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Tonight, June 20, 2013, the Howard County Arts Council will host a special reception in conjunction with the Columbia Festival of the Arts. The reception will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts and will feature three exhibits as well as an improv showcase and open artists' studios. Light refreshments will be served.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the execution of an agreement to form a joint venture between a Hyatt affiliate and FSA Group S.A. (FSA), a Libra Group company, to develop and own nine Hyatt Place-branded hotels in Brazil. The total investment from Hyatt and FSA for the development of these hotels is expected to be approximately US $270 million.

On Thursday, June 20, 2013, the Howard County Arts Council will host a special reception in conjunction with the Columbia Festival of the Arts. The reception will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts and will feature three exhibits as well as an improv showcase and open artists' studios. Light refreshments will be served.

Following the extraordinary success of its inaugural edition last summer, Art Southampton (presented by Art Miami), the premiere international contemporary and modern art fair and marketplace for acquiring the finest works of art available in the Hamptons, will return at the height of the social and cultural season this summer July 25 through 29, 2013.

ArtPlace America, one of the nation's largest organizations committed to creative place-making, is investing $350,000 in new grant dollars for culturally-based development and programming in Miami's urban core. The Adrienne Arsht Center has been awarded a $250,000 grant to establish an Office of Neighborhood Development in association with the Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (TSNDC), making it one of the first performing arts centers in the country to have an office dedicated to the development of its surrounding community. O Cinema, Miami's premiere venue for independent, foreign, and art films, has been awarded $100,000 for the development of Cine Al Fresco, a sustainable green space and outdoor theater in Wynwood. ArtPlace America selected the organizations from a pool of more than 1,200 applicants.

The Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater presents FRAN BULL: Sound & Color, an exhibit of opera portraits on paper inspired by Japanese woodblock prints of Kabuki actors, with an opening reception on Friday, May 24 from 5 - 7 pm.

Land Marks, an exhibition featuring earthworks artists, is now on View at the Metropolitan Museum through August 18, 2013 in the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, first floor, Gallery 399.

Renzo Piano's highly anticipated expansion of Louis I. Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum will open to the public on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) of Genoa/Paris/New York collaborated with Kendall/Heaton Associates of Houston on the new building.

White Lodging Services has announced Bill Farrell will join the Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown leadership team as general manager. He will join Director of Sales Nicole Nielsen.

Hit French farce I'm sure will improve with age.

Coming up in its 2012-2013 producing Season, HERE proudly presents A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia), created and performed by HERE Resident Artists Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin. This premiere marks the culmination of a residency in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia) takes over HERE (145 Sixth Avenue) from tonight, April 23 - May 4, as this immersive interdisciplinary installation fills every space within the building.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Innisfree Hotels today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport, a refreshing hotel option for business and leisure travelers alike offering forward-thinking, around-the-clock amenities and modern design.

Today, April 1, is the next holiday in the popular series of Met Holidays Mondays-extra public viewing days at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters museum and gardens, which historically have been closed on Mondays. For many schools, April 1 coincided with spring break.

Andrea Rosen Gallery presents The Temptation of the Diagram, Organized by Matthew Ritchie, March 30 - April 27, 2013. Opening reception: Friday, March 29, 6-8pm at Andrea Rosen Gallery 2, 544 West 24th Street.

Today, March 25, and Today, April 1, are the next two holidays in the popular series of Met Holidays Todays-extra public viewing days at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters museum and gardens, which historically have been closed todays. For many schools, March 25 and April 1 coincide with spring break.

Monday, March 25, and Monday, April 1, are the next two holidays in the popular series of Met Holidays Mondays-extra public viewing days at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters museum and gardens, which historically have been closed on Mondays. For many schools, March 25 and April 1 coincide with spring break.

Coming up in its 2012-2013 producing Season, HERE proudly presents A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia), created and performed by HERE Resident Artists Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin. This premiere marks the culmination of a residency in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia) takes over HERE (145 Sixth Avenue) from April 23 - May 4, as this immersive interdisciplinary installation fills every space within the building.

Gary Naylor sees a brilliant new play that captures an extraordinary moment in Art.