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Wynne Ragland “Southeastern Portrait” Exhibit at The William Turner Gallery

by Carrie Neal Walden

ocal photographer Wynne Ragland, Jr., will be displaying his vibrant work at The William Turner Gallery from October 15th to November 7th, 2009. The “Southeastern Portrait” exhibit will commence on Thursday, October 15th with an opening reception from 6-9pm.
Wynne Ragland’s work focuses on images of the South and its people, at work and play and [...]

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Brookhaven Arts Festival: Come see Maria-Louise Coil!

by Carrie Neal Walden

Local artist and Atlanta native Maria-Louise Coil will be the featured artist at the 2009 Brookhaven Arts Festival, October 17-18th.
Maria-Louise’s work is primarily “Southern” and “Atlantan” in focus, with an emphasis on road-side images and signs, and all the things that dot our local everyday scenery. Using a muted pallet on textured surfaces, she brings [...]

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Feeling Lofty: The 8th Annual Castleberry Hill Loft Tour

by Carrie Neal Walden

Feeling “urban”? Love the Atlanta in-town neighborhoods that mix old and new, and those that are growing and working hard to attract ITP residents? Then you need to come to The 8th Annual Castleberry Hill Loft Tour.
This weekend, Saturday, September 26th from 11am to 5pm,and Sunday, September 27th from noon to 5pm, Castleberry Hill and [...]

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Free Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk Every Month. Go!

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There is art, tons of people, free alcohol, great weather and the great buildings of Downtown L.A. It’s called a win-win people.
I mean, I knew there is a Downtown that everyone says is happening and cool, and I knew there is a lot of art in LA that everyone says is cool, and I knew [...]

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189 Years Of The Body In American Art

by Jonathan Mandell

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There are few sights more captivating to the human species than our own bodies, though it would be difficult to know this by looking at American art in the decades after World War II. The National Academy is presenting 160 works of art depicting the human body, mostly from its own collection, for its exhibition [...]

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Free and Inexpensive Concerts, Movies, and Art in Philadelphia

by Bill Meagher

In a big city like Philadelphia there’s plenty of fun things to do to keep your free time occupied. But fortunately not all of these things come with a hefty price tag, and many of them are free of charge. Here’s a list of some of these offerings that stand out.
Movie Monday at the Trocadero [...]

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Museum Mile 2009 Offers Free Access and More

by Irene Fishman

One day a year, just as spring rolls around and the weather gets lovely, the Museum Mile area of Manhattan opens its doors for a night of fun and festivities for all. For the uninitiated, Museum Mile is the area of Fifth Avenue that ranges from 82nd to 105th streets, and encompasses some of the [...]

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The Ford Amphitheatre: Life Size Murals of Diego Rivera

So I went to the Ford a couple of weeks ago for a tour of the facility and to get the spiel on their upcoming season (the place has a really cool history and is an AMAZING space…go!) and was intrigued with the postcards on this particular show. Diego Rivera is amazing…Diego Rivera in life [...]

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The Piazza at Schmidts adds a whole new experience to Northern Liberties.

by Bill Meagher

Northern Liberties has proven to be an up and coming Philadelphia area ever since its inception. And Bart Blatstein and his Tower Investments Inc. have always been one of the forerunners for helping it evolve. But with Towers newest creation, The Piazza at Schmidts, they have officially taken there jet setting ways to a whole [...]

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Art and the Recession, #1: F–K The Recession?

by Jonathan Mandell

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President Gerald Ford had the WIN button – Whip Inflation Now. Had Bob Kerrey become president, would he have had a F–K The Recession poster? Apparently so, since that’s what he’s doing now.
Kerrey is now president of the New School, which includes Parsons, one of the sponsors for a contest called, yes, F–k The [...]

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Jen Miller’s Art featured at Brazilian Carnival 2009

Saturday February 28 at the Hollywood Palladium thousands of people gathered to celebrate the culture of Brazil, listen to the beat-centric musical talents, partake of authentic grilled meats and lime-infused caipirinhas, and to shake it like a sambista on the dance floor- or try to, anyway.
A festive mood filtered through the colorful crowd like [...]

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Catch it while you can: DAE’s Silvering Path

by Mike McCracken

For homegrown innovation in collaborative performing arts, one can turn with confidence to Seattle’s Degenerate Art Ensemble. Their latest, Silvering Path is up through this weekend at the intriguing experiment in urban reclamation, Free Sheep Foundation.
Ninjas attack the Weeble Wobble – a dreamer (as vividly expressed in the video work of Leo Mayberry) wearing a [...]

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Decibel Festival 2008: A Review, A Reawakening

WOW, WOW, WOW. What a weekend. What a swirling mess of art, what an epic adventure in electronica, what a bad-ass dance festival, what an fantastic experience to have shared with friends. I had one of the best weekends of my life, and yall know I have a hell of a lot of great weekends.
Seattle [...]

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The 206 is PREFUNKED and ready for Decibel Festival 2008!

I returned to Seattle Sunday night around 8PM from three days of camping, dancing, partying in tents and jamming out to sick electronic music like next week was Armageddon, going on about three hours of sleep with a car and a face full of sand, sunburned shoulders, river hair, a pack full of wet clothes [...]

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The Cheese Stands Alone: The Reward is Deadmau5

Deadmau5 is the reigning monarch of the Land of Electronic Music and his kingdom is the international dance floor of Right Now. In less than a year a certain young Canadian by the name of Joel Zimmerman has gone from a relatively unknown music nerd to a music nerd who is the most lauded and [...]

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