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DiCaprio's wildlife charity auction brings in $38.8 million
ReutersBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house raised $38.8 million through a charity art auction and donations, Christie's said on Tuesday, with proceeds to benefit environmental and conservation...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arts and Culture
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Urban art meets urban gardens in the Arts District
The Bay Gates project at the Boynton Beach Arts District is an ongoing outdoor exhibition started by ArtistActivistA Gallery's Rolando Chang Barrero, who, along with sculptor Rick Beau Lieu, is one of the driving forces behind the district. Rehabbing...Tags: Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Arts and Culture
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Vatican to have pavilion at Venice Biennale modern art exhibit
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For most people, the relationship between contemporary art and the Vatican - home of some of the world's greatest old masterpieces - is like oil and water - they just don't mix. The Vatican's "culture minister," Cardinal...Tags: Vatican City, Interreligious Dialogue, Italy, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants
One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years, Â the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...
Tags: Harvard University, Florida Memorial University, Florida International University, Canoeing and Kayaking, French Literature
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Rail trail 'connector' gets splash of color
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass.Originally planned to make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross busy Route 1, the Rail Trail Connector ended up turning a previously unused and unsightly area under the Gillis Bridge into a glimpse of Salisbury history, while providing a...Tags: Travel, Arts and Culture, Arts, Trips and Vacations, Artists
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Waterfront 'Wendy Rose' statue beheaded
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.Someone has beheaded "Wendy Rose." The large, metal statue, which normally stands about 10 feet tall on the Columbia Waterfront Trail, stands a little shorter now. "The head, somehow, was stolen," city of Vancouver spokeswoman Barb Ayers said. "I can'...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Sculpture, Arts and Culture, Theft, Shipbuilding
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Bob Koester's six decades of jazz and blues, Chicago style
Let's raise a glass to Bob Koester, the single-minded Chicagoan who this weekend celebrates a remarkable anniversary: 60 years of producing jazz and blues recordings. Koester's Delmark Records may not be the biggest indie in the country – or...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Joe Williams, Inventories, Culture, Ceremonies
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Vatican becomes patron of arts again
VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The display includes a very modern mix of photography and...
Tags: Benedict XVI, John Paul II, Religion and Belief, Gianfranco Ravasi, Christianity
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San Jose Mercury News Mike Cassidy column
San Jose Mercury NewsIf the world were perfect, or like a poetry, they'd paint Rey Giese's epitaph in elegant gold leaf outlined by a flawless black border. That's the way he did it -- day-after-day for decades, on office doors throughout Silicon Valley, beginning long...Tags: Human Interest, Petroleum Industry, Arts and Culture, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM
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Fence mural project ties school community together
The Wenatchee World, Wash.Washington Elementary School will soon be surrounded by a school of fish. Kindergartners through fifth-graders painted nearly 600 wood cutouts of fish and other sea creatures Wednesday to spiff up the school in celebration of its 60th birthday this...Tags: Education, Arts and Culture, Arts, PTA, Artists
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The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Sandy Wells column
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The University of Charleston's first lady holds three graduate degrees, including a doctorate. Her home -- vividly decorated in limes and yellows and other eye-popping hues -- looks like something from Southern Living magazine....Tags: Chemotherapy, Teachers, National Hockey League, Colleges and Universities, Tampa
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Two Soviet-trained artists explore religious themes in Milwaukee exhibits
Milwaukee Journal SentinelTwo Soviet-trained artists explore cultural and religious themes in separate exhibits now on display at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and the Episcopal Church's All Saints Cathedral. Born decades apart, Felix Lembersky and Ludmila Pawlowska both studied...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Judaism, Museums
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