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Ex-President At Atlanta Fundraiser For Obama
ATLANTA -- Former President Bill Clinton attended a thousand-dollar-a-head fundraiser reception for Barack Obama at an Atlanta art gallery.
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Portsmouth area community calendar
"SCULPTURES IN STONE," featuring exciting new images by local photographer, Jane Sydney, will be held during October at the Kennedy Gallery andamp; Custom Framing, 41 Market St., Portsmouth. In conjunction with ART 'ROUND TOWN, an opening reception will be...
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Kate Moss gold statue unveiled
Artist Marc Quinn unveiled his solid gold sculpture of druggy supermodel and pink mom Kate Moss at the British Museum. The piece, called Siren, is reportedly worth $18 million. The 50kg statue shows a seated Moss with her legs bent up behind her head, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Siren will be part of the museum's Statuephilia exhibition, which opens Friday. "Siren is an image that ...
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We're happy & healthy
GLASGOW'S culture and leisure bosses are today celebrating a successful start to running the city's museums, libraries and sports centres.
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Annual Book Festival highlights local talents
In the middle of Saturday's series of rainstorms, groups of Hopkins students and Baltimore natives trekked in raincoats and boots to the 2008 Baltimore Book Festival at Mount Vernon Place in the 600 block of N. Charles Street.
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Celebrate the new season in Fells Point
Fells Point is hosting its annual Fall Festival this weekend.
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Carver and architect, Samuel McIntire left his stamp on Salem
SALEM and mdash; It certainly can't be said that Samuel McIntire has been forgotten in his hometown. The architect, who resided here two centuries ago, was the subject of a major exhibit this past year at the Peabody Essex Museum, which drew nearly 60,000 visitors and national media attention. It focused on McIntire's wood carvings, which can still be seen on Salem mantels and doorways.
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Supermodel Siren
THE much-hyped Siren , a £1.5 million rendering of Kate Moss in 50 kilograms of gold, finally went on display to the public at the British Museum in London yesterday.
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Life takes a 'flight of fancy' in Ranjeeta's imageries
New Delhi, Oct 3: How is one to define abstracts like freedom, inner self, imagery and a free soul? Perhaps, as artist Ranjeeta Kant does. An air of liveliness and freedom surrounds her artwork, each a masterpiece in itself.
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Malevich Abstract May Fetch More Than $60 Million at Sotheby's
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Sotheby's said it will sell a painting by leading Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich that may fetch ``in excess of $60 million'' at an evening sale in New York on Nov. 3.
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Brandon teens design wins contest for next Wisconsin Parks Sticker
WAUPUN With only one high school art class under her belt, Andrea Duarte had no illusions that her graphic design would impress judges.
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Chili cookoff includes music, contests, classic cars
The World's Championship Chili Cookoff is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 10 to 12 in the northeast parking lot of the Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
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Folk Art series at SU returns for a third year
Syracuse University kicks off its third annual Folk Arts series celebrating the cultures of Central New York's diverse ethnic communities from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday with an art exhibit and musical performances at the Schine Student Center's Panasci Lounge.
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Schwein inspires art fest theme
What do a pig roast, piggy banks and a bright red 1961 Harley-Davidson motorcycle have in common? They'll all be at Schweinfest - the arts festival and fundraiser to be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn.
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Architecture maturing in Anchorage
What do a home near Westchester Lagoon, another home in Turnagain's new Atwood Estates subdivision and a third home on the Hillside have in common? All three homes were the focus of the Architecture Tour sponsored by International Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Alaska Design Forum on Saturday. Think of it as a smaller, more intimate Parade of Homes, but with only about 50 people.
Anchorage Daily News |
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Autumn Harvest Festival Will Feature Local Talent
The Village of New Holland will have an Autumn Harvest Festival this weekend October 3 rd – October 5 th . There will be a variety of rides for all ages, carnival games , and great food.
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Reward for info on St. Charles sculpture vandals
ST. CHARLES -- Police are offering a $600 reward after the second incident of vandalism to a sculpture exhibit at Mount St. Mary Park occurred on Tuesday.
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It'll be grapes, barbecue and more in Kennewick
Celebrate the grape's journey from fruit to wine at the annual Grapefest in downtown Kennewick. The festival runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 and will be set up along Kennewick Avenue between Cascade and Auburn streets. Admission is free.
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October 3
ON this day in history, October 3... ...2007, it was announced that Miuccia Prada would be the first member of the fashion community to be honoured at the fifth annual Gala in the Garden at LA's Hammer Museum, in recognition of the work of Fondazione Prada - the Milan art space she established with her husband Patrizio Bertelli in 1993...
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A gateway to American history
Artwork can show history in a way that words sometimes fail.
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Gallery fires final salvo
With $100-million worth of paintings at stake and insults and allegations flying, the appeal in New Brunswick's contentious tussle began to wind down Thursday.
Daily Gleaner |
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4-H to hold Keeping It Green program
Brown County 4-H members will sponsor a program on Keeping It Green from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay.
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Gallery rests its case
With $100 million worth of paintings at stake and insults and allegations flying, the appeal in New Brunswick's contentious tussle began to wind down on Thursday, a day as grey and dreary as any in London.
Telegraph-Journal |
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Kerouac scroll at the heart of three exhibits
The first draft of Jack Kerouac's iconic 1957 book On the Road was written on a long scroll, without punctuation. In other words, it is itself something of a long road trip.
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