Gov. Corzine (hearts) the arts (The Star-Ledger)
JERRY MCCREA/THE STAR-LEDGERGov. Jon Corzine signed a proclamation designating October as Discover Jersey Arts Month. Gov. Jon Corzine signed an official proclamation last week designating October as Discover Jersey Arts Month. The proclamation sings the praises of the state's cultural...
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Sliding in polls, Harper reaches out to industry, arts (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to address key weaknesses in his suddenly wobbly campaign Tuesday, extending a helping hand to hard-hit manufacturers and an olive branch to the arts community.
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Ishii considers future in mixed martial arts (The Japan Times)
Judoka Satoshi Ishii, who won the men's over 100-kg gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, was vague on Tuesday about his intentions to quit the sport and become a professional mixed martial artist. The 21-year-old Ishii held a press conference at his school's dormitory at Kokushikan University the same day, but only went as far as to say that he might consider a move to mixed martial arts. Read ...
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Lehigh Valley Arts Council elects new board of directors for 2008-2009 (The Express-Times)
The Lehigh Valley Arts Council has elected a new board of directors that reflects a cross-section of the region. Dawn Lennon, owner of Big Picture Consulting, is president, after two years serving as vice president. Lennon was a senior manager...
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Delta doctor, arts supporter dead at 89 (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Dr. Nino Antony Bologna, a Greenville dermatologist and pediatrician whose contributions helped fund Delta State University's Bologna Performing Arts Center, has died at the age of 89.
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Care centres make more sense than arts building (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)
Passing by that ridiculous-looking building for the arts makes me wonder how many other people find it that way. The city needs [...]
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The university as arts patron (Arts Journal)
Harvard professor Marjorie Garber has some bold thoughts about the role of universities in the arts, and the place for arts within universities. She suggests that higher education should not only be accommodating art and artists as one of their many fields of study, but rather should be advancing art as central to their purpose.
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Fine Arts Center features local artist with unique metal pieces (MLive.com)
The one-of-a-kind works of local artist Laurie Kammeraad are featured in the next exhibition of the Forest Hills Fine Arts Artist-in-Residence series.
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Travel grants offered to arts centers (The Daily Mining Gazette)
HANCOCK - The Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs have announced a new transportation grant program. The $20,000 program is designed to defray travel costs for students to attend arts and cultural programs or exhibits in Michigan. Eligible schools include any accredited public or private K-12 school in Michigan, with priority given to schools and com
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Longtime arts supporter Weil dies (Montgomery Advertiser)
Members of the Montgomery area's arts community describe Virginia Loeb Weil as dynamic and hard working, a great supporter and community cheerleader.
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