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Pharmaceutical Researcher: 'I'm very impressed by the show'
ALGARY-Jim Erhart, a pharmaceutical researcher, has been to many different Chinese performances both inside and outside China.However, he said none of them are as good as the Divine Performing A...
The Epoch Times |
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Ex-beauty queen coming to town to aid deaf
Heather Whitestone. Name ring a bell? She was the first Miss America (1995) with a disability. Whitestone, a married mom of three boys, became deaf after contracting the Haemophilus influenzae virus when she was 18 months old. She's swinging into town this weekend to help renowned events planner Barton G. Weiss launch The Barton G. Kids Hear Now Foundation, a nonprofit for hearing-challenged ...
Miami Herald |
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Computer Scientist Liked 'the complexity of everything' in 'Spectacular'
ST. LOUIS, Missouri-After the Chinese Spectacular played at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis on Thursday, several audience members shared their impressions of the unique cultu...
The Epoch Times |
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What Happens in Vegas
Set in Sin City, the story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter.
East Bay Express |
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Church Happenings
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Oroville Mercury-Register |
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SOAP OPERA UPDATES
SOAPS ALL MY CHILDREN: After learning Jake Martin, who works for Cambias, had been taken hostage by rebels in Darfur, Zach sent Aidan to rescue him. Kendall worried that Zach is sending Aidan to rescue Jake as payback for Aidan and Kendall sleeping together. Greenlee worried that Aidan won't come back alive. Jesse was nervous about meeting Angie's daughter Cassandra, but she seemed to like him. ...
Miami Herald |
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'Save the Last Dance' symphony program a finale that steps lively
In its final concert at Toad's Place before moving to The National next season for its Kicked Back Classics series, the Richmond Symphony had something for everyone Thursday night.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Stone Temple Pilots kicks off 65-city reunion tour on May 17
LOS ANGELES - After a tumultuous 10 years together and five years apart, Stone Temple Pilots have reunited. They recently celebrated their upcoming 65-city North American tour, which starts May 17, with a private performance at the famed Houdini House in the Hollywood Hills.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Restoring health through the arts
Art, it is said, gives meaning to life.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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U.S. buyers' habits increasing demand for rice
RICHMOND - 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.
Madera Tribune |
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Smashing time at wedding
A bride and groom were arrested at their wedding reception after the bride smashed a set of conga drums in a row with the band over the music being played.
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Wings face reigning af2 champs
Trying to find someone in the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings organization who has enjoyed the thrill of a victory over the Tulsa Talons is like trying to find someone who respects Paris Hilton for her great mind.
The Shreveport Times |
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Maya Angelou celebrating 80th birthday in Atlanta
Maya Angelou may be 80, but she doesn't party like it.
Macon Telegraph |
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Clamoring for Fil-Am jazz singer
FIL-AM artist Charmaine Clamor is a rising jazz star in the United States, that critics can’t get enough of her.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Artificial intelligence, really
Colby Wilkason is a real hands-on kind of young scientist.
Macon Telegraph |
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Bernard, seven other vets not in camp
KIRKLAND -- While Rocky Bernard was nowhere to be found at the first Seattle Seahawks minicamp, coach Mike Holmgren said that he still has big plans for his starting defensive tackle.
Everett Herald |
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DOLLY JOLENE'S TOO MUCH ON YUKS
WITH a double-D helping of bad boob jokes and enough folksiness to make Dan Rather scramble like a coon-dog through bramble, Dolly Parton's Radio City Music Hall sellout concert belly- flopped Thursday. Dolly Parton is a brilliant businesswoman, a...
New York Post |
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Air Force Reserve band to receive new commander
The Air Force Reserve Command Band will have new leadership beginning this summer as Maj. Chad Steffey departs after more than four years on the job.
Macon Telegraph |
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Maryville Farmers' Market starts today
If you're wanting to check out day No. 1 of the 2008 Maryville Farmers' Market this morning but are wondering if it will be open -- given the rainy forecast -- here's some information.
The Maryville Daily Times |
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Northside students keep up strong drama tradition
When the curtain rises on Northside's production of "Oklahoma!" next week, it will also mark the end of two very successful careers by students in the drama department.
Macon Telegraph |
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Conservancy festival today, Sunday
CANASTOTA - The geese are all back, and bird feeders are standing room only. The Great Swamp Conservancy 2008 Spring Migration and Nature Art Festival is celebrating International Migratory Bird Day today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
The Oneida Daily Dispatch |
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Key players
Church without music. No organ prelude played by Sue Walker to encourage the stragglers into their seats at 11 a.m.
Erie Times-News |
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A Night of Promise R&B Sensation Promises to Deliver Nothing But the Truth at Private Listening Event
Arizona native, Promise makes way to the music mecca of the South for a memorable live performance of original music courtesy of his heart and soul.
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CINCO DE MAYO KICKOFF
13,000 people are expected at the three-day event The 25-mph winds proved to be a challenge Friday night for many of those attending the opening of the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Old Town. But no one felt the breeze more than the flag bearers for the North High School Junior ROTC color guard, which took part in the opening ceremony. Manuel Vezquez, a North High sophomore, carried an ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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PERFORMING ARTS
Few ensembles take more of an intellectual approach to music than the Brentano String Quartet, and that is meant in the very best sense: They're not persnickety but joyously inquisitive. At the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Thursday evening, the quartet thoughtfully plumbed the notion of...
Washington Post |
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