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Submissions Now Open for the 2009 Independent Games Festival
Think Services, organizer of the Game Developers Conference , is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2009 Independent Games Festival . Submissions to the 11th annual festival are due by November 2008, with finalists to be announced January 5, 2009.
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Lewes icon celebrates 100 years
The sunset portion of the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation sunset-photography cruise was a washout, but the festive atmosphere to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first lighting of the Harbor of Refuge Light Station provided a glowing tribute to a bit of Cape Region maritime history.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Yesterday I started talking about how a nice installation at SFMOMA reveals that Matisse's 1916 portrait of Sarah Stein and its related drawing (at right) mark the end of Matisse's cubist period and his transition to what was next. The Stein painting is up all the time; the drawing isn't.
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Book highlights tangled relationship between US, RP
MANILA, Philippines - Jose Maria A. Cariño sold a painting and used the proceeds to publish a book he would later sell below cost.
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The art of music
An exhibit that takes a look at the art and tradition of making stringed instruments is now on display at the Logan County Public Library. “Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers” is presented by the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society and is touring the state.
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F *** Yeah Tour stops at the Mill
"There are 26 of us traveling on that old church bus running on vegetable oil playing hopscotch across the country. Yeah, I would definitely call it a circus," 23-year-old Sean Carlson said about his creation, the F*** Yeah Tour (new sibling of the F*** Yeah Fest), while changing lanes on a California highway.
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Prices continue to soar as a Bacon earns £17.28 million at Christie's sale
The art market rolls on in a seemingly endless boom regardless of subject, period or medium. On Monday night Christie's sold 48 works of contemporary art for £86.24 million, or $171.87 million.
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It’s that time of year again…
The third edition of the Malta Arts festival will be taking place between July 1 and 17. This year, more than 200 artists (a substantial number of which will be foreign) will grace venues in Valletta, Floriana and Sliema to make up the central cultural event of the summer.
Malta Today |
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U2's Basquiat art to sell for £6 million
A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting owned by U2 is expected to fetch £6 million at auction.
Digital Spy |
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Germany, England, Japan and the United States Win Grands at the New York Festivals 2008 International Advertising ...
The New York Festivals Grand Trophies were awarded to Nordpol + Hamburg, Abbott Mead Vickers/BBDO, London, Projector Inc., Tokyo, BBDO, NY and Ogilvy, Frankfurt.
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Art Galleries
Gallery House New Members Show New artists Jeff Emmerichs, Dan McClean, Carolyn Shaw, Mary Stahl, Eric Steppling and Karen White.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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view SHILPA SHETTY picture gallery
Shilpa Shetty is taking lessons in playing the violin. Her role in Sunny Deol's upcoming flick THE MAN demands the actress to get well versed with the art of playing the violin. Also whatever Shilpa does, she likes to put her heart and soul in it.
Glamsham.com |
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Record price for Koons sculpture
A sculpture by US artist Jeff Koons resembling a balloon model fetches a record price at an auction at Christie's in London.
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The Outer Post Announces Wild Word Chase Contest Winner
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Cody Ventures Corporation's web property, TheOuterPost.Com announced today the winner of its Wild Word Chase contest. The Wild Word Chase was a week-long contest that prompted community users to follow clues in search of hidden words on the website.
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Classic cars, antiques net $15.4 million
Some sold for more than $600,000, but auctioneers keep bidders secret.
Orange County Register |
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PEP : Eight films will compete in 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival
This year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be free-for-all with returning superstars, sequels and, yes, even an animation.
GMA News |
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Stopped car hit by train
It was an unimaginable sight for two visitors to College Station who were on their way to work Monday afternoon. Olan Mills Photography employees ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle |
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Atlantic City Jams! "Jazzin' Around Town" Jazz & Blues Festival
Jazz, Blues and Latin music lovers from all over will have plenty of good reason to make their way to Atlantic City now that Atlantic City Jams! JAZZIN' AROUND TOWN Jazz & Blues Festival is being planned just for them!
All About Jazz |
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Koons record as London art sales draw to close
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - U.S. artist Jeff Koons set a new auction record when his polished pink sculpture "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" fetched 12.9 million pounds ($25.8 million), including commission, at Christie's late on Monday.
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Popcorn pageants set info meeting
MARION - An information meeting has been set for the Marion Popcorn Festival's Wee Pop Pageant on Monday, July 7, at 7 p.m.
The Marion Star |
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Shining Stars
Angela Yuen of Sacred Hearts Academy won the 2008 Values for Life state high school essay contest, sponsored by the Nisei Veterans Endowed Forum Series, held recently at the University of Hawaii.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Open College's student art comes to town
ARTWORK by students will be touring libraries this summer. The exhibition of photographs, sculptures and prints by students at the Open College of the Arts will be on display
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Free public art tours kick off
Meet the artists whose works grace Percival Landing at the free Waterfront Public Art Tour on July 12. The tour leaves from the bell in front of Olympia Farmers Market, near the traffic circle, at 11 a.m.
The Olympian |
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McCrory backs oil drilling off coast
Pat McCrory on Monday announced his support for oil drilling off the N.C. coast. The Charlotte mayor and Republican gubernatorial nominee said anyone who drives daily and opposes drilling is hypocritical. “If not here, then where?” he asked, saying the alternative would be to rely on countries he characterized as essentially dictatorships. “If we're not willing to drill off our own coasts, then ...
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Presidency built on an Empire
WHAT: "Campaigning for President: New York and the American Election." WHERE: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St., Manhattan. 212-534-1672 or mcny.org.
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