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Google search finds Mokena boy
-- MOKENA -- An "American idol" is sitting quietly in the third-grade classroom at Spencer Pointe School in New Lenox. Nine-year-old Nathan Viola does not sing or dance. He doodles. This shy Mokena kid is one of 40 regional winners in a national Doodle 4 Google contest, and he needs your vote.
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Good To Know
Cultural Center hosts art exhibit
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Leavenworth: Have a side of polka with your schnitzel
These hills are alive with Bavarian-flavored charm, chalets and festivals, but it's the ambience of the Cascade Mountain trails, lakes and streams that attracts most summertime tourists.
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Victorian Port Townsend full of festivals
The historic Victorian seaport on the Quimper Peninsula may be best known for its annual film festival (Sept. 26-28), but there's a nonstop schedule of art and music events throughout...
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Lincoln student's poster chosen for state award
For Darya Kiktenko May 2 was one of those special days that stays with you for years and brings a smile at its memory. The 12-year-old Lincoln Junior High student took her first trip to Springfield along with her family, had a visit to the governor's mansion and was one of 13 junior high students in the state to receive an award for their entries in a poster contest.
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Bacon painting sets new record
A Francis Bacon masterpiece breaks the artist's record at auction after selling for $86.3m (£43m) in New York.
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Artist's pictures remind us of troubled past
Forgetting the past isn't an option for photographer William Anderson. That's evident in an exhibit of his work, Lest We Forget, drawn from 40 years of photos depicting the lives of blacks, which will open today at the Lucy Laney Museum of Black History.
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Chicago's Finest
Exploring Chicago's Yeast Side -- A History of Beer: Discover Chicago's golden age of brewing on this boat tour, complete with beer tastings provided by Berghoff Brewery. Presented by Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. (312) 642-4600 or www.chicagohistory.org. 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 18.
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Mountaintop creations
For a peek at the quirkiest sculpture collection in the Bay Area, pull on an old pair of jeans. You don't have to dress to impress when taking a "sculpture hike" at Djerassi Ranch in Woodside, a 580-acre former cattle ranch overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Kids' art to benefit walk-in ministry
Elmhurst school children will have their artwork on display and for sale this weekend at the Community Art Fair at Christ United Methodist Church.
The Doings Elmhurst |
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New LRTC culinary arts building has wow factor
LEWISTON - The dining room has a sophisticated feeling with its gold walls, shiny orange floors, framed artwork, black chairs and white tablecloths. The black lights overhead are almost theatrical. "Our light system has 14 controls. I can push one button for a gourmet meal with a buffet.
The Lewiston Sun Journal |
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New museum to open in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago mansion built in 1880s has been restored to its original grandeur and next month will be reopened as the Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
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Ten prizes of Korean trip for Vietnamese students
Nhan Dan Online- The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has launched a writing contest for Vietnamese students with a prize of a free trip to RoK for ten Vietnamese students o join the Asian Youth Camp from July 29 to August 18 in Seoul.
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Art show benefits drug abuse prevention plans
LAMBERTVILLE -- The Peggy Lewis Gallery will host an art exhibit entitled "Emotions III" from now through June 7. The gallery is in the Lambertville Public Library on Lilly Street and open hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1-9 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m.-5p.m.
Hunterdon County Democrat |
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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.15.08)
Aero-Linx! The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will provide a unique educational experience on United States history and basic core values through the preservation interpretation and recognition of US Army airborne and special operations history, equipment, technology, legend, art and weaponry.
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£50m Sue Says 'Don't Call Me Fat'
THE flabby model for a record breaking painting yesterday tore into an ITV newsreader for calling her "fat" during a live interview. Four portraits of Jobcentre boss Sue Tilley by Lucien Freud sold for a combined £50million on Wednesday.
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A must-catch music fest
It may be small, a dot, if not a full-fledged star. But with five years of history under its rustic belt, the Downtown Edinboro Art and Music Festival has put itself on the map as a must-catch music festival for fans of roots music such as bluegrass, zydeco, country, Appalachian, and old-time fiddle music.
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Bacon painting sets postwar auction record
Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976" sold for $86 million at Sotheby's contemporary sale on Wednesday, setting a record for postwar art and contributing to the auction house's best result in its nearly 300-year history.
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The last modern architect
The bumf for the Richard Rogers exhibition at the Design Museum tells us that, during the five years of its construction, Rogers referred to his most celebrated work as Beaubourg rather than as the Pompidou Centre "because he was reluctant to see the structure associated so closely with its namesake, the right-wing politician who was seen as responsible for stamping out the insurrectionary ...
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Al Benaa partners with Re/Max and launches prestigious projects in Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Dubai
The ongoing Abu Dhabi CityScape Exhibition 2008 witnessed Al Benaa Real Estate disclosure of a marketing agreement with Re/Max Abu Dhabi, along with three major projects in Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Dubai.
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Forks home to Owl art
An artist's vision has come to roost at The Forks. Designed by retired Winnipeg architect Etienne Gaboury, a 12-foot-high owl sculpture has found a home outside The Forks Market, where it will also serve as a donation box for The Forks Foundation, which helps support the historic site.
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Party, auction benefit to aid oncology center
STURBRIDGE - The first Harrington Memorial Hospital art party and auction to benefit the new oncology center will be held May 16 at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village.
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Fur flies at film fest as Cannes premieres Kung Fu Panda
CANNES, France - Fur might be a politically incorrect fashion statement on the red carpet at the world's most-prestigious film festival. Not when you're the star of a movie called "Kung Fu Panda," though.
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Take Your Pick!
Festivals In downtown Mountain View More than 250 West Coast artists will be lining Mountain View's Castro Street this weekend for the traditional start of the festival "season" at A La Carte & Art.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Art show and sale to benefit senior center
REHOBOTH -- Artist Abraxas of Milton, 32, will share the spotlight with other artists and local seniors during 'The Magic of Art' Fine Art Show and Sale at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center.
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