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Crazy Horse Memorial turns 60
CRAZY HORSE, S.D. (AP) - Sixty years after the first blast signaled work had begun on the world's largest mountain carving, the project is far from finished.
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Timeraiser charity art auction is like speed-dating for volunteers with creative beauty on show
Imagine an event that brought hundreds of cool Calgarians together under one roof for one fabulous evening of mixing, mingling and admiring some truly amazing art from talented local artists.
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Premier Stelmach has been called a lot of nasty names since re-working oilpatch royalties. On this day he earns the ...
At least no one called him a commie this time. Oh, the small explorers and producers of Oil and Gas Land are still not happy with Premier Ed. Like that's a surprise.
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Getting set for Landemer Day
THERE are just three days to go until Rutherglen can party at its traditional gala festival. Landemer Day 2008 looks set to be one of the biggest since the even moved to the Main Street, with a whole host of stalls and shows on offer for locals.
icLanarkshire - Rutherglen Reformer News |
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Painted stoves a hot commodity
By AMY CULBERTSON The appraisers on Antiques Roadshow might not identify a Wendell Rankin painting as being highly sought-after. But in the competitive-chili world, the Euless painter's works are coveted indeed. Though Rankin will paint pretty much anything -- rocks, cowboy hats, trucks -- his favored canvas is the portable folding stoves made by Coleman, the heat source of choice for the ...
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Jane Austen's real 'Mr Darcy' may fetch 50,000 pounds at auction
London, June 11 : A rare portrait of a man believed to have inspired Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice character Mr Darcy is expected to fetch 50,000 pounds at an auction.
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Splashes of colour
Art students grand designs for the future
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Nokia Nseries Goes Creative at International Advertising Festival in Cannes
Nokia Nseries today announced it will be the exclusive telecom sponsor of the prestigious Young Lions Film Competition aimed at supporting and nurturing young talent in the advertising industry.
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Garden festival will think small
Garden-themed art on a small scale will be among the attractions at the annual Gardener's Art Festival, hosted by The Growing Place and slated for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the nursery's Naperville location.
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California Dreamin' Local artist/entrepreneur Duane Fernandez brings new flavor to Tulsa
Duane Fernandez wants to make Tulsa the design capital of the Midwest. His first attempt, the "Right to Left" art exhibition, opened last Friday at Artifacts Gallery, 819 E. 3rd Street, downtown. "Right to Left" is an exhibition of multimedia art and design that explores the most recent work of a... By Nat McKnight.
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Oil Refineries Announces Results of Extraordinary General Meeting Held June 10 2008
Oil Refineries Ltd. announced today the results of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on June 10, 2008 in relation to the directors' and position holders' liability insurance coverage.
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Behind the scenes of "The Colbert Report"
The walls of "The Colbert Report" studio are plastered with letters and artwork of the show's fearless leader submitted by loyal fans. In one painted portrait, Stephen Colbert, astride a horse, is substituted for George Washington. Outside Colbert's office sits a brand new GPS system, which he had pleaded for on the show just days earlier. A publicist shrugs, "Ask and you shall receive."
SouthtownStar |
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3 THINGS TO DO TODAY
3 THINGS TO DO TODAY Galleries 'The Green Show' at Los Gatos museum The Art Museum of Los Gatos' "The Green Show" features landscape art and sculpture by local artists Alrie Middlebrook, Maralyn Miller, Pat Sherwood and Paul Wilson, noon-4 p.
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Art Commission to hold Jackson sculpture exhibit
The Aurora Public Art Commission will hold an opening reception for their exhibit of Preston Jackson's work from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the David L. Pierce Art & History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, Aurora.
The St. Charles Sun |
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Here and Now
The sixth annual Cantigny Fine Art Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton.
The St. Charles Sun |
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Cultural fusion in food-friendly Andalusia
We were floating in a mosaic pool of hot water; candles glowed and the scent of orange-blossom massage oil filled the air. Stars cut into the domed ceiling above admitted shafts of the bright Cordoban day into the softly lit Moorish bathhouse.
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Event organizers to attendees: Expect the biggest one ever
NEKOOSA -- While the annual Point Basse Pioneer Festival has focused on the history of the Robert Wakely family for 21 years, dont write off the 22nd annual event as the same old, same old.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |
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01SJ: 2nd time is a charm as 21,000 attend digital arts festival
Taking a different approach paid off this year for 01SJ, the biennial festival of art and technology that drew 21,000 visitors to downtown San Jose during its five-day run.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Helping Hand
Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St. in Louisville, needs docents (volunteer tour guides). A two-year commitment, giving a minimum of 24 tours a year and attending a minimum of 10 ongoing training classes is required.
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This art is a lock
The elliptical horse and other catchy new adornments outside Royal Ontario Museum serve a valuable purpose - as hitching posts for cyclists. Artists Jack Gibney and Phil Sarazen were asked to deliver a dozen sidewalk sculptures to engage the eye as well as the wheel. Sarah Barmak describes how each takes inspiration from a ROM exhibit inside.
Toronto Star |
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Exhibition displays art students' work
Cat-shaped bird boxes, a painting robot, and a bouncing video camera are among the stunning pieces of work on display in this year's University of Central Lancashire art and design degree show. (11/06/2008 09:29:55)
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Vegas film fest comes of age
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 (2 a.m.) For two weeks out of every year, people come to Las Vegas to go to the movies. Starting tomorrow, the CineVegas film festival moves the action away from the noise and neon and into the dream-filled dark.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Daley Push for Museum Angers Chicago Fans of `Open' Grant Park
June 11 (Bloomberg) -- Chicago's Grant Park, known as the city's front yard, is so protected from development it took a railroad lawyer named Abraham Lincoln to win permission to build on the grounds. Mayor Richard M. Daley may need Lincoln's persuasive powers.
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Calendar: 06.11.08
American photographer Robb Kendrick will be speak at 11 a.m. at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd., about his new exhibit "Texas Tintypes," a 19th-century technique that showcases cowboys and their Texas character
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Montco still mulling Barnes options
NORRISTOWN — With Monday’s deadline looming for an appeal, the Montgomery County commissioners still have not decided whether to pursue litigation aimed at keeping the renowned Barnes art collection in Lower Merion.
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