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Reggae rises in the west
Music festival is this weekend in Humboldt, Calif. The second annual Reggae Rising Festival commences this weekend at Dimmick Ranch in Humboldt, Calif.
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Public art conference coming to MAC
The Iowa Arts Council is partnering with Iowa West Public Art, an initiative of the Iowa West Foundation, and the Nebraska Arts Council to hold the 2008 Iowa/Nebraska Public Art Networking Conference Sept. 24-25 in Council Bluffs and Omaha.
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CORRECTION: Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival
(Removes reference to character being ex-model, paragraph 6)
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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The profiteers
Part of a growing trend of self-described “touring museum quality exhibitions” that feature plasticized, dissected and posed human cadavers, Bodies ...
Nuvo |
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Inaugural Night Festival attracts over 64,000 people
SINGAPORE: Singapore's inaugural Night Festival attracted more than 64,000 people, exceeding the initial target of 20,000 set by the organisers.
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SPORTS HEADLINES
The August show in the Wahlberg gallery at Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven, is called "Different Strokes for Different Folks."
Grand Haven Tribune |
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Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to Introduce the First Element(SM) Hotel in the Middle East
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) & Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), have jointly announced the launch of a new Element hotel in Abu Dhabi - the first to be introduced in the Europe, Africa and Middle East division.
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Music inspires artwork at Dreaming Tree
The music of the Dave Matthews Band has inspired a lot of folks to get up and dance, but for Jamie Babula, the band's music serves as inspiration for her paintbrush.
Walton Sun News |
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Tool Council approves drilling
TOOL — A new oil well is being drilled in this town over the next month or so, though some residents are irate about it, especially some residents living in nearby Lakeway Estates.
Cedar Creek Pilot |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to Introduce the First Element(SM) Hotel in the Middle East
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) & Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), have jointly announced the launch of a new Element hotel in Abu Dhabi - the first to be introduced in the Europe, Africa and Middle East division.
Hospitality Net |
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Inaugural Night Festival attracts over 64,000 people
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s inaugural Night Festival attracted more than 64,000 people, exceeding the initial target of 20,000 set by the organisers.
Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.
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Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters Life!) - Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.
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At Bayreuth, a 'Parsifal' that revels in its novelty
The promiscuous new production of Wagner's "Parsifal" that opened the Bayreuth Festival on Friday was the talk of the opera season in Europe, while Waltraud Meier topped a remarkable cast in Wagner's "Tannhäuser" at the nearby Festspielhaus.
International Herald Tribune |
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Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists
Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Long list of entertainment for the long weekend (Thursday, July 31, 2008)
To celebrate the summer with classical music, jazz and outstanding musicians, people will flock to the third annual Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival for some highly entertaining performances. The fes
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NOW Ohio Art Show presents awards to area artists
Artists from Northwest Ohio came together to showcase their talents at the Now Ohio (NOWOH) 2008 Summer Art Show at the University. A total of 14 awards were presented at the opening reception, where artists and community members gathered to view the show, which included over 200 pieces of art from 79 local artists.
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Blues festival slated for Aug. 16
Following last year's successful premiere, the Great Basin Blues Festival returns to Mountain Home on Aug. 16 at Optimist Park with gates opening at 11:30 a.m. and the event beginning at 1 p.m.
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High-tech study reveals early Van Gogh work beneath another painting
X-rays from a particle accelerator help scientists reconstruct a portrait the artist had covered up to paint his 'Patch of Grass' in 1887. Using a thin beam of synchrotron X-rays generated by a particle accelerator, European scientists have reconstructed a portrait of a peasant woman painted by Vincent van Gogh that had been concealed beneath another painting for 121 years. ...
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Twilight Auction on tap for Portsmouth
AIDS Response-Seacoast is pleased to announce its 23rd annual Twilight Auction, to be held Saturday, Aug. 23, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Frank Jones Center, Route 1 Bypass in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to Introduce the First Element(SM) Hotel in the Middle East
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.----Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. & Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company , have jointly announced the launch of a new Element hotel in Abu Dhabi - the first to be introduced in the Europe, Africa and Middle East division.
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Local artist returns to his first love: painting
If you should see a fellow with a wide brimmed hat and a beard, painting a landscape out in the open air in Goochland County, chances are you may have happened upon Andre Reynaldo Lucero plying his trade.
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McCain, Obama to star in their own comic books
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It's a year of superheroes in Hollywood, with the big-budget epics of Batman, Iron Man and the Hulk, but a big-budget production out of Washington, D.C., is carving a niche in the animation trend.
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Hidden Van Gogh revealed in color by scientists
Scientists have made a colored view of an early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass' painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on Wednesday.
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