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40,000 enjoy Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Financier Warren Hellman opened his eighth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park on the main stage Saturday, telling a story about recovering a prized banjo 30 years after he lost it, and then picking some with a few other musicians. "...
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Top Lots Shunned in Post-Lehman Art Sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Buyers shunned the priciest lots and chose cheaper paintings and sculptures at Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, Asia's biggest art sale since the credit crisis grew last month.
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Sew a Festive Garden Flag
Garden or yard flags are an extension of those flags regularly seen in public gardens in cities or hanging from lamp posts in small towns or on edifices announcing a gala museum, religious or fine art event. Garden flags add welcoming visual interest to home, garden or business and are easy to sew.
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Apollinaire Scherr talks about dance
I don't have a whole lot to say about Christian Rizzo, though I would like to, because his solo outing last weekend at CPR ( Center for Performance Research ) w as p art of the French Institute Alliance Francaise's enterprising new festival Crossing the Line , which we are lucky to have .
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Restoration of banned "Fifer Man" cancelled
The 4-meter high statue was created by the prominent Iranian sculptor Bahman Mohasses in 1975 by order of the City Theater Complex director and was installed in front of the complex. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, it was removed from the site because it was deemed as contrary to the revolution's criteria due to its unique shape. -MNA
Payvand Iran News |
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Elephants pack exhibition
Otago's very own elephants are featured in an exhibition at The Packing Shed gallery in Earnscleugh, along with a variety of mixed-media works.
Otago Daily Times |
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Close encounter of the royal kind
Prince Charles was about to visit the local art museum, and I had inadvertently stumbled into the big event.
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Museum is a tribute to a King
INDIANOLA, Miss. -- 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...
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New face for Chimney Rock monument
LUCERNE VALLEY — Weeks after the Chimney Rock monument was destroyed by vandals here, a group of artists are proposing a much larger exhibit to replace it.
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Iraquis celebrate culture at Mesopotamian Festival
For many members of the Iraqi community taking part in the fifth annual Mesopotamian Festival, it was a lot like coming home. “We miss our family we had to leave behind,” says artist Ahmad Nasir, whose many paintings inspired by his home country, were on display at the Iraqi Canadian Society of Ontario's Oct. 4 event at St. Joseph Secondary School. “When we come to this festival each year, it ...
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Pottery, ceramic show opens today
GRANTS — The Cibola Arts Council will open their new display of pottery and ceramic art today at the Double Six Art Gallery and Museum in Grants.
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Streets Filled with Art Lovers until Sunrise
At sunrise Sunday morning Toronto’s 3rd addition of Nuit Blanche, the all-night contemporary arts festival wrapped up until next year. Close to a million people came out to see the some 155 artistic displays. One display included a knitted CN tower and the department store Honest Eds. Other attractions included a pack of zombies and art by Yoko Ono. The iconic Sam The Record Man sign ...
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Former astronaut Bean on artistic voyage
AUSTIN -- One of an elite dozen astronauts who have walked on the moon, artist Alan Bean set out on a new journey. The mission: To share his explorations through his paintings,...
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Court Square, Washington Street buzz
Saturday was a day for old favorites and new experiences as Vicksburg celebrated the 26th annual Old Court House Flea Market and 14th annual Downtown Fall Festival.
The Vicksburg Post |
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St. James Court Art Show Ends Sunday
Sunday rounds out annual St. James Court Art Show.
WLKY Louisville |
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Record-Eagle wins 'Newspaper of the year'
The Record-Eagle is the Michigan Press Association 2008 "Newspaper of the Year" in its circulation category. The newspaper also is a first-place winner in the "General Excellence" category of the MPA's Better Newspaper Contest.
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Clint Eastwood thrilled by Angeline Jolie's star power at 'Changeling' premiere
McCain-Palin has inspired Clint Eastwood. At the New York Film Festival with his tragic drama Changeling, the director watched Angelina Jolie walk the red carpet amid explosions of flashbulbs and breathlessly shouted questions. "It's a phenomenon. She just gathers attention. If I ever run for office, she could be my VP," he joked.
USA Today |
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Hyde Park Art Show Features 200 Artists
The largest one day art show returns to Greater Cincinnati for the 42nd year.
The Kentucky Post |
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Geoinformation symposium
IN conjunction with its 10th anniversary celebrations Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) will be organising the 7th International Symposium and Exhibition on Geoinformation (ISG 2008) from Oct 13 to 15, at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
The Star |
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Sachs Fund Prize
Phyllis Weston, a woman synonymous with the arts in Cincinnati, was honored with the Fine Arts Fund's Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize in ceremonies at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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BFTS 90th Anniversary
In honor of the 90th anniversary of The British Flying Training School, the BFTS Museum is hosting a dinner-dance and Fly-In Oct. 17 to 18. The event will honor the British pilots who trained in Terrell, as well as the American officers and civilian staff who assisted with that training during Wordl War II.
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SMHS sweeps Manor aside
San Marcos made quick work of Manor in Friday night’s contest, dropping 19 aces and sweeping the over matched Lady Mustangs, 25-17, 25-11 and 25-20.
San Marcos Daily Record |
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Masterpieces given touch-up in public
In 1955, when the National Gallery of Victoria wanted to restore Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's masterpiece The Banquet of Cleopatra, they sent it to the Queen's restorer in London.
The Age |
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Merrill Gardens hosts art show
Staff Reports
The Record-Courier |
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Construction starts tomorrow on extending light rail to Eighth Street, Bayonne
Here's an artist's rendering of the planned Eighth Street light rail station coming to Bayonne. All aboard!
El Nuevo |
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