|
Documentaries, Diddy, dead skin, Dr. Horrible and more -- It's Pop 10 for Aug. 4-10
Thirteen contestants battle to become Puff Daddy's gofer and do things like peel him grapes and polish his bling. See human beings debase themselves for their 15 minutes Monday on VH1.
The Plain Dealer |
|
On the Bright Side: Jewelry artist honored
A necklace by a Fly Creek artist won the best of show designation in the Arc Otsego's City of the Hills Fine Arts Festival.
The Daily Star |
|
Download Festival short on high-tech gloss
A four-year-old effort to replicate the success of the U.K.'s music and technology showcase, the Download Festival promises to let you "tap into your inner tech nerd and get plugged into innovative music, the latest gadgets," according to its Web site.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
|
Portrait of a Woman Found in Van Gogh Painting
A portrait of a woman was uncovered in an already finished piece by van Gogh.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
|
Andrew Prince: Outburst UK Festival
Love. Live. Be. The message of the second annual Outburst UK Black LGBTQ Pride Festival is simple. A day of big-name entertainment, fashion and fireworks, the festival is open to everyone, regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or orientation.
RainbowNetwork.com |
|
San Pedro's Tri-Art Festival seeks artists
Artists from throughout California are invited to participate in the upcoming Tri-Art Festival, scheduled for September.
Daily Breeze |
|
NKorea to launch mass festival despite food crisis
A portrait of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung is shown at North Korea's Arirang Festival. North Korea was scheduled Monday to launch a mass propaganda gymnastics show, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper reported, despite battling a food shortage which has hit millions of its people.
TODAYonline |
|
Enjoy traditional martial arts in Binh Dinh
VietNamNet Bridge - Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival 2008. The event drew 51 local and 73 foreign teams from 26 countries and territories. The festival was a chance for traditional martial artists of Vietnam and other countries to meet and exchange.
Vietnam Net |
|
Benhura: A Man of all seasons at Tengenenge
Dominic Benhura as the recent new Director of Tengenenge has already relandscaped the exhibition space to engage processes of selectivity upon the display of work, defined the surrounding space as important to the positioning of each sculpture.
The Herald |
|
Date Lines
Peeking into Fringe The 17th annual San Francisco Fringe Festival doesn't open until Sept. 3, but for those who've already begun the intricate process of sorting out which and how many of the 48 or so shows to see during its two-week run, help is on the way....
San Francisco Chronicle |
|
'Cool Globes' art to heal planet
When Chicago marketing professional Wendy Abrams got the idea in 2001 to do a public art project about global warming, she never envisioned it would be on the scale of "Cool Globes," which premiered in Chicago in 2007. "The goal was to inspire people," Abrams...
San Francisco Chronicle |
|
Upland ceramic artist featured in exhibit
She made perfect mud pies, complete with a nice crust and gooey filling. Going from the mud material of her toddler years and "seeing" clay with adult fingers shaping functional and fine art vessels was a natural transition for Twyla Wardell of Upland.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
|
Domainer's Magazine Raises the Bar in the Domain Media Industry
Domainer's Magazine, the original premier print magazine for the domaining industry, is pleased to announce that they have raised the bar yet again in the domain media industry. They have launched a new website that allows viewers to post their own articles, comment on articles and view real time auctions from several top auction houses in real time. The newly updated site will include industry ...
Centre Daily Times |
|
All the pretty horses of Vantage are only half done
One of the most-seen public artworks in the state, a row of galloping horses near Vantage, is actually only half finished, but officials are having trouble funding its completion.
Seattle Times |
|
Motor Oil and the Sun in New Art for a New Millennium: How the Global Energy Climate is Impacting an American Artist's ...
Emerging artist David Macaluso's work navigates the conflicting parts of a global engine. On the one side is the old guard of institutional oil; on the other are emerging alternative energy technologies. In Used Motor Oil works on paper, or his new solar-minded series of paintings, Mr. Macaluso's artwork embodies the fundamental tensions and divisions of our time-- and transcends them. In 2005, ...
PR.com |
|
Chef wows with artistic food creations
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — It was 6:15 on a Monday evening as Karen Foley took the stage. The auditorium at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art was filled to capacity with people standing outside the door and along the walls.
Southeast Missourian |
|
UCCC sets up forensic photography laboratory
Purchase a copy of this photo."> UCCC’s James Truitt demonstrates software which will be used in the college’s criminal justice program. Purchase a copy of this photo.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
|
Local quilting guild to compete at international expo
The Cape Girardeau area River Heritage Quilters Guild, founded in 1989 and 125 members strong, has been selected as a semifinalist in the upcoming international American Quilter's Society Quilt Expo and contest at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. The event is Aug.
Southeast Missourian |
|
School events
Today Art exhibit -- Joseph Plavcan Centennial Exhibition, Aug. 1 to Sept. 14, Erie Art Museum Main Gallery, 411 State St.
Erie Times-News |
|
Rock Star Sir Ivan Opens for Destiny's Child Michelle Williams
Singer/philanthropist SIR IVAN is preparing to take center stage at the Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival at Calabro Airport in Brookhaven on Saturday, August 9 at 3:30 p.m. The Billboard Chart-topping recording artist will perform from his new album of 60s favorites, I Am Peaceman.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
|
Oil Tanks In And Under The Basements Of Office, Apartment, Commercial and Industrial Buildings Can Be Ticking Time Bombs
Thousands of buildings throughout the United States have old steel heating oil storage tanks in or below their basements or sub-basements.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
|
Allied Arts of Whatcom County Presents the 3rd Annual La Bella Strada Arts Festival
Allied Arts of Whatcom County announces the La Bella Strada Arts Festival and the Chalk ArtFest August 9th and 10th on Cornwall Street in Bellingham, Washington.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
|
NW column: Brockport fest offers arts, entertainment, food
Haven't had your fill of summer arts festivals yet? Then take a trip west this weekend to the village of Brockport for its Summer Arts Festival.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
|
Domainer's Magazine Raises the Bar in the Domain Media Industry
Domainer's Magazine has launched a new website that allows viewers to post their own articles, comment on articles and view real time auctions from several top auction houses in real time.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
|
India takes giant stride with first global art fair
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Aug 4 : Come Aug 22, and the sprawling exhibition hub in the heart of the Indian capital will resemble Basel, a small town in Switzerland which has been hosting the world's biggest art fair for the last 38 years.
New Kerala |
|
|