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Decades old tradition returns
NEW COLUMBIA — A tradition that began in 1967 continues today in New Columbia. The New Columbia Apple Butter Festival is being held on the grounds of the New Columbia Civic Center. Proceeds from the event benefit the New Columbia Civic Association for the upkeep of the center.
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A blockbuster event
It wasn’t a pretty picture for the art department at Midwestern State University pre-1970s. Three decades later and MSU’s Fain Fine Arts Center — home of theater, visual arts, mass communication and music — is getting ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary Oct. 31 with a multievent celebration, though it’s the visual arts that is commemorating the anniversary in particular, thanks to a ...
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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Kovels: Flea markets hold hidden treasures
This pin picturing Ty Cobb was part of a set of low-priced pins found at a flea market. It recently sold at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas for $23,900. The set, known as "Ornate Frame Pins," is very rare. Flea...
The Star-Ledger |
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Auction a tribute to Scituate teen artist who succumbed to cancer
The event to honor the memory of Andrea Gaziano, who died two years ago, will raise money to support research into acute myelogenous leukemia, the disease that ended her life.
The Patriot Ledger |
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Live TV
World Champion Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the third game of the world championship at art and exhibition hall.
NDTV |
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Connecting Artists Open House Today
Connecting Artists & Yankton Area Arts are pleased to announce the opening of the fourth annual Connecting Artist Exhibit titled “Americana” which starts today (Saturday) and runs through Nov. 29 at the GAR Hall Art Gallery.
Yankton Press & Dakotan |
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NZ fafafine artist exhibits at NY's Met
Shigeyuki Kihara is the first living New Zealand Samoan artist to have a solo exhibition at New York's prestigious Metropolitan Museum. The artists who have exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum are very exclusive.
TVNZ |
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MOR, grizzly center recipients of tourism grants
The Museum of the Rockies and the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center each received a $67,270 state “bed-tax” grant this week for design and construction of new exhibits, according to the Montana Department of Commerce.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle |
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Highway improvements may help but lots of traffic still expected for Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival
n While few expect smooth sailing, fixes to highways could limit time spent on the road
San Mateo County Times |
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Ashi Kesang wins recognition for humanitarian services
18 October, 2008 - Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck has been presented the 2008 Mandala Award for Arts and Humanitarian Achievement by the Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York.
Kuensel |
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Life without a toilet for 2.6 billion worldwide!
Toronto, Oct 18 : A controversial exhibition has opened at the world famous McMaster University at Hamilton near here to raise the taboo topic of toilet whose lack is taking a huge toll on humanity each year.
New Kerala |
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WHAT'S UP?
TODAY PROJECT TRICK-OR-TREAT: Let an actual artist help you design your own disguise at this Halloween Harvest Festival, complete with live music from the comic punk band Peelander-Z, face-painting and a performance of "The Witches." 11 a.m. to 2 p...
New York Post |
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2 young filmmakers win top prize by reviving a lost art
CATSKILL — Two local filmmakers will be honored Sunday during the final hours of the ninth annual FilmColumbia Festival of Film. And they are both under 15 years of age.
The Daily Mail |
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Volunteer recruiting event seeks agencies
Nonprofit organizations and agencies looking for volunteer help are invited to participate in the fifth annual Quad-Cities Volunteer Expo from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Figge Art Museum, Davenport.
Quad-City Times |
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First Creative Coast weekend brings results
Gallery owners, artists and shoppers competed for attention with artwork and good food at the Pine Island "Florida's Creative Coast" weekend.
The News-Press |
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Criminal sculpture commemorates school's centennial
By trimming the ribbon that unveiled a sculpture celebrating their centennial, the president of the Yuma High School Class of 2008 displayed a gift that will stay with the school for the next 100 years on Friday.
The Yuma Sun |
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Art exhibit aids autism awareness
A Pine Township car dealership is hosting a traveling art show called “Through Their Eyes,” an exhibit that raises funds and awareness for autism. Jerry Taylor Ford is one of 87 Ford dealerships sponsoring the exhibit, which will be displayed during regular business hours Monday through Saturday.
The Sharon Herald |
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How rag and bone man left grandson a 2,400-year-old Persian treasure
Now that the little gold cup has left the shoebox under his bed and is heading for an auction room, John Webber rather regrets the pot-shots he took with his air gun - even though the dents did flatten out nicely with the back of a spoon. After all, it now has a £500,000 price on its head.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Art & uncertainty
Certain Friday evenings, if you drive into Laurelwood, say on your way to The Grove Grill or Davis-Kidd Booksellers, you may notice a crowd, wine glasses in hand, spilling out of David Lusk Gallery. This is an art opening, a flagship event in the life of an artist and for the business of a gallery.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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How the rich and paranoid try to be secure
The thieves who recently walked away with a Los Angeles couple's multimillion-dollar art collection, including a Marc Chagall and a Diego Rivera, shouldn't have had a prayer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Toronto's other festival gets down to business
With a new focus on high-level schmoozing, Toronto's 29th International Festival of Authors is promising its flashiest gathering ever
The Globe and Mail |
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Harvard museum gets gift of $45M, artwork
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of $45 million and 31 major works of art, including three paintings by Picasso. Harvard University on Friday announced the gift from Class of 1936 alumna Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former curator at the museum and wife of the late Joseph Pulitzer Jr. The financial gift is the largest in the history of the museum. The donated artwork ...
The Oklahoman |
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Correction: Review of ?Nothing to Be Frightened Of?
A review on Oct. 5 about ?Nothing to Be Frightened Of,? a memoir by Julian Barnes, misstated the medium of works by Donatello in which Barnes finds a sense of purpose and belief. It is sculpture, not painting. (Donatello was not a painter.).
New York Times |
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Today's Agenda
Fete in stone We find it hard to believe that the Nasher Sculpture Center is already 5 years old. Today’s celebration includes lots of family-friendly fare, such as a "sculpture scavenger hunt." 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the museum, 2001 Flora St., Dallas. 214-242-5100; www.nashersculpturecenter.org Looking through the glass Glass bowls, beads, jewelry and more will be on display and sale ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Storytellers to perform at Hernando Public Library festival
The Hernando Public Library will host its first Storytelling Festival today.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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