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Bruno makes debut
There was more than one “Big Brown” in the headlines last weekend. One ran in Belmont, the other made his formal public debut in the new two-acre Bear Meadows exhibit at ZooMontana.
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19th annual Texas Blueberry Festival this Saturday
Saturday marks the 19th annual Texas Blueberry Festival, and with temperatures rising and a chance of rainfall in the forecast, it could put a damper on the festivities.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Expansion keeps art alive for city gallery
It was enough to get three of the city’s most high profile men donning brightly coloured hard hats. A $400,000 funding grant to fit-out the new look Maitland Regional Art Gallery with lighting, seating and hanging systems and to expand the gallery’s exhibition program.
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When bridge-building becomes art
Painter Scott Anderson says he couldn't bear to go and look at the collapsed 35W bridge. It was just too tragic. Nowadays though, he's over at the construction site regularly, painting pictures of the new bridge.
Minnesota Public Radio |
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Paterson quips way to historic gallery
Associated Press - June 11, 2008 6:05 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson is joining a gallery of his predecessors dating to the 19th century by contributing his own 4-by-3-foot photo...
WCAX-TV Vermont |
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Five years for painting thief from Carlstadt
A Carlstadt truck driver who stole a Goya masterpiece and then tried to turn it in for a $50,000 reward was sentenced today to five years in federal prison.
The Record |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
The Philadelphia Museum today announced that June 19 will be "A Day of Appreciation for Anne d'Harnoncourt ," the museum's late director. The day will feature free museum admission, free Director's Delights audio tours (scroll down to the third on the list of "Art Tours"), and a 6 p.m. public gathering on the Museum's East Terrace for a tribute that will include a performance by the Philadelphia ...
Arts Journal |
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Remembering things and events of 1962
MANITOWOC On a Who Wants to be a Millionaire game show last year, the $100,000 question asked what happened in Manitowoc in September 1962. The crash of the Sputnik was one of four choices, and the contestant didnt know the answer.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter |
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Funds from Saturday's Triple A Festival to help build community center
Oakland is holding this event for a 2nd year to highlight African-American artists. Gospel music, a Florida Highwaymen artist and a collard-green cook-off are a few of the many highlights of this weekend's Triple A (African-American Arts) Festival in Oakland.
West Orange Times |
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Painting the body with light: G13 opens
The crowd pouring onto Király utca in elegant dress gave the appearance of a Hollywood premiere – and Andy Vajna (pictured) was there, after all.
The Budapest Sun |
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New collaborations : "Infecting the city" The Spier Performing Arts Festival
The "Infecting the City" Festival established itself in the Cape Town CBD this year. One of the objectives of the festival is to enliven public spaces in the inner city with bold, new, high-quality collaborative performance works.
South African Wine News |
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Valuable Haida artworks recovered in B.C.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have recovered 13 of 15 gold artworks stolen in May from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology. Most of the stolen items were created by Haida artist Bill Reid, and together they are valued at $2 million.
Seattle Times |
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Dino Bob sculpture gets new Abilene home
ABILENE, Texas (AP) - Dino (DY'-noh) Bob has a new home in Abilene. The updated version of the green dinosaur sculpture will be unveiled Thursday. Dino Bob's new site is a parking garage overlooking the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature.
KXAN 36 Austin |
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Wine tasting fund-raiser June 28 to benefit Starr-Gennett
Organizers are planning a wine tasting fund-raiser to benefit the Starr-Gennett Gallery, the Starr-Gennett Foundation’s local art and crafts venue located in the Historic Depot District.
Palladium-Item |
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Charles Saatchi makes three artists' fortunes at art show
For any graduating artist, to have just one painting bought by Charles Saatchi is the stuff of dreams.
Times Online |
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Dino Bob sculpture gets new Abilene home
ABILENE, Texas -- Dino (DY'-noh) Bob has a new home in Abilene. The updated version of the green dinosaur sculpture will be unveiled Thursday.
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi |
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Canto Hosting ‘Celebration Of Senses’
Joined by guest musicians from Minnesota, Florida, Connecticut and Texas, the Texas Hill Country’s Canto Chamber Choir will host “a celebration of the senses” with five concerts and an art show Thursday through Sunday during its annual Cherry Spring Festival.
Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post |
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Art, blood donation mix at Stanford museum
See art. Give blood. Or do both starting Thursday, at Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center. The blood drive is part of the art exhibition "Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Arts," featuring 80 art pieces that were spared during Hurricane Katrina.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Blind Man Charged In Art Teacher's Stabbing Death
A blind man has pleaded not guilty in the stabbing death of an art teacher whose body was found at a home near Oak Square in Brighton on Tuesday.
WBZ Boston |
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Dino Bob sculpture gets new Abilene home
Associated Press - June 11, 2008 5:45 PM ET ABILENE, Texas (AP) - Dino (DY'-noh) Bob has a new home in Abilene. The updated version of the green dinosaur sculpture will be unveiled...
News West 9 Midland |
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La Sirenita: Lori LaBissoniere’s expressive painting
Bend, with its urban center situated just minutes from beautiful landscapes, is attracting a growing community of artists. One painter, Lori LaBissoniere is developing an expressionist style that contrasts with the mainstream aesthetic found in many polished art galleries. LaBissoniere and I talked on a Friday afternoon, one of the first (and only) really hot days this spring. Sitting in her ...
The Source Weekly |
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US trucker sole Goya masterpiece
A New Jersey truck driver who admitted stealing the Francisco de Goya painting Children with a Cart while it was in transit to a museum in New York has been sentenced to five years in prison.
ABC via Yahoo!7 News |
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[Best Bets] Sunday, June 15
After a long weekend of social adventures, take a Father’s Day stroll through the Mississippi Museum of Art and check out “Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography” before the exhibit closes later this week. $5, various discounts available; call 601-960-1515 for information.
Jackson Free Press |
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[Best Bets] Saturday, June 14
Stretch your hamstrings and calves and sign up for the second annual GI 5k Run for Colon Cancer Awareness at 7:30 a.m. at the Agriculture and Forestry Museum . … At 8:30 a.m., bring your kids down to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science to learn about fish and fishing techniques.
Jackson Free Press |
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[Best Bets] Friday, June 13
The Mississippi Puppetry Guild presents “Pinocchio” at 9:30 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art as part of the “Fun Family Summer Friday” series. … Tune into WLEZ 103.7 FM for JFP Radio at noon as the JFP’s Kimberly Griffin and local musician Laurel Isbister are joined by Jubilee!JAM board member Wendy Shenefelt to discuss JAM as well as upcoming Children’s Defense Fund projects.
Jackson Free Press |
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