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‘Masterworks 2008’ opens Thursday at Brimstone
The Brimstone Historical Society invites you to the opening reception for “Masterworks 2008.” The exhibit features fifteen members of Lake Charles’s “Artisan’s Gallery.” These artists have a variety of styles to show off, including photography, painting, ceramics, and basket weaving!
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US trail leads to portrait find
An unknown painting by a celebrated 19th century Scottish artist is discovered in America.
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In praise of ... the Natural History Museum
One hundred and fifty years ago this month Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin exchanged letters that proved crucial to the development of evolutionary theory. Their work formed the basis of one of the best-known pieces of scientific thinking, tested and expanded but never disproved.
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Go & Do things to do during the week
The 16th annual Richie McFarland Golf Benefit will be held at noon with registration at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5 at The Ledges Golf Club, York, Maine. Dinner and auction at 6 p.m. Cost is $150 per person or $600 per team to benefit the Richie...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Engaging art
What is folk art? That is the question asked by the exhibit "In the Eye of the Beholder," now at the Museums of Old York's Remick Barn gallery.
The York Weekly |
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Building to get brighter look
Ever since Willamette University picked a commercial building at 700 State St. as its Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the school has been remaking the interior as a first-rate fine-art museum.
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Second Letter of Undertaking Issued by Israel Corp With Regard to Holdings in Oil Refineries
Oil Refineries Ltd. announced that following the Press Release that it issued on May 13, 2007 and on July 26, 2007 with regard to the irrevocable Letter of Undertaking that The Israel Corporation Ltd. gave to Scailex Corporation Ltd. and Petroleum Capital Holdings Ltd. , below is included a convenience translation of the text of an immediate report issued by Israel Corporation in the matter of ...
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Tidbits: For what it's Farnsworth
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland continues celebrations of its 60th anniversary with its second annual Summer Wine Fest. From 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, dozens of wines and winery representatives will ply their wares on the museum’s lawn, accompanied by the sounds of live jazz.
Bangor Daily News |
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Sand artist Patnaik on ill effects of leather
Puri, June 4 : Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made a giant sand sculpture of a polar bear crushed by a shoe to highlight the harmful effects of leather industry ahead of the of the World Environment Day.
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PNC Art Show is set for Friday
Stonington - The Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Art Show will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Watermark Cafe in North Stonington. Punch
New London Day |
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Oz artist 'sucks out own blood' to use as paint!
Melbourne, June 4 : Rebecca Cunningham, a well-known Aussie artist, is pushing the boundaries in a bid to "make people think" by sucking out her own blood and then painting with it.
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Calendar: 06.04.08
The eighth annual Coastal Bend Senior Fitness Day is from 8 a.m. to noon in the gymnasium of Miller High School, No. 1 Battlin' Buc Blvd. The day begins with a one-mile health walk, a quarter -mile relay and field events followed by the grand opening of the exhibit floor and general sessions at 9 a.m. Free. Information: 826-3132.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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An insect's-eye view of trees
A new exhibition features vividly coloured electron microscope images of fruits, pollen and leaves. See our exclusive slideshow
New Scientist |
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Nature inspires student's sculpture design
MOKENA -- A Lincoln-Way East High School senior and a Mokena architect are taking the environmentalist admonition to plant a tree to the next level.
The Lincoln-Way Sun |
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Taste of Merced County and Beyond: Barbecue chefs wanted
The Blazin' Hog BBQ Competition and Zydeco Music Festival is looking for barbecue competitors for its second annual event.
Merced Sun-Star |
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Museum Roundup: Favorite characters, secret messages and baby dinosaurs
If your kids would like to meet Spider-Man, learn about baby dinosaurs, or interpret messages in Morse code, then the month of June is a great time to take a trip to an area museum. There will be tons of new art exhibits at the Johnson Museum, glassmaking projects at the Corning Museum of Glass, and even a weekend dedicated to comic book super heroes at the Strong National Museum of Play.
The Ithaca Journal |
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MT wins 10 awards in 5-state contest
The Mail Tribune won 10 awards in this year's Society for Professional Journalists competition, including first place in lifestyles, personality and general news photography.
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A la carte: It's tamale time at Story Road festival
If you think you know tamales, head over to San Jose's Story Road Tamale Festival on Saturday. This year, the celebration is introducing fans of Mexican food to uchepos, the fresh corn tamales from Michoacan.
San Jose Mercury News |
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USGA christens its new golf history center
FAR HILLS, N.J. — Having a new addition to the USGA Museum dedicated to him on Tuesday brought back memories of Walter Hagen, Dwight Eisenhower and Bobby Jones for Arnold Palmer. Not to mention a question about Tiger Woods and his surgically repaired left knee.
The Monterey County Herald |
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'Summer's here and the time is right . . .'
As the days grow hotter, so does the festival season in the Tri-Cities. If you are a real festival fanatic, you won't have much down time as many weekends during the summer months are filled with wild and crazy things to do -- up and down the Fox Valley. Following is a sweet taste of what's ahead this summer:
The Batavia Sun |
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Benefit busts of the burlesque
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 (2 a.m.) About a year ago Dixie Evans and World Famous *BOB* strolled into the Atomic Todd gallery. Miss Exotic World Weekend had the town crawling with burlesque stars. There were parties, reunions, shows and contests.
Las Vegas Sun |
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ARTI-FISH-AL FALLS FOR EAST RIVER
Fish and art will co-exist peacefully this summer in the East River. Each of the four "New York City Waterfalls" under construction on the river's shore - mammoth works of public art that officials hope will attract at least as many tourists as the...
New York Post |
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Fisher: Art museum hit by Katrina takes to road
When the levees broke, the New Orleans Museum of Art became a white stone Beaux Arts island surrounded by Katrina's flood waters.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Nick Angeloff selected to attend national conservation forum
Category: Local News Topics: (none) According to the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Americans increasingly use the Internet to connect to museum and library resources but the majority of collecting institutions do not yet have a plan for preserving their digital collections.
The Eureka Reporter |
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Ohio's super delegates
UPDATED: 04 :48 a.m. EDT, June 04, 2008 Maria Antonius, 7, poses for a photo under the nest of a loggerhead shrike at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Museum, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Maria and classmates from St. Ambrose School in Brunswick, Ohio, took a field trip to the museum today and enjoyed "Nesting", an exhibit of birds' nests from the museum's collection and of photographs of birds ...
The Plain Dealer |
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