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Dance review: Mixed bag at WestWave
Time is an elastic function of human perception. Rarely have I felt that so keenly as at Tuesday's "DanceWave 1" program, part of the reinvented WestWave Dance Festival. Amy Seiwert's pas de deux "Air" seemed over in one exquisite instant, while Erika... San Francisco Chronicle
Looking up, looking back
EDINBURG - Hats off to those keeping history alive with memories of years past. The building which now houses Wightman Insurance and J. Clinedinst photography in Edinburg began as a hat shop, and continues to evolve with citizens sharing more stories of its past. From a passers-by point of view, the building a The Shenandoah Valley-Herald
What's going on
The third annual New Yokel Film Festival triple feature will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Saenger Theatre, featuring three films including "Fridays at the Farm," "Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home," and "King Corn." For more information, visit www.newyokel.com. Hattiesburg American
Doha to host GCC archaeology conference
Doha • Scholars from Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will gather in the city for the 9th GCC Archaeology & Museums Conference to be hosted by the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA). The Peninsula
Brain matters with Welser-Most at the Salzburg Festival, according to Norman Lebrecht
A blog posted Wednesday by the controversial British music writer Norman Lebrecht, whose books and columns are admired for their erudition if not necessarily their accuracy, describes the symposium on music and the brain masterminded at Austria's Salzburg Festival last week by Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Most. The Plain Dealer
Beethoven Vs. Beethoven at Mostly Mozart
Coinciding nicely with the new century — it was conceived in 1800 — the Piano Concerto No. 3 of Beethoven, which was given a lively reading at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday evening as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, is the first piece of music to deify the creator-performer. Without this elevation of the auteur as the force majeure, there would be no piano concerti of Brahms or Schumann, ... The New York Sun
Out of the Books, Onto the Walls at Cohen Amador
Photo books are Paul Amador's first love, so he organized the Cohen Amador Gallery's summertime group show to reflect his enthusiasm. "Original Books" features the prints of five contemporary photographers, taken from recent books of their work. The photographers come from five different countries, and in most cases they took their pictures in what for them were foreign countries. But one thing ... The New York Sun
A Met Installation Heavy on Provocation, Light on Vision
One of the essential aspects of art is that it transcends its subject matter and culture. In an artwork it is not really important what or who is depicted — or if, as in some works of art, no thing is depicted at all. No matter what it is, where it came from, or who made it, art engages us on many levels across cultures and through millennia. One does not have to believe in Christ, or even in ... The New York Sun
Teletouch Distribution Group - PCI Wholesale Launches Innovative New Interactive Website for Dealer Network
Teletouch Communications, Inc. (OTC: TLLE), a leading U.S. cellular, mobile electronics and related services provider, today announced that PCI Wholesale ("PCIW"), the distribution division of Teletouch's wholly owned subsidiary, Progressive Concepts, Inc., recently launched a new website, www.pciwholesale.com, featuring an innovative, first-in-the-industry interactive Adobe(R) Flash(R)-based ... Centre Daily Times
Ranard photo show and memorial
A Gathering of the Tribes Gallery will hold an exhibition of documentary photography by the late John Ranard, with an opening reception on the evening of Sat., Sept. 6. The Villager
The A-list
Jerry Gonzalez plays blues and Rumba with the Fort Apache band. Charlie Parker Jazz Festival The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. The Villager
World's Must-See Museum Makeovers
The globe's most prestigious institutions are having work done. Forbes
Embrace digital age for children’s sake
The age of digital technology has permeated education, medicine, banking and business, as well as everyday life. It is now part of television, photography, music and other aspects of our society. Terms such as iPhone, texting, SmartBoards, blogging, Facebook, Xanga, Wi-Fi and You Tube are not words from an old “Star Trek” script, but are part of our language. Many of these terms are so new that ... The Shawnee News-Star
Leura business makes its mark on Olympics
If there were medals awarded in the Olympic Games for gift giving, Leura Fine Woodwork Gallery would be going for gold. Blue Mountains Gazette
Art Sparks Interest for City’s Substations
A passion for the uninhabited space and beauty of Christchurch’s substations is explored in artist, writer and local identity Hilaire Campbell’s exhibition Sparking Your Interest at Our City O-Tautahi. Scoop.co.nz
Lansdale art fest comes this weekend
Lansdale will be the place to be Saturday, as the 20th annual Festival of The Arts is featured in Memorial Park on Main Street. North Penn Life
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The Puerto Rican Action Committee (PRAC) will be hosting the 15th annual Hispanic Heritage Family Festival (HHFF) on Saturday September 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the downtown northern bike trail in Woodbine New Jersey (the intersection of Rt.557 & Washington Ave. Cape May County Herald
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You must include at least one positive keyword with 2 characters or more. The Puerto Rican Action Committee (PRAC) will be hosting the 15th annual Hispanic Heritage Family Festival (HHFF) on Saturday September 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the downtown northern bike trail in Woodbine New Jersey (the intersection of Rt.557 & Washington Ave. Cape May County Herald
Exhibit urges a 2nd look at art of tattoo
A larger-than-life skull wearing a colorful sombrero and surrounded by sultry flowers greets visitors to The Hot Spot Gallery at K Space Contemporary. The work has purposeful lines delineating the sections of the skull and careful shading creating the illusion of three-dimensions. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Art & architecture: Paints, plaints and performances
Dialog:City's site-specific installations and related exhibitions and events begin today. We offer a sampling of what's on view. Rocky Mountain News
Music club members perform in Italy
The Northeastern American Art Troupe, an affiliate of the Cecilian Music Club of Freehold, took an unprecedented journey to Rome and Venice to attend the 2008 International Children's Cultural and Art Festival, sponsored by the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of Italy, July 4-8. Howell Tri Town News
Technophile: Adobe's Lightroom
Now in version 2, Adobe's Lightroom is a tool both for the professional and for the well-heeled and/or serious enthusiast (£189.98 on Amazon.co.uk , upgrade £79.98). If you've got Photoshop, it integrates well with that application, allowing you to flip between the pixel-level editing of Photoshop and the (I think) more useful workflow management tools of Lightroom. If you haven't got ... Guardian Unlimited
Photo exhibit recalls Katrina
An opening reception for the "After Katrina" photographic exhibit by Lori Parsells will take place 7-9 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Welcome Center, 31 Main St, New Egypt. Howell Tri Town News
Home Is Where the Art Is
On first impression there's an odd eclecticism to the design of the Casa Dell'Arte in Bodrum, Turkey, a hotel that has grown up around a family's wish to share its art collection. (The hotel's Latin name means "house of art.") But it doesn't take long before it all starts to feel coherent. Hospitality Design