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DeLand art exhibit spotlights women
When Sylvia Mae Cashion Saul was growing up, women were first-class citizens, with the right to vote. Women in her hometown, DeLand, were in charge of art shows, plays, concerts and other arts events.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Photographer creating charity calendar
MYERSVILLE -- Christine Lillard's interest in photography started with her daughters, 3-year-old Morgan and 2-year-old Sophie. "After they were born, I just wanted to capture everything, basically," she said.
The Frederick News-Post |
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News in Brief
Eat for charity METHUEN — Are you feeling hungry and charitable? The Key Program is having a fundraising event at Fuddrucker's Restaurant from 4 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday . There will be a burger-eating contest and a raffle. A portion of the night's proceeds will benefit The Key Program.
The Eagle-Tribune |
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Downtown clothier to close
The Fabric & Clothing Gallery will close next month after 11 years in downtown Olympia, continuing a recent trend of downtown retailers closing or looking to move.
The Olympian |
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Art Alley gets facelift
Tom Gorder and his family stood in the alley in the rain, clothes soaked, painting a Dumpster a runny fuschia to cover up old graffiti. Cars and an occasional delivery truck drove through the tight corridor, stirring up the puddles, while shoppers cut through with arms full of purchases and workers from Hotel Alex Johnson stepped out for their cigarette breaks.
Rapid City Journal |
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W.C. Handy Annual Henderson festival celebrates his kindof music; barbecue will start the juices flowing
Handy Fest preview article
Evansville Courier & Press |
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Texas travel briefs
McNay Art Museum expands; start your engines; honoring 'Cowboy' Williams.
Houston Chronicle |
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A show of horsepower at natural history museum
WHAT: "The Horse." WHERE: American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, Manhattan. 212-769-5800 or amnh.org. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. daily.
The Record |
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MacNider announces photo contest award winners
MASON CITY — Award winners were named in the 28th Annual Cerro Gordo Photography Competition at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum on Thursday, May 29.
The Globe Gazette |
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Turning points
Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series that looks at how art and life collide. When sculptor Kevin Thomas was in a near-fatal car accident last fall, there was no doubt that his life, and his art, would change forever.
Greenwich Time |
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At new crime museum, good guys are stars and punishment is theme
America's fascination with crime takes a new turn with the recent opening of the National Museum of Crime and Punishment.
Pioneer Press |
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Chicago kicks off free music festivals this weekend
The best things in life are free ... with a view of the lake and skyline.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Society Calendar: 06.01.08
CORPUS CHRISTI — June 14: A Night in Living Art, Art Museum of South Texas; 825-3500. June 14: Red, White -- Rock 'n' Roll -- Blue Benefit, USO of South Texas; 961-1291.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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S’wak, Sabah athletes sacrifice traditional festivals for glory
KUALA TERENGGANU : Unlike the other athletes from peninsular Malaysia, the athletes representing Sarawak and Sabah in the 12th Sukma in Terengganu have to sacrifice their traditional festivals, Gawai Dayak (Sarawak) and Kaamatan (Sabah) for glory in sports.
The New Sabah Times |
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Poem in stone
Tristan Smith stares up at the Kansas limestone walls of Dyche Hall, and the beasts stare back. There are real animals (monkeys, bears and many more), zodiac creatures and those truly imagined, such as flying rabbits. “You could stand here for an hour and pick out animals,” says Smith, visitor services coordinator at the Kansas University Natural History Museum, which is housed here.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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On the Road with the Beats
An exhibition tracing the travels of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and their friends across America and the globe.
News 8 Austin |
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Catching up: 'Amistad' OK, 'Monkey' excellent
Saturday, on an afternoon so hot and humid that walking down East Bay Street felt a little bit like swimming underwater, the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA reached its midpoint.
The Post and Courier |
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City of Austin to Offer Understanding Alternate Financing for Creative Industries Class
On the Road with the Beats An exhibition tracing the travels of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and their friends across America and the globe.
News 8 Austin |
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CNY Conditions
Will Gas Prices Affect your Memorial Day Travel Plans? 12th Annual Herb & Flower Festival The Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension, Oneida County, New York announce their 12th Annual Herb & Flower Festival on Saturday, June 28, 2008 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Parker ...
WUTR - WFXV Utica |
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3 days of peace, love, photography
A photograph is light, shadow and time, capturing life as it exists for an instant. Look3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, is an event for photographers and lovers of photography.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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CNY Conditions
Will Gas Prices Affect your Memorial Day Travel Plans? 17th Annual Adirondack Antiques Weekend The Town of Indian Lake, New York and the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. have joined forces to offer Adirondack Antiques Weekend. The show will be the comprehensive source for ...
WUTR - WFXV Utica |
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Gallery Listings
"Destiny Manifested," featuring new work by Alexandro Santana, Daniel E. Smith and Veronika Varner
Savannah Morning News |
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Rockport breathes sigh of relief for performance center
With a legal challenge settled, the Rockport Chamber Music Festival is moving forward with a project that will affect not just the arts but the local economy as well.
Boston Globe |
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Isthmus Jazz Festival 2008 Schedule
As always, there will be a ticketed event with a big star: the explosive drummer Roy Haynes, whose combo performs at the Wisconsin Union Theater on June 7. And there will be the usual wall-to-wall free performances by local lights on the Union Terrace, ranging from big band to Gypsy swing to Latin jazz to avant-garde experimentation.But this year, the Terrace will also feature free performances ...
Isthmus |
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UMD gallery shows posters from Japan
Installed in the University Art Gallery at the Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford through Aug. 21 is an uncommon exhibition for our area.
The Standard-Times |
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