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Exhibits
Third Friday Art Walk, a self-guided tour of downtown Wilkes-Barre and Kingston galleries offering a variety of work, studio tours, spoken word, historical exhibits, entertainment and refreshments. Ride the free trolley to the galleries. Tonight, 5 to 8. 823-0518 or artsyouniverse.com. Times Leader
Good Reads
Poetry Reading with Barbara Crooker, whose volume “Radiance” won the 2005 Word Press First Book competition. Followed by an open mic. Paper Kite Press Studio & Gallery, 443 Main St., Kingston. Tonight at 8:15. 328-8658 or wordpainting.com. Times Leader
Events
Delaware River Food & Wine Festival, a weekend of events involving local growers and vendors. Included: a natural-food hike along Brodhead Creek, a guided quail hunt on a private island, a scenic epicurean bike ride through countryside farms, Brew Master for a Day beer making; stargazing at Camelback Mountain, Jazz Brunch at the Deer Head Inn and the Foodie Fare Along the Delaware Festival ... Times Leader
Passerby Museum to open in Claremont
CLAREMONT - The Passerby Museum - with about 3,000 displayed objects in individual sandwich bags - on Saturday will make its Southern California debut at the Claremont Museum of Art. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
EXHIBIT REVIEW Organic Forms and Exploding Stitching
By Maggie Liu Nicholas Hlobo’s exhibit at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston) opens with a sign blaring the words “Momentum 11” and a sculpture that seems to be emerging from a white wall. At first glance, it is as if a hole has been ripped into the wall, and the white peeled away to reveal black charred rubber, tethering off into multi-colored ravines winding their way across the ... The Tech
EXHIBIT REVIEW Concealed Ancestry in Modern China
By S. Balaji Mani STAFF WRITER Today’s photographer is often faced with the challenge of either maintaining the purity of black and white photography, or embracing the current culture of digital practices. Julio de Matos, in his exhibit entitled Fading Hutongs , at times seems to have inadvertently exempted himself from this rigid classification. While deep inspection of his digital color ... The Tech
Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear star in comedy 'Ghost Town'
TORONTO — Life was imitating art during a roundtable interview at the Toronto International Film Festival for the new comedy "Ghost Town.” The David Koepp-directed film stars British comedian Ricky Gervais as a Manhattan dentist who has a near-death experience that enables him to see ghosts. One apparition in particular, played by Greg Kinnear, is bugged about his widow's impending remarriage ... The Oklahoman
Entertainment Briefs: Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
EVENTS Best bets1.See artwork by 150 state artists, sample food from 32 area restaurants and hear live music from Ali Harter, Tragic Squeeze, Elad Katz Trio and the Classen School for Advanced Studies at the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition's 19th annual 12X12 Art Show and Sale. The benefit art show and silent auction, featuring artworks no larger than 12 inches square or 12 inches cubed, will ... The Oklahoman
Scoopy's Notebook
Cracked: The L.E.S. Slacktivists’ sound-permit flap spilled over to the recent HOWL! Festival, causing some howls of frustration from festival organizers. The Villager
Mixed Use
Burnishing the Bowery Modern art and architecture have become a de rigueur tenant trend on the Bowery, with galleries and high-rises supplanting the stretch’s old tenements and restaurant suppliers. The Villager
The A-List
WOMEN IN PHOTOGRAPHY This panel discussion on what it means to be a woman working in photography today includes artists Robin Schwartz and Elinor Carucci, as well as Cara Philips and Amy Elkins, co-founders of the website Women in Photography (wipnyc.org), which serves both as a platform for emerging and noted female artists and a resource for photographers, curators, gallery owners, and viewers. The Villager
Art Gallery of NSW buys Cezanne for $19.5m
A masterpiece by French impressionist Paul Cezanne has been bought for a record $A16.2 million ($NZ19.52 million) by the Art Gallery of NSW, in its most ambitious purchase ever. Otago Daily Times
Food Calendar
Saturday-Thursday, Sept. 20-25 Cape May Food & Wine Festival, featuring wine tastings and cellar tours, food and wine seminars and classes, a beer-tasting dinner, gourmet luncheons, a chowder contest, and more, with a wide array of participating Cape May restaurants. For reservations and a list of events, classes and restaurants, visit www.capemaymac.org. Many of the events are for adults only. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Festival of Lights Saturday in Aurora
The Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board will host Fiesta de Luces (Festival of Lights), from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Aurora Transportation Center's Spring Street and Lincoln Avenue lot. Daily Herald
Pick of the Week Fort Worth: Kara Walker's Tuesday Evening at the Modern lecture
If you can only make one of this fall's Tuesday Evenings at the Modern lectures, make it this week. The speaker will be none other than acclaimed artist Kara Walker, whose exhibit "Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love" is up at the Modern through Oct. 19. — Mark Lowry Kara Walker 7 p.m. Tuesday Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth 3200 Darnell St. Fort Worth Free ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
St. John's Steeple Gallery hosts Hoosier Salon
The Steeple Gallery in St. John will be the first stop for the 84th Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition, a tour displaying select pieces of art on loan from the Hoosier Patrons Association. The Times of Northwest Indiana
Lay gets scholarship
While interning at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Daniel Lay was encouraged to become connected with the Oklahoma Museums Association. The connection has proven valuable for Lay, an Oklahoma Baptist University senior from Boise City who recently earned a scholarship from the association. The Shawnee News-Star
Eau Claire gathers its roots for International Fall Festival
Cultures from around the world will be represented Saturday during the International Fall Festival in downtown Eau Claire. The 31st annual event will feature food, art and entertainment from a spectrum of ethnic groups, including Scandinavian, Chinese, Hmong, Peruvian, Filipino and American Indian. Leader-Telegram
Channel Surfing: 'America’s Toughest Jobs' heads to Midland oil field
ROBERT PHILPOT America’s Toughest Jobs: The rough-jobs-but-someone’s-gotta-do-’em competition moves to its Friday home with a new episode that takes the contestants to Midland, where they drill for oil while real-life oilfield workers watch their antics in disbelief. Dallas’ Steven Hopper is still in the running. 7 p.m., KXAS/Channel 5 Think: Krys Boyd’s Dallas-based talk show leans ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hispanic Heritage Month calendar
Today " Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries ," Tarrant County College Northeast Campus. Student Center, Center Corner 1615A. An exhibit from the Texas Humanities Resource Center celebrating the artistic heritage of Mexico and featuring more than 400 works of art. Open through Oct. 15. Free. 817-515-6688. www.tccd.edu The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame presents a ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
SocialEyes: Annual Day in the District opens museums' doors to all
Melinda Mason Cultural free-for all! . . . This is it! The one day that you, your friends and your family can explore the Fort Worth Cultural District for free! All Cultural District museums with other arts and educational groups provide complimentary admission, as well as free performances from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., during Day in the District on Sept. 27. See "Sentimental Journey: The Art of ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Pick of the week: In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories From the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection
It began with a small Jean Arp sculpture, Torso With Buds , that looks sort of like a human torso but more like a thick stalk of pussy willow. It’s very pretty but does not look powerful enough to light a lifetime passion. But it did. Torso With Buds ignited an acquisitive streak in Patsy and Raymond Nasher that burned for the rest of their lives. "In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories From the ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The festival will bring together artists from all over the world to celebrate their musical heritage, and create new ...
"RIFF 2007 was heady! I really liked the way established names like Hariprasad Chaurasia and Indian Ocean shared the stage with the folk artistes." Mick Jagger India Infoline
Energy independence idiocy
McCain has declared energy independence by 2025. Obama claims the same, when what he really wants is to "move away from an oil-based economy." Since oil is the second-most efficient, cheapest source of energy, Obama's wish is your and my demise. WorldNet Daily
New shows at Cummer, MOCA
It may feel like summer but in galleries and museums, it looks like fall. New shows are open and opening. The Florida Times-Union