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Milton Regained: A Helluva Party
The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center is celebrating John Milton?s 400th birthday with an exhibition of paintings and sculptures and a costume ball.
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Watch Those Elbows: Wynn's $139 Million Picasso Joins N.Y. Show
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A $139 million Picasso painting damaged by billionaire owner Stephen Wynn when he somehow poked his elbow through it will be publicly shown for the first time since the 2006 mishap.
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Art relocates around campus
A globe-shaped structure is one of four artworks students and faculty may have noticed in a new place on campus. Four sculptures were moved Sept. 13 to be in more visible locations around campus. Al Wildey, art department chairman, said the Art on Campus committee voted in approval of the project in June.
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NT softball team to focus on strategy
By TC Fleming Junior Staff Writer After its tune-up against the alumni, the Mean Green softball team will continue its fall work this weekend with games against the University of Science and Art of Oklahoma, Howard College and Cisco Junior College. The games, collectively called the North Texas Festival, start Saturday at the Lovelace Field.
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Art around town
l THE Port Rex Lions Club is hosting its eighth annual Art Exhibition from tomorrow to October 4 at the EL Museum. Exhibiting artists include Tony Durrheim, Lorraine Bezuidenhout and art teachers Stella Wills, Moritza Coetzee and Barney Barnardo.
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It's festival season
Festivals cover the Grand Strand this weekend: north, central and south. The 17th annual Greek Festival at St. John's Greek Orthodox Church of Myrtle Beach got under way Thursday and continues through Sunday. The final weekend of the 18th annual Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art runs tonight through Sunday.
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MUSEUMS
BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, features two new exhibits in conjunction with the South Carolina Watermedia Society's 31st annual Exhibition of paintings and sculpture. The exhibit is free with garden admission and runs through Nov. 2.9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Seven-day gate admission for ages 13-64, $12; ages 65 and older $10; ages 6-12, $5; and 5 and younger, ...
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FESTIVALS
PAWLEYS ISLAND FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & ART, Friday-Sunday - Pawleys Island Wine Festival, 6 p.m. today at The Carriage House Club at Litchfield Plantation, $75; Long Bay Symphony, with works including George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," featuring pianist Philip Powell, 7 p.m. Saturday at Brookgreen Gardens, $25 and $35; "Jazz Under the Oaks," with pianist David Duckworth and Brazilian ...
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IF YOU GO
Mathez said, "Our mission is to give exposure to local artists. The assumption is that there are a lot of local artists whose work is not known and who have no opportunity to show their work. This festival provides them that opportunity."
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Festival kicks off at Waterloo Village with motivational poets
WATERLOO VILLAGE -- A freewheeling love of language proclaimed the beginning of the continent's largest celebration of poetry. The Dodge Poetry Festival made its 12th biennial return to Sussex County Thursday.
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Ex-Sparta poet to be at national festival
SPARTA -- A former Sparta resident has been asked to participate in Saturday's Library of Congress's 2008 National Book Festival.
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Asheville’s oldest art gallery celebrates 20th anniversary
ASHEVILLE – Years ago, before downtown Asheville became known for its art galleries, there was a time when an artist couldn’t find a place to hang his hat, much less his art.
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Gettysburg museum to debut cyclorama installation
For the first time in more than 100 years, visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park beginning today will be able to view a rare cyclorama art installation as its creator intended.
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This Weekend: Canvas Clash
Philadelphia's art scene will descend upon Love Park tomorrow afternoon for a six-hour melange of mixed-media art, live music and dancing. The event, called "Canvas Clash," will feature eight different groups of artists, three bands, a DJ and a photo-journalism exhibition.
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Officials admit overstating some NASCAR hall costs
CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte city staff members acknowledged this week that when they asked City Council to increase the NASCAR Hall of Fame budget they overstated costs at two comparable museums.
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Festival is chip off old block
It started eight years ago as a Columbus Avenue block party thrown by Darryl Settles, owner of the now-closed Bob's Southern Bistro. Since then, the free outdoor...
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'Miracle' man Spike Lee crafts WWII masterpiece
If you enjoy World War II movies, you are going to love Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna." Forget about the supposed rancor between Lee and Clint Eastwood regarding...
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Rebels on the rise
Ostensibly, "Beautiful Losers" is a documentary about the eponymous band of graphic artists and filmmakers whose work was showcased in a mega-exhibition of the same name that traveled the world from 2004 to 2007, drawing crowds from Baltimore to Tokyo. Mostly self-taught, the artists coalesced in New York in the mid-'90s, brought together by their love of skateboarding, graffiti, and ...
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Arts: Glass creations inspire project blending art, poetry
Two visual artists and two poets have collaborated for “Fire and Transformation,” a project inspired by the glass art of Dale Chihuly. It’s a joint effort by the Columbia Museum of Art and the USC Arts Institute. The project started with art student Natalie Askew, whose artwork is influenced by Asian imagery. She worked with Dawn Hunter, an assistant art professor at USC, to make connections ...
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Palettes to be auctioned Saturday
MARTINSBURG - Main Street Martinsburg is commemorating the transition from summer to fall by trading in palettes for scarecrows. The organization is scheduled to auction off the palettes, which have been on display downtown since June, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The auction will take place in the plaza in front of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library.
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Bike trail archway on schedule
CONNELLSVILLE - The clock is ticking, but Frostburg, Md., artist Steve Fiscus is sure the archway he has designed will be constructed in time for the Saturday unveiling of the artwork.
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Big rush for Abu Dhabi hunting and equestrian show
Dubai, Sep 25 : An annual hunting and equestrian show in Abu Dhabi is witnessing a big rush this year with the organisers being compelled to increase the exhibition area by 27 percent.
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The Museum of Modern Art's latest installation of contemporary works from its collection, Here is Every , has fallen below the critical radar. But it's the best of the five deployments of its contemporary forces since the Taniguchi -designed museum expansion opened almost four years ago.
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Chattanooga: Photographer adjusts his focus
In the past year, Garrett Nudd’s photography business has taken him to Switzerland, Anguilla and New York.
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Ridge Art Group Members Show Their Diverse Best
There is no short supply of diversity and creativity at the Ridge Art Association's "Generations: Member's Exhibition."The show, which opened this week, includes 119 pieces of art representing 49 artists and various mediums of art, said Christy Hemenway, executive director of the association.
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