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Wigwam Festival: Mohegans display, celebrate culture
Mohegan tribal members cannot say exactly when the annual Wigwam Festival began, but they are sure it was many years ago.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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The art of artwork pricing
For artists, there's more to setting price than calculting labor, materials, overhead and profit margin.
Cape Cod Times |
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Greer Station kicks off gallery walks
Fourteen Greer Station businesses will double as art galleries Thursday, as the Greer Station Association kicks off its first Fall Gallery Walk.
The Greenville News |
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Command performances: Washougal International Film Festival helps beginning filmmakers showcase their work
Washougal filmmaker Breven Angaelica Warren knows how hard it can be to break into the industry and find an audience. When she started working on movies in 2003, 29-year-old Warren submitted projects to film festivals and met with rejection.
The Columbian |
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Exhibit is Nasher's chance to shine
The Nasher Museum of Art tried in vain to get a member of Spain's royal family to visit for its first blockbuster exhibition, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III."
The News & Observer |
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Developing Culture
MASON CITY — The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, opened in 1965, was not the first art center in Mason City.
The Globe Gazette |
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English lord calls off online auction for his title
LONDON: A British lord who was selling off his title and property on the Internet website eBay said yesterday that he has halted the auction because of concerns over whether the bids were genuine.
Gulf Times |
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Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival opens in Loveland
A debut showing of the 2008 Hoffman Challenge entries will be part of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival, scheduled Aug. 23 and 24 at the Budweiser/Ranch Event Center, at Interstate 25 and Crossroads Boulevard in Loveland.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Round up fun in Abilene
ABILENE, Texas — Cowboys and Indians, modern art, mesquite barbecue, family fun and frontier history are just a few things you'll find on a weekend getaway to Abilene. My daughter, Amber Gillmore, and I were invited to tour the area in July, and we found the city rich with history and ripe for tourism. Abilene can be described as a college town with three universities within its city limits. It ...
The Oklahoman |
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ON CAMPUS
* Debra Perrone of Fair Lawn, a recent Lafayette College graduate, earned honors as part of a team of students who competed in the U.S. Green Building Council's Natural Talent Design contest.
The Record |
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Art Exhibits: Sunday, August 17, 2008
Exhibits"Dale Chihuly: The Exhibition,” through Dec. 31, and "Roman Art from the Louvre,” through Oct. 12, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100. Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale, through Sept. 7, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63, 478-2250. "Field, Forest & Stream: The History of Oklahomans and the Outdoors,” through Jan. 4, Oklahoma History ...
The Oklahoman |
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City/area digest
Opening reception, art exhibit today
Columbus Telegram |
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Fine arts highlights for fall
By GAILE ROBINSON The must-see "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" The really big noise this fall will be from beyond the grave when "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" opens Oct. 3 at the Dallas Museum of Art. Tickets went on sale in June, and even with prices that top $32 for adults on weekends, there doesn’t seem to be any lack of interest. This exhibit of ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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The Grand Tour on your doorstep
Not all of the UK's best art is in the major galleries and museums. There are are plenty of hidden gems to discover off the beaten track. Laura Cumming gets you started
Guardian Unlimited |
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Montrose picks sculptor's work as best public art
MONTROSE — After being ensconced on Main Street for a year as part of a community art project, a bronze sculpture titled “Red Fox” by Ridgway artist Michael McCullough has been named winner of the People’s Choice Award for 2008.
The Daily Sentinel |
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'Apocalyptic explosion'
Artist Anna Fox Ryan found inspiration for her latest exhibit in industrial factories lining the Savannah River and in daily headlines about global warming, climate change and oil dependency.
Savannah Morning News |
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Gallery listing
"Crossing Timelines," recent work by Joy L. Flynn
Savannah Morning News |
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Quilts that colored a mother's life need new homes
Georgia Bailey would love that 40 of her colorful, abstract and appliqueed quilts will fill the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture in an August exhibit.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Fiddles and griddles at Greenville Bluegrass Festival
GREENVILLE — Saturday’s crowd was sparse, due to heavy rains that hit the area around noon, but those who were there were enjoying themselves at a place ideal for any family outing.
The Daily Mail |
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Two galleries feature Western themes
There is a strong landscape and Western art feel to many works on display at two galleries next door to each other in the Paseo Arts District. Work by four male artists is on view at Mariposa Gallery, 3003A Paseo, while four female artists who have shown work in "cowgirl” exhibits is available at Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo. Showing work at Mariposa are Tony Eubanks, Jim Wilcox, Dave Wade and ...
The Oklahoman |
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Pollard puts actor in good company
GUTHRIE — When Timothy Stewart shows up for a rehearsal of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the actor knows he'll have a grand time. Stewart is playing the Roman slave Pseudolus in the Pollard Theatre's production of Stephen Sondheim's 1962 musical comedy. It is a story of mistaken identities, mysterious plagues and compromising situations. "Forum” is also a prime example of a ...
The Oklahoman |
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Fine Arts Briefs: Sunday, August 17, 2008
ART ‘Corporatocracy' displayed"Corporatocracy,” an exhibit that examines the positive and negative effects large corporations have on culture, is on view through Sept. 12 at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 811 N Broadway. For more information, call 232-6060. Imaginative exhibitionBARTLESVILLE — Opening Friday at the Price Tower Arts Center is "Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things.” ...
The Oklahoman |
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Fall arts: More classical music highlights
Other highlights Thursday-Aug. 24 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Great Performances Festival: The Mahler Cycle Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the orchestra bring us the second edition of their ambitious three-year presentation of all nine of Mahler’s monumental symphonies. $15-$49; festival passes $29-$129. 817-665-6000; www.fwsymphony.org Sept. 13 Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth The ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Taking the field AUDIO
Fans cheered at the ceremonial opening of Lucas Oil Stadium, new home of the Indianapolis Colts, on Saturday.
The Gleaner |
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Summer Gallery Stroll brings Gulf styles north
Arts Beat looks on the scene and behind the scenes of Evansville's cultural lanscape
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