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In Vegas it's shows, spas, shopping
It's easy to think of Las Vegas as a gambling destination, but you'll find some of the country's best shows, spas and shopping in Southern Nevada, too.
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Michael McKean, still rocking stage and screen
Michael McKean says he knows one thing for sure about doughnuts: If he ate every one that looked good to him, he'd be living large. Literally. Tracy Letts' new play "Superior Donuts" looked extremely appealing to McKean -- and it was calorie-free. He couldn't resist.
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n Ashland: Members of the Ashland Area Rotary Club enjoyed a picnic recently in its traditional end-of-the-Rotary-year meeting. This year’s event was held at Washington Park and was designated as a Family of Rotary gathering. Everyone brought a covered dish and organizers said there was plenty of food. Diane Calhoun won the meeting prize. A tradition at the gathering involves passing of the ...
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Folk artisans flock to festival
KUTZTOWN — Eric Claypoole says he mastered the art of hex sign painting by observing one of the best teachers he knew — his father, the late Johnny Claypoole.
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Concerts to resonate in Central Square
Music will once again fill the air at Goettel Park in Central Square every Wednesday, beginning July 9 with a performance by The Billionaires. That's opening night for the free Summer Concert Series at the park on U.S. Route 11, just north of state Route 49.
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Grant Park Festival offers fine-spun mix of music
A welcome anomaly occurred last Wednesday when the Grant Park Festival had to turn away patrons for a packed midweek concert of Brahms' "German" Requiem. It isn't often when the capacity of free classical music festivals falls short of popular demand.
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Kids' singer Justin Roberts loved by grown-ups, too
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The people who inhabit Justin Roberts' songs stand up for themselves and rat out their brothers. They comfort those in need and prey on the weak. Some are sleepy and one guy's wired on coffee.
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Wanted: 'People person' who knows how to jam
Knowing your Gershwin inside and out won't be enough to get you appointed as the new conductor of the Southern Oregon Concert Band.
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Entertainment stays close to home in Talent
TALENT — Talent residents won't have to burn a lot of expensive fuel this summer to find good times. Starting in July, music groups and other entertainers will alternate with a recently launched movie series to provide Friday evening entertainment throughout the summer.
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Music Listings
Pam & Terry - . Sun., June 29, 1-4 p.m., Sat., July 5, 1-4 p.m., Sat., July 12, 1-4 p.m. and Sat., July 19, 1-4 p.m. King's Palace Patio 162 Beale Memphis (Beale Street) 521-1851.
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Music Listings
The Bop Club - . Sundays. Bel Air Club 6195 Macon (Bartlett) 388-1474. Kirk Smithhart Band - . Sun., June 29 and Mon., June 30, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Rum Boogie Cafe 182 Beale (Beale Street) 528-0150.
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Relay for Life team hosts event
The Faith E. Relay for Life Team will host an evening of food, fun and music. Proceeds from this event will benefit Relay for Life. It will be held at Faith Evangelical Church, 3145 Sweetwater Drive off 32nd Street West and Central Avenue, on July 4 from 6 p.m. until dark.
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A parade, concerts, fireworks signs of true independence
The city of Elgin's Fourth of July celebration is going to be a blast. My journalism professor would be ashamed of that opening. But, hey, it's true. The city and the Downtown Neighborhood Association have a full day of activities planned to celebrate our nation's birthday with a bang.
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20-year-old wins post of SLSO assistant concertmaster
When Erin Schreiber auditioned for assistant concertmaster at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, she says she wasn't nervous in the first rounds because she was simply getting experience. Besides, she'd played in Powell Symphony Hall many times.
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Sunday Serenades and Musical Mondays with the Compton Heights Concert Band. 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Mondays through Aug. ...
For 29 years, the Compton Heights Concert Band has delighted all ages with its tributes to Broadway, opera and classical music. The band opens its regular season with its annual July 4 extravaganza featuring the "1812 Overture" complete with canon fire.
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Cabrillo teacher hopes to decipher classic art to students
Santa Cruz is well-known for advocating the arts, especially during the warm summer months, which are ideal for outdoor concerts and festivals going.
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Music Note upsets Proud Spell
Music Note beat Kentucky Oaks winner and 1-2 favorite Proud Spell in yesterday's $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park, and Frost Giant won the $400,000 Suburban Handicap at 40-1 in an afternoon of upsets.
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Orchestra finds hope amid flood
Reading accounts of how the Cedar Rapids Symphony is coping with flooding that ravaged the Iowa city barely two weeks ago, I couldn't help pondering the precarious boundaries between culture and catastrophe.
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CD Reviews
It's still hard out there for a pimp. Despite winning a Best Song Oscar for their 2006 Hustle & Flow jam, the Memphis Mafia -- now down to the titular duo of Juicy J and DJ Paul -- haven't gone Hollywood. Or gone soft.
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It's smokin'!
There was a smoky haze draped over the Monterey Bay Blues Festival on Saturday afternoon, a result of the raging wildfires in Big Sur.
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A good summer for jazz lovers
Summer arrives, and everyone goes searching for those books they've been meaning to read. Great idea, but here's another: How about curling up in the hammock, putting on the headphones and catching up with some music? Here are some of the best jazz releases of the first half of 2008, a
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New Order and Smiths Project Gets A Release Date
Former New Order member Peter Hook has confirmed that Freebass, the band he announced last year with The Smiths' Andy Rourke, will release music by March 2009.
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Detroit's misery a matter of perspective
Earlier this year Forbes magazine claimed Detroit was the Most Miserable City in America. "Imagine living in a city with the country's highest rate for violent crime and the second-highest unemployment rate," the article proposes, by way of introduction. But one travel writer disagrees. "I could be happy here. I already was."
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Doherty flies solo in Babyshambles' Glastonbury slot
Rocker Pete Doherty took to the stage at the Glastonbury festival on Friday night alone - after his band Babyshambles cancelled their headlining slot just hours before.
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