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New Cape League Hall of Fame and Museum opens Tuesday
HYANNIS — The new Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame and Museum will open its doors to the public tomorrow. The Museum is located in "The Dugout," in the lower level of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum at 397 Main St.
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Quilt show opens at Springville Museum of Art
The 35th annual Quilt Show opened Sunday at the Springville Museum of Art and will run through Sept. 4.
Deseret Morning News |
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Classic Shots Photography Event -- 07/21/08 at Penrose House
Classic Shots Photography Event -- 07/21/08 at Penrose House
Rocky Mountain News |
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TUE. Poetry Aloud , read your own poetry or that of a poet you admire, 7 p.m. Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, 3010 E. Central. Free. Information, 316-440-4202. WED. Senior Wednesday , "Music for Christmas in July," musical program by Five Times Harder, refreshments and access to the museum, 10 a.m. Wed., Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Cost $2, members free. Information, ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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‘Prelude’ set for Beaver Creek
VAIL — On Tuesday at 5 p.m., Eugenia Zukerman, the artistic director of Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the arts correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” will interview Rachel Barton Pine and Nokuthula Ngwenyama in the lobby of the Vilar Performing Arts Center.
Vail Daily |
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Kids carve out visions at Walters camp
WALTERS — Young artisans learned to whittle while they work, carving visions from the imagination into soft wood and reality. The children — between 7 and 14 years old — recently spent three days at a woodcarving workshop at Walters Depot. The instructor, Sharon Wiley, enjoys seeing people express themselves. In her role as president of the Cotton County Arts Council, Wiley takes every ...
The Oklahoman |
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Police recover Picasso print
SAO PAULO: Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo’s Pinacoteca Museum last month, local media reported on Saturday.
Gulf Times |
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PARENTS & CHILDREN CALENDAR
Learn about artists and art forms and create works of art in the Louisiana Children's Museum's Art Trek studio. This week, it's all about the letter F, for fleur-de-lis. Create the well-known New Orleans symbol in various styles.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Hittin' the local art scene
Editor's note: Reporter Gary Kunich, accompanied by his 12-year-old son Steve, hit the festival scene in Kenosha Sunday. Here's the result: - Established artists of all stripes showed their wares at Library Park for the 44th annual Friends of the Kenosha Public Museum Art Fair.
Kenosha News |
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Prolific photographer captured memorable Houston moments
History is preserved in many ways. One of the most vivid is through the medium of photography. A photograph captures a moment in time that conveys a wealth of information if only we know how to “read” the image. A master of such photography is currently being spotlighted at the San Jacinto Museum of History in an exhibit entitled “Developing Houston: Photographic Treasures from the Cecil Thomson ...
BizJournals |
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A sultan visits Akron
Seriously, Harvey S. Firestone. Did you need to throw in the free tires? Your baseball team already was an underdog — to say the least — when it challenged the New York Yankees to an exhibition game in 1921.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Greenleaf Family Center celebrates Art of Giving
The Art of Giving was held again this year at the Fairlawn Country Club on Saturday evening. Greenleaf Family Center hosted the annual fundraising gourmet dinner and auction, now in its 17th year.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Richie Mehta's 'Amal' wins Germany's Bollywood festival award
By Mehru Jaffer, Stuttgart, July 21 : "Amal", a modern day morality tale by Toronto-born Richie Mehta, was awarded the German star at the fifth Bollywood and Beyond, the country's only festival of Indian cinema.
New Kerala |
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Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest at 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 honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
GMA News |
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Student Spotlight
Student: Katie McCurdy. School: The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she will be a senior this fall. Achievement: McCurdy, 20, of Perkiomen Township, won the Travel category of the Olympus "Photographers of Tomorrow" contest with her modern-day Amelia Earhart photograph titled "Jetsetter."
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Dundee Township library notes
The Dundee Township Public Library in East Dundee will host a "Meet the Artist" reception for Mort Luby, a well-known artist and resident of Carpentersville. The reception will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the Ruth M. Wendt Gallery.
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Photo contest winners named
The Lake County Parks Department has announced the winners of its latest photography contest.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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'Looking glass' exhibition a photo wonderland
Alice in her Wonderland had nothing up on the Northwest Cultural Council's "Through the Looking Glass" exhibition. Like Alice, visitors can explore wonder, fantasy and awe though 54 photographic pieces on display at their gallery through July 31.
Daily Herald |
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Police may get new guidance for handling press photographers
National guidelines for police handling of press photographers could be drawn up after the issue was raised in the House of Lords. The Government has now agreed to meet with police associations and union chiefs to discuss press photography in public places.
holdthefrontpage.co.uk |
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Heritage on display, celebrated at Hart Plaza
The longest running Arab and Chaldean American cultural event was held at Hart Plaza on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors from across Canada and the United States came to the Arab and Chaldean Festival to watch performances, taste a variety of Middle Eastern foods, visit the booths and view art exhibits.
Detroit News |
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Best TV Bets: Root for the home team
By ED BARK North Texans continue to play for keeps down the home stretches of two NBC reality checks. From the hard knocks of American Gladiator to the drawling contests of Nashville Star, they’ll be there. And then there’s Heidi Fleiss. Here we go. American Gladiators: Dallas newlywed Ally Davidson competes in the first round of the show’s semi-finals, which also will introduce a ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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A Diverse Cast of One-Person Shows
Do you like your theater literal and low-key, or avant-garde and abstract? It seems the Capital Fringe Festival has something for every taste.
Washington Post |
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Quilt-lovers appreciate art medium at exhibit
Vibrant, striking and catchy hues lured quilt lovers into Bloomingdale Park District Museum's modern exhibit Sunday.
Daily Herald |
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SALISBURY TOWN NOTEBOOK: Kids' art enhances Maritime Festival
The Salisbury Beach Partnership got many parts of the community involved with the Merrimack River Maritime Festival last weekend. Perhaps the most expansive involvement concerned local children, who were part of the Salisbury Youth Maritime Art Exhibit.
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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Family unveils plans for Bruce Lee musem in Seattle
The Bruce Lee Action Museum would occupy a city block, soar three stories and cost up to $50 million to build. His family, which unveiled plans Friday, wants to see the structure in Seattle.
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