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Detroit Jazz Fest Demonstrates Major Economic Impact
Despite the ailing economy, organizers of the Detroit International Jazz Festival are pleased to announce its economic impact on the region.
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Pure Entertainment Group: Montreal-based Event Management Company Sets Up a Luxury Concierge Service Offering ...
What is your idea of luxury? To some it is just a word, to others it is a lifestyle like renting a luxury Villa on the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival, winding through Italy in a sharp Ferrari, traveling to New York with custom fit luggage, having a VIP area pre-arranged in Las Vegas or coming to Montreal this weekend to experience Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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New Lifestyle Festival, Conference & Exhibition for Baby Boomers Announced by Festival of the Wise(TM) for December 6 ...
A truly unique and exciting new two-day festival and conference for baby boomers -- the Wise community -- was announced today for December 6 & 7, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona one of the nation's most desirable destination cities.
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Low voter turnout expected today
Today is Election Day in Sonoma County where voters are casting ballots in hot contests for three seats on the Board of Supervisors and in a state Senate district that covers the south county.Elections officials are predicting an extremely light turnout because no countywide issues are on the ballot.
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A peek at the creative process
Mo Ryan walked from one of her paintings to the next, explaining how she came to paint a tow truck and how another piece was inspired by the great surf break at San Clemente."I've been talking nonstop," she said Sunday.
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Remembering Anne d"Harnoncourt
"In Philadelphia, she made a very big difference. Twinning partnership skills with the aristocratic Robert Montgomery Scott, the pair took a slouching institution with aged facilities and questionable relevance and parlayed it into one of the most vital comprehensive art museums in the country."
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S&P futures edge up but financials may weigh
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street might open slightly higher on Tuesday as crude oil prices slipped, but financial stocks may be under pressure after a newspaper said Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc may have to raise up to $4 billion in capital.
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Officials Meet For Summit On School Violence
Tuesday's gathering comes two months after a high school art teacher in Baltimore was attacked by a student.
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They said it: Angelina Jolie
"Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, we go to plays, we talk. Our focus is art and painting and dress-up and singing. It's what we love.
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The entries were judged May 28. Avalon Historical Museum recently held a photo contest. The entries were judged May 28. The first winning photo in the Feature category is called “Silhouette of Three Boys Jumping” by Charles Neill.
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Oil prices steady around 128 dollars per barrel
World oil prices paused close to 128 dollars per barrel on Tuesday as traders monitored ongoing supply concerns alongside fresh hints that OPEC could pump more crude.
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Nude boys fail to stir protest
AN artist's protest exhibition of photographs of nude 11-year-old boys has avoided the censorship imposed on Bill Henson's pictures of a naked girl .
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Museum at Bethel Woods Celebrates the Legacy of the 60s
The Museum at Bethel Woods opened its doors today at the site of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair. An integral part of the non-profit Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the award-winning Museum tells the story of the Sixties and Woodstock, through a state-of-the art interactive experience.
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New Traveling Photo Exhibit Raises Awareness of Domestic Violence
House Of Ruth Maryland's new traveling exhibit -- "A Line In The Sand" -- is blazing the public spotlight on the raging issue of domestic violence.
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No drama around nude boys
A MELBOURNE artist's exhibition of a series of nude photographs of 11-year-old boys to protest against the censorship of photographer Bill Henson's work has passed without incident.
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J-K seeks land in Noida for exhibiting handicraft
The Jammu and Kashmir government has requested the union government for allocation of land to construct an exhibition hall for promoting handicrafts.
Outlook India |
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New London's 'Blob' Apparently Can Stick Around
New London - Jesse Good didn't think too much about the meaning of the abstract sculpture he attached to an empty storefront Thursday night
New London Day |
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Child nudes exhibition avoids protest
A Melbourne artist's exhibition of nude photos of 11-year-old boys passed without incident tonight.
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Norwegian art dealer leaves fortune to MSF charity
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A Norwegian art dealer has left a fortune worth around 20 million pounds ($39.4 million), including art works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, to French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
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3 June 2008
He looks so proud to find himself in the Museum park! The life-size statue of Jappeloup de Luze , created by Dutch artist Gabriel Sterk, has just found a home in the Olympic Museum’s pasture, not far from the forecourt and its majestic columns.
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Police raid party at Detroit art gallery, ticket 130 people
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police have raided a party at the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, ticketing 130 people for loitering.
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Take Control of Your Images: Nikon Introduces Upgraded Capture NX 2 Photo Editing Software
Nikon Inc., today introduced the latest generation of its robust image processing and editing software, Capture NX 2, which provides photography enthusiasts with a suite of powerful tools and a simple, visual operation to streamline photo editing.
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The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces the Opening of the Tech Virtual Test Zone Gallery
SAN JOSE, Calif.----The Tech Museum of Innovation , one of the nation's premiere science and technology museums, today announced the opening of The Tech Virtual Test Zone, a new area in the museum showcasing the world's first hands-on, interactive exhibits conceptualized and developed originally in the virtual world of Second Life®.
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Potomac Gallery To Close At Month's End
A downtown fixture in Leesburg for nearly 20 years, the Potomac Gallery will close its doors on June 30. An announcement posted yesterday on the gallery's Web site reported the owners' decision to close.
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to view an audio slideshow of photo exhibition “The Lodgers” by young German artist Anne Kathrin Greiner, comprised of photographs taken in the formal US Naval Air Station in Keflavík in June 2007. When the US Military abandoned the station in September 2006, the Icelandic state took over its properties.
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