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Ain't Misbehavin', Modern Dance Festival at the Modern, Gutenberg! The Musical!
Given the track record of Jubilee Theatre — North Texas’ oldest continually running African-American theater company — with the songbooks of classic jazz singers and/or songwriters, the Fats Waller revue Ain’t Misbehavin’ should have been a no-brainer. But in the past, Jubilee has mostly staged musicals written by its late founder, Rudy Eastman. Now Misbehavin’ is finally getting the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Museum to open in old Santa Fe train depot
SAN BERNARDINO - The Santa Fe Depot, one of the city's most historic places, will now be a place preserving other elements of the town's past.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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In Brief 7-11-2008
Get out of the heat and behold the wonders of cold on Wednesday at the Museum of History and Art.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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A Fragmented World, Not Far From This One
The Hofesh Shechter company, as seen at the Jacob?s Pillow Dance Festival on Wednesday, is one of the most inventive new choreographic voices to turn up in quite a while.
New York Times |
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Take notice, it's not just another Friday
Nathan A. Smith is a senior majoring in fine art and photography and is The Daily Collegian's photo editor. His e-mail is nas234@psu.edu.
Penn State Collegian |
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Camera shopping? Zoom in.
Most digital cameras today have megapixels galore, a large LCD and a fairly long battery life. And, of course, they take fine pictures in good light. Still, there are significant performance differences among models, according to Consumer Reports’ latest tests. To stand out, new models are adding features and style and are trying to improve performance in more difficult photography. These ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Sweet Corn Queen hopefuls preparing for Aug. 8 pageant
Sweet Corn Festival Queen candidates have been busy preparing for the Aug. 8 pageant. There is a lot of pre-pageant “work” that must be completed before the upcoming evening of excitement.
The Mendota Reporter |
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European royal treasures
Pietre dure is Italian for hard stone, and part of the title of the summers most magnificent treasure exhibition: Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe, which will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Sept. 21.
The Star-Ledger |
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Artists, craftsmen show state of the art
By noon Thursday, some 2,000 people shopped and browsed at the 16th annual People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts.
Centre Daily Times |
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Museum to open in train depot
SAN BERNARDINO - The Santa Fe Depot, one of the city's most historic places, will now be a place preserving other elements of the town's past. Photo Gallery: Santa Fe Railroad Museum
San Bernardino Sun |
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Rants and Raves: NASCAR story needed the numbers
Rants to the Times-Union and its feeble attempt to suggest the price to field a NASCAR team is high. We all know that, but never among the thousands of written words is there any chance of a line-by-line cost to maintain an operation like Joe Gibbs or DEI. In fact, there has never been a thought as to what a sponsorship might cost, even though Wednesday's photography baits the question. Can we ...
The Florida Times-Union |
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Teens sentenced for vandalism
Seventeen teenagers, many of them Mount Clemens High School graduates, pleaded no contest Thursday morning to causing $4,188 in damage to the high school on May 18. They were subsequently fined and put on probation by Judge Sebastian Lucido of 41B District Court in Clinton Township.
Macomb Daily |
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Reflections of Tuscany on exhibit
Landscape photographer Mark Chernin was hoping a trip to Tuscany last May would give him a chance to share his pictures of the country's beautiful scenery.
The Star-Ledger |
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Art in the American Outback
K. Brian Neel was running a fever the entire time he was performing Vaud Rats on Wednesday night (during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the sister event to Spoleto in Charleston, S.C.). I found this out afterward while we talked about his interest in the rich history of vaudeville.
Arts Journal |
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Gallery 23 exhibit features nature art, stoneware pottery
BLAIRSTOWN -- Gallery 23 will feature the work of Katherine Yvinskas and Judy Musicant as Artists of the Month for July. Their work will be featured in the windows of the gallery throughout the month. The public is invited to a reception in their honor from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 12.
The Warren Reporter |
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2:30 p.m. - Chamorro Artists Association to present the artwork of 15 members
2:30 p.m. July 11 — The Chamorro Artists Association, in collaboration with The Guam Gallery of Art at the Chamorro Village, will present the artwork of 15 of its member artists during the 2008 Liberation Day festivities: “Sharing: Love and Understanding for all.”
Pacific Daily News |
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Teens' videos to be screened at Children's Museum
A dozen local teens are coming to the end of a five-day workshop where they're learning how to make a short video, with the results to be screened at 6 p.m tomorrow at the Children's Museum of ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Great holiday ideas and deals
Yellow brick road to Melbourne A smorgasbord of hot theatre productions, international exhibitions, sporting spectaculars and popular festivals will keep visitors to Melbourne active this winter. Taking to the stage are the singing witches of the eagerly awaited Broadway production Wicked (Regent Theatre) that recounts the story of the Witches of Oz before a ruby-slippered Dorothy. ...
News Interactive |
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An Expat With Soul Rooted In Home
Mohammad Mohibul Islam showing his paintings to a visitor. (Photo courtesy: The Daily Star) It is natural for an artist to have an affinity to his country and its history. Mohammad Mohibul Islam, an artist now living in Canada, is no exception.
Sin Chew Jit Poh |
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Performing groups from around the world featured at Folkmoot festival
Folkmoot USA is back this week, bringing whirling, colorful, international folk music and dance to the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Latest Additions
The Audible Local Ledger will hold a wellness fair on July 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sons of Italy, 4966 Route 28 in Cotuit. Services will include blood cell analysis, stress testing for heart disease, hemoglobin A1C and ultraviolet photography.
The Barnstable Patriot |
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San Antonio native takes jokes seriously
He is the 'gatekeeper' would-be wits must get past to be considered in New Yorker caption contest.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Public Art Program Targeted For Freeze In Funding, Cuts
A program that puts sculptures and paintings in public settings is once again being targeted by Hillsborough County budget cutters.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Entertainment
From the trendsetters of the 1970s to rare images of the Asia-Pacific, the nation’s largest photo festival covers it all. The Vivid National Photography Festival kicks off in Canberra today with more than 100 exhibitions by both professional and amateur photographers.
The West Australian |
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Reception to honor artist Brown
CRYSTAL BEACH — The Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation Museum will have a wine-and-cheese reception Saturday for Sidney Brown.
Galveston County Daily News |
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