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Local Briefs July 3, 2008
Birdsong show opens at CCC The Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery at Clovis Community College will feature local artist Jon Birdsong, according to a press release. The show of watercolors will be on display until Aug. 29, with a public reception held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the gallery.
Portales News-Tribune |
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On the block: Sellers take different route to find buyers
Larry Melia and his wife, Mary, are getting ready to auction off a house in the Bitterroot they have been restoring for the past six years. This is the first time the Melias, who renovated and sold ranches in Denver before moving to Montana, have participated in a national house auction.
Missoulian |
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Star-Ledger Staff
NEW YORK -- Settling scores is nothing new in the ballet "Romeo and Juliet." In the tinder-box of Renaissance Verona, tempers are ready to flare and bodies pile up as one fatal stabbing invites another.
The Star-Ledger |
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Big Apple hopes to cash in on splash
Waterfalls in New York City? Now that would be something to see! Precisely what city fathers were thinking when they commissioned a multimillion-dollar outdoor art exhibit from Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
The Star-Ledger |
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Students show off their skills during Hall of Fame art contest
CANTON Hannah Durr has earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Lake Cable Elementary School fifth-grader won the Hall's Student Art Contest, selected from approximately 2,000 entries.
The Canton Repository |
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Van Buren State Park plans weekend activities
VAN BUREN — A movie, canoe trip, Slip and Slide, a dinner, pie judging contest and a program on birds of prey will be featured at Van Buren State Park this weekend.
The Findlay Courier |
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Sculpture issues spot on
To Sue Caddy's letter - well written, well presented and above all, spot on!
Whyalla News |
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South Bulletin Board
Homestead -- Steel Valley Arts Council will present a Collective Images exhibit featuring four emerging artists Saturday through July 30 at artspace 105, 105 E. Eighth Ave. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Marked with meaning
By AMANDA CHRISTMAN Staff Writer Bob Lemanski of Mountain Top, was 19 years old when he joined the Navy. There, he noticed some “old-timers” with tattoos that told a story about their lives. He admired the artwork and the meanings behind them.
The Hazleton Standard-Speaker |
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Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival shows off its magic
By the nature of his art, Dan Kamin will quietly engage his audience at the 34th edition of the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Variety is the spice at Westmoreland Festival
From a "Making Music Tent" to graffiti artists to Pittsburgh Pirates alumni Bob Friend and Frank Thomas, the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival is ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Review: Sewickley gallery displays three-dimensional talent
At the moment, The Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors' Member Show at Elan Fine Art Gallery in Sewickley presents the breadth of talent the region has to offer in three dimensions.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Citiparks' Roving Art Cart takes creativity on the road
The Roving Art Cart -- which retired the literal cart in the mid-'80s -- brings several tents filled with art activities, including painting and clay projects, to Pittsburgh city parks and playgrounds.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries July 3-9
A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries July 3-9
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star |
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Biography
Since being presented as “Best New Voice” at the Twin Cities Winter JazzFest in 2003, Maud has become a favorite with audiences and musicians in clubs, concerts, and festivals.
All About Jazz |
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MWG presents contest with art show
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards is being presented by The Meridian Museum of Art, 628 25th Ave., in Meridian. The Mississippi Writers Guild presents its third year for its People’s Choice Writing Competition in conjunction with the exhibit.
The Meridian Star |
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Chattanooga: North Shore stores combine locations
The Orchid Gallery and Garden Vignettes, two distinct but compatible businesses, have consolidated and are open for business at 111 Frazier Ave. on the North Shore.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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The Arts
A new photography exhibition at Grant MacEwan College aims to showcase the work of three local artists while challenging viewers to explore the divide between perception and reality.
The Edmonton Examiner |
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The Arts
Like the dried grain on her stage, Dixie de Vries is a true product of Alberta. Her relationship with the province – sometimes tense, mostly affectionate – is woven into Against the Grain, an ever-evolving piece she will perform in feats – Festival of Dance this weekend.
The Edmonton Examiner |
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Bradley to perform at Penn Dutch Sportsmen's Club
Shooting aficionados no doubt have heard of trick-shot artist Tom Knapp.The Team Benelli exhibition shooter has been thrilling cro
Lancaster Online |
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Black Hills Heritage Festival adds extra day to celebration
The Black Hills Heritage Festival is adding one more day to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday this year.
Rapid City Journal |
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"Ballast" Steadies Course Alone: Sundance Winner Chooses Self-Distribution
Lance Hammer is going solo, of sorts, with his 2008 Sundance stunner " Ballast ." The producer-director-writer, whose powerful debut wowed critics at January's prestigious Park City festival and won prizes for best director and cinematography, pulled out of a distribution deal with IFC Films in order to retain rights to the movie himself.
indieWIRE |
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Art Capsules
Quisqueya Henríquez: The World Outside From the Bronx Museum comes the widely acclaimed survey of 17 years of work by Cuban-Dominican artist Quisqueya Henríquez. The exhibition showcases the artist's proclivity for self-determination and versatility through photography, sculpture, draw ...
Miami New Times |
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'By the Window'
In her second solo show at Robert Lange Studios, Amy Lind is presenting 14 new figurative paintings. The show, titled "By the Window," depicts figures basking in natural light.
The Post and Courier |
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Against the Tide
Sports Against the Tide A veteran Olympic swimmer aims to beat the skeptics. By Brantley Hargrove Dara Torres is an imposing sight, with the striated deltoids common to champion swimmers and a back whose muscles stretch like bas relief on a sculpture. It's the kind of physique a woman needs to w ...
Miami New Times |
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