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West Virginia community briefs
Arbor Day poster contest under way in W.Va.; North Berkeley Library buys book in honor of patron
The Herald-Mail |
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At £34m, it's the most valuable Russian import
The most important and valuable Russian painting ever to come to auction goes on show in London today. Suprematist Composition by Kazimir Malevich has been seen only once in Britain before, when it was at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1959.
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Carvers and more at festival in Pisgah
Tradition and heritage will be on display this Saturday at Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. COFA will hold Forest Festival Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the same time, four colleges will compete in the 13th annual John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet at the site.
The Hendersonville Times-News |
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Plastic ‘family’ proves there is art to recycling
A 'family' of recycled plastic sculptures created by artist Robert Bradford is to kick-off Ireland’s recycling week.
Plastics and Rubber Weekly |
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Shop Hyde Park Square show
More than 200 exhibitors from throughout the region will sell their wares, including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber arts, crafts and multimedia works, at the 42nd annual Hyde Park Square Art Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Hong Kong Art-Show Host, Galleries See `No Cause for Pessimism'
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's top art show attracted more galleries this year -- and none dropped out -- a sign Asia's art market can weather the financial slump, the organizer said.
Bloomberg |
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Sculpture damaged at St. Charles park
ST. CHARLES – A sculpture in Mount Saint Mary’s Park was damaged, and another has been missing for months.
Kane County Chronicle |
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Self-Aware Chinese Art Begins to Break Down Walls
In Building 15 on No. 50 Mongshan Road on a weekend afternoon or then and thereabouts, then—but only then—did it become real to me. Mongshan Road calls itself the center of modern art in Shanghai.
The Harvard Crimson |
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Concrete and Glass festival in London (6 pictures)
Concrete and Glass , an art and music festival that opened in east London yesterday, brings together more than 100 bands and 20 commissioned exhibitions across 35 venues. The two-day event is an attempt to marry two art forms for which east London is famous.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Subtlety and strength
As autumn begins, the YWCA Women's Art Gallery presents two Cincinnati artists whose work, like the season, combines subtlety of form and fusion of color.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Walls can't contain memory's power
In his solo exhibition I Will Never Recover from This Macaroon, artist Matt Morris of New Orleans orchestrates encounters with ephemera and the memory's powerful hold on spaces and objects.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Best Bets: Jason Moran
Missouri History Museum's "Urban Stories" series continues with Blue Note recording artist Jason Moran, described by Rolling Stone magazine as someone who is "shaping up to be the most provocative thinker in current jazz."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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RiverWoods annual gala to benefit Squamscott Community Commons
EXETER and#8212; It will be a Saturday night filled with fine wine, gourmet food, live music and the talents of the Seacoast's most sought-after auctioneer for a startling price of just $60.
Exeter News-Letter |
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Art
All weekend - "GUITAR SHOW" - Ends Wednesday; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, 437 E. Berry St.; gallery hours, 424-7195 or www.artlinkfw.com. Photo caption: Randall Scott Harden's “Red Barn” is part of the “Autumn's Splendor” exhibit at the Castle Gallery, 1202 W. Wayne St.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Arts update
MEETINGS, CONTEST: •The American Association of University Women’s Creative Stitchery and Crafts group will have a table runner project and potluck lunch Saturday; call Nan, 747-6532, for time and location. Also, the Current Literature I group will discuss “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon at 7:15 p.m.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Regional Happenings: Festivals, fast cars and fly-fishing
Here's a look at local and regional happenings.
Baxter Bulletin |
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London News and Reviews
Usually, the only thing an art critic can enjoy about the Turner Prize is the chance to pretend he’s a racing pundit for a day. Most of the time it’s so obvious who’s going to win that one can sound prophetic quite easily (unlike with Damien Hirst auctions).
Evening Standard |
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Apple Days Festival will begin Saturday
JULIAN: Julian's annual Apple Days Festival will be held this weekend at the Menghini Winery, where there will be plenty to do.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Seabrook Around the Town
SEABROOK and#8212; To provide students with healthy snacks, a fund-raiser and silent auction is Saturday, Oct. 4, from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Rye Airfield, Route 1, Rye.
Hampton Union |
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Lincoln to show his face again
Next year marks the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, and Fort Wayne was supposed to loom large in national celebrations. Then the Lincoln Museum closed. Photo caption: The History Center is host to the second of a three-part traveling exhibit about President Lincoln. Photo by Laura J. Gardner The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Weekend Best Bets: North Edition
The October Gourd and Pumpkin Festival is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Welburn Gourd Farm, 40635-D De Luz Road, Fallbrook. Visitors can tour the farm on hay wagons and peruse fields of organic pumpkins and fine gourd art. Free. (760) 728-4271 or welburngourdfarm.com.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Sweetwater honored for contributing to arts
From offering its 250-seat auditorium to local arts organizations at no charge to donating musical instruments, Fort Wayne-based Sweetwater Sound Inc. has supported the local arts community – and earned a national award for those efforts.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Raymond news briefs
RAYMOND and#8212; Raymond Arts, the local community theater arts group, is putting on a variety show Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Raymond High School. The show will be held jointly with the Raymond Area Rotary Club's annual silent auction.
The Rockingham News |
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Golden girl Kate
A lifesize gold statue of Kate Moss as a "modern-day Aphrodite" with her legs tucked behind her head has been unveiled at the British Museum. It is the largest gold statue made by man since ancient Egyptian times, weighing 50kg, around the same as its subject.
Ananova |
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Life is a labyrinth in exhibit tonight for Arts Walk
"Communion: The Labyrinth Project," a one-night-only installation for Arts Walk, offers an opportunity to walk through the past — and to look at it from both sides.
The Olympian |
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