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French youngsters donate toys to uprooted children in Liberia
Fri Jul 4 10:58:55 2008
Source: UNHCR A Parisian museum sends hundreds of donated toys to returnee and internally displaced children in Liberia with the help of an aviation charity and UNHCR.
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Britney Wardrobe Auction
Fri Jul 4 10:58:28 2008
Now everyone probably doesn’t want to be like Britney Spears but some of you may want to dress like her. Online auctioneers Gotta Have It! are putting up seven articles of clothing once worn by Britney as part of their Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction.
MuchMusic.com |
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Prado says 'Colossus' is not the work of Goya
Fri Jul 4 10:54:13 2008
For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master.
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Westonka history among attractions at ‘Spirit’ festival
Fri Jul 4 10:32:44 2008
With Minnesota in high gear with sesquicentennial celebrations this year, the Westonka Historical Society will take the opportunity during this year’s Spirit of the Lakes Festival, July 17-19, to share some local history.
Waconia Patriot |
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Billboard.com -- Jam-Heavy Rothbury Fest Gets Underway In Michigan
Fri Jul 4 10:31:45 2008
With a hearty "here we go, Rothbury '08" from String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth, the latest entry in the burgeoning U.S. concert festival scene got underway yesterday (July 3) in western Michigan. Sets from the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart and Zappa Plays Zappa highlighted the first day.
Billboard.com |
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SEPTA Extends Service for 4th of July
Fri Jul 4 10:26:07 2008
Getting to and from the July 4th festivities can be as easy as hopping on public transit. If you're going to the fireworks at the Art Museum, you can take a bus, subway, or train -- and get home again.
KYW News Radio 1060 |
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Films, photos, art to mark World Tibet Day Sunday
Fri Jul 4 10:19:28 2008
Dance, drama, films, fiery speeches and photo and art exhibitions - the capital will experience all this and more on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's birthday Sunday, which is celebrated as World Tibet Day.
Calcutta News |
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Fourth of July
Fri Jul 4 09:57:49 2008
Patriotic poster contest: 9 a.m., meet at Community Bible Chapel, Atwood Street, across from Brattleboro Area Middle School. Bring completed poster, march in 4th of July Parade. Sponsored by the Yellow Ribbon Operation S.O.S. (Save Our Soldiers) group. Prizes for three age groups.
Brattleboro Reformer |
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Falcon auction a new addition to fifth ADIHEX
Fri Jul 4 09:54:57 2008
ABU DHABI - For the first time this year, falcon auction would be added to the fifth edition of Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX), which will take place on October 8-11 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Khaleej Times |
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Portage la Prairie News
Fri Jul 4 09:49:23 2008
Like Santa's elves on Christmas Eve, Portagex organizers and volunteers are busy scurrying around getting all the last-minute details in place. "You have to get everything lined up for all the shows," said Portage Industrial Exhibition Association secretary Velma Nicoll.
Central Plains Herald-Leader |
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Local Artist Paints A Legend
Fri Jul 4 09:38:38 2008
They say a picture is worth a thousand words but what about a painting? One Colorado Springs artist is saying a lot with his work.
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs |
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Friday the 04th of July 2008
Fri Jul 4 09:29:27 2008
Veteran Cambodian painter Vann Nath opened his art gallery at the Kith Eng Restaurant in Phnom Penh to the public on July 1, unveiling paintings documenting his time at Tuol Sleng, the notorious Khmer Rouge prison.
Phnom Penh Post |
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First Spirit of the Sea Festival starts tomorrow
Fri Jul 4 09:27:38 2008
The first ever Spirit of the Sea Weymouth and Portland Maritime Festival kicks off tomorrow.
Yachting and Boating World |
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I’m a pickin’ and you’re a grinnin’... Thomaston style!
Fri Jul 4 09:14:51 2008
The largest ever Southeast Region Colgate Country Showdown was held on Saturday night, June 28th, at the R. E. Lee Auditorium, with 27 contestants competing for one of three coveted titles.
The Thomaston Times |
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Spain's Prado Museum says that famous painting is not a Goya after all
Fri Jul 4 09:10:37 2008
For years, Spain's famed Prado museum has had its suspicions. Now it is certain: One of its most prized Goyas is not a Goya after all.
Times & Transcript |
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Hot Entertainment Picks: 07/04/2008
Fri Jul 4 09:08:45 2008
Gerber plays for Manitou festival; NMC band to give free concert; 'Collage' a sampler of student talent; Art exhibited at Manistee's Ramsdell; Come home to Lake Ann this weekend; New Music Detroit performing Sunday; Dinner theater continues Saturday; Old-time baseball fun at Hartwick; Stone Circle is Saturday night
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Three VN artists vie for Asia Pacific award
Fri Jul 4 09:02:51 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese artworks will be among the 34 entries in this year’s inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize – the most prestigious award in the region.
Vietnam Net |
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Double exposure
Fri Jul 4 09:00:00 2008
AT the heart of Colliding Worlds, a touring Museum Victoria exhibition that records the first contacts of mainstream Australians with the nomads of the Western Desert, is a single striking photograph. It is in bright colour, bluish-tinged, with the slightly velvet luminosity of mid-century film prints. It shows five Pintupi men kneeling, bent forward in near-identical postures, all drinking from ...
The Australian |
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Auction House To Sell Rosa Parks Collection
Fri Jul 4 08:58:26 2008
A Detroit probate court judge asks Guernsey’s auction house to find a single buyer for thousands of Rosa Parks’ personal items.
KCTV 5 Kansas City |
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Toying With Art
Fri Jul 4 08:57:28 2008
· Art referencing childhood, the trend that won't die, takes a stroll through DCAC, bringing along a mixed bag of photography, sculpture and works on paper -- some of it pretty good. One is Steven Strawn, who offers a battle of dolls and monsters that revisits Greek legend with a cast from Mattel....
Washington Post |
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The Outback's Upfront in 'Utopia'
Fri Jul 4 08:57:08 2008
· An exceptional exhibition of 31 swaths of richly colored fabric flutter in the Australian Embassy's air-conditioned breezes. These batiks hail from a central Australian desert community called Utopia, where the Aborigine women learned the craft back in the 1970s. Some are abstractions, and some...
Washington Post |
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A Salute to Screen Prints
Fri Jul 4 08:56:48 2008
· No offense to the rock posters wallpapering Civilian's front room -- they are undeniably cool; props to Nick Pimentel and El Jefe Design in particular -- but the mini-retrospective of works produced at Alexandria's Hand Print Workshop International hanging in the gallery's rear deserves our...
Washington Post |
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Spears auctions clothes for charity
Fri Jul 4 08:56:42 2008
Britney Spears auctions seven items of clothing for charity.
Digital Spy |
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Something for everyone: Bayside stage has country, rock, faith and more
Fri Jul 4 08:53:06 2008
From a ballroom dancing country singer to an "American Idol" contestant and rocking bands, the National Cherry Festival aims to offer something for every ear. The festival promises eight days of music at its Bay Side Entertainment Stage at the Open Space in Traverse City, starting Saturday with Julianne Hough.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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Miniature city spiffed up for new exhibit
Fri Jul 4 08:52:46 2008
Pieces of the miniature city that shows Traverse City landmarks as they appeared in 1930 will be displayed at Grand Traverse Heritage Center from July 5-19 as part of an exhibit called "It's a Small World."
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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