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Dunlap hopes to teach Wildcats as much as he can
Mike Dunlap has spent 27 seasons in men’s college basketball, so he’ll be amped for tonight’s exhibition game against San Antonio’s University of the Incarnate Word.
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A Sewickley gallery continues a tradition of showcasing work from the former Eastern bloc.
Such works are the equivalent of memento mori and a celebration of the inexplicable beauty of chaos as it emerges victorious over the order imposed by man. By Savannah Guz.
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Lost village remembered
A LONG-lost riverside village has been recalled through a painting which is up for auction. One of the earliest oils by Tyneside artist Robert Jobling, who was born in 1841, shows a whaler at anchor at Dent’s Hole.
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Art-Market Rout Persists: Manet, Rothko Snubbed at N.Y. Auction
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The artworks of Park Avenue widow Rita Hillman and property heiress Alice Lawrence fetched about half the low estimate at Christie's International's New York sale last night, as the top end of the art market continues to sag.
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West Datebook -- 11/06
RIVERSIDE Riverside's Camp Anza exhibit is set to run through Jan. 31 at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Ave. The camp was a World War II U.S. Army staging area in what is now Riverside's Arlanza District. A reception for camp historian Frank Teurlay is set from 6 to 9 p.m. .
The Press-Enterprise |
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Painstaking process to restore Cremona painting at Balzan church
The final retored painting. Visitors to the Balzan parish church lately must have noticed the restored small lateral dome dominating the chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Times of Malta |
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Artist Guild giving back to family who gives and gives
MUNCIE -- Members of the Muncie Artists Guild are combining their talents and artwork to aid an injured man whose mother is the group's treasurer.
The Star Press |
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Crabbing with some Raiders, all for a good cause
GREG PAPA, Bay Area sports broadcaster and radio voice of the Oakland Raiders, will be the master of ceremonies at a special event Friday.He will be the announcer at the ninth annual Biletnikoff Foundation Celebrity Crab Fest and Sports Auction that will run from 6 p.
Pleasanton Tri-Valley Herald |
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Bruce Weber's best shot
There comes a certain time in your life when you don't wear pyjamas any more. Young people don't want to leave their childhood behind, and yet by the conventions of society, they feel they have to. I've always thought there's something wonderful about that period, in a photographic way.
Guardian Unlimited |
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The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra returns to the Touhill for the Explosions Percussion Festival4 on November 23
Featuring visiting world music percussionists N. Scott Robinson, David Kuckhermann and Haig Manoukian, Explosions Percussion Festival4 promises to transport listeners on a rhythmic round-trip from St. Louis to Europe to North Africa. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1576124.htm
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The Most Inspiring Film Ever Made - Movie-Stars, Rock Aristocracy, Spiritual Leaders and Grass Roots Activists ...
Bono calls them geniuses; Eckhart Tolle and Bob Geldof say they love them; Noam Chomsky opens his door to them whenever they're in town and Madonna does yoga to their music. 1 Giant Leap, the global philosophy and music concept band which brought us the double Grammy nominated Unity Through Diversity, returns with the unmissable multimedia masterpiece 'What About Me? (PRWeb Nov 6, 2008) Read ...
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$12 million sculpture goes to auction in Provo
In a display of panache uncommon to Utah County, a $12 million sculpture will hit the auctioneer's block Monday at the Provo Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
Provo Daily Herald |
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Jim Keen’s Great Ranches of the West at the Vaquero Show
Though years and years of practice in some of America’s most picturesque territories have finely honed his photographic technique, Brooks Institute alumnus Jim Keen hasn’t forgotten where he came from.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Iran’s first sculpture expo to open Saturday
TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (MNA) -- The first Iranian sculpture expo is scheduled to open Saturday November 8 at the Iranian Artists Forum.
mehrnews.com |
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Read all about it at annual book fair
Greg Netzer, who coordinates Wordstock, the annual convergence of writers and literary aficionados that takes place this weekend, admits economics dictated some terms at this year’s event. The festival won’t see as many of the marquee names as it has in the past, when attendees got to ...
Portland Tribune |
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Outbound Escapes
Tote your binoculars when you visit birding hot spots and canoe the Delta as part of the field trips offered during the Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival this weekend. In its 12th year, the event will showcase a nature-related art show, workshops and lectures to be held at Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St., Lodi. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Kandinsky painting to star at Christie's auction
NEW YORK, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - A painting by the Russian avant-garde artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) is expected to be the star lot at Christie's in New York on Thursday, the auction house said.
Russian Information Agency Novosti |
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MICHELLE OBAMA ON DISPLAY IN NYC: Exhibit at the New Museum in Manhattan features painting of future First Lady and ...
*An exhibition featuring the works of artist Elizabaeth Peyton includes an oil painting of soon-to-be First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha, reports the Associated Press.
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Letters of support pile up for suspect in charity scam
Whitney Museum curator Barbara Haskell is the latest upper-crust pal of Dina Wein-Reis urging a judge to go easy on the mother of three, who's accused of swindling Fortune 500 companies.
New York Daily News |
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DIFF reinstates confidence in its 'founding sponsors'
06 November 2008 The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), reinstated its confidence in the "founding sponsors" of the festival and introduced the list of main supporters of the festival.
Zawya |
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MormonTimes.com: Photographer's intent: an exhibit for all faiths
The "Reflections of Christ" photography exhibit and related media portray the Savior based on beliefs held by Christians around the world.
Deseret Morning News |
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Art of devotion
Local Catholics gather at Nasher exhibit to cherish artworks for their original purpose -- as aids to prayer.
The News & Observer |
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To see the exhibit
The exhibit, "El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," closes Sunday. The museum will be open until midnight Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to: www.nasher.duke.edu .
The News & Observer |
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Artsbeat
The Finger Lakes Film Festival is looking for independently made films and videos for its inaugural festival Jan. 20-24 in Geneva.
Press & Sun-Bulletin |
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Woman raises chickens as part of art exhibit
Take two hens, a chicken coop and a backyard in the city, and you have the makings of one of Chicago-based artist Kim Jackson DeBord's most recent installations. "UNI chicken," a version of which is currently on display at the Evanston Art Center, resulted from this art-turned-urban experiment.
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