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Philip Hensher: Never mind the flags, just enjoy the music
For such an obviously immense and successful music festival, the BBC Proms presents, year after year, a surprising number of problems. It ought to be a matter of huge celebration. Every year, it supplies a remarkable range of top-quality concerts. It fills the hall with some of the most unexpected programmes – last year, a late-night concert of renaissance polyphony I happened to catch was ...
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In Tomorrow's Paper
Keep up to date on all the fun at Capital Ex. Check out the Capital Ex photo gallery here.
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Leesburg man wins Hemingway look-alike contest
A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
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Arab and Chaldean festival celebrates culture
DETROIT -- The longest-running Arab and Chaldean American cultural event was held at Hart Plaza Saturday and Sunday. Visitors from across Canada and the United States came to watch the performances, taste the variety of Middle Eastern foods and visit the booths and view the art exhibits.
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Painting to Heal
Painting can be a fun and creative way to spend your time but did you know it can also help you heal? One local woman says it has helped her overcome a debilitating illness. Full story...
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Watercolour artist known for his distinctive style
CITY Art Gallery hosted Colouring The World 2008 , which featured works by Chiang Soa Ling recently. The just-concluded showcase was the fifth solo art exhibition by the 67-year-old artist, who is known for his watercolour paintings.
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Eatables, events free for public
A VARIETY of eatables will be available free of charge to the public at the Heritage Village at the Doha Exhibition Centre today says a report published in the local Arabic press.
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Cultural fusion at Cultivaria
From 25-28 September, the historic Boland town of Paarl will be transformed into the centre of the South African entertainment industry for the third annual Cultivaria arts festival.
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JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む
Marking the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Japan, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will host “Parallel Worlds” from July 26 until Sept 28. The exhibition features the works of fantasy and science fiction by Hugues Reip and 10 Japanese and French artists.
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Rourkela Steel Plant push for Netaji museum
Cuttack, July 20: The Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum will start a sound and light show with a little push from Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP).
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Time for the mummers
Though four new productions from the fringe were scheduled on the first two days of the Egyptian National Theatre Festival I have had to miss them all, and I live to regret it.
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art July 21 - 28 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F park Street; 2 pm - 8 pm:
Flame presents its first ceramics exhibition featuring works by Chittaranjan Saha, Sanjoy Samanta, Shibram Das, Somnath Raha, Subra Das, Swarup Nandi and Tanmoy Kundu. Inauguration today at 5 pm.
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Arab and Chaldean Festival draws diversity
Musical and dance performances dazzled visitors. Ethnic food booths were big hits, too.
Detroit Free Press |
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60th Highlands Festival set to begin in Abingdon
ABINGDON, Va. — Arts, crafts and live music are just a fraction of the fun of the 60th annual Virginia Highlands Festival, running Saturday through Aug. 10.
Johnson City Press |
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Women's Hang Gliding Festival September 25-28
Break your roots and come fly with us! Lookout Mountain Flight Park, located outside of Chattanooga Tennessee, is hosting the 2008 Women's Hang Gliding Festival September 25-28.
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Leesburg man wins Hemingway look-alike contest (with photo)
A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
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Decoy And Wildlife Art Show Draws A Crowd In Clayton
If you're looking to bring a little bit of the outdoors into your home Clayton's Decoy and Wildlife Art Show this weekend was the place to be. Artists and decoy carvers from all over New York State set up shop in hopes of not only making a few sales, but also being named Best of Show.
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5 great places to visit on your next staycation
Surging energy costs have many Americans rethinking their summer travel plans. Fortunately, the Northwest is rich with beaches, parks, museums and other family-friendly attractions only a tank or two of gas away. These inexpensive trips provide an escape without draining the household budget.
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Patrick tries to imagine new economy for Mass.
Hanging high in the chambers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the wooden sculpture of a cod fish -- a silent reminder of what was once the backbone of state's economy.
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Europe sees first major Isamu Noguchi exhibit
LONDON (Kyodo) The first major European exhibition of Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi's work is now being held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in northern England. Encompassing more than 150 sculptures dating from 1928 to 1987 and spanning his extraordinary career, the exhibition was organized in close collaboration with the Noguchi Museum in New York, which lent many of the pieces on ...
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The best at Sarawak music fest
MANILA, Philippines - Sarawak, Malaysia is lovelier the 11th time around for music enthusiasts from all over the globe as they converged at the foot of mystical Mt. Santubong in Sarawak Cultural Village for the annual Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF).
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Benaim challenged by novices in school board battle
Incumbent Monroe Benaim faces two political novices in his quest next month to earn a third term on the Palm Beach County school board. Contesting him are Kelly C. Sturmthal, a Jupiter lawyer, and Jonathan M. Williams, a Loxahatchee computer technician.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Women...A reason to celebrate in Putnam
An art show celebrating women is taking place today at Gallery By The Falls in downtown Putnam.
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Posted: 20-07-2008 , 18:41 GMT
The “Binzirt International Festival,” held in northern Tunisia, has become of great interest to the press and fans. This year’s festival began on July 18th and runs until August 15th. A number of well-known singers from Tunisia and other Arab countries will be performing this year.
Al Bawaba |
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Brazilian police recover Picasso print and nab suspect
Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulos Pinacoteca Museum last month local media reported on Saturday
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