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Preserving precious moments
Baby booties. Report cards. Watercolor paintings.
The Naperville Sun |
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ASF honors young playwrights
Ten young playwrights were honored Saturday at the Alaba ma Shakespeare Festival as the best of the 2008 Young Southern Writers' Project Playwrighting Competition.
Montgomery Advertiser |
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Handmade hits
magination, humor and superb workmanship make "The Best of 2008," the annual juried exhibition of works by members of Ohio Designer Craftsmen, a pleasure to behold.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Jenna Bush's wedding a low-key affair
CRAWFORD, Texas — Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Wedding photo mess still tangled
Dear Fixer: Like the readers who wrote to you in February, I too used Jim Karr Photography in Hammond for my wedding. He was actually a friend and business contact of my mother, so we knew each other. He took photos of my wedding on Feb. 17, 2006.
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Carmel poet Ric Masten dies
Celebrated poet Ric Masten, a Renaissance man who became "poet laureate" of Carmel and wrote 23 books, died Friday at his Palo Colorado home after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 78.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Mother's memories
A fter pausing by the lone bench in front of a Sydney Laurence painting during a short tour of the gallery, Nola Lowe grabs her mother's hands and beckons her to stand up. "Come on, Mom. Let's go make some art."
Anchorage Daily News |
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Jazzfest reaffirmed art and life in Big Easy
Hearing the Preservation Hall Jazz Band play "Bourbon Street Parade" may, indeed, be among the biggest of New Orleans' cultural cliches. Yet, encountering this iconic ensemble last Sunday toward the end of the 2008 Jazz and Heritage Festival — "Jazzfest," as it's universally known — reminded me that the utterly familiar can sometimes be utterly pleasurable.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Speed curator is heading to Philly
Julien Robson, curator of contemporary art at the Speed Art Museum since 2000, has taken a job as curator of contemporary art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, effective in July.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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A Chinese art revolution
"You say you want a revolution / Well you know / We all want to change the world." You may have your own John Lennon moment if you attend the 6 to 8 p.m. Friday reception at Louisville's Cressman Center for Visual Arts for an exhibition of 1960s Chinese posters.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Newspaper, the new inspiration for contemporay Indian art
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Contemporary art in India is drawing inspiration from a collage of new mediums, the most striking among them being daily newspapers and the internet. And Vadodara-based contemporary artist Ashutosh Bharadwaj's works reflect just that.
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Mother's memories
After pausing by the lone bench in front of a Sydney Laurence painting during a short tour of the gallery, Nola Lowe grabs her mother's hands and beckons her to stand up. "Come on, Mom. Let's go make some art."
Anchorage Daily News |
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Leo Maxam, The Green Room: Maverick surf photographer Tony Roberts profiled in new documentary
Pick up any surf magazine and check out the latest water photography inside. Aside from your standard surfer in the tube shots, what stands out?
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Area Digest: May 11, 2008
SANTA CRUZ New festival celebrates local artists, environment The Santa Cruz Education Foundation will unveil its new River Arts Festival from 11 a.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Caroline in artful pitch for schools
Lisa Zheng is only 7, but her art has already caught the attention of Caroline Kennedy. Lisa's artwork was hanging in the exclusive Neuhoff Gallery next to a $25,000 painting.
New York Daily News |
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A portrait for Benigni
Roberto Benigni was presented with a portrait by Luciano Micallef during a dinner at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. The painting depicts Benegni's humour and vitality. Micallef chose an expression which is in motion, and the portrait was executed in a sharp and realistic manner.
Times of Malta |
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Marking International Museums Day
Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum in Mdina. Last year, around 20,000 museums in more than 70 countries celebrated the 30th anniversary of International Museum Day with activities, partnerships, and events.
Times of Malta |
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'Superheroes' examines fashion and fantasy
By Samantha Critchell Associated Press NEW YORK -- Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes have invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Free entry to art museum with Bank of America cards
Tacoma Art Museum announced its participation in a newly expanded program from Bank of America, offering free museum admission to the bank’s credit, check and ATM cardholders during the first Saturday and Sunday of each month through May 2009.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Tuesday Meeting The Palette Club is hosting an oil demonstration by Greg Price at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at 907 W. Wadley Ave.
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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THE ARTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS A project of Arts Assembly of Midland P.O. Box 3494, Midland, Texas 79702 (432) 687-1149 FAX 687-1600 SUNDAY Arts Assembly of Midland: Midland's non-profit arts council and umbrella organization for performing and visual arts organizations, 401 W. Texas Ave., Suite 508, 687-1149.
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Comrade: Commies coming?
You bet your babushka, baby. But now, the red menace is kind of green. The d�cor inside the national headquarters of the Communist Party USA, or CPUSA, is more Macy's than Marx. Glass walls rise from the floor to form state-of-the-art work spaces, nontoxic linseed oil burnishes the work surfaces, and biodegradable blue carpet is underfoot. Colorful paintings by the renowned artists Boris ...
Orlando Sentinel |
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Time to dance
THE Queanbeyan Macedonian Dance Group will treat Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival punters to an enriched culture and colourful dance next weekend.
Queanbeyan Age |
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Jenna Bush’s wedding is low-key affair at ranch
Sun, May 11, 2008 (1:17 a.m.) Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Art museum event offers creative outlet, family fun
Tatiana Woodworth dabbed her paintbrush in a tiny, inky black pot Saturday and swooped it over Swavic Rutkowski's face to create a curly mustache.
The Desert Sun |
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