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METRO BRIEFS
The Mid-Michigan Children's Museum, 315 W. Genesee, is hosting a Family Flag Festival to celebrate the Fourth of July from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.
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AMSOIL Named the Official Oil of Both the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally & Daytona Bike Week
SUPERIOR, Wis.----AMSOIL INC. of Superior, Wis. has signed agreements to be the Official Oil of both the 2008 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and 2009 Bike Week in Daytona Beach. AMSOIL has been a leader in synthetic lubrication since 1972 with motorcycle oils and premium filter products that are distinguished by their excellence.
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Art of the Marathon
Budding artist Stephen Auslander smiles each time he remembers that his work is headed for permanent display in the Marathon Run Museum in Marathon, Greece. As a participant in this year’s Boston Marathon Art and Design Competition, the ten year-old Hopkinton resident drew the sculpture of Stylianos Kyriakides, Greek winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, whose victory brought attention to ...
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The Times Captures Media Awards
BILOXI—Judges of the annual Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest gave The Scott County Times top awards in three competitive categories and several high finishes in others as winners were announced during the weekend.
Scott County Times |
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City prepares to celebrate Fourth of July
The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor a Fourth of July Festival Friday in Carl Miller Park to celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States.
Mountain Home News |
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Jonathan Jones: The British Museum deserves to be popular
Jonathan Jones: But its director should remember: the language of populism is crude, and the pleasures of museums subtle
Guardian Unlimited |
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Renaissance sculpture damaged in fall
A 15th century, glazed terra-cotta relief of St. Michael fell to the floor and was broken, officials at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York said.The New York Times said the 62-inch-by-32-inch blue-and-white lunette, created by Renaissance sculptor Andrea della Robbia, came loose from its home above the doorway of the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Galleries, and crashed to the ...
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AEG Live purchase Philly's Keswick Theatre
AEG Live has purchased the Philadelphia area’s premiere live music venue, The Keswick Theatre. All the theatres will work now under the direction of Judith Herbst, general manager, and Roy Snyder, senior talent buyer. The 1,350-capacity theatre was opened in 1928, and was designed by Horace Trumbauer, creator of the world-renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art, and was named one of Pollstar’s “Top ...
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Artist Still Helping Former Home
KENT-Any good representational artist knows the importance of the light source in a painting, but a great artist, like the late George Laurence Nelson, knows how to capture the light and transform it into an element that transports viewers.
Litchfield County Times |
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A new museum puts a Thai imprint on Angkor
The new Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap, which was opened by a Thai company, has stirred controversy in the country.
International Herald Tribune |
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Oredock art exhibit puts rebuilt Depot on display
Local artist Jim Radtke remembers when the now-abandoned Soo Line Oredock was ruled by the hustle and bustle of railroad men.
The Ashland Daily Press |
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Music lovers need 'roadmap' to navigate Saint John music fests, critics say
Holding two music festivals in Saint John around the same time may confuse concertgoers trying to find the acts around the port city, critics warn about the events this month.
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Fourth of July is almost here, and Louisville will have plenty of oppotunities to celebrate. Waterfront Park Louisville Metro Government and Fifth Third Bank will present the Waterfront Independence Festival Thursday and Friday, July 3 and 4, from 5 to 10:30 p.m., on the Great Lawn.
Louisville Voice-Tribune |
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Sterlingfest Art & Jazz Fair Set for July 31-Aug. 2 in Sterling Heights
Festival hours are 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. daily
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Public to see college plans
The public will have the chance to view proposals for the new North Devon College when they go on show for the first time at a public exhibition on Friday and Saturday.
North Devon Gazette & Advertiser |
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Global language of the loo
A unique art exhibition has opened in Kingston, examining toilet signs across the globe. Artist Melanie Warner's Bog Standard Gallery will arrive at the world-renowned Toilet Gallery on Thursday, inside a converted portable loo with an oak floor.
Wandsworth Guardian |
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Guild forms 'plein air' painter group
The Fenton Artist Guild has a new group of plein air painters. Plein air is a French expression which means, "in the open air," and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors. The artists are painting outdoors this summer, visiting different locations around the area.
Tri-County Times |
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LS Lowry drawing auctioned for record price in Britain
London - A pencil drawing by British matchstick artist LS Lowry was sold for 49,000 pounds (98,000 dollars) at auction Wednesday, representing a world record price for a Lowry pencil work. The drawing, signed by Lowry and dated 1935, is of Collyhur...
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Comic Creators Set to Win Big in Platinum Studios' The Comic Book Challenge 2008
Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB:PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, today announced the Top 50 contestants, as well as the first wave of prizes, for this year's The Comic Book Challenge(TM) (www.comicbookchallenge.com), Platinum Studios' international contest ...
Centre Daily Times |
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4-Year-Old Artist
He's not even in kindergarten yet, but four-year-old Logan Pierson's artwork is already at the center of an art exhibit in Charleston.
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What's happening in and around Mason and Deerfield Twp.?
Art gallery opens with reception on Saturday
The Pulse-Journal |
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What's happening in and around Fairfield?
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum presents Wonderful Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, July 9 to 30 and an Art Education Series from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays, through Aug. 27. A different artist is studied each Thursday. For reservations, call (513) 868-8336.
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Lowry painting sells for £276,000
An LS Lowry painting not seen in public for 40 years sells for £276,000 at auction in London.
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Woodcarving, pottery eventsat Kentucky Artisan Center
Weekend activities at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea are as follows: . Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., three members of the Berea Welcome Center Carvers will demonstrate their woodcarving skills. . Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., studio potter Melvin Rowe of Louisville will demonstrate hand-building techniques used to create his whimsical functional pottery.
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Why Celebrity Museum Shows Are A Bad Idea
"The negatives so far outweigh the positives that such shows hurt, rather than help, a museum's mission.
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