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Pizarro: Mexican Heritage Plaza exhibit notes the valor of Latino vets
A new exhibit at the Mexican Heritage Plaza has opened just in time for Memorial Day. The centerpiece of "Witness to Heritage/Legacy of Valor" commemorates the 41 Latino veterans who have won the Medal of Honor.
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Moment of reflection
In a neat confluence of Worcester arts, members of the Worcester County Poetry Association will hold an open reading at the Goddard House, with poems that will reflect the current art exhibit there, "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall."
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Food and wine events
SOUTH BAY Wine, Art and Cheese Exploration. Sample California wines, imported and domestic cheeses and appetizers while viewing the latest exhibit of art by Bay Area artists.
San Jose Mercury News |
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500-seat concert hall at heart of arts plan
AMBITIOUS plans for an arts hub housing a 500-seat concert hall, multi-use sports hall and art gallery were unveiled in the Masterplan. (20/05/2008 16:09:11)
Eastbourne Today |
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Palace Theater packed for opening night
DANBURY -- If Tuesday night was any indication, it's going to be a heck of a festival.Some 400 people packed The Palace Theater on the opening night of the Connecticut Film Festival."We really have some world-class cinema going on this week," festival organizer Thomas Carruthers told the audience minutes before the start of "The Flyboys," an adventure flick with Stephen Baldwin and Tom Sizemore.
The News-Times |
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Gallery in Victoria gets $15m boost
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has received the largest ever cash donation from an individual to an Australian art museum - more than $15 million.
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Casper briefs
Museum receives grant The Fort Caspar Museum Association has received a grant from the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums to help produce a Junior Army Scout Program.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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Rush wants Melbourne to be seen as 'art'
Actor Geoffrey Rush has urged the Victorian government to think of Melbourne as an artwork to be preserved, after it announced changes to planning laws.
AAP via Yahoo!7 News |
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Pierce's barber chair to be sold at auction
While he was creating woodcarvings that would join the most celebrated in 20th-century art, folk artist Elijah Pierce was working his day job as a barber on the Near East Side.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Shop makes space for creative works
A new exhibit space at Denise's Homemade Ice Cream, 2899 N. High St., will showcase works by participants of ARC Industries West, a facility of the Franklin County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Couple gives $15m to gallery
THE National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has received the largest ever cash donation from an individual to an Australian art museum ? more than $15 million.
The Mercury |
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Lost in Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge – Two French and a Chilean have been living in Hanoi for years, so how did they “get lost” in the city? “Lost in Hanoi ” is a photo exhibition showing three different views about Hanoi by Antoine Vial, Franck Hamel from France and Nicolas Folch from Chile .
Vietnam Net |
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Local happenings
The Boonton Historical Society and Museum will offer the presentation, "William Meadowcroft, Famous Boontonite and Thomas Edison's Right Hand and Ear" by Dr. Edward Marlatt, at the Boonton Senior Center on Thursday evening, May 29 at 7 p.m.
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Critics charge new auction practice obscures market
Sotheby's is first Canadian house to offer guaranteed prices. 'It's like cowboy country ... something has to be done federally'
The Globe and Mail |
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view SANJAY DUTT SINGS FOR C KKOMPANY picture gallery
While Sanjay Dutt has almost patented the art of playing a gangster in dozens of films, he has hardly played the part of a playboy in any of his films. However, his next film release would change it all for him as he would be seen as a rich business tycoon who possesses all the luxuries in the life.
Glamsham.com |
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Artwork gets life in Millville
MILLVILLE -- Superheroes, talking animals and a female robot are being designed and brought to life at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts.
Daily Journal |
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Africa: Keen On Business, China is Yet to Flex Her Military Muscle
In spite of her thirst for African oil and hunger for Africa's emerging markets, China has not matched her economic forays in the continent with a military presence even as the USA tries to establish its African Command, writes policy analyst Patrick Mutahi.
AllAfrica.com |
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Mayfest's 'Lion King' screening a singing success
About 120 Northwestern students had "no worries" Tuesday night as they took a trip down memory lane on Norris East Lawn to watch a sing-along version of Disney's classic "The Lion King" projected on the Block Museum of Art. As soon as the opening "Circle of Life" started playing, students raised their voices to join in on the popular childhood song.
Daily Northwestern |
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CALL 'EM INTERNATIONAL TREASURES
CAN'T jet to Britain just now? No matter. Its world famous Victoria and Albert Museum is closed for renovation, anyway, and London's loss is our gain - rather than put its priceless pieces into storage, the V&A shipped them here. At first glance, "Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum," which opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this week, seems small, both ...
New York Post |
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Show displays students' artwork
YAKIMA -- Papier-maché Krispy Kreme doughnuts, silhouetted paper break dancers and plastic figures depicting results from gang violence highlight the 10th annual Middle School Invitational Art Exhibit.
Yakima Herald-Republic |
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Generation gap bridged by art
MEMBERS of Barnstaple Youth Council and Barnstaple Senior Council got together to learn the art of spray painting at Yeo Valley Primary School. They created two murals, one based on the North Devon countryside and the other on butterflies.
North Devon Gazette & Advertiser |
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Photographer's images capture heady days of jazz
Herb Snitzer's photography from a half-century ago shows there's more than one way to record a jazz musician.
Centre Daily Times |
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Brush up on vinegar-painting
Philadelphia decorative painter Bill Russell, whose amazing faux-painted furniture has been featured on HGTV, is conducting a workshop on the art of vinegar painting on Saturday at his Fishtown studio. The morning session (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) will teach the basic techniques of vinegar-painting, a process that allows light to pass through colors. In the afternoon (1:30-5:30 p.m.) participants will ...
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Photographer's images capture heady days of jazz
Herb Snitzer's photography from a half-century ago shows there's more than one way to record a jazz musician. Beyond the turntable or downloaded tracks, his black-and-white photographs capture for the eyes what music does for the ears, freezing moments to allow for replay later. The self-described "white, Jewish guy" moved to New York City in 1957 after college and soon developed a reputation ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Photographer's images on display at St. Louis gallery capture heady days of jazz
ST. LOUIS - Herb Snitzer's photography from a half-century ago shows there's more than one way to record a jazz musician. Beyond the turntable or downloaded tracks, his black-and-white photographs capture for the eyes what music does for the ears, freezing moments to allow for replay later.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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