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LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Adrian: Marching band festival… Tecumseh: Hydrants to be flushed… Addison: School board meeting… Clinton: School start delayed… Onsted: Early dismissal… Adrian: Leadership training… Tecumseh: Benefit planned
The Daily Telegram |
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A Festivus for the Rest of Us?
The magazine’s Increasing Cultural Cred and its Desire for Creative Publicity have, it seems, united as one. In the form, specifically, of Off the Page , a total rip-off of the New Yorker festival weekend of events sponsored by the magazine.
Columbia Journalism Review |
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Still 'messing about in boats'
And, for armchair sailors, the exhibit, "Messing About in Boats," is an excuse to dream.
Pictorial Gazette |
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Derby in Dairyland rolls art and music into flat track festival
Roller derby skaters and fans across the eastern half of the country are polishing their best moves and cheers for Derby in Dairyland this weekend in Madison. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association 2008 Eastern Regionals Tournament will bring together 12 teams, including the local faves Dairyland Dolls, in a three day frenzy of competition at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant ...
Isthmus |
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Exhibit explores Paris-NY love affair, 1925-40
One world power, exhausted by war and about to see its influence wane. Another world power, flush with cash, insecure about its style, but poised to leave an outsized mark on the rest of the century.
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Ranjit Singh's bust sells for 110,400 pounds
A 19th century white marble bust of the lion of Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was auctioned on Monday in London by an international art house for £110,400.
The Times of India |
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Inside Track: Sculpting a Legend
When Shelley Hunter was asked by officials at the Kentucky Horse Park to create a sculpture of legendary racehorse John Henry earlier this year, she not only felt honored, but a strong sense of karma. You see, Hunter was introduced to both sculpting and John Henry during the same week in 1987.
BloodHorse |
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SEE Virtual Worlds, Entropia Universe Join Forces to Bring Blockbuster Movie Properties to Virtual World
SEE Virtual Worlds, LLC, a new division of SEE Touring Attractions Inc. - the award-winning company behind many successful and innovative themed touring exhibitions, including Star Trek The Tour and Titanic Official Movie Tour - today announced a partnership with Mindark PE AB, the Swedish developer and creator of the Entropia Universe, to expand popular Hollywood properties into full, ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Top doodle hits global audience
Artwork by a Surrey schoolboy get an international audience when it wins a competition to appear on Google's home page
BBC News |
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Glass artist Dale Chihuly opens RI school gallery
In paint-encrusted boots and his trademark eye patch, renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly showed off the colorful, swirling designs that are part of a new $34 million expansion at the museum of the Rhode Island School of Design.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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If you try it, you might like it
Nolan Avent, 6, of Hastings works on his watercolor self-portrait Saturday at the Kids Fine Arts Day at the Harmon Park Activity Center. The event, sponsored by the Kearney Area Arts Council, was designed to encourage children to explore the arts.
Kearney Hub |
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American Indian leaders head to Phoenix
More than 600 Native American leaders are expected at The Heard Museum this month as part of the 64th annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians.
The Business Journal of Phoenix |
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Glastonbury fest sells half its tickets 8 months in advance
Though its next instalment is more than eight months away, the U.K.'s Glastonbury music festival has sold half of its tickets already.
CBC |
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Herb Benham: Soldiering on with museum face and black teeth at Chinese warriors exhibit
Now I see how the Chinese put on the Olympics. After the Terra Cotta Warriors, building the Bird's Nest must have seemed as easy as eating a pork bun. Recently we went to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana to see an exhibit called the Terra Cotta Warriors, Guardians of China's First Emperor. In 1974, farmers were digging a well when they discovered part of the crypt from the first emperor of China ...
The Bakersfield Californian |
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Newscope: Fair Association potato bar Oct. 7 will feature chainsaw sculpture auction
The Saline County Fair Association's potato bar fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. will feature its annual chainsaw sculpture auction.
Marshall Democrat-News |
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Kids' tales celebrate McCain, Obama
Beautiful illustrations and inspiring words are the hallmarks of two new picture books about our nation's Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.
Centre Daily Times |
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Dallas gives King Tut a royal welcome on exhibit's opening day
(AP) As the saying goes, King Tut wasn't born in Texas, but he got here as soon as he could. In this case, it took 33 centuries. But Friday's arrival of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" at the Dallas Museum of Art got a warm greeting from the locals.
KAUZ Wichita Falls |
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The Virginian-Pilot Photos of the Week
You can order photographs from the Virginian-Pilot's award-winning photography staff through an online service called Pictopia. The pictures are suitable for framing and make great gifts. Just click here to order.
The Virginian-Pilot |
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Adobe offers Elements with Photoshop.com promo
Adobe Systems' enthusiast-level Photoshop and Premiere editions are out, with a promised promotion for the online Photoshop.com site.
CNET |
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Pencil This In
ART: The " I Kiffe New York" festival kicks off today and runs through October 28th; borrowed from Arabic, “kiffe” is French slang meaning "passionately in love." Presented by The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the multidisciplinary festival features music, hip-hop-inspired dance, gritty fiction films and documentaries, art and discussions, all "celebrating France’s ...
Gothamist |
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Vietnamese musical performance enthrals Russian audience
VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, a Vietnamese artist has won the hearts and minds of the Russian audience, playing the Dan Bau - a typical Vietnamese musical instrument – in a Russian TV contest on October 5.
Vietnam Net |
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BlizzCon(R) 2008 Gaming Convention Begins This Week
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.'s two-day gaming festival, BlizzCon(R) 2008, begins on Friday, October 10, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The convention celebrates the communities of players surrounding Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s Warcraft(R), StarCraft(R), and Diablo(R) game universes. Attendees of the sold-out show will be able to play the latest versions of Blizzard ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Pretty in Pink
On Friday night, Sisters Nightclub (1320 Chancellor St) held the first of several Pink parties: the Pretty in Pink Runway Contest. Parties are being held this month as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Portions of the proceeds will benefit the 3-Day Breast Cancer 60 Mile Walk. Contestants got their pink on in front of a very enthusiastic audience. The winner was Deb from Deptford. ...
Phillyist |
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Waxman Goes After Fuld's Art Collection
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman got right to the point Monday in grilling Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld. Waxman asked Fuld if it was true he made between $400 and $500 million running the company since 2000, referencing Fuld’s vacation homes in Florida and his impressive art collection.
CBS News |
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Up Next: East Berlin teen a Renaissance woman
It's not every day you get to talk to the third cousin of a queen. Sarah Camus, 17, of East Berlin, is in her third year of performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire as Philadelphia Carey, cup bearer and cousin to the queen.
The Evening Sun |
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