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Scare up fun at Jack O’Lantern Festival, help break a record
ENFIELD — How many jack o’lanterns does it take to break a town record this Halloween season? Well, organizers of the 8th Annual Jack O’Lantern Festival say they need more than 1,038. That’s the last record set by those who attended the festival a few years ago. Journal Inquirer
Exhibits
Paintings by Mary Lou Chibirka. Opens tonight with a reception 4 to 6 p.m. Through Dec. 22 at the Wyoming County Courthouse Gallery, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 836-3200. Times Leader
Events
Autumn’s Colors. Enjoy the harvest season with the annual Chrysanthemum Festival, the treehouse exhibit “Nature’s Castles,” a garden railway, pumpkin-carving demonstrations, 100 varieties of pumpkins and gourds, the Pumpkin Playground, a display of hand-blown glass pumpkins, concerts, autumnal culinary treats and theater. Longwood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett Square. Through Nov. 23. Open daily, ... Times Leader
Maker Interview: ArcAttack
ArcAttack Gallery Maker Faire Saturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19 Travis County Exposition Center ( 7311 Decker Ln. ) [ info ] [ tickets ] The creators of the original singing Tesla Coils, ArcAttack , will be on hand at this weekend's Maker Faire to show off their electrifying brand of DJ science. ArcAttack uses a unique DJ set up and a pair of Tesla Coils , both of ... Austinist
Fourth annual Arts Seafood Festival in Historic Bluffton
Noon,May RiverGrill,Old Town Bluffton. Athree-course meal with beverage.PresentersNancy Schilling ofFriendsofthe Rivers and Kim Jones, natural resource manager for the town of Bluffton,will discuss public partnerships and how to protectwater qualityin the community. Bluffton Today
Gordon Brown launches attack on 'scandalous' Opec
PM outraged that oil cartel is thinking of cutting production in response to falling prices Guardian Unlimited
Pick Of The Week: Giant Balloon Sculptures
Flora Lichtman, Science Friday 's digital media producer, talks about an artist who crafts giant balloon sculptures after finding inspiration in the natural world. NPR
Harvard Art Museum Gets $45 Million, Most Ever, From Pulitzer
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Harvard Art Museum received a $45 million gift, its largest ever, from Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former assistant curator of the institution. Bloomberg
Kenny Chesney to rock Merritt Mountain fest
The Merritt Mountain Music Festival is announcing they’ve signed one of the biggest acts of its 16-year history for the 2009 edition: multi-platinum-selling country superstar Kenny Chesney. Vancouver Province
Who knew? Exhibit shows off hidden skills of Arts Center staffers
The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina is turning the spotlight on its own artists this fall with the exhibition “Hidden Talents,” running from today through Nov. 2 in the Walter Greer Gallery. The show features paintings, photographs, jewelry and ceramic sculptures created by Arts Center staffers on their own time. Bluffton Today
DeBary art spot reminds me of old downtown Orlando
If you can remember when downtown Orlando was hip, cool and artsy -- and not necessarily expensive -- then you might remember that the navel of our creative universe was Harold & Maude's coffeehouse (and Kit Kat Club and later the original Globe cafe) on Wall Street Plaza. The place was awash with the unwashed, the tattooed and pierced, young executives/bankers/lawyers, expat big-city-ers, ... Orlando Sentinel
Uganda: The Jazz That Never Was
SOON after the Warid International Jazz Festival at Speke Resort Munyonyo over the weekend, there were mixed reactions. AllAfrica.com
Cleveland Hts.: Heights Arts, library to hold Joy of Text Festival
Heights Arts and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library are hosting The Joy of Text Festival Oct. 24-26 at Heights Arts Studio at the Library, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. The event will kick-off from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 24 with an... The Sun Press
Pulitzer gives Harvard Art Museum 31 major works of art, $45M
Harvard University Friday announced that the Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of 31 major works of modern and contemporary art and $45 million from Harvard alumna Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former Harvard Art Museum curator, longtime supporter and friend of the museum and of Harvard, and wife of the late Joseph Pulitzer Jr. Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab
Self-taught artist James Castle exhibit in Philly
PHILADELPHIA—The nature of "outsider" art may be debatable, but self-taught artist James Castle was an outsider of sorts from the day he was born. Castle, subject of a new exhibit organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, was born profoundly deaf and never learned to read, write, sign or speak. Lebanon Daily News
Scare up fun at Jack O’Lantern Festival
ENFIELD — How many Jack O’Lanterns does it take to break a town record this Halloween season? Well, organizers of the 8th Annual Jack O’Lantern Festival say they need more than 1,038. That’s the last record set by those who attended the festival a few years ago. Journal Inquirer
Iceland Airwaves: The Kerrang! Blog (Part Two)
Kerrang! Goes To Iceland! Today feels like the calm before the storm. Reykjavik nights don't really kick into overdrive until the weekend, and day 2 of the Airwaves festival is characterised by gentle souls playing quiet music very, very softly. Kerrang.com
Powerful Sudanese civilization dominated ancient Egypt from 720BC to 660BC
London, Oct 17 : A British museum expedition has uncovered new evidence about the power of a Sudanese civilization that dominated ancient Egypt from 720BC to 660BC. New Kerala
Piano Bar Opens Monday
Jackson's only piano bar, located at 111 East Lafayette St., is scheduled to officially open Monday, said Rachel Dickson, Miss Ollie's bar manager. Dickson formerly owned The Dickson Gallery of Fine Art downtown. The Jackson Sun
Arts Council brings creativity to the table
Imagine you could invite anyone -- living or dead, imaginary or real -- to dinner. Then create a tabletop installation to represent that person. That's the challenge the Jordan River Arts Council gave members for its new exhibition, "Invitation to the Table." Traverse City Record-Eagle
Hot Entertainment Picks: 10/17/2008
Drum troupe plays African rhythms; Interlochen stages 'Velveteen Rabbit'; Lighthouse offers frightful fun; Exhibit showcases Poskovic prints; Farm fields benefit softball game; Bioneer conference features concert and film; Studio 7 presents sweet workshop Traverse City Record-Eagle
Pioneering exhibit features interactive art
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Move your hands atop the worn table in the darkened room and it responds with jumbled sounds: a man and woman talking, knives being sharpened, tires screeching, breathing, music. CNN
CinePhillyist
What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Patti Smith: Dream of Life This documentary about the legendary musician screened at the Philadelphia Film Festival earlier this year, but now it's come back for its regular run in local theaters. The reviews are generally pretty good, and Smith is certainly an interesting and talented subject. We'd see it. Trailer - ... Phillyist
Philly home for $25 billion art collection to be complete by '11
Construction of The Barnes Foundation's new downtown Philadelphia home is slated to be complete by the end of 2011, a timetable that comes after years of legal battles over the future of the foundation and its multibillion-dollar art collection. Courier-Post
Warren Reporter Faith Calendar for the Oct.. 17 edition
Saturday, Oct. 18 -- Free Union UM Church and Community Center, located on Marble Hill Road in Great Meadows, will host Apple Festival 2008 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include a cider press, free crafts, bake... The Warren Reporter