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Heritage Festival
Erie County is doing more this year to expand the heritage of Erie’s last blast of summer. A new ethnic marketplace and world stage will be integrated into the fourth annual Heritage Festival to engage patrons through traditional food, arts and music. Action News 24 Erie
Carving a family craft
Vessie Veatupu of Kahului is surrounded by colorful works of art as she waits for customers at Tau Master Island Woodcarving on Monday afternoon in Paia. Veatupu's father, Tau Veatupu, is the artist who carved the tiki and has been enjoying the craft since he was a teenager. The Maui News
Filmmaker takes home festival prize
Rachelle Dermer ’s documentary, “Commit to the Line,” picked up First Place Providence Film Festival Award recently at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The Brookline Tab
Business
: RenCap Cuts RTS '08 Target to 2,350 Renaissance Capital on Monday slashed its year-end forecast for the benchmark RTS Index from 3,000 to 2,350 and increased its equity risk premium for the country from 4 percent to 5.5 percent in a sign of continued investor jitters. The Moscow Times
Art Sharing @ Salon
At a recent brunch we learned about a neat platform for visual and performing artists to share their works-in-progress. Salon at ROOMS gallery , occurring every third Thursday of the month, is similar to a poetry reading but is expanded to include “sound, performance, video, dance, sculpture, readings,” and the like. The monthly art exchange allows artists the opportunity to gain experience ... Chicagoist
The art of prints
Guests at the monthly Brown Bag lunch held at the Coutts Memorial Museum of Art learned a little about printmaking from Peter Johnson Tuesday. El Dorado Times
BC BREAKING NEWS:
This carved argillite pipe was one of two pieces recovered, however the portion outlined in red was missing from the piece. The RCMP announced this morning that they had recovered the final two pieces by Haida artist Bill Reid that were stolen from the UBC Museum of Anthropology back in May. Kelowna Capital News
SAHMAT protests India Art Summit's Husain blackout
New Delhi, Aug 19 : Expressing its displeasure over the India Art Summit's decision against showcasing M.F. Husain's work during the three-day event, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), in a gesture of solidarity with the artist, has decided to organize an exhibition showcasing only his work. New Kerala
Boston Comedy Festival tour at Stoneham Theatre
The Boston Comedy Festival tour comes to Stoneham Theatre on Friday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m., featuring four comedians. Stoneham Sun
Stolen 1933 Picasso painting found abandoned in Brazil
Sao Paulo (Brazil), Aug 19 : A stolen 1933 painting by the legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso was found abandoned by the Brazilian police here, Spain's EFE news agency reported Tuesday. New Kerala
Photography class helps capture a teacher’s vision
Mike Hunziker, left, encourages creativity and freedom while teaching photography at Key Peninsula Middle School. Photographs by several of his students, including Emma Canavan, center, and Jessica Kahler, right, are on display at the Gig Harbor Civic Center. Peninsula Gateway
Ojai Valley Museum’s first juried art show
The Ojai Valley Museum’s first juried art show, Ojai Celebrates Art, is open to artists 18 years of age and older working in any gallery media. The Ojai Valley Museum’s first juried art show, Ojai Celebrates Art, is open to artists 18 years of age and older working in any gallery media. Santa Paula Times
Mack is Back
A new exhibit updates Charles Rennie Mackintosh's textiles for new generations. Interior Design
Last two Bill Reid art pieces recovered; one piece broken
Nearly three months after they were stolen from the UBC Museum of Anthropology, the last two priceless works by artist Bill Reid have been recovered. But not quite intact. A gold eagle brooch (see ... News 1130
Welcome, Guest
• Deadline to register for the Fabulous Fall Art Festival. Registration forms are at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts, Chamber of Commerce, Artists’ Mercantile, Main Street Gallery and other galleries. Rifle Citizen Telegram
Critics picks for the week
Here's our picks of festivals, music, TV, outdoors and more San Jose Mercury News
See It Translator
“I want that!” enthused the farmer, excitedly pointing. Behind ADA Gallery’s storefront window, there waited an ornate rust-colored gate, ten feet in height, with impossibly delicate curvatures that apparently wooed him like a siren. Brick
Wiregrass Museum of Art Offers Family Evens
The Wiregrass Museum of Art offers a number of opportunities in downtown Dothan. WTVY Dothan
Good Medicine 2008 Wellness Festival to Feature Byron Katie, Steven Halpern, and Hundreds More Natural Health ...
New Earth, a 501(c)(3) charity, announced today its annual all-day health and wellness immersion Good Medicine will feature a keynote speech by bestselling author Byron Katie, and special musical guest, award-winning composer/recording artist Steven Halpern. Centre Daily Times
Fitch Rates Nelson Gallery Fndn (MO) $108.5MM VRDBs Ser 2008A 'AA/F1+'; Outlook Positive
Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the approximately $108,500,000 Missouri Development Finance Board, variable rate demand cultural facilities revenue bonds (The Nelson Gallery Foundation) series 2008A. The bonds are scheduled to sell on or about August 28 via negotiation. The long-term 'AA' rating is based on the support of the Nelson Gallery Foundation (NGF), while the short-term ... Centre Daily Times
DeLuna finds music brings joy to all
BY SUSANNA HARGREAVES In the heart of Hooksett is a genuine Renaissance woman named DeLuna. In her music studio, DeLuna surrounds herself with various unique instruments from the Renaissance era and from all over the world. DeLuna plays the harp, recorder, flute, bowed psaltery, hammer dulcimer, percussion, bells, singing bowls and many other instruments. DeLuna, her name inspired by ... The Hooksett Banner
Today: a Butter Sculpture; Tomorrow: Sustainable Fuel
The New York State Fair's tribute to dairy farmers will end up in the fuel tanks of a college vehicle fleet. Newswise
Centre officials want to make area around sculpture safer
“The World’s Largest,” Evansville sculptor John McNaughton’s monumental aluminum coil, went back under wraps this week, but only as a safety measure. Evansville Courier & Press
Good Medicine 2008 Wellness Festival to Feature Byron Katie, Steven Halpern, and Hundreds More Natural Health ...
New Earth, a 501(c)(3) charity, announced today its annual all-day health and wellness immersion Good wallstreet:online AG
33rd annual Missouri River Festival of the Arts opens tonight
The 33rd annual Missouri River Festival of the Arts opens this evening with a visual art exhibit at the Hain House. Boonville Daily News