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Gallery crawl to spotlight arts community
Metro Detroit has top-quality art blooming in its own backyard, yet few of us know where to find it or who creates it.
Crain's Detroit Business |
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Colorado Case Company, Inc. Announces License Agreement with Case Logic, Inc. to Produce Line of Musical Instrument ...
Colorado Case Company, a leader in the musical instrument case industry, has announced an exclusive license agreement with Boulder, Colorado based Case Logic to design, market and distribute a full line of musical instrument cases.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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[World and Nation] Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show' coming to town for RNC
Last week, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" officials announced the show will air from the Republican National Convention in September. "The Daily Show," referring to its presidential election coverage as "Indecision 2008," has reported ...
The Minnesota Daily |
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'Honorary manager’ brings joy to local performances
Hack Bartley congratulates Josh Boatwright for being named Honorary Band Manager of the Year on April 25. Boatwright is a favorite among local bands. Josh Boatwright, honorary band manager for a handful of groups in the area, might fire you one minute and then give you a raise the next.
The Index-Journal |
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Dance to raise funds for ambulance equipment
CRYSTAL LAKE – The Nunda Rural Fire Department is having a fundraiser dance from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 10, at Nunda Fire Department, 1713 Route 176.
Northwest Herald |
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Downturn in housing market cools interest in the field
It seemed like the easiest thing in the world. Get a real estate license and start raking in the commissions. For some, it was just like that. For a while.
Florida Today |
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Where a Symphony Competes With Snacks
On Saturday afternoon, a film of a concert led by the enigmatic Carlos Kleiber was part of a series of films celebrating Beethoven at the Walter Reade Theater. Kleiber was the son of the great Erich Kleiber, who, among many other accomplishments, conducted the world premiere performance of "Wozzeck" by Alban Berg. Although born with the Christian name Karl, Kleiber moved to Argentina at the age ...
The New York Sun |
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Celebrating Soul Brothers From Another Motherland
If you were asked to name the greatest guitarist in the history of jazz, you wouldn't go wrong by answering either Charlie Christian or Django Reinhardt. Christian (1916-42), the first important electric guitarist, was a pioneer in the development of the modern jazz movement, while Reinhardt (1910-53) remains all but unchallenged as the greatest non-American jazzman. Last year, both guitarists ...
The New York Sun |
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Peekskill celebrates Cinco De Mayo
PEEKSKILL - Sporting a sombrero and sunglasses to take in the festive weather, Jenny Sponarra of Cortlandt feasted on some quesadillas and nachos as the sounds of mariachi music vibrated through downtown's artist district.
The Journal News |
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Proposed Peekskill schools budget carries 5 percent tax increase
PEEKSKILL - Students would see more college-level courses and an expanded arts program under the Peekskill City School District's proposed $70.9 million budget for next year.
The Journal News |
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FEST CATERS TO ALL
HOBOKEN - The crowds were rocking like it was 1966 as The Monkees' Micky Dolenz took the stage at yesterday's Hoboken Art and Music Festival.
The Jersey Journal |
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Kids obsessed with 'HSM'? That's OK
Sitting behind me were two teen girls, clutching their knees as they waited to see who was going to step on stage. We were in an East High School multipurpose room Friday morning for a press conference marking the start of shooting for the new "High School Musical" movie.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Northern exposure
Eau Claire - It's the voice that grabs you. A falsetto, shot through with heartbreak and hard experience, floating...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Music Review: The Wood Brothers - Loaded
What do you get when you mix a down-home instrumental sound with an indie mindset? The Wood Brothers. The Wood Brothers’ Loaded comes off like a shot of old-time religion, and the more I listen, the more I'm ready to testify. It's a tasty stew of bluegrass, folk, gospel, and Southern rock, and the kind of unclassifiable Americana that unfortunately often slips between the cracks -- there's ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Jim McNeely: On the Up and Up
If you own some of the best records of the Stan Getz quartet or you dig the great jazz orchestras, then there is a good chance that you have heard—or better still—felt Jim McNeely's touch before.
All About Jazz |
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Freddy Cole and Dave Brubeck Quartets at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
It was a pleasure to attend and review this double bill at the Kimmel Center with two most honored and respected musicians and their quartets: Freddy Cole and Dave Brubeck. Both groups gave their all, producing some exceptional music.
All About Jazz |
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Blues And Haikus
I discovered jazz and Jack Kerouac at roughly the same time in my teens back in the early 1970s, when his seminal novel On The Road (Viking, 1957) hooked me into the bohemian world of jazz clubs, intense friendships and the never ending highway under wide open skies described in its pages.
All About Jazz |
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By Marge Neal News-Post Staff
Nine months of hard work was apparent Sunday when dance students from around the county hit the stage at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
The Frederick News-Post |
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Cape autism benefit on tap for June 1
"An Evening of Purpose," to benefit Autism Speaks, a national organization devoted to autism education, awareness and research, is scheduled for 4-9 p.m. Sunday, June 1 at the Ocean House Restaurant in Dennisport.
Cape Cod Times |
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All-day K on agenda
The Steamboat Springs School Board will discuss proposed curriculum for an all-day kindergarten program for the 2008-09 school year at its meeting tonight. The conversation is part of an effort to determine staffing needs and potential tuition costs to accommodate the 110 families who have expressed interest in the program.
The Steamboat Pilot & Today |
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5 QUESTIONS for musician Martin Espino
Today is Cinco de Mayo, and the Boulder Public Library is marking the holiday with "Sounds of Ancient Mexico," a concert by Los Angeles musician Martin Espino.
Boulder Daily Camera |
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Girdwood organizers cancel Forest Fair
Blaming out-of-control campers and partyers who turned a funky festival into a bad scene, organizers of the Girdwood Forest Fair on Sunday said they have canceled the popular outdoor arts and music festival that would have turned 33 years old this July.
Anchorage Daily News |
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TUE. Jane Hawkins and Amy Hoffman , faculty recital, 7:30 p.m. Tue., Sebits Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center, Friends University. Free. Information, 316-295-5537. WED. WSU Concert Band and Symphonic Winds Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233. THU. "The 11th Hour," documentary, 7:30 ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Five ways to throw a fun baby shower
Throwing a baby shower? Here are five party ideas that won't make your guests sleep like babies: • • 1. A day at the spa • Theme: Turn the party into a total pampering event. Perfect for a mom who's pregnant with her second child (who already has the baby necessities) and could use some babying herself. Ask guests to bring gifts to help mom chill out: a spa gift certificate, ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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School Notebook
GARDENA Celebrities join in school face lift Courtesy of Comcast Entertainment Group and a slew of participating celebrities, the C.
Daily Breeze |
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