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Sundays in the (community history) salon
The Discover Portsmouth Center hopes you discover it. Commonly recognized as a tourists' center, it's actually much more. It's a community history and arts resource center that offers ongoing exhibitions, information and now Sunday Salons, hosted by the...
Portsmouth Herald |
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GoandDo: Head to ellO gallery today for inexpensive art!
You're so impressionable
Portsmouth Herald |
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Pryor’s first start a successful one
COLUMBUS — Picasso’s first creation probably looked a little like finger painting. Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest architectural designs likely got rejected. And Baryshnikov’s initial Arabesque no doubt did not have the straightest lines ballet has seen. But Terrelle Pryor’s first start at quarterback for Ohio State — that was a near masterpiece, all things considered, a work of art. The 6-6, ...
The Toledo Blade |
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Professional training
Balboa Park museums got a boost recently in the form of a $500,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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ArtSplash draws the creative and the curious
CARLSBAD – Fins are big at ArtSplash this year. The blocks of street chalk art that dominate Carlsbad's weekend festival of arts, music, food and culture have portraits, landscapes and reproductions of famous paintings. And an abundance of mermaids.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Exhibit gives voice to children with mental illness
A teenager beaten by a parent as a child. A 24-year-old who spent most of her childhood "in the system." A 15-year-old struggling with sexual identity.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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A raptor-ous trip
Nature-based trips give new meaning to working vacations. ''Thank you for painting the privy,'' Susan Wolfe told two petite women standing in one of the country's most famous raptor-viewing spots.
The Morning Call |
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Breaking Free
In 1844, David McDonogh became one of the first slaves to graduate from college. Lafayette will unveil a sculpture in his honor this week. David K. McDonogh wasn't good at taking orders.
The Morning Call |
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Dragonboats battle in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH The rookies from Art City Signs declared Saturdays Dragonboat Race and Festival a success as they did a little work paddling on the Fox River.
The Appleton Post-Crescent |
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Get your 'Peanuts' at Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa
Grapes may lure visitors to Sonoma County, but there's also Charlie Brown and the gang to enjoy along with a deeper look at the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Santa Rosa, Calif.
Los Angeles Times |
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A real crowd pleaser: Vendors exhibit wares at 17th annual Ethnic Festival
TWO RIVERS Wayne Parworth of Manitowoc can share the history behind the imported German beer stein lids he has been selling at Ethnic Festival the past 10 years.
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THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERS HANK PAULSON Treasury Secretary's bailout gives Wall Street breathing room. HOWARD STRINGER Sony boss picks up EU OK for the purchase of Bertelsmann's half of Sony BMG. DAMIAN HIRST Contemporary artist sets $198M single-artist auction record...
New York Post |
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Kendall Historical Society hosts fall festival
The Kendall County Historical Society will hold a fall festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27-28, at the Lyon Farm and Village, 7935 State, Illinois 71, northeast of Illinois 126 in Yorkville.
The Herald News |
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Sculptor: Statue got OK from SU
The artist who sculpted the Ernie Davis statue with the Nike shoes and the modern helmet said Saturday that all the equipment supplied for the project came from the Syracuse University athletic department.
The Post-Standard |
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The art of conflict
Economic meltdown has become the key issue of the presidential election campaign, but several provocative artworks at the American University Museum make a persuasive case for refocusing attention on the Iraq war. Part of three new exhibits in the galleries of the Katzen Arts Center, they continue a long artistic tradition of highlighting the human tragedy of warfare through narrative and ...
The Washington Times |
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Festival brings world of culture to southern W.Va.
PIPESTEM — On a beautiful summer afternoon in Summers County, Carolyn Buzbee kneeled beside a white art board mounted on a 2X2 frame and painted a stylized sun, with a coil-like center and wavy, leaf-like rays coming from the center.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
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The spirit of Greene & Greene design is alive in Pacific Northwest craftsmanship
With a centennial exhibit of Greene & Greene design opening Oct. 18, Pacific Northwest craftspeople are celebrating their own work inspired by those leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Seattle Times |
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Festival celebrates area history
Monterey's History Fest, a two-week celebration of Monterey's historic heritage, begins at 11 a.m. Oct. 3 on the lawn of Colton Hall.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Feast for the senses
Warm hues of red, orange and yellow suffused the paintings in one of the white tents at the Riverwalk Fine Art Fair on Saturday.
The Naperville Sun |
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T&G staffers win 21 NEAPNEA awards
CONCORD, N.H. - Telegram & Gazette staffers have won 21 awards for print journalism in the annual competition among New England newspapers for quality writing, photography and page design.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Kentucky connections bring IdeaFestival home
Kentucky connections give a special spin to several IdeaFestival speakers and events at the Kentucky International Convention Center this week.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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New director has a passion for Shakespeare
Anthony Patton, a man who has worn many theater hats, including actor, producer, playwright, director and administrator, will take over Nov. 3 as producing artistic director of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Musicians feeding their bluegrass roots at camp
They came from across the country and across the ocean in the name of bluegrass. On what would have been the 97th birthday of Bill Monroe, the creator of bluegrass music, beginners and more seasoned players alike gathered to study the genre during a three-day mandolin camp sponsored by the International Bluegrass Museum.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Damien Hirst shark book lacks teeth
It didn't go unnoticed among investors worldwide that Wall St. tanked at the same time British art star Damien Hirst scored $199 million (U.S) at Sotheby's auction in London last week.
Toronto Star |
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Barn painted in support of presidential candidate
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — Local supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gathered Saturday afternoon to begin painting a barn with his logo.
Port Clinton News Herald |
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