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Kanye West Headlines Global Concert For Nike
Summer 2008 will be a busy three months for platinum-selling rapper/producer Kanye West who has just been announced as the headlining act for the Nike + Human Race concert in August. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.
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Spirit Week marks return of live racing and music at SHRP
HOUSTON (June 12, 2008)—Sam Houston Race Park (www.shrp.com) will host a week-long “Racing Around Houston” spirit week celebrating the return of live racing and live music events at The Park. The inaugural event will take place June 18-25, 2008....
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Sabian Sponsors 2008 Mayhem Festival
SABIAN, Ltd. announced today it will sponsor this summer's ROCKSTAR Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The touring rock festival is slated to visit more than 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada beginning in Seattle on July 9 and wrapping up in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 19.
Harmony Central |
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Local talent at Music Hall for Pittsburgh 250
Arts and entertainment: An upcoming event at Andrew Carnegie Free Library is a celebration of local talent -- just in time for this year's 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh. read more »
Bridgeville Area News |
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EMS third party billing open for discussion
The newly drafted ambulance service billing and collection policy will be open for discussion at a public hearing being held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St.
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Shakin' Stevens warns Glasto
Shakin' Stevens has told fans to expect the unexpected at this month's Glastonbury Festival appearance.
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Coming Events
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR The Blue Ridge Care Connection for Children in Charlottesville, along with University of Virginia Hospital, Culpeper Regional Hospital and many local organizations are sponsoring a Community Health Fair for all residents June 19 at Taylor Education Administration Complex, Orange.
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The beat doesn't go on- Caldwell schools cut band program
CALDWELL -- The beat will go on for those passionate about the Caldwell Band, only this year that rhythm will be playing out in the hearts of those dedicated to saving the music, instead of through a Redskin proudly pounding his drum.
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New Canadian copyright bill aims to penalize music downloaders
Consumers will be locked out of some digital content they have already paid for and face penalties up to $20,000 if they try to get around any digital lock to copy CDs or DVDs for themselves under Canada's proposed new copyright bill.
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Internet use highest in B.C.
The rate of Internet usage in British Columbia is the highest in the country, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
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Aid Caravan to Cuba Stops in Rochester
A social justice ministry is making its way across the country and Canada picking up donated medical supplies to deliver to people in Cuba. More than 130 volunteers with Pastors for Peace "Friendshipment" are making a stop in Rochester Friday.
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Sufi music fest begins in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 19 : "Daag Ko Koun Dene Wala Tha/Jo Diya Hai Khuda Diya Tune" - the Urdu ghazal of well-known poet Daag Delhvi sung by a Sufi singer set the mood for the three-day Sufi festival of music and dance that began here Thursday evening.
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Get ready to groove
At a time when everything seems more expensive, the 7th Annual Groovefest American Music Festival returns to Cedar City next weekend with more than a dozen nationally touring acts — and it’s still free.
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Music at Harry's Place to kick off Friday
Music at Harry's Place is on the move for its opening day. The celebration, which kicks off Friday, will be moving to the home of the Beloit Snappers -- Telfer Park - Pohlman Field at 2100 Cranston Road due to flooding at Riverside Park.
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Arts & Entertainment:
Ed Reed, the East Bay’s jazz balladeer, will perform in an unusual matinee at Freight & Salvage this Saturday, from 10 a.m.-noon, that will enable listeners to either catch him live on stage—or on West Coast Live, which will broadcast the show live on KALW (91.7) locally, on many national public broadcasting affiliates, or streamed over the web at KALW.org.
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Toronto celebrates 20 years of Afrofest
On July 5 and 6, Music Africa Inc. will produce the 20th anniversary edition of Afrofest at Queen's Park. The globally acclaimed festival features both traditional and contemporary styles of music ...
East York Mirror |
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Apple's iTunes sells 5 billions songs, but you don't own them
Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps its DRM servers alive.
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Welcome to 'the disco'
For US interrogators seeking to disorientate and break Iraqi prisoners it's 'torture lite' - rock music played at excruciating volumes. But while the song choices may sometimes verge on the unintentionally funny, this appropriation of music by the military is anything but a joke
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It's Happening - Beach
Saturday, June 21 ANNUAL SALE OF used music, St. John's Norway Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Central Toronto Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Ass...
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Rascal Flatts to join Boston Pops on July 4
BOSTON — Rascal Flatts will play with the Boston Pops on the banks of the Charles River during a July 4 concert to be broadcast on CBS.
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Local News
With Edmonton’s summer festival season set to kick into high gear, here’s an overview of some the lesser-known, out-of the-way or more unique festivals taking place over the next two and half months.
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The Arts
When professional pianist Patricia Tao moved to Edmonton, she found a city alive with summer festivals.
The Edmonton Examiner |
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CBS Corporation and EcoMedia Team Up With U.S. Mayors to 'Green' Cities Across the Country
Collaboration Will Extend the Private-Public Model Championed by Miami's Mayor Manny Diaz to Cities Nationwide, Providing Mayors with Funding for a New Program for Environmental InitiativesFirst N...
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Calendar of events
Today River Valley Quilters Guild, 9:30 a.m., Central Presbyterian Church; 331-2034 or 968-3604. Music 10 a.m., program by Lynne Slater with HAWK 10:30 a.m., Crochet Club, oil painting 1 p.m., Canasta and Pitch 6 p.m., craft club 7-9 p.m., Pope County Senior Activity Center.
The Russellville Courier |
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St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Celebrating 159th Annual Highland Games Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2, 2008
The St. Andrew's Society of Detroit is celebrating the 159th anniversary of its annual Highland Games, the longest running Scottish festival of its kind in all of North America, and visited by people of all types of heritages throughout the country and Canada.
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