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Filmmakers put finger on city's pulse
Filmmaking contestants in the Renton Film Frenzy are spending the weekend crafting short films to win a "Curvee" award and a cash prize.
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Plans under way for Belknap Mill anniversary
LACONIA — On Nov. 7, the Belknap Mill Society will celebrate the Historic Belknap Mill building's 185th anniversary with a special evening including the Lakes Region Cuisine & Live Auction and two new gallery exhibits.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Culture Vultures plan active arts season in Pines
The Culture Vultures of Southwest Broward are circling for another season, ready to feast on everything artistic. ''We're always searching for new ways to think about culture and serve it up. For us, its not about rusting sculptures or buildings. It's alive,'' said Marni Most, one of seven members of the group of artists and art patrons.
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Fundraisers
Courtesy photo Chaplain Paul Lapierre, left, chairman of the Veteran & Community Support Committee, and Post Commander Robert Stillings, right, of Charles S. Hatch Post #79 of Berwick, look over two of the items to be raffled in the Post's Community Raffle: a Beckman four-burner gas grill and an autumn scene oil painting by artist and Post #79 member Brian Cincotta.
Foster's Daily Democrat |
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Art gallery hosts show opening
TORRINGTON - Artists voiced optimism about expanding the profile of the visual arts in Torrington, during a gallery debut Saturday.
The Register Citizen |
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Artist spotlight: William Estes of Irondequoit
William Estes of Irondequoit started out with realistic renderings and has recently been trying to create emotional responses in his art.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Cuban artist featured at annual art event
At age 7, artist Humberto Benitez began painting with red clay and homemade charcoal. He pursued his passion for art in the small town of Guanajay, Cuba -- that he said had amazing architecture and lush green farm land -- before moving to the United States 37 years ago.
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Halloween Harvest Festival brings crafters together
Category: Local News Topics: Event Elizabeth and Sarah Schmidt seem to be inseparable.
The Eureka Reporter |
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Aspen Art Museum plans winter/spring season
ASPEN - The Aspen Art Museum has set its schedule of exhibitions and events for the 2008-'09 winter/spring season.
The Aspen Times |
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Morongo reservation museum celebrates Indian culture
Fall Gathering at the Malki Museum in Banning on Saturday was a celebration of Native American tradition. The event included bird singing, basket weaving and lectures on the historical lifestyle of the Inland area's early inhabitants.
The Press-Enterprise |
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ART FACULTY EXHIBITION AT CUESTA COLLEGE
From the looks of the art faculty show at Cuesta College, the instructors do more than just teach. “A lot of us consider ourselves artists, not just teachers,” said Margaret Korisheli, who teaches metal fabrication and bronze casting. The show, titled “Totally Exposed,” offers paintings, prints, photography, mixed-media, ceramics and sculptures, and a wide variety of themes and techniques.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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'Bachelor' house gets a discount
ABC's Bachelor pad is available for 33 percent off. The owner of the Los Angeles-area house, where contestants on the popular reality-TV show competed for love, is asking $8.75 million, down from just under $13 million.
Miami Herald |
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Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel Offers Three Centuries of History in Three Days
Portsmouth Package Combines History and Luxury from 18th - 21st Centuries.
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Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel Celebrates Pittsburgh's 250th with Art Exhibit
Discover the Breathtaking Artwork of Gifted Local Artists at this AAA Four Diamond Hotel Located Inside the Historic Fulton Building.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Heroic Band Wins 98.7 FM's Local Music Competition -- "Rock Star 98.7"
Local Favorites Paperback Hero show that hard work and persistence count in winning hotly contested Los Angeles Radio Station Band Competition
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Community News
Wildlife center plans annual gala: Wildlife Center of Virginia will host its 24th annual gala and benefit auction Oct. 25 at Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton.
The Staunton News Leader |
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Beachgoers celebrate art of sand sculpture
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND -- Sand Castle Days got under way Saturday morning under clear blue skies.
The Monitor |
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Stigmata on view at Ackland, too
Hanging in a gallery of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill is a painting that might have shared the limelight in the blockbuster exhibition on view at Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art, considering a similar picture by the same artist is already there.
The News & Observer |
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Sculptor details his path from director to Hollywood outcast
Photo: Ted Flicker discusses his experience getting blacklisted from the movie industry after he made the 1967 farce The President’s Analyst at the premier of a documentary about himself on Friday night at the Santa Fe Film Center.
Santa Fe New Mexican |
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A new center for art, a new sort of arts philanthropy
This is how arts philanthropy usually works: Big donor writes check. Big donor hands check to opera or theater or museum. Big donor shows up at next black-tie gala.
Denver Post |
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Reconsidering Walt Kuhn's Western visions
Painter Walt Kuhn is best known for organizing the legendary Armory Show of 1913, the seminal New York exhibit that introduced modern art to the United States.
Denver Post |
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Photos to capture your imagination
Sometimes, it's just time for change. That's what Eric Paddock decided earlier this year, when he stepped down after nearly 26 years as the curator of photography and film at the Colorado Historical Society.
Denver Post |
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Visual arts exhibition on display in Dallas
The Denton-based Visual Arts Society of Texas has an exhibition titled “VAST Connections” at the Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas Uptown Gallery located at 2902 Maple Ave. in Dallas.
Denton Record-Chronicle |
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Apple fest feeds plenty
Two young boys walked together each eating an apple and swinging their bags of goodies after spending an afternoon at the 43rd High Rolls Apple Festival on Saturday. Jumping balloons, art and boxes of red, green and yellow apples were just a few of the attractions of the day.
Alamogordo Daily News |
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Forget the title, nobody's happy in this Fuentes collection
Ever since Tolstoy used the phrase "happy families" to begin his masterpiece about one of the unhappiest families in literature, no one can use it without evoking the Russian giant. So it's courageous of Carlos Fuentes to title his new collection of stories Happy Families and risk a comparison.
Concord Monitor |
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