Arts News Roundup: February 2, 2011

From SFGate:
New Sense of Power at Restored Palace of Fine Arts
The $21 million renovation of the Palace of Fine Arts is done.

From the Guardian News:
Ballets Russes Brought Back to Life on Film
Blink and you might miss it — 30 seconds of footage of the Ballets Russes dancing in 1928 has been found.

From SFGate:
Suzanne Vega: Veteran Performer Reclaims Her Songs
After being dropped by her record label, singer-songwriter Vega (Luka and Tom’s Diner) is refurbishing her old songs and working on a show about novelist Carson McCullers.

From SFGate:
Piano Prodigy Ethan Bortnick Brings Tour to S.F.
A fourth-grader, who is is one of the youngest musicians to have his own PBS concert special, is on a 20-city concert tour.

From SFGate:
Winter MusicFest Turns Up the Volume
From a cross-dressing gore metal band to students from School of Rock, the line-up for the second annual Winter MusicFest has been announced.

From SFGate via the Associated Press:
Big Names Lend Roger Ebert Voices for TV Show
Ebert, whose jaw was damaged in cancer treatment and surgery, has lined up director Werner Herzog and newsman Bill Kurtis to do voice-overs for his new TV show. Also, check KQED TV listings.

From The Bay Citizen:
Burning Man Organizers Eye Move to Mid-Market Arts District
Can Burners transform the crime-ridden three-block zone into a positive trip?

From The Bay Citizen:
Trading a Gun Scope For a Wide-Angle Lens
A show of photographs of Afghan civilians and soldiers opens on February 9 at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.

From The New York Times:
Google Takes Street View into Art Museums
17 major art museums coming soon to a computer near you.

From The New York Times:
No Starry-Eyed Buyers at Christie’s and Sotheby’s Art Sales
Apparently, Old Master paintings are not so hot right now.

From The New York Times:
Life Ain’t Easy for a Girl Named Sue: A Memoir from Jane Lynch of Glee
Don’t expect to see Lynch in the stands at Super Bowl with her fellow cast members, but do look out for her memoirs coming out in September.

From Yahoo! News:
Looters Smash Treasures and Mummies in Egyptian Museum
You can’t read the news this week without reading about Egypt…