PRWeb: Arts and Entertainment Museums

'America at War ? WWII: The Pacific' Cards to Be Released

Dynamic new card collection announced telling the story of America's involvement in The Pacific during World War II and featuring actual autographed cards from Pacific veterans. Similar in format to sports and entertainment cards, the set focuses on the people, places, events and equipment of the conflict in The Pacific, featuring hand-colored historical photographs and illustrations as well as text elaborating on each topic. The one-of-a-kind collection contains actual autographs from Pacific veterans, limited edition artwork from some of the world's leading military illustrators and sketch artists, and tells the story of this historic military theater that serves as the backdrop for the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks-produced HBO mini-series, “The Pacific”. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2010)

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York Dungeon Launches New Attraction, Witches:Burned Alive, for Easter 2010

The York Dungeon opens its doors to the most shocking show to date, Witches:Burned Alive. Using state of the art fire and smoke effects, the York Dungeon burns a witch to the bone right before the eyes of petrified visitors, sparing no gruesome graphic detail. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2010)

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Gateway Canyons Opens State-of-the-Art Palisade Event Center and Mission Bell Amphitheater

Gateway Canyons, one hour southwest of Grand Junction, Colorado has opened the highly anticipated Palisade Event Center (http://www.gatewaycanyons.com) and the outdoor venue, the Mission Bell Amphitheater. These event facilities are supported by luxury accommodations, fine dining, an array of outdoor adventure activities, and lifelong learning programs. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2010)

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First Museum Exhibition of Andy Warhol?s Late Works Presented at Brooklyn Museum; Press Preview June 17

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first United States museum exhibition of the late works of American artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987) and the first major Warhol survey in New York since the 1989 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Created amid the frenetic activity of Warhol’s celebrity, the nearly fifty paintings on view reveal the artist’s vitality, energy, and spirit of experimentation. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2010)

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Ventura Beach Marriott Hotel Celebrates Ventura ArtWalk

The Ventura ArtWalk is April 17-18, 2010 in Ventura's downtown cultural district. The Ventura Beach Marriott is just two miles from all the ArtWalk action and is offering special hotel packages to coincide with this exciting biannual event. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2010)

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Intelius Contributes $25,000 to Intrepid Museum Foundation's Power of One Program

Leading information commerce company Intelius has partnered with the Intrepid Museum Foundation to contribute $25,000 to its Power of One educational program. Power of One is Intrepid's eminent speaker series in which prominent members of the community speak to students about their life experiences and how they have used them to reach success, or sometimes to simply survive under extremely challenging circumstances. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2010)

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From April 15-19 Browngrotta Arts Will Join 50 Galleries at the Park Avenue Armory for the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA) New York 2010 Exposition

At SOFA New York 2010, browngrotta arts will exhibit art textile and sculpture by more than 30 international artists (PRWeb Mar 16, 2010)

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Haitian Artists Present a Rebirth of Haiti through Art

"Hope Springs Eternal: A Rebirth of Haiti Through Art," an art exhibit and reception opens Fri., April 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Summit Medical Group, 1 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2010)

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Edmonton Introduces Green Initiatives for Summer Canadian Festivals, Part of Tourism Industry?s FRESH Initiative

Edmonton’s reputation as Canada’s festival city grows with the launch of FRESH, greening the tourism industry (PRWeb Mar 15, 2010)

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Celebrated Artist Allan Mardon to Pre-Release Book of Paintings at Tucson Festival of Books, March 13-14, 2010

Rare collection of Life Works offered in a limited-edition book (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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Dead Sea Scroll Fragments and Biblical Artifacts on Exhibit at Azusa Pacific

Share in one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century as Azusa Pacific University hosts an exhibition featuring five fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls and a collection of rare biblical artifacts from May 21–July 18. Tickets are currently on sale at www.apu.edu/deadseascrolls/. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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Presidio La Bahia Completes $500,000 Renovation In Time for Massacre Re-Enactment March 27-28; Texas Independence Trail Visitors Experience Compelling Look at History

More than $500,000 in improvements have been completed at the 261-year-old Presidio La Bahia (Fort of the Bay) and its lovely Lady of Loreto Chapel -- a National Historic Landmark in Goliad, TX -- in the past 3 1/2 years., and just in time for the Silver Anniversary Re-enactment of the infamous Goliad Massacre. The Mexican Army executed 342 "Texians" during the Texas Revolution in March 1836. Museum exhibits have been re-designed with new, world class-quality cases, "furniture mounts" and lighting. All interiors have been repainted; murals and decorations refreshed; the floors repaired and re-sealed and the gift shop expanded. The soldiers' barracks have been upgraded. The entry to the South Texas museum is now more wheelchair accessible and ready to handle thousands of visitors and tourists on the Texas Independence Trail who are also interested in Spanish Colonial and Mexican Colonial history and culture. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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Ulysses S. Grant Items to Cross-the-Block at Kaminski?s March Auction

"Grant" Inscribed Tea Box Estimated $10,000-$15,000 (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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Newly Formed Indiana Glass Trail Announces the Launch of its Web Site, IndianaGlassTrail.com

IndianaGlassTrail.com is a one-stop online destination for showcasing talented Hoosier artisans and glass blowers that create their magic with glass. The trail connects communities in which the history and tradition of glass arts has been the most prevalent and which can now be experienced first hand. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Finger Lakes Wine Country Launches Free iPhone Travel "App"

Finger Lakes Wine Country, in partnership with Discovery Anywhere Mobile, proudly announces the launch of the free travel application (app) for mobile devices. The travel app allows users to have information on wineries, attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and events in Finger Lakes Wine Country while also sharing their trip on social media. The app is one of the first in the travel industry to incorporate social media; Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, into the trip sharing process. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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New Comic Auction Site Launches As Comic Books Set Record Prices

Just as prices for collectible comics are rocketing to new highs with the sales of two comic books for $1 million each, longtime comic collector and roleplaying-game trailblazer Stewart Wieck unveiled a new comic-auction site called GetSlabbed.com. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Red Hot Artist Renea Menzies Has Flower Power; Houston, Texas Artist Renea Menzies Showcases Her Paintings in NYC

Artist Renea Menzies to showcase her work at the 32nd annual Artexpo New York. Renea Menzies' sculpted oil paintings display the intricate interface of provocative colors that call out a movement of the imagination in a textured oasis. Art enthusiasts say her use of oils creates a lucious and buttery appearance similar to ribbon candy. Each of the swirls she creates takes the viewer on another journey of extraordinary proportion. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Ex-Bear Stearns Vet Steven Zoernack Launches Bullion Fund to Invest Profits into African Nations

GoldVest's newly launched offering, The Bullion Fund, is unique in that the Alternative Investment and Goodwill Fund reinvests its own profits into African Nations’ economies where needed most, whether it be to help maintain peace, improve global image, to build schools, infrastructure, medical facilities, to attract tourism, develop a financial center or assist in the cultivation and mining of natural resources. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Tri-Plex Packaging Wins Best Album Package Design at Indie Music Awards

Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation & Smithsonian Folkways has earned top honors in the Album Packaging category for Pete Seeger- American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 1-5 in the 9th annual Independent Music Awards. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Footage Search Unveils Red One 4K Expansion of OceanFootage / NatureFootage Stock Footage Collections

Footage Search announces the latest expansion to its OceanFootage and NatureFootage stock footage collections with the official unveiling of all-new Red One 4K footage. The Footage Search Red One 4K collection redefines how the natural world can be viewed on video. The collection is growing weekly and delivery is available as master RED Raw 4K files or as HD ProRes compressed formats. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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A New Web Page Reveals the Secret of the Pyramid Builders

A new web page was created to reveal the secret of the pyramid builders.For centuries nobody knew how the Egyptians could lift blocs of several tons before steel was ever invented. The idea was simple but it took centuries to find it. The mystery may be solved by the combination of a rope and 3 pulleys. Drawings and all the details are available at www.pyramind.biz. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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RC4 Wireless Offers Relief for Wireless Anxiety Syndrome (WAS): Also Launches London, UK, Telephone Number to Assist European Sufferers

If wireless show control makes you nervous, consider RC4Magic Series 2 from RC4 Wireless. It comes with a Metageek WiSpy RF spectrum analyzer, so you can see how well it avoids other wireless signals and ensures optimal performance show after show. Put an end to Wireless Anxiety Syndrome (WAS) with this special limited-time offer. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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Largest Database of Women Poets to be Launched in Washington, DC, on March 27

The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project, designed to become the largest database of women poets in the world, will be launched in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Local Scottish Business with Global Aspirations

Customworks, a division of Scotbadge Ltd has bucked the current economic trend and successfully expanded its business portfolio with the acquisition of Stirling-based Castle Melamine. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Cynthia Gale creates New York Skyline Jewelry Collection with the New-York Historical Society

A new Signature Collection of sterling silver and sterling and brass jewelry will soon be available for purchase at the museum store at the New-York Historical Society. “The City that Never Sleeps,” is a tribute to the Irving Browning collection of early 20th century photographic images of New York City. The jewelry collection is the result of a collaboration between well-known Manhattan-based jewelry designer Cynthia Gale and the New-York Historical Society. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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JWDigitalArt.com is the New Meaning of Making Art in the Digital Age

The fumes of paint on canvass are leaving the vapors behind as new art in the digital medium sets a path for an artist vision. Latest technology brings new worlds to life as the digital canvas. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010)

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Firespring Introduces Website Solution for Nonprofit Organizations

Firespring, a marketing agency for small and mid-sized organizations, recently introduced a new website solution built specifically for nonprofits. Based on more than ten years of research, the solution offers segment-specific designs, content packages and news feeds, as well as online tools including Online Donations, Event Calendar and E-mail Marketing. The CMS was designed so that a nonprogrammer could easily make updates. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010)

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Online Gallery Promises a Kultural Revolution

KounterKulture, the brainchild of Newcastle-based gallery Opus Art, promises to revolutionise the art market by giving art lovers an unprecedented level of access to contemporary artists, their work, and a location for collectors to trade their pieces commission free. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010)

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Moving Energy with Art: Duncan Laurie's Book on Radionics, The Secret Art, Discusses How

A new book, The Secret Art: A Brief History of Radionic Technology for the Creative Individual by Duncan Laurie, discusses the history and details of the intersection of art, radionics and subtle energy. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010)

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100 Years Of Baseball History Unveiled At New Cactus League Exhibition In Mesa, Ariz.

Play Ball! The Cactus League Experience chronicles the 100 year history of major league baseball spring training in Arizona from the barnstorming days before statehood to the inauguration of the Cactus League in 1947 to the present day, with 15 teams playing the 2010 spring training season. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2010)

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Experience a China Tour in 2010 with ChinaPac International

ChinaPac International, Premier Specialist in China & the Orient since 1985, is offering several new incentives to encourage travelers to visit China in 2010. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2010)

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Walk Where Maine Artists Walked - See What Maine Artists Saw

Maine Day Trip, in collaboration with the Portland Museum of Art, has created a unique tour of the Maine coast locations that have become part of American art history. Experience the sights and sounds that Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and other notable artists saw and heard, and then visit their artistic results at the prestigious Portland Museum of Art. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2010)

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Cincinnati Zoo?s Manatee Returned to the Wild

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 1,400 pound Florida manatee, Slip, was released into the clear, warm waters of Blue Spring State Park in Florida, Monday, February 15. Slip called the Cincinnati Zoo home from August 2005 to October 2009, before he was moved to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. After four months of pre-release conditioning and evaluation, he returned to the wild with over 140 other manatees lingering in the Florida waters. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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Jazz Musician, Film Composer Mark Isham and Houston Street To Perform in Los Angeles and Giveaway Live Recording To Attendees

Mark Isham, the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning music composer and jazz trumpet player, will play with his band Houston Street during a special evening of jazz at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:30pm. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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Science by the Seat of Their Pants - Museum Goers, Industry and the Military Take Pressure Off with Body Mapping

Why are mattresses being designed for different body types and shampoo bottles shaped to closely match the size of your hand? The answer is the new technology of pressure body mapping being used to redesign armor for troops in Afghanistan. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Art for Haiti Auction and Gala Held by Jerry's Artarama

Jerry's Artarama is proud to sponsor the upcoming charitable art auction and gala benefitting Habitat for Humanity's relief efforts in Haiti. The Art Auction and Gala event will be on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center located in Raleigh North Carolina. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Louis Tussaud?s Wax Museum in Thailand Now Features EyeClick?s Interactive Platform

EyeClick is proud to announce the installation of two EyeStep interactive floor and surface solutions at Louis Tussaud’s Wax museum, Pattaya, Thailand. Tussaud’s Waxworks, a US based international wax museum has established its fifth worldwide branch with the opening of the branch in Thailand. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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389 Years of African-American History Carved in Solid Wood

From the first slave ships to the election of President Barack Obama, 389years.com carving commemorates events in Black history into solid wood. This museum quality piece of history and art is available for purchase in limited quantities from 389years.com. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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The Ansel Adams Gallery Selects Videos from The Marc Silber Show to Help Celebrate Iconic Photographer's Birthday

For Ansel Adams' 108th birthday, The Ansel Adams Gallery celebrates the life of a legend with videos and interviews from SilberStudios.tv. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Sex and the City Enthusiasm "Carries On" at Affinia Hotels in New York City

Ultimate girl’s getaway package celebrates Manhattan’s leading ladies. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010)

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