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Havre de Grace hopes tax breaks, designation attract the arts
- Havre de Grace will strive to draw more art galleries, theaters and festivals with the help of newly approved grants and tax breaks. Gov. Martin O’Malley designated Havre de Grace and Annapolis as the state’s latest arts and entertainment districts, which provide incentives for investors and artists to create cultural attractions while drawing artists to live and work in the area.
Cutting-edge functional art in spotlight at Capsule Design Festival
- More than 150 clothing, jewelry, children’s, lifestyle and accessory designers and an estimated 6,000 shoppers are expected to attend the spring 2008 Capsule Design Festival, a celebration reflecting a consumer movement to embrace independent designers and original designs. Most of the vendors are based in Bay Area. Artists and musicians also take part. The art event is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Patricia’s Green, Octavia and Hayes streets, San Francisco. Admission is free. Visit www.capsulesf.com for information.
- More than 150 clothing, jewelry, children’s, lifestyle and accessory designers and an estimated 6,000 shoppers are expected to attend the spring 2008 Capsule Design Festival, a celebration reflecting a consumer movement to embrace independent designers and original designs. Most of the vendors are based in Bay Area. Artists and musicians also take part. The art event is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Patricia’s Green, Octavia and Hayes streets, San Francisco. Admission is free. Visit www.capsulesf.com for information.
Mountain View’s Castro Street turns into A La Carte & Art
- For the 12th year, A La Carte & Art returns to Mountain View’s Castro Street, kicking off the festival season and showcasing artists from the West Coast. The celebration features a juried crafts show featuring works by 250 vendors, food and drink, performances, a farmers’ market, a chefs’ demonstration tent, and activities for children.
- For the 12th year, A La Carte & Art returns to Mountain View’s Castro Street, kicking off the festival season and showcasing artists from the West Coast. The celebration features a juried crafts show featuring works by 250 vendors, food and drink, performances, a farmers’ market, a chefs’ demonstration tent, and activities for children.
Lively Arts unveils season
- Stanford University’s upcoming Lively Arts performance series, announced today, once again boasts artists of international stature. Most presentations are on campus in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Memorial Auditorium or Memorial Church. Subscription tickets go on sale in July; single tickets in August. For information, call (650) 725-2787 or visit livelyarts.stanford.edu.
- Stanford University’s upcoming Lively Arts performance series, announced today, once again boasts artists of international stature. Most presentations are on campus in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Memorial Auditorium or Memorial Church. Subscription tickets go on sale in July; single tickets in August. For information, call (650) 725-2787 or visit livelyarts.stanford.edu.
Review: Chill with ‘High School Musical’
- Could anything be sweeter than “High School Musical”? Possibly “High School Musical: The Ice Tour,” which closes its Oakland engagement today and moves to San Jose’s HP Pavilion next week.
- Could anything be sweeter than “High School Musical”? Possibly “High School Musical: The Ice Tour,” which closes its Oakland engagement today and moves to San Jose’s HP Pavilion next week.
Lively Foundation goes batty
- Bats, the beady-eyed critters that take flight in the night, aren’t the bloody-thirsty menace that horror movies and popular folklore make them out to be.
- Bats, the beady-eyed critters that take flight in the night, aren’t the bloody-thirsty menace that horror movies and popular folklore make them out to be.
Strathmore gets $1 million gift
- A Bethesda couple is giving Strathmore Arts Center $1 million for its music and arts education program, the performing arts center announced Wednesday.
- A Bethesda couple is giving Strathmore Arts Center $1 million for its music and arts education program, the performing arts center announced Wednesday.
Atlas Performing Arts Center reopens as community theater
- It took more than four years and nearly $20 million to put the Atlas back on the map.
- It took more than four years and nearly $20 million to put the Atlas back on the map.
Art auction benefits education about stillbirths
- Melodie Salava never suspected her second child could be stillborn.
- Melodie Salava never suspected her second child could be stillborn.
What were they thinking?
- We’ve all had that moment, peering at a painting and wondering, “What the heck was this guy thinking when he made this?”
Fire-breather’s art
- It’s a seductive art: molten globs of clear, white and black glass melted into shapely, lustrous forms.
- It’s a seductive art: molten globs of clear, white and black glass melted into shapely, lustrous forms.
