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5:20 p.m. - Academy of Our Lady of Guam Fine Arts Week
5:20 p.m., April 20 — The Academy of Our Lady of Guam will hold its Fine Arts Week from 5 to 8 p.m. nightly April 28 to May 2 in the school’s auditorium.
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Unlocking mysteries on canvas
As she catalogs her mother's works, the daughter of Baltimore artist Amalie Rothschild is making discoveries far beyond paintings and sculpture When distinguished Baltimore artist and museum board member Amalie Rothschild died in 2001, at the age of 85, she left behind more than 1,200 paintings, sculptures and drawings in her Pikesville studio.
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The movie, which debuted at the Sundance Film festival in January, centres on a murder-mystery screenwriter (Hopkins) whose characters begin coming to life as his life blurs with his screenplay. His brain begins to implode, captured in the film through a nonlinear, hallucinogenic narrative.
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U.S. businessman sues over basketball arena rights
A lone U.S. entrepreneur is taking on the Goliath of Chinese big business in a pre-Olympics contest, claiming his rights to proceeds possibly worth millions from the state-of-the-art Olympic basketball arena complex.
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Self-portrait
Former Arts Center curator turns her attention to her own painting and drawing
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Check in and then check out art
• The Salisbury Hotel Museum Lovers package in New York City offers two no-waiting tickets to the Museum of Modern Art, along with a night's accommodations for two for $229-$319, depending on the date and day of the week. Guests also get a MoMA book and bookmark. The offer is good through Oct. 29, with the lowest rates in the summer. (888-NYC-5757; nycsalisbury.com)
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St. Thomas honors Cuban artist
Cuban artist Héctor Molné, whose colorful paintings depict scenes of Cuban folklore, was honored at St. Thomas University with the Presidential Award of Excellence for outstanding achievements and cultural contributions to fine arts.
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72 Hours
Bernallilo High School from 5 to 8 p.m. will sponsor Bernallillo Public Schools’ Culture Night with music performed by students and artwork on display.
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Scholars to discuss Lam influence
The Miami Art Museum will host a symposium on Cuban artist Wifredo Lam and his contributions to modern and contemporary art on May 17.
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Local artists ready for annual show and sale
COURTESY PHOTO LAKES REGION Art Association members Carmen Sanborn, Gisela Langsten and Don Frost display examples of the type of painting that will be shown at the LRAA small works show and sale to be held on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 from 2-4 p.m. at Meredith Bay Village.
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Academy of Art University's 2nd Epidemic Film Festival Dazzles Hollywood Elite
The Epidemic Film Festival gives Academy students the opportunity to showcase their work for movie industry professionals and the public. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb870794.htm
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Art Briefs
San Luis Obispo “Memories…Real and Imagined,” paintings and assemblages by Peg Grady, will be on exhibit from April 28 to June 1 at Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. An opening reception will take place during Art After Dark from 6 to 8 p. m. on May 2. Cafe hours are 6:30 a. m. to 11 p. m. Monday through Saturday and 6:30 a. m. to 10 p. m. on Sunday. “Pecha Kucha Night,” a show featuring the ...
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Innovation Entertainment Cosponsors the Closing Reception at the ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO in Hollywood
The ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO was held in Los Angeles from April 10th-12th at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. The aim of the event was to bring together songwriters, composers and publishers who are serious about their craft and career at the only national conference dedicated to music creation. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Water, womanhood inspire Fritts' clay sculptures
The human body figures prominently in the sculptures of Debra Fritts, whose work is on view in a three-person show at Gallery One. The artist sees herself as a storyteller, her work as narrative, and yet her richly glazed terra cotta pieces also hint at larger issues of selfhood and feminine identity. Born in Nashville, Fritts has lived in Atlanta for the past quarter-century. As she explains, ...
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IN MY SHOES: Healing through painting
Thirteen months ago, artist MaryBeth Koeze of Manchester was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. The 67-year-old painter found out shortly after she saw her internist, Dr. Bradford Wylie, to see how she was coping with her fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by widespread muscle pain. Later, when doctors explained statistics and how her type of advanced stage typically plays out, the ...
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Commissioned Pet Portraits Help Young People With Special Needs to Succeed
WVSA Artist Apprentices are now accepting commissions for the 3rd Annual Exhibition Every Dog Has its Day: Celebrating Our Canine Companions. This is a chance for the public to help young people with special needs by immortalizing their furry friend. We love and paint all animals - big, small, frog or dog. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Deck the walls: Joe Orsini creates a scene wherever he works
Artist Joe Orsini lives in a dollhouse-like wooden home in the heart of Coconut Grove. The interior could be his business card: the trunk that serves as a coffee table once belonged to his girlfriend's family and was hand-painted by the artist and turned into a one-of-a-kind piece, three hand-painted panels behind the sofa create the illusion of a big city backdrop, and many of his paintings ...
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Artist regroups with gallery closing
LAS CRUCES — Sherry Doil-Carter, like the naked city, seemingly has millions of stories to tell, and probably as many ways to tell them. Bone fragments and a moving poem inscribed on a charred landscape are presented beneath what could be a hopeful dawn or an ominous sunset.
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Experience the art of Japan
HANFORD -- It still takes some getting used to ... along a road leading south of here -- past Mike's Grill and a rusted stegosauruslike sculpture and a couple of cemeteries -- sits a wondrous treasure of Japanese art.
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Beautiful sight to behold
The people at the Women's Resource Center and the Times-News were thrilled with the response to the first "How Does Your Garden Grow" photo contest. There were 44 photos submitted to the contest itself on the Times-News Web site by the April 10 deadline and more kept coming in.
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Oil firm's drilling plans would encroach on Utah artwork
Civilization is pushing up against once-isolated art in the West. This time a Canadian oil company hopes to explore near 'Spiral Jetty' on the Great Salt Lake. When artist Robert Smithson assembled a massive spiral unfurling into the Great Salt Lake 38 years ago, there was no indication that this remote spot would be altered again by humans any time soon.
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American Impressionism on display at Memorial Art Gallery
American painters made a passionate French connection with Impressionism during their trips to Paris. A new MAG exhibit shows the art that sprang from this mixed marriage.
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Tales come alive as ancient art is brought to students and Ojai's ninth annual festival
As fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders filed into the auditorium at San Antonio Elementary School in Ojai, one of the children wondered aloud: "What's the movie?" "There is no movie," answered the sole woman on the stage. "I am the movie."
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Fun bursts forth with spring
Gray skies and strong wind didn't keep the crowds away from the first two of three days of Lompoc's Spring Arts Festival, Friday and Saturday, as families and fun seekers gathered together.
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New Spring Menu Featured at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh
Opus Restaurant at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel Serves New Spring Dinner Menu with Fresh Attitude
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