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Here Are the Top 5 Most Valuable Paintings as of 2025
My Modern Met - California
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May 30, 2025
Art is more than a way to convey ideas and the beauty of the world. For many, it’s a financial investment. The right work of art can appreciate over time and, when sold, yield millions (upon millions) of dollars in profit. A painting’s sold price...
Florence Pugh stars in haunting new music video for Yungblud’s “Zombie”
ARY News
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May 31, 2025
Florence Pugh takes on a powerful role in Yungblud’s new music video for his track Zombie, which was released on Friday. The Oscar-nominated actor stars as a healthcare professional who appears worn down by the demands of both her personal and...
Erie Downtown Partnership bringing music to Perry Square
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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The Erie Downtown Partnership will present 10 concerts starting in June and featuring a variety of musical styles. The free Summer Music 2025 concert series will run through August. When and where are the concerts? The performances will take place...
The 11th Annual Palmer Park Art Fair returns May 31 and June 1, to Detroit's urban oasis
WXYZ - Michigan
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May 31, 2025
DETROIT, MI (WXYZ) — The 11th Annual Palmer Park Art Fair returns May 31 and June 1, to Detroit's urban oasis, the 300-acre, historic Palmer Park. Nearly 100 juried artists from across the country as well as local arts groups gather along...
The famous musical Don Juan in Belgrade on 24 and 25 January
Serbian Monitor
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May 29, 2025
Belgrade will host the European premiere of the latest version of the French-Canadian musical Don Juan by Félix Gray on 24 and 25 January 2026, it was announced today during a meeting with lead actors Gian Marco Schiaretti and Letitia Carrer....
Old Omaha potato chip factory produces paintings, pottery, art pieces
Nebraska Examiner
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May 31, 2025
OMAHA — Once one of the world’s largest potato chip factories, an Omaha plant that most recently was used to store truck tires has found its creative self. The cover of an old Kitty Clover pamphlet found during renovation at 2200 S. 24th St....
Country music world rocked by 14th death as shooting takes life of popular band leader
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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May 31, 2025
The country music world was rocked this week as news broke that Mark Laws, a popular drummer and band leader for singer Alex Miller, was killed in a shooting in Tennessee. His tragic death marked at least the 14th notable name lost to country...
London Design Biennale 2025 to paint the Somerset House in Surface Reflections
STIRworld
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The London Design Biennale is set to return to the Somerset House for its fifth edition from June 5 – 29, 2025, inviting designers, thinkers and audiences from across the world to a month-long exploration of the global design culture. Under the...
“My music be like garri”: Erigga on legacy, streets and the G.O.A.T album
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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May 31, 2025
Erigga From gritty Warri street slang to deeply personal stories of survival, Erigga’s music has remained a constant force in Nigerian hip-hop. With G.O.A.T, the Delta-born rapper pens a reflective, defiant statement on legacy, loyalty, and life...
Old Town Art Fair, Jazz on Jefferson, and The Hellbound Drifters Highlight Saginaw’s Cultural Calendar
94.5 The Moose - Michigan
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May 31, 2025
The Original Old Town Saginaw Art Fair returns June 6th and 7th at the corner of 100 S. Hamilton and Court Streets. Fifty juried artists will display work across various media, representing both new and established talent. The event is set in the...
Féile Cholm Cille - a weekend celebration of Irish culture, heritage and community
DonegalLive
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May 31, 2025
Féile Cholm Cille will take place from June 6 to 9 in Glencolmcille, offering a vibrant celebration of Irish culture and heritage inspired by the life and legacy of St Colmcille. Set in the valley named in his honour, this inaugural festival...
Inside billionaire Taylor Swift's surprisingly lowkey celebration after buying back her music empire
Daily Mail
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May 31, 2025
Taylor Swift sent fans into a frenzy with a major announcement on Friday as she proudly revealed that she officially bought back her entire music empire. The Grammy winner, 35, penned a lengthy letter on her website to share the big news - after...
Museum of Cycladic Art Summer Camp 2025, ‘Under the Sahara and Beyond!’
The National Herald
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May 31, 2025
ATHENS – The Museum of Cycladic Art Summer Camp 2025, ‘Under the Sahara and Beyond!’ will be held in seven five-day sessions from June 16-August 1. This year’s summer camp invites children on a vibrant journey through the countries of Sub-Saharan...
Chula Vista bartender, musician mines restaurant career for material for the small screen
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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May 31, 2025
Working in restaurants since he was 13, and also rapping and making music from the time he was in high school, Theodore “Ted” Holmes III says both of those areas of his life have informed who he is along with his creativity. He moved to San Diego...
Sign up with The Top Hat Society
South Coast Herald
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May 31, 2025
The Top Hat Society is an emerging community of readers and writers on the South Coast. With creative writing lessons as the starting point, groups of all ages can join together in creating new and exciting worlds. UK traditionally published...
Mumbai Gallery Guide: 5 Standout Art Exhibitions Happening Across The City Of Dream
Free Press Journal
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May 31, 2025
A melting pot of cultures, contradictions, and creativity, Mumbai is more than just India’s financial capital; it is its artistic heartbeat. The city’s art scene mirrors its essence: layered, restless, and constantly evolving. From the colonial...
PICTURES | Enjoyable evening in Longford as painting donated to Edgeworthstown library
Longford Leader
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May 31, 2025
Use the Arrows above to go through the gallery A painting selected by the Contemporary Irish Art Society was recently donated to Edgeworthstown Library on behalf of Brigid Connaughton, retiring CIAS Board member. READ MORE BELOW PHOTO Brigid has...
Youth from Sooke academy heat up the stage in the musical Frozen Jr.
Monday Magazine
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May 31, 2025
Sooke's youngest actors bring their rendition of Frozen to the stage June 13 and 14 Sooke’s youth are beating the heat with the coolest theatrical performance of the year. Frozen Jr. is the latest musical from the Amber Academy Youth Fine Arts...
Austin Brown, son of Rebbie Jackson, is deep in the family business of music
KESQ-TV - California
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May 31, 2025
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson are your aunt and uncle – and your mom is Rebbie Jackson and your other uncles are the rest of the members of the Jackson 5 – getting into the music industry could feel...
Local Musician Receives State Grant For Takoma Park Music School
Montgomery County Sentinel - Maryland
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By the time Vincent Richardson was 20, he had been playing music for 15 years as a singer, songwriter, producer and pianist. During his time making music professionally, he collaborated and performed with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Chuck Brown,...