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The Art of Jan Brett exhibit opens
The pitter-patter of little feet could be heard racing back and forth across the second floor of the Oshkosh Public Museum Saturday as several children, and their parents, stopped out to check out scenes from their favorite Jan Brett books. The Oshkosh Northwestern
Mexico's Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony
The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life. I arrived in eerie, old Mineral de Pozos in the middle of a half-sunny afternoon, with cotton-candy cloud shadows creeping all over the adobe rubble, the reclaimed ruins, the cactus thickets and the little-trod cobblestone streets. ¶ Never heard of the plac e, a hotel clerk had ... Los Angeles Times
Off the beaten path: Mexico's best cultural festivals
Many Americans visiting Mexico never venture beyond their palapas , or grass-roofed beach huts, at such popular resorts as Puerto Vallarta, Cancún or Los Cabos. Los Angeles Times
Big shrine, bigger fans
CANTON -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame is that rare museum that almost every guest visits because he or she really wants to. The Columbus Dispatch
Humana fest to honor Kentucky writer Wendell Berry
The economy is in the dumps, but next year's 33rd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays looks no less ambitious and enterprising. As in previous years, Actors Theatre of Louisville will produce six new full-length plays, a collaborative work and three 10-minute plays. Louisville Courier-Journal
An eye for talent
Suzanne Weaver, associate curator of contemporary art at the Dallas Museum of Art, is the new curator of contemporary art at the Speed Art Museum. Louisville Courier-Journal
Indiana collector offers glimpse of his treasures
Who knew what art ambitions lurked in the souls of New York City postal workers and librarians Herbert and Dorothy Vogel before they became famous? Who knew, until now, that Rob Cathcart, 35, has amassed 1,000 artworks, more or less, from his Scottsburg, Ind., jewelry store, Cathcart and Company. Louisville Courier-Journal
Cold Case: Nearing third anniversary of unsolved Everhart heist
They worked fast, using a ladder to shatter a glass door in the back of the building and snatching two large canvases from the second-floor gallery before beating a crunching retreat through the dead leaves blanketing the moonlit lawn. The Scranton Times-Tribune
Lighted Christmas sculpture to adorn Spring Creek
Mike Hill took a moment to take in the request from his boss, Tuscumbia Parks and Recreation Director Joel Kendrick.Hill builds a lot of the huge lighted Christmas decorations that adorn Spring Park every year.This year, Kendrick came up with a sort of twist to the traditional flat decorations. The Florence Times-Daily
COLLINSVILLE: Indian market
The sixth annual Indian Market will be held at Cahokia Mounds on Nov. 28-30, featuring 23 artists from tribes throughout the United States. Native American artists and vendors will sell jewelry, paintings, crafts, clothing, weavings, carvings, ba... St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Local musician wins national arts festival recognition
Crooning the words of his award-winning composition with a band of fellow veterans Thursday, one would hardly suspect that 44-year-old Scott McKee could barely strum a guitar two years ago. Battle Creek Enquirer
AROUND THE REGION
n Frackville: Margaret K. “Peg” Gerrity of the Frackville Business & Professional Association announced that the winner of tickets for the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals National Football League game, in a contest sponsored by the association, is John Powanda, Stroudsburg. Gerrity said Powanda purchased his ticket at Broad Mountain Dentistry and won three tickets to the Nov. 27 game ... The Pottsville Republican & Herald
Recession hits St. Louis arts scene
It's enough to make her hair stand on end. v Magic House President Elizabeth Fitzgerald is grappling with a $150,000 shortfall in her $3 million budget, the first deficit in the beloved children's museum's 29-year history. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Art dealer Philip Slein 'uncomfortable,' not scared, by economy
Gallery owner Philip Slein hangs lights and organizes his gallery this month. Slein looks for opportunities in a downturn market to thrive as a gallery owner. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ART EXHIBIT: Images of torture
IOWA CITY and#8212; Daniel Heyman can tell some terribly sad and gruesome stories about the war in Iraq and torture at Abu Ghraib prison.Since they're not the kind of stories most people would want to read over their Sunday breakfast, they'll be told later in this story.Heyman, 45, is a Philadelphia artist who for the past four years has focused on the tragedies of the war in Iraq. The ... The Gazette
This Just In
Three years ago Orlando made an exception to its rules by allowing developer Kevin Azzouz to tear up a section of Westpointe Boulevard off Hiawassee Road to put in brick paving, a marble fountain and a replica of the gilded bronze Greek sculpture once coveted by the Emperor Nero. It was for the entrance to his half-built $700 million Veranda Park. Azzouz had to maintain and repair the road and ... Orlando Sentinel
DATEBOOK
Today Lackawanna Audubon Society: dragonflies presentation by Dr. Jerry Skinner, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite Museum, McDade Park. 586-5156. The Scranton Times-Tribune
Local and Live
Sunday, November 16, 2008 • FREE DAY AT YAM: Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St. Noon-5 p.m. Free admission with ticket from y93.com. Billings Gazette
Kendall Camera Club names winners of annual contest
Handpicked by four judges from more than 300 entries by Kendall Camera Club members, winners of the organization's annual photography competition recently were announced. Miami Herald
Golden glamour
James Bond lent glamour and intrigue to the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana's Golden Gala Wine Auction, presented by IberiaBank and Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, on Nov. 7 at Knight Aviation. The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
A fleet of classic cars falls to the auctioneer's hammer
The road outside the Dempsey home in Brush Prairie was lined with trucks and trailers Saturday. Men stepped out, pulled up their blue jeans and walked along the muddy path to where the Dempsey... The Columbian
Animation at Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced the establishment of an animation programming segment, showcasing the strange and wonderful alternate worlds created by the merging of cinema and graphic art. AME Info
1950s TV icon showing sculpture at the Louvre
Actor Tony Dow, best known for his role in Leave It to Beaver, the iconic family TV series from the 1950s, will have one of his abstract sculptures on display at the Louvre. Miami Herald
Calendar: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008
Three Rivers Art Festival Columbia Street, Covington, Juried art festival with more than 150 artists selling work in all media, an Arts Alive! stage with demonstrations, children's performance stage, food, music, student art competition, art activities for children and more,... New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Todd the turtle is the Picasso of the reptilian world. His artwork is stamps of blue and orange, made by his four feet. He didn't make it to the top of the painting world fence post by himself, of course. Erie Times-News