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Evanston photographer finds hope in dark places
Slave forts in Ghana. A Nazi concentration camp in Poland. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Chicago native Jane Fulton Alt has taken her photography around the world to address "universal issues of how we treat one another." The artist, who moved to Evanston 30 years ago, said she uses her photographs as metaphors, drawing on her background as a clinical social worker.
Daily Northwestern |
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Review: The Colored Museum
February 15, 2006 By Fran Heller The right cast can shore up an uneven production, and The Colored Museum , at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, is a case in point.
Backstage.com |
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Commentary: Rollin' fresh
My life revolves around raw fish. Like artists with their paintings, I can trace major periods of my life by the sushi I've eaten. I have celebrated birthdays over California rolls. I have made lifelong friendships over dragon rolls. I have even fallen in love over plates of sticky rice and seaweed.
Orion |
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Art shows path for medical connection
OTTAWA - Montreal scientists have developed a laser technique delicate enough to "paint" a picture just one-fifth of a millimetre wide.
Windsor Star |
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Datebook - November 12, 2008
Nov. 13, 14, 15: “Bye Bye Birdie.” The Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies presents the 1960 Tony award-winning production of “Bye Bye Birdie.” Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. in Hempel Auditorium at the YMCA of the Rockies.
Estes Park Trail Gazette |
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Piano mastery at its best
Celebrate the 16th season of the Estes Park Music Festival Winter Concert Series at the Stanley Hotel. The Music Festival will present David Korevaar, piano, on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall. The Stanley Hotel is located 333 W. Wonderview Avenue.
Estes Park Trail Gazette |
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Pat's picks
• Today is the day to honor veterans. Magic Valley Symphony Concert's "Veterans Day Salute" stars soprano and Jerome native Rebecca Prescott at 7:30 p.m. at the College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Auditorium. Veterans in the audience will be recognized, and an art exhibit features the works of Magic Valley Arts Council artists. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, or $5 for students.
The Times-News |
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Foundation climbs Ladder with art
Profits from the auction of 11 artworks will help tackle youth homelessness
AFL |
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Education Briefs (Nov. 12)
The New Mexico State University Choirs will present "Festival of Thanks," a holiday concert combining food and music, from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Music Center Recital Hall.
The Deming Headlight |
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Tony Dow, 'Beaver' big brother, has become a big-time sculptor
LOS ANGELES — Eat your heart out, Eddie Haskell.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Not artistic, but talented, businessman wins honor
WILKES-BARRE – He’s one of the most well-known figures in the Northeastern Pennsylvania art world, but Ken Marquis is not a painter, a sculptor or a musician. What he is, as proven by the selection of Marquis Art & Frame as the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce small business of the year, is a top-notch businessman.
Times Leader |
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Change from the top down
What would you change about Boston? I'd like stellar high schools, public housing where kids aren't afraid to play outside, business and academic leaders more invested in the city's workings, a fire department as good as its best men and women, less thinly spread police force, more public art, livelier streets, and edgier architecture.
Boston Globe |
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Comics as art.
Comic book enthusiasts gather in Peru for its first international festival. The international comic book festival is organized by local chapters of Alliance Francaise and the Goethe Institute, along with the Swiss Embassy, Spanish Cultural Center, and the National Library in Lima.
Times of Malta |
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Sponges on canvas auctioned in NYC for $21 million
An artwork of sponges stuck on a canvas sold for more than $US21 million ($A31.93 million) today. Yves Klein’s Archisponge (RE 11) was the top seller at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in Manhatta
The West Australian |
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Area chef closes in on spot in 'Hell's Kitchen'
With only one minute to sell himself for an opportunity to be cast on the reality TV Show, "Hell's Kitchen," Morris "Meaux" Johnson, a chef and Jefferson native, was one of 20 selected out of 300 contestants at an audition in Dallas to advance to an on-camera interview.
The Marshall News Messenger |
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Entertainment
An artwork of sponges stuck on a canvas sold for more than $US21 million ($A31.93 million) today. Yves Klein’s Archisponge (RE 11) was the top seller at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in Manhattan, a spokeswoman said.
The West Australian |
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The Guide
Courtesy of Toscana Gallery , "Asian Woman" by Glenna Gilbert-Jones is on display through Jan. 8 at Toscana Gallery.
Explorer News |
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Sponges on canvas auctioned for $21-million
But it and many other pieces in Sotheby's sale fail to achieve presale estimates; many don't sell
The Globe and Mail |
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New Holocaust museum aims to remember the past, transform the future
As Samuel Harris leaned against the exact model of German rail car used to transport his family to a Polish concentration camp, he couldn't help but smile.
Daily Herald |
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Downtown diner hosts 'art-a-thon'
How much is that artist in the window? The one with the sculpture for sale.
The Findlay Courier |
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University Press publishes bio of photo legend
The University of Massachusetts Press recently published Patricia J. Fanning's newest biography, "Through an Uncommon Lens," which chronicles the life of legendary photographer F. Holland Day from his creation of a publishing firm to his impact on pictorial photography.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian |
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Oklahoma Briefs
ADA New Year’s Eve event scheduled First Night Ada, a New Year’s Eve event, will include a talent show, an art exhibit, and free admission. Patrick Sweet, new music theater professor at East Central University, will be putting the talent show together. An art exhibit on the East Central University campus will be open to local artists or school groups. WOODWARD Wool clothing contest set On ...
The Oklahoman |
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Naples photo exhibit takes you out to ballgame
Jackie Robinson. Gil Hodges. Roy Campanella.
The News-Press |
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Angelenos raise money for mikveh, $1 million for Israeli school
Though demure in their dress, the women of the Mikvah Society of Los Angeles were not as modest with their checkbooks during an "Evening of Auction and Ambiance," a Nov. 2 fundraiser for the maintenance of Mikvah Esther located on Pico Boulevard.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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City councilor says museum program hurts local artisans
City Councilor Miguel Chavez says he is concerned that local artisans are not benefiting from the Museum of New Mexico Foundation's licensing program.
Santa Fe New Mexican |
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