F IRST
TRAVEL TOOLS, GREAT GADGETS & COOL STUFF TO DO
Art Is
in the Air
If the art in your home consists of
finger paintings on the refrigerator
and crayon hieroglyphics in the hallway, you may want to consider an
upgrade. But shopping for artwork is
tedious and tiresome, right?
If your answer is yes, then the
USArtists: American Fine Art show is
for you. From Oct. 19 to 21, 55 of the
nation’s leading art galleries gather
in Philadelphia to display more than
5,000 works by established and emerging artists. The three-day show and
sale is at the 33rd Street Armory, a
short distance from Amtrak’s 30th
Street Station, and will benefit the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Listen to free lectures by art
dealers on topics from artists’ backgrounds to protecting your collection.
Get a glimpse of artists in the making
as academy students sketch models
during the show. And don’t miss
New Collectors Night on Oct. 20,
when people just starting their collections meet art dealers and each other
to learn informal tips over cocktails.
For information, visit usartists.org or
call 800-455-8312.
DIALING FOR
DOLLARS
You could be saving
hundreds of dollars
on everything from
clothing to comput-
ers online. Find out
for sure by dial-
ing Frucall (888-
DO-FRUCALL)
from any pay
phone or mobile
device and entering
the product’s ISBN,
UPC or 12-digit bar-
code number. This
shopping compari-
son service sources
new and used pric-
es, complete with
shipping fees, from
online retailers such
as Amazon.com and
Circuit City. Found
a bargain? Try buy-
ing right from your
phone, with order
tracking available
at frucall.com.
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you may have to get paid like one to afford a pair, and
those four-week shipping times can be a drag. None-
theless, consider costs in terms of socks spared and
blisters saved, and hipsters
will find it an obvious step
in the right direction.
