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Festival season has arrived
Welcome to an everything's-happening kind of weekend. "If you can't find fun now, you're not looking," said local singer Freddie Cunningham. Especially if the weather's good and you're looking for music.
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Thousands Donated In Child's Memory
Since the death of the daughter of Christian music singer Steven Curtis Chapman, the community has given thousands of dollars to charity.
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'Arias With a Twist' mixes puppetry with music
Aliens, demons and disco mushrooms may not appear to have much in common on the surface, but they are all used to fantastical effect in "Arias With a Twist,"...
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'Camp Rock' finally opens
The Disney Channel's latest musical movie, "Camp Rock" premieres at long last after weeks of hype.
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Trace Adkins Is Humbled by His Latest No. 1 Hit
He's "country music's John Wayne," a man with a "big, big heart" and "country music's greatest voice."
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ARTS + FEATURES
An explosive mix of black and white, guitar and glockenspiel, cute and nasty: meet U.K. collective The Go! Team.
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Forbidden City West
has plenty to sing about, but its musical voice is curiously, frustratingly muted. Consider its subject: was born in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1913 to an uncaring father and a loving but tradition-bound mother.
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Pearl St. entrance urged for Summer concerts this year
The summer lineup of live entertainment for the 2008 Summer in the Parks concert season was announced Thursday by the city's recreation and culture division and the marina will definitely be the place to be on Wednesday nights.
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ARTS + FEATURES
Leonidas Kavakos performs at the Mariinsky Concert Hall on Saturday. His first violin may have been nothing more than a token Christmas gift from his father but today Greece’s Leonidas Kavakos is one of the world’s most distinguished and versatile virtuoso violinists with a packed concert diary.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Botswana: Galaxy of Stars to Converge On Tsholofelo Park
Local music stars will on July 19 converge on Tsholofelo Park in Gaborone to showcase their talent at the Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) Presidential music awards finals.
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Rule Change Announced for Academy Awards Original Song Category
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced June 19 a rule change that affects the Music—Original Song category.
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Customer Service
MONTREAL - Pierre Bouvier knows how much it can help when someone reaches out in a time of need. The lead singer for mega-hit rockers Simple Plan recalled Thursday how his brother Jay fought a 2 1/2-year battle with cancer before going into remission.
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Recommendations
Biography John Bostock composes Concert Music and performs as a jazz musician. His music has been performed by the Israel Contemporary Players, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Musica Nova Consort, the Israel Contemporary String Quartet, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
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R.A.G.A.: Sun.Rise
Ragga to jungle. Griboyedov. Midnight. rock, etc. Satori Rock. Cheshire Cat.10 p.m. Guitar Experiments Experimental. GEZ-21. 8 p.m. Tokyo Sex Destruction/Homepage/Madam Jarli/Homepage Indie rock, punk, alternative.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Solange Knowles New Music Video for "I Decided"
Check out the terrific new video for “I Decided" from Solange Knowles. Geffen Records presents the sophomore release from Solange Knowles, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams due for release on August 26th.
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DINING GUIDE
Cafe Idiot — Great Russian and vegetarian food served all day. Jazz, cappuccino, fresh juice, specialty teas. Happy hour from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Weekend brunch. Used English-language books and magazines, plus an art gallery. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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'Panhandle Slim,' Jeff Daniels' Western Comedy With Songs, Begins at MI's Purple Rose
The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, MI, launches the world premiere of Jeff Daniels' play-with-music, Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid, June 19 for a run through Aug. 30.
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Gettelfinger, English, Judy, Osborne to Star in Goodspeed's 'Half a Sixpence'
Broadway's Sara Gettelfinger is among the performers announced for Goodspeed Musicals' new production of Half a Sixpence, inspired by an H.G. Wells novel, playing July 11-Sept. 19 at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT.
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Hot Links for June 2008
For more information on Toronto Ride, a program that drives seniors to their medical appointments, visit their website. Click here for a rundown of events at the annual North by Northeast Music and Film Festival.
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Trinity Faith Church announces revival
Trinity Faith Church, 5404 Moon Road, is having revival services at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Ministering each night will be the Rev. Adam Sizemore, and music will be provided each night by Sounds Of Glory. For more information contact Pastor Tony Smith at 706-596-0127.
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'Global' festival to kick off summer in Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale is hosting a summer festival on Saturday to highlight the city's diversity. Mirroring similar events held throughout Silicon Valley, this festival is called "Global Sunnyvale: A Celebration of Cultures," and will feature music, art and entertainment from a variety of different
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Bars & Clubs
Even affluent Saratoga needs a good blue-collar bar where the drinks are cheap and the vibe is decidedly mellow. Though we're baffled at the amount of regular folks who choose to seek cheap drinks in far-from-cheap downtown Saratoga, we have to admit that The Bank is a godsend.
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Parton theater lawsuit 'frivolous,' defendant says
Rick Watson says the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law's lawsuit against him and country entertainer Randy Parton is politically motivated.
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Bars & Clubs
A popular spot for the 30-and-up set who still dig playing after dark, #1 Broadway rocks so hard that you can hear the music and barroom laughter from down the street.
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Cast of CUTC's third youth musical having 1960s-style blast
CHAMPAIGN – While re-hearsing the lead role of Chad in the Urbana High School production of "All Shook Up," Kendall Johnson was constantly told NOT to do an Elvis impersonation. It's just the opposite for him as he plays singer Conrad Birdie in the Champaign Urbana Theatre Company all-area youth production of "Bye Bye Birdie," opening next week at the Virginia Theatre.
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