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Marquet Guitar Introduces The Renaissance Classic Inlay Electric Guitar
Using state of the art inlay techniques, the Nashville-based company, Marquet Guitars, slashes the cost of intricately inlaid guitars, making them more accessible and affordable for artists and collectors.
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Romancing photography
It all started when he borrowed an SLR camera from a friend and began taking photos. From then on, his affection for photography became a thrilling ride the way someone feels for another in a romantic way.
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Kennedy auction offers star-studded experiences
NEW YORK (AP) -- For those hard-to-please people on your holiday gift list this year, consider some unusual presents: the chance to hang out with Bill O'Reilly, sing with Aretha Franklin or tour the Capitol w
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Carroll offered 6 life sentences in plea deal
Carroll is a former child advocate who is accused of six counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of improper photography. He is accused of assaulting the children while they were visiting in his home.
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The Welwyn and Hatfield Times
BIDS are flocking in for hundreds of canvases created by celebrities and top artists. Nearly 300 pieces of artwork are being sold through online auction site eBay, in aid of the Willow Foundation.
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North York Visual Artists (NYVA) will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the group's annual art show, which runs from until Dec. 14 at the Papermill Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd.
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Oh, what fun! St. Louis holiday attractions for the family
While those elves hammer away, Santa will spend the season in St. Louis, bringing holiday cheer to local parks, museums and stages. Here, Go! offers a list of the holiday's hottest workshops, plays and story times, and other activities for families.
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Botanic garden exhibits 5 di Suvero sculptures
Nestled among fields of flowering trees and the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lies a red painted 15,000-pound steel sculpture. Despite its large size, it moves with the wind. It can spin and even go up and down like a seesaw.
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Fine Art Auction to Benefit Cultural Council
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Works by some of the world's most renowned modern and impressionist artists are up for auction tonight at an Avondale gallery. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Cultural Council of Jacksonville.
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Wheels
Wheels by SMercury98 "I've got a bike. You can ride it if you like. It's got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good. I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it." --Syd Barrett ________________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining a whole bunch of Houston's best ...
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Arts & Entertainment:
Sculpture in America is at present at a high point, both in terms of quality and diversity.
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Reader Commentaries:
Considering the reams of bad publicity I’ve read regarding the Addison Street Window Gallery, I’d like to check in with my two cents regarding this wonderful enterprise.
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Reader Commentaries:
Civic Arts Commissioner Stephanie Anne Johnson wrote a commentary in the Daily Planet supporting the restrictions on free speech imposed on the city-run Addison Street Windows Gallery. Commissioner Johnson deserves a response and the First Amendment a robust defense.
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High School Students Bring Holiday Cheer To Christ Hospital
More than two dozen art students from Glen Este High School rolled up their sleeves and braved the cold to make a positive impact in the community Thursday morning.
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Top picks for holiday page-turners
— "The College Football Book" (Sports Illustrated, $29.95). This gorgeous photo-packed volume is virtually guaranteed to delight fans of the game, featuring SI’s always-terrific photography and everything a Florida fan could love: hard-hitting shots of Gators, Canes, Seminoles — and a great pic of a young and grinning Dan Marino during his Pitt years.
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Arts And Entertainment
The New Music Seance, Other Minds’ wryly titled, more intimate (and historically minded) counterpoint to its bigger annual festival in the spring, will return this Saturday afternoon and evening to the candlelit wood interior of the 1895 Arts and Crafts-style gem designed by Bernard Maybeck, San Francisco’s Swedenborgian Church, 2107 Lyon St. in Presidio Heights, with three programs (1, 4 and 8 ...
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In the next 24: Art Hop; choir concert
ART HOP IS HAPPENING: The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo will host its monthly Art Hop from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in downtown Kalamazoo. Entertainment, art exhibits and demonstrations are planned. CHRISTMAS BENEFIT CONCERT: A community choir will perform...
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Should Billionaire Bail Out MOCA?
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art is in serious financial trouble. The museum has rising operational costs and is not receiving enough money from donors. But help is on the way. Billionaire financier and philanthropist Eli Broad talks about his $30 million bailout offer to MOCA and what conditions he set for the museum.
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Carrollton, Farmers Branch community calendar
The A. W. Perry Homestead Museum will hold an old-fashioned Christmas from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. The museum is at 1509 N. Perry Road. Free. 972-466-6380.
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Festival Off Main this weekend
The sixth annual Festival Off Main starts the Christmas season tonight in Thomson with Santa arriving for the city's tree lighting ceremony.
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Port St. Lucie man claims $6 million painting stolen
A Port St. Lucie man claims someone broke into his home and stole his safe. Inside that safe, he claims, was a painting worth $6 million.
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Tourists banned from Tokyo tuna auctions
Visitors to Tokyo will soon have to remove the early-morning auction at the Tsukiji fish market from their itinerary after complaints that their presence could be bad for business at the busiest time of the year. The Tokyo metropolitan government said today that tourists would be banned from Tsukiji's hugely popular tuna auctions for a month from December 15th. Traders at Tsukiji, the ...
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Largest Gathering of Neuromodulation Experts Explores Breaking Developments in Neurodevice Technologies at 12th North ...
Leading researchers and clinicians from the field of neuromodulation assembled today at the 12 th annual meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), continuing until December 7 in Las Vegas, NV. Through scientific oral and poster presentations, as well as tradeshow exhibits, participants in the NANS Conference will explore the latest research in new, reversible technologies ...
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Galveston Fest Fits Dickensian Theme as Recession Follows Ike
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Charles Dickens Christmas festival in Galveston , Texas, may evoke Scrooge more than ever this year.
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ART: Simply Red
Tuesday, Dec. 9... By Robyn Banez The color red can be seen in a number of different places, from stop lights to juicy tomatoes in salads. Ciel Gallery's newest exhibition Simply Red honors red by giving it its own exhibition of various mediums. Explore the vibrant color in mosaics, marionettes, concrete, fabric, photography, digigraph, oils, acrylics, and animation. Artwork from the United ...
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