ART
Andy Warhol's famous "Big Campbell's Soup Can With Can Opener (Vegetable)" from 1962 is to be auctioned in November. It is estimated to go for $30 million to $50 million dollars. Warhol helped to create the movement of pop art, and his Campbell's Soup prints are American icons.
THEATER
The board of "Queens Theater in the Park," a theater located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park that offers a diverse program to reflect the diversity of the surrounding area, is officially looking for a replacement for their executive director. The former—and founding—executive director, Jeffrey Rosenstock, has declared his resignation after 21 years of service.
MUSIC
Forty years after the tragic death of renowned singer Janis Joplin, a past band member has revived Joplin's music for a new album. There is also a feature length documentary about Joplin's life and career in the works.
The performers in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are on strike to protest deep cuts in their pay and benefits and major changes in how they do their jobs. The Orchestra maintains that these changes will serve as a disincentive for people who might otherwise join the Orchestra, and even some current members. Management protests that the Orchestra's current practices are simply not sustainable in today's economic climate and reminds the performers that a slight decline in quality would be preferable to losing the Orchestra.
TELEVISION
Stephen Colbert appeared on C-SPAN last week when he appeared in Congress—uninvited and unwelcome. The political satirist and comedian discussed the migrant worker rights issue. He stated that farm labor is in fact very difficult because "it turns out, and [he] did not know this, most soil is at ground level." He argued for the legal status of immigrant workers.
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