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Cambridge set to unveil art installation
CAMBRIDGE (Nov 21, 2008) -- Work is almost done on a $150,000 art installation in the new City Hall public square. Toronto artist Stephen Cruise has been working for the last two weeks installing indignia Domain, the winner in a city-sponsored art contest. It's a roughly four-by-10 metre map of Cambridge, created by an assembly of granite elements. They include two-metre-tall trees, bridges over ...
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CALENDAR: Around town
ARTSConvocation Faculty Master Class with Eric Yates: Noon in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building on the University of Alabama campus. Free. Call 205-348-7111.Alabama/Auburn tailgate and art show: Noon-6 p.m. at jenniferharwellart
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Festival of Trees opens 10 day run
DAVENPORT, Quad Cities -- Amid all the lights and sounds are the faces of amazement. Festival of Trees is a place where adults get ideas and children get lost in the spirit of the holidays.
WQAD Moline |
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'This is the chance I always wanted to paint full-time'
MEDIHA Ting has decided to make a living from her paintings after losing her job in a recent cull. Art graduate Ms Ting is one of thousands of City employees who has already been shaken from banking by the financial crisis.
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Good Folk Fest lands an original
When Scott Scarboro started the Good Folk Fest, there was one person he thought embodied the spirit of the art and music festival, but he didn't seriously consider asking Daniel Johnston to attend. Too much of a longshot. But he figured anything's possible.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Vermont Hand Crafters Fine Craft & Art Show to be held at Sheraton
Made in Vermont
The Burlington Free Press |
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Crafter profile: Joan MacKenzie
Joan MacKenzie of Pika Works in Essex Junction (www.pikaworks.com) works with acrylic and mixed media paintings
The Burlington Free Press |
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Sixth-graders use Claymation to make movies
Pine Grove sixth-graders have been hard at work making movies, using clay characters they have created in their art classes, under the direction of Jen Dubis, the school's art teacher. "This is very exciting because it is the first year that this Claymation project is being done at the school," said Dubis. "And as far as I know we are the only school in the district to do anything like this."
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Calendar Listings
Acrylic & Oil Painting Class - With artist Kay Spruill. Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. 452-8424. Studio Eleven 792 S. Graham Memphis (Chickasaw Gardens/U of M) 452-8424.
The Memphis Flyer |
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What You're Doing Tonight: 11/21
Baristas get artsy, the ferry reveals its sordid history, and Brian Wilson's back at the beach
NBC New York |
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Cartoonists discuss Jewish role in comics
At a panel tracing the history of Jewish influence in comics, prominent figures from the comic book industry spoke last night in celebration of the student-curated exhibit "Jews and American Comics: The New Generation." The lecture was part of the exhibit assembled by students from Senior Lecturer in American Civilization Paul Buhle's class AMCV 1903O: "Jewish Americans: Film and Comics.
Brown Daily Herald |
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Nigeria: Kada 2009 - Yakowa Visits Zakku Ahead Festival
Deputy Governor of Kaduna State and Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 16th National Sports Festival, Kaduna 2009, Patrick Yakowa yesterday visited the Supervisory Minister of Sports, Dr Alhassan Bako Zakku and assured that the state government is committed to hosting the Festival in February 2009.
AllAfrica.com |
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Eclectic Drury professor focus of exhibit
Communication, style and technique, Dudley Murphy says, are the keys to reaching your audience, regardless of your field.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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2009 calendars on their way
If you're already starting to schedule appointments for 2009, it's time for a new calendar. Choose one that turns your office space into a mini-art gallery or a place for a chuckle. Can your BlackBerry calendar do that?
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Canadian art drawing major bucks
Canadian art went two-for-two in the first of a series of major fall auctions that were expected to add at least three paintings to the country's steadily expanding club of million-dollar artworks.
Windsor Star |
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Music and Entertainment Community
Festival of Trees Gala . 7-10:30 p.m. Includes a live and silent auction. Call 237-1320 or go to www.acadianafestivaloftrees.org for more details. Tickets are $50. City Club at River Ranch. 1100 Camellia Blvd., Lafayette.
Opelousas Daily World |
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Saturday admission free at Historical Society museum
The Montana Historical Society will have a free museum day Saturday for the grand opening of its new museum store.
Helena Independent Record |
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Bacardi B-Live Culture ONE : Bangkok International Dance Music Festival Lakeside
After the massive success of its debut on January 2008, Bacardi B-Live Culture ONE is collaboration between Bacardi and Club Culture. We are proud to present the second installment to Bacardi B-Live C
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Best game in town
Life events entangled in contest in 'Slumdog' **** Slumdog Millionaire is a tinderbox of comedy and drama about a ragamuffin in Mumbai (aka Bombay) who, at age 18, becomes a contender on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire . It's a movie of kaleidoscopic contradictions and dazzling clarity. In this Dickensian extravaganza, a scrappy underclass hero comes to stand in for all of ...
Baltimore Sun |
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Two tales, four stars
Theatre Passe Muraille's Festival of Four Plays continues this week with the opening of the final two entries, building on the success of a charming little work titled Pyaasa and The Misfit, both of which completed limited runs last weekend.
Toronto Sun |
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Shanghai's Peace Hotel to become arts centre
SHANGHAI : Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel, once known as the most luxurious destination in the Far East, is to host a contemporary arts centre, according to operators.
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Hazel T. Barrett
An educator, she collected African-American art and owned a Baltimore gallery for a decade with her daughter. H azel T. Barrett, a retired educator and collector of African-American art who also had owned and operated a Baltimore art gallery for a decade, died Mondayof complications from Parkinson's disease at Keswick Multi-Care Center. She was 90.
Baltimore Sun |
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Artist will re-create renowned orca sculpture in glass
When you toss something off, you never know who’s going to take it seriously.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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16,000 expected to run in Phila. Marathon
More than 16,000 runners are expected to compete in the 15th annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. The race is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. near the Philadelphia Museum of Art at 22d Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The finish line is also at the museum.
Philly.com |
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Grant Barnhart finds the dazzle and dada in American culture
Witness a star being born at Grant Barnhart's exhibition "Remember Me When" at OKOK Gallery.
Seattle Times |
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