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Chalk artists to bring Sasquatch to museum event
Every year, the Capital Lakefair Parade brings crowds of spectators and participants into the South Capitol neighborhood.
The Olympian |
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All the world on stage
New International theater festival in California offers audiences a window on foreign cultures – and shared stories.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Brock artists featured in GTA exhibition
Eight area artists have taken the spotlight in galleries across the GTA.
myKawartha.com |
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Four-Story 'Basket of Light' Embraces Optimism of Science
It may seem a contradiction, but the new, landmark architectural sculpture at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center should strike observers as both monumental and delicate. That's according to its creator, architectural sculptor Ed Carpenter, whose installation team just put finishing touches on this 60-foot-tall glass-and-metal piece called "Vessel."
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Alcohol OK'd at Columbia Art festival
HOLLAND -- Visitors to the Columbia Art District Festival this year will be able to drink beer and wine as they stroll from one art display to another.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The man has a right to his privacy....Eventually, there will be further explanation. Now there is: Yesterday he went to court against both the museum and its director, Pierre Théberge , who had announced previously that he would be leaving his post once a new director was appointed.
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Former middle school art teacher pleads guilty in bank robbery
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A former Stonewall Jackson Middle School teacher today pleaded guilty to robbing a Barboursville bank .Melissa A. Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting bank robbery. She will be se
Charleston Daily Mail |
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Works by famous artists go on display in Edinburgh
Works by some of the world's most famous Impressionist artists are coming to Edinburgh this summer as part of an exhibition examining influences on Scottish art over the last century.
Scotland Today |
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ABC Invites You to Summer's Hottest Music Event, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock'
Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough HostTrace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Bucky Covington, Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Julianne Hough, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Ras...
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Ohio park, 'Mount Rushmore of folk art,' collection of statues to be auctioned
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio — A man who owns a hillside park with giant sandstone sculptures of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and other famous Americans said he's selling the property so the artwork can be better preserved. The sculptures in Baughman Memorial Park need to be restored and repainted, said Kevin Morehouse, 35, who bought the park for $310,000 in February. A statue of Civil War ...
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Smithsonian dishes the dirt on, well, dirt
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 (10:06 a.m.) Dishing the dirt has a long history in Washington, but the Smithsonian Institution is taking it to new depths. The National Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibit on Saturday _ "Dig It" _ exploring the mysterious and complex world of soil.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Sustainability the focus of Dunedin Rhododendron Festival
Southern gardens have long been lifted by the rhododendron's flamboyant display. But for how long? This year's Dunedin Rhododendron Festival looks at the threat from climate change.
Otago Daily Times |
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There Reigns Love brings sonnet to stage
Defining Shakespeare as 'just a playwright' is a little like defining Michelangelo as 'just a sculptor.'
Woodstock Sentinel-Review |
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Community welcomes 30th annual College Hill Arts Festival
CEDAR FALLS --- Artists might call it "en plein air." The public might say "art alfresco." Either phrase describes the gallery without walls at the 30th annual College Hill Arts Festival, Friday and Saturday.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Russian museums may have lost track of 50,000 items
A government survey of Russia's cash-starved museums shows up to 50,000 artifacts and works of art have gone missing.
CBC |
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News Article
Metallica have released the artwork for their brand new album 'Death Magnetic'. As the pic shows, the cover is white with a coffin placed on top of a giant finger print. It also features the old-school Metallica logo and the 'Death Magnetic' logo that had been revealed previously.
Metal Hammer |
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Open class exhibits wanted at fair
AFTON — The Textile and Art department of Union County Fair invites anyone to enter the categories of homemade clothing, quilts, needlework, arts and crafts and photography.
Creston News Advertiser |
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Art Assoc. turns 30; artists sell paintings, win prizes
The Norwood Art Association celebrated its 30th anniversary with an art exhibit and sale on the Norwood Town Common. Among the winners was Laura Lee Zanghetti, who took home a blue ribbon for her oil painting titled, "A summer's delight."
The Walpole Times |
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Piedmont's buried treasure
With live satellite links to Paris and Hong Kong, the auction that took place recently in the splendid surroundings of the 13th-century castle of Grinzane Cavour in the region of Piedmont could have been a sale of fine art or particularly rare wines.
Guardian Unlimited |
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10 things to do this weekend
CELEBRATE. Honor the 40th birthday of the Special Olympics at a BORN IN CHICAGO party at Soldier Field. The day starts with a traditional Olympic torch run, followed by live music, games, food and drink, jugglers and magicians. July 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission and parking. 1410 S. Museum ...
Crain's Chicago Business |
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Creating Legends
UrbanArt Commission seeks artists to enhance two public housing sites. Last week, as part of upcoming public art projects, a small group of local artists gathered to learn about the redevelopment of two historic public housing sites in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
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Untitled #17 (Dig) -- 07/17/08 at Denver Art Museum
Untitled #17 (Dig) -- 07/17/08 at Denver Art Museum
Rocky Mountain News |
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Feed your soul at Ratha Yatra
The Ratha Yatra Festival of India takes over the downtown core from Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 20, 2008. Celebrating its 36th year in Toronto, the festival is a time of recognition connected t...
East York Mirror |
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Vandals Overturn Cooking Oil Drum Near Toquet Hall
Vandals early today overturned a 55-gallon container of cooking oil from the Matsu Sushi restaurant on Jesup Road and it seeped into a storm drain. The drum was overturned following a band performance at the Toquet Hall teen center and was captured on tape by security cameras, investigators said.
WestportNow |
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Smithsonian dishes the dirt on, well, dirt
Dishing the dirt has a long history in Washington, but the Smithsonian Institution is taking it to new depths. The National Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibit on Saturday - "Dig It" - exploring the mysterious and complex world of soil. "We want people to walk away understanding that soils are living, living breathing bodies," said exhibit curator Patrick Megonigal, a soil ecologist at ...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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