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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.
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SPORTS HEADLINES
SOUTH HAVEN — The Michigan Maritime Museum is hosting a summer gala on Saturday to raise awareness and funds for its educational programs. The event will set sail at 6 p.m. on the museum campus, which is located at the drawbridge in South Haven.
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Thief sentenced in Vermont art-as-scrap heist
A man who was part of theft ring that stole $1 million worth of sculptures to sell as scrap metal has been sentenced to as many as 20 years in prison.
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Museum Budget Cuts
Museums at the University of Florida are facing budget cuts along with the rest of the state.
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Sidewalk festival has many new features
The Kent Summer Sidewalk Festival has taken on new life over the past two years, with more events being offered by participating merchants. The event, planned for Aug. 7 through Aug. 12, offers four days of fun and bargains.
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Nelson takes center stage again in exhibit
George Laurence Nelson knew fame in the first half of the 20th century when he was recognized as one of the preeminent portrait artists in the United States but his reputation was gradually eclipsed following his death in the late 1970s.
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Thief sentenced in Vermont art-as-scrap heist
A man who was part of theft ring that stole $1 million worth of sculptures to sell as scrap metal has been sentenced to as many as 20 years in prison. Roger Chaffee, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property and grand larceny and was ordered to serve a five- to 20-year term. According to police, Chaffee and two other people stole 30 sculptures from Joel Fisher's studio in North Troy ...
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Taking another look at the suburban idea
The House That Sprawl Built, Lisa Dahl: No Place Like Home, and the 52nd Annual National Juried Print Exhibition . Where: Hunterdon Museum of Art, 7 Lower Center St., Clinton. When: Through Sept. 7. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. How much: Contribution of $5 requested.
The Star-Ledger |
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Enjoy music and the mountain scenery at Wyoming's Jackson Hole
What would it take to persuade you to take this summer's vacation trip to Wyoming? How about a dynamite music festival set against the backdrop of mountain scenery?
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First In-Home Art Gallery Approved
(EVANSVILLE, IN) – The Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a special use permit for the first in-home art gallery in the Haynie’s Corner Arts District. City Council passed an ordinance last October which changed zoning laws within the district to allow artists open galleries in their homes.
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Swedish museum says Lichtenstein, Warhol works nabbed
Thieves broke into a Swedish art museum early Friday and made off with several works by American icons Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol worth some 320,000 euros (503,000 dollars), the museum said.
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Museums work to preserve art that’s not made to last
courtesy of Art MOCO , The art installation “Shibboleth,” by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, is a chasm in the floor of Tate Modern Musuem, a World War II-era building. The work is a statement about impermanence and the vulnerability of contemporary life.
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Food & Music Dominate Artscape This Weekend
It's a Baltimore tradition which brings together people from all over the city and the entire region. Artscape, Baltimore's annual arts festival, is underway and will continue through the weekend.
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Fulton County 4-H General Show is conducted
LEWISTOWN -- The Fulton County 4-H General Show was held Saturday, July 5, at the Living Springs Camp Multi-Purpose Building. Four hundred ninety-eight projects were exhibited by Fulton County 4-H members age 8-19. Over 100 area people served as judges, superintendents, and record-keepers.
The Canton Daily Ledger |
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Music: Lonely at the top
Neil Diamond performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29 2008 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Neil Diamond struggled while writing his first No. 1 album ever. Now he's hitting the road without the woman who inspired those terrific new songs.
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Chamber hosts Summer Festival
Today's economy may be seesawing, but one thing remains constant, as far as Bethel Chamber of Commerce's leadership is concerned: The annual Summer Festival offers a broad range of bargains by local retailers and a wide variety of entertainment, for the enjoyment of local residents and visitors to the town.
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Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
BEIJING -- Beijing is a great place for shopping. From the latest fashions to fine arts to more types of tea than you can think of, it is most likely that it can be found in the capital.
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Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein art stolen in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-- Officials say one or more thieves broke into a Swedish museum and stole work done by American pop icons Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Detroit Free Press |
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Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
A student of Mao Geping Image Design Art School, which specialises in make-up design teaching, has her picture taken in the photo studio of the school after painting her face with Olympic symbols in Beijing July 18, 2008. The school initiated a competition to paint face and body with Olympic rings, torch or flags, and places the pictures of the competitors on the Internet to let viewers judge ...
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Canyon Community Center presents sculptures
SPRINGDALE -- The Canyon Community Center is presenting the artwork of sculptor W. Noel Logan and the exhibit Ferrous Meets Non-ferrous, now through Aug. 24.
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Auburn audience to get all shook up by Elvis impersonator
Ryan Pelton has paid tribute to the king of rock 'n' roll on stage, on screen - and now in Auburn. The professional Elvis Presley tribute artist will perform at the Auburn Summer Music Festival at 3 p.m. on Sunday for a ''full Las Vegas-style show.''
The Bay City Times |
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The Numbers Behind @ Flashpoint
There is a strong correlation between math and art that is often forgotten. The golden ratio has been studied for centuries and has helped with aesthetics and composition in all aspects of art. Its use was widely adopted during the Renaissance period for those purposes and was also discovered in nature . Conspiracy theorists even ponder the layout of our fair city is due to one of the ...
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COURT HOUSE -- The Cape May County 4-H Fair remains open until Saturday, July 19 with an array of events. A special horse event, the team penning contest, will be staged Sunday July 20 at 1 p.m.
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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.
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WWCC commissions life-size mustang sculpture
Associated Press - July 18, 2008 11:05 AM ET ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) - A life-size bronze sculpture of a mustang will greet students at Western Wyoming Community College next year.
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