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• Annapolis Arts District donates $10,000 to city for signage - CapitalGazette.com

  09-07-2019 23:56 via capitalgazette.com
  Annapolis Arts District donates $10,000 to city for signage  CapitalGazette.comIn an effort to improve the way visitors navigate downtown Annapolis, the Annapolis Arts District has donated $10,000 to the city for additional signs. The signs ...
  
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• ‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump

  09-07-2019 23:23 via nytimes.com
  In his deeply reported new book, Tim Alberta writes about George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and the transformation that led to the G.O.P.’s loyal support for the current president.
  
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• July 11 Arts and Entertainment Source: Always Something To Celebrate - Vallejo Times Herald

  09-07-2019 23:16 via timesheraldonline.com
  July 11 Arts and Entertainment Source: Always Something To Celebrate  Vallejo Times HeraldAcclaimed soul singer Lenny Williams is at Vino Godfather on Mare Island in Vallejo on Aug. 3. For more, visit vinogodfather.com. (Courtesy photo). Member of ...
  
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• Culture Report: Access to the Arts in Rural Communities - Voice of San Diego

  09-07-2019 22:57 via voiceofsandiego.org
  Culture Report: Access to the Arts in Rural Communities  Voice of San DiegoSan Diego County Library system's community-specific arts and culture programming makes the arts accessible in a county that stretches 4,526 square miles.
  
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• Lois Dodd at Modern Art, London

  09-07-2019 22:46 via artnews.com
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• Leon Kossoff’s Curators and Collaborators Discuss the Late Artist’s Legacy

  09-07-2019 22:45 via artnews.com
  The British painter passed away last Thursday at the age of 92.Read More
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• Aziz Ansari Addresses Sexual Misconduct Accusation in ‘Right Now’

  09-07-2019 22:01 via nytimes.com
  When our critic saw his show in December, the comic didn’t bring up the scandal. In his Netflix special, he rectifies that mistake with his finest work yet.
  
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• If You Could Stop Time, Would You? A Novel Puts a Dark Spin on the Question

  09-07-2019 22:00 via nytimes.com
  During a worldwide economic collapse, the heroes of Andri Snaer Magnason’s “The Casket of Time” seal themselves in time-proof boxes. So does everyone else.
  
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• Director Jeff Krulik Presenting "Led Zeppelin Played Here" at Vis Arts Center, Friday, July 26 - Style Weekly

  09-07-2019 21:46 via styleweekly.com
  Director Jeff Krulik Presenting "Led Zeppelin Played Here" at Vis Arts Center, Friday, July 26  Style WeeklyCult film director Jeff Krulick, known for the legendary short, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," will be returning to Richmond on Friday, July 26 for a screening of his ...
  
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• Eberhard Havekost: View 15 Works by the Late Painter

  09-07-2019 21:45 via artnews.com
  The artist, who died on July 5, created foreboding scenes of humans, buildings, everyday objects, and more.Read More
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• Philip Freelon, Community-Minded and Socially Progressive Architect, Has Died at 66

  09-07-2019 21:43 via artnews.com
  He was in charge of the design of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in September of 2016. Read More
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• Review: Putting Outlaw Music on Trial in ‘Rock and Roll Man’

  09-07-2019 21:29 via nytimes.com
  A by-the-numbers jukebox musical weighs the evidence for and against the groundbreaking ’50s disc jockey Alan Freed.
  
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• ‘American Pie’ at 20: That Notorious Pie Scene, From Every Angle

  09-07-2019 21:21 via nytimes.com
  Where did the audacious idea come from? How many pies were harmed in the shooting of the scene? Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy and others look back.
  
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• Ross Perot Helped Shape Dallas' Arts Scene, Cultural Director Says - Dallas Observer

  09-07-2019 21:13 via dallasobserver.com
  Ross Perot Helped Shape Dallas' Arts Scene, Cultural Director Says  Dallas ObserverNationwide, Ross Perot was known as an eccentric Texas billionaire who launched two unsuccessful presidential bids. In Dallas, he's known, among other ...
  
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• In This Existential Thriller, a Heroine Has to Save Her Kidnapped Daughter

  09-07-2019 21:12 via nytimes.com
  “The Chain,” by Adrian McKinty, imagines a crime syndicate operating a string of abductions like a chain letter, with each set of victims responsible for taking the next hostage.
  
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• Soho Warehouse set to open in August in Arts District - Curbed LA

  09-07-2019 21:02 via la.curbed.com
  Soho Warehouse set to open in August in Arts District  Curbed LAAfter a handful of delays, the members-only Soho Warehouse is set to open in the southern end of the Arts District in August. Soho House, which operates a ...
  
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• Sutton Foster to Play The Grove at Germantown Performing Arts Center This Fall - Playbill.com

  09-07-2019 20:59 via playbill.com
  Sutton Foster to Play The Grove at Germantown Performing Arts Center This Fall  Playbill.comThe Younger star and Thoroughly Modern Millie Tony winner recently completed a two-week engagement at the Café Carlyle.
  
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• Cory Arcangel and Andy Robert Now Represented by Greene Naftali

  09-07-2019 20:41 via artnews.com
  Arcangel will have his first show with the gallery in spring 2021, and Robert in fall 2020.Read More
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• ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Is a Portal to 1985. Here’s What It Sounded Like.

  09-07-2019 20:36 via nytimes.com
  Listen to a playlist of songs from the summer that brought Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” and Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love.”
  
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• Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Show After Complaints From Human Rights Groups

  09-07-2019 20:33 via nytimes.com
  It was “important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the L.G.B.T.Q. community and freedom of expression,” the rapper said.
  
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• Aziz Ansari Addresses Misconduct Accusation in Bold Netflix Set

  09-07-2019 20:33 via nytimes.com
  When our critic saw his show in December, the comic didn’t bring up the scandal. In the special “Right Now,” he rectifies that mistake with his finest work yet.
  
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• Arts Commission Announces Election of Officers - WBIW.com

  09-07-2019 20:15 via wbiw.com
  Arts Commission Announces Election of Officers  WBIW.com(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced today the recent election of officers to lead the governing body of the agency. Allen C. Platt III, ...
  
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• Christie’s to Auction Items From the Collection of Lee Radziwill

  09-07-2019 19:29 via nytimes.com
  The auction will include fine and decorative art, books, costume jewelry, photography and memorabilia.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’: The Screenwriters Explain the Twists

  09-07-2019 19:08 via nytimes.com
  Here’s how the secret cameos, villainous reveals and end-credit shockers all came together (along with the twist that didn’t make it in).
  
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• Arts Fest Kicks Off for 53rd Year on Wednesday - - State College News

  09-07-2019 19:01 via statecollege.com
  Arts Fest Kicks Off for 53rd Year on Wednesday -  State College NewsBringing a host of traditional favorites and new events, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off for its 53rd year on Wednesday and continues ...
  
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• ‘Ray & Liz’ Review: Alcoholic Misery in England’s Black Country

  09-07-2019 18:58 via nytimes.com
  The artist and photographer Richard Billingham expands his portraits of his dysfunctional family in this bleak fictionalized feature film.
  
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• The Ringmaster: Is Charles Venable Democratizing a Great Art Museum in Indianapolis—or Destroying It?

  09-07-2019 18:46 via artnews.com
  At Newfields, the director has added a holiday light show, emphasized the institution's horticultural offerings, and experimented with culinary programs. Unsurprisingly, opinions are mixed. Read More
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• ILe Carries Latin Pop Back to the Future

  09-07-2019 18:42 via nytimes.com
  The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter’s latest album, “Almadura,” is rooted in the past but upends old assumptions. She’ll bring its songs to the Latin Alternative Music Conference.
  
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• Eberhard Havekost, Painter of Unsettling Scenes of Modernity, Dies at 51

  09-07-2019 18:42 via artnews.com
  The cause of his death remains unknown.Read More
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• Drawings by Migrant Children in Texas Catch the Smithsonian’s Eye

  09-07-2019 18:37 via nytimes.com
  The children had recently been released from the custody of United States Customs and Border Protection, and they drew their detention facilities.
  
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• Review: ‘Florida Girls’ Is Another Reason to Find the Pop Network

  09-07-2019 18:33 via nytimes.com
  Before it revives “One Day at a Time,” a boutique cable channel offers a raunchy comedy about female friendship and petty theft in alligator country.
  
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• Who and What Are Jewish Museums For?

  09-07-2019 18:19 via nytimes.com
  The director of the Jewish Museum Berlin stood down after a string of controversies, and the institution is tackling tough questions as it looks for a new leader.
  
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• What and Whom Are Jewish Museums For?

  09-07-2019 18:19 via nytimes.com
  The director of the Jewish Museum Berlin stood down after a string of controversies, and the institution is tackling tough questions as it looks for a new leader.
  
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• John Edmonds Wins Brooklyn Museum’s Inaugural UOVO Prize for Emerging Artists

  09-07-2019 18:10 via artnews.com
  He will receive a solo exhibition, public installation, and $25,000 cash grant as part of the award, which goes to a Brooklyn-based artist.Read More
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• Martin Charnin, Who Brought ‘Annie’ to the Stage, Dies at 84

  09-07-2019 17:53 via nytimes.com
  He turned the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” into a long-running Broadway musical and wrote the memorable lyrics to a score that included “Tomorrow.”
  
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• Hooked on Arts Street Fair Strives to Raise Awareness for Art-Based Therapy - UNCW News

  09-07-2019 17:15 via uncw.edu
  Hooked on Arts Street Fair Strives to Raise Awareness for Art-Based Therapy  UNCW NewsTuesday, July 09, 2019. The UNCW College of Health and Human Services is collaborating with the Lumina Festival of the Arts to host the Hooked on Arts Street ...
  
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• ‘Love Island’ Is Coming to America. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

  09-07-2019 16:46 via nytimes.com
  The raunchy British reality TV dating show arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday. Here’s what to expect.
  
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• OKCPS approves $500k building sale to Harding Fine Arts - NonDoc

  09-07-2019 16:37 via nondoc.com
  OKCPS approves $500k building sale to Harding Fine Arts  NonDocOklahoma City Public Schools has accepted a $500000 bid from Harding Fine Arts Academy to buy the building it has subleased since 2005.
  
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• Review: ‘Dog Man: The Musical’ Celebrates a Cop Who Sniffs Out Crime

  09-07-2019 16:28 via nytimes.com
  The bizarro, irreverent world of Dav Pilkey, the creator of the Captain Underpants books, has been deftly translated to the Lucille Lortel Theater’s stage.
  
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• Arts Districts in Denver Are Feeling the Crunch of Heavy Property Taxes - Westword

  09-07-2019 15:54 via westword.com
  Arts Districts in Denver Are Feeling the Crunch of Heavy Property Taxes  WestwordPotter Macy Dorf settled into his ceramics studio at 747 Santa Fe Drive nearly forty years ago, long before the area was an official arts district, even before ...
  
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• David Zwirner Hires Thor Shannon as Director

  09-07-2019 15:45 via artnews.com
  After seven years at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, he will start at the mega-gallery in September. Read More
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• Chris Brown Streams His Way to No. 1 With ‘Indigo’

  09-07-2019 15:15 via nytimes.com
  The R&B singer’s 32-track album featuring a collaboration with Drake beat out a new release by the Black Keys, which opened at No. 4.
  
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• Christie’s to Auction Collection of Lee Bouvier Radziwill, KAWS Market Report, and More: Morning Links from July 9, 2019

  09-07-2019 15:00 via artnews.com
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• State Police plan DWI checkpoint near PNC Arts Center during Florida Georgia Line concert - NJ.com

  09-07-2019 14:17 via nj.com
  State Police plan DWI checkpoint near PNC Arts Center during Florida Georgia Line concert  NJ.comState Police plan to set up a sobriety checkpoint Thursday at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Country music band Florida Georgia Line is performing at ...
  
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• Art by Migrant Children in Texas Catches the Smithsonian’s Eye

  09-07-2019 14:08 via nytimes.com
  The children had recently been released from the custody of United States Customs and Border Protection, and they drew their detention facilities.
  
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• Sculpture, photos displayed in Visual Arts galleries - Union College

  09-07-2019 14:00 via union.edu
  Sculpture, photos displayed in Visual Arts galleries  Union CollegeAn exhibition of sculpture and photography, titled “Abby Golodik '18: A Precarious Balance & Frank Rapant '07: After the Fire,” is now on view at the Feigenbaum ...
  
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• Christie’s to Auction the Collection of Socialite and Designer Lee Bouvier Radziwill, Sister of Jackie Kennedy

  09-07-2019 14:00 via artnews.com
  The collection will come to auction in October as part of the auction house's Collector Week.Read More
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• What the World Needs Now Is Bournonville (Sweet Bournonville)

  09-07-2019 12:00 via nytimes.com
  Dancers from Royal Danish Ballet will perform works by this 19th-centory choreographer, whose artistic universe is ruled by harmony.
  
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• Science and the Arts: Botanists Use Thoreau to Study Wildflowers - Now. Powered by Northrop Grumman.

  09-07-2019 11:02 via now.northropgrumman.com
  Science and the Arts: Botanists Use Thoreau to Study Wildflowers  Now. Powered by Northrop Grumman.Botanists are combining science and the arts by using Henry David Thoreau's literature to understand how plants — specifically spring wildflowers — are ...
  
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• Legal Arts Building Under Purchase Contract - businessjournaldaily.com

  09-07-2019 11:02 via businessjournaldaily.com
  Legal Arts Building Under Purchase Contract  businessjournaldaily.comYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Developer Dominic Marchionda says a sale of the Legal Arts Centre building at 101 Market St. downtown should be completed within ...
  
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