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July 29 is the birthday of silent film vamp THEDA BARA (1885-1955).
"To be good is to be forgotten. I'm going to be so bad I'll always be remembered."
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July 28 is the birthday of French painter, sculptor, chess player and the mack daddy of Dada MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968).
"Art may be bad, good or indifferent, but, whatever adjective is used, we must call it art, and bad art is still art in the same way as a bad emotion is…
Jul 28
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Patrick Neas
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On July 27, 1940, the animated short A WILD HARE was released. It introduced the character of BUGS BUNNY. 🐰 🥕
“What’s up, doc?”
Jul 27
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THE FIRST SUMMER SINGERS CONCERT IS NEXT SUNDAY! 🔥 HOT TOWN, SINGING IN THE CITY 🔥
Choral Foundation Presents Summer Singers 2026
Jul 26
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Patrick Neas
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The Midwest Trust Center Announces Its 2026-27 Season
It’s going to be one of the best ever!
Jul 24
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Patrick Neas
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Czech Art Nouveau painter ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) was born on July 24.
“Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message.”
Jul 24
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Patrick Neas
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July 23 is the birthday of German artist, draftsman, painter, and color theorist PHILIPP OTTO RUNGE (1777-1810).
Runge, alongside Caspar David Friedrich, is widely considered one of the central painters of the German Romantic movement.
Jul 23
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Patrick Neas
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July 22 is the birthday of actor and director JAMES WHALE (1889-1957).
"To a new world of gods and monsters!"
Jul 22
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Patrick Neas
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July 21 is the birthday of Swiss Symbolist painter CARLOS SCHWABE (1866-1926).
Schwabe is regarded as one of the central illustrators of the Symbolist movement, a period when artists were turning toward dream imagery, allegory and…
Jul 21
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Patrick Neas
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July 20 is the birthday of Hungarian painter, photographer and Bauhaus school professor LÁZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895-1946).
“To be a user of machines is to be of the spirit of this century. Machines have replaced the transcendental spiritualism of past eras."
Jul 20
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Patrick Neas
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Dmitri Atapine Discusses the Friends of Chamber Music's 2027-2027 Season
It’s the Ultimate Musical Road Trip!
Jul 19
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Patrick Neas
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July 17 is the birthday of American actor and dancer JAMES CAGNEY (1899-1986).
"What then, a shaygetz?"
Jul 17
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Patrick Neas
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