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Fairs, Festivals Gearing Up Around the Region
One of summer's few months is already coming to a close as the end of June wraps up and July is ushered in. And although the month may be over, this is the time of year fairs and festivals of all sorts hit their peak, bringing lots to see and do, and plenty of fun for the whole family.
The Inter-Mountain |
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Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces '08 Local Artist Lineup and Pre-Festival
The Detroit International Jazz Festival announces this year's line-up of Detroit-based jazz, blues, contemporary and gospel musicians. “The quality and quantity of musicians in Southeast Michigan is overwhelming.
All About Jazz |
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Real flowers take center stage in 'Art is Blooming'
I was at the Taneytown Business Breakfast some weeks ago - a miracle in itself as my being outside the house and semi-awake at that hour is a rare occurrence - when I heard about an exhibit at the Taneytown History Museum that was coming up fast.
Carroll County Online |
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'India contributes big time to online art'
Type verification code in the box and submit. Mumbai: Online art auctions have grown more than 10 times in the last five years and India has made a major contribution to this growth, says Dinesh Vazirani, co-founder and director of leading auction house Saffronart.
SiliconIndia |
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Oil price threat to UK inflation rates
Rising oil prices could scupper efforts to keep inflation in check, the head of the Bank of Engand has warned.
Channel 4 |
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Arts news! Get all your local entertainment coverage in the pages of Ticket, our weekly tabloid supplement
In Ontario, when you think Stratford, you think theatre, Shakespeare, and festival!
London Free Press |
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Jr. Miss Fun In the Sun Contestants
Mandy Barker Hey there! My name is Mandy Barker and I’m 13 years old. I am in Grade 7 and go to Crossroads School in Devlin. I am from a family of four: my dad, Keith Barker, my mom, Lisa Barker, my brother, Billy Barker, and, of course, me!
Fort Frances Times |
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NEW - Pittsburgh's Schenley school – whose alums include Andy Warhol and George Benson - to close
The Pittsburgh school board has narrowly voted to close Schenley High School on June 30.
The Tribune-Democrat |
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Front Street Art Gallery to present two new artists
Two new artists are being introduced to the public by Front Street Art Gallery, 124 Front St., Scituate, through June 27.
Scituate Mariner |
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Neues Streetart-Festival in Berlin
Berlin bekommt ein neues Festival für Urban und Street Art: Urban Affairs . In den Backsteinräumen mit der imposanten Portaltreppe, in denen auch schon die kostümfreudigen f.u.c- und Youthclub-Partys stattfanden, wird sich einen Monat lang die internationale Streetart-Szene präsentieren.
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Mis Raices sees July 7 deadline
The "Mis Raices: No Borders, One Heart" Project is asking all interested students to turn in their scholarship applications by July 7. Applications may be turned in at Gallery 201, 513 San Bernardo Ave., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Laredo Morning Times |
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Special exhibit highlights work of Arthur and Lucia Mathews
DOWNTOWN AKRON — If you’re into Art Nouveau, the Arts and Crafts movement or the California Decorative Style, the Akron Art Museum’s latest special exhibition, California as Muse: The Art of Arthur and Lucia Mathews , is for you. It is on view through Sept. 7.
West Side Leader |
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Tracey Emin to appear at festival
Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger and Elizabeth Blackadder are to appear at this year's Edinburgh Art Festival.
BBC News |
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Contest Honors Student Kitchen and Bath Designs
Each participating school has a kitchen and bath program accredited by NKBA.
Interior Design |
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Museum concerts, ASO performances get $98,000
DOWNTOWN AKRON — Akron City Council approved funding for summer musical events throughout the city at its June 23 meeting.
West Side Leader |
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Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- The Third Venezuelan Week will be held here in conjunction with the KL Festival 2008 from June 29 to July 9.
Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) |
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St. Peter's to celebrate 42nd Annual Art Show July 5 in Lewes
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Women will present the 42nd Annual Art Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at St. Peter’s Square, Second and Market streets, Lewes. The event will feature 140 fine artists and artisans from the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.
Cape Gazette |
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on Mall
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures — Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan — converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.
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Fresh record at Sotheby's art sale
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Sotheby's raised 102 million pounds ($201 million) at its impressionist and modern art sale in London late on Wednesday, including a new record for a futurist work sold at auction.
Reuters |
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What Nuclear Explosions Have To Say About Art
"Can nuclear explosions advance art history? A former curator from the State Russian Museum in St Petersburg believes they can.
Arts Journal |
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High-End Auctions, LLC Offers Alternative to eBay
High-End Auctions announced today that it has created an online auction Web site as an alternative to eBay and other mass-marketing Internet auctions. This was prompted, in part, by recent changes in eBay's policies concerning feedback and bidder identification.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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After $350 Million in Renovations, Museum of Art to Reopen
After three and a half years of work and more than $350 million dollars, the renovation of 19 galleries at The Cleveland Museum of Art is complete.
FOX 8 Cleveland |
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'Magic' photo memory card tells you where you are
The Eye-Fi Share card includes an automatic Wi-Fi positioning system that is a breakthrough in digital photography.
International Herald Tribune |
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A Look Inside The Louvre's Abu Dhabi Deal
"It reveals that a relatively small number of works will be lent, with a "reasonable number" coming from the Louvre's collections. At the launch of the new museum in 2012, it will be 300 works; four years later, 250 works, seven years later, 200. After ten years, the loans will cease.
Arts Journal |
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Tunisia: Splendid Ceramic Exhibit Displays Rich Range of Artistic Talent
The centre for art ceramic of Sidi Kacem Jelizi, located in the Tunis Medina, is hosting a splendid ceramic exhibit gathering the works of 75 artists and some 2500 creations.
AllAfrica.com |
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