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Lillis Photography On Display Through July
The Thomas Balch Library is currently hosting the photography of local artist Judith P. Lillis.
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Offence in the eye of the beholder
MELBOURNE artist Polixeni Papapetrou gave birth to her first child, Olympia, in January 1997. Encouraged by her husband, art academic and critic Robert Nelson, Papapetrou started using her daughter as a subject in photographic essays.
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Slidell Heritage Festival celebrates the Fourth of July
Slidell will be the center of Fourth of July activities today as the 11th annual Slidell Heritage Festival gets under way at 3 p.m. The event continues until 11 p.m. Slidell invites residents of St. Tammany Parish to come out and enjoy food, music, art and fireworks during the country’s birthday.
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Inside fundraising: art can provide charities with considerable funds ... and a touch of glamour
Be it through auctions, donations, or in-house collections, art can provide charities with considerable funds ... and a touch of glamour
Guardian Unlimited |
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Ubisoft's Pierre-Elien On The Art Of The Pitch
Rotterdam's first annual Free Gaming Festival, recently attended by Gamasutra, featured an attached business conference organized by the Benelux Game Initiative. While consumers wandered the city center playing the latest console titles and getting prizes, inside the convention center, a number of international speakers addressed the issues facing developers. Ubisoft's manager of business ...
Gamasutra |
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Record-High Petroleum Prices a Boon to BioSolar
BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB:BSRC) reports that surging oil prices have resulted in unprecedented price hikes in photovoltaic solar module manufacturing, creating substantial growth opportunities for BioSolar. The company's breakthrough technology dramatically reduces the cost of solar modules by replacing traditional and expensive petroleum-based components with bio-based materials derived from ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Pilgrimage pleases Paso’s Paderewski-ites
A trip to the homeland of renowned Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski, perhaps the most famous resident of early Paso Robles, was a success for organizers of the annual local festival honoring the artist’s legacy, they said. Their weeklong journey included a meeting with the nation’s first lady, Maria Kaczynska, as well as productive sessions with Poland’s minister of culture and ...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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Tampa Museum of Art interim chief steps down
Ken Rollins, interim executive director of the Tampa Museum of Art, said his last day on the job would be Wednesday.
Business Journal of Tampa Bay |
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Field narrowed to 10 in Maine oil tank art project
The field has been narrowed to 10 semifinalists in a competition to create painted designs on huge oil tanks in South Portland.
Boston Globe |
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Gala art auction deemed a success; Donation for LRGH Digital Mammography Campaign
COURTESY PHOTO VIRGINIA WITKIN, RN/Breast Health Program Coordinator, right, accepts a donation from Temple B'nai Israel members Naomi Goldman, center, and Linda Cowan.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Arts fest attracts big crowd
[About 16,000 people on Sunday crowded Gregory Park for the 34th annual Arts in the Park festival featuring food, crafts and music.
Brainerd Dispatch |
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Monday Update: Watermelon Festival planning ongoing
The Franklin County Watermelon Festival is just around the corner. This year's festival is bringing back all the familiar happenings and adding new things to the mix.
Franklin County Times |
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London Surges As Art0Buying Capital
"The transformation of London, a sleepy backwater for two decades, into an art capital that rivals New York has never been more apparent than in this past fortnight of auctions, with record prices fetched for works by artists ranging from Monet to Francis Bacon."
Arts Journal |
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The Best Art (According To Its Viewers)
"If you could capture it in a manageable form, would the collective judgment of all visitors to a major art museum be better than that of the people with Ph.D.'s, the curators or, heaven forbid, the professional critics? That is what "Click!
Arts Journal |
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Exclusive Access Granted to This Year's 'Ultimate Collection' of Supercars
LONDON-July 07, 2008: Every visitor to The British International Motor Show, sponsored by Zurich Connect, can expect to view a wide selection of the most expensive and most luxurious vehicles on display in the Heritage Enclosure and Ultimate Collection Public Gallery.
The Auto Channel |
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Zimbabwe: Stone Sculpture Defies Time
ZIMBABWE Shona Stone sculpture has transcended over time and space to gain international recognition. It has also managed to break the lines on gender with the emergence of various successful female sculptors.
AllAfrica.com |
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HCM City’s museums deserted
VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people visiting HCM City ’s 11 museums in the past three years is equivalent to 20% of the city’s population.
Vietnam Net |
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Rothbury: A festival done right
ROTHBURY, Mich. -- On a quiet morning at the inaugural Rothbury Festival, Adam Herschberger and Hannah Biehl of Indianapolis snuggled in a hammock in Sherwood Forest, the elaborately decorated woods in the center of the grounds at the Double JJ Ranch.
The Oakland Press |
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Nigeria: Thisday Music & Fashion Festival
For the third year running, THISDAY Newspapers, one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria has brought Nigeria close to the world through its annual music festival, which is today, adjudged the best in the African Continent.
AllAfrica.com |
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Arts on the Creek coming to Johns Creek
JOHNS CREEK - With a new name, new venue and a newly created city, Johns Creek will proudly present Arts on the Creek, a music and arts festival Labor Day Weekend -- Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church.
Johns Creek Herald |
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Opening Bell: GM In Reverse
WSJ says more layoffs for automaker; Bloomberg doubts stock touts; Oil to $200?; etc.
Columbia Journalism Review |
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New Walk-in Times for Nelson-Atkins
Volunteers Complete New Training Program for Guided Tours through The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City InfoZine |
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Rothbury: Nothing Phishy about this reunion
Phish fans fished their wish Sunday at the Rothbury Festival -- and got part of it at least. Phinally. The Phishheads did not get what they most wanted, a full reunion of the quartet since 2004. But they did get partial band get-togethers during two fo the festival's afternoon sets.
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Lakeside Festival comes to a close: Organizers 'put the touch' on artists to bring them back
DECATUR - The artists of the Lakeside Music and Arts Festival were receiving fringe benefits Sunday afternoon. Nina Page of Decatur's Spirited Massages was giving artists a five-minute chair massage.
Herald & Review |
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Naguib Mahfouz at Full Circle
A painting of the Cairo cafe where Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz used to spend time watching the world go by.
Middle East Times |
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