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Trapped man dials 911 from inside KMA
Just before 4:30 Wednesday morning, police say 25-year-old Richard Anthony called 911 to report he was stuck in the ventilation system at the Knoxville Museum of Art.
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Believe it or not
A retired Kansas artist drives a van covered in pennies to Florida, where it is spotted by representatives for Ripley's Believe It Or Not. The company wants to purchase the van to exhibit in its Orlando museum.
Salina Journal |
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The Land of the Sun through the lens of Vietnamese photographer
Nhan Dan Online- ‘The Colour of the Sun’, the name of a photo exhibition by photo-journalist Viet Van opened yesterday afternoon at the Japan Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi, gives a view from a Vietnamese photographer on the identity of the land, people and culture of the Land of the Sun.
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Winston-Salem's Art and Design Committe Pushing for Creative Bridges
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- Winston-Salem's Public Art and Design Committee is pushing the DOT to incorporate art into the bridges built along the new part of Business 40. The Committee believes the "City of the Arts" deserves much better than simple steel and concrete. Leah Beno gives us a look at the Committee's plans.
WGHP Greensboro |
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York Artist on display
"A Quiet Harbor," an oil painting by Barbara Heintz, is now on display at Rowan Tree Cafe. The York artist has an ongoing exhibit of more marine and landscaping subjects at the York Village store.
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Shivamani Press Meet [Gallery]
The talkie and song portions of Srimurali and Sharmila Mandre starring the maiden venture of Pai group of Hotels has completed the shooting 65 days despite of facing hiccups.The spokesman cum producer of Pai family the young and energetic Ajay Pai recounted the three schedules shooting at JSS College, KSRTC bus stand in Bangalore and Doddaballapur, Abhiman studio four sets, Guhanthara, Kulu ...
IndiaGlitz |
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Ogunquit's 'Les Miserables' is a vocal epic
When Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg turned the 19th century novel by Victor Hugo into a musical, they achieved a masterpiece of adaptation, compression and selection: all the characters and most of the action is there, the elements of 28...
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Amri Aminov Chosen as UNESCO Artist for Peace
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO will formally designate the Tajik sculptor Amri Aminov as an Artist for Peace at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris tomorrow.
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Rob Kaiser column: Subject of portrait at History Museum a mystery
Matthew Carpenter and the stranger in the anteroom stare at each other across the ages.
The Appleton Post-Crescent |
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Isle of Wight: Whitwell village show
A WELCOME increase in exhibitors at Whitwell’s traditional village show resulted in a ten per cent rise in entries on last year.
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History through arts
To Melissa May, executive director of Pricketts Fort, history is more than just stories in a book,It is a living, breathing narrative about the area’s past. In keeping with this philosophy, May has been striving to establish hands-on exhibits at the living history museum known as Pricketts Fort.
The Times West Virginian |
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Nigeria: Glad Bishops Give Yar'Adua Thumbs-Up But Ask for More
Over a year since President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua took over, Catholic bishops say things are generally looking up in Africa's most populous nation which is often cited for widespread poverty and corruption amidst oil wealth.
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Damien Hirst art sells for record prices
A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised £111-million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom.
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Layoffs developing at Elgin photofinishing lab
With the announcement by photography industry giant Eastman Kodak that company-owned Qualex Inc. will shutter its Elgin plant this fall, the city will lose the last remnants of the unofficial title it once held as the nation's photofinishing capital.
The Courier News |
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Through the artists' eyes: What brewers saw at the Brass City Brew Fest
Ah, the pageantry that is the Brass City Brew Fest! From the most erudite beer connoisseur to the casual yahoo — and I was happy to see a smattering of both — attendees at Saturday's third annual celebration of beer at Waterbury's Library Park took part in what was essentially an open air art gallery.
Republican-American |
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Gallery volunteers more than tour guides
Katrina DeWitt has been volunteering at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery for 20 years, and she doesn't plan on stopping any time soon.
Daily Gleaner |
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Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chosen to Represent The U.S. at The 2008 World Folk Song Festival in Beijing
Sones de Mexico Ensemble, 2008 GRAMMY Nominee for Best Mexican-American Album, chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2008 World Folk Song Festival at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1338714.htm
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Student artwork to be displayed in Washington, D.C.
Artwork by two Frankfort teenagers has been selected for exhibition in Washington D.C.
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Bachna Ae Haseeno at Hamburg Film-Fest
Well, Bachna Ae Haseeno didnt fetch the outflank accolades. But, making its way to International Film Festival is something really storming. Envisaging whether this is something out of urge, May be? Not sure. Lets roll over this and there is something special
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Hirst is all heart as children's charities are boosted by £111m sale
Two London children's charities were celebrating a £1.4 million windfall today after Damien Hirst gave them a slice of his record-breaking £111 million art auction.
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Arts Lab
Ready To Roll English and art students at Fowler High School in Syracuse on Tuesday checked out the Mobile Literacy and Arts Bus, or MLAB, a renovated recreational vehicle that will be parked in front of the school about a dozen times this semester.
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Superman house benefit auctions surpass goal -- and still going
Online auctions have raised more than $53,000 to repair the Glenville house where young Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman, surpassing the initial goal by $3,000.
The Plain Dealer |
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Bicentennial boasts triple tents and stages
WEST BOYLSTON - Arts education takes on a new meaning Saturday, when the West Boylston Bicentennial Arts Festival takes center stage in town.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Education matters at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Coming soon: the Weston Family Learning Centre, heralding a marked improvement in the gallery's conspicuously untransformed educational facility.
Toronto Star |
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Stampede art encourages horsing around
More than a dozen bronze horses crossing the rushing waters of the Bow River is the theme behind a marquee piece of public art unveiled yesterday to be showcased on the Stampede grounds.
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