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Waukee Fall Festival comes early in hope of bigger crowd
The Waukee Fall Festival is a tad misnamed this year, but it just might be better attended than ever before.
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Festival's return is reason to smile
Smile Days are back and ready for action - although this year the event is in abbreviated form.
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Pilsen neighbors think idea of sausage stand stinks
There's trouble in Podmajersky-ville -- and it smells like grilled onions. Neighbors in East Pilsen want to stop what they consider an unsavory business from opening at 18th and Halsted. The owner of Express Grill, one of the original Maxwell Street hot dog joints that's now near Roosevelt and Union, plans to put a 24-hour in the heart of the increasingly artsy neighborhood.
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Festival of the Arts returns next weekend
In August 1969, Richard Nixon was in the White House, the Vietnam War was starting to go downhill and the Chicago Cubs were just starting a slide into one of the more infamous flops in baseball history.
The Glen Ellyn Sun |
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Pastels, Pottery, Paintings & Photographs
McKINLEYVILLE -- Enjoy a night out in McKinleyville, with art, music and more in local shops. McKinleyville Art Night takes place from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Joe Viers throws a pot Wednesday at Zia Pottery Gallery in Kayenta while a second pot he'd recently thrown sits next to him.
Saint George Spectrum |
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You might have read the story this week: a giant inflatable dog turd by an American artist, Paul McCarthy, escaped its moorings at a museum in Bern, Switzerland, bringing down a power line and breaking a window at a children's residence.
Toronto Star |
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Art in the city this weekend
Whether checking out some of the greatest birds this nation has to offer at the Natural History Museum or taking in the history of electoral campaigns at the Museum of the City of New York, each one of these exhibits has some tie to the home of the brave.
New York Daily News |
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Bach is beautiful at any age
CONWAY— Bach-lovers from the greater Mount Washington Valley as well as visitors who plan their vacations to coincide with the fourth weekend in August, are eagerly anticipating the presentation of the 20th annual Bach Festival planned for Thursday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug 24.
The Conway Daily Sun |
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Lounibos' pigeons take wing at Winzeler Gear
Two impressively large pigeons -- together named The Underbelly -- are currently in residence in the glass-enclosed atrium that is Gallery 43 at Winzeler Gear, 7355 W. Wilson Ave., in Harwood Heights. They're the creation of Jennie C. Lounibos, 32, who earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts in spring 2008 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she honed her skills in metal ...
Edison-Norwood Times Review |
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Music takes to street at Black River festival
Call it the accidental band, formed by the wayside -- in more ways than one. Tom Vella of Morristown needed a band to record, so he plucked from his own personal talent pool of musicians he met through solo gigs.
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Isle of Wight: Coin find on Roman dig
THE discovery of an old coin has got everyone very excited at Brading Roman Villa’s Big Dig. Details of the precious piece of history were this week investigated by experts at the British Museum and, once the coin has been dated, it will help to date the building.
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Nocella creations at Merced College
Mixed media prints by Northern California artist Fred Nocella will go on exhibit in Merced. The exhibition opens Wednesday with a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Merced College Art Gallery in the theater building and continues to Sept. 11.
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'Native Daughters' is two-woman exhibit
Artists Jessica Dunne and Diane Stevens will meet art lovers and talk about their paintings at a reception tonight from 5 to 7 in the Multicultural Arts Center. The Merced County Arts Council is hosting the reception, which opens Dunne and Stevens' two-month show, "Native Daughters."
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5:55 p.m. - Japanese pottery exhibit reception set for Aug. 28
5:55 p.m., Aug. 15 — An opening reception for a traveling Japanese pottery exhibit: The Rising Generation From Traditional Japanese Kilns, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the Isla Center for the Arts, 15 Dean’s Circle, University of Guam.
Pacific Daily News |
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Diggin' the new digs
The ongoing oil boom has done more than just boost the West Texas economy. It has helped the real estate market, provided jobs and helped area schools.
Odessa American |
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Do This!
Saturday-Sunday Love is in the air Chivalry and romance are this weekend's theme at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Pa. On Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., there will be entertainment including a Men in Tights competition, a Woo
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Includes Dinosaur Hall, Egyptian mummies, interactive, live animals, educational exhibits for children & more. Bug Fest - Insect pr
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Events for the family
Special Events Philadelphia 14th Annual Eagles Carnival & Auction Meet Eagles players, tour the locker rooms & more. All proceeds benefit Eagles Youth Partnership. Lincoln Financial Field, 3501 S. Broad St.; 215-463-2500, ext. 1268. www.philadelphiaeagles.com. $14, $9 children 3-12 advance; $21, $13 children 3-12 day of event. 8/17 3-8 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Pan-African Nationalism vs. Pan-African Socialism - Discussion of the political ideologies of Marcus Mosiah Garvey & Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. 8/21 6-8 pm. 100 Yea
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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'Society' folk: Janis Ian reminisces on Philly festival
IT'S NOT EASY being a child star - just ask Britney Spears. But for a much deeper and more satisfying response, from a survivor with a real head on her shoulders, check out Janis Ian's entertaining and enlightening tome "Society's Child: My Autobiography" (Tarcher/Penguin).
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Thousands of music lovers are heading to one of the smaller, alternative summer festivals to see acts including Supergrass, Squeeze and the Levellers.
St Albans Observer |
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Guyett: Putting on the glitz at new home
The doors weren't supposed to open until 6:30 p.m., but guests ready to party at the opening gala began gathering outside Lucas Oil Stadium's locked gates about 5:45 p.m.
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Photo exhibit at Soldiers Delight
A reception will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday to mark the opening of a photography exhibit by R.H. Wiegand at the Patapsco Valley State Park's Soldiers Delight Visitor Center, 5100 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills.
Baltimore Sun |
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Updated 8/11: Art show this weekend at Scoville
Local artists are getting ready for the 34th annual Oak Park Avenue-Lake Arts and Crafts Show, presented by The American Society of Artists, a national membership organization, and the Park District of Oak Park.
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