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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 $21 million Tuesday.
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Briefs
Lip sync contest to boost Ayer schools AYER -- The Ayer Education Foundation, Inc., is holding its fourth annual lip sync fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 15, with all proceeds benefiting Ayer Public Schools.
Lowell Sun |
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Aberdeen show for Thurso artist
A THURSO-born artist has launched a new Icelandic-inspired exhibition in Aberdeen. Sarah Wakeford's bold showcase entitled Light, Air and Space, focuses on land and seascapes influenced by a research trip she made to the North Atlantic island earlier this year.
John O'Groat Journal |
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Kahala dolphin trainer wins contest
Meagan Corlin , 24, a Dolphin Trainer and Education Outreach Specialist for Dolphin Quest Oahu at the Kahala Resort, is the first "National Miss" in America's National Teenager Scholarship Pageant.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Fairs and Festivals
Check out area fairs and festivals.
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin |
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Former 'Leave It to Beaver' actor and sculptor Tony Dow to show at the Louvre
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Eat your heart out, Eddie Haskell.
Orlando Sentinel |
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City Budget Deficit Affects Public Arts Funding
The Dayton City Commission is facing a $13 million budget deficit, prompting them to make cuts that will include the public arts.
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton |
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Anish Kapoor, Subodh Gupta design jewellery for Sotheby's
New Delhi/Leading international auction house Sotheby's has kicked off its winter carnival sale of art, books, jewellery and antiquities Wednesday with a rich Indian spread.
Calcutta News |
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Meet Grand Island's Sleepless City
The Sleepless City, one of the bands invited to perform at Music Is Art Festival, has been quietly ascending to local fame. The alternative rock group features Craig Perno on vocals and guitar, Travis Perno on drums, Drew Lazelle on guitar and Cody Hogrewe on bass.
The Buffalo News |
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Nardin Academy seeks to clear way for possible $4 million expansion
Nardin Academy is weighing a $4 million expansion that would focus on upgrading space for the fine arts at its Cleveland Avenue elementary and high school complex.
The Buffalo News |
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NE Iowa artist reflect on cemetery work
DES MOINES --- Artist David Rottinghaus, of Nora Springs, made sure he got the details right while he was planning a painting that would adorn a monument at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery to honor soldiers who gave their lives in the war on terror.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Pole test for Worthing's Suncloud sculpture
A STAINLESS steel "test pole" will be left exposed at Splash Point over the coming winter, to see how it copes with the harsh conditions there. (12/11/2008 10:22:59)
Worthing Today |
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Venue and format changes for JAS
Jazz Aspen Snowmass announced that its season-opening JAS June Festival, which has taken place in Rio Grande Park in downtown Aspen since 2002, will relocate the festival’s headline artist performances for the 2009 season to the Aspen Music Festival and School’s 2,050-seat Benedict Music Tent.
Aspen Daily News |
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Imagine appoints new Editor in Chiefs
Rick Porter to head key games titles and Debbi Allen to oversee photography division
MCV |
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York area community calendar
A COASTAL WATERSHED WORKSHOP with Phil Trowbridge from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Remick Barn, Museums of Old York. Sponsored by the nonprofit Gundalow Company, NHEP and the Museums of Old York.
The York Weekly |
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Gingerbread house, home decorating begins at your library
The York Public Library sponsors the Gingerbread House Festival each year as part of the Festival of Lights. Whether you enjoy constructing the gingerbread houses or simply admiring the finished projects on display in the library, this is one holiday...
The York Weekly |
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Human figure the focus of final George Marshall Store Gallery exhibit
A trio of exhibitions brings an array of color and textures into the George Marshall Store Gallery for the final weeks of the 2008 season.
The York Weekly |
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Editor's Picks: What to do in York this week
The York Art Association will host Colin Sargent at 7 p.m. Thursday at the its headquarters, 394 York St. The playwright, poet and publisher of Portland Magazine will read from his just-published first novel, "Museum of Human Beings." The event is free...
The York Weekly |
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Stolen Betty Boop returned to gallery
Almost seven months after being stolen, a 5-foot-tall, 40-pound statue of Betty Boop has been reunited with its owners, the Cocoa Police Department said Tuesday.
Florida Today |
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Malcolm Rogers: shaking up the museum world
Ever since the Tea Party of 1773, Boston has experienced ambivalent feelings towards the English. And never more so than towards Malcolm Rogers, expat director of its beloved Museum of Fine Arts since 1994.
Independent |
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News Carrie Underwood: Wednesday's HD Hottie
The actress appears tonight during the Country Music Awards on ABC. Washington, D.C. (November 12, 2008) -- Following our extremely popular contest, 'HD Hottie Hysteria,' we've started a new feature in which we will highlight a top female star every day.
TVPredictions.com |
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FINE WINE HAS NO BIDDER TASTE
It's suddenly a bear market for French Bordeaux, modern art and bling. Prices for wines and fine art have plunged at recent auctions in New York, Chicago and London in the past few weeks - and jewelry is expected to be pummeled next. A Sotheby's...
New York Post |
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Vodafone Odean theatre festival to begin on Nov 21
Kolkata, Nov 12 : Vodafone Essar, one of the leading Cellular service providers in the country, today announced 'Vodafone Odean 2008', the eighth edition of its annual theatre festival in the city of joy.
New Kerala |
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A bumper feast of Burroughs
Bestselling author, heroin addict and all-round beat generation visionary William S Burroughs is to be the subject of two decidedly unseasonal Christmas exhibitions.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Findlay deli opens a window to art
FINDLAY - Phil Sugden usually does his sketching and painting in his art studio, but yesterday he spent a few hours working "on display" at the window of the Main Street Deli. Before he arrived, Martina Wedge had spent four hours at the window. With her hands covered in a white mixture of plaster, grout, and paint, she was creating a piece of mosaic plaster art. "It's been interesting," Ms. ...
The Toledo Blade |
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