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• Pittsburg High School wins performing arts award | Local News | joplinglobe.com - Joplin Globe

  24-08-2021 22:51 via joplinglobe.com
  
  Pittsburg High School wins performing arts award | Local News | joplinglobe.com  Joplin Globe
  
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• ‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone’ Review: Skipping Ahead

  24-08-2021 22:45 via nytimes.com
  
  This documentary about the Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge takes a victory lap for an athletic feat.
  
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• Garden & Arts Center seeking volunteers for 51st Annual Fall Festival - KCBD

  24-08-2021 22:39 via kcbd.com
  
  Garden & Arts Center seeking volunteers for 51st Annual Fall Festival  KCBD
  
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• Eduardo Costantini Revealed as Buyer of Record-Breaking Wifredo Lam, Remedios Varo Works

  24-08-2021 22:36 via artnews.com
  
  Eduardo F. Costantini was the buyer of two record-setting paintings by Latin American modernists at Sotheby’s last June, the auction house revealed on Monday. The Argentine collector purchased Wifredo Lam’s Omi Obini (1943) and Remedios Varo’s Armonía (Autorretrato Surgente), 1956, for a collected $15.8 million at the auction house’s New York headquarters. Costantini is now set to bring them to the Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), his private m
  
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• Changes coming to the Brewery Arts Center - KOLO

  24-08-2021 22:30 via kolotv.com
  
  Changes coming to the Brewery Arts Center  KOLO
  
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• Charlie Watts, the Unlikely Soul of the Rolling Stones

  24-08-2021 22:13 via nytimes.com
  
  In a band that defined debauched rock ’n’ roll, he was a quiet, dapper jazz fan. But their unusual chemistry defined the rhythm of the Stones, and of rock.
  
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• Restoration of Vermeer Painting in Germany Reveals Hidden Image of Cupid

  24-08-2021 22:12 via artnews.com
  
  Two years ago, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden in Germany launched a major restoration to make visible a Cupid buried beneath layers of paint in Johannes Vermeer’s Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window (ca. 1657). The museum has since removed the overpainting from the famed work, which now shows an image of Cupid hanging on the wall behind the forlorn young woman.
  Scholars believe that the newly revealed picture is meant to indicate that the woman is reading a love letter. No
  
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• Black-owned collaborative arts space called ‘Creative Lounge’ encourages artistic excellence, teaching, freedom - RochesterFirst

  24-08-2021 22:06 via rochesterfirst.com
  Black-owned collaborative arts space called ‘Creative Lounge’ encourages artistic excellence, teaching, freedom  RochesterFirst
  
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• Fall arts 2021: Bay Area dance blooms in the great outdoors - The Mercury News

  24-08-2021 22:05 via mercurynews.com
  
  Fall arts 2021: Bay Area dance blooms in the great outdoors  The Mercury News
  
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• University Arts Building / DLR Group - ArchDaily

  24-08-2021 22:00 via archdaily.com
  
  University Arts Building / DLR Group  ArchDaily
  
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• Megan Monaghan Rivas to lead UConn Dramatic Arts department and Connecticut Repertory Theatre - Hartford Courant

  24-08-2021 21:59 via courant.com
  Megan Monaghan Rivas to lead UConn Dramatic Arts department and Connecticut Repertory Theatre  Hartford Courant
  
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• A Human Cloning Error and Existential Questions Fuel This Science Fiction Romp

  24-08-2021 21:55 via nytimes.com
  
  In Matthew FitzSimmons’s speculative murder mystery “Constance,” the title character’s consciousness is mistakenly downloaded into a clone.
  
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• Mayor's Stage: Arts in the Alley making welcome return Sept. 17-19 - The Columbus Dispatch

  24-08-2021 21:45 via dispatch.com
  Mayor's Stage: Arts in the Alley making welcome return Sept. 17-19  The Columbus Dispatch
  
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• Larry Harlow, a Salsa Revolutionary

  24-08-2021 21:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The musician, who died on Friday, was a true originator of the genre. An outsider, he lived a Latin music life by immersing himself in Afro-Caribbean culture.
  
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• Festival takes listeners on musical pilgrimage around Arts Quad | Cornell Chronicle - Cornell Chronicle

  24-08-2021 21:15 via news.cornell.edu
  
  Festival takes listeners on musical pilgrimage around Arts Quad | Cornell Chronicle  Cornell Chronicle
  
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• Art That Stirs Creativity: L’Rain, Jonah Mixon-Webster, and More on Work That Inspires Them

  24-08-2021 21:12 via artnews.com
  
  For “Touchstones,” ARTnews asks creative figures from different disciplines—writers, musicians, filmmakers, chefs, and so on—about one artwork that has inspired them.
  
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• UTSA, Southwest School of Art to combine arts programs at downtown campus - KSAT San Antonio

  24-08-2021 20:59 via ksat.com
  
  UTSA, Southwest School of Art to combine arts programs at downtown campus  KSAT San Antonio
  
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• With Aim of Broadening International Focus, New Museum Names Vivian Crockett as Curator

  24-08-2021 20:44 via artnews.com
  
  The New Museum in New York has appointed Vivian Crockett as curator, signaling an increasingly international direction in its programming. Currently an assistant curator at the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, Crockett will assume her new post on January 1, 2022.
  Since starting at the Dallas Museum of Art last year, Crockett has placed an emphasis on Latinx art and African diasporic art. Her projects there include a solo exhibition for photographer Guadalupe Rosales that is due to open in October.
  
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• Watershed arts center receives $3 million endowment - Portland Press Herald - Press Herald

  24-08-2021 20:35 via pressherald.com
  
  Watershed arts center receives $3 million endowment - Portland Press Herald  Press Herald
  
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• The Arts Scene: The (really cool) art of puppetry - Yakima Herald-Republic

  24-08-2021 20:00 via yakimaherald.com
  
  The Arts Scene: The (really cool) art of puppetry  Yakima Herald-Republic
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,’ by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

  24-08-2021 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, history is everything — an inheritance of secrets, lies, talents, betrayals, ambition, accomplishment and possibility.
  
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• Sip cocktails and hear live music at Arts Cottage in Gainesville - Gainesville Times

  24-08-2021 19:43 via gainesvilletimes.com
  Sip cocktails and hear live music at Arts Cottage in Gainesville  Gainesville Times
  
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• Review: In ‘Islander,’ the Puck Stops Here

  24-08-2021 19:35 via nytimes.com
  
  This verbatim hockey drama, at Here Arts Center, considers issues of masculinity and the peculiar ownership that fans feel toward a team and its players.
  
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• Met Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Paving Way for Reopening

  24-08-2021 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  The labor deal means that the company, the largest performing arts organization in the nation, is on track to reopen next month after the pandemic kept it closed for more than a year.
  
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• Frustrated Madison arts leaders blast 'inconsistent' mask order - Madison.com

  24-08-2021 19:15 via madison.com
  
  Frustrated Madison arts leaders blast 'inconsistent' mask order  Madison.com
  
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• Charlie Watts, Bedrock Drummer for the Rolling Stones, Dies at 80

  24-08-2021 19:09 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Watts, who had no taste for the life of a pop idol, was an unflashy presence with the band and brought to it a swinging style.
  
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• Watch This Fun Australian Drama and a Dark HBO Max Comedy

  24-08-2021 18:43 via nytimes.com
  
  If you like juicy gossip or watching suburban parties implode onscreen, our TV critic has some shows for you.
  
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• The Best Portable Air Conditioners for Cooling Difficult-to-Cool Work Spaces

  24-08-2021 18:30 via artnews.com
  
  Cooling a studio space is important for the artist and often for the artworks themselves. But if you occupy or share a lofty, sprawling place, cooling can be difficult and costly. A portable air-conditioning unit allows you to direct cool air to the area where you’re working, or, depending on the size of your space, the entire room. Most quality picks on the market operate as three-in-ones: One unit gets you A/C, a dehumidifier, and a fan. While shopping for the right portable air conditio
  
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• SpiralPhonics at Crosstown Arts | MemphisTravel.com - ilovememphisblog.com

  24-08-2021 18:14 via ilovememphisblog.com
  
  SpiralPhonics at Crosstown Arts | MemphisTravel.com  ilovememphisblog.com
  
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• Qualla Arts & Crafts celebrates 75 years of craft excellence - The Cherokee One Feather - Cherokee One Feather

  24-08-2021 18:13 via theonefeather.com
  
  Qualla Arts & Crafts celebrates 75 years of craft excellence - The Cherokee One Feather  Cherokee One Feather
  
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• The Best Portable Air Conditioners Will Keep Your Studio Cool

  24-08-2021 18:03 via artnews.com
  
  Cooling a studio space is important for the artist and often for the artworks themselves. But if you occupy or share a lofty, sprawling place, cooling can be difficult and costly. A portable air-conditioning unit allows you to direct cool air to the area where you’re working, or, depending on the size of your space, the entire room. Most quality picks on the market operate as three-in-ones: One unit gets you A/C, a dehumidifier, and a fan. While shopping for the right portable air conditio
  
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• On your marks, get set, ARTS! | @theU - @theU - @theU

  24-08-2021 18:03 via attheu.utah.edu
  
  On your marks, get set, ARTS! | @theU - @theU  @theU
  
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• On your marks, get set, ARTS! | @theU - @theU

  24-08-2021 18:03 via attheu.utah.edu
  
  On your marks, get set, ARTS! | @theU  @theU
  
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• Celebrating the arts and so much more - Shelby County Reporter - Shelby County Reporter

  24-08-2021 18:03 via shelbycountyreporter.com
  
  Celebrating the arts and so much more - Shelby County Reporter  Shelby County Reporter
  
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• 3 N.J. arts centers to require COVID vaccine or negative test for fall shows - NJ.com

  24-08-2021 18:02 via nj.com
  
  3 N.J. arts centers to require COVID vaccine or negative test for fall shows  NJ.com
  
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• Materials for the Arts brings annual shopping spree for New York City teachers curbside | amNewYork - AMNY

  24-08-2021 17:10 via amny.com
  Materials for the Arts brings annual shopping spree for New York City teachers curbside | amNewYork  AMNY
  
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• Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo accepting nominations for annual awards - mlive.com

  24-08-2021 16:16 via mlive.com
  
  Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo accepting nominations for annual awards  mlive.com
  
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• Sara Bareilles on the Lessons of Pema Chodron and the Joy of 10-Mile Walks

  24-08-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The 41-year-old singer-songwriter is back on Broadway in September for her fourth starring turn in “Waitress.”
  
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• Rosie Perez Hates Flying, but She Soared in ‘The Flight Attendant’

  24-08-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The HBO Max show brought the veteran performer her first acting Emmy nomination. “To be recognized now, at my age, for something that I did just for the art of it all?” she said. “That really moves me.”
  
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• 7 Fiction Podcasts Ready Made for Vacation

  24-08-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  These scripted shows will keep you absorbed whether you’re traveling, enjoying a staycation or just trying to avoid following the news.
  
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• A Composer Shows the Way to Give Classical Music Swing

  24-08-2021 15:52 via nytimes.com
  
  Interest has been building in the works of Nikolai Kapustin, who wrote in classical styles, with a jazzy spin.
  
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• Utah Arts Festival Is Back in Action • Salt Lake Magazine - Salt Lake Magazine

  24-08-2021 15:43 via saltlakemagazine.com
  
  Utah Arts Festival Is Back in Action • Salt Lake Magazine  Salt Lake Magazine
  
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• Tiffany Spotlights Basquiat in Ad, Design Pioneer Alan Heller Dies, and More: Morning Links for August 24, 2021

  24-08-2021 15:25 via artnews.com
  
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  IT IS ONLY TUESDAY, but it is already a banner week for marketing campaigns wielding art. Visa said that it acquired one of Larva Labs’ CryptoPunk NFTs for its collection for about $150,000, ARTnews reports. In an email, Visa’s crypto head said that the punks represent “the beginnin
  
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• 'Start with Arts' Critical This Year for Many Artists - WFYI

  24-08-2021 14:59 via wfyi.org
  
  'Start with Arts' Critical This Year for Many Artists  WFYI
  
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• Carolina Performing Arts announces "Southern Futures at Carolina Performing Arts" - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - UNC Chapell Hill

  24-08-2021 14:18 via unc.edu
  
  Carolina Performing Arts announces "Southern Futures at Carolina Performing Arts" - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  UNC Chapell Hill
  
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• Edgewater Arts Festival Returns This Weekend With Art Fair, Live Music And Vaccinations - Block Club Chicago

  24-08-2021 14:12 via blockclubchicago.org
  
  Edgewater Arts Festival Returns This Weekend With Art Fair, Live Music And Vaccinations  Block Club Chicago
  
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• When the Big Bang Was Just a Theory

  24-08-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Flashes of Creation,” Paul Halpern offers a dual biography of George Gamow and Fred Hoyle, two midcentury physicists who debated the origins of the universe.
  
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• There’s Something Fishy About This Refuge in the Colorado Wilds

  24-08-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Guide,” by Peter Heller, evokes a near future in which coronavirus variants have pushed America’s leisure class to the great outdoors.
  
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• The Worldwide Effort to Bar Chinese Immigration

  24-08-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Mai Ngai’s “The Chinese Question” looks at an issue that has disturbed the Anglophone world for decades, and continues to produce divisions today.
  
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• The Fate of the Self in the Age of Clicks

  24-08-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In “God, Human, Animal, Machine,” the essayist and cultural critic Meghan O’Gieblyn traces how our conception of the human mind has been shaped by our tech-driven era — and what such a view leaves out.
  
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