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In the Berkshires, Some Heavy Hitters, Some Smaller Sluggers
Marquee-name playwrights, directors and actors lend an air of glamour, fill the houses and help keep the bills paid at the main stages at these Massachusetts festivals. New York Times
PEP auctions hot items from FHM's Top 5 Sexiest Women!
PEP will launch an auction with literally hot items for sale today starting 6 p.m. (Philippine time). These are not only just "items," they're pre-owned by FHM 's Top 5 Sexiest Pinays in the land: Marian Rivera, Katrina Halili, Angel Locsin, Diana Zubiri, and Ehra Madrigal. PEP
Higgins asks for lease increase on Police building
In a visionary move several years ago, former Ruidoso police chief Lanny Maddox convinced village officials to purchase a vacant office building/art gallery on Mechem Drive to serve as the new police station. Ruidoso News
Art Institute addition set to open in May
The Art Institute of Chicago has scheduled the public opening of the 264,000-square-foot Modern Wing, the largest addition in the museum's history, on May 16, the museum announced Thursday. A pedestrian bridge that leads from Millennium Park to the addition will open the same day. Chicago Tribune
Datebook
FRI., JULY 18 Fruity Fun 41st annual Kiwanis Citrus Festival, Harding Park, 1300 E. Harvard Blvd., Santa Paula. 5 to 11 p.m. today; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Carnival rides, car show, citrus and avocado pavilion, specialty foods, arts and crafts vendors, family fun stage, headline entertainment, beer lounge with DJ music, games. Moorpark Acorn
JA New York to debut next top jewelry designers
New York—The next generation of star jewelry designers will make their industry debut in the 31st Annual New Designer Gallery at the JA New York Summer Show, to be held from July 27-30 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. National Jeweler
Making space for more exhibits
THE Penang Museum is being upgraded to allow more exhibits to be displayed. The Star
Somerfest is labor of love for organizer
SOMERSET — Terri Klink won’t be on stage beneath the big tent at Somerfest. But her contributions to Laurel Arts’ annual music, art, food and craft festival cannot be ignored. The Tribune-Democrat
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Chatham Township, July 17, 2008 -- Rudolf Oeckinghaus in his livingroom with some of his art collection. Daily Record
A Danville Business Rises Out of the Ashes
DANVILLE- Four months ago a fire destroyed Huff's photography studio. Thursday night the family business has moved back in. They gutted the photography studio and started from scratch. They wanted to be back in business for their busiest time of year at the end of the summer. That dream came true. WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana
Elizabeth King: The Sizes of Things in The Mind's Eye Opens at The Sheldon
Elizabeth King, Study for Animation: Pose 7, 1997-2005, chromogenic print, 24 X 24 inches. LINCOLN, NE.- A mid-career survey, The Sizes of Things in the Mind's Eye presents approximately 65 sculptures, film animations, installations, drawings and photographs by artist Elizabeth King. Art Daily
Intel Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation
Intel Corporation celebrates a milestone anniversary today by looking 40 years in the past and 40 years into the future. To celebrate this milestone, Intel unveiled the World Mural Project, a digital artwork that captures the vision ... Finanzen.net
4-H instills a love for photography in local girl
One Greene County girl has 4-H to thank for her growing love of photography. "I took my first photography project when I was nine," said Micajah Green-- who is now a senior at Shakamak High School. Greene County Daily World
Kids learn to excavate the past
Several of Elizabeth City's youngest "archaeologists" unearthed dozens of sharks teeth Wednesday during a dig on the front lawn of Museum of the Albemarle. The Daily Advance
Standing up for moral values
May I respond to the letter titled “Isn’t that the point?” printed in the Northern Argus (July 9, 2008). The downward spiral of modern art has led us to a world filled with vulgar and obscene images. Northern Argus
Intel Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Intel Corporation celebrates a milestone anniversary today by looking 40 years in the past and 40 years into the future. To celebrate this milestone, Intel unveiled the World Mural Project, a digital artwork that captures the vision of young people on how computers will transform the globe over the next 40 years. Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Subtle Beauty Wins Sydney Art Prize
SYDNEY.- Fiona Greenhill has won the $3000 First Prize in the 2008 Sydney, City of Villages Art Exhibition and Prize for her work Distant Lights, Balmain, Darling Street. Art Daily
Happy First Birthday to the New Akron Art Museum!
AKRON, OH.- At this time last year a ribbon was being cut and a gala had just been held as the Akron Art Museum’s new John S. and James L. Knight Building made its world debut. Art Daily
Museum displays letters to Nobel Peace Prize winner
The MSU Museum is celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday with an exhibit of children’s letters at the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Mthatha, South Africa. The State News
Construction of Taubman Museum of Art to Be Completed Next Month
Taubman Museum of Art. ROANOKE, VA.- Construction continues to progress on schedule for the new Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, and is expected to be substantially completed by the beginning of August. Art Daily
Isamu Noguchi at Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Noguchi and Iconic Designers
Isamu Noguchi, Miharu, 1968, Miharu granite and granite base. Courtesy The Noguchi Museum. WEST BRETTON, UK.- Art Daily
Sotheby's Sets New Record For Any Book Illustration Sold at Auction
Beatrix Potter’s original watercolour illustration for the final scene from “The Rabbit’ Christmas Party” sequence sold for the remarkable sum of £289,250 – almost five times its pre-sale high estimate (est. £40,000-60,000) – setting a new record for any book illustration sold at auction. Art Daily
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Presents Perspectives 162: Snow
HOUSTON, TX.- Art Daily
Miami Art Museum Presents Sean Duffy: New Work
Preparatory study for Sean Duffy’s New Work installation at MAM. Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. MIAMI, FL.- Art Daily