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Art Car Museum Curator Killed After Parade
HOUSTON -- The curator of Houston's Art Car Museum was killed hours after the 21st-annual Art Car Parade, KPRC Local 2 reported. Houston police said Tom Jones was pinned under a car as he sat on a curb on Heights Boulevard near Center Street at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
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Big bash planned for Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 20th birthday
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a teenager no more. The 11-acre park across from the Walker Art Center turns 20 this year and the museum is celebrating the occasion with a birthday blowout in June.
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Cape Dog Bakery and Dog On It Photography team to save dogs
Cape Coral Dog Bakery owners Lou and Anita Simmons aren't just running their business to make a few bucks. They also run it to help make a difference.
The News-Press |
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LaPaglia to Star in Alda's Dear Albert June 1; Sullivan Directs
The World Science Festival will present the world premiere of Dear Albert, which was penned by Emmy Award winner Alan Alda.
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The latest additions have been made to this year's Download festival and one of the names on that list is UK grime artist Lethal Bizzle. As was exclusively revealed on Metal Hammer nearly two weeks ago, Lethal Bizzle will play this year's Download.
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'Smoke bomber' becomes E Cape Festival boss
An angry fringe artist who once "smoke bombed" the offices of the National Arts Festival's official newspaper, Cue, is to become the next director of the festival!
Pretoria News |
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Well hung painting causes a stir
Stay In Touch: Leo Sayer, the singer who topped the charts with Thunder In My Heart , could have been singing Painting In My Hands after a curious incident of a Minotaur in the night-time.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Riverside artist accepted to prestigious gallery
For Palestine, W.Va., resident George McWilliams, his talent came early and was largely unprovoked. As he will tell you, he never really had mentors or artists that he idolized. In fact, he is an anomaly within his own family, who are mostly non-artists.
The Marietta Times |
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'Smoke bomber' becomes E Cape Festival boss
He once "smoked bombed" the National Arts Festival's official newspaper, Cue, and now renowned playwright, Ismail Mahomed, is to become the next director of the festival.
Independent Online |
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A New Movement Toward Thrift: Leaders Launch Campaign to Confront the Debt Culture
A diverse coalition of leaders will launch a national campaign -- with a groundbreaking report, three new books, and artifact exhibit -- on Tuesday, May 13th at a conference in Washington, D.C. entitled Confronting the Debt Culture (www.newthrift.org). The Institute for American Values, New America Foundation, Demos, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, Public Agenda, and others, will ...
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Art auction raises needed funds for Franklin County Therapeutic Riding Center
Ceramic artist Brad McNew delivered on his promise to make a difference in the community with his Art from the Heart Art Auction to benefit Franklin County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center. The auction was Saturday at The Orchards, Chambersburg.
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Reception today showcases art competition entries
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-District 19, will sponsor a reception today at 4 p.m. to showcase submissions for the 2008 Congressional Arts Competition. It will be held in the Gallery Center at 608 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton.
Boca Raton News |
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Andy Mathis Art Co. Returns to Surtex with Fine Art Images for Product Design
Andy returns to Surtex with paintings, polaroid transfers, and product designs for licensing by product manufacturers. He also represents the paintings of Maryland artist, Sharon Himes, who is known for her botanical watercolors featuring the floral and fauna of the Eastern Shore. Surtex is held in NYC at the Javits Center, May 18-20th, 2008. (PRWeb May 12, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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What's Happening
A pine needle basket class sponsored by the Lake Tahoe Historical Society will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the museum, on Lake Tahoe Boulevard between the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center and the Art Building and Visitor Center.
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Aurora Heights dedicate reading sculptures on site
The importance of reading has been an emphasis at Aurora Heights Elementary for many years. Now, that dedication to reading has been given a visual form at the school’s entrance.
Newton Daily News |
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CANNES '07 10 Films To Watch from the 60th Festival de Cannes
Dozens of new films from the recent Cannes Film Festival will receive attention and acclaim at film festivals, and ultimately in distribution, around the world after launching earlier this month.
indieWIRE |
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Festivals offer punk to bluegrass and everything in between
They're coming our way and will soon bring more joyful noise than a field full of cicadas. It's time for spring music festivals. Next weekend alone you can dive in for anything from punk-infused bluegrass to a weekend-long-stream of Dixieland jazz. Here's a look at just a few of the cool music festivals in our region in May, June and early July.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Art Car Community Remembers Artist, Curator Killed by DWI Suspect
Houston's Art Car Museum is turned into a memorial for its curator, who was killed early Sunday morning by an alleged drunk driver.
FOX 26 Houston |
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Drawing your dad, from the heart
For years, you've drawn inspiration from your loving father. Now we'd like you to use that inspiration to draw your father. In honor of dear ol' Dad, we're holding our first Father's Day Art Contest. Let your creative juices flow and create original artwork of your dad. From crayons and markers to paint and watercolor, the option is yours as far as how you illustrate Dad. A panel of judges will ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to celebrate 20th anniversary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis Scuplture Garden will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer. Perhaps the most famous sculpture - the Spoonbridge and Cherry - is the gardn's centerpiece and has become an iconic symbol of Minneapolis.
WKBT La Crosse |
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Coach Snyder honored on 95th
Legendary Greenville High football coach Ed Snyder was honored by former players and friends for his 95th birthday Saturday during a party at the Gallery Grille at the Greens of Greenville.
The Sharon Herald |
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to celebrate 20th anniversary
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer.
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Children s Museum launches arts festival
EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Above, From the left, Azalia Twining, 2, Amelia Sindorf, 10, and Elizabeth Waaks, 9, practice dancing for a show during the Arts Festival at One Washington Center in Dover Saturday. Below, Lissa Silk, of Dover, performs a dance.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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The old and the new mix as the Big Easy shows its determination to survive
NEW ORLEANS - On a sunny spring afternoon, as the humidity rises and the temperature creeps toward 80, New Orleanians are enjoying a Sunday in their City Park. Rowdy young men in shorts and T-shirts play a friendly game of volleyball on the front lawn of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Couples walk hand in hand through a sculpture garden. Fathers push their sons and daughters on the swings of a ...
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is suing the state to avoid registering as a porn purveyor , says Tim Evans in the Indianapolis Star. David Bonetti headlines a thorough package on St. Louis architecture in the Post-Dispatch.
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