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Bath, Copley, Richfield plan community festivals
GREATER AKRON — It’s time for bubble-gum blowing contests, pancake breakfasts and parades in three local communities. Bath Community Day and Copley Community-Heritage Day will be celebrated Aug. 2, while Richfield Village’s Comunity Days features events Aug. 8-10.
West Side Leader |
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Museums get cut price e-resources
The Museums and Libraries Archives Council has funded licences for a selection of online publications, after negotiations carried out by Jisc Collections, a division of education and research IT organisation the Joint Information Systems Committee.
KableNET |
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Stanislaus County Fair exhibit is Dino-Mite!
It took months of work, more than 400 plants and a lot of walnut compost to create the 8,000-square-foot dinosaur habitat for the "Jurassic Journey" exhibit opening Friday at the Stanislaus County Fair. Clay Everett, left, a theater professor at California State University, Stanislaus, built the set with artistic help from his wife, Elaine. The two crafted a winding maze of faux limestone and ...
Modesto Bee |
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Artist's collection becomes 'key' to exhibit
A few years ago, Jill Ann Niebert Garnhart was helping her father-in-law clean out his art studio when she came upon a collection of keys and asked what to do with them. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Finalists in mural contest to meet public in Joplin
Three artists who were named finalists in an effort to paint a mural at the new Interstate 44 welcome center in Joplin will meet the public today, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Bicester firm opens new studio
GRAPHIC design and commercial photography specialist MicroGraphix last month opened a second studio in Bicester. (24/07/2008 12:54:39)
Buckingham Today |
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McCain stresses energy policy
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- John McCain got warm applause Wednesday in this politically important blue-collar city when he pledged to build more nuclear power plants and support offshore oil drilling -- but his town hall meeting was only half-full.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Artists display collections by Forsyth Park
When working artists clear out their closets, it's not just old clothes and dusty books that come out. For Scott Griffin, it was a number of works from his "Livescape Series" - three-dimensional paintings that fuse photography, painting and sculpture on a polyester resin base. Griffin took note of his own backlog of unsold work, and had an idea: an event, away from the galleries in a ...
Savannah Morning News |
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Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild sets third annual young writers contest
Delaware Beach Life magazine and The Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild are once again joining forces to hold the third annual Writing Contest for Young Writers.
Cape Gazette |
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Painting worth a thousand words
COA gets a special rural view
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin |
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Trowbridge in Bloom results
WINNERS of the annual Trowbridge in Bloom contest have been announced.
Wiltshire Times |
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Holy chic! Now that's super fashion
Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an Everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Local News
A local art gallery aims to promote creative thinking by inviting Edmontonians of all ages – artistic or otherwise – for a free twelve-hour drawing marathon.
The Edmonton Examiner |
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MOCA exhibit studies the art of patriotism
The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art examines the expression of national loyalty in its new exhibit, "Patriotism: The Last Refuge."
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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Now showing
Guys and Dolls; Violinist performs; 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat;' 'The Frog Prince;' 'Bell, Book and Candle;' Contemporary American Theater Festival; 'The Producers;' 'There's a Run in My Ozone Layer;' 'Ghost Hunts are Deadly;' 'Always Patsy Cline;' Annie returns in sequel
The Herald-Mail |
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Ongoing shows
Antique hooked rug exhibit; Miniatures and more; Then and Now; Art in the hallway; Photographs; Recent acrylic paintings; Ellen Lanyon retrospective; The Iliad and the Odyssey: Paintings by James Robert Stewart; Pastels from the permanent collection; Alluring Locales: A Travelogue of Paintings; Fireworks; Natural States; Spectrum Seven; Paintings and sculptures; Art glass of the golden age; ...
The Herald-Mail |
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Golden year of events at village
BISHOPSTONE'S Golden Anniversary Festival is taking place this year. (22/07/2008 11:55:24)
Eastbourne Today |
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Airport Check-in: Posters on display at O'Hare
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: "Chicago O'Hare has unveiled a new art exhibit. More than 40 posters from the 2008 Chicago International Poster Biennial Association design competition are featured in International Terminal 5 through mid-December. The association aims 'to...
USA Today |
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News to use: Concordia hosts festival, dedication
Concordia Lutheran Ministries will host its 127th annual Summer Festival noon to 6 p.m. Sunday under the tents behind the Lund Care Center.
The Leader Times |
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Singapore to host inaugural ASEAN+3 Youth Festival next week
SINGAPORE : Come Monday, Singapore will play host to 150 youths from all the ASEAN countries, China, Japan and South Korea.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Sports items will be sold to aid fund
SANBORN -- For the person who just can't get enough of professional sports memorabilia, the Niagara County Community College art gallery is the place to be Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Buffalo News |
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Saw festival comes to LIC
The Sixth Annual NYC Musical Saw Festival at Trinity Church in Long Island City attracted players from all over the United States and even some from Canada and Germany.
Queens Courier |
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News > Regional
A new 7-Eleven store at 107-24 Corona Avenue will host its grand opening on Friday, July 25 with a day of special events for the community. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the day, radio station 101.5RXP will be on site with contests and prizes as well as a talented face painter and balloon artist.
Queens Courier |
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Village will be hopping for Cherry Festival
Saturday is going to be a busy day in Cherry Hill Village. Not only will the Old Tyme Farm Days be taking place at the historic Bartlett-Travis House and Cady-Boyer Barn, the rest of the Village will come alive for the 3rd annual Cherry Festival. Organized by Canton Leisure Services and sponsored by Huntington Bank, the family-friendly event will mix the arts, entertainment, food and other ...
Canton Observer |
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Lowell Primed for Folk Fest Fun
LOWELL -- The feeling is in the air. There is a blow-out bash brewing in the Mill City. The 22nd annual Lowell Folk Festival, one of the shining jewels in the city's crown, begins tomorrow night. Tuesday morning, the JFK Civic Center was ready to go, a landscape dotted by colorful yellow-, red- and blue-striped tents, just waiting for a
Lowell Sun |
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