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¡Campeónes!

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¡Campeónes! Euro2008 Soccer Winners. Well done Spain. Rafa Nadal, French Open and Wimbledon Champion 2008. Well done Rafa.

July 2008 Calendar

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ART ROGER One of my paintings, Pear Shaped , was a winner for the Barebrush.com July 2008 calendar (9th) . Pear Shaped is available from Gallery Sigvardson - Denmark. Design aesthetic is the premise behind the July 2008 calendar. Guest curator, Tim Newton, is a dedicated and enthusiastic collector. He is the founder and curator of "American Masters at SCNY," an annual exhibition. For the July calendar, the process was daunti...

Three New Charcoal Drawings

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Three New Charcoal Drawings completed in May and June 2008. They are on paper and measure 32 x 45 cm.

James Joyce and visual Art on the Costa del Sol

ART ROGER "James Joyce and visual Art on the Costa del Sol". Lunch time talk to Friends International, Rosmarino Restaurant, Elveria, Marbella, 18 June, 12:30. Contact Dorothy at 952 77 40 92. The Dublin Connection The Italian Connection The Parisian Connection The International Connection - Ulysses The Andalusian Connection - The AIA-Group The Puerto Banus Connection - Summer Bliss at Sanyres ART ROGER

Summer Bliss at Sanyres

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Summer Bliss at Sanyres Sanyres at Puerto Banus , Malaga, hosts between 19th June and 29th August. The Andalusian International Artists Group Original Art Exhibition Cocktail Reception: Thursday, 19th June, 20:00. Opening hours: Daily: 16:00 to 20:00. The AIA-Group was formed by professional and dedicated visual artists from around Europe who are all living and working in the Province of Andalucía, in southern Spain. The Group is made up of 12 members from 7 different countries. This exhibition features eight artists. Roger Cummiskey Dolores Cummiskey Richard Wood Ivan Riis Margit Bjorklund Jane Gomis Laurie Scott Pixie Glore The AIA-Group objectives are to encourage members to promote their work, enhance their knowledge, assist them in their careers, and promote best standards as Artists, between people from diverse backgrounds. Sanyres: Retirement living in Spain. www.sanyres.es Further information: Roger Cummiskey, Chairman, AIA-Group. Email: ArtRoger@gmail.com...

Summer Showcase at Valtocado

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Andalusian Artists Three Day Show Summer Showcase at Valtocado The Andalusian International Artists Group celebrates the arrival of Summer with a Three Day Show of members work at The Studio of Richard Wood, Calle Colinas No. 46, Valtacado Urbanisation, Mijas, between 06th and 08th June 2006. For directions from the Mijas – Coin road telephone 676 662 772. Opening Reception: Friday 06th June, 7-9 pm. Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday, 2-4 pm. The AIA-Group was formed by professional and dedicated visual artists from around Europe who are all living and working in the Province of Andalucía, in southern Spain. The Group is made up of 12 members from 7 different countries. The AIA-Group objectives are to encourage members to promote their work, enhance their knowledge, assist them in their careers, and promote best standards as Artists, between people from diverse backgrounds. Further information: Roger Cummiskey, Chairman, . Email: ArtRoger@gmail.com – http://www.aia-group.net/ - map o...

Bloomsday 2008

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Outside the Gravediggers Pub in Glasnevin in Dublin following the funeral of poor Willy Dignam. http://www.rogercummiskey.com/ Bloomsday 2008. Mr. Bloom Bloomsday - June 16th - is an annual celebration among James Joyce fans throughout the world, from Fort Lauderdale to Melbourne. It is celebrated in at least sixty countries worldwide, but nowhere so imaginatively, of course, as in Dublin, Ireland where Joyce was born and about which he wrote extensively. The novel, Ulysses, by James Joyce recounts the hour-by-hour events of one day in Dublin - June 16, 1904 - as an ordinary Dubliner, Leopold Bloom, wends his way through the urban landscape, the odyssey of a modern-day Ulysses. This year celebrates the 104th anniversary. ReJoyce Dublin 2008! Dedicated and not so dedicated followers of James Joyce and his writings have some fun on Bloomsday – which now can stretch to Blooms week – dressing up in garb of the period, reading passages from Ulysses, knocking back copious amounts of alcohol...