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Arts & Class -- Fine Arts and Crafts Show this weekend in Bond Park
One of the finest art fairs in Estes Park sets up in Bond Park this weekend. Autumn and the arts blend well, launching the beginning of the fall festival season in the Rockies. Estes Park Trail Gazette
SPECIAL EVENTS
Today Dedication of Founders Plaza and Time Capsule Presentation, 6:30 p.m., Campus Mall, south of De Mattias Fine Arts Center, Newman University. Followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. A Newman University 75th Anniversary event. Free. Information, 316-942-4291. Laurel and Hardy Films, "Busy Bodies" and "The Further Perils of Laurel an Hardy," 6:30-10 p.m., Calvary United Methodist Church, ... The Wichita Eagle
Furniture Or House?
Lotus , a creation by Zada Hadid Architects, laureates of the 2004 Pritzker Prize. Cloud , a series of domestic air purification appliances by Taiwanese artist An Te Liu, during a presentation of the 11th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice. Sin Chew Jit Poh
Datebook - September 12, 2008
3rd Annual Estes Park Film Festival showcasing new independent feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the country. Park Theatre, 130 Moraine Ave, 231-2580, www.estesparkfilm.com. Estes Park Trail Gazette
“Lines into shapes” opens September 19
The Art Center of Estes Park will showcase artwork from international and national artists in the 12th annual “Lines into shapes” exhibit. The reception is planned for Friday, Sept. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. with award presentations taking place at 6:30 p.m. Estes Park Trail Gazette
Fall for Greenville to have full menu
Next month's St. Francis Fall for Greenville, the area's largest annual food festival, will include the most-ever food vendors, an improved concert lineup and kid-friendly additions, organizers said Thursday. The Greenville News
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AN ART exhibition displaying paintings of St Albans in the past and present will take place this weekend to raise money for one of the Mayor’s chosen charities. St Albans Observer
Arts festival puts focus on city's core
This weekend's Numa Arts and Cultural Festival will feature artisans, live bands and plenty of food. The city's first festival of its kind, organized by the Downtown Westfield Neighborhood Association, will take up the sidewalks from Union to Penn streets in downtown Westfield from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. The Indianapolis Star
40 years of fostering creativity
In 1968 a group of writers, artists and patrons founded the Fine Arts Work Center as a community for their peers. Cape Cod Times
Mind the Gap: Noticing the Unnoticed -- 09/12/08 at UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art
Mind the Gap: Noticing the Unnoticed -- 09/12/08 at UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art Rocky Mountain News
Fountain Square church hosts festival Saturday
Musical performances and free food and soft drinks will be featured at the fifth annual Community Festival hosted Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fountain Square. The Indianapolis Star
No sale, again, for Hyannis building
HYANNIS — The auction of a crumbling, centrally located Main Street building was postponed yesterday for the second time in two days. Cape Cod Times
NEW EXHIBITS
First Street Art Gallery: "Mediterranean Vistas," paintings, drawings and photography by gallery artists Ken Echternacht, Jean Marani and Gloria Vasquez. Through Oct. 12. Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. 204 First St. N.W., Havana. (850) 539-5220. Tallahassee Democrat
Art from the heart
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee, 2810 N. Meridian Road, hosts an art show and sale featuring works by 12 congregation members, including Caroline (Kay) Picart, Molly Schmid and Michele Beaudin, through Sept. 20. Tallahassee Democrat
Exhibits
Art in Bloom, a nature-inspired exhibit by Lucille Norella created from a variety of preserved flowers. Opens Saturday with a reception 5 to 7 p.m. and continues through Nov. 4 at the Lackawanna College Environmental Institute, Route 435, Covington Township. 842-1506. Times Leader
Children of conflict show opens
An exhibition of artwork showing the effect of conflict on the young is opening in Aberdeen. BBC News
The museum of online art
ATTLEBORO - These days, little Suzy's school art project isn't limited to display on the refrigerator. The Sun Chronicle
Quirky quilts garnish gallery walls
A giant, green and brown, three-dimensional quilt, "Pod," stitched by Kevan Rupp Lunney, was one of several quilts featured in the "Bloodline" quilt exhibit Thursday evening in the University Gallery. "Bloodline: A Quilt Exhibition" presents quilt-inspired artwork from a diverse range of nationally and internationally renowned artists, according to the Indiana State Art Gallery press release. Indiana Statesman
Schaumburg holds off Sabres in Pepsi Showdown, 1-0
Streamwood (6-1-2) was dealt its first defeat of the season by an inspired effort from Schaumburg, which produced a sparkling exhibition of soccer on both sides of the ball to claim a 1-0 victory in a second-round match of the Pepsi Showdown boys soccer tournament Thursday night in Hoffman Estates. Daily Herald
London gallery showcases Samadian photos
TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (MNA) -- A photo exhibition by Iranian artist Seifollah Samadian entitled “The Days of Their Lives” is currently underway at the Xerxes Fine Arts, a London gallery. mehrnews.com
Wizard of Oz Festival lands this weekend in Porter County
Mary Paschen, one of the organizers for Northwest Indiana's annual Wizard of Oz Festival, describes herself as one of "the caretakers of a dream." The Times of Northwest Indiana
Lounge showcases local artists
WHITTIER - Although not that far removed from high school himself, local artist Manuel Cuchilla is doing his part to inspire students to express themselves through the arts. • Photo Gallery: Art Exhibit Whittier Daily News
Music festival to reverberate through Red Rocks
Two days. Fifty-plus bands. Five stages. This is the Monolith Festival. The festival, which is in its second year, will be held at the Red Rocks Amphitheater near Morrison, Colo., this Saturday and Sunday. The amphitheater sits in the Rocky Mountain Foothills between two 300-foot monoliths, which provide the acoustics for the venue. Daily Nebraskan
Local arts community receives support from varied organizations
Bob Hanna has been painting and drawing since he got his first watercolor set when he was 5 years old. Sixty-five years later, the artist now has his own studio in the Haymarket District. "I'm a big believer in artists being entertainers, so you try to make artwork that's going to make people happy and entertain them," Hanna said. Daily Nebraskan
"Voice of India" wants to be heard and selected Vizrt
Bergen, Norway, September 12, 2008, Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ) today announces that Triveni Media Limited's Voice of India, part of the Triveni conglomerate, has selected Vizrt's creation, management and real-time rendering systems with associated plug-ins for their National Channel and for a slew of to-be-launched Regional Channels. n-tv.de