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The songs of our lives on a day in the park
People at the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival have found different ways to celebrate the music that has become the soundtrack of their lives. For Muriel Walsh, it was listening to Rita Coolidge,...
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Today's agenda: Guitarists Fred Hamilton and Christopher McGuire play; American Idols Live tour
Pulling strings Drop by the Carter Burgess Plaza concourse at noon — that’s the downtown Fort Worth plaza with that Man With Briefcase cut-out sculpture — and hear jazz guitarist Fred Hamilton play with classical guitarist Christopher McGuire. They’re performing in the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society’s "Midday Monday Music" series. Free. www.guitarsociety.org . Idol worship And ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Fury at Hindley picture
Downing Street led condemnation of London's tourism body after a painting of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley was shown in a promotional video being screened in Beijing.
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Hey, Enfants: Allons!
The French Institute Alliance Française has announced the lineup for ?Crossing the Line 2008,? a festival of music, dance, theater and the visual arts.
New York Times |
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An Architect Unshackled by Limits of the Real World
These are lonely times for Lebbeus Woods, the irreverent architect whose dark and moody renderings made him a cult figure among students and academics.
New York Times |
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Sotheby's puts Delhi on art map after New York, Paris, London
London, Aug 25 : Delhi is now firmly on the world art map with auctioneer Sotheby's deciding to provoke buyer interest in India's capital for its future London auctions.
New Kerala |
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Thanks to Chopin, Isadora Duncan?s Hop, Skip and a Jump to the Masters
Dances by Isadora, an all-female group, performed on the Lawn at Battery Park as part of the Downtown Dance Festival.
New York Times |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The last time I saw John Russell , the former NY Times art critic who died Saturday at 89, he looked frail, supported by his wife Rosamond Bernier , the arts writer and cultural raconteur, at the opening of the expanded Taniguchi -designed Museum of Modern Art. I asked him what he thought and, of course, he gave his approval.
Arts Journal |
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Colorado politicos gather roofside for DNC bash
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART — Denver's present and future leaders partied on top of the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday, overlooking a giant hole in the ground with several cranes hovering above representing Denver's future as a city.
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Hot DAM! Farber firm throws a sweet soiree for 2,500
Denver Art Museum - Hot DAM! You'd expect power lawyers Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck to throw one of the hottest parties during the Democratic National Convention, but did it have to be that hot? More than 2,500 invited movers and shakers jammed into the Denver Art Museum (DAM), which made the temperature inside soar. Was it the hot air or warm bodies? At the entrance, Farber, Denver's ...
Rocky Mountain News |
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Hot DAM! Farber firm throws a sweet soiree for 2,500
Denver Art Museum - Hot DAM! You'd expect power lawyers Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck to throw one of the hottest parties during the Democratic National Convention, but did it have to be that hot?
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Reconciling the past with the present
Converging new media with old, 15 Berry College students created a Web site illustrating how Florence, Italy, is reconciling its past with its present.The students studied abroad the month of July, learning how to report in an international, intercultural context and on their Web site they share their stories by employing a blend of written reporting, videography and photography.The culmination ...
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Firefighter paints comrades‘ faces on bench
Eric Shirah has had a talent for drawing all of his life. And, that talent — in the form of caricatures of his fellow firefighters — is exhibited on a freshly painted bench at the downtown headquarters of the Rome Fire Department. “It’s just something I’ve always been able to do,” Shirah said. “I’m wondering if anyone will ask me to do more.”A corporal in the fire department, the self-described ...
Rome News-Tribune |
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Rediscovering the picturesque in the lower Schuylkill
The glories of the upper Schuylkill River are easy to see: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the green hills of Fairmount Park, the funky charm of Manayunk, trails that run all the way to Valley Forge.
BizJournals |
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Philadelphia museum seeks chemical attraction
PHILADELPHIA -- For anyone whose last foray into chemistry was being forced to memorize the periodic table of elements in high school, the Chemical Heritage Foundation wants you to take...
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They Came, They Saw, They Sparked
Wintec’s Spark, festival of Media, Art and Design, is over for another year, but leaves a buzz of inspiration in its wake as record audiences reflect on the successful week.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Blue Ribbon Downs results
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... 2455-Portrait Photographer Shugart Studios, Inc. (No Photography Experience Required) Part-Time & Full Time Avalable Fun and Creat ...
Muskogee Phoenix |
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Local Heroes
A selection of paintings by the Brooklyn artist Kehinde Wiley.
The New Yorker |
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Dance
HIMALAYAN STEPS It’s not every day that a group of Tantric Buddhist monks appear in public spaces around the city to demonstrate demon-subjugation dances, known as cham, which are performed in elaborate, brightly colored costumes and masks. The Rubin Museum of Art brings this rare treat to town with . . .
The New Yorker |
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Art
MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)--“J. M. W. Turner.” Through Sept. 21. “Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe.” Through Sept. 21. “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.” Through Sept. 1. “Framing a Century: Master Photographs, 1840-1940” uses works . . .
The New Yorker |
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Above and Beyond
GREAT NORTH RIVER TUGBOAT RACE AND COMPETITION The powerful little helpers that coax giant oceangoing vessels into and out of their berths and haul barges of fuel oil and other necessities around New York Harbor get a moment in the spotlight. Some twenty boats will be on hand, including the . . .
The New Yorker |
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Colorado politicos gather roofside for DNC bash
Denver's present and future leaders partied on top of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sunday overlooking a giant hole in the ground with several cranes hovering above representing Denver's future as a city.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Soaring heating oil prices ignite firewood demand
DURHAM, Maine -- On a recent scorching-hot summer day, workers at Reed’s Firewood used heavy equipment to cut and split logs into firewood until it was too dark to see.
The Pantagraph |
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Cutest Baby Contest/Fundraiser
4429. Do you have the cutest kid around? Need to have your baby's photos done?? It couldn't be a better time! Memory Keeper Photography is running a cutest baby contest through the month of September!! Book Aug 25- September 15 to be entered in the contest.
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Skyway art celebrates new immigrants
MINNEAPOLIS - A busy downtown Minneapolis skyway has been transformed into a celebration of Minnesota's newest immigrants. The "Speaking of Home" public art project features 23 family photographs of immigrants and other new Minnesotans.
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