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• FestivALL set to bring out the best of the arts in Charleston - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews

  13-06-2019 23:53 via wvmetronews.com
  FestivALL set to bring out the best of the arts in Charleston - WV MetroNews  West Virginia MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — From the economic impact on the city to the emotional impact on individuals, FestivALL Charleston Director Brittany Javins knows just ...
  
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• 64th annual South Shore Arts Center festival starts in Cohasset today - The Patriot Ledger

  13-06-2019 23:40 via patriotledger.com
  64th annual South Shore Arts Center festival starts in Cohasset today  The Patriot LedgerCOHASSET - Cohasset Common will be filled with art lovers of all this kinds this weekend as the South Shore Arts Center hosts its annual Arts Festival.
  
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• Galveston Arts Center offers selfie opportunities with cat butts and other offbeat art - KTRK-TV

  13-06-2019 23:25 via abc13.com
  Galveston Arts Center offers selfie opportunities with cat butts and other offbeat art  KTRK-TVHTX+ explores the offbeat exhibits that make up the strange and sublime Galveston Contemporary Arts Center.
  
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• Cheryl Pope at Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago

  13-06-2019 23:24 via artnews.com
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• Art & Soul: The Visual Arts - Ann Arbor Artist Creates Historic Negro League Baseball Player Art - WEMU

  13-06-2019 23:23 via wemu.org
  Art & Soul: The Visual Arts - Ann Arbor Artist Creates Historic Negro League Baseball Player Art  WEMUThis week, local and state arts leader Omari Rush and WEMU's Lisa Barry talk with an Ann Arbor artist who uses a variety of mediums to create art of.
  
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• In London, Essential Survey Shows Painter Denzil Forrester’s Full Range

  13-06-2019 23:13 via artnews.com
  The recent exhibition at Stephen Friedman Gallery presented 40 years of work by an artist just now entering a brighter spotlight. Read More
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• Arts and Lecture Announces 2019-2020 Lineup - Santa Barbara Edhat

  13-06-2019 23:00 via edhat.com
  Arts and Lecture Announces 2019-2020 Lineup  Santa Barbara EdhatBy Rebecca Horrigan. UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures announced the lineup for their 2019-2020 season at the Rockwood, Santa Barbara Women's Club on ...
  
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• Native arts exhibit opens June 20 | Arts | union-bulletin.com - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

  13-06-2019 22:45 via union-bulletin.com
  Native arts exhibit opens June 20 | Arts | union-bulletin.com  Walla Walla Union-BulletinThe 14th annual In the Spirit Contemporary Native Arts Exhibition opens on June 20 at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will be on view ...
  
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• Township Road District Resolution Ahead? | School of Performing Arts Closes | NJWC Woman Of The Year - Naperville Community Television

  13-06-2019 22:19 via nctv17.com
  Township Road District Resolution Ahead? | School of Performing Arts Closes | NJWC Woman Of The Year  Naperville Community TelevisionA pending state law could decide the fate of the Naperville Township Road District. House Bill 3676, awaiting Governor J.B. Pritzker's signature, would allow for ...
  
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• ARTS Buzz | Articles - Fairfaxtimes.com

  13-06-2019 22:11 via fairfaxtimes.com
  ARTS Buzz | Articles  Fairfaxtimes.comINOUTSpringfield, a public art installation, will feature interactive cuboids that collect community feedback and project community photos, temporarily installed ...
  
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• Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art Names Curators for Inaugural Edition

  13-06-2019 22:08 via artnews.com
  The show, which will span four cities in the Volunteer State, is slated for 2021.Read More
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• Joyce Pensato, Creator of Punkish Paintings of Cartoon Characters, Dead at 78

  13-06-2019 21:31 via artnews.com
  She is best known for her drippy paintings of Batman, Mickey Mouse, Homer Simpson, and other characters. Read More
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• Chernobyl, With Helping Hand From TV, Becomes an Unlikely Tourism Magnet

  13-06-2019 21:28 via nytimes.com
  The rising popularity of visits to the nuclear site, attributed partly to the hit HBO show “Chernobyl,” has led to concerns about some guests’ behavior.
  
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• Bill Wittliff, ‘Lonesome Dove’ Screenwriter and Son of Texas, Dies at 79

  13-06-2019 21:16 via nytimes.com
  His screenplays displayed an affinity for the mythology and history of his native state, and he and his wife started an archive devoted to Texas writers.
  
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• Weeklong POW! WOW! Worcester arts festival returns Aug. 16; Spanish artist will create interactive mural leading up to event - MassLive.com

  13-06-2019 20:55 via masslive.com
  Weeklong POW! WOW! Worcester arts festival returns Aug. 16; Spanish artist will create interactive mural leading up to event  MassLive.comPOW! WOW! Worcester, an international arts festival that adds a variety of public art to the city each year, announced it will return this summer with a focus on ...
  
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• Senior games wrap with arts day - Yadkin Ripple

  13-06-2019 20:47 via yadkinripple.com
  Senior games wrap with arts day  Yadkin RippleAfter almost two months of athletic competition at the Yadkin Valley Senior Games, Silver Arts Day at Yadkinville's Yadkin Cultural Arts Center on June 6…
  
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• Review: ‘City on a Hill’ Gives Boston the Epic Treatment

  13-06-2019 20:43 via nytimes.com
  Showtime’s new series, with an impressive cast led by Kevin Bacon, wraps race, crime, city government and family melodrama in a “Wire”-like package.
  
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• Milford cops looking for man who stole chairs from Arts Council - New Haven Register

  13-06-2019 20:25 via nhregister.com
  Milford cops looking for man who stole chairs from Arts Council  New Haven RegisterMILFORD — Police are looking for help identifying a man suspected of stealing two chairs from outside the Milford Arts Council on Railroad Avenue. Police said ...
  
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• Review: At Ailey, an Overdone Ode to Inspiration and Education

  13-06-2019 20:22 via nytimes.com
  Darrell Grand Moultrie’s “Ounce of Faith” is like the essay of a good student who has carefully studied better works in the Ailey repertory.
  
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• Female Surrealists Re-emerge in 2 Startling Shows

  13-06-2019 20:14 via nytimes.com
  Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, known for their mystical styles, flourished in Mexico.
  
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• ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Review: Zombies Gobbling Up Scraps of Pop Culture

  13-06-2019 19:56 via nytimes.com
  Jim Jarmusch’s movie, starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and a bunch of other interesting people, respects the genre without committing to it.
  
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• When You’ve Seen ‘When They See Us,’ Here’s What to Read

  13-06-2019 19:55 via nytimes.com
  These books include ones focused on the Central Park Five and others exploring issues of racism and criminal justice that Netflix’s mini-series raises.
  
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• Jane Castor Energizes Tampa Arts Community - Sunshine State News

  13-06-2019 19:27 via sunshinestatenews.com
  Jane Castor Energizes Tampa Arts Community  Sunshine State NewsIf Variety reviewed the Mayor's Forum on the Arts, held Wednesday night at Hillsborough Community College, the gathering would have been described as ...
  
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• Once Is Definitely Not Enough for These Broadway Fans

  13-06-2019 19:12 via nytimes.com
  Readers share their own theatergoing binges in response to the “repeat attenders” who’ve seen their favorite musical 25 times — and counting.
  
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• Urbanist and author Diana Lind will lead the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia - Generocity

  13-06-2019 19:11 via generocity.org
  Urbanist and author Diana Lind will lead the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia  GenerocityLind: "Philadelphia has an amazing arts community and an amazing business community. The two could be better linked and that's where this organization ...
  
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• Ed Harris to Succeed Jeff Daniels in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on Broadway

  13-06-2019 19:11 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Harris, featured in “Westworld” on television, is a four-time Oscar nominee.
  
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• A true believer in the power of arts education to transform lives - Crain's Chicago Business

  13-06-2019 19:11 via chicagobusiness.com
  A true believer in the power of arts education to transform lives  Crain's Chicago BusinessDuffie Adelson is former president of the Merit School of Music, founded in 1979 when Chicago Public Schools eliminated music instruction. Now a Merit life ...
  
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• E3 2019: What Electronic Arts Had to Offer - Market Realist

  13-06-2019 19:03 via marketrealist.com
  E3 2019: What Electronic Arts Had to Offer  Market RealistE3 2019, the biggest annual event for the video gaming industry, descended once more on Los Angeles this week. In this article, we'll discuss the key takeaways ...
  
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• San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra awarded “Arts Education Exposure” grant - Highland Community News

  13-06-2019 18:46 via highlandnews.net
  San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra awarded “Arts Education Exposure” grant  Highland Community NewsSAN BERNARDINO, CA – On Wednesday, June 5, the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $14400 to the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra ...
  
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• Arts in the Park returns with 26 new vendors - AberdeenNews.com

  13-06-2019 18:45 via aberdeennews.com
  Arts in the Park returns with 26 new vendors  AberdeenNews.comWhere else can you partake in some gator and get a new paracord bullwhip?
  
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• Hauser & Wirth Will Open Exhibition Space, Residency Program on Menorca’s Isla del Rey

  13-06-2019 18:34 via artnews.com
  The new location will be open seasonally and offer year-round education programs for local residents.Read More
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• More than 1000 arts leaders descend upon Minneapolis for giant conference - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  13-06-2019 18:32 via startribune.com
  More than 1000 arts leaders descend upon Minneapolis for giant conference  Minneapolis Star TribuneA new show of massive portraits along Hennepin Av. will greet visitors arriving for the Americans for the Arts annual convention.
  
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• Phillips to Sell Pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Prince from Baseball Player Alex Rodriguez’s Collection

  13-06-2019 18:16 via artnews.com
  The Basquiat is expected to be one of the top lots at a sale of 20th-century and contemporary art in London. Read More
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• In Basel, Taking the Temperature of the Art World

  13-06-2019 18:02 via nytimes.com
  The annual fair is one of the few moments when the curtains part to reveal where collectors’ tastes — and their money — are heading.
  
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• Lincoln Center Unveils Its 10th White Light Festival

  13-06-2019 18:00 via nytimes.com
  This fall will feature international theater works that were once a staple of the discontinued Lincoln Center Festival.
  
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• Gaming can be toxic toward women and minorities. Electronic Arts wants to help fix that - CNET

  13-06-2019 18:00 via cnet.com
  Gaming can be toxic toward women and minorities. Electronic Arts wants to help fix that  CNETThere are too many stories about racist and sexist comments, bullying and bad behavior in video games, the company says.
  
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• Review: I’m Talking About ‘Shaft.’ Yes, Again.

  13-06-2019 17:41 via nytimes.com
  How did a bad mother (shut your mouth) turn into a bad dad joke?
  
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• U.S. House Committee Votes to Hold Commerce Secretary—and Storied Art Collector—Wilbur Ross in Contempt of Congress

  13-06-2019 17:30 via artnews.com
  Ross appeared on the ARTnews "Top 200 Collectors" list from 2014 to 2017.Read More
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• Could a Performing Arts Facility Be On the Horizon for Lansing? - City Pulse

  13-06-2019 17:30 via lansingcitypulse.com
  Could a Performing Arts Facility Be On the Horizon for Lansing?  City PulseThe City of Lansing, through the Mayoral Arts & Culture Commission, is investigating the possibility of developing a new performance facility in Lansing. As part ...
  
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• Deep Underground: In a Bunker Just Steps From Art Basel, an Alternative Art Fair Blooms

  13-06-2019 17:29 via artnews.com
  June sports 14 exhibitors in an environment that could not be more different than the main fair. Read More
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• Can Record Labels Be Trusted to Preserve Music History?

  13-06-2019 17:29 via nytimes.com
  A 2008 fire destroyed master recordings for a who’s who of popular music. A new investigation explores the damage done.
  
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• The Philharmonic and Met Opera Go Outdoors, in Good Weather and Bad

  13-06-2019 17:27 via nytimes.com
  Two concerts in Central Park proved, yet again, that there is an improbable joy in hearing great music outside of the concert hall.
  
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• Mandatory Viewing: Nancy Spero’s Bold Feminist Art

  13-06-2019 16:59 via nytimes.com
  Her works are radical, topical and inspiring, and time is running out on what our critic calls a stunning show at MoMA PS1.
  
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• Some Like It Black Is an Arts Aficionado's Dream - Chicagomag.com

  13-06-2019 16:54 via chicagomag.com
  Some Like It Black Is an Arts Aficionado's Dream  Chicagomag.comSome Like It Black: Creative Arts Bar (810 E. 43rd St) puts the spotlight on local artists in a cozy, café-like setting. The Bronzeville bar welcomes creatives of all ...
  
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• Dia Diversifies, While Staying True to Its Roots

  13-06-2019 16:30 via nytimes.com
  A farsighted director is leading a profound transformation and anointing the next Dia Generation: Charlotte Posenenske and Lee Ufan.
  
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• Bryan Singer to Settle Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $150,000

  13-06-2019 16:26 via nytimes.com
  A 2017 claim against the “X-Men” director said he assaulted a 17-year-old boy at a party in 2003.
  
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• Out On the Town: DC arts and entertainment highlights - June 13 to June 19 - Metro Weekly

  13-06-2019 16:19 via metroweekly.com
  Out On the Town: DC arts and entertainment highlights - June 13 to June 19  Metro WeeklyAFI DOCS. This year's 17th annual documentary film festival, bringing global stories and experiences to the heart of our nation's capital, will screen 72 films of ...
  
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• The big Arts on Terry festival returns to Patchogue on June 23 - GreaterPatchogue

  13-06-2019 16:16 via patchogue.greaterlongisland.com
  The big Arts on Terry festival returns to Patchogue on June 23  GreaterPatchogueSome 200 artists from across Long Island and beyond will be descending onto Terry Street in Patchogue once again on Sunday, June 23, to bring a little bit of ...
  
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• Sarah Dessen’s ‘The Rest of the Story’ Lands at No. 2

  13-06-2019 16:09 via nytimes.com
  “I’ve had a lot of young women tell me my books were a friend in high school when they didn’t have many,” Dessen says. “Man, I know that feeling.”
  
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• Digital Arts Program continues to bring tech to Manitowoc youth | Art Forward - Herald Times Reporter

  13-06-2019 16:06 via htrnews.com
  Digital Arts Program continues to bring tech to Manitowoc youth | Art Forward  Herald Times ReporterThe summer program starts June 18 and is a joint effort of Rahr-West Art Museum and Manitowoc Public Library.
  
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