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• Eagle, Idaho Arts Charter claim 2019 Idaho Dance Championships - Idaho Press-Tribune

  16-03-2019 23:23
  Eagle, Idaho Arts Charter claim 2019 Idaho Dance Championships  Idaho Press-TribuneThe Eagle High School dance team took home the 5A first-place trophy Friday in the 2019 Idaho Dance Championships at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
  
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• Review: 'JQA' at Arena Stage - DC Metro Theater Arts

  16-03-2019 23:12
  Review: 'JQA' at Arena Stage  DC Metro Theater ArtsLeaving Arena Stage's world premiere of JQA, the fictionalized account of John Quincy Adams as imagined by playwright/director Aaron Posner, I'm feeling this: ...
  
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• Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 90, ‘Nate the Great’ Author, Dies

  16-03-2019 23:11 via nytimes.com
  Her detective hero, who loved pancakes and his dog, Sludge, helped children learn how to read — and how to sleuth.
  
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• Mariposa County Arts Council Presents SPRING Exhibit March 28 - May 17 with Reception on March 28, 2019 - Sierra Sun Times

  16-03-2019 21:48
  Mariposa County Arts Council Presents SPRING Exhibit March 28 - May 17 with Reception on March 28, 2019  Sierra Sun TimesMarch 15, 2019 - The Mariposa County Arts Council invites the public to the opening reception of Spring, an exhibition featuring work from Sierra Nevada ...
  
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• Performing Arts Camp at Second Congregational Church Runs July 8-12, 2019 - Greenwich Free Press

  16-03-2019 21:34
  Performing Arts Camp at Second Congregational Church Runs July 8-12, 2019  Greenwich Free PressAttention all young performers! Here's an opportunity to hone in on your singing, acting and auditioning skills by attending our PERFORMING ARTS CAMP, July ...
  
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• Barbara Hammer, Pioneering Queer Experimental Filmmaker, Is Dead at 79

  16-03-2019 21:22 via artnews.com
  She made rites of sexuality subject matter for artists of all kinds. Read More
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• Barbara Hammer, Pioneering Queer Experimental Filmmaker, Dead at 79

  16-03-2019 21:22 via artnews.com
  Her work channeled visions of life and love that were from a distinctly lesbian point of view. Read More
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• Prisons hope to foster bonds between kids, incarcerated parent with arts and crafts - KYW Newsradio 1060

  16-03-2019 21:15
  Prisons hope to foster bonds between kids, incarcerated parent with arts and crafts  KYW Newsradio 1060There's a new program at 25 correctional facilities in Pennsylvania to help children feel more comfortable when visiting an incarcerated parent.
  
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• Importance of the arts: Educators foster student creativity - Sedalia Democrat

  16-03-2019 21:11
  Importance of the arts: Educators foster student creativity  Sedalia DemocratAs a child, some of the most anticipated times spent in school were in music, band and art classes. It may have only been for 30 minutes once or twice.
  
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• NATCO sponsors 20th Annual Creative Arts contest | Schools - Harrison Daily

  16-03-2019 21:00
  NATCO sponsors 20th Annual Creative Arts contest | Schools  Harrison DailyFLIPPIN — NATCO Communications is is releasing winners of their annual Creative Arts contest. NATCO has sponsored the contest for South Shore area ...
  
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• BWW Review: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Charms at the Redhouse Arts Center - Broadway World

  16-03-2019 20:35
  BWW Review: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Charms at the Redhouse Arts Center  Broadway WorldThe Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, New York is now delighting audiences with their entertaining and engaging production of Herb Gardner's play I'm Not ...
  
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• Volunteers sought for kids' activities at Ebb & Flow Festival - The Advocate

  16-03-2019 20:00
  Volunteers sought for kids' activities at Ebb & Flow Festival  The AdvocateThe Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is seeking volunteers to help with some of the activities for children that will be a part of the Ebb & Flow Festival.
  
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• Review: 'Hexagon 2019: Romp in the Swamp' - DC Metro Theater Arts

  16-03-2019 17:54
  Review: 'Hexagon 2019: Romp in the Swamp'  DC Metro Theater ArtsHexagon has been around for 64 years and never seems to age. Since 1956 the musical comedy theater group has been turning out original political satire ...
  
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• Thompson Square to headline inaugural Menifee Music & Arts Festival - Press-Enterprise

  16-03-2019 17:33
  Thompson Square to headline inaugural Menifee Music & Arts Festival  Press-EnterpriseHusband-and-wife country music duo Thompson Square will headline a new music festival in Menifee that will also feature local musicians, art exhibits and a ...
  
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• Albany Tech celebrates culinary arts | Local News - The Albany Herald

  16-03-2019 17:22
  Albany Tech celebrates culinary arts | Local News  The Albany HeraldAn Albany Technical College culinary arts showcase presented former and current students talking on the value of cooking.
  
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• Boulder moving forward with $250000 in grants for arts, cultural facilities - Boulder Daily Camera

  16-03-2019 17:11
  Boulder moving forward with $250000 in grants for arts, cultural facilities  Boulder Daily CameraBoulder is set to dramatically increase the funding it doles out through the city's arts commission, at least this year — funding that some of the city's largest arts ...
  
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• Guide to Queens: Queens' prosperous arts scene shows no signs of slowing down - QNS.com

  16-03-2019 17:00
  Guide to Queens: Queens' prosperous arts scene shows no signs of slowing down  QNS.comThe arts and culture scene has been prospering in Queens over the years with local and international performances in the world's most diverse borough.
  
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• Essential Arts: Those curatorial changes at LACMA? Our critic says they do not bode well - Los Angeles Times

  16-03-2019 17:00
  Essential Arts: Those curatorial changes at LACMA? Our critic says they do not bode well  Los Angeles TimesThe week's essential arts news, including all the curatorial changes afoot at LACMA, an experimental sound piece at the Wallis, and Lackawanna Blues back on ...
  
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• 3rd annual Fiber Arts Trail events planned | Community - Baraboo News Republic

  16-03-2019 16:57
  3rd annual Fiber Arts Trail events planned | Community  Baraboo News RepublicFiber Arts Trail event returns. Threaded Streams is a local fiber artisan-themed Fiber Arts Trail from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Thursday through Saturday from ...
  
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• Does Silicon Valley Need an Instagramable Icon? - KQED

  16-03-2019 14:00
  Does Silicon Valley Need an Instagramable Icon?  KQEDHollywood has the Hollywood Sign. San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge. But there's no one iconic visual the world recognizes as embodying Silicon ...
  
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• [LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Macklehat Merffy in the Studio – March 15, 2019 - WRFA Jamestown

  16-03-2019 13:48
  [LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Macklehat Merffy in the Studio – March 15, 2019  WRFA JamestownOriginally airing Friday, March 15, 2019. Macklehat Merffy (Scott, Matt, and Chris) in the studio with WRFA's Jason Sample. The guys answer some questions ...
  
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• Austin Book Arts Center relocates to North Lamar Boulevard - Community Impact Newspaper

  16-03-2019 13:43
  Austin Book Arts Center relocates to North Lamar Boulevard  Community Impact NewspaperAustin Book Arts Center moved to a larger location at 5501 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 125, Austin, from its previous location at 2832 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste.
  
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• March designated Arts in Our Schools month - Lexington Dispatch

  16-03-2019 13:15
  March designated Arts in Our Schools month  Lexington DispatchMarch has been declared Arts in Our Schools month by state educators, and as part of the statewide celebration art, theater and chorus teachers throughout ...
  
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• How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood

  16-03-2019 13:13 via nytimes.com
  Today’s ‘snowplow parents’ keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries.
  
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• Arts are vital to health of Syracuse, Onondaga County (Your letters) - Syracuse.com

  16-03-2019 13:02
  Arts are vital to health of Syracuse, Onondaga County (Your letters)  Syracuse.com"The arts are as important as sports, real estate development and infrastructure projects," says the letter writer, a musician.
  
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• Electronic Arts took a huge gamble by paying the world's most popular gamer $1 million to play its new game for a day. Here's why it was worth every penny (EA) - New Haven Register

  16-03-2019 13:00
  Electronic Arts took a huge gamble by paying the world's most popular gamer $1 million to play its new game for a day. Here's why it was worth every penny (EA)  New Haven RegisterTo help promote the surprise launch of "Apex Legends," Electronic Arts paid Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, and several other professional ...
  
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• Three Events Coming to Rockland Center for the Arts - NyackNewsAndViews

  16-03-2019 12:04
  Three Events Coming to Rockland Center for the Arts  NyackNewsAndViewsRockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) is holding a series of events in keeping with its goal of enriching the community and inspiring all creative arts. Its current ...
  
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• $2.6M grant will help incorporate arts into all areas of education in Park Forest, Chicago Heights schools - Chicago Tribune

  16-03-2019 11:00
  $2.6M grant will help incorporate arts into all areas of education in Park Forest, Chicago Heights schools  Chicago TribuneA recent meeting of educators in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 focused on integrating arts into all aspects of early education. It's a means ...
  
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• The Unstoppable Snowplow Parent

  16-03-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Helicopter parents are so 20th century. Snowplow parents keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even if it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries.
  
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• Hiddenite Arts Center showcases traditional Irish fare | News - Mooresville Tribune

  16-03-2019 10:00
  Hiddenite Arts Center showcases traditional Irish fare | News  Mooresville TribuneThe Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Educational Center's annual "Irish Done Right!" program was presented again at the Complex on Thursday evening to a ...
  
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• Music, arts & film festival - Odessa American

  16-03-2019 09:45
  Music, arts & film festival  Odessa AmericanThe 2019 Marfa Myths music, visual arts and film festival has been scheduled April 25-28 in Marfa.
  
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• The Week in Arts: Idris Elba, Taking on War and José González - The New York Times

  16-03-2019 07:02
  The Week in Arts: Idris Elba, Taking on War and José González  The New York TimesElba drives up with both a film and a Netflix series that revisit his other life, that of a D.J..
  
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• The Week in Arts: Idris Elba, Taking on War and José González

  16-03-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Elba drives up with both a film and a Netflix series that revisit his other life, that of a D.J.
  
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• What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Catastrophe’ and ‘Searching’

  16-03-2019 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Catch the final season of an irreverent romantic comedy series on Amazon. Or follow a father’s search for his daughter in a thriller on Starz.
  
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• Month long event promotes opportunities in arts - El Camino College Union

  16-03-2019 05:30
  Month long event promotes opportunities in arts  El Camino College UnionThe annual Performing and Fine Arts Month begins next week from March 19 to April 18 and is designed to create awareness and participation in arts-related ...
  
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• That Decisive Moment: A Surprise Samson: The Week in Classical Music

  16-03-2019 04:51 via nytimes.com
  An unexpected tenor at the Met, a slew of reviews and a two-piano spectacle were among the highlights.
  
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• Masonic Lodge in East Price Hill to be transformed into arts and events center - WKRC TV Cincinnati

  16-03-2019 04:11
  Masonic Lodge in East Price Hill to be transformed into arts and events center  WKRC TV CincinnatiEAST PRICE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) - A historic Price Hill building is expected to become a part of the growing Incline District after an agreement was reached with ...
  
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• From the Killing Fields to the healing arts - The Boston Globe

  16-03-2019 02:21
  From the Killing Fields to the healing arts  The Boston GlobeAs children, Steven Em's parents escaped the bloody Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. On Friday they watched their son achieve a long-pursued dream: ...
  
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• Edith Iglauer, Journalist and Bard of Canada, Dies at 101

  16-03-2019 01:44 via nytimes.com
  Ms. Iglauer, an American, came to Canada to portray it for the rest of the world. But she made it her home and wrote with an insider’s perspective.
  
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• Blues Traveler will headline this year's Music and Arts Festival - Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror

  16-03-2019 01:00
  Blues Traveler will headline this year's Music and Arts Festival  Yucaipa/Calimesa News MirrorYucaipa City Council approved a permit application for the city's Music and Arts Festival at its meeting on March 11. The popular community event will take place ...
  
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• Stained glass projects provide unique, fun option for local arts and crafts enthusiasts - The County

  16-03-2019 00:37
  Stained glass projects provide unique, fun option for local arts and crafts enthusiasts  The CountyHave you ever wondered how to create jewelry, window catchers or other unique home decorations that are as beautiful as stained glass windows? Crafters ...
  
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