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Watercooler Stories
Mayor clears way for festival foodALBUQUERQUE, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- St. Francis Xavier Church parishioners in Albuquerque will get to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe the old fashioned way, city officials say.Mayor Martin Chavez told church leaders to go ahead and take their homemade posole, menudo, tamales and bizcochitors to church for the Dec. 14 celebration as they had for the past 84 years despite a ...
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U.S. Launch of Emeshel Takes the Scent of Seduction to a New Level of Artful Eroticism
MIAMI----The renowned visionary artist, Emeshel, Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of luxury crystal and glass sculptures, announces the U.S. launch of the Emeshel collection and the introduction of the first line of heavenly fragrances for men and women, available in December 2008.
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Programmes The Fabulous Picture Show
The Fabulous Picture Show returns for a new series of films across the globe and kicks off with a special screening of Hunger , the winner of this year’s Caméra d'Or, the award for best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Cancer battle artist is ready to host show
AN exhibition of work by an artist who is battling cancer is to open on Monday.
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Christmas 2008: Art
India is huge. The Serpentine Gallery isn't. This major survey of art , architecture, film, literature, performance and dance sprawls beyond the gallery, bringing together much of the best Indian contemporary art, from the painter MF Husain to Delhi-based multimedia artists Raqs Media Collective.
Guardian Unlimited |
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The changing face of exploration
Face to Face: Polar Portraits is a new book of pioneering photography, drawing on some of the earliest visual records of polar exploration and modern portraiture
Guardian Unlimited |
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Olafur Eliasson 'Take your time' exhibit in Dallas
DALLAS - With Olafur Eliasson's exhibit "Take your time," the idea is to do just that: Slow down and let the works wash over your senses.
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The decline of the shared travel narrative
Digital photography, which offers an alternative to the hassle of slides, has in part ended the tradition of gathering to view a post-vacation slide show.
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Mark Your Calendar
What: This exhibit features original artwork in painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing and jewelry by gallery members.
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SPOTLIGHT: Trevor J. Martin '10
Strings extend across the Adams Art Space like lasers, both encouraging exploration of the space and prohibiting it. These boundaries present the artistic goals of Trevor J. Martin ’10 in his two-room exhibition “through/within/without”: to examine and problematize one’s physical and emotional situation.
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Watercooler Stories
Mayor clears way for festival food … Bush name unlikely to dot U.S. landscape … Alleged scam artist posed as Army sergeant … School denies underwear checks … Watercooler stories from UPI.
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ART NEWS by Bobbi Seidel
Paintings and three-dimensional work by Wall artist Melissa Bronwen Pyle will be at Core Restore tonight in Asbury Park as part of the November arts event sponsored by Collide-a-Scope, a coalition supporting the arts in the city.
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Puppy love
What an age for animated film we live in. And what a year for it this has been. Over the summer we had “WALL-E”-- Pixar's masterpiece -- and now we've got “Bolt,” which may well contain the most complex story I've ever seen in a kids movie but which didn't phase the little ones at the promotional screening one bit -- and it sure didn't stop their adorable little laughter or gasps at the scary ...
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours for art-lovers in Canberra
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to spend in the Australian capital of Canberra? Canberra is home to some of the country's top museums and art galleries, giving visitors who enjoy cultural activities the chance of a busy weekend.
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Missouri Artist Opportunity: Fire Station No. 9
The City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) invites artists residing in Missouri to apply for a public art project for the city's Fire Station No. 9 The art budget for the Fire Station project is $14,500.
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Newmarket offers flu clinics, seeks artwork
Lamprey Health Care has scheduled additional flu clinics to help make the vaccination more accessible to its community members. The flu vaccination is strongly recommended for those people over the age of 65 and those with a chronic illness, as well as...
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Jeff Serusa’s Seaworthy Gallery Offers Fresh Perspectives on a Timeworn Theme
November is an unusual time to open an art gallery on Martha’s Vineyard. The summer crowds, with their disposable incomes and endless leisure time, have been replaced by the year-round residents with their bills and 40-hour work weeks. And in this economic climate, with art markets large and small starting to feel the trickle-down effect from the crisis on Wall Street, artists and dealers alike ...
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Jazz News: St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival Goes "On Hiatus" for 2009
“Cultural Festivals, the not-for-profit organization that produces one-of-a-kind events such as the Saint Louis Art Fair, the Big Read, and the Saint Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival, announced that the Jazz Festival will take a one year hiatus in 2009.
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Art exhibits
All weekend – “REGIONAL EXHIBITION” – Ends Dec. 3; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, 437 E. Berry St.; gallery hours, 424-7195 or www.artlinkfw.com. Photo caption: Ejenobo “Jena” Ruth Oke’s shawls are part of the “Fibers: Spun, Woven, Felted, Stitched” exhibit at KenapocoMocha Coffeeshop in North Manchester. Photo by Courtesy photos
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Exeter/Hampton area craft fairs
SECOND CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH will hold its annual Evergreen Festival this year on Friday, Nov. 21, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Highlights include a Country Store with baked beans, cheese, homemade pickles, relish, sweet jams and jellies, and much...
Exeter News-Letter |
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Galleries wonder whether fair will draw collectors
MIAMI -- If you show it, will they come? That's what gallery directors are wondering as they prepare for Art Basel Miami Beach amid a struggling international economy.
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Colorful fabrics produce wild Quilt Visions at OMA
OCEANSIDE – Some of the fabric is painted, and some is textured. Each quilt is a unique piece of art in “Quilt Visions 2008: Contemporary Expressions,” on display through March 1 at the Oceanside Museum of Art.
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Weekend Best Bets: North Edition
More than 400 vendor booths will offer arts, crafts and more for sale during the Fall Festival in Encinitas from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Live music and dancing and children's rides can be found on Coast Highway 101 between D and J streets. Free. (760) 943-1950.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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The Wreath Festival
at Founders Hall runs Friday through Sunday. Handmade crafts by seniors will be on sale at Ballard Green Friday through Sunday. Page 10A.
Ridgefield Press |
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Galleries wonder whether Miami fair will draw art collectors
MIAMI — If you show it, will they come? That’s what gallery directors are wondering as they prepare for Art Basel Miami Beach amid a struggling international economy.
Florida Today |
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