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Choral Arts Society Weathers 'El Niño'
"El Niño," John Adams's oratorio about the Nativity, aspires to be a masterpiece, and it more or less succeeds.
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N.C. photographer captures award
It's the feral cats that intrigue photographer Jeff Whetstone. That, and the alligator he once caught with his bare hands in a Southern swamp. It was the Tennessee native's oddly familiar, yet eerily foreign interpretation of Southernscapes that won him the 2008 Factor Prize for Southern Art, announced Monday at the Gibbes Museum of Art's annual meeting.
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May Days Music Fest brings big stars to DU
Summer is drawing near again as the final quarter of the year draws to a close. This can only mean one thing: May Days Music Fest. In the past, May Days Music Fest performers have included Braddagain, Opie Gone Bad and The Fray. The longstanding tradition of May Days Music Fest will continue on this year, culminating in a massive music festival on the campus green on May 22.
Clarion Online |
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State capital budget includes $6 million for Stark
COLUMBUS A two-year capital budget proposes spending $31.7 million for projects in Stark and area counties. Included among the projects are the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Sippo Lake Park, Alliance Park, the Massillon Museum and Zoar Village.
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Three Rivers Arts Festival tackles difficult situation
With Point State Park still closed, and half of Stanwix Street still torn up to make way for the North Shore Connector, the Three Rivers Arts Festival will have to make do.
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Artists ponder a place of their own
A quarter-century ago, the Columbia Development Corp. bought 1.5 acres near the Congaree River as a possible site for the Columbia Museum of Art. Now the CDC, a public/private agency that oversees Congaree Vista development, is looking at the land for artists’ studios and apartments. About 30 people — artists, designers, architects and business people — gathered Monday to brainstorm how to make ...
The State |
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AUDITIONS/SUBMISSIONS
ARTS AT SHANDON PHOTO CONTEST AND EXHIBIT: “Celebrating Creation: Nature, Life and Art,” June 1-8, Shandon Presbyterian Church, Woodrow at Devine St. Entries due today through Thursday. Awards: $50 for best of each topic; $75 for best in show. Children’s division also available. (803) 771-4408, ext. 27; www.shandonpres.org ARTS “DAMN YANKEES”: Through May 31, 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, ...
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Auction Shines! spotlight on young artists
Think of it as an "auction block party." The Youth Shines! Art Auction tonight at the Boston Center for the Arts welcomes the community as paintings, drawings,...
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Asia films seek blockbuster success
Asian cinema barely features in the Cannes festival this year as the region shakes off its art-house image in exchange for box office millions.
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As Economy Sours, Tourism Industry May Be No Vacation
It seemed like a can't-miss tourist attraction that would pull in visitors to the nation's capital: a new Madame Tussauds wax museum.
The Tampa Tribune |
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O-tour results
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Sculpture attack decried
Portsmouth residents and visitors didn't take kindly yesterday to the beheading of a giant ant sculpture that looms like a creature from outer space in the city's historic Market Square.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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Arts get boost from OC Council
Photo by Jerry Sowden - Lee Mehlburger asked Oil City Council for a resolution in support of the arts revitalization movement and the Arts Council.
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Posters on President Ho Chi Minh on display
VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition of posters on President Ho Chi Minh was opened today in Hanoi to mark his 118 th birthday ( May 19, 1890 ). The exhibition introduces 38 posters of 38 artists, selected from 62 entries by 41 artists of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association.
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'Moorland Path' on Christie's block; Cape Ann scene part of projected $65 M art auction
When prestigious Christie's auction house in New York presents its 2008 spring sale of "Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture" tomorrow, total sales are expected to total between $44 million and $65 million and mdash; and a piece featuring a Cape Ann landscape will be a part of it.
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Gary V. celebrates 25 years with gratitude and optimism
There’s a lot more to Gary Valenciano than just music as he celebrates his 25th anniversary in showbiz. It is going to be a year-long celebration of thanksgiving beginning with a concert entitled His Love at the Music Museum on May 22, 23 and 29.
Manila Standard Today |
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The food culture and religious beliefs of the Peranakans
Welcome to the Asian Journal. Join me, Loretta Foo this week as I wrap up my tour of the only museum in the world dedicated to the Peranakans, a centuries old hybrid culture formed right here in Southeast Asia.
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Newsmakers
■ A foot-high cowboy hat from the movie Paleface . An autographed photo of Lucille Ball with some teeth blacked out. A money clip from Jack Benny. These were a few of Bob Hope's favorite things. Nearly 800 items of Hope history, from foolishness to fine art, will be sold to fans and dealers at a mid-October charity auction in Los Angeles commissioned by Hope's family. The auction will be ...
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Railroad car goes from eyesore to art
Leaning forward on a ladder, Katherine Strohmeyer gingerly dabbed the paintbrush onto her creation. If you’re ever on Cliffdale and Reilly roads, you can’t miss her artwork.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Police Briefs 05/20/08
h3. Cash stolen from vendor’s craft booth at festival A 41-year-old woman with no university affiliation had $700 in cash stolen out of her apron at the East Lansing Art Festival around 11 a.m. Saturday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Local Kid Produces Abstract Art For A Purpose
FERNANDINA BEACH, FL -- From the outside, he seems like your typical 13-year-old kid, but Chandler Murray is anything but typical. He's got quite a few tricks up his sleeve and doesn't mind showing it, or should we say drawing it, or painting it.
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BEST BET: Take in the simple life
You only have until the end of the month to see the art exhibit at York Lutheran Home -- The Village at Kelly Drive.
York Daily Record |
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Local organizations get $95,000 from Pumpkin Festival money
Coastside civic and non-profit groups, educational organizations and municipal agencies will share in the $95,000 in grants and donations announced today by the Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee. The largest single contribution ($25,000) went to the on-going maintenance and beautification of the Main Street downtown core. Among the efforts are seasonal planting of flowers, installation and ...
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Texan is new head of Swope
After a four-month-long search for its new executive director, the Sheldon Swope Art Museum finally found its man.
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
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Plans Revealed for Museums
In a few years, Lamont won’t be the only place where students cram for finals. Last week, the Harvard Art Museum released images of planned renovations to the Sackler, Fogg and Busch-Reisinger Museums, due to be renovated over the next five years.
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