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Met exhibit packs a punch with superhero-themed exhibit
NEW YORK (AP) _ Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes have invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Record showing for Times-News at Idaho Press Club
Staff report The Times-News won 19 awards - including five first place finishes - in the annual Idaho Press Club journalism contest, a single-year record for the newspaper.
The Times-News |
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Reunion closes Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS -- The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.
El Paso Times |
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PARKER: Mask auction donors get extra goodies this year
Denver Hospice PR pro Lynn Bronikowski has stepped in where former Cherry Creek mall marketing maven Lisa Herzlich left off in terms of kicking The Mask Project up another notch.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Fallbrook briefs 5/6
Fallbrook Art Association to meet FALLBROOK ---- The Fallbrook Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Hilltop Center, 331 E. Elder St., with award-winning pastel artist Judy Shoemaker of San Diego. Informal "Eat 'n" Critique" session from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring one or two "paintings in progress" plus a snack or box dinner to eat during the session. ...
North County Times |
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Bighorn art has new footing
PASADENA - A bronze bighorn sheep tentatively peers at the traffic along Colorado Boulevard. • Photo Gallery: BIGHORN
Pasadena Star-News |
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Art show features top work by PUSD students
PASADENA - When you walk into the Pacific Asia Museum or the Pasadena Museum of California Art from now through May 18, you might be surprised by a very special exhibit. • Photo Gallery: NOBOUNDARIES
Pasadena Star-News |
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Students get a taste of Mexico
HOBART Music filled the air and colorful artwork lined the walls, as Ridge View Elementary School students celebrated Cinco de Mayo.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Celebration month says "Happy B-Day, Ekwabet"
ST. CHARLES – Although it’s his birthday, Ekwabet probably won’t be helping himself to cake. It’ll be up to the residents of St. Charles to do that for him, as the city celebrates the 20th “birthday” of its sculpture honoring Native Americans.
Kane County Chronicle |
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St. Charles gives month to arts
ST. CHARLES – May is officially arts month as St. Charles fine arts groups look to raise their profile and bring people to town. Visits by international artists, festivals and shows are on tap for residents in coming weeks.
Kane County Chronicle |
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Dallas collectors' artwork expected to raise $30 million
About 200 works acquired by Patsy and Raymond Nasher — including Pablo Picasso's The Kiss and Roy Lichtenstein's Yellow Apple — will be auctioned off this month at Sotheby's in New York.
Houston Chronicle |
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Photos praised highly by judge
Allen Duff never expected a photo that he took while dining with his wife in the Greek Islands would result in him being crowned champion of the photography section at the 2008 Albion Park Show this month.
Lake Times |
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Poulenc Trio Does Its Namesake Proud
Disparage the music of Francis Poulenc if you want to -- there's still no finer stuff for a beautiful evening in May, when the zephyrs are breezing (or whatever zephyrs do), and the land purely brims with flowers and light and chirping birds. At least, that's how it seemed at the National Gallery...
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Top award for North Ryde artist
North Ryde resident Helen Goldsmith won the prize for the best work in any medium, with a sale price not exceeding $2,500, at the 45th annual Camberwell Rotary Art Show - Australia’s largest exhibition of traditional representational art.
Weekly Times |
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To The POINT With Morna Staunton
ACCOMPLISHED LOCAL artist Robyn Ross will officially open the Hunters Hill 54th Art and Craft Exhibition on Friday May 9 from 7pm in the Hunters Hill Town Hall.
Weekly Times |
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Lane Cove Art
LANE COVE Mayor Clr Ian Longbottom, right, officially opened Lane Cove Art Society’s members’ exhibition “Showcase 2008” in the Cove Room last Friday night.
Weekly Times |
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Up for Cannes award, but Turkish industry seeks stability - Feature
Ankara - The nomination of the Turkish film Uc Maymun (Three Monkeys) for Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or was greeted with glee by the Turkish film media, but at the same time shows the huge gulf between auteurs and those in the film industry seeking...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Hungary carries the torch for Central Europe in Cannes - Feature
Budapest Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo is hoping to restore some lustre to the Hungarian film industry at this year's Cannes festival following the former east bloc nation's less-than- inspiring return to the main competition last year. Maste...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Superhero fashion invades NY art museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is holding an exhibition on how the colourful costumes of superheroes have influenced fashion.
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Hands-on art
ST. LOUIS - As visitors stop to smell the roses, they can also touch and climb upon some of the new pieces of art within. The colorful - and sometimes enormous - sculptures of the "Niki" exhibit blend in seamlessly with the vast array of spring growth within the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Children's 'peace mural', music, sculpture to shape arts benefit
NASHUA -- Children will paint a "peace mural" as customers listen to live music and, with their purchases, support the visual arts in a benefit planned for Wednesday at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Daniel Webster Highway. ... - By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer
The Nashua Telegraph |
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Kanawha County K-12 Art Exhibit winners
Allied Artists of West Virginia has announced the winners of Kanawha County schools' annual K-12 Art Exhibit, held April 2 at the Charleston Civic Center.
The Charleston Gazette |
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By FRITZ BUSCH Journal Staff Writer
HANSKA — Rock-‘n’-roll music from The Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, Elvis, Buddy Holly, and others plus tunes from the 1940’s will be featured at Hanska’s 24th Annual Syttende Mai Festival, May 15-18.
The New Ulm Journal |
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Gift of Landau artworks is priceless to Monmouth U.
More than 300 prints, drawings and paintings by Jacob Landau, a prominent figure for many years in New Jersey's Roosevelt artist community, have been donated to Monmouth University in West Long Branch by the Jacob Landau Institute.
The Star-Ledger |
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Friends of Will help Great River Shakespeare Festival behind the scenes
Not many people would get excited about handing out 40,000 brochures. But Friends of Will do.
Winona Daily News |
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