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First Spirit of the Sea Festival starts tomorrow
The first ever Spirit of the Sea Weymouth and Portland Maritime Festival kicks off tomorrow.
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I’m a pickin’ and you’re a grinnin’... Thomaston style!
The largest ever Southeast Region Colgate Country Showdown was held on Saturday night, June 28th, at the R. E. Lee Auditorium, with 27 contestants competing for one of three coveted titles.
The Thomaston Times |
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Spain's Prado Museum says that famous painting is not a Goya after all
For years, Spain's famed Prado museum has had its suspicions. Now it is certain: One of its most prized Goyas is not a Goya after all.
Times & Transcript |
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Hot Entertainment Picks: 07/04/2008
Gerber plays for Manitou festival; NMC band to give free concert; 'Collage' a sampler of student talent; Art exhibited at Manistee's Ramsdell; Come home to Lake Ann this weekend; New Music Detroit performing Sunday; Dinner theater continues Saturday; Old-time baseball fun at Hartwick; Stone Circle is Saturday night
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Three VN artists vie for Asia Pacific award
VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese artworks will be among the 34 entries in this year’s inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize – the most prestigious award in the region.
Vietnam Net |
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Double exposure
AT the heart of Colliding Worlds, a touring Museum Victoria exhibition that records the first contacts of mainstream Australians with the nomads of the Western Desert, is a single striking photograph. It is in bright colour, bluish-tinged, with the slightly velvet luminosity of mid-century film prints. It shows five Pintupi men kneeling, bent forward in near-identical postures, all drinking from ...
The Australian |
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Auction House To Sell Rosa Parks Collection
A Detroit probate court judge asks Guernsey’s auction house to find a single buyer for thousands of Rosa Parks’ personal items.
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Toying With Art
· Art referencing childhood, the trend that won't die, takes a stroll through DCAC, bringing along a mixed bag of photography, sculpture and works on paper -- some of it pretty good. One is Steven Strawn, who offers a battle of dolls and monsters that revisits Greek legend with a cast from Mattel....
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The Outback's Upfront in 'Utopia'
· An exceptional exhibition of 31 swaths of richly colored fabric flutter in the Australian Embassy's air-conditioned breezes. These batiks hail from a central Australian desert community called Utopia, where the Aborigine women learned the craft back in the 1970s. Some are abstractions, and some...
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A Salute to Screen Prints
· No offense to the rock posters wallpapering Civilian's front room -- they are undeniably cool; props to Nick Pimentel and El Jefe Design in particular -- but the mini-retrospective of works produced at Alexandria's Hand Print Workshop International hanging in the gallery's rear deserves our...
Washington Post |
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Spears auctions clothes for charity
Britney Spears auctions seven items of clothing for charity.
Digital Spy |
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Something for everyone: Bayside stage has country, rock, faith and more
From a ballroom dancing country singer to an "American Idol" contestant and rocking bands, the National Cherry Festival aims to offer something for every ear. The festival promises eight days of music at its Bay Side Entertainment Stage at the Open Space in Traverse City, starting Saturday with Julianne Hough.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Miniature city spiffed up for new exhibit
Pieces of the miniature city that shows Traverse City landmarks as they appeared in 1930 will be displayed at Grand Traverse Heritage Center from July 5-19 as part of an exhibit called "It's a Small World."
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Annual Blissfest is a state of mind
Got bliss? In just a few weeks, more than 5,000 people a day will share some bliss at the 28th Annual Blissfest, living into the music festival's come-hither slogan for a weekend.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Community helps make St. Peter's annual Art Show flourish
What could be better than strolling around the charming streets of Lewes, looking at original fine art and craftwork from 140 exhibitors, finding unique gifts for special occasions, and enjoying the “famous turkey salad” croissants?
Cape Gazette |
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Arts Blog
After admitting that around one third of its Coptic art collection was fake, the Brooklyn Museum of Art has announced plans to display them in an unusual exhibition next year, in which Coptic works still considered to be genuine will be deliberately placed alongside those which have now been deemed counterfeit.
The New Statesman |
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New exhibit examines Chinese traditions and modern aspects
PORT PERRY -- Timing, as they say, is everything. The Kent Farndale Gallery is showing its good sense of timing with its new exhibit, Situation, Positioning, Location by Toronto artist Margie...
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Spain's Prado Museum says that famous painting is not a Goya after all
MADRID, Spain - For years, Spain's famed Prado museum has had its suspicions. Now it is certain: One of its most prized Goyas is not a Goya after all.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Joseph star's pic to raise cash
A painting of Joseph star Lee Mead is to be raffled to raise money for charity.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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J. M. W. Turner: A storm-tossed visionary of light
The oil and watercolor paintings in the Metropolitan Museum's "J. M. W. Turner" swing between overblown and moving, inspired and mechanical.
International Herald Tribune |
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Crafts, food and more at Fine Arts Festival
This is not your typical craft fair. Seek out the experience offered by the Tahoe Arts Project Fine Arts Festival on July 12 and 13. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 12 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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New store features local artists
Made in Tahoe will offer exactly what it promises customers: a variety of fine arts, crafts, and objects made by several talented local artists.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Italian street painting returning to Tahoe Biltmore
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, the parking lot of the Tahoe Biltmore Casino in Crystal Bay will become one giant canvas for local and visiting artists to display their talent through the long-time tradition of Italian Street Painting.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Italian street painting returning to Tahoe Biltmore
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Chochola at Prague Castle
For the next three months visitors will have an unparalleled opportunity to view work by famous 20th century Czech photographer Václav Chochola, at Prague Castle. Part of the Maximum Photography series, the show features large scan prints of some of the late artist’s best known photographs – from moody industrial landscapes to portraits to more experimental work.
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