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Power APAC to hold annual auction of student artwork
The Power APAC Visual Arts Department holds its annual student reception and silent auction of student artwork 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Eudora Welty Library in Jackson.
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Stax Museum Events Feature Kirk Whalum and Otis Redding's Family
STAX MUSEUM & STAX MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENT: "A WEEKEND WITH THE REDDINGS!" On Saturday and Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008 the Soulsville Foundation will once again make history when Otis Redding's family and Kirk Whalum will be our special guests.
All About Jazz |
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FASHION SCENE
For its first year anniversary last Saturday, the Fashion and Art boutique, more popularly known as F*ART, celebrates its unique place as a creative conceptual center in the heart of Quezon City with a gathering of young Filipino talents in fashion, art, music, poetry, photography, spoken word and digital film.
Manila Bulletin |
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Anti-meth art contest entries sought
ELKO - Meth isn't a pretty picture. Through the Canvas the County competition sponsored by Community Leaders Against Methamphetamine, Elko County students can show just how ugly the drug is.
Elko Daily Free Press |
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Art gallery and culture house opening in art district
Randy and Shannon Bacon are opening a new art venture, FIGMENT, art gallery and culture house, 600 W. College St., located next door to Randy Bacon Studio & Art Gallery in the Monarch Art Factory in Springfield's art district. The grand opening will be June 6. FIGMENT is 3,300 square feet and home to numerous working artists' studios, a full-service art gallery and culture house. It will be open ...
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Banff Mountain Film Festival brings the outdoors indoors
Summertime is creeping up the calendar at a staggering rate, causing vacation requests to be a top priority. Forget about taking a tiresome trip to the Jersey shore or the mundane mountains of the Poconos. Instead, invest in a new travel agent and make your way to the State College Area High School on Sunday and Monday to get a live-action brochure in the form of the fifth annual Banff Mountain ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup Sales and Auction Heat Up
The sale of the world's most expensive mint julep cups is underway, and many horse racing fans have already purchased their own pieces of Kentucky Derby(R) history. Featuring internationally-acclaimed sports artist LeRoy Neiman's Secretariat 35th anniversary artwork and all-natural Kentucky ingredients, the $1,000 Mint Julep Cup will be available for purchase or auction online until Tuesday, ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Zion student studies Van Gogh
Boone Meyer is a third grader at Zion Lutheran School, but already this young artist is studying the artwork of Vincent van Gogh and is inspired to paint.
Denison Bulletin Review |
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Art collection worth $1b coming to Wellington
An art collection worth an estimated $1 billion is going on display in Wellington next year.
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St. Mary’s hosts fine arts night
The hallways, multi-purpose room, and gymnasium of St. Mary’s School were filled with people on April 22 as the students displayed their creative projects and musical talents, a press release said.
Pontiac Daily Leader |
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Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup Sales and Auction Heat Up
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----The sale of the world's most expensive mint julep cups is underway, and many horse racing fans have already purchased their own pieces of Kentucky Derby® history.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Bid to increase charity donations
Prominent figures in the arts world have launched a campaign to encourage more charitable giving. Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota and Neil MacGregor from the British Museum are among those calling for people to dig deeper into their pockets and donate to the arts.
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Race to Zero aims to stump antivirus scanners
A controversial new contest at DefCon this year will ask researchers to evade current antivirus products.
CNET |
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David Rockefeller gives Harvard $100M
David Rockefeller, a member of the class of 1936, has given Harvard $100 million, the largest alumni gift in its history, the U.S. university announced Friday.Rockefeller's donation will be used to help Harvard undergraduate students study overseas and create three study centers at the Fogg Art Museum, The Boston Globe reported.Rockefeller is former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and a member of ...
Moldova.org |
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School bulletin
Bag & Baggage, a Hillsboro acting troupe, will perform at "Reach for the Stars," City View Charter School's third annual dinner and auction.
The Hillsboro Argus |
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Race to Zero aims to stump antivirus scanners
A controversial new contest at DefCon this year will ask researchers to evade current antivirus products.
CNET |
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Christie's: Record sales for high-profile auction
The auction house estimates its next sale, with only 57 high-profile items, could bring in between $280 million and $390 million.
Crain's New York Business |
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Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity's fifth-annual Birdhouse Auction goes Hollywood
For the first time in its five-year history, LowCountry Habitat for Humanity's Birdhouse Auction is going Hollywood.
The Beaufort Gazette |
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Hooksett Banner letters to the editor for April 24, 2008
Editorial Informed voters make the best choices Hooksett votes on town candidates and warrants on May 13. In order to give people enough information to make informed decisions, we are covering controversial issues like the drive for public-access cable TV and whether the Hooksett sewer system expansion bond should pass. On May 1, we plan to run profiles of the candidates in contested races. ...
The Hooksett Banner |
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Gallery Gourmet Presents Culinary & Artistic Shopping
There are times when food can go beyond being a means for sustenance and become a work of art. And new business owners and Sandwich residents Jacqueline Kingsbury and her husband, Kevin Sharpe, are showcasing their culinary works of art at the Gallery Gourmet, on Route 6A.
The Falmouth Enterprise |
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Grangemouth shutdown to cost
Shutdown at Grangemouth to cost the economy dearly, with oil currently selling at around $110 dollars a barrel.
Channel 4 |
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Celebrate Pensacola Inc. sponsors 450th anniversary poster contest
PENSACOLA - Artists can leave their mark on Pensacola's history by designing the signature poster for the 450th anniversary celebration.
Walton Sun News |
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32nd annual Saturday in the Park going on April 26 at Heritage Museum
VALPARAISO – The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida is hosting its 32nd Annual Saturday in the Park festival at the Museum and in Perrine Park in Old Valparaiso April 26 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m..
Walton Sun News |
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Fourth Street Gallery is drawing artistic-minded to Covington
The first thing someone might notice when approaching the Fourth Street Gallery on the Square in Covington, Ind., is that it is part of a growing group of destination shops. The gallery has only been open a couple of months, but there was a fairly steady ringing of "chimes" as various people entered to bring in art, take a look around or visit with co-owner Deb Duncan and artist-in-residence ...
The Champaign News-Gazette |
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Darwin's Garden Exhibition Opens at The New York Botanical Garden
The untold story of Charles Darwin's lifelong fascination and work with plants, including how flowers have evolved their extreme beauty and how plants are sensitive creatures responding to the least beam of sunlight and the pull of gravity, is presented in an exhibition entitled Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure at The New York Botanical Garden on April 25-June 15, 2008.
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