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Wildfire burns in west L.A.; I-405 closed for hours (8:08 a.m.)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire burned through grass and brush this morning a few miles from the Getty Center museum in west Los Angeles, forcing the closure of the nearby San Diego Freeway for several hours, authorities said.
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New Nature documentary by BICREF focusing on Maltese Biodiversity
Five years in the making, a new one hour long documentary on our natural heritage has become reality, through a grant by the Vodafone Malta Foundation allowing the Biological Conservation Research Foundation (BICREF) to produce it. “Waves of Life”, as the documentary is called, is the fruit of days, months and years of observations, photography [...]
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Artists invited to paint sleighs
Have a penchant to paint a sleigh for public display to help celebrate the Christmas season? Horry County Arts & Cultural Enhancement, The Market Common and the city of Myrtle Beach invite artists to apply by Oct. 31 for painting six original "Signature Sleighs." Submissions require a maximum 4-by-6-inch art sample, a resume and a theme for the sleigh.
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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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Artwork right at home in Pemberville
PEMBERVILLE - When Hans Gindlesberger first visited the renovated Pemberville Opera House he realized he wanted to use...
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Comics in focus at BGSU
Comic book enthusiasts throughout northwest Ohio will have the opportunity to view the actual artwork and process of putting together...
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
He's baa-a-a-ack! The controversial and sometimes downright tacky King Tut extravaganza is the zombie that refuses to die: The de Young museum, San Francisco, recently announced that the bells-and-whistles blockbuster will pack 'em in next year at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, from June 27, 2009 through Mar. 28, 2010. That is a LONG run.
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Unexpected Art on 14th St.
The 4th Annual ‘Art In Odd Places’ Fest continues this weekend (Oct. 25) along all of 14th St. in Manhattan. The art festival has ephemeral, unexpected artworks cropping up/and/or moving along 14th for the day. Read more about the fest on the Art21 blog, or see the Art In Odd Places site to see which [...]
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Galleries expand focus on local artists' work
Gallery 223 is opening a new venue for local artists to display and sell their work. On Saturday the Commercial St. gallery will open seven mini galleries upstairs, in the old Daily Free Press building.
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Art gallery at Derby City Hall features Durnil’s work
The Art Gallery at City Hall fall exhibit includes a variety of original artwork by the late Dr. William Durnil. The Art Gallery, located at 611 Mulberry Rd., will be open through Dec. 31.
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Gyrodata Announces First Milestone in the Evolution of New Wellbore Guidance Technology
HOUSTON----Gyrodata Incorporated, a worldwide leader in high precision wellbore placement services, today announced the first milestone in a multi-year effort to develop a new range of wellbore guidance technology designed specifically for the harsh conditions encountered in the oil and gas industry.
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LRMA's Iron Pour is today
The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will host an Iron Pour today from 5-8 p.m. at the Carriage House Studio parking lot. University of Southern Mississippi associate professor Jennifer Torres of the sculpture department will lead a group of art students in pouring molten iron into molds.
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Wildfire burns in west L.A.; 405 closed for hours
A wildfire burned through grass and brush Thursday morning a few miles from the Getty Center museum in west Los Angeles, forcing the closure of the nearby San Diego Freeway for several hours, authorities said. The fire started at about 12:50 a.m. and had...
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Canadian Children Celebrate the Nationwide Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Campaign
The 2008 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign is now in full swing across the country, marked today by a special Halloween celebration hosted by the Canadian Children's Museum in Gatineau, Quebec.
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NexTechFAS to Exhibit Its Automated Optical Inspection and Extrusion Deposition Technology at the Global Plastic ...
NexTech Solutions, Inc. and FAS Holdings Group, LLC, jointly doing business as "NexTechFAS," are pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the 4th Global Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase in Berlin Germany from October 27- 29, 2008.
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Rusk County Community Library Art Gallery opens
ART POETRY COLLABORATION — An appreciative audience attended the first gallery showing last Friday for the Art/Poetry Collaboration at the newly created Rusk County Community Library Art Gallery in the Rusk County Public Library.
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Records fall at Wayland XC Festival
Nearly 300 runners of all ages and abilities participated in the Wayland XC Festival at Wayland High School on Sunday, Oct. 12. The cross-country running festival included an open 5k race, a 3k race for ages 11 to 14, and a 3k race for ages 10 and under.
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Visual arts
"DEFINING EDGE: KERR + BUSH + STUNDEN" -- through Nov. 30 -- Cummings Gallery at Mercyhurst College -- three professional artists who work with two-dimensional surfaces: Lainard Bush, whose work includes miniature paintings; Ed Kerr, who creates strong subject-field relationships; Julie Stunden, who allows viewers to recognize bits of reality in her otherwise abstract compositions -- hours: ...
Erie Times-News |
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In their eyes: Jacob Lawrence's paintings of America's great migration
In 1940, an artist who was still in his early 20s embarked on the most ambitious and moving American history paintings of the 20th century. Jacob Lawrence set out to tell the story of the great migration, the movement of black American families from the rural south to the urban north.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Eats, festivals
MONOPOLY PARTY 2008 -- Thurs., Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. -- Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel, 2800 W. Eighth St. -- hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, silent and live auctions -- sponsored by Greater Erie Habitat for Humanity, Greater Erie Board of Realtors -- $25, tables of eight available -- reserve tickets, 454-7025.
Erie Times-News |
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Kids, teens
ERIE ART MUSEUM -- 411 State St., 459-5477, www.erieartmuseum.org:
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"Studio Glimpse" offers glimpse into mind of faculty
The 2008 Faculty Exhibition will open this Thursday, Oct. 23 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Emily Davis Gallery in the Mary Schiller Myers Art School, located in Folk Hall. The exhibition, "Studio Glimpse," shows what the faculty members create while working in their own personal studios.
The Buchtelite |
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Works from Sandzen gallery coming to K-State
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University’s Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will offer works from Birger Sandzen beginning Nov. 14.
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A fun way to learn
BARAGA - A popular series of children's books is providing the base for a festival aimed at giving Native American children the healthy habits they need to avoid diabetes. The Eagle Books Community Fun Fest, to be held from Friday through Nov. 1, is hosted by the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College and Michigan Technological University Native American Outreach. The festival opens officially at
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New Works at Hamiltonian Gallery
Nao Matsuomoto's Whore is one of several provocative, functioning sculptures on display at the new Hamiltonian Gallery on U Street. Image courtesy of the gallery. U Street’s new Hamiltonian Gallery opened on October 11 to a bustling crowd of curious onlookers. Those who were there to see how the space had been transformed after its twenty years of vacancy were in for a treat ...
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