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Orchestra bringing 'La bohème' to Mann
The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform an edited concert version of a La bohème, Yo-Yo Ma plays Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1, and London pianist Leon McCawley brings a Mozart piano concerto to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts this season.
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Minus the Bear has its day in the desert sun
The main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is essentially an open-air airplane hangar. It stands some 15 feet off the...
Seattle Times |
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Saudis mix genders at 1st public classical concert
It's probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance...
Seattle Times |
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Irish dancing world champ comes home
Anchorage's own Owen Barrington, recent winner in the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin and, even more recently, part of the hoofing crew on "Dancing With the Stars," will take part in the Celtic Spring Fling at 2 p.m. today in Wendy Williamson Auditorium at UAA. Tickets are $15. There'll be a celebration in his honor at the Snow Goose Theatre at 7 p.m. Thursday. That event is free, a ...
Anchorage Daily News |
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Renovated water park reopens May 31
West Columbia Briefs The Columbia Association will celebrate the opening of the renovated Mini WaterPark with a party from noon to 4 p.m. May 31. The Swansfield Mini WaterPark features a 104-foot-long water slide, 1,500-square-foot SplashPad and several Funbrellas around the pool.
Baltimore Sun |
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Orchestra going modern
The Hays Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Masterworks concert this afternoon at Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center, and this year's concert is a slight shift from previous performances.
Hays Daily News |
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RADIO WAVES
SHE'S GOT PERSONALITY: Broadcast consultant Valerie Geller, author of the book "Creating Powerful Radio," swept into town the other day to moderate a panel at the Marriot, part of a joint conference of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Leaders of party vie to pick a winner
COLUMBIA During the hectic and tedious process Saturday of picking national delegates from a list of Democratic Party leaders and elected office holders, blue ballots were handed out for John Edwards supporters, green for Hillary Clinton supporters, and orange for Barack Obama supporters.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
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'Son of Rambow': A boys' filmmaking adventure
Filmmakers Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith were in a slight writer's-block funk when Jennings suddenly offered one of those "Oh, by the way, I have the coolest idea in the world for a new movie" moments. "Garth said, 'You know, I used to make these home...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Fecal Face names top 5 galleries
Even before John Trippe created Fecal Face, he could frequently be seen checking out art and photo show openings at local galleries, large and small. "There are so many good galleries in the Bay Area," Trippe says. Here are his top five. Adobe Books...
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THIS WEEK
S EVENT ART IN THE ALLEY Kerouac Alley - the tiny strip of pavement that sits between City Lights Books and the Vesuvio Cafe, and straddles Chinatown (Grant Avenue), Specs Adler Cafe and Tosca - recharges its Beat legacy today for the 12th iteration of Art in...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Part I: Hunting for a miracle, grasping at a chance
Sun, May 4, 2008 (12:22 a.m.) It was only a chair, but it had become his purgatory. Each day that John Pou spent in the wheelchair, his spirit seemed to die a little more. It was a perpetual reminder of the calamity that had brought him and Marci, even the kids, to this place.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Fort Lauderdale conference offers real-world advice to poets
Lauderdale conference offers real-world advice for artists Successful spoken-word poets mine their souls for inspiration.
Sun-Sentinel |
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An ear for music and a mind for anything
Finishing up where great composers left off is one of the many specialties of William Carragan of Troy, a genuine Renaissance man who recently turned 70.The Schubert Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" and the Bruckner Symphony No. 9 are just two of the heftier scores that were left incomplete by their composers and to which Carragan applied a thorough study before coming up with meticulously detailed ...
Albany Times Union |
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Singer adds to area's rising stars
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Spartanburg has become well known in Music City, USA, for producing an unusually large number of talented musical artists.
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Ioannides directing Converse to the end
Sarah Ioannides, music director of the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct the Converse Symphony Orchestra in its season ending performance at 8 p.m. Monday in Twichell Auditorium. The concert is free.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal |
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Gay Couple To Become Master Act At Yale
Act 1 was about to start and Richard Lalli had a few last words for his students. Orpheus, Apollo and the others huddled around in their white robes. "Try to be free," Lalli said calmly. "And make it as much your own as possible."
Hartford Courant |
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It's not the Derby but it's close
Churchill Downs, eat your heart out. Once partygoers get a taste of the fun at Keeneland on Derby Day, there's no going back down Interstate 64.
Miami Herald |
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
From jazz to rock, music is on this week's schedule at the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. Eleven Mile. On Monday, jazz expert Stu Johnson is to speak on "Dixieland: The Forgotten Root of Jazz." On Tuesday, Mydols guitarist and author of "Rock Star Mommy" Judy Davids is to speak for the Writer's Life series. Both events are 7-8:30 p.m. For details, call 248-246-3727, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Detroit Free Press |
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Platters, Taylor among headliners for 2008-09 season
CLINTON — The Sampson CenterStage Series will keep its long tradition of bringing quality entertainment to the people of Sampson and surrounding counties in 2009, with a schedule that includes, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, The Coasters, The Marvelettes, The Platters Livingston Taylor, as well as up-and-coming country artists, Cowboy Crush.
Sampson Independent |
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Cultural event urges immigration reform
When Ana Portillo came to this country 14 years ago from El Salvador in search of that fabled dream, never did she imagine that her family would be torn apart.
Miami Herald |
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Enters Into Distribution Agreements with Wolfgang's Vault
Wolfgang's Vault, the online destination for live music, announced today agreement with veteran recording artists The Dirty Dozen Brass Band to distribute archival concert recordings for download at www.WolfgangsVault.com. (PRWeb May 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb914604.htm
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Gilford Community Band to begin rehearsals for 2008
The Gilford Community Band will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, May 13 in preparation for the 2008 summer concert series. The band will rehearse every Tuesday from May 13 to Aug. 19. All rehearsals will be at the Gilford High School Performing Arts Center.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Art: Medium messes up Mike's message
After seeing the brief orientation video, a six-minute sampler of what awaits in the gallery beyond, anticipation for "Mike's World" is high. The highlight piece makes the new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art and the artist it features, Michael Smith, look appealing. As I stepped through the curtain, I expected to enjoy this show.
Philly.com |
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On Movies: A little film among friends
Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings, the duo behind the crazy English coming-of-ager Son of Rambow, were in town for the recent Philadelphia Film Festival. And Goldsmith, an inquisitive Londoner on his first visit to our city, picked up that day's edition of this newspaper.
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