
George from Nazareth College’s first “Mini Chautauqua” opens a new conversation on an old theme: nurturing planet Earth
George Payne‘s montages spark memory and imagination.
Who can forget your first trip to Castle Dracula as a kid? And taking out of town visitors on the ritualistic pilgrimage to Niagara Falls. (see at end)

Deborah Goldberg and David Kramer, 1999 see Why I am rooting for the Patriots

Daphne and David Kramer, August 1989 see If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, credit Talker
Noir — A genre characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.
Photography by George Payne
The American Side
The Castellani Art Museum serves as a cultural resource for Niagara University and its surrounding
community and an attraction for regional and international tourists. Exhibitions of nationally known and emerging contemporary artists and traditional folk arts are presented each year. Artist talks, workshops and educational programming accompany each exhibition. Niagara County’s only collecting art
museum, the Castellani has a permanent collection of over 5700 works of art, including well known artists such as Picasso, Miro, Dali, Calder, Nevelson, Warhol and many others. Castellaniartmuseum.org
The Canadian Side
Wampum Gift

Let there be mist
see Charlotte High’s unparalleled and almost lost murals

George Bernard Shaw bust at Niagara University
see Learning for the Long Haul: The Campus Sustainability Movement Grows
see Design & Democracy: A Photographic Gallery of Regional Works by Frederick Law Olmsted

A Wonder of the World
This addendum is not so much noir but a meditation on the many paths not taken in life.