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Is 311 a Failing System
City leaders say there are flaws with the 311 system…a non-emergency line residents can call to report public works problems, or even arrange a ride out of town in case of a coming hurricane. In an effort to address the problems, city officials met Thursday at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Thousands of residents rely on the city’s 311 system to transport ...
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Minnesota groups get $718,000 from NEA
The National Endowment for the Arts has given $23,215,000 to American arts organizations for 1,951 cultural projects. The awards include 42 fellowships to poets, including Anna George Meek and Bryan Thao Worra of Minneapolis, who received $25,000 each.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Zimmerli spotlights book illustrators
A detail from a Sean Scully illustration for a 1992 Limited Edition Club printing of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Inspired by Literature: Art and Fine Books. Where: Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick. When: Through July...
The Star-Ledger |
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Artist Betty Goodwin dies
Success as an artist didn't come to Betty Goodwin until relatively late in her life, but when she died in Montreal Monday, her reputation as one of the country's pre-eminent painters and sculptures had been secure for a long time.
Canada.com |
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Works capture Melbourne at its best
BRANDON Tomlin's passion is photography.
Leader Community Newspapers |
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Photojournalist Opens Gallery In Magdalena
A new gallery has opened on South Main Street in Magdalena....
Small Town Papers News Service |
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Peter Pringle: Women writers to be celebrated in seminars
Vero Beach author Suzanne Fox celebrates the works and lives of classic women writers in two seminars at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
TCPalm.com |
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Annual Holiday Night in Chester
By Marianne Sullivan , Courier Senior Staff Writer: CHESTER: Among the best holiday traditions in the area is the Annual Holiday Night in Chester, set this year for Friday, with the sing along and tree lighting set to begin at 6 p.m. The Holiday Night Festival is co-sponsored by the town, Chester Rotary Club, and the Merchants of Chester. It begins each year ...
Valley Courier |
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A multi-cultural Eid celebration!
A multi-cultural festival opened at the Bahrain National Museum's Heritage Village yesterday, under the patronage of Capital Governor Shaikh Humood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.
Gulf Daily News |
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'At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema' festival begins
"At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema," this weekend and next at the Northwest Film Forum, offers six films from the past half-century.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Purists call for halt to work on Antoni GaudÍ’s masterpiece Sagrada Familia
It is probably the world’s most famous unfinished building and attracts millions of tourists – who perhaps wonder if Antoni GaudÍ’s masterpiece will ever be completed.
Times Online |
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Collecting
Last Sunday, Nov. 30, while the auction of Southeast Asian art was ongoing in Christie’s Hong Kong, I found myself in the Quezon City Sports Club for the quarterly auction of the Bayanihan Collector’s Club.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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'12 Views' that meld into one
Claire Cowie charts a spare fantasy world in watercolors, and Yunhee Min's abstractions look like cracked floor plans, both at the James Harris Gallery.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Carrey, Thurman, Ryder, Kutcher join Sundance
Top Hollywood stars are going the indie route at next month's Sundance Film Festival, whose lineup features Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Ashton Kutcher. Carrey and McGregor star in the con-artist tale "I Love You Phillip Morris," one of the star-studded premieres announced Thursday for the independent-film showcase that runs Jan. 15-25 in Park City, ...
The State |
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New office building coming to downtown Syracuse
Syracuse's downtown will soon welcome a new office building. These artist renderings show what the new King and King Architects building will look like when construction wraps up in April.
News 10 Now Syracuse |
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Arts Agenda
Frank Gohlke. Grain elevator and lightning flash, Lamesa, Texas, 1975. Gelatin silver print. © 1975 Frank Gohlke. Courtesy the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas As we noted last week, most galleries are headed to Miami for the weekend of debauchery art parties known as Art Basel . Though some galleries have shows ongoing, it would be wise to call and make sure they're open ...
DCist |
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Sundance Announces Out-of-Competition Sections
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier and Park City at Midnight. Celebrating its 25th year, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah. A complete list of the films is available at Sundance ...
Coming Soon |
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Happy moments
In his exhibition launched this week at the Cairo Atelier, photographer Adel Waseeli presents a collection of photographs that come in an outstanding sequence that made it more like a script that can be called "The road to Joy". This is very true.
Al-Ahram Weekly |
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Botanic garden exhibits 5 di Suvero sculptures
Nestled among fields of flowering trees and the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, lies a red painted 15,000-pound steel sculpture. Despite its large size, it moves with the wind. It can spin and even go up and down like a seesaw.
Miami Herald |
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Low Oil Price, High Stocks Equals Bad Days for OPEC
There's no question these are strange days for the oil market. The steady climb from below $44 a barrel to the July record intra-day high above $147 took nearly 900 trading days from early 2005.
Rigzone |
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The Garden City Telegram
Michel Knoll looks over a bowl Wednesday while browsing through pottery pieces during the Garden City Community College Potter's Guild holiday art sale in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building lobby.
Garden City Telegram |
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Grant to fuel electronic overhaul at museum
The Jackson County Historical Society museum will use more than $1,200 in recently awarded grant money to begin a complete electronic inventory overhaul.
Jackson County Pilot |
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Unique Art Show Hopes To Raise Money For Programs
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- More than two hundred pieces of art will be up for sale Friday to raise money for human services programs at Goodwill.
WLBZ Bangor |
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Economic Times Test Miami Art Show
Art Basel Miami is sister of the large annual show in Switzerland. The Miami show has been growing in both size and prominence as an international market for art, but will be put to the test in this year's economic slide.
NPR |
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stART at the Station Sunday
Annual craft festival returns to its original venue
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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