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Cannes pits indies vs. 'Indiana Jones'
CANNES, France - It's indie movies versus Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival. As the blitz of films, parties and industry schmoozing started yesterday, the question was whether the independent movies beloved by Cannes critics could hold their own against "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which plays this weekend.
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PAINFUL STORY 'RECOUNT'-ED WELL
'NOBODY WANTS this movie to start. It's too painful!" That's what someone sitting in the audience at the Museum of Modern Art said Tuesday night. We were waiting, as is the custom at celeb screenings, for everybody to stop schmoozing, take their seats and allow the lights to go down. (This Peggy Siegal event promised "screening starts 7 sharp" on the invite. Why do they bother wasting the ink?) ...
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Dallas artist's work on display at Granville through June
Fire of Glory is among the works by Todd L. Thomas on display through June 30 in the gallery of the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. in downtown Garland.
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Looking for a New Luxury Home in Redlands? Best Deals Can Be Found in an Online Auction
With about two weeks until the bid deadline and minimum bids as low as $370,000 on million dollar homes, prospective buyers are enthusiastically conducting their due diligence and securing financing before placing their bid in the online auction of brand-new homes in Redlands, California. The LFC Group of Companies, a Newport Beach-based online real estate auction marketing firm, is conducting ...
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Backgammon Art Exhibition Sponsored by Play65
A unique exhibition of artistic backgammon boards in the honor of Israel's 60th anniversary is sponsored by the online backgammon website Play65. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935394.htm
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World's Top Lash Stylists Convene at Cannes Film Festival
Xtreme Lashes global stylists head off to Cannes to lash international celebrities. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb945064.htm
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It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes fest
CANNES, France (AP)-- The Cannes Film Festival usually starts with a movie that's light and goes down easy. So Wednesday's dark, apocalyptic opening film seemed a puzzling choice -- even to the movie's director.
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Museum of Art must remain Downtown
The Tucson Museum of Art must remain Downtown. That said, the board of trustees' interest in undertaking long-range planning and in opening satellite operations to bring art to the people in other sections of our community is a positive step.
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Sitdown with SF art teacher Diane Lally
Community Q&A: Diane Lally's art classroom at South Fayette Middle School looks exactly how you think it should: Colorful, eclectic and inviting. read more »
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Philadanco performs
The lowdown // The question of what "art" is has often heated debate. Wednesday, Everyman Theatre adds fuel to the fire when it opens Yasmina Reza's comedy, Art. A winner of multiple awards, the play focuses on three friends as they exchange witticisms, wax philosophical and critique their friend's extremely minimalist and expensive painting.
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Seaport expects a difficult but successful year
TUCKERTON - This year is shaping up to be a difficult one for many nonprofit organizations, but the head of the Tuckerton Seaport is optimistic that his museum will be able to continue its recent successes.
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SCHNECKLOTH ART DISPLAY
The Belmond Area Arts Council and Jenison-Meacham Museum will feature an exhibit of ceramics, jewelry and watercolor paintings by Charles City artists Jon and Ann Schneckloth Sunday, May 18 through Sunday, June 29.
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More than 200 students have art showcased at event
North Allegheny Senior High School kicked off their annual NASH Art Show last week with an opening night bash that rivaled previous years. read more »
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LAKE EFFECT MAN TAKES DOWNTOWN BY STORM
Eric Zimmermann of Visual Impact Signs looks down from high atop a lift where he inspected his newly installed Lake Effect Man last week. Lake Effect Man, the creation of East Aurora sculptor and Visual Impact Signs owner Eric Zimmermann, is now the newest landmark in Downtown Buffalo.
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Showcase Calendar of Events
Colorfest Exhibition, Paintings and Jewelry of Fifteen Master Colorists, reception, 5/18 , 5-7, exhibit thru June 15, Coolidge Center for the Arts/Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, 375 Little Harbor Road, Portsmouth, 436-6607.
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Teen's artwork earns her scholarship
One of Christina Giusti's many talents -- drawing -- got her a $20,000 scholarship to Savannah School of Art and Design in Georgia. read more »
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Local artist brings gallery to Heinchon's
With the Heinchon Farmhouse on Route 22 open and catering to the season's ice cream connoisseurs, a recent Saturday drew the usual crowd of families in search of a couple of scoops.
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The summer music festival season gets into gear starting ... now
In a fit of musical intolerance reminiscent of Pete Seeger's threat to ax the cables on Bob Dylan's electric set at Newport (and the guy wonders why, to this day, no one will lend him a hammer), Oasis' Noel Gallagher is decrying the announcement of Jay-Z as headliner of the 2008 Glastonbury Festival.
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Family Fourth - Independence Day Celebration
18th annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival 4-6 Denver. Meet and talk with exhibiting artists, sample fine cuisine, visit special exhibits and create your own art. 303/355-2787, cherryarts.org .
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Other stage perfomances
"The Best of Me": A drama in which love struggles to survive its own delusion, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Through June 7. Zeitgeist Gallery & Performance Venue, 2661 Michigan, Detroit. 313-965-9192. $10.
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Film noir topic Wednesday at library
"Film Noir and the Dialogue of Shadow and Light" will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. next Wednesday in Gallery Space at Monroeville Public Library. read more »
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Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82
A screenprint by Robert Rauschenberg depicting events of the day. Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg died at his home on Captiva Island in Florida at the age of 82, his gallery said.
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CELEBRATING MICHIGAN: CREATE YOUR MASTERPIECE
Dan Robbins was just an average artist when his boss asked him to come up with an idea for a paint kit for adults. Little did he know that his paint-by-numbers kits would become a craze in the 1950s. Millions of everyday folks who wanted to try their hand at creating a masterpiece snapped up the kits, and imitations hit the market as well.
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Buyers drive Christie's $350 million modern art sale
Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is shown to bidders at Christie's in New York City, May 13, 2008. A Lucian Freud painting sold for $33.64 million (€21.71million) at Christie's art auction, shattering the record for a piece by a living artist.
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Emvin Cremona paintings in final stages of restoration
Restoration work on a set of 20 original paintings by prominent Maltese artist Emvin Cremona has reached its final stages. Sixteen paintings have already been restored and work on the remaining four is well underway.
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