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Monroe a jazz hub
Downtown Monroe transformed into a center for jazz Saturday, attracting thousands of people to the seventh annual River Raisin Jazz Festival.
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Asides
Riff on Raqqa Competing sculptures Lump passes the hat Spanish concert.
The News & Observer |
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Top Pakistani artist to hold exhibition in Delhi
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Aug 10: For Indians unfamiliar with the fraternity of artists in Pakistan, master modernist Jamil Naqsh can be best described as Pakistan's M.F. Husain - a man who lives by his art and on his own terms.
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Georgia: In 'state of war' with Russia
Russia expanded its bombing blitz Sunday against neighboring U.S.-allied Georgia, targeting the country's capital for the first time as Russian and Georgian troops continued battling for the contested province of South Ossetia.
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Susan Eisen gallery show
EL PASO - "Passionate Art, Perfume Bottles and Rubies" is the new show at the Gallery at Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry and Watches. It features the work of artists Alberto Escamilla and Hector Bernal, and also showcases a collection of vintage perfume bottles and round and oval rubies, which range from a half-carat to 4 carats.
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New juried photography exhibit is in the works
EL PASO -- The El Paso Art Association has been increasing its presence significantly in the past two years with regular shows, weekly newsletters and its much-improved Crossland Gallery, where members can display their work.
El Paso Times |
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'Flavors'
EL PASO -- The exhibit "Flavors" opened Aug. 1 at The Percolator. The show includes art by Tim Razo, Keith Allyn Spencer, Miguel Bonilla, EKOMS, Savior, El Sol 25, POE, Zeque Pea, Jason Lucero and Kelly Eoff. Video: Percolator showcase
El Paso Times |
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Santa Fe's yearly folk art sale lets patrons splurge in a socially responsible way
SANTA FE -- "Double your pleasure" -- an old advertising jingle -- is the best way to describe our recent summer weekend in Santa Fe.
El Paso Times |
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Travel briefs
Bodies exhibit moves to Luxor BODIES . . . The Exhibition Las Vegas has moved to the Luxor Hotel and Casino. This educational exhibit is the first to debut in the new Premier Exhibitions 38,800-square-foot exhibition center at Luxor.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show & Sale -- 08/10/08 at Loveland
Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show & Sale -- 08/10/08 at Loveland
Rocky Mountain News |
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Georgia: In ‘state of war’ with Russia
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 (11:06 p.m.) Russia expanded its bombing blitz Sunday against neighboring U.S.-allied Georgia, targeting the country's capital for the first time as Russian and Georgian troops continued battling for the contested province of South Ossetia.
Las Vegas Sun |
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25th Sculpture in the Park -- 08/10/08 at Benson Sculpture Garden
25th Sculpture in the Park -- 08/10/08 at Benson Sculpture Garden
Rocky Mountain News |
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2nd Annual Main Street of the Rockies Art Festival -- 08/10/08 at Frisco
2nd Annual Main Street of the Rockies Art Festival -- 08/10/08 at Frisco
Rocky Mountain News |
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Health-e
Being in prison can result in depression and other mental conditions. At Westville Prison in Durban, a support group of prisoners is using the art of drawing and painting to help them deal with their incarceration and to transform themselves.
Health-e |
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Restoration artist puts his soul in tenement museum
NEW YORK CITY — Kevin Groves doesn't know the story of every family who lived in the Orchard Street tenement building.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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'Evolution': A life in prints
E xpressive, bold, colorful, energetic. All of those words could be used to describe the prints of David Driskell, on view now in "Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking," at the Wichita Art Museum. The show highlights the work of one of the foremost experts on African-American art history in the United States. Driskell also is a collector, art historian and art educator. The 75 prints in ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Wellsboro artist on display at hospital gallery
Wellsboro artist William Fidler is exhibiting his drawings, paintings and photography in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital Gallery of Art through Oct. 24.
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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Caption Contest No. 86 ... and the winners of No. 85!
Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer. Send up to three entries to page2@post-gazette.com or mail to: Caption Contest, Portfolio, PG, 34 Blvd.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Georgia: In 'state of war' with Russia
Russia expanded its bombing blitz Sunday against neighboring U.S.-allied Georgia, targeting the country's capital for the first time as Russian and Georgian troops continued battling for the contested province of South Ossetia.
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In a grass all her own
NDSU professor's avant garde lawn stirs some neighbors Stevie Famulari is fine with being known as "the eccentric neighbor." After all, she's heard that her loud New York City personality stands out. Advertisement: ROAD WOLF MOTORCYCLE SPECS $65 Oil Change @ Road Wolf Motorcycles Text this to your phone and bring it in to Road Wolf Motorcycles and receive an oil change for only ...
Fargo Forum |
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Events on Aug 16, 2008
One of the biggest cheers at the International Wagner Competition two years ago came after the announcement they’d be doing it again this year. The mood at Seattle Opera’s inaugural event was electric, even aside from the contestants’ thrilling performances, thanks to the...
Seattle Weekly |
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True Victorian in starring role
It's easy to see why Vicki and James Cutlip's Victorian in Morristown has been the subject of paintings. The 19-room dwelling, a Second Empire Victorian built in 1865 on 4 acres behind a stately stone wall, is the picture of graceful dignity.
The Record |
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Artsy Appalachian college town
In 1855, a radical one-room schoolhouse opened 30 miles south of Lexington in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region. It would eventually be named Berea College, after the town where it was built.
The Record |
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Art My Sinchew
Local residents in front of a sculpture of three saurians in a cage at the "798 Art District" in Beijing. Named after a former electronic "Factory 798," the area has been turned into art galleries and studios. Photo courtesy: AFP.
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Lost boy is found at
Paintings by Leslie Lerner, the artist featured at the Katonah (N.Y.) Museum, are quintessentially simpatico with the museum's new series, "Under the Radar.
Stamford Advocate |
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