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Artist goes to the birds in a big way
Chelsea Groves was newly out of college, living with her husband in South Carolina and working as a graphic designer for a bookstore two years ago when she started creating bird paintings and collages. She posted a few on Etsy.com for little more than ego...
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Tiny art, big achievement
Memminger Auditorium isn't Charleston's only new architectural object of interest this Spoleto season. About four blocks north, inside the rotunda of the College of Charleston's Addlestone Library, is a new mini-museum structure that's as big an accomplishment as the art displayed there is small.
The Post and Courier |
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Palette project gets second coat of paint
MARTINSBURG - Each one as unique and diverse as their creators' imaginations, 31 works of art created specifically for Main Street Martinsburg's 2008 Palette Project greeted visitors along the entrance pathway to Boydville during this weekend's West Virginia Wine & Arts Festival.
The Martinsburg Journal |
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War-themed art at Delaware Art Museum
"This Is War!" is a knockout of a show at the Delaware Art Museum, drawn from the museum's rich holdings of related material.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Charles Town man enjoys WWI vet fame
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the last known living American-born veteran of World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles is upgrading his place in the history books. The 107-year-old veteran was an honored guest at the Liberty Memorial this weekend where he toured the National World War I Museum for the first time.
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WWI veteran, 107, visits museum
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107, returned home to Missouri so he could see the National World War I Museum in Kansas City and visit family.
St. Joseph News-Press |
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2:50 p.m. - Coconut Jams art and music festival Saturday for the family
2:50 p.m., May 26 — U’Zeum, the Children’s Discovery Museum of Guam, and Guam’s first children’s discovery museum, will kick off the summer with a festival of art and music event – Coconut Jams, Art in the Park and Music Festival – from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Plaza de España in Hagåtña.
Pacific Daily News |
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Marion art teacher retiring
MARION — After 35 years as an art teacher at Sippican School, Phyllis Corrado will retire at the end of this school year.
The Standard-Times |
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Remembering heroic valor
The Veterans Memorial Museum in downtown Fresno is home to an assortment of framed citations, pictures and service uniforms that brings America's wars to life.
The Fresno Bee |
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EON debuts next generation gaming and TV technology at CES Hometech 2008
Continuing its cutting edge showcase of smart technology for living, working and leisure environments EON, one of the region’s leading system integrators, will demonstrate the latest in next generation gaming and television technology along with its portfolio of smart technology solutions at this year’s CES Hometech from 25 – 27 May 2008 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Naked and dead old
Another gallery axes Henson photos, but show with 15-year-old shot goes unnoticed.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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'It's the human side' of jazz
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Herb Snitzers photography from a half-century ago shows that theres more than one way to...
The Washington Times |
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Helicopter restoration helps heal ex-Marine
The restored Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter, used in Vietnam, was rebuilt in an LI barn and is now on display at the American Airpower Museum.
Newsday |
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Opera Meets Animation to Tell a Chinese Tale
?Monkey: Journey to the West? is a newfangled sort of opera that is making its American debut at the Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
New York Times |
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More nude pics stripped from gallery
THE controversy over an exhibition of photographs of naked teens has spread to Albury, with another gallery taking down works by Bill Henson.
Herald Sun |
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Pavlik praised in painting
YOUNGSTOWN - Kelly ''The Ghost'' Pavlik is standing against a gray brick wall, imposed over a dead blast furnace and surrounded by molten metal as he slugs away at a stunned Jermain Taylor. That's how Youngstown painter Ray Simon sees the middleweight boxing champion of the world.
Tribune Chronicle |
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‘Amistad’ opera highlights Spoleto
The Spoleto Festival USA celebrates renewed ties with its namesake festival in Italy and features a new version of the opera “Amistad” during its 17-day season that opens Friday.
The New Sabah Times |
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Military museums heed cry for entertainment
By Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post The gray paint is chipped on the World War II anti-aircraft gun. The finish is worn on some of the display cases. The crude video and interactive features date to the 1980s. The exhibits at the National Museum of the United States Navy are housed in a c ...
The Virginian-Pilot |
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More nude child art removed
THE art vs porn censorship debate has spread, with a second gallery removing photos of a teenage nude taken 23 years ago by acclaimed photographer Bill Henson.
Adelaide Now |
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A real feel for art
Most galleries warn visitors to keep their hands off the artwork. BlindArt, a British charity, encourages visitors to appreciate art differently: by sitting on it, listening to it, wearing it or running their fingers through it.
The Post and Courier |
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Top award at Cannes Film Festival goes to ‘The Class' from France
CANNES, France The French film “The Class,” a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Kansas City Star |
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BEST event raised awareness and more than $70,000
Stormy weather didn’t deter 250 guests who came out for the Soldiers for the Truth (SFTT) Foundation’s BEST (Best Equipment in Support of the Troops) cocktail reception and benefit auction at Richards of Greenwich on May 9. BEST paid tribute to the late Col. David “Hack” Hackworth, by raising more than $70,000 to protect the troops ‘out at the tip of the spear’ that he loved and continues to ...
Greenwich Post |
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Second gallery takes down nude child art
CONTROVERSY over photos of naked teens makes second gallery remove Bill Henson works.
News Interactive |
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Henson furore spreads to second gallery
THE controversy over an exhibition of photographs of naked young teens has spread to country NSW, with another gallery taking down works by Bill Henson.
Adelaide Now |
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Piolo Pascual invited to grace 6th Paris Cinema International Film Festival
May natanggap na text message ang PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) mula sa publicist ng ABS-CBN Star Magic na si Ms. Rikka Dylim tungkol sa considered top artist ng Kapamilya Network at ng Star Magic na si Piolo Pascual.
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