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Summerville Academy eager to move in
By mid-November, finishing touches on the new home of J&L Summerville Academy in Wilson should be completed, according to Mildred Summerville, academy director. The school will move to 618 N.E. Tarboro St. from its current location at the Wilson Renaissance Center at St. John AME Zion Church, 119 N. Pender St. Summerville expects constructio ...
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Under the Stars gala
From 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, enjoy a sneak peek of PACTV’s new Media Center at 4 Collins Ave. in the Plymouth industrial park, and enjoy wine, appetizers from Martha’s Stone Soup and Chez Ducrot and dessert. Take tours of PACTV and enjoy bidding on local art and other items during the silent auction.
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The Farnsworth House Blog reports ( here and here ) that the Mies van der Rohe masterpiece in Plano, IL, flooded by severe rainstorms on Sept. 14, reopened for tours earlier this month. Original post-flood plans had called for it to be closed for the remainder of the 2008 season.
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£60M Gallery, Open Two Days In June, Remains Shuttered
"The Public Gallery in West Bromwich closed just two days after its grand opening in June because of technical problems with the high-tech art installations.
Arts Journal |
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South Africa: PetroSA Opens Maths, Science Academy
State oil and gas company PetroSA has opened a multi-million rand maths and science academy to help learners from disadvantaged high schools pass maths and science.
AllAfrica.com |
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Clinton artist debuts photography at library
CLINTON - If the colder temperatures are making you miss the spring and summer flowers, Artist Christina Morgan-Pearce can help you get through the impending cold winter months with her work.
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Picasso painting withdrawn from Sotheby's auction
(AP:LONDON) A painting by Pablo Picasso that was expected to fetch more than $30 million at auction next week has been withdrawn from sale, Sotheby's auction house said Tuesday.
INO News |
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400 Free LightScribe Designs
Anyone owning a LightScribe burner can visit the new, free LightScribe Design Center where over 400 designs with themes such as weddings, music, gifts, travel, photography and business.
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Nigeria: Killing the Yoruba Race And Identity
When Agwu Okpanku wrote in his column "The Third Eye" in the Renaissance (Daily Star) Newspaper in the 70s, "Killing Biafra", the administration of General Yakubu Gowon via the Administrator of the East Central State, Mr. Ukpabi Asika (Alias Onye Ube Ruru), detained him for this articulation.
AllAfrica.com |
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Nigeria: Nipco Sets December Deadline for CNG Plant Take-Off
NIPCO Plc, a key player in the downstream sector of the nation's oil and gas industry, says its multi-billion Naira Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station located in Benin, Edo State is scheduled commence operations by December.
AllAfrica.com |
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'Affair With the Arts' succeeds despite sour economy
Despite a lagging economy, the West Valley Art Museum had a strong showing last weekend for its fall arts festival and fundraiser, according to Mike Bailey, the museum's director of education.
The Arizona Republic |
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What’s in art galleries
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) -- An exhibition of multimedia artwork entitled “Sideways in Tehran” and created by several Iranian and foreign artists, is underway at the Tarrahan-e Azad Gallery.
mehrnews.com |
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Picasso Meets the Financial Crisis
Even though Lars Ulrich recently declared the art market is " perhaps the last frontier where the best of the best will not go the way of the rest of the economy ," it seems the Metallica drummer doesn't have a very good read on the climate after all. The NY Times reports that "a Picasso Cubist painting that was to have been a star of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art sale on Nov. 3 ...
Gothamist |
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Aviary's $23 million upgrade features bird-show theaters
A new open air rooftop theater for birds-of-prey programs, expanded exhibit and classroom space and an indoor theater for free-flight bird shows are part of the National Aviary's $23 million expansion and renovation project announced this morning.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Exhibit features local artists
Local artists will be in the spotlight during the biannual Eye for Art, which opens in early December. The exhibition, featuring local artists, is a [...]
Chatham Daily News |
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Samson Oil & Gas provides operational advice
Samson Oil & Gas Limited announced that the Leonard #1-23H well had reached a depth of 10,137 feet, penetrating the Bluell Formation objective and was logged.
Oil Online |
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9:55 a.m.: Former Jackson’s Auction barn burns
ANDERSON — The former Jackson’s Auction Gallery barn on the south side of Anderson was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Owner Scott Axline said he leases the barn to Big Dog Power Sports and operates Auto Expressions in the adjacent building.
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New hearing due for Munch theft suspect
Oslo - Judges on Tuesday ordered a new hearing for one of the men sentenced for his role in the 2004 armed theft of two paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Bjorn Hoen, 40, the alleged ringleader of the robbers, was earlier sentenced to nine y...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Inside Track: Painting Tribute
For artist Merritt Finnell, painting horses was never his thing. Horses were his twin brother Michael's territory, and like many twins Merritt was different from Michael.
BloodHorse |
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Picasso painting withdrawn from Sotheby's auction
A painting by Pablo Picasso that was expected to fetch more than $30 million at auction next week has been withdrawn from sale, Sotheby's auction house said Tuesday.
Bradenton Herald |
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Photo gallery: Dos Palos Chalk art
Students at Dos Palos' Bryant Middle School created sidewalk chalk art drawings to commemorate Red Ribbon Week. Digital art and media teacher Rene Guevara said students worked for five days to create 50 drawings around the campus.
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New treatments in chest medicine presented at CHEST 2008
( American College of Chest Physicians ) New therapies for pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine will be presented at CHEST 2008. Studies will highlight statins use for sepsis, the benefits of fish oil for sleep apnea, a new antidote for cyanide poisoning, and more.
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Sculpture offered for Gathering Site
Cobourg's arts in public spaces committee has unanimously endorsed a sculpture by renowned artist Frances Gage, who has gifted the work for The Abuse Awareness [...]
Northumberland Today |
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Toronto philanthropists give $5M to AGO
Art collectors and philanthropists Vivian and David Campbell have pledged an additional $4 million to the Art Gallery of Ontario, raising their total support to the Toronto gallery's renovation to $5 million.
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SlideRocket opens up to the public
One of the most impressive Flex-based applications out there, SlideRocket, is now open for anyone to go and sign up. (Screenshot Gallery) They've been doing a private beta for the past few months but they launch today with some new features and a business model. In talking with Mitch Grasso, the founder of SlideRocket, the plan was always to do a fremium model. They've got a free version which ...
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