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Invasion of the filmfests
Forget April. October - that's the cruelest month. At least for cineastes. This month, Philly hosts eight film events, including last week's Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and the U.S. Sports Film Festival, running Thursday through next Saturday, Oct. 26.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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LA school district vows to control art school
School district officials are opposing efforts by a major financial backer of downtown Los Angeles' $230-million public arts high school to involve charter school operators in the school's administration. Read comments
The Fresno Bee |
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LAUSD Vows To Take Control Of Art School
School district officials are opposing efforts by a major financial backer of downtown Los Angeles' $230-million public arts high school to involve charter school operators in the school's administration. Officials with Green Dot Charter Schools and the Partnership to Uplift Communities charter school network say they've discussed the school with philanthropist Eli Broad.
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Newsmaker of the Day: Artist Gigi Horr Liverant's 'Road Trip' exhibit
About the exhibit: The exhibit covers images from seven states, inspired by road trips Liverant has taken. The paintings all depict the road in some way — a theme Liverant has been working on for about 15 years.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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Datebook
Festivals
The Courier News |
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Water documentary flows with dread
Wars fought around the world for oil may soon be replaced by those fought for water.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Hidden masterpiece restored
A painting locked away in storage for decades, neglected for its apparent insignificance as an artist's copy, will soon be unveiled as the centrepiece at the Université de Moncton's Acadian museum.
Telegraph-Journal |
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Students to look at life in Clay
Forty photography students are about to get to know the town of Clay, up close and personal. The students, mostly from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, starting today will document life in the town through photographs, video, recordings and writing stories.
The Post-Standard |
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A look at quilt work and women's work
A quilt show with a sidebar interpretation of women's work? Yes, that's Ursinus College's full-house exhibit "Working Women: 19th Century Quilts from the Collection of Judy Roche."
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Museum braces for ghouls and goblins
The State Historical Society of Iowa will mix fun with learning this year at the annual Museum Monster Mash.
The Des Moines Register |
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Fall in Love with Ridgefield Saturday in village
It’s easy to fall in love with beauty when it’s coupled with great sales and free admission. The annual Fall in Love with Ridgefield festival is this Saturday. Downtown Ridgefield is asking residents to come out and enjoy the fall colors and the local color.
Ridgefield Press |
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Painting thought to be a copy revealed as an original Boulogne
A painting locked away in storage for decades because curators thought it was an artist's copy will soon be unveiled as the centrepiece at the University of Moncton's Acadian museum.
Daily Gleaner |
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Updated 10/17: Calendar
Czechoslovak Heritage Museum will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at the museum, 122 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook. The museum is dedicated to preserving and fostering an appreciation for the Czech, Moravian and Slovak culture, history and language in America.
The Doings Western Springs |
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane ... it’s a paper airplane event
Making paper airplanes is not just kid stuff anymore. (photo and design courtesty Annie Shaw) From the people who brought you the New York City Waterfalls comes the New Millennium Paper Airplane Contest, right here in Queens.
Queens Chronicle |
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Religion briefs
Helping Hands: April Sound Church will have its 20th annual Helping Hands golf tournament at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the April Sound Country Club course with a shotgun start. A fajita dinner will be served at 5:30 p. m. in the Lakeside Room, followed by silent and live auctions. All proceeds benefit community benevolences. Call the church at (936) 588-2832 for information.
The Conroe Courier |
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Airport removes sculptures after protest
DHAKA (AFP) - Authorities in Bangladesh were Thursday forced to remove new decorations at the international airport in the capital Dhaka after Muslim protesters threatened to destroy them, police said.
Borneo Bulletin |
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Russian dignitary visits icon museum
CLINTON - As a director of a Moscow museum roughly the size of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lidia I. Iovleva could have had a blase take on Gordon Lankton's tiny Museum of Russian Icons.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Northwest Herald wins state contest
NORTHWEST HERALD The Northwest Herald on Friday reclaimed the Mabel S. Shaw Trophy as the top newspaper in its circulation class in the Illinois Press Association's annual contest.
Northwest Herald |
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Photography museum to move home after 37 years
THE Photographers' Gallery, the world's first dedicated museum of photography, will close on 16 November after 37 years in its current home. The move is earlier than expected after the gallery sold its Soho premises to a developer with plans for a boutique hotel on Great Newport Street.
Evening Standard |
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Oil Bowl history
2007 NATRONA 49, KELLY WALSH 7: Tom Earl ran for school and Oil Bowl records, running 23 times for 302 yards. He scored four touchdowns on runs of 3, 41, 14 and 79 yards, and did it while playing only 2 1/2 quarters. NC finished with 556 yards of total offense, 469 of those on the ground. Mike Mounce, Cale Fedore and Josh Maddux also scored for NC. QB Zach Johnson had KW's only score on a 1-yard ...
Casper Star-Tribune |
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UBD aims to become varsity of first choice
By Sonia K. Photos by Jason Leong & Azrol Azmi His Royal Highness Prince (Dr) Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Pro-Chancellor of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) launched the 20th UBD Convocation Festival yesterday.
Borneo Bulletin |
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Russian dignitary visits icon museum
CLINTON - As a director of a Moscow museum roughly the size of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lidia I. Iovleva could have had a blase take on Gordon Lankton's tiny Museum of Russian Icons.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Thefts hamper Selma's butterfly art project
SELMA Selma police have arrested two women on theft charges accusing them of stealing a butterfly sculpture that was painted by children in a citywide arts project and later found in pieces.
The Tuscaloosa News |
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Hexham Courant
‘Call this art? It’ll scare the children!’ IT was a case of heads you win for a £370,000 batch of artworks at Kielder Water on Wednesday – but only just.
The Hexham Courant |
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“Sights & Souls” at Courtyard Gallery
Jack Lardis, left, and Willie Nelson, with a portrait of Nelson by Lardis. “Sightings & Souls,” an exhibition of the paintings, drawings and sculpture of S. Chandler Kissell and Jack Lardis, opened Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Courtyard Gallery on Main in Mystic.
Westerly Sun |
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