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Patrick tries to imagine new economy for Mass.
BOSTON — 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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Regional arts and entertainment events
Sunday Happy birthday Father of genetics Gregor Mendel will be celebrated at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., make origami art or experience the diversity of life with a live animal show. Tour the exhibit "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics" and eat free cupcakes - while supplies last. Admission is $10; $8 for seniors and ages ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Heard around Town
Newburyport City Clerk Richard Jones is known and mdash; especially around City Hall and mdash; for his oil paintings depicting historic scenes of Bay State ports. One of his massive oil paintings of Newburyport, in fact, hangs on the wall inside the mayoral corner office.
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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A glittering display of silver
Winterthur's newest show is a blockbuster. Organized by the museum, "Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher & Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842," features America's pre-eminent early 19th-century silversmiths, a Philadelphia-based partnership often described as the Tiffany & Co. of its day.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Stolen Picasso Print Recovered in Brazil
The police in São Paulo, Brazil, have recovered a stolen Picasso print and arrested a man in connection with its theft from the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.
New York Times |
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That Madam Plans Lateral Career Move
The main achievement of ?Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal,? is to make you realize just how accurate Andy Warhol was: 15 minutes is quite enough for people like Ms. Fleiss.
New York Times |
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'Art' falls short of a full masterpiece
By MARK LOWRY FORT WORTH — The Butterfly Connection, a young theater company interested primarily in creating multimedia performances, is staging Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play, Art , directed by David Conard. The play: The friendship of three longtime buds suffers a major bump after Serge (Chris Piper) pays an outrageous price for a white-on-white work of art, with some diagonal lines ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Entertainment
A white-bearded Florida man has won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival honouring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
The West Australian |
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Florida man wins Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest during Key West festival
KEY WEST, Florida - A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honouring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
CNews |
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Colchester: Society to host 17th Festival on Green
The Colchester Historical Society will hold its 17th Festival on the Green from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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Dubai Holding Fine Art Awards at Modhesh Fun City
An art exhibition with a difference was held at Modhesh Fun City, at the Airport Expo, Dubai, when paintings focusing on Arabic script, and created by Dubai-based students, went on display as part of the Dubai Holding Fine Art Awards 2008.
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Art in the Park features pieces that captivate both the eye and the imagination
You may think it's tough to judge an art contest when some entries are quilts, some are watercolor paintings, others are jewelry and one is even guitars made from cigar boxes. Despite the differences in the forms of art at the 26th annual Art in the Park held Sunday at Grand Island's Stolley Park, retired art teacher and Sunday's adult art judge, Carol Schooley, said all art has ...
Grand Island Independent |
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Florida 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. Tom Grizzard, 69, of Leesburg bested 141 other contenders in the competition at Sloppy Joe's Bar, Hemingway's favorite watering hole when he lived in Key West throughout the 1930s. The competition's final round was held late Saturday. ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Sports Calendar
July 24 -- Hang the Net Celebrity Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest, at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, 501 Reynolds Blvd. Contact: Art Blevins 727-2428.
Winston-Salem Journal |
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Say good-bye to welcome center -- chamber and museum ready to move
Even 10 years ago, the old building housing the Coastal Discovery Museum and the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center had long worn out its welcome.
Island Packet |
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Valuable Goldie Painting Stolen
The theft is thought to have taken place between February and July this year but was only recently discovered by the owners.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Florida 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. Tom Grizzard, 69, of Leesburg bested 141 other contenders in the competition at Sloppy Joe's Bar, Hemingway's favorite watering hole when he lived in Key West throughout the 1930s. The competition's final round was held late ...
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'Migration' exhibit examines how we got to where we are
The painter's most famous work -- a set of 60 narrative panels, on view in its entirety in a rare exhibition at the Phillips Collection -- tells, of course, a single tale.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Edna Russman , Brooklyn's curator of Egyptian art, told me last week that the problem pieces that will be displayed as part of the museum's Coptic sculpture show, Feb. 13-May 10, were known to have come from Egypt, especially from the village of Sheikh Ibada.
Arts Journal |
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Deval Patrick pushing plan to diversify state economy
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...
Boston Herald |
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Festival organizers say it's time to party
A group of party people are calling all human beings to report to Veterans Park on Sept. 6 for a celebration of life here on earth. People of all colors, shapes, sizes and nationalities will be able to mingle during the city's second annual Peoplefest.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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Nature journaling class to be held at SoBA
The Society of Bluffton Artists announces an adult class "Nature Journaling Expanded" by Pam Johnson Brickell, artist and Master Naturalist. The three-day workshop is to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at the SoBA Gallery on Boundary Street.
Island Packet |
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Goldie painting stolen in Dunedin
A painting by Charles Goldie has been stolen from a home in the Dunedin suburb of Mosgiel.
Stuff |
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AMPP Shared Images
Digital photography show featuring works by Heather Protz and Linda Alterwitz. June 26-Aug. 10, Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; free Peninsula Art Academy (330) 657-2248
West Side Leader |
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Unique opportunity for 50 singers at next year’s Beethoven Festival
The Minnesota Beethoven Festival’s summer season wrapped up Sunday with a sold-out concert by the Minnesota Orchestra — and the announcement of an exciting event next summer.
Winona Daily News |
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