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Vegas-style nuptials for Pink Loerie lovers
Plans for a Las Vegas-style "chapel of love" where gay couples may take advantage of the legalisation of same-sex marriages and have instant weddings during the Pink Loerie festival came close to being scuppered by reluctant marriage officers.
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San Diego Schools Calendar
Today: Multicultural Festival, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, 2655 Casey St. Entertainment, displays of student artwork and multicultural foods will welcome students, parents, staff and community members to the school.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Weekend Best Bets: East County
The 11th annual Sage and Songbird Festival and Garden Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Viejas Outlet Center in Alpine. The theme will be “Monarchs Among Us,” and will feature a butterfly walk-in exhibit. At noon both days there will be a live butterfly release.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Contestants gear up for the Miss N.H. competition
DERRY — Pinkerton Academy's Stockbridge Theatre was alive with the talents of 22 contestants Saturday, as preparations got under way for the 62nd annual Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program competition, to be held Friday and Saturday.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Organizers fired up about festival potters
To most people dirt is just that — dirt. But to potters, it’s the start of something beautiful, maybe a colorful glazed vase or an earthenware open bowl. This weekend’s Festival of the Murals in downtown Dothan will feature the works of three potters, who will bring varying styles and designs to the venue.
Dothan Eagle |
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Art on menu for new kitchen showroom
ARTISTS and designers from Batley, Dewsbury and Mirfield have teamed up with a kitchen company to create an exhibition with a difference. (01/05/2008)
Batley Today |
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Artist to be paid for covered mural
LOS ANGELES – A muralist reached a $1.1 million deal with defendants accused of painting over his large-scale portrait of artist Ed Rusha on a government-owned building that houses a U.S. Labor Department jobs program, his lawyer said yesterday.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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The Royston Crow
THE JOURNEY to a better life is the subject of the latest exhibition by Meldreth artist Cristina Howard. Cristina is holding her third annual exhibition, entitled 10 Steps Ahead, at her studio, in Meldreth.
Royston & Buntingford Crow |
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A photo exhibit ponders the fate of the developing world
The beauty of life is in its changes. Edward Longmire knows this personally, having made a career change from the insurance busi-ness to photography.
The Prague Post |
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Thursday's Best Bet: "Sharp's Tropical Musings"
An exhibition of art by Barbara Sharp opens with a reception in Wabasso
TCPalm.com |
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Iranian sculpture breaks record at auction
Iranian Parviz Tanavoli's 'The Wall' was sold for $2.84m at a Dubai art sale, setting an auction record for a Middle Eastern artist. London-based Christie's said it sold more than $20m of art in the auction, its fourth in the city.
AME Info |
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The Independent Voice of the University of New Mexico since 1895
Basement Films does things a little differently. "We exhibit a lot of films in a mobile, makeshift manner," said Keif Henley, group member and owner of the Guild Cinema. "We don't make films in a traditional sense. We've done things in parking lots. We've done a show inside a used car lot.
University of New Mexico Daily Lobo |
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Memories left in ashes after farmhouse arson
Flames enveloped an aged, vacant farmhouse on Golf Road late on Saturday afternoon. Against a vivid blue sky, fierce orange tongues licked hungrily at century-old white pine floorboards. Remnants of glass behind boarded up windows blackened, cracked and disintegrated. A decrepit oil tank, located [...]
The Brantford Expositor |
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UT staff take courses for pleasure
Working for more than three hours per week in a dark room developing film for her black-and-white photography class has proved both challenging and rewarding for full-time UT staff member Lia Haisley.
The Daily Texan |
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Belleville art gallery showcases experimental works
IN A SMALL space just off the Belleville Public Square, B.J. Vogt is letting artists show off their work a month at a time.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Church auction backed solidly
ALEXANDRIA - Northern Kentucky politicians, business owners and others are helping an Alexandria church raise money for a major construction project.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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International Herald Tribune to Stage 1968 Photography and Front Page Retrospective at the National Theatre
Two great institutions are joining together in honour of an extraordinary year in history: At the National Theatre, the International Herald Tribune will mount an exhibition of photography and iconic front pages to illustrate and illuminate the historic events of 1968.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Murals go public
The scaffolding is up for the first two murals of MuralWorks, the public art project that is putting murals throughout Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Date Book
'Art in City Hall': The Aurora Public Art Commission presents Art In City Hall, Spring 2008, through August 29 at Aurora's City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place. This exhibit will feature two-dimensional works by 22 members of the Batavia Artists' Guild.
The Fox Valley Villages Sun |
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Axa Art renews with international art shows Art Basel and Art Basal Miami
Axa Art has renewed and extended its partnership relationship with the international art shows, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. Under this expanded agreement, Axa Art will serve as associate sponsor, exclusive art insurance partner and official provider of VIP guided tours.
Insurance Window |
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Photographer's exhibit captures commercial Oak Brook
Anyone who has visited the Oak Brook Park District's Family Recreation Center has seen Conrad Truesdon's work. And anyone who has driven down 22nd Street has seen the subjects of his photo exhibit, set to open Saturday, May 3, at Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road.
The Doings Oak Brook |
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Fredericton fears surge will rival 1973
Up to 40 downtown streets could flood today, possibly affecting legislature, library, art gallery, theatre
The Globe and Mail |
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Events for families
"Once Upon a Time: Children's Book Illustrators Then and Now" Where: Museum of Children's Art Gallery, 538 Ninth St.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Entertainment calendar
SOUTH BAY San Jose State University Short Film Festival. 7-9 p.m. May 1. University Theatre, Fifth and East San Fernando streets.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Hinsdale Central Boosters to auction graduation packages, parking spots
Two prime parking spots at Hinsdale Central High School will be sold to the highest bidder in an online auction sponsored by the Hinsdale Cenral Boosters Club.
The Doings Oak Brook |
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