NEWS:

Centreville, VA: The 35th Annual Virginia Wine Festival September 18 & 19, 11am - 6pm daily. Music, over 100 artisans and a four-course private wine and food pairing.

Chicago:

The 8th Annual Renegade Craft Fair hosting over 300 indie-craft talents on September 11-12 from 11am - 7pm. Fair takes place in the lively neighborhood of Wicker Park.

Stourbridge, UK:

The International Festival of Glass will be held August 27-30 in Stourbridge. Includes sessions, workshops and activities as well as exhibits such as the British Glass Biennual.

Tiffany 2 London:

“Cross Purposes” through September 19 at the Ben Uri Gallery. Controversial exhibit discussing the evolution of the cross symbol from something sacred into perhaps something more political.

Jud Paris:

Musée de l’Orangerie hosts a major retrospective of Claude Monet showing his work from the 1860s through his final paintings in the Water Lilies cycle. Sept 22 - Jan 24, 2011.

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