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Kodak posts quarterly profit falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Photography company Eastman Kodak Co said on Thursday net income fell and sees its 2008 earnings at the lower end of its previous forecast.
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Marilyn Monroe exhibit looks at evolution of legend
Cultural Center exhibit looks at evolution of legend Tuesday will be the 46th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, whose light burns as brightly as ever. Jean Harlow was more a vamp, Carole Lombard more an actress, and both died younger than Marilyn, who was 36. Yet they are remembered mainly by film buffs whereas she is known by just about anyone with ideas of sexiness and glamor. ...
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Sculptors' art makes return journey home
He's bringing his work home. Gerald Jank has been sculpting metal for more than 40 years; and he has no plans of stopping anytime soon...
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Towering Toothpicks
ONLINE: For video and a photo gallery of Scott Weaver's toothpick city on display at the county fair, go to pressdemocrat.comPerhaps only at a county fair could a thing made out of toothpicks become the focus of mass adulation and awe.
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Vision becomes vibrant gallery
HANAPEPE — When artist Joanna Carolan stood in front of a dilapidated, rundown Hanapepe storefront in 1999, all she could see was a vibrant gallery.
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what's going on
The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will present Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse 1898-1915 through Sept. 24 in its Lower Level Galleries. The museum is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street, downtown Laurel and is open from 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Free, donations accepted. For more information, call (601) 649-6374 or ...
Hattiesburg American |
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Tagger 'El Barto' back behind bars
A young man who was sentenced last year to five years of probation for spray-painting graffiti throughout Santa Rosa remains behind bars without bail on suspicion of violating the terms of his release.
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Fun around the 4-H building
CHISHOLM — On Wednesday, the first of the Five Best Days of Summer began. The St. Louis County Fair opened the gates at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, giving Iron Rangers a chance to see the variety, showmanship, and zest of the area exhibited in various ways.
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Hornung-Maqua featured at Northern Michigan U's art museum
Peter Hornung-Maqua's first major work, The Creation Cycle, opened at the Art Gallery of Algoma in 1988; now 20 years later, a retrospective for the late artist opens Aug. 8. The show, called Looking Back Through The Western Door, is a celebration of the 55-year-old concept artist's life, [...]
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The Gucci Recognition
JULIAN SCHNABEL, Isaac Julien, Adam Yauch and Steve McQueen have been revealed as the nominees for the third annual Gucci Group Award which, this year, will be presented at the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 1.
British Vogue |
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Martial arts meets dance at outdoor performance
Martial arts fight moves will be blended with flowing dance when "Brazilian Beats" comes to the Fort Collins Museum on Friday.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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Doors open for public art project in Troy
Beverly Booth is painting a little bit of country on a door that may end up displayed at The Pavilions, a $300 million mixed-use development expected to bring urban living to Troy. Booth is one of eight Troy artists turning the doors at the soon-to-be-demolished Kmart headquarters into public or private art. The headquarters at the northwest corner of Coolidge and Big Beaver roads will be razed ...
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Minnesota Fringe Festival turns 15
For the next ten days actors and dancers will perform in over 150 shows throughout Minneapolis in the 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. It's the biggest performing arts festival in the midwest.
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Fun at the fair – easy as pie
On opening day of the Deschutes County Fair on Wednesday, attendees were treated to a taste of both old and new fair activities.New events at the fair in Redmond this year include the NASCAR simulator, Australian Outback experience show and a 3-D gaming center with virtual reality games.The county fair also continued time-honored traditions, such as the pie eating contest on Wednesday afternoon, ...
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A DANCE PARTY TO ROCK THE KNOX
C'mon, and bring your jukebox money! The B-52s will be the headline act for this year's edition of Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Rockin' at the Knox fundraiser.
The Buffalo News |
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Two artists featured
The works of two artists, Edie Edwards and Carol Weber Green, will be on display during August at the ArtWorks Gallery in the Lakewood Mall....
Aberdeen American News |
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Mo. museum works to save Becky Thatcher House
(AP) ST. LOUIS - Officials with the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum hoped throngs of summer tourists would spread the word about their efforts to save the childhood home of Tom Sawyer’s sweetheart.
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Fair food contest entries slim
The first time Clarice Jacobsen entered baked goods in the Montana State Fair, she didn't think she would win.
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Briefs
MONTEREY Art gallery opens at Marsh building Orientations, the Asian art gallery, opens its doors in Monterey's historic Marsh building Tuesday.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Ongoing shows
A Travelogue of Paintings; Ceramic sculptures; New paintings and prints; The Iliad and the Odyssey:' Paintings by James Robert Stewart; Pastels from the permanent collection; Fireworks; Spectrum Seven; Paintings and sculptures; Art glass of the golden age; Beaver Creek School Museum; Building Americas Canals; Historic museum reopened
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Mo. museum works to save Becky Thatcher House
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 (3:42 a.m.) Officials with the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum hoped throngs of summer tourists would spread the word about their efforts to save the childhood home of Tom Sawyer's sweetheart.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Arts take center stage
Everything art landed Saturday in Cherry Hill Village for the third annual Cherry Festival. "The Liberty Fest is all about families and the Cherry Festival is all about the arts," said Sean Fletcher, Canton Leisure Services recreation and facilities supervisor. "We had more to do this year (than the last two years) and we want to continue to grow this event." Fletcher said attendance throughout ...
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What's love got to do with it?
“Love at First Site” has nothing to do with love. But it is truly a site-specific exhibition.
The Prague Post |
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Opera for the masses
You know it’s the height of tourist season when a costumed guide leads a group to the Estates Theater in Old Town and stops in front of Anna Chromy’s “Il Commendatore” sculpture. “If you look inside, you’ll see there’s nothing there,” he says, pointing in the cowl of the hooded figure.
The Prague Post |
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Relating to Strangers
Local artists Caryn Cast and Sarah Moessner explore the point where the intimate and heartfelt meets the awkward and strange in their new exhibit, Relating to Strangers. Cast re-contextualizes her day-dreaming subjects, painting them in unlikely settings that cast their musings in an entirely differ...
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