Top 20 Best Selling Oil Paintings List for 2006 OverstockArt.com has compiled a list of the Top 20 Best Selling Oil Paintings online. This important report provides interesting insight into what's hot in the wall décor industry and specifically, which artists are still the most sought-after masters. - 2006-11-02 Friend of PRWeb - 6

National Park Service Unveils Major Planning Initiative; Effort Will Develop Long-Term Framework for National Mall National Park Service unveils the new planning initiative that will give Americans the opportunity to decide on the use, appearance and landscape of the National Mall, a public space that welcomes more than 25 million visitors each year - 2006-11-01

Cabaret Voltaire Art Center 'Memory Drops' by Sükran Aziz an Interactive Sound/Image/Video Installation Cabaret Voltaire Art Center presents, as its first show, Memory Drops, a site-specific, interactive media installation by Sükran Aziz, consisting of video, sound, light, objects and text, based on real-time participation of viewers. - 2006-11-03

Shawn McNulty Abstract Paintings 2007 Wall Calendar Will Liven Up Bland Walls Contemporary painter aims to liven up bland walls with print-on-demand availability of Shawn McNulty Abstract Paintings 2007 at Lulu.com. - 2006-11-08

Virginia Tourism Connects the Stars in "Flags of Our Fathers" "Flags of Our Fathers," the Clint Eastwood movie about the famous flag-raising at Iwo Jima, has a special connection to Virginia – one that takes on greater meaning as Veterans' Day approaches and that spotlights Virginia as a visitor's destination for American military heritage. - 2006-11-08

Printed Culture Introduces its Flagship Online Store, The Quilts of Gee's Bend -- Personalized Products Reflecting Unique Arts and Culture Shoppers can select from more than 70 Gee's Bend quilt images to customize printed paper goods such as calendars, posters and date books. Perfect for gift giving, a name or important date can be included on the item. Prices are reasonable for these high quality items, starting at just $8.50 for a calendar. Printed Culture is a new online store with products that represent unique arts and culture. - 2006-11-09

Politically Inspired Exhibit and Events at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, IN The Lubeznik Center is pleased to bring these truly unique opportunities to Northwest Indiana -- from extreme activists, Bernardine Dohrn & Bill Ayers, to 1930's social injustices in the deep-south in "Heavens Fall." Learn about events of the past which frame the events of today. The exhibit provides a visual forum for artists from Chicago, Morocco, New York and Paris, who have created a body of work around very personal responses to political events. The exhibition and politically inspired presentations are intended to engage and challenge the listener/viewer. - 2006-11-10

New Dinosaur Novel Promotes Science and Evolution Two scientists have teamed up for debut a novel depicting North America 65 million years ago. The sister-brother oceanographer-neuroscientist pair has meticulously researched the Cretaceous Period, and presents many important scientific concepts within an engaging and entertaining adventure story. - 2006-11-06

Celebrate the 5,000th Anniversary of the Construction of Stonehenge, with the New Fifth Millennial Edition of the Stonehenge Watch™ The Stonehenge Watch™ is specially crafted to keep the integrity of the original construction of Stonehenge, and thus, when opening the watchcase, can use the built-to-scale model of Stonehenge as a shadow clock to tell time, mark the four seasons and note the passage of years. The Stonehenge Watch™ is modeled after an old-fashioned railroad pocket watch and has been handsomely constructed to also include an analog quartz watch on one side (for those who insist on modern methods of time-telling) and a relief of Stonehenge on the other. - 2006-11-15

Touchdown Jesus Scoreboard Finds Home in Elkhart Restaurant and Sports Bar A piece of college football history has found a home near the stadium it once served. One of the most visible scoreboards in the history of college football, north end zone score board from Notre Dame Stadium was recently acquired, restored and installed in a restaurant sports bar in Elkhart, Indiana just a few miles from its original home. - 2006-11-16

Perfect for Holiday Gifts: Quilts of Gee's Bend Calendars, Note Cards, Posters, Books The perfect gift for art lovers, quilt enthusiasts, anyone who cares about African American culture or who just enjoys beautiful, interesting design can be found at the Printed Culture web site. Shoppers can choose from more than 70 Gee's Bend quilt images to customize calendars, posters and date books. Name or important dates can be included on the item. Prices are reasonable, starting at just $8.50 for a calendar. - 2006-11-22

Mexico's 'Paraiso De La Bonita Resort & Thalasso' Joins Forces with the World Heritage Alliance Promoting Sustainable Tourism to World Heritage Sites Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso, a 90-suite boutique resort, AAA 2006 Five Diamond resort and member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World has today announced membership of the World Heritage Alliance, formed jointly by Expedia® and the UN Foundation in 2005 to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities around the world. - 2006-11-24

Age of the Dinosaurs Vividly Portrayed in New Novel "Hell Creek" New dinosaur novel brings readers back in time to experience adventure and mystery in the Age of Dinosaurs. - 2006-11-27

'History Channel Magazine' Highlights Ron Horne's 'Forgotten Faces - A Window Into Our Immigrant Past' as First Book on its Historically Important Subject The 2006 November-December issue of the "History Channel Magazine" unveils a full two-page article, written by author Lisa Montanarelli ("Strange But True San Francisco: Tales of the City" by the Bay ((Globe Pequot 2005)), documenting the ground-breaking nature of Ron Horne's distinctive photo-history on twentieth century immigration in America "Forgotten Faces - A Window Into Our Immigrant Past". The first book ever published on its subject matter, "Forgotten Faces" reveals an important but neglected art form preserving historically significant artifacts, photo-ceramic memorial portraits on tombstones from 1900 --1945. First published in June, 2004, "Forgotten Faces" has graced the cover of "Publisher's Weekly", was cited and quoted in "U.S. News & World Report", featured in the "San Francisco Chronicle's" Bay Area Centerpiece, first introduced in Art and Antiques Magazine and subsequently received over a dozen favorable reviews denoting "an outstanding visual and written survey of a unique art and memorial form which should not be missed" (Midwest Book Review 3/06). - 2006-11-26

Plan59, the Museum (and Gift Shop) of Mid-Century Illustration, Announces an Expanded Selection of 1950s Automotive and Pop-Culture Prints Struck on French mould-made art paper, Plan59's large-format fine-art prints (up to 4 feet by 7 feet) from the tailfin era are the ideal present for the car collector, pop-culture fan or sensitive, beret-wearing aesthete on your gift list. Prices range from $15 to $250, with worldwide shipping available. - 2006-11-27

GeoPoint Systems, Inc. Announces the Launch of OnCell Audio GeoPoint Systems, Inc. provides cell phone audio tours with their new product, OnCell Audio. - 2006-11-27

Landis Arboretum Dinner-Auction Fundraiser Features Harley-Davidson Softail®Deluxe, Storm at Sea" Patterned Quilt, and Personal Chef On the Block; Dozens of Beautiful Items; Event at Howe Caverns, Dec. 5, 5 - 8:30 p.m. Landis Arboretum turns to Harley-Davidson Softail@ Motorcycle to raise funds; only 300 tickets will be sold; winners to be picked at December 5th Holiday Dinner-Auction at Howe Caverns; area chef on auction block as main tent item. - 2006-11-29

Pop Artist Kenny Scharf and Astral Uber Cadillac Come To The Raleigh Hotel For Art Basel Miami Beach Future & past collide: At Art Basel Miami, Scharf's mixed-media installation will feature a 1960 Cadillac DeVille and a"closet" installation for which the artist is famed. The event opens with an interpretive dance at 10 PM poolside at the the Raleigh Hotel, an acclaimed art deco Andre Balazs property-- named "one of the sexiest pools in America" by Conde Nast. Scharf's superstardom began in the eighties in tandem with roommate Keith Haring and friends Jean Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Scharf's worldwide exhibitions have included the Guggenheim and Whitney Museums in New York; the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; the Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, among others. - 2006-11-28

Historic, Valuable Civil War Flags, Artifacts in Auction, Dec. 1 & 2 The personal battle flag of a prominent Civil War General may be leaving its homestate of Virginia when one of the largest public auctions of significant Civil War artifacts is conducted online and in Nashville, Tennessee, December 1 and 2, 2006, by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas. - 2006-11-28 Friend of PRWeb - 8

Holiday Season in Spain With No Pain, Savings up to 70% Christmas & New Years in Madrid and Barcelona is Easy on the Pocket with Rafaelhoteles The 245-room Rafaelhoteles Atocha in Madrid and the new 126-room Rafaelhoteles Casanova in Barcelona are offering a first ever "Heavenly Holidays Package" with savings of up to 70 percent off of room rates from December 21, 2006, to January 14, 2007. Packages include different features ranging from gourmet Christmas lunches in Madrid, welcome gifts and wine on arrival, complimentary visitor cards for the best city-wide museums, galleries, attractions; and roundtrip fast train to Toledo to New Year's Eve parties in Madrid and Barcelona's hottest restaurants. The special offer is for three or more nights and starts at 304 Euro (approx. US$383) in Barcelona and 480 Euro (approx. US$604) in Madrid (three nights based on two people). Second rooms for children are available at a discounted price of 30 percent off package prices at Rafaelhoteles Atocha and 25 percent off at Rafaelhoteles Casanova (child rates are based on children aged under 16 at Atocha and under 12 at Casanova). Rates are exclusive of 7 percent tax. For reservations contact tel: 011 34 902 100 105 or visit www.rafaelhoteles.com. - 2006-11-30

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