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Heatley makes history as Canada beats Slovenia 5-1 to open worlds
HALIFAX — Canada’s first game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship had a familiar feel to it. The sound of honking horns and beating drums filled the arena, there were two Skoda cars in the Metro Centre stands and Dany Heatley was a star on the ice.
winnipegsun.com |
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Music: Out in Dolly's woods
Dolly Parton returned to her Tennessee home -- and commercial country roots -- with a Twin Cities-bred rocker/designer in tow.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Freda Payne: Gold standards
Freda Payne may be known for the pop-soul smash "Band of Gold," but she has returned to her first love --jazz -- with a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Billboard CD reviews: Neil Diamond, Robyn
ARTIST: NEIL DIAMOND
Reuters via Yahoo!7 Music News |
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Around the Valley
Friday is the last evening to catch "Fiddler on the Roof." Bozeman Senior High production features 22 cast members, 25 to 30 chorus members and 27 members of the orchestra. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
KBZK Bozeman |
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Memphis in May: Music Fest Has Wet Start
Friday begins the annual Beale Street Music Fest, which draws hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Eyewitness News Memphis |
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Biography
Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet and music theory with Jerome Ziering.
All About Jazz |
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Pushed by higher prices, immigrants stocking up on rice
Shoppers surveyed shelves loaded with rice at the Ranch 99 Asian supermarket, chatting in languages from Mandarin to Portuguese as they hunted for their favorite varieties, checked brand names and compared prices before heaving 50-pound bags into their carts. Skyrocketing prices and media reports of a shortage are driving many immigrants and U.S. Asians, Hispanics, Indians and others to stock ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Articles of faith
Wenatchee, Cashmere
The Wenatchee World |
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Infamous Party Boy Corey Worthington Releases Debut Single "Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
He made worldwide news and the most viewed video in the world in January. Now, on Sunday May 4, 2008, Corey Worthington will enter the Big Brother house in Australia. On the same day he releases his debut single "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" exclusively on internet site YouMeNow.com with other stores from May 14, 2008. (PRWeb May 2, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Questions Surround Clare County Music Festivals
The Mountain Country and Mountain Rock music festivals in Farwell are postponed. Organizers blame the poor economy and high gas prices. Many ticketholders and vendors are concerned what "postponed" means and want to know if they'll get their money refunded.
9&10 News Cadillac |
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Laguna Woods tour will raise funds for orchestra
Designer homes in Laguna Woods Village to raise community awareness and funds for the South Coast Symphony
Orange County Register |
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StrangeCharm - Particle Debris from the Week of April 28
I really believe the TV networks are clueless when it comes to communicating with their viewers. If Steve Ballmer throws a book, let alone a chair, in his office, I hear about it. But if poor, whinny FOX TV moves “House” from Tuesday to Monday, no one knows about it, and they only have themselves to blame
The Mac Observer |
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Flush That! City Pays $1.5 Million For Five State Of The Art Toilets
Three hundred thousand dollars will buy you a house, a fleet of cars, or in the city of Atlanta's case, a public toilet. The City purchased five public toilets at $300,000 apiece. That's $1.5 million dollars in total.
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta |
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Seeking youth - Youth groups, Christian organizations attract young people by connecting
Prayer, follow-up and ownership. Those are key aspects of outreach and retention for Wenatchee-area church youth programs, according to area youth pastors.
The Wenatchee World |
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Video: A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble: "Serbian Cocek"
Jeremy Barnes' A Hawk and a Hacksaw project began delving into Balkan music five or six years ago, when it wasn't particularly fashionable in indie circles, and they've been going at it steadily ever since.
Pitchfork |
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble
There's a twinkle of lore in A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble , the limited edition, eight-track EP that follows A Hawk and a Hacksaw's best album to date, last year's The Way the Wind Blows . As the band puts it, they "walked into a music store in Budapest, Hungary and walked out with a score of four collaborators versed not only in Hungarian folk, but also...jazz and minimalism."
Pitchfork |
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Library has books for those who love gardening
Just what exactly is spring fever? Encarta Dictionary's definition is "A feeling of restlessness, yearning, lust or sometimes laziness believed to be brought on by the coming of spring."
The Payson Roundup |
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Down the Street gallery and First Friday Art and Antiques Walk celebrate one year
Down the Street Art Galley at 703 W. Main, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a free wine tasting sponsored by the Beverage Place. In addition, the KRIM Radio remote will be there along with a silent auction for the Payson Humane Society.
The Payson Roundup |
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2nd Annual Cadillac Art Walk
Art is starting to line the streets in Downtown Cadillac. It's the 2nd Annual Art Walk. During the whole month of May, 25 local artists will be showcasing their talents at downtown businesses.
9&10 News Cadillac |
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iPO Free on iTunes - Rich Man, Poor man, Everyman, Art & More
Vern Seward offers a tour of several art-related free offerings available on iTunes, including Sotheby's Private View, KQED's Gallery Crawl, and the National Gallery of Art. He also has a roundup of the mainstream free music and videos available at the iTunes Store
The Mac Observer |
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'Viva' la Coldplay to fill U2's shoes
Coldplay may be going the way of U2 with one of that band's studio favorite co-producing the latest album. In their most starry-eyed moments, partisans of Coldplay have envisioned the English band as a potential successor to U2's throne. Well, the group has taken at least a small step in that direction. Its new album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," which comes out June 17, was ...
AM New York |
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Setting Sun
In light of a surprising third-quarter loss, analysts sound cautionary notes and CEO Schwartz announces plans to lay off up to 2,500 employees
BusinessWeek |
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Country musician Jim Hager dies at 66
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Jim Hager, who gained fame performing with his twin, Jon, on the nationally syndicated comedy and music television show "Hee Haw," has died of a heart attack, a friend said.
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Boyce-Olson
Tiffany Ann Boyce and John Richard Olson, both of Florence, were married May 3, 2008, at West Florence Baptist Church in Florence. The Rev. Richard C. Olson performed the 6 p.m. ceremony. The instrumental music was provided by Mr. Robin Thompson and duets were sung by Shaw and Rebecca Thompson. A reception followed at The Country Club of South Carolina. The bride, the daughter of Mr. and ...
Florence Morning News |
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