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Multi-talented Davis to perform at the Mill
When Stuart Davis isn't playing music, he's writing a movie. Or directing, writing, and starring in his own TV show. Or penning a book, founding a music festival, painting, creating a record label, developing his own language, practicing Zen Buddhism, or spending time with his wife and two daughters. Yet he insists that he's not a workaholic. The Daily Iowan
Ashby artist's work placed on display in library gallery
ASHBY -- "It's the job of the artist to change and react," Mariana Furtney Fyfe said. Furtney Fyfe is presenting a one-woman show at the Ashby Free Public Library, in the Carol H. Townsend Times
Watch out, city may be overrun with bears (fiberglass, that is)
Greenville has pirates; Raleigh has wolves. Soon, New Bern will be populated by bears - of the fiberglass variety. The bears are part of a public art project that is spearheaded by the Craven County Arts Council. New Bern Sun Journal
Warhol, Disney art stolen from Swedish museum
Officials in Sweden say one or more thieves broke into a museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. CTV.ca
Menno Pennink has a style and so do I
Menno Pennink wanted my ear. He wants my support. He is, as its board president, a major stakeholder in the Fayetteville Museum of Art that is proposed for Festival Park. The Fayetteville Observer
FBI offers $10,000 reward for stolen Phila. painting
Seen the Fairmount Water Works? Tell the FBI where to find it and you could be up an easy $10,000. Philly.com
Expanded Infringement Festival: 600 performances, 300 projects, 50 venues
The Buffalo Infringement Festival made its first humble appearance in Allentown only four years ago. This year, the festival has expanded beyond its home neighborhood and its theater-based roots and will include more than 300 separate projects and 600 individual performances from bands, theater troupes and artists of all stripes at 50 venues over the span of 11 days. The Buffalo News
Warhol and Lichtenstein art stolen from Swedish museum
Officials say one or more thieves broke into the Abergs Museum near Stockholm and stole works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. International Herald Tribune
VINELAND: Puerto Rican flag raising scheduled for Sunday
VINELAND – The annual flag raising for the Puerto Rican Festival of New Jersey is scheduled for Sunday. The flag will go up over City Hall, 640 E. Wood St., in a ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. Daily Journal
$500K art heist in Sweden
Art works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as a Disney movie poster, were stolen today from a museum near Stockholm. The Associated Press says the pieces are worth about $500,000. USA Today
Intel celebrates 40 years of Innovation
As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Intel Corporation today unveiled a "World Mural Project", a digital artwork it said "captures the vision of young people on how computers will transform the globe over the next 40 years". Business Standard India
Oscar-winner Tilda's movie festival line-up
FROM Gene Kelly's fancy footwork in "Singin' In The Rain" to malevolent magical dwarfs in the surreal fairy tale "The Singing Ringing Tree", Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton's own film festival is to serve up a mix of the familiar to the obscure and strange when it transforms a former Nairn bingo hall into a magical movie palace. The Inverness Courier
Western artist donates autographed chaps, artwork
Beverly Willcoxon puts her volunteerism efforts to work to benefit a cause she believes strongly in –– the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo. For 2008, Willcoxon, 2191 Fair Road, has put together two projects -- an autographed pair of chaps and scrap book. Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Artistic Director Jon Faddis Proudly Announce the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series
CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE) and Artistic Director Jon Faddis proudly announce the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series, which features four concerts at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and one concert at Symphony Center as part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Echoes of Nations: Dvok Festival. All About Jazz
Fundraiser Will Help Buy Public Art
"A Mid Summer's Night Dream," an evening of fun, food and local art, will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at the former site of Comfortable Clothing and Gifts, 107 N. Sixth St.The evening will include hors d'oeuvres, fine wine, a live auction of artwork and a portrait demonstration by Polk Community College Professor Vilas Tonape. The Lakeland Ledger
Pittsfield Art Show
PITTSFIELD — The Fourth Annual Pittsfield Art Show returns Saturday and Sunday to Palace Park on North Street. Berkshire Eagle
At a dollar an inch, art bargains await
I know that almost everyone enjoys seeing original fine art, but unfortunately not everyone can afford to buy originals. Well, there are two shows this week at which virtually anyone can buy an original work of art. The artists-owned Fifth Avenue Art Gallery (1470 Highland Ave. in Melbourne, across from the Brevard Museum of Art) is selling everything in their new exhibit, "One Dollar per Square ... Orlando Sentinel
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Franz Ferdinand get festival fever BBC News
Albright-Knox hires new curator
Albright-Knox Art Gallery bolstered its curatorial staff Thursday by hiring Heather Pesanti, currently assistant curator of contemporary art at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. She will join the Albright as curator in October, replacing Claire Schneider, who recently accepted a curatorial position in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Buffalo News
Federal grant coming to Woodstock Artist Association
WOODSTOCK - the Woodstock Artist Association has been awarded a $102,289 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to support projects that help the museum better serve the community. Mid-Hudson News
The Week[end]: July 18-20, 2008
Summer revelry continues unabated this weekend with the trio of the Dane County Fair, Maxwell Street Days, and Madison Pride. Dig deeper, though, and you'll find the Madison Early Music Festival, Greek Fest, 'lt;i'gt;The Mikado'lt;/i'gt; by the Madison Savoyards, and a Crustacean Records DVD release party, along with plenty more live music by Bottomless Pit, Misery Signals, Baby Fat, the Tim ... Isthmus
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People who live in Kaimuki name JJ French Pastry as a favorite dinner spot, but in the same way one tends to fondly remember a first love. Having first become acquainted with JJ's through its desserts, I still consider it a place for desserts, and food is secondary. Honolulu Star-Bulletin
10:00 (BST), 18/07/2008 Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS The Edinburgh ...
The Edinburgh Interactive Festival organisers have today announced an exciting new partnership with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in the form of a key sponsor for the event. gamesindustry.biz
Photo pioneer Roy Meyer dies at 68
Wichita color photography pioneer Roy Meyer, who also helped shaped the outdoor portrait movement that began in the 1970s, died Wednesday from complications of multiple myeloma. He was 68. Mr. Meyer, former owner of Meyer and Williams Photography with partner Dale Williams, was one of the first photographers in the country to go all-color in his studio while other photographers still shot in ... The Wichita Eagle
Artist to host plein-air painting workshop Saturday
Artist V....Vaughan will be leading a plein-air painting workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday hosted by the Gadsden Museum of Art. The Gadsden Times