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20th Annual Asbury Park Jazz Festival
Ask people what they know about Asbury Park and you get many responses - the beautiful beaches, gorgeous Victorian homes, restaurants and shopping, parks and lakes. But most everyone will start their list with one common connector - MUSIC.
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Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris' latest documentary examines the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs.
The film seeks to provide the context for understanding how this aberrant behavior could have occurred, while simultaneously querying the "truthfulness" of an image. To this end, Morris interviews those who were directly involved, including the soldiers who took and/or posed in the photos. SOP asks us to consider the elusive truth of photography, but it might as well be about the dubious nature ...
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CRAZY, an Award-Winning Film Inspired by the Life of Guitar Legend Hank Garland, is an Official Selection in ...
CRAZY, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, is an official selection at the Breckenridge Festival of Film -- "The World's Highest Film Fest" -- in Breckenridge, Colorado.
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A MAN has been charged after a haul of LS Lowry paintings worth £1.5m was stolen from a house. The paintings were taken from an art collector in Cheadle Hulme in May last year.
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Arts council plans for Summer Enchantment
SELINSGROVE — Downtown Selinsgrove will be enchanted with artwork Friday evening. Summer Enchantment, the Snyder County Arts Council’s June First Friday, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m.
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Rehobotoh Art League ready to unveil its June exhibit
Members of the Rehoboth Art League will assemble for their 35th annual Craft Exhibition on Friday, June 6. Hundreds of works in clay, wood, metal, glass and mixed media will be on display in the Corkran and Tubbs galleries at the league.
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NW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m not going to downplay the fact that we’ve been very successful in a dairy barn.” Haas Hall Academy founder Martin Schoppmeyer, referring to the school’s original location Article, 1B Today’s meetings Fayetteville Planning Agenda session and tour, 3:30 p.m. Rogers Museum Commission, 4 p.m. Rogers Subdivision Committee, 4 p.m. Washington County Planning Board, 5 p.m. ...
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Final First Friday event scheduled
BENTONVILLE — What had become a tradition on the Benton County Square — First Friday — is ending with the closing of the Fusion Fine Art Gallery and Art Supplies. First Friday was a gathering at the gallery in honor of an artist whose work was exhibited at the store. The events were held the first Friday of each month. (Benton County Daily Record)
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Monumental Vatican Splendors exhibit at Western Reserve Historical Society
CLEVELAND — The Vatican Splendors exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) has lots to offer the viewer. For one thing, it’s massive.
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Artists of Rubber City presents annual exhibition
DOWNTOWN AKRON — Darice Polo, the judge for the Artists of Rubber City’s (AoRC) 18th Annual Juried Show went for the distinctive when selecting 77 of the 157 works of art submitted as possible entrants.
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Nature lover displays work
WILLIAMSPORT — Nature Photographer Cody Short will be Java, Juice & Art Café’s guest artist in the Main Gallery for June’s First Friday. His exhibition titled “Exquisite Images of Nature” will open with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at the gallery at 125 West Fourth St. The show runs through June 30.
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On Sunday, June 22, the Avalon Performing Arts Council (APAC) will hold its 21st annual Art Show and Sale at Community Hall, 30th St and the Beach. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
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Two art students at College Avenue Secondary School will see the logos they designed used in United Way of Oxford campaigns. Grade 12 double art students Amy Kovac, 17, and Alysha Speechley, 18, won the top prizes for the United Way's stair climb logo contest, with a cash prize of $200.
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High Sierra Stage Schedule
High Sierra Music today announced the launch of High Sierra Base . Produced by JamBase, the customizable schedule system allows users to personalize their own High Sierra Music Festival experience by selecting sets they want to see, create their own schedules and send to friends.
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Community Briefing
STUDENT'S ART ON DISPLAY IN D.C.: A Central Valley High School senior will have her artwork displayed in Washington, D.C. Mercedes Martinez won this year's Congressional Art Competition for high school students in the district of Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced. Her winning entry, titled "Stanislaus Live in Color," is a digital photography mosaic featuring iconic images of Modesto that are ...
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‘Paper and Clay’ exhibit opens
WILLIAMSPORT — Victoria Thompson-Hess will be Java, Juice & Art Café’s guest artist for June in the Café Gallery. Her exhibition titled, “Paper and Clay — A Journey,” will open with a reception from 6-9 p.m. at the gallery at 125 West Fourth St. The show runs through June 30.
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Museum houses rare instruments
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Old School House renovations almost finished
After years of planning and work, renovations of the Old School House in Douglas into a discovery center are nearly compete. Douglas Union School, 130 Center St., was purchased by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society two years ago with plans to convert the four-room building — built in 1886 — into a community and visitor center featuring an exhibition gallery, research and ...
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Luminato: opening weekend free events
This year’s Luminato festival kicks off tomorrow and continues until June 15. Here’s a look at some of the best free, outdoor events happening as part of the festival’s opening weekend celebration. WHAT: Nikki Yanofsky w/ The Count Basie Orchestra, plus a swing dance lesson WHEN: Friday, June 6 at 9pm (dance lesson at 8pm) WHERE: Yonge-Dundas Square For [...]
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Pan-American Life Insurance Group Sponsors The Baroque World of Fernando Botero Exhibition
NEW ORLEANS----Pan-American Life Insurance Group announced today their endowment to support the community-wide Botero exhibition, "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero," at the New Orleans Museum of Art , as the signature sponsor through its commitment to the state of Louisiana and the Latin American community.
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London's Sunday best
Travel: Capital gets into festival spirit with art booty in the East End and a flower power tour for garden lovers
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Heart Gallery exhibit opens at Le Moyne
When many people think of adoption they usually think of babies. But across the state foster children of all ages are hoping to find permanent homes. News 10 Now's Katie Morse has more on an art exhibit that will help spread that message.
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Sculpture will pay tribute to US Navy sailors at Utah Beach By Sarah Bultema The Reporter-Herald
It was the largest seaborne assault in the history of war – yet its sailors seem to have been forgotten. On June 6, 1944, U.S. Navy crews helped troops break through German defenses in Normandy, France, opening Europe for Allied soldiers and ultimately helping them win World War II.
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Chapungu vandalized once again By Jon Pilsner The Reporter-Herald
After four instances of vandalism in three years, Chapungu Sculpture Park director Roy Guthrie is distraught.
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Secret Service questions artist over 'assassination' display
Artist Yazmany Arboleda was working Wednesday morning to open an installation piece called "The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama." But before the exhibition opened, police officers and Secret Service agents descended upon Arboleda's makeshift gallery in New York City. Building workers covered the exterior windows with blue masking tape and brown paper.
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