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Local Elvis winner to perform Sunday
The parents of the local Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest preliminary winner invite the community to a rally Sunday afternoon as their son readies for the national semifinals Aug. 13 in Memphis, Tenn.
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TORONTO '08 Columbia '68, Youssou Ndour, Valentino, and Varda in TIFF Doc Spotlight
Twenty-six documentaries have been added to the lineup for the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival . A work-in-progress of Paul Cronin 's "A Time to Stir," about the Columbia University student strike in 1968, will screen as a work-in-progress in the event's Mavericks section, while the world premiere of Chai Vasarhelyi 's " Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love ," about the acclaimed ...
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LizardTech Brings Back the "Show Us and Show Off" Challenge at the 2008 ESRI International User Conference
SEATTLE----LizardTech, a division of Celartem Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content, announced a special contest, back by popular demand, in conjunction with next week's ESRI International User Conference being held in San Diego, CA, August 4-7, 2008.
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Art under McGrath exhibit postponed -- permit cited
Part of the reason organizers have been unable to obtain a permit is that there is a quite a bit of construction planned for the highway. Some of it included revamping the pillars Wrap Em’ planned to utilize.
Somerville Journal |
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ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS WEEKLY: Lost Penguin, Typhoon, More
A lucky penguin survives a long, strange trip; a strangely beautiful oil slick fouls the Mississippi; and more in our weekly roundup of nature news photos.
National Geographic |
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Passenger's Justin Cooper to Speak at NATPE's LATV Festival
Panel Discussion to Focus on the Power of Community for Content Creators
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Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival
ROME - Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
Khaleej Times |
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Youth invited to sell art at fest
Applications are being accepted for artists to display and sell their work in the Young Artist’s Area of the Central Willamette Community Credit Union’s Children’s Art Village at the Northwest Art and Air Festival, scheduled for Aug. 22-24 at Timber-Linn Memorial Park.
Albany Democrat-Herald |
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Vegan loses appeal to keep job as D-3 teacher
FOX RIVER GROVE – Former District 3 art teacher Dave Warwak has lost his appeal of his September firing.
Northwest Herald |
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Vegan loses bid to reclaim D3 teaching post
FOX RIVER GROVE – Former District 3 art teacher Dave Warwak has lost his appeal of his September firing.
Northwest Herald |
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Fewer U.S. films in Venice this year
Fewer U.S. films will be screened at the 2008 Venice Film Festival because of the Hollywood writers strike last year.
CBC |
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Looking forward
A look at events coming up this week... Mozart comes to Woodstock Celebrating its 22nd season, the Woodstock Mozart Festival begins Saturday and runs for three consecutive weekends.
Northwest Herald |
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Fair auction sets record for total sale
Sunday afternoon's hot, muggy weather made for some quick bidding at the 2008 Fair Auction in Pioneer Village on the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. Auctioneer Bruce Brock kept the pace brisk as fair royalty displayed the items for sale.
Le Mars Daily Sentinel |
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Dawn Ryan exhibit at Clemens Gallery
Portrait photography by Dawn Ryan is on display in the Hingham Public Library Clemens Gallery through August 7. The gallery may be viewed during regular library hours.
The Hingham Journal |
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Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival
Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival
By Silvia Aloisi
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Two new faces for Brandywine
NILES - Two new faces were introduced to members of the Brandywine Community Schools Board of Education at their meeting Monday night. Superintendent John Jarpe said Tuesday morning, Courtney Dwyer, who "comes to us from the Jackson area," will serve as the new Elementary Art teacher.
Niles Daily Star |
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RICK McGOWAN COLUMN: World's largest athlete equipped with quick wit
MIDDLETOWN — A couple of guys from Jersey not in off-the-rack jerseys were in town recently for the Black Ships Festival. Manny Yarbrough and Alex Vega staged what they called “meet and greets” last Friday through Sunday at Brick Market Place and Touro Park.
Newport Daily News |
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BDAA launches special donations appeal
The Beaver Dam Area Arts Association is launching a Special Donation appeal in the community and beyond to help the Association meet its 2008 budget. The BDAAA is finding it harder and harder to cover all of its expenses and will contact anyone who has been or currently is a supporter of the arts.The Beaver Dam Area Arts Association offers a lot to the community in the way of Art Shows held ...
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen |
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Sentry Petroleum Retains Leading Independent Oil and Gas Evaluator
Sentry Petroleum announced today the formal hiring of independent oil and gas consultancy MBA Petroleum Consultants as the company's independent evaluator. MBA Petroleum Consultants is a leading international consultancy that uses state-of-the-art technology for assessing the hydrocarbon potential of exploration assets.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Art is Ageless
The Art Is Ageless exhibit begins today and runs thru Friday, Aug 1.
Park Hills Daily Journal |
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Shaw Communications Inc.: The Frame Launches in High Definition
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - First came the Fire Log, Turkey TV and the Christmas Tree video. Now, Shaw Communications is thrilled to unveil "The Frame", a 24-hour High Definition, commercial-free photographic art service showcasing electrifying visual imagery from celebrated artists and photographers worldwide.
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Photographic memories of James Steinmetz
James Steinmetz had the gift to coax so much positive out of every photo negative.
The Sentinel |
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Museum decision delayed after shortlist hitch
THE search for a site for Inverness's proposed new flagship museum and art gallery is set to be delayed amidst uncertainty over one of the proposed locations.
The Inverness Courier |
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Distance learning brings education to rural Thailand
It is not often that one gets to make the acquaintance of a true "Renaissance Man." Well-schooled and able to converse about multiple subjects in many languages, a Renaissance Man is master of many skills, is widely recognized for his amazing accomplishments, is comfortable around kings and presidents, and always makes his guests feel comfortable as well regardless of their station.
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