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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model-actor Jerry Hall are calling it quits, reportedly filing for divorce after six years of marriage. The New York Times first reported the split Wednesday, citing “two people with knowledge of the decision.” The divorce would mark the fourth for Murdoch, the 91-year-old NewsCorp. executive chairman. Representatives for Murdoch did not respond to The Times’ request for comment. Company Town Rupert Murdoch, scrappy Fox mogul who transformed media, begins his Hollywood goodbye Thirty-four years ago, Rupert Murdoch showed up in Hollywood with $250 million, buying a stake in the 20th Century Fox film studio — even though he had little interest in making movies. Murdoch and Hall, 65, married in 2016. The six-year union, which was the Murdoch’s shortest marriage, coincided with major milestones for the tycoon’s decades-long professional career, including Disney’s eventual $71.3-billion acquisition of Murdoch’s 21st … [Read more...] about Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall reportedly splitting after six years of marriage

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Arts & Entertainment A populist candidate, promising to return the country to greatness, becomes president of the United States, and then all hell breaks loose. Bay Area Arts info , Community Contributor Posted | Updated Reply Los Altos Hills (10 October 2017) – A populist candidate, promising to return the country to greatness, becomes president of the United States, and then all hell breaks loose in It Can't Happen Here , a new play based on Sinclair Lewis' eerily prescient 1935 novel, adapted for the stage by Tony Taccone and Bennett S. Cohen. Foothill Theatre Arts presents It Can't Happen Here , directed by Bruce McLeod, for three weeks only, November 2 – 19, 2017 ( opening Saturday, November 4 ) at the Lohman Theatre, on the Foothill College Campus (at the bottom of the hill), 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. … [Read more...] about Foothill Theatre Arts Presents “It Can’t Happen Here”

0 Arts & Entertainment The recovery fund will support Marin County nonprofit arts organizations hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina Houck , Patch Staff Posted Reply MARIN COUNTY, CA — The Marin Cultural Association has launched an Arts & Culture Recovery Fund to support Marin County nonprofit arts organizations hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic . With support from a broad coalition of funders, the recovery fund will provide flexible funding through a variety of grants. Grants will be designed to further one or more of the goals of the Marin Arts & Culture Plan , which was adopted by the Marin County Board of Supervisors in May 2019. The goals include advancing Marin as an arts and culture center, ensuring Marin arts are by and for everyone, and sustaining and growing Marin's arts resources. "Our local artists and arts organizations are struggling to survive the cancellation of … [Read more...] about Recovery Fund Launched For Marin County Arts Organizations

2 Arts & Entertainment "I was so impressed by the work our local teaching artists created in quarantine, and am excited to share it with our community."​ Kristina Houck , Patch Staff Posted Replies "ButterflEYES" by Katharine Boyd of Marin Academy is featured in the "INSPIRE" show at Youth in Arts. "Zoom Labyrinth" by Suzanne Joyal of Youth in Arts is featured in the "INSPIRE" show at Youth in Arts. SAN RAFAEL, CA — A new art show in Marin County showcases work inspired by the coronavirus pandemic. The annual "INSPIRE" show at Youth in Arts , a San Rafael-based arts education nonprofit organization, features the work of the teaching artists. The show includes drawings, mixed media, paintings and photography, and explores the connections between North Bay teaching artists' professional work and ideas they share with their students. All of the work in this year's show was … [Read more...] about Marin Art Show Captures Artists’ Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

0 Arts & Entertainment "INSPIRE: Teaching Artists Exhibition" showcases works by Marin's Youth in Arts art teachers across mediums and age groups. Bay City News , News Partner Posted | Updated Reply "Zoom Labyrinth" by Suzanne Joyal of Youth in Arts is featured in the "INSPIRE" show at Youth in Arts. "ButterflEYES" by Katharine Boyd of Marin Academy is featured in the "INSPIRE" show at Youth in Arts. MARIN COUNTY, CA — For the teaching artists of Marin County, home has also become both a classroom and a studio, a balancing act between their domestic lives, their own artistic pursuits and their students. That's the message in the Youth in Arts (YIA) education program's only adult art show of the year, a virtual and walk-by window display that opened Oct. 9. Titled "INSPIRE: Teaching Artists Exhibition," the show is a relatively new addition to the nearly 50-years-old … [Read more...] about Youth In Arts Continues Supporting Kids, Artists Amid Pandemic​

0 Arts & Entertainment The show, which features nearly 30 pieces by art teachers in Marin schools, will run from Dec. 3 to Jan. 14 at the Youth in Arts gallery. Gabby DeBenedictis , Patch Staff Posted Reply SAN RAFAEL, CA — Though Youth in Arts is focused on showcasing children's art, once a year the gallery highlights work by K-12 teaching artists in a show called INSPIRE, which will run this year from Dec. 3 to Jan. 14. INSPIRE poses the questions "What inspires teaching artists to create?," "How do they light the creative fire in their students?," and "How do they do both during a pandemic?," officials said in a news release. The show will include nearly 30 drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, mixed media pieces and sculptures, all of which were created by teaching artists who work in Marin public and private schools. The work ranges from small houses carved out of "book logs" to large, colorful abstract … [Read more...] about ‘INSPIRE’ Art Show Will Highlight Work By Marin K-12 Art Teachers