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Kenya: Date Set for Homes Exhibition
The scene is set for this year's Home and Gardens Exhibition to be staged by Prime Media as part of its in-house Property '08 domestic tourism promotion and Express Communication's exceptional 10th Nairobi Educational Fair.
AllAfrica.com |
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Heaven's gateway
Roberto Benigni marvelling over artist Monika Beisner's (right)illustrations at the Italian Cultural Institute. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli.
Times of Malta |
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Caliente's cover artist an Old Pueblo veteran
David Axelrod, 27, pictured on Page 1 completing Caliente's cover painting, is a Tucson artist and musician.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Chalk it up to art
Arizona's only Madonnari festival is expected to draw a record crowd of more than 5,000 to Downtown on Saturday.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Art: Museum of Art seals Eakins deal
The emotionally charged saga of Thomas Eakins' iconic painting The Gross Clinic ended on a positive note yesterday when the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced that it had raised the last chunk of money needed to keep the 19th-century masterpiece in Philadelphia.
Philly.com |
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3,000 attend Roseville's first Celebrate the Earth Festival
An estimated 3,000 people attended Roseville's first Celebrate the Earth Festival on Saturday at Mahany Regional Park. Shawn Sanders, 5, of Roseville plays with toy ants on a pest-management display Saturday at the Earth Festival in Mahany Park. Lincoln artist Daniel Mendoza displays a painting on urban growth at the festival.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Community calendar
The Artists' Loft, a life drawing group, meets Monday mornings in Laconia. New members welcome. Call 293-2702 for information. Edwards Gallery, Holderness School. Gallery hours, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sun.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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In the area: Meetings and events in Silver City
The Grant County Art Guild Member Show will be held May 2 through 4 at the Hearst Church Gallery on Golden Ave. in Pinos Altos. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Silver City Sun-News |
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Talented DAA artists to display their work
"Rising Tide, The Basin", watercolor, 4"x6", artist: Nancy Davis Johnson. DOVER — The Durham Art Association will hold its annual awards show and sale May 2-28 during gallery hours at The Village Goldsmith Gallery, 453 Central Ave.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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Churchill Sunset Painting Sells In New York For $350,000
A painting by Winston Churchill of a Moroccan sunset _ a view he loved so much that he invited President Franklin D. Roosevelt to see it _ has sold for $350,000, an auction company says.
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What a doll
What do you do with a dress-up doll?If you're the Gold Country Kiwanis Club, you farm them out to local artists and dignitaries to create colorful costumes for a charity auction on May 8.
The Union |
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Museum offers art career day
BELLINGHAM — Local high school students interested in art can spend Friday at the Whatcom Museum of History & Art learning about how to turn their passion into a career.
The Bellingham Herald |
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Maidu center building project awaits decision on key grant
Construction on a long-awaited, permanent building for Roseville's Maidu Interpretive Center could begin next spring if funding for the $4.8 million project comes through. An artist's rendering of the proposed Maidu Interpretive Center.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Residents get down with that good sound at kick-off to Jazz Festival
Drummer Jim White kept a smooth beat as Mike Fitzmaurice laid down a mean line on the bass and Art Lande gave the baby grand a whirl. Nearby, Peter Sommer played a smooth melody that made the ears of those in the restaurant perk up a bit.
Greeley Tribune |
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Gallery listings -- Published April 24, 2008
» Children's Museum of Stockton: Hands-on, play-based exhibits of a small city with bank, post office, grocery store, hospital, newsroom, movie theater, fire truck, police car, ongoing. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m.
The Record |
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Don't miss these acts at Asparagus Festival
The Asparagus Festival's Main Stage always has been the place to hear great music from nationally known acts, and the 2008 edition proves no exception. In addition to Joan Jett, here's who will be headlining this weekend.
The Record |
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Hinchey House in Gates improves security after theft of two paintings
Paintings were stolen from a Gates historical house.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Downtown Alliance airs vision for 'cultural district'
From housing in the former Salt Lake Tribune building to a new home for the Salt Lake Art Center, the Downtown Alliance is circulating maps and artistic renderings of its vision of a "cultural district" in downtown Salt Lake City.
Deseret Morning News |
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Q&A with Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna
These are excerpts from telephone interviews with rock musician Joan Jett and her manager, Kenny Laguna, conducted a week before their 4 p.m. show Saturday at the Stockton Asparagus Festival.
The Record |
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Local cultural events
YOUTH ART SHOWCASE: Live performances by local youth theater groups, film screenings facilitated by youth filmmakers, a visual art gallery and free food and drink are all included in this three-hour showcase. The event is part of Tucson Youth Week, a communitywide celebration that recognizes youth for the positive contributions they have made to their community. When: 5-8 p.m. Where: Berger ...
Tucson Citizen |
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Calendar for week of April 24
THISWEEK TODAY Paula Teplitz and Jayne Behman. Reception: 4 to 6 p. m. Ceramics, paintings and glass art. Today, through June 30. 575 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. 234-3634.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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Festival filled with meetings, parties and local flicks
Editor's note: Meira Blaustein, executive director and co-founder of the Woodstock Film Festival is spending time at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Below is the first of a series of first-person accounts she'll write about the New York City event.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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Art exhibits
Arizona Daily Star |
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Favre: Getty Musuem exhibit surveys the past 40 years of video art
Long before the arrival of MTV, and long, long before the recent dawn of YouTube, pioneering video artists were busy working in a medium that most critics didn't take seriously.
Ventura County Star |
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Tony Blair portrait unveiled
A portrait of Tony Blair painted as his grip on power was fading has been added to the parliamentary art collection.
Daily Telegraph |
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