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Diary oƒ a ƒood judge
The hardest thing about judging a seafood contest is remembering not to eat too much.
Island Packet |
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Butterfly Release Will Complete Tomato & Heritage Festival
The Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at E.G. Simmons Park, 2401 19th Ave. N.W.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Works by artist Barbara Krans Jenkins and photographer Diane Seskes. Through April 30, reception: March 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; free St. Paul's Episcopal Church Art Gallery (330) 836-9327
West Side Leader |
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With Books as a Catalyst, Minneapolis Neighborhood Revives
Three nonprofit groups opened Open Book, a literary and arts center, in May 2000, and a neighborhood renaissance flowered.
New York Times |
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World's Oldest Oil Paintings [60-Second Science]
Podcast Episode: The Taliban destroyed international treasures when they wrecked the ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan region. But new treasures have now been revealed. Cave walls behind where the statues stood are adorned with paintings from the fifth and sixth centuries. The paintings depict sitting Buddhas surrounded by palm trees and mythical creatures. Scientists recently ...
Scientific American |
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Gallery of Artists
A treasure-trove of fine art on display and for sale at The Creative Native Gallery on Falkenburg Road represents the work of eight local artists. The mediums they use run the gamut from paper and film to glass and steel. All are natives of the Sunshine State with a keen eye for color and a love for all things Florida. Here, they tell us a little about themselves and how people react to their ...
Brandon News & Tribune |
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Arts Council plans big Derby festival
The Richmond Area Arts Council, corner of Water Street and Lancaster Avenue in downtown Richmond, will celebrate the Kentucky Derby with Brunch and an Arts Festival starting at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Music will be provided by The Carwiles and the Cabin Boys. The festival will feature local artists and crafts people. Brunch, in the RAAC Performance Hall, will have seatings at 10 and 11:30 ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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By ANDREW POTTER, TIMES-REPUBLICAN
The Woodbury Service Learners have been busy lately with several community projects. The group of fourth grade students from Woodbury Elementary are wrapping up a mural project after they teamed up with art students from Marshalltown Community College.
Marshalltown Times-Republican |
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Let them eat cake
Examples of awesome cake-decorating talent have been submitted to the 40th Anniversary Valdosta Daily Times Cookbook Contest.
The Valdosta Daily Times |
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World War II Memorial
OK, is anyone else legitimately baffled by the University's decision to construct the Stonehenge-like World War II memorial on the Voorhees Lawn? Nothing about this project makes much sense, from the unoriginality of the sculpture's design to the question of the timeliness of erecting a World War II memorial so far after the fact, to the cost-cutting efforts of the contractors, who are using a ...
The Daily Targum |
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Painting The Planet
Okami came out a little while ago, hitting the Playstation 2 hard, as one of the only impressive adventure games to come out within years. It has done this again, only this time gracing the Nintendo Wii, taking advantage of the system's interactivity. Before Okami is even played, it becomes apparent within minutes of turning it on that the artwork is unparallel to anything before it.
The Daily Targum |
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Birders will answer call of the wild at this weekend's festival
A pair of common Mergansor ducks finds a small patch of high ground on a small island in the center of Oil Creek State Park.
The Derrick |
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Josie Long: Extra show added
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival today announced that UK comedian Josie Long has added an extra performance of her show Trying is Good.
Scoop.co.nz |
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11th Flying Broom Women's Film Festival To Start On May 8th
ANKARA - 11th International Flying Broom Women's Film Festival will take start on May 8th with the theme "Be Yourself and Create Your Dream". Films of 88 women directors from 27 countries will be screened during the 8 day event.
TurkishPress.com |
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Atlanta poet edged out of 'Out Loud' contest
A young Georgia poet sounded his last stanza before judges Tuesday night. After making it to the final dozen competitors, Elijah P. Orengo was defeated in the third annual Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest held on the campus of George Washington University. The finalists each recited two poems. Orengo, a 16-year-old sophomore at Fulton County's Westlake High School, appeared first and ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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PICA opens doors for short shows
The stage is set for those seeking their moment in the spotlight, with PICA taking applications for the July 2008 short performance festival.
The West Australian |
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Red Bank Middle School Student Wins Anti-Litter Art Billboard Contest
A Red Bank Middle School student won a billboard art contest for the Hamilton Shines Anti Litter Program. read more
WDEF Chattanooga |
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Court news
No trial date set for man accused of sexual assault TRURO — The man accused of assaulting a 12-year-old girl at the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition grounds in early 2007 is still awaiting a trial date.
The Truro Daily News |
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Montana Museum Board Breached Duty, Court Says
The court dismissed the board of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum in Martinsdale, Mont., saying the board had not spent enough money to give a good start to the museum.
New York Times |
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ARTS & CULTURE
Barring disasters, we generally see ourselves as above nature, so until recently, media-culture imagery (simulacra and pseudo-simulacra) dominated contemporary art.
East Bay Express |
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Recent Articles
There is no doubt about it: Aliza Shvarts has had a very (re)productive year. She conceived (of) a senior art project that has sparked a national debate (albeit not on or in the terms she expected) and brought national attention to the usually uncontroversial senior art show.
Yale Daily News |
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Hand in the cookie jars
In October a series of similar (but possibly older) barrels were included in Angie Clements's Australian Icons sale at Shapiro Auctioneers in Sydney. She had reserve prices of about $1000 but most sold for well above that, as high as $1600 in some cases.
Moneymanager |
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A solo exhibition from a Dutchman
The solo exhibition of Jan Peter Van Opheusden's paintings is being held in Beijing Today Art Museum from April 21 to May 5.
China Daily |
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And now, rejected scripts can win you an entry to Cannes
You may want to hold back that script you were just dropping into the dustbin. It could well be your ticket to Cannes. Thinkpot Productions, in association with agencyfaqs!, has launched a contest, Roar Ur Way 2 Cannes, for those in the world of advertising.
Agencyfaqs! |
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Asia, emerging markets art fund seeks $100 million
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Meridian Art Partners, a New York-based investor, plans to raise $100 million by the end of the year for a fund investing in contemporary art from Asia and other emerging markets, The Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
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