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'Economist' Gets a Festival of Its Own
A smart weekly magazine is hosting a three-day program of cultural events in New York City featuring its own talent and various bold-faced guests. Sound familiar? No, it's not The New Yorker Festival, but Off The Page, The Economist's new events series.
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To Do: Contemporary Glass Exhibit
Glass artwork by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professors and local and regional artists are on display in the Carlsten Gallery at UWSP. The glass artwork includes stained glass, lampworkings, cast and blown glass, slump and kiln formed glass and etched and painted glass by UWSP Art and Design Department Professors Kristin Thielking and Keven Brunett, UW-Marathon County Art Professor Tom ...
Stevens Point Journal |
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South Africa: Newtown Hosts Diwali Festival of Lights
At least 200 performers are set to take part in the annual Newtown Diwali Festival in October, which is being billed as a grand fiesta of "light, cheerfulness and togetherness".
AllAfrica.com |
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FFF Art Show Oct. 6-9
Registration for the Fall Foliage Festival Art Show will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church in Martinsville.
Reporter-Times |
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Ponies almost ready for auction
October 02, 2008 Since early June, 80 colorful and artistic fiberglass ponies have been on display throughout the Lake Geneva downtown businesses and area. People have enjoyed them, taken pictures with them and admired the artwork involved in creating them.
Lake Geneva Regional News |
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PennDOT art contest deadline set
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reminds young artists that the deadline for this year's aviation art contest, ``A Day at the Airport,'' is Oct. 14.
The Indiana Gazette |
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Whitehaven News
Your guide to arts and community events for the week ahead. Exhibitions Whitehaven: Presence of Place, The Printmakers Council, The Beacon, until November 1.
The Whitehaven News |
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Final sculpture designs revealed
A sculpture of a giant horse, a tower of stacked cubes and a steel "nest" are the final three designs that could grace a Kent hilltop.
BBC News |
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GSA Suppliers Expo & Conference 2008 Exhibitor Profiles
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----The GSA Suppliers Expo & Conference 2008 takes place October 2, 2008 in Santa Clara at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Listed below are the GSA Suppliers Expo & Conference 2008 exhibitor profiles.
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ART: Rygar: The Battle of Argus
Seventeen new pieces of artwork from the Tecmo action-adventure title.
Nintendo World Report |
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'Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist' Premieres Tuesday, November 11, 2008, on LIFETIME
Up Artist Joanna Schlip Serve as Judges; and Celebrity Make-Up Artist Charlie Green Chosen as Mentor to the Contestants
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Customers say Harbor 550 is closing, but it's still open
Rumors continue to swirl that Milwaukee's only waterfront restaurant on Lake Michigan, across from the Milwaukee Art Museum and Discovery World will close next month after a sale to Milwaukee philanthropist Michael Cudahy. A few sources say it will close on Oct. 15.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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TWU briefs
Residents can explore a range of media through beginner’s classes in drawing, book making, painting and using Adobe Photoshop at Texas Woman’s University.
Denton Record-Chronicle |
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Manchester Superstar contest with local performers goes live Monday
MANCHESTER – On Monday, Oct. 6 beginning at 7 p.m., 17 local contestants will be singing their hearts out live on Channel 23 hoping to be one of five performers to move closer to the top position as this year’s Manchester Superstar and win the $1,000...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Stetson Invites Texas Bands to Take the Stage
Stetson Rocks is a campaign designed to celebrate and support emerging country western music throughout Texas via contest, prizes and partnership with Texas Music Project. Today marks the launch of the contest, which allows fans to vote for their favorite Texas band and help decide who will win opening spots for Neal McCoy at Mo's Place in Houston November 14 and the 4th Annual Wolf 12 Man Jam ...
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The accidental art collectors
Peter and Elizabeth Bosshard finally realised they had become bona fide art collectors when they ran out of space to display their assorted paintings and sculptures.
Swissinfo |
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Calls for entry: Zemos, Souvenirs from Earth and Teaserland
(01/10/08) - The Zemos98 festival is accepting submissions to its 2009 edition in Seville, Spain. The deadline is 01 November 2008. A fee of 150€ will be paid to works included in the Sección Oficial and 50€ will be paid to those included in the Videoteca section.
kamera.co.uk |
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Angola: CalÃ' Pascoal Seeks Presence in Ten Music Contests Final
Angolan singer CalÃ' Pascoal Tuesday in Luanda promised to work hard to be in ten running editions among the finalists of the main national music contests, especially "Top dos Mais Queridos" and "Top Radio Luanda".
AllAfrica.com |
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A 'charming' casino
PORTLAND - The Las Vegas company seeking to build a casino resort in Oxford County unveiled artist renderings of the project Tuesday, explaining their design was aimed at blending in to the New England architecture landscape.
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Italian architect Renzo Piano wins top award
Italian architect Renzo Piano, creator of the New York Times building, has received the Sonning Prize for "commendable work that benefits European culture." Piano was presented with the Danish prize and its 1 million kroner ($190,000) award during a ceremony Wednesday at Copenhagen University. The 70-year-old architect's works also include the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The biennial award ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Food news from around Puget Sound Seahawks at the Met and more
Seahawks serve at The Met; BaconSalt founders create bacon-flavored mayonnaise; Café Presse to air presidential debates over dinner; Volunteer Park Café hosts wine dinner series; Macrina Bakery and Café opens new SoDo location; Puget Sound Mycological Society hosts 45th-annual mushroom festival; Angela Kay Isaacson new general manager at Poppy.
Seattle Times |
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NEW: Vacant Era Film Festival opens Thursday at Sooner
The Vacant Era Film Festival opens Thursday at the Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main in Norman. Earlier this year, artists were asked to submit innovative and diverse, full-length features, shorts, documentary films.
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Locals Only: Working-class Heroes - Echoes Of Harpers Ferry Play Punk Rock With A Point
By Matt Whelihan There has always been a correlation between punk and politics. From the snarled screeds of the Sex Pistols and the working-class woes of the Clash to contemporary artists like Strike Anywhere and Paint It Black, who condemn the current administration more than R. Kelly talks about hitting the club, punk rock has always been linked to dissent. In the case of Echoes of Harpers ...
Cleveland Scene |
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Four-day int'l tattoo festival is coming
If you think you've seen enough last year, think again because the most awaited event in all Marianas is back with more excitement, ink and spunk! Be part of Saipan Tatu Fest 2008 once again, from Oct. 23 to 26, 2008, at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan.
Saipan Tribune |
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Arts: A Novel Approach - Writer Jonathan Lethem Adjusts To Life As A 'hipster Celebrity'
By Jeff Niesel Jonathan Lethem isn't just your everyday award-winning novelist. Yes, Motherless Brooklyn, his homage to the classic detective novel, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. And yes, actor Ed Norton is in the process of turning it into a movie. And yes, The New York Times has dubbed him a "hipster celebrity." But Lethem, who originally studied painting, has hardly ...
Cleveland Scene |
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