Photography

On his voyage, Seki is chronicling his experience with a journal, a date book and a photo journal. Though his journey's still in its early stages, he's nearly filled the scrapbook.

Seki will continue to move down the coast, having more adventures and stopping at more ports along the way. He plans to return to Marina del Rey in February to participate in the Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Yacht Race. He also plans to have his family meet him soon.

After that, he will head southwest to Australia, French Polynesia and New Zealand for two years, before making his western trip around Africa, north through Europe, and west again through the Caribbean Sea and through the Panama Canal. He'll touch U.S. soil one more time in Hawaii. He plans to arrive back in Japan sometime around June 2016.

Dozier: Gross named executive director of orchestra

David Gross has been named executive director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. The announcement was made by LSO board president Bill MacLeod, who also served on the nine-member search committee which recommended appointing Gross. The committee was chaired by LSO Board of Directors president-elect Stan Starnes.

Gross served as the union representative for two successful contract negotiations between Local 56 (American Federation of Musicians) and the Lansing Symphony. He is principal timpanist of the Grand Rapids Symphony and served as the lead negotiator for that orchestra's collective bargaining agreement for seven contract negotiations. Gross also serves as the head of percussion studies at Grand Valley State University. He will continue to perform selected concerts with the Grand Rapids Symphony through May and will resign his position with GVSU at the end of the academic year.

Pegram Finishes Two Days Of Testing At JenningsGP

The warm weather was a welcome sight for Larry Pegram and his crew, as they spent the last two days testing and setting up their new Pegram Racing/Leo Vince 850cc Ducati 749R running on Dunlop tires at JenningsGP in Florida. The 70-degree temp was quite a difference coming down from the sub-zero temps in his home state of Ohio. Pegram will campaign the bike in AMA Formula Xtreme.

Walk Through a History of Toronto's Photography

These days Toronto's photobloggers are a busy bunch: they're giving lectures, hosting Wii parties, and, of course, filling the internet with thousands upon thousands of unique views of our city. While the City's official "Cultural Renaissance" is contributing a great deal to the general excitement we feel about the city these days, the work of Toronto's photobloggers is equally responsible for helping us re-imagine our city in exciting new ways.

Of course, photobloggers haven't alreadys been around, so if you want to see some older photos of Toronto you've got to head to the City Archives. Right now is a great time to do just that, because a a new exhibit has opened showcasing pictures taken of the city over the course of its history. "A Visual Legacy: The City of Toronto's Use of Photography, 1856-1997" runs until September 22, 2007.