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Goodwill canvas brings $40,600
An old painting dropped off at a rural Maryland Goodwill store turned out to be a work by a French Impressionist. And now, thanks to the sharp eye of a store employee, the charitable organization is $40,000 richer.
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Visit our website for more information
The Marthas Vineyard Independent Film Festival aims to produce cultural events that celebrate independent film and inspire community discussion and debate. We would like to continue to work on projects that are important for our community and we invite you to collaborate with us.
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Calendar -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
"Refuge" Reception. 5:30- 9:30 p.m. today. By William Butler. Avenue Gallery, West Glen, 5525 Mills Civic Parkway, Suite 110, West Des Moines. 243-2845; www.west glentowncenter.com.
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Artopia benefit art auction is Saturday
Artists from around the city and region have contributed jewelry, paintings, sculpture, fine photography and more for sale when the annual Artopia auction runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at The Moon, 1105. E. Lafayette St.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Tracking the news - June 26
RESERVOIR DOGS PUBLIC ART
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A vintage year for art
Oil and acrylic paints, watercolors, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, enameling, drawing, photography. Works in those mediums and more can be found at the student faculty exhibition opening Friday at Wichita Center for the Arts. Some 300 pieces from 150 artists will be on display through Aug. 10. A free public reception featuring many of the artists will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Gallery hours ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Jazz Videos
Get featured! Submit your video Description A performance from the 1968 Copenhagen Jazz Festival which features James Moody on flute on a version of "Cherokee".
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Festival of the Arts packs a cultural punch
After five years of building a successful art fair in historic Bartlett Park, officials now are expanding the idea into a full-fledged "Festival of the Arts."
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Art's a Ball
The Frederick Keys and the Frederick Arts Council collaborate again this summer with a community-wide art project. Instead of larger than life keys, located throughout downtown, hundreds of transformed baseballs will go on exhibit in July.
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Food, art and music combine for a great fest in Crystal Lake
For 29 years, the Lakeside Festival has entertained thousands of McHenry County residents with a winning formula of bands, beer and carnival rides.
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First Mass at rebuilt church part of P'town festival
PROVINCETOWN — Parishioners of St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church will celebrate their first Mass Sunday in a new building as part of the town's Portuguese Festival and 61st annual Blessing of the Fleet.
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Pageant contestants know they're role models
VICKSBURG - Four little girls stood in line inside Peterson's Art & Antiques on Wednesday morning as Miss Mississippi Pageant contestants signed photos in downtown Vicksburg.
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New Antarctica Cruise Brochure Featuring Passenger Photography
Cruise specialist Voyages of Discovery is very focused on the passenger experience aboard their unique brand of Discovery cruises. With the launch of its new 2008/9 Antarctica brochure this week, this is more evident than ever, as much of the photography has been taken by the previous passengers themselves.
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Lakeside set for more intimate festival
CRYSTAL LAKE - The tents have been pitched. The carnival rides and games constructed. The stages set.
Northwest Herald |
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Museum Director Mitchell Kahan is named winner of Bergman Prize
Mitchell Kahan, director of the Akron Art Museum, is this year's winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize's prestigious Robert P. Bergman Prize.
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A 'smooth' transition
Pete Fetters hasn't always been traveling, playing music at local bars and summer festivals. "I was coaching a club (swimming) team over in the Lansing area," he said. "In 1980, our membership was really low."
Royal Oak Daily Tribune |
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LA MoCA Gift Shop Strays Into Legal Trouble
"The temporary retail space allowed in October by the Museum of Contemporary Art has become the center of litigation, though.
Arts Journal |
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Hemingway-Pfeiffer hosts creative writer's retreat
"The View from Here" is a collection of works by writers attending the first session of the sixth annual Creative Writers' Retreat held June 2-6 in the Educational Center of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott.
Clay County Democrat |
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Thousands expected to float in for festival
Fears that the sluggish economy would have an impact on the annual Michigan Challenge Balloonfest appear to be inflated, as organizers say enthusiasts are expected from as far away as California to contend in the state competition.
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Old time fun
Grab your flannel shirts and coveralls and head to Canterbury this weekend for some old-fashioned fun. Wood Days will feature demonstrations on everything from furniture making to coopering to guitar making, as well as an art show by Pat Desmarais and a variety of musical acts.
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Snapshots of L.A.'s side of paradise
Paradise is never what it's cracked up to be. Me, I grew up in an alleged tropical paradise, then moved here to this other, far more storied paradise, the one on view in a truly remarkable photo exhibit at the Huntington in San Marino from now until Sept.
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Roman art adds splendor to downtown
The items in the exhibit are, bottom line, big chunks of rock. But the Roman art from the Louvre at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art offers a bit more, and it's already offering it to a big audience. We've brought nearly 200 pieces of 2,000-year-old art from that world-famous European museum to our relatively well known downtown museum. On a midweek afternoon in the first few days of the ...
The Oklahoman |
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Artist Jim Killen visits Fulda
Jim Killen, Owatonna, MN, well-known wildlife artist, recently visited Fulda as a guest at the lake home of Dr. John Covert, Mankato, MN. Killen specializes in portraits of sporting dogs. Many of his paintings depict the history of rural America.
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Diversions from June 26, 2008
Ticketmaster events are sold at Macy’s and Giant Eagle, both Hermitage; ticketmaster.com; and at 330-747-1212. • Paintings by abstract expressionist Grace Hartigan are on view July 6 through Aug. 17 at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown.
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25th June 2008
Exclusive footage from the 22nd James Bond film " Quantum of Solace " was shown at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam yesterday by Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI). The event gives European exhibitors a sneak peak at upcoming films which will be filling their theatres in the months ahead.
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