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German Watch Museum Glashütte inaugurated
(...)In accordance with the exhibition’s motto “The Fascination of Time – Bringing Time to Life”, the Watch Museum will illuminate not only the fine art of watchmaking, but will also facilitate emotional and philosophical access to the phenomenon of time itself.
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What’s new at the Newseum?
ON A GRAY, DRIZZLY SPRING DAY in Washington DC, the best and warmest spot to be in is what is touted to be the most interactive museum in the world today— the Newseum, short for News Museum.
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Volunteers rehab park pavilion
Dan Mitchell and about a half-dozen volunteers braved the humidity and heat Sunday to begin restoration and repainting on the main pavilion in Stewart Park.
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Museum Round-up: Outdoor exhibits offer fresh air and fun in July
This month several of the museums will introduce outdoor exhibits to visitors. From art to golf to BBQ, there are plenty of fun activities available for families to learn and play.
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BayFest 2008 announces first slate of country acts
BayFest has unveiled its first main-stage slate for 2008: Country stars Eric Church, Blake Shelton and Rodney Atkins. The 13th annual music festival takes place Oct. 3-5 in downtown Mobile.
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Ithmaar Development Company announced as Platinum Sponsor for BIPEX 2008
Ithmaar Development Company, the development arm of the Bahrain-based Ithmaar banking group, has announced its Platinum Sponsorship of the Bahrain International Property Exhibition (BIPEX) 2008.
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Antioch woman has passion for restoration
Art restoration is a passion for SuzAnne Grube-Eames of Antioch. She worked in Lake Forest for 11 years restoring art, including priceless items by Picasso and Renoir, before she worked in a gallery in Chicago and helped found the framing department at the College of Lake County.
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Fun Fourth ahead
This year's July 4 festivities are packed with everything from duck races and karaoke contests to pig roasts and a Barry Manilow impersonator.
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Gotta Go
Coming up: Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin to mark 42 years and July 4; Art at Ellwood Fair & Sale is Sunday in DeKalb
The Courier News |
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Couple turn country land into getaway — with photo gallery and audio slide show
Judy and Stafford Fearnside moved from the Brighton area to rural Howell Township nine years ago, and have been able to live and garden their way as a result.
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ART FAILURE AS MET WORK SMASHES
A 15th-century sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art came loose from its moorings and fell to the floor, breaking into pieces, the museum said yesterday. The terra cotta sculpture of St. Michael the Archangel, by Andrea della Robbia, fell...
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Gallery seeks advice on move to core
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is looking for public input on its proposed new downtown site and also on the current Moss Street location.
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Necessary force
Several thousand people gathered on to the streets of the capital after the preliminary results emerged on Tuesday. The ruling party headquarters were set alight and government offices were looted. Paintings were destroyed by a fire at the national art gallery, Mongolia's Montsame news agency said.
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WASHINGTON - High gasoline prices have dramatically changed Americans' views on energy and the environment with more people now viewing oil drilling and new power plants as a greater priority than energy conservation than they did five months ago, according to a new survey.
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RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday defended overseas cultural exchange trips led by his wife that cost taxpayers $109,000, saying such visits can reap exponentially larger monetary rewards for the state with art exhibits.
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What it means in the city
It's clunkier than the paper flags most Winnipeggers were waving Tuesday, but Derek Schroder knows the perks of brandishing a flag taller than he is on Canada Day. "I've had people follow me. I've had cars stop in the middle of the intersection to let me pass," laughed the 22-year-old, who lugged along his oversized, six-year-old flag at the Osborne Village Canada Day festival Tuesday.
Winnipeg Free Press |
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www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent
One of the home-grown stars of Kent's Lounge on the Farm festival has pulled out. Poet and artist Billy Childish, and his band Musicians of the British Empire, was one of the most eagerly awaited performers lined up to appear at Merton Farm near Canterbury this month.
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Bacon Stars, 10 Records Set at Sotheby's; U2 Sell Art (Update1)
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- A Richard Prince ``Nurse'' and an Antony Gormley ``Angel of the North'' were among 10 works to set records for their makers at Sotheby's contemporary-art auction in London, where a Francis Bacon portrait was the star attraction and Irish rock band U2 among the sellers.
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Trio begins painting mural for new exhibit at Heritage Center
The 1920s era known as the Jazz Age is coming to life in downtown Murfreesboro.
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Canada Day brings out 'cheerful people'
Manitobans paid tribute to the maple leaf yesterday as numerous people took to the outdoors for Canada Day celebrations. In Winnipeg, Assiniboine Park featured games and activities for families, The Forks showed off a range of events and concerts and Osborne Village spotlighted its street festival.
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Family grief over his art
Ben's family wept yesterday when they were shown beautiful artwork by the teen who wanted to be a designer.
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Business People
The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts has named Carina Evangelista its first Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art, responsible for the contemporary art exhibitions.
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15th-century sculpture falls off museum wall
NEW YORK -- A 15th-century terracotta sculpture by Italian Renaissance artist Andrea della Robbia fell inside New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and broke into pieces, the museum said Tuesday. The piece came loose from metal mounts attached to a wall. The sculpture of Saint Michael the Archangel shows him dressed in armor and holding a sword and scales of justice and had been hanging at the ...
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Austria To Auction 400,000/Year EUA In 2008-12 Through Climex
Austria will auction 400,000 EU-Allowances annually during the second trading period between 2008-2012, emissions trading finance house Vertis said Wednesday.
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Set of signed Harry Potter books sold at auction
London - A set of first edition Harry Potter books signed by author JK Rowling has been sold for 17,800 pounds (34,700 dollars) at auction in Britain, it was reported Wednesday. The set of seven hardbacks, each carrying Rowling's signature on their i...
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