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| Artist Lucian Freud takes top-billing in Paris |
| Yahoo! Malaysia |
| PARIS (AFP) - After mostly ignoring his work for decades, Paris is giving Britain's Lucian Freud top billing in a show touted as a fresh encounter with one of the world's most expensive living artists |
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| â??Night of Hopeâ? Premieres at Miami International Film Festival Tomorrow |
| Haute Living Magazine |
| Local writer, director and producer Moe Charif will present of his latest cinematic endeavor at the â??Night of Hopeâ? film screening during the 2010 Miami International Film Festival tomorrow at t |
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| Phoenix Rising culminates in wine tasting, auction |
| Phoenixville Phoenix |
| Photo provided The phoenix that is currently displayed at Gouldescape_start39;s Framing on Gay Street in Phoenixville. The auction for the phoenixes will be held on April 30. There is new addition to |
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| 2nd Museum Art Cycle sale draws enthusiasts |
| University Daily |
| Laurie Aguilar from Roswell, N.M., browses through recycled art pieces Saturday at the Museum of Texas Tech University. Art enthusiasts throughout Lubbock and Texas visited the Museum of Texas Tech th |
| Q&A: Lester maps history |
| Belmont Citizen-Herald |
| Toby Lester first heard the name Martin Waldseemüller in 2003 when the Library of Congress paid a record-setting $10 million for the map of America he drew nearly five centuries earlier. Both the hef |
| Art transforms lives of Bay youth |
| Weekend Post ZA |
| A COMMUNITY organisation from New York City which started teaching art to children in inner-city schools there, is making a difference in the lives of pupils in Nelson Mandela Bay by teaching art to p |
| Elk Camp news, notes from Day Four |
| ESPN.com |
| RMEF rides Elk Camp's wave of excitement to continue momentum of record-breaking 2009 Comments Special to ESPNOutdoors.com Archive RENO, Nev. â?? Just like breaking a real elk camp in the high country |
| Latin Americans celebrate Chile at earthquake benefit |
| Daily Texan |
| Chilean flags waved as dancers from across Latin America and Austin joined together to raise funds and awareness for victims of the Feb. 27 earthquake in Chile. Chilenos en Austin and the recently for |
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| Hudson Opera House hosts art auction for Haiti |
| Register Star |
| HUDSON â?? The City of Hudson hosted two fundraisers for Haitian relief on March 6. The Youth Center barbecue raised money with delicious chicken and rib dinners, while two blocks away on Warren Stree |
| Golf 'Fore' Brain Cancer Research at the Barry Spiegelman Memorial Golf Classic |
| Phoenix Business Journal |
| , the research and educational arm of , will host its third annual Barry Spiegelman Memorial Golf Classic on April 13 at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club in Keller, Texas to celebrate the life of Beryl co-fo |
| Hersha "Sue" Fisher Moren |
| Times Record |
| Hersha 'Sue' Fisher Moren My last love letter to my wife Published: HARPSWELL â?? Sue Fisher was born in Oklahoma City on June 3, 1938, the only child of John Robert Fisher and Bonnie Ewing Fisher. Sh |
| Agatha Christie Treasure Auctioned By Mistake |
| Digital Journal |
| The auction house that sold a trunk of Agatha Christie's in which a locked box of treasures was recently found is going to fight for its return. Jennifer Grant bought the leather trunk in 2006 at a Be |
| Adobe Photoshop.com now available to Android developers |
| Industry Standard |
| Adobe Systems has announced that third-party application developers can have access to the Photoshop.com Mobile for the Android 1.1 editor . Photoshop.com Mobile was introduced for Apple iPhone and |
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| RSVP: Upcoming events in Central Ohio |
| Columbus Dispatch |
| A look at upcoming events on the social calendar in central Ohio: ⢠Where: St. Charles Preparatory School, Robert C. Walter Student Commons, 2010 E. Broad St. ⢠Why: Columbus Museum of Art Women |
| TSV art show benefits cancer awareness |
| Taos News |
| This artistically interpreted skateboard by Ira Lujan and Anne-Sophie Lenoir can be seen at Taos Ski Valley's Paint for Peaks art show. Courtesy photo One in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer |
| Oregon elections: A state in search of leadership |
| Oregonian |
| View full sizeThe Oregonian/Jamie FrancisAnyone planning to run for public office in Oregon this spring could take a lesson in leadership from students at Molalla High School, who came to the aid of 6 |
| collecting history of three local schools |
| Walkerton Herald-Times |
| A group of WDSS students, staff, and concerned community members are striving to ensure that memories from WDSS are still around long after the doors of the school have closed. 'We want to maintain th |
| Appraiser will assess Tulsans' valuables |
| Tulsa World |
| Dr. Lori: 'The myth is you don't have anything valuable just because it's yours. ... It might be your grandma's cookie jar that's worth a lot more than you think.' Last Modified: 3/6/2010 4:18 AM Your |
| Christie's to offer modern ME art collection |
| Trade Arabia |
| Christieâ??s, the world's leading art business, will offer 25 masterpieces from the collection of renowned artist Dr Mohammed Said Farsi at an upcoming auction in Dubai. The auction of international m |
| Past and future: Family Service of Racine marking its 100th year and looking ahead |
| Racine Journal Times |
| The Central Association, which evolved into Family Service of Racine, had a role in providing recreation for the cityâ??s youth, such as this team in the 1930s. Courtesy of Family Service of Racine Fa |
| Town Commons: What's happening on the South Shore March 4-12, 2010 |
| Marshfield Mariner |
| The South Shore Art Center presents an exhibition of Dianne Panarelli Millerâ??s artwork at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 35 Ripley Road, Cohasset through April 30. 781-383-1348 www.diannepmiller.c |
| After Westminster, Potomac show dog receives unique gift |
| Gazette.net |
| Potomac resident Cathy Ryan named her show dog, Dyson, after the vacuum brand because of his voracious eating habits. After Dyson competed in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Dyson representative |
| Stunning $3 Million Home Is Center Piece of 2nd Annual Yerba Buena Center for the |
| Interest!ALERT |
| They came, they saw, they 'oohed' and 'ahhed' over the luxurious $3 Million 4-bedroom San Francisco home which lives up to its billing as a 'dream house' -- the grand prize in the nonprofit Yerba Buen |
| Mardi Gras in Hingham is March 6 |
| Hingham Journal |
| The South Elementary School PTO will be letting the good times roll on March 6, at their Mardi Gras-themed annual fundraiser being held at the Hingham Shipyard. The event, being held from 7 p.m. until |
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| VIZ CINEMA & NEW PEOPLE ANNOUNCE ARTIST FILM FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND 3/6-3/9 |
| Active Anime |
| Bay Area Art And Pop Culture Fans Invited To Screen New Films That Profile Artists Such As Hisashi Tenmyouya, Makoto Aida, Katsura Funakoshi And Yayoi Kusama San Francisco, CA, March 2, 2010 â?? VIZ C |
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| Art Auction continues until March 20 |
| Willits News |
| The Willits News Special for The Willits News The Willits Center for the Arts 18th annual Art Auction got underway last Saturday with an artists reception.. The auction is the main source of funding f |
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| Bay Area Chileans Form A Group In Solidarity With The Victims Of The Earthquake |
| Music Industry News Network |
| with a group of Chileans and North Americans that resulted in the creation of the organization Mano a Mano Con Chile (Hand in Hand with Chile). Mano a Mano Con Chile is planning various events and art |
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| Freeze jacks up Florida tomato prices |
| Orlando Sentinel |
| The big chill is not only annoying those of us dying to get back to outdoor entertaining, it has been no picnic for Florida farmers either. Tomatoes have been especially hard hit and you may find high |
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| Road to the Red Carpet brings Oscar night to Pickwick & Frolic - After Dark |
| Cleveland Live |
| JOHN PETKOVIC/THE PLAIN DEALER The sun might be obscured by snow and clouds, but the Singapore Redux at Bac sure makes up for it. And not just because it looks sunny -- it's warm and exotic and makes |
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| A masterpiece mystery with the hallmarks of a Dan Brown |
| Irish Independent |
| It may lack the homicidal monks and fiendish ciphers of The Da Vinci Code. But a real-life art detective story, involving shady art dealers and intrepid academics, has brought to light a "lost" master |
| Alumnus gives University of Nebraska-Lincoln $20 million |
| Lincoln Journal Star |
| University of Nebraska alumnus Paul F. Engler, a cattleman from Amarillo, Texas, talks about the entrepreneurial spirit during a news conference on UNL's East Campus Monday announcing his $20 million |
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| Cottone: FINE ART ANTIQUES AUCTION |
| Invaluable |
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| Chef Art Smith celebrates 50th birthday Diddy style |
| Chicago Tribune |
| A birthday cake honoring Art Smith, who recently lost 85 lbs., at the Common Threads World Festival after party at The James Hotel. Let me start off by saying Iâ??d take a Burger King Whopper over |
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| Artists raise funds for ErinoakKids |
| Mississauga News |
| A group of artists is putting a new spin on its annual spring art show and sale. While showcasing their work for the 16th annual Spring is in the Air show at Visual Arts Mississauga, at The Riverwood |
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| Schiele e il suo tempo showing in Milan |
| PRLog |
| Culture vultures taking a break in Milan should be sure to check out the Schiele e il suo tempo exhibition at the Palazzo Reale. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Log (Press Release) â?? Mar 02, 2010 â?? For a |
| Tips for Collecting Milk Glass |
| Associated Content |
| J. Motes Collecting milk glass is a popular hobby for many. While milk glass has been around for hundreds of years, the average American collector focuses on the milk glass produced domestically in th |
| Celebrating 30 years of art |
| Poughkeepsie Journal |
| tarted on the fourth floor of the former Bond Clothing Factory building at 366 Mill St. in Poughkeepsie with a group of artists, a void in programs for children and a deep commitment to the community. |
| Lake City Community Planner for March 3 |
| SC Now |
| The Carolina Academy will have its annual auction Friday at the Lake City First Baptist Church social hall. Admission will be $5 per person, which includes a chicken bog dinner from 6-7:30 p.m. A sile |
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| Outdoors calendar for March 2 |
| Cleveland News-Herald |
| Wednesday: North Coast Fly Fishers' 2010 Fly Tying Marathon and Open House, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Lake Metroparks' Penitentiary Glen Reservation, Kirtland. Free. Activity will feature club members tying va |
| Classic cars discovered in barn |
| East Anglian Daily Times |
| THEY have been gathering dust for more than a decade and some have hardly ever been driven, but together these cars are set to fetch up to £160,000. The hoard of classic motors uncovered at a Suffolk |
| Local culinary community to stage fundraiser for Haiti |
| Inside Halton |
| Chefs from around the city will be whipping up edible creations to aid the people of a devastated Caribbean island. Burlington's culinary community is responding to the disaster in Haiti with a fundra |
| Adolf Hitler nude sketch for sale |
| Keep Media |
| Two sketches by Adolf Hitler of a young nude woman and the face of an elderly lady thought to be his mother are to be sold at auction. The two previously unseen pictures turned up in Europe and are ex |
| â??Save this fetus!â?? says local music community |
| Minnesota Daily |
| Musicians from Cloud Cult to Jeremy Messersmith team up to raise money for The Electric Fetus, Haiti relief. PHOTO COURTESY ELECTRIC FETUS Published: 02/24/2010 Login or register to post comments WHAT |
| The Sweet Sound of â??Sold!â?? (53) |
| Los Angeles Downtown News Online |
| DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Mateen Saffari is a treasure hunter. On a recent Sunday afternoon, he was eagerly and thoroughly searching for his next big find. He investigated an old Victorian couch, inspect |
| Valley business briefs for Sunday, Feb. 28 |
| The Desert Sun |
| to Success matches scholarships COACHELLA VALLEY -- Pathways to Success, a local sponsorship and student support services program, has picked the Boys _and_ Girls Club of the Coachella Valley, the Wom |
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| Black Mountain Center for the Arts to host art auction |
| Asheville Citizen-Times |
| BLACK MOUNTAIN The Black Mountain Center for the Arts, in the renovated original City Hall at 225 W. State St., will host the fifth annual Auction for the Arts at 6 p.m. March 13. All proceeds go to s |
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| R8 million paid for Batman comic |
| Sowetan |
| Superman and Batmanâ??s first appearances in comic books have each set auction sales records and broken the $1 million barrier, in an age when traditional investments have fared badly and superheroes |
| Things to do today: 02.28.10 |
| Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
| COASTAL BEND â?? ART SERIES: Rockport Performing Arts Series presents pianists David Sutanto and Shao-Shan Chen at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Rockport Country Club, 101 Champions Drive, Rockport. Cost: $15. |
| Fundraiser of blessings for Metro Ministries |
| Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
| CORPUS CHRISTI â?? Corpus Christi Metro Ministries will host its Boots and Blessings Barbecue Dinner and Dance from 6:30 to 11 p.m. March 5 at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center. Fi |
| Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts Specialist Providing Complimentary Appraisals |
| Marco Eagle |
| Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts Specialist Providing Complimentary Appraisals for SW Florida Description Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, the leading fine art auction house in the Midwest, Fine Furnitur |
| Community briefs - Feb. 25 |
| Fort Morgan Times |
| from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Mark Arndt Event Center on the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Brush. An evening of food, fun and fundraising is planned. Following the auction, the MCC Jazz Ensemble will perform |
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| Fine Art Auction Benefits Haiti Relief |
| Haute Living Magazine |
| Several elegant concerts and shows have emerged from the rubble left by the earthquakes that crumbled much of Haiti. It is difficult to discover the positive in historical events such as these, but |
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| Filling the bowls: Empty Bowls fundraiser is Monday |
| Racine Journal Times |
| during the Empty Bowls event at the Masonic Center. This year's Empty Bowls fundraiser is on Monday. (File photo by Gregory Shaver, gshaver@journaltimes.com) Loadingâ?¦ WHAT: Empty Bowls 2010 WHERE: M |
| National Broadband Plan to ask wireless operators to share spectrum with public |
| Telephony |
| Genachowski recommends national wireless broadband public safety network has access to the entire 700 MHz band More on this Topic Industry News Blogs Briefing Room advertisement The National Broadband |
| Qi just behind Picasso in sales ranking |
| Times Online |
| Qi Baishi is not a name that many Western aficionados of art can recognise, let alone pronounce. This son of Chinese peasants, who received no formal artistic training, has just become the third bests |
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| Pizarro: Cinequest attendees have stories of their own |
| SiliconValley.com |
| One of the best things about a film festival like Cinequest is the chance to interact with all sorts of people. You never know what you're going to learn. San Jose Councilman Ash Kalra, for example, t |
| RBR National Art Honor Society hosts Art for Hearts Sake charity art auction |
| Bayshore Courier |
| RBR National Art Honor Society hosts 'Art for Hearts Sake' charity art auction Little Silver On Friday, February 26th, 2010, the very talented arts students at Red Bank Regional (RBR) will auction off |
| North Wales News: Art auction to help Caernarfon Harp festival |
| Daily Post |
| SHADOW Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan accused Labour of failing the people of Wales â??aided and abettedâ? by Plaid. Despite the attack she pledged to work with the Welsh Assembly, currently controlle |
| Champagne Louis Roederer Gets 'Loved Up' at the Love Ball in Aid of The Naked Heart |
| EuroInvestor.co.uk |
| /PRNewswire/ -- Champagne Louis Roederer were delighted to sponsor the Love Ball on Tuesday night at The Roundhouse, Camden. The event, hosted by Supermodel Natalia Vodianova and Lucy Yeomans, Editor |
| Liz Hurley in a shocking see through saree at Love ball |
| Los Angeles Times |
| Following the success of last yearâ??s inaugural Love Ball in Moscow, Natalia Vodianova has joined forces with Lucy Yeomans, Editor-in-Chief of Harperâ??s Bazaar UK, to host The Love Ball London on 23 |
| Community Calendar: Week of Feb. 24 |
| Suburban Journals |
| Wii BOWLING: The Windsor Branch of the Jefferson County Library, 7479 Metropolitan Blvd. in Barnhart, will offer adults the opportunity to learn how to play Nintendo Wii Bowling and Tennis from 2 to 4 |
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| Baptist Health International Center of Miami Hosts First Ever Pin... |
| Zibb |
| Community leaders and renowned artists to attend launch event at the General Consulate of Colombia. Who: Baptist Health International Center of Miami What: Pintando Together Kick-off Event Where: Gene |
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| Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts auction supports the arts with art |
| Montgomery Advertiser |
| After traveling the nation in search of works of art in all media to tempt River Region collectors, Art Auction 2010 committee members eagerly await this year's event. A biennial fundraiser for the Mo |
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| Top 6 Home Based Businesses for Artists |
| Associated Content |
| teachtoday101@yahoo.com Want to make money from home using your artistic talents. Many services such as website design, freelancing and restoration provide many opportunities for artists to be creativ |
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| First Nations University of Canada's $1.2M art collection in jeopardy |
| Regina Leader-Post |
| Business student Rebecca Sangwais looks over artwork in the common area of FNUniv's Regina campus. Photograph by: Roy Antal, Leader-Post The fate of the First Nations University of Canada's $1.2 milli |
| City honors 10 for service |
| Lynchburg News and Advance |
| Wilder is co-founder and ex-ecutive director of the Jubilee Family Development Center. His public service also includes nine years as a Lynchburg School Board member and volunteering on the boards of |
| Two Cents: A friend indeed, a friend in need |
| Deming Headlight |
| By Diana LeMarbe Lupe Otero moved to Columbus with her husband Miguel and son Manuel in 1984. Her parents Magdelena and Andrew Sanchez resided here at the time also. Lupe helped her father with a yout |
| Who the Heck is Herwart von Hohenburg? |
| Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| The Mensa Isiaca. Engraved plate number one from Thesaurus Hieroglyphicorum. No copies have come to auction within the last thirty-five years. OCLC/KVK note only seven copies in institutional collecti |
| Shopping in Old Town Monrovia, a More Genteel Experience |
| Sierra Madre Weekly |
| If the very idea of facing the madness at the mall or of waking after a turkey dinner in time for the early bird specials at various stores gives you hives, think about ignoring it all. Instead, think |
| Why your Valuables Might not be Covered by your Contents Insurance |
| Money |
| Sadly, when your home is burgled, the items that are most valuable are also the ones that are most attractive to the thieves. Theyâ??re also the ones itâ??ll cost you most to replace should anything h |
| Different perspectives |
| Appeal-Democrat.com |
| artists brush up against Yuba-Sutter reality Mark Fox gets much of the inspiration for his artwork from what he sees in and around Linda and Olivehurst: "It was foggy," he says of the day he drove int |
| Burlington police chief retires |
| Boston Globe |
| Burlington After eight years as Burlington?s police chief and 30 years overall with the department, Fran Hart has officially moved on. He retired from the post Friday, which also happened to be his 55 |
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| What's happening in and around New Orleans: Sunday, Feb 21 |
| NOLA Live |
| Tet Festival Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, 14001 Dwyer Road. The Tet celebration marks the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year, and activities include rides, music, games, crafts, traditional food, d |
| 2005 Musicares Honoree Brian Wilson Meets Up With Miles Davis Properties, Llc Rep |
| Music Industry News Network |
| 2005 MUSICARES HONOREE BRIAN WILSON MEETS UP WITH MILES DAVIS PROPERTIES, LLC REP VINCE WILBURN, JR. (NEPHEW OF MILES DAVIS) AT MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR EVENT HONORING NEIL YOUNG (LOS ANGELES) -- |
| Super Cool Awesome Haps |
| Sackville Argosy |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM - Lunch Time Skate The Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre will be open Monday to Thursday afternoons for a free public skate. The Civic Centre is located at 182 Main Street. All |
| Artwork to come alive at Lewis Art Gala |
| Joliet Herald News |
| Annual event to benefit Arts _and_ Ideas ROMEOVILLE -- "A Night at the Louvre," featuring artwork that comes alive, will be the theme of the 23rd annual Arts Gala March 6 at Lewis University. Arts Gal |
| Political Notebook: Fallin in Tulsa |
| Tulsa World |
| Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin will make two public appearances in Tulsa this week. At 5 p.m. Monday, Fallin will have a meet-and-greet at Tulsa County Republican Party headquarters, 5 |
| Business briefs - 2/21 |
| Lebanon Daily News |
| Three from county earn promotions at Fulton Bank Lebanon Daily News Three Lebanon County residents have received promotions at Fulton Bank. Jill A. Fidler, Myerstown, has been promoted to vice preside |
| Collector's Corner: Swatch Watch |
| Auctionbytes.com |
| It's not Rolex or Cartier, but it's much more fun - and much less expensive - to collect. It's the Swatch! Appearing on the scene in 1983, the plastic (yes, plastic!) Swatch rode to the rescue of the |
| Secret sweethearts |
| Altoona Mirror |
| If you go The show What: 'A Scandalous?Affair' The secret love story of Jeanette?MacDonald and Nelson Eddy When: 8 p.m. March 13 Where: Mishler Theatre, Altoona Tickets: $35, 944-9434 The gala What: A |
| Debutantes Run Wild! Gala in Houston |
| 944.com |
| An amusing evening of lighthearted fun with incomparable art offered at live and silent auctions, dinner by Catering by Culinaire, dancing cheek to cheek to the dizzying musical selections of DJs Tier |
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| SACA will host Empty Bowls to help fight hunger |
| Coon Rapids Herald |
| February 2010 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Staff Writer If you're looking for a fun and gratifying way to give back to the community, m |
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| COMMUNITY NEWS: NCT, Friday, Feb. 18 |
| North County Times |
| OPD to host golf fundraiser OCEANSIDE â?? The Oceanside Police Department will host a golf tournament fundraiser at 8 a.m. March 1 at Arrowwood Gold Course, 5201 A Village Drive. Proceeds will benefit |
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| Lady Gaga sweeps U.K.'s Brit Awards |
| Indiana Gazette |
| LONDON - Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga swept the U.K.'s Brit Awards Tuesday winning three categories and offering an emotional tribute to Alexander McQueen, the British fashion designer who died last |
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| Carol Thornberry: Italians live la bella vita at One Night Only |
| Inside Bay Area |
| SATURDAY night's Fratellanza Club Benefit hosted by the Colombo Club in Oakland was billed as "One Night Only" because of the rarity of two crosstown Italian clubs getting together for a common cause |
| Chamber honors Okie from Muskogee |
| Muskogee Phoenix |
| Its not often that one of the Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce Banquets top honorees also provide the evenings entertainment, but on Thursdays chamber banquet, it was fitting. Musician Jim Bl |
| Businessman to paint over Banksy |
| Ananova |
| One of Britain's biggest Banksy artworks is to be painted over by a property developer who admits he doesn't like modern art. The mural, a 30ft tall painting of a rat holding a machine gun, will disap |
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| YMCA set for 8th Judson Center Souper Bowl, art auction |
| Greenville News |
| The YMCA's Judson Community Center will hold its eighth annual Souper Bowl and Art Auction from noon to 1:30 p.m. today at Two Eighth St. in Greenville. Augusta Grill, Rick Erwin's West End Grill, Sob |
| Man who bought flag to return it to SA |
| Pretoria News |
| A historic South African flag signed by former presidents FW de Klerk, Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki has been bought by a South African businessman living in London, an auctioneer said. The flag was |
| Native Americans raise funds for center |
| IDS News |
| SLIDESHOW: The Native American Community Center holds a silent auction Thursday at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center. A Native American group held a twofold fundraiser yesterday. The group is rai |
| Besch Cannes Auction: Art Moderne & Contemporain |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Besch Cannes Auction Location: France Catalogue Information: 272 lots Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's |
| NEWS: New Curator for Racine Art Museum |
| ArtForum.com |
| The former director of the museum at the Rhode Island School of Design has accepted a new position in Florida, notes the Miami Herald. Hope Alswang, who abruptly resigned last August after four years |
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| Drum rolls for Haiti charity night |
| Burnley Express |
| LIMBO dancing and African drums will be among the entertainment as Preston's Caribbean club hosts an event to raise money for the Haiti disaster appeal.Local DJ Des Grant will be hosting an auction at |
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| Reality star, singer beau will marry |
| Journal-Gazette |
| Nicole Richie is engaged to longtime boyfriend Joel Madden, 30. The former reality-TV star, 28, confirmed the engagement Monday during a taping of CBS� �Late Show with David Letterman.� The show |
| SCVTS Foundation to honor Salem Community College President Dr. Peter Contini |
| Todays Sunbeam |
| MANNINGTON TWP. - Dr. Peter B. Contini, longtime president of Salem Community College, and the first principal of the Salem County Vo-Tech, is this year's recipient of the SCVTS Foundation's Leadershi |
| MAYBECK MAMAS & PAPAS (and aunts and uncles and distant cousins ...) |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| at Maybeck High School/St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, CA Concert, Silent Auction and Art Gallery benefiting the Arts Program and featuring the talents of Maybeck High School's parents, staf |
| The PM and the WC |
| Bath Chronicle |
| But that hasn't stopped him joining a unique arts project in Bath to raise money to improve toilet sanitation throughout the developing world. Mr Brown and his wife Sarah have both joined an impressiv |
| Outdoors calendar -- Published Feb. 17, 2010 - 2/17/2010 |
| Recordnet.com |
| Sturgeon seminar - Keith Fraser's 'Sturgeon Fishing in Bay Waters' seminar starts at 7:15 p.m. at the Marin Rod and Gun Club in San Rafael. Tickets: $5. As a bonus, culinary expert Mike McNair will de |
| Joyce Ann Meyer |
| Register Star |
| , 76, ended her yearlong struggle with small cell lung cancer and pneumonia in peace, surrounded by her family and loved ones, in her home in Twilight Park. Joyce grew up in Michigan with her parents, |
| Beloit Film Fest presents Silent Film Showcase Feb. 20 |
| Rock River Times |
| BELOIT, Wis.â??Two of the greatest comic actors of all time will highlight the most popular event of the annual Beloit International Film Festival, Feb. 18-21. The Silent Film Showcase, Saturday, Feb. |
| (DATE CHANGE) Miami International Fashion Week Kick-off Party To Attract Worldwide |
| 24-7PressRelease.com |
| /24-7PressRelease/ -- Miami International Fashion Week, the largest Latin American and international fashion event in the U.S., is gearing up for the highly anticipated March event with its star-studd |
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| BWA spectrum auction: Indian need for broadband |
| Voice & Data |
| Delay in Broadband penetration in India , doing nothing or leaving everything to the lobbies of different departments of government ,different industry groups would leave India behind Building India's |
| 4th Annual Lundin Kudo Empty Bowls Project planned for St. Mary's Church |
| TCPalm |
| STUART â?? The 4th Annual Empty Bowls Martin County Event will be held at St. Maryâ??s Episcopal Church Parish Life Center in Stuart on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Empty Bowls Project h |
| Robert E. Smith: The main, the paintings |
| Springfield News-Leader |
| note: A longer version of this story originally appeared Sept. 25, 2007. You don't start a profile about Robert E. Smith the way you would any other story. Because Smith isn't like anyone else.In mid- |
| Donna Karan Gathers Help for Haiti |
| Epoch Times |
| Part of the organizing team, Andre Balazs (L) and Andre Harrell (R) applaud with Veronica Webb. (Larry Busacca/) The Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week opened Thursday, Feb. 11, with New Yorkâ??s des |
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| Baldwin's Church Calendar for Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 |
| Mobile Register |
| To have news of your church or church groupâ??s promotions, special speakers, events and other programs included, send complete information to: Church Calendar, 208 E. Second St., Suite 2, Bay Minette |
| Baywatch Calendar for Feb. 12, 2010 |
| Mobile Register |
| BARC! 3RD ANNUAL MYSTIC KREWE OF K-9 KRITTERS DOG PARADE _and_amp; PARTY 10 a.m. until noon Feb 13. at Magnolia by the Gulf, 19930 Baldwin County 6, Gulf Shores. $20 vouchers for Baldwin County reside |
| Jo Anne McKnight's Points North news, week of Feb. 14 |
| Mobile Register |
| MOBILE, Ala. -- Though the annual Relay for Life for American Cancer Society is generally in late April and early May, many units in Mobile County begin their fundraising much earlier. The Bunco Babes |
| Nonprofits: American managers decorate Ronald McDonald guest suites |
| Fort Worth Business Press |
| As a team-building activity during American Airlines Inc.�s annual managers meeting, eight guest suites at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth were given extreme makeovers on Feb. 9 by eigh |
| Premier Veterinary Conference Features Latest Breakthroughs in Small and Large Animal |
| PR-USA.net |
| Breakthroughs in veterinary medicine, including the latest in feline liver disease and autoimmunity and immunoregulation, are just a few of the topics being covered during the 82nd Annual Western Vete |
| The Brooks? Art of Good Taste Season Celebrates ?La Dolce Vita? |
| PRWeb |
| This spring, the will launch its most ambitious wine auction season to date. You need Flash to see the Feature Video Memphis, TN (Vocus/PRWEB ) February 11, 2010 -- This spring, the will launch its mo |
| 160 eateries in Chicago Restaurant Week |
| Chicago Daily Herald |
| Chicago Eat this, not that What's a Midwesterner's favorite winter sport? Eating - and the Third Annual Chicago Restaurant Week will allow you to get deep into your training. More than 160 participati |
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| Selling the best in a bad situation |
| Lebanon Daily Star |
| Enthusiasm and criticism rule as the countdown begins for the fourth edition of the Emirati entrepotâ??s yearly art fair Daily Star staff Listen to the Article - Powered by Preview DUBAI: â??You canâ |
| Models devastated by McQueen's death |
| stuff.co.nz |
| Left: Alexander McQueen during his Spring/Summer 2006 ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris. Right: McQueen and actress Sarah Jessica Parker arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Insti |
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| Artist Banksy keeps Berlin guessing |
| The Local Germany |
| Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy is due to walk the red carpet Sunday when he presents his directorial debut in Berlin but organisers said he would stay incognito throughout the high-profile eve |
| Sales of red wine sky-high as it bridges cultural celebrations |
| Cape Argus |
| NEW YORK: Valentine's Day coincides with the start of the Chinese New Year this year, which may explain why so many red wines have been fetching astronomical prices at recent auctions. Both celebratio |
| Lunch menus / School News - Feb. 14 |
| Hudson Hub Times |
| Schools lunch menus East Woods Elementary School Feb. 16 -- Chicken cheese quesadilla (alt: Meatball sub) Feb. 17 -- Ravioli with bread stick (alt: Bosco chicken sticks with marinara dip) Feb. 18 -- P |
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| Celebrate Mardi Gras with a 'Low Fat Tuesday' |
| Staten Island Live |
| Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Joe Causi, radio host with 101.1 WCBS FM and Sirius Radio, will seve as master of ceremonies and music will be provided by Joan Caddell and the Midnight Ch |
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| Elusive artist plays hide-and-seek at film fest |
| Yahoo! Canada |
| BERLIN (AFP) - Elusive graffiti artist Banksy was due to walk the red carpet Sunday to present his directorial debut in Berlin but organisers said he would stay incognito throughout the high-profile e |
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| Murderabilia: Art or a New Form of Victimization? |
| AOL |
| (Feb. 13) -- Some people collect art and memorabilia to enhance their homes; others see their collections as an investment. Similarly, there are individuals who pander in a special breed of art known |
| Valentine's Day: Go for jazz, beach nuptials or live fruit trees |
| Marco Eagle |
| Tired of the usual Valentineâ??s day drill of overcrowded restaurants, expensive flowers and candy? The good news is that there are alternatives for those who want to celebrate with their loved one in |
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| Barbershop quartets offer singing valentines in Hernando, Pasco, Citrus counties |
| St. Petersburg Times |
| Send a valentine in four-part harmony Several area barbershop choruses are offering singing valentines by quartets: ? The D'Lites Quartet of the Hernando Hills Hi-Lites women's barbershop chorus is ta |
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| JOHN NELSON'S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Long weekend offers much live music |
| Peninsula Daily News |
| Olympic Peninsula Humane Society animal shelter manager fired; 9 of 10 employees stage brief walkout-- 2/11/10 -12:07 AM PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: State Senate OKs suspension of Initiative 960-- 2/ |
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| NEWS: Roof Collapses at Smithsonian Warehouse |
| ArtForum.com |
| Curator Francesco Bonami has been named a member of the French Legion of Honor. Bonami was born in Florence in 1955 and has been a US citizen since 2001. He was the first US citizen to be appointed th |
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| Valentine's Day, all weekend long |
| Portland Press Herald |
| This year, you have no excuse. Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday in 2010, meaning most people are free to do whatever they want with their sweetie. Not only is Valentine's Day on a Sunday, but we've g |
| Sotheby's contemporary art sale beats estimates |
| Business & Leadership |
| Following on from the strong performance of a Giacometti statue which broke auction record last week by selling for 65m, Sotheby's contemporary art sale in London last night comfortably beat expectati |
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| De Kooning, Klein Catch Fire at Sotheby's [Updated] |
| ArtInfo |
| LONDON Without a Giacometti in sight, Sothebys delivered a rip-roaring result of 54,074,450 ($84,761,700) in its London contemporary-art evening sale, achieving the second highest total for an auction |
| Art Show By 10 Women Breast Cancer Survivors Is At Asher Love Gallery |
| The Chattanoogan |
| Women Breast Cancer Survivors Is At Asher Love Gallery - - Chattanoogan.com February , 00 Art Show By 0 Women Breast Cancer Survivors Is At Asher Love Gallery posted February , 00 The full breast as b |
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| Our pick of Best Bets Feb. 12 - 18 |
| Cape Cod Online |
| Part of a well-known musical family, Livingston Taylor has been performing for 40 years. Pick of the Week: Livingston Taylor and the Parkington Sisters Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor (James' youn |
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| North Central Calendar â?? Feb. 11 |
| MySanAntonio |
| Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o Prime Time Newspap |
| Celebrate Valentines Day Weekend at Lucent LAmour Music Festival Los Angeles |
| BPM Magazine |
| The Do Lab never ceases to amaze us.  If you havenâ??t had a chance to catch them at Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle or Burning Man we highly recommend checking out what theyâ??re capable of. This |
| 'Giacometti breaks auction record at Sotheby's |
| Ottawa Citizen |
| LONDON - A bronze statue by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti broke the record for a work of art at auction on Wednesday, selling for 65 million pounds ($109.7 million Cdn) at Sotheby's in London. The |
| Lindsay Lohan + Celebrity VIP Guests Will Host Altitude Londons Exclusive Celebrity |
| PRWeb |
| Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan hosts Altitude Londons exclusive Celebrity Party on Tuesday February 16th 2010, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross in aid of Haiti. The party will be held at Alti |
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| Auction to fund Help Line, arts |
| Individual.com |
| Help Line of Aiken County will host a student art show and silent auction Thursday at the Aiken Mall as a fundraiser for the agency and elementary school arts programs. The event will be held at the f |
| All 4 the Kids to host second annual 'Night of Giving' |
| Surfers Village |
| All 4 The Kids Founder Mike Reilly : photo Durz Humanitarian News All 4 the Kids Hosts Second Annual Night of Giving Event to Benefit Children of Global Action Sports Destinations Surfersvillage Globa |
| Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Terry Tempest Williams, Dr. James Hansen: Tim DeChristopher |
| YubaNet |
| Printer friendly page Dear Friends, The epic fight to ward off global warming and transform the energy system that is at the core of our planet's economy takes many forms: huge global days of action, |
| Contemporary Auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's Aim to Cement Art Recovery |
| Artdaily.org |
| A self-portrait (detail) of a badly bruised Lucian Freud will go under the hammer and is expected to fetch 3-4 million pounds ($4.9-6.5 million dollars). REUTERS/Sotheby's. LONDON (REUTERS).- Confiden |
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| In pictures: 160 year old time capsule |
| BBC |
| A Victorian time capsule has been discovered on a building site at Christ Church in Blackburn Site foreman Chris Eccles (right) from developer Great Places Housing Group discovered the glass bottle hi |
| Boy makes art to auction off for Autism Speaks |
| Northwest Herald |
| Artprice: Christies Makes Another Vain Attempt to Take Control of Artprice at a |
| Street Insider |
| PARIS, February 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With complete transparency, Artprice, represented by its founder Thierry Ehrmann, hereby wishes to inform its 18,000 shareholders and the markets that Chris |
| Giacometti sculpture fetches 65m |
| Finance 24 |
| London - A bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has sold for 65m - making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, Sotheby's auction house said. It took just eight minutes of |
| Food and Dining Briefs for Feb. 4 |
| North County Times |
| Mille Fleurs February menu: Rancho Santa Fe's Mille Fleurs will offer am 'aphrodisiac' menu all month, with items such as Hot And Cold Asparagus With Blood Orange Hollandaise And Aspic With Yuzu; Pan- |
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| Free tests given on HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
| Vallejo Times-Herald |
| Solano County observed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Friday by offering free HIV testing in downtown Vallejo. Five people were tested, and all tested negative for the virus that causes AIDS |
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| 48th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels Fact Sheet |
| Motor Sports Forum |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts stores ($14 adult admission, $4 children's admission)The Facts:_and_#8226; The O'Reilly World of Wheels is the largest and oldest enthusiast event in Chicago celebrating its 48th y |
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| Cat spay, neuter clinic |
| Modoc Record Online |
| Announcements are published free for non-profit groups as space permits. Send announcements to Gatherings: c/o Modoc County Record, P.O. Box 531, Alturas, CA 96101 or stop by the Record office at 201 |
| 'Art from the Heart' fundraiser features students' work |
| Mobile Register |
| (Courtesy Amy Browning)Lorie Evans, an art teacher at Mary B. Austin, poses with kindergarten students from Stephanie Godseyâ??s class as they display their artwork. From left are Nadine Noaman, Ashto |
| Carnegie owns version of Giacometti sculpture sold for $104.3 million (02/05/2010) |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| The Alberto Giacometti sculpture that broke global auction records for a work of art Wednesday is a familiar figure to Carnegie Museum of Art visitors. The Oakland museum has one, too. The bronze 'Wal |
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| Community Cancellations for Saturday and Sunday |
| KYW News radio |
| ACT testing at Coatesville HS is canceled today. Action Karate Community Classes are canceled today. Adult Care of Chester County is closed. Adventure Aquarium is closed. All Cheltenham Township Libra |
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| Toma Mi Corazón: Heart auction raises $17,000 |
| El Paso Times |
| Gary Sanders, right, held a heart titled 'In the Marsh' high over his head as El Paso artist Hal Marcus, left, auctioned it off for the annual Toma Mi Corazon fundraiser benefiting Avance Saturday at |
| Charity art auction celebrates 12th year |
| Home News Tribune |
| MARTINSVILLE â?? The Knights of Columbus Council No. 5959 has announced its 12th annual Art Auction, which will take place at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 1890 Washington Valley Road, Martinsville, |
| Annual Education Foundation gala set for Feb. 27 at the Blackwell |
| This Week Grandview |
| The Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Education Foundation will hold its 19th annual gala Feb. 27 at the Blackwell, a hotel located at Ohio State University at 2110 Tuttle Park Place. The event, which wi |
| 8.1m pounds for Picasso work not seen since 1967 |
| Bangkok Post |
| A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for 8.1 million pounds (13 million dollars, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price. 'Tete de F |
| Reuters BreakingViews: Bond Investors Hungry for Kraft |
| New York Times |
| If Kraft's stock is any indicator, shareholders are ambivalent about the purchase of Britain's cherished candy maker, Cadbury. Yet debt investors handed over $9.5 billion to the food conglomerate on o |
| Artists put work on display at PCC exhibit |
| Canon City Daily Record |
| Local Artist Linda Roper talks about one of her watercolor paintings hanging in the eighth annual â??Salute to Southern Colorado Artists Fine Art Exhibitâ?? at Pueblo Community College Fremont Campus. |
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| Park helps raise $25,000 for Haiti |
| Sherwood Park News |
| Last week�s benefit fundraiser for Haiti, featuring a silent auction and music, was organized by Archbishop Jordan alumni Posted By Michael Di Massa News Staff _and_lt;center Art and gift baske |
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| Record Giacometti price hailed |
| Straits Times |
| LONDON - THE world record sale of a sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti shows confidence is returning to the art market after the global slowdown, experts said on Thursday. 'L'homme qui march |
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| Giacometti sculpture sells for record $104 mln |
| Alarab Online |
| A sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti has smashed the world record for an art work at auction, selling in London for $104.3 million (pound65 million), Sotheby's said. 'L'homme qui marche I', |
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| L'Homme Qui Marche bronze sculpture sold for £65 million |
| Mirror.co.uk |
| A bronze sculpture walked away with a world record yesterday when it was auctioned for �65million. An anonymous phone bidder took just eight minutes to seal the deal on (Walking Man 1) by Their stag |
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| North Central Calendar â?? Feb. 4 |
| MySanAntonio |
| Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o Prime Time Newspap |
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| Art auction in Vernon on Feb. 12 will support food pantry |
| Strausnews |
| Vernon, N.J. � St. Thomas? Episcopal Church will host a live auction beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, in the church?s community room located at 307 Route 94, in Vernon, N.J.A preview is sched |
| We're hosting a Super Bowl party with MassMarket and The Poolhouse |
| Boards Magazine |
| Event will raise money for Haiti earthquake relief project Lime-Aid Story Categories: Tags: Super Bowl XLIV, MassMarket, The Poolhouse Plans for Super Bowl Sunday? If you find yourself in the Los Ange |
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| Tony Hart's art |
| BBC |
| A year after his death at the age of 83, some of Tony Hart's paintings have been chosen for the retrospective exhibition at the Graham Clarke Gallery, in the in Maidstone. The paintings have all been |
| Dates announced for DU, CCA banquets |
| TCPalm |
| The Stuart/Martin County chapter of Ducks Unlimited, a national conservation organization that has preserved more than 12.5 million acres of wetlands since it began in 1937, will have its annual fund- |
| Man anticipates fortune as 'lost' Klimt hits auction |
| CHINAdaily |
| Sale follows ownership settlement over painting looted after World War II LONDON: When a rare Klimt landscape goes under the hammer at Sotheby's today (Beijing time), the sellers will not be the only |
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| MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Broadly Lower As Pfizer Disappoints |
| FOXBusiness.com |
| Dow Jones Newswires  U.S. stocks fell Wednesday, led by the health-care sector as investors were disappointed by Pfizer's latest earnings and guidance, along with a smaller-than-expected rise in U.S |
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| London Auction Season Kicks Off With a Bang [Updated] |
| ArtInfo |
| LONDON The auction season got off to a buoyant start at Christies Impressionist _and_ Modern evening sale on Tuesday, racking up 76,834,650 ($122,167,093), and just missing its 77.8 million high estim |
| Picasso masterpiece fetches 8.1million at auction... 43 years after it was last |
| Mail Online UK |
| By Last updated at 11:05 AM on 03rd February 2010 Add to A Picasso masterpiece unseen in public for 43 years fetched more than twice its expected price at auction - going for 8.1million. Tete de Femme |
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| New Parish Center at St. Stephen's |
| Catholic San Francisco |
| New Parish Center at St. Stephenâ??s San Franciscoâ??s St. Stephen Parish opened its new 20,000-square-foot Parish Center to much fanfare and a crowd of more than 1,000 people in December. San Francis |
| Banksy rat awaits fate as pub goes to auction |
| Place North West |
| Liverpool auctioneer Sutton Kersh will include the Whitehouse pub on the corner of Berry Street and Duke Street at its next sale on 18 February. The secretive Bristol-based graffiti artist was commiss |
| Bridge House celebrates Ruby Anniversary |
| Offaly Express |
| Amongst those in attend longstanding staff members who were celebrated on the night for their dedication to the hotel. A pillar of the Tullamore community, the Bridge House Hotel was celebrating its 4 |
| Studio 36 to hold Haiti fundraiser |
| Bangor Daily News |
| BDN Staff The outpouring of local support for the people of Haiti keeps coming. In the Bangor area, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, Studio 36 at 128 Hammond St. and Ipanema Bar _and_ Grill in West Market |
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| Today's Chronicle: Pupils and students help Haiti quake appeal |
| Newcastle Evening Chronicle |
| FOLK in the North East are doing their bit to help those who?ve lost their homes in the Haiti tragedy. Children from in Whickham, Gateshead, were learning about natural disasters when the devastating |
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| In his diary, Mengele predicts 90% of humans will die of stupidity |
| Haaretz |
| A diary and a revealing letter written by notorious Auschwitz death camp Dr. Josef Mengele were put on auction in the United States last month. Mengele was the SS officer who supervised the selection |
| Outdoor notebook: Dates announced for DU, CCA banquets |
| TCPalm |
| The Stuart/Martin County chapter of Ducks Unlimited, a national conservation organization that has preserved more than 12.5 million acres of wetlands since it began in 1937, will have its annual fund |
| Computer Column: FastTrack for Dealers |
| Antiques Digest |
| Inventory item screen for antiques dealer software from AAIN, Inc. Computer Column #254 by John P. Reid, e-mail: jreid@dca.net The latest edition of Collectorpro for Antiques was reviewed last month. |
| Boutique Culture |
| Gulf News |
| There's something for everyone to appreciate at this venue, young or old - Vindemia is one of those places where everything is fashionably vintage and reasonably priced. "My home is pretty much like t |
| What's Up |
| Jacksonville Daily News |
| The following area events were submitted to jdnews.com. Click here to submit an event of your own. Make your own Valentine cookies Register by Feb. 10 for sessions on how to make Valentine cookies. Th |
| Heir eyes fortune as "lost" Klimt comes to auction |
| Yahoo! News |
| LONDON (Reuters) When a rare Klimt landscape goes under the hammer at Sotheby's on Wednesday, the sellers will not be the only interested party. Georges Jorisch, born in Vienna in 1928 and now living |
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| Mystery putter up for sale |
| GOLFmagic |
| Centre-shafted club from 1900 at Bonhams auction The 1990 Askew putter They say there's nothing new in golf, merely the players and the packaging and a centre-shafted putter dating from 1900 being off |
| Birdhouse, art auction at SCC |
| Sonoma Index-Tribune |
| Birdhouses benefit community center Print | E-mail | Comment (No comments posted.) | Text Size del.icio.us digg facebook newsvine reddit fark what's this? ALL SHAPES AND SIZES of birdhouses will be on |
| NEWS: City Plan to Cut Jobs in Los Angeles Would Effect Art Programs |
| ArtForum.com |
| The push to eliminate 1,003 jobs across Los Angeles city government could carve most deeply into neighborhood councils, arts programs, and initiatives aimed at reducing ethnic tensions, according to a |
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| Going once, going twice and sold for a good cause |
| MBA.co.za |
| Auctioneering ââ?¬â?? itââ?¬â?¢s a think-fast, talk-fast profession that requires someone with charm, wit, intelligence and a big personality. Ariella Kuper, one of only a handful of female auctione |
| City Markets Haiti Relief Effort Extended |
| ABC News 4 Charleston |
| Charleston, SC - The Charleston City Market and its merchants are mobilizing to create a City Market for Haiti donation drive for the earthquake victims of Haiti.Our Historic City Market has a direct |
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| NEWS: City Plan to Cut Jobs in Los Angeles Would Affect Art Programs |
| ArtForum.com |
| A committee envisioning a future University of Iowa Museum of Art wrapped up its final meeting Friday with plans to submit a final report to UI president Sally Mason on Tuesday, reports B. A. Morelli |
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| Collection of penny scales is weigh of life for Grandview man |
| SNP Online |
| * Grandview's Christopher Steele will display 54 of his 145 antique scales through March 7 at Urban Arts Space. Text Size VIDEO Christopher Steele is a collector in every sense of the word. The heaps |
| CCAD to sell Sloter mansion, artwork |
| Columbus Business First |
| mansion donated to the Columbus College of Art _and_ Design could have unfolded interesting lessons for students, but it was not to be. The board of trustees has voted to sell the late Ronald Sloters |
| London galleries bank on rush for Russian art (Reuters) |
| Yahoo! News Australia |
| Romance on the Orient Express |
| Coutts Woman |
| Combining the ultimate train journey with the ultimate hotel is one way of ensuring an unforgettable holiday. And Venice and the Orient-Express deliver both in bundles. The treat starts after landing |
| Orient Express |
| Coutts Woman |
| Combining the ultimate train journey with the ultimate hotel is one way of ensuring an unforgettable holiday. And Venice and the Orient-Express deliver both in bundles. The treat starts after landing |
| Or Ami gala to honor Holocaust Museum |
| Jewish Herald-Voice |
| By MICHAEL C. DUKE -- 1/28/2010 Holocaust Museum Houston has been named the first recipient of Congregation Or Ami's Tikkun Olam award. The honor will be presented at the Or Ami Tikkun Olam Award Gala |
| Appliance Depot extends submission deadline for appliance art |
| Bellingham Herald |
| Artists interested in submitting work to be viewed and auctioned at the revival are asked to create art using appliance parts, said Duane Jager, executive director for Appliance Depot. The revival is |
| Mall Ball, other Mardi Gras krewe events tonight (12:05 pm) |
| PensacolaNewsJournal.com |
| Seven Mardi Gras events, two days, one outcome: a king cake-sized hangover. Another January weekend means another round of Mardi Gras revelry in the Pensacola area. Parties begin Saturday night, so st |
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| Black History Month puts world's art on display |
| Evansville Courier |
| ERIN McCRACKEN / Courier _and_ Press Ron Lyles sets up a display of books in preparation for the Evansville African American Museum's exhibition of drawings and paintings that depict images of cultura |
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| Religion calendar for Jan. 30, 2010 |
| StarBanner.com |
| Word and Worship at the Square: Word and Worship runs from 2 to 5 p.m. on the downtown Ocala square. The event features free ice cream and face painting for the kids while listening to Tommy Gray, Bil |
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| Whether you're buying or selling fine jewelry, it pays to know the market |
| Dallas Morning News |
| People seeking to convert fine jewelry and watches into cash typically expect a premium price. Rarely will they get it, according to Camilla Dietz Bergeron. She's an expert, a former Wall Street whiz |
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| Sculptor with big ideas, Anish Kapoor, joins the high rollers |
| Times Online |
| ANISH KAPOOR, whose giant sculptures adorn squares from Chicago to Nottingham, has joined the ranks of Britains super-rich artists with a multi-million-pound fortune. New company accounts show that Ka |
| Art Haven Buoy Auction Video From Manuel Simoes |
| Gloucester Daily Times |
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| Quality art works fetch better prices |
| Economictimes |
| It is widely known that in art, the brand of the artist, for all practical purposes, is synonymous with a luxury lifestyle brand, with a high recall value and a price tag to match. In the last few yea |
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| Web site links Okla. man, area |
| News and Sentinel |
| Van Bingham of Edmond, Okla., was looking for family tree information on the Internet when he came across the Parkersburg High School Foundation Web site. The first article he spotted on www.parkersbu |
| Bharat Book Bureau: CASSINA IXC. Ltd. - Financial Analysis Review |
| Individual.com |
| CASSINA IXC. Ltd. (CASSINA IXC) is a specialty retailer engaged in selling furniture products. It offers products under different categories which include sofas, beds, desk table, stool chairs, shelf |
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| Area digest -- Published Jan. 28, 2010 |
| Recordnet.com |
| St. George Parish School, at 144 W. Fifth St., Stockton, will host an open house and registration for families with children in kindergarten through eighth grade at 11 a.m. Sunday. Meet the St. George |
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| Crazy Gideon Closing Saturday (863) |
| Los Angeles Downtown News Online |
| DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Gideon Kotzer, owner of the discount retailer Crazy Gideonâ??s and known for his frequent going-out-of-business sales and smashing televisions in his commercials to show how cra |
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| Mardi Gras mambo |
| Ruston Daily Leader |
| Krewe of Allegro ball set for Feb. 12 Monica Crowe, Reporter The public is invited to let the good times roll at the Ruston Civic Symphony Societyâ??s 11th annual Krewe of Allegro Mardi Gras Ball. The |
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| Local events for the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4 |
| Fresno Bee |
| 100 photos from Spectrum Art Gallery members Opens Feb. 5 / Spectrum Art Gallery, 608 E. Olive Ave. / (559) 266-0691, spectrumphotogallery.org / free If you're hungry for a photo smrgsbord, look no fu |
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| Art Center opens Silent Auction |
| Modoc Record Online |
| â??Gatheringsâ? is meant to provide an information outlet for public service announcements for non-profit groups. Please include the name of the event, time and date it is scheduled and the place and |
| Around the towns...Jan. 28: Ice fishing in Plymouth |
| Bristol Press |
| ICE FISHING: The Terryville Fish and Game Club will hold its annual ice fishing derby Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Middle Pond on Grove Street, Terryville. Registration begins 7 a.m. in the clu |
| World cultural arts event to benefit 2 schools World tour aids Hoover, Meredith |
| The Des Moines Register |
| The Husky Alliance Booster Club, which supports both Meredith Middle School and Hoover High School fine arts programs, is planning a whirlwind one-night trip around the world with its third annual All |
| Virginia Dance Festival benefits Childrens Hospital Foundation |
| Richmond Times Dispatch |
| Virginia Dance Festival benefits Childrenâ??s Hospital Foundation MACNEILL JAMES Members of the City Dance Theater were among the dancers featured at last yearâ??s Virginia Dance Festival. Related Inf |
| 'Winter Extravaganza' to benefit crisis center |
| Whittier Daily News |
| benefit the Women's and Children's Crisis Center. Items sold at the fundraiser include antiques, collectible toys, jewelry and art. Food, fun and entertainment will also be provided. Raffles and a sil |
| Kutztown antique dealers recorded American heritage |
| Berks-Mont News |
| by Richard Shaner A Look Back In History Over the years, I have come to realize that it has not been by chance that the community of Kutztown has been associated with major early American antique deal |
| School of Art holds Haiti auction |
| Yale Daily News |
| School of holds Haiti auction _gaq _gaq _gaq.push(['_setccount', Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:32 a.m. Headline Get the Delivered to You School of holds Haiti auction By llegra Krasznekewicz C |
| Fund-raising for Haiti |
| BBC |
| Haiti disaster victims Accessibility Listen Live to on iPlayer Listen Again to on iPlayer Local BBC Sites Neighbouring Sites Related BBC Sites Page last updated at 15:01 GMT, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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| Briefs: Scout exhibit at History Center |
| The Geneva Sun |
| February marks the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, and The Geneva History Center will celebrate with a new exhibition, "Scouting: A Century of Values." Working with the Three Fires Cou |
| Diary: January 28-February 3 |
| Fakenham Times |
| EVENTS BINHAM. Village Hall: Binham Local History Group, Carenza Lewis talks about her experiences with Time Team and recent work with the Field Academy project at the University of Cambridge, 7.30pm |
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| Art Rotterdam Opens Next Week with More than 70 Galleries Present |
| Artdaily.org |
| ROTTERDAM.- Abner Preis, Kiki van Eijck, Scholten _and_ Baijings, Wilfried Lentz, Droog Design and D_and_A Lab. These are only a few of the artists, creative communities, designbureaus and galleries p |
| I'm Sorry I Tripped and Ripped Your $130 Million Picasso |
| Law.com |
| Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it. -- "American Beauty" (1999) You know, I sometimes feel the same way about legal blog watching. Sometimes there's so much craz |
| Food bank director donates personal artwork to auction |
| Daily News-Sun |
| Jean Fritts of Sun City has been planning the charity art auction at All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church in Sun City for quite a few months. After serious consideration, Valley View Community Fo |
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| Leslie Hindman Auctioneers' Winter Sale Achieves $1.92 Million |
| Artdaily.org |
| CHICAGO, IL.- A George II red lacquered secretary consigned by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta sold for an astounding $207,400 on Sunday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The secretary, decorated with |
| COLUMN: Danby Town Talk: Violin maker shares love of the art of music |
| Ithaca Journal |
| ce is a husband, a father of two young boys, a small business owner and a new Danby Town Board member. He is also a luthier, which means violin maker. Dylan received his undergraduate degree from Itha |
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| People Watch: CHOC Cherishes Children Gala a heartwarming affair |
| Orange County Register |
| Cripe introduced Kara Kipp, who shared her son Carter's story of being diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer at 22 months of age. Treated at CHOC, after going through four rounds of chemotherapy, |
| Fund-raising for Haiti disaster |
| BBC |
| Robbie Williams already supports UNICEF activities North Staffordshire's favourite son, Robbie Williams, is taking a lead in raising money to ease the disaster situation in Haiti. Closer to home, ther |
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| Countdown to SB XLIV -- Pro Bowl, Super Bowl festivities don't have to cost super |
| SportsBusinessNews.com |
| Having a big Super Bowl experience doesn't have to mean a big expense. This article was written by Sarah Talalay and appeared in The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. Oh sure, with the 2010 Pro Bowl and S |
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| Met Visitor's Picasso Stumble is $65 Million Oops: Expert |
| NBC Connecticut |
| Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK This may be the most expensive stumble ever. A Metropolitan Museum of Art visitor who lost her balance and tore a hole in a Picasso work Monday slashed the paintin |
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| Johnson County Community Calendar Jan. 27-Feb. 2 |
| KansasCity.com |
| Civic affairs KANSAS DAY ACTIVITIES: Information about researching American Indian ancestors, discussion of todays reservations and more. 10 a.m. Jan. 29, Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site, 3 |
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| Railway posters collection makes £400,000 at auction |
| Yorkshire Evening Press |
| th January 2010 By Press reporter A PRISTINE collection of forgotten railway posters found in a North Yorkshire terraced house made £400,000 at auction. Railway enthusiast Malcolm Guest, who used to |
| White elephants, red herrings and hot potatoes |
| Ukiah Daily Journal |
| Fundraiser at Art Center Ukiah Saturday For the Daily Journal The Kol haEmek Jewish Community, like all other spiritual communities, is having challenges raising funds during tough economic times. For |
| Lottery slots available to fish Cold Creek |
| Toledoblade.com |
| Anglers interested in the opportunity to fish Cold Creek, one of Ohio's most unique streams, have until Sunday to apply for a special lottery conducted by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. A half-mile se |
| Auction stations |
| Macau Business |
| As part of the Macau Business series looking at the young entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of our economy, we look this month at small to medium-sized restaurant and catering businesses. They |
| Art Gadget that Auctions itself on ebay |
| IXPLORA |
| Want this piece of art? It can be yours, since itâ??s for sale on eBay. Always. Called â??A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter,â? this black box has some software inside it plus an internet connection. Ev |
| Michael Jackson-Lisa Marie Presley marriage certificate brings $70,800 at Philip |
| PRLog |
| The original marriage certificate issued to pop legend Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on May 26, 1994 in the Dominican Republic sold for $70,800 at a multi-estate sale held Jan. 22-24 by Phili |
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| Cedarburg's 'You Gotta Have Art' gala |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| The art might be small, but the party will be big. The Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62-N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, will hold a "You Gotta Have Art" gala at 6:30 p.m. Saturday for the opening of it |
| Concert benefits earthquake victims |
| WAFF |
| WAFF Video on Demand Ã? Recent News Stories More_and_gt;_and_gt; HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - A benefit concert for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti was held at Lowe Mill Sunday night. Several local band |
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| V&A museum in London displays Bolton forgeries |
| Bolton News |
| rd January 2010 THE art fakes of a master forger from Bolton â?? and a replica of the garden shed in which they were made â?? have gone on display at a unique exhibition. Forgeries by Shaun Greenhalgh |
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| Damon Albarn, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys come together to raise funds for Haiti |
| Music-News |
| Some of the biggest names in music, including Damon Albarn, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Glastonbury Festival, have come together to put on a special auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency respo |
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| Local groups organizing relief for Haiti |
| Online La Crosse Tribune |
| A young Haitian girl finishes a high calorie cookie as Alpha Company of the 1/325AIR helped distribute humanitarian aid to people in the Cite Soleil neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. |
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| Christie's to Offer One of the Largest Old Master Paintings Ever at Sale This Week |
| Artdaily.org |
| NEW YORK, NY.- Following the record-breaking success of its Old Master _and_ 19th Century Art sale in December in London, ChristieÂ?s will present its flagship New York sale of Old Master _and_ 19th C |
| WINDMILL COUNTRY: Fort Worth Stock Show moo-ving right along |
| San Angelo Standard-Times |
| SAN ANGELO, Texas â?? The upcoming weekend at the 114th annual Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show _and_amp; Rodeo in Fort Worth will be all about Herefords, said Jack Chastain, secretary for t |
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| Lime Kiln Sets Viva Las Vegas Event on January 30th At VMI's Moody Hall |
| Rockbridge Weekly |
| Kim Renz, executive director of Theater at Lime Kiln, today announced the entertainment an auction items featured at Viva Las Vegas casino night gala, Saturday, January 30th at Moody Hall on the post |
| Calendar, Jan. 24 |
| PensacolaNewsJournal.com |
| n John Appleyard Lectures: Noon. 'A History of Gardening in Pensacola.' From English tea leaves to modern horticulture. Cost: $5 for non-Pensacola Heritage Foundation members and $10 for lunch. J. Ear |
| News of the Weird: Ponzi scheme or smart investment? $330,000 for digital "real |
| Yahoo! News |
| Ponzi scheme or smart investment? $330,000 for digital 'real estate'! Ponzi scheme or smart investment? $330,000 for digital 'real estate'! LEAD STORY: Ponzi scheme or smart investment? $330,000 for d |
| Top Ten List: Jan. 21-28 |
| The Swampscott Reporter |
| Top 10 things to do in Swampscott and Marblehead this week: editorâ??s pick #1 - Find out who won the 2010 Logo Contest The public is invited to the Marblehead Festival of Arts annual Logo Premiere Pa |
| Music stars unite for Haiti Oxfam auction |
| HotPress.com |
| Damon Albarn, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and other top rock acts have agreed to participate in a special auction to raise funds for Oxfamâ??s emergency response in Haiti. The exclusive items to be aucti |
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| Painting in 'Leonardo da Vinci' row to auction in New York |
| AFP |
| NEW YORK (AFP) - A painting that once triggered a major art world row after being mistakenly identified as the work of Leonardo da Vinci will go on auction in New York this week. No one really knows w |
| Helping hands raise funds for Haitian relief efforts |
| Newsdurhamregion.com |
| Last Wednesday, watching those initial horrific images coming out of Haiti, I asked on Facebook if anyone was interested in doing something. Jonas Bonneta, aka Evening Hymns, answered in the affirmati |
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| Big multi-estate auction planned for Feb. 26-27 in N.C. |
| US PRWire |
| A spectacular two-day, multi-estate auction will be held the weekend of Feb. 26-27 by Richard D. Hatch _and_amp; Associates, at the firmâ??s spacious gallery facility located at 913 Upward Road in Fla |
| NEWS: Play About Rothko May Move to Broadway |
| ArtForum.com |
| The Guardianâ??s Martin Wainwright reports that Pavel Büchler has won the UKâ??s third Northern Art Prize. Everyone who took part deserved the prize, the fifty-eight-year-old Büchler said, after acc |
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| Black History Month celebration honors the past and the present |
| Wilson World |
| Wilson County Black History Committee will host a Black History Month observance next month that combines a look at the past with a celebration of the present. The event will be held Feb. 27, beginnin |
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| Eastbourne Auction Rooms: Two Day Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables Sale |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Eastbourne Auction Rooms Location: United Kingdom Catalogue Information: 823 lots with images Quickly subscribe (or login |
| Benefit Feb. 6 will feature wine, auction, song in Madison |
| Madison Eagle |
| MADISON - The Harmonium Choral Societyâ??s â??A Taste of Harmoniumâ? fund-raising auction and concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Ave., will celebrate its 30th an |
| Galerie Trinitas to host show honoring late artist Joe Halko |
| Great Falls Tribune |
| Joe Halko was an artist, a taxidermist, a wildlife lover and a gentle man who was right at home in Montana. On Sunday, a show in his memory, 'A Tribute to Joe Halko,' opens at Galerie Trinitas on the |
| Objects that tell a history of North Yorkshire and its place in the world |
| Hutton Cranswick Today |
| An Anglo Saxon Helmet, Russian Imperial cufflinks and a fragment of St William's Shrine â BBC Radio York and museums across the county have revealed the list of 10 objects they have chosen to tell a |
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| Helping child victims of quake |
| Cambridge Evening News |
| People in the region, including a Cambridge children's charity, are pulling together to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Chief reporter Chris Elliott investigates. THE most heart-rending surv |
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| Head to the Kasbah at Kemp Karnevale |
| Wichita Falls Times Record News |
| Whether by private jet, galloping camels or conventional automobiles, guests of this years Kemp Karnevale will party in Mideast style. The theme of the sixth annual fundraiser of the Kemp Center for t |
| Easton Lions Club to hold annual auction Sunday night |
| Easton Journal |
| The Easton Lions Club will hold its 24th annual TV live auction Sunday, Jan. 31. Items to be auctioned include vacation packages, dinner packages, gift certificates, art, sports memorabilia and a car. |
| Community Calendar: Week of Jan. 20 |
| Suburban Journals |
| LUNCH AND BINGO: A Lunch and Bingo program for adults starts at 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Pointe at Ballwin Commons recreation center, 1 Ballwin Commons Circle, off Old Ballwin Road. The cost is $6 and i |
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| ATCO and its employees raise close to $3 million for local charities in 2009 |
| Calgary Sun |
| Nancy Southern, president and CEO of ATCO Group, John Wong, ATCO Pipelines, Kristie Papsdorf, ATCO Power, Kelsey Scott, ATCO Energy Solutions, Wade Brunette, ATCO Structures _and_ Logistics, Jennifer |
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| Valentine Will Headline Nacogdoches NWTF Event |
| Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network |
| Written on: 01/18/2010 by: The Outdoor Wire Click a star to rate this entry Average user rating: 0.0 (of 0 total) NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Brenda Valentine's outdoor journey began in Tennessee and has tak |
| Art buyers stick with classics in tough economic times |
| Deutsche Welle |
| It was a direct consequence of the finance crisis that Picasso's 'Mousquetaire a la pipe' sold for nearly 9 million euros ($13 million) last May at Christie's auction house in New York. The seller, Be |
| Art auction is on right note as £2k raised |
| The Scotsman |
| AN AUCTION of works of art related to music has raised more than �£2,000 for charity.All 19 artworks were sold at the event on Saturday at the Music Library on George IV Bridge, raising funds for No |
| Around Bristol: Jan. 18: Club breakfast |
| Bristol Press |
| CLUB MEETING: Bristolâ??s Women Club Inc. will meet Jan. 27 at the American Clock and Watch Museum, 100 Maple St. Refreshments will be served at 1 p.m. and the meeting 1:30 p.m. Donald Muller, executi |
| Relax, make money: Its called a "paycation" |
| WLBT |
| money: Its called a '' - 3 - Jackson, MS: wng_pageInfo 3 - Jackson, MS: Relax, make money: Its called a ''Member How to Program a RadioNational Calendar What's on Birthday Club/FamilyBytes Select a To |
| Madley to hold hammer at IPL pitch |
| Times of India |
| LONDON: Antiques auctioneer Richard Madley, who spends most of his professional life conducting sales of oriental carpets and Art Deco jewellery than sporting talent, will be holding the hammer at the |
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| Real estate investors held onto their cash in 2009 |
| Knox News Sentinel |
| Need an economic barometer for 2009? Look no further than the list of Knox County's top real estate deals, which added up to less than $89 million. By way of comparison, the top deals list from two ye |
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| Lamar University will celebrate â??A Night in Casablancaâ? on Saturday, March 27 |
| Guidry News |
| University of Houston University of Houston University of Houston - Clear Lake University of Houston - Downtown University of St. Thomas University of Texas University of Texas Austin University of Te |
| Tata Communications To Acquire BTs Digital Media Management Platform Mosaic |
| Media Nama |
| Acquire BTs Digital Management Platform Mosaic - Nama email_ajax_url email_max_allowed email_verify email_text_error 'The Following Error email_text_name_invalid '- Your Name is email_text_email_inval |
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| Hats to highlight charity show |
| Your Ottawa Region |
| I knew my cousin was crafty, but when I was there and saw the hats, I said, â??Oh my God, Barry, this is wonderfu ... The creative juices started flowing. Impeccably crafted hats that have graced the |
| Artist visits Cumberland Village 1/17/2010 8:57 PM |
| Aiken Today |
| Artist visits Cumberland Village1/17/2010 11:57 PM 0 comment(s) on this story Artist and writer Jim Harrison visited Cumberland Village Sunday afternoon to showcase his works and talk with residents M |
| Petitions for East Aurora Elections are Due by Feb. 9 |
| East Aurora Advertiser |
| Former East Aurora resident Patrick Hartwick is among the Americans currently missing in Haiti. Hartwick, the Dean of the College of Education at Lynn University in Florida, was in Haiti with another |
| Audiology and Goodyear Buildings are Going Up |
| East Aurora Advertiser |
| Former East Aurora resident Patrick Hartwick is among the Americans currently missing in Haiti. Hartwick, the Dean of the College of Education at Lynn University in Florida, was in Haiti with another |
| Zimbabwe: ZMDC Stops Direct Mining At Chiadzwa |
| AllAfrica.com |
| Published by the government of Zimbabwe Harare THE Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation is no longer mining diamonds in its own right and has been pulled out of Chiadzwa diamond fields. Secretary f |
| Book review: 'Alice I Have Been' by Melanie Benjamin |
| Dallas Morning News |
| Think of Alice in Wonderland, and you probably see a pinafored little girl with long, pale hair, the image from Sir John Tenniel's classic illustrations. But the real Alice was born in the mid-19th ce |
| Celebrity Chefs, Michelin Stars and 2010 Seasonal Events Add to The Napa Valleys |
| Travel Video Television News |
| NAPA, Califoria (January, 2010) - The Napa Valley has long been acclaimed for its fine dining and diversified culinary options. With the recent release of the esteemed Michelin San Francisco Bay Area |
| It's time to get tough before the clutter totally takes over |
| Yorkshire Post |
| PART of my Christmas break was spent decluttering ' which, as in most houses, means making things temporarily tidier, but really boils down to getting rid of stuff to make room for other stuff. Whatev |
| Benefit for victim of motorcycle crash |
| WIVB |
| Children got a lesson in kindness Sunday morning in Wil El Buen Amigo Community Art Center on Elmwood Avenue is It's a program that's been keeping Western New Yorkers, in Several groups, including the |
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| Wyclef Jean charity under scrutiny |
| stuff.co.nz |
| Rapper Wyclef Jean, in the midst of earthquake relief in his home country Haiti, has hit out at claims he is profiting from his foundation. Groups that screen charities are raising doubts about the Th |
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| Hoops for Haiti nets $1 million |
| Kentucky.com |
| Coach John Calipari and his undefeated team raised $1 million on Sunday afternoon during a 'Hoops for Haiti' Telethon on WKYT-TV. Calipari hosted the show and University of Kentucky players took calls |
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| Artist auctions paintings of Haiti to help quake victims |
| South Wales Evening Post |
| A WELSH artist is planing to auction paintings of Haiti to raise thousands of pounds for the earthquake-ravaged country. Anxious Cherry Pickles is still waiting to hear from Haitian friends following |
| Russian president's photo raises $1.7 million for charity |
| Russia Today |
| Russian president Medvedevs photo of a Siberian town has been sold for US $1.7 million at a fundraising auction in Saint Petersburg. Dmitry Medvedev, an enthusiastic photographer, took the black and w |
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| Living the Who Dat dream in Destrehan |
| NOLA Live |
| dream in Destrehan New Orleans and Garden - - NOLA.com OAS_version OAS_rn OAS_rns OAS_rn new String OAS_rns OAS_rn.substring (2, OAS_NORMAL(pos) Not a member? Username Password Remember me Don't have |
| Arts Dispatches |
| Portland Press Herald |
| LEWISTON: Juried exhibit opens Friday, features work by crafts artists 'The Inspired Hand IV,' a juried biennial exhibition of work by members of the Maine Crafts Association, opens Friday at the Atri |
| Montana Auctioneer Association Convention showcases the best |
| Prairie Star |
| LIVINGSTON, Mont. - The 49th annual Montana Auctioneer Association (MAA) Convention will be held in Livingston, Mont., Jan. 22 and 23, 2010. The convention will offer educational seminars by local and |
| Want to help Haitian earthquake victims? |
| Daily Southtown |
| Even before Haiti was rocked by the region's largest earthquake, it was in horrible condition. The western hemisphere's poorest nation had an unemployment rate of 90 percent, the average age of its re |
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| Groups raise doubts about Wyclef Jean's Haiti charity |
| North Jersey.com |
| LOS ANGELES â?? Groups that screen charities are raising doubts about the organization backed by Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, questioning its accounting practices and ability to function in earthq |
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| Auction Withdraws Yale's Secret Skull |
| Boston Channel |
| NEW YORK -- A New York City auction house says a human skull that had been used as a ballot box by Yale's elite Skull and Bones society has been withdrawn from sale. Christie's said Friday that the 19 |
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| Help Haiti Earthquake Survivors: Hold a Fund Raiser at Super Bowl Party ! |
| Associated Content |
| Do a good deed with your Super Bowl party by holding some fund raisers for Haiti. It won't take long to set up some ideas for fund raisers. Once the party is over it will be a wonderful feeling to kno |
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| Local Haitian relief efforts under way |
| Villages Daily Sun |
| THE VILLAGES - Three days after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, many, if not most, victims still were in desperate need of basic supplies. Mark Marino, the son of Joe and Suzy Marino of |
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| Wyclef's charity under scrutiny |
| News24.com |
| Los Angeles - Groups that screen charities are raising doubts about the organization backed by Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, questioning its accounting practices and ability to function in earthqua |
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| CALGARY MEDIA PERSONALITIES USE TWITTER TO ORGANIZE HAITI RELIEF EVENT |
| Calgary Beacon |
| In the wake of Haitiâ??s recent devestation by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Calgarians have been rallying to assist relief efforts, including raising money. One of the most innovative charitable eve |
| Sports Digest: Ripken Foundation to honor three at February Aspire Gala |
| FOX 43 |
| The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation announced its honorees for its sixth annual Aspire Gala. Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ravens minority owner Art Modell and former Baltimore Colt Joe Ehrman |
| ADESA Miami Hosts Dealer Avenue Block Party at New Facility |
| Vehicle Remarketing |
| CARMEL, IN _and_ MIAMI ' ADESA Miami announced it will host a Dealer Avenue block party at its new location. This dealer consignment sale, which will be held Tuesday, January 26, at 3 p.m. EST, will a |
| Tragic artist's work goes on show |
| Devon Herald Express |
| 09:03 THE work of world-renowned Dartington potter and artist Sam Haile is going on show at Dartington's Great Hall in a pre-sale exhibition on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sam Haile and his wife Marianne d |
| NY's Tavern On The Green Items For Sale |
| KOAT |
| NEW YORK -- Tavern on the Green has put everything inside the bankrupt restaurant up for auction -- from the kitschy chandeliers of capitalism to a banner touting the motto of communism. The three-day |
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| New Orleans Auction Galleries: Fine Art & Antiques Auction |
| Invaluable |
| The Baesman Group, Inc. Announces Loyalty Technology Solution |
| TMC Net |
| (Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) COLUMBUS, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/14/10 -- The Baesman Group, Inc., a specialist in providing strategic direct marketing, database and CRM solutions for cust |
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| Natalia Vodianova: role model |
| Telegraph |
| The night before I met Natalia Vodianova, a snowstorm descended on south-east England. The Russian supermodel ('SuperNova, as Mario Testino calls her) was on her way back to her house in Sussex from a |
| Numismatists Take Note: Stackâ??s New York Americana Sale |
| Epoch Times |
| Classic 1781 Libertas Americana Medal. (Courtesy of Stack's ) Mark your calendars, because Stackâ??s Rare Coins New York Americana Sale is set to take place January 26-27 at Stackâ??s auction gallery |
| Art & Clay on Main to shutter its doors at end of the month |
| Lancaster Eagle Gazette |
| LANCASTER -- There are only a couple of weeks left to check out Art _and_ Clay on Main. The 50 W. Main St. art business will be closing its doors for final time on Jan. 31.'It's one of the toughest de |
| Daily planner, Jan. 15, 2010 |
| Quad-Cities Online |
| Benefit for Stephanie Kloppenborg, 6-10 p.m. at the Walcott Coliseum, 116 E. Bryant St. It will include food, Midwest Championship Wrestling, a silent auction and a 50/50 drawing. Cost is $6; free for |
| Comedians raise money for local 8-year-old's medical treatments |
| Belleville News Democrat |
| Sydni Steinberg's medical problems are extremely serious, but comedians will raise money for her treatment by encouraging people to laugh. Sydni, 8, of Ballwin, Mo., suffers from a severe form of epil |
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| Rotary Club is gearing up for annual auction |
| South Coast Today |
| MIDDLEBORO ? The Rotary Club's annual cable TV auction is in the planning stages once again, and local businesses and organizations are invited to participate. The two-day auction, which can be viewed |
| BiddingForGood Connects Consumers and Brand Advertisers to Charities and Schools |
| Business Wire |
| Fundraising Tool Becomes Unique Platform CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BiddingForGood (formerly cMarket), the leading cause-related commerce platform connecting consumers and marketers to nonprof |
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| Cezanne, Klimt, Giacometti star in Sotheby's Feb. sale |
| China Post |
| 10:38 am TWN, By Alexander Clare, Reuters LONDON -- Paintings by Paul Cezanne and Gustav Klimt alongside a rare bronze from Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti will form the star lots at a Sotheby's a |
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| Unveils New Product Line-Up at CES |
| Broadcast Newsroom |
| -- LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- PLR IP Holdings, LLC, owners of the Polaroid brand, today launched a new product line-up at the 200 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including new instant |
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| Tavern on the Greens swank goes to auction |
| MSNBC via MSN Money |
| NEW YORK - The chandeliers and Tiffany stained glass from New York City's landmark Tavern on the Green were being sold at an auction of just about everything in the bankrupt restaurant. The three-day |
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| Billionaires lead art world recovery with... |
| Times Online |
| Ben Hoyle, Arts Correspondent Confidence is seeping back into the top layer of the art market after its worst scare in two decades. Sothebyâ??s yesterday unveiled three works with estimates of more th |
| Controversial �Da Vinci� painting to be auctioned |
| Deccan Herald |
| Is it or isnâ??t it a painting by Leonardo da Vinci? Thatâ??s the question that has been debated about ''La Belle Ferronniere'' for more than 80 years. The portrait, thought to be of Lucrezia Crivelli |
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| BRIDGING THE WORLD: LOCAL WOMAN BRINGS HELP TO CHILDREN IN GHANA |
| East County Magazine |
| GHANA TRIBAL CHIEF TO SPEAK AT FEB. 25 FUNDRAISER IN SAN DIEGO January 12, 2009 (San Diego)--While living in Encinitas in 2008, Jacqueline Prairie decided to act upon a life-long dream of helping chil |
| Online machinery auction firm sells to ... |
| Impartial Reporter |
| An auction house which specialises in heavy plant and machinery has just made a 1.5m investment. The Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster recently officially opened Euro Auctions' new auction house in D |
| 'Missing' Klimt to be sold in London |
| Winnipeg Sun |
| 46am Size Share with: vine People look at a painting by Gustav Klimt during a photo call in central London, Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. The painting, purchased from the artist by the famous Viennese collec |
| Soup -- there it is! (11:00 pm) |
| PensacolaNewsJournal.com |
| peratures dropping, Manna Food Pantry is offering locals an opportunity to warm their stomachs - and hearts - on Saturday during the third annual Fill a Bowl for Manna fundraiser. 'You get a bowl that |
| Wright: full-time web developer... (37signals Job Board via TechNews AM) |
| TechNews.AM |
| Location: Chicago, IL Full-time Web Developer Located in Chicago, Wright is the premier auction house specializing in modern and contemporary art and design. Weâ??re looking for an energetic, scrupul |
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| Rotary Art Gala |
| Eagan Sun-Current |
| The Eagan Rotary Club will host its annual Art Gala event Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. The Art Gala is expected to draw more than 350 people for an evening of |
| Diary - January 14-20 |
| North Norfolk News |
| To ensure the North Norfolk News carries up-to-date regular event listings information, would all organisers please ensure the information held by us is correct. Please e-mail wotson.news@archant.co.u |
| Hoarding homeowner from Redditch to be on TV show |
| Redditch Advertiser |
| A SELF-confessed hoarding homeowner from Redditch is to star in the new Mark Durden-Smith show, Gutted. Sue Kapratis will appear in the show, described as the cruellest programme on TV, which aims to |
| Artistâ??s talent was discovered early on |
| Advocate of Eldersburg and Sykesville |
| Eye for Art Chasity Hare, a local artist, grew up in Carroll County near Silver Run. As a child, she always had a vivid imagination and a driving ambition to create things with her hands. She enjoyed |
| Following passion bears fruit |
| New Zealand Herald |
| Zofia Miliszewska says following your dream can be hard work. Photo / Cassandra Gaisford Imagine giving up a regular job, your home, friends, family and country to pursue your passion. It's an excitin |
| Sotheby's to Offer a Rare Masterpiece by Gustav Klimt from a Celebrated Collection |
| Artdaily.org |
| People look at a painting by Gustav Klimt during a photo call in central London, Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. The painting, purchased from the artist by the famous Viennese collectors Paula _and_ Victor Zuc |
| Chefs of Local Senior Living Communities Compete for Ultimate Chef America Title; |
| NewsBlaze |
| MESA, Ariz., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A dynamic culinary competition among professional senior living chefs for the chance to win the "" title will be held locally as the kick-off to the 2010 tour in c |
| Exceptional Works by Klimt, Giacometti, Cézanne, Matisse and Magritte at Sotheby's |
| Artdaily.org |
| Auction house workers stand by a 1913 painting by Gustav Klimt, left, entitled 'Church in Cassone-Landscape with Cypresses' next to a still-life painting by Paul Cezanne, center, and the only life-tim |
| Chinese Money Going to London and New York |
| ArtInfo |
| NEW YORK 'The head evaluates, but the heart rules the art market, Christies Asia president Andrew Foster says. According to the auction house, those heart and minds increasingly belong to bidders from |
| World-famous artist Noland â??was just regularâ?? to neighbors |
| Bangor Daily News |
| PORT CLYDE, Maine â?? Kenneth Noland was a regular guy just like anyone else, said his friends and acquaintances, except for one difference: He was a world-famous artist. Not that he acted like it. No |
| Art auction benefits Valley View food bank |
| Daily News-Sun |
| All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church in Sun City is the site of a charity art auction, which will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Feb. 6. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to Valley View Community Fo |
| Wearable Art show artist applications due by Friday |
| Juneau Empire |
| JUNEAU - 2010 Wearable Art Extravaganza organizers would like to remind artists that the application deadline for participation is at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. Handcrafted designs of all imaginable mate |
| 'Gift of Art, Silent Auction' puts Habitat in |
| Brazoria County Facts |
| CLUTE - Brazosport Art League President Carol Farmer opened the holiday season Gift of Art and Silent Auction 2009 by welcoming the crowd of guests to the league's gallery at The Center for the and Sc |
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| Heirs relinquish claim to £30m Holocaust Picasso |
| Times Online |
| As the Nazis came to power in Germany, one of the countrys richest bankers suddenly started selling his collection of Impressionist masterpieces among them a Picasso now valued at 30 million and in th |
| Changes eyed in heart of Roanoke - roanoke.com |
| Roanoke Times |
| Related The Storefront Blog Local retail, real estate and shopping news from Property owners are plowing forward with plans to transform several structures in Roanoke's downtown into retail, food and |
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| The Poetry of Time |
| Eye of Dubai |
| Van Cleef _and_ Arpels has been invited to participate to Art Dubai, the renowned international Art fair. From 17 to 20 March 2010, Van Cleef _and_ Arpels will organize an exclusive exhibition celebra |
| Deborah Fleck: Irving Arts Center to sparkle with new shows, exhibits |
| Dallas Morning News |
| January brings lots of activity to what many call the jewel of the city. That jewel ? the Irving Arts Center ? offers a sparkling fountain surrounded by a distinctive sculpture garden, four spacious a |
| WineFest caps gala holiday events |
| The Item |
| Dozens of wines from around the world will be featured during Sumter Senior Services' Sumter WineFest on Thursday night at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Item Features Editor Christmas and New Year |
| The Connection for Women and Families to celebrate its 10th annual Winterfest |
| Independent Press |
| PREPARING FOR WINTERFEST The Steering Committee for the 2010 Winterfest scheduled for Sat-urday, Jan. 23, include, from left, seated: Lori Donohue, Betsy Patterson, Marianne Suffern, Nellie Stew-art |
| Cindy Chaoâ??s Fine Jewellery Collection Exclusively at Kabiri |
| PR.com |
| --(PR.com)-- The sophisticated elegance of Cindys distinctive designs will bring different, fresh appeal to Kabiris clientele and satisfy the UKs rising demand in unconventional luxury designer jewell |
| Life-size Giacometti bronze goes under the hammer (Reuters) |
| Yahoo! News Australia |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's auction house said on Friday it plans to sell one of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti's rare, life-sized bronzes next month. The February 3 sale of "L'Homme qui marche I" |
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| Saturday, January 09, 2010 - Red Ribbon Dinner & Great Art Auction |
| KCRG.com |
| Inside Art: In Los Angeles, an Urge to Purge |
| New York Times |
| Purge at the - NYTimes.com google_hints google_ad_channel All NYTimes.com Inside In Los Angeles, an Urge to Purge Museum Associates/ Sales of other works will help the buy the 17th-century Winter Scen |
| See all stories on this topic |
| Lighthouse Center for the Arts kicks off 2010 with three contemporary exhibits |
| TCPalm |
| â??Itâ??s a Wonderful Worldâ? Art Bra created by Linda Manganaro TEQUESTA â?? Art enthusiasts and collectors are eagerly awaiting the opening of three engaging contemporary exhibitions which make up |
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| Transitions |
| India Today |
| Of the 14 chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh since 1956, he was the first to die in office--in a helicopter crash. Yedugiri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was a powerful enemy and a valuable ally and truly |
| 'Lost' Chagall work to go on show |
| BBC |
| A previously unseen painting by Marc Chagall is to go on display after it was acquired by a small London gallery. The Ben Uri London Jewish Museum of Art bought the work, titled Apocalypse in Lilac, C |
| Auctions: Works linked to a poet and a prosecutor |
| Philly.com |
| A huge sale of Arts and Crafts and modern designs plus the works of a local poet - and a local prosecutor - are among the items for sale at coming auctions. The poet is Walt Whitman. But the work belo |
| Dublin groom for Buncrana bride |
| Derry Journal |
| The beautiful wedding took place recently of Killian Fitzgerald and Helen McLaughlin in St. Mary's Oratory.The ceremony was performed by Fr. John Walsh. Helen is the daughter of Michael and the late L |
| Sovereign Asian Art Prize |
| Wallpaper.com |
| In seven short years the has become one of the most prestigious celebrations of emerging artistic talent across the continent. Quite apart from the $25,000 prize for the winner, the exhibition of the |
| Polaroid Brings Back Instant Film Cameras and Introduces New Digital Instant Products |
| CameraTown |
| Polaroid Unveils New Product Line-Up at CES Polaroid Celebrates the Past _and_ Future of Instant Photography with New Products and Classic Product Revivals 2010 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS |
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| Year in Review: November - December 2009 |
| Springville Journal |
| â?¢ The Ashford Town Board has made a request to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to find town property that can be returned to Ashfordâ??s tax rolls so the town can receiv |
| Entries sought for art exhibit to benefit no-kill animal shelter |
| Cumberland Times-News |
| FLINTSTONE Sanctuary Studios has announced a call for entries of paintings, photography and any other two-dimensional style art for an all animal exhibition called Hard Times. The fundraiser is for a |
| See all stories on this topic |
| Country butchers: the infrastructure of gourmet Penn. Dutch folklife cooking in |
| Berks-Mont News |
| Berks Countyâ??s world-famous Pennsylvania German and Dutch cooking, made popular in American cuisine, would not have occurred had it not been for the large number of gourmet country butchers plying t |
| Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Jan. 7-13 |
| North County Times |
| 11:45 am Font Size: Press releases for arts and entertainment events and programs should be typed, double-spaced, with basic information about the event, performance dates and times, location, ticket |
| 17th Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival begins Jan. 30 |
| St. Helena Star |
| Celebrate Napa Valleys unique agricultural and cultural bounty during the 17th annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival, which is from Jan. 30 to March 27. Vineyards vibrant with wild mustard provide a bac |
| Events for the week of Jan. 6, 2010 |
| DeKalb County Midweek |
| lace: DeKalb Area Women's Center Gallery, 1021 State St. Admission: Free DAWC Gallery is presenting a historical communications collection exhibit assembled by longtime journalist Barry Schrader. The |
| See all stories on this topic |
| 1/6 School Notes |
| Polk County Itemizer Observer |
| Covering Dallas, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City and surrounding areas since 1868 News Sports Lifestyle Classifieds Special Sections Submit Information Archives Polk County Links City/State Educati |
| 3 suspects in Prosser auction house robbery plead innocent |
| Tri-City Herald Online |
| Juan Manuel R. Dominguez, 22, Jesus Castro Hernandez, 40, and Sergio Vasquez Lopez, 21, are charged with first-degree robbery in Benton County Superior Court. The men reportedly are roommates. Rogelio |
| Views From the Top |
| Hotel Interactive |
| In what used to be a parking lot now rises a 46-story tower of glass and steel that soon will open as the Trump SoHo hotel in New York City. The hotel, with 391 rooms and suites, is on track for a Feb |
| Nexus One phone officially pits Google against Apple. |
| Slate Magazine |
| Nexus One Phone Officially Pits Google Against Apple Is the economy getting any better? The New York Times reports that itâ??s actually becoming hard to tell. Many of the economic indicators that expe |
| See all stories on this topic |
| How To Make Use Of A Used Medical Equipment And Used Laboratory Equipment Auction |
| MyContentBuilder |
| How To Make Use Of A And Auction Website Healthcare facilities of all types can cut their costs when they choose to purchase used medical equipment and used laboratory equipment from online auction si |
| See all stories on this topic |
| NEWS: David Chipperfield Knighted, Artist Maggi Hambling Honored with CBE |
| ArtForum.com |
| Charles Kleibacker, a former New York fashion designer who built a nationally respected historic-clothing collection at Ohio State University, has died, reports the Columbus Dispatch. Kleibacker most |
| See all stories on this topic |
| NEWS: New Computer Method Spots Art Fakes |
| ArtForum.com |
| Charles Kleibacker, a former New York fashion designer who built a nationally respected historic-clothing collection at Ohio State University, has died, reports the Columbus Dispatch. Kleibacker most |
| See all stories on this topic |
| Christies' Europe/Middle East Spring Schedule |
| Luxury Insider |
| By William Stolerman Christies have announced their spring schedule for Europe and the Middle East, and as ever - it's absolutely packed. Predominantly operating out of South Kensington, London, the a |
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| I AM SNOWBOARDING Stop No. 3 - Portland, OR |
| Snow Board |
| (in 3 days) BOXES FOR DAYS* at Summit-At-Snoqualmie (in 11 days) BSG Rail Riot Jan. 16th at Loveland (in 11 days) Sierra Snowboard's Bruizzapalooza 2010 in Steamboat, Colorado (in 17 days) Ghostland O |
| Sale offers taste of a life that was full |
| Southwest Florida Herald Tribune |
| 'Oh my goodness, the guy lived so large,' Betsey Apple is saying. She is in her kitchen in Georgetown, studying a photo of her late husband, the fabled New York Times political correspondent and food |
| All indicators point to... something |
| Reuters |
| Is the economy getting any better? The New York Times reports that it?s actually becoming hard to tell. Many of the economic indicators that experts have traditionally turned to in years past seem bro |
| Loepps art returns to Metro |
| Casper Journal |
| The ideas keep coming to Tom Loepp and filling up notebooks. But lately, hes been getting to do something about them more often. Focusing on his own ideas and rather than commissioned work, he said he |
| Sierra College Annual Crab and Shrimp Feed |
| Rocklin and Roseville Today |
| RSS Feed Print version Rocklin - The Sierra College Patrons and Sierra College Aquatics Program are once again teaming up to host an evening of great food, musical entertainment, a fantastic silent au |
| Live jazz makes Mardi Gras great! |
| Daily Home |
| Members of The Pineapple Skinners bring New Orleans style jazz to Talladega for the annual Mardi Gras Gala and Live Art Experience Saturday, Feb. 13. From left are band members Tom Dameron, Sam Ranell |
| Ashgrove Auction Rooms: Art, Antique & Collectables Sale |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Ashgrove Auction Rooms Location: Ireland Catalogue Information: 1,001 lots Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auct |
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| Artist profile: Kristi Thorndike-Kent |
| Bellingham Herald |
| Kristi Thorndike-Kent, 43, is a fused-glass artist in Bellingham who makes a variety of glass ornaments, pendants, earrings, wall art, garden stakes and more. What she likes to do most are fused-glass |
| Small Jewish museum buys rare Chagall |
| JTA |
| (JTA) -- The London Jewish Museum of Art secretly purchased a rare Marc Chagall painting at a Paris auction. The small gallery paid about $43,000 -- a fraction of its estimated $1.6 million value -- f |
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| Fashion designers inspired by Africa |
| Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
| NEW YORK - The Na'vi, the blue-skinned clan of the planet Pandora in James Cameron's screen blockbuster 'Avatar,' scale treetops and mountains, and even fly, with a loose-limbed elasticity that Tarzan |
| Thatâ??s Hot, Thatâ??s Notâ?¦ Says Who? |
| Business Computing World |
| Many of you who have visited an exhibition featuring modern art will know what Iâ??m talking about: you stare at a tiny, coloured dot in the middle of a huge white canvas, and think â??This is art? Sa |
| Gunite Company Sold at Auction |
| Pool & Spa News |
| One of Floridaâ??s pioneers in gunite has announced his retirement and sold his company at auction. Two months after owner Dale Alexander stepped away from the pool industry, Alexander Gunite and Conc |
| Football fever |
| Citizen.co.za |
| Taking soccer memorabilia to new heights are 17 works of art, all depicting something of the spirit of the game and the nature of our host country. The 2010 Fifa World Cup Official Art Posters are off |
| Museum pays £26,000 for rare Chagall |
| Jewish Chronicle |
| The London Jewish Museum of Art - the - has bought a rare Marc Chagall painting for a fraction of its value after spotting it in a Paris auction. The museum, based in St Johnâ??s Wood, London, secretl |
| R.W. Apple's wife prepares to auction the legendary reporter's wine collection |
| Washington Post |
| "Oh my goodness, the guy lived so large," Betsey Apple is saying. She is in her kitchen in Georgetown, studying a photo of her late husband, the fabled New York Times political correspondent and food |
| The Roaring Nineties: Northwest Ohio super-seniors are active, alert, and engaged |
| Toledoblade.com |
| Celia Szymanski, 91, has been painting for 30 years and recently had her first gallery exhibit. ( THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER ) Zoom | Photo Reprints BLADE STAFF WRITER Celia Szymanski rises before dawn, r |
| Finding the joys of the world all in one place Zern's |
| Pottsdown Mercury |
| More Photos Click thumbnails to enlarge Mercury File Photo A man traveling by horse and carriage leaves Zern's, which gave him shelter for the night. Mercury File Photo A man traveling by horse and ca |
| Gold, Michael Jackson held our fascination in '09 |
| Pottsdown Mercury |
| As the year begins, it is fun to look back at the top antiques news stories from 2009. This column, the first part of a two-part series, highlights some of the most captivating stories that focus on a |
| Small Business News & Notes for Sunday, January 3, 2010 |
| Kauai Garden Island News |
| ââ?¬Â¢Ã? Marriottââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Ë?Spirit of Alohaââ?¬â?¢ tour returns to Mainland ââ?¬Â¢ Luxury properties to be sold at auction Marriottâ??s â??Spirit of Alohaâ?? tour returns to Mainland Followin |
| LOC-Pets shown more love |
| Barbados Daily Nation |
| shown more love Simon Cowell (right) of The X Factor and American Idol fame cuddling one of his furry friends as he sat through the auction at Lancaster House last Wednesday night. Published on: 1/3/2 |
| Holiday fashion gala sparkles |
| The Desert Sun |
| Just as planned, all stars were brightly shining for the recent St. Theresa School 50th Golden Jubilee Holiday Fashion Gala at the Riviera Resort. A large gold star atop a red ribbon decorated Christm |
| Community notes: Benefit antiques show |
| Lansdale Reporter |
| HATFIELD - Annual antiques show is slated The 14th Annual Antiques _and_amp; Collectibles Show for the benefit of the Foundation for the North Penn United Way will open its doors on Friday, Jan. 22, f |
| BOONEDOGGLES 2009 |
| Columbia Daily Tribune |
| Photo by John Darkow THEN I WOKE UP AND REALIZED I DONT EVEN OWN A BIKE. In June, the Columbia City Council made it illegal to honk at or yell at, or throw things at a bicyclist for the purpose of d |
| Thanks for making benefit a success |
| Livingston Daily.com |
| The Family Impact Center sends our heartfelt thanks to the following businesses, organizations and individuals who helped to make our sixth annual benefit dinner/auction such a huge success. Auction d |
| Best seats in the house |
| Helena Independent |
| Eliza Wiley Independent Record From left, Janice Bogy, Doug Turman and Poo Putsch are three of several local artists who came together in support of â??Please Be Seated,â?? a fundraising event for the |
| Clock appealing to owner and repair people |
| Detroit News |
| It always seemed a bit suspicious, Darrell Dove told Robert DuMouchelle during a recent Trash or Treasure appraisal session at DuMouchelle Galleries in downtown Detroit. Every time he would take his v |
| Cold doesn't deter this year's First Night revelers |
| State Journal-Register |
| After listening to the Debbie Ross band, Tim Young decided to take his 12-year-old daughter, Lana, down to the art gallery in the Hoogland Center for the Arts during First Night Springfield. Both were |
| Check It Out for Jan. 1, 2010 |
| WBRZ |
| Advocate News Features staff Celebration in the Oaks, a New Orleans Christmas tradition, has extended its run by three days to give more people a chance to see the holiday light display and enjoy Stor |
| Diversions Calendar, 1-1-10 |
| Upstatetoday.com |
| ART Pickens County Museum of Art _and_ History has new exhibitions through Feb. 11. featuring The UpState of Clay, Story, Song, and Image: A merging of Musical Heritage and Narrative Painting and Apri |
| Flight Patterns |
| Business Traveler |
| In the movie Up in the Air, due for December release, Oscar-winner George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a consummate business traveler who fires people for a living, enjoys his attachment-free life on t |
| Hook, Line and Sinker: Save the date for trip to D.C. |
| PensacolaNewsJournal.com |
| A number of different groups organized through 'United We Fish,' including the Conservation Cooperative of Gulf Fisherman and the Recreational Fishing Alliance, have recently joined forces. They are a |
| Lauded volunteer leaves broad legacy |
| Huntsville Times |
| Christine Richard supported many community causes Longtime arts supporter and community volunteer Christine Richard died Thursday. Friend Annelle Craig recalled a newspaper story years ago about Richa |
| Local business notes: E-cycling event |
| Lansdale Reporter |
| E-Cycling Day set for Jan. 9 The Whole Foods Market in the Gwynedd Crossing shopping center, 1210 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomery Township. announces a Community E-Cycling Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturd |
| Homeless benefit offers art/music: no tuxedo requiredArt from homeless and formerly |
| Tennessean |
| Art from homeless and formerly homeless Nashvillians will be for sale to benefit the artists and The Contributor, at an event 6-9 p.m., Saturday. The benefit at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 5th a |
| Auctions: Pook & Pook marks its 25th with major sale |
| Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Pook _and_ Pook Inc. will celebrate its 25th anniversary this month with what it is calling is biggest winter sale ever, a two-day, thousand-lot event that indeed invites superlatives. It will begin w |
| Gold jewelry and gold records both hot items |
| Marco Eagle |
| As the year draws to a close, it is fun to look back at the top antiques news stories from 2009. This column highlights some of the most captivating stories that focus on art, antiques, culture and cu |
| 2009 a year of challenge, change on local business front |
| Aurora News Register |
| 59 The year that ends at midnight Thursday was a challenging one on the business front. A look back over the News-Registers weekly business page revealed a lot of change -- some good, some not so go |
| Benefit Art Show In Bedford |
| Westchester.com |
| the 37th Art Show: Bedford will begin its two-day exhibit and sale of art works to benefit area charities. The event will offer affordable original art in a wide range of mediums. Drawing from talente |
| Clunkers crush auto auction business in Danville |
| Daily Item |
| 08:06 am - Wednesday marked the end of the oldest auto auction business in Pennsylvania, as the Danville Auto Auction closed, a casualty of a brutal used-car market decimated by the federal government |
| guardian.co.uk's most viewed content of 2009 |
| Guardian.co.uk |
| Read our top 10, led by the fanged frogs and hairy caterpillars of Papua New Guinea 2009 â?? when world leaders met in Copenhagen and solved the problem of climate change forever (not really), when ga |
| ARTini, Recycle Your Electronics & Air Quality |
| Salt Lake City Weekly |
| By Eric S Peterson A New Year is upon us, so why not usher in this new era by supporting human with the High Road for Human Rights New Years celebration? Start fresh in 00 by your old electronics and |
| Met's lawyer: 'Absent a miracle, it's over' |
| Fresno Bee |
| The Fresno Metropolitan Museum's likely demise will set in motion a long and complex process designed to pay off debts exceeding $5 million. And it all could begin within a week or two.'I think [the m |
| Bernie Madoff auction' auctions watch for $250 |
| Watch Shop UK |
| An auction tipped as one selling items belonging to Bernard Madoff has seen another one of the fraudster's watches go for a princely sum Bernard Madoff, the man who temporarily made off with billions |
| Fine Art & Antiques: Top antiques news stories of 2009, Part I |
| Main Line Media News |
| Antiques: Top antiques news stories of 00, Part I - - Main Line Media Search: Use for articles older than six months Fine Art _and_ Antiques: Top antiques news stories of 00, Part I Published: Wednesd |
| See all stories on this topic |
| BTTF DeLorean replica |
| JoBlo Movie Emporium |
| JoBlo meets Shaun... Pre-Avatar: Project... Warlords trailer John Cazale docu Repo Men poster Marvel possibilities Zach Revolt clip Thundercats no go? 2nd Inception trailer! Star Wars PSA Mr. T not in |
| Husted: Denverites put up beach bar in Mexico |
| Denver Post |
| Denverite Andrew Caldwell is the beach-club manager at Wicky's in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Bill Husted) Local barkeep Craig Caldwell (Brooklyn's, Milwaukee Street Tavern, the late but legen |
| Design a penguin for Liverpool.... and win a £500 prize |
| Liverpool Echo |
| MERSEYSIDEâ??S colourful penguin invasion is to gain a final bird... and you could be the designer. The ECHO today gives readers the chance to put paint, pens and crayons to paper to design a penguin |
| Celebrations set for New Year's Eve |
| CourierPostOnline.com |
| No plans for New Year's Eve? There's no need to cross the river to enjoy the holiday. South Jersey offers plenty of entertainment, including outdoor festivals, parties and fireworks. Haddonfield has o |
| Madoff merchandise on the block in OC |
| Orange County Register |
| 'At best, it's a shameless marketing ploy,' said Ilene Kent, the outreach director for the group, the Network for Investor Action and Protection. 'At worst, it's a re-victimization.' The Santa Ana auc |
| Steve Wynn reportedly purchases Rembrandt for $33.2 million |
| Las Vegas Sun |
| Too bad Steve Wynn yanked his art collection from his Wynn Las Vegas resort in 2005. According to the New York Times, the $33.2 million that someone dropped last week on Rembrandt's 'Portrait of a Man |
| TrendyIndie.com Features One-of-a-Kind Gifts From Today's Most Imaginative Artists |
| Yahoo! Canada |
| HASLET, Texas, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the launch of TrendyIndie.com (http://www.trendyindie.com) this past summer, the online community-driven marketplace for art, gifts and household wares has |
| Top Ten Art Sales of 2009 |
| BusinessWeek |
| (Bloomberg) While the art market shrank in 2009, many individual artworks achieved strong results at auction. 1. Raphael's chalk drawing 'Head of a Muse' sold for 29.2 million pounds ($47.6 million at |
| Contemporary art gets the brush off |
| CHINAdaily |
| The fallow plots of farmland on the edge of the artists' village of Songzhuang are a symbol of Chinese contemporary art's recent boom and bust cycle. When prices for Chinese art soared, there were gra |
| Hunt for lost Walpole treasures |
| Telegraph |
| A global hunt for lost treasures has been launched to rebuild the Walpole art collection in time for a new exhibition. of Images Joshua Reynolds' portrait of Horace Walpole c.1756-7 Wedgwood Plate and |
| Speculation, not merit, has driven prices skyward |
| Denver Post |
| Artist John Currin's works escalated in price from just thousands of dollars to more than $1 million in a little more than a decade. ( file photo )RelatedDecade in ReviewDec 27:Digital world |
| Bay Area's glitzy party time had ups, downs |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| It would have been the biggest spectacle of the decade, if not the century, or maybe even in all of San Francisco history. The 75th birthday fete for billionaire philanthropist and composer Gordon Get |
| Global downturn maybe, but the arts flourished here |
| Brisbane Times |
| AUSTRALIAN artists usually play poor cousin to their cashed-up colleagues overseas. Not so this year, when the creative classes of Europe and North America started eyeing Australia's doughty arts scen |
| Arts & Antiques 12-27 |
| Northeast Times |
| As the year draws to a close, it is fun to look back at the top antiques news stories from 2009. This column, part one in a two-part series, highlights some of the most captivating stories that focus |
| Ebay Bidding Tips |
| Suite101.com |
| Nearly everyone who has ever bid for anything on Ebay has faced the most annoying of defeats. For hours your high bid has stood proudly, not a sniff of an opposing bid in sight. The clock ticks agonis |
| Mob Talk: Semion Mogilevich 'the most dangerous mobster in the world' (video) (14) |
| BucksLocalNews.com |
| Talk: Semion Mogilevich 'the most dangerous mobster in the world' (video) Published: Monday, November , 00 By Special to BucksLocal.com Fox s Dave Schratwieser and the Inquirer's George Anastasia have |
| Fundraisers cooked up to restore Milford Diner |
| The Connecticut Post |
| MILFORD -- Six years of abandonment and neglect, not to mention grease and grime, need to be cleaned up before the iconic Milford Diner can resume its life as a downtown landmark. But members of the n |
| 2nd annual Soup's On! luncheon being held January 26 at Union Station in downtown |
| Pegasus News |
| Benefiting the programs and services at The Stewpot. DALLAS â?? The 2nd annual Soup's On! luncheon, benefiting the programs and services at The Stewpot, is being held Tuesday January 26 at 11 a.m. at |
| Auctions: New Year's Day auctions still on at two places |
| Philly.com |
| New Year's Day auctions are not as popular as they were 25 years ago, but a couple of well-established ones can still be found in the suburbs and countryside, notably Stephenson's in Southampton. Now |
| Laguna Art Museum opens its vaults |
| Orange County Register |
| California's creative energy is also reflected in its visual art. Since the 1960s, Los Angeles and Southern California in general have risen to global status in the art world. Through Jan. 17, the Lag |
| Cover artist just started painting |
| Florida Catholic |
| Daniel Zorrilla, 19, poses at in the Schott Communities art room with the acrylic painting that adorns the cover of this Christmas edition of the Florida Catholic. He started painting only a few month |
| Diversions Calendar, 12-25 |
| Upstatetoday.com |
| - 12:00 a.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge 2009 Diversions Calendar ART Pickens County Museum of Art _and_ History has new exhibitions through Feb. 11. featuring The Up of Clay, Story, Song, and |
| Kutztownâ??s home made cut-out Christmas cookie tradition (1) |
| Berks-Mont News |
| Local inhabitants of Kutztown and neighboring Pennsylvania Dutch counties will never forget their skillfully shaped Christmas cookies baked by the hundreds for family and guests. Hardly anyone in the |
| Town Crier for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2009 |
| Casper Star Tribune |
| 12:00 am Font Size: Today's Highlights Fun stuff to do today. Christmas at St. Mark's Tis once again the season for St. Marks popular Christmas services. A quiet, intimate service is offered at 10 a. |
| Local developer seeks vision in Rio Nido (4) |
| Sonoma West Times and News |
| Local developer seeks vision in Rio Nido MOSSY â?? Dennis Judd, who has redeveloped properties from South Santa Rosa to Guerneville, recently purchased the Rio Nido Inn, which had become a haven for d |
| Cher Selects Concierge Auctions To Sell Her Luxurious New Home at the Exclusive |
| KSLA |
| Pre-Sale Estimate of $8 million to $12 million KONA, Hawaii, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning singer, actor and cultural pop icon Cher has selected Concierge Auctions to auction her property at t |
| Corcoran named chairman, Make-A-Wish council |
| Philanthropy Journal |
| Brian Corcoran, NASCAR marketing executive, named chairman, National Advisory Council of Make-A-Wish Foundation. December , 00eBay buyers and sellers raised record-high $0 million for U.S. and U.K. n |
| Market opens up for copies of paintings by Old Masters |
| Cincinnati Enquirer |
| No matter the economic climate, a Rembrandt or Titian painting will generally hold its own when brought to auction. As the economy changes, the newer-art markets are the first to be affected. During t |
| Penn College food show Auction raises $1,600 for good cause |
| Sun Gazette |
| Works by baking and pastry arts students at Pennsylvania College of Technology were auctioned to raise more than $1,600 for Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity during the School of Hospitality's ann |
| Bumb insists ad extolling art center not misleading |
| Fulton County Expositor |
| By DAVID J. COEHRS Enterprise Writer An advertisement placed in the Fulton County Expositor on Dec. 17 that suggests a deal was completed to transform a school building into an art center is inaccurat |
| â??Seven shillingâ?? rhino carving fetches £15K |
| This is Guernsey |
| Animal lover Ann Oâ??Connor had kept out of her sight an inherited rhino horn carving but after a visit to the Antiques Roadshow when it came to Saumarez Park, she auctioned it for the benefit of Save |
| NY's Tavern on the Green to sell art, chandeliers |
| Reuters via Yahoo! |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) New York's famed restaurant and celebration spot Tavern on the Green has asked a bankruptcy court to approve the sale of its tableware and art, including Tiffany stained glass, mura |
| She's an enabler |
| The Item |
| My Favorite Things provides 'everything a quilter needs' Barbara Reich, owner of My Favorite Things, watches as Bailey Ramsey, 14, works on a quilting project at the studio. Item Features Editor Barba |
| Letters: Thanks for supporting children's literature |
| Sheboygan-Press |
| The Future Educators of America (FEA) and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society of the University of Wisconsin Sheboygan would like to thank all the companies that donated items for the Silent Auction t |
| Cash boost for Sophie's 2012 Olympic bid |
| Bracknell News |
| ANOTHER cash boost will help keep a Paralympic hero on track for the 2012 games. After winning two golds and a silver at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Sophie Christiansen MBE is once again determined |
| Cher Selects Concierge Auctions To Sell Her Luxurious New Home at the Exclusive |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle |
| Pre-Sale Estimate of $8 million to $12 million PR Newswire KONA, Hawaii, Dec. 22 KONA, Hawaii, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning singer, actor and cultural pop icon Cher has selected Concierge Auc |
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| Announcing the 4th Annual New York City Anarchist Book Fair |
| Infoshop |
| Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, Manhattan New York City, a center of anarchist life, culture, struggle, and ideas for 150 years, will host its 4th annual NYC Anarchist Book Fair, a |
| IT'S THE PITTS -- WITH GAVEL THEY TRAVEL |
| Cattle Today |
| There are two two things I don't know for sure about auctioneers: I can't pin down exactly why they are called Colonels and I don't know where the tradition started that they use gavels. Whoever that |
| A look back at the decade in visual art |
| Times Online |
| It was the beginning of a new millennium. As far as the art world was concerned it didnt matter what you made as long as it was money. Damien Hirst and his cocaine and vodka-fuelled gang of irreverent |
| Callison: Window of revival |
| Argus Leader |
| skunk no longer puffs on a corn-cob pipe and a cigarette, one in each paw. Instead, he nibbles daintily on Christmas cookies. But as he first did 50 years ago, the skunk baby once again is fulfilling |
| This summer's belle of the ball |
| IOL |
| Here at EsCape Times, your essential daily guide to the joys of a summer holiday in Cape Town, we'd prefer not to mention the 2010 Fifa World Cup. But like Basil Fawlty and the war, it is impossible. |
| Art Sales: spirited buyers swept up by Victorian values |
| Telegraph |
| Record prices at London's recent Victorian art auctions suggest that the sector can boast significant improvement at the end of a difficult year. by Colin Gleadell Published: 11:29AM GMT 22 Dec 2009 W |
| A first-timer's tale of unheralded literary success |
| The Independent |
| It traces the anatomy of a doomed romance, its highs and lows reflected in the shared possessions of a couple who have since parted and whose valuables are now up for sale in an auction catalogue. And |
| Baterbys in Orlando is named Best Art Gallery for 2009 by a style magazine and |
| PR inside |
| (ORLANDO, Fla.) - Baterbys Art Auction Gallery has been named Best Art Galley for 2009 by an arts and entertainment magazine (Orlando Style Magazine) and a website dedicated to arts and entertainment |
| Vail's 'Art With A Heart' to help cancer patients |
| Vail Daily |
| VAIL, Colorado - Vail Village Arts' one-time "Art With a Heart" fundraising effort on will raise money for Jack's Place in Edwards with a donated work from regional artist Rolinda Stotts Patients can |
| Botswana: De Beers' Sale of AK6 Stake Approved |
| AllAfrica.com |
| Johannesburg BOTSWANA's government on Friday approved the sale of De Beers' 70% interest in the AK6 project to Canadian-listed Lucara. The deal will set in motion the rapid construction of a substanti |
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| Steve Wynn Rumored as Rembrandt Buyer |
| ArtInfo |
| Casino owner Stephen A. Wynn spent some quality time with action hero Sylvester Stallone at Art Basel Miami Beach. Courtesy Christie's Rembrandtâ??s 'Portrait of a Man, Half-Length, With His Arms Akim |
| Crimewatch reveals how forger was caught |
| Bolton News |
| st December 2009 TH THE story of how infamous Bolton forger Shaun Greenhalgh was caught by police is to be told on television tonight. The case of Greenhalgh, who is serving a four-year jail term, and |
| 4th Annual Therapeutic Riding Dinner & Silent Auction |
| Foster's Daily Democrat |
| UNH TRP 4th Annual Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit therapeutic Riding Program will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 5:30pm to 9pm at the UNH Huddleston Ballroom, 73 Main St., Durham NH. Last y |
| Lady Gay Gay Takes Over Vegas |
| Phoenix New Times |
| Vegas to check her out? Not me. Lady Gaga, or Lady Gay Gay (as her $75 sweatshirts read), played at the Palms Casino Resort at the Pearl Concert Theater this past Thursday and Friday nights. My $160 t |
| Bids for Kids Holiday Auction raises funds for Boys & Girls Club |
| Nashua Telegraph |
| Courtesy photo From left are Boys _and_ Girls Club CEO Norman Denise King, director of special Deborah Owens, auction co-chairwoman, and Chris, Linda and Rich Lovering of Lovering Volvo with club memb |
| Tootsies Cabaret in Miami Launches Sexy 2010 Calendar with Party December 23rd |
| Street Insider |
| MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tootsie's Cabaret, the famed Miami Gardens gentlemen's club that is part of the Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) group, is issuing its first-ever calendar, a |
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| Bonuses are back |
| The Australian |
| Andy Warhol's 200 One Dollar Bills painting sold for $US43.7 million yesterday at Sotheby's in New York. Picture: Bloomberg Source: The Australian CONSPICUOUS consumption is making a comeback on Wall |
| Luxury art, yachts and cars selling again |
| The Australian |
| Bugatti chief executive Franz-Josef Paeffgen launching the Mulsanne in Frankfurt in September. Picture: Reuters Source: The Australian THE week the world realised that Britain is the last big economy |
| Affordable, local Christmas gift ideas |
| Vacaville Reporter |
| By Sally Miller Wyatt/Special to The ReporterPosted: 12/20/2009 01:01:10 AM PST With one eye on a clock's ticking second hand and the other on a long gift list, some may be feeling a sense of panic ri |
| Cartier's legacy - art fit for American royalty |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| There are those who consider diamonds, rubies and emeralds nothing more than shiny rocks from the ground. And then there are others. Like oils used to make beautiful paintings, or fabrics transformed |
| Hundreds in Gables tour homes for the holidays |
| Miami Herald |
| H About 500 guests were treated to stunning decorations and beautiful views outside overlooking the Biltmore Hotel Golf Course. In keeping with the architectural history of Coral Gables three of the h |
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| Casino Mogul Wynn Bought Record Rembrandt: Report |
| Artdaily.org |
| Auctioneer James Bruce-Gardyner sells Rembrandt's "Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo" for 18 million pounds ($29.59 million) at Christie's auction house in London December 8, 2009. |
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| As manufacturing fades in U.S., firm finds 2nd career for unwanted machinery |
| Raleigh News & Observer |
| CHICAGO -- In one corner, a huge hunk of metal with two Plexiglas doors and enough knobs to stir the imagination looks like a time machine. In another an 'agitated kettle' with a large, cauldron-like |
| Friday Finds 12.18.2009 |
| Dwell |
| Let the Dwell staff send you into the warm embrace of 2010 with the last installment of Friday Finds for this year. Happy holidays! Way More Wings, artwork by Pluck U. Jordan: Wants for Sale What a br |
| The snow must go on (657) |
| Burbank Leader |
| ST BURBANK A rainy forecast didnt stop dozens of children from frolicking in nearly two tons of snow Saturday at Thomas Edison Elementary Schools Holiday Extravaganza. While rain fell steadily most of |
| Home of the Week: Mastering the art of antiquing |
| HometownAnnapolis.com |
| The home of Susan and Thane Young in the Ferry Farms community of Annapolis reflects a true mastering of the art of antiquing â?? an ability to not only find the right objects, but also to incorporate |
| Art.view: Back to the future |
| The Economist |
| WHILE the contemporary art market constantly seeks the newâ??new names, new imagery, new media or simply new noveltyâ??another curious corner of the art market has remained steadfastly old-fashioned, |
| Student artwork selected for Taste of DeSoto |
| Desoto Times Today |
| Winning entrants (pictured) in the annual Tim Mote Taste of DeSoto Art Contest are, from left, Brittany Roberts, DeSoto Alisha Fishel, Lewisburg High Jessy Visingard, Hernando High Justin Garner, Lewi |
| Homeless in Colorado Springs: Upcoming events focus on the issue |
| Colorado Springs Gazette |
| The combination of a growing number of tent cities visible from highways and a controversial proposal to ban camping on public lands has elevated the public debate about homelessness in Colorado Sprin |
| 'Christmas In Nagytétényi Castle Museum Budapest', Until 3 January |
| XpatLoop.com |
| "The Száraz-Rudnyánszky castle, or Nagytétényi Castle Museum as it became well-known, is one of the great works of the Hungarian late-baroque architecture. Located in the capital but still far fro |
| Davids 30k for tea with Elton |
| The Sun |
| WHAT do you buy the man who has everything? Himself. At least that would seem to be the case when it comes to ELTON JOHN and his partner DAVID FURNISH. Giggle ... Rio Ferdinand I watched David in acti |
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| Frigid Kitchen Art |
| Trend Hunter |
| Earlier this year, in an effort to raise awareness for energy use reduction, Toronto Hydro commissioned some young and very talented Canadian artists to turn some vintage fridge doors into modern work |
| BB&T buys back Clipper Mill parcels after loans default |
| Baltimore Sun |
| Several key parcels in Baltimore's Clipper Mill development were bought back at auction by the lender for $2.425 million Thursday in a foreclosure sale following the default on bank loans by the devel |
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| The Appendix: The $9,150 Toothpick and 12,000 Doodle |
| ArtInfo |
| Courtesy Bonhams Charles Dickens's toothpick, which sold at auction in New York for $9,150, beating its estimates of $3,000-5,000. 'The Appendix' is 's daily round-up of other reading material from ar |
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| DAVE Wireless Raises Additional Funds |
| Market News Magazine |
| DAVE Wireless is committed to becoming a serious new competitor in the Canadian wireless carrier landscape, and the company has just secured an additional $75 million in order to prove it. The cash in |
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| Weezer's Phoenix Show Canceled |
| Phoenix New Times |
| 2010's Most Anticipated AlbumsTonight: Paper Tongues at 103.9's Third Thursday More Recent Entries... Grand Ave. Group Opposes Liquor License, Says a Serial Killer DJed at Applicant's Old Bar (13)Arty |
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| RUSSIA: Special exhibition of Stalin's 'nude drawings hobby' |
| France24 |
| "Messages from the Great Leader: Stalin's Autographs". A unique exhibition of nude prints with scrawled comments apparently written by former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin has opened in Moscow ahead of |
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| Going Green: How Much is Too Much - Artist Ira Mency's Mad Quest Against the World, |
| Associated Content |
| Ira Mency Takeaways One Artist Believes Its Never Too Much When Going GreenOne Small Step Towards a Greener, Cleaner World I'm an Eco-Artist. That means I make art from discarded goods, trash, junk, o |
| Great gift ideas |
| National Post |
| 1. Forza takes the checkered flag is an Xbox 360 exclusive, meaning owners of other consoles cannot enjoy this driving simulation brilliance. The game features 400 customizable cars, 100 playable trac |
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| Local group lending a helping hand |
| Naples Daily News |
| Naples-based Miracle Limbs sets out to raise $46,000 to get prosthetic arms for Florida boy Photo by Submitted Six-year-old Jamarion Stylesâ?? arms had to be amputated after he was misdiagnosed and se |
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| Aamir does a Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh |
| Yahoo! India |
| New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan turned a Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh when he surprised a weaver by spending hours at his humble house along with Kareena Kapoor, sharing simp |
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| Vt. artists help needy families |
| WCAX TV3 |
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| Indian art mart churned - and moved on (Flashback 2009) |
| Mangalorean |
| New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Art has always been an enduring bet. The Rs.2,000-crore (Rs.20-billion) Indian art market managed to hold its own despite a 30 percent drop in prices in the first and second q |
| Vail Valley ski and snowboard auction to benefit First Descents |
| Vail Daily |
| VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch is decking its halls this winter with skis and snowboards hand-painted by Vail Valley artists. The one-of-a-kind pieces will be on display thro |
| Charities get more creative as gifts lag |
| Argus Leader |
| of charities surveyed nationwide expect their donations to decline by 10 percent or more by the end of 2009, according to a new poll by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.The poll of 395 charities conducte |
| School board discusses the future of learning |
| Watauga Democrat |
| The school board discussed facilities and the future of learning during Tuesday night's regular meeting in Boone. Don Critcher, school assistant for construction of the new high school, said the proje |
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| Susan Adams On Collecting |
| Forbes.com via MSN Money |
| After a major contraction following the September 2008 market crash, art prices in most categories have found their level. The bellwether fall auctions in New York did decently, with some record price |
| Christmas Auction - Wine, Champagne, Port, Spirits & Whisky |
| Swindon Advertiser |
| Get involved! Send photos, video, news _and_ views. Text SWINDON NEWS to 80360 or email us Dreweatts' Donnington Priory Salerooms will be holding a Christmas auction of over 500 lots of Fine Wine, Cha |
| The ultimate Christmas gift a golden glow |
| New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal |
| SAINT JOHN - There's one kilogram of solid gold sitting behind the counter in an uptown collector's shop, and Brian Bell hopes to sell it for $56,000. A Brink's security truck dropped off the rare Oly |
| Hugh Grant's Drunken Warhol Purchase |
| NBC Miami |
| Actor makes $17M selling painting bought on impulse Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK Hugh Grant ought to get drunk and go to art auctions more often. The "Four Weddings and a Funeral" actor admit |
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| Market Report -- Short Stories (BID) |
| Briefing.com via MSN Money |
| Sotheby's upgraded to Outperform at Wedbush Morgan; tgt raised to $28 . Wedbush Morgan upgrades BID to Outperform from Neutral and raises their tgt to $28 from $15 based on rising global demand, bette |
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| CORRECTED-BUY OR SELL-Will MGM Mirage's gamble on CityCenter pay |
| Forbes.com |
| MGMMIRAGE/ (PIX, CORRECTED): (Corrects paragraph 6 to Treasure Island instead of Mirage) * Aria casino-hotel to open before midnight Wednesday * Winter rates $159/night plus resort credit LAS VEGAS (R |
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| Scottish National Portrait Gallery admits 'most important' portrait of Bonnie Prince |
| Mail Online UK |
| The Scottish National Portrait Gallery today admitted that a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, thought to be the most important of him, actually depicts his brother. For more than 150 years the paste |
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| Art industry recovering from bleak year |
| Korea Herald |
| Hit hard by the global economic crisis, the Korean art industry suffered practically all year. To make things even worse, it was hit by scandals. The biggest was probably the series of allegations tha |
| Kids can be part of performance |
| Parker Chronicle |
| Published: .0.0 Town Hall Childrens Theatre will present a Dickens Participation Christmas Carol at 0 a.m. on Dec. , , , , with the audience participating to put on the show. Willing Cratchits and gho |
| Andy Warhol's genius, eccentricities just 'Pop' |
| Shreveport Times |
| lways clear that Andy Warhol was weird and a genius; now it's apparent just how strange he was and how haphazard his brilliance. How did this unprepossessing outsider steeped in kitschy consumer-and-c |
| The snow must go on (560) |
| Burbank Leader |
| BURBANK â?? A rainy forecast didnâ??t stop dozens of children from frolicking in nearly two tons of snow Saturday at Thomas Edison Elementary Schoolâ??s Holiday Extravaganza. While rain fell steadily |
| MyStudio Announces "Go to the GRAMMY(R)s" Music Contest |
| NewsBlaze |
| Studio One Media, Inc. ("Studio One") (OTCBB: SOMD) in conjunction with its multi-year partnership with The GRAMMY Foundation® has announced the 2nd Annual MyStudio "Go to the GRAMMYs" music contest. |
| Snapping up Eiffel's stairs, a urinal and Paris bric- -brac |
| Times Online |
| How much would you pay for a bit of the Eiffel tower ? How much for an old public urinal ? Bidders have just put down quite a lot of money on these items along with some 300 other pieces of memorabili |
| Art industry recovering from bleak year |
| Korea Herald |
| Hit hard by the global economic crisis, the Korean art industry suffered practically all year. To make things even worse, it was hit by scandals. The biggest was probably the series of allegations tha |
| Coutts auctions painting |
| El Dorado Times |
| El Dorado, Kan. - The Coutts Museum of Art is a little closer to its fundraising goal for its phase one improvements following an art auction last week. The Coutts was auctioning off an acrylic painti |
| Bawa sets new price record at global online |
| Yahoo! India |
| New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Saffronart, the Mumbai-based online auction house for fine art and jewellery, set a global price record for Manjit Bawa's untitled canvas at Rs. 1.7 crore against an estimated |
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| Hugh Grant bought $29m art while 'drunk' |
| stuff.co.nz |
| Hugh Grant was drunk when he bought a painting of Elizabeth Taylor which made him 11 million. The Did You Hear About the Morgans? star purchased the Andy Warhol painting in 2001 for 2 million and was |
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| Price of this suit: a world-record $602,500 |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| Signaling an aggressive new strategy to upgrade its collection, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has paid a record-setting $602,500 for a rare set of 17th-century Japanese armor. Made of hundreds of |
| Auction linked to Madoffs draws lukewarm response |
| Boston Globe |
| WESTON - It was promoted as the Bernie Madoff auction, a chance to own personal items that once belonged to the convicted swindler. But if ever there were cachet to owning a pair of Madoffs cufflinks, |
| Modern Warfare 2 holds chart top spot |
| Tiscali |
| Whilst new Zelda fails to dent Top 10 plus Tony Hawk skateboard up for auction and Crackdown 2 screens If anyone placed a wager on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being the Xmas number one then they sh |
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| Shipping Lines: prewar steam yacht Nahlin goes on her sea trials |
| Liverpool Echo |
| THE 1930 steam super-yacht Nahlin, berthed for several years at Liverpool?s Sandon Dock , is now on sea trials. This astonishing 296ft-long prewar survivor, one of the three biggest UK-built steam yac |
| The Sports Diary â?? Turkey no delight for Darius Vassell |
| Herald Scotland |
| We told the story recently about Darius Vassellâ??s miserable time in Turkey, getting kicked out of his hotel because his club failed to pay the bill. Well Darius is now chronicling his homesickness o |
| Next scandal will bring Woods relief |
| STLtoday.com |
| Sports Columnist Bryan Burwell ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH So now that we have arrived at this most peculiar time and place where the world's most famous celebrity athlete has suffered the first known (bu |
| Out&About |
| Daily Breeze |
| Today Holiday music series. The Palos Verdes Library District continues its holiday music series with a musical performance by JJ's Sunset Syncopators. Peninsula Center Library foyer, 701 Silver Spur |
| Backing tradition in the art market |
| People's Daily Online |
| Increases the bookmark A collector watching an ancient jadeware pre-enhibited for an auction held early this month in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. There is drama at the auction house for contemporary art p |
| Manjit Bawa Painting Sells for Record Rs 1.7Cr |
| Outlook India |
| An untitled canvas by Manjit Bawa sold for Rs 1.7 crore at a recent online auction which apart from creating a world record for the late artist has also indicated a return of confidence in the Indian |
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| Wine: The Illiquid Liquid Investment Asset |
| Journal of Financial Planning |
| by Brett A. Coffman, CFP, EA, and Robert J. Nance, CFP Executive Summary As a result of decreasing risk premiums on equity investments, alternative investments have increased in desirability. Wine has |
| Bishops and the health care debate |
| Berkshire Eagle |
| In response to Jason V. Francis' letter ('Tax Churches That Play Politics, Nov. 30'), let me state firstly that the Catholic Church is a large institution. So out of necessity, I will limit my comment |
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| World record price for Bawa in Saffronart auction |
| NewKerala.com |
| Hyderabad, Dec 11 : An untitled work of Manjit Bawa achieved the world record price at Rs 1.7 crore in auction organized by Saffronart here. A large number of bidders from across the world competed ti |
| WISD in Brief: Art Club create Christmas tree |
| Marshall News Messenger |
| Ms. Bradshaw's Art Club at Waskom High School participated in the Enchanted Forest fund-raiser at the Weisman Center. There were 26 trees entered in the competition from organizations in Marshall, Was |
| Mini mass-transit system recalls bygone days |
| Daytona Beach News Journal |
| · Senate to vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill · Houston biggest US city to elect openly gay mayor · British PM Gordon Brown in southern Afghanistan · Denmark: nearly 1,000 climate protesters rel |
| No shame in living with parents | Tim Williams |
| Keep Media |
| Embarrassed about still living at home? I've got other things to worry about â?? not least my own financial crisis The German poet Christian Morgenstern once said 'home is not where you live, but wher |
| â??The Standing Womanâ? By Botero at the LIRR Station |
| Great Neck Record |
| â??One of the first images I remember upon coming to America in 1977, was a Botero painting. Being able to present his work has been a once in a lifetime experience and a labor of love,â? said Davi |
| Dealers not sold on artists' small brush with fortune |
| Sydney Morning Herald |
| Amanda Marburg's paintings are regularly traded at auction - not that she takes much interest in the machinations of the art-auction world. Profits made in that sphere have been of no benefit to the 3 |
| Continental Coin & Jewelry Company Is Liquidating Inventory On New Online Auction |
| PRWeb |
| New online auction site offers an extensive inventory of jewelry, watches, fine art, coins, and collectibles, at wholesale prices, to a much wider audience. Van Nuys, California (PRWEB) December 13, 2 |
| Music theater closer to reopening after zoning decision |
| California Chronicle |
| Dec. 12--BEVERLY -- The zoning board gave its OK to keeping the North Shore Music Theatre a theater, putting new owner Bill Hanney closer to his goal of opening in the spring. 'This was a major hurdle |
| Orphaned house finds its home with the Opera Guild |
| NOLA Live |
| Houses can start to feel like members of the family over the years, especially if their owners heavily invest their time and thought and money and effort into them. We in New Orleans know that better |
| Art auction houses happy with market |
| New Zealand Herald |
| Not the best of years, but by no means the worst of years _ and certainly exceeding the gloomy sentiments current in the last quarter of 2008. World recession or not, Auckland art auction houses profe |
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| RB benefit is a work of art for officials |
| Daily Breeze |
| They're not your typical artists, these Redondo Beach politicians, school administrators and city bureaucrats. But tonight, these local dignitaries will get a chance to show off their inner Picasso at |
| For pop-ups, it's location, location, location |
| Baltimore Sun |
| Temporary shops give retailers, new customers a chance to discover one another Related Photos: Pop-up stores at Legg Mason Tower X Text Size Gita Chowdhury was looking for more exposure for her clothi |
| Auctionâ??s promise brings questions |
| Boston Globe |
| It sounds like a chance at a piece of ignominious history: a public auction scheduled for tomorrow in Weston of art and jewelry formerly owned by convicted swindler Bernard Madoff. â??Over 100 Pieces |
| Thought-provoking exhibits for holidays |
| Herald South Africa |
| THE December holidays are a good time to catch up on quality exhibitions and there two on at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum at 1 Park Drive, Central. The Whos Who and Whats New exhibition |
| For pop-ups, it's all about location |
| Baltimore Sun |
| Gita Chowdhury was looking for more exposure for her clothing and accessories boutique, dresscode by Gita, during the busy holiday season. Developers of the new Legg Mason building in Harbor East were |
| Art sale brings in money, life lessons to UAF students |
| Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
| by Mary Beth Smetzer / msmetzer@newsminer.com 6 hrs ago 180 views 1 3 PREV NEXT The learning curve of University of Fairbanks student potters and printmakers goes beyond their artwork. The fledgling a |
| Aumann Auctions Inc: Jamie & Donna O'Whittom Classic Toy Collection |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Aumann Auctions Inc Location: USA Catalogue Information: 209 lots 26 with images Quickly subscribe (or login) to view thi |
| SPECIAL EVENTS WEEK OF Dec. 10 |
| Maui News |
| Maui OnStage is throwing a birthday bash for Old Blue Eyes, and everyone's invited. The Frank Sinatra 94th Birthday Bash will kick off from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Historical Iao Theater. Sinatra has some |
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| Van Dyck self-portrait sells for 8.3m pounds |
| Bangkok Post |
| pounds in London, beating the previous auction record for his work, Sotheby's said. Self portrait by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck is seen at Sotheby's auction house, in central London. The portrait |
| Celebrate Christmas with Ariotek Web Hosting |
| PR.com |
| --(PR.com)-- To celebrate their first Christmas, Ariotek will offer an additional 25% discount over their already very competitive prices for New Customers ordering Web Hosting Packages until the end |
| Ive got a case of the birdhouse blues |
| Troy Messenger |
| Im not one known to be silent. Im also not known for my money. Thats probably why Ive never found much appeal in silent auctions. Sure, Ive always enjoyed looking at items up for sale, but nothing abo |
| Auction-goers place their bids on a good time |
| NOLA Live |
| This could be 'Magic.' Certainly auction afficionados thought so at the three different, same-night events that offered, all total, approximately 500 items. Bidding beckoned on St. Charles Avenue for |
| Music theater closer to reopening |
| Salem Evening News |
| BEVERLY â?? The zoning board gave its OK to keeping the North Shore Music Theatre a theater, putting new owner Bill Hanney closer to his goal of opening in the spring. "This was a major hurdle for me |
| Auctions: Treasures for small, last-minute packages |
| Philly.com |
| With only two weeks until Christmas, Alderfer Auction _and_ Appraisal's three-day catalog sale next week in Hatfield will offer bidders a chance to get in some last-minute shopping. While it may be a |
| Old Masters sales soar despite global woes (Reuters) |
| Yahoo! News Australia |
| NEW YORK, Dec, 11 (Reuters) - Sotheby's hopes that the fervent mood at an auction this week in London of important old master paintings will travel overseas when several rare art works will be auction |
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| Saudi Artist Ahmed Materâ?¦at the Louvre |
| Asharq Al-Awsat |
| In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat about his lecture, Mater said, â??I speak about my experience and the environment that I grew up in as an example of the experience of contemporary artists [in Sau |
| Saffronart becomes the first fine-art auction house globally to launch mobile bidding |
| TechWhack |
| · Saffronart leads the way in mobile auction innovation with the debut of the application on the Apple iPhone · Sophisticated software offers all the features of website bidding including placing bi |
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| Breaking Nudes: Polanski-Tate Photo Auctioned |
| The Wrap |
| Home _and_gt; Columns _and_gt; l.a. noir Roman Polanski just canâ??t stay out of the news. Forty years after he and doomed wife Sharon Tate posed nude for British photographer David Bailey, the image |
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| Stocks Turn Positive as Dollar Pulls Back |
| CNBC |
| Stocks turned positive in late-morning trading as the dollar pulled back and oil advanced. The dollar pulled back Materials, energy and financials were the best-performing sectors. Health-insurance st |
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| Delorme Collin du Bocage: Numismatique |
| Invaluable |
| 382 lots with images Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Viewing Notes: Please contact auction house for further details. Sale Notes: Due to processing reasons, we have been unab |
| Rembrandt And Raphael Break Auction Record |
| Heart Radio Essex |
| Rembrandt and a Raphael, sell for a total of almost 50m. The drawing by Raphael, Head Of A Muse, sold for 29.2m, a world record auction price for any work on paper, Christie's said. It was also the se |
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| Stocks Slip Amid Global Recovery Worries |
| CNBC |
| Cindy PermanWriter Stocks skidded Tuesday as news from across the globe â?? Spain, Dubai and Japan â?? exacerbated worries about the global recovery. Major U.S. Indexes. DJIA Loading... .NCOMP Loading |
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| UPDATE: Garrison painting mysteriously returns to Riverside Inn|Remaining items |
| Christian County Headliner News |
| The Howard Garrison painting stolen from Riverside Inn was mysterisouly returned today, Dec. 9, said Ozark Police Chief Lyle Hodges. The painting, valued at about $2,500, was discovered missing, along |
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| Raphael drawing sells for $48M at UK auction |
| Seattle Times |
| at 3:44 PM Comments (0) Print view Share Auctioneer Christie's says a drawing by Raphael has sold for about 29.2 million pounds ($47.5 million). Related Auctioneer Christie's says a drawing by Raphae |
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| Christie's Auction Shatters Old Master Record |
| ArtInfo |
| Raphael's 'Head of a Muse' (1508â??11) went for £29.1 million ($47.9 million), the highest price ever paid for a drawing at auction. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Raphael Point of View: Lee Hendrix Se |
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| Gansevoort South to be Sold at Auction; New Year's Eve Rooms Still Going for $720 |
| Miami New Times |
| Gansevoort South certainly comes close. Home to reality TV mess Miami Social and having a strong spot on the list of Miami party spots, the Gansy can also be added to the list of South Beach hotels cu |
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| Record set for most expensive drawing |
| Times Online |
| A drawing by Raphael was sold for 29,161,250 at Christies in London last night, making it the most expensive drawing bought at auction. It had been expected to sell for between 12 million and 16 milli |
| Stocks Open Lower as Dollar Shows Strength |
| CNBC |
| The big buzz this morning was about banking analyst Meredith Whitney, who said on CNBC that the government is running out of ways to help the economy. "I think they're out of bullets," Whitney said. O |
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| Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd: Three Day Fine Art Sale |
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| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd Location: United Kingdom Catalogue Information: 540 lots Quickly subscribe (or login |
| Saffronart First International Fine Art Auction House to Launch Mobile Bidding on |
| PR Newswire via Yahoo! |
| NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Saffronart, the world's largest fine-art online auction house announces the launch of its new and innovative mobile application that enables auction participants to bi |
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| MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA - EVENT REPORT: Best Buddies Celebrates 20th Anniversary With |
| BizBash Florida |
| Best Buddies International, a nonprofit that pairs one-to-one friendships between volunteers and the intellectually and developmentally disabled, hosted its annual ball in Miami on November 20 for mor |
| Wednesday newspaper round-up: Alistair Darling/PBR, Royal Bank of Scotland, Tesco |
| Find |
| LONDON (ShareCast) - Britain faces a 'fiscal crisis' and is no longer 'resistant' to the prospect of a humiliating and damaging debt downgrade, Moody's has warned. In an acutely embarrassing blow for |
| Art of the Potteries goes under the sale hammer |
| Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel |
| ARTWORK showing the industrial heritage of Stoke-on-Trent will go under the hammer as part of a fine-art auction today. The pieces by Burslem-born Leonard Brammer show the city's skyline dominated by |
| Gavin Turk brick worth £3,000 is stolen and replaced by 40 pence equivalent |
| Telegraph |
| A brick valued at £3,000 was stolen from an art gallery and replaced by a 40 pence equivalent. The piece, signed by the artist Gavin Turk, was entitled â??Revolting Brickâ? and stood in pride of pla |
| 'Royal' Jackson portrait sold |
| News24.com |
| Miami - An idealised portrait depicting late music legend Michael Jackson on horseback, dressed in regal garb and attended by two cherubs, has been sold at auction for $175 000, a US art gallery said |
| Rembrandt and a Raphael sell for £50m at record-breaking Christie's auction |
| Telegraph |
| A record-breaking auction saw two masterpieces, a Rembrandt and a Raphael, sell for a total of almost £50 million last night. The drawing by Raphael, Head of a Muse, sold for £29.2 million, a world |
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| 60-foot Loch Ness monster hits auction block |
| The Detroit Free Press |
| A 60-foot stylized statue of the Loch Ness monster that resides in a pond at a Grand Rapids zoo is being auctioned off because creators don't have $10,000 needed to winterize it. The sculpture in the |
| Waterfowlers go on hunt for good cause |
| Northwest Herald |
| Friday and Saturday the Cystic Fibrosis Open: Livâ??s Hunt for a Cure is on, and it is a big deal. What is cystic fibrosis and who is Liv, you might be asking. Cystic fibrosis affects more than 30,000 |
| HN Holiday Fund: Southcoast's young residents get involved to help needy this season |
| Herald News |
| Somerset-based artist Brian Fox has donated this canvas giclee print of recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi. The team legend is depicted in a pose from the famous â??Snow Bow |
| Maximo Park, White Lies In Charity Auction |
| Clash Music |
| No Surrender unveil auction plans Click To View the Fullsize Image/s Newcastle punk-funk tykes Maximo Park are among the acts contributing to a new charity auction. Christmas is a time for reflecting |
| Christie's sees Hong Kong â??leadingâ?? global rebound in luxury auction |
| Wealth-Bulletin.com |
| Hong Kong is â??leadingâ? the global resurgence in the art and auction markets, Andrew Foster, president of Asia at Christie's, said, as the auction house last Wednesday raised $212.5m (â?¬142.8m) fr |
| On the Town: Shopping season gets in full swing |
| Toledoblade.com |
| O WHAT A KNIGHT: : Cathy Trimble, left, the Rev. Ronald Olszewski, who provided the â??Oâ?? for the eventâ??s name, and Tracy Pfeiffer mingle at the St. Francis ball. ( THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON ) Zoom |
| McG Wants More TERMINATOR |
| Mania |
| Terminator franchise. Or he knows something that we don\'t. With hitting Blu-ray recently, digg_window Related Links: Info: Series: Director doesn't know that Terminator rights are for sale. By Decemb |
| Thank You Letter for Dec. 7 |
| Island Packet |
| (0) For auction help The annual Elegant Evening and Silent Auction held recently at TidePointe was a tremendous success and allowed Hilton Head Heroes to raise money to continue our work. That success |
| Snowflake Bazaar planned Saturday |
| TheBanner |
| from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brownstown United Methodist Church and adjoining annex at the corner of Walnut and Poplar streets. Local craft vendors are expected to be on hand with items like Amish han |
| PLUGGED IN: Your guide to what's happening in Georgina this week |
| YorkRegion.com |
| changeSize(size) else Tell a friend RELATED STORIES MORE STORIES Peaker plant fight gains supporter Readers weigh in on local issues Sutton Sabres end dream season Mosquito spray program under debate |
| Horse Trade Theatre Group Presents THE FRIGID HOLIDAY BENEFIT 12/6 At UNDER St. |
| Broadway World |
| t 2:00pm. Paul Hutcheson returns from Canada for a one-night-only reprise of On Second Thought. A 2009 FRIGID Royal Favorite and Volunteer Choice Winner, On Second Thought is a hilarious one-man show |
| Holiday tour of homes features unique houses |
| Hendersonville Times News |
| at 8:18 p.m. If you love visiting beautiful homes decorated for the holidays, this is the tour for you. The Transylvania Community Arts Council is hosting its 15th Annual Holiday Tour of s Saturday fr |
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| ArtPrize's Nessie is up for auction |
| WZZM 13 |
| Nessie, which spent weeks in the Grand River during the inaugural art competition, have decided to auction off the piece. They posted on the Nessie Project page, due to costs to winterize nessie they |
| Driffield auctioneers Dee Atkinson and Harrison achieve an auction house record |
| Beverley Today |
| An oil painting by Fred Elwell entitled 'Motherhood' sold under the hammer for 25,500 at Dee, Atkinson _and_ Harrison's Antique and Fine Art Sale, on Friday 27 November. Over the years numerous works |
| Morning Briefing 05 |
| Bennington Banner |
| sons host bingo BE BENNINGTON -- The Masonic Lodge hosts bingo. The doors open at 5 p.m., and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. There will be a $1,000 prize, door prizes, raffles and more. Cookies for a Cause |
| Shoppers cautious at bazaar |
| Frankfort State Journal |
| State Journal/Hilly Schiffer Linda Nallia of Frankfort looks through ornaments at the bazaar. More than 100 vendors offered their wares, including ornaments priced $10 to $15. When the event began 25 |
| Downtown Reno development: Coming and Going |
| Reno Gazette-Journal |
| ssion has unevenly hit small businesses in downtown Reno, creating a crazy quilt of new and expanding restaurants and bars while small retail stores are closing. It could be a harbinger of a new downt |
| Churches costly to keep |
| Pittsburgh Tribune Review |
| Johanna Yoho knew the North Side church she attended since childhood couldn't hang on much longer. With membership and collections dwindling, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church merged with another congregation |
| Festival showcases holiday creativity |
| SDSU Collegian |
| Media Credit: Briana TroskeThe Festival of Trees will have two entries from SDSU: the South Dakota Art Museum and Roots and Shoots Club. If you enjoy looking at decorated Christmas trees, then head ov |
| Calendar: Local |
| Beverly Citizen |
| Local - , MA - Citizen // sfHover if // // Local - , MA - // // Local - , MA - GFP_page_type // with news from the Citizen Search Keywords: s es Search Google Search Site s // // : Local By Staff repo |
| At Home Business Opportunities For A Creative Person |
| MyContentBuilder |
| Everyone knows about the stereotype of the starving artist? Well, guess what? For you, it could soon become a thing of the past. The World Wide Web has pioneered new opportunities for artists. Now, yo |
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| Rock Hill welcomes Christmas with festival opening |
| Rock Hill Herald |
| The forecast hints of rain, but that's not dampening spirits as ChristmasVille continues with its annual celebration of the season and the art of the late Vernon Grant. ChristmasVille opened Thursday |
| DATE UPDATE: Old Home Depot building up for auction |
| Frankfort State Journal |
| UPDATE: Old Depot building up for auction Email: Password: Sat Dec 05 2009 Citizen s DATE UPDATE: Old Depot building up for auction By Charlie Pearl December 3, 2009 Photo By Hilly SchifferA public au |
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| Christie's eyes records with great works |
| Oman Tribune |
| LONDON Christieâ??s is confident the recession is well and truly over in the world of fine art, with a record old masters sale in London next week that includes important works by Rembrandt, Raphael a |
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| Christmas Tree Lane officially opens this weekend |
| Watseka Times Republic |
| Comment (No comments posted.) Text Size Click image to enlarge For the Times-Republic Starting at 2 p.m. this Saturday, the public is invited to view Christmas Tree Lane at the Old Courthouse Museum i |
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| Exhibit celebrates sacred art |
| Deseret Morning News |
| INDIANAPOLIS El Greco's vision of the veil of Veronica hangs near a golden crown with 447 emeralds. Just a few steps away, a recumbent sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ rests before its return |
| Fundraiser for family who lost their home to fire features food, music and an auction |
| Great Falls Tribune |
| vine A fundraiser at the Moose Lodge in Black Eagle on Sunday will help out a family displaced after a fire destroyed their home in November. The six-person Knight family is living in a motel until th |
| Enterprise Minister opens state-of-the-art auction house |
| Invest Northern Ireland |
| Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened Euro Auctionsâ?? new auction house in Dromore, Co. Tyrone, part of a £1.5million investment. Euro Auctions, an Invest NI client company, provid |
| Reelfoot Eagle Festival slated for February |
| State Gazette |
| Migrating bald eagles are just beginning to return, but there should be plenty in time for the sixth annual Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival. The festival is scheduled Feb. 5-7 at Reelfoot Lake State Park |
| Art Auction benefits UI Childrenâ??s Hospital |
| Daily Iowan |
| Ebaa El Melik just wants to thank Iowa City. The Qatar native has lived here for only four years, but in that time, she has developed a love for the town. So as her way of giving to the community, the |
| Main Street Art Association finalizes lease for the old Newfields post office |
| Exeter NewsLetter |
| The Main Street Art Association signs lease Today's most viewed articles Survivor Samoa recap: The auction! The chickens! The blindside! - 12/3/2009 Police: Child porn suspect was caught before - 12/3 |
| Deadline is today for Hillsborough County art grant applications |
| St. Petersburg Times |
| Deadline is today for art grant applications Applications and guidelines for the 2010 Individual Artist Grants are available. Grants are awarded to artists in performing, visual, literary, dance and m |
| Marilyn Bauer: Give the gift of local art, entertainment |
| TCPalm |
| But whatâ??s the rush? What about our local merchants who have suffered through these economic downtimes? And holiday spirit that makes giving as much fun as buying? I buy local as much as I can and b |
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| For Old-School Art Pickers Like Rick Orr, the Thrills and the Payoffs Are Fading |
| Orange County Weekly |
| Orr's version of the untitled painting that started it all Jamie Peachey One man's trash, Orr knows, is another man's down payment on a house in Beverly Hills Chasing Pablo For old-school art pickers, |
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| Let's not let Santa Claus parade be taken over by advertising |
| Stratford Beacon Herald |
| Posted 1 day ago I am a mother of three children, and every year it's part of family tradition to watch the parade here in Stratford. I have noticed that our Santa Claus parades the last few years hav |
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| Health Care reform means a significant boost in resources for Indian Country |
| Sho-Ban News |
| Indian Country _and_ Health Reform By Mark Trahant A generation ago Indian Country wasnt included in the conversation about health care reform. When Congress enacted Medicaid and Medicare it pretended |
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| Sunnyvale shorts: Holiday events planned |
| Sunnyvale Sun |
| Sunnyvale Community Services is holding its annual holiday auction on Dec. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., 725 Kifer Road. The silent and oral auction event will feature condos, cuisine, crafts, collectibles |
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| Holiday home tours offer peek at decorations |
| StarBanner.com |
| Itâ??s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at homes all around Ocala. Poinsettias sit in front of a holiday-festooned staircase at the Ocala home of Ed Ferrandiz and Jack Boyle. Doug Engle/Staff ph |
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| Best Bets, Dec. 3-9 |
| Burlington Press |
| â?¢ Apparently, the vocal trio formerly known as Liber unUsualis got tired of people screwing up the odd capitalization of their name; now they go by the simpler Ensemble Liber. The name is new, but m |
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| Bentley Design Project raises 70,000 for The Christie cancer hospitalmore... |
| Auto Industry |
| Bentley Styling and Design Art Project raises 70,000 for The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester. An invitation-only gala auction of artworks by the men and women of Bentleys design and styling tea |
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| Full list of local Holiday Events |
| Naples Daily News |
| Three-year-old T.J. VanSant and his sister, Haley VanSant, 5, visit with Santa Claus at Santaâ??s Wonderland at the Bass Pro Shops on Black Friday, Nov. 27. For a full listing of holiday festivals and |
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| Southampton Town school news, December 3 |
| Southampton Press |
| Twenty students who participated in a sport and earned academic honors or high honors were named scholar athletes for the first quarter of the school year. Congratulations to Claudio Figueroa, Hayley |
| Art Basel Miami Beach Gets Youthful Infusion |
| ArtInfo |
| Courtesy Skarstedt Gallery Martin Kippenberger's 'Untitled (Protect Me From What I Want)' (1991) was on display at Skarstedt Gallery's booth. Courtesy 303 Gallery Karen Kilimnik's 'High Grove, Prince |
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| Vivid Pink Diamond Shatters Auction Record |
| ArtInfo |
| Courtsey of Images Ltd. The Vivid Pink, a five-carat potentially flawless diamond HONG KONGThe Vivid Pink, a five-carat potentially flawless pink diamond, garnered HK$83.5 million ($10.8 million), or |
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| Vt. art auction raises money for the hungry |
| Boston Globe |
| Still Time to Bid on Lady Gagaâ??s Hat (312) |
| Los Angeles Downtown News Online |
| Online Auction Extended Three More Weeks DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES â?? The Museum of Contemporary Art has extended until Dec. 20 its online auction of costumes from Francsco Vezzoliâ??s Ballets Russes Ital |
| Chasing Pablo: For Old-School Art Pickers, the Thrill Is Fading - and So's the Payoff |
| Phoenix New Times |
| Jamie Peachey For old-school art pickers, the thrill is fading and so's the payoff. Jamie Peachey Orr's version of the untitled Picasso painting that started it all. Subject(s): pickers, Rick Orr Ther |
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| Peter Sarsgaard plays a character with a learning curve in 'An Education' |
| Los Angeles Times |
| Set in the dreary days between postwar and swingin' London, "An Education" is the story of Jenny, a teenager with a bright future (played by an actress with a bright future, 24-year-old Carey Mulligan |
| Largest collection of pickups gather for Stips' estate auction |
| Madison Daily Leader |
| Perhaps the largest auction in Lake County history kicked off Tuesday morning at a site a few miles south of Madison. It was a spectacle. The auction was held by the estates of Art, Milo and Don Stip, |
| 'Christmas In Nagytétényi Castle Museum Budapest', 5 December - 3 January |
| XpatLoop.com |
| "The Száraz-Rudnyánszky castle, or Nagytétényi Castle Museum as it became well-known, is one of the great works of the Hungarian late-baroque architecture. Located in the capital but still far fro |
| Banks Delaying Foreclosure Auctions to Prevent Losses |
| UPublish.info |
| Homeowners who are behind in mortgage payments often make one mistake that, if not made, would allow them many more months to recover financially before losing their home. This mistake is when borrowe |
| BlackBerry gets eBay auction app |
| CNET Asia |
| RIM's BlackBerry App World is slowly but surely gaining ground as a storefront for distributing BlackBerry applications. eBay is the latest major company to forge a presence in the storefront, in the |
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| Rare Chinese vase sells for £228,000 after £375 bid from dealer rejected |
| Chester First |
| Prev | Next Images: 1 of 2 A WOMAN from Chester who had been offered just £375 for a rare Chinese vase was left stunned when it sold for a massive £228,000 in Flintshire. The lucky owner decided to |
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| Silver sword in Yarmouth auction |
| Great Yarmouth Mercury |
| He grew up in the poor and crowded environs of Great Yarmouth's rows in the former Popinjay pub that had been converted into a boot and shoemakers.But in a story unravelled by the chairman of Yarmouth |
| Classical paintings shine at Christie's in Hong Kong |
| Reuters UK |
| HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Sales of traditional Chinese paintings and old masters notched up firm results at Christie's autumn sales in Hong Kong, outshining Chinese contemporary art. Christie's, hit |
| Indian artefacts set for auction in UK |
| Yahoo! India |
| New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) A ceremonial velvet jacket belonging to Maharajah Duleep Singh, the youngest son of legendary sikh warrior king Ranjit Singh, is ready to be auctioned off along with a host of |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Adds Facility in Europe |
| Wisconsin Ag Connection |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, has announced it signed a long-term lease on approximately 41 acres of land in Meppen, Germany. The global auction firm intends to |
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| Large quantity of unused trucks to be sold by Ritchie Bros. at |
| PR Newswire via MSN Money |
| 7:00 AM ET advertisement Article tools Stocks mentioned in this articleRitchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc , , , All PR wire newsUnused rolloff and boom trucks among hundreds of items to be sold at end of y |
| Inter Ikea to invest up to $1.2 billion in China |
| Vancouver Sun |
| Inter Ikea Centre Group, the mall developer part-owned by the world's biggest home-furnishings retailer, plans to invest as much as $1.2 billion US in China over the next five years. The company will |
| Victor Mitchell Auctioneers: Antique Furniture and Fine Art Sale |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Victor Mitchell Auctioneers Location: Ireland Catalogue Information: 506 lots Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this a |
| Man of antiques lived on fruit cake |
| Sydney Morning Herald |
| Bill Bradshaw, 1922-2009. Antiques were Bill Bradshaw's life, from the age of seven, when he knew he wanted to be a dealer, until the day earlier this year when he finally had to go into a nursing hom |
| AVOL officials' work is their cause |
| Lexington Herald Leader |
| AVOL's supporters are professionals and volunteers, young and old, straight and gay, rich and poor. But they share one important thing in common: They are warriors. And they are determined not to lose |
| Green & Blacks brings in Blazinstar for experiential art auction |
| Event Magazine |
| Green _and_amp; Blacks brings in Blazinstar for experiential art auction  Blazinstar Experiential has helped create a piece of Green _and_amp; Black's chocolate art for use at ArtBarter - an event t |
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| Holiday home tour lights up the weekend |
| Columbia Daily Tribune |
| The Womens Symphony League will host its annual Holiday Home Tour Saturday and Sunday, taking visitors through homes distinctively decorated for the holidays. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon |
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| MJ wanted to head back to the classroom |
| Times of India |
| Late King of Pop Michael Jackson was reportedly planning to head back to the classroom to become a qualified art historian after his daughter Paris begged him to follow his dream of studying. The sing |
| Autumn auctions rake in billions |
| People's Daily Online |
| Incredible new heights have been reached at China's autumn auctions. Traditional Chinese art has overtaken the soaring demand for contemporary Chinese pieces,as the country's leading auctionhouses end |
| New tax on Australian art collectors |
| National Business Review |
| The resale royalties on art debate will probably be back on the menu in New Zealand with a new scheme being introduced in Australia some time next year. In this country Labour had championed the schem |
| Silver sword in Yarmouth auction |
| Great Yarmouth Mercury |
| He grew up in the poor and crowded environs of Great Yarmouth's rows in the former Popinjay pub that had been converted into a boot and shoemakers.But in a story unravelled by the chairman of Yarmouth |
| Classical paintings shine at Christie's in Hong Kong |
| Reuters UK |
| HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Sales of traditional Chinese paintings and old masters notched up firm results at Christie's autumn sales in Hong Kong, outshining Chinese contemporary art. Christie's, hit |
| Celebrating the season |
| John Hopkins University Gazette |
| Catherine Rogers Arthur decorates a table in Homewood Museumâ??s drawing room, one of the Carroll familyâ??s principal entertaining spaces. A hand-painted French porcelain coffee and chocolate service |
| Nashville party season kicks into high gear this month |
| Tennessean |
| November has been a month of coin flipping. Too many parties, so little time. Case in point: At least two fine benefits to assist two worthy causes were held concurrently on Nov. 12, but in different |
| Korea's largest art house sells off 73 pct of catalog in Hong Kong |
| Korea Herald |
| Korea's largest art auction house sold 73 percent of all artworks offered during its recent auction in Hong Kong, K-Auction said Monday, despite the lingering impact of the Wall Street-sparked financi |
| Students show their talent, skills to Optimists |
| Goldsboro News-Argus |
| Davianta Staton, left, Stevee Jo Rose, and Miraka Battle were the winners of a recent Optimist Club talent contest. The first Goldsboro Optimist Club youth talent show and art auction was held earlier |
| WHAT'S UP DOWNTOWN? Join the Art Guild extravaganza! |
| Daily-Jeff |
| In wholehearted support of one of the precious businesses lost to the September fire, I have invited the Eastern Ohio Art Guild to share its message regarding its upcoming fundraiser. Our hope is that |
| Thanks for attending the Mendenhall Flying Lions Club barbecue |
| Juneau Empire |
| Would like to take this opportunity to graciously say thank you to everyone who participated in the 14th annual American Diabetes Association barbecue and auction on Nov. 7 at G.W. Teal's and making t |
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| At 50, Phoenix Art Museum thrives due to donors |
| Arizona Republic |
| 'It's what I call the disease of collecting,' retired Chicago businessman Steve Rineberg says. 'People collect baseball cards, too. But there are not too many baseball-card museums.' Rineberg and his |
| Paris evolution sale to auction dinosaurs, bugs |
| China Post |
| PARIS -- From entire dinosaur skeletons and fossilized bugs alive more than 400 million years ago, to modern space paraphernalia, there is something for every pocket in a Paris evolution-themed auctio |
| Carolyn Livengood: New Millbrae boutique holds trunk show |
| Inside Bay Area |
| AMELIA'S ANTICS, a women's boutique consignment store at 311 Broadway in Millbrae that owner Karen Steffey opened in August, will hold a Holiday Boutique Trunk Show from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. The |
| Michael Jackson â??wanted to study fine art at Universityâ?? |
| Topnews.in |
| London, Nov 29 : Late King of Pop Michael Jackson was reportedly planning to head back to the classroom to become a qualified art historian after his daughter Paris begged him to follow his dream of s |
| Red letter dates: January |
| PJStar.com |
| 9 Sculpture by Mark Winter and paintings by Beth Bojarski. Through Feb. 12. Preston Jackson Gallery, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water St. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Donatio |
| Fade to black: Local movie theaters face 'The End' |
| Portsmouth Herald |
| The story of community movie theaters is not a happy Hollywood blockbuster. It's more like a brooding art house film with an ambiguous ending. Just in the past 12 months, local fans have watched this |
| Art auction will raise money for schools |
| Southwest Florida Herald Tribune |
| A seventh-grader in a Florida school district was recently told by her teacher not to use too much paint in her class because they didn't have enough to go around. Imagine being told to think creative |
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| The Nutcracker, Christmas Parades, Santa in the Park |
| Fayetteville Free Weekly |
| All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, 72701, or fax to 444-7289, at least two weeks prior to event. Submission |
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| Brightwells: Antiques & Fine Art inc. Musical & 20th Century |
| Invaluable |
| Quickly subscribe (or login) to view this auction's lots. Date: Auction House: Brightwells Location: United Kingdom Catalogue Information: 1,006 lots 228 with images Quickly subscribe (or login) to vi |
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| COMMUNITY CALENDAR Nov. 27- Dec. 6 |
| Easton Journal |
| â??Peter Panâ?? performed. 7:30 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, 1 School Sty., Foxboro. Tickets are $24 adults, $22 for students and seniors, $18 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased online at www.b |
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| Art lovers get the blues as Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 'snubs' Colourists |
| The Scotsman |
| â�¢ Peploe's The Black Bottle fetched over �£500,000 at auction in 2001, a sign of the enduring popularity of the Scottish Colourist school But debate is rumbling about how the nation's best-kno |
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| Letters to the editor: Nov. 28, 2009 |
| Marco Eagle |
| Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of Nov. 28, 2009: Letter of the Day: Dial the right numbers Editor, Daily News: As a legal driver in the state of Florida, I have witnessed some |
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| Weekend events: Find things to do in Erie region |
| Erie Times-News |
| Find array of gifts at Warner craft showMore than 40 juried crafters will offer their wares for sale at the Warner Winter Wonderland Art and Craft Show on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, |
| Honeymoon cut short for nip/tuck bucks |
| Brisbane Times |
| Geoffrey Edelsten and Brynne Gordon. Private Sydney THE ageing entrepreneurial medicine man Geoffrey Edelsten marries his 26-year-old American squaw, Brynne Gordon, at Melbourne's five-star Crown Casi |
| Auctions: Big names, big prices; other charming finds |
| Philadelphia Inquirer |
| For The Inquirer Although works by well-known artists are expected to bring the top prices at Freeman's sale of fine American and European paintings and sculpture next weekend, the sale's real charm m |
| Portsmouth Starry Starry Night Gala celebrates 10 years with new online auction |
| Foster's Daily Democrat |
| PORTSMOUTH To celebrate 10 years in , City Year NH has expanded its signature Starry Starry Night Gala to include an online auction. Through Dec. 15, bidders are invited to peruse this year's interes |
| Press releases Nov. 24 |
| Taunton Gazette |
| The Taunton Firefighters Local 1391 and G. Lopes Construction/ New England Recycling are holding a toy drive for the Shriners Burn Hospital in Boston. The drive will last through Dec. 17. We are looki |
| Diary: November 26-December 2 |
| Fakenham Times |
| BEETLEY. The Woad Centre, Rawhall Lane: Share the View, demonstration of dyeing with woad indigo, 10am-4pm free. BINHAM. Village Hall: Binham Local History Group, talk - Norwich Silver 900-1900, 7.30p |
| Howard County Arts Council Announces Holiday News |
| Broadway World |
| Holiday time already!?! Now we all know that times have been a little rough lately. And we all have turkey, fixings, visiting relatives, and shopping on the brain, but fear not! The Howard County Arts |
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| Zibb |
| Company: Artfest International Inc (ARTS) QualityStocks would like to highlight Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTS). Artfest International is a publicly traded Company under the stock symbol "AR |
| Hacks of Chinese temple were online kung fu, abbot says |
| Computerworld |
| temple's abbot was cited as saying by Chinese state media Monday. That and previous attacks on the Web site were spoofs making fun of the temple, Buddhism and the abbot himself, Shi Yongxin was cited |
| Splash out for a smacker on the lips |
| West Sussex County Times |
| A student from the University of Chichester will be puckering up for the first time in a year to anyone willing to .Fine art student Amanda DeZilva has not kissed anyone in a year and as part of her m |
| MONEYworks Bronze & Art exhibition at DIFC to display over 40 global artists |
| Eye of Dubai |
| The MONEYworks Group of Magazines celebrates its more than a decade-long publishing with a unique bronze and art exposition supported by DIFC Lifestyle Group. The exposition, which opened on November |
| The 4 Senator bidders would still show movies |
| Baltimore Sun |
| The Baltimore Development Corp. yesterday provided more details about four proposals for the future of the Senator Theatre. The plans for the troubled North Baltimore landmark include loft-style apart |
| Horrendous... but weâ??ll bounce back |
| News and Star |
| Access was allowed to 900 washed-out properties in the town centre for the first time since those living and working there were forced to flee as waters started rising on Thursday. And, as they saw th |
| Sisters Gin Palace is shape of things to come |
| Glasgow Evening Times |
| TWO sisters are taking their first step towards providing a sparkling future for fellow artists by transforming an empty A-listed building this weekend. Glasgow-based jewellery-maker Leah Black and fa |
| Graae, Kudisch, Cook, Pedi Added To Lineup Of Stars Honoring Bock & Harnick 11/23 |
| Broadway World |
| The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; W. David McCoy, Chairman of the Board) will honor Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway songwriters Jerry Bock and Sheldon |
| Yves Saint Laurent auction fetches $18m |
| stuff.co.nz |
| Fashion A A four-day auction of late French designer Yves Saint Laurent's ravishing artwork and the everyday objects that packed his residences has fetched 8.99 million ($NZ18.74 million), Christie's |
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| Sotheby's Up 14.8% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation |
| TradingMarkets |
| Sotheby's Auction Promising for Art Market Unbiased Analysis on SCG, COT, FSP, , DPL and MENT Posted on WallStSense.com Stock research report available on Sotheby's (NYSE:) from SmarTrend Analytics .u |
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| Concierge Auctions to Host Real Estate Auction of Adirondack Retreat on Lake George, |
| PR Newswire |
| Currently Offered for $1.85 Million - Suggested Opening Bid of $1 Million QUEENSBURY, N.Y., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Auctions will host a luxury real estate auction of 34 Pulver Road in Queen |
| Viewpoints | Auction sees more action than expected |
| Louisville Courier-Journal |
| The 46-year-old Art Auction â?? the granddaddy of Louisville art sales â?? generated $34,000 for Children's Fine Art Classes at the Louisville Visual Art Association and $12,000 for the Hite Art Insti |
| Holiday Events Guide |
| Journal-Gazette |
| Christmas comes but once a year. And in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, you have about 500 unique opportunities for celebrating it. Heres a list of highlights from the coming holiday season. "Th |
| Breaking: Bo Diddley Memorabilia Snapped Up at Auction |
| Lakeland Ledger |
| On a day when dozens of cherished items from rock 'n' roll legend Bo Diddley's past went to the highest bidder, dollars meant relatively little. To his friends and family, the Music Icons auction held |
| Family calendar: Nov. 22-29 |
| Poughkeepsie Journal |
| Yoga for preschoolers - The Yoga Way, 2 Commerce Court, Wappingers Falls. 11 a.m.-noon Nov. 23. Yoga for preschoolers ages 3-5. $77 for series of classes. Call 845-227-3223 or e-mail yogaway@earthlink |
| Arren Williams: Shop vintage and make a difference |
| National Post |
| Into scoring cool vintage gear, that ranges from the iconic Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman to ultra-collectible art toys by Ed Templeton, and helping support the ? Yes, is definitely the answer, thank |
| Art auction set for Dec. 12 |
| Mobile Register |
| Submitted by Jan Vining South Baldwin art lovers will soon have a chance to bid on artwork by top local artists and artisans. 'Going, Going, Gone Over Art!', an art auction presented by Jan's Art Stud |
| Limerick artists donate work for Shane Geoghegan art auction |
| Limerick Leader |
| AN art auction which is being organised by the Limerick School of Art and Design on behalf of the Shane Geoghegan Trust has generated a lot of interest among prominent Limerick artists who have donate |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers' new Burnaby headquarters wins prestigious real estate |
| TradingMarkets |
| BURNABY, BC, Nov. 20, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- RBA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- New 15,000+-square-metre global head office wins award at the 2009 NAIOP Real Estate Excellence A |
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| CP Group targets emerging markets |
| Bangkok Post |
| Lucrative overseas investments present huge potential for Thai conglomerate. Published: 21/11/2009 at 12:00 AM paper section: tweetmeme_url tweetmeme_service tweetmeme_source When decided to expand it |
| World War II souvenir fascinated vet's family |
| Detroit News |
| 'For many a year, we have held on to a little piece of history,' wrote Frances Kozoro O'Mara to Trash or Treasure. 'As the war with Japan came to a close, my brother was in the occupation of Japan dur |
| Sotheby's to auction photo of iconic 19th-century figure |
| Regina Leader-Post |
| Six years after an uproar in Canadian cultural circles over the export of a $2.2-million painting of 19th-century native leader Maungwudaus, a rare and very early photograph of the famed Wild West per |
| Harris sketch among prized Canadian artwork headed for auction |
| Regina Leader-Post |
| A stunning private collection of Canadian art worth as much as $8 million is to be auctioned off next month in Toronto, highlighted by Lawren Harris's final oil sketch for his iconic, full-canvas Nort |
| Mayor seeks award winner |
| Kamloops This Week |
| TOP NEWS HEADLINE : TOP SPORTS HEADLINE : Chief vendetta TOP BUSINESS HEADLINE : TOP ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINE : TOP COMMUNITY HEADLINE : TOP LIFESTYLES HEADLINE : TOP OPINION HEADLINE : Nominations are |
| CSUS' Thiebaud collection to go on public view |
| Sacramento Bee |
| The entire California State University, Sacramento, collection of works by Wayne Thiebaud, one of America's most celebrated working painters, will be exhibited for the first time Dec. 3 through March |
| Cindy Hates 'Lesbian' Feud |
| FOXNews.com |
| Back in the day "The Brady Bunch" family represented the American Dream, but it seems all that sibling affection has been severed by the fact that Eve Plum (Jan Brady) refuses to talk to or reconcile |
| I AM SNOWBOARDING Mammoth Opening |
| Snow Board |
| Backyard Bang Rail Silent Auction (in 1 day) Quintin x Fly Society x TK Skate Contest (in 1 day) Rome SDS Premature Jibulation: Waterville Valley (in 8 days) Rome SDS Premature Jibulation: Appalachian |
| Nov. 19: Arts and Entertainment Calendar |
| Hardin County News Enterprise |
| BLUEGRASS MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL BAND CONCERT, 7 p.m., Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School, 384 W.A. Jenkins Road, Eâ??town. POC: Jesse Floyd, 765-2658. HEART OF KENTUC |
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| CRAYFORD: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust supports art auction |
| News Shopper |
| People and Places (Nov. 19) |
| Carroll County Online |
| Bob Jackson celebrated 10 years with Landmark of Maryland Nov. 15. He is shift leader for the third shift, which is responsible for the printing of the Carroll County Times, and has also held the posi |
| Festival of Trees Will Light Up Downtown Bartow on Friday |
| Lakeland Ledger |
| Bartow Chamber of Commerce's Festival of Trees will begin Friday along with the Magic on Main Light Up Bartow event. This will include a blessing of the city and a performance of seasonal music by the |
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| Music Brings NuU Medspa and Merit School Together for Alegre Carnavale, 8th Annual |
| NewsBlaze |
| --(PR.com)-- Merit School of Music of Chicago and NuU Medspa convened Saturday, November 14, 2009 for Alegre Carnaval, their 8th Annual Masquerade Ball that raise funds for school program. Merit Schoo |
| Two decades of festive fun |
| Sheboygan-Press |
| Area resident continues to volunteer for Festival of Trees _and_#8226; staff _and_#8226; November 9, 009 Sandy Lienau had no idea what she was signing up for 0 years ago when she agreed to create deco |
| Art of Music Exhibition at Proud Camden |
| View London |
| Featuring one off art work from leading bands and musicians, the Art of Music exhibition at Proud Camden gives you the chance to get up close to the original canvases before they're auctioned off. No |
| McAdenville to kick off Christmas parade season |
| Gaston Gazette |
| The 32nd Annual McAdenville Parade, held in conjunction with the McAdenville Dolphins Christmas Town Bowl weekend, takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday. There is no fee to enter Gaston Countyâ??s first par |
| Festival serves up chocolate treats |
| Stevens Point Journal |
| AMHERST -- 'The Festival of Chocolate ... and More!' returns to the Lettie W. Jensen Community Center in Amherst from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for the festival cost $10 in advance or $12 the |
| Phoenix College Alumni Association Announce Hall of Fame Inductees |
| East Valley Living |
| Browse _and_gt; Home / Local News / Chief Jack Harris, PC Alums to be Inducted Into Hall of Fame PHOENIX, AZ â?? During the late 1990â??s, the Phoenix College Alumni Association (PCAA) sought to forma |
| Deadline approaches for reservations for museumâ??s holiday gala |
| Shawnee News Star |
| SHAWNEE, Okla. â?? Deadline for making reservations for the 2009 Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Volunteersâ?? Holiday Gala is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Gala tickets may be reserved by calling the museum at |
| China Steps Up Pressure and Calls for Return of Art Treasures from Abroad |
| Artdaily.org |
| Liu Zhenmin, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. AP Photo/David Karp. BEIJING (REUTERS).- China has ratcheted up pressure for imperial treasures to be repatriated, |
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| Ideas for Luxury Christmas Gift for Women |
| Suite101.com |
| Luxury and ultra luxury gifts are special and unique presents for elegant and refined life styles. The gifts included in this list of ideas are very expensive and are easily available when shopping wi |
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| Saint Laurent's last belongings sold at auction |
| Breitbart.com |
| From pots and pans to antique chandeliers, the last belongings from the homes of Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge went on sale Tuesday, with the late fashion icon's bulldog looking on. |
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| PHOTO GALLERY: Art auction a huge success |
| Wicked Local Walpole |
| Saturday night's art auction, held at Walpole Country Club, to benefit the new Walpole library building was a resounding success. The event raised over $18,000. Walpole artists donated over 50 pieces |
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| Nicolas Cage Former Manager Samuel J. Levin Files Cross Complaint |
| Post Chronicle |
| Nicolas Cage's former business manager has filed a cross complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court against the star. Samuel J. Levin - who was branded "incompetent" by the actor over his financial advic |
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| HOLIDAY GUIDE '09: Holiday events |
| Rochester City Newspaper |
| Holiday Events [ CALENDAR ] COMPILED BY ERIC REZSNYAK AND ALYSA STRYKER Ongoing [ EXHIBIT ] Festival of Trees Through December 6. More than 100 holiday items on display. Granger Homestead, 295 N. M |
| ShowBiz Minute: Parker, Burton, Jackson |
| Southwest Florida Herald Tribune |
| Arts Council seeking grant applications |
| Huntsville Times |
| For the Madison Spirit writeone35758@yahoo.com Deadline is Jan. 16;guidelines airedfor organizations The Madison Arts Council is accepting applications for 2010 grants. Deadline for submitting applica |
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| Sisters of Charity host wine tasting event at Wellesley Country Club on Nov. 21 |
| Wellesley Townsman |
| On Saturday evening, Nov. 21, the Sisters of Charity - Halifax will celebrate their 6th annual Journey of Love event, a Wine Tasting Spectacular, and the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Siste |
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| Rowan video exhibition explores American culture and traditions |
| CourierPostOnline.com |
| Rowan University Art Gallery presents 'Hurts So Good,' a video exhibition that confronts culture and traditions in America. The works celebrate, critique and satirize representations of American cultu |
| YSL auction to raise Aids funds |
| BBC |
| Items under the hammer include paintings, furniture and a paperweight More than 1,200 items from the homes of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge are being auctioned |
| Deutsche Bank Signs on as Main ART HK Sponsor |
| ArtInfo |
| Deutsche Bank, which boasts one of the worldâ??s biggest corporate art collections, with about 50,000 works from the past century, has inked a five-year agreement to be the lead sponsor of ART HK, Hon |
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| Concierge Auctions to Host Real Estate Auction of Adirondack Retreat on Lake George, |
| PR Newswire via Yahoo! |
| QUEENSBURY, N.Y., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Auctions will host a luxury real estate auction of 34 Pulver Road in Queensbury, New York on December 5, the company announced. The sale is being co |
| Around Town: Nov. 18 |
| DCExaminer.com |
| Basketball: The Washington Wizards play the Cleveland Cavaliers. [7 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW] Public Enemy: The hip-hop group from Long Island, NY., performs. [7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 21st |
| China calls for return of art treasures from abroad (Reuters) |
| Yahoo! News Australia |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China is ratcheting up pressure for imperial treasures to be repatriated, condemning overseas auctions of its relics and demanding they come home.China is particularly eager to get |
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| Mammoth Yves Saint Laurent sale kicks off |
| Daily Telegraph Australia |
| FROM pots and pans to spectacular crystal chandeliers, 1200 bits and pieces from the plush homes of late fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge went under the hammer today. Held |
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| Bankrupt Billionaire's Assets Auctioned at Philadelphia's Kamelot |
| Individual.com |
| Kamelot Auction House, one of Philadelphia's premier auction companies, is pleased to announce they have been chosen to host the sale of the former furnishings and art of the posh Montana Yellowstone |
| Warhol story drawing set for sale |
| BBC |
| Warhol's simple artwork illustrates a cautionary tale about laziness A children's book illustration from the early part of Andy Warhol's career is to go on sale in New York next month. The delicate dr |
| Canadian celebrities' paintings raise $13,000 for kidney disease |
| Canada NewsWire |
| A Brush of Hope for more than 20,000 afflicted with incurable disease FREDERICTON, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - More than 20,000 Canadians who require kidney dialysis were given a ray of hope after a unique fundra |
| Red Cross sells bits of its past to help erase a very current deficit |
| Victoria Star Online |
| WASHINGTON - Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 58-centimetre wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1 |
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| BARGAIN HUNTERS: Early birds often catch the best buys at garage sales |
| Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Many shoppers enjoy the thrill of finding a bargain LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Early-bird garage-sale shopper Carol Miles (left, with an unidentified homeowner) has her items picked out before they're p |
| Tubberclair advance to Leinster semi-final |
| Westmeath Examiner |
| Tubberclair's Fergal Wilson is tackled by Dunlavin's Justin Birchall and Kevin Miley. Tubberclair advanced to the Leinster intermediate semi-final with a hard fought three-point victory over Wicklow s |
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| Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up For Skateparks: Las Vegas 2009 |
| DUB Magazine |
| Vegas benefited Skaters in east Las Vegas, as the benefit raised more than 630,000 to help the Tony Hawk Foundation pursue its mission to bring free, quality public skateparks to low-income areas acro |
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| Coin show attracts collectors, deal..... |
| News and Sentinel |
| Article Photos MARIETTA - Hundreds of coin dealers and collectors from around the region gathered Saturday and Sunday at the Comfort Inn in Marietta for the annual Parkersburg Coin Show. Tim Miller, t |
| Open Canvas benefits museum, scholarships |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| Demystify art for yourself. Watch 90 artists each create a painting in a day right before your eyes - and maybe take one of the artworks home with you. The Open Canvas event and silent auction on Satu |
| Sale for African kids |
| Glasgow Evening Times |
| CHARITY and business will go hand in hand when finance company 1 Solution hosts a charity art auction to raise money for disadvantaged children in Tanzania. 1 Solution, of 1 Blythswood Square, Glasgow |
| Yves Saint Laurent's everyday knick-knacks up for grabs |
| Asiaone |
| PARIS, FRANCE - After auctioning a highly valuable art collection amassed over half a century, Pierre Berge, partner of late pantsuit pioneer Yves Saint Laurent, is putting everyday pieces up for sale |
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| Madoff's belongings auctioned in NY |
| Sky News Australia |
| Fallen financier Bernard Madoff and his wife's belongings fetched as much as 20 times their estimated value at auction. Alan Richardson, a Florida dealer, almost got Madoff's blue satin New York Mets |
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| Fallen financier Bernie Madoff has trinkets sold for 600k at auction in New York |
| Daily Record |
| ITEMS that used to belong to fallen financier Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth fetched a total of around 600,000) at auction, twice as much as expected. Madoff's blue satin New York Mets baseball jack |
| Making castoffs into a home |
| Philadelphia Inquirer |
| For the unadventurous among us, home decorating is accomplished in stores and by mail: A couch is on sale at this department store; matching wall sconces (weren't we lucky!) are featured in that catal |
| Holiday celebrations gear up in southwest Iowa |
| Daily Nonpareil |
| Crescent: â??The Crescent Connectionâ? is now available to anyone with e-mail. Each issue features Crescent happenings and city projects, city council minutes, the Crescent area Sheriffâ??s Report, C |
| Good Sunday for November 15 |
| San Francisco Examiner |
| Taking on the ice: Sophie De Groot tests out the ice on the opening day of the Union Square ice skating rink on Wednesday. (Cindy Chew/The Examiner) Around town Music Singer-songwriter: Ray LaMontagne |
| Heroic art: Anderson Arts Center presents annual auction |
| Anderson Independent-Mail |
| Michael and Gina Hellstrom discuss a piece of art up for bid at the 27th annual Arts Auction at the Anderson Arts Center warehouse. STORY TOOLS Share and Enjoy More Local Rate this story ANDERSON COUN |
| Friends of Gateway plan fall art auction |
| News-Record.com |
| The recession has hit the Friends of Gateway Foundation, like many nonprofits, hard. â??Attendance was way off at our spring event,â? said co-founder Keith Bunch . â??Itâ??s definitely more challengi |
| Plans unveiled for Hockey Day |
| Stratford City Gazette |
| Jeff Heuchert Staff Reporter Plans for the 10th annual Tim Hortons Hockey Day in Canada, which is being hosted right here in Stratford, were unveiled last week. On hand at the Allman Arena Thursday, N |
| ART MARKET WATCH |
| ArtNet.com |
| by Stewart Waltzer Is underwhelming acceptable usage in the Chicago Manual of Style? If so, one might use it cruelly to describe Christie's 40-lot evening sale on Nov. 3, 2009. It didn't have a lot of |
| Munch's "History" Stolen From Norway Gallery |
| Huliq.com |
| An important forerunner in expressionistic art, Edvard Munch's (1863-1944) lithographic version of "History" has been stolen from his native Norway. The hand painted lithograph was stolen in a smash a |
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| Madoff's spoils go on auction |
| News24.com |
| New York - From diamond-encrusted watches to satin jackets emblazoned with his name, Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff loved the little luxuries in life. Now hundreds of his personal goods are going |
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| Girls Inc. party kicks off holiday benefit season |
| Lowell Sun |
| The fading of autumn's golden glory signals that it's time to clothe oneself in the jingle-bell, sleigh-ride-in-the-snow mood that will be celebrated at Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell Holiday Party 2009 |
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| Holiday craft shows & bazaars |
| Bucyrus Telegraph Forum |
| crafters offering furniture, shelves, wood bowls, carvings, soaps, candles, art, country designs, floral designs, baskets, wreaths, snowmen, grapevine trees, baked goods, candy and more. Hospice Bazaa |
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| Church offers silent auction, with goodies, too |
| Lindsay Daily Post |
| Posted By ELIZABETH PEETERS Posted 22 hours ago Trinity United Church will hold a bake sale and silent auction on Nov. 21 from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Coffee and sandwiches will be available. UNIQUE GIFT I |
| Gilligans Island star to appear at auction |
| Beckley Register-Herald |
| Dawn Wells, who played the character Mary Ann on the classic television show â??Gilliganâ??s Island,â? will appear next week at the Denver Foundationâ??s Christmas Wish Celebrity Auction. The event i |
| Artists' meet and greet in Avondale, interfaith Thanksgiving, library anniversary |
| Florida Times-Union |
| E-mail items about the Ortega, Riverside, Avondale and surrounding neighborhoods to Mary Maraghy at mary.maraghy@jacksonville.com, fax to 359-4478 or mail to The Sun, The Florida Times-Union, P.O. Box |
| Open house, chili dinner set for Tuesday |
| Sonoma Index-Tribune |
| Sonoma Community Center's annual open house and membership meeting takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. To highlight the plethora of diverse arts education programming offered at the comm |
| Museum pieces to be auctioned off |
| Sonoma Index-Tribune |
| Sonoma Valley Museum of Art will offer the community a rare opportunity to purchase art while raising funds for the nonprofit museum. For the first time, for one night only, the artwork in the SVMA Ju |
| Wildlife Artist Ken Hunter to Entertain at Bradford-Sullivan Forest Landowners Association |
| The Troy Pennysaver |
| Font size: Dont miss this years Bradford-Sullivan Forest Landowners Association Annual Dinner Meeting on Tuesday evening, November 10, at 6 p.m. at the Wysox Fire Hall. This years speaker, wildlife ar |