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Sendak on Sendak
On Sept. 19 The Rosenbach Museum & Library introduces 130 new works from its vast Maurice Sendak collection in its exhibition There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak , replacing all 130 items which have been on display since the exhibition opened in May 2008. This major retrospective, which runs through May 3, 2009, draws on a total of over 300 objects, with new pieces on display every ...
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Hours, prices for Clinton Library
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The "Art of the Chopper" exhibit is included in regular admission to the Clinton Library. The exhibit runs Sept. 20-Feb. 8. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Marker honors MACE
GREENVILLE - As Greenville looked ahead to this weekend's Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, local blues supporters paid homage to the annual event's past.
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Final line-up announced for Richmond Folk Festival
Groups most recently added to the line-up feature everything from go-go to gospel; polka to salsa. The 2008 festival will also feature a reggae band – a first for the festival.
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Midpoint Music Festival set to sizzle
MidPoint Music Festival began in Cincinnati in 2001 as a way to showcase regional bands. Today, the event, which returns to the Queen City on Thursday, Sept. 25, through Saturday, Sept. 27, has blossomed into an annual destination spot for independent acts from across North America.
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Fair attendance down this year
This year’s edition of the St. Francis County Fair had less attendance than last year, but also saw a dramatic increase in exhibitors. “The total attendance this year was 7,746,” said Bonnie Dodson, a member of the fair committee. “That’s less than last year by about 1,100.”
Forrest City Times-Herald |
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Co-opting consumerism
'Manufractured' exhibition takes mass-produced objects and tames them into art.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Is There A Rare Earths' Renaissance?
Has Goldman-Sachs redefined precious metals? Should we?
Resource Investor |
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Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
TITLE: Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. (Legacy) STARS: 5 Out of 5 Stars (I could give it 6 out of 5 stars. It’s that good.) SOUNDS LIKE: Inarguably the most influential and important jazz album of all time. A true historical jazz masterpiece.
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Items for benefit Rehab auction being secured
According to co-chairs for the upcoming 2008 Round-up for Rehab to be held at Sweetwater Cattle Auction on Wednesday, Oct. 22, items for auction benefitting the West Texas Rehab are already being secured.
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SF Jazz Records Announces the Release of SFJAZZ Collective Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour
SFJAZZ Records today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s fifth limited- edition (5,000 copies) set, Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival (October 3 through November 9, 2008)—the deluxe, numbered 3-CD set is the definitive record ...
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The total package: Onyx condos in Campbell
With its concierge services, contemporary art-filled lobby, fitness center and upscale features, Onyx s mid-rise condos combine luxury living with a distinctive urban sizzle.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Just Desserts
September 27, 2008; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Archangel Arts Center hosts the heavenly 5th annual Chocolate and Fine Arts Festival. It’s a delicious day filled with live music, fine art, crafts, games, prizes, food, and fun. 10am-6pm. Rt. 29 north/6173 S. Seminole Trail, Rochelle, VA. 540-948-5628. www.archangelarts.com
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Pumpkin carving contest to be held in conjunction with Mangum’s Artists Alley event
Mangum’s Artists Alley will be sponsoring a pumpkin carving contest during their Oct. 3 Art & Antique Stroll.
Altus Times |
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Southerners Anonymous
Cultural historians like Harvard emeritus David Herbert Donald have long fixed the beginning of the Southern literary renaissance at 1929, the year that saw publication of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel . They put the end somewhere be...
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PLGFF: Voices and visions add to storytelling
The world of gay and lesbian cinema is always expanding, and you get a real sense of the diversity of voices with the lineup for the 12th Annual Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival , which begins a nine-day run Friday at Cinema 21 . Gracing the screen are hockey players, artists, writers, drag queens and even a band of gay zombies.
The Oregonian |
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Peep's Original Artwork Sold By Auction Network For $400 Art by Animals Auction for Wildlife Conservation Nets Over 20 ...
One of the Tennessee Aquarium's gentoo penguins is now an accomplished artist after her original painting sold for $400. Peep's untitled watercolor was one of the numerous pieces up for sale during The Art by Animals auction.
The Chattanoogan |
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB BREAKS GROUND
1. Artist's rendering of the new Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica now under construction at John Adams Middle School.
Santa Monica Mirror |
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Scales continues to pile up awards
Singer/songwriter Randy Scales, a Rome native living in Vienna, has received awards from the Song of the Year, Unisong, and Nashville International Song and Lyric contests.
Rome Sentinel |
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HBJ lawyers in court for art heist
In an almost unbelievable situation, two former partners at HBJ Gateley Wareing have appeared in court after a stolen painting was found in the firm's Glasgow office.
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In your voice
You can check out a talented young musicans Friday when the the winner and two finalists from the recent Lorraine Burtner Young Artists Competition perform at 7 p.m. at the Spiritual Awareness Center Art Gallery, 117 S. Locust St., between Main Street and Acequia Avenue.
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Art with a twist
Patrick Dougherty has traveled the world, crafting whimsical sculptures out of natural materials. His latest project, a four-towered fortress nestled beside Wheaton College’s Peacock Pond, has taken three weeks to build and is expected to last in its new home for up to three years. More than 60 students have lent a hand to twist, bend and tuck several tons of saplings that form ...
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So far, so good at Contemporary Jewish Museum
With 10 years to help plan the new Contemporary Jewish Museum, Connie Wolf thought of everything. Make that, almost everything. “People wanted a place to sit down in the lobby,” said the San Francisco museum’s executive director. “We didn’t have benches there, but we do now.”
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Art exhibit explores ghetto life for Italy’s Jews
A new exhibit, “Il Ghetto: Forging Italian Jewish Identities 1516-1870,” opens next week at the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco. Assembled from sources in Italy, Israel and the United States, the exhibit features art, objects and documents that illuminate life in the Italian Jewish ghettoes.
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Welcome center now open at Schedel
ELMORE --The new Brown Welcome Center opened in August at Schedel Arboretum & Gardens in Elmore, offering a reception area for visitors, meeting and event facilities, an art gallery and much needed office space for the staff.
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