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Lucky Seven: Rodin on the way
"Rodin: In his own words" exhibit will open Sept. 5 at Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., with a public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will feature 35 bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin along with original letters from the artist.
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Danforth, Natick center are testing future together
Framingham's Danforth Museum of Art and the Center for Arts in Natick have formed a partnership that arts advocates are calling a cutting-edge venture, one that includes sharing membership benefits, creating joint programming, and applying for joint funding.
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New Millennium fiesta puts 'fun' in fundraiser
What's fundraising without a fiesta? The New Millennium Foundation board members know the answer, so they'll emphasize the "fun" in fundraising when they focus on the theme of "Maracas and Mariachis: An Evening in Old Mexico" at their annual auction next month.
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Wellesley vows to better protect art
A day after reports surfaced that Wellesley College's Davis Museum may have unintentionally thrown out a prized 1921 painting by French cubist Fernand Leger, President H. Kim Bottomly promised that new controls will be in place by October to better protect the museum's art.
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Cover: NEW MEXICO WINE HARVEST FESTIVAL
LAS CRUCES — Sample wines, get in a vat and stomp grapes with an amigo, catch some tunes or sample gourmet goodies, see arts and crafts or even take a class at the New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival.
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Artist's exhibit concludes summer season
A show of Jill Donovan's expressionist portraits will be the final exhibition of Lake Street Studios' 2008 summer season. The exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Friday with a reception at the gallery, located at 6023 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor.
Leelanau Enterprise |
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Calendar -- Ankeny
"Small Canvas, Big Art." Through Aug. 30. Artist Trading Cards exhibit includes mixed-media works that measure 2inches. Ankeny Art Center, 1520 S.W. Ordnance Road, Ankeny. 306-3722; www.ankenyartcenter.com .
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Obama-inspired art exhibited in Denver
Tonight, Barack Obama plays to the stadium.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Ipswich planning for 375th
Ipswich is gearing up for its 375th anniversary celebration next year. The winner of its recent logo contest is Alan Pearsall , who has an art studio in West Newbury. There were eight entries in the contest and more than 200 votes cast.
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Oklahoma City In Brief
Art exhibits, open houseAn opening reception for local artist Yvonne Evans will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Norman Arts Council gallery, 210 E Main St., Suite 223. A reception for several artists also will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at MAINSITE Contemporary Art Gallery, 122 E Main St. Also Friday, the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture will have an open house from noon to 1:30 p.m. at its ...
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Industrial 6-Rotor Unmanned Helicopter Provides High Definition Wireless Video and High Resolution Photographs
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan August 27, 2008 -- Today, Draganfly Innovations announced the launch of the Draganflyer X6 helicopter, a miniature aircraft for commercial/industrial aerial video and photography.
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El Reno schedules arts festival
EL RENO — An arts festival featuring local artists is scheduled for downtown Sept. 4, organizers said. The fifth annual Appetite for the Arts Festival will be 5 to 9 p.m. in El Reno's historic downtown district, said spokeswoman Codie Lee Finnigan. The event is free to everyone. Artists participating this year include Tom, Marsha and Malina Simonton, Larry Nance, Jessica Host, Eric Wright, Bert ...
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Change works for Waukee festival
There was no shame in taking a rest on Saturday afternoon. The Waukee Fall Festival offered enough attractions to wear out just about anybody.
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South D.M. church serves up sweet corn
One of summer's most anticipated crops was ripe for the picking Saturday afternoon as Christ the King Church and Parish School on Des Moines' south side held its second annual sweet corn festival. The event featured games, music, bingo and - a signature highlight - free sweet corn.
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Santa Barbara artists host studio tour
Santa Barbara Studio Artists will host the seventh annual Open Studio Tour during Labor Day weekend, Sat. and Sun., Aug. 30 and 31 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in various locations in Santa Barbara. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the artists and purchase artwork.
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'Fiction in a Nutshell'
Several weeks ago we asked our readers—those with an active imagination and a knack for writing—to put their creative juices to work in The Acorn's second annual "Fiction in a Nutshell" contest.
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Corning sculpture damaged
CORNING -- Vandals have ripped apart a sculpture in Riverfront Centennial Park dedicated to the late community leader, athlete and businessman Ted Sprague.
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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DWTC records 40pc rise in visitors for first half of 2008
28 August 2008 DUBAI - More than 500,000 visitors attended a record number of events at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) in the first six months of 2008 - an increase of 40 per cent over the same period last year.
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Bluegrass and Barbecue
The odds are, if you like bluegrass music you probably enjoy some good barbecue. There's no doubt organizers of the Southern National BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival thought about that when they decided to create this annual get together.
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L.A. park to stand as tribute to Robert F. Kennedy
LOS ANGELES ---- With a band of traditional Korean drummers, a Latin dance group and a martial arts exhibition, city officials broke ground Wednesday on a small urban "pocket park" at the site where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 40 years ago.
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Veiled woman told to leave Venice museum
ROME : The head of one of Venice’s most prestigious museums yesterday apologised to a Muslim woman asked to leave the building by a guard because she was wearing a veil over her face.
Gulf Times |
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Convention Notebook: Art gallery works have ring of hope
Some of the biggest names in street art are displaying work inspired by Barack Obama's campaign.
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Good things come in all packages
CHASE BARNETT walked into The Free Lance-Star's photography studio, and immediately the verbal jostling began.
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Clyde Singer is in spotlight at 2 museums and PBS show
By Dorothy Shinn Beacon Journal art and architecture critic The late Clyde Singer captured Northeast Ohio as perhaps few artists have. He looked at its cities and its farmlands, its celebrations and its everyday life. Soon, two Northeast Ohio museums will open exhibits of his work, and to prime visitor interest, PBS Channels 45 and 49 will air Clyde Singer: An American Artist at 10:30 p.m. ...
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Designs fit paintings
My grandmother had several flapper dresses. One was a peach-toned chiffon with rows and rows of beads suspended in classic flapper fashion, and when you moved, the dangling beads shimmered and swung like pendulums.
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