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Art calendar
ARTSPREE 2008, with art activities, demonstrations, dance, music and art by local artists; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 12; The Contemporary Museum; free; 526-0232.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Japan--bound
Before going to the World Festival of Children's Performing Arts festival in Japan, “Honk!” will be performed twice in Aberdeen....
Aberdeen American News |
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Teen bands, crowds enjoy scene at JamFest event
Mike Motherwell and Keith Lambert said their interest in music took off as middle school students in Troy, having received guitars for Christmas.
Troy Eccentric |
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Crowd warms to cool jazz on Big Beaver
They clapped hands and moved to the rhythm June 26 as Valerie Barrymore and the Foundation of Funk performed in the city's first jazz concert of the summer.
Troy Eccentric |
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A fiesta at Fenway
With the Red Sox down in the Bronx playing the Yankees, more than 6,000 people descended on Fenway Park yesterday afternoon for the Comcast Latino Family Festival and an afternoon of community building, healthcare awareness, and entertainment.
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Some place like home
Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood said living in Plymouth reminds him of the small British Columbia town in the Rocky Mountains he grew up in, only bigger.
Canton Observer |
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Rochester features jazz for Thursday shoppers
Downtown Rochester merchants will be jazzin' it up during Late Nite Thursdays on July 10.
Rochester Eccentric |
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North East News: Elton John plays at Darlington FC ground
A FOOTBALL club showed off their biggest signing last night and they got him for a song! Darlington FC, played host to Sir Elton John and his band for an outdoor gig.
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Residents list fears
Fear of violence, lack of services, and immigration-related issues top the list of concerns of city residents who took part in Chelsea Collaborative's recent Social Capital Campaign. Collaborative organizers had 1,000 conversations with residents about their concerns and what issues they would like the city to work on in the next five years. Information gathered from these conversations was ...
Boston Globe |
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Youth band workshop
Berlin's 1870 Town Hall will host three music teachers to conduct workshops for young woodwind and brass players and percussionists this week. The workshops will take place tomorrow through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon, and are open to students entering grades 5 through 8 who have at least one year of experience with their instruments. Workshops will include ...
Boston Globe |
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Violinist Midori to perform in Boone
GREENSBORO — Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan — and Greensboro and Boone? That’s the schedule for world-class violinist Midori, who performed Saturday with the orchestra of the Eastern Music Festival at Guilford College in Greensboro.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Hopelessly devoted: 30 years later 'Grease' is still the word
It's the word. It's got groove, it's got meaning. It's been 30 years since "Grease" opened in theaters - making the successful transition from musical to movie - and began leaving what would become an indelible mark on American popular culture.
Norwalk Advocate |
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Songfest coming to civic center
A gospel concert featuring more than 15 acts will come to Jackson Civic Center for three nights-July 17, 18 and 19, according to a press release.
The Jackson Sun |
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Tourney benefits McDonald House
CORPUS CHRISTI — The annual El Socorro Golf Tournament closed June 28 with a dinner, auctions and live music at Corpus Christi Country Club. The Spanish word "socorro" means to help, aid or benefit.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Get ready for Act II of the Ranchita Rocks festival
Ranchita Rocks is back. The three-day music festival, which debuted last year as a fundraising concert for community and environmental groups opposed to San Diego Gas & Electric's proposed Sunrise Powerlink electrical transmission line, is returning with several national headlining acts and an emphasis on solar, biodiesel and wind energy to power the event. Headliners include earthy jam-band ...
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Marching to their own beat
Don't call this group of musicians a marching band — they are the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps.
Salem Statesman Journal |
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Hispanic heritage festival paints the town
An artist’s deft brushstrokes that quickly formed a colorful butterfly did nothing to reassure a 2-year-old skeptic.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Jazz Festival and Benefit for Destiny and Rachel
Prescott Park is all jazzed up!
Portsmouth Herald |
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Mobile music to be $7.3 billion industry by 2011
According to eMarketer, mobile and online music are set to be high growth markets accounting for 40% of the total music spend in 2009
ITP.net |
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Weekend events
• Tall Ships Tacoma 2008: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday along Foss Waterway in Tacoma. About 30 tall ships, music, food and activities will be included. Read more at www.tallshipstacoma.com.
The Olympian |
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More than 1,200 enjoy concert with 338th Army Band
As the 338th U.S. Army Reserve Band played big band tunes, Hannah and Mary Utz, along with their friend Noel Woodcock, swayed and danced in synch with the performance.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot |
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Jessica Simpson dips toe into country music
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When Jessica Simpson announced plans to go country after her last pop album flopped, there was a collective eye roll in Nashville.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood set dates for O'Dome
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood - the reigning kind and queen of country music, according to both the CMA awards and the Academy of Country Music - are set for separate shows at the O'Connell Center in October and December respectively, officials announced Friday.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Hiding out in plain sight
LOS ANGELES – The novelist Salman Rushdie was sitting in a bustling West Hollywood café, sipping an iced coffee and discussing the strange fad for surf music in 1960s England – “a country,” he noted, “where there’s not much surf” – and his days renting a room above a hip Chelsea boutique during...
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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FRESHCUT
Ry Cooder completes his intriguing California trilogy with “I, Flathead,” another record that stands out for its lyricism and sounds a lot like a book set to music. Which it is.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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