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Peter Anderson Fest celebrates 30th year
There is truly something for everyone at the 30th Annual Peter Anderson Festival tomorrow and Sunday in downtown Ocean Springs.
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Music notes
● The University of Arizona School of Music's Ethnomusicology program will put on a free world-music concert Thursday at Crowder Hall in the UA Fine Arts Complex, North Park Avenue and East Speedway.
Arizona Daily Star |
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A Lookiloos Find: Wearable pop art
A regular on the local art and wine festival circuit, one would be hard pressed in Santa Clara county to find someone who does not know Sonya Paz or has not seen her lively work.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Express yourself: HMS students take part in Last Friday Art Walk
Heritage Middle School's eighth grade honors art students have something to say about our world, but they are letting their paint brushes do the talking.
The Maryville Daily Times |
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The Italian Renaissance
MONTPELIER -- Champlain College professor Nancy Nahra will consider how the cultural explosion of the Italian Renaissance changed both art and the world in a talk at Kellogg-Hubbard Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Her talk, "The Renaissance that Could Only Happen in Italy," is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and takes place at 7 p.m. ...
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Connecting the pots: Anderson Ranch, Aspen Art Museum find common ground
ASPEN - Often a thing cannot be seen clearly from the inside. Distance, in time and space, is required to see the object, to see how it exists in its context.
The Aspen Times |
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Compagnie Heddy Maalem's 'Rite of Spring' Dance, myth and difficulty
K. I admit I'm stumped -- by Heddy Maalem's "Le Sacre du Printemps" and by the response it garnered at the Flynn on Oct. 23. Admittedly, as a dance aficionado, that should make me feel stupid. But I take comfort in Mircea Eliade's thoughts on incomprehensibility and modern art (as discussed in "Myth and Reality" (more on that later). ... - By tarin chaplin Arts Correspondent
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus |
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Funeral home directors, nurses say working with the dead can be difficult at times
Marian Hutchings never planned to enter the funeral home business.As a CPA and co-owner of a photography business, Hutchings was enjoying working the two jobs.
Southeast Missourian |
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Marking Day of the Dead
Pittman Elementary School held its Festival of Honor celebration Thursday evening.
The Record |
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UQ architects showcase sustainable solutions
UQ graduates and staff are turning heads at the Place Makers exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, which showcases sustainable Queensland architecture at its best.
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LocalGuide: Artist reception benefits St. John's
As a benefit for the residents of St. John's Lutheran Ministries, the St. John's Foundation is sponsoring "Art Is Ageless," an artist reception, exhibition and sale at Mission Ridge, 3840 Rimrock Road.
Billings Gazette |
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Dubai Art Sale Totals $16.9 Million, Half Christie's Estimate
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Christie's International sold $16.9 million of paintings and jewels in a two-day sale in Dubai, below estimates, as falling oil and equity prices dented the boom in Middle East art.
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The Museo Regional de Durango "El Aguacate" in Durango to Host Jackie Sleper's Latest Exhibition Dedicated to Mexico
In November and December 2008, Dutch artist Jackie Sleper will exhibit "Dulce y Amargo" in the Museo Regional de Durango "El Aguacate", Durango, Mexico
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New Award Goes to Chicago Based Wedding-Portrait Photographer, Award Winning Nature Photographer Gokhan Cukurova, ...
Chicago Wedding photographer Gokhan Cukurova won another award. See his work at www.cloudveilphotography.com.
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New Disney Fine Art: Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Limited Edition by Artist Jim Salvati
SandersArtStudio.com, an authorized Disney Fine Art Gallery.
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Best Bets
Watch your back on Trick or Treat Street — monsters are lurking. The Street is the Children's Museum of Denver's annual Halloween fest for little ones, and this year's promises to be as ghoulish as ever.
Denver Post |
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His Kiddush cup runneth over
The J. Greenstein & Co. Auction House has a religious following. "We don't do art or furniture. ... We are the only auction house specially devoted to antique Judaica.
Greenwich Time |
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Antiques calendar
sharedstory SHOWS & AUCTIONS TODAY-SUNDAY: The International Art Fair for Fine Prints will feature nearly 100 dealers from around the world with etchings, woodcuts and lithographs.
Greenwich Time |
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Taste This
I finally made it to the Nasher Museum of Art for the "El Greco to Velázquez" exhibition, and I must say that the paintings by the Spanish masters are every bit as impressive as the show's publicity leads you to expect.
The News & Observer |
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London film festival: reviews of Nick and Nora, Gonzo, Largo and The Brothers Bloom
First up from my fairly random selection of films screened at this year's London film festival is Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist . Could this be the first film of its kind – a Michael Cera vehicle? The Arrested Development and Superbad star reprises his role as a nerdy teenager in this by-the-numbers rom-com which, at best, plays as a watered-down Juno . Entirely predictable, ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Vox Pop: Gay Museum
Over the past month, Peter Tatchell's idea of a museum that recognises Britain's "secret history" of homosexuality has met with cross-party and widespread support on a level that would have been unthinkable even five years ago. There's a real chance that Britain could get such a museum.
RainbowNetwork.com |
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Events calendar
A fall family festival will be held 6 to 8 p.m. at Valley Christian Church. Halloween fun, games and candy. Free admission. Information: Judy Steinmetz, 733-2588. The church is at 1708 Heyburn Ave. E.
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For His 80th, Warhol Granted More Than His 15 Minutes
Andy Warhol infamously said, “Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” By now Warhol has contradicted his own statement: his celebrity—and more importantly his artistic influence—has lasted for over 50 years.
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Exhibits Calendar
621 Gallery: Next to Last Armageddon Show. Annual non-juried all media exhibition featuring themed-works illuminated by flashlight. Costumes and flashlights encouraged. 7-10 p.m. today. Free. Railroad Square Art Park, 621 Industrial Drive. 224-6163.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Hot Tickets
Thursday-Nov. 9: Genre-spanning music fills the air at Riverhawk Music Festival at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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