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Sketchbook
* Joe Broghammer opens a show this weekend at Vera Mercer’s A Moving Gallery . It will be in the Garden of the Zodiac space, on the ground level of the passageway at 1034 Howard St. A celebration is slated for Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. For more information, visit amovinggallery.com.
The Reader |
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2008 Wine and Craft Festival features more than 20 vineyards
At least 20 Virginia wineries are expected to participate this year, including local wineries Fox Meadow, Chester Gap Cellars and Rappahannock Cellars.
The Warren Sentinel |
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Summer film preview: Local, statewide and Hollywood
Check out a Breck Festival of Film sneak peak, upcoming film festivals and Hollywood's summer offerings
Summit Daily News |
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Thursday Garden Club participates in Museum of Fine Arts exhibit
The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury's assignment for the Museum of Fine Arts 2008 Art in Bloom was a Greek urn/vase, originally used as a bowl to mix wine, by the Niobid Painter in Greece, circa 460- 450 BC, Classical Period
The Sudbury Town Crier |
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Munch and Leger paintings set sale records
The top rungs of the contemporary art market continued to buck the recession on Wednesday as paintings by Edvard Munch and Fernand Leger set new auction records for both artists in New York.
Daily Telegraph |
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Baltimore To Get Bronze Bust Of Frank Zappa
Baltimore has sculptures of war heroes and abstract public art. Now we are about to get a bronze bust of former rock star Frank Zappa.
CBS 13 Baltimore |
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After fire destroys frame shop and artwork, artists unite behind owner
The local arts community is already rallying in support of the owner of The Art Corner, a popular downtown shop gutted by fire last week. [Updated Thursday, May 1.]
The Salem Gazette |
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A colorful first year: Group unites artists for exhibits and events
Last year a computer search James Bird and Vicki Ryer to the Salem Arts Association (SAA). Since then the two have been able to link up with other artists and participate in art shows they wouldn’t have found on their own. [Read about SAA events and a call to artists at the bottom of this article, and look for a related arts story attached there.]
The Salem Gazette |
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Shop Talk
After a busy weekend out of town, my feet are sore — and I can only imagine my friend Marta’s feet are even more so after all the museums, shopping, eating and airplane-hopping.
The Reader |
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Mary Heebner’s Hamlet
The alchemy of poetry and painting has always been close to the core of Mary Heebner’s art.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Canadians tap algae to clean Alberta oil sands
CARS, Carbon Algae Recycling System, is a project that plans to use CO2 to grow algae that can clean toxins and make fuels.
CNET |
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texturemedia Wins Two Webby People's Voice Awards
Pentax Photo Gallery and King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs named Best use of Photography Website and Event Website in Webby People's Voice Awards. (PRWeb May 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb929654.htm
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Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award
A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the canvas as two images of the actor whisper into his ears. On Thursday, it was awarded a secondary prize by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in its annual national portrait competition. Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton won first ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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From trash heap to masterpiece: Recycled 3-D art on display at the public library
An art class at the Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School recently proved that one person’s trash — or recyclables — really is another’s treasure.
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle |
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Wall Street Ends Higher
The major averages in New York rebound moderately after the prior session's selloff. Wal-Mart rises, but Gap falls. Crude oil climbs again, and Treasury prices are sharply higher.
TheStreet.com |
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Small Paintings for Small Spaces at the Gardener's Cottage
The Beach Guild of Fine Art is set to host its annual Small Paintings for Small Spaces art show and sale this weekend. The popular event will be held at the Gardener's Cottage in Kew Gardens Park (n...
East York Mirror |
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Gary SouthShore RailCats Preseason Games To Air On WEFM
Gary, Ind. - The five remaining games on the 2007 Northern League Champion Gary SouthShore RailCats' exhibition schedule will be broadcast live on WEFM, 95.9 FM, along with www.SportsJuice.com.
OurSports Central |
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texturemedia Wins Two Webby People's Voice Awards
Pentax Photo Gallery and King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs named Best use of Photography Website and Event Website in Webby People's Voice Awards.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Business Initiative planning theme festivals this spring summer
Two near future events proposed by the Duneland Business Initiative Committee could become annual events in Chesterton, depending on the community response.
Chesterton Tribune |
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Trim Gains As Underlying Credit, Oil Worries Linger
U.S. stocks on Thursday remained higher but shaved earlier gains amid lingering worries over the high price of gasoline and the shaky economy, with April retail sales showing consumers still spending, but far more frugally.
Nasdaq |
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Cherryholmes headlines 39th annual Appalachian Festival
The music, crafts and culture of Appalachia are celebrated at the 39th annual Appalachian Festival, held along the banks of the Ohio River. The band Cherryholmes headlines.
Dayton Daily News |
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Madison Art Bikes Rally 2008: The bicycle as creative medium
Last weekend's Madison Art Bikes open house provided an opportunity to admire some of the bicycles that will be part of this coming Saturday's art bike rally around the Capitol. Scheduled to start at 11 a.m. from the Madison Children's Museum, the annual event promises to once again be quite a spectacle of creative imagination.
Isthmus |
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Billboard contest winners say no to smoking
Two talented 14-year-olds have created art destined for high places. Jerreht Harris of Roseville and Janal Jansma of North Highlands crafted anti-smoking ads that will be featured on billboards overlooking busy roads and streets throughout greater Sacramento. Jerreht Harris, an eighth-grader at Eich Intermediate School, says he got the idea from his mother's favorite admonishment. ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Athletics: Runners to Experience a Rock and Roll History Tour
CLEVELAND (May 8, 2008) – The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have joined forces to provide the participants in the 31st annual road race on Sunday, May 18 with a rock and roll history lesson throughout the course.
RunnersWeb.com |
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George Segal exhibit brings in $80,000 grant for MMoCA
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art awarded $80,000 NEA grant for Segal show The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art has been awarded an $80,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the upcoming exhibition "George Segal: Street Scenes." The award is one of 13 NEA "American Masterpieces" visual arts grants awarded nationwide. "George Segal: Street Scenes" will premiere at the ...
The Capital Times |
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