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Seven Days
A guy grows up in a small West Virginia coal-mining town. He gets a poli sci degree at his state university, then goes into the Navy. Does a couple combat cruises in Vietnam, returns home, gets a law degree and works for an oil company.
Colorado Springs Independent |
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'Abu Dhabi 2008' promoted in Manama
The International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Abu Dhabi 2008) 'is an annual event that since its inception in 2003 has acquired worldwide attention and widespread popularity during all previous its sessions,' said Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Organising Committee and Board Member of Emirates Falconers' Club.
AME Info |
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Photography at the Conquest
A photography exhibition opened at the Conquest hospital this week. (20/08/2008 11:44:32)
Bexhill Today |
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Going for gold – ballet-style
The crème de la crème of contests for the young pointe-shoe set is being held in Canada for the first time and the public is invited
The Globe and Mail |
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It's party time on Heidelberg Street
Over the last 22 years, Tyree Guyton has pumped artistic life into an area that holds the unsightly shells of dilapidated houses, and every two years, Heidelberg Street serves as the scene of a big party, the Heidelberg Project Summer Festival. The event this year is Saturday.
Detroit Free Press |
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MARK STRYKER CLASSICAL+JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS: Warming up for the Jazz Festival
With the Detroit International Jazz Festival now just eight days away, you can practically sense the scene mentally and physically turning a corner, gathering its collective strength for the coming four-day explosion. The pre-festival series of gigs -- which jazz fest leaders have been using to showcase local talent and raise awareness of the Labor Day weekend event -- reaches its apex with two ...
Detroit Free Press |
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Showcase Events Calendar
Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town galleries, openings on the first Friday of month, ellO Gallery, Nahcotta, Kennedy Studios, N.H. Art Association, Piscataqua Fine Art, and Three Graces Gallery.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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Beatles artist located
She once was lost, but now she's found. Amanda Lynn Ciminelli, 19, of Westland, is currently attending Ford Vocational Technical School in Westland and studying photography. And she is the creator of the collage (below) that melted the hearts of people involved with the tribute show "Get Back! -- Cast of Beatlemania" when she forwarded it to them via a security guard last summer. Names & Faces ...
Detroit Free Press |
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Garfinkle featured at Awakenings
Original artwork by Gilford High School graduate Nathalie Garfinkle is on display for the month of August at Awakenings Espresso Cafe in downtown Laconia. This exhibit, which includes drawings, paintings and multimedia pieces, is a celebration of two favorite subjects: animals and cars.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Young talent exhibited at Gallery on the Green
Upon entering the brightly lit Gallery on the Green, one becomes immediately aware of the selection of unique photos lining its walls. One is drawn in by each photos attention to detail, by its structure and form. It takes a moment to realize the basis for the collection.
Pawling News Chronicle |
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Springfield museum work wins approval
SPRINGFIELD - The board of trustees overseeing the Springfield Museums announced Wednesday that it has voted to authorize the $4.5 million second phase of the new Museum of Springfield History.
The Republican |
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'Impressionist Giverny' exhibit comes to Albany Institute
Exhibit celebrates American Impressionists who, inspired by Monet, flocked to France In 1883, Claude Monet forsook popular artist enclaves for the rural town of Giverny, France. The area inspired some of his most enduring works, including his famed haystack and water lily series.Giverny also attracted other painters from around the world who were drawn to the Impressionist style. By 1885, ...
Albany Times Union |
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Eureka Reporter wins six awards in CNPA Better Newspaper Contest
Category: Local News Topics: (none) The Eureka Reporter has learned that it recently placed very highly in four different categories for four entries, and placed as a finalist in two other categories in the prestigious 2008 California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) Better Newspapers Contest.
The Eureka Reporter |
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Thursday Exhibit of cartoonist's art
ANNE MERGEN'S CARTOONS Anne Mergen was the only woman in the nation working as an editorial cartoonist during her years at The Miami Daily News, 1933-1956. Some of her original cartoon renderings are on display through Sept. 4.
Miami Herald |
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What's Going On Around Here
LONG BEACH City's Saturday vehicle auction opens at 7:30 a.m.
Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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Are you ready to celebrate WES?
TIGARD — With the TriMet Westside Express Service (WES) commuter rail on the fast track to being completed by fall, City of Tigard Event Planner Lisa Olson has been working on a weeklong festival, dubbed “WES Week” in celebration of the anticipated opening. Tentatively scheduled ...
Portland Tribune |
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Arts Council welcomes 'Asolare' exhibit
GRAHAM - The Alamance County Arts Council seemed like the natural choice to kick off the Asolare Fellows Traveling Exhibition.
Burlington Times-News |
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Arts Council gets set to celebrate
REDLANDS Arts Council will join with the Leisure Life Redland Spring Festival to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a host of performances and workshops in early September.
Bayside Bulletin |
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South Dakota Art Museum home to famed South Dakotan's work
For the cost of some gas, art lovers have a cool place to explore artwork during the last days of summer. Admission is free to the seven galleries at the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, also home to the most Harvey Dunn paintings at one location anywhere in the world. The original paintings include his famous work "The Prairie Is My Garden."
The Argus Leader |
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Exhibit to feature Murphy's artwork
Works by Charles R. Murphy in oil and watercolor will be featured at the Lake Street Studios Friday through Aug. 28. The show will open with a 6 p.m. reception, followed by the exhibit which includes new work painted in Grand Traverse Leelanau and Antrim counties.
Leelanau Enterprise |
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The Short List
ART Paint Your Art Out This summer event kicks things off with drinks and food provided by bar-restaurant Plan B, followed by a live art exhibition and a silent auction. Live painting will be done by Dan Williams of Crack La Roc Murals, Alter One, Heidi Wirz and Anna Todero of Core ...
Portland Tribune |
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Search LA & the OC
One of the key attractions of this lost and legendary Los Angeles documentary, unseen in nearly 50 years, is its luminous black-and-white photography, and unless you act now, you will lose your chance to see it on a big screen, perhaps forever.
Calendarlive.com |
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Disabled Resources art program loses funding, but not hope
“Art is everywhere!” is Bryan Harris’ motto, a sentiment his instructor Cacy Lee etched on clay magnets she gave him and his fellow art students at a farewell party Wednesday.
The Daily News |
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Getty displays the arresting sculptures of Baroque-era genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Few labels could have been more daunting than being called the "new Michelangelo." But Gian Lorenzo Bernini (15981680) not only lived up to expectations, he surpassed them to the point where today's art historians identify him by another title — the inventor of Baroque art.
Ventura County Star |
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Galleries and Exhibits
ARTISTS' UNION GALLERY: Through Aug. 24: Charmed, a members exhibit. Noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 330 S. California St., Ventura. 643-3012; http://www.venturaartistsunion.org .
Ventura County Star |
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