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Economic downturn has put Rochester's arts scene at stake
The economic downturn is forcing Rochester arts organizations to rethink their financial strategies.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Craft museum explores aesthetics of transformation
The great debate between art and craft goes smashmouth in "Manuf\STRIPactured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects," a wildly uneven new show at the Museum of Contemporary Craft that is brash, ingenious, overhyped, simplistic, dull and provocative.
The Oregonian |
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Tripipedia: Save a buck, ditch the life vests
Air Canada's regional carrier to stick with flotation devices only to save on fuel. Also, Vermont will host a puppet festival and Draft magazine selects family-friendly brewery tours.
Inside Bay Area |
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Movies: The Mill Valley Film Festival offers all the attractions of the biggest movie fetes for a lot less travel
For events that occur primarily in dark theaters, film festivals tend to choose the loveliest settings, whether it's the South of France (Cannes) or the ski slopes of Utah (Sundance). Mark Fishkin, left, is co-founder of the Mill Valley Film Festival, and Zöe Elton is director of programming. Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah star in "The Secret Life of Bees," which opens the ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Art Galleries
"If Wishes Were Horses" Exploring the close and complex bond between horses and humans in painting, prints, drawing and sculpture. Through Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call Pixie Couch at 650-701-1018 or e-mail pixiec@mindspring.com or visit www.themaingallery.org . The Main Gallery, 1018 Main St., Redwood City
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Music: The best of paddles and strings
"You will get wet. Anything you wear or carry will get wet." Whitewater rafting is the main attraction Friday at the American River Music Festival. A riverfront hike also is offered. Both trips promise musical interludes along the way. Performances begin in earnest Friday night and run through early evening Sunday. Blues guitarist David Jacobs-Strain takes the main stage with trio ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Giants dot the landscape, fill former factory
Two Hudson Valley museums cater to modern artists who like making things very big.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Museum exhibits have something for everyone
Area museums will pay tribute to cultural icons as serious as the Russian Orthodox Church and as comical as Mr. Potato Head.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Around Pasadena
Poet Prelutsky to appear at library SAN MARINO - Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky will present a program for children 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road.
Pasadena Star-News |
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Police escort Coconut Grove artist out of City Hall
An artist who has used his talents to take shots at Miami's government was escorted out of City Hall on Wednesday by a police officer after berating the city's Code Enforcement Board, which gave the Coconut Grove man 30 days to legalize or close an alleged illegal art gallery run from his Gifford Lane home.
Miami Herald |
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CELL exhibit lifts the veil on terrorism
What is terrorism? Who carries it out? Who pays for it? Could it happen here? These questions and dozens more are raised in a newly opened multimedia exhibit in Denver billed as the only such offering in the world.
Denver Post |
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Times Past: Adventure writer found a treasure in decline
“In a comparison between what was and what is in California, the praisers of times past will fix upon the Indians of Carmel. The valley drained by the river so named is a true Californian valley, bare, dotted with chaparral, overlooked by quaint, unfinished hills.” I traveled to Mission Carmel recently with some of the docents from our Mission Museum. The Carmel docents treated us to a ...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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Volunteers help paint school's mural
As many Venturans snoozed on a gray Saturday morning, dozens of students, teachers and businesspeople were already working at 8 a.m. to transform a dreary corner of De Anza Middle School. A large crew of volunteers has been laboring the past two Saturdays, painting a huge, colorful mural in the school's outdoor eating area.
Ventura County Star |
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Diverse events at Springville celebration
Children's picture books, Utah's State Street and a Russian master painter drew hundreds to the Springville Museum of Art on Saturday as part of National Celebrate Your Museum Day.
Provo Daily Herald |
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Take Me to 'rejuveNATION' and Receive 20 Percent Off Weekends at Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
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Cherry Valley art museum on verge of extensive renovation
CHERRY VALLEY - One of the Inland area's treasure troves of art is upgrading security for its collection and will close its doors next year for six to nine months while repairing water and mold damage.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Arts, crafts join blues on Bedford
By James Lomuscio Special Corespondent STAMFORD - Jacqueline White's oil paintings showcase New England landscapes, untrammeled forests and rocky shores.
Stamford Advocate |
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Heritage art and craft on display at Lost River
Also featured during the weekend is the Clothesline Art Show, a relaxed and informal display of art on the lawn around the craft cooperative. One of the artisan demonstrations will include the work of Andy Jackson of Harrisonburg.
The Warren Sentinel |
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Arts, crafts join blues on Bedford
STAMFORD - Jacqueline White's oil paintings showcase New England landscapes, untrammeled forests and rocky shores. But as the plein-air artist gazed out from her booth on Saturday afternoon on Bedford Street, White seemed smitten by the urban landscape.
Norwalk Advocate |
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Art lovers flock to Windsor
WINDSOR -- Overcast skies and occasional rain didn't stop a steady stream of visitors from crowding the Village Green on Saturday for the inaugural Window on the Arts Music and Arts Festival in Windsor.
Press & Sun-Bulletin |
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Welcome to 'Persepolis'
Iran, historically known as Persia, cuts deep divisions on an international scale, but it is bringing local people, schools, museums and media outlets together.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Heart of worship
The organizers of the Franklin Graham Festival are quick to say that, while Graham's appearance in the Charleston area this week is sure to draw thousands, the famous son of the world's most famous evangelist is not the real star of the show. The three-day event is only "the tip of the iceberg," Graham spokesman Jeremy Blume said.
The Post and Courier |
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Local and live
Sunday, September 14, 2008 • NATURE, ENERGY, UNIVERSE CELEBRATION: Al Bedoo Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave. 10 a.m. Body, Mind, Spirit Fair with holistic health, wellness exhibits, talks, workshops. $3 admission includes lectures. Workshops priced individually. 406-227-8491.
Billings Gazette |
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Environmental politics dominate show
Mississippi artist Steve Shepard has strong feelings about the politics of development in the northern Gulf of Mexico region, and he's not afraid to tell you what they are. Thirty-eight of his drawings fill the Kimura Gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage, illustrating his opinions of development, politicians and George Bush.
Anchorage Daily News |
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Slumdog Howls as Toronto Film Fest Wraps
Slumdog Millionaire ended up the top dog. The 2008 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival wrapped today, with the Bombay-based movie about a teen one question away from the...
E! Online |
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