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Furniture maker uses old wine barrels to make creative new pieces
Akron Beacon JournalChris Deffenbaugh can't bear to see reusable materials go to waste. So when a friend asked him to help move an old, fallen-apart barrel from his basement to the curb, Deffenbaugh saw possibility, not trash. He turned the barrel into a wine rack. And then...Tags: Virginia, Metal and Mineral, Ohio, Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Furniture-maker goes full barrel into restoration
McClatchy-Chicago Tribune NewsWAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio—Chris Deffenbaugh can't bear to see reusable materials go to waste. So when a friend asked him to help move an old, fallen-apart barrel from his basement to the curb, Deffenbaugh saw not trash, but possibility. He reconstructed...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Ohio, Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Furniture
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Anne Frank photos restored
Associated PressAMSTERDAM — The Anne Frank House museum said Friday that it has restored more than 50photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis. The water-stained collage of celebrities...Tags: Anne Frank, Sonja Henie, Imperial and Royal Matters, Elizabeth II, Greta Garbo
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'Body Worlds' draws a record attendance
A lively display of dead bodies that ends its seven-month run at the Maryland Science Center on Monday has smashed local museum attendance records to become the most popular traveling exhibit in Baltimore history, drawing more than 300,000 visitors,...Tags: Claude Monet, Charity, Gardens and Parks, Walters Art Museum, Maryland
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'Virginia Artists 2008' has more than ever
When the Bay Days Juried Art Exhibition revamped its name and focus in 2007, the 25-year-old summer tradition experienced a welcome resurgence. Redubbed "Virginia Artists," the competition at Hampton's Charles H. Taylor Arts Center more than doubled...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Metal and Mineral, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Veggie Fest to descend on Naperville this weekend
Chicago Tribune ReporterThirty miles and an ethos from the site of the Taste of Chicago gorgefest, crews are setting up for a celebration that might be considered odd in a suburb of the city once known as Hog Butcher for the World. It's called Veggie Fest, and it's in...Tags: Paul McCartney, Taste of Chicago, Carl Lewis, Food and Dining Culture, Naperville
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This week's travel deals
Biking in France The Loire Valley's gently undulating hills -- and the historic castles that dot the landscape -- make this a trip made in bike-riders' heaven. This eight-day trip, starting at $1,260 per person, winds its way from Amboise, with its castle...Tags: New York, Beach Vacations, Travel Deals
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Monks' chant album a surprise hit
New York Times News ServiceHEILIGENKREUZ, Austria—As noon draws near, the monks glide into the church, their white cowls billowing behind them. They line up in silence, facing one another in long choir stalls. Wood carvings of saints peer down on them from the austere...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Amy Winehouse, Benedict XVI, Video Games, Movies
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Creating a 'Tableaux Vivant'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOne of the biggest attractions at the annual Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach is the tableaux vivants -- a series of notable paintings and sculptures brought to life by actors in costume and make-up. Times photographer Lori Shepler recently went...Tags: John Sloan, New York, Laguna Beach, Painting, Edgar Degas
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On Aug. 22, 1775, England's King George III proclaimed the American colonies in a state of open rebellion. In 1787 inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates of the Continental Congress. In 1846 the United...Tags: Delaware River, Punishment, Althea Gibson, Sexual Assault, Crimes
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Not-so-frugal gourmet a shrine to Italian food
Tribune correspondentMILAN — Some people journey to this northern Italian city to gaze at "The Last Supper," Leonardo da Vinci's 15th Century masterpiece. Then there are men like Philip Creighton who come with more earthly suppers in mind — like tonight's —...Tags: New York, Beverage Industry
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Vandalism and art, writ large
Kent Twitchell's fabulous six-story mural of artist Ed Ruscha -- whitewashed. My my. Tsk tsk. What a shock. This is L.A., after all, where public artworks get rubbed out all the time. The most famous example? The David Alfaro Siqueiros mural "America...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Tourism and Leisure, Edward Ruscha, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Arts
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