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Carassauga gets a $55,000 boost
Mississauga-Streetsville MP Wajid Khan made an appearance in Mississauga today to announce the government has given more than $55,000 in funds to the popular Carassauga Festival.
Mississauga News |
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Flag Controversy
An art project featuring flags on the floor of a Maine college's student center triggered a protest. University of Maine at Farmington art student Susan Crane of Auburn spread American flags fashioned from duct tape and plastic on the floor and asked people to step on them or walk around them.
WABI Bangor |
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Maine Photography Show entries up 36 percent
Joyce Tenneson, the 2008 Maine Photography Show's juror, had the almost insurmountable task of carefully looking at 675 photographs from 255 photographers in four categories and picking out just 100 photographs for the show.
Boothbay Register |
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Utah Jazz special section
The staff responsible for this section includes: Managing editor: Michael Anastasi Assistant managing editors: Josh Awtry, Lisa Carricaburu Deputy sports editor: Jon Clifford Director of photography: Susan
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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A Poetry Workshop at Amityville's Circle Gallery
Accomplished poet Jessica Fiorini is offering an educational workshop devoted to poetic expression at 10:30 a.m., Sat., April 26, at the Circle Gallery, 186 Broadway, Amityville. Surrounded by the works of local artists, Fiorini will present the case that no art form stands alone.
Massapequa Post |
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Kimilsungia Festival Closes
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The 10th Kimilsungia Festival closed with due ceremony at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition on Friday.
Korean Central News Agency |
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The lost boys of oil and gas are back
CALGARY — — David Johnson remembers the dark days of last winter, when interest in small oil and natural gas companies like his was so low that investors in Toronto wouldn't even bother meeting with juniors seeking to raise money.
The Globe and Mail |
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Brentwood students display art at LI Museum
Kindergarten students from Pine Park Elementary School in Brentwood recently had a mural displayed at the Colors of Long Island: Student Expressions, Artists' Reception at the Long Island Museum. Under the supervision of art teacher Timothy Kosta, students from Ms. Drexler's class drew pictures and help create the mural.
Babylon Beacon |
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Babylon Village Arts Council to host outdoor art exhibit May 17th
The Babylon Village Arts Council , a not-for profit community organization, invites Long Island artists to become part of the first annual Outdoor Art Exhibit entitled Art by the Falls to be held on Sat., May 17, with a rain date of Sun., May 18. Exhibition time will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Babylon Beacon |
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Art Project Slated For Metro's Farragut North Station
Metro is expanding its public art program with new funding for a project at the busy Farragut North station in downtown Washington.
NBC4 Washington, D.C. |
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Friday April 18, 2008
West Virginia State University art students turned 836 little bottles into a big bottle and some active figures. A family of four on average consumes 836 bottles of water a year. What becomes of the bottles?
The Charleston Gazette |
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FVCC concludes spring art exhibitions with student collection
KALISPELL - The Flathead Valley Community College Art Department will conclude its series of spring exhibitions with a collection of hundreds of works by FVCC students.
Char-Koosta News |
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Plans for national mural in Winsted move ahead
WINSTED — Sharon artist Ellen Griesedieck remains optimistic that construction of a national art exhibit and education center in a former mill building on Whiting Street can begin by late summer.
Republican-American |
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Da Vinci Film Festival kicks off
Entries run the gamut from young to seasoned filmmakers
Corvallis Gazette-Times |
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Kew to open art gallery
The world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art is gearing up to open to the public.
BBC News |
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2008 Art Graduate Exhibition on display at Tarble Arts Center
Eastern Illinois University’s 2008 Art Graduate Exhibition will be on exhibition through April 27 in the Main Galleries of the Tarble Arts Center.
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier |
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CATCH: Best of jazz at Miri fest
HAVING successfully organised the Miri International Jazz Festival (MIJF) in 2006 and 2007, the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) once again presents another exciting edition of the festival.
The New Straits Times |
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CATCH: Best of jazz at Miri fest
Habana Sax was the crowd favourite last year. HAVING successfully organised the Miri International Jazz Festival (MIJF) in 2006 and 2007, the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) once again presents another exciting edition of the festival.
The New Straits Times |
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eBay will consider selling Skype
In an interview with the Financial Times, the auctioneer's CEO said his company is trying to make better sense of its giant 2005 acquisition.
CNET |
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Portrait gallery reveals its new facial lines
The new National Portrait Gallery's crowning glory, its roof, is starting to take shape and the building is revealing its distinct personality.
Canberra Times |
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Abortion Art: Higher Education Sinks To A New Low
Yale art major causes a stir with abortion exhibit. If you haven’t heard about the flap at Yale University over Aliza Shvarts and her abortion-as-art exhibit, I’ll break it down for you. For her senior art project, Shvarts allegedly inseminated herself multiple times, after which she induced abortions and collected the residue for display. Since no one is anyone these days unless...
Blogcritics.org |
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Art show opens in Tecopa
The Tecopa Basin Artists Group will present Jehane Rucquoi: One Woman Show, as an opportunity for the public to view collections of the artist work when the installation opens with a reception 3-5 p.m., April 20, at the TBAG Art Gallery at Tecopa Hot Springs Resort.
Pahrump Valley Times |
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African dance and drum retreat in Tecopa
There seems to be a lot happening in the small town of Tecopa these days. There are art shows and workshops, star gazing parties, a fairly new bistro with a four-star chef at the helm and now The Ranch House Inn at China Ranch is hosting an African Drum and Dance Retreat.
Pahrump Valley Times |
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McCandlish Benefit Draws Community Support
Hundreds of community members came out to support a scholarship fund in honor of a former Zanesville High School art teacher who passed away last December of cancer. An auction to benefit the Jim McC...
WHIZ News Zanesville |
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The traveller's guide to artistic Norwich
NORWICH – AN ARTISTIC CENTRE? Certainly. Complementing the city’s long history is a well established cultural tradition which covers music, literature, theatre and the visual arts. The city really comes to life during the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, which takes place every year in May and is one of the oldest festivals in the country. It was established in 1772 as a triennial event; ...
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