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OMC Family Weekend Roundup: July 11-13, 2008
Take your little wheel lovers to the opening of the Harley Museum, Bastille Days or anything else that strikes you on this list of family-friendly events.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Blenheim home may become museum
A new museum and permanent home for the Blenheim and District Heritage Resource Centre could be in Blenheim's future. Blenheim native Kathleen Moderwell is offering to donate her 1870s family home at the corner of Sandys and John streets to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent free of charge. [...]
Chatham Daily News |
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Forbidden art revealed
The National Gallery’s collection of 20th-century Chinese art is large — so large that the exhibition “Masters of 20th-Century Chinese Brush Painting” is being shown in two parts. (That’s also due to the works’ sensitivity to light.)
The Prague Post |
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Rock and fire connect in museum's art show
Roger and Dena Bielasz have been touched by fire and rock. When the Guejito fire rushed up their hill overlooking the San Diego Wild Animal Park in the middle of the night last October, they hugged their garage floor until the smoke grew too thick.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Blasting off in Ostrava
The Czech rust-belt city of Ostrava may seem an odd setting for a rock music festival of international scope. But Colours of Ostrava is running strong in its seventh year, with a diverse lineup that includes headliners like Sinéad O’Connor, Happy Mondays, Hawkwind and the Dandy Warhols.
The Prague Post |
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Go & Do - Chinese art reception tonight
for Chinese art exhibit
Portsmouth Herald |
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Photographers can picture a lagoon for contest
CARLSBAD – When a car full of people stopped by the lagoon last week and started snapping photos with telephoto lenses, the Discovery Center's director Nikki Weaver just assumed the pictures were for the lagoon's upcoming photo contest.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Juried art show set to open in El Cajon
EL CAJON: Friends of East County Arts Inc. will present its second annual Alley Cat Juried Art Show beginning tomorrow at Sophie's Gallery, 108 Rea Ave.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Costume Ball on tap in Ogunquit
OGUNQUIT — It's one of the biggest social events of the year in Ogunquit. The legendary Costume Ball is happening on July 19 at 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Art Association is holding this year's party at the Barn Gallery. And everyone is invited to attend.
York County Coast Star |
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East County datebook
A reception with photographers Cindie Wolf and Cindy Hedgecock will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Silver Creek Fine Art Gallery and Custom Framing, 120 E. Main St., El Cajon. Information: (619) 447-3535.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Local Yokel Auctions Rocks, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist G. Mackey Records Four New Jingles
Local Yokel Auctions has blazed on to the Internet Online Auction Scene with four new internationally released Promotional Jingles written and recorded by multi-platinum Artist G.Mackey and Family. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/LOCAL/YOKEL/prweb1091704.htm
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A National Dog Adoption Event so Exciting that Even "Socks", the Former Presidential Cat Can't Miss it!
National Dog Day 2008 is coming to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons Island, Maryland on August 23, 2008 from 10am to 5pm. This event will also include The Great American Dog Show, the Animal Miracle Film Festival and The FURocious Concert from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. This is a free concert to benefit animals in domestic violence situations. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Group art show opens in Wells
WELLS — The public is invited to an opening reception at the Weymouth Art Gallery as part of Wells Public Library at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12.
York County Coast Star |
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Costume Ball on tap in Ogunquit
It's one of the biggest social events of the year in Ogunquit. The legendary Costume Ball is happening on July 19 at 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Art Association is holding this year's party at the Barn Gallery.
York County Coast Star |
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Entertainment
Photographer Bill Henson has been embraced by the art community following a police investigation into his controversial photographs of a nude child. Mr Henson tonight spoke at the opening of a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra.
The West Australian |
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'Art Videos at the Gallery' continues at the Barn Gallery
OGUNQUIT — The “Art Videos at the Gallery” series, sponsored by Ogunquit Performing Arts and Ogunquit Arts Collaborative, continues with the showing of the third film, “Chuck Close—A Portrait in Progress,” at the Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne...
York County Coast Star |
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Winnipeg Folk Festival getting younger
WINNIPEG - Few of us are lucky enough to look the same at 35 as we did at 20.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Retired Cleveland museum director Lee dies at 90
CLEVELAND -- Sherman E. Lee, who as director of the Cleveland Museum of Art expanded its Asian art and Old Master collections, has died. He was 90.
WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids |
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Bruce Conner San Francisco Artist with 1950s Beat Roots Dies
Bruce Conner, an artist internationally admired for his haunting, surrealistic sculptures and groundbreaking avant-garde films, died on Monday at his home in San Francisco. He was 74.
All About Jazz |
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3-Minute Interview: Stacey Wisnia
The executive director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival is gearing up for the three-day, 12-movie event, which kicks off Friday with the 1927 comedy "The Kid Brother" and wraps up Sunday with "The Patsy."
The San Francisco Examiner |
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THE ARTS
Joan Altabe, who was the Herald-Tribune's art and architecture critic from 1986 to 2001, celebrates her lifelong love affair with art with an exhibition of her work at Edfish Galleries, 3663 Webber St., Sarasota. The show, titled "Clouds, Countenances and Cartoons," reflects what she likes to paint: "The human form and skies.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Independents offer variety
Touted as one of Corpus Christi's most diverse exhibitions, The Independents Show 2008 delivers. Through July 31 at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, viewers may find that less is more: the works presented offer a variety of media, subject, skill and craftsmanship.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Sand sculptors square off
Crabs are not supposed to fall in love with lobsters.
Asbury Park Press |
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Locanico, souvlaki and mdash; it's all Greek this weekend in Ipswich
IPSWICH and mdash; The yiayias have been slaving over their stoves, and the weekend forecast is beautiful weather for the annual Grecian Festival at the Hellenic Center in Ipswich. The two-day party celebrating Greek traditions in food, dancing and family fun marks the end of celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Assumption of Mary Greek Church.
The Salem News |
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GuelphMercury.com - arts - CALENDAR
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Bird Radio: Bill Burns; Over-neath: Adriana Kiuper; Apertura: Cora Cluett, Scott Conarroe; 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener; to Sept. 7; 519-579-5860.
Guelph Mercury |
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