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Renaissance outlines future plans
It was more than the hot sun that left Renaissance Danville Executive Director Ann Wells beaming in the west downtown Renaissance district. The Danville Commercial-News
Millions spent but China fails to attract foreign visitors 12 Aug 2008, 1946 hrs IST, Saibal Dasgupta ,TNN
BEIJING: It is festival time for thousands roaming across the vast acres of landscaped garden that houses two of the architectural marvels of the sporting world, the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube. The place is simply a feast for the eye. The Times of India
Bentley's Forthcoming MicroStation Release to Incorporate Luxology's Photorealistic Rendering Engine
LOS ANGELES----Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has entered into a technology agreement with Luxology LLC - maker of the modo 3D software widely used by video professionals and graphic artists. Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
William Parker's New CD, "Double Sunrise over Neptune," Released Today
Arts for Art, Inc., in cooperation with AUM Fidelity, is pleased to announce the August 12th release of bassist/composer William Parker's new orchestral recording, Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM047), the third in a three-part series documenting the world premiere performances of specially commissioned works at the 12th annual Vision Festival in June 2007. This series, which also includes The ... All About Jazz
New State Historical Society traveling exhibit features fight for capital city
PIERRE - â€A Capital Fight: Choosing South Dakota's Capital City,†is the newest traveling exhibit available from the South Dakota State Historical Society. Black Hills Pioneer
Olympic Fine Arts exhibition opens, senior Chinese, IOC leaders at present
The formal exhibition of the "Olympic Fine Arts 2008" event opened in Beijing Monday. &$ &$Li Changchun (5th L), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Jacques Rogge (3rd L), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, IOC honorary president Juan Antonio Samaranch (4th R), and other Chinese officials pose for a ... People's Daily
Concert Review: Virgin Mobile Festival, Pimlico Race Track, Baltimore, MD, 8/9/08 and 8/10/08
Virgin Mobile Festival 2008 turns out to be the best one yet with Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails headlining. Three time’s a charm some may say and when it comes to the Virgin Mobile Festival 2008 (Virgin Fest), I could not agree more. Setting camp on the Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore once again, with an impressive line up that seemed to one up last year's, the Virgin Fest was in full force. ... Blogcritics.org
Must-see spots in the Olympics' host city
From visits to bustling Houhai and Soong Qingling to shopping at the Grand Gallery at Oriental Plaza, to finding contemporary Chinese art, we’ve got your Beijing bases covered. MSNBC
Creative Inspirations Documentary Series Debuts Big Spaceship at Flashforward2008
DMN Newswire--2008-8-12-- August 12, 2008â??San Francisco, CAâ??Creative Inspirations: Big Spaceship, the fourth release in a new documentary series for lynda.com, makes its theatrical debut at the Flashforward Conference and Film Festival August 20 th in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room. The series focus is on creative people and companies, and tells the ... Broadcast Newsroom
Obama, McCain: By their offices ye shall know them
WASHINGTON - By their offices ye shall know them. Muzi.com News 10076177-0 (muzi.com) The personalities and personal histories of John McCain and Barack Obama are as evident in the artwork, books and mementoes in their Senate offices as in any words they may utter. Muzi
Wayne County Community College District's Downriver Campus Presents the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
Wayne County Community College District's Continuing Education Division presents the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival. This event will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., at the Downriver Campus, located at 21000 Northline Road, Taylor, MI. 48108. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Weekends: Folk rocks at Philly fest
Musicians and music fans alike converge on Schwenksville, Pa. this weekend, for the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. The festival kicks off on Friday, and runs through Sunday. The News Journal
Film festival spotlights
The Amelia Island Film Festival takes place Sept. 25-28 at four venues: The Fernandina Woman's Club, The Peck Center, Florida House Inn and The Palace Saloon. Fernandina Beach News-Leader
Contemporary art project seeks hip hop dancers
VietNamNet Bridge – The French Culture Centre (L’Espace) and the Goethe Institute in Hanoi will co-organise a contest to choose hip-hop dancers and dancers for their contemporary art project in Vietnam this December. Vietnam Net
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Banning Photography From Public Places - SO many CCTV cameras. Who needs photography? I had a similar experience in St. Paul, MN last week when I took ... Anorak
Madden in Philly
This was the scene at the GameStop in the Gallery a little before 8AM this morning as folks lined up to get their copy of Madden NFL '09 , which gets released today. Blurry picture taken by the author with his camera phone. Phillyist
112-year-old artist recreates visions from his youth
Works on butcher paper by 112-year-old artist to be part of exhibit at museum in Baltimore TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Bent over or sitting at a table, gripping a ballpoint pen, marker or crayon, Frank Calloway spends his days turning visions from his youth into lively murals. And at 112 years old, he carries images of his childhood that are a window to another time. Chicago Tribune
Council pulls nude sculpture
A SCULPTURE of a naked woman at Bribie Island was removed after the mayor labelled the artwork offensive ? even though his council installed it. The Courier Mail
Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Only on MAN: The University of Iowa Museum of Art's 1943 Jackson Pollock, Mural , will likely go on view at the Des Moines Art Center later this year or in the first days of 2009, a source told MAN. With UIMA closed because of flood damage, the museum is planning on loaning masterworks from its collections to museums throughout Iowa. UIMA apparently hopes that the loans would not only share the ... Arts Journal
view SINGH IS KINNG SUCCESS PARTY picture gallery
Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar, has re-written Box Office history with his much-hyped film release, SINGH IS KINNG, which raked in Rs 18 Crore across India in its first two days of release. Glamsham.com
Beatles management contract to fetch £250,000
The first management contract between The Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein is expected to fetch £250,000 at auction. ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
The Next Level: Wide World of Art and the Web
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. I love to wander around museums, looking at famous pieces of Art. And while Amarillo has some great galleries, to see some of the international masters, you would have to drive quite a ways. Luckily, the Internet has some of the greatest art collections around. KVII 7 Amarillo
Unbridling the horse
CLINTON — One of the highlights parents and students will see as they walk through the doors of the new Clinton High School Thursday during open house is the cornerstone of the massive atrium, a work of art designed and created by CHS art teacher Michael Ray. Sampson Independent
Museum-Goers Flee Escaped Giant Turd
"A giant inflatable dog turd created by the American artist Paul McCarthy was blown from its moorings at a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a window before landing in the grounds of a children's home." Arts Journal
FBI says artworks in NYC collection were stolen
(AP: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. INO News