Invasion of the Longhairs And so it was. With the blow of the Judge’s gavel and the stoke of the Governor’s pen, the “Alternate Culture” gained a degree of legitimacy, and the first and only LEGAL Rock Festival would commence. If Woodstock was the beginning of the story, Satsop was the end. After Woodstock, a series of [...]

“Go To the Marburger Farm Antique Show” Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in Round Top Fall Show Features Country Living Magazine 30th Anniversary Salute 7.5.08–Round Top, TX “Go to the Marburger Farm Antique Show,” says Newsweek. Go for the central Texas hills. Go for the barbecue. But most of all, go for the antiques— miles and [...]

From Arnhem Land to Noongar Land Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival National Tour will head around the country in July and August offering FREE SCREENINGS of the best Indigenous films bringing the black flavour of the world of cinema. Presented in association with Blackfella Films and Screen Australia Sydney Opera House, Sydney:                            July 5 [...]

Metropolitan Museum Acquires Lucas van Leyden Drawing (New York, July 24, 2008)-The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired a drawing of the Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ by the Netherlandish master Lucas van Leyden (Leyden ca. 1494 - 1533 Leyden), it was announced today. The drawing, dating to the 1520s, enters the Museum’s collection [...]

Artist Richard Pietruska To Unveil Third And Final Piece Of The Famed “Veronique” Series At Pebble Beach   Celebrated Sculptor Will Also Offer Artwork Honoring European Exotics   Pebble Beach, Calif. - July 24, 2008 - Renowned Automotive Fine Arts Society sculptor, Richard Pietruska, will unveil “Veronique XGT: The Next Generation” at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on [...]

What’s On at Scienceworks July to August 2008   Imagination Factory - Invent and Play Discover how simple machines can be used to create ingenious inventions. Investigate basic mechanical tools and find out how we use gears, levers, pulleys and cams in everyday life. With dozens of hands-on interactive exhibits, this exhibition will have the gears of your [...]

[ September 6, 2008; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] TWO OUTSTANDING SINGLE-OWNER LIFETIME FIREARMS COLLECTIONS WILL CROSS THE BLOCK SEPTEMBER 6th AT THE ST. CHARLES CONVENTION CENTER IN MISSOURI (St. Charles, Mo.) - A pair of outstanding single-owner lifetime firearms collections will be sold without reserve in two auctions slated for Saturday, September 6, at the St. Charles Convention Center. The two-session event will [...]

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS: MYSTERIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD OPENS AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM ON SEPTEMBER 21 NEW YORK, NY - The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was one of the archaeological sensations of the 20th century.  Treasured objects of ancient religious observance and intense modern scholarly debate, these parchment [...]

August: The Month for Eclipses   This August the Earth will be treated to both a Solar and Lunar Eclipse. Melbourne Planetarium Astronomer, Dr Tanya Hill, is available for expert comment regarding these special events. On Friday 1 August the Northern Hemisphere will experience a Total Solar Eclipse that will be seen across Canada, northern Greenland, the Arctic, [...]

Premier’s Design Award for Melbourne Museum’s The Melbourne Story   A dynamic map that forms the centrepiece of The Melbourne Story exhibition at Melbourne Museum has been awarded first prize in the Commercial Multimedia Design category of the Premier’s Design Awards 2008. The dynamic map, which was created for the Museum by Melbourne-based interactive design company ENESS, depicts [...]