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Show floats boat for crowd of thousands
It will be one of the biggest waterways festivals ever to be held in Wolverhampton and is expected to attract thousands of boating fans from across the country.
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Kerry's daughter writes of fear and clothing on the campaign trail
It was early in the 2004 contest for president. Alexandra Kerry, daughter of Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, was chatting with another famous political daughter, Karenna Gore Schiff, about the whirlwind of life on the campaign trail.
The Buffalo News |
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Second Annual Dragon Boat & River Festival
Local opportunities to participate in traditions that pre-date the late, great J.C. are few and far between—all the more reason to head down to Riverfront Park to enjoy Chinese music, food, art and, most importantly, the Dragon Boat Race itself. Woodbine oddsmaker Jimmy "The Geek" Ridley has de...
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Immersion: A Katrina Room
It's hard to believe that three years have passed since New Orleans suffered the devastating floods wrought by Hurricane Katrina. A new photography exhibition at The Parthenon gives viewers a chance to experience this catastrophic event for themselves. The central work in Immersion documents William...
Nashville Scene |
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Andee Rudloff: I Was Told There Would Be Cake
Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of pure imagination at Andee Rudloff's self-described "Willy Wonka-esque" art show, featuring large-scale mixed-media works celebrating the wondrous joys of desserts—or for you health nuts, the sinister evils of white sugar. (Most wondrous is Rudloff's ab...
Nashville Scene |
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Wood carver reflects on fair accident
MEYERSDALE — Wood carver Dennis Beach said he had never broken a bone, let alone injured himself, while carving. But that changed Tuesday night while doing a carving demonstration at the Somerset County Fair.
The Daily American |
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The Royston Crow
MORE than 700 exhibits made this year's Orwell Show a great day out. The popular annual event, which is now in its 38th year, was held at Orwell Recreation Ground and attended by more than 700 people.
Royston & Buntingford Crow |
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NYC mayor spins back his turbine idea for city
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing off his suggestion to put windmills on city bridges and rooftops after newspapers mocked the idea with photo illustrations of turbines on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Fall exhibitions at Barn Gallery open Sept. 4
OGUNQUIT and#8212; The Barn Gallery will host its Fall Exhibitions from Sept. 4 through Sept. 28. "200 for $200" will give art lovers a chance to buy a great work of art by an Ogunquit Art Association artist for a small price.
York County Coast Star |
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Art Guild of the Kennebunks hosts exhibition Aug. 22-24
KENNEBUNKPORT and#8212; The Art Guild of the Kennebunks August Annual Awards Exhibition will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 22-24, at the Community House across from the Kennebunkport Post Office on Temple Street.
York County Coast Star |
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Editor's Picks: Things to do in York County this week
The Ogunquit Chamber takes to the streets for the 35th annual Sidewalk Art Show and Sale today, Aug. 21. The show is an Ogunquit tradition, this year with more than 70 artists, and this year it has expanded down Beach Street, and into the parking lot of...
York County Coast Star |
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Salute to the Arts highlights local artists
Seventh-graders used to hearing Matt Weld talk about molecules, photosynthesis and the solar system may be surprised to see him displaying pastel paintings at the Midwest Salute to the Arts in Fairview Heights this weekend.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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San Diego datebook
The San Diego Women's History Museum and Educational Center is hosting its inaugural Suffrage Parade and Ball on Saturday.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Weekend Best Bets: East County
Old memories from people with Alzheimer's disease are on public display in their watercolor paintings, like the one shown here, “Tijuana,” by Elisa Rochen. The traveling exhibit is at the Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library in La Mesa through Sept. 10 and admission is free.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Go and Do - Twilight auction, opera, food, 'Rocky Horror'
A New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals fund-raiser will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 at the 11 Water Street restaurant in downtown Exeter. Owner Dorine Caswell has offered to donate a percentage of all...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Indian culture celebrated
A riot of colour, music, dance and tastes, with some of the Indian sub-continent's most accomplished artists, will culminate in one of the city's largest cultural festivals.
Independent Online |
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'Day the Art Stood Still' spotlights kids' artwork
One of the newest businesses in Wilmette's Linden Square neighborhood is hosting an exhibition of artwork by chronically ill children, the first in a series of events owners hope will establish the east side neighborhood as a fine arts destination.
Wilmette Life |
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A staré night
Your average art gallery event has several things in common: hiply dressed people in funny glasses, fruit and cheese plates, stylized music and lots of wine.
The Prague Post |
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Last piece of stolen Reid art recovered
VANCOUVER -- The last of a dozen Bill Reid works of art stolen from the Museum of Anthropology at the University of B.C. in May have been recovered by RCMP and returned to the museum.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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NYC mayor spins back his turbine idea for city
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing off his suggestion to put windmills on city bridges and rooftops after newspapers mocked the idea with photo illustrations of turbines on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.
Miami Herald |
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The journey that was ‘Jay’
LOS ANGELES—“Jay” is quite a remarkable debut feature for director Francis Xavier E. Pasion. The film, which stars Baron Geisler, Coco Martin and Flor Salanga, has the honor of opening the Orizzonti (Horizons) sidebar section of the Venice Film Festival next month.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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GuelphMercury.com - arts - Calendar
Homer Watson House and Gallery Summer Colours student exhibit; 1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener; to Aug. 28; 519-748-4377. Barber Gallery Core: Gallery artists summer group show; 167 Suffolk St. W., Guelph; to Sept. 2; 519-824-0821.
Guelph Mercury |
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Make a difference: Wilpower hosts benefit
WilPower, Inc. will host its annual benefit at the Highland Park Country Club on Sunday September 14, 2008. The theme is "Make A Difference . . . Vote for WilPower" and the benefit committee has created a convention-like atmosphere to entertain and delight guests. The silent auction will feature vintage jewelry, original artwork, trips, and golf packages. The ever-popular "Wine Grab" will ...
Winnetka Talk |
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Space age McLaren puts Hamilton streets ahead
The McLaren Formula One team today claimed their extraordinary attention to detail, involving the use of satellite photography, should put Lewis Hamilton on pole position to win this weekend's European Grand Prix in Spain.
Evening Standard |
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Art Professor Opens First Day of Classes by Video from Finland
Art students from the University of Kansas and in Mikkeli, Finland, will meet via a prerecorded trans-Atlantic video session on Thursday, Aug. 21, the first day of classes at KU.
Kansas City InfoZine |
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