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Baltimore’s largest antiques show is back
Baltimore’s largest antiques show is back, with everything from $100 vases to a multimillion-dollar Monet With paintings by the masters, rare books and home goods crafted hundreds of years ago, Baltimore’s Convention Center will become a museum of sorts next week — but one where people with large enough wallets can bring home the exhibits.

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Caulk replaces show kitchens as homeowners economize
Spending on home renovation for the 12 months ending Sept. 30 will fall 25 percent to $107.7 billion compared with the same period in 2007, according to Harvard University. The pullback is hurting companies large and small — from Home Depot and Lowe’s to building contractors and interior design shops.

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Portrait Artist Has One Woman Show at Library
If you had ever strolled on Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in the 1970’s, you might have noticed artist Shelley Phillips painting portraits. The young artist also drew houses for realtors and paintings of pets.

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Alaska doll maker highlighted at Sitka Museum show
SITKA, Alaska (AP) – Renowned Alaska doll maker Mary Ellen Frank has gotten used to the reactions when she tells people what she does for a living.

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Robot, Gun Show Among Weekend Offerings
A big bash for the children’s museum, movies, gospel music, a gun show, a talent night and a train show are some of the entertainment events planned for this weekend.

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Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights opens Sport Through Art show
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Summit Medical Group hosts “Live well. Play well. A Celebration of Sport through Art,” opening Friday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. with music and refreshments, in the Lawrence Lower Lobby Gallery, on the Summit Medical…

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Rubin Museum Show of Contemporary Tibetans
The Rubin Museum’s first foray into exhibiting contemporary art addresses relations between traditional craftsmanship and modern ways of creating art.

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Local watercolorists delight judge at Morristown show
Working in different location and different media and drawing their inspiration from varied sources, local artists Judy Ballance of Rockaway Township, Judith Leeds of Montville and Norman Volz of Denville, all have one thing in common. They were recently honored at two art exhibits sponsored by the Millburn-Short Hills Art Center, of which the three are members.

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Photos: Dinosaur-Obsessed Art Show Invades Beverly Hills
                                          Over the summer, Steve Lazarides’ temporary gallery in Beverly Hills has seen a variety of work — from David Choe’s take on L.A. to street artists taking on the city and nude performance art to Jonathan Yeo’s Porn in the U.S.A. . Now, in the last show the gallery will see, comes something completely opposite. It’s obsessive, commercial-like, kiddish and …

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