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Cultural Cutting

Reducing government arts funding threatens foundation of civilized society Historically, a country is, and should be, defined by its culture. From Greek philosophy to the Roman Empire to the Renaissance, it is the arts that survive and give us a sense of the value of the society — there’s a reason the so-called Dark Ages

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Child’s Play

Beaumont Children’s Museum offers enrichment, education, fun Southeast Texas is a unique area in that it boasts the most museums per capita in the state of Texas. The Beaumont Children’s Museum doesn’t plan to get lost in the crowd. Started in 2008, BCM fills the niche of having an institution designed to enrich the children

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Around & About

THE BEAUMONT ART LEAGUE will host a BEGINNING DRAWING WORKSHOP, Thursday, March 9 through March 30. The workshop will explore observational drawing in graphite on paper, and introduce terminology related to drawing and techniques of observational drawing, such as mark making, shading, measuring and seeing 3D form as 2D shape. The instructor is Christopher Troutman, assistant

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‘Positive/Negative Space’

TASI to host darkroom photography exhibition In this digital age, a group of like-minded individuals are stepping back in time to create works in an old-fashioned style. The Art Studio, Inc. will host “Positive/Negative Space,” an exhibition of photographs by The Studio’s “Darkroom Friends,” March 4-24. A reception displaying the work will be held 7 p.m.

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