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en-us Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:13:41 GMT NYT > Arts http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html Denver’s Unconventional Art, Ready for the Convention http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/arts/design/21arti.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/arts/design/21arti.html http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/21/arts/artists.75.jpg image 75 75 Lawrence Argent’s “I See What You Mean,” at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The city is showcasing its growing art scene to visitors at the Democratic National Convention. Kevin Moloney for The New York Times Denver is hoping to declare its emerging artistic identity to the world next week when the gaze of the global news media and political power turns on the city.

Denver’s Unconventional Art, Ready for the Convention

21 Aug 08, 12:08:04

Denver is hoping to declare its emerging artistic identity to the world next week when the gaze of the global news media and political power turns on the city.

Generation Mix: Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity Casting

20 Aug 08, 11:08:13

If network television is in a down cycle in roles for minority actors, children’s television — the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in particular — seems headed in the other direction.

Dance Review: A Spirit of South Asia Is Moving in Manhattan

20 Aug 08, 11:08:57

The borders that “Erasing Borders,” a four-day festival of Indian dance, means to erase are multiple.

Television Review: A Comic Seeks Herself and Finds a New Series

20 Aug 08, 11:08:10

“The Cho Show,” Margaret Cho’s continued adventures in finding herself, shows us the comic as she rebuilds her identity.

Theater Review | 'Hattie ... What I Need You to Know': The Triumph and Pain of a Hollywood Trailblazer

21 Aug 08, 02:08:02

“Hattie ... What I Need You to Know” attempts to tackle what it meant that the first African-American to win an Academy Award did so playing a loyal slave.

Dance Review: Some Noontime Frolics Amid the Cityscape

20 Aug 08, 11:08:58

On Monday, Douglas Dunn & Dancers began a week of free lunchtime performances on the Elevated Acre in Lower Manhattan, and everything seemed serendipitous.

Theater Review | 'Noon Day Sun': That Southern Belle of Detroit Is a Woman of Mystery

20 Aug 08, 11:08:15

The melodrama is high, and so is the cliché count in “Noon Day Sun,” an exploration of racial identity and related themes that is as seductive as a soap opera.

Books of The Times: How a Jihadist Curtailed a President’s Authority

20 Aug 08, 11:08:41

Jonathan Mahler chronicles Salim Hamdan’s journey from street urchin to jihadist, as well as the lives of the lawyers who transformed him into an international symbol in the war on terror.

Newly Released

21 Aug 08, 02:08:50

August is supposed to be the time for breezy beach reads. But a crop of books released this month suggests otherwise.

Dance Review: Feminine Beauty Is a Thing With Feathers

20 Aug 08, 11:08:17

Richard Move’s “Hesperornis Regalis (Seabird),” the first part of his weeklong “Hostile Takeover” installation, features a performer at the South Street Seaport, festooned in feathers.

Television Review: The Cops Who Keep Fifth-Period Math Safe and Sound

20 Aug 08, 11:08:01

“The Principal’s Office,” a delightfully dumb reality series, documents the handling of disciplinary matters large and small at a variety of schools.

Television Review: A Reality Check for Beauty Salons on the Edge of Failure

20 Aug 08, 11:08:25

In “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover,” the unfailingly blunt Tabatha Coffey will spend each episode of her series turning around a failing enterprise.

LeRoi Moore, 46, Saxophone Player, Dies

21 Aug 08, 01:08:19

Mr. Moore’s fevered riffs embroidered the distinctive music of the Dave Matthews Band with florets of jazz and funk.

Ronnie Drew, Folk Singer and Guitarist Who Founded the Dubliners, Dies at 73

21 Aug 08, 03:08:43

Known for his distinctive long white beard and deep voice, Mr. Drew also sang with the Pogues and other rock bands.

George Deem, 75, Artist Inspired by Master Painters, Is Dead

21 Aug 08, 01:08:15

Mr. Deem admired master painters so much that he spent his own career repainting their works, albeit with clever alterations.

Bridge: Comeback for a Knockout Championship

21 Aug 08, 01:08:15

When a team wins a knockout championship that runs for several days, there’s usually one pivotal set that kept it in the event.

Entertainment Events

20 Aug 08, 11:08:15

Music and dance events around the city.

In Beijing, No Making Heads or Tails of a New Building

21 Aug 08, 03:08:09

A mysterious dragon-shaped building called the Pangu Plaza has Chinese newspapers abuzz with rumors about important guests residing within.

NBC to Acquire British Production Agency for International Unit

21 Aug 08, 01:08:39

NBC Universal said that it had signed an agreement to acquire an independent production agency in Britain, giving it a base of operations for international expansion.

Arts, Briefly: Lavigne May Have to Skip Malaysia

20 Aug 08, 11:08:31

Fans in Malaysia won’t get to see Avril Lavigne perform, at least not this month.

Arts, Briefly: Bravo Auction Helps Housekeeper

20 Aug 08, 11:08:24

An online auction of a portrait of Zoila Chavez, housekeeper for Jeff Lewis, the obsessive-compulsive Los Angeles real-estate speculator, fetched $10,050 when it closed on Tuesday night.

Arts, Briefly: Cast Changes at the Met

20 Aug 08, 11:08:45

Plácido Domingo is returning to the role in which he made his official Metropolitan Opera debut.

Arts, Briefly: The New Yorker Festival Announces Its Lineup

20 Aug 08, 11:08:11

A town hall meeting on race and class in America will be among the highlights of the ninth annual New Yorker Festival from Oct. 3 to 5.

Arts, Briefly: Theater Changes for Mamet Plays

20 Aug 08, 11:08:41

It’s a game of musical chairs for new Broadway productions.

Arts, Briefly: Jonas Brothers Take the Lead

20 Aug 08, 11:08:50

The Jonas Brothers are all over the Billboard Top 10 this week.

Arts, Briefly: Olympics Coverage Keeps NBC Ahead

20 Aug 08, 11:08:17

Drawing an average of more than 25 million viewers during prime time, NBC’s Olympic coverage remained No. 1 in the ratings on Tuesday.

Arts, Briefly: Footnotes

20 Aug 08, 11:08:21

Jonathan Galassi has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Maxwell E. Perkins Award for distinguished achievement in the field of fiction, by the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction.

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