Top 5 events in Philippine visual arts (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

THE most exciting development on the art scene in 2008 was obviously the high bidding for Philippine works in international auctions. This was noted by a panel of art industry leaders in the Inquirer Lifestyle’s yearend art forum last Dec. 17.

Real estate exec found shot dead in his car (The Courier News)

The body of well-known Chicago area real estate tycoon Steven L. Good was found inside a luxury sports car parked at the Max McGraw Wildlife Refuge Monday morning in what authorities said appeared to be a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound. Good, 52, of Highland Park, was the chairman and CEO of Sheldon Good & Co., one of the largest firms in the nation conducting real estate auctions, including ...

Entertainment collectibles reeling in cash at auctions (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)

DALLAS - More people are cashing in on their collectibles. The music and entertainment division at Heritage Auction Galleries has seen a 50 percent increase in business. That means that old album that is collecting dust in your cabinet could collect some cash.

Area charities gain $12,000 from Art of Food and Wine fest (The Desert Sun)

Wine dinners, auctions, a preview event and, of course, a golf tournament raised more than $12,000 for local charities during the third annual Art of Food and Wine Palm Desert, Nov. 6-9.

Goings on About Town: Above and Beyond (The New Yorker)

THE TOUGHEST SPORT ON DIRT” Forty-five professional bull riders compete in an invitational tournament at Madison Square Garden. Seven hundred tons of dirt will cover the floor for the occasion. (800-745-3000. Jan. 9-11.) AUCTIONS AND ANTIQUES “Outsider artists,” who tend to be self-taught, keep their distance from the . . .

The art of regifting: Give those unwanted holiday gifts a second life (The Express-Times)

Hey, times are tight. A well-done regift just saves you some hard-earned cash.