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Art calendar
ART LUNCH LECTURE, ceramic artist Vicky Chock on "Inspirations and Process"; 12-1 p.m. May 27; Hawai'i State Art Museum; free; 586-0307, www.hawaii.gov/sfca.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Imperiled humanity on exhibit at Cedar Street
The work of John Takami Morita proves the saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Da Kine: Artweek, Restaurant Report
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery received two major awards for the exhibition catalog and educational Web site for its exhibit "Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China," which was on display from October to December.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Today LAZINKA SAWMILL: The 1910 sawmill will be fired up and running at the High Desert Museum; $15 adults, $12 seniors, $9 ages 5-12, free for ages 4 and younger; 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U. S. Highway 97, Bend; 382-4754 or www. highdesertmuseum. org.MARKET: Central Oregon Saturday Market features arts, crafts, plants, produce and food court; free; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; ...
The Bulletin |
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Toledo Museum of Art: Treasures from a Du Pont mansion
Henry du Pont, immensely wealthy great-grandson of a dynamite manufacturer,...
The Toledo Blade |
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- The Hampton Alzheimer's Special Care Center is in need of volunteers to entertain guests by playing an instrument, or assist in craft-related activities such as painting. Contact LaRay at 360-786-6062.
The Olympian |
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Exhibit: Sendak's work much more than child's play
There's a wild rumpus going on at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia. The classy institution, once the home of rare book dealers, is known for high-brow artifacts by Herman Melville, William Blake and James Joyce. But taking center stage for the next year is a man who built his reputation drawing pictures of monsters for children.
The Morning Call |
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Ant has its head back on
PORTSMOUTH — Nathan Walker's family and a small crowd of people watched on Saturday afternoon as the Stratham artist restored the head to his giant ant sculpture in Market Square.
Portsmouth Herald |
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'Luck' of draw for Ohio inker in contest
For many years, young people have dreamed of moving to New York City and making it as a Broadway star or as a fashion designer or as a subprime mortgage broker.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Sunday Sound-off: Is public art important?
Some believe public art is extremely important, and that it adds value and culture to a city, whereas others find it less integral to a city's reputation and self image.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Taking my pick of Prescott
The Phippen Museum shows not only artists' work but give an idea of how they worked; this re-creation of studio shows a painting as if it emerged from combination of props, paint, and imagination.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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Fine Navajo rugs for sale at auction
Flagstaff's first Navajo rug auction will be June 14 at the Coconino Center for the Arts and features 300 unique Navajo weavings on sale throughout the event.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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CERCA CALENDAR
It's festival time in the high desert, and the next month offers a particularly rich menu for the Nevada traveler. Pick an event for your particular taste.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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$5.5 million makeover
The Fort Wayne Museum of Art will undergo a $5.5 million expansion and modernization beginning in July, museum officials said Friday.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Art museums use creative fundraising
At the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., about 20 people will be able to take a tour of an exhibition of O'Keeffe's and photographer Ansel Adams' work, a tour of where they painted and photographed, tours of the artist's two houses and lunch in her studio. This will cost $5,000 per person.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Bookmaking to puppetry, let your kid discover a new world
Calligraphy, puppetry, glass painting, theatre, clay modelling...Let that restless mind and those nimble fingers of your child discover her hidden talents at one of the many workshops in the capital this summer.
Calcutta News |
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Briefs
Eva Longoria Parker got to play dress-up at the Cannes Film Festival – and she didn’t even have to pack her own suitcase.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Tijuana's 'CowParade' takes art to the people
A herd of colorful cows is poised to invade Tijuana. They're part of “CowParade Lala Tijuana 2008,” an art exhibit that will place 20 fiberglass cows painted by local artists, along with 50 others created elsewhere in Mexico, at several popular spots in the city.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Russia hails Eurovision success as another triumph
MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Eurovision song contest winner Dima Bilan for bringing "another triumph" for Russia.
Khaleej Times |
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For friends of the Boyer, it's pancakes first, then it's work
One small piece at a time - polishing brass here, removing accumulated rust there - a crew of volunteers is working to restore the Great Lakes freighter-turned-museum ship S.S. Willis B. Boyer.
The Toledo Blade |
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R.I. museum offering $500 reward for stolen fountain
An antique copper fountain has gone missing and museum officials are offering a $500 reward to help retrieve it.
Boston Globe |
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Meet Your Neighbor: Triangle M. Yang - how does his garden grow
SUSAN LAFARGUE KYLE Staff Writer Triangle Yang has certainly one of the most beautiful gardens in Sulphur. Last year 300 people came through his yard to view his masterpiece.
Southwest Daily News |
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Virtu includes 'kinoptic art' too
Cindy St. Pierre of Providence and Dana Neugent of Ashaway review art at Virtu Saturday. Joshua Lebovitz/The Sun WESTERLY – Newport artist Julio Amaro caught the attention of festival-goers Saturday with his two-for-one paintings.
Westerly Sun |
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Find your way through Fringe
Thirty-five shows at 12 locations from Wednesday through June 7 in the fifth Cincinnati Fringe Festival offer a little of everything.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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10th annual Laughlin student art show on display
LAUGHLIN - Haruthai “Handy” Jaroensuk, one of fewer than 30 seniors eligible to graduate from Laughlin High School on June 5, won the “Best of Show” and five other awards as the 10th annual Laughlin Jr.-Sr. High School judged art show debuted Thursday night in the Preferred Outlets on Casino Drive.
Mohave Valley Daily News |
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