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Pastel Masters (American Artist)
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:19:15 GMT Although the work of oil painters and draftsmen is well known and thoroughly documented, the history of pastel has not been as well recorded. “The medium was initially used as a study for larger works, and not intended for the completion of an idea,” notes artist Kim Casebeer.

Fayette County arts calendar (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:07:23 GMT Arts . Crafts No-School Day Classes at Living Arts . Science Center. 8 a.m. Oct. 16-17. Living Arts and Science Center, 362 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Lexington. $8-$35. (859) 252-5222. www.lasclex.org. Electric Kiln Firing Workshop at Kentucky Mudworks. 1 p.m. Oct. 18. Kentucky Mudworks, 825 National Ave, Lexington. $60. (859) 389-9681. www.kentuckymudworks.com.

Intown Calendar (Savannah Morning News)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:24:11 GMT St. Vincent's Tour

Wine and The Great Depression (Aspen Daily News)
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:16:40 GMT By most accounts, the state of our economy has hit an epic low. The ripple sent through our financial systems through bank failures, stock sell-offs and credit collapse will surely be felt by all. The picture painted by analysts is bleak, leading many to refer back to the Great Depression.

Coachella Valley disc jockeys of all trades (The Desert Sun)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:21:52 GMT The desert has been home to some of history's biggest radio disc jockeys. Alan Freed, who coined the term “rock 'n' roll,” died in Palm Springs in 1965. Late-night TV personalities Carson Daly and Jimmy Kimmel were a morning team on the old KCMJ FM in the 1990s.

Students Create Bilingual Art Exhibit, K-12 Educational Outreach from Ground Up (Newswise)
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:34:24 GMT Through a unique hands-on, interdisciplinary entrepreneurship project, more than 40 students, faculty and staff members from Wake Forest University are creating a Cuban bilingual art exhibition and educational outreach program from concept to completion that will open at the Grolier Club of New York in May 2009.

Northwest suburban family calendar (Daily Herald)
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:35:15 GMT Pumpkin Patch: The Kingswood Pumpkin Patch at Kingswood United Methodist Church, 401 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily up to Halloween. Call (847) 398-0770.

WFU students create art exhibit, K-12 educational program to open at Grolier Club, travel nationwide (Wake Forest University News Service)
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:19:42 GMT Through a unique hands-on, interdisciplinary entrepreneurship project, more than 40 students, faculty and staff members from Wake Forest University are creating a Cuban bilingual art exhibition and educational outreach program from concept to completion.

Art: A deft melding of symbols, reality (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:04:07 GMT Peter Paone is a compelling artist not because he does one special thing, but because his work expresses several fascinating dualities in which the elements reinforce one another rather than clashing with or neutralizing one another.

LIBRARY CALENDAR (Southfield Eccentric)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:08:28 GMT Library closings: Monday, Oct. 13, Columbus Day.

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