Also on tap at the Armory are a black-tie dinner (a famous quarterback also known for his good hair and beautiful wife will attend) and a Hodinkee-hosted invite-only party for collectors and enthusiasts.

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With a complete set of files on three papal deaths, it was a formidable armory containing detailed background stories -- parts of which could be used again in some form or another -- on the death, the funeral, the conclave, the election, the coronation.

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For all of its attractions, such creative-friendly zones as Armory Square do not a new economy make.

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This follows the successful decade-long redevelopment of the turn-of-the-century Armory Square section of downtown into a trendy restaurant and nightclub district.

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An avowed distance runner, Goluskin is also known for his speed on the track, having participated in a world-record-setting 4x800 meter relay team for men aged 70-79 at the 168th street Armory in March.

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Leon, who recently designed a massive sound sculpture at the Park Avenue Armory for Audemar Piguet, is currently putting the finishing touches on Golden Horns, a 35-story sound sculpture in a residential tower in Istanbul.

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