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Cape Verdean Fest draws great crowd
It was a day for celebration. Not of any particular event or idea, but of the Cape Verdean culture and community. At the Onset Cape Verdean Festival Saturday, thousands of people came from all across the country – and some from around the world – to reunite with family, friends, and even some friends they just hadn’t met yet.
Wareham Courier |
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Time for a rhyme
CHILDREN aged eight to 16 can start the bank holiday weekend off with a laugh at the Chapel Gallery on Friday August, 22. Artist Angie Thompson will be teaching the children about illustration and inspiring them with the weird and wonderful world of limericks and rhyme.
Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser |
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Velvet-voiced Baker could try jazzing it up
Over the years, the Ohio-born, Detroit-raised singer-songwriter has performed at jazz festivals around the world.
Baltimore Sun |
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Ordinary to art: From a pregnant belly to a dancing couple, townsfolk inspire Port Angeles sculptures
PORT ANGELES - They know who they are. And now, so does everyone else.
The Olympian |
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Kemper Museum Announces Fall Concert Series
As mentioned here back in June , this fall the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is presenting an exhibition entitled Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, accompanied by a series of free jazz concerts.
All About Jazz |
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The Comet
THE arts of wood carving and wool spinning using locally sourced materials will be demonstrated this weekend. A craft day hosted by the RSPB will be held on Saturday at The Lodge nature reserve in Sandy.
The Comet |
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Groundbreaking Participation for the First-Ever Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk on Saturday, August 23
Scott Kelby and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) are pleased to announce that as of today, 5,500 photographers from 241 cities in 43 countries have signed up to participate in Scott Kelby's first-ever worldwide Photo Walk scheduled for Saturday, August 23. The Photo Walks are organized to celebrate the release of Scott Kelby's latest book - The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Oil Refineries Announces Successful Result of Special General Meeting Held on August 13, 2008
Oil Refineries Ltd. has announced the results of the Special General Shareholders Meeting held on August 13, 2008.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Big Line-up of Acts for Ottawa Folk Festiva
It’s a party for the people! The fifteenth annual Ottawa Folk Festival, to be held at Britannia Park from August 14 - 17 will feature music, art, culture, and solidarity in a beautiful park setting.
The Epoch Times |
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Erie Art Museum expansion to begin in December
The Erie Art Museum's $9 million expansion will break ground in December, now that the museum has agreed to buy a nearby historical building.
Centre Daily Times |
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Loop Exhibits
Ongoing shows
The Herald-Mail |
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Erie Art Museum expansion to begin in December
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - The Erie Art Museum's $9 million expansion will break ground in December, now that the museum has agreed to buy a nearby historical building.
WFMJ Youngstown |
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FSA blamed for oil price rise
The UK's financial industry watchdog has been blamed for soaring oil prices by failing to clamp down on speculation in the market.
Channel 4 |
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Bad news for Mirror Pond Gallery; Tax issue may force Bend nonprofit to close
The Mirror Pond Gallery on the Deschutes River in downtown Bend may have to close after Arts Central, which operates the gallery, learned it is not exempt from paying property taxes.The gallery has occupied the historic Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House overlooking Mirror Pond since 1994, but Arts Central, which is a nonprofit organization, has not paid property taxes in that time.
The Bulletin |
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Music fills the air at Troy Museum
Items for the Troy Community Calendar may be submitted by non-profit groups in the city. E-mail the complete information to sarmbruster@hometownlife.com, and please include a daytime phone number of a contact person. Items are printed on a space available basis. MUSIC IN THE AIR Sunday afternoons in August, from 2-4 p.m., will bring a variety of musicians for concerts at the gazebo on the ...
Troy Eccentric |
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Keego hooked on Big Fish Festival
The perfect cast will win a prize and young artists could strike it rich at the fourth annual Chamber Big Fish Festival in Keego Harbor.
West Bloomfield Eccentric |
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Around Birmingham
Fun in Franklin "Art in the Village," Franklin's premier fine art fair, will celebrate its 28th year on Labor Day, Sept. 1. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., it will feature works in glass, pottery, fiber, furniture, jewelry, photography, painting, watercolor, wood, sculpture and metal by more than 75 registered artists. The art show is a part of the Franklin Village Labor Day festivities on Franklin ...
Birmingham Eccentric |
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Business opens its doors in Sayre
New business, The Soap Stop, had its ribbon cutting on Wednesday with (from left) Kelly Shadduck and Leslie Hoke of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce (GVCC) Board of Directors, neighborhood representative Angela Bakley of Sentiments Photography, owner Monty Hughes, Richard Friend of the GVCC Board of Directors, Darlene Horton and Larraine Repasky of State Representative Tina Pickett’s ...
The Daily & Sunday Review |
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Art on Fair returns with something for fans of all ages
FAIRFIELD COUNTY - This weekend the Fairfield County Fairgrounds will play host to the fourth annual Art on Fair, a juried art show with art, food and entertainment for art aficionados of all ages.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |
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Mon Valley News Briefs
West Mifflin Cyclists enjoying the Rails to Trails path through Connellsville will experience new scenery, thanks to the newly completed art work of West Mifflin art teacher Chris Galiyas. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Intermission: Sculpture Crew saves the day
They storm across campus in matching hats and T-shirts, zipping around in a flashy orange vehicle, ready to answer the distressed calls of grimy and cobwebbed statues in need of a valiant savior...No, it’s not a new Justice League of superheroes — it’s Stanford’s very own Sculpture Crew.
Stanford Daily |
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Intermission: Contemporary glass a treat for the eyes
Surrounding the Oshman Family Rotunda at the Cantor Arts Center resides a unique collection of Italian-influenced American glass artwork.
Stanford Daily |
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Intermission: Cantor highlights work of late alum
Cantor brings a Stanford family member home in its current exhibit, “Richard Diebenkorn, Artist and Carey Stanton, Collector: Their Stanford Connection.”
Stanford Daily |
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Silverton art fest a 'mellow' event
The best thing about the Silverton Fine Arts Festival, organizers say, is that it provides a mellow atmosphere where patrons can really get to know and understand an artist and their work.
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Eugene wine festival to include music, art
Different regions of Oregon wine country will be featured at Eugene's Savor the Vine Festival, which will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 22, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 23 and noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at 296 E Fifth St. in Eugene.
Salem Statesman Journal |
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