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Best of 2008: Power Players
This is the second win for Susan Edmondson, six-year executive director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation (which funds over a hundred local arts organizations and projects).
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Research notes - Composer explains footwork behind music at BGSU festival
For composer John Harbison writing music is more than sitting in his studio, communing with his muse and then nestling...
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Looted German art turns up in London
Lithographs that once belonged to a German Duke and vanished when the Soviets occupied parts of Germany after World War Two, have turned up at Sotheby's in London, a spokesman for the auction house said.
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Blue Sky wins wonder honor
Newton’s Blue Sky Sculpture was selected one of the top 8 Wonders of Kansas Art winners in a public vote through The Kansas Sampler Foundation in Inman.
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Local News
World-renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman will be at One Stop Framing in the mall on Oct. 31. From 7 to 9 p.m. you can have your artwork, calendars or books signed at no charge.
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Painting on a hard canvas
The Woodland Coalition for Youth, in partnership with the UC Davis Chicano Studies Department, is beautifying the Woodland community through art. Because of a $10,000 Sierra Health Foundation grant application written by Carlos Francisco Jackson, an assistant professor in the UCD Chicano
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Events Guide: YIMBY, Public health exhibition, HTO book launch and more
WHAT: Yes, In My Backyard festival WHEN: Saturday October 25, 11am - 5pm WHERE: Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street W), 2nd floor The third annual YIMBY festival is this weekend and is a great chance to meet with community groups, politicians and like-minded citizens to discuss issues in your neighborhood. There is already a huge list of groups [...]
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Le Mars man part of exhibition honoring Siouxland WWII veterans
John Hart, of Le Mars, is among 14 Siouxland area World War II veterans who are the focus of an exhibition, "Our Stories: World War II Veterans Remember Extraordinary Times."
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No bust: Gallery finally playing up to hype
ALAMEDA - Robert Gallery is past the point of trying to please everybody. He no longer is consumed by trying to be what others envision. It took too much effort, too many obstacles, for him to get to where he is today. Gallery is having too much fun right now, enjoying the
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TJ McNamara : Spanning the ages of creation
Three exhibitions this week are intriguing because they show the work of a young artist, an artist in mid-career and a long-established artist. The young artist is Eddie Clemens whose bright exhibition Captive is at the Sue Crockford Gallery.
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German art looted by Soviets turns up in London
Source: Reuters BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Lithographs that once belonged to a German Duke and vanished when the Soviets occupied parts of Germany after World War Two, have turned up at Sotheby's in London, a ...
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Popcorn & Candy: From Such Great Heist
DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Rififi While the AFI has the corner on the film noir market this week, the one thing the Institute's otherwise fantastic festival is missing is some good foreign noir. For those looking for a little international noir flavor, the National Gallery has ...
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Photo exhibit accentuates backyard beauty
Lakeville residents Richard and Robin Gross have taken pictures from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia but their favorite adventures are right in their own backyard. Residents are invited to view their photography exhibit, titled “Backyard Adventures,” at the Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St., during the month of ...
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Current Issue:
As the University of St. Thomas terminates their theater program, Macalester's theater department is examining the importance of the fine arts in a liberal arts education.
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Economic turmoil has New Orleans worried
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Bill Vogel predicted the third year after Hurricane Katrina would be the toughest for his French Quarter gallery. He just didn't think it would be this bad -- tough enough for him to consider getting out.
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W&L's Glasgow Series Presents Lois Beardslee, Native American Writer and Artist
Lois Beardslee, an Ojibwe writer and artist, will give a reading and slide show of her artwork on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in Payne Hall, Room 21, at Washington and Lee University. This event is open to the public.
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Crews battle fires near Los Angeles
Crews are dealing with a wildfire burning outside Los Angeles at the base of a soaring mountain, a day after snuffing out a blaze that erupted near the city's world-famous Getty museum.
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Review: "The Butterfly Effect" at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Leslie Durst For her 60th birthday party last Saturday, philanthropist Leslie Durst unveiled a five-day exhibit in collaboration with the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. The exhibit, "The Butterfly Effect: A Visionary Gesture by Leslie B. Durst," features 120 works...
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DEC Enters Agreement to Inspect and Clean up 88 Shell Gasoline Facilities
Motiva Enterprises LLC, a joint venture of Shell Oil Company and Saudi Refining Inc., will address petroleum storage violations at various Shell-branded gas stations and service centers in New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley, under a comprehensive enforcement agreement announced last week by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis.
Three Village Times |
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Crude Slumps More After OPEC Cut
Crude oil prices have fallen sharply, dropping below $65 a barrel today despite OPEC's decision to cut production quotas.
KKCO Grand Junction |
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Ag Secretary: US Must Keep Pushing New Energy
Agriculture secretary Ed Schafer says the U.S. shouldn't back off developing renewable and alternative energy just because the price of oil is dropping.
KKCO Grand Junction |
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Antique Auction
One of the nation's largest antique auctions is being held in Amarillo. Over 200,000 items are up for sale.
KVII 7 Amarillo |
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A holy grail for art and history lovers
It is a strange feeling to think you could be standing before an object that may be the Holy Grail, but visitors to the new Byzantium 330-1453 exhibition at London's Royal Academy will be able to experience just that frisson between now and March 2009.
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Players’ season opens tonight
A proud palindrome, 26/62, will emblazon balloons floating in the lobby of the Powerhouse Theatre when on Friday, October 24, the curtain rises on the Town Players of New Canaan’s fall show, “Painting Churches,” produced by Bob Doran and Patrick Kiley.
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Cut 'no excuse' for price hikes
Retailers must not use Opec's cut in oil production as an "excuse" to push up pump prices, Energy Minister Mike O'Brien warned. The cartel announced that it was reducing output by 1.5 million barrels a day, a move the Government branded "disappointing".
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