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Local briefs
WASHINGTON TWP. -- The Long Valley Dog Park committee is holding a "Why My Dog is the Best" contest in celebration of the first annual Doggie Daze on June 14 at the Long Valley Middle School, 51 W. Mill Road.
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The case of the stolen art collection
For an art thief to be successful, several key elements have to come into play. First, he or she must be daring.
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An expanded USGA Museum reopens in Far Hills after 3-year facelift
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) -- If golf equipment is your thing, the grand reopening of the USGA Museum is going to give you an eyeful. The museum will have its official opening Tuesday after a nearly $20 million, three-year expansion.
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There's something about Marie
Marie Antoinette never actually said, "Let them eat cake!" But she was a fan of lavish pleasures. She was glamorous, pampered - and eventually beheaded. And you can learn all about her life at "Marie Antoinette," in the Grand Palais Museum in Paris through June 30.
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Boston An insider's guide
They call it America's Walking City. And indeed, it's easy to pass your days in Boston meandering from one famous site (the Paul Revere House) to another (the Union Oyster House). But follow the locals and you'll discover what makes Bostonians so loyal to their hometown: a mix of green parks, elegant shopping, undersung museums and cozy pubs (and we don't mean Cheers). Here are several tourist ...
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A lot to see at the BCC Potters' Guild Exhibition
BY CANDICE RUSSELL Veteran ceramic artist Diane Karmiol is used to working small. Her funky figures and whimsical clay masks are popular with collectors. But when the annual Broward Community College Potters' Guild Invitational Exhibition was looming, she and her colleagues were encouraged to do something different.
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Collin County volunteer opportunities
McKINNEY MAIN STREET needs volunteers for the Art & Jazz Festival Saturday and June 8 to help with setup and teardown, vendor check-in, children's arts & crafts and greeting attendees. Use keywords "Art & Jazz" on the VMC Web site.
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Pembroke Pines siblings shine in art contest
BY EILEEN SOLER No one knows better than a mother how four siblings can win top honors in the same art competition -- especially when the mother is their teacher.
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'Bourne' triggers discussion
New York -- One of the Museum of Modern Art's latest film acquisitions isn't an art-house experiment by Andy Warhol or Michelangelo Antonioni. It's the spy-action blockbuster "The Bourne Identity" and its sequels.
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Daily Planner
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield presents a program examining Civil War photography at 2 p.m. June 14 in the Visitor Center of the battlefield. No fees or reservations are required.
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Columbia Falls girl wins FWP poster contest
BIGFORK — Emily Perkins has never been to Wayfarers State Park.
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Auction items dazzle
Potential buyers and curious area residents were packing Rolland Comstock's expansive rural yard by 7:30 a.m. Friday morning, waiting for the start of the 9 a.m. auction of his personal goods.
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Art fair, auction set
EATON RAPIDS — The Eaton Rapids Area Arts Council (ERAAC) will host a juried Art Fair and Silent Auction on Saturday, June 28 in Red Ribbon Hall. Scheduled to coincide with the Dam Festival, the fair serves the council's mission to support local artists.
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Annapolis gets arts district approval
City plans zone for theaters, exhibition space, artist housing The state has approved plans by Annapolis and a Harford County city to establish arts and entertainment districts, allowing them to offer tax abatements to artists and culture-oriented businesses in an effort to ignite economic development.
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A night of elegance
Photos by JM Walker Photography
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Anne Arundel Datebook
TODAY Art festival The Inner West Street Association will present the First Sunday Arts Festival from noon to 5 p.m. in the first block of West Street from Church Circle to Calvert Street. This event will feature performances by the Nebbia Band and the Unified Jazz Ensemble, along with vendors and crafts, street performers and sidewalk dining. Free. 410- 741-3267 or www.goweststreet.com . ...
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Beyond the Monuments
WASHINGTON - Theatergoers pour out of the Studio Theatre and head to Artfully Chocolate Kingsbury Confections, with its nine-seat cocoa bar, cafe, chocolate store and art gallery. Or they stop in Cork, a trendy wine bar with an acclaimed menu, including French fries with lemon zest and garlic. Then there's Cafe Saint-Ex, with sidewalk tables and an art deco, Paris-like lounge serving American ...
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Sue Watkins: Garland artist keeps winning awards
B ecky Parks is a Garland artist who is continuing her winning ways. Her Garden Door recently won the President's Award in an Irving Art Association show and was the highest-awarded oil painting.
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ChocolateFest deemed a sweet success
Burlington - With four days of pleasant weather, the 22nd annual ChocolateFest drew substantial crowds to the festival grounds throughout Memorial Day weekend, organizers said.
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Filipino artist to hold show in Norway to celebrate independence day
A well-known Filipino artist will hold a three-day exhibition at Norway's Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs in Oslo to mark the 110th anniversary of independence of the Philippines, the official Philippines News Agency reported on Sund ...
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Artists, architects invite public into their studios
The International Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Alaska Design Forum have joined forces to resurrect an art happening from Anchorage's past.
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They paved paradise, and put up a Woodstock museum
It's been years since Duke Devlin traded the motorcycle he rode into Bethel for the electric golf cart that gets his creaky body around...
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Collectors turn their apartments into personal galleries
The minute visitors step off the elevators at the high-rise apartments of art collectors Ruth and Dr. Marvin Sackner and Estelle and Paul Berg, it's clear that these two couples have a lot in common. Their respective art collections greet you immediately.
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OPENINGS
Museums EAST BAY UC Berkeley Art Museum Opening today: "Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky." Photographs and 3-D installation with computer animation. Through Sept. 14. Opening Wed.: "Bruce Conner: Mabuhay Gardens." Photographs. Through Aug. 3. 2626 Bancroft...
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Looking for something harder than SIFF? Try STIFF
If SIFF is like film college, then STIFF is like film recess. That's how the organizers of Seattle's True Independent Film Festival explain...
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