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One of Mindanao’s colorful festivals
THE Kadayawan sa Dabaw’s “Tunog Mindanaw’, a pop music composition competition that incorporates Mindanaoan indigenous and folk music, has finally selected eight entries from Mindanawon artists that will compete in the finals slated on August 20, at 5 p.m. at NCCC Mall.
Sun Star |
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First day of school at Fairless Elementary
Mrs. Kaye Coble, art teacher at Fairless Elementary School, welcomes students on the first day of school as they pass her classroom.
The Canton Repository |
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Catch the Olympic spirit in Vail
"Olympian," by Gib Singleton. The incomplete ring the man is holding represents the athlete’s attempt at pefection. While the original sculpture is currently on display in Beijing for the Olympics, replicas are at Masters Gallery in Vail and C. Anthony Gallery in Beaver Creek.
Vail Daily |
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Blog: How do you know a young man is bored at an art show?
I was attending an art event recently and had decided that my feet couldn't stand my high heels any longer so I found a corner to sit in for a brief few minutes.
The Jackson Sun |
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Bodacious ‘bodocking’ good time set for this weekend
Are you ready to throw a bodock ball? How about chunk a bodock post? Or perhaps enjoy all that good ole’ bodock food? You can have all this fun at Pontotoc’s premiere family reunion on the court square with the coming of the Bodock Festival.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |
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Dillsboro Antiques Fair expands
DILLSBORO - Quality antiques, crafts demonstrations, live music and a people’s choice contest for best vintage automobile round out a full day of festivities at the sixth annual Dillsboro Antiques Fair from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Through Art, Teens Explore the Impacts of Global Warming
Though ongoing controversy continues to roadblock the painting of a light blue line on 1,000 feet of city streets to represent potential water levels if global warming continues unchecked, the Light Blue Line Project (LBL) is sponsoring an art exhibit entitled “Flooded Cities” during the month of September at East/West Gallery in downtown Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Gooding & Company Posts Record-Breaking Results of $64.2 Million at 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Auctions
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance®, captured total sales of $64.2 million including several of the world's rarest and most spectacular automobiles during its two-night auction on August 16 and 17.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Revolutionary Interactive Exhibit With 3D Depth Sensing Gives Beijing Olympics Visitors a Mind-Blowing Simulated ...
TORONTO , Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- GestureTek Inc., world leader in gesture-driven user interfaces, and Xpletive, innovators of immersive applications using next-generation technologies, unveiled a space-age, custom-designed interactive attraction at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Detroit Resident Takes Top Honors in International Contest
Hollywood, CA (BlackNews.com) - Detroit resident, Brittany J. Jackson, took top honors at the 24th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Illustration held Friday night at Author Services, Inc., located on Hollywood Blvd, just one block from the Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards).
BlackNews.com |
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Sobey Art Award finalists on display at Royal Ontario Museum
TORONTO - Over 50 contemporary artworks by five up-and-coming Canadian artists - finalists for the 2008 Sobey Art Award - will be displayed at the Royal Ontario Museum from Aug. 27 to Oct. 13.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Ice Age Ivory Carving Discovered
A carving of a mastodon has been discovered in a Swabian Alpine cave.
The Epoch Times |
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Artistic Checks Launches a New Heartwarming Design That Features the Characters of Beatrix Potter
Escape to the whimsical world of Beatrix Potter through the newest addition to Artistic Checks’ Masterpiece Collection. The new product suite offers personal checks, address labels, contact cards, and a checkbook cover. [PR.com - August 18, 2008]
PR.com |
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Kansas City's public art program racks up another honor
For the fifth time in a decade, a Kansas City public artwork has been singled out in the “Public Art in Review” section of Art in America magazine's annual guide to museums, galleries and artists. This year the distinction goes to Omaha artist Jun Kaneko's “Water Plaza” installation on the south side of the new Bartle Hall ballroom.
The Kansas City Star |
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Woman who stole and destroyed artwork gets seven year term
Kathryn Loundree was found guilty of aggravated theft last month. Investigators said the artwork was worth $81,000. They said Loundree and her accomplices converted the artwork into $264 worth of scrap metal.
KATU Portland |
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Tasered Newlyweds Spend Wedding Night in Jail
Chicagoans Andy Somora and Anna Pastuszwska tied the knot June 19, and were roped in as their reception at a Lakeside, Mich., art gallery turned rowdy, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. 14 police officers stormed the gallery, arresting the newlyweds.
Fox News |
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MSU readies for President's Fine Arts Series
Montana State University is gearing up to offer some great artwork at a great price.
KBZK Bozeman |
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Visits to museum up 78%
In terms of its popularity with visitors, Otago Museum is "right up there" with major international tourist attractions such as the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, chief executive Shimrath Paul maintains.
Otago Daily Times |
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Clay Hill Farm commissions artist to bring outside in
YORK - “We wanted to bring more of the outside experience inside, “ says Donna Lewis, general manager of the Clay Hill Farm Restaurant. Also the owner of the Sea Bell Gallery on Shore Road in Ogunquit, Lewis commissioned Carla Abbott Kiernan of Cape...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Metivier, Blackwell are OPS winners
OXFORD — Kyle Metivier of Lisbon did everything within his power to capture the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in the Unrestricted division, winning his second straight 20-lap feature to conclude the season Friday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
The Times Record |
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Brad Pitt to attend TO. film festival
TORONTO — Heavyweight movie stars Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and Edward Norton are among the celebrities slated to attend the Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said Tuesday.
winnipegsun.com |
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Best Bets for today, Wednesday
bToday/b A child-oriented show,George of the Juggle, will wrap up the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museums Concert in the Garden series. Greg Kaler of St. Cloud, Minn., will mix juggling, magic and comedy in the show, which will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the museums sculpture garden, 700 N. 12th St., Wausau. For more information, call 845-7010 or log onto www.lywam.org.
Wausau Daily Herald |
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Catherine Roberts: Military Pride
Military Pride is being celebrated at Manchester’s the Imperial War Museum North in a small, but powerful, display which reveals via portrait photography and personal testimony the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people within the context of conflict, war and military service.
RainbowNetwork.com |
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Young artist's work promotes water quality awareness
The City of Springfield Storm Water Services Division would like to recognize the efforts of Knial Piper for his unique artwork that will help raise awareness about protecting water quality.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Festival of the Tree
Held in a beautiful forest, this festival celebrates all things wooden. International chainsaw carving artists will be making a huge central sculpture.
Socialist Worker |
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