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Photos of the week
This week's favorite photos were chosen by the Daily Herald photography staff.
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MySpace Announces Elvis Week Karaoke Contest
MySpace, the world's premier social network, today announced the Elvis Week Karaoke Contest, running July 28 - August 4 for MySpace members in the U.S. and Canada. MySpace and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) have partnered together to encourage MySpace Karaoke users to celebrate Elvis Week 2008 by recording their version of an Elvis Presley song for a chance to win a trip to Memphis to ...
Centre Daily Times |
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He's the guitar man
A guitar made of thousands of pieces of Guelph made its debut at the Hillside Festival yesterday. "The instrument is made entirely of pieces of the university and city's history," creator Doug Larson said. "It's extremely local."
Guelph Mercury |
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Register Island County fair entries online
For the first time in the history of the Island County Fair, exhibitors will be able to register their entries online before bringing them to the fair on entry day....
Small Town Papers News Service |
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Fair offers contests, special events
Several special events will be offered at the Georgetown Fair, which opens this weekend. Some of the following events require people to register in advance.
The Danville Commercial-News |
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Raúl inaugurates art exhibitions for the 26th of July
PRESIDENT Raúl Castro inaugurated on Saturday night two exhibitions by Cuban contemporary artists, called Viva Cuba Libre and Absolved by History , which he affirmed were an everlasting tribute to the heroic action of July 26th.
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Artist to kick off lecture series in Oldham
Artist Mary Ann Currier of Louisville will visit Gallery 104 on Main Street in La Grange at 4 p.m. Aug. 16 discuss her techniques and experiences.
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Festival Brings Art And Music To Newport
The annual Newport Arts and Music Festival attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend. The festival is the only fine art/music festival on the Ohio River. It features juried local and regional art and craft exhibitors as well as a number of performing artists.
The Kentucky Post |
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Art and the River at The James A. Michener Art Museum
The James A. Michener Art Museum , in New Hope, Pennsylvania, will host this exhibition celebrating the influence of Bucks County Pennsylvania's waterways (the Delaware River and Delaware Canal) on regional landscape artists.
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Recommendations
Biography Jazz singer, educator, recording artist, and arranger. Performances in over 30 countries on every continent in every medium; concert halls, clubs, festivals, television and radio, master classes, workshops, recordings. Datevik has appeared in every musical setting up to full big band.
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MySpace Announces Elvis Week Karaoke Contest
LOS ANGELES----MySpace, the world's premier social network, today announced the Elvis Week Karaoke Contest, running July 28 - August 4 for MySpace members in the U.S. and Canada. MySpace and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. have partnered together to encourage MySpace Karaoke users to celebrate Elvis Week 2008 by recording their version of an Elvis Presley song for a chance to win a trip to ...
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IT Matters: It's art, for the Facebook generation
SINGAPORE -- If like many people in our technology-ruled world you can't live without Google, video games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook, this is your kind of art exhibit.
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Gospel musicends festivalwith fanfare
KALAMAZOO -- The Arcadia Creek Festival Place became a place of praise Sunday afternoon when area and regional gospel performers closed this year's Black Arts Festival.
The Kalamazoo Gazette |
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Tanzania: Exhibition to Climax LTP Programme
A two-month long creative programme dubbed Literacy Through Photography conducted for teachers and students of the Arusha municipality reaches its climax with an exhibition at the Museum of Natural History on July 25th and 26th .
AllAfrica.com |
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July exhibitions deserve a Must-See
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) recently opened three special exhibitions that will all run through August 24. Each exhibition is a unique and moving celebration of art, history and life.
Birmingham Times |
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Zimbabwe: Yofi to Hold Film Festival
The annual Youth on Film International (YOFI) rolls into life on August 1 for a two-day film festival in Chitungwiza and Warren Park.
AllAfrica.com |
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www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent
Is it art to package up sand and sell it for up to £18? Anthony Wait thinks so - his latest conceptual work is doing just that. “My idea is not just about selling off a natural asset for a few quid,” said Anthony, who has a gallery in Margate.
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1460 Wall Mountables @ DC Arts Center
New artwork from the Hsu sisters of Exit Clov is on display at DCAC under the name "imoM." This year’s Wall Mountables at the DC Arts Center holds some true surprises. At first glance, this annual fundraising show looks like round two of Artomatic—with less walking, fewer bands, and of course, much less space. Stick around awhile though, and you start to appreciate the wealth of ...
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Black was always beautiful
The exhibition 'Black is Beautiful' at the New Church in Amsterdam shows black people as portrayed through the ages by Dutch artists. It continues through the summer until 26 October.
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Shippensburg borough employee prepares to enjoy Corn Festival
Craig Bittinger will get his first up-close look at Shippensburg’s Corn Festival this year.
The Sentinel |
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IN BRIEF
A free seminar to help senior citizens avoid investment fraud will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot |
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Visitor shatters star art exhibit
Ceramic totem, hailed as star of Royal Academy's summer show, smashed as visitor loses balance
Guardian Unlimited |
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RFK Jr. speaks at Forecastle Festival
The idea that environmentalists are merely "radical tree-huggers" is ridiculous, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a crowd of about 300 at the seventh annual Forecastle Festival yesterday. Blog: Watchdog Earth Global Warming Video
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Vitamin Guides House Of Ruth to Successful Exhibit Launch
Design-marketing boutique Vitamin® recently completed the press launch for "A Line In the Sand," House Of Ruth Maryland's traveling photography exhibit focusing on some of the state's most prominent domestic violence activists.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Royal Academy smash: visitor shatters artwork
Gallery-going is not usually a perilous experience, unless you lose your balance near a nine-foot tall ceramic totem as one unfortunate visitor did last Saturday.
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