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'Don Giovanni,' Deep in the Woods
SALZBURG, Austria — Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" was first performed at the Salzburg Festival in 1922, two years after the festival began. In the pit was that great Mozart lover and exponent Richard Strauss. And the stage director was a man named Hans Breuer. This year, the stage director is Claus Guth, a German. And he is undisputed boss, as directors tend to be on this continent. I will ...
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School art tops competition
Cardboard, coloured paper, CDs and toilet rolls are not the conventional materials for an artwork, yet 23 art students transformed the mass of materials into a masterpiece.
Glen Innes Examiner |
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Sculpture recognizes sacrifices of small towns
Standing at a podium in his hometown of Raton Saturday morning, Maj. Gen. Kenny Montoya, the commander of the New Mexico National Guard, looked at the faces captured in the community's brand new World War II Memorial. He found the faces - one of a son heading to war, one of his mother saying goodby...
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Golf course investor presses to speed up Md. case
When Long Island golf course operator and aspiring developer Neal Trabich pleaded guilty last week to, among other charges, bribing a Suffolk County legislator, Baltimore art dealer and investor Aaron Young took notice.
The Daily Record |
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Coffee table book looks at temple structures
A PILGRIMAGE to the Himalayas got an art enthusiast excited about painting local temples in Malaysia and Singapore.
The Star |
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Fear of flyering: Why are so few of the Edinburgh festival flyers actually funny?
Of all the irritants hardy Edinburgh festival-goers must put up with (in between the 24-hour entertainment on tap and endless parties), the continual assault by chirpy people handing out flyers comes high on the list of sour gripes. Throughout August, pacing the Royal Mile between shows at the Assembly in the New Town and up on the Pleasance is akin to running a particularly wacky and ...
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Learning Calendar
'Third Thursday' — 5 to 9 p.m. today. The Blanton Museum hosts an evening devoted to all things Asian, including a talk and demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony at 6 p.m., followed by yoga in the galleries, a book club meeting and tours. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue. Free. 471-7324, www.blantonmuseum.org.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Record breakers
That was a really good column by Doug Gillon on the back page of Midweek Sport. It was noticeable in the photograph that the metalwork on the bronze sculpture had been altered.
The Herald |
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Metro Watch
KULAI Khadampa Buddhism Asso-ciation will be hosting the ‘Holy Lights from Tibet’ festival until August 22. There will be an exhibition showcasing relics of the Buddha and his disciples and Tibetan antiques.
The Star |
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Sculpture by Ralf Gschwend graces Olympics Swimming Pavilion in Beijing
Part-time Palm Beach resident Ralf Gschwend counts himself among the winners at the Beijing Olympics. Gschwend is one of 19 artists from around the globe invited to create monumental sculptures for the Games.
Palm Beach Daily News |
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Show exhibits outcast mothers and children
Art work depicting mothers and children who were seen as outcasts are put on display at Queens College. On August 25 and running through September 27, the display of photographs will be shown at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College.
Queens Courier |
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Simply Red, Ruslana, Natalia Rodriguez at the Golden Stag
Simply Red, Ruslana, Natalia Rodriguez and Los Vivancos, alongside Romanian artists like Stefan Banica Jr., Horia Brenciu, Directia 5, Iris and Damian & Brothers, will play at the “Golden Stag” International Pop Music Festival 2008, TVR representatives announced on Tuesday, in an informal meeting with the media.
Nine O'Clock |
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Our Town Kearney: Nebraska Museum of Art
This isn't just your normal collection of art. In 1979, the State Legislature unanimously passed a bill that officially declared MONA Nebraska's official visual art collection.
KOLN Lincoln |
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Sculpture Promotes Sea Preservation
A 14-foot-tall depiction of an underwater ecosystem took its place at the Aquarium of the Pacific today (Thursday).
gazettes.com |
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Taubman museum staff can officially move into building
It’s official! The staff of the ‘Taubman Museum of Art’ can move into their new building. Roanoke city’s building commissioner presented the staff with a temporary “certificate of occupancy” that will allow them to move in.
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Beauty from tragedy
Courtesy of Toscana Studio & Gallery , Young photographer Jennifer Miller attended Ironwood Ridge High School before she took her own life in May. Her work will hang at Toscana Studio & Gallery from Saturday, Aug. 23, through Monday, Sept. 22.
Explorer News |
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Death and Taxes: Tax bill cripples arts organization’s gallery
Nobody likes paying taxes, but when you’re a small arts group with a federally recognized tax exempt status it probably stings just a little bit more – especially when the tax bill arrives to the tune of $28,000. That’s the case with Arts Central, Central Oregon’s regional arts council, which was recently given an unprecedented bill for property taxes at its Mirror Pond Gallery and served notice ...
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FBI to Internet: "Hey, Do Any of These Priceless Stolen Paintings Look Familiar To You Guys?" [Art]
When patron of the arts William Kingsland died in 2006, he left a big stack of paintings behind. Guess what, some of them were stolen back in the 60s, Animal New York tells us. Now the FBI...
Gawker |
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Nobility, militants and Al Pacino on Rome Fest lineup
Costume drama The Duchess and a feature about the 1970s militant group the Baader-Meinhof gang are among films to be screened at this year's Rome Film Festival.
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Landmark work on display at Art Institute
The Art Institute of Chicago has acquired a landmark britIsh painting that has not been seen in public for 180 years.
ABC 7 Chicago |
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Another milestone for Roanoke's new art museum
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WDBJ 7 Roanoke |
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Sparking a musical conversation
The Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival brings chamber music to the community.
Canandaigua Daily Messenger |
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2009 Corvette ZR1 Mega Gallery [2009 Corvette ZR1]
Think you’ve seen all of our photos of the 2009 Corvette ZR1? Well you haven’t. Follow the jump for every single one of our 81 photos of the best car ever made, in all their unedited glory. ...
Jalopnik |
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Downtown Businesses Prepare For Folk Festival Crowds
Tens of thousands of people are expected to visit the Bangor waterfront for the festival. Some Businesses downtown hope to draw some of those crowds. The staff at Paddy Murphy's Irish Pub knows if the weather is good, they'll have plenty of people spilling out into their patio area outside.
WCSH 6 Portland |
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Kasilag: ‘Making a difference in music’
MANILA, Philippines—I was in Davao City last week for the soft opening of the Heritage Museum of the Pamulaan Center of Indigenous People’s Education and to attend the opening of the 2nd National Conference of Indigenous Peoples Higher Education in the Philippines.
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