Degas exhibit at New Orleans home where he livedNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans house where Impressionist painter Edgar Degas lived for a time is hosting an exhibit about his sojourn, including a larger-than-painted reproduction of the most important work he did in the city. Global retail event: Fashion’s Night Out, Sept. 10NEW YORK — Retailers in 13 countries will invite the public to celebrate the world of fashion with the first-ever “Fashion’s Night Out” Sept. 10. Dinosaurs from the friendly to threatening stalk the trail at this NC museumDURHAM, N.C. — The 18-foot-long Parasaurolophus is friendly and patient, allowing children to climb its back, sit on its tail and pat its bumpy, coral-colored skin. Unusual tours give glimpse of hidden, off-the-beaten path ParisPARIS — You’ve posed for a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower, checked out the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and walked to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. If you think you’ve done it all in Paris, don’t worry, there are plenty of off-the-beaten-path adventures for your return. NYC offers $10,000 prize in competition to build snappier, airier sidewalk barriersNEW YORK — New York City officials want to spruce up the sidewalk barriers built to protect pedestrians when buildings are under construction or repair. Performance artist’s fake ‘crack’ dealing riles Brooklyn residentsNEW YORK — Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who’s been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher. Vermeer’s ‘Milkmaid’ to be loaned to NYC museum for autumn exhibition of Dutch master’s workNEW YORK — Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “The Milkmaid” is coming to New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for a special exhibition on the 17th-century Dutch artist. Mona Lisa painting undamaged in mug-throwing incident at LouvrePARIS — The Louvre Museum says a Russian visitor hurled an empty terra cotta mug at the Mona Lisa. Family: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, JFK’s sister and Special Olympics founder, has died at age 88BOSTON — President John F. Kennedy’s sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family’s public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the welfare of the mentally disabled, died early Tuesday surrounded by relatives at a Hyannis hospital. She was 88. In multimedia age, old-fashioned panorama of Waterloo battle quietly holds its ownWATERLOO, Belgium —It’s hard to believe anyone would choose the crackle of distant cannon fire and a very dated 360-degree wall painting over in-your-face kinetic effects of movies and theme parks. No politics or sex: Myanmar artists gasp for breath in junta’s stifling gripYANGON, Myanmar —Hours before the performance art show was to open to the public, the censors arrived and the grilling began. Under their watchful gaze, the nine artists performed parts of their works, aware that every movement could arouse suspicion. Charles Gwathmey, architect and influential modernist, dies at age 71NEW YORK — Charles Gwathmey, an architect known for his influential modernist home designs and famous clients like director Steven Spielberg, has died. He was 71. Happy Birthday Mr. President: Antigua’s gift is to rename highest peak “Mount Obama”ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Antigua’s highest mountain officially became “Mount Obama” on Tuesday as the small Caribbean nation celebrated the American president on his birthday and saluted him as a symbol of black achievement. Greece’s Acropolis Museum to restore film reference to Christians vandalizing ParthenonATHENS, Greece — Greece’s new Acropolis Museum said Tuesday it would restore references to early Christians vandalizing the ancient Parthenon temple, which were deleted from a film shown to visitors for fear of angering the country’s powerful Orthodox Church. Iran says 3 Americans arrested for illegal entry, claims case being used for propagandaTEHRAN, Iran — Iran has arrested three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq for illegally entering the country and a lawmaker says authorities are deciding whether they will be accused of spying. Outdoor adventures in and near PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA — Visitors to Philadelphia need not limit their interests to Ben Franklin and the Liberty Bell. There are a host of outdoor adventures as well, from kayaking and biking in the city to a zipline tree canopy tour nearby. Travel briefsLeaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County With little money for pricey summer programs and family trips, parents turn to DIY campAlma Schneider’s 8-year-old daughter loves fashion. Her neighbor owns a wedding couture business. It was a match made in DIY heaven and an answer to a problem faced by other cash-strapped families trying to make it through summer without pricey kid classes and camps. Work by major South African artists erected in Johannesburg, part of public art collectionJOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s bustling commercial capital paused for art Wednesday, with an unveiling ceremony for a monumental sculpture on a downtown traffic island. Madame Tussauds wax people: see them, hear them, feel them, above all take pictures with themLOS ANGELES — The seriously starstruck can find their favorite celebrities in cement, in wax, in lights — and occasionally in the flesh — around this Hollywood Boulevard entertainment crossroads that is now home to Madame Tussauds’ newest wax museum. French sculptor creates Michael Jackson’s image in front of Pompidou CenterPARIS — French artist Jean-Baptiste Seckler is sculpting a public tribute to the late Michael Jackson in front of Paris’ Pompidou Center. The art of a recession: Many gallery owners closing or struggling in tough timesSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Art gallery owners across the country are finding they have a tough sell these days. 100 years after first flight over English Channel, pilots re-enact Louis Bleriot’s featCALAIS, France — Louis Bleriot was declared crazy by his own mother. Sculpture of naked family turns heads at Florida shopping mall; PTA asks parents to complainDELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Parents in Florida are complaining about a sculpture of a nude family outside a shopping center west of Delray Beach. Winterthur offers exhibit of early American portraits from MetropolitanWINTETHUR, Del. — Among the rolling hills of Delaware’s “Chateau Country,” a group of guests from Manhattan is being welcomed with open arms at the Winterthur Museum. Jerusalem museum displays priceless clocks retrieved after infamous 1983 theftJERUSALEM — Dozens of priceless timepieces, including a pocket watch made for French Queen Marie Antoinette, went on display in a much-anticipated exhibit Monday, more than a quarter century after they were stolen in one of Israel’s most audacious robberies. La Belle Ville: Montreal, a city with European flair, minus the long flight and high euroMONTREAL — For a slice of Europe’s old world charm, cafe culture and epicurean delights, minus the long flight and tres grande euro costs, head to Montreal. The Canadian city — actually an island in the St. Lawrence River — has maintained the culture and language established here by the first French settlers in 1642, while adding some new world ingredients. Murals by Brazilian artist Carybe open in Miami airport after narrowly escaping destructionMIAMI — In almost 30 years as a baggage porter at Kennedy International Airport in New York, Darren Hoggard spent slow days gazing at the scenes on the walls of the American Airlines terminal. Meatless in Paris: Vegetarian eating in the land of foie grasPARIS — Cote de boeuf, foie gras, escargot. French cuisine is hardly the stuff of vegetarians’ dreams. I can’t believe it’s not Michael! Iowa fair nixes plans for King of Pop butter statueDES MOINES, Iowa — Jesus Christ and his apostles made the cut. So did John Wayne, Elvis and Tiger. Statue of jazz legend Billie Holiday rededicated in Baltimore on anniversary of singer’s deathBALTIMORE — A statue of Billie Holiday has returned to the former black entertainment district in Baltimore where the lady once sang the blues. Julius Shulman, who elevated architectural photographs into fine art, dies in LA at age 98LOS ANGELES — Photographer Julius Shulman, who turned photos of Modernist buildings into works of art, has died, colleagues said Thursday. He was 98. Julius Shulman, who elevated architectural photographs into fine art, dies at age 98LOS ANGELES — Colleagues say famed architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died at his Los Angeles home. He was 98. Apollo astronaut-artist Alan Bean opens Smithsonian exhibit for 40th moon landing anniversaryWASHINGTON — Alan Bean uses bits of lunar dust and tiny slices of space suit patches to bring the moon closer to people who will never have a chance to go there. Andy Warhol’s portrait of Michael Jackson is back on sale at New York gallery auctionEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — An Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson is back on the auction block at a New York art gallery. |
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