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Business FYI
Ursula Stocke has joined Everett-based custom framing and fine art gallery WiseDesignz as an artist. Stocke has worked as a professional custom framer for 10 years.
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Baghdad museum receives artifacts stolen from Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraq's National Museum on Sunday welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.
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Submit photos for Scenes of the Bay'
COMMERCIAL TWP. -- Entries are being accepted for the Bayshore Discovery Project's 2008 "Scenes of the Bay Photography Contest." Entrants must submit their own work. Entries must be 8-by-10 or 8-by-12 prints suitable for public exhibition and must be mounted on foamcore or mat board.
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Lisa Origliasso and Dean Geyer engaged
Veronicas singer Lisa Origliasso and former Australian Idol contestant Dean Geyer have announced their engagement. The couple, who have been together for a year, released a statement on Monday to announce their news.
Port Macquarie News |
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Athens ArtsFest 2008 almost here
The time for the ninth annual Athens ArtsFest has almost arrived, and this year’s lineup of entertainment and artisans seems big enough to welcome in “the first big arts festival of the season,” according to David Webster, ArtsFest coordinator.
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Chalk it up to art
Artists came out for the Fifth Annual Belmont Shore Chalk Art Contest on Sunday despite the 90-plus-degree heat. » PHOTOS
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July's Salsa Festival selecting vendors
Salsa Festival organizers are seeking exhibitors who sell spicy foods, gourmet salsa and sauces, chili pepper souvenirs, hand-crafted jewelry, original art, pottery, garden décor, unique clothing and accessories to take part in this year's event.
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A family affair
From kitschy tortilla art to abstract religious paintings, the 17th annual Festival de la Familia featured dozens of visual artists showcasing their work Sunday at Cal Expo. Diego Garcia, 12, looks at paintings by his father, San Fernando Valley artist Lalo Garcia, on Sunday at the Festival de la Familia at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Lalo Garcia's interpretation of "The Last Supper," which ...
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Tulalip artwork comes to gallery
Baskets, carvings, paintings, metal work and other pieces from Tulalip tribal members will be on display at the Arts Council of Snohomish County beginning Friday.
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TODAY’S BEST BET
The Wyoming Valley Art League Members’ Exhibition continues through May 6. Recent works by WVAL members Billy Brandenburg, Diane Czajkowski, Beverly Jean Johnston, Arthur Miller and Thomas Royce are on display at Shakti Hair Salon, 311 Market St., Kingsto
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Children’s film festival begins on Friday
BELLINGHAM — Pickford Film Center will host the second annual Bellingham Children’s Film Festival on Friday and Saturday.
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School briefs
Fort LeBoeuf student wins senior high division of essay contest Fort LeBoeuf junior Joseph Caulfield, of Waterford, recently won the senior high division of the 2008 statewide essay contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation.
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Local ‘budding artists’ put artwork on display for the public
These teenagers and children have talent to spare. Aspiring artists and students under the tutelage of artist Pat Boyd, owner of Art & Things art studio on Lizzard Slip Road, held an art show at the 10th Street First Church of Christ from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Legendary Saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell is Releasing his 7th CD ``Dance To This'' April 29th on Utopia Records
NEW YORK----2008 is a defining year for Utopia Records executive and recording artist, soul saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell. This music legend's new CD release is a must have instant-classic masterpiece.
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National Portrait Gallery closes ahead of relocation
The National Portrait Gallery at Old Parliament House in Canberra has closed its doors ahead of relocating to new premises at the end of the year.
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J.P.S. Students Exhibit Art
Jackson Public School students capture images of the world around them during a month art exhibition. Student violinists lend their talents Sunday to the Power APAC Visual Arts display at the Eudora Welty Library.
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Pakistan Plans Gem And Jewellery Expo
IN HOUSTON KARACHI, April 28 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) is planning to organize a single Gems and jewellery exhibition in Houston, USA in October 2008 in collaboration with the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce USA (PCC-USA). This was unveiled in a joint press conference on Thursday addressed by Mutiullah Sheikh, Chairman PGJDC, Fawad H. Khan, CEO PGJDC, ...
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Christie's forthcoming spring sales set to offer more than $30m worth of art, jewellery and watches to the Middle East ...
The 198-lot of international modern and contemporary art, and 178-lots of exquisite jewels and watches will go under the hammer this week in Dubai, with support from Credit Suisse.
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Rockland school news
Contest for Clarkstown children: Children who are in grades 1 through 6 and are residents of the town of Clarkstown are invited to enter the Clarkstown Parks and Recreation Commission's Mother of the Year and Father of the Year Contest.
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Date Lines
Rinder back at BAM/PFA The University of California has appointed Lawrence Rinder director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAM/PFA. He replaces Kevin Consey, who retired in October, and emeritus director Jacquelynn Baas, who served as...
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By Marge Neal News-Post Staff
WALKERSVILLE -- Nearly 200 members of Calvary Assembly of God swept through the Discovery community Sunday, picking up trash, planting flowers, painting playground equipment and replacing mulch in garden beds and around play sets.
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Hospital's mural helps kids heal
Artist Jill Wells says that when she paints, it's always a psychological exercise. "You deal with a lot of stuff even if you don't know it," she said. "Metaphorically speaking with painting, you have to work it out, work it out, work it out."
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Jailed Michael Skakel paints different picture of himself
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Artwork by caged Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is going on display as part of a public prison artwork exhibition. Skakel, 47, who was convicted in...
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Omer Fast Wins Whitney Biennial Award
An award ceremony will take place at the museum tomorrow, April 29. Capturing the stories of Iraq war veterans has helped video artist Omer Fast claim the 2008 Bucksbaum Award from New York's Whitney Museum of American Art , the top honor for the 81 artists participating in the 2008 Whitney Biennial.
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Reception set for exhibits at Gallery Route One
Gallery Route One, an artist-supported gallery, will have an opening reception for four exhibitions at 3 p.
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