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Dawson Gallery relocates to Stevensville after decades in Annapolis
awson Gallery, a beacon for art collectors for nearly 27 years, is moving from downtown Annapolis to Kent Island. The gallery's founder, Thomas R. Dawson, said the timing is right, since his lease is up and the Internet has changed the way people do business.
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New photographic gallery opens in Eastport ...
A new and somewhat out-of-the ordinary gallery has opened in Eastport. The American Landscape Gallery, located on Fourth Street, is dedicated to selling photographs by Richard Olsenius and the late Marion E. Warren. An open house is scheduled for later this month.
The Capital |
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Teaming up to give kids a special tour of the White House
Let's just say it flat-out: "Our White House" (Candlewick Press, $29.99) is a stunning gathering of children's-book stars, all with a single goal of illuminating a national treasure for young readers. In this new book, more than 100 of the best and brightest of children's-book creators offer their words and artwork as a way of demonstrating to children that American history indeed can be both ...
The Herald-Mail |
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Specialists share environmental tips in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — Nearly 100 years ago, a war put solar energy on hold in favor of oil. With oil no longer a cheap alternative, interest once again is moving toward solar power, among others, said James “Butch” Coger of Coger Custom Construction. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
NWAnews.com |
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Museum quality
NORTH ADAMS DISTANCE FROM BOSTON: 140 miles POPULATION: 13,842 WEBSITES: www.northadams-ma.gov, www.berkshirechamber.com ODD FACT: The turn-of-the-last-century Kimball Building on Main Street was built on steel pilings atop a quicksand pit. North Adams is tucked in the rolling hills of the northern Berkshires, close to where Massachusetts intersects with Vermont and New York. Often called ...
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Art auction Thursday to benefit ACH
Plenty of children in the region have benefited from medical care at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. The hospital now has a clinic in Lowell helping some children avoid the trip to Little Rock. (Benton County Daily Record)
NWAnews.com |
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Marilyn Heeringa, 70, restored Fremont's hauntingly cozy Indigo Inn herself
Press Photo/Emily ZoladzMarilyn Heeringa, 70, runs the Indigo Inn -- a bed & breakfast, cafe, tea room, art gallery and day spa in Fremont.The Indigo Inn isn't the only bed & breakfast in Fremont. But it is the only bed...
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Tudor bling or regal gold chain? Henry VIII gift up for auction
The only known complete chain of office from the time of Henry VIII is being put up for auction.
BBC News |
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Kidspace expanding, moving
Sunday, October 05 NORTH ADAMS — Kidspace, the Mass MoCA art gallery aimed at children and educational opportunities, is expanding — and moving.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Aberdeen firm confident they can weather the economic storm
An Aberdeen based firm have taken delivery of a state of the art ship that will allow them to help build new oil fields. On board are remotely operated vehicles which can work thousands of metres below sea level, avoiding the need for divers to undertake risky tasks.
Scotland Today |
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Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour continues today
Don't forget! The works -- from paintings to sculpture to multimedia and more -- of some 600 artists are represented on the tour, which hits more than 80 venues across the city.
El Nuevo |
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E-town baseball fans got iced
OK, I understand why the tall foreheads at Rogers decided to move past the baseball playoffs and show an exhibition rather than a real sports event.
Slam! Sports |
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Lord Bhairava sculpture unearthed near Palani
Madurai, Oct 5: A seventh century sculpture of Lord Bhairava has been unearthed from the Pachaiyaru river bed at Azhagapuri near Palani in the district, officials said.
Chennai Online |
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'Ten Amigos' brings Mexican images to the Northland
BAYFIELD — Watercolor artist France Austin Miller and her entourage of prolific painters have traveled to Montana, Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Key West, Fla. and abroad to Puerto Rico, Ireland and Italy to immerse themselves in on-location painting workshops.
The Ashland Daily Press |
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Hitting the benchmark
Times have been really tough at The Contemporary Museum in the last week. Economic woes led to cuts of approximately half the staff, and Hawaii saw the first big hit to its arts community since Wall Street's dire crisis began unfolding.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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King Tut reigns over the Dallas Museum of Art in a crowd-pleasing display that’s more glittery entertainment than ...
By GAILE ROBINSON The ancient Egyptians believed the reward for a life well lived was immortality as a transfigured spirit who accompanied the sun god, Re, on his daily voyage from death to resurrection. So that the gods could call upon the deceased in the afterlife, it was imperative the names of the dead be remembered forever. This is why so many of the pharaohs built extravagant temples and ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Effort to save historic home starts gaining lot of traction By Pamela Dickman Loveland Reporter-Herald
With bright new paintings covering the windows and doors, the historic Milner-Schwarz house burst with color Saturday afternoon. “It looks like it’s starting to get its life back,” said Paula Sutton, a board member of the Loveland Historical Society. “Slowly.”
Loveland Reporter-Herald |
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Danger: Art
Manhattan's new Museum of Arts and Design piles on the schmaltz pretty thick. Fortunately, its inaugural exhibition also veers on the edge of danger.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Art calendar
CHILDREN AND YOUTH DAY, 11 a.m..-3 p.m. Oct. 5, with art activities, demonstrations, music, storytelling, games, Filipino children activities and hands-on, interactive activities; Hawai'i State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel St.; free; 586-0304.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Machinelike sculptures come to life when visitors pass by
AKRON -- Created from "repurposed" motors, gears, pulleys and industrial debris, the interactive kinetic sculptures of Jean-Pierre Gauthier dance, sing and even draw.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Women inmates learn art of watercolor
Paintings by inmates at the Women's Community Correctional Center have been included in the Hawaii Watercolor Society's 46th annual open show currently on display at the Pauahi Tower.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Fests give towns a boost
ST. CHARLES – The Filling Station is a stone’s throw from Lincoln Park, which will be filled next weekend with whimsically dressed scarecrows as part of Scarecrow Festival.
Kane County Chronicle |
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China's cultural arts celebrated at festival
From a Beijing Olympic Games ticket signed by Bryan Clay to a medal dating back to the ancient Olympics in 356 B.C., Jin De Silva has amassed one of the most impressive collections of Olympic memorabilia in the world.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Mural highlights cultural diversity at Heritage Festival
Pam Shapiro, a Farmington Hills artist, spent Friday constructing a floor-to-ceiling mural in the front lobby of the Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills.
Farmington Observer |
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Artist, mural honored for capturing Meadville's history
When she was a senior at Allegheny College, Berry Breene of Oil City needed a senior project.
The Meadville Tribune |
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