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Former NFL QB Steve McNair Dead of Gunshot Wound

Iria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:22:17 -0500

The last few weeks have been a seeming perfect storm of celebrity deaths. On Saturday, another one, with former NFL QB Steve McNair, 36, reportedly dead of a gunshot wound.

Joey Chestnut Wins Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009

Iria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:28:23 -0500

Joey Chestnut, the defending champ made it three in a row on Saturday at the 94th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. He choked down a world-record-setting 68 franks in 10 minutes.

Fireworks: North Korea Test Fires 7 Missiles

Iria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:12:52 -0500

South Korea reported on Saturday that North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast. The launches are a violation of U.N. resolutions and come on Fourth of July in the United States, perhaps serving as a message.

Serena Wins Battle of the Williams Sisters at Wimbledon

Iria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:57:18 -0500

Younger sister Serena defeated Venus Williams in the Wimbledon's women's final on Saturday. Venus fought off several championship points in the second set, only to fall 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.

LA Museum Exhibits Heat Waves

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:31 -0500

UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles will run an exhibition named 'Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield' from October 4 to January 3, 2010.

Mariusz Smolij Leads Hartford Symphony

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:41:24 -0500

Since classical music can be heard everywhere from movie soundtracks to cartoons, the final program of the 2009 Talcott Mountain Music Festival will feature some of the tunes that always get stuck in your head! Guest conductor Mariusz Smolij will lead the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in “Classical’s Greatest Hits!” on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows.

Metropolitan Museum Exhibits Art Of Illumination

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:40:02 -0500

One of the most beautiful manuscripts in the world is the lavishly illustrated medieval prayer book known as the Belles Heures (Beautiful Hours). It was created by the Limbourg Brothers—three of the greatest illuminators in Europe—for one of the most famous art patrons of all time, Jean de France, duc de Berry (1340–1416).

Corcoran Gallery Exhibits Sargent-Sea

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:37:23 -0500

In Sargent and the Sea, the Corcoran Gallery of Art brings together for the first time more than 80 paintings, watercolors, and drawings depicting seascapes and coastal scenes from the early career of John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), the pre-eminent American expatriate painter of the late 19th century. The exhibition will be on view from September 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010.

Vancouver Gallery Presents Cinematic Masterpiece Set

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:35:40 -0500

Internationally acclaimed Vancouver artist Stan Douglas deconstructs the early history of British Columbia in his outstanding multi-media installation Stan Douglas: Klatsassin, on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery through November 8, 2009.

Blackpool Theatre Plays A Saucy Comedy

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:34:31 -0500

Smash hit social comedy The Tart and the Vicar’s Wife calls into Blackpool’s Grand Theatre from Monday 27th July to Wednesday 29th July as part of a long-awaited UK tour starring Bernie Nolan (Brookside, The Bill’s Sergeant Sheelagh Murphy), Matt Healy - best known for his role of bad boy Matthew King in Emmerdale and Brookside regular Marcus Hutton (Nathan Cuddington).

Philadelphia Museum Exhibits Bruce Nauman

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:35 -0500

Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens—the official United States presentation at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in collaboration with the Universita Iuav di Venezia, and the Universita Ca’ Foscari di Venezia— presents a thematic survey comprising four decades of Bruce Nauman’s innovative and provocative work.

San Diego Museum Presents Richard Avedon

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:28:46 -0500

Following the 2008 presidential election season, the San Diego Museum of Art brings Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power to San Diego. The exhibition showcases more than 150 political portraits by Richard Avedon, pre-eminent portrait and fashion photographer in the United States. SDMA is the exclusive West Coast venue for this special exhibition.

Metropolitan Museum Presents Watteau, Music, Theater

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:26:51 -0500

Watteau, Music, and Theater, the first exhibition of Jean-Antoine Watteau's paintings in the United States in 25 years, will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 22 through November 29. The exhibition will demonstrate the place of music and theater in Watteau's art, exploring the tension between an imagery of power, associated with the court of Louis XIV, and a more optimistic and mildly subversive imagery of pleasure that was developed in opera-ballet and theater early in the 18th century.

Dazzling Cabaret Night Continue At Blackpool Theatre

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:07 -0500

Sizzling nights of cabaret continue at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre in July with scintillating special guest host Bella Besame of the famous Slippery Belle Burlesque Revue.

The Meaning of Independance

mattwion — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:17:53 -0500

I thought I would share my blog post on Independence Day: http://mattwion.blogspot.com/2009/07/independence-day.html It is a little reflection on our our founding fathers' battle for freedom continues in our day.