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PALM DESERT, Calif., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Heather James Fine Art is pleased to announce its exclusive representation of the estate of renowned American painter Earl Cunningham. The exquisite paintings of Cunningham are from the collection of Marilyn and Michael Mennello, founders of the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, Florida. A portion of the proceeds generated from the sale of the paintings will directly benefit the Mennello Museum of American Art endowment. For more...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a topic that hits home for countless Americans dealing with economic uncertainty right now: how to make a meaningful career change. Many people are looking for practical advice on how they can best adapt to the changing economy to advance in their present career or get a job in a new one. Communication expert David Cunningham of Landmark Education was recently interviewed by Random House author and Wall Street Journal columnist Alexandra Levit....
FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham, who scored four goals Saturday in a 6-0 win over Kansas City, was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week Monday. It was one of those games that every striker dreams of, Cunningham said. It seemed as if everything I did went well. It is just one of those performances I am grateful for. I definitely want to thank my teammates. Cunningham is just the second unanimous selection for MLS player of the week. The other was Cunningham's former FCD teammate...
Dancer and influential choreographer Merce Cunningham has died at his home in New York, the Cunningham Dance Foundation announced. He was 90. The cause of Cunningham's death Sunday night was not disclosed. The New York Times said the Centralia, Wash., native, who enjoyed a career that spanned nearly seven decades, is regarded as a dance icon on the same level as Isadora Duncan, Serge Diaghilev, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Among the places Cunningham studied dance...
To: ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS Contact: Christina Kellogg of Cal Performances, +1-510-643-6714, ckellogg@calperfs.berkeley.edu BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 3, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new, site- specific work titled 'Craneway Event' by dance legend Merce Cunningham will be performed at the landmark former Ford assembly plant in Richmond, CA -- rechristened Ford Point -- Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Additionally, award-winning visual artist Tacita Dean will use the occasion to make a...
Traditional landscape painters may have needed nothing more than brushes, oils, canvas for their art. But in capturing views of Sledmere House, East Yorkshire, Scarborough-based artist Kane Cunningham found that a little rock'n'roll did wonders for his appreciation of England's green and pleasant land. Landowner Sir Tatton Sykes passed by one day to find Mr Cunningham painting a large watercolour while his partner in the project, former Scarborough-based Little Angels rock band star Jim...
By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who pleaded guilty last year to taking $2.4 million in bribes, was sentenced by a federal judge on Friday to eight years and four months in prison. It was the longest prison sentence ever given a U.S. congressman, prosecutors said, topping the eight-year sentence given in 2002 to Ohio Democrat James Traficant for bribery, tax evasion and racketeering. Cunningham, a decorated Vietnam War pilot and...
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a California Republican, fought back tears as he resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to taking $2.4 million in bribes in exchange for help in securing Defense Department contracts. Cunningham, 63, an eight-term congressman and decorated Vietnam War pilot, admitted taking cash, antiques, a yacht, vacation expenses and money for his daughter's graduation party from several defense contractors between 2000...
