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MuslimFest showcases artistic sensibilities
Five years ago, a group of young Muslims from Mississauga sat huddled in a mosque, planning for an artistic and cultural festival.
Mississauga News |
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A slice of the Big Apple
Ronita Torcato writes about a travelling exhibition on New York in Mumbai which is an interesting, informative introduction to the city immortalised in books, movies and songs.
Deccan Herald |
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Mediterranean delight
Cannes offers more than film festivals and sandy beaches. The yacht basin is a half-hour saunter along the seafront from the railway station. Bolsters not more than 35-40 centimeters in diameter separate the spotless white yachts tethered along the quay, transoms advertising tax havens as home ports.
Deccan Herald |
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Smithsonian food exhibit coming to Belton
The Historic Belton Train Depot will be host to the Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibit “Key Ingredients: America by Food” Aug. 16 through Oct. 4.
Anderson Independent-Mail |
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A Rockin' Farewell: Opera House Store Closing Party on Sunday
The Opera House Photo Gallery The Opera House Store Closing Party Sunday, August 10 The O.P.E.R.A House ( 2209 South 1st Street ) 5pm-11pm, free [ info ] Everybody knows how hard goodbyes are, but this Sunday’s Opera House store closing party promises a celebration of everything that we love about the arts in Austin. The Opera House, founded and owned by Leah Smith, enjoyed a ...
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Scratch, scribble, doodle at Creative Expressions
MANITOWOC The next Creative Expressions workshop will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the basement of the Rahr-West Art Museum, 610 N. Eighth St. The room is handicapped-accessible. Refreshments are served.
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Auction houses say bidders are scaling back
A slow economy and changing tastes are resulting in smaller crowds at auction houses and more conservative bids from buyers of antiques and collectibles, the operators of several facilities say.
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Tonight in Rock: God's Pottery, Highland Park Summer Fest
Photo by marfis75 via Flickr If you missed our interview with God's Pottery , a Christian Acoustic Duo, who were featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing this summer, they're here tonight at Spaceland. Tonight, there's another Highland Park music festival over at Zeppelin Music (5030 York Blvd.). It's all day long starting at noon and runs through 10:00 p.m. The line-up as follows: ...
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Bike aficionados gear up for film festivals
This is the Year of the Rat, according to the Chinese calendar. But 2008 may well go down in Boston as the Year of the Bike: The city's new bike lanes are almost ready for riders, more people than ever are dusting off Schwinns and pulling on Lycra for the morning commute, and not one but two film festivals devoted ...
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Researchers use blimp to photograph eelgrass
HALIFAX -- Researchers at Dalhousie University are using an uncommon method to photograph the growth of eelgrass in Atlantic coastal areas. The DalBlimp -- a four-metre helium balloon fitted with photography equipment -- is taking aerial pictures of eelgrass meadows.
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The art of boosting growth
of Edinburgh thronged with visitors darting in and out of the 40 participating galleries in the Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF), it might seem an odd time to query the capital's commitment to the commercial gallery sector.
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Switching over to electric cars
The garage at San Diego High School isn't your father's auto shop. There are no oil stains, nor is there the constant hum of gasoline-powered engines.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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West Linn Home Destroyed By Fire
WEST LINN, Ore. -- A three-alarm blaze destroyed a 10,000-square-foot home with irreplaceable pieces of artwork inside Saturday, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue officials said.
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McPherson Museum receives bookshelf award
Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announced that 776 museums, libraries and archives, representing every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.
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Don't cry over spilled ice cream, have more
The second annual Ice Cream Festival celebrates everyone's favorite icy treat Saturday.
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All Points West Day One: Radiohead Returns to Liberty State Park
Aside from a passing shower in the afternoon, the weather at Liberty State Park was unseasonably mild and sunny yesterday for day one of the "inaugural" All Points West rock festival. The grassy grounds were populated by misting tents, American Spirit free cigarette lounges, a healthy variety of food vendors, a Sony PlayStation tent, and the whimsical art that's become de rigueur for these ...
Gothamist |
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Cartoon Exhibition " Sultan's Nose" Goes On Display In Germany
BERLIN - "Sultan's Nose -- Cartoons from Turkey," went on display at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt, Germany.
TurkishPress.com |
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Sharing our culture
Fresh from representing the island at the 10th annual Festival of the Pacific Arts, Guam's FestPac team is already thinking about our role in the celebrations come 2016.
Pacific Daily News |
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Janet Monafo: Pastel Still Lifes and Figures
Massachusetts artist Janet Monafo says she is not very good at explaining her painting process, but the truth is she is forthright, clear, and profound when she talks about the creation of her still life and figure paintings.
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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 9/8
The Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange festival will be held in Hoi An ancient town, central Quang Nam province, on August 15 and 16.
Vietnam Net |
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Great Lakes Folk Festival
Going on all weekend.
WLNS Lansing |
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47th Annual St. Barnabas Art Show
08/09/2008 - 10:00a.m. to 08/09/2008 - 6:00p.m.
Cape May County Herald |
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History and role of race riot subject of exhibit, upcoming events
SPRINGFIELD -- The reasons behind the infamous 1908 riots that rocked Illinois’ state capital, the history that followed, and how race relations remain an issue a century later are at the heart of a current exhibit in Springfield and talks planned this fall in the capital and Bloomington.
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In the nation’s capital, free attractions abound
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage of them. Many museums, monuments and other institutions - from the zoo to the botanic garden - that are run by the federal government charge no admission. But even if you’ve been here, done that 15 times over, the capital is packed with new and ...
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