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Westchester, Putnam briefing
The state has reached an agreement with a Shell oil company to clean up fuel storage violations at 88 gas stations in the New York metropolitan area, including 27 in Westchester, two in Rockland and two in Putnam counties. The Journal News
Results of Town Board election will take time
NEW PALTZ — Voters won’t know the result of the contest for a seat on the Town Board until Nov. 5 at the earliest. Middletown Times Herald-Record
Dia de los Muertos altar exhibit this weekend
The second annual Dia de los Muertos alter exhibit at the Hidden Artist Gallery, 501 Granado St. and Coffee and More, begins Thursday, Oct. 30 with installation of alters from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Alamogordo Daily News
Woman's Forum expands Extravaganza events
The Womans Forum is going for the pretty as a picture effect with its new event, Christmas Extravaganza at the Womans Forum, which will include a photography contest, as well as poetry, art and door-decorating contests. Wichita Falls Times Record News
Hemet Valley Art Association focuses on portraits
Portraiture is profiled at the Hemet Valley Art Association gallery this month. October's featured artist Roy Morrisey is known for his versatility but his faces, including a life-size self-portrait, always receive a lot of attention. The Press-Enterprise
Community calendar
Film, "It Happened One Night," 2 and 6:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St. Tickets: $5 adults, $3 ages 12 and younger; 263-0202. Art reception, "Recent Drawings" exhibit by Clarity Haynes, 5 to 7 p.m., Bogigian Gallery, Lortz Hall, Wilson College; Philip Lindsey, 264-4141, Ext. 3305. Chambersburg Public Opinion
Arts Creates Excellence
MILLVILLE - The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts is currently accepting registrations for its "Arts Creates Excellence" (ACE) program. Classes for fall 2008 will run for five weeks, beginning Nov. 10 and ending Dec. 12. Bridgeton News
Financial Meltdown: Any Bailouts for the Art Market?
At least the stock market went up 889 points yesterday. That may have softened the blow of yet another art-market confidence-killer, as chronicled in yesterday's NY Times by Carol Vogel : An important Cubist Picasso painting of a harlequin (above), which for 50 years had been owned by the Surrealist artist Enrico Donati , was suddenly withdrawn by Donati's estate from Sotheby's major ... Arts Journal
Camacho-Barros meet!
Philadelphia, PA--A Mexican national who was born in the circus, and a native Brazilian who performs a martial-arts dance routine in Florida nightclubs, meet in a 10-round welterweight contest Friday, Nov. 14, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Street. Fightnews.com
Camacho-Barros meet!
A Mexican national who was born in the circus, and a native Brazilian who performs a martial-arts dance routine in Florida nightclubs, meet in a 10-round welterweight contest on November 14 at the New Alhambra in South Philly. Fightnews.com
Cheesy tribute reflects presidential candidates
In the final days of the presidential campaigns, the faces of the candidates are everywhere.Newspaper and television are two normal mediums for these political figures, but one art student used something different. The Norman Transcript
Japan foundation holds art forum
VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Son Today Foundation, a non-profit group based in Japan, has held two 10-day workshops in Vietnam to introduce contemporary art to local residents. Vietnam Net
Woman dead in LeRoy home after 911 call; man jailed
LeROY -- A 19-year-old Hallsville woman was found dead Tuesday morning in a LeRoy home after police responded to a report of an assault, and a man has been arrested. Photo gallery Video The Pantagraph
Norman tea party is for Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty will celebrate her birthday beginning at noon Saturday at Atomik Pop!, 918 W Main St. The event will include a tea party, food, games, prizes and the opportunity to have a photo taken with Hello Kitty. Sheila Alikhani, cultural liaison for the comic-book store, also will host cooking and art contests. Admission is free. Hello Kitty, a product of the Japanese company Sanrio, has been ... The Oklahoman
Norman foundation picks judges for its annual tree photo contest
NORMAN — The Norman Park Foundation has announced judges for its annual Oklahoma Tree Photo Contest. Judging this year’s entries will be Shevaun Williams, Bob Goins and Victor Youritzin. The contest, open to both professional and amateur photographers, is held each year to promote awareness of the beauty and value of trees in a community. Entries are due by Nov. 17, and winners will be ... The Oklahoman
Live orchestra to accompany silent film
In the Carpathian Mountains, no one can hear you scream - especially if you're in a silent movie. Tomorrow, the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will be showing F.W. Murnau's silent horror masterpiece, "Nosferatu" with a little twist. The score will be performed live by the Alloy Orchestra, a three-piece ensemble that has composed original music for the film. Daily Nebraskan
OU concert series to feature Renaissance instruments
NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma’s Catlett Music Center, 500 W Boyd St., will host two OU School of Music performances Sunday. Oklahoma Collegium Musicum will perform "Music of Josquin Des Pres” at 3 p.m. Sunday in Catlett Music Center’s Gothic Hall. The concert is part of the OU School of Music’s Sutton Faculty Concert Series and will feature five consorts, or groups, of instruments ... The Oklahoman
Musician, author set to perform Thursday at OU
Robert Weirich , a pianist, teacher, author and composer, will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall, 500 W Boyd. Weirich has performed in musical centers throughout the country, including Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, and at several summer festivals. Weirich’s visit is part of the University of Oklahoma School of Music’s ... The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City to premiere horror film 'Splinter'
There’s a mysterious creature roaming through the woods of Oklahoma — but that’s actually good news for the state. A combination of elements conducive to the script and incentives from the Oklahoma Film Commission drew director Toby Wilkins to Oklahoma to shoot "Splinter.” The horror film gets an Oklahoma City premiere Thursday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The state is "one of the few ... The Oklahoman
Committee decides on Fargo's Davies High School logo design
A Fargo School District committee of art teachers, athletic directors and art professionals chose the logo for Davies High School on Tuesday. Advertisement: MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Get full credit for your A.A.S. degree. A.A.S. to B.A.S. Get full credit for your A.A.S. degree in Mayville State's ONLINE B.A.S. in Business Administration program. For more information on this ... Fargo Forum
Pumpkin latkes pleasing to palate
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Visitors center to move
A new, centrally located visitors center is scheduled to open this spring in the shadow of Lancaster County Convention Center.The newly named Lancaster Visitors Center will draw tourists to the first floor of the Heritage Center Museum in Penn Square and be operated by Pennsylvania Dutch Convention ... Lancaster Online
Sculptors carve their niche at Art Center class
They leave no stone unturned as they try to find a shape within. They use saws, levels, drills, grinders, files and rasps. The News-Press
WWI vet array
Jeff Breuer, who lives near Wyocena, displays the sculpture he made in honor of World War I machine-gunner Leonard Zenz, who was killed in battle in France. Portage Daily Register
Museum hosts Russian dinner
Photo: Three of 10 Russian samovars that will be on display Nov. 8 at a Russian-themed dinner that will be held to raise funds for the Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe New Mexican