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Minerva Kunzel; volunteer devoted to S.D. civic, cultural causes; 88
Minerva Kunzel was a woman of wide-ranging interests. Depending on the day or the year, she could be found organizing charity events for the San Diego Junior League or San Diego Museum of Art, or she might be enjoying a hike or picnic with her family.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Pembroke Arts Festival accepting works, photos for Young Artists Exhibit
Creative students from Pembroke and nearby towns can submit their artwork and photography for the Young Artists Exhibit that will be part of the Pembroke Arts Festival.
The Patriot Ledger |
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South Africa: African Footprint At 29th Durban International Film Festival
Cinema in all its diversity will once again be celebrated at the 29th Durban International Film Festival which runs from 23 July to 3 August with an expressive concentration of 71 South African films, and a further 38 films from the African continent.
AllAfrica.com |
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En plein aire with Sharon E. Allen
Sharon E. Allen uses the "E" because in this small, Web-based world there is another Sharon Allen who is also an artist. Regardless of the fact that her name does not stand out, her artwork is another story. The type of artwork she produces often finds...
Exeter News-Letter |
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Musician named a 'pioneer'
Bluegrass guitarist, bassist and singer Arnold Terry is no stranger to the stage. But at the end of June, he took the stage for a different purpose. Terry was one of more than 60 musicians honored as bluegrass pioneers at the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, Ky.
Martinsville Bulletin |
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Sand artist Sudarsan wins Berlin contest, creates record
Bhubaneswar, July 15 : Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has become the first Indian to win a world championship held in Berlin for his sculpture on global warming. His victory will see his name entering the record books again.
New Kerala |
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Death Row label is sold for $24m
Rap label Death Row Records, which was home to Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, sells for $24m at an auction.
BBC News |
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On today
Saanich Music in the Park. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and chairs. Face painting for the kids and hot dogs/ice cream for purchase. Visit www.saanich.ca. Tonight: Majestic Park, 6 p.m., The Missters; 6:45 p.m., Kumbia.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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Pizarro: Saratoga Library art exhibit keeps patriotic fires glowing
We're well past the Fourth of July, but a visit to the Saratoga Library might keep those patriotic feelings going a while longer.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Putting words in their mouths
Ventriloquist convention blends fun with a look at the past. ยป Photo gallery Video
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Officers to use two-wheeler as segue to policing's future
FITCHBURG - A small crowd gathered outside the Johnsonia art gallery on Main Street yesterday afternoon for a demonstration of the Segway scooter, a device that could be the future of community policing.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Slipknot ready for their close-up
The moment is burned into the mind of Roadrunner Records president Jonas Nachsin. It was 1999, and his label had convinced Ozzfest organizers to put its newly signed band, Slipknot, on the festival's second stage.
Toronto Star |
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Sculpture honors gaming history
The ceremonial fire was lit. The coyote bones were passed. And the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla's bond with its past was forged in a granite sculpture to carry the tribe into the future.
The Desert Sun |
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Exclusive: Artist Peter Howson donates John Lennon portrait to autism appeal
ARTIST Peter Howson hopes to raise thousands to help autistic people by giving a valuable painting of John Lennon to charity.
Daily Record |
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Shapes II sculpture dedication slated for July 25 in Palm Springs
A dedication of the sculpture "Shapes II" will begin at 4 p.m. July 25 at the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, 190 W. Amado Road. Sculptor Ted Phillip Denton will be present.
The Desert Sun |
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REGGIE: JEW STEW ISN'T FAIR
Yankee legend Reggie Jackson yesterday insisted he doesn't have a problem with Jewish people - and said there was nothing derogatory about his comments to an artist as they haggled over the price of a painting. "It's just a misunderstanding," the...
New York Post |
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Baron Geisler is strong contender for Best Actor in Cinemalaya 2008
Very proud ang young actor na si Baron Geisler sa kanyang pelikulang Jay , na entry niya sa kasalukuyang Cinemalaya (Philippine Independent Film Festival 2008). Ang naturang pelikula ay co-produced mismo ni Baron, with Pasion Para Pelicula Productions, written and directed by Francis Xavier Pasion.
PEP |
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Disappearing lands
Art meets science in Michael Eble's exhibition, Endangered Lands, on display through the end of July at the Grand Contemporary Art Gallery.
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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Presidio Museum Proposal Sparks Controversy
An overflow crowd turned out Monday night in San Francisco for a public hearing about a controversial plan to build a new art museum at the Presidio to showcase the extensive collection of Gap founder Don Fisher.
KRXI-TV Reno |
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Hundreds pack to debate Presidio plans
The Presidio Trust got an earful over the proposal of a contemporary art museum.
KGO-TV Bay Area |
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Marblehead walking tours to step off starting this week
MARBLEHEAD - Town historian Bette Hunt wants people to put on their walking shoes and join her for another series of summer walking tours of historic Marblehead, sponsored by the Marblehead Museum and Historical Society.
The Daily Item |
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New Miss Universe relishes pressure
Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down for the second year in a row.
Miami Herald |
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New crime museum part of public's fascination with lawlessness
From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, the fascination with murder-abilia is a hot topic in the world of collecting today. People actually search for tokens of the criminal mind and informational objects about the history of criminology.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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CRITIC'S CHOICE
Picto-Calligraphy & Sculpt-Script: Symphony of Chinese Calligraphy & Sculpture Drawing, according to the French neoclassicist J.A.D. Ingres, is "the hard, wiry line of rectitude" underlying all great art.
East Bay Express |
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Teacher brushes up on art Ike art teacher Samuel Mirkovich learned from Van Gogh; his students learn from him
A stroke of the brush can be a leaf on a tree in the middle of a forest, or a curve of the lips set on a face, or a dash of sun streaking through a landscape.
Yakima Herald-Republic |
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