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Indian dance and music weave magic in Vienna
By Mehru Jaffer, Vienna, Aug 7 : Imagine European audiences spending an entire month tapping their feet to Indian dance and music! That's exactly what happened at a festival here, as Indian artistes gave a glimpse of folk, traditional and even Bollywood art.
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White Plains students in Arts Council photo exhibit
The Westchester Arts Council announces the opening of 'Summer City,' an exhibition of photographs taken by 11 students from the White Plains Youth Bureau.
The Journal News |
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Young artists' work is on display at library
The Mahopac Public Library hosted its second annual art contest, Catch a Bug, which complemented the statewide Catch the Reading Bug summer reading program.
The Journal News |
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Paintings inspired by park exhibited
"A Sense of Place" - two dozen small oil paintings inspired by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, will hang Aug. 8-14 at Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor.
Leelanau Enterprise |
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Gas Knob Pub a fine addition to downtown dining
First of all, it is convenient. I work downtown and, while I often want to have a glass of wine or a beer before heading home, nothing has really caught my fancy. There are some great places - The Twisted Martini, Burrito Gallery - but they seem to skew really young. Good for them, not so good for an old hag like me. Gas Knob is still in the happy middle, with both young and old customers. ...
The Florida Times-Union |
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Art gallery to hold exhibition on Friday
SALEM - First Impressions Art Gallery at 157 W. Broadway here will hold its August/September artists exhibition and reception Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Alex Alampi, whose works are featured at the gallery, will be giving a talk from 7 to 7:15 p.m. at the reception.
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‘Irish triathlon’ set for An Ri Ra
An “Irish triathlon” is set to take place this weekend in the Mining City in conjunction with the An Ri Ra festival. And no, there’s no swimming or biking in this triad of events, but there are 5k and 10k runs slated to snake through the streets of Uptown Butte on Saturday morning.
The Montana Standard |
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Things to do: Ongoing
• "Fresh Eyes" will show through Aug. 15 at the Justus Wright Galeria, 925 S. Walnut St. A summer art exhibit of work by sophomores and juniors at Las Cruces High School will be the first exhibit in a continuing summer series sponsored by the Las Cruces Arts Association in conjunction with Judd Wright, owner of the Justus Wright Galeria.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Coming soon
• "Keith Humphries: Stories of the Old West" will open from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14 at The Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Legacy Gallery, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. The exhibit features the artwork and oral historical record of the late historian Keith Humphries.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Wednesday
• Reading Art Book Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Downtown Mall. The meeting will focus on the books "Rodin, The Shape of Genius," by Ruth Butler and "Auguste Rodin" by Rainer Maria Rilke. Info: (575) 541-2137.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Saturday
• The Black Range Artists' 2008 Fall Exhibit will have an artist reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Deming Arts Center, Gold and Pine streets.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Friday
• Artist talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado. Surrealist painter Antonio Castro L. will be featured.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Calendar -- Des Moines
Visual Arts Exhibition. Through Sunday. Drake Fine Arts and Roosevelt High School students. Des Moines Playhouse, 831 42nd St. info@dmplayhouse.com ; 277-6261; www.rooseveltcultural district.com.
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Calendar -- Ankeny
Her Own Voice: A Six Woman Exhibit. Through Saturday. Recent works by Janet Hart Heinicke, Judith Veeder, Jane Elgin, Dawn-Martinez-Oropeza, Jill Wells and Kemlyn Tan Bappe.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Things to do: Thursday
• Pottery Camp for Kids from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. The camp is open to children from first through sixth grade. $40. The children will learn the basics of pottery and will create their own work of art. Pre-registration is required.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Indian dance and music weave magic in Vienna
Indian artistes gave a glimpse of folk, traditional and even Bollywood art during the silver anniversary of Impuls Tanz, Vienna's international festival of contemporary dance.
The Economic Times |
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Exhibit Closing Talk -- 08/07/08 at Aspen Art Museum
Exhibit Closing Talk -- 08/07/08 at Aspen Art Museum
Rocky Mountain News |
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U of I arts campus closed for year
Iowa City, Ia. - The University of Iowa arts campus - home to some of the state's best-known artwork and classes for over 1,000 students until June's record flooding - will be closed for at least a year to repair damage, university officials said Wednesday.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Christian music and speakers to highlight Purple Door festival
Purple Door Music and Arts Festival once again returns to the slopes of Ski Roundtop with the best in Christian rock and powerful speakers.
Chambersburg Public Opinion |
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World's first "human eye" camera created in U.S.
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. researchers have created the world's first "human eye" camera that could revolutionise photography, according to meida reports Thursday.
China Economic Net |
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Taking a Fresh Look at Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle has, for most of its history, been a mess. Though at its center is one of the city's finest works of public art — the rostral column bearing a statue of Christopher Columbus — the buildings around it have been mostly banal. The circle had until recently been about as appealing to the pedestrian as the shoulder of an interstate highway. For years, the old Coliseum dominated the ...
The New York Sun |
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Bardavon announces arts festival headliners
POUGHKEEPSIE — Odetta, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk and Ollabelle will headline Poughkeepsie’s 13th annual Hudson River Arts Festival on Sept. 20, the Bardavon Opera House announced yesterday.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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Program exposes kids to culture
SANTA FE SPRINGS - It's that time again when the city dedicates two weeks introducing the arts to children ages 7 to 13. Art Adventures allows children to dabble in art, music and writing at two premiere historical sites in Santa Fe Springs - Heritage Park and the Clarke Estate. • Photo Gallery: Art Adventure's For Kids
Whittier Daily News |
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Ethicon hosts Family Day at museum
Ethicon is hosting a Family Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 1 Love St.
The San Angelo Standard-Times |
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Church to get special sculpture
SYDNEY — Eighteen months after Zion Wesley United Church in Gabarus Lake burned to the ground, construction has begun in earnest to replace the house of worship for about 80 members of the surrounding community.
Cape Breton Post |
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