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On Today
24th Annual JazzFest International. Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Royal Theatre, 8 p.m.; Karmetik Collective and Eccodek f. Kiran Ahluwalia, Centennial Square,7 p.m.; David Virelles Quintet, Hermann's Jazz Club, 8:30 p.m.; Emily Braden and Friends, Jelly Fish Lounge, 9:30 p.m.
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People and places
•Megan Thwaites, 16, 2008 Miss Three Rivers’ Outstanding Teen, was crowned Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen at the state pageant in Zionsville. For her talent, she performed a jazz dance to “The Pink Panther.” Thwaites will represent Indiana at the Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, Fla., in August.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Things to do today
The eight annual Red White and Blue Festival, Mountain Home includes family activities and fun culminating in a fireworks show at 9:25 p.m. at Arkansas State University Mountain Home. Other events include rodeo, music, car show, turtle races and more. Rain date is Sunday.
Baxter Bulletin |
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Underwood, Paisley to perform at O'Dome
The singer are two of country music's biggest stars.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Mary E. Cotton
PORTSMOUTH — Mary Elizabeth (Fagan) Cotton, 62, loving wife of John N. "Jack" Cotton, of 20 Osprey Drive, and loving mother of Kimberly Sue Music, died Friday, June 27, 2008, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Spears back on MTV awards?
LOS ANGELES -- MTV isn't ruling out giving viewers more Britney Spears at this year's Video Music Awards. "Everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?" Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music Group, playfully told The Associated Press during a telephone interview yesterday.
Calgary Sun |
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Truckers Drive into spotlight
It's been seven years since the Drive-by Truckers released Southern Rock Opera, the double-album magnum opus that propelled them out of indie-rock obscurity and into the pages of Rolling Stone.
Calgary Sun |
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Boldly go to 'Star Trek' concert
You don't have to speak Klingon, but you are encouraged join the Cincinnati Pops for "Star Trek: The Music" dressed as your favorite "Star Trek" character.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Get to it
Singer-songwriter Corey Smith plays Bogart's at 8 p.m. today.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Man cuffed for closing road
Village Administrator Bob Stewart ended up in handcuffs after he brought the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra to town this week.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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STLtoday -
Rush has been rocking for more than three decades. That's a long time on the music scene, and the band has plenty of hit songs from which to compile a set list. The show is at 8 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Interstate 70 and Earth City Expressway South in Maryland Heights.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Travel Briefs
The Kutztown Folk Festival is June 28 - July 6, at the fairgrounds in Kutztown, PA.
The Ithaca Journal |
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Parton won't be playing Glastonbury
Dolly Parton will not be making a surprise performance at music festival Glastonbury, her representative has confirmed.
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Fans brave rain for Chesney
OSHKOSH An impending storm after the sun went down was not going to stop Laura Lauters, 18, from seeing country superstar Kenny Chesney.
The Appleton Post-Crescent |
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Musician chooses Distinctive Homes to make music
Shawn Eiferman, a musician,/songwriter, chose the Distinctive Homes of Las Vegas neighborhood Canyons Estates for specific reasons. Eiferman, who lives with his son, Vaughn; daughter, Danielle; and his girlfriend, Dianne Bizzaro, said, "First, it was location, location, location.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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City serves up volleyball festival fun
Music, dancing and a purple volleyball court welcomed passengers arriving Friday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport for the 2008 Reno Volleyball Festival. More than 15,000 people are expected to arrive this weekend for the event's 25th anniversary.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Country USA goes high tech
Bobbi Pouzar, of Brooklyn, wanted to find a special way to thank her friend Melanie Pellitteri for her first trip to Country USA.
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
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Former teacher schools Downtown Alive! in soul
Allman Brothers Band founder Dickey Betts traveled halfway across the country to grace the stage at Downtown Alive! Friday night. But before Betts filled the streets with his Southern-drenched rock, revelers jammed to a more homegrown talent.
The Beacon News |
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Jazz On The Hill
%%bodybegin%%The JGB Jazz Fest opened Friday on the campus of Onondaga Community College on Onondaga Hill with the theme "Worldwide Rhythms & Global Grooves."
The Post-Standard |
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Local fireworks shows aim for the sky
Skyrockets in flight might have meant "Afternoon Delight" to the Starland Vocal Band, but to most Americans, they mean one thing: Independence Day. True, fireworks are used as a garnish for many summertime events, but no Fourth of July is complete without the rockets' red glare at twilights' last gleaming. Here are five locations to see exactly that in Lake County.
Lake County News Sun |
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The dad behind the North Mississippi Allstars
Jim Dickinson has played with Dylan, opened for Clapton and helped define the Memphis sound in a 40-year career as a music maverick. But his favorite gig came with the little-known Hardly Can Playboys, the short-lived quintet that featured his eldest son, 15-year-old Luther, on guitar and the youngest, 12-year-old Cody, behind the kit.
SouthtownStar |
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Wakeboards take to the water
Wakeboards are hitting Little Lake today and tomorrow (Sunday) for the fourth annual Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Open The two-day festival includes amateur and pro wakeboarders, live music and freestyle motocross.
myKawartha.com |
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Jazz sessions at the Bridge Bar
Jazz enthusiasts should keep Friday nights free as Fringe! Production has kicked off its jazz sessions at the Bridge Bar, Valletta.
Times of Malta |
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Independence Day events planned
Whether it be sinking a cardboard boat, bobbing your head to music, getting together with friends and family or racing plastic ducks down a river, there are plenty of ways people can enjoy themselves over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Sheboygan County.
Sheboygan Press |
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Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Free Concert Highlights July 4th Festivities
Timberline Resort Realty, offering rustic to luxurious vacation rentals and real estate sales in the heart of Canaan Valley - West Virginia's 'Swiss Alps' - is pleased to report that the July 4th Celebration of the Arts again features a free concert by the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. (PRWeb Jun 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1058894.htm
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