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Artists celebrate jazz great's legacy
Oscar Peterson is gone, but his musical friends — those who played with him and were influenced by his giant presence — aren't finished celebrating his legacy. Beginning tomorrow night at the Stratford Festival, where Peterson and his trio recorded a landmark album in the mid-1950s, the late Mississauga pianist will be honoured in a series of concerts, entitled In Oscar's Footsteps .
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Annual music fest also features all kinds of family-friendly events
Visitors to the Bragg Jam Arts and Kids' Festival on Saturday can peer into the future of the Macon arts scene.
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On the waterfront
Sculptures, oil paintings and photography displays, among other artistic offerings, will pack Canandaigua’s 35th annual Waterfront Art Festival.
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Perfumer creates Warhol-inspired scent
Bond No. 9, a New York perfumer, says it has released its new scent, Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue, to coincide with the late artist's 80th birthday.Warholw, who died in 1987, would have celebrated the milestone Aug. 6.Bond No. 9 said Lexington Avenue is the third in its line of Warhol-inspired collectible scents, which also include Silver Factory and Union Square.The latest scent will be sold at ...
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Hundreds of Champions recognized at ceremony
Now that the 2008 4-H fair is coming to an end, this years' champions and scholarship winners were recognized Tuesday evening. There were 250 champions this year for over 350 projects and categories ranging from livestock to sewing to photography to food preservation.
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Critic's Pick Douglas Carter Beane
Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane will find out on June 15 whether he'll take home a Tony for the deliciously tongue-in-cheek script he wrote for the musical Xanadu. But this weekend, Beane will be in South Florida, where he'll be honored with the first Ovation Award given during the annual Lavender Footlights Festival. Celebrating work with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes, ...
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Santa Monica Glows All Night
Downtown Santa Monica underwent a magical transformation, with the Pier, beaches, and Palisades Park glowing with the sights and sounds of original contemporary art from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. last Saturday.
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'Improve' Great Works of Art by Adding in Gadgets [Photoshop Contest]
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to insert gadgets or modern technology into famous works of art, be they paintings, drawings or photographs. A pretty straightforward challenge, but I'm...
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Today’s Hub Pick
David Scott playing contemporary jazz as part of the Sounds of Summer series at 7 p.m. today at the Museum of Nebraska Art at 2401 Central Ave. 865-8559; www.monet. unk.edu/mona. Free admission. Gates to MONA’s Cliff Hillegass Sculpture Garden open at 6 p.m.
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Regional Hub Picks
Today — Kearney: MONA Guild Sounds of Summer outdoor concert, David Scott jazz at the Museum of Nebraska Art. 308-865-8559 or monet.unk.edu/mona. Today — Holdrege: “Grease” by Theatre of the American West at The Tassel. 308-995-2717 or www.thetassel.org.
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Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Tonight, Friday and Saturday "The Wizard of Oz" Wayne Scott, producer, director
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Perfumer creates Warhol-inspired scent
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Bond No. 9, a New York perfumer, says it has released its new scent, "Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue," to coincide with the late artist's 80th birthday.
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Cineplex plans new site to offer broader selection of merchandise online
Cineplex Entertainment, Canada’s largest motion picture exhibitor, is developing a new web site that will allow customers to buy a broader selection of merchandise online. Currently, Cineplex sells only tickets and gift cards online.
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Adobe on Green Street: Old California comfort
Adobe on Green Street: On scorching summer days, Santa Cruz beckons as the perfect antidote to the city's iron jaws. But if we must join the throngs snaking back up Highway 17, even the most blissed-out among us can be raised back to boiling. Options for...
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Travel 411: Stars, politicians among authors at book festival
Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival on Sept. 27 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The event was started by first lady Laura Bush as a way to celebrate reading and books.
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The positive side of white before snow
Technically, white is not considered a color. White is the presence of all colors. Art teachers pass that information on to students often—or they should. For some it’s a difficult concept to understand.
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Arts & Entertainment:
Mari Mark’s works, presently seen in a fine installation by Nicolas Ukranic at the Graduate Theological Union Library, are luminous encaustic paintings. Some are heavily textured, others reveal their smooth wax surface. Some are translucent, others appear opaque.
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WELCOME TO DUNDALK
Dozens of people attended the July 17 ceremony celebrating Dundalk’s new gateway sculpture over Dundalk Avenue.
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News > Local News
VICTORIAN MOURNING EXHIBIT July 24-September. Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center, Janesville. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily. Information, (608)752-4519 or (800)577-1859.
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Stop by for dessert before the show
The Wright Museum of Art would like to invite guests of New Court Theatre for a little dessert before the show. With the help of Jennifer Livingston, owner of Pleasant St. Coffeehouse, the museum will offer a sampling of desserts and coffee at the Courtyard Gallery on Aug. 1 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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UC Berkeley Building Projects, Lawsuits on Regents’ Agenda
University of California regents last week made key votes on three major Berkeley campus building projects. • The radically modern $155 million to $175 million Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive building.
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Across The Pond
Across The Pond by scruffdog1231 This shot of downtown was taken from Sam Houston Park which is also home of The Heritage Society . The Heritage Society is the city's only outdoor, interactive historic museum and park. It engulfs 19 acres of green space and has eight historic structures dating from 1823 to 1905. They also have an interesting walking tour that you can take by ...
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From action thrills to personal journeys in film festival
New Zealanders' connection with their land, the longest petrol-free road trip, extreme unicycling and giant wave surfers will be among the films featured at the Queenstown Adventure Film Festival at the Queenstown Memorial Hall from Thursday to Sunday.
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Theater Review (NYC): TRACES/fades by Lenora Champagne
This insufferable experimental work is probably better suited for the art gallery than the theater. I did not have a chance to write this review of TRACES/fades, the second show of the Ice Factory festival, until a week after its premiere. As I began to try to recall the play for this review, I began to fully appreciate its point about how the loss of memory robs us of our vitality and makes us ...
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