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Worcester Art Museum Honors Artist Tom Lewis with a Retrospective Exhibition
WORCESTER, MA.- Artist, anti-war activist, Catholic worker and longtime WAM faculty member Tom Lewis, will be honored with a retrospective exhibition of prints, drawings, and paintings, on view through August 8, 2008 in the Higgins Education Wing. Tom died unexpectedly in April.
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Glory Days by Sergey Bratkov Opens at Fotomuseum Winterthur
Sergey Bratkov, From the series «Birds», 1997. Gelatin-silver print, 46 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist © Sergey Bratkov. WINTERTHUR.-
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Rioters Destroy Paintings, Musical Instruments and Theatrical Costumes in Mongolia
A man carries a traditional Mongolian string instrument that survived a ransacking at the Palace of Culture which rioters descended on after setting fire on Tuesday to the nearby headquarters of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
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Britney Spears' 20k T-shirt
A T-shirt signed by Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera is expected to fetch $20,000 at auction.
NZCity |
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Art show leaves patrons pleased
Artist Wayne Trinklein brought about 25 trees to the Wal-Mart parking lot Saturday. The trees, each one perched on a rock and ranging from about 6 to 18 inches tall, were wire sculptures that represent different people and personalities.
Sedalia Democrat |
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Good performances on first night of three-day jerk festival
The organisers of the very successful Portland Jerk Festival decided this year to extend the event from just one day - Sunday - to an entire weekend.
The Jamaica Observer |
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Rudd rejects depiction of naked children
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says he can't stand artwork that depicts naked children.
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Dramatic mission: Hispanic Theatre Festival is his life's work
When Mario Ernesto Sánchez thinks about putting together another International Hispanic Theatre Festival -- this year's edition is his 23rd -- he thinks back to the mule that hauled garbage to the town dump in the years before he left Cuba at 15 on a Pedro Pan flight.
Miami Herald |
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Watercolorist Penny Chiusano and Photographer Steve Gabris Exhibit at the Chalfonte Hotel
07/06/2008 - 2:00p.m. to 07/06/2008 - 4:00p.m.
Cape May County Herald |
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Wax World: Goa's very own Madame Tussauds
India's second wax statue museum will be inaugurated at Old Goa in Goa.
The Times of India |
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News
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he can't stand artwork that depicts naked children. Mr Rudd on Sunday said work such as that shown in this month's edition of Art Monthly Australia did the opposite of restoring dignity to the debate over depictions of children in art.
The West Australian |
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Enjoy 'An Evening of Fine Art & Wine'
Enjoy "An Evening of Fine Art & Wine" at the West Valley Art Museum on July 12. Participants can bid on more than 50 works of museum-quality art from more than two dozen artists, with all the proceeds going to the museum.
The Arizona Republic |
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HEAVYWEIGHT DON JASPER PASSES AWAY
I recently learned that rugged Duluth, Minnesota heavyweight of the 1950's Don Jasper passed away June 9th. He was 78 years old. Jasper lost his first pro fight in 1949. He also lost his second pro contest. From there he went 14-0-1 over his next fifteen fights.
Bragging Rights Corner |
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'Hitler' gets head torn off
An angry Berlin man fought off museum guards and beheaded a life-sized waxwork of Adolf Hitler today, according to media reports in the UK. The attack happened only minutes after the Nazi dictator's model went on public display at a newly opened branch of Madame Tussauds in the city.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Redlands Summer Music Festival
Tuesday, July 8 The Four Preps
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If Music Be the Food of Fortune
Plans to start an annual three-day Woodstock-esque music festival for 75,000 in upstate New York get mixed reactions from residents.
New York Times |
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Celebrating independence and heritage
STERLING — Singing cowboys, a blacksmith, an auctioneer, demonstrations of butter churning and crafts, donkey rides, snow cones, fundraising, costume contests and lots of food — these were just some of the offerings at the 2008 Logan County Heritage Festival Friday, July 4, at the Overland Trail Museum and Heidi Park.
Sterling Journal-Advocate |
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LL Cool J returns to New Orleans' Essence Festival
NEW ORLEANS -- LL Cool J is no stranger to the Essence Music Festival, but that doesn't mean it is any less exciting for the hip-hop artist who is slated to perform at the festival...
KATC 3 Lafayette |
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Reuters Technology Summary
High oil prices spur demand for low energy electronics SEOUL - These days when customers walk into electronics stores, the first question they ask is how much electricity the fridge, washing machine or laptop computer they are contemplating buying consumes. "Energy savings were not exactly a hot topic among customers last year," said Kim Dong-han at South Korean electronics ...
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REGION: Parents picking up tabs for expanded programs and service
NORTH COUNTY ---- Behind most music programs, art festivals, field trips and elementary physical education classes these days are parents who pay for them ---- sometimes reluctantly. In the last decade, parents have played an increasingly vital role
North County Times |
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REGION: Parents picking up tabs for expanded programs and service
NORTH COUNTY ---- Behind most music programs, art festivals, field trips and elementary physical education classes these days are parents who pay for them ---- sometimes reluctantly.
North County Times |
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Rothbury Music Festival: Eco-friendly details added to festival line up
Rothbury Music Festival: Eco-friendly details added to festival line up
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids |
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Asylum paintings reveal tortured mind of murderous Victorian artist
Drawings and watercolours lent for display billed as the most significant exhibition of Richard Dadd's work for several decades
Guardian Unlimited |
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Glimmers of reinvention in a summer of sinking stock prices
It's hard to believe, sitting here at a cottage window, that the world is having its daily crisis, that billions of dollars are being lost, that oil prices are yet higher, and it is all the subject of important — no, pressing — chatter on the Internet.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Queen mother's note sells for $32,000 at auction
Collectors paid thousands of dollars Saturday for letters from British royalty to a trusted servant, including a note from the late Queen Mother Elizabeth requesting the aide to pack bottles of gin and Dubonnet for an outing, "in case it is needed."
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