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Let freedom ring
We have complete coverage of July Fourth festivities in Zanesville. And don't forget to share your images of the holiday in our reader gallery!
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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Senior art exhibit coming to Campbell House
GENEVA – The ninth annual senior art exhibit, “Timeless IX,” will open July 25 and run through Sept. 28. The show is presented by Kane County Forest Preserve District at Campbell House, which is east of Geneva off Kirk Road, midway between Route 38 and Fabyan Parkway.
Kane County Chronicle |
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4-H projects will be shown at fair
ST. CHARLES – Judging and showing of 4-H projects will be July 16-21 at the Kane County Fair at the fairgrounds. The bulk of 4-H projects are judged prior to the fair opening on Monday, July 14, and will be on display during the fair. Projects on display include visual arts, woodworking, electricity, clothing, foods, natural resources, computers, horticulture, photography, and much, much more. ...
Kane County Chronicle |
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What holds that up? An engineering feat
It hovers over South Tryon Street – the massive fourth level of the Bechtler Art Museum, jutting 30 feet beyond its most obvious support, a slim column 30 inches in diameter. Looking up, you wonder: What's holding that up? The technique that allows for such drama is the cantilever, where a beam is supported only at one end. It's magical because the cantilever seems to defy a basic principle of ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture
Sat, Jul 5, 2008 (3:18 a.m.) On a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Winehouse a hit at Spanish festival
Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and at first looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock In Rio music festival south east of Madrid.
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N.C. senator an icon of old conservatism
Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator with the courtly manner and mossy drawl who turned his hard-edged conservatism against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early yesterday. He was 86.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Laguna Beach fest's roots in Valley Center
The “Pageant of the Masters” opens its annual two-month run in Laguna Beach on Wednesday. So why, you might ask, is a history museum in Valley Center mounting an exhibition touting an event in Orange County? The famed pageant actually began in Valley Center in 1914 and was repeated there in 1915.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Condition of Confederate cemetery is a disgrace
Marvin Stackhouse took a look and couldn’t believe what he saw. Think long term, Elizabeth Ramos and Janet Whetstone caution about a museum in Festival Park.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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San Diego County Fair
Judges' choice: Michael Steirnagle's oil painting titled “Waiter” earned him the Coordinator's Award in the exhibition of art's people class. He said that when he travels, he takes photos and sometimes uses them to create oil paintings. He found this particular waiter in Prescott, Ariz.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Haines City's First Art Gala Will Feature Art Demonstration, Auction
Economic Development Council of Haines City has invited everyone to step into Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream when it hosts Haines City's first art gala from 6 to 9 p.m. July 19.This will be a dressy event that will feature local artwork, live entertainment, heavy hors d'oeuvres and fine wine.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Jazz Festival returns to Prescott Park on Sunday
The 13th annual Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival will be held in Prescott Park on Sunday, July 6, from noon until 6 p.m. Get ready, jazz fans and music lovers!
Portsmouth Herald |
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3-Minute Interview: Jon Peter Lewis
The season three "American Idol" contestant appears at The City's Rrazz Room in concert today and next week with fellow alumni Anwar Robinson and Lakisha Jones. Tuesday through July 12, Lewis appears with Robinson and Gina Glocksen.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture
On a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child.
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Summer’s stages: From Williamstown to the Cape, the theater and art scene sizzles
Staying in Massachusetts this summer has never seemed like a better idea. Besides our sandy beaches and verdant forests, the theaters and arts festivals offer a worthy choices for entertainment under the stars, in a tent, or settled in a shack by the seaside.
The Patriot Ledger |
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Mandela takes action against London gallery
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has decided to take legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his.
Calcutta News |
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America I AM Mobile Experience Begins Nationwide Tour
Tavis Smiley, Wal-Mart, and Special Guests Kicked off 'America I AM Across America' at ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans
Fox News |
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Travel Briefs
The Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival will kick-off its tenth anniversary season with two evening concerts, a Family Music Fest concert and the Festival's first-ever Pro-Am Seminar. The Festival continues through August 19 with a mix of classical and jazz offerings performed by an engaging roster of artists. Evening concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Audiences are invited to attend 7 p.m. pre-concert ...
The Ithaca Journal |
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Spears T-shirt worth $20k?
A signed T-shirt Britney Spears wore as a child is expected to fetch $20 000 at auction.
News 24 South Africa |
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Gordon Brown hangs 'deeply gloomy' paintings on his office's walls
London, July 5 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown seems to have a "deeply gloomy" taste when it comes to choosing artwork for the walls of his office and flat at 10 Downing Street.
New Kerala |
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Mandela in bid to prevent London gallery selling prison artwork
Johannesburg - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has instructed his lawyers to take action against a London art gallery that is selling artwork it says was produced by the anti- apartheid icon, South Africa's SAPA news agency reported lat...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Splish-splash at Manitowoc's maritime museum
During the summer, it's easy to extend a day trip into a weekend adventure, as long as the sun is shining and the breezes are warm. The destination of this trip is Manitowoc, Wis., a little more than 200 miles from the Sauk Valley. While a day trip is possible, a weekend allows more time to explore.
SaukValley.com |
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Winehouse ends steady in Spain, sips red wine
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain -- Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Mars Education Center dedication set
TICONDEROGA -- Dedication of the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center at Fort Ticonderoga coincides with the first new exhibit at the fort in decades.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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Calendar
Free Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum, CenterPoint MarketPlace, 1201 Third Court, Stevens Point. 344-2003.
Stevens Point Journal |
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