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Art of ’birth’ography’
Ovation Distinctive Photography photographs births. Mindy Decker, 39, and her business partner, Jaimy Yoder, 24, discreetly snap photos of labor to birth to the baby being introduced to mom and dad. They fondly refer to the service as "’birth’ography."
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Art Walk in Eagle Ranch on Friday
As the calendar slips into August, local residents can savor both the sweetness of a summer evening and the scintillation of artwork at Eagle Ranch this Friday.
Vail Daily |
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International evenings of dance continue in Vail
VAIL, Colorado — Standing in the middle of the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater stage the afternoon prior to the start of the 2008 Vail International Dance Festival, Artistic Director Damian Woetzel mentally measured the vinyl-covered dance surface.
Vail Daily |
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Chamber concerts set
Sights and Sounds shows start Tuesday at museum. WILLIAMSTOWN — Chamber music lovers can now exhale and mark their calendars. Concerts have come back to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Huge sculptures stolen from art studio
AMESBURY and mdash; A local sculptor and his wife are wondering how thieves made off with two large steel sculptures that sat in front of their Cedar Street art studio for years. The two large steel cubes and mdash; weighing about 300 pounds each and mdash; were stolen from the prominent spot in the yard sometime late Tuesday night or early Wednesday. The Cedar Street neighborhood is a tightly ...
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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South Dallas community calendar
AN ART EXHIBITION , "apart of it" by Lisa Lindholm, is from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Cedars Art Gallery, 1114 S. Akard St. Valet parking will be provided. Visit www.cedarsartgallery.com.
Dallas Morning News |
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On the Bright Side: Delhi sculptures raise funds for flood relief
Sculptures are gently turning in the sun inside shop windows along Delhi's Main Street and in turn raising money for area flood relief.
The Daily Star |
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What's happening
traditional landscape paintings by Bud Blazok through Aug. 31. 25 Highland Ave., Newburyport. 978-463-1000, www.ajh.org.
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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East Dallas/Lakewood news brief
The Dallas Video Festival series featuring video art began July 26 and runs for five Saturday evenings at Conduit Gallery, 1626 Hi Line Drive. The formal festival will run Oct. 3-5 at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Call 214-428-8700 or visit videofest.org.
Dallas Morning News |
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DSS 2008 Arts Oasis officially opens with focus on emerging contemporary art
Dr. Lamees Hamdan Al Shamsi, Board Member, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA), officially inaugurated the DSS 2008 Signature Event, Arts Oasis, on July 30 at Wafi, a key sponsor of the summer extravaganza.
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70 artists to be featured at festival
SHERIDAN - From the enormous, covered stage being temporarily erected on the Sheridan College campus, you can see the new stainless-steel sculpture reaching 32 feet into the clear blue sky. Beyond the sculpture is a swath of rolling ranchland that st ...
Billings Gazette |
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70 artists to be featured at festival
SHERIDAN - From the enormous, covered stage being temporarily erected on the Sheridan College campus, you can see the new stainless-steel sculpture reaching 32 feet into the clear blue sky.
Billings Gazette |
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Old Time Country Fair in 50th year
Animals, Jersey Fresh produce, old-fashioned skills, amusements, contests and good eats are all part of the 50th anniversary Camden County 4-H Old Time Country Fair, which opened Friday evening and continues today and Sunday.
Courier-Post |
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Low-key Traverse City awaits Madonna
The Cannes film festival has champagne and starlets. The Traverse City version has baby buggies and hot dogs. The annual film festival that's in full swing this weekend at the Michigan cherry capital is a family-friendly event, even with this year's much-anticipated visit by Madonna.
Detroit Free Press |
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Rotary to donate to local groups
SILVER CITY — The Silver City Rotary Club has selected six local beneficiaries as recipients of the funds to be raised by its April 18, 2009 Charity Auction.
Silver City Sun-News |
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Grain News
Since 2002, the grain elevator photography of Bruce Selyem , familiar to Grain Journal readers through the “Old Time Elevator” feature that appears in each issue, has been the focus of the North American Grain Elevators calendar.
Grainnet.com |
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Casa DeMeo showcases furnishings from L.A. life in early 20th century
"I DON'T believe in reincarnation, but if I did, I think I must have lived in the 1920s," says Jim DeMeo, who recently opened the period furniture gallery Casa DeMeo in Silver Lake. Living in a 1931 hacienda nearby, he has a special affection for Mexican colonial and Spanish Revival, but he also deals in Art Nouveau, Deco and Arts and Crafts designs. "I'm celebrating the color, exuberance and ...
Los Angeles Times |
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Portions of Benedictines' hand-created Saint John's Bible on display in Tacoma
An international team of calligraphers and artists is working on The Saint John's Bible, portions of which are presently on display at the Tacoma Art Museum. It's the first commissioned handwritten, illustrated Bible in 500 years.
Seattle Times |
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EconoMini Oil Skimmer
8/1/2008 Abanaki Corporation, Cleveland, OH., has added the EconoMini oil skimmer to its line of oil removal equipment. The EconoMini is ultra-compact at approximately 4" x 3" x 4" and weighs in at 6 pounds. It is easy to use in tight spaces, such as on parts-washer tanks and coolant sumps.
TruckingInfo.com |
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Miami painter turns in an Olympic effort
Miami-based artist Mark T. Smith, a New York transplant, has completed a painting, Olympic Dragon, to be used by the U.S. Olympic Committee in its promotional efforts to raise funds for American teams to participate in the Beijing games.
Miami Herald |
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Rearranging, painting can update decor on a budget.
Small changes can have a big effect when its time to update and freshen your home.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Students advance in state contest
Faith Christian Academy had several winners at the local level in this year's Dental Contest put on by the New York State Dental Association.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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State money for art museum?
Gov. Ed Rendell will ride a bus next week -- and ride it and ride it and ride it some more. First stop: Erie.
Erie Times-News |
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Vandal tags buildings in downtown Danbury
DANBURY -- CityCenter Danbury and building owners are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a person who has been vandalizing buildings throughout downtown.The reward, as of Friday, is $1,750.Someone has been spray-painting a word that looks like "esper" or "er1" on dozens of locations in the center of Danbury.
The News-Times |
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French photographer captures China's many faces before Olympics
Photography and Aikido, a popular Japanese martial art, occupies most of Bruno Mathis's life. He has taken these hobbies with him when he travels to the Olympic cities-- first Greece, now Beijing, and in future, London.
China Economic Net |
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