We know what the slimy, blood-pumping mechanism that hangs behind our sternum looks like, thanks to the efforts of many brilliant and nonsqueamish researchers. Luckily, though, this art show isn’t about the precious, tender, hard-working organ in our chest. The felt heart will be on display fo...

Auction houses outfox Chinese antiquity fakers

Nicolas Chow places a magnifying glass against a Ming Dynasty vase to inspect the potter's 600-year old workmanship.

Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Returns 30 Years After Broadway Flop

“Merrily We Roll Along,” which opens the “Encores!” series Wednesday night at New York City Center, features one of Stephen Sondheim’s catchiest scores, full of songs that have gone on to become standards.

Nick Jonas Hosts Pre-Theatre Party For Kids' Night on Broadway Feb. 7

Nick Jonas, currently starring in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, is joined by Charlotte St. Martin (executive director of the Broadway League), Jordan Roth (president of Jujamcyn Theaters and founder of Givenik.com) and Bret Pidgeon (general manager of Madame Tussauds NY) Feb. 7 for a pre-theatre party to kick off Kids' Night on Broadway.

1% of 2010 GDP credited to casinos, related firms

LAS VEGAS — A new report shows U.S. casinos and the industries that depend on them put $125 billion into the U.S. economy in 2010 — the equivalent of 1 percent of the gross domestic product.

Lovers of Asian art preview major show

Arts of Pacific Asia Show preview gala: On Thursday at Fort Mason Center, the Asian Art Museum hosted a preview gala for the 16th annual Arts of Pacific Asia Show, a top destination for collectors, curators and art investors. Proceeds from the party benefited the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Art and Culture. Modern art fans launch fundraiser SFMOMA Modern Ball launch party: On ...

Art of the Great Depression tour to stop in Muskegon

The Muskegon Museum of Art will host the only Michigan appearance of “1934: A New Deal for Artists,” a nationally touring exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that celebrates the 75th anniversary of the first New Deal arts program — the Public Works of Art Project. read more

Long Plain to have art show

Long Plain First Nation will be the site of an upcoming art show on the weekend. Local Portage la Prairie artist Micheline Berard has helped organize the event, which will be held at Spirit Lodge on Sat., Feb.[...]

VIP Art Fair 2.0 Is Virtual, Modeled on the Traditional

Art Fair 2.0 takes a second stab at the virtual exhibition (and the Web site runs more smoothly this year).

Frank Miller Puts More Dark Knight Art Up for Auction

Get a look at original drawings and rare comics going under the gavel in this preview of the Vintage Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction.

Review: 'Forbidden Broadway' at Cosmopolitan Cabaret gets 3.5 stars

Gerard Alessandrini once had the clever idea to spoof Broadway shows and stars with satirical songs based on familiar ones from the actual shows.

Casinos generated $125B spending in 2010

LAS VEGAS - A new report shows U.S. casinos and the industries that depend on them made a $125 billion economic splash in 2010 - the equivalent of 1 percent of the total U.S. gross domestic product.

Art is in the air in downtown Covington

Michael Ledet is a Louisiana artist who freely incorporates his understanding and background in design arts into his paintings. He is an educator and holds a bachelor’s degree from Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans. He taught...

ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' Tops Broadway Box Office For First Time

"The Book of Mormon" topped the Broadway box office last week, thanks to premium ticket pricing and the fact that it remains in a relatively small theater.

Northeast Georgia Humane Society to have animals and art fundraiser on Feb. 17

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia will host Art with Heart, a benefit art auction, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 17 This will be the third year for this fundraising event, with all proceeds benefiting the shelter’s operations and the animals in its care.The benefit will take place at the Elks Club on Riverside Drive in Gainesville. The event will feature fine art, folk art, pottery, fine ...

The art of organizing art shows: Can Naples support two in one month?

Last year, the Naples International Art & Antiques Fair arrived with fanfare, an elegant preview night and valet parking, boasting five days of impressionist art, 18th-century furnishings, antiques, jewelry, rare books and prints — and not much competition.

The art of organizing art shows: Can Naples support two in one month?

Last year, the Naples International Art & Antiques Fair arrived with fanfare, an elegant preview night and valet parking, boasting five days of impressionist art, 18th-century furnishings, antiques, jewelry, rare books and prints — and not much competition.

High-end antique, art and jewelry expos: Can Naples support two in one month?

Last year, the Naples International Art & Antiques Fair arrived with fanfare, an elegant preview night and valet parking, boasting five days of impressionist art, 18th-century furnishings, antiques, jewelry, rare books and prints — and not much competition.

VEGAS.com Celebrates With No Strings Attached for Single's Awareness Day, February 14

LAS VEGAS, NV-- - The traditional date of February 14 marks the time of chocolates, candy hearts and cards from a winged fellow named Cupid. This year, as couples flock to romantic spots and gaze into ...

Broadway hit 'Book of Mormon' coming to Toronto

"The Book of Mormon" -- the smash Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" -- is coming to Toronto next year.

Vegas SportsDay: And now we turn to hoops

The next episode of Vegas SportsDay, hosted by Teddy Sevransky and David Malinsky, happens LIVE today at 11AM PT / 2 PM ET. Don't worry if you missed the Live Show You can see it and past shows can be viewed ...

St. Louis tries new approach in museum expansion (Reuters)

Reuters - The St. Louis Art Museum is rearranging galleries by theme rather than time period, seeking to make them more accessible to visitors as part of a $162 million expansion.

Auction Industry Pioneer Larry Latham Joins Proxibid

Proxibid , the world’s largest real auction marketplace, today announced that Larry Latham, an auction industry pioneer, has joined its team to add focus to its b

Top auction houses to put art market rally to test (Reuters)

Reuters - Auction houses pinching themselves after bumper 2011 sales are now turning their attention to 2012, amid cautious optimism that the two-year bull run for top works of art will continue.

Top auction houses to put art market rally to test

LONDON (Reuters) - Auction houses pinching themselves after bumper 2011 sales are now turning their attention to 2012, amid cautious optimism that the two-year bull run for top works of art will continue. Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's leading auctioneers, hold a series of big sales in London over the next two weeks at which the old rivals expect to raise more than 500 million pounds ...

Top auction houses to put art market rally to test

LONDON (Reuters) - Auction houses pinching themselves after bumper 2011 sales are now turning their attention to 2012, amid cautious optimism that the two-year bull run for top works of art will continue. Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's leading auctioneers, hold a series of big sales in London over the next two weeks at which the old rivals expect to raise more than 500 million pounds ...

Dennis Flint High Country Art Group Tours America

Dennis Flint High Country Art Group Tours America Art tour hosted by self-run art firm Dennis Flint High Country Art Group is sweeping the nation, one state at a time. Beginning the trip in its’ home Florida, Dennis Flint High Country Art Firm displayed 16 pieces of artwork in Miami’s famous Lincoln Road. The artists of the Dennis Flint High Country Art Firm create individual art pieces, that ...

'Smash': Katharine McPhee's 'Touch Me' Shows a New Side of the Broadway Drama (Video)

Lesley Goldberg The former "American Idol" contestant takes center stage in a new clip that aired during the Super Bowl in an attempt to entice male viewers. read more

Art: The glory of van Gogh in his element - nature

The moment you enter "Van Gogh Up Close" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the exhibition tells you that it's something special, one of those uncommon revelations of artistic soul that once seen, can never be forgotten.

Missoula Art Museum has most successful benefit auction since recession

The Missoula Art Museum's Benefit Art Auction surpassed a threshold it hasn't reached since before the economy went sour, and enthusiasm about the 40th annual event seemed to hit another peak Saturday as well.

Randy Jackson’s Twitter war with Broadway!

Broadway legend and former "Eight is Enough" star Betty Buckley launched a Twitter tirade against "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson Thursday night, for his habit of dismissing the show’s failed singers as "too Broadway." "With respect, ‘Dog,’ your opinion is whack & uninformed!" Buckley tweeted, calling Jackson’s characterizations "beneath...

"MOTLEY CRUE IN SIN CITY"

LAS VEGAS, NV-- - Rolling into today's Super Bowl festivities where they'll be featured in the KIA Optima commercial airing during the third quarter, the world's most notorious band has taken the world's ...

Leaving Las Vegas, Gingrich targets NASCAR voters

LANSING, Mich.—The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.

Vegas: No sins here

You won’t see Romney near a craps table.

'Trompe l'oeil', or the art of deception, on show in Paris

"Trompe l'oeil" -- or art designed to trick the eye -- is the title of a new Paris exhibit exploring the history of illusion and pastiche, from ancient frescoes to fashion and the decorative arts.

Business booming for big auction house

Christie’s reports ‘explosion of interest in art’ by collectors worldwide, writesMichael Parsons

Roanoke art show raises money for SPCA

A special art show called "Best in Show" featuring portraits of pets is helping raise money for the Roanoke Valley SPCA.

7-year-old fights cancer for second time, art auction helps

Amarillo, Texas - Friday evening, February 3rd, there will be an art auction to help the family of an Amarillo seven-year-old fighting cancer for the second time.

Local art talent on auction block at Sweet Arts Gala

While it’s too late to buy tickets for Saturday’s 2nd Annual Sweet Arts Gala, you can still bid on art pieces to give to that special valentine.

Art program designed to enliven Tokyo

Tokyo has announced a series of art events to take place throughout February and March designed to enliven the Japanese capital and act as the foundations for the city to be recognized as a hub of global cultural creativity.

Arts agenda: Kinetica Art Fair, Perth International Arts Festival

Artists, inspired by new scientific and technological discoveries, will be showcasing interactive and new media art forms at the Kinetica Art Fair. On the other side of the globe the Perth International Arts Festival will spring to life with a dazzling display of arts, theater and performance.

Art HK 12 aims to push city's role in international art market

For a city trying hard to position itself as an important player in the international world of art, there has been welcome news in Hong Kong this week as the city's largest art fair has announced a record number of exhibitors for its 2012 edition.

Las Vegas Poll Shows Romney 20% Ahead of Gingrich

A poll in Nevada shows Mitt Romney has commanding support from prospective Republican caucus-goers over rival Newt Gingrich.

Unique art show provides audience to inmates

For the 30th year, the River City Community Players will be giving an audience to a group of artists who typically don’t have one.

Stepping into the art world

Worcester usually doesn't seem much like the college town it is and#8212; until events like the annual Consortium Art Show come along. Students from eight area colleges made the grade by having their artwork juried into the show, which opens tomorrow and runs through March 1 at ARTSWorcester's Aurora Gallery.

18th De Colores Art Show Closing Reception will be a “New Beginning”

Xavier Montes, founder of the De Colores Art Show, will celebrate his final De Colores show and recognize his successor at a closing reception at the Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N. 10th Street, Santa Paula, on Friday, January 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.

A Minute With: Street artist Mark Jenkins (Reuters)

Reuters - American street artist Mark Jenkins's human sculptures staged in provocative poses in the middle of cities have proved so uncannily life-like they have sparked calls from passersby to the ambulance service or the police.

Des Moines' wait in line for top Broadway shows gets shorter

Knock-knock, Des Moines: Two missionaries in tidy white shirts and black slacks will show up on the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines' doorstep early next year. The theater announced Tuesday that the gleefully controversial musical The Book of Mormon will try to convert new fans from Jan. 24 to Feb. 3, 2013, less than two years after its Broadway premiere.

Christie's 2011 art sales hit record (Reuters)

Reuters - Christie's shrugged off the euro zone crisis and slowing economic growth in 2011 to post record revenues, selling art worth 3.6 billion pounds, or nine percent more than in 2010.

Legend, Kennedy Center program honor Marvin Gaye (AP)

AP - Grammy award-winning singer John Legend surprised a high school choir Tuesday at the Kennedy Center to help start a program encouraging young artists to confront social issues with their art, in honor of the late Marvin Gaye.