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Tuesday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Dali Museum reopens in a new home.

Abigail Washburn Uses Banjo as Tool for Diplomacy

By Lauren Knapp

For over a decade Abigail Washburn, a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, knew she wanted to help improve Chinese-American relations. She just never thought she'd be doing it through song.

Weekly Poem: 'The Winter's Wife'

By Tom LeGro

Jennifer Chang is the author of "The History of Anonymity" (Georgia, 2008). A Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Virginia, she co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of Asian…

Monday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Library of Congress is swingin' for a huge donation of vintage recordings.

Sudanese in U.S. See Referendum Vote as New Hope for Homeland

Sudan begins voting Sunday on a referendum that will decide whether the South will secede from the North. On Friday's NewsHour, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from South Sudan on how one town is getting ready for the vote.

New York Times' Brantley Previews Upcoming Theater Season

New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley previews the shows to watch out for in New York and on stages across the country.

Friday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Asian Art Museum is saved by San Fransisco.

Photographer Offers a Portrait of Myanmar's 'First Lady of Freedom'

Aung San Suu Kyi; photo by Platon for Time Over the last two decades, many of the world's famous and powerful have found themselves in front of Platon's camera. The renowned portrait photographer dropped his last name early…

'Green Patriots' Get Straight to the Message with Enviro-Friendly Poster Art

By Molly Finnegan

Green Patriot Posters, an environmental sustainability advocacy organization that uses graphic art to raise awareness for green causes, has just published a new collection of purposeful poster art.

Thursday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, Hollywood got a little economic boost at the end of 2010.