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April 6, 2011
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(April 6-May 15) NESTING AT TORPEDO FACTORY Alexandria's Torpedo Factory Art Center collaborates with Habitat for Humanity on The Nest Project through mid-May. The show is an examination of the nest as a home and as a refuge. You'll see a big nest built by the entire Torpedo-community, smaller ones built by local artists, and lots of pots and garden decorations.

(April 7-17) FILMFEST DC Filmfest DC kicks off 10 days of movies from Scandinavia to South Korea Thursday. The festival celebrates its 25th year at a number of Northwest Washington's picture houses.

(April 8) FOR THE GOOD OF THE ART The D.C. Collaborative works to provide D.C. public school students with access to the arts -- be it through field trips or professional development. The group hosts a benefit gala at the French Embassy Friday night. "Taking Flight: The Transformative Power of Arts Education" promises the typical gala trappings along with butterfly sculptures and a performance by the D.C. Youth Orchestra.

Music: "Phoenix Rise" by Maxwell

Arts & Culture

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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

Food

NPR

Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

Politics

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Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too

The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.

Technology

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Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

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