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Carers share their world through art and performance
YOUNG carers from Chester gave an evocative insight into their experiences during an exhibition of drama and art at Chester Cathedral.
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Downtown Naples Fall Art Festival to celebrate tenth anniversary in October
The Downtown Naples Fall Art Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary on October 18 - 19, 2008, as 5th Avenue in Naples is transformed into a first-class outdoor art showcase complete with 150 artists and $15 million in artwork available for sale.
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Oktoberfest coming Sunday in Encinitas
ENCINITAS: The public is invited to attend the 14th Annual Encinitas Oktoberfest on Sunday. The lively festival of German culture, sponsored by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at Mountain Vista Drive and El Camino Real.
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A Glasgow-based sculptor is to be the first artist to represent Scotland with a solo show at the world's most ...
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be honoured today by the city where she created her world-famous wizard books. A set of rare drawings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh bought at a car boot sale for £10 is expected to fetch up to £6000 at auction, it was revealed yesterday.
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Swan songs off to a flyer
AN ALCESTER singer/songwriter has had her talent recognised in the prestigious UK Songwriting Contest. Karen Swan was awarded a 'commended' position for her song 'High Flyers' in the contest, which is now in its seventh year.
Bromsgrove Standard |
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The life of a busy innkeeper
If you have ever visited Stacy's Tavern Museum, you may have wondered what it was like to run a stagecoach inn, providing food and lodging for as many as 100 travelers a day.
The Naperville Sun |
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Experience Tibet at festival
This weekend's Tibet Fest celebrates the sights, sounds and tastes of the culture with lectures, a photo exhibition on Mongolia and a traditional Tibetan feast and bazaar.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s prize awarded
Windy Night by Nguyen Luu. Nhan Dan Online- Five art works, selected from over 1,500 works by 1,400 artists nationwide, were presented with the highest prize of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association.
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County working to keep Barnes museum running
,NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County commissioners have not abandoned their efforts to salvage what they can for the county in the wake of their unsuccessful...
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Regional Roundup
A Lodi-area transient caught himself on fire while trying to extract marijuana oil Monday night, according to Lodi police. George Elhard, 35, was in critical condition Thursday afternoon at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Lodi News-Sentinel |
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Top Model contestant headlines Industry music show
Most aspiring musicians meet some interesting characters on their way up the career ladder: random opening acts, church ladies' brothers-in-law who happen to own a recording studio, that guy who promised to give their demo to some record-label bigwig. Or, you know, Tyra Banks.
The Daily Iowan |
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ART NEWS
"China Challenge," a free exhibit of hundreds of CD-size cards created by people from across the world to support pastors of China's underground churches, takes place Sept. 20-28 at Red Bank Community Church, 135 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Each card represents a donation of $20 to the church's campaign to provide Chinese pastors with care packages that will include Bibles, teaching materials and a ...
Asbury Park Press |
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ART NEWS By Bobbi Seidel
Sandra Jackowski's Americana folk art paintings are on display through December at Country Cupboards, 609 Higgins Ave., Brielle, (732) 528-1400. The Keyport resident's oil paintings also are on display at Hollyberries, 92, Main St., Chester, (908) 879-8995.
Asbury Park Press |
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Friday's numerical configuration -- 8/8/08 -- marks the irresistible alignment of Chinese culture's most celebrated ...
Christine Chang kisses her fiancee, Jeff Tsao, as she tries on her wedding dress (for a final fitting) at Oscar Photography in Temple City On August 5.
The Virginia Gazette |
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Nocturnal van Gogh, Illuminating the Darkness
The show of paintings, drawings and letters by Vincent van Gogh at the Museum of Modern Art is small and quirky: it is an anti-blockbuster.
New York Times |
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Berlinde de Bruyckere's First Solo Exhibition in the U.S. at Yvon Lambert
Yvon Lambert New York is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Flemish artist Berlinde de Bruyckere. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States. The exhibition will be on view from October 10th through November 15th, 2008.Berlinde de Bruyckere is a celebrated sculptor whose transitory sculptures first came to prominence in the early twenty first century; most ...
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Joliet woman's tragedy finds photographic outlet
Four years ago, Molly Snodgrass, now 48, of Joliet, fell down a flight of stairs and injured her brain. This ended her ability to write poetry, short stories or teach creative writing classes. But miraculously, Snodgrass' tragedy also opened up new worlds of creative expression for her, with the help of a camera.
The Herald News |
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Hexham Courant
A VERY impressive array of crafts and paintings by our local Greenhead groups feature in this year’s ‘Sights and Sounds’ festival in Haltwhistle celebrating the fascinating range of skills in the whole area.
The Hexham Courant |
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Arthouse films
An assortment of young artists with similar styles hung out, coalesced into a scene and then got noticed by critics, curators and corporations.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Television - National
Guinness World Record sand sculpture artist, Ted Siebert and colleague Brian Turnbough have been creating a sand sculpture.
Scoop.co.nz |
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The artists of World Music Festival Chicago on disc
If you want to sample the sounds of World Music Festival Chicago 2008 without committing yourself to a large cash outlay, you're in luck. Several acts appearing at this year's fest appear on recently released compilation discs.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Memorable moments come from all directions
For 10 years, the World Music Festival has brought sounds and sights to Chicago that the average concertgoer could not have otherwise experienced.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Gesture - finger painting for the iPhone
Gesture lets users create digital paintings from photos simply by dragging their finger over the photo. The software translates movements into paint strokes using a sampled colour from the photo below.
Macworld UK |
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Celebrating 20 years with 20 artists at the Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery
For the past 30 years, Kent's Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery has presented invigorating, often surprising art, which manages to extend, rather than strain, the area's taste for contemporary art.
Republican-American |
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Artistic proposals invited for Singapore Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2009
SINGAPORE: The National Arts Council (NAC) is inviting artistic proposals for the Singapore Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale - International Art Exhibition 2009.
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