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Customs issues warning on Dia de los Muertos plants crossing...

They don’t want to deaden the day of the dead celebrations this coming weekend, but the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in San Diego and Imperial counties has issued a warning to border crossers that bringing certain plants into th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Austria, RI celebrate 55 years of relations with cultural sh...

Austria, which is celebrating its 54th anniversary on Monday, is a good friend of Indonesia. Its friendship with this archipelagic nation is already 55 years old. Surprisingly, Austria established diplomatic relations with Indonesia in 1954 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Angolan musician calls for more cultural events

Angolan rap style musician from Kwanza Norte, Serafim da Graça Amaral "Macho Brown", appealed this Thursday, in Ndalatando, to local businessmen to give more support to the promotion of cultural activities. Speaking to Ango [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Various Cultures

Religious Studies is the academic study of religion and spirituality. We explore texts, histories, and ways in which humans from various cultures have understood their world. We study the beliefs, ethics, rituals, artifacts, and organizatio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

International Culture of Moussem of Asilah

Morocco is full of art, literature and music festivals created to attract tourists and their money. One such event, however, includes seminars on globalisation, development and international co-operation and has transformed the city where i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Vietnam- Japan Cultural Exchange Days saw various events

The three day “Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Days” festival ended yesterday in Hoi An ancient city, in the central province of Quang Nam. The festival saw various events imbued with the Vietnamese and Japanese cultural i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Best Free August Events

If you're one of the Washingtonians left in town this month, you can revel in less traffic and the ability to duck out of work early. To help you enjoy having the town to yourself, we've planned an entire month of free activities. Never be [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Chapman Cultural Center's August Calendar of Events

Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibit July 28-Oct. 10, Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Formed in October of 1957, the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg is among the longest-lived visual arts organizations in South Carolina. This annual event is a bench [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 1

Mobile Manners Cell Phone Etiquette Tips From Your Strategi...

Cell phones are all around us every day and they produce numerous experiences of obnoxious behaviors. And to make matters worse, there is an onslaught of new ways to use our cell phones. The annoying behaviors range from annoying ring tones [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Fusion of cultures

AN emphatic performance by Syrian troupe the Inana Dance Theatre raised the curtain on the Bahrain Summer 2009 festival last night. The Zenobia Queen of the Levant production, held at the Cultural Hall near the Bahrain National Museum, was [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Lords of the Samurai at the Asian Art Museum

From the epic films of Kurosawa, to hyperbolic Hollywood action films, to kitschy cartoons (i.e. Samurai Pizza Cats???) the legend and lore of the samurai continues to permeate the pop cultural imagination. The Asian Art Museum' [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

MAJOR FOCUS

The Asian studies major gives Furman students the chance to develop broad cross-cultural understanding and to focus in depth on one of three cultures — China, India or Japan. Asian studies students pursue a balanced major program [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Coming of Age: Abu Dhabis Music Festival

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- At age six, most major performing arts festivals are still searching for their identity. Italy’s famed Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds (June 26 through July 12), for example, has passed the half-centu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Trio of world-famous artists give outstanding recital at 6th...

The 'superstar' trio was made up of the world's most famous flautist, Sir James Galway, the most celebrated pianist of our generation, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the passionate and inspiring Russian cellist, Nina Kotova. Following an unforge [...]