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Animal House star leads film fest lineup
Peter Riegert, right, will be here to comment on his 1983 American-in-Scotland role in Local Hero. PUBLICITY PHOTO The Virginia Film Festival announced much of its “Aliens!”-themed program today for the October 30-November 2 film-a-thon, and actor Peter Riegert will be here for a 25th-anniversary screening of Local Hero. Despite a long career as a working actor, [...] The Hook
Abigail Goes Home
The Greenfield Hill Cemetery was given a face-lift by local Boy Scouts, church members and other Fairfield residents on Saturday. The cleanup was organized by genealogist Melanie Marks and the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Fairfield Citizen-News
Pencil This In...WednesdayThursday
ART *: Ghettogloss has a new show opening tonight: Super Plush by Mr Funky . Featuring 22 artists, this is a group show that focuses on soft art -- soft sculptures, plush dolls, animals, monsters, robots etc. These works are “all hand-sewn, knit, crocheted or glued with the kind of love that makes you just want to squeeze it.” The opening reception’s tonight from 7 pm-midnight. CHILI’S ... LAist
NYC kids museum goes above ground
While the Chicago Children's Museum prepares to move underground, NYC's bursts into daylight While the Chicago Children's Museum prepares to move underground, Brooklyn's bursts into daylight. The Tribune's Stevenson Swanson reports. Chicago Tribune
Art historians, writer to speak at 2009 museum lecture series
Two art historians, an art fiction writer and a former head of a major museum make up the speakers’ roster for the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s 2009 International Lecture Series. TCPalm.com
One last ‘social’ at the original Elliott Museum
On Sunday, the Martin County Historical Society and the Elliott Museum will honor the past, even as they celebrate the future. TCPalm.com
ARTS + FEATURES
The Ethnomechanica World Music Festival brings together modern folk acts from around the world. St. Petersburg Times
Musicians, veterans, kids at first Peace Festival
Jim Hagarty Editor For a few hours on Sunday, with old images of John Lennon singing his famous anthem and of the Second World War flickering in the background, peace was given a chance in Stratford. Stratford City Gazette
Comments & Ratings
Calling all young artists: Love to paint? Want to help children living in war-torn countries? New this year to Kidsfest — activities for youth during Headwaters Arts Festival — is a card-making program launched by DAREarts. Orangeville Banner
Academy of Arts Museum
17 Universnetskaya Nab. Tel. 323-6496, 323-3578 M. Vasileostrovskaya. Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photographs, manuscripts, video, materials from private collections and Anna Akhmatova museum. St. Petersburg Times
Drummer's dynamism drives band
JENNIFER BROWN/THE STAR-LEDGER"Drums are the heartbeat of everything that goes on," says Payton Crossley, who appears with bassist Ron Carter's quartet Friday as part of the New Jersey Blues and Jazz Festival. Payton Crossley with Ron Carter's Quartet. When: Friday,... The Star-Ledger
DINING GUIDE
Cafe Idiot — Great Russian and vegetarian food served all day. Jazz, cappuccino, fresh juice, specialty teas. Happy hour from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Weekend brunch. Used English-language books and magazines, plus an art gallery. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. St. Petersburg Times
A Wide Range of Activities Lined up for Festival
dubai — Puppet shows, quiz competitions, traditional music and dance performances and Arabic theatre will mark Eid Al Fitr this year. Government organisations and business establishments have lined up a host of activities during the upcoming festival. Khaleej Times
Jennifer Russo, art director at the Minneapolis agency Dalton Sherman selects Jonathan Chapman.
I tried to figure out just what draws me to Jonathan Chapman's photography. And I came up with a bunch of words like soulful, authentic, artful, vast, intimate, focused (selectively), spontaneous, quirky, colorful, expressive, nostalgic. But more than that, he clearly loves shooting. PDNonline
New urban park offers fun for the whole family
Angella Foret Diehl / special to The OregonianFace painting, balloon hats and waterplay in the fountain marked the fun at the grand opening celebration of Hillsboro's newest community park, Magnolia Park in Tanasbourne HILLSBORO -- Artist Lynn Adamo wants kids... The Oregonian
Museum’s Art as Fashion Event includes the beautiful and the unexpected
Living plants, paper, glass, metal, wood, and plastic join gems, beads, and fine fibers in creations featured during The Elements: Moving Designs, a fundraising art as fashion event at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday, September 20, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., with 7:15 runway seating. Santa Paula Times
Money crunch for Queens arts funding
The recent financial meltdown on Wall St. could also affect funding for programs like last summer’s Passport Film Fridays, a showcase of international cinema at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows, shown above. Queens Chronicle
12-story CUNY/residential project gets green light
A rendering of a view from 47th Avenue in Long Island City of a proposed 67,000-square foot combined graduate residence, gallery and residential building, which cleared a major zoning hurdle on Tuesday. Queens Chronicle
Money crunch for Queens arts funding
The recent financial meltdown on Wall St. could also affect funding for programs like last summer’s Passport Film Fridays, a showcase of international cinema at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows, shown above. Queens Chronicle
WarCry Reviews Swords: An Artists' Devotion
WarCry Editor John Funk has his hands on a copy of Swords: An Artist's Devotion , a book of illustrations by Diablo II artist Ben Boos. Check out our thoughts - and some snazzy pictures - beneath the cut! WarCry Network
Raven art show captures spirit of elusive bird
Whenever you see a raven in fall, winter is never far behind. If the adage is true, then we can expect winter any day now thanks to “Wild About Ravens” — an art show currently on display at Picture This Gallery in Eagle River. The Alaska Star
Money crunch for Queens arts funding
The recent financial meltdown on Wall St. could also affect funding for programs like last summer’s Passport Film Fridays, a showcase of international cinema at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows, shown above. Queens Chronicle
NKoreans get rare chance to see foreign films
North Koreans got a rare chance to see foreign films -- including Britain's Oscar-winning "Atonement" and China's "Assembly" -- during the 11th Pyongyang International Film Festival held in the communist capital. AP via Yahoo! Finance
12-story CUNY/residential project gets green light
A rendering of a view from 47th Avenue in Long Island City of a proposed 67,000-square foot combined graduate residence, gallery and residential building, which cleared a major zoning hurdle on Tuesday. Queens Chronicle
Money crunch for Queens arts funding
The recent financial meltdown on Wall St. could also affect funding for programs like last summer’s Passport Film Fridays, a showcase of international cinema at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows, shown above. Queens Chronicle