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The Week[end]: May 2 - 4, 2008
May kicks off big around Madison this weekend, with the summer preludes of Gallery Night and the Mifflin Street Block Party leading the way. Other events around town include: the Going Green Wisconsin Expo; productions of 'lt;i'gt;The Nerd'lt;/i'gt;, 'lt;i'gt;Lost Track'lt;/i'gt;, and 'lt;i'gt;Multiple O'lt;/i'gt;; performances by Universes, the UW Madrigal Singers, and Martin Espada 'amp; ...
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Concert review: Jay-Z, Blige create hip-hop heaven
Remember the festival tours, when the best of a genre got together and hit the road, in the process giving the fans some serious bang for their buck? In hip-hop, those package tours disappeared about a decade back, perhaps due to the culture of violence that culminated in the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, and has trailed off into a general attitude of skeptical distrust between ...
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ART NEWS
The 2008 New Jersey Water Color Society All-Member Show runs Saturday through May 28 at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. A reception for the show takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. May 17 at the guild, 620 Broad St.
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Preparations under way for ‘Tea and Art' at the library
Pampa Art Club, now in its 60th year, is currently preparing for its annual guest day tea and art exhibit. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 6 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7 at Lovett Memorial Library.
The Pampa News |
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Sony Computer Entertainment America Gets Its Game On at the Bamboozle Festival 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today that it will take the stage at The Bamboozle Festival 2008 . The two-day alternative music festival spanning from May 3rd to May 4th is expected to draw a crowd of over 85,000 fans to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ and SCEA will be on hand to enhance their concert experiences as well as shine the spotlight on exciting ...
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Little fish is big star at two-day Smelt Festival
LEWISTON — A tiny fish is the big star of this season's first village festival.
The Buffalo News |
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Bank Of America Program Gives Culture To Customers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Beginning the first weekend in May, Bank of America debit, credit and ATM cardholders can visit three Charlotte museums for free, part of a nationwide expansion of a bank program.
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Art fan Elton aids exhibition
Sir Elton John has loaned paintings from his private collection for an exhibition celebrating a Cornish artist.
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Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniv. of Walnut Lane Bridge
An exhibition is now open to the public that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Walnut Lane bridge in Fairmount park.
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Derek Myers answers your questions - roanoke.com
Derek Myers Age: 71 Occupation: Retired Virginia Tech art and art history professor. Community roots: 35 years living and working in Blacksburg Affiliations: Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Valley Interfaith Childcare Center, NAACP, AARP Education: Master of fine arts from State University of Iowa, 1969; bachelor’s degree ...
The New River Valley Current |
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Banksy And Other Street Graffiti Artists Cover London Street In Cans Festival
Banksy has struck again - on Leake street next to London Waterloo station. Right under the noses of thousands of office workers, tourists and builders, the elusive urban artist organised 39 of his associates to join him in covering the entire street in graffiti.
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Discovery World exhibit celebrates Paul's genius
In a 1993 letter Les Paul expressed his excitement for a proposed Discovery World exhibit celebrating his work. On Wednesday Discovery World formally announced that the long-discussed exhibit "Les Paul's House of Sound" would debut June 21, just in time for Paul's 93st birthday.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Cabbies' cut-through to become London's hottest venue
The anonymous graffiti artist Banksy today unveiled the precise location of The Cans Festival via his website . It is on Leake Street, just five minutes walk from the London Eye.
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Florence: City overview
Founded by Caesar, this cradle of the Renaissance nestles in the craggy hills of the Arno valley; its white houses with their orange roofs gleam in the hot sun.
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Eric sheds light as all roads lead to Stoke
Fans of the Antiques Roadshow had the chance to meet expert Eric Knowles last night as part of this year's Axis Festival. People took their collectables to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, in Hanley, and were entertained by the popular ...
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Hampton students take top prize in Earth Day Poster Contest
HAMPTON — The town's Energy Committee recently rewarded six students who took home top honors in its first ever Earth Day poster contest.
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Art
All weekend - NATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION - Ends May 21; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, 437 E. Berry St.; gallery hours, 424-7195 or www.artlinkfw.com.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Same old, same new: Student photos update Peabody's past
PEABODY and mdash; In a way, the Peabody High students' photo exhibit that opens Sunday at the Cassidy Museum is a classic study of compare and contrast. Thirteen advanced photography students of Katy Walter will display their contemporary pictures of Peabody alongside 100-year-old photos taken from a collection in the Peabody Historical Society's Century Chest.
The Salem News |
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Children's book illustrations on display
PORTSMOUTH — During the month of May, Kennedy Art Gallery will celebrate the wonderment, curiosity and joy of children of all ages with an exhibit of children's book illustrations. View original works by renowned local author and artist David...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Rachmaninoff's 'masterpiece' coming to Peabody
PEABODY and mdash; An orchestra of voices will fill St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, May 10. The Choral Art Society is coming from Maine to perform Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Vespers." The group of 60 singers, which regularly performs with the Portland Symphony orchestra, will be led by guest conductor Anthony Antolini of Bowdoin College.
The Salem News |
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Art-Speak releases Overnight Art installation schedule
PORTSMOUTH — Art-Speak, the city of Portsmouth's Cultural Commission, announces the schedule for Overnight Art 2008 installations. Overnight Art 2008 is a public art competition resulting in a summer-long scattered site exhibit of outdoor art in...
Portsmouth Herald |
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In pictures: Banksy's tunnel gallery
Graffiti artist Banksy unveils a giant exhibit in a south London tunnel.
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Painting his own future
KUALA LUMPUR: When he was ten years old, while other children were playing marbles and running around, Ravi Shail already knew what he wanted in life.
The New Straits Times |
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SUPERHERO ME
THE FASHION cognoscenti will this weekend be powering up for one of the events of the year: Monday's superhero-themed Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
British Vogue |
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South Apopka comes to light in photo exhibition
Bob Michaels had no expectations when he drove into the tightknit black community of South Apopka two years ago with his camera.
Orlando Sentinel |
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