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Art lovers, get your fill
While their avian namesakes scour the desert, Denver's culture vultures flit from art gallery to eatery and back again, broadening their horizons and filling their bellies — all without emptying their wallets.
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Earth night: Fashion show features environmental themes
Scarlet O'Hara will not be showing off her green velvet draperies dress at the Earth Night Fashion Show and Art Auction, but Jayna McAllister will model the ensemble she created out of pink and white curtains.
Post-Bulletin |
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Haas attends Marketing SuperConference
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gary Haas, owner of Haas Photography, Beaver Dam, recently returned from a four-day marketing conference where he studied marketing trends and developments in electronic technologies with experts from around the world.The conference featured 15 speakers, authors and experts who spoke on a variety of topics related to customer service and marketing in the rapidly changing ...
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen |
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What's Happening
Studio-on-the-Prairie presents its second Mini Art Show at the Newburg Mall May 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Twenty-three of Marj Teske's students, who range from first grade through adult, will exhibit their artwork, which has been done in a variety of media.
Minot Daily News |
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Works displayed at Arkell Museum
CANAJOHARIE — The Canajoharie Library and Arkell Museum Regional Galleries introduced three new artists’ works Friday. Kathy Oughton, Carien Schippers and Sherman Steinberg’s works may be viewed at the Arkell Museum at 2 Erie Blvd. They will be on display until June 2.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
This morning I posted about how artists have remembered war and about how their work should serve to remind us about war too. Don't miss Tony Judt in the New York Review of Books on history, war and memory.
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UW honors Wiscontrepreneurs
The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge winners received their prizes today after devoting last weekend to creating a new and useful product from cast-off materials. Nearly 50 students participated in the challenge to create something of value from their selection of $10 worth of materials from SWAP (Surplus With A Purpose). This is the second year of the contest, run by the Office of Corporate ...
The Capital Times |
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Blindness to open Cannes
Brazilian director Fernando Mereilles will open this year's Cannes Film Festival with the movie Blindness, starring Julianne Moore.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Sean Cheetham: Common Weaknesses in Figure Paintings
Artists are so anxious to paint that they begin before their drawing is completely accurate. The darkest darks are not dark enough, so the painter ends up having to darken all the values toward the end of the process.
American Artist |
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Danbury WestConn students to hold art exhibit
Art students graduating from Western Connecticut State University in May will have a Senior Thesis Exhibition weekdays from noon to 4 p.m. from Wednesday to May 14.There will be an artists' reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
The News-Times |
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Family wants to honor teacher with a room at Spring Grove high
Ronald Waugh was always itching for his next construction project to occupy his free time. He also always tried to get the most out of his students, friends and family as an art teacher and a track coach at Spring Grove Junior and Senior High schools.
The York Dispatch |
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Area artist creates fund to help build domestic violence shelter
LAKE COUNTY -- A fund to benefit the Lake Family Resource Center's (LFRC) project to build a domestic violence shelter was set up to memorialize Barbara LaForge by area artist and gallery owner Gail Salituri.
The Lake County Record-Bee |
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Local food celebrated this week at UC Davis
Local food production is being celebrated with a week of activities on the campus of UC Davis throughout the week. A bike tour of the Student Farm, taste-testings, a photo exhibit, films and the campus farmers market are among the free events open to the public during Local Food Week through Friday.
The Daily Democrat |
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Art hoppin' for First Friday
COVINGTON - This month's First Friday gallery hop will offer the opportunity to meet Maggie the Flying Cat and eat Greek food in Covington's arts district, MainStrasse and downtown areas.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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What would you change (first) about Windows' look and feel?
If you were hired by Microsoft to make the Windows experience less annoying, what would be on your to-do list? Mark Hamburg, the Adobe Photoshop/LightRoom guru recently hired by Microsoft, is tasked with figuring out how to improve the way Microsoft's operating system works. ...
ZDNet |
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Recyclables reborn in wearable sculptures
Dressed for prom in a full-length gown, 19-year-old Melanie Nall was quite the attention-grabber. Although her dress was simple in color -- mostly white -- it made noises when she walked, sort of like dried autumn leaves rustling in the wind, or bacon frying.
York Daily Record |
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Tot Time at the Harn
The Harn Museum of Art wants to get children involved in art at a young age.
WRUF AM850 Gainesville |
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Area School Board Candidate Questionaire
We asked each candidate in contested races for school board the following questions in addition to brief biographical information.
Wise County Messenger |
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SunFest 2008 kicks off tonight with Sheryl Crow
Organizers book 60 acts for 5-day event The tents are up, the stages built and the beer delivered. SunFest 2008, the waterfront music and art festival, is ready to open tonight with a lineup that includes John Legend, Fergie and The Black Crowes.
Sun-Sentinel |
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This week's Gallery Hop
2Car Garage
Savannah Morning News |
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Ethiopia: Country Takes Center Stage At U.S. Specialty Coffee Conference, Exhibition This Week
Ethiopia will be in the spotlight at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) 20th Annual Conference and Exhibition to be held from May 2-5 in Minneapolis, Minn., a food and beverage online media reported.
AllAfrica.com |
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'Fine Arts on the River' begins Friday
The Fine Arts on the River festival, on River Street this weekend, promises fine art, fine crafts, fine beverages and fine performances.
Savannah Morning News |
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Art Basel Miami Beach director quits
Art Basel Miami Beach artistic director Cay Sophie Rabinowitz -- one of three co-directors for the annual visual art megafair -- resigned Wednesday, said the fair's parent company, MCH Swiss Exhibition.
Miami Herald |
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ARTIST STUDIO TOUR 3
ARTIST STUDIO TOUR 3 – Listowel oil painter Eva Robertson’s in-home gallery was one of the many stops on the Artist Studio Tour 3, a self-guided tour of various artists and their genres that spanned across Perth, Huron and Wellington counties on April 26-27.
Listowel Banner and Independent Plus |
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Butte, Montana gearing up for National Folk Festival
HELENA, Montana (AP) -- The National Folk Festival comes to Montana this summer, bringing the event's mix of "music, dance and tradition from across America" to historic Butte in Big Sky country.
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