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Coworkers plan benefit for Wendy Ledger
Two coworkers of Wendy Ledger, 32, of Jewett have organized a benefit for her on Aug. 1 from 6 to 11 p.m.
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Hundreds came to play at 12th annual Bluegrass at Sedalia in Bedford County
BIG ISLAND — Ninety-degree temperatures, overcast skies and a strong summer shower couldn’t keep bluegrass fans away from the last day of Bluegrass at Sedalia, a music festival celebrating its 12th year. Hundreds mulled about at Bedford County’s Sedalia Center, chatting, picking up concessions and, of course, taking in traditional and modern bluegrass tunes.
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It's Code Green for the new mayor
Mayor Martin O'Malley, with one hand on his guitar and the other on a cell phone, juggled his City Hall duties with his devotion to Irish music yesterday, attending St. Patrick's Day Mass in a historic church, singing with his Celtic rock band at a Baltimore megabar, serenading senior citizens in a nursing home and lobbying the governor of Maryland for more state funds for the city.
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'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard weds in Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former "American Idol" Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. But there was no singing during the 30-minute ceremony -- just an exchange of vows, prayers and music provided by a string ensemble.
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Pageantry draws drum corps fans
BRIDGEPORT — The music. The precision timing. Supporting old teammates. Whatever the reason, thousands of people filled the stands at Central High School's Kennedy Stadium feel the power and
Connecticut Post |
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Fetta fires up Bowl stage at opener
REDLANDS - The Redlands Summer Music Festival's 85th season kicked off Friday evening at the Redlands Bowl. The first half was instrumental, with Frank Fetta conducting the San Bernardino Symphony.
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Friends of Coal fair just three weeks away
One of southern West Virginia’s biggest summer celebrations is just a few weeks away, and organizers of the 2008 edition of the Friends of Coal Auto Fair say they are expecting another fun-filled weekend.
The Register-Herald |
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News Americas
America's two presidential hopefuls have clashed over the issue of immigration as both sought to win support from the country's growing Hispanic community.
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NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: Breakfast benefits art programs for youths
It's not every morning that begins with Dr. Seuss, Ralph the Wonder Dog, chamber music, Anne of Green Gables and the lilting voices of the Colorado Springs Children's Chorale.
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Downtown business owners hope to cash in during festival
Downtown shop owners are hoping the crowds at this weekend's Festival of Presidents are willing to unload some cash.
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Church's car show offers hot rods, fellowship
Mouthwatering barbecue, ice cold refreshments, games for the kids, Christ-centered fellowship and music and plenty of gleaming cars — antique as well as some of the more cutting-edge machines — could all be found at the Second Annual St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Car Show held under a partly-cloudy sky at West End Park Saturday afternoon.
The Marshall News Messenger |
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Best Blast a real blast!
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY--More than 2,000 people packed St. Patrick’s County Park north of South Bend Saturday night for an evening of fireworks and music by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.
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Three days of music to heat up Fourth festival
Next weekend will bring one of the biggest Jonesborough Days in years — it’s three days instead of the usual two — and with that comes a lot of extra entertainment. In particular, there’s a huge amount of live music.
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Crack! Boom! Awe!
This July Fourth weekend, fireworks shows both public and private will be filling the night sky as folks celebrate America's independence.
The Lufkin Daily News |
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Some performers' efforts to communicate are lost in cacophony they call music
My opinions about music are as archaic as my ideas about language, manners and work. I despise the contemporary notion that one way of spelling is as good as another, that subject-verb agreement is unimportant, or that the street argot is a reasonable substitute for proper speech.
The Kansas City Star |
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Drums, dancing bring bittersweet end to camp
STARKVILLE — Teacher Lenora Samuel asked students in her Summer Enrichment Program engineering class to “start small” when it came time to create structures out of K’Nex Construction Toys.
The Commercial Dispatch |
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Willie Nelson biography is crammed with facts, but what do they mean?
Willie Nelson’s first name really is Willie. Not William. Just Willie. That’s about the simplest fact about this complex American musical icon, which means it’s a Herculean task to put the singer/songwriter into context.
The Kansas City Star |
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Boggie's back after crime that nearly killed him
The front of an organic grocery store, near the checkouts amid the sandals and the free-range chickens, isn't thousands of screaming fans in Japan. Or tens of thousands of fans in England, where his records are gold records, meaning a half-million copies sold.
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Next season at the Coterie
The Coterie Theatre’s 2008-09 season is what we’ve come to expect from the young-audiences theater company. The season is by turns serious, silly and in-between, offering a dizzying range of plays and musicals that cover subjects as diverse as the Holocaust and zombies.
The Kansas City Star |
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Dallas kickball league lets grownups play like kids
It's like recess for grown-ups – but with rock music and some adult twists added. For three hours every week, members of the Texas Liberty adult kickball league raid Griggs Park in Uptown to behave like kids again. Some are seeking vindication for being kickball-challenged in grade school.
Dallas Morning News |
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Russian Folk Music and Dance
2 p.m. Dance duo Barynya will present traditional Russian folk music and dances from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as enjoyed by David Burliuk, Nicolai Cikovsky and their friends.
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Rhythm and Booms turns out fewer people, mosquitoes than expected
Iffy weather apparently kept some revelers away from Rhythm and Booms at Warner Park Saturday, and organizers were predicting a turnout of 200,000 as latecomers flowed into the park at dusk. Also missing were much-anticipated swarms of mosquitoes, something several on the scene attributed to the stronger winds and cooler temperatures that followed a brief afternoon downpour. "There's been not a ...
The Capital Times |
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Mountain Stage not leaving public radio
For those with concerns about the swirling rumors that Mountain Stage will no longer be available on public radio for Mountain State listeners, rest assured that the legendary music show is not going anywhere.
The Register-Herald |
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Knox County Festivals
Knox County was hit hard by the flooding several weeks ago. Even severe storm damage couldn't knock down the spirits of two Knox County towns. Bicknell residents celebrated Bicknell Weekend.
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'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard weds in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former "American Idol" Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. But there was no singing during the 30-minute ceremony - just an exchange of vows, prayers and music provided by a string ensemble. A reporter from The Birmingham News attended the ceremony.
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