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V&A's new jewellery gallery: rocks of ages
Prepare to be dazzled - after years in storage the V&A's jawdropping collection of jewellery from the past 3,000 years is about to go on permanent display. Linda Grant gets to try it on.
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Poshstock generation: The entrepreneurial aristocrats who are creating a whole new summer season of festivals
Glastonbury, V, Reading... it wasn't so long ago that the music-lover's diary was filled with names synonymous with summer, hedonism and rock. But across the country's green spaces, change is afoot. In the past few years, dozens of festivals have sprung up to cater for fans no longer willing to put up with the downside of the mega-festivals: sewage-soaked Portaloos, head-to-tail camping, ...
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Travel and a Motorcycle in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show three contestants won a total of $100,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, May 10, 2008. The grand total won this week was $122,500!
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Nearly 1,400 people get messy in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs Art Museum hosted nearly 1,400 people today for its Art Party '08.
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Unpopular Culture, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
Don't be deceived by the idyllic location of Grayson Perry's mesmerising exhibition. As visitors stroll towards the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, they can relish its streamlined Art Deco façade overlooking a seductive stretch of Sussex seafront. But once inside, Perry's haunted imagination offers a far more unsettling vision of Britain.
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Writing in 3D
C.N. Liew turns calligraphy into sculpture in an art form he describes as ‘surrealigraphy’.
The Star |
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Art and Life Come to Together at El Museo del Barrio
El Museo Del Barrio is closing its doors for a major renovation later this month. But there's still time to see an international exhibition that explores the history of political performance art by ....
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UTM speaker offers life lessons to record number of graduates
In his speech at commencement today, Dr. David LaVelle offered three pieces of advice he knew would always serve University of Tennessee at Martin graduates well. "Fund your IRA to the max every year, exercise at least 20 minutes three times a week and change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles.”
The Jackson Sun |
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This Weekends Events
Until 31 Dec 2008 The origins of the Science Museum lie in the 19th century movement to improve scientific and technical education. The museum has over 300,000 objects in its care, covering the entire history of...
My Village Kensington |
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Scotiabank awards $5,000 Prize to Magnum Photos Workshop Student
A new addition to CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival this year, the Scotiabank Scholarship and Prize, provided three students with a scholarship to attend the Magnum Photos Workshop, and one workshop participant, selected by a jury panel, a $5,000 prize in an effort to promote the arts.
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Photography exhibition at Marriott
Doha • In another proof of its commitment to distinction and its constant search for innovation and artistic excellence, the Doha Marriott Hotel is hosting a photography exhibition by renowned photographer Ayham Hassan at Café Trottoir.
The Peninsula |
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All Events for 12 May 2008
Until 31 Dec 2008 The Tower Bridge Exhibition offers views from the high-level Walkways and gives an insight into the history of the Bridge and its construction....
My Village Peckham |
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This Weekends Events
Until 15 Jun 2008 For his first solo exhibition in London, Paul Roon... more details Until 31 Dec 2008 The Showroom presents a programme of four shows a year which focus on new work by emergent artists. ...
My Tower Hamlets |
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Val Fleurier responds to Richemont’s movement strategy
Henry-John Belmont, the man who, along with Günter Blümlein, presided over the renaissance of Jaeger-LeCoultre, became a member of the Richemont Group when it purchased LMH (Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC, Lange & Söhne) for 3.08 billion Swiss francs in December of 2000. Following the death of Günter Blümlein, Richemont handed Belmont the responsibility of verticalizing all of the group’s watch production.
Europa Star |
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All Events for 12 May 2008
Until 15 May 2008 The Photographers Awards 2008 took place at Sadlers Wells on March 19th. The work of 82 international photographers is on display at the AOP Gallery, showcasing the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards...
My Village City of London |
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Writers Cafe, Woodworking Exhibit held at Applewild
FITCHBURG -- The Writers Cafe and the Art and Woodworking Exhibit is an annual community tradition at Applewild School in Fitchburg.
Sentinel & Enterprise |
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VIDEO: Steppin' up at Eastside Arts Showcase
The Eastside Arts Academy held an end-of-the-year "Arts Alive" celebration Saturday at McKinley Middle School. The Arts Alive event was held in collaboration with Johnson Elementary School of the Arts' ARTSaBRATION event.The school was filled with performances, hands-on art activities, art displays, a silent auction for the scholarship program and more. Proceeds from the event benefitted the ...
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Students find themselves in art
St. Anna Principal Rita Bernard said that the greatest gift to the students, who submitted 190 pieces of artwork for the second annual Spring Art Fair, was the confidence they gained.
Sentinel & Enterprise |
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Explore Zlin in New York Via Travel Exhibition 'ZLiNY'
"ZLiNY," an exhibition showcasing the historic city of Zlin and its rich legacy of architecture, art, culture, literature, education, trade and commerce, opens on May 15, 2008, at the Czech Center New York.
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New gallery at O. Winston Link Museum
A new art exhibit opened Saturday at the O. Winston Link Museum. About 68 images from Link’s first works of art are in the gallery. These pictures show his first commercial assignment in Louisiana - anything from shrimp, bee-keeping, and Louisiana State University.
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Like Rainfall, Restored Map Trickles Home
60 years after it was last seen by the public, a gorgeously sculptural relief map of the New York City watershed has been restored for display at the Queens Museum of Art.
New York Times |
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Creation of a Bygone Era, Soon to Be Demolished
Depending on who is asked, the Toy Tower, a ramshackle wooden structure that has loomed over the East Village for more than 20 years, is either a masterpiece or just looks weird.
New York Times |
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Pianist completes Musical Travelogue
Works by the legendary composers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be highlighted at 8 p.m. today in the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art Auditorium.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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Jenna marries at ranch party
CRAWFORD, Texas: Jenna Bush could not see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents.
Gulf Daily News |
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President Bushs daughter to marry today
CRAWFORD, Texas Jenna Bush couldnt see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents.
Wausau Daily Herald |
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