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Festival of South Asian culture premieres in Cardiff
Nation.Cymru
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August 17, 2025
Images: Praveen Prakasan / Samarpan This September, the Welsh capital will welcome a cultural celebration of South Asian Classical Dance for the first time. Taking place at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama on 9th September 2025, UTSAV 2025...
Racine & Me: Flash Auction with The Wisconsin Humane Society
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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August 17, 2025
RACINE, WI (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Humane Society has had so many donations of amazing items that we are holding a special Flash Auction online from August 15th – 19th. You can bid on a variety of exciting items gifted by generous donors....
Oratorio Society Of New Jersey Announces Fall Program, Calls For Singers
Montclair Local News - New Jersey
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August 17, 2025
13,000+ Montclair locals are already in the know—are you? Stay informed with our free newsletters for the latest news, events, and local stories. Social media isn’t fact-checking for you, but we are. Join 13,000+ locals who trust our fact-based...
'Peoples Choice' winners named in 40th annual Crosslake Art Show
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal - Minnesota
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August 17, 2025
CROSSLAKE — The Crosslake Art Club hosted their 40th annual art show Aug. 7-9, with record crowds attending the free event at the Crosslake Community Center. Each day of the show, visitors vote for their favorite piece of art. Following are this...
Chale Wote Festival Set to Energize Accra Economy and Culture
News Ghana
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August 17, 2025
Accra’s vibrant Chale Wote Street Art Festival kicks off its 15th edition on August 18, promising an economic windfall for local vendors alongside bold cultural storytelling. Hundreds of food sellers, artisans, and small businesses are preparing...
Baseball can drag on. So this guy did a painting of Dodger Stadium at the game
LAist - California
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August 17, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. When former Angeleno Larry Quach returned to...
Art forms elsewhere
The News International
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reative individuals – including artists, writers, musicians and performers – are, by and large, an unhappy bunch: disgruntled with their environment, dissatisfied with the currents of their times, disapproving of their contemporaries’ practices...
Cannonball Arts Opening Keeps Momentum For Revitalized Downtown Seattle Rolling
Forbes
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UNITED STATES - 2025/04/21: View of the Seattle Waterfront from the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington State, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Greg Lundgren, creative director at New...
City of Elgin Cultural Arts Commission met Aug. 11
North Cook News - Illinois
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August 16, 2025
Corey D. Dixon, Council Member | City of ElginCorey D. Dixon, Council Member | City of Elgin City of Elgin Cultural Arts Commission met Aug. 11 Here is the agenda provided by the commission: A. Call to Order: B. Roll Call: C. Citizen’s Forum: a....
In the Curator’s Words: Riding the wave of California’s surfing culture
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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August 17, 2025
In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. It seems only natural that the Oceanside Museum of Art would, at some point, mount an exhibit on surfing. So when the...
Back-to-school swap shop, Makers’ Art Market, Sundays in the Alley, playground cleanup, more – here’s our list!
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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August 17, 2025
(Banded Alder Borer, photographed by Hilda Burton) Good morning! Time to make the most of what’s left of summer, so here are our notes for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: WEST SEATTLE GLASS FLOAT HUNT: All floats...
Top 5 Articles of the Week: August 10-15
Dermatology Times
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August 17, 2025
To stay up to date with the latest dermatology news, sign up to receive our eNewsletters. In a recent interview with Dermatology Times, Jason Hawkes, MD, provided an in-depth look at the potential role of dupilumab (Dupixent; Sanofi and Regeneron...
Art of the Deal: Pin trading with Sioux Falls Little Leaguers
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 17, 2025
WILLIAMSPORT, P.A. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Little League team is just a few days away from their next game. After practice, the team spent this afternoon fishing with their league-assisted “team uncle” and took part in a Williamsport...
Offbeat NYC graffiti tour survives despite predicted drop in foreign tourism thanks to visitors from this country: ‘They’re obsessed with street art’
New York Post
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August 17, 2025
These tourists see the writing on the wall. French art lovers are flocking to industrial Brooklyn in droves for quirky walking tours of warehouses sprayed with graffiti and street art. The niche fascination is still going strong despite a major...
Photos: Hundreds turn out to celebrate Indian culture
The Mercury News - California
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August 17, 2025
The 33rd annual FOG (Festival of Globe) celebration of Indian culture features entertainment, food, a Saturday dance competition, a two-day fair (mela) and the big Sunday parade. Details: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday (parade at 11...
From Tyler, The Creator to CMAT: Euronews Culture's Songs of the Summer 2025
Euronews
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August 17, 2025
Why is there no Song of the Summer 2025? This time last year, we had Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, and the entirety of Charli XCX’s 'Brat'. No such luck in 2025 - with a lot charting songs still being 2024 hits,...
Artificial Intelligence university births in Osun
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 16, 2025
Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has laid the foundation of the first tertiary institution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa. The higher institution is known as Curators University, located in Modakeke, Osun state. The governor...
Craftsmanship: Why Doing Things Well Matters in Art
This Day
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August 17, 2025
Jess Castellote I ’ve been reading Richard Sennett’s The Craftsman, a great book that has made me reflect on the role of craftsmanship in the arts. Sennett writes with rare clarity about something often overlooked in our competitive art world: the...
Kenya's entertainment journalists form first advisory board in cultural milestone
The Standard
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The newly installed board brings together leading voices from Kenya’s media, diplomacy, and creative industries (photo courtesy/EAJAK) The Entertainment & Arts Journalists’ Association of Kenya (EAJAK) has inaugurated its first-ever advisory...
Md. Shahriar Rahman: Bangladesh’s Multi-Talented Musical Artist, Author, Speed Cuber, and Creative Visionary Making Global Waves
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFNEditorial) Md. Shahriar Rahman is an internationally recognized Bangladeshi artist whose remarkable talents span music, literature, speed cubing, photography, blogging, and digital creation. Known for his versatility and creative vision,...