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Stolen artifacts returned to Baghdad museum
Iraq’s National Museum on Sunday welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.
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Study: Oil painting predated European art
Oil-based paint likely was used in Afghanistan up to 800 years before it first appeared in European art, a study of cave paintings has found.A study of cave murals found in Afghanistan's Bamian caves showed that oil-based paints were used hundreds of years before their first credited appearance in Europe in the 15th century, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.This is the earliest clear ...
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Marfa To Hold First Ever Film Festival 4/27/08 CBS 7 News Staff April 27, 2008
Marfa, TX- The festival will start Thursday (May 1) and continue through Monday, May 5. Indoor screenings will be anchored at the state-of-the-art Goode-Crowley theater.
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Hundreds of Looted Artifacts Returned to Iraq Museum
Iraq's National Museum recovered on Sunday 701 artifacts stolen in the wake of Saddam Hussein's ouster, raising hopes of restoring the nation's rich cultural heritage after five years of war.
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art April 28 - 30 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm:
Kabi Birendra Chattopadhyay Smaran Committee and Akar Prakar present Afuranto Jibaner Michhil (unending procession of life), an exhibition of paintings by eminent artists inspired by the poetry of Birendra Chattopadhyay.
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Coachella: Portishead Returns, Rocks
Portishead plays to a rapt audience Saturday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to warm up the crowd for the Coachella headliner, Prince. Singer Beth Gibbons shows Portishead has not lost relevance during the group's decade-long absence from the indie music scene.
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Calcutta-born ‘upstart’ set for Sotheby’s rebirth
London, April 26: A painting by Raqib Shaw, a former Calcutta boy, has been included in a forthcoming two-day auction of contemporary art at Sotheby’s in New York on May 14 and 15.
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Prince puts crown on day two of fest
There's no doubt about it. Prince is royalty, and the tens of thousands of people who crowded into the Empire Polo Field for his electric set at the Coachella Music Festival Saturday night were his loyal subjects.
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Study: Oil painting predated European art
Oil-based paint likely was used in Afghanistan up to 800 years before it first appeared in European art, a study of cave paintings has found.
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Hot Glass in Staunton
The Virginia Hot Glass festival draws dozens of artists from around the country.
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A Night of Chinese Folk Dance at the 2008 Chinese Dance Festival
LOS ANGELES-Through an array of colorful costumes and dances, performers at the 2008 Chinese Dance Festival put on a satisfying show of traditional Chinese folk dance at the San Gabriel Civic Audit...
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'1 vs. 100' accused of misleading fans
Producers of the BBC game show 1 vs. 100 misled fans of the British TV series by not randomly selecting participants, the Daily Mail says.The British newspaper reported Sunday that its investigation into the series found that while 100 contestants are supposed to be picked through a national lottery format, players are routinely chosen before filming even begins.British Quiz Association Director ...
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Trinny and Susannah get naked
After years of telling people what not to wear, the fashion advisers Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine have gone a step further. The TV presenters joined hundreds of other people in a giant naked living sculpture as part of their new show The Great British Body . The pair have been travelling the country collecting people’s inside leg, hip, waist and even ear measurements to celebrate the ...
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Looted antiquities found in Syria returned to Baghdad museum
More than 700 antiquities stolen during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 were returned Sunday to the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad.
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Clady's a Broncos in the pros now, too
EXCLUSIVEAn inside look at draft day for Ryan Clady: An ice sculpture in the shape of the Lombardi Trophy adorned one table. Multicolored streamers and balloons with team logos decorated the rest of the room. Guests clad in commemorative T-shirts stuffed themselves with fried chicken and huddled around four flat-screen TVs scattered throughout the room.Yup, really only one thing was missing from ...
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Baghdad museum receives artifacts stolen from Iraq
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 (1:17 p.m.) Iraq's National Museum on Sunday welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.
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Artifacts returned to Iraq's National Museum
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's National Museum on Sunday welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.
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Arts and music festival
Deterding Elementary School will host its 18th annual Arts & Music Festival on May 4 at the school, 6000 Stanley Ave., Carmichael.
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Calendar Events
The Coronado Museum’s new F.M. Steele photography exhibit opens today with Dr. Jim Hoy speaking about Steele. Francis Marion Steele, traveling photographer and artist, was born in Stanton, Ill., on Sept. 14, 1866, to Marion and Sara Steele.
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Brevard, meet your 2008 Idol
MELBOURNE -- Many sang along. The beer flowed. And a little after 4 p.m. Saturday, the winner of this year's FLORIDA TODAY Brevard Idol was announced to loud cheers from hundreds near the main stage of the Melbourne Art Festival.
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Alberta ups the ante on national portrait gallery race with $40M commitment
EDMONTON - With three weeks to go, Canada's famous-face race is now a high-stakes competition - and Alberta's culture minister is making no apologies.
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Havre de Grace Maritime Museum puts petroglyphs on display
One-hundred-pound stone carvings rescued from a Susquehanna River island 80 years ago have established a lasting record of the breadth and depth of Native American life 4,000 years ago.
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Sweltering Coachella Concludes With Pink Floyd Front Man
Temperatures should top 100 degrees Sunday at the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival, where Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is expected to close the show with "Dark Side of the Moon."
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Syria gives Iraq back 701 stolen artifacts
The Iraqi National Museum is welcoming home 701 artifacts stolen during the looting after Saddam Hussein's ouster in 2003.
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Alberta pursues national portrait gallery
With three weeks to go, Canada's famous-face race is now a high-stakes competition -- and Alberta's culture minister is making no apologies.
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