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Rock, and more rock
No massive, state-of-the-art summer music festival came to the Philadelphia area last weekend. But on the dates when the Vineland Music Festival was originally scheduled, Aug. 8 to 10, two big-name events were taking place about 100 miles away from here, in opposite directions on I-95.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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5:30 p.m. - Artists wanted for Isla Center exhibit
530 p.m., Aug. 12 — The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam will bring back the "Creative Hands: Pacific, Formerly Art of the Pacific Rim" exhibit.
Pacific Daily News |
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OCEANSIDE: City arborist recommends removing Tiki trees
OCEANSIDE ---- A city arborist has recommended taking down two towering palm trees in southern Oceanside where a wood carver who calls himself the Tiki Daddy recently left his mark, a city official said Monday. The unauthorized artwork ---- two large
North County Times |
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Grant bolsters historic libraries at Oaklands, Sam Davis
Oaklands Historic House Museum and the Sam Davis Association will receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, which includes resources to help them care for their collections, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced.
Daily News Journal |
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Minnie Pearl cancer group names chief
Susan Earl Hosbach has been named executive director of The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. Hosbach spent the last three years as vice president for development and marketing at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art.
The Tennessean |
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Warming the halls of justice
Collection of commissioned artwork enhances NCCo's courthouse.
The News Journal |
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Senior Chinese, IOC leaders attend opening of Olympic Fine Arts exhibition
The formal exhibition of the"Olympic Fine Arts 2008" event opened inBeijing Monday.
China Economic Net |
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Mystery Surrounds Stolen Picassos
FBI suspects much of art collection was acquired illegally.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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Delaware Veterans Home will display WWI historical painting
second of the state's historic war paintings soon will get a new -- and, some say, better -- home.
The News Journal |
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Racing: Red Kestrel can soar to new level
RED Kestrel ran an eye-catching race when third on his racecourse debut and is fancied to get off the mark in the 100 Aker Woods Median Auction Maiden at Lingfield.
icWales |
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'Madden 09': Scouting report
We grade the new release of the perennial videogame football champ. Plus: artsy ''PixelJunk Eden'' for PS3
Entertainment Weekly |
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5:10 p.m. - Catch the work of local artist Ric Castro at Bank of Guam
The next Bank of Guam-Chamorro Artists Association featured artist of the Month is Ric Castro, a member of the association. His show, in collaboration with The Guam Gallery of Art at the Chamorro Village – “Island Spirits” – will be displayed at the bank’s Hagåtña branch headquarters, second floor.
Pacific Daily News |
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Art festival's displays are ever-changing
If you walk into a West Patrick Street house that is filled with sculptures and wire mobiles instead of furniture and food, you may have found yourself in the midst of The New Blue Moon Festival of the Arts
The Frederick News-Post |
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Stitches and Stuff: A trip to Portland to see the arts
I’d like recommend an expedition to Portland to see three outstanding exhibitions.
The Daily News |
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Local and live
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 • MONTANAFAIR: MetraPark. 8 a.m., livestock judging. Noon, gates open for carnival, midway, exhibit halls. 4 p.m., Arenacross preliminaries; 6 p.m., Arenacross races; $16, adults, $12, ages 3-12. 256-2422.
Billings Gazette |
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Kimbell Art Museum expansion may go on west lawn
Architect Renzo Piano will prepare plans for the west lawn and for land across the street.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Museums group sets rules against artifact looting
WASHINGTON — Museums should make ownership history records publicly available for all ancient art and archaeological artifacts in their collections and rigorously research new acquisitions, according to guidelines released Monday by the American Association of Museums.
Arizona Daily Star |
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FBI says artworks in NYC collection were stolen
NEW YORK — When eccentric socialite and art dealer William M.V. Kingsland died two years ago, he left an extensive collection of Pablo Picasso paintings and other works crammed into his one-bedroom apartment — but no will.
Arizona Daily Star |
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FBI: Stolen art part of collection
NEW YORK -- The FBI says pieces from a large art collection found in the New York home of a dead dealer were stolen in the 1960s and '70s. Investigators said Monday that at least 20 works of art in William Kingland's collection were stolen.
Erie Times-News |
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Rancho school shortens class periods so struggling students can take remedial classes and fit in fun, too
When students fall behind in school, especially in math and language arts, they often get placed in extra support classes designed to raise their achievement. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas @sacbee.com Kijani Collins listens to art teacher Mindy Andrus on the first day of school Monday at Mills Middle School, where eight periods have replaced six, part of a plan to help struggling students. ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Westchester briefing
Four works of art are to be moved from Tibbets Park this morning to make room for an upcoming citywide showcase of David Hayes' steel sculptures. Three large sculptures in the park at Main Street and Broadway are to be trucked to the White Plains Public Library.
The Journal News |
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Head of the National Art Museum steps down
This follows a long conflict between the museum leadership and the staff. The controversy between the Danish Helleland and the staff began shortly after she arrived in the fall of 2007, when she decided to purchase certain works of art against the advice of the museum's own experts.
The Norway Post |
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Don't Feed the Techno-Pod: Newseum's Coolest 'Exhibit'
Down the hall from the Bloomberg gallery, in a far corner of the third floor, Newseum visitors press their noses against the glass wall. They eye three guys slumped in silver Aeron chairs, then glance over to the nearly 150 flashing screens. Bright. Alive. Important . Some snap pictures; others...
Washington Post |
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Art Dealer Leaves a Legacy Of Treasures -- and Mystery
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- When eccentric socialite and art dealer William M.V. Kingsland died two years ago, he left an extensive collection of Pablo Picasso paintings and other works crammed into his one-bedroom apartment -- but no will.
Washington Post |
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Help kids create at Waukee Fall Festival
The Waukee Area Arts Council will present the "Imagine... Create... Experience..." tent of free children's art activities, artist demonstrations and sales, entertainment and more from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 on the Triangle as part of the Waukee Fall Festival.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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