Arts News Roundup: June 1, 2011

From SFGate:
25 years, 25 Fabulous Shoreline Amphitheatre Facts
Born on landfill, the Shoreline is now the largest Green Certified venue in the United States. You’ve come a long way, baby. Happy Birthday!

From NPR:
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet And Musician, Has Died
Influential in the world of hip-hop (and beyond), Scott-Heron passed away at age 62. And, watch an extended interview from the film Poet:

From Reuters:
Surrealist Painter Leonora Carrington Dies Aged 94
British painter Carrington, who was a former lover of Max Ernst, has passed away.

From the SFGate via The Associated Press:
Tribeca, ESPN Launch On-Demand Sports Film Fest
Just when you thought there was a film festival for every topic…

From the SFGate via The Associated Press:
Dallas Nightclub Patron Sues Comedian Andy Dick
Comedian Dick exposes his genitals. There’s a pun in there somewhere.

From The Daily Beast:
At Venice Biennale, U.S. Pavilion Somersaults Into Play
Critics are flipping over the work of Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, one of the youngest couples (aged 37 and 40, respectively) to represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale. Venice Biennale starts on June 4. Check out more info at labiennale.org.

From The New York Times:
Forged Painting Was Once in Collection of Steve Martin, German Police Say
Our favorite banjo-playing comedian was swindled by a ring of artsy criminals.

From The New York Times:
Debbie Reynolds Auctions Costume Collection
3,500-piece collection including costumes worn by Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Audrey Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe will auctioned in Beverly Hills.

From The New York Times:
Enhancing the Image of Feminist Art
Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson directs a documentary on the feminist art movement called !Women Art Revolution — !W.A.R.. It screens in the Bay Area in August. For screening times, go to zeitgeistfilms.com.

From The Chronicle of Higher Education:
Supreme Court Takes Up Scholars’ Rights
For a decade, a music professor has been fighting a law that eliminated material from the public domain.

Miscellaneous Tidbits

– The NPR radio show Snap Judgment presents two shows at the Oakland Museum of California this week. More info at museumca.org.

– The SFGate put out a nice guide to Bay Area summer music festivals.

– Free admission to museums across America to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011. More info at arts.gov.