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TOP 10: World's weirdest museums
•Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments: Prague, Czech Republic •Museum of Bad Art: Boston
The Kansas City Star |
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MCOT English News : Former teacher dedicated to silk painting
Tanyalak Umlamyong used to be a government teacher until 2003. Today she is a freelancer concentrating on teaching silk painting. Two years ago, she started painting portraits based on clients’ photos.
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Huntington native among film festival winners
HUNTINGTON -- The 2008 Appalachian Film Festival held its award banquet Saturday night at the Frederick Hotel, and a Huntington native walked away with her first major award.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Rain doesn’t dampen Boiling Springs festival
BOILING SPRINGS - The on-then-off-then-on rain didn't phase those attending Springs Alive Festival in Boiling Springs Saturday. Musical performances we're moved into the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on Gardner-Webb's campus. Outside, festival-goers scuttled from tent to tent during showers.
The Shelby Star |
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Native art flows into JCCC's Regnier Center
At Johnson County Community College, where there’s space, there’s art. Not even last fall’s opening of the new Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art on campus has stopped museum director Bruce Hartman in his quest for new art territory. Those who know him would have bet on it.
The Kansas City Star |
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CCC auction aids cancer research
GETAWAY — They were given sheets of colored glass and some basic supplies. Over the course of two or three weeks, 85 seniors at Collins Career Center fused their imaginations and their knowledge of math with those sheets of glass and fashioned works of art.
The Ironton Tribune |
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Austin State Cemetery unveils new monument
A new monument honoring Texas Veterans was unveiled at the Austin State Cemetery Saturday. The monument is made up of gray and black granite, with a bronze sculpture on top. The Vietnam monument is one of many honors bestowed upon Purple Heart recipients and Medal of Honor winners.
KXAN 36 Austin |
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Sculpture of AnMed Health founder to be dedicated today in Anderson
Ceremony scheduled to start at 3 p.m. near the front steps at the AnMed Health Medical Center at Greenville and Fant streets in downtown Anderson
Anderson Independent-Mail |
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A life on canvas
Pick any painting in Paul Kingsbury's collection and you will be able to see more than just the sprawling seascapes that he has become known for. Each work provides a window into Kingsbury's past, from his time in the Marshall Islands when he was commissioned by President Amata Kabua, to the last decade when he traveled the western coast of North America from Baja, California to Alaska.
The Lufkin Daily News |
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Solar-powered live music? That's Austin for you
Algae, pretzels and solar-powered rock 'n' roll made for a very Austin-like Earth Day Living Green Festival at Republic Square on Saturday.
Austin American-Statesman |
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George Scott Day, jazz festival at ABAC April 22
George Scott Day, an annual celebration of the arts, and the 29th annual ABAC Jazz Festival will take place on April 22 on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
The Moultrie Observer |
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Museum raising funds for Open Door campaign
HUNTINGTON -- The Huntington Museum of Art is raising funds for the 2008 Open Door Membership Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to raise $325,000, which represents about 17 percent of the funds the museum needs annually to support general operations. The campaign continues through June 30.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Say it in Japanese - Student wins top honor at Japanese speech contest
Video games, anime productions and electronics corporations all have something in common: The vast majority are Japanese.
Johnson City Press |
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Raiders need an impact player now, Uncle Al isn't getting any younger
The Raiders haven't had a winning season in five years, the product of firing coaches (Bill Callahan, Norv Turner, Art Shell), misjudging high draft picks (Fabian Washington, Robert Gallery, Tyler Brayton) and hacking off star players (Charles Woodson, Randy...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Quilt exhibit opens today at museum
The exhibit “Stitches of Devotion: The Quilts and Coverlets of Elkhart County” opens to the public today at 1 p.m. at the Elkhart County Historical Museum, 304 W. Vistula St., Bristol.
Goshen News |
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Winners of 2008 VAPB television and radio awards
Associated Press - April 19, 2008 9:45 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Winners of the 2008 Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters contest, presented Saturday, at the group's annual awards...
WRIC 8 News Richmond |
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Winners of 2008 VAPB television and radio awards
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Winners of the 2008 Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters contest, presented Saturday, at the group's annual awards banquet. Superior: WDBJ, Roanoke; Meritorious: WTVR, Richmond; WWBT, Richmond.
WAVY 10 |
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You Bet Your Tintype, Buckaroo
A Texan inspired by his roots uses a style of early photography to portray the roughhewn cowpunchers of the West.
New York Times |
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Go West, Art Fans, In 'Visions' Show
The Wild West comes to the Tampa Bay area next weekend in the form of an exhibit of fine art.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Downtown Arts Festival
Marty Gauthier and his conure Polly converse during Saturday's art festival at Tallahassee's downtown chain of parks on April 19, 2008. Visitors got to enjoy photos, painting, sculptures, glassworks and other crafts, while musicians provided entertainment and food vendors provided a variety of goodies to munch on.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Go West, Art Fans, In 'Visions' Show
The Wild West comes to the Tampa Bay area next weekend in the form of an exhibit of fine art.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Earth day like a birthday at Renfrew Park
WAYNESBORO, Pa. Happy Earth Day to you. Happy Earth Day, dear Earth. Happy Earth Day to you. ... And many more. While it wasnt exactly the commemoration of our planets inception, the 19th annual Earth Celebration Day and Festival of Art took on the ambiance of an enormous birthday party Saturday at Renfrew Park.
The Herald-Mail |
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Arts Briefing: Second part of exhibit opening at Haggerty
Second part of exhibit opening at HaggertyThe second half of "Caras Vemos, Corazones No Sabemos (Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown): The Human Landscape of Mexican Migration," opens Thursday at the Haggerty Museum of Art, at Marquette Univers...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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New gallery opens on Queen Street
It's not much larger than a press-box cafe. A small Queen Street store front, almost indistinguishable from those on either side of it. But step inside and there's a whole new world to discover – one where spirits and fairies come to life. A place where [...]
Niagara Falls Review |
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How I got my job: Alyssa Fox
Title: Tax accountant, enrolled agent and co-owner of Fox Tax, which specializes in financial services for artists and musicians. It's also an art gallery.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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