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ARTSY MARRIAGE GOES BUST
IT'S over between Ahn Duong and her husband, Bart Quillen. The half-Spanish, half-Vietnamese artist/actress and her blue-blooded groom were wed at the Devon Yacht Club in Amagansett two years ago. The engagement party had been held two months...
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'Not manly enough': Berlusconi's verdict on Libeskind work
Perhaps, when the architect Daniel Libeskind produced his grand plans for an art museum and office tower designed to inspire civic pride in the heart of Milan, he should not have been surprised when Italy's gaffe-prone Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, said the bent structure emanated a "sense of impotence" because it is not manly enough.
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Passions for painting and the sea run deep
Delray library puts artwork on display Elmer Daniels has lived a full and vibrant life dedicated to service, industry and art.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Nigeria: Take Time Out With Timeless
I knew Zinno but, I did not know him. His works are everywhere. In homes, on the internet and any other place that can hold a work of art. A 1988 distinction graduate of Auchi Polytechnic, Zinno Orara is quite a popular name with many works and exhibitions to his credit at home and abroad.
AllAfrica.com |
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Arts in Brief
Stephen Walker’s acclaimed musical documentary, Young at Heart, is due July 11-13 as the art-film attraction at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The subject is that of a retirement-age chorus in New England and its unusual rock ’n’ roll repertoire.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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New museum exhibitions showcase extremes in art
The struggle between imperatives of art — to reassure, on the one hand, and to provoke, on the other — pivots nonetheless upon a common objective of stirring the emotions and the intellect.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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Apprenticeship vacancies at ETC
The Employment and Training Corporation is seeking to fill around 450 apprenticeship vacancies, particularly in trades like stone masonry, plastering, tile laying, painting and decorating, woodwork, and mechanical engineering.
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A Constellation of Stars Light up the Screen at the Ninth Annual New York International Latino Film Festival
NEW YORK , July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF), presented by HBO, returns for its Ninth Annual Edition from July 22-27 and is proud to announce its biggest line-up yet with over 100 national and international films, documentaries and shorts.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Festival benefits from sun
The Northern Lights Festival Boreal wrapped up Sunday night with a performance by headliner Don McLean, capping off the three-day festival. This year, the festival featured Jackie Washington, Charlie Angus, Daniel Bélanger and McLean. The weather was perfect for the festival all weekend. Last year, the headlining [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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Open Text acquires Spicer desktop software business
Enterprise content management software provider Open Text has paid $12m to acquire the division of Canada-based Spicer that provides file format viewer software for desktop applications, integrated business process management systems, and reprographics, such as photography or xerography.
Computer Business Review |
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Student photos to be displayed downtown
PORTSMOUTH — Art work from FOCUS: A Photographic Journal of Seacoast N.H. will be on display in downtown storefront windows from Friday through Sunday, July 20.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Jazzin' it up: Festival celebrates music, legends
PORTSMOUTH — With blue skies, green grass and golden notes, it was a perfect day for jazz.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Noted harpist chooses Autism Cymru as her beneficial charity at Caregos Charity Celebrity Event
CARDIFF, Wales: Autism Cymru is delighted to announce that Jemima Phillips - the noted harpist who played at the wedding reception of Prince Charles and Camilla - has nominated Autism Cymru as her beneficial charity for the Caregos Charity Celebrity event at Koywood Art Gallery, Cardiff, on July 9 2008.
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In The Fashion Frame
THIS month the Photographer's Gallery in London plays host to an exciting new exhibition, Fashion In The Mirror, co-curated by Michael Mallard and Raphaelle Stopin.
British Vogue |
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Noah Orr captures miracles of the ordinary
For photographer Noah Orr, the natural world presents an endless tableau of photographic possibilities. "There's something really spiritual about it. I like being able to show people the beauty of what's out there," he says.
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Record-High Petroleum Prices a Boon to BioSolar
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.----BioSolar, Inc. reports that surging oil prices have resulted in unprecedented price hikes in photovoltaic solar module manufacturing, creating substantial growth opportunities for BioSolar.
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Successful weekend ensures encore for Rothbury in 2009
Same time next year? You bet. Organizers say the Rothbury festival will be back in 2009, and that's hardly a surprise, considering all the feathers the first-time event at the Double JJ Ranch put in its cap over the past four days.
The Saginaw News |
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Rothbury was green, but has room to improve
Sarah Haynes, the Rothbury music festival's green chief, accepted an ice cream cone from a vendor handing out samples Saturday and held up the wrapper as a minor failing.
The Saginaw News |
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4th Of July Jazz Festival with a Bang!
Los Angeles-Fireworks was not the only thing seen flying throughout the sky on our nation's birthday. Various musical notes were flaring up all over Leimert Park Village as well.
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Avon to host art show, sale
The Manasquan River Group of Artists will host the annual art show and sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Avon Pavilion on the boardwalk at Woodland and Ocean avenues.
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Arts and Crafts fair
Monday, July 07, 2008 at 5:27 a.m. Just down the street across from the open space festival visitors had the chance to take a look at some unique products.
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Calendar: 07.07.08
Texas A&M University-Kingsville student Robert C. Pena will host a one-man show of his artwork at the John E. Conner Museum at the university, 905 W. Santa Gertrudis St., Kingsville.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Fourteen-year-old Choua Xiong wins top awards in Helen Farnsworth Mears contest
Choua Xiong said she has an unusual imagination.
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
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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.
The Des Moines Register |
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CENTRAL NEW YORK NEWS
MADE IN NY 2008: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Annual juried exhibit featuring New York state artists. Suggested donation: $3; younger than 12 and members, free. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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