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REGION: Jazz fest launches Thursday
TEMECULA ---- Now in its fifth year, the Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival starting Thursday may be the most important one yet in creating a legacy ensuring its survival. Organizers have packed the four-day event with a parade, numerous per
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Exploring moment between life, death
SOUTH HOLLAND The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College is showcasing a new exhibit titled “Utterly Meaningless” throughout this month and August.
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‘Abba will never perform again’
SWEDISH supergroup Abba will "never" perform on stage again, two of the band’s members have said. Zim Stone sculpture defies time ZIMBABWE Shona Stone sculpture has transcended over time and space to gain international recognition.
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Energetic Rabbits, Melt-Proof Candies and Other Advertising Coups
The new exhibition on advertising at the Science, Industry and Business Library wants to give a twist to the “Mad Men” series.
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Mangomania: Pine Island celebrates tropical fruit
A summer festival to pay homage to mangoes and celebrate Pine Island's other tropical fruits has grown in popularity since its start 13 years ago.
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Exhibit will draw West 7th artists into the spotlight
Organizers are letting the world know that the arts are flourishing on St. Paul's West End with an inaugural exhibit featuring work from the people who live and work there.
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Boro allowing 'Civic Virtue' to deteriorate
Civic leaders and activists are reviving an effort to preserve a marble sculpture that has been both praised for its beauty and condemned for what some say is its troubling imagery.
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Exhibit shines light on forgotten area
Drive down Grand River at Vinewood on a sunny day and the light is nearly blinding as it bounces off an estimated 4,000 pieces of mirrored glass affixed to artist Olayame Dabls' African Bead Museum.
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Grand opening for Davis art gallery to be Saturday
The member-owned and managed West Virginia Highlands Artisans will host a grand opening of its expanded gallery in Davis at noon Saturday. The gallery has opened in a new location across from Sirianni's Café. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
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Painted stories
AFTER three decades in the field of art, local painter Ng Bee who is also known as ‘The Sketch Artist’ is holding his solo art exhibition at Galeri Seni Mutiara on Armenian Street, Penang.
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Why a black artist replaced the National Anthem
Last week in Denver, almost all the values of the post-1960s left were exhibited in one act. It happened on the Denver mayor's most important day – the one in which he was to deliver his annual State of the City Address.
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String Quartet That Also Whistles, Whispers and Wails
The opening night of Summergarden at the Museum of Modern Art featured the Attacca Quartet, whose members earned their master?s degrees at Juilliard in May.
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Two New Exhibitions at The Physics Room
Si c’est (if it is) is a collaboration between Fiona Amundsen and Tim Corballis, based on a sustained investigation of a specific urban site: Wynyard Point (also known as the Tank Farm), a now largely demolished part of Auckland’s industrial waterfront.
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Walking to and Fro to Eye Dance, Sky and Sculpture
On Saturday and Sunday the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performed its latest series of site-specific Events here at Dia:Beacon.
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Walter Scott Giving back all that he has been given
Last year, Walter Scott donated an 18-foot sculpture by artist John Henry to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine.
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Historic chest being donated to MOHAI
A cedar chest that made the cross-country trip in Thomas and Nancy Mercer's covered wagon is being donated to the Museum of History & Industry by the family.
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Historic furniture highlights sales
A pair of long-neglected Chinese landscape paintings could gain some much-deserved attention, and a bedroom set will travel back to the future of American furniture making in the 1930s.
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Works of art in City Hall attic
BETHLEHEM Records management work has uncovered an unexpected find at City Hall: a potential treasure trove of art. City Controller Meg Holland discovered the city has dozens of paintings in its attic and basement while reviewing a 2001 records management report, she said Monday.
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Kanye West Defends Angel Mural
Kanye West has come to his own defense after a U.S. magazine published photos of his home, alongside claims that he has a painting on his ceiling depicting him as an angel, with the rapper saying that the report “isn’t true”.
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One-time fixtures on Plains become part of artwork
STUART - Tilting at windmills isn't Jim Taylor's style. Instead, the retired art educator from Stuart sees the intrinsic beauty of the wheel that spins life for farmers and ranchers across the state.
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Newsmakers: July 8, 2008
Joanne Kennedy of Peru has won the grand prize in the Adirondack Regional Tourism Council's online photo contest for her photograph of "Lake Colden at Sunset." She will receive GORETEXR gloves, footwear and hats valued at $500.
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Hamilton County: State arts grants nearly $500,000 locally
Arts organizations in Hamilton County will be getting nearly half a million dollars in one-time grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission, local lawmakers announced Monday.
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Teams to lob 'mater missiles as pals return to roots
Challengers, beware. The McCallie Senior Tornadoes are on the warpath. Who's the target? It's not yet known, but the weapons of choice are round, slightly overripe, juicy, wet tomatoes - handfuls of 'em. When does the battle ensue? The Tomato Wars kick off at 11 a.m. July 26 behind the Vocational Building during the 16th annual Grainger County Tomato Festival at Rutledge High School, July 25-27.
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DeBence museum adds 1920s barrel piano to collection
Photo by Jenna Gregory - Scotty Greene, the executive director for DeBence Antique Music World, cranks a barrel piano, the most recent addition to the museum's collection of working, mechanical musical instruments.
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NYC's East to Edinburgh Fest Begins July 8 With 7 Sins
Scotland-bound U.S. productions that will play the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August get a first stop at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan July 8-27 for the fifth annual East to Edinburgh Festival.
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