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Going to the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival? Check out our handy guide to all things art, music and food
By MARK LOWRY The weather’s supposed to be sunny and perfect for the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival, which began Thursday and runs through Sunday. Oh, wait, don’t want to jinx anything. Actually, it’s gonna be miserably cold and rain earthworms. That better? Seriously, most of you know the drill by now. This is the festival of the year in North Texas. Besides the artwork, music and food ... Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Journey into the realm of pataphysics
The most recent piece in Thomas Chimes' 2007 Philadelphia Museum of Art retrospective is now the earliest of his "Iambic Paintings." That work, Untitled (Finnegan's Wake), and several newer multi-panel paintings from his Iambic series, can be seen in his show at Locks Gallery, as well as a selection of the small single-panel paintings of the late 1990s that foreshadowed them. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Includes Dinosaur Hall, Egyptian mummies, interactive, educational exhibits for children & more. Dr. Ted Daeschler: Cold Hard Scien The Philadelphia Inquirer
New virtual tour in E. Lansing showcases public works of art
EAST LANSING - As you circle a bronze sculpture that sits in an East Lansing park, you get a closer look at the detail of more than 30 faces carved into the 7-foot post. Lansing State Journal
Irving/Coppell community calendar
WOMEN'S EXPO will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Heritage Senior Center, 200 S. Jefferson St. The event will include guest speakers, exhibits and free health screenings. Call 972-721-2496. Dallas Morning News
The East Bay Today: April 18, 2008
Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today's lecture: Amy Arbus tells the stories behind the iconic images in her photography books The Inconvenience of Being Born, On the Street 1980-1990 , and The Fourth Wall at UC Berkeley's Sibley Auditorium. East Bay Express
Museums & Galleries
AerieArt Gallery -- Wilmington. "Many Faces of Portraiture," original oils and watercolors, through April 30. By appointment. Park Plaza, Suite 25, 1100 Lovering Ave. 657-0445. Free. The News Journal
Japanese cultural festival begins today
You can enjoy Japanese food, tea-ceremony demonstrations and artwork while surrounded by the booms of Taiko drums and ikebana flowers at... Seattle Times
Amherst Media Presents New Book: Professional Portrait Photography, by Lou Jacobs Jr.
In the new book, "Professional Portrait Photography", author Lou Jacobs Jr., himself an accomplished portrait photographer, looks at the work of ten of today's top portrait photographers. Each chapter features one artist's working techniques along with 15-20 of their most popular and enduring images. (PRWeb Apr 18, 2008) Read the full story at ... PRWeb
Shades of gray
It is absolutely appropriate that the image chosen for the Center for Creative Photography's publicity for its current exhibition, "Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64," is Alma Lavenson's "Self Portrait (Hands.)" Arizona Daily Star
Get Out Guide
Horsedrawn Auction and Swap: The annual event is 30 years old this year and promises an overwhelming display of everything a horse can wear or pull; buggies, carriages, stagecoaches, sleighs, covered wagons, plows, harrow carts, manure spreaders, collars, halters, bits, bridles and sleigh bells. The Oregonian
Art Openings, Events and Museums
Admission is free unless otherwise noted. The Oregonian
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A ladder that ascends the upper reaches of a cavernous but awkward exhibition space. The faint reflection of pink on a white wall. A messy, still-in-progress sculpture that resembles a clear-cut at the North Pole. The Oregonian
Students' work gets exposure
For Emily Huston, having two of her photographs selected for "exposure," a juried exhibition of high school student works, bolsters her confidence as an artist. Poughkeepsie Journal
Statue raffle to benefit Duk Lost Boys Clinic
To support the Duk Lost Boys Clinic in Duk Payuel, Sudan, the Skaneateles AAUW group is sponsoring a raffle of a sculpture donated by local artist James Slowik titled “The Cnylink
Public art adds new dimension to campus life
Instead of tulips, this spring the campus has been covered in public works of art. Public works of art add an exciting new dimension to our University, they promote thought in creative ways and add aesthetic value to our campus. Student Life
Amherst Media Presents New Book: Professional Portrait Photography, by Lou Jacobs Jr.
In the new book, "Professional Portrait Photography", author Lou Jacobs Jr., himself an accomplished portrait photographer, looks at the work of ten of today's top portrait photographers. Each chapter features one artist's working techniques along with 15-20 of their most popular and enduring images. PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Port Orange festivals feature art, jazz
If art displays by more than 200 artists aren't enough, consider the other attraction -- jazz -- at this weekend's Port Orange festivals. Daytona Beach News-Journal
At Tribeca, History Repeats Itself
Every spring, when the Tribeca Film Festival juggernaut cranks into motion, mention is dutifully made of its origins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This year, that routine nod to the past is amply matched by a striking wave of historically minded selections in the documentary field. While the usual bounty of nonfiction films yielded a glut of artist biographies ... The New York Sun
Museums
An exhibition of delicate Japanese flower arrangements by the Washington chapter of Ikebana International closes Sunday at the National Arboretum. (U.s. National Arboretum) Washington Post
Museum plans tour as spring fundraiser
The Bolinas Museum will host a garden and sculpture tour on the Big Mesa as part of its annual spring fundraiser at 1 p. Marin Independent Journal
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The Color Wheel Gallery: "Paintings by Peter Barth." Oils and acrylics inspired by nature. Through April 25. Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 616 N. Bronough St. 222-6873. Tallahassee Democrat
A Riesling to celebrate
Forget sour grapes. Whatever sour grapes you might be harboring will be remedied by the Red River Wine Festival, which this year is adding a grape stomp to its slate of celebratory wine events. Wichita Falls Times Record News