friends say 'not in my backyard!' One sister, TV reporter Star takes a courageous risk to save the planet. Contribute at InvestedIn.com to receive an invitation to the Opening Premiere.

Art Museums in Washington DC

A blitz of the Smithsonian Art Museums on the mall in Washington DC revealed the numerous treasures of both the East and West wings of the National Gallery of Art. The underground tunnel between the two bookstore gift shops and cafes of the museums is still in use but at this time of year the cascading waterfall was not running. New lighting surrounded the moving sidewalk in the East wing. A highlight was seeing the only Leonardo da Vinci oil painting in America, Ginevra de' Benci, c. 1474-1478, which happened to be painted on both sides of the panel and displayed in such a way that one may see both sides. The Freer Museum of Asian Art also exhibited many fine examples of Whistler's portraits. The outdoor Sculpture Garden of the round Hirshhorn Museum was quite pleasant to stroll through after viewing the Josef Albers exhibition within which runs until April 11, 2010. Visiting the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery involved walking a few blocks North of the Mall to F and 8th St. NW. There one could see three floors of portraits, old and new, and take in a sense of American history as well, with the many depictions of U.S. Presidents and other historical figures of accomplishment. Of special note for Memphians, "One Life: Echoes of Elvis" is up through August 29, 2010 on the First Floor.
This museum is open until 7:00 pm. Other favorite art museums such as The Corcoran on 17th Street NW near to the White House, could not be toured, as it was closed on Monday and Tuesday, though the scaffolding of its impending renovations looks exciting.

Museum Exhibits in Memphis

Lucky me. I got to see the new exhibits at The Brooks Art Museum and The Dixon this past week in Memphis. It's Italy at The Brooks and France at the Dixon. This is a photo I took some time ago of the carriage rides in Overton Park near The Brooks.

Portraits Memphis

Thanks to Van M. Phillips of for creating the portrait of me, Karen Francis, that is on the column of this page. You can see more examples on his website at http://www.portraitsmemphis.com 2/5/2010