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No management plan: BLM makes gift of land to off-roaders, drillers
It's an off-roader's dream: a federal management plan making nearly 2 million acres of public land a playground for off-highway vehicles. The Bureau of Land Management's proposal for the BLM lands in six Utah counties is also a gift tied with a big red ribbon and handed to oil and gas developers.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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'Idol' contest caps Matawan Night Out
MATAWAN — Residents turned out early for the National Night Out held in the borough 6-10 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Matawan Borough Police Department and throughout Main Street. Members of the police department were handing out free hot dogs and soda, as well as manning an inflatable moon bouncer for youngsters and a uniform display booth for history buffs.
Independent |
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Leonardo: Director is out, smaller building plan is in
Posted: 3:39 PM- A bigger, bolder museum - the first of its kind in Utah to fuse science, technology and art - has run into cold, cruel economics. The executive director has stepped down. East Coast engineers have been dumped.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Market in the Middle, 516 Asbury Ave., Asbury Park, along with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Eatontown, and Asbury Rockin' Cats will present a Paws For Life fundraiser and gallery opening Aug. 16. The fundraiser will begin at 4 p.m. with a doggy fashion show at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park.
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One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story
A bowling ball's black kitty face busting out of a white bag: Does this beguilingly simple sculpture evoke transcendence—a message that the least among us can define his own destiny—or unconsciously expose a psyche-deep racial inferiority complex? In profiling the late African-America...
The Village Voice |
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East Texas Artist Using Gift To Spread Energy Consumption Message
An east Texas artist is using photography to spread the word about energy consumption.
KLTV 7 Tyler |
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Global art exhibit stops at Keyserling Cancer Center to demonstrate patients' verve
Three variations of a red tulip rest on a canvas in the Keyserling Cancer Center as one of the 25 pieces of artwork on loan from the Oncology on Canvas exhibit. Other than being a person with cancer from the United States, the artist of"Cancer a Blessing" is anonymous.
The Beaufort Gazette |
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Cleveland attractions to offer a discount card
Cleveland will soon have one card good for discount admissions to nine of the area's museums and attractions. The Cleveland Plus Pass card, which debuts Sept. 3, targets tourists coming to Cleveland, but area residents planning stay-cations might want to purchase the cards too.
The Plain Dealer |
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Show fast approaching
August 29 and 30 is coming upon us fast. The school student’s artwork and handwriting has now closed and has been sent out for judging. What a lot of wonderful work has come in this year.
Grenfell Record |
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Wine and art, anyone?
Plans are in the works for a two-day wine and art festival in historic downtown Willcox this fall. Rod Keeling, co-owner of Keeling-Schaefer Vineyards LLC, made a presentation to the Willcox City Council at its July 7 meeting.
Arizona Range News |
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Sunday, August 24
Whither Woodward? It’s your last day to see a photo exhibit by dapper GQ design director Fred Woodward , erstwhile Mississippian, at Vanity Fair photographer Mark Seliger’s 401 Projects in the West Village. Black-and-white shots taken in Canton, Miss. (Mr. Woodward himself is from Noxapater, pop. 500), for a 1986 Atlantic article about African-American northern migration (by a ...
The New York Observer |
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Wisconsin River Papermaking Museum features new exhibit
The Wisconsin River Papermaking Museum in Wisconsin Rapids opened a new exhibit, The World of Paper, featuring the art and history of pre-paper and early papermaking in China and Japan. This exhibit, on loan from the American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, Ga., tells the history behind the most ordinary and useful of everyday objects a sheet of paper. Some highlights of the exhibit include ...
Stevens Point Journal |
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Stolen Art Trial Starts
A federal trial has begun for a retired Massachusetts lawyer accused of trying to sell seven stolen paintings, including a $30 million still life by French impressionist Paul Cezanne. Robert Mardirosian of Falmouth is charged with possessing and transporting stolen goods.
FOX 25 Boston |
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California Museum Opens Manga/Anime Exhibit on Friday
California's Napa Valley Museum and the Nichi Bei Times newspaper are launching "Manga & Anime: An Exhibition of Popular Cartoon Art" with an opening reception on Friday.
Anime News Network |
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Aaron Rose and his 'Beautiful Losers'
In 1992, on a very different Ludlow Street than the gentrified one now traversing the Lower East Side, an unconventional art gallery opened for business.
AM New York |
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Aaron Rose's 'Beautiful Losers'
In 1992, on a very different Ludlow Street than the gentrified one now traversing the Lower East Side, an unconventional art gallery opened for business. The ramifications of that day, and the subsequent ten-year life of Alleged Gallery, continue to be felt throughout the art and advertising worlds. It provided the first major outlet for the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) art ethos, which regarded such ...
AM New York |
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Aaron Rose and his 'Beautiful Losers'
In 1992, on a very different Ludlow Street than the gentrified one now traversing the Lower East Side, an unconventional art gallery opened for business. The ramifications of that day, and the subsequent ten-year life of Alleged Gallery, continue to be felt throughout the art and advertising worlds. It provided the first major outlet for the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) art ethos, which regarded such ...
AM New York |
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New York City's Struggle to Take Down Illegal Billboards
Over the past seven years, Jordan Seiler estimates that he's taken down hundreds of billboards, posters, and other signs to replace advertising in public places with his own artwork. Armed with a screwdriver and anti-vandal bits, Seiler commits his acts of vandalism both as an ongoing art pr...
The Village Voice |
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Archstone and JEZEBEL Magazine Will Co-Host Gala Event on August 21 to Raffle off $30,000 Worth of Designer Furniture ...
ATLANTA----Westchester at Peachtree Valley, an Archstone community in Atlanta, previously selected three finalists in the Second Annual ASID Georgia/Archstone Apartments Interior Design Contest to furnish a one-bedroom apartment on a $10,000.00 budget.
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In Berlin, Life Aboard a Houseboat
Brad Hwang, an American sculptor, has rehabilitated a barge docked on the Landwehr canal in Berlin?s Tiergarten park into a home for his family.
New York Times |
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Women join forces
Maitland’s only all-woman team to contest the September local government election is aiming to “shake up” the horseshoe.
The Maitland Mercury |
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Student’s Big Sculpture Impresses Art Institute
Trumbull County resident Chris McConnell worried his college application wasn't quite impressive enough. So he embarked on a project that not only got him into a prestigious Cleveland art school, but may well qualify for the record books.
WCPN Cleveland |
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Japanese arts is program's focus
TRAVERSE CITY -- Yuri Matsunaga will present two programs in connection with the Jump to Japan exhibit from 10 a.m. until noon today and Saturday in the Great Lakes Children's Museum Annex at the Con Foster Building in Clinch Park. Matsunaga will teach children and adults how to create origami figures, eat with chopsticks and demonstrate the art of Japanese calligraphy.
Grand Traverse Herald |
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YWCA cashes in on love of shoes
Nobody knows how much women love shoes better than Kathryn Wilson. Which is why an auction of her designer shoes is the perfect way to raise money for a women’s charity.
Stuff |
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Summer Ending With Gospel, Jazz Festival
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 705 Ninth Ave. S.W., will play host to a gospel and jazz festival featuring the church's Redemption Band at 4 p.m. Aug. 24.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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