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More James Prendergast Library art has been sold during two auctions held by Stair Galleries. According to stairgalleries.com, seven library paintings sold during an auction held March 2. The paintings included in this auction included William Trost Richards’ “The Evening Star,” which was estimated to sale for $800-$1,200 and sold for $11,000; Alfred Bryan Wall’s Read More …
Someone better call Jarvis. The original Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark in the Marvel character’s first big screen outing in 2008 has been stolen by some super villains. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the maroon and gold suit worn was reported missing from The Movie Prop Storage on Tuesday. The prop Read More …
Cake from royal weddings of William and Kate, Charles and Diana being auctioned off Food fans can get a slice of royalty after cake from numerous weddings including William and Kate and Charles and Diana came up for auction. Five cakes slices from the most iconic royal weddings of the past 50 years will be Read More …
The Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley recently held its 12th annual Purse for Change auction in support of its mission to promote economic self-sufficiency for women and girls through grant making, education and advocacy. The event at Temple B’rith Kodesh featured 148 purses from designers such as Louis Vuitton, Versace, Kate Spade and Coach. Overall, Read More …
Actor Russell Crowe honored his wedding anniversary to ex-wife Danielle Spencer on Saturday by holding a what he called a “divorce” auction, selling over 200 items of movie memorabilia. Crowe announced in February that Sotheby’s Australia would be holding “The Art of Divorce,” an auction of personal items he acquired during his nine-year marriage to Read More …
The 1963 black-on-silver portrait is being auctioned by Christie’s in New York on May 17 LONDON — An Andy Warhol painting of Elvis Presley — the artist’s only full-length portrait — is for sale with an estimated price tag of $30 million. “Double Elvis (Ferus Type)” depicts the hip-swiveling musician holding a revolver, as he Read More …
Finding Local Treasures! I took a ride around the Dewey Ave., Lake Ave & Ridge Rd. in Rochester NY last Thursday to find some local treasure. It was great meeting the local owners and having the opportunity to check out their shops. My first stop was at Charlotte New & Used Market, located at 4427 Read More …
Every year, Erie County residents kick in about $550,000 to fund the operations of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, plus about $60,000 toward the salary of a public art curator. This week, as it has done for the past four years, the gallery is showing its thanks to the county by waiving admission fees for a Read More …
A whole family effort’: Maple Weekend celebrations include sugar house in Jordan JORDAN — Over the span of two weekends, nearly 900 people converged at the Smokey Hollow Maple Syrup sugar house in Jordan to celebrate and experience Maple Weekend. What began as Maple Sunday in 1995, has since become Maple Weekend, a two-weekend maple Read More …
8 ways to dress up your above-cabinet space The most-used surface area in your kitchen is undeniably your countertops. So if you’re looking to clear away some dust and add some decor to spice up your cooking space, look up. If your cabinets don’t extend all the way to the ceiling, you may have some Read More …