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Museum seeks Norwalk's OK to expand
NORWALK - For its 10th birthday in 2010, Stepping Stones Museum for Children plans to add space for exhibits, administration, and an outdoor feature that would teach children about renewable energy.
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Carrboro cited among best 'art towns' in the U.S.
Carrboro is included in a new book, "The 100 Best Art Towns in America: A Guide to Galleries, Museums, Festivals, Lodging and Dining."
The News & Observer |
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Festival of Peace takes place in Upper Nyack on Sept. 14
UPPER NYACK - For the past 300 Saturdays, members of the Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice have held vigils protesting the American occupation of Iraq.
The Journal News |
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Glass and Steel: Art Transcends Industry tells a story of change at Pittsburgh Glass Center.
What is most heartening about this exhibition is that it reveals art to be -- like the urban pioneer -- a genuine catalyst for revitalization. By Savannah Guz.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
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Barn sought for work of art
ORGANISERS of an arts festival due to take place at Lanark Lodge, Duns, next month, are looking for a temporary home, such as a barn or shelter, where they can assemble one of the pieces. (20/08/2008 11:05:54)
Berwickshire Today |
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Photography, lecture, film in council's lineup
The Putnam Arts Council, 100 Route 312, has announced several events in the months ahead.
The Journal News |
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Sir Tasker statue for Millennium Stadium
The Welsh Assembly Government will provide £25,000 towards the costs of the sculpture, and artists have submitted proposed designs. Cardiff council will also provide up to £25,000, and it is hoped the statue will be in place by May 2009.
icWales |
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Dr Rob's antidote to the winter blues
A Masterton doctor's blues-infused brainchild will take flight this weekend. Rob Maunsell and his group Grafia are to headline the first Wairarapa Blues and Art Review, this Friday and Saturday night in the Wesley Wing of Masterton's Aratoi Art Gallery.
Wairarapa Times-Age |
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08/21/08 Summer in the Valley
* Toddler and Preschool Art Studio. 10 a.m. to noon. Drop-in open studio for children age 5 and under. Cost: $5 per child. Red Art Gallery, 30 N. Third St., Yakima. 469-2766.
Yakima Herald-Republic |
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Local bands to battle at Griffin Festival
A NEW Battle of the Bands competition will be held as part of the festivities for the 20th Griffin Festival of Arts and Crafts.
Collie Mail |
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Rock star Steve Balsamo impressed by £2m arts centre
THE curtain will be raised on a £2m arts centre in South Wales next week. The new complex at Neath Port Talbot College includes a purpose-built theatre with space to exhibit art and photography and will house a centre of excellence for students in drama, dance, musical theatre and popular music.
icWales |
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Having fun with rubbish
YOUNGSTERS made music from rubbish and created artwork out of bottles in a Creative Recycling summer school.
icWales |
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Calendar -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
Paintings by Tilly Woodward. July 25 through Aug. 23. Olson-Larsen Galleries, 203 Fifth St., West Des Moines. info@olsonlarsen.com ; 277-6734; www.olsonlarsen.com .
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Things to do: Ongoing
• "Anything Goes" will run through August in the Terrace Gallery of the Thomas Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. This second annual summer show is sponsored by the Las Cruces Arts Association, features work by more than 20 artists. All work is available for purchase for $200 or less.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Sunday
• The "Art Binational 2008" will have its last exhibition Sunday at the El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza. Spanish/English translation will be provided. Artists from Arizona, Texas, Mexico and New Mexico will be featured. Info: (915) 532-1707.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Things to do: Saturday
• El Paso's Golden Street Gallery will be feature the art of Beverly Widener, Gail Bernstein and Carmen Navar from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a reception from 4 to 8 p.m., as part of their "League of Extraordinary Artists" show.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Wings over Wichita
Aerobatic flying, wingwalking, even comedy in the air will be visible in the skies above Wichita this weekend during the Wichita Flight Festival. The three-day event begins Friday with an air show at dusk, food and drink, and a concert by Otis Day & the Knights, known for the hits "Shout" and "Shama Lama Ding Dong" from the movie "National Lampoon's Animal House." Saturday and Sunday will ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Lucky Seven: Indian Market
For the past eight years, Santa Fe has brought together the most talented Native American artists from all over the country for one of the world's largest American Indian art shows, the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Alternative energy flotilla headed toward Kingston
KINGSTON — A fleet of seven boats made of scrap wood and recycled materials making the trek along the Hudson River will arrive at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Maritime Museum on Rondout Landing.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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Akron museum loans out three pop art pieces
Visitors to the Akron Art Museum may notice some changes in its permanent collection display. The museum has loaned three of its 1960s pop art masterpieces to major exhibits across the continent.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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'Scratch' at senior center draws over 60 art works
EL PASO -- The art exhibit "Scratch," which features the work of students from the Eastside Senior Center, will continue to be on display through Aug. 29 at the People's Gallery, first floor of City Hall.
El Paso Times |
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Odds & Ends
Dateline: England— A 30-year-old woman in Salford, Greater Manchester, had to be cut free after accidentally impaling herself on a statue of the Hindu goddess Kali. According to London’s Telegraph , the unnamed woman fell onto the statue impaling her arm on several three-inch metal spikes attached to the devotional artwork. “We had to cut through the part that she had impaled her arm on,” a ...
Alibi |
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Colts: This & That
Sunday vs. Buffalo, 8 p.m. Aug. 28 vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m. A limited number of tickets remain for both games. They are available at Ticketmaster and the Lucas Oil Stadium ticket office.
The Indianapolis Star |
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Young Indian artists close in on masters at Christie's sale
New Delhi, Aug 21 : The gap in prices and stature of works between leading Indian contemporary artists and modern masters is narrowing.
New Kerala |
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Archives
I want to support the editorial urging students to take advantage of the arts on campus and specifically the Ackland Art Museum. Additionally, if you walk two blocks east of campus on Franklin Street you can experience history of our town and the people who helped make it special.
The Daily Tar Heel |
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