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Nation’s capital prepares a party for Abe — honest
WASHINGTON — Happy 200th birthday, Honest Abe! The nation wants to throw you a party. The celebration will be focused in the nation’s capital, where museums, theaters and other attractions announced plans Thursday for more than 80 exhibits and programs in the coming months to celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The events will run from January through April. "I haven’t heard ...
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Glenmuir High School wins Marcus Garvey award
Glenmuir High School was presented with the most coveted award in the National Festival of the Arts having won the Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts. This was announced at a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday.
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Exhibit photos mix pop culture with European stereotypes
DOHA • In the centre of Doha lies Souq Waqif, one of the most traditional-looking markets in the region. A mix of nationalities converge to try out traditional and foreign products in this splendid recreation of an old market done up with traditional Islamic architecture.
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Kravis, Fuld Brace for N.Y. Auctions as Collectors Lower Prices
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Henry Kravis and Richard Fuld are among the art collectors who will make millions of dollars at New York's auctions next week while many other sellers' hopes could be dashed.
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Piecing together artwork
As one of the designers on the TLC cable channel's "Trading Spaces," Goil Amornvivat has to decorate rooms in 48 hours on a $1,000 budget. This often leads him to improvise on finishing touches such as artwork. He and others offer these suggestions: Collections: A chef friend, he noted, decorates her walls with pots and pans. Repurposed materials: Homeowners can make wall art that personalizes ...
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Museums
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 2501 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, hosts the Flip Flop Ball Fundraiser 8 p.m. Nov. 22, Grande Dunes Members Club. $150. There will be a silent auction, live music and food. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with extended hours until 6 p.m. Thursdays. $7 ages 2 and older. 946-9469 or www.cmsckids.org . THE FRANKLIN G. BURROUGHS-SIMEON B. CHAPIN ART MUSEUM, ...
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Criste takes NYC job, leaves Warhol, arts fest
Colleen Russell Criste, deputy director of The Andy Warhol Museum who was appointed acting director of the Three Rivers Arts Festival last month, is resigning effective Dec. 12 to become deputy director for external affairs at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
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CCC Festival Returns To Highlands Hammock
Anyone looking to enjoy this break from the heat is invited to Highlands Hammock State Park, when it hosts its 23rd annual Civilian Conservation Corps Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
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Kurt Cobain like you’ve never seen him
“Cobain Unseen” is a deeply personal, tactile, even visceral examination of the late, troubled Seattle rock star, Kurt Cobain. Through his artwork and writing, you can see — and, thanks to the many facsimile pullouts, even feel — tangible evidence of the mental and physical torment that plagued Cobain throughout his short life. Suicide was part of his personality from adolescence, the book shows ...
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Annual Fort Valley arts and crafts show planned
FORT VALLEY – The 41st annual Jailhouse Alley Art Show and Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church in downtown Fort Valley. There will be original watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings, prints and pen and ink drawings from local artists.
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Latest Additions
With less than a week until an historic presidential election, if you haven’t seen “Hell Bent for the White House,” the Centerville Historical Museum’s exhibition celebrating more than 200 years of presidential campaigns, it is worth the visit.
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St. Lucie County Community Connection for Oct. 31
TODAY Arts/Crafts Oil Class: Treasure Coast Art Association, 223 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, 1-4 p.m. (772) 465-4876. Walls of Art: Featuring watercolor artist Dolores Fleming and nature photographer Paul Strauss. Morningside Library, 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, regular library hours, through today. Free. (772) 337-5632; st-lucie.lib.fl.us. Watercolor/Open Studio: Treasure Coast Art ...
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Healing Abuse Through Photography
SHELDON, Iowa (KTIV) -- Photographer Katie Thompson tells the stories of 31 victims of Domestic Abuse in Sheldon, Iowa.
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Pumpkin carving as art class at Stanford
Once each year, for nearly five decades now, they appear in front of Matt Kahn's home on the Stanford campus - glowing, eerie, often indescribable. Pumpkins by the dozen, their orange faces carved and sculpted into forms mysterious and spooky. But these are...
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Dallas tenants finding their niche in Arts District, Victory Park
One address is edgy, and the other is artsy. Victory woos tenants with high-energy sports events and trendy watering holes.
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Film historian brings classic scares to Lubbock
Blood and guts filled Lubbock's Firehouse Theatre Thursday night. Luckily, it was on screen. In the spirit of Halloween, Lubbock's Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts offered two zombie movies to viewers. The center celebrated the spooky holiday with film, painting and dance.
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HCM City: International industrial and agricultural expos open
VietNamNet Bridge – EPM Vietnam 2008, a machinery and industrial equipment exhibition, opened its doors at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) and the Phu My Hung urban area on Oct. 30.
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Day of the Dead events to showcase traditions
The Office of International Affairs at Texas Tech invites everyone to celebrate the dead at their Dia de los Muertos procession today. The celebration will begin at Tech's International Cultural Center at 5:30 p.m. with a variety of media on the Day of the Dead, a short film and a Frida Kahlo look-a-like contest.
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Art & Industry Extend Scape 2008
If you haven’t already visited the artworks in the 5th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial – now you have even more time to do so! SCAPE 2008 has been extended until Sunday 9 November 2008.
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For love of the game: sculpture reflects Canada's passion for sport of hockey
Most Canadians don’t see hockey as just a sport. For many it’s a passion shared on a national level and defines the country.
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Art lover allegedly conned Fortune 500
A New York woman has been charged with funding her art collection by scamming Fortune 500 companies, persuading them to sell her goods at steep discounts.Dina Wein, 44, and five allege confederates were indicted by a federal grand jury in Indiana, the New York Post reported. Prosecutors say the group convinced companies they were providing products for promotional giveaways and then sold them at ...
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Leavenworth family continues traditional pumpkin display
Around Leavenworth, many residents consider Steve and Tammy Rice’s Halloween display a cherished gift to the community: its collection of 200 handcrafted jack-o’-lanterns. Art of carving pumpkins photo gallery
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Art lover allegedly conned Fortune 500
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A New York woman has been charged with funding her art collection by scamming Fortune 500 companies, persuading them to sell her goods at steep discounts.
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Four new exhibitions opening at Riverside photography museum
Jona Frank spent two years gaining the confidence and cooperation of students at Patrick Henry College, an evangelical Christian institution near Washington, D.C., that produced more than its share of White House interns in the Bush administration.
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Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Presents Mark Lewis
VIENNA.- With "The Fight" and "Prater Hauptallee, Dawn and Dusk," the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna presents Mark Lewis's most recent works, produced in the context of an art project with students at the Academy's Research Lab for Film and Television.
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