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Hopi Festival marks 75th year
Saturday and July 6, the Hopi Festival of the Arts in Flagstaff, Ariz., will again immerse visitors in the artistry and language of this ancient people. More than 60 artists from the 12 Hopi villages will present art forms they have created in the show's 75th session.
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Cedar Breaks celebrates blooming summer
In early July, high-country wildflowers burst into full bloom, and Cedar Breaks National Monument burst with pride expressed in its annual wildflower festival, Thursday-July 20.
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CERCA CALENDAR
As summer sears the desert, Cerca Country travelers head for high country and its pleasant summers. Check out these offerings. Through Aug. 30, Cedar City, Utah: Utah Shakespearean Festival summer season features, "The Two Gentleman of Verona," "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Othello," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "The School for Wives."
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BNI CHAPTER MEETS
The New London Nautilus chapter of BNI will meet Tuesday to hear a presentation by Roy Thomas of Black Dog Photography. The chapter
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Naked Pinoy: Celebrating the artistry of the Filipino
They say that a picture paints a thousand words. If the picture is nude art, a thousand words may not be enough. There's plenty for the eyes and other senses to experience at the "100 Nudes, 100 Years" art exhibit sponsored by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association.
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TRV MEDIA EXPANDS
The TRV Media Group LLC of Gales Ferry has expanded its services and added a new Renegade Gallery of Fine Art. The
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Yamfest A Triumph Of Youth Organization, Artistry
Groton - When the town heard area teens wanted to hold a music festival at Sutton Park, officials initially asked that six police officers
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In the driver's seat
Staffers have come and gone, exhibitions have been shifted around, and Raphaela Platow has set the center on a new course with a 2008-09 slate of solo shows by artists from around the world.
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Platow wants to establish connection
Question: Let's pretend that I've never been to the Contemporary Arts Center. What's the most important thing about it you would want me to know?
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Black arts festsprings to lifein music, food
The food smelled great, the arts and crafts drew dozens at a time, and everyone seemed to enjoy the dancers, blues singers and rap artists. Yep, another laid-back afternoon at Huntsville's annual WEUP June Black Arts Festival.
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Video: Amy Winehouse appears to punch a fan at Glastonbury festival
Amy Winehouse appeared to throw a punch at a member of the audience at the Glastonbury rock festival last night.
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Taste buds get a workout at Joliet festival
Even before you reached the Louisiana Barbecue booth, you could smell the tangy, smoked meats in the huge cookers. On the north end of the booth, the black oval cooker was a large smoker grill standing 6 feet tall on four legs. Inside the cooker, over a flame, were pork chops and all-beef Polish sausages and hot dogs, being prepared for Saturday's Taste of Joliet event at Joliet Memorial ...
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Couple puts Lincoln images up for sale
SPRINGFIELD - The more than 150 images of Abraham Lincoln that collectors Jim and Carole Shay have displayed at the Springfield Art Association Gallery of Art include a portrait of the 16th president made up of text from the Gettysburg Address.
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Beacon writer wins national features award
Christine Moyer, a staff writer for The Beacon News, won first place for feature writing in the National Federation of Press Women communications contest for her story, "The Comeback Kid."
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Peninsula team needs extra innings to win
All-star games have become synonymous with exhibition and pageantry, more show than hard-fought game. But the 19th annual Salinas Host Lions Baseball Classic bucked that trend sharply.
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Artwork illustrates world of Nevada showgirls
The second Showgirl Art Competition brings together more than two dozen pieces of artwork depicting the world of Nevada showgirls, the women who made the state's resort stages famous.
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Iron Horse Hotel caters to bikers
With Milwaukee only about 90 miles from Chicago, the new Harley-Davidson Museum makes for an easy day trip for motorcycle enthusiasts. But starting in September, bikers looking for a place to stay overnight will find accommodations with motorcyclists in mind: the Iron Horse Hotel.
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Folk artisans flock to festival
KUTZTOWN — Eric Claypoole says he mastered the art of hex sign painting by observing one of the best teachers he knew — his father, the late Johnny Claypoole.
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Staying home? There's still plenty to do
Five day trips for South Bay visitors Day trip suggestions: 1) Old Almaden tour: Brunch at La Foret (the first two-story hotel in California), hike at the quicksilver mines (bring a change of clothes for hike), then visit the quicksilver museum.
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Cabrillo teacher hopes to decipher classic art to students
Santa Cruz is well-known for advocating the arts, especially during the warm summer months, which are ideal for outdoor concerts and festivals going.
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Midcentury art, design shows to visit Kemper
The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University has announced that it will host two traveling shows that address midcentury art and design. Opening Sept. 19, the museum will present "Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design and the Culture of Midcentury."
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Midnight Company will open 'Mass Appeal' at Christ Church Cathedral
The Midnight Company, a troupe that has performed in unlikely locations ranging from an art gallery to an abandoned brewery, will continue its travels next season, when it opens "Mass Appeal" at Christ Church Cathedral.
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Full marks Half K
Public art is beyond question one of the more memorable aspects of a great city. Paris, Rome, London, New York and Washington, D.C., spring to mind. Calgary? Well ... not so much. But that is about to change, thanks to the vision of legendary entrepreneur John Torode.
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Local artist to exhibit work in Beijing
Louisville sculptor Brad White is one of 30 artists world-wide invited to show his work at the "Chinese Biennial" slated to run in Beijing during the Olympics in August. That's good news. The bad news: He needs $1,000 to ship the sculpture and he doesn't have it.
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Exhibitdublin arts council
Seventeen quilts by 11 artists from the group Off Our Blocks make for colorful viewing at the Dublin Arts Council.
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