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Festive Kalamazoo-area weekend gets early start
KALAMAZOO -- The weather was hot, the sun was shining and Greek dance music was blaring out of the loudspeakers. This wasn't a scene out of the city of Athens, but it did live up to the headline on the 32nd annual Theo & Stacy's Kalamazoo Greek Festival's Web site.
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Gallery remembers Munich victim
A gallery opens in memory of footballer Duncan Edwards who died following the Munich air crash.
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Italian Galileo Chini exhibition in Bangkok is a homecoming
Bangkok - The organizer of an exhibition of more than 200 works by Italian artist Galileo Chini said it was a miracle it opened in Bangkok on Friday. The Galileo Chini Exhibition @ Central Chidlom includes four paintings never seen in public and six ...
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Getty Museum acquires Roman sarcophagus
The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced that it has acquired a third-century Roman marble sarcophagus that includes a detailed relief carving of a Dionysiac vintage festival.
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Go! guide June 6
Shoebox sculpture
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Competition Eating Into Sotheby's Profits
"Increased competition from Christie's, particularly in the fields of impressionist, modern and contemporary art, contributed to an $18.1m (or 12%) fall in turnover at Sotheby's for the first three months of 2008, compared with the same period last year."
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U of G Hosts Environmental History Conference
The Ontario Historical Society will mark its 120th anniversary at a conference running June 13 and 14 on the University of Guelph campus. The theme of this year's two-day event, which is being held in partnership with the Guelph Historical Society, Guelph Museums and U of G's Department of History, is "From Nature to Ecology, Landscape to Ecosystems: A Historical View of Ontario ...
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Cuba's Cold War past lives on in museum
Only purple crabs and an occasional scuba diver crawl the golden sand and sparkling surf that CIA-backed Cuban exiles stormed 47 years ago in the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Miami Herald |
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TAL announces May winners
Annie Bowie won first prize in the Tahoe Art League's May art contest for her still life "Old Pot With Peppers." Bowie has studied at Western Nevada College under the direction of Mark Thompkins.
Tahoe Daily Tribune |
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When viewing art, less can be more
At the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, a downsized collection of 400 exceptional works brought together for exhibition in a single wing is proving to be enormously popular.
International Herald Tribune |
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Daughter recalls dad's 'mangled' masterpiece'
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It often takes years before the best art is truly appreciated. "Touch of Evil," the gripping film noir directed by and starring the late Orson Welles, was a complete bust when it was first released in 1958.
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Stolen sculpture recovered, theft remains mystery
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) _ Police plan to return a 100-pound bronze sculpture that was stolen from a lawn in Hopewell Township in May. "The Wave" turned up on the block at S&S Auction in Logan Township. A bidder alerted managers that Dana Stewart's work was stolen.
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May photo contest winner announced
The May photo contest is over and we have another outstanding winner. Andi Van Berkum's great shot of baby goslings is our winner and Wendy Francis is our runner-up.
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Ohio Art Wins the Grand Award at the 2008 International Metal Decorators Association Annual Convention
Ohio Art, makers of the world famous Etch A Sketch® drawing toy and one of the premier metal lithography operators in the world, was honored with The Grand Award at the 2008 International Metal Decorators Association Annual Convention for its work on the Devil May Cry SteelBook.
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Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift to Host 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' on ABC
It's a raucous girls' night out when "Dancing with the Stars" champion Julianne Hough, former "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler and reigning CMA Horizon Award winner Taylor Swift host "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" Monday, Sept. 8 on the ABC Television Network.
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French police recover 4 paintings stolen in August
Police on this week recovered a Monet landscape and three other paintings that were stolen by masked gunmen from a museum on the French Riviera last August, judicial officials said.
Courier-Post |
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Tunisia: Three Monumental Sculptures of Artist To Be Displayed at 2008 Saragossa International Exhibition
The Tunisian artist Sadika Keskes, will have three of her most ambitious sculptures exhibited in Saragossa, Spain, on the occasion of Tunisia's participation to the Saragossa International Exhibition which will take place between June 14 and September 2008.
AllAfrica.com |
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'Europa' is studious film
Almost five years ago, as the U.S.-led occupational forces in Iraq watched looters ransack the national museum in Baghdad, the world in turn witnessed an all-too-cyclical tragedy. Under very different circumstances affecting millions of another generation, in many different countries, we had seen such spoils of war before.
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Photos with unique perspective
A new exhibit features striking shots of ordinary things. Unmade beds, cupcakes and dead insects may not seem like the most likely materials for making an artistic photo.
Daily Press |
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Cate Blanchett - Investigation Dropped Against Blanchetts Beloved Exhibition
LATEST: Australian police have dropped an obscenity investigation into a controversial photography exhibition after actress CATE BLANCHETT urged Australian Prime Minister ...
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New Website Devoted to the History of Film, Television, and Digital Media
Rochelle Slovin, director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the launch of a major new website devoted to the history of film, television, and digital media: Moving Image Source.
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PD reaps awards
The Press Democrat won nine awards -- including first places for business and sports stories, news and sports columns, and editorial writing -- at the annual Bay Area journalism contest.
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ARTspace opens downtown
Chatham-Kent artists now have a gallery to call their own. ARTspace opened in downtown Chatham Thursday with an exhibition featuring the works of 41 local artists. Hundreds of people attended the official opening to see the artwork showcased on the gallery's exposed brick walls. The talents [...]
Chatham Daily News |
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Stolen sculpture recovered, theft remains mystery
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Police plan to return a 100-pound bronze sculpture that was stolen from a lawn in Hopewell Township in May. "The Wave" turned up on the block at S&S Auction in Logan Township. A bidder alerted managers that Dana Stewart's work was stolen. The Lambertville artist had feared thieves had taken it from his friend's yard to cash in on the metal's cash value as scrap. S&S manager ...
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Mike Gordon Tour/Album
In support of his upcoming solo album, The Green Sparrow (more details below), Mike Gordon will embark on a headlining club tour beginning August 3 in Philadelphia, PA. The 20-plus date tour will include select festivals and will coincide with the release of his new album out August 5 on Rounder Records.
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