Waterfront renaissance

Source: The Age

Old and the new ... Narrowboats in a Birmingham canal. Photo: Alamy The new Birmingham is finally making the most of its many attractions, writes Steve McKenna. Kissing couples, businessmen with BlackBerrys, punkish students and Muslim women in headscarv ...
Full article at: The Age  More like this  7 hours ago, 12:05pm CDT

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Just what the doctor ordered

Source: The Age

Heart of happiness ... the hotel's courtyard. A stylish refit breathes new life into an old hospital, writes Elicia Murray. Some of the earliest visitors to the site of the Harbour Rocks Hotel didn't arrive in the best shape. Scurvy-ridden, ...
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Community Stuff May 26th

Source: Gloucester Daily Times

Hi there Joey, loved all your images from Italy…I am going to have my own Gallery Show on Rocky Neck June 30 thru July 6th, please add this poster to your blog when you get a chance…thanks and look forward to seeing a ...
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62 artists, 120 works, four years in the making, 100 per cent Canadian

Source: Globe and Mail

JAMES ADAMS NORTH ADAMS, MASS. Published Saturday, May. 26, 2012 6:00AM EDT Things are often not where you expect them to be. Sure, the Louvre belongs in Paris, the Golden Gate in San Francisco. But should the largest not-for-profit contemporary-art and ...
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Sneak preview: Stedelijk Museum

Source: The Digitalistas

As a real Amsterdam South inhabitant Digi E. had the honor to get a sneak peek of the Stedelijk Museum 2.0, Amsterdam’s well known museum for contemporary art. The renovation took over more than nine years. And still it isn’t finished yet. The official o ...
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City relents in rock art demand

Source: Canada.com

A Nanaimo street entertainer is "happy" and relieved the city has reversed its order to have his rock sculptures pulled down at Maffeo-Sutton Park. Corey Walsh, 26, has transformed the rocky shoreline at Maffeo-Sutton Park into an outdoor gallery, ba ...
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Michaan’s Auction House To Feature Modern Furniture and Period Decor

Source: PRWeb

Michaan's Auctions is hosting an antique sale, featuring irreplaceable historic items. We are featuring many exceptionally rare items dating over 100 years old in some cases Michaan’s Auctions—one of the finest auction houses in ...
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Artists decorate skateboards for benefit

Source: Detroit News Online

Skateboarding is as much an art form as it is a sport. The Good Wood Art Exhibition is celebrating this creative side with more than 100 local and international artists turning skateboards into colorful art pieces the public can enjoy. In a fundraisi ...
Full article at: Detroit News Online  More like this  19 hours ago, 12:21am CDT

Ballet school puts on 'Don Quixote'

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

'Don Quixote' When: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26 Where: Sherwood Auditorium, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. 700 Prospect St., La Jolla Tickets: $20 child $25 adult. Special rates are avai ...
Full article at: San Diego Union-Tribune  More like this  23 hours ago, 8:20pm CDT