Estate of famed soprano Beverly Sills up for NYC auction; collection includes jewelry, artworkOctober 1st, 2009 Estate of famed soprano Beverly Sills up for saleNEW YORK — The estate of famed soprano Beverly Sills is headed to the auction block in New York City. Costume designs, artwork, furniture and jewelry are among the items up for sale next Wednesday at Doyle New York auction house.
Gap founders' contemporary art collection finds a home at San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSeptember 25th, 2009 Fisher art collection to be housed in San FranSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will house one of the world's great contemporary art collections after forming a partnership with Gap Inc. founders Don and Doris Fisher to house the couple's some 1,100 works.
Getty's Emmy Auction Angers OfficialsSeptember 24th, 2009 Emmys chiefs are fuming over an online auction of late actress ESTELLE GETTY's award for her supporting role in THE GOLDEN GIRLS. Executives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are battling with bosses at eBay.com to remove the star's 1988 Emmy award from the website, reports Variety.
Baldwin Rallies For RadioSeptember 23rd, 2009 ALEC BALDWIN is rallying supporters in his native Long Island, New York to save the region's only public radio station when it goes up for auction this week (begs21Sep09). The 30 Rock star is backing a community effort in star-studded Southampton to purchase National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WLIU-FM from Long Island University.
Angie Harmon kicks off celeb shoe auction for playground charity, puts baby on obstacle courseSeptember 22nd, 2009 Angie Harmon kicks off celebrity shoe auctionNEW YORK — Angie Harmon is hosting a celebrity shoe auction in New York City and sending her baby daughter through an obstacle course to raise money for charity. Nine-month-old Emery Hope is among the babies crawling through a terrain of mock mountains and ski slopes on Tuesday while their moms bid on shoes signed by celebrities including Melissa Joan Hart, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tori Spelling.
Ingmar Bergman's Golden Globe awards for sale in auction of filmmaker's personal belongingsSeptember 10th, 2009 Bergman belongings on auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A writing desk, film cameras and Golden Globe awards belonging to Swedish film legend Ingmar Bergman are attracting a huge interest from collectors as they go up for auction in Stockholm. Auction house Bukowskis says the 337 Bergman items for sale include the chess pieces most probably used in the director's 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and a 1960s portrait of Bergman by Irving Penn.
Jackson Glove Sells For $47,000September 7th, 2009 A bejewelled white glove once owned by MICHAEL JACKSON has been sold at an auction in Australia for $47,000 (£29,500). The late star threw his signature piece to a fan on the red carpet ahead of the Sydney premiere of his 1996 music movie Ghosts.
Authorities investigate toppling of 2 towers for radio station in Washington stateSeptember 4th, 2009 2 radio towers in Wash. state toppledEVERETT, Wash.
NYC councilwoman proposes subway station art contest to honor Michael JacksonSeptember 1st, 2009 NYC subway art contest proposed to honor JacksonNEW YORK — A New York city councilwoman has come up with another way to honor Michael Jackson at the subway station where he shot the music video for "Bad."
Letitia James had asked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to place a plaque at Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn (SKER'-mur-horn) station — or have the late singer's name added to the station's name. MTA officials rejected the request because plaques are prohibited in stations.
Guess the final cost of Salmans towelSeptember 1st, 2009 Recently it was seen that Salman had given his towel for auction in the show Tere Mere Beach Main with host Farah Khan. There is a particular segment in the show where celebrities have to give their personal things for auction.
Sale Of Crypt Above Monroe's Falls ThroughAugust 26th, 2009 The online sale of the crypt above movie icon MARILYN MONROE's final resting place has fallen through after the bidder failed to come up with the cash. Elsie Poncher put the crypt where her husband Richard has been buried since 1986 up for auction on eBay.com earlier this month (Aug09) for $500,000 (£333,300) - and the price quickly spiralled into the millions as Monroe fans desperately tried to buy the plot.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael Jackson sold to anonymous buyer at NY gallery auctionAugust 19th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait sold by NY art galleryEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won't reveal the purchase price or the buyer.
Malia and Sasha Obama ride new cable car during mom's work trip to San FranciscoJune 23rd, 2009 Obama girls get San Francisco cable car treatSAN FRANCISCO — The daughters of President Barack Obama have helped inaugurate something new in San Francisco. While their mom, Michelle Obama, was helping volunteers build a school playground Monday, Malia and Sasha Obama were among the first passengers on a new cable car making its maiden runs in the city.
Unmanned cargo craft docks with international space station: Russian state media reportsMay 12th, 2009 Russia media say cargo ship docks at space stationMOSCOW — An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the international space station Tuesday. Russia's state-run Vesti-24 television showed footage of the Progress M-02M hooking up with the orbital station.
Weak bids at NYC art auction, where Pablo Picasso painting of his daughter goes unsoldMay 6th, 2009 No buyer for Pablo Picasso painting at NYC auctionNEW YORK — A Pablo Picasso painting of his young daughter and an Alberto Giacometti sculpture of a cat, each estimated to sell for $16 million to $24 million, failed to find buyers at auction Tuesday as the art world struggles with the global financial crisis. The Sotheby's auction house said bids for the two artworks at its impressionist and modern art sale fell below their reserve prices.
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