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The gate triumphant
The model of the new City Gate, exhibited during the 1963 Trade Fair (The Sunday Times, June 7, 1964). The knell for old Porta Reale tolled at the 1963 Trade Fair Exposition, exactly 110 years after it was completed.
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Mapping identities
A new exhibition shows how geographical maps mark our place in the world as well as sovereignity from one another.
The Star |
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Best bets in the arts this week
VISUAL ART "Serious Drinking: Vases of the Greek Symposium." The Kemper Art Museum, Washington University, near the intersection of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards. Continuing through Jan. 5. Free. 314-935-4523.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Conceptual sculpture exhibition by Pierre Portelli
Pierre Portelli presents Greymatter , an exhibition of conceptual sculpture at St James Cavalier between the 18th August and 21st September. Greymatter is phase one of the project 'Amazing Race', a series of projects dealing with more than just environmental issues. Amazing Race is essentially about action and choices.
Maltamedia.com Daily News |
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Pacific View mall to host student art show
Pacific View mall's annual student art show will be held Oct. 3-12.
Ventura County Star |
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Salute to the Arts: 'Just a little bit of everything'
Erik Smith's artwork has to look and sound good for him to display it.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Frankie Avalon given special festival post
Singer and actor Frankie Avalon will serve as honorary celebrity chairman of the fifth annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, organizers announced.
Ventura County Star |
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Sunday briefs
TOCO festival moves to Camp Ondessonk
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Daily Planner
Showings of artist Michael McClure's exhibit "Flowers" continue from 1 to 5 p.m. today at his gallery near Willow Springs.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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As summer finishes, arts scene gets going
We're almost there. September means more than a new academic year. It means fresh programming among arts organizations. It means moving into the full swing of theatrical and orchestral seasons. It means a bevy of art exhibitions.
The News Journal |
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About Christian McBride
Bassist and artist in residence for the 2008 jazz festival Born: May 31, 1972, Philadelphia The family business: Both his father and great uncle were professional bassists
Detroit Free Press |
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Polaroid show at Vanderbilt marks the passing of an iconic artistic medium
Earlier this year, Polaroid announced that it would be discontinuing its namesake line of instant film, marking the end of an era for one of photography's most popular and recognizable forms. To observe the medium's passing, the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery will present Line Up, Strip Down, Fade Out: Polaroid Photography and Videos by Andy Warhol, Grant Worth and David Horvitz, ...
The Tennessean |
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Sculptor Chad Awalt recycles fallen trees into moving works of art
Atlanta's Chad Awalt sculpts the human form out of the raw wood he collects from trees that have been downed by natural causes. Species of wood ranging from sycamore and sweet gum to lindenwood and holly serve as the basis for his life-size works, many of which use negative space to challenge viewers' imaginations. Force of Nature, Awalt's two-person exhibit with San Francisco painter Jeff Faust ...
The Tennessean |
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Coming up
Aug. 25: Orchid auction by North Dade Orchid Club. Preview and registration at 6 p.m., auction at 7 p.m.; Marjorie and William McDonald Center, 17011 NE 19th Ave., North Miami Beach; free. 305-788-0484.
Miami Herald |
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Honors for gospel's Beatty reach international levels
Published: Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:20 a.m. An all-star gospel music celebration is planned for Arthur "Bob" Beatty to honor his induction into the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
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Shades of Black Festival opens its arms to theater hopefuls
Any time a theater company came through Shawn Whitsell's small Kentucky hometown to present a play, the young man would pepper the group with questions, trying to figure out how he could share in that kind of life.
The Tennessean |
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Fall arts lineup as bold as Bay Area expects
When King Britt, Ziggy Marley, Spearhead and other pop music notables gather at Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow on Sept. 6, Michael Franti's Power to the Peaceful Festival will mark its 10th anniversary. Later in the month (Sept. 26-28), at Fort Mason's...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Fresh
EVENT The Sausalito Art Festival , with live entertainment, Marinship Park, Sausalito (Fri.-Sept. 1). ART On the Wall , group show featuring artworks about immigration, Galeria de la Raza (reception Thurs., exhibition through Sept. 26). MOVIES Opening...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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"Penny Arcade" creators ride their webcomic to a whole new level
PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, taking place Aug. 29-31 at the Washington Convention Center in Seattle, is the largest video-game conference, rivaling others like E3 and earning the nickname the "Woodstock for gamers." Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Blizzard and Nintendo will be exhibitors there.
Seattle Times |
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New Photography Exhibit Opens In Annapolis Maryland
Long time resident and photographer Bill Burnette announces the opening of a photographic exhitit and service in downtown Historic Annapolis Maryland. (PRWeb Aug 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1239804.htm
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Two things our writers love this week
TV "Documenting the Face of America" Don't miss "Documenting the Face of America," a PBS show about the government-sponsored photography...
Seattle Times |
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Albany Sonic Arts Collective a home of crazy rhythms
Albany Sonic Arts Collective lets experimental musicians gather Afew dozen people sit in a darkened Lark Street gallery, watching intently as Erica Sparrow sings incantations in a cryptic language and her husband, Kevin Johnston, punctuates each phrase with sparse and booming bass notes. Over the next half hour, they leap musically from brooding soundscapes to raging tribal rhythms and back ...
Albany Times Union |
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Local and Live
Sunday, August 24, 2008 • "GIFTS TO MONTANA: THE LEGACY OF MIRIAM SAMPLE": Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St. Noon-5 p.m. $5, adults; $4, senior citizens; $3, ages 6-18; free, ages 5, younger and YAM members. Up through Oct. 15. 256-6804.
Billings Gazette |
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Signposts: San Juan Marriott launches free vacation contest for Facebook users
Published contributors to iGo iWrite could win 35 free nights at the resort. Also, Adventures by Disney add eight destinations for family tours.
Contra Costa Times |
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Sand in the City wows crowds with its artwork
Activities continue today
The Olympian |
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