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Art Historian To Speak
The Friends of the Adelphi University Library will hold its 13th Annual Fall Art Lecture with art historian and popular lecturer from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Elizabeth Kessler-Dimin, who will speak on "New Greek and Roman Galleries" on Sunday, November 2, at 3:00 p.m. in Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City.
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Nassau County Curator To Speak
Franklin Hill Perrell, Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art, will present a free lecture, Tiffany and the Gilded Age, on Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street.
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San Jacinto Museum of history honors community leaders
The Elegant Evening with History event to be held on Nov. 13 at the San Jacinto Monument will honor three leaders in the community for their continued support of projects that demonstrates each man to be a Texan of vision.
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Museum of Modern Art exhibit explores Joan Miro's wild side
NEW YORK - If a painter refuses to paint, is he still a painter? If an artist says that a painting isn't a painting, what is it? What does it take to make a painting not a painting?
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Festival to focus on homes dream
A CHILD has been selected to lead a major festival tonight by highlighting the dashed hopes of families who want to live in the BD1 billion Northern Town.
Gulf Daily News |
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CHANDLER: RedLine shows its potential
Squeezed into a busy period in which top-rate contemporary art installations are popping up like popcorn, a new arts facility has opened to the public.
Rocky Mountain News |
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IN THE GALLERIES: Foreground Memory
Maggie Michael's paintings appear to be speaking to each other, and it's not difficult to understand how her paintings can speak to a viewer, too.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Red rivers and vanishing icebergs: prize images focus on water (26 pictures)
Blood-coloured rivers, dust storms from manmade deserts and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are among some of the shortlisted images for the for the inaugural Prix Pictet photography prize, an international award which focuses on sustainability.
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Impressionist art on public display
Dozens of Impressionist masterpieces will be on public show in Glasgow for the next three months.
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Tracy Hospital of Foundations Festival of Trees offers new event
Breakfast with Santa is one of many events planned for Nov. 21 through 23 during the annual Festival of Trees. Proceeds will benefit several children's health programs.
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Melrose JazzFest 2008!
After the successful return of the Melrose Jazz Festival last year, more than a few local jazz aficionados held their breath and wondered … ‘Is it back for good?” That answer appears to be a resounding “yes," as organizers prepare for JazzFest 2008 this Sunday, Nov. 2, beginning at 1 p.m. at Memorial Hall, 590 Main St., Melrose.
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Salon raises funds to fight cancer
A woman Linda McCormick had never seen before walked into Mallia Salon and Day Spa Wednesday, Oct. 29, giving her a painting that used to hang in her mother's house.
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Winter scene by Tamaqua's John Epler is chosen for 2008 Holiday Card in Allentown
Allentown residents win second and third place in card contest.
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Artist prepares for wood work
A controversial artist is preparing for a gruelling performance piece at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart next month.
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The magical world of Bob Dylan
The American film director and photographer Jerry Schatzberg shot the Blonde on Blonde album cover in 1966. The image shows Dylan outside the Meatpacking District of New York wearing a black-and-white checked scarf. This is just one of many photographs of Dylan posing in a variety of shots by Schatzberg, who was good friends with him between 1965 and 1967. The pictures will be exhibited at ...
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Local student wins third place for sparring at the ISKA World Championships
The Pollets martial Arts Club has made an outstanding and dominant return to competition winning 4 World Grand Championships, 23 World Champion and 59 second and third place trophies plus a 1st place in the Exhibition Freestyle Wrestling at the international Sport Karate Association World championships held on the 17th, 18th and 19th of October at the State Sport Centre, Sydney Olympic Park.
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A pretty face can make a difference in whom you vote for
( Northwestern University ) According to a Northwestern University study, it's not surprising that everyone is talking about the great looks of Sarah Palin. The decision to play up the looks of the former beauty queen is a winning strategy. A perception of competence is not enough to give women the winning edge in political contests. For both male and female voters, female political candidates ...
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Tom Sutcliffe: This holy child needs a crib sheet
I learnt some new words last week, which is always a pleasing thing – though I doubt that I'm going to get a lot of opportunities to drop them into conversation. I can't really imagine a social situation – outside of the Royal Academy's Byzantium exhibition – when I might find myself needing to refer to "the Virgin hodegetria". And even if I did I think the chances are pretty slim that I would ...
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The Oxford Companion to the Photograph
This prodigious and generally exemplary guide illuminates the obscure (Linnaeus Tripe, 1822-1902, was official photographer with the Madras Native Infantry), while revealing the unexpected about obligatory inclusions. We learn that Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) disappeared so completely during the war that the Museum of Modern Art in New York organised a "posthumous exhibition" in 1945.
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Community group to host Brewsips on Nov. 6
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) is presenting its third annual Brewsips fundraiser on Nov. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) on Third Avenue. The event will feature a tasting of unique beers and bubbly beer cocktails provided by Court Liquors and the Hunterdon Brewing Co.
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Homecoming at MU
WEST LONG BRANCH — Students, alumni and honored guests weathered a cold, rainy Saturday last week to participate in Monmouth University's annual Homecoming Day. Held on Oct. 25 at the university's West Long Branch campus, the day's events featured a tailgate party, alumni reunion, art exhibit, parade and football game.
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Finding Your Way in the Dark
Courtesy Lena McGrath Welker The Helzer Art Gallery on Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus is a small space, just off a busy student gathering place referred to as the mall. This month, paper covers its windows and the doors...
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The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily
A well established pre-school based in Jeddah requires following qualified teachers: 1) English teacher (female), 2) Sport and Aerobic teacher (male/female) and 3) Art teacher (female). Suitable candidates send CV at E-mail: albashaer1987@hotmail.com, Tel/Fax: 02-6061992, 6061015.
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Art Society show in Little Silver
The Art Society of Monmouth County will exhibit members' artwork at Little Silver Borough Hall through Dec. 19. This annual exhibit, the H&E Luhrs Show, is made possible through the generosity of the Luhrs Endowment Fund. Little Silver Borough Hall is located at 480 Prospect Ave. For directions and hours, call 732-842-2400.
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Peter Bradshaw: 2008 has been a vintage year for the London film festival
The London film festival comes to a close this evening with a showing of Danny Boyle 's much-fancied new film Slumdog Millionaire , a drama about an 18-year-old orphan from Mumbai coming heart-stoppingly close to winning the big prize on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? For me, this has been an accessible, stimulating festival , richly and inventively programmed. ...
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