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Local business owners hold successful 'Salute the Heroes'
Salute the Heroes, an all-day concert event in downtown Conway's Simon Park Saturday, raised money to be used to send care packages to U.S. troops overseas and support the local National Guard Family Readiness Group.
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Bands March On: Volunteers help make festival a highlight for musicians
Andra Wist has played with the Saskatoon Lions Band since before she was in high school and can hardly wait for the band's summer tour each year. The cherry on top: the group's final stop at the National Cherry Festival.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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New York Times bestsellers list
UPDATED: 10 :05 a.m. EDT, July 06, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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Anderson plans amphitheater upgrade
A $1 million renovation of Anderson River Park’s outdoor amphitheater will mean more summer performers and a better venue for its free Wednesday night Mosquito Serenade concert series.
The Record Searchlight |
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Bully boys back AFL over Titans
NEWS Ltd - cue Darth Vader theme music from Star Wars - has conflicts of interest plastered all over rugby league.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Bassist from Winnipeg given Oscar Peterson Award
Winnipeg-born bassist Dave Young has been awarded the 2008 Oscar Peterson Award by the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
CBC |
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Dark Knight's music was almost scrapped
Composer Hans Zimmer was so upset after Australian actor Heath Ledger's death that he thought of scrapping the entire score for the new Batman movie Dark Knight and re-doing it.
Comics2Film |
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Mariah Carey's marriage on the rocks?
London, July 6 : American singer Mariah Carey's marriage to American actor Nick Cannon has hit a rough patch - just after two months, it has emerged.
New Kerala |
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Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
By VICTOR CAIVANO Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday. Then, as tens of thousands cheered, she threw off a pair of high stiletto heels in favor of white moccasins, donned a white electric guitar and settled into an intense ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Chandler Music Hall continues campaign
Associated Press - July 6, 2008 9:25 AM ET RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) - The Chandler Music Hall in Randolph is kicking off the second phase of its $5 million capital campaign.
WCAX-TV Vermont |
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Chandler Music Hall continues campaign
The Chandler Music Hall in Randolph is kicking off the second phase of its $5 million capital campaign.
Boston Globe |
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Scenes From Riverfest 2008
Raquel Blodgett strikes a pose Saturday at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza as she dances to music by Memphis Soul Spectacular, with singer Rob 'Mr. Big Stuff' Jockel. The 8-year-old, from Ludlow, Mass., was visiting Hartford's Riverfest 2008 with her family. Raquel's mother, Sakuna Blodgett, left, sister, Duangrat Blodgett, 14, and family friend Tong Woodward laugh and enjoy the show she puts on. ...
Hartford Courant |
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What do women want? To go wherever, together
The three women, all New England nurses, travel together at least once a year to talk over old times, strengthen their friendship, and most of all have a great time. This year they were taking in the red-rock beauty of Sedona , Ariz., but they were hardly unique. The trend of women traveling together - in twos, threes, or larger ...
Boston Globe |
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Gotta go with the Flow in Finland
AUG. 15-17 HELSINKI Flow Festival: There's something both romantic and quite creepy about the thought of seeing disparate collections of bands performing at a defunct power plant in Finland. But the Suvilahti power plant, site of this annual festival, also happens to be one of the most significant pieces of Finnish architecture. Less than a decade old, the Flow Festival ...
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Performing arts calendars
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Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Youth Lines for July 6
Two piano ensemble teams made up of area students performed last month at the annual Texas Music Teachers Association Convention. The following ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle |
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Brooklake golf outing funds cancer research
FLORHAM PARK:The first Kaleidoscope of Hope Golf Classic will be held tomorrow at Brooklake Country Club. The event will help raise money for ovarian cancer research.
Morris Ledger |
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German concentration camp at Auschwitz was not hell for everyone
London, July 6 : The concentration camp established for Jews and other non-Aryans at Auschwitz by German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazis was without doubt a place of horror, but for camp officers and staff, there were pleasurable activities like sunbathing, going on picnics, music sessions and putting up decorations.
New Kerala |
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Bluegrass grows in pews of Branchburg church
The hosts of an old-time radio program broadcasting weekly from Hunterdon County will take their show on the road July 19 when they air their live variety acts and country music performances from North Branch Reformed Church in Branchburg.
The Star-Ledger |
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Patriotic pets come to strut
After more than 100 of the state's most beautiful women paraded across the stage at the Laredo Entertainment Center last weekend, it was the city's most patriotic dogs' turn to strut their stuff before a large crowd at the Civic Center ballroom on Saturday.Henry Carranza, president of the Laredo Organized Volunteers for the Elderly and Disadvantaged, said the Most Patriotic Dog and Cat Costume ...
Laredo Morning Times |
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New name and line-up for chamber music group
The summer of 2008 brings a new season and a new name for the Tahoe Chamber Music Society — formerly the Incline Chamber Music Society. The new name is meant to reflect a broader reach than just Incline, said member Aaron Paxson.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Music Review - Dhoom Dhadaka
Roop Kumar Rathod as composer suggests some virtuous compositions but here what we get is the usual filmy fare. Was that just his brief or was the film uninspiring? Shashi Ranjan as director just cannot be inspiring. The title song by Daler Mehndi and Jaspinder Narula is a pure Punjabi effort, noisy and aggressive, very Punjabi. On the whole this track wasn't the right vehicle for an ...
HindiSong.com |
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New name and line-up for chamber music group
The summer of 2008 brings a new season and a new name for the Tahoe Chamber Music Society - formerly the Incline Chamber Music Society.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Oasis scoop top prize at Silver Clef awards
Rockers Oasis took home the prestigious lifetime achievement award at the annual Silver Clef Luncheon this week at London's Park Lane Hilton.
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Fiddling in Woodstock
The Howard County Conservancy will present fiddler and hambone artist Steve Hickman in a performance of fiddle music, rhythmic slapping and dancing with fireflies, "Fiddlers and Fireflies," from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. July 17 at the Conservancy's Mount Pleasant Farm at 10520 Old Frederick Road, between Bethany Lane and Woodstock Road, in Woodstock.
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