Degas Statue Owned by Madejski May Sell for 12 Million Pounds (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John Madejski , who last week won a knighthood in the U.K., is selling a bronze version of Edgar Degas ’s best-known sculpture at Sotheby’s February auction of Impressionist and modern art in London.

Savard set to replace Beliveau at head table (London Free Press)

Illness will prevent former Montreal Canadiens star Jean Beliveau from sitting at the head table of the Rogers Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction on Jan. 19.

THE LIST: 'New' exhibit ... Monster Trucks ... James Otto ... etc. (Grand Forks Herald)

?? NDMOA events - Exhibits and more: "Animals: Them and Us" and "Vivienne Morgan: A Sense of Place," exhibits at North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, will continue through Jan. 12. Concert: Stefan Hussong, accordion, and Mike Svoboda, trombone, will play repertoire from Baroque to contemporary at a 2 p.m. Jan. 25 concert at NDMOA. Silent Auction and Benefit: NDMOA will open the Silent Art ...

Princess Mia grows up, creator Meg Cabot moves on (AP via Yahoo! News)

With a regal air kiss for Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldi, it's time for girl fans of the smash-selling "Princess Diaries" to bid adieu, but author Meg Cabot isn't going anywhere.

COMMUNITY THANKS (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)

On behalf of the students of Take Stock in Children in Nassau County and Take Stock's Leadership Council, I would like to thank all those whose efforts made the fifth annual Light Up a Life benefit on Dec. 4 such a memorable evening.

Art to Heart offers (a piece of) the shirt off Tiger's back (Palladium-Item)

An annual sell-out, Art to Heart XVII will mix art, entertainment and a fundraising auction. Tickets are still available for the Jan. 10 event, where those gathered at Forest Hills Country Club will have a chance to bid on work by many area artists.