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Bold, brave, beautiful
I expected to be writing about how much I disliked Alison Lapper Pregnant, the 12-ton, marble sculpture that now graces Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.
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From the Land festival this weekend
GREEN LAKE The seventh annual From the Land festival of artisans and craftsmen and women takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Toll/Londowski farm on County Road J one mile west of Highway 49 near Green Lake.
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
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Holiday Special For Jazz Fest Club Pass
The Rochester International Jazz Festival doesn't start for several months but you can already buy tickets at a special holiday rate. Tickets for the club pass are $105 plus $4 service charge. That's $30 less than the regular price. They are available at this price until January 1, 2009.
R News |
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Fine dining at sales gallery
KUALA LUMPUR: An award winning chef was to cook for them. That was in the order for guests of United Overseas Bank (UOB) Privilege Banking who were treated to a rare fine dining experience recently.
The New Straits Times |
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Live Review: Iceland Airwaves Festival
Among Iceland's economic chaos, the Iceland Airwaves festival celebrated its 10th birthday with a five-day orgy of live music and debauchery that takes over Reykjavík-- basically SXSW on a smaller, much colder scale. read more
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Annual festival offers activity
Spooky and smiling carved pumpkins decorate many doorsteps during October, but they weren't the first vegetable in history to be carved and put on display. Instead, the turnip was the original jack-o-lantern veggie of choice, said Peter Loose, a local artist.
The Red and Black |
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Underground Film Festival is back for more
The Chicago Underground Film Festival, which showcases offbeat subjects and original cinematic styles, is the city's best bet for fans of alternative fare.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Council orders Banksy art removal
An artwork by street artist Banksy will be removed to send a message to graffiti artists in the city, a council decides.
BBC News |
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Danny Boy, perform a poem please
PLAINFIELD -- Plainfield South High School will host a poetry festival and celebrate the art of poetry starting Monday.
The Herald News |
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Altars and offerings
Get out your horde of costume stuff — Mexican folk art and the Day of the Dead come together in "El Día de los Muertos Festival," held by Louisville galleries, schools and museums.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Brookfields notebook
The much anticipated (and recently postponed) 2nd annual North Brookfield Arts and Music Festival will have the center of town hopping with activity tomorrow as live music on two stages, art exhibits, craft vendors, historical presentations and plenty of food promise a day of toe-tapping fun. The downtown community event is set to begin at 11 a.m.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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BEYOND: Arab film fest gives rare perspective
Films from the Arab world rarely make it even into art-house cinemas here in the United States, so the Arabian Sights Film Festival, in its 13th year, serves an important purpose.
The Washington Times |
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Pajaro Valley gallery welcomes Day of the Dead celebration
For the 15th year, the Pajaro Valley Arts Council is commemorating the annual Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead celebration with its annual "Mi Casa Es Tu Casa" art show and a processional in Watsonville.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Our Towns
SALISBURY-- The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art will host a workshop, "Copper Flowers," with Kathy Boyle on Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants will create wildflowers out of a variety of materials and turn them into jewelry or decorations.
The Daily Times |
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SWAY & KING TECH BET ON BATTLE OVER BEST BEATS: MC contest hopes to find new and true hip-hop stars.
*King Tech, one-half of the hip-hop duo Sway &, well, King Tech that has maintained its influence and ingenuity of hip-hop music and culture for more than two decades.
Eurweb |
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KEET's Kids Club offers reading, art, fun
EUREKA -- In partnership with KEET-TV and the Ready to Learn initiative, the Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art will offer KEET's Kids Club, a free monthly workshop for children, families and child-care providers.
Eureka Times-Standard |
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Belgium exhibition shows Smurfs still relevant at 50
A contented, peace-loving land is torn in two by clans speaking rival languages. Soon, a border divides the kingdom, separating north from south.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Galleries
Acoustic Java "The Ghosts of Wormtown," a rock 'n' roll photography show by George Query, through Nov. 4. 932A Main St., Worcester. (508) 756-9445 or www.-acousticjava.com.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Carving out a niche
From Sarah Palin to Albert Einstein, the face of pumpkin carving is no longer just cut-out eyes, a triangular nose and a crooked smile. With a little inspiration, ingenuity, patience and plenty of elbow grease, pumpkin carving enthusiasts in the area are making creations that traditional jack-o'-lanterns can't hold a candle to.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Weekend Entertainment Guide
AMICI RESTAURANT, 1300 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit: Friday, Jazz Assassins; Saturday, Chris Gratz. AMORE, 223 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Sundays, karaoke with Honey Do; Wednesdays, karaoke contests with Anthony Cali.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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10 artworks win library’s prize
The Library Art Advisory Committee chose 10 artworks by local artists as the winners of the 2008 Iowa City Public Library Art Purchase Prize Competition.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Trompe l'oeil incisive and bright, old and new
Victor Dubreuil, who once faced counterfeiting charges over his astonishingly accurate painting of a $2 bill, provides the "Trompe L'Oeil" (Fool the Eye) exhibit in Greenville, Del., with a politically focused centerpiece.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Concert and club listings
In Concert Colonial Theatre 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Four B**chin' Babes. $27.50-$39.50. 10/24 8 pm. Flower Power Music Festival - Tin Bird Choir, Hoots & Hellmouth, Matt Brown, Old School Freight Train. $15-$25. 10/26 8 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Halloween Spook-Tacular Sleepover - science demonstrations, animal presentations, costume contest & more. $35; $40 children. 10/25 6:30 pm. $10; $8 seniors, students, military, children 3-12; free for children under 3. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Students work to brighten community's walls with art
Desert Hot Springs students are painting the town and stopping graffiti at the same time. “It's human nature to not destroy something beautiful.”
The Desert Sun |
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