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At 30, Long's Park festival strong as ever
The annual Labor Day weekend Art & Craft Festival at Long's Park has been around for 30 years now, and it's easy to take the show for granted. Music, fine food and high art — locals have come to expect these things. The craftspeople who make their living on the art-festival ci... Lancaster Online
Museum exhibits capture Woodstock's essence
By the time we got to Woodstock, as Crosby, Stills and Nash later sang, we were half a million strong. What Joni Mitchell failed to include in the anthem's lyrics was that while 499,000 of us were traveling light as we headed to upstate New York in August of 1969, one of us had seriously over-packed. Knoxville News Sentinel
Soaring heating oil prices spark firewood demand
While most heating oil customers aren’t dumping the fuel altogether, they’re using less by upgrading furnaces, turning down thermostats, insulating their homes and turning to alternative fuels, including wood. The Post and Courier
Toronto film fest features Brocka, Mendoza and Alix
LOS ANGELES—Seventeen years after his death, Lino Brocka continues to be recognized in international cinema circles. The late great director, along with Brillante “Dante” Mendoza and Adolfo Alix Jr., are the Filipino filmmakers whose works will be featured in the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Museum of art to offer ceramic course
HUNTINGTON -- Ceramic artist Carter Taylor Seaton will teach an eight-week clay sculpture class at the Huntington Museum of Art from Tuesday, Sept. 9, through Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to a news release from Seaton. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Nora Cross Played At The ‘Devil’s Hideout’
Bristolians have always loved their country music. Long before the now-famous recordings of 1927 made here in Bristol, local residents often had gatherings at which renderings of the mountain and hill country style music were greatly enjoyed. The fiddle and the banjo seemed to be, by far, the most popular instruments used. And when these were played in that “old-time” style, spontaneous dancing ... Bristol Herald Courier
Encyclopedia Looks At Art Of Falconry
“The Encyclopedia of Falconry” by Adrian Walker, 1999, The Derrydale Press, $60, hardbound, 152 pages: The art of falconry is explored in this unusual book, with old print artwork, pen and ink drawings, and both color and black and white illustrations and photos adorning the pages. Approximately 1,500 definitions, with their derivations, are here for the falconry enthusiast. Thought to be the ... Bristol Herald Courier
Images of Southwest Virginia: Big Stone Gap
Museum Director Looks At Big Stone Gap BIG STONE GAP, Va. – You might say Sharon B. Ewing was made to write a book about Big Stone Gap. After years of working to promote tourism in Southwest Virginia, including a stint with the Clinch Powell Sustainable Development Initiative, Ewing now serves as the museum director of Big Stone Gap’s Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park. Today, it’s ... Bristol Herald Courier
'African Origins' at Gibbes
You see the women at Broad and Meeting streets, and on U.S. Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant, as they sit weaving and selling intricately coiled baskets. This ancient custom will be explored through the exhibit "Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art" at the Gibbes Museum of Art from Friday to Nov. 8. The Post and Courier
‘Fall Into Color’: Hanover Gallery’s next exhibit showcases art by Sara Beth Batson
For Sara Beth Batson, ordinary objects become meaningful when she looks for their beauty. She will be the featured artist in a group exhibition, “Fall Into Color,” opening at Hanover Gallery on Sept. 5. “My mother and business partner met Ms. Batson at an art show in Nashville earlier this year,” said Melissa Peirano, coowner of Hanover Gallery. “We loved her work because it is so beautiful, and ... Chattanooga Times Free Press
Festival Park deed like car without engine
I’ve written before that the city of Fayetteville has not kept its word to the Fayetteville Museum of Art on the deal to build a new museum in Festival Park. The Fayetteville Observer
Chattanooga: Bessie Smith Festival kicks off with a party
Rose Martin hopes Saturday night welcomed what will become a yearly cultural event. Chattanooga Times Free Press
Western Idaho Fair announces junior livestock and agriculture awards
Competitions of sheep, beef, veggies, photography, goats, swine, fine arts and more are the heart of the Western Idaho Fair, which wraps up Sunday. The Idaho Statesman
Many attend Clinton Art and Music Festival
Hundreds of people filled the village’s streets Saturday for the third annual Clinton Art and Music Festival. The Observer-Dispatch
Met director Philippe de Montebello to speak at Nelson-Atkins Museum
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, headlines the 2008-09 Mary Atkins Series at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The Kansas City Star
Kansas City's public art program racks up another honor
For the fifth time in a decade, a Kansas City public artwork has been singled out in the “Public Art in Review” section of Art in America magazine’s annual guide to museums, galleries and artists. The Kansas City Star
Art review: “Quilts: Flora Botanica”
Quilts: Flora Botanica” at the Spencer Museum of Art is a bower of blooms splayed across 33 exquisitely crafted quilts from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The Kansas City Star
An abundance of activities available at the Cantaloupe Festival's Fair Aug. 29-Sept 1
Since this year is the City of Fallon's centennial year, the fair organizers decided to change the rules of the photography contest to create a display of Churchill County's past. Each entry will consist of a historic photo accompanied by a photo taken by the entrant, depicting the same subject today. Photographers may obtain copies of historic photos from the Churchill County Museum, Churchill ... Reno Gazette-Journal
Excitement builds for upcoming Cantaloupe Festival and Fair
The 23rd annual Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Festival and Fair will offer a greater variety of activities this Labor Day Weekend than ever before. The spotlight this year will undoubtedly focus on the outdoor boxing matches at Churchill County Regional Park, Aug. 29, but children of all ages will be treated to rides on the Western Express Railroad, a Karaoke contest and Kids Zone. Reno Gazette-Journal
Museum of Art Showcases New Face of Chinese Ink Art
HONG KONG.- Chinese ink painting has a long history. From its ancient beginnings in decorating Neolithic pots, traditional Chinese ink painting reached its height in the Tang dynasty. Art Daily
Monumental Work Completes UW Art Museum Sculpture Exhibition
LARAMIE.- Internationally known artist John Henry will be onsite Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26, to install his new sculpture, "River High," near the Laramie Recreation Center on Boulder Avenue. Art Daily
Wolverhampton Art Gallery Opems Glass Routes as Part of International Festival of Glass
WEST MIDLANDS.- Explore the story of contemporary glass showing the influence of Wolverhampton on glassmaking in China and around the world. Art Daily
Metropolitan Museum to Open on Labor Day "Met Holiday Monday"
NEW YORK, NY.- Galleries, shops, and dining areas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open to the public on September 1 (Labor Day), the next "Met Holiday Monday." Art Daily
Artists Headline in National Gallery of Art's Fall 2008 Lecture Series
WASHINGTON, DC.- A star-studded lineup of top curators, historians, and book authors in the arts are among the speakers in the National Gallery of Art’s fall 2008 lecture series. All lectures are free. Most programs are illustrated and include question-and-answer sessions with the audience. Art Daily
The National Gallery of Canada's Summer Exhibition Counts Down to a Successful Conclusion
OTTAWA.- With just one month to go before it closes, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is already declaring its major summer exhibition, The 1930s, the Making of “The New Man,” an unqualified success. Visitor numbers are well ahead of projections and audience reaction is very positive. Art Daily