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Weekend Best Bets: San Diego
Street performers take center stage during Seaport Village's Spring Busker Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The second annual festival will culminate with the top-voted acts earning a Seaport Village contract for the busy summer months.
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Portsmouth area community calendar
AN ARTIST'S RECEPTION for artist and poet Judy Panaccione Curtis will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8 in the South Solarium at Webster at Rye, 795 Washington Road. Her paintings will be on view at Webster at Rye from May 1 to June 30. 964-8144.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Washington DC
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Anyone who displays artwork that shows animal cruelty could wind up behind bars as the result of a proposed law that comes in the wake of a controversial exhibit that was shut down because of public outrage.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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As the sweltering heat subsided, nightfall set the stage for Justice's raw electronica to conclude Coachella, the first big music festival of the summer. Luckily for music fans of all genres, it was also the first of many festivals to come.
The Santa Clara |
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Festival of the Forest
WITH almost every city, town, village and hamlet playing host to a music festival nowadays, it's about time Redbridge jumped on the bandwagon. And it's doing so in some style with the inaugural Offset Music Festival at Hainault Forest Country Park on August 30 and 31.
Ilford Recorder |
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While the new library may be an architectural masterpiece and have more technology than a NASA control room, the Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library -- or HLCSTCOL, as I like to call it -- is not the ideal place to study.
The Santa Clara |
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Art Dealer Zwirner Invests in `Fairy-Tale' German Collection
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- French artist Yves Klein used nude models as ``living brushes,'' covering their bodies in his signature blue paint and pressing them against his canvases.
Bloomberg.com |
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Depict dear ol' Dad in our contest
For years, you've drawn inspiration from your loving father. Now we'd like you to use that inspiration to draw your father. In honor of dear ol' Dad, we're holding our first Father's Day Art Contest. Let your creative juices flow and create an original artwork of your Dad. From crayons and markers to paint and watercolor, the option is yours as far as how you wish to illustrate Dad. A panel of ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Artist Craig McPherson exhibits heavy mettle in Steel: Pittsburgh Drawings.
In "Oven #1" (1998), the velvety black areas of the mezzotint are supplemented with exquisite minutiae in pastel: Cracks and textures on the exterior of the oven are contrasted with a fiery red glow from inside. By Melissa Kuntz.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
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In print
The elegant, swooping forms carved out of wood by sculptor Robert Longhurst often resemble gracefully curved soap films that span twisted loops of wire dipped into soapy water.
Science News |
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Ha Tri Hieu’s liberal pleasure
VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Ha Tri Hieu, one of the pioneers of Vietnamese contemporary art, will return with a solo exhibition after ten years, named “Let’s go to make a road”.
Vietnam Net |
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Teenage artists get in on Exhibitour
A night of art, wine and good conversation is just one week away.
Wausau Daily Herald |
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A calling for collecting
This selection of works is from the collection of Monsignor Otto Mauer, who is considered to be among the most important gallery directors and patrons of European Modern art, especially of the Austrian avant-garde.
The Prague Post |
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Wallace students show off art talents
Wallace Elementary School students and their families filled the halls May 1 for an art show. Hundreds of visitors roamed the school, soaking in the nearly 2,000 pieces of art on display. A variety of mediums were represented, including water colors, pottery, pencil drawings and works with fibers.
The Des Moines Register |
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WDM celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Food, music and sunshine were just a few things that made up the fourth annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Valley Junction on Saturday.
The Des Moines Register |
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Art notes
Visit the wide-open Carl Solway Gallery or a former shirt factory on Loveland's Main Avenue turned into the Loveland Art Studios, and view lush, warm landscapes, a specialty of pastel artist Stacie Seuberling.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Biz Buzz
In honor of the 10th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show, Blue Goose Market is holding a coloring contest for children ages 3 through 12 through May 19. Age categories are: 3 to 4 years, 5 to 6 years, 7 to 8 years, 9 to 10 years, and 11 to 12 years. One winner will be named in each category. The prize for each winner is a $10 gift certificate to Gramps Frozen Custard Shop in Fox Island Square. ...
The Beacon News |
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To see a video of Stan Kolonko creating an Ice sculpture, visit blog.syracuse.com/video 10 5,000 35,000 the Kolonko ...
UPDATED: 05 :24 a.m. EDT, May 08, 2008 Talk about this story and more in the forum. To see a video of Stan Kolonko creating an Ice sculpture, visit blog.syracuse.com/video 10 5,000 35,000 the Kolonko team started with to create a sculpture in Alaska. NUMBER OF POUNDSeach ice block weighed.
The Post-Standard |
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Religion Notes
Gospel Parade, Festival
The Herald News |
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Stellar violinist comes to Raritan River Fest
BLOOMSBURY -- Coming up on Saturday at the Raritan River Music Festival will be first violinist of the honored Guarneri String Quartet, Arnold Steinhardt.
Hunterdon County Democrat |
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Seattle's Maritime Festival set for Saturday on waterfront
The world's biggest tugboat races are the star attraction at the Maritime Festival on the Seattle waterfront this Saturday. More than 30 tugs...
Seattle Times |
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Museum puts fashion of superheroes on display
Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes have invaded one of Gothamâ€s top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Have no fear, though. Their mission is friendly. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and hero-of-the-hour Iron Man have been employed by the Costume Institute to illustrate the ...
Statesville Record & Landmark |
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New Times / Art
One artist calls her work “stitched drawings.” Another prefers the term “art quilts.” And if you asked the 23 other artists who contributed to the Cal Poly University Arts Gallery’s exhibit, A Tear in the Fabric: The Conceptually Driven Quilt, you’d probably hear a few more terms.
New Times Weekly |
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The way I see it
Bernhard is an American comedian, actress and singer. She will perform a reprise of her 1988 stand-up show “Without You I’m Nothing” at Manchester Opera House on 9 May in the Queer Up North Festival (http://www.queerupnorth.com)
The New Statesman |
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Enter the dragon
Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and sculptor Antony Gormley were drawn to the legendary Shaolin monastery. The reality they uncovered was not what they'd expected
The New Statesman |
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