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The Boy Friend, Fort Worth Opera Festival, Karl Umlauf: Natural Evolution
By Mark Lowry It's interesting that at the same time that a tour of the 2006 Tony-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone is in Dallas, Theatre Arlington is readying a production of Sandy Wilson's 1954 musical The Boy Friend . The connection here is that both shows play homage to the frothy musical entertainments of the Jazz Age. The difference is that while Drowsy presents its loving tribute ...
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Early-bird festival slot for Spalding
The fearless Esperanza Spalding likes a good challenge. And she's up for one here tomorrow afternoon. When this exceptional, "triple threat" jazz bassist, singer and composer hits the Festival Pier stage as part of The Roots Picnic, most people will still be looking for parking.
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Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Includes Dinosaur Hall, Egyptian mummies, interactive, live animals, educational exhibits for children & more. Gregor Mendel: Plant
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Concert and club listings
In Concert Appel Farm Arts & Music Center 457 Shirley Rd., Elmer; 609-358-2472. www.appelfarm.org. Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival - Feat. performances by Marc Cohn, Suzanne Vega, They Might Be Giants, Lucy Kaplansky & more. $30-$40 advance; $40-$45 day of event. 6/7 11:30 am-8 pm.
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Raymond Holman Jr. - Photographs & profiles of individuals caring for people with Alzheimer's. Closes 6/15. $8; $6 children & seniors. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.
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DeSoto/Lancaster community calendar
A SUMMER ART SHOW hosted by the DeSoto Art League runs through June 26 at the DeSoto City Hall atrium, 211 E. Pleasant Run Road. E-mail catart@ectisp.net or call 972-576-8190 or 214-418-4973.
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HRD to hold photography workshop
HRD Services Global Education Link will be holding a photography workshop featuring photographer Saiful Nang from Malaysia from June 21-22.
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United Nations calls for end to CO 2 addiction
Gloria IP Tung of Hong Kong poses with her winning painting for the international children's painting competition on World Environment Day, marked yesterday.
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Drumming up interest
It's summer time, and that means festival time, and that is music to the ears
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Museums & Galleries
7Arts Studio. "Junichro Ishida: Recent Art," through June 30. Opening reception 6-9 tonight. 1139 W. Seventh St., Wilmington. 345-8577 or www.7artsstudio.com
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5:10 p.m. - Head to 2nd annual Agat mango festival
5:10 p.m. June 6 — The second annual Agat mango festival starts today, from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Oakland: You can see the mural again
RESULTS: DAY 3 Ivy cut from Oakland mural: Once again, the name of the mural is visible atop the wall. And once again, the full scope of "Oceanus" is plain for all to see. Ivy had grown over a portion of the 30-year-old painting, below the Highway 24 overpass...
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Neene Neene is average
Neene Neene is just an average fare which has little interesting moments. Shivadhwaj's weak directorial abilities fail the film. Newcomer Aishwarya Nag proves she is a bundle of talents. Dhyan looks good. Musically the film rocks and photography is excellent.
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Smaller festival hopes to make a big impression
Despite having been without an executive director for a year and a half, Florida Dance Festival is preparing to leap onto local stages and dance studios again this year, with two new commissioned pieces and performances by students and faculty.
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77 finalists seek millions in Knight Arts Partnership grants
A proposed collaboration between Miami City Ballet and the Cleveland Orchestra, a film project about Cuban émigrés who build a submarine from scrap parts, a bid to exhibit works by Cuban painter Cundo Bermudez and a plan for new cultural programming at Vizcaya are among 77 finalists for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight Arts Partnership competition.
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Friday Art exhibit
VIRGINS & ALTARS -- THINGS WE HOLD SACRED: miArte Gallery, 85 Merrick Way, Coral Gables; 305-445-2783 or www.miartegallery.com; free.
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State-of-the-Art Steel Ice Center to Sell at Public Auction
Steel Ice Center is a turn-key operation, including two NHL-sized surfaces,locker rooms, pro shop, full commercial kitchen with snack bar, party rooms and over $1 million in equipment. Sealed bids are due by July 1 at 3 p.m. (PRWeb Jun 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pennsylvania/Bethlehem/prweb1002134.htm
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Art Pick 'Disappearances, Shadows, and Illusions'
To stage Disappearances, Shadows, and Illusions, a new exhibition opening Friday at Miami Art Museum, curator Peter Boswell has assembled an interesting mix of works that challenges viewers to question what they're seeing. Some are installations by local conceptual artists, two are dramatic new acquisitions by the museum, and others are loans from local collectors.
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See 'Shrek' outdoors in Dundalk
Baltimore's outdoor movie season kicks off tomorrow with an 8:30 p.m. screening of Shrek the Third in Dundalk, at the Patapsco Masonic Lodge, 2 Trading Place (next to Heritage Park) and behind the old Strand Theatre. The movie is free, and vendors will sell food. Pre-show entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Dundalk Renaissance Corp. Information: 410-2982-0261.
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Millville gets medieval
Travel back in time this weekend at WheatonArts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road in Millville, with Fantasy Faire, a festival showcasing medieval life, art and culture.
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Stitches through time
The Heritage Center Museum's latest exhibit is timely, especially if one finds the various twists and turns of the 2008 presid
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Changing Skyline: Architecture institute finally adds gallery
You could argue that Philadelphia already has an architecture museum: itself. The city boasts an architectural lineage longer and more varied than that of almost any other place in America, ranging from the Lilliputian colonial-era houses along Elfreth's Alley to the gargantuan, newly minted Comcast Center, the country's tallest green skyscraper.
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KT defends Jay-Z
KT Tunstall has spoken out in support of Jay-Z. The Scottish singer slammed "prejudiced" attitudes that have seen his forthcoming headlining slot at the Glastonbury festival heavily criticized.
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Twain Museum Seeks Grants To Cover Budget Deficit
The Mark Twain House and Museum, which has a $350,000 shortfall in its operating budget this year, remains under financial pressure but its position has improved during the last month.
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Not your usual monument photos
Even if you didn't especially like an exhibition that's now showing at the Center for Creative Photography, you'd have to admit it's a monumental achievement.
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