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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Holland Cotter , whose art criticism I generally esteem, owns the front page of today's "Fine Arts" section in the NY Times , with reviews of both Acquavella's Picasso show (which I discussed here ) and the Metropolitan Museum's "The Philippe de Montebello Years," which opens today (and which I viewed at the press preview Monday).
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Glow In The Dark Festival coming Oct. 29
HALLOWEEN: It's a fun alternative to candy overload. Instead of consuming sugary candy, why not spend Halloween seeing how things glow in the dark?
McKinney Courier-Gazette |
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‘Hallowe’en Camp’ slated at museum on Monday
Kids looking for something fun to do on their day off school on Monday (Oct. 27) need look no further than the Fort Frances Museum, which will be hosting a “Halloween Camp.” Running from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., children aged five-12 are encouraged to drop by and, for a fee of $10, participate in a mix of art activities and games related mainly to Hallowe’en, with some superheroes thrown in (tying in ...
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A love story: The librarian, the mailman and their art
Art takes up all the air in Herb and Dorothy Vogel's cramped one-bedroom on the Upper East Side. Minimalist and conceptual works cover every inch of wall and dangle from the ceiling. Because there is no other place for it, a Richard Tuttle painting clings to the inside of a louvered door that leads to the tiny kitchen. Other pieces crowd shelves and table tops.
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Auburn University to host War Eagle Native American Festival
The Auburn University Multicultural Center/Access and Community Initiatives, units of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, will host the 2008 War Eagle Native American Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1, on the grounds of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
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Alum’s Book Chronicles Tiger Experience in the ‘70s
Actor, author, athlete and Auburn alumnus Thom Gossom, Jr., will readfrom his memoir, Walk-On, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
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NoMa gets public art grant from D.C.
The North of Massachusetts Avenue Business Improvement District has secured a $50,000 grant to help fund a $100,000 public art project at the northwest corner of First and M streets NW.
Washington Business Journal |
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Wedgwood museum officially opened
A new £10.5m museum featuring ceramics produced by Josiah Wedgwood officially opens.
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Department of Art seeking entries for ‘Drawing on Alabama 2009’
The Department of Art is seeking artists from across Alabama to submit entries for a second exhibition of its kind, an all-Alabama juried drawing exhibition titled “Drawing on Alabama 2009.”
Opelika-Auburn News |
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Odenton resident's painting in calendar
Sharon Ascherl of Odenton had not been an AARP member for long when she received a news release inviting artists to submit their work for the AARP Foundation's 2009 calendar contest. She was excited.
The Capital |
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4-H News: A year of greatness
Adobe Nipomo has started the year off great! Our community leader Cecilia Werner and co-community leader Elsa Litten are doing a wonderful job.
The Adobe Press |
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Economic turmoil has New Orleans worried
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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Bands at CMJ's New York festival eye economy (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Band members and music industry professionals cast a fearful eye on the slowing economy this week as they gathered at the College Music Journal's annual music festival in New York.
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Students to benefit from Vettriano painting
Students at Kirkcaldy's Adam Smith College are to benefit from a donation from one of Scotland's most famous artists. Fife-born Jack Vettriano has donated a signed limited edition print of one of his paintings which is being auctioned online to raise funds for the college.
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Pencil This In
Conventions The 1st annual Windy City Comicon lands at the Center on Halsted this weekend: currently the only comic book convention in Chicago. The event has lined up an impressive guest list of local comic book writers, artists and creators, along with HeroClix and Magic gaming tournaments and Chicagoland comic book vendors and publishers exhibiting their wares. 3656 N Halsted, ...
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Bands at New York's CMJ music festival eye economy
Band members and music industry professionals cast a wary eye on the slowing economy this week as they gathered at the College Music Journal's annual music festival in New York.
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Festival celebrates sweetness of life, honors Latin cultures
The event, which celebrates Dia de los Muertos, features the music of Latin America, along with documentary films, lectures, Aztec folktales, mask making, ballet folklorico, traditional family altars and more.
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Museums, galleries pumping up the cool factor
A hot summer night in North Miami, and if you were young and prowling to do something really, really cool, you paid your five bucks and -- undeterred by velvet ropes and glaring doormen -- melted right into the 200 or so GenSomethings twitching to the music of This Heart Electric, Captain Speedbanger, Down Homre Southernaires and Lemon Hill.
Miami Herald |
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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.
The Daily Democrat |
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Bands at New York's CMJ music festival eye economy
Band members and music industry professionals cast a wary eye on the slowing economy this week as they gathered at the College Music Journal's annual music festival in New York.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Bands at New York music festival eye economy
Band members and music industry professionals cast a fearful eye on the slowing economy this week as they gathered at the College Music Journal's annual music festival in New York.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - No lights
No lights by KirkSides photographers description: Joshua (10) reads to his little brother Christofer (6) by flashlight in the wake of power outages caused by Hurricane Ike. ________________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining a whole bunch of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist ...
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Take a sneak-peek into the lives of erstwhile royals of India
This week on Royal Reservation, Amrita Gandhi meets the family of the painter prince Raja Ravi Verma and is taken through a personal heirloom that will probably sell for millions at any art auction - a collection of rare Raja Ravi Verma paintings.
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Virtuo Digital Palette Takes The Problems Out of Painting [Art]
One of my greatest passions in life is oil painting. I love everything about it—even the smell of turpentine (especially the smell of turpentine). However, for the novice the whole process can...
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Calling the Drop in Oil
In the oil market, $50 is the new $100. Much as oil traders a year ago eagerly eyed the unexplored heights of $100 a barrel, now they are resigned to oil slumping to $50 a barrel or below, as economies ...
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