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‘Parts of town are just destroyed’: the ghost shops of Kent in pictures | Photography
In 2018, the photographer Martin Amis commenced working on a task about the outcomes of Brexit on his native Kent – “a kind of wander around this desolate landscape where practically nothing worked and everything was broken”, is how he originally conceived it. Straight absent, Amis (no relation to the novelist of the identical name) began to discover a preponderance of “really unhappy-searching closed shops” at the edges of his neighborhood towns. “I considered: oh yeah, we’ll have a couple of of all those in,” he recollects. “Then I started taking pictures a lot more and more.” There ended up so several shut-down newsagents and florists, pubs and Chinese dining…
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Artists bring colour to war-torn town near Kyiv by painting Ukraine’s national flower on wrecked vehicles
Artists have painted good sunflowers above heaps of burnt-out automobiles ruined in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, upsetting some locals who marvel if it is also before long to beautify the wreckage of war. Key details: The group of painters are hoping to raise cash for a great result in Authorities confident the artists that no-a single experienced died in the automobiles Other towns have currently provided new internet sites for murals with sunflowers A team of painters from Ukraine and the United States say they prepare to offer electronic photos of the get the job done as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to raise income for Ukrainian artists, rebuilding assignments and other will…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published July 14 | Local
Music Alive at Five Helena classic rock cover band Ten Years Gone will perform July 20 at Pioneer Park as part of the Alive at Five free outdoor concert series in downtown Helena. Ten Years Gone is a classic rock, alternative and pop dance band. The band has been playing in Helena and the surrounding area since 2007 and has been a Best of Helena winner for the past seven years. Alive at Five runs Wednesdays from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 1-Aug. 3. Events at Lewis & Clark Tap Room Cruz Contreras, from The Black Lillies, performs on July 14 at Lewis & Clark Tap Room. Photo provided The…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published June 9 | Local
Music Musikanten Montana Choral Evensong at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral Join Musikanten Montana for Choral Evensong at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral on Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. Photo provided Join Musikanten Montana for Choral Evensong at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral on Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. Led by cantor Gerald Schafer, the traditional Anglican service includes Psalms, Bible readings, congregational hymns, prayers and supplications. Musikanten Artistic Director Kerry Krebill will conduct Orlando Gibbons’ Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, the Preces & Responces of William Smith of Durham, and anthems and motets of Thomas Tallis, Gabriel Fauré and Herbert Howells. Organist Wendy Yuen will play a prelude and postlude from…
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Town & County Beauty Classics Award Winners 2022
Courtesy of the Brands Welcome to the fourth annual Town & Country Beauty Classics. Each year we award the very best makeup, complexion-perfecting skincare, and game-changing beauty tools—both brand new and tried-and-true favorites—that will find a place in your top shelf for years to come. Below, the 2022 picks for the #veryTandCBeautyClassics. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below New Classic N°1 De Chanel Lip and Cheek Balm One of the star products in the new, sustainable N°1 DE CHANEL line, which contains up to 97{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} naturally derived ingredients, this Lip and Cheek Balm adds the prettiest hint of color anywhere you care to apply it. The buttery formula feels indulgent to…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published May 19 | Local
Dance Premiere Dance gala with Reverend Slanky Reverend Slanky will perform in the Helena Civic Center Ballroom on Friday, May 20, at a Premiere Dance Company gala. Photo provided Reverend Slanky, Montana’s funkiest seven-piece heavy-hitting funk band, will perform in the Helena Civic Center Ballroom 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at a Premiere Dance Company gala. The event includes performances by PDC and the hilarious Bad Dads of Ballet. Admission at door is $15 for adults; $5 for ages 12 and under. Food is available for purchase. Visit premieredancecompany.org or call 406-442-6519 for more information. Theater Audition for new staged reading series The Montana Playwrights Network Staged Reading Series is…