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Quintessence
TO attain the state of being in quintessence is to become the purest of something or of your kind. Such is the very essence the Fine Arts students of the University of San Carlos (USC) attempted to search and unravel.
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News Article
Former Limp Bizkit man joins the Manson family! Wes Borland has been confirmed as the new guitarist in Marilyn Manson and has played his first show with the band this past Friday (15th August) at the ETP Festival in Seoul, Korea.
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Wading River pilot killed in upstate air show
A Riverhead High School art teacher and amateur pilot died Sunday after his replica biplane nose-dived, then crash-landed and burst into flames during a Hudson Valley air show, officials said.
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Met director Philippe de Montebello to speak at Nelson-Atkins Museum
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, headlines the 2008-09 Mary Atkins Series at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Montebello will give the first lecture Sept. 25 on the topic, “Museums: Why Should We Care.”
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Television - Entertainment
Auckland-based artist Misery has held her biggest exhibition yet and just a couple days in has already sold over half of her work.
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - General Sam Houston
General Sam Houston by sulla55 General Sam Houston, looking his best at dusk with fresh flowers. ________________________________________________________________ Every day, Houstonist features an outstanding photo from our flickr pool. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group . If ...
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Ohio festivals and events
Click for a list of festivals and events in Ohio.
WTOL 11 Toledo |
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Alleged al Qaeda PR Man: Convict me next
An alleged al Qaeda filmmaker with a flair for the dramatic set the stage for the first no-contest war crimes trial Friday by declaring a boycott until he is sentenced.
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Culture Department Promotes Artists
In its endeavour to empower artists, the department of culture's performing arts division has come up with a pilot project dubbed Arts at the Centre to promote and market performing and visuals artists through performance arts festivals.
Mmegi |
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Power In The Voice At GICC
The British Council's international festival, dubbed Power in the Voice, which started last Thursday ended on Saturday.
Mmegi |
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STYLEist: 'I think It's Art, I think It's Fashion'
What do you think? Part One in a Series Spotted at the BOXeight gallery opening in downtown this weekend, who pulled it off the best? One...white outfit, Two...long plaid coat or Three...brown gingham shirt/grey blazer. There is an image gallery to this entry which you can view at LAist
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Bride and Groom Tasered At Wild Reception
The wedding was on a Michigan beach, the reception was in an art gallery -- but a former Chicago couple's wedding night was spent in separate jail cells.
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Barnstaple museum photo comp
LOCAL photographers are being invited to submit their entries for this year's Heritage Photographic Competition, held at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon.
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One charge dismissed in art theft case against Watertown lawyer
(File Photo) The Cezanne painting at the middle of the dispute. By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff A federal judge today dismissed one of two charges against a former Watertown lawyer who is on trial for allegedly trying to sell...
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Wood sculptors head for festival
The world's wood sculptors head for the annual Festival of the Tree at Westonbirt Arboretum.
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Thunder Bay back for Pig Roast Thursday
Thunder Bay will return to the Oxford Summer Music Festival stage for next week's Pig Roast and music series finale as the group will play the extended concert evening, beginning at 6.
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Items sought for return of Auction for Acres
Not your typical auction, and definitely not your typical fundraising event. That's how the new, exciting format for the fall Three Valley Conservation Trust fundraiser, A Return of Auction for Acres, is being described.
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2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe Previewed in Pebble Beach
CARMEL, California — General Motors gave journalists and select Cadillac enthusiasts an early preview of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe here on Saturday night. No photography was allowed, but Cadillac announced that the CTS Coupe would make its world debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
Edmunds.com |
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Mostly Mozart Festival Expands To Include Visual Arts
The annual Mostly Mozart festival is taking place through August 23rd, and this year the festival also includes the visual arts. NY1's Stephanie Simon filed the following report.
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Photo of the Day: August 18, 2008
What an interesting shot of a miniature model of Union Station's exterior . I mean, look at that detail on the rear of the Circulator...wait a minute. Flickr user Jet Back to the Lab just fooled us good. We've featured some tilt-shift photography before , but never a photo taken with a tilt-shift lens (in lieu of a Photoshop alteration). Jet Back borrowed such a lens for the weekend ...
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HOLLY FOXEN WELLS: Real costs of oil rebates
Sen. Barack Obama wants to give you a $1,000 energy rebate check. He wants to finance this rebate from a tax on record oil company profits. Obama says that this consumer energy rebate "will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family over the next four months." This sounds like a good idea, unless you actually paid attention in Econ 101: Oil is an extremely ...
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The YouTube chair
Your average work of cutting-edge contemporary art gets seen by maybe a few hundred, a few thousand people. So far, thanks to footage that has gone viral on YouTube, a motorized sculpture called "Robotic Chair" has b...
Lancaster Online |
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Rapper Nas reigns over Rock the Bells festival
Hip-hop's hottest in top form at Shoreline show.
Contra Costa Times |
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PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
FESTIVAL Art in the ParkHere's a chance for kids to get creative. The Lancaster Museum of Art will hold the 14th annual free Art in the Park, a festival for children of all ages, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, in Musser Park, behind the museum, located at 135 N. Lim...
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Almost Labor Day Auction is ready to roll in Ogunquit
OGUNQUIT and#8212; It’s time again for the Almost Labor Day Auction, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art’s annual fundraising gala. The event, which celebrates the museum’s 55th anniversary, takes place Saturday, Aug. 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. As usual,...
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