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Saturday October 4, 2008
Country Dancing Odd Fellows Hall - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. "Tips to Having Fun with Your Photography" Decatur Public Library - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A-Maze-ing Corn Maze Auburn United Methodist Church - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Herald & Review |
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Museum about 'Ben-Hur' author wins national award
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. - A museum chronicling the life of "Ben-Hur" author Lew Wallace will be recognized during a White House ceremony next week with the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries.
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Technology-savvy visitors awed by work of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci
An opening-day exhibit at San Jose"s Tech Museum of Innovation on Saturday attracted technorati, artists and other admirers of Italian Renaissance inventor, painter, sculptor and scientist Leonardo da Vinci.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Music heralds An Occasion for the Arts
The 40th anniversary of An Occasion for the Arts will feature a pre-event musical celebration with the Williamsburg Symphonia to herald the annual arts festival.
The Virginia Gazette |
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S.F. Jazz Festival lineup a little less lustrous this year
The San Francisco Jazz Festival is essentially a concert series that offers a handful of performances every week or so at a variety of venues through Nov. 9. Since the mid-’90s, this event has often been ranked as the most respected of its kind in the United States. But for 2008, some of the mojo seems to be wearing off, thanks to a lineup that lacks a critical mass of eagerly anticipated ...
San Jose Mercury News |
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This Week in Jazz: Duke Fest is here!!!
Duke Fest artistic adviser Paquito D'Rivera It's an exciting time for jazz lovers as this week marks the 4th installment of the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival , which begins tonight and runs through October 7 ( here's a look back at last year's event). Though still a far cry from the well-established festivals in New Orleans or the European circuit, Duke Fest has already ...
DCist |
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Nudes on your mobile screen
Art has been a luxury of riches. For a common man, buying an art work is out of question. Not only this, art is exclusive in terms of accessibility too. Not every city has art exhibition venues.
Business Standard India |
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Art Galleries
A Garden of Earthly Delights Barbara von Haunalter has created a series of watercolor and acrylic paintings glorifying the edible fruits and vegetables that grow in her yard.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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What's all the fuss? Crowds flock to inspect artwork
ANY publicity is good publicity. The old adage is ringing true at the Warrnambool Art Gallery with a steady stream of people heading through the doors to see what all the fuss is about. Gallery ...
The Standard |
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Art tour scheduled in Toledo
Gallery Michael Gibbons at 140 NE Alder Street in Toledo will host the Oregon Coast Learning Institute (OCLI), a non-profit organization from Lincoln City, for an art tour at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Newport News-Times |
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Class pays tribute to Tom McCall in Salem
Sixth graders from Toledo Elementary School - 59 of them - were invited guests at the Sept. 12 dedication of the Tom McCall bronze sculpture in Salem's Riverfront Park .
Newport News-Times |
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"Coming of Age"
"Coming of Age," Kristy Peet's new show at the gallery inside Hungry's Cafe & Bistro, deals with the blurry line between American childhood and adulthood. Bar mitzvahs and quinceaneras aside, not too many Americans go through a formal rite of passage after which they're considered adults. This got 2 ...
Houston Press |
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The Bell Curve
The post office across the street from 30th Street Station is shut down and will reopen as the IRS' Philadelphia headquarters. This is like scrubbing dirt off the sidewalk so your dog can take a shit there. Minus 2 The Franklin Institute is one of 10 honorees for this year's National Medal for Museum and Library Services. "I've buried your medal somewhere in Fairmount Park," says ...
Philadelphia City Paper |
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Fall Fest energizes campus
Last Monday marked the kick off of Fall Fest and UNCG's homecoming. Activities during the week included a talent show, a comedy show, a movie and the Miss Black and Gold Pageant. However, most of the events fell on Saturday Sept. 27. Samantha Webster, a visitor to the UNCG campus, said of the festival, "It is so delightful.
Carolinian |
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Kids BW Art Contest • Recycle A Glow • Boise State Theater Season
By Tara Morgan.
Boise Weekly |
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Panelists explore the complexities of North Carolina elections
Two highly-acclaimed political analysts participated in a discussion of North Carolina's upcoming elections Wednesday evening, as the first of a three-part fall lecture series presented by UNCG's Department of Political Science. Held in the Weatherspoon Art Gallery Auditorium on campus, the event was moderated by Dr.
Carolinian |
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AnalogicTech's Tom Delurio to Present, 'Storing Power with Ultracapacitors' at Batteries 2008
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech) , a developer of power management integrated circuits for communications, computing, and consumer electronic devices, announced today that applications manager Tom Delurio will deliver a presentation entitled "Storing Power with Ultracapacitors" at Battery 2008, an International Power Supply Conference and Exhibition held at the Congress ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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`National Treasure' May Support Sotheby's Sale as Markets Slump
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Only an extraordinary item would convince Chinese antique collector Cai Mingchao to buy at Sotheby's Hong Kong sale this week as global financial markets decline. The auction house has just the thing.
Bloomberg |
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Bingo compromise signed by Schwarzenegger
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he signed a bill overhauling state bingo regulations to allow so-called remote-caller games.The Sacramento Bee said Wednesday that the measure signed late Tuesday was a compromise between large charities and Indian tribes that run bingo contests at reservation casinos.The bill agrees to ban the use of electronic bingo machines by charities but allows ...
Moldova.org |
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BETHANY BEACH: Chamber moves to appease angry artists
After regional artists raised a ruckus about the weather-related cancellation of a popular Bethany Beach arts festival earlier this month, organizers have agreed to automatically accept affected artists into next year's event.
Delaware Coast Press |
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Wartime Million-Pound Banknote Sells for $139,000 in London
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- A one-million-pound ($1.8 million) banknote -- thought to be one of only two in existence -- sold today at the specialist auctioneers Spink in London for 78,300 pounds ($139,000) with fees.
Bloomberg |
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Theater director Vladislav Troitskiy shares his plans
Oleksiy Boyko The head of Dakh Center for Contemporary Art and theater director Vladislav Troitskiy hopes to keep the Ukrainian modern art movement alive by bringing young enthusiasts into his modern arts laboratory.
KYIV Post |
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Wood Carving - Central Washington State Fair
YAKIMA - The Central Washington State Fair has been going on for a couple of days now and this morning Action Reporter Jordan Steele goes live from the Wood Carving booth.
KEPR Pasco |
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Fall Festival will be held Saturday in Watertown
The annual Watertown Fall Festival will return to the downtown area on Saturday with activities for people of all ages.
Watertown Daily Times |
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A Kapampangan Cultural Renaissance
IT WAS almost magical. Guests arrived in style, bejeweled and proudly clad in the finest Pina Barongs and Ternos. As soon as they set foot on the red carpet awaiting them, cameras flashed nonstop and cocktails flowed.
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