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• UPDATED: Arts groups announce launch party for Cornell Complex - Joplin Globe

  24-05-2019 23:45
  UPDATED: Arts groups announce launch party for Cornell Complex  Joplin GlobeConnect2Culture and Spiva Center for the Arts will host a launch party for the new Cornell Complex at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 3, in the parking lot of Memorial ...
  
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• On The Road: Perth Amboy Waterfront Arts Festival - News 12 New Jersey

  24-05-2019 23:30
  On The Road: Perth Amboy Waterfront Arts Festival  News 12 New JerseyNews 12 New Jersey's Dave Curren is On The Road in Perth Amboy today.
  
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• Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Under Scrutiny After Students Say They Were Racially Profiled - NPR

  24-05-2019 23:24
  Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Under Scrutiny After Students Say They Were Racially Profiled  NPROn a seventh grade field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, students and their teacher said they were racially profiled by museum staff, with some leaving the ...
  
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• MFA Boston Apologizes for Racist Incident During School Visit—Teacher Responds

  24-05-2019 23:14 via artnews.com
  Marvelyne Lamy, a seventh-grade English instructor, said that students were treated inappropriately by both staff members and visitors. Read More
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• Was the Founder of the Bauhaus a Doctrinaire Bore or a Brilliant Innovator?

  24-05-2019 22:59 via nytimes.com
  “Gropius,” a new biography by Fiona MacCarthy, aims to rehabilitate one of modernism’s most influential but underappreciated architects.
  
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• Xavier Dolan Has Gone to Cannes for 10 Years. It Hasn’t Gotten Easier.

  24-05-2019 22:57 via nytimes.com
  The Quebecois director of “Matthias & Maxime” says, “It’s very hard to build confidence and come here.”
  
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• Arts in the Park seeks participants: Event will be held in Thompson County Park - ECM Publishers

  24-05-2019 22:56
  Arts in the Park seeks participants: Event will be held in Thompson County Park  ECM PublishersThe Dakota County Public Art Advisory Committee and Dakota County Parks want everyone in Dakota County to know about the rich arts scene that's thriving all ...
  
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• Woodlands considers building performing arts center at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Chron.com

  24-05-2019 22:45
  Woodlands considers building performing arts center at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion  Chron.comOfficials in The Woodlands have been debating extra amenities and facilities for performing arts and other artistic efforts for several years, with a small task force ...
  
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• 28th Annual St. Louis African Arts Festival Showcases Eclectic African Culture In Forest Park - St. Louis Public Radio

  24-05-2019 22:11
  28th Annual St. Louis African Arts Festival Showcases Eclectic African Culture In Forest Park  St. Louis Public RadioThe 28th annual St. Louis African Arts Festival will return to the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park this weekend. Running Saturday through Monday, the festival ...
  
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• The Playlist: Mavis Staples Demands Change, and 11 More New Songs

  24-05-2019 21:50 via nytimes.com
  Hear tracks by the Lumineers, Clairo, Flying Lotus and others.
  
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• Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan establishes Fulbright residency - New Canaan Advertiser

  24-05-2019 21:17
  Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan establishes Fulbright residency  New Canaan AdvertiserThe Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, has established a new Fulbright residency program, initiated, and funded by artist, and philanthropist Janet ...
  
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• ‘Writings on the Wall’ at Waddington Custot, London

  24-05-2019 21:09 via artnews.com
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• What to Do in New York This Memorial Day Weekend

  24-05-2019 20:50 via nytimes.com
  Whether you’re traveling for Memorial Day weekend (lucky you!) or staying in the city (no lines!), here are some cultural highlights worth checking out.
  
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• That’s Not Trash, It’s John Waters’s Art Collection

  24-05-2019 20:38 via nytimes.com
  “I always think that art is mistakes,” said Mr. Waters, who has a new book out, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder.”
  
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• New arts hub planned in Summerville, volunteers needed Sunday - WCBD News 2

  24-05-2019 20:15
  New arts hub planned in Summerville, volunteers needed Sunday  WCBD News 2Summerville, SC - A community arts center coming to Summerville in the fall. Construction is ongoing.
  
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• Art En Route: Nicole Eisenman’s ‘Sketch for a Fountain,’ François Xavier Lalanne’s Sheep Sculptures at Auction, and More

  24-05-2019 20:13 via artnews.com
  A bi-weekly column of acquisitions, loans, and sales around the world.Read More
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• Brienne of Tarth, Knight of Westeros, Queen of Memes

  24-05-2019 19:44 via nytimes.com
  The actress Gwendoline Christie, who played Brienne on “Game of Thrones,” talked about the heartbreak of the final season and the joys of having creative fans.
  
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• Ron Clark Academy Breaks Ground on Ryan Marshall Performing Arts Center - What Now Atlanta

  24-05-2019 19:30
  Ron Clark Academy Breaks Ground on Ryan Marshall Performing Arts Center  What Now AtlantaRon Clark Academy this week broke ground on the Ryan Marshall Performing Arts Center, a 42000-square-foot multipurpose facility. It will feature an...
  
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• Melding Machines: Jenn Nkiru’s ‘BLACK TO TECHNO,’ Factories, and Detroit

  24-05-2019 19:28 via artnews.com
  Upcoming screenings of the filmmakers work will occur at Norwest Gallery in the Motor City and at the Whitney Museum in New York as part of the Whitney Biennial. Read More
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• StateraArts Launching New York City Mentorship Program for Women in the Arts - Playbill.com

  24-05-2019 19:17
  StateraArts Launching New York City Mentorship Program for Women in the Arts  Playbill.comThe deadline to be part of the first class, beginning July 1, is next month.
  
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• Review: ‘The Ferryman’ Is a Tale That Keeps on Giving

  24-05-2019 19:16 via nytimes.com
  Jez Butterworth’s Tony-nominated family drama retains its fierce grip with a new cast led by Brian d’Arcy James.
  
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• The Class Clowns of ‘Booksmart’: Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever

  24-05-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  The stars of the coming-of-age comedy compare the film to their real-life high school experiences and explain how they became friends during the shoot.
  
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• Around New York: On Some of the Season’s Best Shows, From Hilma af Klint to Mary Beth Edelson

  24-05-2019 18:45 via artnews.com
  Plus, Mimi Gross, Alice Neel, Mira Schor, Vivian Suter, Jasper Johns, Ben Morgan-Cleveland, and many more. Read More
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• Boston architecture firm plans $94M digital arts renovation of Worcester Memorial Auditorium - Worcester Business Journal

  24-05-2019 18:36
  Boston architecture firm plans $94M digital arts renovation of Worcester Memorial Auditorium  Worcester Business JournalThe Worcester Memorial Auditorium will be sold to a historic property architecture firm for $450000 to make way for the firm's planned $94-million redevelopment ...
  
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• New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center Acquires Collection of Fred ‘Fab 5 Freddy’ Brathwaite

  24-05-2019 18:21 via artnews.com
  Several photographs by the hip hop icon are included in the acquisition. Read More
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• ‘The Tale of Genji’ and the Art It Inspired

  24-05-2019 18:20 via nytimes.com
  A show at the Metropolitan Museum is as sumptuous and seductive as the Japanese novel that begot it.
  
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• Tell me what arts and culture stories you would like to read: Calling all readers - cleveland.com

  24-05-2019 18:19
  Tell me what arts and culture stories you would like to read: Calling all readers  cleveland.comI'm writing now to get thoughts from our readers on what you'd like to see in our arts and culture coverage. We want to cover it in ways that are more useful and ...
  
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• Stein and Dine to benefit Arts Huntsville - WHNT News 19

  24-05-2019 18:17
  Stein and Dine to benefit Arts Huntsville  WHNT News 19HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Enjoy a night under the Saturn V with craft beer and authentic German Cuisine. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is hosting 'Biergarten Stein ...
  
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• Mel Brooks, the Manic Comic

  24-05-2019 18:14 via nytimes.com
  Patrick McGilligan’s “Funny Man” is a comprehensive biography of Mel Brooks and also a portrait of a recent era in American show business.
  
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• The Bruce High Quality Foundation Returns to New York

  24-05-2019 17:42 via artnews.com
  The famously secretive group's show at ACA Galleries pairs its work with some art-historical greats. Read More
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• Interlochen Center for the Arts unveils new Music Center - UpNorthLive.com

  24-05-2019 17:37
  Interlochen Center for the Arts unveils new Music Center  UpNorthLive.comGRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- Dozens of people toured a new music center at the Interlochen Center for the Arts on Thursday. For the ...
  
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• The Mysterious Ingenue and Siren Who Wowed 19th-Century Readers With Her Verse

  24-05-2019 17:32 via nytimes.com
  “L.E.L.: The Lost Life and Scandalous Death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, the Celebrated ‘Female Byron,’” by Lucasta Miller, analyzes the work and career of the now obscure poet.
  
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• I-Team: Top Performers Denied at Top NYC Arts School Due to New Academic Standards - NBC New York

  24-05-2019 17:10
  I-Team: Top Performers Denied at Top NYC Arts School Due to New Academic Standards  NBC New YorkAt the city's top performing arts high school – Fiorello H. LaGuardia – auditions have traditionally mattered most. But numerous insiders said new, tougher ...
  
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• People of Duke Arts: Evan Morgan - Duke Today

  24-05-2019 17:04
  People of Duke Arts: Evan Morgan  Duke TodayEvan Morgan (T'19) has been awarded the 2019 Louis Sudler Prize, given to an outstanding senior in the creative and performing arts at Duke. Read on to ...
  
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• Dwayne Johnson: Saving the World, Film by Film

  24-05-2019 16:45 via nytimes.com
  With “Hobbs & Shaw,” the actor continues his action film career as the world’s savior. Here’s a look at how he does it.
  
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• Italy Still Wants the Getty Bronze, and Perhaps More

  24-05-2019 16:42 via nytimes.com
  Italy has long demanded the return of a prized bronze statue from the Getty museum. Now it has asked for background checks on four other of the institution’s works.
  
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• You’ve Seen Mary Elizabeth Winstead Onscreen. Get Ready for Her Onstage.

  24-05-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  She’s making her first foray into theater — while also taking on a Will Smith action flick and the role of Huntress in ‘Birds of Prey.’
  
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• A 10000-square-foot bouncy house, NEA's Colorado grants and more arts news - The Know

  24-05-2019 16:00
  A 10000-square-foot bouncy house, NEA's Colorado grants and more arts news  The KnowSeriesFest, a TV-pilot competition and industry event hosted by the Denver Film Society, this week announced programming for its 2019 installment, June 21-26.
  
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• Morning Links: Infuriating Art Edition

  24-05-2019 15:00 via artnews.com
  Here's what we're reading this morning.Read More
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• Nate Lowman Joins David Zwirner

  24-05-2019 14:30 via artnews.com
  The artist will have a show at its London space in the fall. Read More
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• Memorial Day Weekend Events Calendar: SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival, Brew at the Zoo, John Waters - Baltimore Fishbowl

  24-05-2019 14:09
  Memorial Day Weekend Events Calendar: SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival, Brew at the Zoo, John Waters  Baltimore FishbowlSummer is upon us once again with the arrival of Memorial Day weekend. There are plenty of local events that don't involve the beach, like one of the city's ...
  
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• World-renowned Spoleto arts festival opens in Charleston - The Associated Press

  24-05-2019 13:38
  World-renowned Spoleto arts festival opens in Charleston  The Associated PressCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston is opening 17 days of operas, plays, chamber music and jazz Friday as the world-renowned Spoleto Festival USA ...
  
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• Metro Council blocks buy of downtown historic property for new Nashville School of Arts - The Tennessean

  24-05-2019 12:56
  Metro Council blocks buy of downtown historic property for new Nashville School of Arts  The TennesseanMetro Council has scrapped plans for the city to purchase a historic downtown property that would have become the new site of the Nashville School of the Arts.
  
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• Paseo Arts Festival takes The Plunge: Long-running event adding a new stage inside multi-use center - oklahoman.com

  24-05-2019 12:19
  Paseo Arts Festival takes The Plunge: Long-running event adding a new stage inside multi-use center  oklahoman.comThe word on the street is that the Paseo Arts Festival is adding a new stage for its 43rd edition. Along with its North and South outdoor stages, the Memorial Day ...
  
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• Opinion | Michigan shouldn't scrap arts requirement for high school - Bridge Michigan

  24-05-2019 12:10
  Opinion | Michigan shouldn't scrap arts requirement for high school  Bridge MichiganTwo new bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives, HB 4269 and 4270, are set to scrap the one credit arts requirement for Michigan high school ...
  
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• Paterson Arts and Science Charter School principal accused in sex lawsuit - NorthJersey.com

  24-05-2019 11:08
  Paterson Arts and Science Charter School principal accused in sex lawsuit  NorthJersey.comA former science teacher at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the school and the principal.
  
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• ‘The Perfection’ Review: A Thriller in the Key of Crazy

  24-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Allison Williams is an ideal lead for the director Richard Shepard’s sleights of hand in this giddily trashy romp on Netflix.
  
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• The Coolheaded, One-Legged Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II

  24-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Virginia Hall finally gets her due in Sonia Purnell’s “A Woman of No Importance.”
  
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• New in Paperback: ‘The Female Persuasion,’ ‘The Soul of America’

  24-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
  
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• ‘Licht’ Unleashes a Helicopter String Quartet

  24-05-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  An extremely rare performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s sprawling spectacle — or at least 15 hours of it — is coming to Amsterdam.
  
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