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Gris, Picasso, Kandinsky paintings auctioned in NY
An oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris has been auctioned in New York City for more than $20 million.
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Bringin' It All Back Home: The Northwest Film and Video Festival
FOCUS FEATURESDirector Gus Van Sant on the set of "Milk," a biographical portrait of gay political activist Harvey Milk. When the Northwest Film & Video Festival began, Tom McCall was still in charge in Salem. Portland was altering its national...
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First Friday Fun
Time again to stroll through galleries and art venues as the First Friday openings and extended hours for November take place in gallery clusters around the city. Starting at Washington Square, the Bridgette Mayer Gallery will have a solo show of Scottish painter Dana Hargrove titled Divide and Consider. This new collection of work stems from the artist's recent summer residency in South ...
Phillyist |
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Arts center hosting children's art fair
The Oxford Community Art Center will introduce its inaugural children's art fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 16. The Fall into the Arts Festival will connect local art with the children ages 4-12.
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Miami Beach revises rules on street artists and performers
Later this month, anyone who wants to pantomime, perform music or peddle artwork in Miami Beach will face a slew of new rules. The Miami Beach City Commission unanimously approved changes to the city's existing laws governing artists and street performers Wednesday.
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NMU's DeVos Art Museum seeks color, co-habitation with environment
MARQUETTE - The DeVos Art Museum is looking for your old Autumn Ridge, Midnight Song or Ivory Tower. The museum is currently collecting old latex paint - in any color, no matter how oddly named - for the art exhibit "Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art," scheduled to open in January.
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Friday Happenings
Porn -- Sex shop Good Vibrations presents its third annual Amateur Erotic Film Festival. (Read our interview with Good Vibes's Carol Lombard.) It's not the place to go if you don't want to know how your neighbors knock boots. A pre-party at the Good Vibrations store kicks things off. Good Vibrations, 308A Harvard St. (enter from the rear), Brookline, 7:30 p.m. Free. Screening at Coolidge ...
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Cool book alert: 'French Milk'
Last year I raved about French Milk after picking it up at the MoCCA Art Festival. Lucy Knisley's illustrated journal describes the six-week trip to Paris she took with her mother. By the end, I felt as if I had...
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Festival will not destroy thrust stage
From the Stratford Shakespeare Festival The Stratford Shakespeare Festival is about to undertake a study of the Festival Theatre to determine what needs to be done to keep it in peak condition as a state-of-the-art performance facility.
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Ceremonies, museum displays mark Remembrance Day in region
Capital Region residents have many choices to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies next Tuesday. In Victoria, the largest gathering to remember the war dead and those veterans still among us happens at the war memorial on the corner of Government and Belleville streets at the legislature.
Victoria News |
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Fairs and festivals
Find out about local fairs and festivals.
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin |
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Gris, Picasso, Kandinsky paintings auctioned in NY
(AP:NEW YORK) An oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was auctioned Thursday for $20.8 million, surpassing its presale estimate of up to $18.5 million.
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How will the art museum affect downtown Roanoke's economy?
It's David Bowers' first day as mayor. One of his duties is to be there for ribbon cuttings and grand openings, but he'll be missing an important one... the opening of the art museum.
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Gris, Picasso, Kandinsky paintings auctioned in NY
An oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was auctioned Thursday for $20.8 million, surpassing its presale estimate of up to $18.5 million.
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New Orleans food and music on display at annual Mirliton festival in the Bywater
Bywater is the place to be Saturday, Nov. 9, for the Mirliton Festival, an annual celebration of that enigmatic pear-shaped vegetable, a staple of New Orleans menus. Bywater eateries will offer stuffed mirliton, mirliton soup and innovative dishes featuring...
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Out & About
Upcoming events Nature photo contest show - Forest Park Nature Center nature photography contest show through Nov. 14. Call (309) 686-3360.
Peoria Journal Star |
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Plain Dealing Christmas Festival planned
An added attraction at this year’s Christmas in Plain Dealing Festival, Saturday November 29, will be an art exhibit and sale featuring works by around 20 area artists.
Bossier Press-Tribune |
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Center Stage: This week’s best bets
Friday Nov. 7 The Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., Sumter, will host solo works by Sarah Hobbs , a photographer from Georgia, and Loren Schwerd , a Louisiana sculptor who created memorials to communities lost in Hurricane Katrina from hair extensions she found outside a beauty supply store. The exhibition will be on display through Dec. 31. There will be an opening reception ...
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Christmas Collection continues at Paris Gibson Square
The 30th annual Christmas Collection Holiday Sale features arts, handcrafted items, gift ideas and more. Admission is $3 per person or free for museum members. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, 1400 1st Ave. N. 727-8255.
Great Falls Tribune |
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First Friday Art Walk packed with offerings
Susan Kinney features her drawings, digital painting, photo restoration and more during the First Friday Art Walk. Refreshments are provided. Admission is free. 6 to 9 p.m. Studio 706 Art Gallery, 706 7th Ave. S. 452-5771.
Great Falls Tribune |
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Vols' Berry Will Wear Inky's 29 For Wyoming Game
KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee football team wrapped up an emotional and energy-charged week of practice with a slightly shorter than normal Thursday workout at Haslam Field in preparation for Saturday’s Homecoming contest with Wyoming.
The Chattanoogan |
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AJ Art Festival set for next weekend
Fine-arts event will feature painters, sculptors, jewelers, ceramicists and mixed-media artists displaying and selling their work.
The Arizona Republic |
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Gris Sets Record in Slow Christie?s Auction
A Cubist painting by Juan Gris brought a record price of $20 million, but many works remained unsold at Christie?s auction of Impressionist and Modern art on Thursday.
New York Times |
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Plethora of pecualiar stage stuff at New Orleans Fringe Festival
What do you think of the Fringe Festival's 'Wow!' factor
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Coney Island comes to Soho with artwork and photos
A piece of New York’s past is on display at the Puffin Room in Soho. But it’s questions of the future that haunt curator Carl Rosenstein.
The Villager |
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