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canStyle =3DC2=3DA0 Interior of the home of Chris Roberts-Antieau
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It's Art & Design time at AmericanStyle, and once again we've set our sight=
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Well, they did it again! For the second year in a row, Kentucky Crafted: Th=
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e Market pulled ahead of the competition to win the top spot in AmericanSty=
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le's seventh annual Top 10 Fairs and Festivals competition. With its stella=
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r mix of traditional and contemporary work, plus live performances and regi=
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In addition to Kentucky Crafted, this year's Top 10 span the country and in=
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From the 'Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef' exhibition
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has merged science, co=
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Rewarding Creativity 'Amada' by Matthias Pliessnig
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Is Art School in Your Future? The Peninsula School of Art
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B&B Artfully The Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley, Arizona
If you're looking for the perfect desert hideaway this spring, we suggest t=
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he Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley, Ariz. Located centrally between Phoenix =
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'Easy Rider' by Patrick Dougherty


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e Arts (PIFA). Inspired by the city's Kimmel Center, the festival will feat=
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Home Bodies by Harold Siefert
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