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Colbert's "Report" rapport still strong
The walls of "The Colbert Report" studio are plastered with letters and artwork of the show's fearless leader submitted by loyal fans. In one painted portrait...
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Turn your home into a haven of creativity
We know inspiration when we see it: in our children's artwork and wacky inventions, in their proud smiles and in the strata of dried paint on their smocks. But how can we, as parents, help kindle that spark? Here families share their strategies for turning a home into a creative haven and inspiring their kids to make art, make music and even make believe.
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First place: Tiffany Jamison, Stagg Line
In the news photography category, student journalists were called on to submit work that was not just technically sound, but that told a story, communicating through an image the mood and reality of a news event.
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12 Robert Rauschenberg prints on display in Portland
When he died on May 12 at age 82, Robert Rauschenberg was described as many things: a beneficent champion of artists and charities; a productive, cunning artist who wasn't afraid to take on just about everything, including paintings, sculptures, prints and photographs; and an unpretentious visionary, who considered life's enigmas by using the everyday stuff we use while going about our daily ...
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Photojournalist Ed Kashi committed to telling Niger Delta's story
Ed Kashi put his life on the line to photograph the Niger Delta, a battleground between oil companies and Nigerian rebels. His images are in the new "Africas" exhibit at George Eastman House.
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Waterfront Blues Festival: Music for all of us
There's lots to be said about the music at this year's four-day Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival -- young performers like Back Door Slam, veterans like Charlie Musselwhite, the rollicking fun of all the great zydeco music -- but the most important thing, perhaps, goes beyond any single artist.
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Fortuna Art Council exhibits artwork at local businesses
Category: Local News Topics: Community Beginning in June, The Fortuna Art Council revamped its community exhibit and, along with current members, has several new members displaying their work at local businesses through the end of July.
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Surfer dudes even feel oil pinch
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. -- For years, Chris Mauro took a 16-kilometre detour on his way to work each morning to check out the swells at his favourite surf break and plot the best location for his afterwork wave-riding.
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NuSil Technology Broadens Reach in Electronics with SEMICON West Debut
NuSil Technology (www.nusil.com), a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for electronics and photonics is set to exhibit at SEMICON West in San Francisco, California.
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Students mark anniversary by donating blood
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Institute of Arts (MIA) celebrated its 41st anniversary recently by organising a blood donation campaign. Held at its gallery, the event saw more than 100 students, staff members and lectures donating their blood.
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Autistic kids get artistic at exhibition
KUALA LUMPUR: The gallery was filled with bright paintings and fine ceramics -- artworks created by young autistics.
The New Straits Times |
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Zim Stone sculpture defies time
ZIMBABWE Shona Stone sculpture has transcended over time and space to gain international recognition.
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International art glamour: Christie's
Christie's is the world's leading art business with global auction sales in 2007 that totalled $6.3 billion, marking the highest total in company and in art auction history.
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Chow down at Cowtown Brunches at the museum start Sunday
amily meals are coming back to Old Cowtown Museum. Beginning July 13, Truffles Catering will offer brunch to visitors at the living history museum. Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for children 10 and younger. Hours will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Sunday. The meal will be combined with admission to the museum and also includes live entertainment, ranging from gospel to country music. ...
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Stolen giraffe damaged by vandals
STAMFORD - Rocky, an 8-foot-tall and 30-pound Fiberglas giraffe sculpture that made its home at the William Raveis Real Estate office at 1022 Long Ridge Road, was vandalized over the weekend.
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2 Cheyenne art shows canceled
CHEYENNE - The organizer of two art shows normally held at the Cheyenne Civic Center this time of year has canceled them, blaming high costs.
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Moshing for Jesus at "Christian Woodstock"
MOUNT UNION, Pa (Reuters) - A music festival with heavy metal, punk, hip-hop and pop music might seem like an unusual place to get baptized, but Creation is a festival with strict rules: no alcohol, no drugs and no sex before marriage.
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Highwater' set at WheatonArts
MILLVILLE -- The Gallery of Fine Craft at WheatonArts will host its third annual "Highwater Sculpture Invitational 2008" July 19 through Sept. 1. The event will be curated by Michelle Post and Dave Carrow.
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Steamboat briefs for July 7
Steamboat Art Museum seeking volunteers
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Mexican art museum in US opens exhibit on immigrant sorrows, joys
CHICAGO – A window washer dressed as Spiderman scales a building. A nanny clad as Cat Woman attends to children. A pizza delivery man wearing Superman garb rides a bike with pies in the basket.
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Artists eager to paint Ogden River Parkway
The idea of painting a panel alongside the Ogden River Parkway has been so popular the city has a waiting list.
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Prado says treasured Goya work is not the real deal
MADRID, Spain - For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master. The Prado's announcement last week about the Colossus, a large oil painting depicting the torso of a giant bursting through the clouds as he marches above a terrified village, is causing a furor among ...
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TUE. Poetry Aloud , read your own poetry or that of a poet you admire, 7 p.m. Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, 3010 E. Central. Free. Information, 316-440-4202. WED. "A Duke Named Ellington," Wichita Creative Music Society's summer film series, 7:30 p.m. Wed., B-Side Gallery, 817 W. Douglas. Free. THU. Bon Voyage Benefit Concert and Silent Auction , Friends University Jazz Ensemble and ...
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Concert draws music fans, business to downtown D.M.
The success of the weekend's inaugural 80/35 Music Festival bodes well for what could be another big event for downtown Des Moines - thousands of people, strong local connections and loads of entertainment.
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Festival draws bibliophiles to Mesilla
MESILLA — His first grandchild isn't due for three more weeks, but John Rives says he hopes someday his stepdaughter's child will get to experience the "dogs running around and books everywhere" bookstore experience.
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