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Karen Dalton-Beninato: And Grace Will Lead Me Home: Aaron Neville Returns to New Orleans Jazzfest
Aaron Neville just gave the show of the year at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, closing out the Gospel Tent with Randy Newman's "Louisiana...
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Open and closed: Naples' Fifth Avenue South has changing face
Doors are opening and closing up and down Fifth Avenue South. Some entrepreneurs are leaving Naples’ main street, but as they pack up, others are painting walls, hanging signs and opening their stores. D’Amzaleg Art Gallery, Gallery on 5th, Oushak Gallery and Trendy with a Twist already have said goodbye to Fifth, and soon Cottontails children’s apparel and Room Interior Philosophy will follow. ...
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Iranian Artist Fights to Have Muhammad Art Displayed in Dutch Museums
For the third time in four months, the controversial work of an Iranian artist has been suddenly yanked from a Dutch museum exhibition.
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Locally Unique Art Sale Benefits Community
FAYETTEVILLE - Shoppers had a chance to purchase unique gifts crafted by local artists April 26 at the Locally Unique Art Show at Nadine Baum Studios.
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Congressional Art Award Winner
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, CT-4, today presented Sarah Steinmetz, a Staples High School senior, first prize in this year’s Congressional Art Competition for her pastel artwork “Laura.”
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Making history: Frisco Heritage Museum honors the past at grand opening
Although the City of Frisco takes pride in its motto, “Progress in Motion,” officials and dignitaries honored the city’s rich history at the grand opening of the Frisco Heritage Museum on Saturday with speeches, a ribbon cutting, and two snacks from the past, bottled Coca-Cola and boxes of Cracker Jacks.
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2008 BIMMERFEST PHOTO GALLERY: Official Photos Now Live!
2008 BIMMERFEST PHOTO GALLERY: Official Photos Now Live!
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Bringing it all together
WENATCHEE - It was still two hours before the start of the 89th Washington Apple Blossom Festival Grand Parade on Saturday and the chairs along Orondo Avenue were already starting to fill up with spectators. Others had backed their pickups strategically on side roads so they could set their lawn chairs in back on a high perch.
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LONDON - A giant new exhibition space created by famed graffiti artist Banksy opens to the public on May 3, 2008 in London, England. The disused tunnel beneath Waterloo station has been transformed by 30 artists from around the world.
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Master in the frame
If it is Satyajit Ray’s birth anniversary some new publication related to the film director is bound to be released, or at least an exhibition of his photographs is sure to be organised.
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Art show and sale features Westonites
Three Weston artists are among a dozen from the region selected for the Sixth Annual Mother’s Day Weekend Art Show and Sale, May 9, 10, and 11, presented by the Friends of Hall-Brooke. The show is in the Community Room of Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services, 47 Long Lots Road, Westport.
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NY art auctions shrink in size, but not in price
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With fewer works on offer, the upcoming spring art sales seem pared down from the gargantuan affairs of recent seasons, but the steep prices for top works confirm a belief at auction houses that the art market boom will continue to defy an increasingly shaky economy.
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NY art auctions shrink in size, but not in price
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With fewer works on offer, the upcoming spring art sales seem pared down from the gargantuan affairs of recent seasons, but the steep prices for top works confirm a belief at auction houses that the art market boom will continue to defy an increasingly shaky economy.
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NY art auctions shrink in size, but not in price
With fewer works on offer, the upcoming spring art sales seem pared down from the gargantuan affairs of recent seasons, but the steep prices for top works confirm a belief at auction houses that the art market boom will continue to defy an increasingly shaky economy.
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Change of season on music, art
An exhibition titled Three-colour Baisakh was held at India International Centre by veteran artist Jhupu Adhikari.
Deccan Herald |
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TRAVEL BYTES
The breathtaking greenery of Hampyeong and an array of butterflies and balmy flowers become the perfect backdrop to the 10th annual Hampyeong Butterfly Festival that started in April and will go on till June 1, 2008 in the north west coast of south Jeollanam-do province in Korea.
Deccan Herald |
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Spring Festival Celebrated in Wayne County
12th annual event held at Heritage Farm Village and Museum
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I do not believe in reincarnation
Satish Gujral is a painter, sculptor, muralist, writer and architect.
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ROOM FOR ART
For young artists, getting a toehold into a white-cube gallery is next to impossible. But spaces-from hotel lobbies to living rooms-are opening up in our flint-hearted hubs of commerce. A look at makeshift galleries that give art its breathing space.
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Qatar rulers pay £26m for Bacon
THE rulers of Qatar have paid tens of millions of pounds for works by two of Britain’s best-known modern artists.
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20 cool things to do with the kids
Fed up with face-painting and trips to the park? Our correspondent finds new ways to hang out and have fun
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Strawberry Festival events begin Sunday
The West Tennessee Strawberry Festival begins Sunday and runs through May 10 in Humboldt. Sunday: 2 to 4 p.m.: Art show at the West Tennessee Regional Art Center, free to public, business casual attire.
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Buffett says bought $4 bln of auction-rate debt
Warren Buffett on Saturday said his Berkshire Hathaway holding company bought $4 billion of auction-rate securities during the market's recent distress.
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Destin Charity Wine Auction raises more than $800,000
This year’s third annual Destin Charity Wine Auction raised more than $800,000, making the 2008 Wine and Dine in Paradise event the most successful to date. “This year’s event was a resounding success,” Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation Executive Director Todd Vucovich said in a press release. “We doubled our patron attendance from last year, and I am especially proud and ...
Northwest Florida Daily News |
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Carnival of creativity
Here's the recipe for this weekend's Maker Faire in San Mateo Stir in two parts science museum. Add a pinch of freak show. Mix in hundreds of arts and crafts projects. Then top with homemade circus rides, carnival booths and up to 70,000 paying fans over two days. And, voila, you've got yourself a Maker Faire.
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