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On a perfect summer night, Slatkin charms the DSO
ROCHESTER HILLS -- You could hardly have blamed Detroit Symphony Orchestra loyalists Saturday night if they had joined the 6-year-olds rolling down the hill on the back side of the picnic area overlooking the Meadow Brook Music Festival concert pavilion.
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Best in show: Exhibit showcases range of approaches to contemporary art
Wendy Cooper, director of 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery, recently decided to start a new summertime tradition.
Savannah Morning News |
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Tropicalia: Old Sanibel Memories: Pioneers' grandson recalls island's humble past
As a warm summer breeze rustles through the Australian pines, Bob Morris enters the old schoolhouse at the Sanibel Historical Museum and Village.
The News-Press |
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Tropicalia: Homeland inspires artist born in Haiti
In Jean Daniel Dornevil's colorful paintings, women carry mangoes and bananas in woven baskets on their heads.
The News-Press |
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GALLERY LISTINGS
"Matt Toole: Kinetic Sculpture and Performance Video"
Savannah Morning News |
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Garden City's Eden is 2008 Idol
Orangeburg Prep junior wins 2008 Orangeburg Idol Exhibiting a powerful voice and strong stage presence Eden Graves, a rising junior at Orangeburg Prep, won the second annual Orangeburg Idol competition Saturday evening before approximately 400 people at Stevenson Auditorium, beating out five other finalists for the honor.
The Times and Democrat |
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Todos Santos is an artsy alternative to Cabo
By LAUREN VIERA TODOS SANTOS, Mexico — Happening upon a cluster of palm trees in the middle of the Mexican desert is something of a novelty. After driving many miles across the barren, dusty terrain of Baja California Sur, void of any signs of people or plant life (there are animals — cows and goats — that take their time crossing the road), Highway 19 suddenly rambles its way across the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Web site can help you embark on theme cruises
Theme cruisin’ Looking to do more than eat and lounge on the deck during your ocean cruise? Well, you can find themed cruises, some of which offer lectures by experts, or hands-on activities such as crafts, dancing and seminars in photography. A new Web site called ThemeCruiseFinder.com can help you locate a cruise themed around whatever interests you. There are cruises dedicated to golf ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Folk fest
August has arrived and all the pieces are in place for next weekend's 23rd-annual Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival.
The Gleaner |
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'Bear Cub Grooming’ is a bronze beauty at Amon Carter
By ANDREW MARTON What it is: Bear Cub Grooming (1887) by Paul Bartlett, bronze Where it is: Amon Carter Museum Why we like it: This is a marvelous example of sculpting technique, as the artist has manipulated and transformed hard bronze into seemingly pliant, supple folds of a bear cub’s fur, especially along the ridge of the spine. Though the work’s scale is small, the artist still ...
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What’s up this week in the arts
Tuesday Curators from the Video Association of Dallas present screenings from "The Program," a series of video artfrom around the world, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 7 p.m. at the museum, 3200 Darnell St. Free. www.themodern.org Friday Contemporary Theatre of Dallas opens the Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire with a stellar cast. Runs through Aug. ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Gifts that keep giving
Courting donors has long been a fact of museum life. Most institutions hope that, either in the short term or after their passing, art collectors will donate all or part of their treasures. While it's a delicate dance, when it comes together, the public stands to benefit. To wit, the UW's Chazen Museum of Art is currently showing two exhibitions based on the personal collections of donors.
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Community Calendar
Today Drawing from the Collection for Children featuring Iris Bechtol , 2-3:30 p.m., Modern Art Museum, 3200 Darnell St. in Fort Worth. Bring a sketchbook and pencils or buy materials at The Modern Shop. Attendance limited to 15; first come, first served. 817-738-9215. Tuesday Noetic Science , 7:30 p.m., Town Village Arlington, 1250 W. Pioneer Parkway (craft room, second floor). ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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A big festival in Little Rhodie
The Rhode Island International Film Festival may be a little far afield of Boston, but it always offers an impressive lineup and earns its spotlight each year. Opening on Tuesday, the six-day program this year includes 289 movies selected from 3,000 submissions - 33 feature narratives, 67 documentaries, and nearly 60 world premieres. That's a whole lotta movie.
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Todos Santos is an artsy alternative to Cabo
Happening upon a cluster of palm trees in the middle of the Mexican desert is something of a novelty.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Summer festival celebrates memories
Summertime Cold Butt Euchre, an ice cream eating contest and cannon firing will be offered at the Milford Memories Summer Festival Aug. 8 though 10. At least 18,000 people are expected to attend the festival in downtown Milford and Milford's Central Park.
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Historical society reunion to bring hundreds to Mighty Eighth museum
POOLER - The 8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion brings together more than 700 World War II veterans and their families from around the country to Savannah this week.
Savannah Morning News |
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Contest for teenage artists to create mural for library
As part of a planned redesign of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library's area for teenagers, the library will be holding a contest to find the best four-sided mural created by an artist age 13 to 18 years old.
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Towns trade space for artistic gold
In the 1970s, arts organizations moved into unused municipal buildings across New England, taking over the facilities at low or no cost with little promise of local aid beyond a long-term lease.
Boston Globe |
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Dig it at dusk: Twilight tours at DeCordova defy the darkness
All the interesting art isn't hanging on gallery walls this summer at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Paper: It's what these artists have in common
Paper may be civilization's most versatile product. We trash it, flush it, spend it, build with it and - as the current exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art Jacksonville shows - create art with it.
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Box Heart Gallery offers blue-chip art exhibit
"The Angel and the Last Child on Earth" premieres at Box Heart Gallery in Bloomfield.
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Families with teens
Jump into the fire by learning glass-blowing techniques or listen to bimonthly jam sessions during open mike nights at Pop's Glass Gallery and Studio. The studio, which is dedicated to increasing awareness of the craft of glass blowing, offers classes in flame working, glass fusing or slumping and blown glass ornament-making. The studio also features original works for sale and is open ...
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Art studio on the park
You're strolling through Bayliss Park enjoying the scenery, the fountain and Veterans Plaza. Why not gaze at some artwork and get a cup of coffee?
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