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Crystal skulls: Fact or Fiction?
Some mysteries are such fun you almost don't want to know the truth. That may help explain why people are fascinated with crystal skulls. Happy to share the spotlight with the latest Indiana Jones movie, the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History is putting its crystal skull on display starting Thursday. "People like to believe in something greater than themselves," Smithsonian anthropologist ...
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Deadline looms for mural contest
The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is searching for talented young artists to submit their work as part of the Young Adult Artist’s Mural Contest. The library is hosting the contest, open to teenagers ages 13-18, as part of an effort to revamp the teen area. The deadline for mural submissions is Friday, Aug. 15.
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Stereo MCs headlining summer music festival
Music fans and food lovers will be in for a treat this weekend as the free Croydon Summer Music Festival hits the streets. On Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 from 1pm until 8pm Lloyd Park will host an array of musical talent from around the globe.
Wandsworth Guardian |
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Art thieves take eight paintings from German bank
Dusseldorf - Art thieves have made off with eight valuable paintings from a German bank, police in Dusseldorf said Wednesday. The oil paintings decorated the downtown offices in the city of the bank, which offers private banking to millionaires. ...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
What is Dia talking about in its wall texts?!
Arts Journal |
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Cohen Independent Research Group Announces Investment Opinion on Seven Arts Pictures
SAN FRANCISCO----Cohen Independent Research Group announced today that it has initiated research coverage on Seven Arts Pictures, plc, , an independent motion picture production and distribution company engaged in the development, acquisition, financing, production, and licensing of theatrical motion pictures for exhibition in domestic and foreign theatrical markets, and for subsequent ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Music/Party: S'Real Fridays and Summer Jazz Series
Friday, July 11... By Megan Voeller This Friday, two St. Petersburg art institutions stage jazzified events. Salvador Dalí Museum kicks off its S'Real Friday Happy Hour at 5 p.m. with swingin' jazz by Lounge Cat, a complimentary nacho cheese fountain, a cash bar and half-price admission until 8 p.m. Up the street from 6 to 9 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts welcomes the Smooth Jazz Trio in honor of its ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Art: The Energy Show: Elements of Skill
Thursday, July 10... By Leilani Polk Created in 2007 by local graffiti crew Hazardous Battle Tactics, The Energy Show: Elements of Skill is the second graffiti art exhibit presented at Pale Horse Design Studio and Art Gallery. A range of works-on-canvas spotlight the aerosol talents and technical lettering skills of more than 30 of the world's leading graffiti artists, among them, Waf (Belgium), ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Art: It's Not Easy Being Green
Tuesday, July 15... By Megan Voeller With oil prices what they are and a collective sense that the planet's climate is going to hell in a hand basket, you'd think going green would be a no-brainer, but it's not. Skeptics abound, and even eco-conscious thought leaders -- architects, designers, scientists and the rare politician -- don't always agree on sustainability's best practices. Now an ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Concert: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers w/ Steve Winwood
Wednesday, July 16... By Eric Snider It's long been my belief that it's nigh impossible for artists who write their own songs to come up with new music of substance after age 50. Tom Petty proved an exception with Highway Companion, his last solo album, released in '06, when he was 55. The disc is vintage Petty, not a masterpiece but a rock-solid addition to his canon. That disc dovetails with a ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Obama-Lincoln Murals Cause Stir In Boston
BOSTON (NBC) -- Barack Obama is looking a lot like Abraham Lincoln in Boston, at least in one work of art. Artist Ron English was commissioned by Gallery XIV to paint a mural as part of a large show about art and politics.
WLBZ Bangor |
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Digital comes of age at Polk Museum of Art
Artists celebrate the digital revolution... By Megan Voeller It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that the current rift between generational attitudes about communication is only going to expand as digital gadgets (and their attendant cognitive processes) pervade our culture. The same holds true for beliefs about the division between art and technology. Ask your mom to envision the pinnacle of ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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The crude story pushes small caps down
After an impressive rally on Tuesday, small caps are under pressure midday amid gloomy economic outlooks and possible downgrades, and as crude oil prices gushed higher.
SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Anti-Drunk Driving poster contest
The Bylas STEPP Coalition and Melvin Rustin Jr. and family will be sponsoring an ’ÄúAnti-Drunk Driving’Äù poster and essay contest for all Apache students ages 5-18 who will be full-time students in 2008-09.
Apache Moccasin |
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UK fest names Ricky Davao as Best Supporting Actor
PEP : Ricky Davao was named Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his indie film Signos in the International Filmmaker Film Festival.
GMA News |
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Fortis Limited Edition Pit Stop – Jean Tinguely in Monaco
Fantastic objects of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely are highlighting this year’s vintage car exhibition “Pit Stop” in the Mediterranean principality of Monaco during the summer season.
Europa Star |
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Pin up superstar - book review
Big boobs, pouting lips, sexy skirts – Gil Elvgren's collection of paintings depicting doll-like, idealized women is for adults only.
The Budapest Sun |
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Wagner masterpiece complete
Two new opera productions at the Palace of Arts on June 21 and 22 brought Wagner's Ring cycle full circle. The new Siegfried and Götterdämmerung complemented reprises of last year’s brilliant Das Rheingold and Die Walküre to make a full four afternoons and evenings of intense Teutonic total art.
The Budapest Sun |
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Ricky Davao is Best Supporting Actor in UK filmfest
PEP : Ricky Davao was named Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his indie film Signos in the recently concluded International Filmmaker Film Festival.
GMA News |
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We had it all
The Indiana State Museum is a great place to visit if you want to learn about the fleeting nature of what we like to call “progress.” A stroll through the exhibits dealing with the state’s history from the late 1800s until the middle of the 20th century is a revelation.
Nuvo |
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Photographic Printing Meets the Web 2.0 Revolution -- theprintspace Launches an Online Photographic Printing Studio ...
theprintspace has extended their groundbreaking 'DIY' photographic printing process to the web. theprintspace.com will be the first online service to incorporate an easy to use professional colour management process. The result - enabling accurate soft proofing of images by clients on their own systems using bespoke print profiles, meaning prints that are as accurate as possible - first time! ...
PRWeb |
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Carriage House opens two summer exhibitions
DARTMOUTH — The Carriage House, 115 Elm Street, Padanaram, is planning an opening reception from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13 for a pair of talented artists exhibiting their works in July.
The Standard-Times |
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Dartmouth Farmer's Market to feature curry cooking demonstration, exhibits
DARTMOUTH — The July 11th Dartmouth Farmer's Market in Padanaram Village will feature a number of free exhibits, demonstrations, activities and visiting artists. The Farmers Market takes place every Friday afternoon from 1 to 6 p.m. at Rex Field at...
The Standard-Times |
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Anime USA 2008 Premieres Latest Artwork by Jo Chen
ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 09, 2008 - Anime USA is pleased to announce Jo Chen as our artist guest of honor. Also, for this year, Jo will be providing original artwork for the 2008 convention t-shirt. A preview of the 2008 convention t-shirt artwork is available at http://www.animeusa.org/downloads/.
Anime News Network |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Tadao Ando -designed Stone Hill Center in Williamstown, MA, which includes gallery space for the Clark Art Institute and spiffy new digs for the Williamstown Art Conservation Center, was spookily ill-fated.
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