July 21, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is held from Wednesday, July 18 through Saturday July 21, 2012. Each year, more than a half a million people converge on the streets of Ann Arbor to enjoy the works of more than a thousand artists.

Each artist has been selected by an independent jury, consisting of professional artists, professors and gallery owners. As tradition has it, the Art Fair will feature a wide variety of art media, including 2D and 3D-mixed media, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry and works in metal, stone and wood.

Guests will also be treated to a number of live performances, children’s activities, artist demonstrations and sidewalk sales from Ann Arbor businesses. One of Michigan’s greatest traditions returns this summer with one of the most renowned art fairs in the nation – The Ann Arbor Art Fair, throughout Downtown Ann Arbor and Around The Central Campus of The University of Michigan.

For more than 50 years, artists from all over the world have returned to the streets of Ann Arbor, exhibiting their creative talents to more than 500,000 people each year. The Ann Arbor Art Fair is composed of four independently juried art fairs taking place simultaneously and contiguously throughout Ann Arbor. This includes Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair; Street Art Fair, the Original; State Street Area Art Fair; and, Summer Art Fair, and the State Street Area Art Fair. The event is an art lovers destination of original works of art, street performances, culinary treats and a variety of shops featuring sidewalk sales.

Updated July 20, 2012, 2:28 pm

On July 21, 1925, the ”monkey trial” ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. (The conviction was later overturned.)

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On July 21, 1899, Ernest Hemingway, the American novelist and short story writer, was born. Following his death on July 2, 1961, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

By The Associated Press

1831 Belgium became independent as Leopold I was proclaimed King of the Belgians.

1861 The first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Va., during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.

1899 Author Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Ill.

1944 The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Sen. Harry S. Truman to be vice president.

1949 The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.

1954 France surrendered North Vietnam to the Communists.

1961 Capt. Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth, flying on the Liberty Bell 7.

1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the lunar module.

1988 Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Atlanta.

1998 Astronaut Alan Shepard died at age 74.

2002 Telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection after disclosing it had inflated profits by nearly $4 billion through deceptive accounting.

2007 “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final volume in the book series by J.K. Rowling, went on sale.

2008 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s top war crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian security forces.

2010 President Barack Obama signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. lending and high finance rules since the 1930s.

2011 The space shuttle program came to an end after 30 years as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Fla..

Current Birthdays

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U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., turns 71 years old today.

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New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia turns 32 years old today.

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1922 Kay Starr, Singer, turns 90

1926 Norman Jewison, Director (“Moonstruck”), turns 86

1938 Janet Reno, Former attorney general, turns 74

1939 John Negroponte, Former national intelligence director, turns 73

1943 Edward Herrmann, Actor, turns 69

1948 Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Singer, songwriter, turns 64

1948 Garry Trudeau, Cartoonist (“Doonesbury”), turns 64

1951 Robin Williams, Actor, comedian, turns 61

1953 Eric Bazilian, Rock musician (The Hooters), turns 59

1955 Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, turns 57

1957 Jon Lovitz, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 55

1968 Brandi Chastain, Soccer player, turns 44

1978 Sprague Grayden, Actress, turns 34

1978 Josh Hartnett, Actor, turns 34

1981 Blake Lewis, Singer (“American Idol”), turns 31

1983 Kellen Winslow, Football player, turns 29

1985 Vanessa Lengies, Actress (“American Dreams”), turns 27

Historic Birthdays

Ernest Hemingway 7/21/1899 – 7/2/1961 American Nobel Prize-winning (1954) novelist and short story writer.Go to obituary »

79 Saint Philip Neri 7/21/1515 – 5/26/1595
Italian priest and mystic

87 John Weaver 7/21/1673 – 9/24/1760
English dancer

73 Georg Brandt 7/21/1694 – 4/29/1768
Swedish chemist

82 Paul Julius Reuter 7/21/1816 – 2/25/1899
German-born English founder of Reuters news agency

80 Sir John Gilbert 7/21/1817 – 10/5/1897
English painter and illustrator

57 Louise Blanchard Bethune 7/21/1856 – 12/18/1913
American architect

66 Lovis Corinth 7/21/1858 – 7/12/1925
Russian-born German Impressionist painter

59 Jacques Feyder 7/21/1888 – 5/25/1948
French film director

32 Hart Crane 7/21/1899 – 4/27/1932
American poet

69 Marshall McLuhan 7/21/1911 – 12/31/1980
Canadian communications theorist and educator

1831	Belgium became independent as Leopold I was proclaimed King of the Belgians.
1861	The first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Va., during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
1899	Author Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Ill.
1944	The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Sen. Harry S. Truman to be vice president.
1949	The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
1954	France surrendered North Vietnam to the Communists.
1961	Capt. Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth, flying on the Liberty Bell 7.
1969	Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the lunar module.
1988	Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Atlanta.
1998	Astronaut Alan Shepard died at age 74.
2002	Telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection after disclosing it had inflated profits by nearly $4 billion through deceptive accounting.
2007	“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final volume in the book series by J.K. Rowling, went on sale.
2008	Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s top war crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian security forces.
2010	President Barack Obama signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. lending and high finance rules since the 1930s.
2011	The space shuttle program came to an end after 30 years as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Fla..

1922	Kay Starr, Singer, turns 90
1926	Norman Jewison, Director (“Moonstruck”), turns 86
1938	Janet Reno, Former attorney general, turns 74
1939	John Negroponte, Former national intelligence director, turns 73
1943	Edward Herrmann, Actor, turns 69
1948	Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Singer, songwriter, turns 64
1948	Garry Trudeau, Cartoonist (“Doonesbury”), turns 64
1951	Robin Williams, Actor, comedian, turns 61
1953	Eric Bazilian, Rock musician (The Hooters), turns 59
1955	Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, turns 57
1957	Jon Lovitz, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 55
1968	Brandi Chastain, Soccer player, turns 44
1978	Sprague Grayden, Actress, turns 34
1978	Josh Hartnett, Actor, turns 34
1981	Blake Lewis, Singer (“American Idol”), turns 31
1983	Kellen Winslow, Football player, turns 29
1985	Vanessa Lengies, Actress (“American Dreams”), turns 27

79	Saint Philip Neri 7/21/1515 – 5/26/1595 Italian priest and mystic
87	John Weaver 7/21/1673 – 9/24/1760 English dancer
73	Georg Brandt 7/21/1694 – 4/29/1768 Swedish chemist
82	Paul Julius Reuter 7/21/1816 – 2/25/1899 German-born English founder of Reuters news agency
80	Sir John Gilbert 7/21/1817 – 10/5/1897 English painter and illustrator
57	Louise Blanchard Bethune 7/21/1856 – 12/18/1913 American architect
66	Lovis Corinth 7/21/1858 – 7/12/1925 Russian-born German Impressionist painter
59	Jacques Feyder 7/21/1888 – 5/25/1948 French film director
32	Hart Crane 7/21/1899 – 4/27/1932 American poet
69	Marshall McLuhan 7/21/1911 – 12/31/1980 Canadian communications theorist and educator