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Farber: At least Jersey music fest is nice to look at
The setting upstaged the music at the first annual "All Points West" alterna-rock festival, which blares and wails through Liberty State Park all weekend.
New York Daily News |
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Russia expands bombing blitz in Georgia
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 (1:06 a.m.) Russia expanded its bombing blitz Sunday against neighboring U.S.-allied Georgia, targeting the country's capital for the first time while Georgian troops pulled out of the capital of the contested province of South Ossetia under heavy Russian shelling.
Las Vegas Sun |
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MAME wins ad for ICC Champions
Media Agency Middle East (MAME) has won the advertising sales representation rights for ICC Champions Trophy, 2008 on ART Prime Sports. MAME has won these rights from Arab Research and Media Service/ Arab Digital Distributors through a bidding process which was contested by agencies from the region.
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"OLD MASTERS, NEW WORLD"
In the fall of 1886, Henry Gurdon Marquand, a 68-year-old New York railroad magnate and banker, made one of the first raids on England's treasure vaults. He stood on an Oriental rug in the vast gallery of Corsham Court, a 10,000-acre estate first...
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Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, who survived Auschwitz by drawing portraits for Nazi criminal Dr. Josef Mengele, is hoping that a comic book can help her retrieve her artwork that was stolen and now is in the hands of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland.
Israel National News |
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Ready for fantastico GlobalFest
It's almost time again for GlobalFest, a multi-cultural festival that invites all of Calgary's communities to celebrate and share their past, present and traditions.
Calgary Sun |
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Voorhies' photography show the character of Central Louisiana
Not everyone has the eye for photography.
The Alexandria Town Talk |
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Church gets 'green' altar cloth
An art student who took inspiration from her "quirky" church makes an altar cloth from plastic bags and shredded bibles.
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Florida town's Highwaymen Art Festival honors black artists
Black artists who began painting landscapes and florals in the 1950s in Florida and whose work is considered collectible will be honored Aug. 23 at the Highwaymen Art Festival in Mount Dora, Fla., about 30 miles northwest of Orlando.
Dallas Morning News |
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Cash-strapped Fort Ticonderoga weighs selling art
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. - Fort Ticonderoga, one of the nation's oldest and most significant historic sites, is so financially strapped that its trustees are considering selling off some of the fort's vast collection of artifacts, including artwork believed to be worth millions.
East Valley Tribune |
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Lovely, lighthearted wood furniture goes on display at Tennessee State Museum
Legs & Leaves is a juried exhibition of studio pieces made by members of the Cumberland Furniture Guild. The show opened July 13 at the Tennessee State Museum and runs through Aug. 31, after which it will travel to Knoxville and Memphis, among other regional museums. A book called Arms, Legs, Feet, Heart & Soul: The Cumberland Furniture Guild Explores the Anatomy of Furniture, consists of photos ...
The Tennessean |
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Music festival packs punch
Virgin Mobile show provides surprises, disappointments.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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MEET MARKET
Adam, a 26-year-old associate film and TV producer, packs his calendar with concerts, screenings and gallery openings, so he needs a girl who can handle his busy schedule. Couch potatoes need not apply! Tamar, 24 marketing assistant Describe...
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Artist at work
For the past year Gozitan artist Pawlu Camilleri Cauchi has been working on the main vault paintings for the two Mosta band clubs.
Times of Malta |
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Lots of music, no troubles
Virgin festival runs smoothly Sitting still was not an option.
Baltimore Sun |
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Artist completes Florence education
Paul Falzon at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence. A promising young Gozitan artist recently completed an intensive course in oil painting at the internationally renowned Lorenzo de' Medici art institute in Florence.
Times of Malta |
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Photo finish
As Polaroid's instant films and cameras go the way of the darkroom, enthusiasm for them isn't fading T he subtle chirps of digital cameras may now be the norm when it comes to photography, but there are still a devoted few who champion the click-whirr of a Polaroid camera.
Baltimore Sun |
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Vital signs, visual arts
Power of female form adds to Genesee County sculptor's resilience
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Art: Michener's New Hope site closing
Five years ago, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown extended its reach by opening a satellite gallery in New Hope. The museum regarded the venture as an experiment that would expose a new audience to the art of Bucks County, the Michener's specialty.
Philly.com |
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Rainbow Ward Good Cause campaign
Bay Street's management and its operators recently launched a campaign to collect funds for children at the Rainbow Ward, Mater Dei Hospital. During the launch, Rita Allen, a nurse in charge of the ward, was presented with a canvas painting depicting cartoon characters by artist Voyan.
Times of Malta |
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Bringing borrowers back from brink
Business was already declining when Mike Campbell and his wife, Michelle, decided to close their commercial photography studio in 2006.
Denver Post |
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Christine Curry's recent art on display at the Farm
REDLANDS - Recent paintings by local artist Christine Curry are on display at Farm Artisan Foods in downtown Redlands.
Redlands Daily Facts |
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Teachers to get lessons on making recycled art
Through a unique pairing, art teachers from all over Broward will receive a lesson from one of South Florida's premier contemporary artists.
Miami Herald |
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Art notes
The 44th Annual Havre de Grace Art Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 17 at Tydings Memorial Park.
Baltimore Sun |
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L.A. curator immerses himself in Chinese art — in China
Artist and museum curator James Elaine recently moved to China to follow the country's emerging art scene.
Seattle Times |
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