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Old refrigerator turned into new art
FREDERICK, Md. - Beverly Reidinger, of Frederick, will join students, institutions, utility companies, private organizations and individual artists from across the country in an exhibition featuring old refrigerator units.
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Being schooled
Scott Thomas, 41, of Hagerstown has been an underwater photography hobbyist for several years. Here is a collection of photos he shot while on a dive in February in Fiji.
The Herald-Mail |
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Time to make the guacamole
OCT. 3-5 CARPINTERIA, CALIF. 22d Annual California Avocado Festival: Crowd-pleasers at this yearly celebration of the good-fat fruit include a "best guacamole" contest, an avocado rock-climbing wall (the rocks look like avocados), and a "best-dressed avocado" contest, where people dress up their avocados to look like people. Not only will you be able to taste a number of recipes featuring ...
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Imaginative exhibit is exceptionally tactile
The Linda Lee Alter exhibit at the Allentown Art Museum is a delightfully frisky, feminist Eden. In folksy paintings and fabric mosaics the Philadelphian promotes fertility, equality and tranquility.
The Morning Call |
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Arts News: August 24, 2008
LEHIGH VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL SCULPTURE UNVEILED
The Morning Call |
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Anticipation High for Chinese Dance Contest Final
Thirty of the world’s best Chinese Classical dancers will perform on Sunday in the final of the International Chinese Classical Dance Competition.
The Epoch Times |
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Local artist hits Monster-Mania
The Burlington City woman makes her living as a freelance artist of fantasy illustrations, but is selling her cute, yet horror-inspired, greeting cards and personal artwork at the three-day event which concludes today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING: Exhibit: Patterns of Existence
1-4 p.m., Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond.
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Washington Bible in upcoming exhibit
The Bible with which George Washington took his oath to become the first U.S. president will be shown as part of the "American Treasure" exhibit.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Awards announced in TBG’s Gardens Galore contest
AS a kid, gardening was a loathsome chore for Jenni Yoder. Weeding her father’s big vegetable patch was her job, made worse by having to keep her younger siblings on task. Even now, she couldn’t care less about a garden resplendent with juicy tomatoes and mammoth zucchini. But 12 years ago, she picked up a shovel and started digging at the house she and her husband, Tim Yoder, built in 1980 on ...
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Lantern paintings invite visitors to celebrate colors
Inspired by an annual extravaganza hosted by his Olde Towne East neighbors, Eric Lubkeman has turned out new lantern paintings that explode with color and glow with painterly illumination.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Reality show on canvas unlike any found on television
Reality is the premise of "Getting Real," at High Road Gallery in Worthington.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Around Ohio
AKRON • "California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews" -- on view through Sept. 7 in the Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St. -- examines the early-20th-century work of the San Francisco couple, who created what is known as the California decorative style. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays and until 9 p.m. Thursdays. Call 330-376-9185 or visit www.akronartmuseum.org.
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Lighting up the nights in the city
SUBANG JAYA: Lanterns galore will light up the night at the Summit Subang USJ Mall on Sept 13 marking the celebration of lantern festival. This will be the highlight of a series of events and competitions organised by the mall in conjunction with Lantern Festival 2008.
The New Straits Times |
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Two join curatorial team for exhibitions
The Wexner Center for the Arts has named two new members of its curatorial team for exhibitions: Catharina Manchanda, previously curator of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis, as senior curator; and Christopher Bedford, assistant curator in the Department of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as curator.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Dear Hollywood, a Sporting Idea
The exhibition “Water Carrier” by a group of 11 Icelandic artists opened in the Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn on Friday where nearly 70 watercolor paintings are on display in between sculptures by Ásmundur Sveinsson.
Iceland Review |
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Despite the rainfall, Art Fest shines
There was only 50 percent sunshine the weekend of Aug. 8, but by all counts, the 42nd Lewiston Outdoor Art Festival was a 100 percent success.
The Buffalo News |
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Posted: 24-08-2008 , 10:37 GMT
Lebanese artist Carole Samaha hosted a live concert at the Emigrants Celebration Festival that was held at the “Thohoor Shwair” in Lebanon. More than 10 thousand fans visiting Lebanon came to see and listen to her beautiful voice and surrounded the stage.
Al Bawaba |
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Denver Art Museum displays "Get Out the Vote" poster show
The Denver Art Museum is getting ready for conventioneers with a digital exhibit of political posters.
Asbury Park Press |
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Exhibits impressive, numerous at pre-fair
Carrying boxes and plastic baskets hundreds of 4-H members came to the fairgrounds Saturday for pre-fair judging, known to some as judgment day. This is the day they find out if all of their hard work on craft projects from T-shirts to webcasts pass muster.
The Shawano Leader |
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Art at the Center
Fenton — A picture-perfect weekend, weatherwise, brought out droves of visitors to the Fenton Kiwanis Club’s annual “Art at the Center” held on the grounds of the Fenton Community & Cultural Center. More than 100 artists exhibited.
Tri-County Times |
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Hollywood in support role at Venice film festival
The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with Hollywood A-listers George Clooney and Brad Pitt on the red carpet for the Coen brothers' eagerly awaited "Burn After Reading", but from then on Tinseltown takes a back seat.
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FP&L: Nuclear power will reduce future electric bills
An architect’s rendering of how the two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors may look at the Levy County site. Progress Energy Florida is seeking permits and funding to build the plants as part of its method to meet demand for electric power in Florida’s future.
Lake City Reporter |
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Reviving rockabilly: Art form struggles to draw new fans in its birthplace
Celia Netolicky travels thousands of miles each year to attend the International Rock-A-Billy Music Festival in Jackson.
The Jackson Sun |
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Celebrities in the frame to snap up Scottish art
A HOST of celebrities are set to go head to head to snap up some of Scotland's greatest modern art treasures.
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