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See S.C. State Fair for a song
The S.C. State Fair kicks off Wednesday in Columbia and runs through Oct. 19. You'll be able to find all your expected attractions – from cooking contests to baby goats to a rollicking midway – plus the 2008 grandstand performers. All 5,000 grandstand concert seats are reserved and require a ticket; grandstand tickets do not include admission to the fair. Here's who is scheduled to entertain: ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Nearby Notes
Festival Charleston Get ‘green' at Charleston Garden Festival Finely crafted exhibit gardens reflect the theme “Metamorphosis” at the 4th annual Charleston Garden Festival, Oct. 17-19 at Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. The purpose of the festival is to foster a local, eco-conscious gardening movement. Festival events include lectures by nationally recognized horticulturalists Allan ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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'Spaceship' brings exhibit to Central Park
New York ‘Spaceship' brings exhibit to Central Park A spaceship-like pavilion crammed with original artwork will land in New York's Central Park this fall. It's the latest stop in a worldwide advertising blitz by Chanel to pay homage to its iconic quilted handbag. Renowned London architect Zaha Hadid was commissioned to create the 7,500-square-foot structure made of lightweight panels fitted ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Bledsoe: Redding's, Replacements' greatness remembered
No man better embodied soul music than Otis Redding. This disc contains two complete performances from March 1967 - two months before his triumphant performance at the Monterey Pop Festival and nine months before his death in a plane crash.
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Fountain City Art Center auctioning off hand-painted chairs at Art-a-palooza fundraiser
Volunteers with an artistic bent have been scouring thrift shops, dark corners in basements, any place that might have a forgotten chair that needs a new lease on life.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Tips for better pics of your trip
October's idea for enhancing your travel experience is dear to my heart: photography. No you don't have to be a National Geographic photographer, have a $4,000 professional camera or be a direct descendant of Ansel Adams to capture stunning images, especially with today's digital technology. Here's how to begin.
Concord Monitor |
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A splash of color and personality livens up children’s bedrooms
Decorative painter Sunny Goode’s goal has always been to get more people painting. Her just-published second book, “Paint Can! Children’s Rooms,” empowers parents to take up glazing, color washing and stenciling to create a special environment for their child.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Vice presidential debate was quite a show
We may go many years before we see a presidential election so unusual. I remember well the closely contested elections of 2000 and 2004, but I do not remember seeing anything like the level of excitement generated this year.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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A New Photography Book Celebrates 30 Years of the Chicago Jazz Festival
The Jazz Institute and the City of Chicago have published Jazzography: A Portrait of the Chicago Jazz Festival at 30 , in conjunction with this year’s festival. The book was created as a companion volume to the exhibition currently on display at the city’s Office of Tourism.
JazzTimes Magazine |
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Itinerary: 10-05-08
•By day, big band enthusiasts on the Nov. 21-Dec. 1 Lisbon-Miami voyage of the Crystal Serenity can enjoy swing lessons, trivia contests, tea dances and classic big band-themed films. At night they can dance to the sounds of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Calling in the Azores and at Grand Turk, this “Big Band & Ballroom Dance” package from Crystal Cruises is priced from $3,145 ...
The Kansas City Star |
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Oct. 4: Local Lifestyle Briefs
Local artist Cagney King will be the featured artist on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Artists Upstairs, Creative Arts & Events Center, Greenfield. King will interviewed on WXIN (Channel 59) at 7:40 and 8:12 a.m. Thursday during a preview of the gallery.
The Herald Bulletin |
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Victorian Festival in Calvert
Shoppers and tourists along Calvert's main drag experienced a blast from the past Saturday.
KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station |
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This is anything but old hat
Lack of wall space doesn’t mean you can’t do a show. Just ask Christopher Leitch, director of the Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall, where the galleries are closed for renovation.
The Kansas City Star |
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Missouri Bank wins award for buying art
Billboard artworks by Warren Rosser and Jaimie Warren and a new sculptural installation by Jesse Small were to be unveiled Friday at Missouri Bank’s new Crossroads Branch, 125 Southwest Blvd.
The Kansas City Star |
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Society calendar
KEMPER “FLIP” GALA at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Buffet dinner, dancing to the Zeroes and a late night party. 816-561-3737.
The Kansas City Star |
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Review: Visitors call the shots in art museum’s ‘Act/React’
The people are the power behind the “Act/React” exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum, a new assembly of living constructs taking their cues from their admirers.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Museum showing 17th and 18th-century Russian icons
MINNEAPOLIS — Religious icons were found everywhere in Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. But when the Communists took power, they tore down churches, publicly burned icons and persecuted believers.
Winona Daily News |
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Art Show continues
Art show organizer Dianne Davis of the Chatsworth-Murray County Library adjusts a quilt on display during the Art Show at the Chatsworth Depot Saturday. The show continues today from 1 to 4 p.m. The Wright Hotel and Section House will be open for tours sponsored by the library.
The Dalton Daily Citizen |
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New Yorkers go caribou hunting with Sarah Palin
Washington - Even if you can't go on an actual caribou hunt with Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, you can certainly get shot trying. An artist in Brooklyn, New York, has created an exhibit where visitors can get photographed for fr...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Beckley filmmakers show at festival, offer alternative views
Who says West Virginia culture has to be limited to the stuff of tradition?
The Register-Herald |
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CAPS art sale Oct. 11
On Friday, Oct. 11, at the Fallon Convention Center, CAPS is holding its biggest fundraiser of the year, the Fourth Annual Art Auction for the Dogs and Cats. There will be both silent and live auctions. There are many items -- several pieces from local artists Mike Sevon, Lori Bishop, and Larry Butte) and many more from generous artists from around the world. The furthest reaching artist is from ...
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Basel art exhibition puts spotlight on Venice - Feature
Basel, Switzerland - Ah, Venice! La Serenissima (the Divine Republic). Queen of the Adriatic. A city between the sky and the sea. Hardly a city has fascinated writers and artists more than Venice, the favourite of painters as early as the 18th centur...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Art by hand: Regional drawing throughout the century
Timeless: The Art of Drawing Where: The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township When: Through Dec. 21. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays and Fridays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays How much: $8; $6 children, students, and seniors;...
The Star-Ledger |
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Storytelling: It's an international art
It is no secret the impact that storytelling has on Jonesborough and the surrounding region. This impact is especially evident now as the National Storytelling Festival wraps up its 36th anniversary this evening.
Johnson City Press |
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Reno museum hosts art and environment conference
RENO — An eclectic group of artists, architects, scientists and writers have gathered at the Nevada Museum of Art to explore how nature and culture intersect in their chosen fields at a conference on art and environment.
Daily Sparks Tribune |
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