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Syria glitters; glare hides woes
Troubled ties with U.S., dwindling oil reserves affect psyche of nation Despite U.S. efforts to isolate Syria, the country is flourishing —at least on the surface. Yet behind the facade of new wealth and confidence lie some deep insecurities about the economy and the nation's future role in a turbulent region. The Tribune's Liz Sly reports from Damascus.
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3 THINGS TO DO TOMORROW
3 THINGS TO DO TOMORROW Family A day for the arts in Mountain ViewCheck out "Community Arts Day" at the Community School of Music and Arts, 11 a.
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3 THINGS TO DO TODAY
3 THINGS TO DO TODAY Music Free, family-friendly jazz concerts Check out the Stanford Jazz Festival's free "Early Bird Jazz," family concerts, beginning with a performance by the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble, at 10 and 11:15 a.
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Outdoor concert chaos has SJPD chief calling for meeting
San Jose police are asking to meet soon with the directors of the city's Downtown Association in the wake of an outdoor concert Thursday night they say got out of hand.
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Today's Monterey Bay Blues Festival lineup is red hot
OK blues fans, did you get a taste of the blues last night, or are you waiting for the meaty main menu selections today at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival? For my money, the two main arena shows today offer the best start-to-finish lineup that I've seen here in several years.
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Live Music
Wicker Vault Plays at The Cantankeous Fish Wicker Vault will be playing classic rock music. Sat., June 28, 8-11 p.m. Call 650-966-8124 or e-mail wickervault@yahoo.com or visit www.wickervault.com . The Cantankeous Fish, 420 Castro St., Mountain View
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Children absolutely love chance to learn about music
No matter how hard they tried, the instructors at the Little Music Makers Studio, a Musikgarten camp for children, couldnt stump their students this week.
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The Black Ghosts talk Glasto
The Black Ghosts talk about the band's origins and this year's Glastonbury Festival.
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Questions/Answers
Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Ben Anderson is feeling the Beatles. In every sense of the word. The 20-year-old from Santa Monica knows every lyric, every note of the band's 208 songs.
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Racing's Great Pretender
Racegoers can enjoy a live performance from The Great Pretender at the fifth of Lingfield Park's series of summer racing and music nights sponsored by Mercury 102.7FM on Tuesday, July 1.
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Music videos as scarce as ice on Mars
Bernie's WorldI sometimes wonder about NASA.I mean, I read the other day where they have spent billions of dollars sending a rocket to Mars so it can look for ice.For crying out loud, there are thousands and thousands of NASA employees, and none of them has thought to look in their own home freezer?
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Leonard Pennario, pianist
Leonard Pennario, a popular classical pianist known for his enthusiastic public performances and recordings of the more melodic modern composers, died Friday in La Jolla.
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Propelled by a profound love of music
Alexander Neef has two things to thank for setting him on the road that led to his appointment as the Canadian Opera Company's new general director on Tuesday: His lucky stars, and Mozart.
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Lizz Wright opens up to her childlike curiosity
Since her 2003 debut Salt , rural Georgia native and minister's daughter Lizz Wright has won acclaim for a pastiche of jazz, gospel, folk and blues. Her latest effort The Orchard is a soulful, sensual blend of covers and originals Wright co-wrote.
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Plan Your Week Ahead
The summer holidays are finally here. Canada Day activities, movies in a park, rose gardens and breezy jazz and blues promise a great start to the season.
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Fifty-foot giant
50 Cent's manager, Laurie Dobbins, looks around the MuchMusic studio. Minutes after finishing a newspaper interview, her client has taken a seat, in a chair to her left, for an interview with a radio station. The second-most-famous member of G-Unit has not. "Where," Dobbins asks, "is Banks?"
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'How to Succeed' performers make it look so easy
If you were to write a book called 'How to Succeed at Theatre Tuscaloosa With Concerted Effort,' Chapter One could be 'Hire Ray Taylor.'
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Community Band’s concert rescheduled
The Iowa City Community Band's July 4th concert time has changed to 8:30 p.m. Friday and will be before the fireworks at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville.
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This ’must-do’ sounds one sweet note
Some of the nation’s best jazz players travel to Iowa City each July.
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Local & live
Saturday, June 27, 2008 • YELLOWSTONE HIGHLAND GAMES: ZooMontana, 2100 S. Shiloh Road. 9 a.m-5:30 p.m. Celtic games, dance, food, music, more. 4 p.m., special performance by Clumsy Lovers. Sponsored by Caledonian Pipes & Drums of Billings. Visit www.yellowstonehighlandgames.us.
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ENTERTAINMENTBig Mac contest ready for your jingleA Big Mac cost only 45 cents when it was invented in 1967. To ...
UPDATED: 04 :32 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Music DVD Review: Down The Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
A documentary of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan. The press release and full title for Down The Tracks refer to it as a 95 minute documentary that explores the music that influenced Bob Dylan. It is all that and more. The first 70 minutes present an excellent review of the foundation and evolution of folk music from the early 1920’s through the 1960’s. Down The Tracks ...
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Music Review: Withered - Folie Circulaire
You may wind up missing a limb after listening to this one. Amidst cascading walls of noise and remorseless choruses of sound, a sort of ailing splendour lurks below the black metal of Withered. Formed in 2003, the Atlanta four-piece is an incorporation of sludge, grindcore, death metal, and every other flaming thing between. Their latest, Folie Circulaire, is on the aptly-named Prosthetic ...
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The man with magic fingers
CODY - Bill Rasmussen has traveled the country showcasing his skills at nursing homes and retirement facilities. He made his third visit to the Bighorn Basin on June 10 to play keyboards at the Cody Senior Citizens Center. ...
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June 28: The Chilton County Peach Festival activity's for the day will include the peach parade starting at 9 a.m.; ...
June 28: Miss Chilton County sign ups will be held at the Alabama Power Conference Room today at 2 p.m. June 28: Burning Bush Church in Jemison will have a singing with "Called Out" at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. The church is located at the intersection of County Roads 42 and 51.
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