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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Sharply Off; Dow Poised For Worst Close Since 2006
U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday with the blue-chip index headed for its worst close since September 2006, with equities slammed as crude oil soared to new highs and Goldman Sachs Group downgraded U.S. brokers and advised selling General Motors Corp.
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STUDENT-FACULTY EXHIBITION
As soon as you venture into the gallery at Wichita Center for the Arts, you'll run into a group of 20 life-size terra-cotta heads displayed on two walls -- some with separate but accompanying hands holding everything from a paintbrush to a martini glass -- that represent self-portraits from a recent sculpting class. Further in, you'll be captivated by the realism of some landscapes and still ...
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Catron Artist An Active Woman
Joyce Smallwood is a strong lady with a spring in her step at age 71, moving about a brightly-colored room describing her various paintings. ...
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U.S. stocks sharply off; Dow poised for worst close since 2006
U.S. stocks fall sharply with the blue-chip index headed for its worst close since September 2006, with equities slammed as crude oil soars to new highs and Goldman Sachs Group downgrades U.S. brokers and advises selling General Motors Corp.
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Bayer HealthCare sponsors annual Berkeley International Food Festival
Several blocks in west Berkeley will sprout the sights, sound and smells of food, art, music and dance from around the world this weekend during the third annual Berkeley International Food Festival.
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Tattooed canvases :Body art inspires artist's latest portrait series.
Laura Cutler doesn't have a tattoo, "but," she says by telephone from LaPorte's Thaddeus C. Gallery, "my mom and two sisters do."
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New York City Waterfalls Art Exhibit
Creativity literally flowed in New York City on Thursday -- about 35,000 gallons worth. Mayor Bloomberg helped unveil a public art project of four man-made waterfalls along the East River. The waterfalls will be on display through October 13. SkyFoxHD's Kai Simonsen took a look.
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DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Insiders, Observers, and Many Others Wonder: Is the Sky Really Falling?
"Attached. Locked," Mark Gill said in a brief email to PR reps late Tuesday, June 17th. He was sending a final PDF version of "Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling," a keynote speech he would deliver in a few days at Film Independent 's Film Financing Conference during the Los Angeles Film Festival . "Let's talk about what to do in terms of publicity," he noted in the short message, time stamped near ...
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Paris pawnshop sells Renoir at auction
PARIS (AFP) - A pastel by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir was snapped up for 190,000 euros (300,000 dollars) Thursday at an auction of hundreds of artworks and Art Deco objects by France's oldest pawnshop.
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Paris pawnshop sells Renoir at auction
A pastel by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir was snapped up for 190,000 euros (300,000 dollars) Thursday at an auction of hundreds of artworks and Art Deco objects by France's oldest pawnshop.
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Museum unites Kennedy portraits
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Norman Rockwell Museum has added an important set of portraits, honoring one of the most beloved couples in political history, to its current exhibition "Norman Rockwell: Illustrator in Chief."
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SVAC unveils children's workshops
MANCHESTER — Ever mindful of its mission to, among other things, provide education and instruction in the arts, the Southern Vermont Arts Center rolls out two "kid-centered" workshops, offered in July, by two very kid-centric educators, SVAC's own outreach coordinator, Stacy Gates, and longtime area children's art teacher, Clemma Dawson.
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Giant NY Harbor 'Waterfalls' Make Majestic Debut
About 35,000 gallons of water a minute is roaring into the East River as part of New York City's latest public art happening. Historic New York Harbor - the 'Gateway to America' - is now the home to four man-made "Waterfalls" between 90 and 120 feet high for New Yorkers and tourists alike to enjoy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls the project, "the most unexpected waterfalls" between New York's ...
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Michael Zelehoski in solo exhibition
CHATHAM, N.Y. — An ambitious solo exhibition of new work by Michael Zelehoski will be on view at Park Row Gallery in Chatham, from June 26 through Aug. 2.
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Bloomberg unveils 'Waterfalls' art project in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- About 35,000 gallons of water a minute is roaring into the East River as part of New York City's latest public art happening.
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Northshire teachers retire
MANCHESTER — Two elementary school mainstays and one free-spirited high school art teacher recently packed up their lesson plans and said goodbye to life in the classroom.
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Fenimore's 'Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel' a radiant show
COOPERSTOWN - "Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel," now at the Fenimore Art Museum through Sept. 1, fills the museum's Clark Gallery, Great Hall and West Gallery quite exquisitely.
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Cobourg Waterfront Festival events and entertainment listings
Here’s a highlight of events taking place in Cobourg this weekend through Canada Day. Shuttle buses will travel from parking at Division and Edward Street at the industrial park area south to the east and west sides of the festival area (Third and Church Streets). Note: no pets [...]
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McHaney Rose Mosaic Quilt on display at Dunklin County Museum
Sandy Brown, director of the Dunklin County Museum at Kennett is pleased to announce that the museum will exhibit what some believe to be a rare collectible, referred to as the "McHaney Rose Mosaic Quilt.
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Civil rights images on display at High Museum of Art in Atlanta
ATLANTA - The High Museum of Art is focusing on the civil rights era in two new exhibits that include 200 photographs, many of which have never been publicly displayed before.
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In Brief
She won’t be singing or luring people under the sea, but a mermaid—or rather, a sculpture of a mermaid will be unveiled at 6 p.m. Saturday June 28 at the Westport Winery.
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NEW YORK - About 130,000 litres of water a minute is roaring into the East River as part of New York City's latest public art happening. Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls the project, officially unveiled Thursday, "the most unexpected waterfalls" between Niagara Falls and Africa's Victoria Falls.
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Sculpures aplenty on the North Beach this weekend
KATHY QUIGG The Daily World Chips are flying as chainsaw artist Mike Bihlmaier of Illinois competes with other wood carvers at the 2006 Sand & Sawdust Festival at the Ocean Shores Convention Center.
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Recalling early days of Park, Sun Road
The same 1927 open-top Cadillac that hauled Roosevelt from Belton to Logan Pass now resides in Whitefish resident Dale Duff's garage. He bought it at the Ford Bovey auction in 2000.
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Art gallery features visiting artists
Monday will be the last day for Cape Coral residents to catch a glimpse of the work of local artists Honey Costa and Anisa Stewart at Harbour View...
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