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Top art events July 4-11
Upcoming classical music, dance, theater and visual art events. 1. Pacific Symphony with Don McLean - In "Summer Festival 2008: Relax Outdoors," Richard Kaufman leads the Pacific Symphony in a patriotic program that also includes Don McLean, right, best known for his song "American Pie," and the Southern California Children's Chorus.
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Big River: Twainâ€s tale takes stage at playhouse
Mark Twain’s great American novel depicting a young man’s journey floating along the Mississippi River is coming to the Black Hills Playhouse, but with a slight twist. The story of Huckleberry Finn and Jim, his runaway slave friend, will be told through music and song.
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Crafters set for Villages 2-day festival this weekend
The Villages Craft Festival will have more than 140 exhibitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday in the Spanish Springs Town Square off U.S. Highway 27-441.
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Residents celebrate freedom at festivities
At the Riverside County fairgrounds, people gathered under the patriotic symbol to celebrate the country's freedom from Great Britain with food, music, fireworks and family activities.
The Desert Sun |
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Tango titans in town
Burlington group lures orchestra to Shelburne
The Burlington Free Press |
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’What better place to be?’
Music and food brought Sherri Zastrow and Kwame Nyarko to the Iowa City Jazz Festival on Friday night. Both said they did not know a lot about jazz, nor do they listen to much of it away from the festival. However, they both said the downtown staple was worth coming to.
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14 students embark on European tour, will perform 8 concerts
Fourteen student musicians from Schuylkill County will perform at eight concerts overseas during a two-week tour of Europe that begins this weekend, according to Kristen Dunbar, managing director for American Music Abroad, Cherry Hill, N.J.
The Pottsville Republican & Herald |
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Colchester parade is loud and proud
Music was the main ingredient in the annual Fourth of July celebration
The Burlington Free Press |
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Violinist Midori to perform in NC
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan - and Greensboro and Boone? That's the schedule for world-class violinist Midori, who will perform Saturday with the orchestra of the Eastern Music Festival at Guilford College in Greensboro.
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Events for this weekend in New York
Climb aboard a ferry and set sail for Governor's Island for the first ever New York Philharmonic performance there. The concert features works by Rossini, Copland, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky's famous "1812 Overture."
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Five Dover concerts are 'Music Under the Stars'
DOVER -- The civic group Dover Renaissance, Inc. this month will present its ninth annual "Music Under the Stars" summer concert series held at the Dover Gazebo in JFK Commons Park on East Clinton Street.
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Million Fishes, Hundred Gourds
For her New York solo show last March, dancer Nora Chipaumire (part of the renowned Urban Bush Women) stormed around unusual objects hanging from the ceiling -- gourds -- that played music. Each contained a little speaker, pleasing critics and audiences immensely. Now the gourds are going solo. In h ...
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Festival, fireworks successful
Despite a soggy start, the 11th Annual River Raisin Independence Festival in Monroe turned out to be the best ever, according to organizers.
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Townies
Don't call Prairiedog a country band. It's "scrappy rock," says lead singer and songwriter Sarah Nelson. "The music is numb rock that you want to drink rum to." The cowboy boot-wearing four-piece has been playing Northern California porches and dive bars since 2005, primarily for the love of it. The ...
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Hot Bach in the Summertime
Summer is a quiet time for classical music around here, what with most of the region’s chamber music organizations touring or taking a break. Besides the San Francisco Symphony’s Summer in the City Festival, local fans don’t have many options beyond driving three hours to Bear Valley ...
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New album by Fr Karm Debattista
In an emerging world of both culture and church, to find God one must be quiet – away from the noise this world can create. Of course, for anyone who wants to grow spiritually, solitude is necessary but is it the only way how to be with God? What about finding him in the midst of good music? And what if you decide to stand and move with the music, to dance? Fr Karm Debattista proposes a ...
Maltamedia.com Daily News |
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Old Forge grads help student in need
Some people remember the 1970s as a decade of great music, outlandish clothes and the end of the Vietnam War.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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Church notes
Organ concert to benefit Pettengill House The second annual Summer Organ Concert will be held at Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb St., Newburyport on Saturday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring local organists Frances Burmeister, Michael Hamill, Robert Littlefield and Barbara Owen, the concert will include classical favorites, opera transcriptions and more. A free-will offering will be ...
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The dish: Palace of Jamaica
Jamaican food might not be at the top of your list when you think of ethnic cuisine, but it's one you should try. And the new Palace of Jamaica restaurant in downtown Lansing is just the place to do it. In fact, I dare you to walk by, hear the reggae music and smell the wonderful aromas wafting out the always-open front door and NOT want to venture inside.
Lansing State Journal |
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G. V. Prakash rockets himself to cloud nine
G V Prakash is flying high these days. The songs he composed for Kuselan is topping the audio charts and whats more…. he is flooded with offers from just about everybody in Kollywood. Appreciation from the superstar himself has landed him in great joy.
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Christoph Adams plays jazz at the Argotti tonight
Jazz Fringe! is showcasing the eclecticism and variety of jazz forms by presenting some of the more prominent names on the European circuit at the Argotti Gardens, Floriana.
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Reality TV rivals vie for a Broadway role
NEW YORK -- Autumn. Bailey. Lauren. Natalie. Rhiannon. The competition on "Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods" on MTV is getting really intense, and, omigod, one of you will soon be anointed a star.
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Mesquite community calendar
CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CLUB: Mesquite/Garland Christian Women's luncheon, 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dallas Athletic Club, 4111 La Prada Drive, Mesquite. $16. Faith Meyer, former beauty queen and model, will speak. Tecia Davis of Home Beautiful Decor will also be featured. Darla Paugh will provide music.
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Weekend things to do in the region
BELLEVUE -- Red Alert Band Motown and funk. Part of Bellevue State Park's 21st annual Summer Concert Series at the band shell. Bring picnic and a blanket. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. 800 Carr Road, off I-95 at Marsh Road.
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On rural Colorado ranch, rocker is one of the guys
CRAWFORD, Colo. -- Tomatoes make Joe Cocker happy.
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