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Downtown Senior Center Fundraisers and Events: flea market, today, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; End of Winter dance, Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; oil painting classes, Mondays, 9 a.m.; line-dancing classes, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; exercise with Carl, Wednesdays, 10 a.m., 305 Penn Ave. 347-3970.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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Dredge festival hopes to mine local poetry talent
Poet Robert Service wrote that “strange things are done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold,” but stranger things are done by those who seek out a day of good poetry.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
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Museums secure 3 pieces at auction
DEERFIELD - The Springfield Museums Association secured three pieces of the city's history in an auction last night, but was unable to successfully bid on a 1800s portrait and other items on the block from the closed Old First Church in downtown Springfield.
The Republican |
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City festivals raising the bar on vendors
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; City festivals continue to go upscale. On the heels of last year's Yankee Homecoming's first juried craft show designed to weed out lower-end vendors, the spring festival once known as the Salmagundi Festival, then the Arts, Flowers and All That Jazz Festival, has now become Newburyport Spring Fest and will feature fewer roadside vendors and mdash; and only those who make ...
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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Indian artist wins UK's largest art award
An accomplished story-teller, 39-year-old Harsha has turned the Indian tradition of miniature painting into a form that enables him to mix the specific with the universal.
Deccan Herald |
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It's a good time to go native
Thinking of going native? Plenty of Marin gardeners may if they go to the 62nd annual Spring Garden Festival at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross.
Marin Independent Journal |
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Decorate rich when you aren't
Anyone with a little talent can create beautiful rooms with a large budget. But it takes someone with unlimited creativity and an artsy eye to design budget-conscious rooms that look fabulous. One of those rare people is Tersa Agard, an artist, sculptor and decorator who transformed her 1,802-square-foot Boca Raton, Fla., condo into a reflection of her talent and travels.
Detroit Free Press |
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Himalayas host music workshop
NORTH ADAMS - Strange sounds echoed through the galleries of the Massachusetts Museum of Contem-porary Art Friday afternoon, but this time it wasn't from a sound installation or another work of art calling the museum home.
North Adams Transcript |
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
An unusual murder case tempts an ailing barrister back into action in this courtroom drama based on an Agatha Christie play. (116 mins, No Rating, ). Less is more at the 51st annual San Francisco International Film Festival.
East Bay Express |
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The Warlords
(110 mins, No Rating, ). Less is more at the 51st annual San Francisco International Film Festival. Noise Pop celebrates its sweet sixteen with expanded coverage of art, film, comedy, and a whole lot of noise. A look at how the music fests's indie empire has grown.
East Bay Express |
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Oil painting appeared centuries earlier -- in Asia
A study of murals in the Bamian caves in Afghanistan shows that oil-based paint was used perhaps 800 years before it appeared in Europe in the 15th century. The technique of painting in oils was developed in Asia as long as 800 years before it appeared in Europe, according to a new analysis of murals found inside caves at Bamian in Afghanistan.
Los Angeles Times |
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Inmates' Artwork, Including Skakel's, To Be Shown
At first glance, the painting "Faith for George" is perplexing.
Hartford Courant |
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Ask Not
(73 mins, No Rating, ). Less is more at the 51st annual San Francisco International Film Festival. Noise Pop celebrates its sweet sixteen with expanded coverage of art, film, comedy, and a whole lot of noise. A look at how the music fests's indie empire has grown.
East Bay Express |
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Art auction to benefit LRGHealthcare mammography campaign
COURTESY PHOTO TEMPLE B'NAI Isreal will host a gala art auction in June to benefit the LRGHealthcare digital mammography campaign. Artwork like 'Meadows' by Slava Brodinsky will be featured during the event.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Familiar face to run for mayor
Pismo Beach City Councilman Bill Rabenaldt will again run for mayor, but who the tenured and outspoken councilman will face in the November contest remains to be seen.
Santa Maria Times |
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White River film fest returns this weekend
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION -- Cinemaphiles will once again have reason to rejoice when the fifth annual White River Indie Film Festival returns to the Tip Top Café to blend the work of local filmmakers with movies dealing with contemporary international issues. ... - By Josh O'Gorman Rutland Herald
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus |
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Singing the good news: Smith brings message to festival
With 25 years in the music business and work beginning on album No. 21, Michael W. Smith is the definition of longevity with a calling that still rings loud in his soul.
The Maryville Daily Times |
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Portrait of an artist
Columbus artist Eileen Desterno paints a second portrait of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey based on a photograph of the Columbus-born blues legend. Desterno later performed a few of Rainey's songs to kick off Broadway SpringFest. The art, music and family-friendly activity festival continues at 10 a.m. today between the 900 and 1200 blocks of Broadway.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer |
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May 2008 Philadelphia First Friday **Gala Opening Reception** Featuring Original Artwork by FitzGibbon, The Ebullient ...
First Friday Gallery Walk after party featuring artwork by up and coming artist Nicole FitzGibbon on May 2, 2008. [PR.com - April 26, 2008]
PR.com |
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Artists draw inspiration for exhibit from outdoors
SHAMOKIN — The streets around the Northumberland County Career and Arts Center, 2 E. Arch St. are bright with blooming trees, proof that spring has sprung.
The Shamokin News-Item |
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We're where the wild things are
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Parts of Staten Island will become a virtual zoo next month. Fiberglass lions, tigers and bears -- bursting with color, pride and features that represent Staten Island -- were unveiled yesterday at the Richmond County Savings Foundation's for-charity public art installation.
Staten Island Advance |
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Arts on the Lake flourishing in Kent
KENT - Plays, readings, art shows, musical acts. The list goes on at the Web site for Arts on the Lake, a group formed two years ago to bring performances, exhibits and classes to Kent.
The Journal News |
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It's decision day for Brevard Idol
On March 31, we introduced our 134 Brevard Idol contestants. Now, after four weeks of voting, it's down to three: JoAmber Dezonno, 13, of Palm Bay; Melissa Nadeau, 13, of Melbourne; and Ginnette Ward, 15, of Viera.
Florida Today |
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Artist fills own gallery
PONCA, Neb. -- So, you move back to your home town after more than 30 years abroad.
Sioux City Journal |
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Briefly, April 26
A reception honoring the photographers who competed in River Bend Nature Center’s “Love of Nature” photography exhibit will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Kemp Center for the Arts.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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