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• Scarecrow Video Has Survived This Long. Can It Hang On?

  18-03-2019 22:52 via nytimes.com
  The store in Seattle has more than 132,000 titles, many of them not available on the internet, or anywhere else. “We will fight to the death to keep this open.”
  
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• Uptown Arts Bar closes abruptly; new management to take over venue - WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

  18-03-2019 22:45
  Uptown Arts Bar closes abruptly; new management to take over venue  WDAF FOX4 Kansas CityKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A popular live music and art venue in Kansas City has closed its doors for the time being. Uptown Arts Bar on on the corner of 36th and ...
  
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• Police pass Arts Council credit card case to District Attorney - KBTX

  18-03-2019 22:43
  Police pass Arts Council credit card case to District Attorney  KBTXCollege Station police tell KBTX they've wrapped up their investigation into a credit card abuse case involving the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley.
  
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• "Very Spectacular Arts Festival" at WVU-P Tuesday - WTAP-TV

  18-03-2019 22:32
  "Very Spectacular Arts Festival" at WVU-P Tuesday  WTAP-TVWest Virginia University at Parkersburg Tuesday witl host the 'Very Spectacular Arts Festival' sponsored by Artsbridge, from 9 A.M-2 P.M. It will serve area ...
  
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• Thomas Barrow at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

  18-03-2019 22:14 via artnews.com
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• For Third Year in a Row, Trump Administration Threatens to Cut NEA Funding

  18-03-2019 22:08 via artnews.com
  The proposed budget calls for the organization's elimination. Read More
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• Met Admission Fees Will Send $2.8 Million to Over 175 City Cultural Groups

  18-03-2019 21:46 via nytimes.com
  Among the institutions that will see increases in their grants are El Museo del Barrio, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
  
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• New York City Gives $2.8 M. to 175 Arts Organizations, Thanks to Metropolitan Museum of Art's Mandatory Admissions Fees - - ARTnews

  18-03-2019 21:27
  New York City Gives $2.8 M. to 175 Arts Organizations, Thanks to Metropolitan Museum of Art's Mandatory Admissions Fees -  ARTnewsWhen the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced a change to its admissions policy in 2018, striking its much-loved pay-what-you-wish ticketing in ...
  
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• New York City Gives $2.8 M. to 175 Arts Organizations, Thanks to Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Mandatory Admissions Fees

  18-03-2019 21:27 via artnews.com
  El Museo del Barrio, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts are receiving $175,000 increases in funding each. Read More
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• Dick Dale, 81, King of the Surf Guitar, Dies

  18-03-2019 21:16 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Dale was known for “Misirlou,” which Quentin Tarantino used as the opening anthem to his film “Pulp Fiction.”
  
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• Stairway to Nowhere: On the Pleasure of Hating Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘Vessel’ in Hudson Yards

  18-03-2019 21:15 via artnews.com
  Plus, a visit to a piece by Siah Armajani, the anti-Thomas Heatherwick, in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Read More
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• House to vote on bill to make arts education a requirement - Winston-Salem Journal

  18-03-2019 20:45
  House to vote on bill to make arts education a requirement  Winston-Salem JournalA state House arts education bill is heading to the chamber floor after clearing the Rules and Operations committee Monday.
  
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• From the Archives: 13 Key Shows in Mary Boone Gallery’s History

  18-03-2019 20:38 via artnews.com
  Reflections on formative exhibitions for Barbara Kruger, Ai Weiwei, David Salle, and more. Read More
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• How Do You Build a Giant Glass Box? Very Carefully

  18-03-2019 20:32 via nytimes.com
  A team of workers spent Friday at the Park Avenue Armory putting together the centerpiece of the set for “The Lehman Trilogy,” an 800-square-foot transparent cube.
  
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• Scarecrow Video in Seattle Might Be the Last of Its Kind. Can It Survive?

  18-03-2019 20:28 via nytimes.com
  The store has more than 132,000 titles, many of them not available on the internet, or anywhere else. “We will fight to the death to keep this open.”
  
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• Juice WRLD Hits No. 1 With ‘Death Race for Love’

  18-03-2019 20:03 via nytimes.com
  The Chicago rapper topped the Billboard album chart for the first time with 176 million streams and 43,000 copies sold. Last year, he reached the Top 5 twice.
  
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• Trump renews call to pull arts, PBS funding | TheHill - The Hill

  18-03-2019 20:02
  Trump renews call to pull arts, PBS funding | TheHill  The HillPresident Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for eliminating popular programs such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
  
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• BAM Strong: Expanded Arts Venues To Debut On Fulton Street In Fall - BKLYNER

  18-03-2019 19:57
  BAM Strong: Expanded Arts Venues To Debut On Fulton Street In Fall  BKLYNERFORT GREENE – The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) revealed last week its plans for a group of expanded arts spaces on Fulton Street. Rendering of BAM ...
  
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• The Part Seems Impossible? Hire Her

  18-03-2019 19:52 via nytimes.com
  Quincy Tyler Bernstine, now starring in “Marys Seacole,” is drawn to the toughest, brainiest roles. And playwrights are drawn to her to pull them off.
  
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• Mastering the Monologue and the Mammoth Part

  18-03-2019 19:51 via nytimes.com
  Quincy Tyler Bernstine, now starring in “Marys Seacole,” is drawn to the toughest, brainiest roles. And playwrights are drawn to her to pull them off.
  
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• Okwui Enwezor, Curator Who Remapped Art World, Dies at 55

  18-03-2019 19:34 via nytimes.com
  In large shows like Documenta and the Venice Biennale, he put art from around the globe on an equal footing with that of Europe and the United States.
  
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• Buster Poindexter to headline free Hoboken Arts and Music Festival - njarts.net

  18-03-2019 19:28
  Buster Poindexter to headline free Hoboken Arts and Music Festival  njarts.netBuster Poindexter will headline the spring edition of the biannual Hoboken Arts and Music Festival on Washington Street on May 5.
  
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• Review: A ‘Dreamers’ Oratorio Tries to Transcend the Trump Moment

  18-03-2019 19:16 via nytimes.com
  Jimmy López and Nilo Cruz’s work, about the experiences of immigrants, had its premiere with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
  
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• Johnny Thompson, a Magician’s Magician, Is Dead at 84

  18-03-2019 19:11 via nytimes.com
  As the Great Tomsoni, he made audiences laugh and gasp. As a consultant, he showed other magicians how to get the most out of a trick.
  
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• Books of The Times: ‘Lot’ Offers a Fictional Look at a Vibrant, Polyglot American City

  18-03-2019 19:09 via nytimes.com
  Bryan Washington’s first collection of stories revolve around characters in Houston, particularly one teenage boy discovering his sexuality.
  
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• Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes: What to Read, Watch and Listen To

  18-03-2019 18:44 via nytimes.com
  Alex Gibney’s new HBO documentary “The Inventor” is only the latest retelling of the Silicon Valley fraud that captivated the public imagination.
  
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• Fiction: A Road-Paving Job Takes On a Sinister Allure in Dave Eggers’s New Novel

  18-03-2019 18:31 via nytimes.com
  The author’s eighth novel, “The Parade,” is a parable-like story featuring two unnamed men on assignment in an unnamed country in the wake of a civil war.
  
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• Revelers Hall Brings Boozy New Orleans Vibes to the Bishop Arts District - Eater Dallas

  18-03-2019 18:14
  Revelers Hall Brings Boozy New Orleans Vibes to the Bishop Arts District  Eater DallasThe neighborhood's newest bar is touted as the "perfect spot to sip an old fashioned"
  
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• Atlanta's arts community relies on support from SunTrust and Turner. So what do the latest corporate shakeups mean? - Atlanta Magazine

  18-03-2019 17:52
  Atlanta's arts community relies on support from SunTrust and Turner. So what do the latest corporate shakeups mean?  Atlanta MagazineThis spring has definitely come in like a lion for the Atlanta arts community. First there was the news that SunTrust Bank had been acquired by Winston ...
  
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• Game of Thrones: Rewatching ‘Game of Thrones,’ Season 4: How to Chain Your Dragon

  18-03-2019 17:35 via nytimes.com
  The Lannisters go to trial, the Boltons heat up their takeover of the North and Dany considers whether it’s a good time to hop over to Westeros (or not).
  
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• 9 Art Events to Attend in New York: Harmony Korine, Ancient Middle Eastern Art, Robert Motherwell, and More

  18-03-2019 17:31 via artnews.com
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• Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, Is Dead at 81

  18-03-2019 17:12 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Dale was known for “Misirlou,” which Quentin Tarantino used as the opening anthem to his film “Pulp Fiction.”
  
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• Foundation proposes moving arts program from ISU to College Ave. deck space - The Pantagraph

  18-03-2019 16:45
  Foundation proposes moving arts program from ISU to College Ave. deck space  The PantagraphNORMAL — Another major art space could be coming to uptown Normal.
  
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• Lehmann Maupin Gallery to Open London Office, with Isabella Kairis Icoz as Senior Director

  18-03-2019 16:21 via artnews.com
  An office and viewing room is planned for South Kensington in 2020. Read More
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• Arts Council launches FLOWBR app for Ebb and Flow season - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

  18-03-2019 15:58
  Arts Council launches FLOWBR app for Ebb and Flow season  Greater Baton Rouge Business ReportIn preparation for its upcoming Ebb and Flow Festival, the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is launching a free app to provide more information about the ...
  
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• NYU Tisch School of the Arts to Honor Actress Susan Kelechi Watson and Future Architect Sharon Chang at 2019 Gala - NYU News

  18-03-2019 15:08
  NYU Tisch School of the Arts to Honor Actress Susan Kelechi Watson and Future Architect Sharon Chang at 2019 Gala  NYU News2019 Gala Will Celebrate the Renowned Art Institution's Expansion to Brooklyn, the 50th Anniversary of Graduate Acting and the 40th Anniversary of ITP.
  
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• Electronic Arts Should Be Buying Back Way More EA Stock - Investorplace.com

  18-03-2019 14:46
  Electronic Arts Should Be Buying Back Way More EA Stock  Investorplace.comEA stock is up 6% since its Q3 2019 earnings. Electronic Arts has $1.6 billion left on its share repurchase program it should put to use.
  
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• Morning Links: Barbara Hammer Edition

  18-03-2019 14:00 via artnews.com
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• Nonfiction: The ‘Enigma’ Who Is the Chief Justice of the United States

  18-03-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Joan Biskupic’s “The Chief” examines John Roberts’s life and his career on the Supreme Court.
  
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• Nonfiction: An Intimate Portrait of Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court

  18-03-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  “First: Sandra Day O’Connor,” by Evan Thomas, is a richly detailed life of the pathbreaking justice.
  
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• Carefully Smash the Patriarchy

  18-03-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Carol Gilligan, author of the feminist classic “A Different Voice,” reminds us that we’re all humans.
  
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• Theater Review: In Sydney, Theater That Resonates Across Borders

  18-03-2019 08:32 via nytimes.com
  The New York Times’s Paris theater critic sampled three productions on a visit to the Australian city.
  
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• The Growing Importance of the Arts to Rural America - Governing

  18-03-2019 08:21
  The Growing Importance of the Arts to Rural America  GoverningWe're all too familiar with the stories of rural areas that didn't rebound from the last recession, where families are struggling to make ends meet and prospects for ...
  
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• What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Inventor’ and ‘The Fix’

  18-03-2019 06:00 via nytimes.com
  A new documentary on HBO chronicles the baffling Theranos story. And a legal-drama series debuts on ABC.
  
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• 'Big Bang Theory' parody features Charter Arts grad as director - Allentown Morning Call

  18-03-2019 05:03
  'Big Bang Theory' parody features Charter Arts grad as director  Allentown Morning CallWho ever would have imagined that a comedy about a bunch of nerdy scientists would become such a big hit? Now in its 12th and final season on CBS, “The ...
  
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• Billions: ‘Billions’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: American Oligarch

  18-03-2019 03:00 via nytimes.com
  No matter what game they’re playing, men like Axe and Chuck aren’t happy unless they go all-in on every hand.
  
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• Billions: ‘Billions’ Season 4 Premiere: American Oligarch

  18-03-2019 03:00 via nytimes.com
  No matter what game they’re playing, men like Axe and Chuck aren’t happy unless they go all-in on every hand.
  
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