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Download 2008: In Pictures
To whet your appetite for our extended coverage of this past weekend's (July 19-20) Download 2008, which we will be posting throughout the day, SPIN.com has put together this gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes images of Datarock, M83, Yeasayer, and several other acts that supported headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four. So enjoy, and keep checking back in for full reporting ...
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Case Logic Announces "Your Art, Our Bag" Contest for New Artist Series Collection
LONGMONT, Colo.----With a sea of standard messenger bags and backpacks available to consumers, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. Today, Case Logic announces the launch of their new Artist Series Collection, which encourages consumers to put their own creative design on bags from the collection.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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New Home for New York's Museum of Arts and Design Near Completion
One of the final components in the decade-long transformation of New York's Columbus Circle will open its doors on September 27 as the Museum of Arts and Design christens its new home.
Interior Design |
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How To Improve The Glow Festival: Try Adding More Glowing Things! [Disappointments]
I had been looking forward to Glow all week and arrived at the Pacific Palisades Park giddy with anticipation. Perhaps, though, I should have taken this overheard comment as a fair warning: "Omigod,"...
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North Light project on schedule
Architect Walter Sedovic, who is assisting with the North Light tower restoration, reports that the historic elements — cast iron lantern, drum and gallery — were safely transported to Georgetown Iron Works in Georgetown, Mass., where they are being restored. Missing or severely corroded items are being re-fabricated at Bridgewater Foundry in Whitman, Mass.
The Block Island Times |
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McAleer and Powers at Island Gallery
Tom McAleer and Jerry Powers are currently exhibiting paintings completed in the last year. The two painters, with very different styles, turn out to have much in common.
The Block Island Times |
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Off the Block: Off island activities
Flutter and Fly at Roger Williams Park Zoo Families are invited to celebrate the beauty of butterflies and other fanciful fliers at “Flutter and Fly,” Wednesday, July 23 and 30, and Thursday, August 7 and 14. Designed to complement the zoo’s special summer exhibit Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom, the event is set to feature a variety of activities, performances and presentations that showcase ...
The Block Island Times |
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Mile High Music Festival lives up to the hype
VIEW SLIDESHOWS DENVER - Interstate 70 was a mess if you were passing through Commerce City Sunday afternoon, but if you were one of the more than 100,000 music junkies on the way to the second day of the Mile High Festival, the wait was long overdue.
9 News Denver |
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Nato Thompson: Art, Politics, and 1968
Reenactment is quite popular in contemporary art today, but in essence, art is simply a reflection of larger social currents operating in our daily lives. Contemporary politics, as well as art, seems to be in the grasp of the past.
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Book documents photo history of academy
James W. Cheevers, Naval Academy Museum associate director, helped compile a complete photographic history of the Naval Academy, "Historic Photos of United States Naval Academy," that shows the institution's history from its inception at Fort Severn, a small Army installation.
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Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest
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.
The Arizona Republic |
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Maddin's My Winnipeg to inspire scores of imitators
Canadian director Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg is the inspiration for a new film contest in Britain.
CBC Manitoba |
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Three New Civil War Exhibits Fire Up at Huntington Museum of Art
The Huntington Museum of Art, McCoy Road, has just turned back the clock to the Civil War with three new stunning art exhibits taking a wide and deep look at the Civil War.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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New York landmarks come alive in Mumbai photo exhibition
The Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of art - well-known landmarks of New York city came alive at a photo exhibition that opened here Monday.
Calcutta News |
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Rare drawing donated to gallery campaign
Renowned artist Jack Vettriano has donated a rare drawing to help raise funds to keep Wales’s oldest art gallery open.
icWales |
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Around Bartlett and Cordova
Malco Theatres' Stage Cinema, 7930 Stage Road, is celebrating the release of Warner Brothers' "The Dark Knight" by hosting a family-friendly in-theater Joker Run and Batman and Joker costume contest, Saturday, 7:20 p.m.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Steel tree marks college birthday
A unique sculpture is being unveiled in Oxford to mark the anniversary of one of the university's colleges.
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Who looks the most like Hemingway?
A white-bearded man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival honoring the late author
ABC 13 Houston |
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Stolen Goldie may be worth $200,000
A Charles Goldie painting stolen from the home of an elderly Mosgiel couple could be worth up to $200,000. Art experts are shocked at the theft and say the painting would be "impossible" to sell in New Zealand.
Otago Daily Times |
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WCSB GORR Oil & Gas Income Participation Limited 2008-I Limited Partnership Final Prospectus Filed, July 14, 2008 ...
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - WCSB GORR Oil & Gas Income Participation Limited 2008-I Limited Partnership is pleased to announce that it has filed a final prospectus on July 14, 2008 relating to the initial public offering of units of the Partnership.
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Shakespeare apprentices take stage Tuesday
Working alongside the talented professional actors of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is a group of young and eager students who’ve plunged headfirst into a summer of intense, robust -- sometimes crazy -- acting and learning.
Winona Post |
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New York landmarks come alive in Mumbai photo exhibition
Mumbai, July 21 : The Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of art - well-known landmarks of New York city came alive at a photo exhibition that opened here Monday.
New Kerala |
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Swing
Swing by Barry J Dobson It's Monday and wouldn't you rather be here than at work? ________________________________________________________________ Every day, Houstonist features an outstanding photo from our flickr pool. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group . If Houstonist uses ...
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U.N. Declaration Of Human Rights Celebrated At South Street Seaport
The 60th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights is being celebrated with a public art display at the South Street Seaport.
NY1 News |
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Pop Montreal Acts Announced
Montreal's biggest indie pop festival has announced the first round of musical acts set to play in venues around the city from October 1–5. Around since 2002 the festival isn't just about music.
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