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St. James women to hold service
St. James Baptist Church Women's Missionary Ministry will hold a morning worship at 10 a.m. Sunday. The service speaker will be Sister Rose (Helen) Knighton of Central Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Hilton Head. The St. James Male Chorus will provide the music. The public is invited to attend, and all women are asked to wear white.
Island Packet |
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Folks enjoy food, fun, family, and flowers at Lompoc Valley Flower Festival
Day three of the Lompoc Valley Flower Festival kicked off Friday from Ryon Park.
KSBY San Luis Obispo |
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Steve Miller at Summer Celebration
MUSKEGON — The Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker put a fine classic rock spin on the opening night of the 16th Muskegon Summer Celebration Thursday. Headliner Miller won the audience over immediately with one of his many hits, “Come On and Dance.”
Ludington Daily News |
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Patriotic Program Sunday
In what has become a Brandon musical tradition, the First United Methodist Church of Brandon music ministry will present its annual Fourth of July concert Sunday.
Brandon News & Tribune |
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Julianne Hough
Why Is She Famous? Julianne Hough is probably best known for being the sexy blonde professional dancer on the reality show Dancing with the Stars . She's also a country music singer.
AskMen |
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Events: June 28
Two Rivers Church - Fireworks at the Junction with music, games, food, 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 4, 275 Harrison Lane, Lenoir City. Info: 865-777-2121. Bring your family, chairs and cooler.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Smoking ban hits Amsterdam's marijuana cafes
Amsterdam's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking, blanketed in reggae music and a skunky haze.
Otago Daily Times |
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Statler Brothers: Country Hall of Fame honor tops
By The Associated Press STAUNTON, Va. (AP) -- Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Galleries transformed into underwater world
[ Swarms of jellyfish gently undulate near the ceiling to the tune of whale songs and bubbly underwater sounds. A 40-foot whale swims on one wall against flat waves of blue, green and lavender. Tiny crabs and starfish are underfoot, and seaweed and coral reefs push up from sand-colored hardwood floor. When it's finished, an enormous octopus with five-foot long legs will sprawl in the middle of ...
Athens Banner-Herald |
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Prison term in ‘Burning Man' case
RENO, Nev. A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival.
The Kansas City Star |
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Athens band finds longterm relationships a plus
[ After more than seven years together, it would be understandable for a band to get the itch: to want to see what else is out there. Luckily for fans of Maserati, Athens' veteran instrumental post-rock quartet, they're the marrying kind.
Athens Banner-Herald |
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Music Review: Walls of Jericho - Redemption
Tunes with personal flavors Redemption is an EP by Walls of Jericho released on April 25, 2008. Produced by Slipknot's Corey Taylor it features an acoustic sound which is a radical departure from their metal informed hardcore.Vocalist Candace Kucsulain has a pleasant singing voice only hinted at on previous recordings. As a hardcore screamer, Candace is one of the...
Blogcritics.org |
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Daihachi Oguchi, 84, Japanese Drummer, Dies
Mr. Oguchi was a master Japanese drummer who led the spread of the art of taiko drumming to the United States and throughout Japan.
New York Times |
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Leonard Pennario, 83, Classical Pianist, Dies
Mr. Pennario was a popular classical pianist known for his enthusiastic public performances and recordings of the more melodic modern composers.
New York Times |
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LAST WEEK: Best-sellers at Borders
Following were best-sellers at Borders Books & Music in Springettsbury Township for the week that ended June 22.
York Daily Record |
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Statler Brothers: Country Hall of Fame honor tops
Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Celebrating Lounes Matoub, a Berber musician
A little more than 10 years ago, Merzouk Allache was in his Berkeley apartment talking on the telephone with a friend, Lounes Matoub. Allache was worried for Matoub. Both men were singers who vocalized about their native Algeria, but Matoub was known as the...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Music Review: Elvis Presley - Elvis
Essential Elvis: Chapter 2. Elvis Presley released his second long playing album, Elvis, on October 9, 1956. Elvis was then a star. His first album, Elvis Presley, and the single “Heartbreak Hotel” had sold millions of copies. In the late summer and early fall of 1956 the double hit single “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel” had topped the American charts...
Blogcritics.org |
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'Home' sweet for Amber Wilson
BEDFORD — Lawrence County is home, sweet home, to Amber Wilson. So, when the 2004 Junior Miss sought a song to perform in Friday night’s Lawrence County Idol III competition at the Otis Park Band Shell, her choice was easy.
Bedford Times-Mail |
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Tribute: James R. DeRigne had a passion for jazz and honored all religions
Who: James R. DeRigne of Basehor When and how he died: June 3 at home after suffering from cancer in the neck.
The Kansas City Star |
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Riverside County Philharmonic music director focuses in on art of conducting
Too many interests early in his career prevented Patrick Flynn from becoming an international star, he says. "Oh, my background is a mess," said Flynn, who is approaching his 19th season as music director and conductor of the Riverside County Philharmonic.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Sprint CEO says iPhone death 'music to my ears'
Mix 93.3 FM morning talk show personality Ponch destroyed his iPhone Friday, opting for the Sprint Instinct. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, listening to the show, says it's "music to my ears"
The Kansas City Star |
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Blue Dog ready to promote Blues at the Crossroads
Scott Telle wanted something eye-catching and memorable when he created artwork for a Blues at the Crossroads art contest.
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
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Entertainment
Will Smith charmed the crowd, Amy Winehouse wowed them just by showing up - but Nelson Mandela proved to the biggest star of all at a concert in honour of the South African statesman's upcoming 90th birthday.
The West Australian |
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Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival.
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