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Met Museum director gets going-away exhibit
(AP:NEW YORK) When Philippe de Montebello announced his retirement earlier this year, the curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art quickly came up with the perfect going-away gift for their long-serving director.
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Obituaries received today
Timothy Farrell, age 51, of Green Lake, passed away unexpectedly at his home, on Monday, October 20, 2008. Tim was born on November 22, 1956, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Norman and Marilyn (Pitcher) Farrell. He attended Princeton High School, and worked at Ripon Foods for 29 years as a wrapper, until he became disabled. Tim enjoyed being with his family and friends. His hobbies were photography ...
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Profile: Adobe Bridge CS4
With the workspace overhaul and speed increase, Bridge CS4 is a real joy to use. The ability to quickly zip through the images on your hard drive is very satisfying, especially for those who have a lot of imagery in their lives. The new Output module is handy for exporting PDFs and Web galleries, but the inability to save your settings as a preset is bone-jarring.
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El Greco piece returns home to Greece
ATHENS: A private foundation said yesterday it had bought a painting by Greek-born Spanish Renaissance master El Greco, once owned by Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in order to return it to Greece.
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Get the picture: Wilmington photographer opens downtown studio
After "looking for years" for a downtown location for his photography gallery and studio, Bryan Stovall of Wilmington Island has found a spot that has "hot" written all over it.
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Coming up
Fall Costume Ball Fundraiser, hosted by Friends for Life Animal Haven, 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Heritage Park in Groveport. Festival includes food, games, raffle and silent auction. Local folk artist duo Avalon Nine will perform. There will be costume contests for people and pets and area rescue groups will have adoptable pets and adoption information available. Admission is free. Visit www. ...
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Accuracy is key to carving out a niche to sculptures
Leo Huitt lives in a world of foot-long ants and 2-foot scorpions. In fact, he creates them.
The Daily Democrat |
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In the next 24: Lost Film Fest; 'Horse Play' exhibit
CURTAIN OPENS: "Our Lady of 121st Street," presented by University Theatre, will open at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Western Michigan University's Williams Theatre in the Gilmore Theatre Complex. Tickets are $5 to $20. Call 387-6222 or visit www.wmich.edu/theatre. LOST FILM...
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Politics. War. Scandal. Art: Yaddo exhibit opens in New York City
NEW YORK - Iron gates from the Yaddo artist colony, with the Yaddo logo and its muscular, musical "Y" spelled out in script, have been installed inside the New York Public Library for a four-month exhibit, allowing you to imagine the same rustic grounds entered by James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and so many others.
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Portraiture exhibition uses traditional processes
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Photographers John Shimon and Julie Lindemann don't do candid photos. They let the everyday people they photograph construct and present themselves deliberately - and that's the point.
Beloit Daily News |
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Equatorial Guinea: Oil Money Draws Sub-Saharan Africans
A few years after the first US oil drillers arrived in Equatorial Guinea in 1992, hundreds of mostly West African migrants without travel or work papers followed.
AllAfrica.com |
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Dance classes set Friday at museum
ELKO - A dance class to help get in the spirit for this year's Northeastern Nevada Museum Birthday Ball will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the museum.
Elko Daily Free Press |
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended
Adobe made some pretty serious changes in Photoshop CS4, especially in the workspace. And while some of them, like the new...
PC World |
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Adobe Updates Lightroom and Camera Raw
Adobe on Wednesday will release updates for Photoshop Lightroom and its Camera Raw plug-in.
PC World |
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Madonna disses Guy Ritchie: at least 'RocknRolla' outshines 'Filth and Wisdom'
APMadonna, flanked by her "Filth and Wisdom" stars Eugene Hutz and Holly Weston, at the Berlin Film Festival in February. REVIEW Filth and Wisdom Who: With Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure. Directed by Madonna. Rated: Not rated. Running time:...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer |
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Al Pacino honoured at Rome film festival
A lifetime achievement award for Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino kicked off the Rome film festival on Wednesday, bringing a Hollywood veteran to the movie showcase which this year has a markedly European flavour.
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Father/son artists to exhibit works at Carolina Foothills Artisan Center
CHESNEE - Like father, like son, Robert W. Wilson Sr. and Robert W. Wilson Jr. will have their art on display at the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center for an extended period of time, starting with a reception on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Gaffney Ledger |
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VIDEO: Art sale to benefit medically fragile
By Observer Staff Tickets are still available for the second annual Celebrities on Canvas silent auction, Nov. 1 at the Holiday Inn. The sale [...]
Sarnia Observer |
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Between tradition and modernity
As Frieze, London's mammoth annual contemporary art fair, opened this month in London, another, perhaps more ground-breaking show opened discreetly just a few tube stops away. "Edge of Arabia: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia" is a rare chance to see just how vibrant the art scene has become, in all four corners of the desert kingdom.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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Fall Folk Festival Still Pleases
The Fulton Fall Folk Festival may have come to a conclusion Sunday, but the roaring success of the annual three-day festival filled with good food, fellowship and, of course, tractors is still lingering for event organizers and vendors.
Fulton County News |
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Addition being made to police statue
HAMILTON — The public is invited to celebrate the newest edition to "The Protector" sculpture at the Hamilton Police Department.
The Hamilton Journal News |
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Politics. War. Scandal. Art: Yaddo exhibit opens
Iron gates from the Yaddo artist colony, with the Yaddo logo and its muscular, musical "Y" spelled out in script, have been installed inside the New York Public Library for a four-month exhibit, allowing you to imagine the same rustic grounds entered by James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and so many others.
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Bread and Circuses
TRYING TO WAGE PEACE while dealing with the outraged egos of 150-odd nations, the United Nations needs all the friends it can get. Fortunately, it has some in Palo Alto. Each year, the United Nations Association stages a festival of documentaries on the Stanford University campus.
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“Land of the Rising Sun” comes to Kyiv
Since the fall of 2006, when Ukraine experienced its first “Month of Japan in Ukraine,” the festival has become an annual tradition, expanding the horizons of Ukrainians to the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
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Chemical Heritage Foundation Adds New Museum to Philadelphia Historic District
If you are looking for a fun (and free!) attraction in the historic section of the city, be sure to check out the recently opened museum at the Chemical Heritage Foundation . Does anything with the word "chemical" in it scare you away as being a bit too brainy? Well don't let it, because CHF has done a marvelous job of creating its permanent exhibition Making Modernity , which ...
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