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'Peace and Protest' at bookstore
EUREKA -- Artists and writers have long used their pens and paintbrushes to advocate for change. On Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., Eureka Books will exhibit hand-painted political posters, historical picket signs and other art and literature
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Stagecoach country music festival rolls into town with RV roundup
By sunset today, the aroma of barbecue and hand-rolled cigarettes will waft across the Empire Polo Club.
The Desert Sun |
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Book Festival organizer believes in the power of books
The owner of now-closed Peppertree Bookstores in Palm Springs and La Quinta just can't get books out of his system. He is the driving force behind the third annual Palm Springs Book Festival that will bring at least five national authors to the valley Sunday.
The Desert Sun |
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Jack Garner's picks for Rochester High Falls film fest today
Jack Garner offers his top recommendations for Friday's offerings at the Rochester High Falls International Film Festival.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Paintings to draw crowd in capital
Paintings from Preston's Harris Museum and Art Gallery are to be put on display at art institutions around the world. (02/05/2008 09:10:46)
prestontoday.net |
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Sweden, Liberia films win NY Tribeca awards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Swedish coming-of-age horror film and a U.S. documentary about female peace activists in war-torn Liberia won the top awards at New York's Tribeca Film Festival Thursday.
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North Dallas school briefs
Episcopal School of Dallas student Evan Balch was among nine students selected for the Dallas Museum of Art Young Masters Exhibition. Student works will be on display at the museum through Sunday.
Dallas Morning News |
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Most Maddening
There was a big upset in the Final Four in the contest to be named San Francisco's Most Maddening person or entity: For some reason, our online readers hate Danielle Steel a lot more than they hate Barry Bonds. Steel took 80 percent of the vote, while Bonds — perhaps the biggest asshole ever i ...
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Flowers are in bloom at Edwardsville Art Center exhibit
A jewel-bright butterfly climbs up the side of a red flower. Nearby, a sepia-toned insect investigates a dusty sunflower.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Lois Mailou Jones - Over 45 prints & works on paper by one of the century's most prominent female African American artists. Closes 5/25. $8; $6 children & seniors. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Newburyport: An array of artwork on exhibit in Room 118
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; Room 118 of Newburyport High School could have been mistaken for a professional art gallery in a major city last night. Photography, paintings, poetry and even quilts hung in the space, suspended from professional hangings, as the local band Crown for King played in the background and refreshments were served.
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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IN THE GALLERIES Kimbell Art Museum
By Gaile Robinson Over one-third of the Kimbell Art Museum's permanent collection consists of Asian art that spans 2,000 years of artistic evolution, yet rarely is much of it on display. In the months leading up to their eagerly anticipated impressionists show, which opens June 29, the Kimbell has cleared several galleries to showcase 54 of their 122 Asian works. Anchoring this exhibit is a ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Move over, Monet: Museum features American Impressionists
MUSKEGON - Artists from France, more than any other country, are most closely associated with the Impressionist style of painting because the beloved movement developed there in the late 19th century.
Lansing State Journal |
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News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska
WILLOW — Willow Elementary School Principal Alberta Nordberg was speechless when the oil giant BP offered her and her teaching staff $500 each to replace items damaged in the April 12 vandalism of the school.
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman |
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Museums & Galleries
7Arts Studio. Assemblage art by Sonia Sherrod, through May 31. Opening reception 6-9 tonight. 1139 W. Seventh St., Wilmington. 777-1170 or www.7artsstudio.com
The News Journal |
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What's on for First Friday art exhibits
ART GALLERIES in and around Old City stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's a rundown of local exhibits and First Friday arts events:
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Late evenin' rain to blame
Last summer Gordon Lightfoot was playing the final night of the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia, Ont., while Bob Dylan was playing his second night at Casino Rama nearby.
winnipegsun.com |
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Older Japanese go online in search of love
TOKYO - YOU'RE never too old to fall in love. That's what Yoji Kawamura figured after retiring at the age of 62 and deciding that part-time work and his new hobbies of photography and computers weren't enough to fill his days.
Straits Times |
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"You Complete Me" at Western Bridge Gallery invites visitors to interact with the art
I'm going to go back to the new exhibition at Western Bridge, and I'm going to bring a friend. It is, mostly, a playful show that should...
Seattle Times |
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"The Man Who Loved China": For love of a woman — and her land
In a new biography, "The Man Who Loved China — Joseph Needham and the Making of a Masterpiece," Simon Winchester says Needham "succeeded, as few others are ever privileged to do, in making a significant and positive change to mankind's mutual understanding."
Seattle Times |
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Sac State fashion designers go eco-friendly
Students put their design skills on model Wednesday at the "reFresh on the Runway" fashion show, a exhibition that put environmentally friendly clothes on the catwalk.
State Hornet |
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Oakland: Museum blasts away grime of the times
RESULTS: DAY 17 Oakland museum cleans sign: Lori Fogarty took a water blaster, aimed it at grime that obscured a prominent 12th Street sign at the Oakland Museum of California, then pulled the trigger. The dirt - layered from years of neglect - began to come...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Bair trust dealing with effect of ruling
Things were a little slow at the Charles M. Bair Family Museum in Martinsdale on opening day Thursday, but a crowd is expected today for a salute to Crow culture presented by the Plenty Coups Future Farmers of America Chapter from Pryor. The ranch mus ...
Billings Gazette |
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Indie filmmakers brace for hit from recession
How vibrant is the independent film scene? How much does it depend on the major film festivals? How useful are the markets that accompany them?
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What to watch
Today on TV Nicktoons Network is launching Speed Racer: The Next Generation with a 90-minute opener tonight. Based on the classic kids' show of 30 years ago, this new series follows Speed Racer's son, Speed, after he arrives at the Racing Academy. With his new friends Lucy, Conor and Conor's robot monkey, Speed must learn to balance studying and racing, while avoiding the evil schemes of oil ...
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