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More Highwaymen
Last Sunday, we covered a rare collection of Al Black originals now on display in an Arcadia gallery. Meanwhile, up north, other Florida Highwaymen are vending as well.
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Hexham Courant
THE Stocksfield Scout Group jumble sale held at SICA recently raised over £830. Many thanks to all helpers and everyone who supported the event. DON’T forget to visit the Bywell Churches Arts Festival from 10am until 4pm tomorrow and Sunday.
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Arts festival laces up for bridge walk
A new arts event that crosses the border will be officially launched at the International Bridge Walk Saturday. The Sault International Arts Festival features more than 70 events happening between June and August in the Twin Saults. The kickoff feature speeches from arts and [...]
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GO Airport Shuttle Touts Summer Festivals
A recent TripAdvisor.com survey showed 90 percent of Americans are still planning summer vacations, with 71 percent of respondents anticipating flying to their destinations. Rising travel costs, and tighter budgets, however, call for less expensive, more creative options.
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SPORTS HEADLINES
HOLLAND — The gallery of the De Pree Art Center at Hope College will host "The Tangible Intangibles: Lyman Jellema and the Face, Figure and Form" from Friday, July 11, through Friday, Aug. 8.
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Painting left at Goodwill auctions for $40,600
EASTON, Md. (AP) — 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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Giant harps to grace arts festival
Using 3,000 feet of brass musical wire and a brick wall, a New York artist has created two giant stringed instruments at Salt Lake City's Library Square.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Local News
Edmonton’s long been known as the City of Champions and more recently took on the deserved moniker of Festival City. Now it may be time to also christen River City as the Pancake Breakfast Capital of Canada.
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Going Out: 20k treasures
The Fallen by AJ Omandac Works; The Fallen by AJ Omandac Metal bats hanging upside down from perches and banig paintings are only a few of the interesting pieces available for P20,000 or less at Art in the Park, a biannual event held at Salcedo Village's Velasquez Park in Makati. Come early and get first dibs on the photographs, pottery and other creations shielded from the elements by white ...
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Cleveland Museum of Art: Reopening of 1916 Building Galleries
Special Events Public Opening Ceremony for 1916 Building Main Floor, June 29, 2008 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, South Terrace 10:30-11:00 Join community leaders for the official ceremony 1916 Architecture
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ONGOING EXHIBITS
Columbus Museum of Art 480 E. BROAD ST. (614-221-6801, WWW.COLUMBUSMUSEUM.ORG) "Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power": selections from the Minneapolis man's five series of photographs examining manifestations of power; through Sept. 14
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Free summer fun
As part of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art’s educational summer activities each Wednesday in June and concluding on July 2, Free Family Art Days have been held in the Annex. From 1-4 p.m. each Wednesday, children participate in fun and creative art projects and activities.
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Omaha Summer Arts Festival to have a taste of New Orleans
OMAHA - World-famous Hot 8 Brass Band will make the most of its first appearance in the metro area during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival June 27-29. The band will lead parades, perform and participate in a post-film discussion of "When the Levees Broke" throughout the weekend.
Southwest Iowa News |
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Mid-Daily Items: Treasure on the doorstep
An old painting dropped off at a Goodwill store in rural Maryland 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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Video: Yorktown's Crompond Elementary unveils 'Cardinal Crest'
Crompond Elementary School yesterday unveiled a brick-and-stone sculpture commemorating both the school's 50th anniversary and the retirement of longtime Principal Joel Feldman.
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Elliott to perform July 4 at Wine Bar
Singer/songwriter Chad Elliott will be performing live at the Wine Bar and Art Gallery in Arnolds Park from 5-7 p.m., Friday, July 4. The Wine Bar is located at 139 W. Broadway St. overlooking Preservation Plaza where fireworks will be shown at 10 p.m.
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Press Attention Through Art
Nearly 30 television cameras and countless reporters have gathered to hear Michael Bloomberg launch his latest public art project, aptly named "The New York City Waterfalls," here at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan. One reporter who covers City Hall regularly wondered aloud how to get Bloomberg's attention during the Q&A. It's one of the largest crowds I've seen gather to hear Bloomberg, ...
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Louise Bourgeois Celebrated at the Guggenheim
The new Guggenheim Museum exhibit Louise Bourgeois features seven decades of the French-born artist's work. Over time, Bourgeois has worked with a wide variety of media, creating sculpted family ....
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North Dakota State Hospital opening one-room museum in July
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Jazz: Montreal Guitar Show
Despite only being in its second year, the Montreal Guitar Show is already a significant piece of Jazz Fest programming, and lays claim to the title of Canada's largest guitar exhibition.
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Sidewalk Art Festival gives local artists a showcase
Forty years ago, Joanne DeStefano was a budding artist looking for recognition in her community. It came in the form of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute's Sidewalk Art Festival.
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Chapman Cultural Center introduces free admission
Starting July 1, admission to exhibit areas at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg will be waived.
The Greenville News |
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A Bang of a Fourth
Port St. Joe, Mexico Beach and Wewahitchka will host a variety of Independence Day celebrations next week, from lighted boat parades and sandsculpture contests to pirate invasions and treasure hunts.
The Star |
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Designer Gingold: Spore Is A Magic Crayon
Shortly following the high profile release of EA's Spore Creature Creator, former lead designer Chaim Gingold gave a keynote titled "Magic Crayons: Spore and Beyond" at the Dutch Festival of Games, where the publisher distributed 500 hard-copies to attendees of the creator to attendees. The much anticipated and much delayed game features several editors that players can use throughout - but ...
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Visual Arts June 26 Sculpture Space reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sculpture Space is located at 12 Gates St., ...
Concerts June 28 ORGAN POPS VARIETY SHOW at the Rome Capitol Theatre, Dominick Street, Rome, at 7:30 p.m. Organ Pops concert with New Jersey's Ralph Ringstead. Focus on music and movie shorts from 1928. Presented by the Rome Grand Theatre Organ Society.
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