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Public Debates, Films Planned During Convention
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says art shows, debates, historical displays and other events will be open to the public during the Democratic National Convention next month.
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Grants help projects in Johnston take shape
Principal Suzie Pearson can’t recall what Wallace Elementary School looked like before it was surrounded by the gardens and the copper oak-tree sculpture that now provide an outdoor focal point.
The Des Moines Register |
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The evolution of Capitol Hill's artsy, sassy 11th Avenue
Tan Vinh looks at an evolving block of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Seattle Times |
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Woman finds grasshopper in canned spinach
A Denver-area woman says that she opened a can of spinach and found half a dead grasshopper inside. I just think it's very gross, Donna Labrador told the Denver Post. I will never eat another can of veggies again. Probably not spinach, anyway.Labrador planned to saute the spinach in olive oil to make a late dinner Wednesday to share with her 3-year-old daughter, Isabella. But she said the ...
Moldova.org |
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Art festival returns to Echigo-Tsumari
More than 160 modern artworks will grace some 760 sq. km of rural Niigata Prefecture during August at the Echigo-Tsumari Daichi no Matsuri (Festival of the Earth) in the agricultural region of Echigo-Tsumari. Among the creations by artists from Japan and overseas is an installation by Japanese-Brazilian artist Oscar Satio Oiwa titled "Scarecrow Project," which consists of several human-shaped ...
The Japan Times |
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Magnet Lab Researchers License Critical Petroleum Data
As gas prices soar, scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University are marketing research that will enable petroleum companies to locate, analyze and process crude oil much faster, cheaper and more accurately.
Newswise |
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Photography competition on Hastings Pier
A group of local photography enthusiasts will be displaying more than 100 images on Hastings Pier this weekend. (30/07/2008 16:57:23)
Hastings Today |
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Open day at Parchment Trust
The Parchment Trust is holding an open day and art exhibition next week. (30/07/2008 16:56:15)
Hastings Today |
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Kodak posts lower 2Q profit, revises outlook
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 14 percent as digital inkjet-printer investments and higher costs for raw materials offset a hefty tax settlement gain. It also warned that full-year operating earnings will come in at the lower end of its previous forecast, sending its already depressed stock down more than 7 percent. The photography pioneer, which has ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Preserved Gan Ku 'Tiger' scroll ready for British Museum
LONDON (Kyodo) One of the British Museum's most famous Japanese hanging scrolls, the Gan Ku "Tiger," has undergone an 18-month large-scale and delicate conservation project that has seen the precious painting remounted and preserved for future generations. Much to the delight of the many conservators, both British and Japanese, involved in the venture, the scroll is now ready to be displayed in ...
The Japan Times |
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Academy of Arts Museum
17 Universnetskaya Nab. Tel. 323-6496, 323-3578 M. Vasileostrovskaya. Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anna Akhmatova Museum at the Fontanka House. Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday and the last Wednesday of every month.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Earnings fall at Eastman Kodak
New York - The Eastman Kodak Company, manufacturer of cameras, film and other photography company, said Thursday that profits fell in the second quarter on higher materials costs. Net profits fell 14 per cent to 459 million dollars, or 1.62 dollars p...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Museum to offer series of art classes
ELKO - Northeastern Nevada Museum will introduce art instruction beginning in September.
Elko Daily Free Press |
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City, artists pushing ahead with weekly festival
A detailed outline for Mesa's first major arts and cultural festival moves into its final planning phase with enthusiastic support from nearly 90 artisans, merchants and community stakeholders.
The Arizona Republic |
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Sculptor helps introduce new art medium
A new computer technique is giving art a complete look and Mary Visser is one of many sculptors using this medium. Her art will be included in an exhibit at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
News 8 Austin |
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J.Crew devotes its home page to apologizing for web site glitches
Visitors to JCrew.com today see the kind of glossy photography of trendy apparel that they expect from J. Crew Group Inc. But yesterday they would have seen something unexpected: a personal apology from the company’s top two executives for glitches that developed in recent weeks as the retailer upgraded its e-commerce site.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Masterpieces the draw for chamber festival
Capewide venues to feature mix from Brahms to Bartok
Cape Cod Times |
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Rock Tours Target China, Face Government Interference
A ban on foreign rock acts puts a damper on emerging live market Last september, 30,000 people gathered in Beijing's Chaoyang Park to hear sets by Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy and the New York Dolls, at the third annual Beijing Pop Festival. The show — as well as other recent performances by acts like the Rolling Stones and Linkin Park — seemed to be a sign of China's increasing comfort with ...
Rolling Stone |
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British Museum buys medieval astronomy tool
LONDON (AP) -- A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it.
FOX 11 Tucson |
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Marie Hora to be inducted into Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame
Marie Hora of Washington will be inducted into the 2008 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 17.
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Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano will make their Mostly Mozart Festival August 4-5 with two enticing Baroque programs at New York City's Rose Theater in the Time Warner Center.
Playbill Arts |
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Pink Floyd muse opens sculpture exhibition
THE artist said to be the inspiration for Pink Floyd's song See Emily Play has opened her first exhibition in Edinburgh. Emily Young's sculpture exhibition Singing Stone opens at Bourne Fine Art in Edinburgh today.
The Herald |
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Save Some Pennies: Blanton B Scene and Membership Offer
littleamandie/flickr Blanton B scene Friday, August 1 The Blanton Museum of Art ( The University of Texas at Austin, MLK at Congress Ave. ) $5 for members, $10 for general public, 6-11pm [ info ] [ tickets ] The Blanton Museum of Art is kicking off August with a special edition of their monthly celebration of the arts, B scene . As usual, the event will feature gallery tours, ...
Austinist |
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Chinese Lantern Festival opens to the public
With the flick of a switch, the shores of Ontario Place were lit with the bright lights of the Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival. The 2008 festival opening ceremony, held on July 30, drew thousands o...
East York Mirror |
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August 2 to 23
Love and Memory quilt show in the West Gallery of the Earlville Opera House. Local quilters invited to exhibit their quilts to celebrate this region's quilting culture. Quilters write a description of how quilt fits the theme "Love and Memory."
Rome Observer |
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