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• 25th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival a Celebration of Creativity - Noozhawk

  04-07-2019 23:07 via noozhawk.com
  25th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival a Celebration of Creativity  NoozhawkThe Mental Wellness Center (MWC) will host its 25th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival at De La Guerra Plaza, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 13, honoring the ...
  
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• Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival attracts vendors from across the country - Tribune-Review

  04-07-2019 21:45 via triblive.com
  Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival attracts vendors from across the country  Tribune-ReviewAt the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival last year, David Sinquefield sold 300 old-fashioned sling chairs in four days. “That's why we keep coming back,” he ...
  
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• Writers Who Worked on Idris Elba Play Say They Have Been Erased

  04-07-2019 20:50 via nytimes.com
  Two British playwrights said their work on “Tree,” a new work that will premiere at the Manchester International Festival, was not properly acknowledged.
  
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• New Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement readies for its grand opening this winter in St. Pete - Orlando Weekly

  04-07-2019 19:22 via orlandoweekly.com
  New Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement readies for its grand opening this winter in St. Pete  Orlando WeeklySt. Pete is already home to some of Florida's most highly rated museums, but this winter another highly anticipated one will finally open its doors...
  
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• Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ Returns, Scaled Down but Big Hair Intact

  04-07-2019 18:00 via nytimes.com
  In a limited run Off Broadway, the jukebox musical about love and rocking out in the 1980s now includes songs by Def Leppard.
  
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• Laguna’s Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters return this weekend - Los Angeles Times

  04-07-2019 17:55 via latimes.com
  Laguna’s Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters return this weekend  Los Angeles TimesFrom the depths of the sea to outer space, this year's Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach promises to bring a variety of fine art from 140 Orange County artists.
  
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• ‘Beats’ Review: In Chicago, the Song Remains the Same

  04-07-2019 17:50 via nytimes.com
  A washed-up record producer finds hope in the talents of a traumatized young musician. But can he be trusted?
  
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• As BTS’s Reach Expands, an Army of Dedicated K-Pop Translators Grows

  04-07-2019 16:38 via nytimes.com
  The fans who devote their time to interpreting lyrics, tweets and interviews for listeners who don’t speak Korean are hard-working, passionate and unpaid.
  
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• ‘Stranger Things’: Mrs. Wheeler and Billy Pick Up Where They Left Off

  04-07-2019 14:00 via nytimes.com
  Cara Buono, who plays Mrs. Wheeler, discusses Season 3 and her part in one of the show’s most provocative pairings.
  
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• Shrink an Orchestra to a Single Piano, Keeping the Magic

  04-07-2019 14:00 via nytimes.com
  Playing transcriptions of symphonies or ballets used to seem gimmicky. Younger pianists see it differently.
  
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• Her Kind of Comedy: Lewd, Vulnerable and Self-Aware

  04-07-2019 14:00 via nytimes.com
  Jacqueline Novak is poised for a breakout with “Get on Your Knees,” a new one-woman show Off Broadway.
  
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• ‘The Cat Rescuers’ Review: A Portrait of New York’s Street Cats and Their Loyal Humans

  04-07-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  New York is teeming with stray cats. Meet the people trying to do something about it.
  
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• Sundance Short Film Festival Review: Bite-Size Samplings From Park City

  04-07-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This lineup of traveling shorts from America’s pre-eminent showcase for independent cinema is a decidedly mixed bag.
  
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• ‘Phil’ Review: A Messy Story About a Suicidal Dentist

  04-07-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Greg Kinnear strains to convey the title character’s inner torment while making him outwardly comic.
  
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• ‘Cold Blood’ Review: The Hit Man and the Hottie

  04-07-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  A drained-looking Jean Reno anchors this stagnant thriller from the French director Frédéric Petitjean.
  
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• Where Do You Find Gay Pride When It’s No Longer on Sale?

  04-07-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  With Pride Month gone and scrubbed away, Wesley Morris finds a video that truly “rides the rainbow.”
  
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• ‘Marianne & Leonard’ Review: An Emotionally Complex Story of a Poet and His Muse

  04-07-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Nick Broomfield’s remarkable documentary explores the love between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen.
  
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• Can’t Make It to the Beach? These Novels Will Take You There

  04-07-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Pick up one of these to feel the sand beneath your toes and smell the salty, tangy ocean air.
  
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• Bud Selig: By the Book

  04-07-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The former baseball commissioner, whose new memoir is “For the Good of the Game,” was a voracious childhood reader, “mostly about sports,” and especially “novels about the Brooklyn Dodgers.”
  
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• On Exhibit: 50+ pieces on view in Arts Center's 'Fence Select' - The Daily Gazette

  04-07-2019 10:30 via dailygazette.com
  On Exhibit: 50+ pieces on view in Arts Center's 'Fence Select'  The Daily GazetteThe serious and the silly play out in “Fence Select” exhibit at the Arts Center of the Capital Region. Things start on a sweet note, with a friendly-looking ...
  
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• One-day music, arts festival set for September - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

  04-07-2019 10:17 via arkansasonline.com
  One-day music, arts festival set for September  Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay came and went with no RiverFest this year, but a new festival is scheduled to take place in North Little Rock in September.
  
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• In a New ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ Darkness and Wonder

  04-07-2019 10:08 via nytimes.com
  Nicholas Hytner’s production at the Bridge Theater in London finds something fresh in a work that sometimes feels as if it’s being done out of duty.
  
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• Bethel Art Fair brings arts to life - Lewiston Sun Journal

  04-07-2019 10:00 via sunjournal.com
  Bethel Art Fair brings arts to life  Lewiston Sun JournalBETHEL — The Bethel Art Fair, presented by Pok Sun Emporium, is an annual celebration of the diversity of art and artists in western Maine with events taking ...
  
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• Arts and crafts at Art on the Corner - Big Bear Grizzly

  04-07-2019 09:00 via bigbeargrizzly.net
  Arts and crafts at Art on the Corner  Big Bear GrizzlySeating will be at a premium at the Art on the Corner art show in the Village during the Fourth of July holiday weekend Friday through Sunday, July 5-7. And.
  
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• Review: 'A Person' at Meadville Council on the Arts is fun, inspiring - GoErie.com

  04-07-2019 08:47 via goerie.com
  Review: 'A Person' at Meadville Council on the Arts is fun, inspiring  GoErie.comThe exhibit brings together three artists in different genres.
  
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• Call for River Arts fundraising exhibition artwork - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  04-07-2019 08:33 via centralmaine.com
  Call for River Arts fundraising exhibition artwork  Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelDAMARISCOTTA — River Arts seeks submissions for its second annual 6 X 6 fundraising exhibition. Everyone is invited to donate original art in any medium for ...
  
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• What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Stranger Things’ and Fireworks

  04-07-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  “Stranger Things” returns for a third season on Netflix. And Macy’s Fourth of July celebration broadcasts from New York.
  
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• Artists, entertainers abound: 53rd Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off July 10 | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror

  04-07-2019 06:41 via altoonamirror.com
  Artists, entertainers abound: 53rd Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off July 10 | News, Sports, Jobs  Altoona MirrorState College is transformed in mid-July. Artists and performers from 38 states converge on the town and the landscape is transformed for five days. Beautiful p.
  
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• ERD has announced the July arts and crafts workshop schedule - Lewiston Sun Journal

  04-07-2019 06:00 via sunjournal.com
  ERD has announced the July arts and crafts workshop schedule  Lewiston Sun JournalFARMINGTON — Everyone's Resource Depot (ERD) announces the schedule for its July arts and crafts workshops. The programs are open to creative kids of ...
  
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• Forge Ahead Arts to host reception for new art installation - Santa Clarita Valley Signal

  04-07-2019 05:40 via signalscv.com
  Forge Ahead Arts to host reception for new art installation  Santa Clarita Valley SignalForge Ahead Arts, a nonprofit arts organization, with the help of the city of Santa Clarita, has created SNAP, a new art installation on display at the Westfield ...
  
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• This week's 5 best bets for arts and culture in Las Vegas - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  04-07-2019 04:06 via reviewjournal.com
  This week's 5 best bets for arts and culture in Las Vegas  Las Vegas Review-JournalThe Okee Dokee Brothers open the Children's Summer Concert Series and Discovery Children's Museum celebrates superheroes in this week's arts roundup.
  
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• Coston Fine Arts Center now a reality after grants - KAIT

  04-07-2019 03:45 via kait8.com
  Coston Fine Arts Center now a reality after grants  KAITThe work by Osceola residents for nearly two years to renovate a building to create a fine arts center in the Mississippi County town is one step closer to ...
  
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• Mineral School to Host Annual Arts and Crafts Fair This Weekend - Centralia Chronicle

  04-07-2019 03:00 via chronline.com
  Mineral School to Host Annual Arts and Crafts Fair This Weekend  Centralia ChronicleFor the fourth year in a row, artists from all over the region will descend on Mineral this weekend to show off and sell work ranging from paintings to wood.
  
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• Arts in the Park festival returning to Marion - SouthCoastToday.com

  04-07-2019 02:21 via southcoasttoday.com
  Arts in the Park festival returning to Marion  SouthCoastToday.comThe annual Arts in the Park Festival will return at Bicentennial Park in Marion (corner of Main and Spring Streets) on Saturday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The ...
  
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• San Diego Opera Receives Three California Arts Council Grants - OperaWire

  04-07-2019 02:00 via operawire.com
  San Diego Opera Receives Three California Arts Council Grants  OperaWireSan Diego Opera has been awarded three California Arts Council Grants, totaling $50,400. The first grant of $18,000 will support the Words and Music program, ...
  
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• Serpents, Fiber Arts and Heart — This Cool Designer Isn’t Afraid to Get Weird - PaperCity Magazine

  04-07-2019 01:51 via papercitymag.com
  Serpents, Fiber Arts and Heart — This Cool Designer Isn’t Afraid to Get Weird  PaperCity MagazineWhen I meet Heather Clark Lynn for coffee on a workday near here office, I immediately pick her out from the crowd. She's wearing snakeskin boots, a white ...
  
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• Center for Living Arts becomes the next act of old Establishment theatre - OurQuadCities

  04-07-2019 01:36 via ourquadcities.com
  Center for Living Arts becomes the next act of old Establishment theatre  OurQuadCitiesMore shows will take the stage at a downtown Rock Island theatre. The Center for Living Arts will move into the former Establishment theatre. As Local 4 News ...
  
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• Spiro Malas, Dependable Bass and a ‘Most Happy Fella,’ Dies at 86

  04-07-2019 01:18 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Malas’s resonant voice and sly comic timing served him well in numerous secondary roles. A starring role, and acclaim, came late in his career on Broadway.
  
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• Martial arts gym hosting fundraiser in honor of Joshua Drablos - WDBJ7

  04-07-2019 01:06 via wdbj7.com
  Martial arts gym hosting fundraiser in honor of Joshua Drablos  WDBJ7On Thursday, Freedom Jiu Jitsu is hosting a fundraising event to honor the Bedford County Marine.
  
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• Arts and culture are flourishing in Northern England and adding £1.4bn to the region’s economy - iNews

  04-07-2019 01:01 via inews.co.uk
  Arts and culture are flourishing in Northern England and adding £1.4bn to the region’s economy  iNewsArts and culture are flourishing across Northern England, according to a report that shows the industry is contributing more than a billion pounds.
  
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• Performing arts calendar for July 5-12 | Theater | journalstar.com - Lincoln Journal Star

  04-07-2019 01:00 via journalstar.com
  Performing arts calendar for July 5-12 | Theater | journalstar.com  Lincoln Journal StarPerforming arts calendar for Lincoln and the surrounding area.
  
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• ‘Pretty Woman’ Announces Broadway Closing

  04-07-2019 00:45 via nytimes.com
  The musical adaptation of the 1990 film started strong at the box office, but no one onstage turned out to have the drawing power of Julia Roberts.
  
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• US Grant HS Student Wins National Congressional Arts Competition - news9.com KWTV

  04-07-2019 00:29 via news9.com
  US Grant HS Student Wins National Congressional Arts Competition  news9.com KWTVOKLAHOMA CITY - A US Grant High School student just returned home from Washington DC with some new hardware. Lilyanna Rangel is this year's winner of ...
  
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• Alaska Will Become First State Without an Arts Agency If Governor's $444 Million Budget Veto Holds - Hyperallergic

  04-07-2019 00:01 via hyperallergic.com
  Alaska Will Become First State Without an Arts Agency If Governor's $444 Million Budget Veto Holds  HyperallergicIf legislators don't override the governor's plan, Alaskans will lose their state art council and become the only US state or territory without a state arts agency.
  
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• In Closely Watched Robert Indiana Royalties Case, District Court Dismisses Majority of Counterclaims

  04-07-2019 00:00 via artnews.com
  The initial complaint was filed by the Morgan Art Foundation the day before the artist's death in 2018. Read More
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