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Pentecost Festival takes church beyond the four walls
Christian events rolled out across London over the weekend as part of the Pentecost Festivals mission to take the church out of the building
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Quebec City to celebrate 400 years with food, festival and fun
It's the city -- and celebration -- of the year! Quebec City celebrates its 400th anniversary throughout 2008 -- Samuel de Champlain pulled into town July 3, 1608, and the city has never looked back.
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Various ways for social messages
KUALA LUMPUR: If you are an art enthusiast, do not miss the opportunity to experience a different kind of art currently being displayed at the Malaysian Institute of Arts gallery.
The New Straits Times |
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Children's Book Day exhibition by KL Library
KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with Children's Book Day on April 2, the Kuala Lumpur Library organised an exhibition of works by award-winning children's book illustrators.
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PRIZED POSSESSIONS
By ANDREW MARTON What it is: Portrait of a Woman, Probably Isabella d'Este (c. 1500, terracotta, attributed to Gian Cristoforo Romano) Where it is: Kimbell Art Museum Why we like it: This wonderfully realized sculpture, so supple in its terracotta skin, so unerring in its naturalistic line, introduces us to the trailblazing Isabella d'Este. Behind her uncompromising, almost blank gaze, ...
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Mayfest baby contest rescheduled
A stormy Saturday morning led to the cancellation of much anticipated Mayfest and according to Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce administrative assistant Shelly Williams, it is still unknown whether the event will be rescheduled or not.
Atmore Advance |
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What you need to know
What: Nation's No. 1 art show in 2007 (Art Fair Source Book) with 112 artists from 30 states, Germany, England, Israel and Belgium.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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High school competitions
What: Two high school art competitions involving dozens of students from more than 40 Southern Illinois high schools will be presented: the Art on the Square High School Competition and the 12th Congressional District Art Competition. Exhibits received 274 applications this year, a 30 percent increase over 2007.
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Colonial Heights celebrates its history at Fort Clifton Festival
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The weather could have been better, but cloudy skies and occasional light rain did not seem to bother visitors on the first day of Colonial Height’s popular Fort Clifton Festival.
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Texas & Neighbors: Lubbock celebrates centennial with art
The West Texas city of Lubbock is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with four art exhibitions that survey the century. More than 200 works will be shown at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts through July 15.
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On the map
Laffer lands solo show with 'Cartography' Erik Laffer's oil paintings at the Amrose & Sable Gallery in Albany are like aerial photos of some distant land from another time. Grooves, markings and shapes etched into the canvases eerily carve out mysterious crop circles, monumentlike symbols and ghostly grid patterns of dormant villages. Calming tones of beige, gray and dark green mask a sense ...
Albany Times Union |
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Arkansas News Bureau
Contested races on primary ballot drawing attention By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Term limits is a key factor in contested legislative races in the May 20 primary pitting veteran lawmakers against each other or featuring newcomers looking to fill open seats.
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Area artists take part in Northampton fest
Memorial Day weekend brings the return of the Paradise City Arts Festival to Northampton, Mass. The annual event was recently named the No. 1 art fair in America by the readers of AmericanStyle magazine.Two hundred and fifty competitively juried artists from 30 states will exhibit their original works in ceramics, painting, decorative fiber, art glass, fine furniture, jewelry, leather, metal, ...
Albany Times Union |
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Museum's wartime gallery open to interpretation
One indication of an exhibition's success is the breadth of emotions with which its visitors might leave the gallery.
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Wax Museum Clips Ticket Prices
Economic reality has hit one of Washington's new high-priced museums — and it's lowering its admission fee in response to the slowdown. The Madame Tussauds wax museum cut admission from $21.15 to $18 for adults; $16 to $12 for children.
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A drive with plenty to see
Watch artists cast sculptures in bronze on the Eastern Shore A scenic drive along Route 13 to Virginia's Eastern Shore will bring you to Turner Sculpture — an art gallery, foundry and workshop with plenty of bronze critters and oddities to keep you and your kids amused for hours.
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Local & live
Sunday, May 11, 2008 • "MOSTLY PLAINS: ARRESTING NATIVE AMERICAN ARTWORK": Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St. Noon-5 p.m. Focus on indigenous art of Northern Plains Indians and imported art forms of Charles M. Russell. Display through June 1. Moms admitted free for Mother's Day. $7, adults; $5, senior citizens; $3, ages 6-18; free, ages 5, younger and YAM members. 256-6804.
Billings Gazette |
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World of rhythm
Category: Local News Topics: (none) The Morris Graves Museum of Art hosted their monthly Second Saturday Family Arts day
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Beauty and the Bairs: Museum a study in luxury
MARTINSDALE — If ever there were a house with personality — better make that bursting with personality — it’s the Charles M. Bair Family Museum on the outskirts of town here.
Helena Independent Record |
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Stitches of time
Embroiderers' Guild displays a world of artistry at Pruyn House They'll have samplers on display -- cross-stitched alphabets that bring to mind grandmothers' living rooms appointed with lavender and lace. But with its "A World of Stitches" exhibit Thursday through Sunday, May 18, at the Pruyn House in Newtonville, the New York Capital District Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America ...
Albany Times Union |
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Weekly entertainment calendar
Birmingham Fine Art Festival: Featuring more than 200 artists in a variety of media from the United States and Canada, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Shain Park, Henrietta and Martin, Birmingham. 248-644-1807. Free. Downtown Hoedown: Featuring Gretchen Wilson, Billy Currington, Lonestar and more, Hart Plaza, downtown riverfront, Detroit.
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Gangster Museum memorializes the bad guys
Hot Springs, Ark., was Spa City for notorious gangsters such as Al Capone and Owney Madden
Contra Costa Times |
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Beverly Hills Celebrity Fine Art Advisor and Appraiser David W. Streets Launches His New Website
Beverly Hills Celebrity fine art dealer, appraiser and advisor has launched his new website focusing on his appraisal services, art advisory services, clients and personal qualifications. (PRWeb May 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb934034.htm
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1933: Germans want Jewish prodigy's violin
Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago. 1983 May 13: A vandal slashed and virtually ruined five abstract paintings by Mark Rothko on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on...
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OPENINGS
Museums EAST BAY Oakland Museum of California Opening Sat.: "Cool Remixed." Graffiti, videos, skateboard art, a DJ station, more. In conjunction with "Birth of the Cool" exhibition. Through Aug. 17. "Birth of the Cool." A look at the cultural zeitgeist of "...
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