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News & Star
CARLISLE’S Tullie House museum and art gallery has acquired a work by the celebrated Cumbrian artist Sheila Fell – paying £20,000 at auction. The oil painting entitled Autumn Cumberland (farm towards dusk 1958) was bought last week.
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What's hot in local arts and entertainment
TODAY Glenn Beck – Host of “The Glenn Beck Program” and author of “The Christmas Sweater”; 11 a.m. to noon; Mitchell Books, 6360 W. Jefferson Blvd.; 432-2665. Photo caption: Festival of Gingerbread, which displays many candy creations, happens this weekend at The History Center. Photo by Courtesy photo
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Art
All weekend – “REGIONAL EXHIBITION” – Ends Wednesday; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, 437 E. Berry St.; gallery hours, 424-7195 or www.artlinkfw.com. Photo caption: Watercolors that once adorned Patterson Fletcher department store during the holidays are on display at The History Center. Photo by Courtesy photo
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Plan Ahead: First Friday in December
With all of the Thanksgiving hype behind us and Christmas and Hanukkah coming up fast and furious, it's easy to forget that next Friday, Dec. 5 is the monthly First Friday at the Museum of Contemporary...
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Trees And Lights
"Lampshade" created by Swiss Atelier Oi during the opening of the Trees and Lights Festival, an art gathering aimed at bringing contemporary art to the streets in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Article Photos
The Prendergast Library Art Gallery is presenting ''Through the Seasons,'' color and black-and-white photographs by Otto Knoll of Celoron, today through Jan. 2.
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P-J photo by Nicholas L. Dean
This snow turkey resides at 22 Pleasentview Drive in Jamestown, the home of Sam and Anita Paladino. An artist at heart, Mrs. Paladino said she decided to craft the holiday sculpture when she went out to shovel and found the snow was perfect for packing - ''just like clay,'' she said.
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Rapp Auction House: Stamp Auctioned for 348,000 Swiss Francs - World Record
WIL, Switzerland----A world record was achieved at the world’s largest stamp auction, which ended on Thursday, 27th November: The Rapp Auction House based in Wil , Switzerland, sold a “Rayon I” stamp with completely framed cross dating back to 1850 for 348,000 Swiss francs .
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For two Maine sculptors, the Olympics was about more than athletic competition
STANDISH (Nov 28, 2008): Artists joined athletes in the Beijing Olympics this year, though two Maine sculptors said the focus for artists was sharing ideas and making connections across cultural lines rather than competing.
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'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition' Makes Its East Coast Debut Today at The Franklin in Philadelphia
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition" opened today, during one of the biggest family weekends of the year, at The Franklin in Philadelphia. Based on the blockbuster film series and C.S.
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Find gifts at Winterfair
At the 30th annual Winterfair, 200 artists from across the country will be selling their wares, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, sculpture, paintings and photography.
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Driftwood brings horse sculptures to life
Driftwood cast aside by the sea has become a valuable commodity for a West Country artist who crafts it into sculptures of horses worth up to £55000.
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Hexham Courant
A collection of postcards entered in a Newcastle auction is expected to create keen interest amongst Tynedale’s local historians when it goes under the auctioneer’s hammer on Thursday.
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Exhibit shows history of brewing in Joliet
The Joliet Area Historical Museum is hosting a special exhibit Bottoms Up: The History of Brewing in Joliet, through Jan. 4, 2009. Sehring, Porter, Citizens, and more called Joliet home through 1958.
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Gold Rush sketches come to light
RENO -- Charles B. Gillespie's California Gold Rush artwork is no longer a family secret.
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Eclectic shades: Fairs, legends and religion
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Nov 28 : A variety of art shows were opened this week in the national capital even as India finalised plans for the second edition of its official art fair, which will be held in 2009.
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Checking out the sights
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: artist Suzanne hill’s exhibit high Water Mark is on display at the University of new Brunswick art Centre. above, lori Quick, artistic and graphics co-ordinator at the centre, looks at the pieces that will be on display until dec 19.
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Artists recognized for creativity
PLAINFIELD -- Eight Plainfield School District high school art students submitted works of art to the 2008 Joliet Junior College Area High School Art Exhibition, and four of them will receive special recognition for their creativity.
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KidsWork kicks off holidays around the world
KidsWork, Will County's children's museum slated to open next year, will launch Holiday Fun Around the World, on Dec. 6 at the museum in Frankfort. The event is part of a new KidsWork family program called Play Escape which will take place at the museum until the grand opening in late spring/early summer.
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What's so great about Adobe Flash Player 10?
What does the latest version of online audio "mixer" Hobnox, an application showcasing the art of world famous glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, and an electronic reader being created by New York Times Company have in common?
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St. Lucie County prepares for Feast Day of Santa Lucia
All day at Museum Point Park along the Fort Pierce Inlet and Indian River Lagoon: Visit an authentic "Cow-hunter Camp" and exhibit, where presenters demonstrate riding, whipping, roping, strumming guitar and singing; watch American Indian artisans; see an exhibit of archaeological finds of the area; and watch chefs re-create the real first Thanksgiving by the Spanish in Florida in 1565.
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Our picks of the week's top events
Hot drinks are popular at the Light Up Corydon Festival in Southern Indiana. Activities will mark the city's 200th anniversary. Also this week: Locust Grove Holiday Sampler, Kentucky Opera's "Werther" and the 33rd annual Louisville's Original Holiday Pottery Show.
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'The Firebird' ignites
Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre in Cincinnati returns to the Speed Art Museum this weekend with a presentation that combines the grace and beauty of shadow puppetry, classical music by Igor Stravinsky and one of the oldest known stories in the annals of fables and folklore.
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Raffle features Anthonisen
Local artist Daniel Anthonisen has graciously donated an original oil painting to the Solebury Township Historical Society to raffle at the annual New Year's Brunch. Entitled Memory of Floating, the oil on linen depicts a branch suspended in saplings located on the Tohickon Creek.The painting is on display at the...
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Michener to hold vigil for World AIDS Day
On Monday, December 1, 2008, the James A. Michener Art Museum partners with FACT (Fighting AIDS Continuously Together) Bucks County and Starbucks 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 6:00 p.m. at...
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