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Antiques calendar
sharedstory SHOWS & AUCTIONS TOMORROW-SUNDAY: There will be upwards of 400 dealers from the United States and Europe filling the fields of the Farmington Polo Grounds for the 27th Farmington Antiques & Design Weekend. Greenwich Time
Happy listening
A classical music festival celebrates its 75th year BBC News
Summer Kids Programs at the N.C. Museum of Art
Places to go and things to do with the kids. The News & Observer
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Artworks not made to order
A plethora of video art, painting, clay work, needle felting, drypoint etchings and poetry grace Aratoi from today as part of King Street Artwork's 11th retrospective exhibition Not Made To Order. Wairarapa Times-Age
Picasso paintings stolen from Brazil museum
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints Thursday from a museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 14 WFIE Evansville
Genola festival lands country-music stars
In 2005, Phil Harold persuaded the Genola City Council to take a leap of faith and let him bring in Earl Thomas Conley to entertain at the annual city festival. Deseret Morning News
Community News Briefs
The Tenth Annual Tour Des Artistes live arts and music festival is Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. Long Beach Press-Telegram
Rep.'s kids finally get trip
LONG BEACH - From 2004 to 2007, then-Long Beach City Councilwoman Laura Richardson made a promise that 10 young contest winners would get a trip to Washington, D.C. Long Beach Press-Telegram
In Town & Around
Metro Blues and barbecue 1 . Why drive or fly to Memphis? (It's too expensive nowadays, anyway.) Enjoy the 13th annual Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival , presented by U.S. Cellular. Hear music from Marcia Ball, Zen Okies, Shortt Dogg, Blues Nation, Bugs Henderson and many more. There's also plenty of championship barbecue to eat. The entertainment starts at 4:30 p.m. today and 1 p.m. ... The Oklahoman
Thieves steal Picassos, Brazilian art from Sao Paulo museum
SAO PAULO -- A gang of armed robbers on Thursday stole two Picasso engravings and two Brazilian paintings from a Sao Paulo museum in a bold daylight heist, officials said. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ankeny Art Center gets creative
Area residents can explore the technique of making artist trading cards and create their own miniature masterpieces at the "Small Art, Big Fun" event set for June 21 at the Ankeny Art Center. The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index
Armed robbers take Picasso prints
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from a Sao Paulo art museum on Thursday in a rapid strike in which the thieves bypassed more valuable works to grab the stolen pieces, police said. Lawrence Journal-World
Success is right now for Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood titled her sophomore album "Carnival Ride," and that's probably an apt description of life for the young woman who went from unknown "American Idol" contestant to concert headliner in three short years. The Greenville News
Woman uses plastic bags to make art
Dasha Krivosheeva can take an ordinary plastic bag and turn it into something beautiful. The 18-year-old artist from Saratov, Russia, has created her own art style by using plastic bags to make elaborate, three-dimensional paintings. The Frederick News-Post
Entertainment Events in the Week Ahead
June 13 Concerts Summer Concert Series at RiverWalk Crossing , RiverWalk Crossing Amphitheater, 300 Riverwalk Terrace, (918) 296-7121. (Jenks) Justin Townes Earle , 8 p.m., The Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley, 524-0738. Bricktown Blues and BBQ Festival , 4:30 p.m., Sheridan and Oklahoma, 236-4143. Rick Stoops Band , 9 p.m., Landing Zone, 8720 SE 15, 732-3678. (Midwest City) The Gunship , The ... The Oklahoman
Bravo for female 'Top Chef'
It took four seasons, but a woman finally took the top spot on Bravo's "Top Chef." Stephanie Izard , a 31-year-old, mild-mannered chef from Chicago, beat out 15 other contestants to win the popular reality show designed to test a cook's mettle. Izard, a former restaurant owner with a fondness for seafood and pork, was among the last three contestants to make Wednesday's finale, along with ... The Wichita Eagle
Upcoming Concerts
A-list June 1 3-15 Country Fever with Sugarland, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins and Willie Nelson. (Pryor) 1 3 Justin Townes Earl, The Blue Door. 1 3-14 Blues and BBQ Festival, Bricktown. 1 4 Rick Springfield, Frontier City. 1 5 Cobra Starship, Metro Station, The Cab, Diamond Ballroom. 1 6 Aimee Mann with David Ford, Cain's Ballroom. read more The Oklahoman
Three don't-miss art exhibits
Summer is the perfect time for a leisurely stroll through air-conditioned museums. Consider seeing these exhibits: 1) The Wichita Art Museum has several exhibits, including "Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From the Albrecht Collection," on display through July 20. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults. It's free on Saturdays. For ... The Wichita Eagle
Datebook - June 13, 2008
Diego Martin, el vaquero. Angel Vigil will discuss Diego Martin, a true American cowboy who used el vaquero, the repository of practical and Spanish wisdom and experience in the ways of horses and cattle in his work. Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St., 7 p.m., 586-6256. Estes Park Trail Gazette
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
CORNING -- Beyond Baskets is sponsoring a fundraiser for The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. The program encourages youths through fifth grade to participate in a Fostering Green Creativity contest. Elmira Star-Gazette
Cooling spray
Indian Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik waters his "Global Warming" sculpture at the International Sand Sculpture Festival Sandsation in Berlin on Thursday. Deseret Morning News
'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE'
W hatever you think of when you think of a hip-hop show, Joshua Coulson says the one he's staging Saturday will surprise you. For one thing, it's being held in an art gallery. For another, the rhymes of Coulson and his fellow performers won't be celebrating "jewelry, guns and all this ridiculous stuff they've hyped up" in music videos. "We don't glorify anything negative," said Coulson, ... The Wichita Eagle
Film an intimate, nostalgic portrait of teens
Nanette Burstein's "American Teen” acts as a strong antidote to the glitzy bilge of MTV's "My Super Sweet 16,” following five 17-year-old seniors as they navigate the social Darwinism of a Midwestern high school. The documentary, which shows this weekend at the deadCenter Film Festival, will ring true for teens and remind former teenagers just how glad they are that those years are over. ... The Oklahoman
Pingpong diplomacy still reigns
George Braithwaite crouched behind the pingpong table, then uncoiled and smashed the ball at Liang Geliang, who sent back a forehand laced with heavy spin. Game on! Thirty-seven years after the two men participated in a week of table tennis exhibition games in China that helped open the communist country to the world, they met for a rematch Thursday at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace. ... The Wichita Eagle