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"Jesus freaks" spread the word at music festival
MOUNT UNION, Penn (Reuters) - Dozens of young people at Creation, a Christian music festival in Pennsylvania, wore green T-shirts with the slogan "Young Single Available." Reuters
Preparing for Folkmoot
From dancing with Japanese performers to singing along with Kenyan artists, people of Haywood County will get a taste of a true international experience at the 25th Folkmoot USA festival in Waynesville, which officially opens July 14. Enterprise Mountaineer
Bar brawls a concern to all
Who would think that as Art After Dark winds down on a Friday night on Waynesville’s quaint tourist-filled Main Street, one business might be gearing up — or dressing down —for a “wet panties contest?” Enterprise Mountaineer
It’s auction time
The tents are up, the platform is down, and everything is ready for the 62nd Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. The Citizens' Voice
Arts festival could bring 50,000 people to Wickford
Mary Jane Q. Cross, an oil painter from Newport, N.H., will be back in her usual spot – under a huge shade tree on Main Street near the wharf – for the 46th-annual Wickford Art Festival this coming [..] Providence Business News
Rwanda: South African Painter Promotes Art
Ivuka Art Studio yesterday opened a two day art exhibition at the Heaven Restaurant in Kiyovu, Kigali. AllAfrica.com
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The Gallery of Fine Craft at WheatonArts will host the third annual “Highwater Sculpture Invitational 2008,” July 19 through September 1. Curated by artists Michelle Post and Dave Carrow, the show’s purpose is to introduce new artists and their work to the community. Cape May County Herald
The folklife of space
Every year, straddling Independence Day, the Smithsonian Institution conducts the Folklife Festival on the National Mall. They set up tents and booths and feature exhibits, speakers, performers, and food based upon the themes of the festival. The Space Review
Evian Natural Spring Water Continues Their Charitable Endeavors With the Limited Edition Pinnacle Bottle by Christian ...
Evian® Natural Spring Water, the world's leading brand of luxury spring water, began this year on a charitable note, garnering close to $50,000 for several goodwill organizations by auctioning its haute couture creation by Christian Lacroix, the Pinnacle Bottle. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Free Shakespeare, Frank Lloyd Wright, Food Festivals, Garden Tours, Something "Wicked" Highlight Summer Season
So you think you know Buffalo? Think again. Most visitors to Buffalo are astounded to find National Historic Landmarks by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and H.H. Richardson. Blown away by one of the great collections of modern and contemporary art in the world at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
In Sight
Mason Norton, 92, respected for carving head yokes, carries on. "No, they just come to me". The Lewiston Sun Journal
Art-A-Palooza Aug. 30
The Green Arts Council and the city of Green will sponsor Art-A-Palooza, an outstanding art festival for all festival, on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Boettler Park. For more information go online to www.cityofgreen.org. The Suburbanite
Flippin Schools regional art winners
Flippin Public Schools students who recieved awards at the Northwest Regional Youth Art Show at Fayettville are (first row, from left) Matt Butler, third, junior division; Hannah Gallegos, best of show and first, junior division; Jessica Smith, second, junior division; and Hunter Harp, second, elementary division; and (second row) Meghan Bell, third, senior high division. Baxter Bulletin
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Auckland artist Tui Hobson is one of few women carvers in the southern hemisphere. She works with large scale pieces of wood, some which are just tree trunks that she transforms into sculptures. Scoop.co.nz
Lifespan oil fields estimated to last for 115 yrs
The lifespan of Kuwait’s oil fields could prolong to 115 years if state-of-the-art technologies are tapped, according to a new book released by the Kuwait Oil Company. Budapest Business Journal
Congressional art contest winners named
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett recently announced the winners from the 6th Congressional District of the Artistic Discovery Competition for Senior High Students. The Herald-Mail
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San Francisco Chronicle critic Kenneth Baker absotively tees off on Dale Chihuly and John Buchanan, the director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Arts Journal
In Pictures: Council logo designs
A gallery of the seven designs on a shortlist for the logo for the new Shropshire Council. BBC News
Take a step back in time at the Renaissance Faire
My favorite celebration in Cedar City will grace Main Street Park beginning Wednesday. I love the belly dancers, jousting demonstrations and the food. Yes, you guessed it. It's the 26th Annual Utah Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire. Saint George Spectrum
Event of the Week: Happy Birthday Hafnarfjördur
To commemorate 100th anniversary of Hafnarfjördur , a neighboring town of Reykjavík, the local institute of culture and fine art, Hafnarborg, has historical photographs of the town on display in the main gallery. Iceland Review
Wall art that sticks
Forget hours of painting or hundreds spent on hiring an artist for an interesting wall mural for your child's room. The Olympian
Sunshine on Roskilde 2008
This year's Roskilde Festival is being hailed as one of the best for a number of years. Although the line up failed to ignite most people's enthusiasm there were enough good acts to make most happy, and the fact that the sun shone most of the time made up for the mud baths of recent years. The Copenhagen Post
Film festival kicks off this week in Maine
About 4,000 movie fans are headed to Waterville this week and next for the 11th annual Maine International Film Festival. Boston Globe
POP PRINCE WAS A PUTZ
TAYLOR Mead was one of Andy Warhol's most celebrated "superstars," but the quirky Lower East Side actor-writer despised the Prince of Pop Art. In his memoir, "Son of Andy Warhol," being shopped by literary agent Irene Skolnick, Mead, 83, calls... New York Post