Author: By JENNIFER MULSON
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An artist’s passion for robots creates ‘gentle giants’
The artist Michael Salter loves robots.In fact, Salter, 45, makes robots. Not of the scary variety, but more of the gentle giant type who wants to befriend and help humans. His creations aren’t made of plastic or metal and they don’t have computer chips inside them for brains.No, Salter makes robots out of styrofoam.He is…
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Newly purposed space in the FAC becomes second stage with ‘Make Sure It’s Me’
It shined up into a gem of an idea.The Fine Arts Center staff has mulled over the idea of creating a new space for theater productions for a number of years. They were intent on finding a “black box space” — that is an intimate space often literally painted black — to devote to development…
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Mentalist Marc Salem says he can’t read your mind. You might disagree.
“I knew you were going to call,” taunts Marc Salem’s voicemail message.Fortunately, he can back up his claim. Salem isn’t a psychic, though. Don’t call him a magician, either. He calls himself a mentalist, but what it really boils down to is a man who has people watching down to a science. “Marc Salem: Mind…