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Red Earth festival to open 3-day run
Added musical performances, a fitness component, expanded food offerings and more partnerships with other events are among the changes for the 22nd annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival. The premier American Indian art and dance festival opens today and continues through Saturday and Sunday at Cox Convention Center. This year, the festival will have more free outdoor activities to ... The Oklahoman
Lakeside presents art show tonight
CRYSTAL LAKE – Four artists from across the country, Jeff Gola, Lori Kiergaard, Leslie Sealey and Beverly Ferguson, will present their recent paintings starting at 6 p.m. today at the Sage Gallery at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Northwest Herald
Upcoming Concerts
A-list June 6 -8"Monty Python's Spamalot,” Civic Center Music Hall. 6 -8Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, downtown. 6 -8Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ford Center. 7 Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Frontier City. 7 Buckethead, Cain's Ballroom. (Tulsa) 7 Vince Vance and the Valiants, Riverwind Casino. read more The Oklahoman
Exhibits in the Week Ahead
Exhibits "Dale Chihuly: The Exhibition,” May 29-Dec. 31, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100. "Model Railroad,” Feb. 16-Nov. 29, Crossroads Mall, 7000 Crossroads Blvd., 684-2006. "Being Buffalo Bill: Man, Myth and Media,” April 21-July 6, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63, 478-2250. "Rendezvous 2008,” May 15-July 13, "The Poetry of Line: The Pen ... The Oklahoman
Disagreement may affect museum
More than a month after the National Park Service and Louisiana State Museum announced a major grant to build a new jazz museum in the French Quarter, the deal appears far from done and hinges on the federal agency's request to share space with the state in the Old U.S. Mint building. New Orleans Times-Picayune
Australia board rules that debated nude teen portraits are not pornography; police probe ends
Photographs of nude teenagers that prompted police to close a gallery exhibit in Australia's biggest city and launch an obscenity investigation were cleared Friday as non-pornographic, and police dropped their case against the artist. AP via Yahoo! Philippines News
Tiffany Showcases Historical Trophies
Westport’s Tiffany & Co. store is hosting a display of historical trophies through June 22. The exhibit features three trophies-- the Comanche Trophy first displayed at the 1876 Philadelphia World’s Fair, the Jerome Park Thoroughbred Racing Trophy unveiled in 1867, and the Ancient Galley Rowing Trophy of 1874. The best known Tiffany sports trophies are the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy, the ... WestportNow
School Balls
Perth Modern School at Parmelia Hilton. Pictures by Greg Lewis Georgiana Molloy Anglican School Georgiana Molloy Anglican School at The Goose Cafe Restaurant. Pictures by Jeff and Sarah Henderson Photography. The West Australian
ART BEST BETS Bil...
ART BEST BETS Bill Brandt: Shadows and Substance — Through Aug. 24 at the Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St. Also, Creativity Transcends through July 13 in the Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Gallery. Admission: $7; $5 seniors and students. 330-376-9185. Akron Beacon Journal
Tribute to Met director
A horned demon made of copper in about 3,000 B.C., a stunning portrait by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens and Jasper Johns' "White Flag" are among the 300 artworks to be featured in an exhibition celebrating Philippe de Montebello's 31-year tenure as director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Record
Framing a Century
Roberta Smith writes: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940” singles out 13 photographers, representing each with a group of 10-16 mostly stunning images. New York Times
Retrospective today for Fremd artist
A little more than a year ago, Fremd High School student Kate Vaudrey led her classmates in mounting a gallery show featuring their senior art portfolios. Daily Herald
Business world watches as art world flocks to Basel
BASEL, Switzerland - The largest international contemporary art fair opened yesterday, closely watched for trends in the world market at a time of financial turbulence. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Grounds for Music Sunday
Wagontown may be a quiet burg with a couple of crossroads; but the bucolic West Caln village will be rockin' and reelin' this Sunday when the Grounds for Music Outdoor Festival makes its third running. The Philadelphia Inquirer
For the Family
Kids' Festival A fund-raising event Saturday for the all-volunteer East Brandywine Fire Company will give families the opportunity to enjoy a variety of games and activities for $10 per child. The attractions include face painting, hayrides, fire-truck rides, jewelry ma The Philadelphia Inquirer
the five best / in theaters now
"The Rape of Europa": The plucky Frenchwoman who became an art spy, the suave American who searched Europe for masterworks, the dedicated Louvre employees who stowed their museum's finest works in caves — they're all in this dandy, drama-packed doc about Hitler's efforts to wipe out or steal Europe's finest art. Nifty narration by Joan Allen, too. Not rated *** 1/2 Pioneer Press
New museum commemorates Woodstock days of peace, music
BETHEL, N.Y. The News-Press
Art students present work in museum
VALPARAISO Valparaiso University students recently had their artwork featured in an exhibition at the University’s Brauer Museum of Art. Featured artists included Patricia Korzeniewski, of Crown Point; Ellen Orner, of Gary; April Barnes, Adam Hager, Sagan Newham and Susan Swarner, all of Valparaiso; Abby Gilchrist and Sara Hennessey, both of LaPorte; Danielle Ren Hertzlieb and Ban Sheraidah, ... The Times of Northwest Indiana
Club briefs - East Lake County
HOMETOWN DAYS Crown Point Greater Crown Pont Chamber of Commerce will kick off Hometown Festival Days with its annual corn roast from 4 to 11 p.m. June 13. Featuring a beer garden, food vendors, children's games and the band Highway, the event will be held downtown on South Main Street. The arts and crafts show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 14 and 15 on the football field at Col. ... The Times of Northwest Indiana
Ellsworth Kelly, Basking in Basel
At the Art Basel fair, Matthew Marks has mounted an exhibition honoring Ellsworth Kelly, who turned 85 last month. New York Times
Cool, Hot and Finnish, With a Dose of Mythic Imagination
Urgent emotions and irrational fantasies run through ?Arctic Hysteria: New Art From Finland? at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center. New York Times
Aristocracy of Talent for an Egalitarian Art
In its show of master photographers, the Metropolitan Museum presents the history of a medium as well as history itself. New York Times
Prepare to eat
After 5 p.m. today, smoke will start rolling in downtown Henderson as cookers are set up for Saturday's Taste of Henderson Barbecue, the kick-off event for the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival. The Gleaner
Children’s museum designs discussed
HAMMOND — Early ideas for a proposed children’s museum in Hammond call for a railroad-oriented flavor ranging from exhibits to the building’s exterior. The Advocate
Dining Out: The Cove concentrates on classic drinks and oyster dishes
Broad Avenue is a destination street since Sam Cooper Boulevard was completed to Overton Park. People who go there have a reason, maybe to get a Broadway Pizza, or to see one of the one-night art openings Hamlett Dobbins has at Material gallery. Memphis Commercial Appeal