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Costly creations: Loveland sculptors feeling the pinch of increasing oil prices By Marisa Beahm Loveland ...
The rising cost of materials has artists and support businesses changing their ways: conserving materials, cutting their workdays short or passing the cost on down the creation chain.
Loveland Reporter-Herald |
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Events Guide: jazz festival, art show, urban design exhibition, and more…
WHAT: Beaches International Jazz Festival WHEN: July 18 - 27 WHERE: Queen Street E. from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave Join the jazz enthusiasts lakeside at Woodbine Park for the kick off to the Festivals 20th year celebration. This festival is voted Toronto’s #1 Music Event. It offers multiple outdoor stages featuring free concerts. The “New Generations Stage” [...]
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Pianist George Kahn Wins Temecula Valley Jazz Festival
JAZZ PIANIST GEORGE KAHN WINS THE TEMECULA VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL-- #38 WITH A BULLET ON THE JAZZ WEEK CHART WITH “COVER UP!" July 12, at the Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival, George Kahn had the honor of WINNING THE 2008 CHUCK NILES BEBOP AWARD.
All About Jazz |
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Daylong ArtFest in Hale'iwa
Art enthusiasts might want to trek out to the North Shore this weekend for the Hale'iwa Arts Festival's annual Summer ArtFest featuring work from 140 visual artists, musicians, singers and dancers, along with trolley tours through the historic town, demonstrations and displays and hands-on activities for the kids.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Carnival atmosphere rocks North Central State, continues today
MANSFIELD -- A robot belonging to the advanced technology division got pressed into service as a carnival game at the Rock N.C. State festival.
Mansfield News Journal |
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Vt. man gets jail in theft of artwork
NEWPORT, Vt. - A man who was part of theft ring that stole $1 million in sculptures to sell as scrap metal has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Brooklyn Museum plans exhibit on fake art
NEW YORK - Some museums might not want to talk about fake artworks in their collections. The Brooklyn Museum isn't one of them.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Icelandic Artists Featured in Manifesta 7
Four Icelandic artists have their work on display in the current Manifesta 7 exhibition which opened in Trentino Alto Adige, the northernmost region of Italy, earlier this week. The exhibition will be open to the public after 10 am today.
Iceland Review |
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10,000 are expected at 2-day Polish Fest
About 10,000 people are expected to make the pilgrimage to Cheektowaga today for the town's 30th annual Polish Festival.
The Buffalo News |
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Mums weave willow magic
WHETHER you want a squirrel, a Viking ship or a simple dome, friends Clare and Mel can help you recreate a living sculpture of your choice in your own backyard.
icWales |
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MUSIC
The Eastern Music Festival, a fine summer institution based in Greensboro, N.C., sent up a coterie of piano students to play at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage on Tuesday evening. A parade of 10 teenage talents offered short works ranging from Bach to Rachmaninoff.
Washington Post |
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Fans go wild for Bucky
"American Idol" Season 5 finalist Bucky Covington performed Friday at the Perry County Fair. Includes photo gallery
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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Creativity, bids flow at Vase-apalloza
An auction of Weller-inspired decorated vases raised money for the Zanesville Appalachian Art Project, the Appalachian Potter's Guild, Gallery Z, the Artist Colony of Zanesville and the National Ceramic Museum and Heritage Center.
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette plays host to ArtWalk
LANCASTER - The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette was one of the more than 40 venues in downtown Lancaster that participated in the annual Lancaster Festival Art Walk.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |
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7-foot Brutus statues moving slowly in town? Believe it
Ohio State University had hoped to find enough sponsors to create 250 Brutus Buckeye statues as part of a huge public art project to benefit the campus library.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Media in spotlight at literary festival;
With a touching tribute to journalist, author and social activist June Callwood, the Lakefield Literary Festival paid homage to "vigilant watchdog" journalists at last night's kickoff event. After a short video featuring archive footage from past festivals, still photography and interview clips of Callwood, three acclaimed journalists participated [...]
The Peterborough Examiner |
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Summerfest is on its way
Here we are, less than a week out from Dallas Summerfest, perhaps the only place around to go see men on wooden carts rocketing forward via fire-hose power. But you may be a bit curious about this year's bacchanal — "Which events to see?," you may be asking yourself. Or, even, "What is this event?" The festival runs Thursday through Saturday, and we wouldn't want anyone to miss out for lack of ...
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Cukture and heritage projects in the UAE top Dhs190bn
The UAE has a planned investment outlay of Dhs190bn in the cultural arena to spearhead positive cultural development and heritage conservation across the country including archaeological sites, museums, historic buildings, cultural landscapes and collections according to UK's leading event organizer CMPi who have announced the launch of the Middle East Attractions, Amusements, Parks, Leisure and ...
AME Info |
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Rated G
Runs July 27 through Aug. 23 at Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, downtown; Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, in Balboa Park; and San Diego Central Library, 820 E St., downtown.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Art Fair & Festival full of first-day fun
Helen Beum of Salem recently retired and said she wouldn't spend money on things.
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Today at the fair - Saturday, July 19
Concert : Get G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S with Fergie. The pop siren will play Pacific Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. ($59.50-$79.50). Crafts and cooking : Learn the fine art of soap carving at 3 p.m. and gnocchi making at 6 p.m. in the Home Arts & Crafts Gallery and Stage.
Orange County Register |
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Thomas Black; El Cajon stalwart started film festival, youth arts program
Thomas Black believed a moment without learning was a moment wasted. When he drove to Madera County to visit his in-laws with his wife, Karen, and son, Michael, the routine was like clockwork: As soon as the car hit the freeway, Mr. Black would look over his shoulder.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Celebrate the blues at the mountain
There are at least two reasons to attend the Pocono Blues Festival next weekend at the Big Boulder Ski Area near Lake Harmony. One is to hear some of the finest, purest blues artists ever to perform east of the Mississippi. The other is to go just to hang out in a truly hip scene and dig some great barbecue, brews and scenery.
The Morning Call |
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Squabble over Mandela art
Nelson Mandela's lawyers have instructed London attorneys to act against a prominent art gallery for opening a 90th birthday exhibition of disputed artworks.
Pretoria News |
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Culture & heritage projects in the UAE top AED 190 Billion
The UAE has a planned investment outlay of AED 190 billion in the cultural arena to spearhead positive cultural development and heritage conservation across the country including archaeological sites, museums, historic buildings, cultural landscapes and collections according to UK's leading event organizer CMPi who have announced the launch of the Middle East Attractions, Amusements, Parks, ...
Zawya |
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