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Warhol painting sold for discount price
LONDON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A painting created by noted artist Andy Warhol has sold at a London auction for significantly less than expected, experts say.
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ARTS & CRAFTS: Royal collection unfolds poetry on canvas The Art Corridor at the Taj West End, Bangalore, is where passion intertwines with the poetic… a passion for arts and poetry on canvas. On display till Wednesday here during an exhibition — ‘Glimpses of the Royal ...
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What a rush The home with a waterfall next to the piano
Expect the unexpected - for the unexpected is what Nan and Bob Spier's adobe-colored, stucco home is all about. Its lofty location has breathtaking views that overlook Lake Wildwood and the nearby hills.
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Yet another museum fee structure
Few things are as fustrating as having to deal with people who are too stubborn to admit when they're wrong. You know, those who will stick to a failing plan, not because of any geniune belief it eventually will work as envisioned, but just because they thought of it in the first place.
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Lighthouse Auctions Draw Bidders Like Moths to Flame
The government’s annual lighthouse auction has turned into a much-anticipated and lucrative event, drawing bids for lighthouses across the country, including Fall River's Borden Flats Lighthouse.
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Lighthouse auctions draw bidders like moths to a flame
Some want the novelty, others the solitude. All must prepare for the sea gull poop. A construction worker, a nanny and a clothing designer walk into a lighthouse.
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Hagan focuses on meeting voters in Senate race
Everyone seems to know everybody else at the Gibsonville fall festival, winking at neighbors and hugging friends while selling homemade soap, art and jewelry from seats behind a few folding card tables.
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Wacky museum ion Britain worth a visit.
LONDON — Sure, there are weird museums in every country. Just consider the Toilet Seat Art Museum in San Antonio.
Austin American-Statesman |
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17th Annual Pumpkin Festival
10/18/2008 - 12:00p.m. to 10/18/2008 - 5:00p.m.
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Larger site sought for sculpture
Developers of a proposed 21-story, $36 million bronze monument of an American Indian warrior say it will likely move to a larger location.
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Review: Boston Bike Film Festival, Day 1
Boston Bike Film Fest Brattle Theatre Saturday, October 18 Doors at 7, Films 8-10 (approx.) $15 (includes free Redbones BBQ) [ Tickets ] The Boston Bike Film Fest opened last night with a couple of cute shorts (by this we mean short films, not bike shorts) and a longer piece that raised interesting questions about the intersection of biking and environmentalism. Documentary short ...
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Warhol painting sells for millions
An Andy Warhol painting has sold for nearly $11 million, a Sotheby's auctioneer said.
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CORRECT: Oil Discovery Could Put Cuba In Big League
CORRECT: Oil Discovery Could Put Cuba In Big League
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Saturday events many, varied
* FAMILY HISTORY FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave., Greeley. Information booths, demonstrations, displays. Special programs: 10:30-11:30 a.m., "The People and Places of Early Weld County" by Mike Peters; 1-2 p.m.
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Free weekend music festival adds extra day to showcase talents of local artists
Athens may be a small city, but that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of local artists willing to share their work. Another day was added to ART/oberfest, a festival featuring the efforts of area artists, so that all interested artists could participate, said Sherri Oliver, ART/oberfest coordinator.
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Creation Museum claims big crowds
Louisville, Ky. » The museum exhibits are taken from the Old Testament, but the special effects are pure Hollywood: a state-of-the-art planetarium, animatronics and a massive model of Noah's Ark, all intended to explain the origins of the universe from a biblical viewpoint.
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Viswanathan Anand held by Vladimir Kramnik
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the fourth game of the world championship here at art and exhibition hall.
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Art collectors set up private museums in factories
SINGAPORE: More overseas art collectors from Southeast Asia are setting up private museums and galleries in Singapore, and they can be found in the most unexpected places, including factories.
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Khidab in Yemen, how is it done!!
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting (naqsh) with khidab During my field research in the 1990s in Sanaa and Wadi Dahr, the Tihama region and Taiz as well as in Wadi Hadramawt, I learnt much about the ingredients of khidhab, which I called gall ink in English, its manufacture and application.
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Larger site sought for sculpture in Tulsa
TULSA - Developers of a proposed 21-story, $36 million bronze monument of an American Indian warrior say it will likely move to a larger location. Tulsa city councilors learned this week that the 207-foot-tall monument, initially proposed for Holmes Peak in Osage County, is moving to a larger, 300-acre site 3 1/2 miles away. Plans to build "The American," one of the world's largest freestanding ...
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Get Out: Saturday
Photo by Tyler S. Andrews via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. THAT'S A LOT OF PEGS Matt Bilferd brings his very meticulous artwork to Ghettogloss in Silverlake. The show entitled, "8teen,000" is literally comprised of 18,000 wooden pegs painted and placed in the wall to re-create 50's iconic cartoon images. The artist urges you to experience his work from all different ...
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Larger site sought for sculpture
Associated Press - October 18, 2008 12:15 PM ET TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Developers of a proposed 21-story, $36 million bronze monument of an American Indian warrior say it will likely move to a...
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Pink exhibit celebrates womanhood
MANILA, Philippines - The pink ribbon is back. After raising awareness on the importance of early detection for breast-cancer patients, the Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Campaign of the Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) shifts its focus to funding research and studies that will lead to a cancer-free world.
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Who designed MEIFF 2008 Trophy?
Azza Al Qubaisi makes Black Pearl trophy especially for Middle East International Film Festival.
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Indian Creek middle schoolers draw up plans to give peace a chance
The late singer John Lennon wanted people to “Give Peace a Chance.” That’s a goal the Lions Club International shares, and a message the Morgantown Lions wanted to share by sponsoring a peace poster contest at Indian Creek Middle School.
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