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World Aids Day with the Michener Museum
On Monday, Dec. 1, the James A. Michener Art Museum partners with FACT (Fighting AIDS Continuously Together) Bucks County and Star-bucks Coffee Company to observe World AIDS Day, a worldwide event dedicated to drawing needed attention to the global AIDS epidemic.A candlelight vigil begins at 6 p.m. at Starbucks Coffee...
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Competing pottery fests draw crowds
Organizers of competing pottery festivals in Seagrove say attendance was strong at the weekend festivals despite discord among the respected artisans in a region rich with clay.
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Documentary gives jazz sensation her due
The little black dress and matching wide-brim black hat adorned with white ostrich feathers were bought just hours before Anita O'Day's memorable 1958 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival.
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Calendar Listings
Hannah Davis Gallery - 408 S. Front (South Main) 504-756-4567. "Down the Mississippi, Down to New Orleans". paintings by Martin Laborde. Fri., Nov. 28, 6-9 p.m.
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Tiepolo picture deemed too racy to hang is found
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A painting by 18th century Italian master Giambattista Tiepolo left in the attic of a French chateau because its semi-naked subject was considered too risque has been re-discovered.
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What You're Doing Today: Black Friday Edition
Mexican arts and crafts for sale, eco-chic workshops, an exhibition of John Lennon's artwork and a new holiday classic by David Sedaris
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London News and Reviews
“No artist living in the second half of the 20th century made a deeper impression outside the art world than Andy Warhol .” So writes Hubertus Butin, a German art historian, in the catalogue of the most futile exhibition I have yet seen in the Hayward Gallery, a place renowned for its futilities.
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Sculptures will add their unique ambience to downtown Eustis
You may have noticed a variety of sculptures around downtown.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Discovery Center faces cutbacks, reduced hours
Reduced giving to Discovery Center at Murfree Spring in Murfreesboro may result in cutbacks in programs or a reduction in hours of operation of the Murfreesboro museum and nature center.
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In Tomorrow's Paper
A painting of Queen Elizabeth II in sparkling jewels hangs inside the swanky Royal Suite of the fabled Royal York Hotel. Faheem Rasheed Najm -- better-known as hip-hop producer/artist T-Pain -- can certainly hold his own in terms of being adorned in over-the-top bling.
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Share a tradition in holiday contest
Sometimes this world is a crazy place, and the news can bring on tears.
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Museum of Art hosts seasonal gems
Among the most traditional and affordable South Florida holiday observances this year are those hosted by the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. One is the 21st annual Festival of Trees at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale, presented by Beaux Arts through Nov. 30.
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A Louise Bourgeois documentary aims for the heart
Just shy of 97, sculptor Louise Bourgeois is irresistible in the revealing documentary "Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine" by Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach, writes reviewer Sheila Farr.
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Going squirrelly
Pender Harbour jeweller Peggy Collins of Wild Thing Designs has spent the past year focusing on another passion: nature photography.
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Around the County
The City of Lynnwood has announced the first Lynnwood Lights Celebration on Thursday, from 6 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by Community Transit, the free event features Wii skiing, arts, crafts, ice carving demonstrations, puppets, storytelling and a visit from Santa Claus.
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Uganda: Celebrate Culture At Italian Art Festival
WHAT are plazas? Forget the likes of Mutaasa Kafeero Plaza in Kampala and other city buildings also known as arcades. The real plazas are about celebration of life, art and culture. Art fans should visit the Alliance Francaise offices in Nakasero to discover history of the plazas.
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Hexham Courant
ALLENDALE is celebrating the news that almost £850,000 is set to be invested in the village’s cultural and sporting activities. The community interest company that runs Pebbles gallery has plans to invest £600,000 in the development of a new cultural centre in the village.
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Art Events Openings this week Major institutions Current exhibits
Friday, Nov. 28: "Vermont: A History in Song" -- with Linda Radtke and John Lincoln, a Vermont Humanities Council event, free, T.W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 36 College St., Montpelier, 7 p.m., (802) 828-8743, www.twwoodgallery.org. ...
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New Frost Museum a regional showcase
The art museum kept being deferred for bigger, higher-profile projects, such as a law school, then a football team, and a medical school.
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Club culture lives on before Basel and beyond
If you can manage to ignore all the scene soldiers screaming ''Art Basel is coming! Art Basel is coming!'' there's plenty to do that has nothing to do with zillion-dollar paintings of dead people and and sculptures of dog doody. That said, if you want to do Basel right, as in with a leading contemporary art specialist and critic, you can. Just hire Nick Hackworth, the resident art maven at swank ...
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Doing some 'Yard Work' at CasaLin
CasaLin, founded five years ago in Wynwood by Lin Lougheed, bills itself as 'Miami's only art exhibit space in an urban garden.' CasaLin is what it is, as they say in Zen world -- a house in a neighborhood -- and several Miami artists are staging there their sixth installation, Yard Work, in time for Art Basel Miami Beach. The show features site-specific works by Robert Chambers, Julie Davidow, ...
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Student photojournalists winners at competition
Four students in the visual journalism program at Brooks Institute have been honored in a worldwide photography competition. A graduate of the program also was recognized.
Ventura County Star |
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A painting called 'Hope' wins fans as Barack Obama's inspiration
It's a bit off the beaten tourist track, and anyone looking for it may find a street map useful.
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St. Luke's foundation presents annual T.F. Festival of Trees
Christmas may be merely a month away, but Jeanne Meyer's season begins in the dog days of summer. It takes hundreds of dollars and nearly as many hours, but the Twin Falls resident says she wouldn't miss participating in the annual Festival of Trees for anything.
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'Zoolights' features unique and handmade sculptures
Homemade is always better for the holidays, and that's exactly what makes Hogle Zoo's "ZooLights" so cool.
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