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$15,000 reward is offered for recovery of Dali brooch
An art collector is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information that leads to the recovery of a rare brooch made by surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Arizona Daily Star
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Josef Stawinoga, aka Fred, sits on a wall in 1960 in Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, with the art gallery behind. This article posted on May 16, 2008 at 7:53 am. Express and Star
Openings this week New exhibits Major institutions
Chandler Gallery: Imagining the Future, May 17-June 22, featuring the works of Paul Calter, George Lawrence and Brooke Burgee, 73 Main St. Randolph, (802) 728-9878, www.chandler-arts.org. Hours: Thursday, 4 to 6; Saturday-Sunday 1 to 3. Artists' reception, Sunday, May 18, 6 to 8 p.m.; demonstration by Brooke Burgee, Saturday, May 31, 11 to 3. ... The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
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The 2008 Merchantville Craft & Fine Art Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Downtown Merchantville along Centre Street. For more information, call (856) 662-2474, ext. 121. A brief in some editions Thursday was incorrect. Courier-Post
Shows of note
"Everybody's Art" Oregon Art Beat follows Frank Boyden (pictured) and Brad Rude on an artistic journey, as they plan and execute a public artwork for TriMet's new suburban light rail. The Oregonian
"Kung Fu Panda" a martial arts masterpiece
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - Martial arts movies have always had a certain cartoonish element, so DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" makes perfect sense. Reuters via Yahoo!7 News
"Kung Fu Panda" a martial arts masterpiece
Martial arts movies have always had a certain cartoonish element, so DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" makes perfect sense. Reuters via Yahoo! News
"Kung Fu Panda" a martial arts masterpiece
CANNES - Martial arts movies have always had a certain cartoonish element, so DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" makes perfect sense. Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News
Historical exhibit debuts
JEFFERSONVILLE -- "It was a tie." David Schutz, Vermont's State Curator, recounts the vote in the Vermont Senate in 1837 to purchase the state's first piece of art. It was a large oil portrait of George Washington by George Gassner. Lt. Governor David Camp broke the tie to purchase the painting, and as Schutz proudly asserts, "the State of Vermont has been collecting art ever since." ... The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Join Miss World Tatana Kucharova, Tomas Bata and Many Other Distinguished Guests and Models in Czech Spring Gala ...
On May 20th, the Czech Center New York will host a spring gala at the Museum of Arts and Design to celebrate the travel exhibition “ZliNY” and to honor Tomas Bata,91, the son of Zlin's founder, philanthropist and Chairman of the Bata Shoe Company. Zlin in New York is the most culturally diverse exhibition devoted to the historic city of Zlin, famous as the shoe capital of Central Europe as well ... PR.com
Imagining the Future
RANDOLPH -- Join the Chandler Gallery as it celebrates the works of three local artists, all with great vision, for a joint exhibit titled "Imagining the Future." Featured artists include George Lawrence from Tunbridge, Randolph Center's Paul Calter, and Brooke Burgee, raised in Randolph and recently relocated to Burlington from Colorado where she has been living for the past four years. The ... The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
New Arts Documentary Series "Revolution or Renaissance" - Copernicus Films
The producer and director Michael Craig of Copernicus Films discovers inspiration in the pioneers of the Russian Avant-garde of the 1920s and 30s. [PR.com - May 16, 2008] PR.com
beyond the multiplex
POW FEST -- It seems that every week Portland hosts a film festival of one sort or another, but we can make room for the welcome return of the Portland Women's Film Festival after a five-year absence. The Oregonian
Popular Ellensburg art show and auction is this weekend
This weekend, the Western Art Association hosts its 36th annual Ellensburg National Art Show & Auction. Held at the Kittitas Valley Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ellensburg, the popular juried show draws about 4,000 to 5,000 people over its three days. Yakima Herald-Republic
San Domenico School offers dance, art show
"Concerto da Primavera," the spring art and dance show of San Domenico School, will take place at 7 p. Marin Independent Journal
Art Openings, Events and Museums
Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Annual ceramics and metals sale: Oregon College of Art & Craft presents sculptural ceramic pieces and limited edition original jewelry by emerging artists. Metals sale Saturday only. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-Sun, May 17-18. The Oregonian
Preparation for annual Back Mountain library auction under way
DALLAS — It’s kick-off time for everyone involved with the 62nd Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction, and some additions are being made to the much-loved community event. The Citizens' Voice
Sculptor Denali Granholm is good with figures
Of the more than 200 bas-relief sculptures that Denali Granholm has created for Nike's Walk of Fame -- Wayne Gretzky, Nolan Ryan, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, to name a few -- she's only met a handful of her famous sports subjects. Yakima Herald-Republic
No plans? Here are 10 things to do this weekend in Rochester area
The closing weekend of the Lilac Festival, a concert with American Idol runner-up Bo Bice and a re-enactment event at Ganondagan State Historic Site are among the events going on this weekend. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
TODAY’S BEST BET
“Sweetheart Like You: Roller Derby Portraits,” an exhibit featuring the work of Michael Poster, continues through Sunday at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University, downtown Wilkes-Barre. The gallery is open from noon to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is The Citizens' Voice
Exhibit at UCD to explore bike culture
DAVIS – The California Bicycle Museum will present "From Spoke to Sprocket: A Look at Bike Culture," a one-day exhibit, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday on the south patio of the Memorial Union at University of California, Davis. The Sacramento Bee
"son of rambow"
PG-13 for some violence and reckless behavior. 1 hour, 36 minutes. Written and directed by Garth Jennings; photography by Jess Hall; starring Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jessica Stevenson, Jules Sitruk, Ed Westwick. Opens today at the Esquire theater. Denver Post
"the favor"
Not Rated 1 hour, 50 minutes. Written and directed by Eva Aridjis; photography by Andrij Parekh; starring Frank Wood, Ryan Donowho, Isidra Vega, Paige Turco. Opens today at Neighborhood Flix. Denver Post
Saudi food exhibition to open Sunday
Saudi food exhibition to open Sunday MENAFN
"NARNIA": Plenty of beguiling and subtle moments
"the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian."PG for epic battle action and violence. 2 hours, 20 minutes. Directed by Andrew Adamson; written by Adamson, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely; from the book by C.S. Lewis; photography by Karl Walter Lindenlaub; starring Ben Barnes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Sergio Castellitto. ... Denver Post