Manitoba/National News (Portage Daily Graphic)

VANCOUVER — The sound of symphonies and ballets filling Canadian concert halls appears to be drowning out the crashes of the faltering economy. Fine arts groups across the country are reporting strong sales for the Christmas season despite growing fears that Canada is headed for a recession.

The guide to local arts and craft shows (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

ARTS AND CRAFTS | Highland Highland Parks and Recreation Department's winter arts and craft show with vendor fair is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 30 at Lincoln Center, 2450 Lincoln St. Handmade items as well as products from direct sales will be available. Applications are available at highland.in.gov/parks.

Giving thanks for local arts (The Hendersonville Times-News)

Despite troubled economic times, our community has so much for which to be thankful, not the least of which is a bounty of quality arts activities here at Blue Ridge Community College for you to enjoy at the beginning of this festive time of year.

Art Basel show: International exhibit lures Cypress Lake students (The News-Press)

About 100 visual arts students from Cypress Lake Center for the Arts are about to get an eyeful.

For Virginia Museum Director, Life Is Rarely Still (NPR)

Alex Nyerges is no stranger to working 16-hour days and wearing multiple hats. As director of the VMFA, his domain ranges from the art blogosphere to the museum's $130 million construction site — with countless travel obligations, fundraising opportunities and donor visits thrown in for good measure.

SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR (The Wichita Eagle)

EVENTS "Frontier Folklore," lecture by author David Dary, 2:30 p.m. today, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. Free. Information, 316-337-9119. Larry Hatteberg , book-signing by the author of "More Larry Hatteberg's Kansas People," and signing of the DVD "Kansas People," noon-2 p.m. Tue., University Bookstore, Rhatigan Student Center, WSU. Free. Information, 316-978-7032. Ebony ...