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Chalk art contest
Posted on Friday, July 11, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. You can chalk this one up to good old fashioned fun.
WPBN Traverse City |
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Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space
Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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Craft artist to teach others during free workshop at Riverside Museum
Don't call it a "quilt." What Lee Tusman makes may resemble quilting but isn't, he insists. There are no traditional stitches and patterns or fluffy fillings to keep someone warm on a winter's night.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Events Guide: theatre festival, art show, urban design exhibition, and more…
WHAT: Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival WHEN: On until July 13 WHERE: At various locations across the city Toronto’s largest theatre festival will host over 800 artists from Ontario, Canada and around the world in 2008, with over 135 unique productions in more than 25 venues. Productions range from dramas to musical extravaganzas to improv. A KidsVenue [...]
Spacing Wire |
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Companies Step Up To Back Photo Contest To Celebrate HM’s Birthday
Bandar Seri Begawan - In light of the upcoming International Photojournalists Meet and Photo Competition 2008 in conjunction with His Majesty Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's 62nd birthday celebrations, several companies yesterday showed their support for the competition jointly organised by The Brunei Times Sdn Bhd and the ...
BruDirect.com |
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Kayakers rescued from the East River
Two kayakers were rescued from the East River near the Waterfall exhibit.
WABC-TV New York |
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Kayakers rescued near NYC waterfalls exhibit
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two kayakers have been rescued from the East River after getting close to a massive public art installation of a waterfall near the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Post-Standard |
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4th of July brings out friends
Although ArtWalk’s theme was a Military Salute, two opening receptions were featured at The Grace Museum: "Into The Woods" by Lilian Garcia-Roig, who spoke and was sponsored by Evelyn and Sydney Niblo, and "Nosotras (Spanish for the feminine "us" or "we"): Portraits of Latinas," featuring 50 photographs from eight photographers. Celina and Wendell Fennell, Jean Hays and Anca Pacuraru, MD were ...
Abilene Reporter-News |
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Historic venue hosts music festival
For more than 30 years, the Cheatham Street Warehouse has been a launching pad for some of music's biggest stars. Kent Finlay, the club's founder, said the venue has created a lifetime of memories.
News 8 Austin |
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Art Scene Expands With Three New Galleries
Three new art galleries debuted in Downtown recently. PYO Gallery was scheduled to hold an opening reception on Saturday, July 12, for its inaugural exhibit featuring the paintings of Paris-based artist Kim Tschang-Yeul ( Los Angeles Downtown News went to press before the event).
Los Angeles Downtown News |
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Historic venue hosts music festival
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson and George Strait all have helped make San Marcos' Cheatham Street Warehouse a Texas music landmark. This weekend more than 60 acts are hitting the stage.
News 8 Austin |
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A Moment With: Exhibit raises funds for FGCU professor
Editor’s note: Florida Gulf Coast University professor Ingrid Martinez-Rico was injured in a serious auto accident earlier this year. Photographer Chip Hoffman and her husband Craig Heller, with the help of others, will host a photography exhibit to help with medical costs.
Naples Daily News |
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The Floating World at The Blanton
Print by Utagawa Hiroshige, courtesy of The Blanton B scene - Exquisite Visions of Japan Friday, July 11 The Blanton Museum of Art ( The University of Texas at Austin, MLK at Congress Ave. ) $5 members, $10 non-members [ info ] [ tickets ] "Simplicity is the badge of genius," wrote A. A. Milne (the Winnie the Pooh guy). This applies to Japanese woodblock prints, with their ...
Austinist |
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Fifteen vie for spot on art commission
After facing a dearth of applicants for the Public Art Commission in April, the Palo Alto City Council interviewed the final 12 of 16 candidates Wednesday. Applicants included not only artists but an architect and even a rocket scientist.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Library of the lost
Arts & entertainment: Sickert called him 'the greatest portraitist of this or any other time', but Wyndham Lewis's paintings have never received sufficient recognition, says Iain Sinclair
Guardian Unlimited |
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Children's Art Exhibit
Local elementary schoolers are in the spotlight at an art exhibit at Bridgewater College.
WHSV Harrisonburg |
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Powerful Art Comes To Santa Fe Folk Festival
SANTA FE, N.M. -- On Saturday morning, more than 100 artists from 40 countries will gather in Santa Fe for the 50th annual International Folk Market. For those trying to overcome the tragedies of Rwanda, basket making is almost equal to healing.
KOAT Albuquerque |
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2007 LSWA Contest Results
KENNER, La. -- Results from the 2007 Louisiana Sports Writers Association's annual writing and sports information contests (Division I is for newspapers with a circulation of 50,000 and...
KATC 3 Lafayette |
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In print
Digital photography appears to be far more ephemeral than camera sales people have led us to believe. Two weeks from now, an astrophysicist, neuroscientist, and nanoscience researcher will each be named to receive $1 million Kavli Prizes.
Science News |
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Fun outdoor projects for young at heart
The Fourth of July inspired me to create a fun, patriotic garden centerpiece for my patio table. This project was so simple, my 2-year-old even helped with the painting and assembly.
The Payson Roundup |
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Complaint lodged over 'racist graffiti' installation
A complaint has been lodged with the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board over a Sydney biennale art exhibit that includes a graffitied toilet block on Cockatoo Island.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Will Self: PsychoGeography
Last week Ralph Steadman and his wife Anna were invited to a "Festival of Love and Wine" in the little village of Jonsac, near Cognac. Ralph told me – lapsing into his native Franglais – that it was: "Très beau, et avec beaucoup des hommes qui porter bouteilles du cognac pour desgorges all over les friggin' guests. Nobody knew what to do and we waited and waited for things to happen, all the ...
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Waterside Paris
WHY GO NOW? The Fête de la Bastille, on 14 July, triggers the summer festivities in the capital. Outdoor events include free film screenings, and jazz and art festivals.
Independent |
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Wisconsin: Hog heaven
Thunder will shake Wisconsin today and Milwaukee, the state's biggest city, will be at the eye of the storm. I'm not there, and I haven't heard a weather forecast, but I'm confident of my prediction, because Milwaukee is where the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company was born, and this weekend the world's first Harley-Davidson museum opens its doors in the city. Thousands of bikers will roll – or ...
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Old masters sale at Sotheby’s fetches over $100 million
A re-discovered painting by Frans Hals, believed until recently to be a copy of the Dutch master, has sold for $14 million, nearly twice its pre-sale estimate.
Zaman Online |
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