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Nevermore
Rock and roll is coming to Ravenswood, and the children of the neighborhood will be the beneficiaries of this sleepy area’s wake up call. The Raven , an indie rock-heavy weekend festival, invades Chase Park August 16 and 17 with all proceeds going to the renovation and expansion of the park’s playground. Melissa Lagowski, founder of festival planners Big Buzz Idea Group, said the ...
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Retired Herald photographer Jim Leo, 73, dies
Jim Leo, a retired Herald photographer who spent 45 years working for the newspaper, died today, one day after heart surgery in Everett. He was 73. Leo, who grew up in Everett and spent his entire career working for his hometown newspaper, was well known for his spot news photography.
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Revisit past glories at Olympics-related sites
You can see where it all began, eons ago, by visiting the ancient stadium in Olympia. While you're there, consider dropping by the Archaeological Museum of Olympia to see some of the world's most important artifacts, including the sculptured ornaments from the temple of Zeus, dating from the first half of the fifth century B.C. For information on visiting Olympia and the museum, go to ...
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U.S. stocks end lower, pressured by oil, financials
U.S. stocks end in the red, weighed down by a rebound in oil prices and ongoing worries about the financial sector sparked by Merrill Lynch's downgrades of several banks.
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A wellness spa, film studio, museum, conference center, arts village, hotel and restaurants — Fitch Industries has big plans for the former Sedona Cultural Park.
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"Barbie" undergoes artsy makeover in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - The blond hair, pert nose and twinkling eyes of the shapely doll were unmistakably Barbie, but what was she doing attached to a prehistoric bug?
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Goldie painting for auction
A portrait of a Maori chief believed to be the last painting done by Charles Goldie will go under the hammer in Wellington later this month. Entitled A Noble Relic of a Noble Race, the oil painting is a portrait of Ngati Manawa and Tuhoe priest and chief Wharekauri Tahuna.
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NB business owner: Change the traffic pattern
As a business owner of a gallery in the middle of downtown North Bend — one that now only takes visitors by appointment — Larry Watson will likely tell you it’s the freight truck traffic that’s killing downtown.
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Review: Lee Kelly at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
Portland may be thousands of miles away from the world's art capitals -- not to mention more financially humble -- but the Rose City is, and has been, well situated to witness the evolution of the contemporary artist.
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Goldie's last portrait to go under hammer
Charles Goldie's final painting is to be auctioned in Wellington this month with estimates putting its price as high as $400,000. Goldie's A Noble Relic of a Noble Race oil portrait of Ngati Manawa and Tuhoe priest and chief Wharekauri Tahuna, believed to have been aged 102 at the time of painting.
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Czechs treading the boards at the Edinburgh fringe festival
The Edinburgh fringe is one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, with the Scottish capital more than doubling in population during the three weeks each August when the fringe takes place. Parks, churches and even public toilets are all transformed into venues, attracting performers and visitors from all over the globe. This year, five Czech theatre groups are in Edinburgh to perform at ...
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ART APPRAISAL
Current at Galleryske (July 21 to August 25) is an interesting exhibition conceptualised by Nivedita Magar, who invited four young artists associated with the institution to respond to widely understood manifestations of this idea in life.
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NY hopes Rock'n'Roll museum annex will boost tourism
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - New York City is hoping an annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opening this year will boost tourism, as well as commemorate the artists and music venues that formed the city's rock history.
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Whitestone woman may win art competition
The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook has announced that Whitestone artist Diana DeSantis is a finalist in the museum’s juried art competition, “Summer on Long Island.”
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Balch Library Announces New Exhibit
During the months of August through October, the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg will feature the work of local photographer Fran Poston in a series titled, "Essence of Loudoun."
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Lawyer charged with selling stolen art
A retired Massachusetts lawyer is on trial on federal charges of trying to sell paintings he allegedly knew had been stolen by a former client.The trial began Tuesday with opening statements, the Boston Globe reported. Robert Mardirosian was caught red-handed, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Mitchell told a jury in federal court in Boston.The seven paintings were stolen in Stockbridge, Mass., ...
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4-H auction gleans nearly $18,000
For the youth involved in it, Lincoln County's 4-H market animal projects represent a weight watchers program in reverse.
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NY hopes Rock'n'Roll museum annex will boost tourism
New York City is hoping an annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opening this year will boost tourism, as well as commemorate the artists and music venues that formed the city's rock history.
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Bronx Subway Station's Successful Public Art Work
The MTA announced that a stained glass installation at the Freeman Street subway statio in the South Bronx has been recognized by the Americans for the Arts 's Year in Review "as one of the most successful public art projects of the past year." Bronx-born Daniel Hauben created faceted glass scenes--called The El --for the downtown and uptown platforms. Hauben, who received a proclamation ...
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A review of This Far by Faith: African-American Camp Meeting Traditions in the Carolinas, on view at McKissick Museum ...
In our increasingly mobile world, a sense of place is something that is missing in many people’s lives.
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Enjoy acres of fun at Cowboy Homecoming
Do the dog days of summer get you down? Then embrace the heat by attending the 43rd Annual Cowboy Homecoming – the hottest festival around – guaranteed!
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About the Cleveland Plus Pass card
What: Cleveland Plus Pass card, good for admission to nine Greater Cleveland museums and attractions, valid for two, three or five consecutive days. Cost: Adults (ages 13-59): $24.95 for two-day pass; $34.95 for three-day pass; $49.95 for five-day pass.
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New on the Net: Elvis, Sesame Street and how to do away with grocery bags altogether
Saturday marks 31 years since the death of Elvis Presley , which makes it timely to hear his entire 1968 comeback special free on AOL. The National Archives has an interesting exhibit of photos, letters and memos giving "the behind-the-scenes story" of how and why the meeting occurred between Elvis and President Nixon in the Oval Office in December 1970.
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Afghanistan to ELKO: Photo exhibit reception Thursday
ELKO - The exhibits department at the Northeastern Nevada Museum invites the public to a reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, when Jonas Dovydenas will be on hand to talk about his photography show “War & Peace in Afghanistan.”
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Midtown Plaza Artifacts Being Auctioned
You could soon own a little piece of Midtown Plaza history. Some items are going up for public auction Thursday. Items such as Santa's chair, toy soldiers, and other holiday decorations will be part of the sale.
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