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Hunter Street West again PCVS art students' gallery
'It's quite a challenge for the students. Painting something for a street is a lot different than painting something for the wall at home.' Students' artwork will once again brighten up Hunter Street between George and Aylmer streets.
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Great Dismal Swamp celebrates migratory bird day
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with a birding festival beginning Friday.
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Friday, May 23
Brush Strokes - the Village club for artists of every skill level and working in every medium, will meet at Coronado Center at 9 a.m. in rooms 1-3. Following the business meeting, Ovita Goolsby, art instructor at NPCC will give a demonstration on painting portraits. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, contact president Sheliah Halderman at 922-9375.
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More thoughts on Brian Ferriso
Recently, I wrote this story on Brian Ferriso, the executive director at the Portland Art Museum who is instituting some big changes at the museum. There's been some great feedback regarding the story.
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MIDTOWN: Sinfonia Toronto close out season
There's a lot of local concerts on the go in City Centre ... The final concert of Sinfonia Toronto's Masterpiece Series for the current season will be held on Friday, May 9 at the Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd., under the baton of Nurhan Arman.
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ROM opens textile gallery
Costume marks the completion of the permanent collection galleries in the ROM's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
North York Mirror |
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Builders to begin $13M expansion of downtown parking deck
Construction is slated to begin Wednesday on the $13 million expansion of the parking deck adjacent to the proposed Marriott Renaissance Hotel in downtown Birmingham.
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Jazz & Blues To Entertain Convention Week Visitors
The annual Jazz & Blues Festival in Denver's Five Points neighborhood will be bigger and better this year as it moves to cover 7 days when the Democratic National Convention is in town.
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Sudden resignation delivered by UI art museum director
IOWA CITY and#8212; Howard Creel Collinson, director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art since February 2000, has announced his resignation effective Monday, UI officials announced today.Pamela White, director of UI Pentacrest Museums, which includes the Natural History Museum and the Old Capitol Museum, will serve as interim director of the Museum of Art while a national search is ...
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Orchestras as museums?
At a retreat of the Orchestra Forum program of the Mellon Foundation -- at which I learned a lot -- I got into two discussions about how orchestras might function as museums.
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Scarlett Johansson, newly engaged, flashes ring in New York
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours after confirming her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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ROM opens textile gallery
Costume marks the completion of the permanent collection galleries in the ROM's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. "One of the unfortunate things we had to do in this space was black out the light, which is ...
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Scarlett Johansson flashes engagement ring at Met
The 23-year-old actress unveiled the sparkler while walking the red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala. Hours after confirming her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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LAFF '08 Universal Pics "Wanted and "Hellboy II" Bookend Los Angeles Fest in June
Universal Pictures ' " Wanted " by Timur Bekmambetov will open the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival June 19 in Westwood, organizers announced Tuesday. Based upon Mark Millar 's graphic novel series the film tells the story of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice.
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Condors Invite Students To Submit Essay Or Drawing
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors have announced their "Fit & Fun Condors Essay and Drawing Contest." The goal of the contest is to promote fitness awareness and fun family- oriented summer activities while strengthening students' writing and artistic abilities.
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St. Martinville native returns to show talents
ST. MARTINVILLE — St. Martinville artist Janelle Hebert has been painting pictures of her surroundings for as long as she can remember. On Thursday, patrons from around the Teche Area will be able to see some of Hebert’s selections during an exhibit at Acadian Memorial.
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Colorado Children's Chorale plays free concert in Fairplay
FAIRPLAY The internationally acclaimed Colorado Children's Chorale will perform a free concert at the Edith Teter Elementary School in Fairplay on Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. through the Breckenridge Music Festival.
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Interactive museum opens downtown
The YouZeum is a result of collaborative effort in Columbia. At a new Columbia museum patrons can fight a raging fire, battle a swarm of bees and broadcast the daily news on air.
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Lowry paintings to go under hammer in London
LONDON (AFP) - Four recently-resurfaced paintings by artist L.S.
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Commission To Consider Fire Station Plans
TAMPA HEIGHTS - The city's Architectural Review Commission will vote Wednesday on plans to rehabilitate the former Fire Station No. 5. Local artist Dominique Martinez bought the 6,500-square-foot building for $365,000 from the city last year and plans to turn it into his residence and a first-floor art gallery.
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Johansson flashes engagement ring in New York
Hours after confirming her engagement to actor Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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NEW YORK - Hours after confirming her engagement to Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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Scarlett Johansson, newly engaged, flashes ring in New York
Hours after confirming her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. The 23-year-old actress unveiled the sparkler while walking the red carpet - sans Reynolds - at Monday night's celeb-studded event, which drew the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Johansson, flanked by ...
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Art World Phenomenon Thomas Arvid Joins Fifth Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival as ``Celebrity Artist''
To kick off its fifth Anniversary celebration, producers of the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival (November 12-16, 2008) have named art world phenomenon, Thomas Arvid, as this year's "Celebrity Artist." Arvid's unerring ability to refine a moment will be available for all to see at this year's Festival through his appearances, signings, and a special VIP table at the Celebrity Chef Luncheon & ...
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Surrealist manifesto to be auctioned in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - The only known manuscript of the French poet Andre Breton's "Manifeste du surrealisme," the founding text of the Surrealist movement, is to be offered for sale later this month, auctioneers Sotheby's said on Tuesday.
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