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North County FYI
Artist Ray Brownfield will speak at 2 p.m. Wednesday, California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. Author Ann Patchett, who wrote “Run,” will read from her book and have a book signing, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.
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Edinburgh Fringe hits stride in month-long party
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The Edinburgh Fringe hit its stride over the weekend, offering a record number of productions through the festival month including comedy, drama, music, and a host of would-be stars aiming to break into the big time.
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ArtWorks in progress
Thanks to the efforts of local students and professional artists, MuralWorks' ambitious goal of one mural in every city neighborhood is becoming a reality.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to introduce the first Element hotel in the Middle East
The new Element hotel is scheduled to open in 2011 at the prestigious Capital Centre development in Abu Dhabi - a business and residential micro-city including a state-of-the art exhibition centre, a 2.4km marina development, and a gravity defying, iconic feature tower known as Capital Gate.
Zawya |
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Edinburgh Fringe hits stride in month-long party
The Edinburgh Fringe hit its stride over the weekend, offering a record number of productions through the festival month including comedy, drama, music, and a host of would-be stars aiming to break into the big time.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Edinburgh Fringe hits stride in month-long party
The Edinburgh Fringe hit its stride over the weekend, offering a record number of productions through the festival month including comedy, drama, music, and a host of would-be stars aiming to break into the big time.
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Its fair week and theres plenty of excitement
Stacey Kunde is excited to put on her hard work on exhibit at the Winnebago County Fair, which opens its six-day run Tuesday afternoon.
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to introduce the first Element hotel in the Middle East
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide & Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), have jointly announced the launch of new Element hotel in Abu Dhabi - the first to be introduced in the Europe, Africa and Middle East division.
AME Info |
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Rain doesn’t sour fair fun
BLUEFIELD — Mother Nature taught the folks in Nature’s Air-conditioned City a thing or two about the risk of selecting a pair of outdoor venues for separate festivals in downtown and South Bluefield, but resourceful organizers took lemon-like weather and made lemonade.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
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Between the twin towers
'Man on Wire," one of the most talked about documentaries of the year, tells the story of how a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit illegally walked on a tightwire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. The movie, which opens Friday at Landmark Century and Landmark Renaissance, won the audience award and the best documentary prize at Sundance 2008, and is a superb ...
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Man vs. man, food, balls
The premise: Contestants compete against various bodybuilder-type gladiators in a series of physical events to earn points that shave seconds off their time in a gladiator-free, physically challenging obstacle course at the end of the show.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Painting nets $1M at auction
DENNIS, Mass. (AP) - A painting owned for generations by a Cape Cod family who had no idea what it was worth has netted more than $1 million. The painting from the 1860s depicts three figures stacking hay as the sun sets. The frame had slipped over the artist's signature.
The Lewiston Sun Journal |
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Outdoor Watsonville exhibit a garden of sculptures
In corners of the Sierra Azul Nursery, artists from Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties are featuring sculptures of all sizes and mediums.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Special Cantrell exhibit heralds 'Stephen Foster'
Jim Cantrell, longtime Bardstown resident and nationally known realist painter, has periodically attended Kentucky's official outdoor musical, "Stephen Foster — The Musical," at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Now that it is the 50th anniversary of the summer musical, he has opened his portfolios and found watercolors and oils from the 1950s to today.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Festival celebrates Hamburg-er
HAMBURG — When it comes to hamburgers, cousins Scott and Brian Crammer stick to the classics in their pursuit of culinary perfection.
The Pottsville Republican & Herald |
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Fringe Festival gives you 202 reasons to go to the theater
Britney behaving badly. The first woman who ran for President (no, not Hillary). Gossip girls up to their eyeballs in scandal. It's a small sample of the New York International Fringe Festival, the annual showcase for often wild, sometimes wonderful theater, which runs Aug. 8-24.
New York Daily News |
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new england news in brief
DENNIS - A painting owned for generations by a Cape Cod family who had no idea what it was worth has netted more than $1 million.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Factory fashion: Andy Warhol still mandates what's haute
Wednesday marks what would have been Andy Warhol's 80th birthday. But despite the long-ago shuttering of his famed "Factory" at 1342 Lexington Ave. - where fashion legends were born - the artist is still inspiring today's style trendsetters.
New York Daily News |
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Television - National
3 News has been allowed to film the 96 war medals stolen during a raid on the Waiouru Army Museum, as police try to regenerate public interest in the case.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Lake Highlands painter does horses of different colors
By JENNIFER AREND / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Jennifer Arend is a freelance writer in Dallas. About four years ago, Laurie Pace was strolling through the galleries and shops in Jackson Hole, Wyo., admiring the artwork for sale.
Dallas Morning News |
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A few simple rules for taking memorable travel photos
While autofocus and auto-exposure on today's digital cameras make vacation photography easier, a few tips can help transform your memorable moments from mere snapshots to full-fledged photographs.
New York Daily News |
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Daily Planner
The Urban Districts Alliance has extended the deadline for artists' applications for the 11th annual Cider Days Arts & Crafts Festival on Walnut Street. The deadline to apply is Aug. 22. The 2008 Cider Days artist application is available online at www.itsalldowntown.com or by calling 831-6200. Cost for a 10 foot by 10 foot booth is $150, with the option to purchase multiple booths and ...
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Weekend: Things to do in the region
MIDDLETOWN -- Unicity Performing Arts Festival Acts range from classical musicians to punk rock bands. Also food and vendors. Presented by Premier Centre for the Arts and Realize Records. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. today, rain or shine.
The News Journal |
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Television - Lifestyle
The world of skateboarding has been dragged up from the underground and into the mainstream art world, thanks to an exhibition of skateboard art.
Scoop.co.nz |
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A smile, a helping hand
Puppeteer Jack Foreaker, who trades laughs for donations, will play at Seafood Festival When Jack Foreaker was 4 years old, his mailman gave him a bird puppet that contained a purple feather.
Baltimore Sun |
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