Oldies to be on show
ARCHBOLD, OH (AAPDN) – From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, August 1, 2020, Sauder Village will celebrate the automobiles of days gone by during the Antique Car Gathering…
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Use a soft pencil to make easy, unique prints
To make a unique greeting card or even small frameable gift art, try offset tracing, also known as tracing-paper transfer. With this technique you can make one or…
Color me red, yellow and blue
    You only need three colors of paint to make a painting.   If you have red, yellow and blue, you can create almost anything you need. All the other colors…
Performing arts season open
AUBRUN, IN (AAPDN) – Now in its 12th season, the DeKalb Outdoor Theater Project began to promote the arts. Its current updated 2020 forthcoming schedule follows: Friday, July 21, 2020…
New leader chosen for the Playhouse
FORT WAYNE, IN (AAPDN) – The GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Board of Directors has recently named Mandy Drakeford as its new executive director. She is a nonprofit leader with more…
Summer park series will ‘raise’ goers up
VAN WERT, OH (AAPDN) – Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio current updated free Summer Concert Series programming in Fountain Park in this city, and you can step back…
A link with ancient artisans
    Archaeologists excavating the remains of an ancient site in Israel found a surprise hidden under a floor. The 1,700-year-old footprints of artisans who laid an exquisitely detailed mosaic floor…
Make your own brand
Orange essential oil is great for everything. Cleaning, killing fire ants or warming in a diffuser can keep you running to the store for more. This simple recipe and have…
Benefits of swimming
Swimming offers more than just a great aerobic workout. If you are considering joining a gym, consider a facility that houses a pool. The benefits could be greater than…
University in best guide
OXFORD, OH (AAPDN) – The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 reports, its strong academics, undergraduate research and leadership growth opportunities ranks Miami University among the nation’s best. Miami consistently maintains…
School design is a ‘silver’ innovation
CELINA, OH (AAPDN) – A Silver Citation for design excellence from American School & University’s 2020 Educational Interiors Showcase was awarded to Fanning Howey recently for the design of the…
Kim’s art ‘speak’ native tongue
ANCHORAGE, AK (AAPDN) – On exhibit, from the Anchorage Museum’s Dena’ina language book, “Nkenaghch’: Good Words to Never Forget” are illustrations by local-based artist Ted Kim, who is known for…
Portraits of abuse show riveting
ANCHORAGE, AK (AAPDN) – On view at the Anchorage Museum through September 13, 2020, “Unheard: A Public Photography and Audio Installation” features the survivors who chose to speak publicly about…
Show is online+ plus more events
By Hope Wallace, Wassenberg Art Center VAN WERT, OH (AAPDN) – Our 65th Annual June Art Exhibit is on view and for sale in-house and online. The exhibit runs through…
“Sheer visual pizazz.” Grace Glueck, New York Times
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AAPDN) – When MacArthur “Genius” fellow Aminah Robinson died in 2015 she entrusted nearly her entire estate to the Columbus Museum of Art. Robinson’s driving force was, as…
Hopper show is marvelous
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (AAPJ)- On view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields through Sunday, October 25, 2020, “Edward Hopper and the American Hotel” is brought by Schahet Hotels welcomes…
Palbicki show in Atrium Gallery
BLOOMINGTON, MN (AAPJ) – “EGO-Logical: From Separation to Interbeing” is an art exhibition featuring the work of local St. Paul, Minnesota artist Christopher Palbicki. The exhibition, presented by Artistry in…
Take a historical drive via fingertip
SIDNEY, OH (AAPDN) – In 2019, Shelby County Ohio celebrated its 200 year bicentennial and throughout the year, volunteers organized events and activities to commemorate the milestone in local history.…
Registration is now open
TROY, OH (AAPDN) – At Mayflower Wizarding School of the Arts, wizards live by our founding principle: Creo – Permoveo – Luceo, which means Create – Inspire – Enlighten. …
A bold new face to paper marbling
Someone said: “Curiosity is the key to creativity.†However, whiskers and flour aren’t required to be creative using this method of paper marbling, but shaving cream and food coloring are…
Printing with fish
The ocean and marine life are popular subjects in Japanese woodcuts, paintings, pottery and fabric design. If you live in a small country made up of many islands, such as…
Hoosier private college week begins
FORT WAYNE, IN (AAPDN) – Indiana’s nonprofit and private colleges are offering online and in-person visits to students and their families as part of Indiana Private College Week from Monday,…
Huether installation completed
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AAPDN) – Inspired by the waterfalls dispersed among Utah’s canyon landscape, “The Falls” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoD4bQoT5w&feature=youtu.be) sculpture cascades down the escalator well at the entrance to the new…
Lavender is luscious many ways
Lavender is derived from the Latin word “Lavare” which means “to wash.” This is not because it is good at cleansing the body, but because the aroma is fresh and…
Benefits of vitamins and minerals
Not everyone is a health nut that loves to drink kale smoothies and participate in yoga once a week. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t get the health benefits of…
Choices of bottled water
Reputation, pH balance, spring location and packaging have a lot to do with being a leader in the bottled water industry. Although there are hundreds of bottled water manufacturers today,…
Take the Walk
If you think that going for a brisk walk before or after work is going to keep you trim and healthy, read these statistics supplied by Diet Bites www.dietbites.com) that…
Generation II of essential oils
Hydrosols are the result of steam distillation of essential oils. This process is able to keep the superior aroma and therapeutic benefit that is experienced by adding drops of oil…
World’s best Yard Sale
US 127 MI-OH-KY-TN-AL-GA (AAPDN) – From August 6 through 9, 2020, the 127 Yard Sale is commonly referred to as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale” is because it really is…
Country singers brings their art to fair
VAN WERT COUNTY, OH (AAPDN) – On Saturday, September 5, 2020 country hit makers, John Michael Montgomery and David Nail will set the night on fire in the Van Wert…
Center cancels event
TROY, OH (AAPJ) – Scheduled for October 10, 2020, Art’s Alive at the Hayner and the Master Works Remixed Art Competition and Show were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic…
64-year tradition cancelled
AUBURN, IN (AAPDN) – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, one of Indiana’s largest tourist events, which is over Labor Day weekend, has been cancelled.…
Drawing for a painting
It’s fun to watch the late artist Bob Ross on television. In a half-hour, he whips out a beautiful landscape painting and makes it look easy. Not everyone realizes…
Potatoes and Diabetes don’t ‘mash’ well
I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I got outfitted with a blood glucose monitoring system and was given a prescription for 500 mg of Metformin. Since I am…
Tips for eating clean and healthy
The clean diet plan has taken on many different shapes. Eating three meals a day, plus one snack is one version. Consuming nothing but vegetables and lean meat, while having…
Magnesium levels need balanced
Magnesium is used by every organ in your body so when magnesium levels are low, this mineral disrupts your entire body in functioning correctly. Everything from metabolism, muscles and bones,…
Properties of Beer
Beer has been around since 5000 B.C. You would think that a substance with such a prolonged history would have some type of merit. Every product has good points and…
Hair loss in men
Hair loss is a problem that has plagued mankind for centuries. Why do some people have a luscious head of hair while others shed hundreds of strands at an early…
Healthy diet for Gout
Gout is an arthritic disease that is caused by an inherited defect in the body’s ability to excrete uric acid. An estimated 16 out of 1,000 people, mainly men, suffer…
Better summertime nutrition choices
With warm weather upon us, most people can’t wait to take advantage of the longer days and great sunshine. However, nutrition can take second place to trying to fit it…
Truth about the carrot
The notion that carrots can correct eyesight is a myth that remains today. Even though carrots are high in vitamin A and does have a positive effect on the health…
Make your own fabric softener
Stop and think about what you are rinsing your clothes in. Here is the list of ingredients of most commercial brand liquid fabric softeners: Benzyl acetate: linked to pancreatic…
Chinese food cures
The Chinese diet is quite different than Western diets. While Western diets strive toward providing protein and vitamins while watching calories and carbohydrates, the Chinese system concentrates on flavors, energies,…
Eating well daily tips
Most people don’t know as much as they should about nutrition. Consequently, although they might want to eat better, they don’t know how. This report will give you a good…
Pioneering show to open live
NASHVILLE, TN (AAPJ) – Opening on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Frist Art Museum, “We Count: First-Time Voters” features the work of five local artists inspired by the 100th…
Virtual-Gallery show on view
MIAMI, FL (AAPJ) – “New Rules” is a group exhibition featuring work from artists, Add Fuel, Alex Kizu (DEFER), Jan Kaláb, Pixel Pancho, RERO and Tilt is on view online…
Education exhibit to stop in Ohio
PLAINSVILLE, OH (AAPDN) – A mobile education exhibit by Wreaths Across America will stop at two Ohio locations on July 24 and 25, 2020. The goal of the exhibit is…
Broer show on the agenda
RAPID CITY, SD (AAPJ) – The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) has set an exhibition, “The World From My Side” of recent monoprints and oil paintings by Roger Broer in…
Pair to pioneer new program
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY (AAPJ) – Tania El Khoury as Distinguished Artist in Residence of Theater and Performance and Ziad Abu-Rish as Visiting Associate Professor of Human Rights have been appointed by…
They are the Artist Fellowship recipients
BISMARCK, ND (AAPJ) – The North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) has awarded three artist fellowships in the disciplines of Dance and Theater. Camilla Morrison of the Grand Forks…