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Terence Blanchard remembers Katrina
NEW ORLEANS -- Many people at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival just want to forget Aug. 29, 2005, the day Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast.
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Anderson's anti-American attitude sparks walkout
It may be three decades since Laurie Anderson reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart with her eight-minute experimental epic "O, Superman"– which was a haunting indictment of Cold War American foreign policy – but the New Yorker reminded British audiences this week that she has lost none of her radical fire.
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David Lister: The Week in Arts
As Gordon Brown licks his wounds, it might be some consolation to him that his miseries and mistakes are unlikely to be portrayed on stage. OK, in the pain of post-election depression that's a fairly small consolation. But to those of us interested in how theatre portrays and analyses contemporary life, it is puzzling that playwrights fail to be inspired by the travails of the Prime Minister.
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DVD: Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! “Packed with heart-stopping moments. Brave, audacious, emotionally-wrenching, unrepentantly gay and unafraid to show the dirt under Garland’s manicure” **** The Guardian
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Christian Marclay's musical artworks
The Fraenkel Gallery once again looks beyond its mainstay, photography, to devote a show and publication to freewheeling New York artist Christian Marclay. Some photographs are included, but Marclay makes no great claims for them as artworks. A composer and...
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Music review: Symphony revives Russia's past
Nowhere was the sense of continuity between 19th and 20th century music so pronounced as in Russia. Across a traumatic revolution and two world wars, the nation's composers (even those in exile) kept the categories and conceptions of a bygone world firmly in...
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Judge dismisses charges against Rod Stewart's son
A judge has dismissed charges against singer Rod Stewart's son Sean, who was accused of assault and vandalism outside a house in the Hollywood Hills last year, court documents say.
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U.S. country musician Jim Hager dies at 66
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Jim Hager, who gained fame performing with his twin brother, 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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New Signal Activated On Route 15 At Zion Crossroads
A new traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 15 and the entrances to The Shoppes at Spring Creek and the Spring Creek residential development just north of Zion Crossroads has been placed into flash mode. The signal’s full-cycle operation will start at mid-morning on Monday, May 5, weather permitting.
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USAO Summer Workshop
String players of all ages get another opportunity to work one-on-one with one of the world's premiere violinists at "Fiddle Fun" this summer at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
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Payson Friends of Jazz present special Mother's Day concert
Payson Friends of Jazz and Community Presbyterian Church will present a special Mother's Day performance at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 11 at 800 W. Main St. Jazz and blues vocalist Renee Patrick will be in concert with special guest Judy Roberts.
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Pen and Sickle
A look at Russia?s major artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers in the 20th century.
New York Times |
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Slope Day '08 -- not too sunny but very sustainable
Slope Day 2008 started slow and ended wet, but even mid-afternoon rain didn't dampen the spirits of students gathered to celebrate the end of classes.
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Tenth Annual "Rock-N-Rumble"
Main Street Altus celebrates its Tenth Annual Rock-N-Rumble celebration, and tires, tunes, and tailgate parties kicked it all off on Friday. Mike Bennett is entering his second generation 1970 Z28 Chevy Camaro into Saturday's car show - and, he's making sure it will be spotless. "It's just a car that I've fallen in love with and wanted for some time," he said.
KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls |
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Maker Faire
With the active community of creative artists and hobby enthusiasts living in the Bay Area, it's little surprise that the annual Makers Faire has become such a popular attraction.
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New chip could make Intel a mobile-device giant
New semiconductors made at Chandler plant could position Intel as a smart phone powerhouse.
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U.S. Marshal probed for World Series favor
The acting U.S. Marshal in Boston is under investigation for allegedly telling two of her deputies to drive Fox News broadcasters to a World Series game.Yvonne Bonner, who formerly worked in internal affairs in the U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, has been in charge in Boston since December 2006. She was allegedly doing a favor to Joseph Band, a longtime U.S. Justice Department employee who ...
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Homewood Police Make Massive Theft Bust
One-of-a-kind saxophones, an electric guitar and even a world war two era German machine gun were just a fraction of the items Homewood Police said they recently hauled out of a Birmingham Southside apartment.
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.8
Leopold Stokowski introduced Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 (“Symphony of a Thousand”) to the United States in a concert at the Academy of Music in 1916. That celebrated performance featured 950 choristers along with the orchestra and eight soloists.
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Spotlight: Wigglesworth leads Minnesota Orchestra
Thursday-Saturday: "The most magnificent thing Mahler ever wrote," said Alban Berg of the Ninth Symphony's huge first movement -- and time has affirmed Berg's judgment.
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Louisa Social Services Asks County for More Money
The director for the Louisa County Social Services Department says they need more money to run programs for children in their custody, but the board of supervisors isn't sure if they'll be able to afford it.
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Man sentenced in Pittsburg man's shooting death
MARTINEZ — A Sacramento man was sentenced to 27 years in prison today for the shooting death of a longtime friend during a rap music lyric-writing session.
Contra Costa Times |
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Odessa Theatre Has a New Rule CBS 7 News May 2, 2008
For many teens, the movie theater is a favorite hangout on weekends, but a new rule is sending them somewhere else. The Hollywood Theater at music city mall in Odessa has a new policy that starts tonight.
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Viacom Sees Q1 Jump Due to Rock Band
Viacom on Friday (May 2) reported a 33 percent jump in first-quarter earnings, gains driven in large part by sales of its Rock Band video game and a healthy scatter market.
Mediaweek |
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Radio Bilingüe unveils historic digital archive project to preserve cultural programming
Using cutting edge technology to digitize, save and store hundreds of radio programs, Radio Bilingüe is unveiling a new web archival project that will preserve interviews and cultural programming featuring Latino community leaders and some of the top Latino performing artists in the world.
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