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Cheers & Kudos
On behalf of the board of directors and staff of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada I would like to express sincere appreciation to the two dozen vendors, and 75 volunteers who worked the recent Kids Auction and Worlds Greatest BBQ.
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Say what?
The title of the Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center's Connecticut Biennial exhibit is "Speak to Me," and true to its intent, there is a lot of talking going on.
Republican-American |
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Lensbaby Introduces New Line of Lenses for Creative Photography
Lensbaby, LLC (formerly known as Lensbabies, LLC) is launching today an entire new system of selective focus lenses at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany.
Centre Daily Times |
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Auction con artist jailed
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Crystal Bridges Reveals Modernist Works
BENTONVILLE -- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art honors patriotism while accounting for some of the darker moments in U.S. history.
The Morning News |
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Kate Moss: worth her weight in gold
A solid gold statue of Kate Moss, entitled Siren, is unveiled at the British museum. It is the work of artist Marc Quinn and cost a credit-crunch defying £1.5m.
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Education Foundation To Have Children's Festival
ROGERS -- The public is invited to the Rogers Public Education Foundation's Celebration of Children Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Rogers High School.
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B.B. King museum opens in guitar legend's hometown
INDIANOLA, Mississippi - Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta.
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Community events
Yorktown Wine Festival 2008: The Best of Virginia in Yorktown, will be held 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday on Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown. The event will showcase Virginia wineries. Proceeds will benefit the York County Historical Museum. Cost: $25. For more information, e-mail Don Willis at willisd@cox.net or call 810-7478.
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Frightful fun for kids
As the season turns to orange and black, the ghouls and ghosts are back, ready to fight it out in the Press-Telegram's annual Halloween Scary Story and Drawing Contest.
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Sotheby's expect Malevich to smash Russian record
LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's expects a painting by avant-garde painter Kazimir Malevich to shatter the auction record for a Russian work of art when it goes under the hammer in New York next month.
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More artists join rush to save hall
THE number of artists who are donating original works to save Seaton Delaval Hall has now reached the 100 mark with paintings, ceramics, sculptures, glass works, textiles and even a wooden Newcastle United shirt up for grabs.
The Journal |
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Madison Fall Gallery Night 2008 ignites weekend of up-close art
Twice every year, galleries, gift shops, studios, museums and more from Monroe Street to Atwood Avenue open their doors for Gallery Night, the combined showcase and soirée for visual arts put on by Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Scores of participants have made for an overwhelming array of options at the semiannual celebration, and this autumn is no different.
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Datelines
DocFest spotlight For three weeks each fall, local nonfiction filmmakers can find inspiration at DocFest, the annual festival that champions the truth-telling genre. This year, the festival presents some 60 films - from serious work to zany experiments - and,...
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No plans? Here are 10 things to do this weekend in Rochester area
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, try the Rochester Indie Music Fest, the Hilton Apple Fest, two new museum exhibits or many more activities.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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GCC gallery welcomes Vietnamese works
DEPTFORD TWP. Gloucester County College's permanent art collection also known as the Dr. Ross Beitzel Art Gallery has received several new works of art thanks to the gallery's namesake and a generous West Deptford donor.
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ON VIEW
● 'Tis the time to put on your fancy duds (or hip, or comfortable ones) and make the rounds of gallery openings. On Saturday, the ninth annual Big Picture, sponsored by the Central Tucson Gallery Association, will light up Tucson with gallery openings. And get this: It's all free. Call 629-9759 for more information.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Redesigned museum is a piece of art itself
NEW YORK — For years, it was one of the more visually unusual structures in midtown Manhattan — a mostly windowless, white marble construction by Edward Durell Stone known as "The Lollipop Building" after a disparaging comment from an architecture critic's review.
Arizona Daily Star |
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An autumn exhibit at Gallery 50
BRIDGETON - Want a chance to dress up for something other than Halloween and peruse an unusual trio of artists works at the same time? It's all happening at Gallery 50, Inc. during its reception for the exhibition, "The Masks We Wear," from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
Bridgeton News |
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Sculptor’s work a tribute to Fair Haven
NEW HAVEN — “The Chatham Sharpie” has taken Val Kropiwnicki full circle.
New Haven Register |
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Marblehead's Fall Festival set for this weekend
MARBLEHEAD - Some of the events of the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival go much better on a sunny day - and they'll get their chance this weekend.
The Daily Item |
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Weekend Events
Dover – The Children's Museum of New Hampshire will be open at no charge Friday, Oct. 3, 5:30-8 p.m. for the first in a series of Free Family Fun Nights, offering a special after-hours opportunity for busy families to spend quality time together.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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Artist Etsuko Ichikawa: Inviting contemplation with "pyrographs"
Northwest artist Etsuko Ichikawa makes "pyrographs" by painting with the fire and smoke of hot glass. Her work will be exhibited at Bellevue Arts Museum Oct. 4-March 8, 2009.
Seattle Times |
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Governor's residence gets sculpture
CHEYENNE - The governor's residence in Cheyenne is getting some more decoration on its grounds in the form of a larger-than-life bronze sculpture.
Billings Gazette |
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Pumpkin party in Blackwood
The 17th annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival comes to Harwan Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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