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Origami project on tap
know the Halloween jack'o'-lanterns haven't even had time to turn into moldy mush yet. But some people are already focused on New Year's Eve - otherwise they would never be able to pull off the big annual gala festival known as First Night. That forward-thinking few would like you to become part of the largest communitywide origami construction ever attempted (as far as anyone can tell, anyway).
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Community Calendar
The Friends of the Marlboro Public Library will present their 37th annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition through Nov. 9 during regular library hours in the Friends Art Gallery in the library, 35 West Main St. Three Central Massachusetts artists will judge the works on display. Prizes include the Best Marlboro Artist Award. The library is open noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 8 p.m. ...
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Community calendar, November 4
Arts & Crafts Pomona Valley Art Association Artisan's Christmas Festival: The opening reception of the fifth annual event hosted by PVAA will be in the basement level of the Progress Space Gallery. Begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Progress Space Gallery, 300 A S. Thomas St., Pomona. Free. Information: (909) 469-1599.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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Social Distortion, Motorhead anchor tattoo trek
Punk veterans Social Distortion and metal legends Motorhead will headline a North American traveling festival created by popular tattoo artist and cable TV personality Kat Von D.
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CELEBRATE LOY KRATHONG FESTIVAL BY THE BEACH AT SHERATON HUA HIN RESORT & SPA
Experience the new sense of warm and welcome at the all new Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa and celebrate Loy Krathong Festival by the beach on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 with our Loy Krathong Gala Di
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ART STILL IN ITS 'GREEN' PERIOD
Crisis? What crisis? The global economic canvas may be bleak, but try telling that to the deep-pocketed bidders who plunked down record art prices at Sotheby's auction house in Manhattan last night. One buyer handed a bundle of profit to Wall...
New York Post |
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Dave Pearson
The artist Dave Pearson, who has died aged 70 of cancer, put together ambitious one-person shows comprising paintings, prints, three-dimensional tableaux, multimedia presentations and large-scale constructions.
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Russian painting goes for record $60 mln despite financial crisis
NEW YORK, November 4 (RIA Novosti) - A painting by avant-garde Russian artist Kazimir Malevich sold for a record-price of just over $60 million at an auction in New York despite gloom over the global financial crisis.
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Series celebrates Old West
The Bison Western Museum will host the ''Spirit of the Old West Alive'' lecture series beginning 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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A throng of volunteers spent several hours Sunday in various White Plains locations, helping put up what will be the largest outdoor exhibit ever of artist David Hayes' work. Hayes is considered to be one of the foremost living modern sculptors in the country.
The Journal News |
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Big-time Israeli heist solved 25 years later
JERUSALEM - It took time, but Israeli detectives have cracked one of the country's greatest crimes: the heist of a clock collection from a Jerusalem museum a quarter century ago.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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The Count Of Cool
One good conceptual way to enter the conceptual art in "The Panza Collection" at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is through a photograph in the catalogue, which shows the man himself, Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, surrounded by an aura of geometrical excellence and cerebral precision.
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At the Academy, art meets heart to rescue animals in need
Artist Al Gury admits that he must have looked a little strange disappearing into an alley behind the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts every day carrying an animal trap.
Philly.com |
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Coming up
Nov. 5: FIU women's basketball plays an exhibition game against Barry University; 6 p.m.; 11200 SW Eighth St., Miami. $7; 305-348-1317; www.fiusports.com.
Miami Herald |
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NYC art auctions set against dark economic backdrop
Christie's and Sotheby's kick off their annual art auctions in Manhattan this week against the backdrop of a gloomy economy that has some wondering whether there are any deep-pocketed buyers left to snap up paintings for tens of millions of dollars.
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Expert Photographer Shares Free Bright Secrets to Turn on the Lighting in Photography
Make photographs glow with life and emotion by following illuminating tips for controlling all kinds of lighting (PRWeb Nov 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1567974.htm
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Portraits appeal to future families
MARY REDDICK Aliyah, 14, is described as social and engaging. She enjoys arts and crafts, listening to music, singing and dancing, and organized sports. LAURA NIZNIK ALAN FISHLEDER Ty and Catherine Rowe and their children are featured in a portrait in the Heart Gallery KATHLEEN NOONAN Marlin, 13, is a sports enthusiast and Christina, 6, enjoys watching movies and ...
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Film examines disabled children's education
Soon after Dan Habib's five-year-old son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the boy had a near-death case of pneumonia. As a coping mechanism, Habib's doctor suggested that he document the boy's struggle through photography and film.
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Bike racks can be beautiful
Cyclists can chain their bikes to a dollar sign on New York City's Wall Street, a pair of giant toothbrushes in Portland, Ore., and sea creatures in Louisville, Ky., and Mount Clemens, Mich. Now, Sioux Falls is seeking artists from across the region who would create bicycle racks that combine security with art. The program is designed to promote public art and energy conservation, says Candy Van ...
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Gift wrap contest starts
GREENSBORO -- The prize for winning the News & Record's holiday gift wrap contest is getting your design printed in the paper. But for last year's winner, it also led to getting her design printed as actual wrapping paper by a local company. Sue McBean's winning design in our 2007 contest will be offered by Shamrock Giftwrap and Accessories and Innisbrook Wraps next year. Now it's your ...
Greensboro News & Record |
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Artist's "bagged" veggies cause a stink
A piece by Belgian conceptual artist Jan Fabre at the Antwerp's MuHKA contemporary art museum is challenging the nose as well as the eyes.
Denver Post |
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Dan Walters: Voter turnout could affect key contests
California finds itself in an odd position vis-à-vis today's presidential election – a non-battleground in the historic presidential clash between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, but with a number of very tight legislative contests and battles over high-profile ballot measures of its own. That situation makes California political figures uncomfortable, because presidential dynamics will ...
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Services set for L.A. art dealer Patricia Faure
A memorial service for Patricia Faure, a prominent Los Angeles art dealer and personality, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Samuel Freeman Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave. B7, Santa Monica. (310) 449-1479. Faure died Oct. 21 at the age of 80.
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Moss, Perry honored
A do-it-yourself community librarian from South Routt and a North Routt historian who built his own museum were honored Monday night for their historic contributions to the broader community.
The Steamboat Pilot & Today |
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White Plains sculpture exhibit takes shape
WHITE PLAINS - Dr. Stanley Markovits, a retired dentist, has painted in oils and watercolors before, but this was his first time working with sculpture.
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