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'Christmas Carol' will need kids
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts will present its own production of "A Christmas Carol," based on the Charles Dickens classic, this December.
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ENTERTAINMENTNew Disney ice show has Cleveland stopDisney On Ice will present "Worlds of Fantasy" on ice this fall, it ...
UPDATED: 04 :43 a.m. EDT, July 15, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Police on the trail of fake rocker
Police are looking for a Cambridge man they believe was the famed local David Lee Roth poseur. And Welland musician Frank Crytes recorded solo music with the man, whom he knew as David -- and he wants his tunes back.
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Orchestra funding hits bad note
Composer Stavros Xarchakos yesterday launched a strong attack on the government and the way that Greece funds the arts as he revealed that the State Orchestra for Greek Music (KOEM), which he conducts, is on the verge of financial ruin.
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Tango's partners are out of step
The popular Sunday-afternoon concerts at le Festival de Lanaudière are eccentric fare
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Nas is being 'Nas'ty
Nas' new album, "Nas," is being released today after months of controversy and promises to be one of the rapper's finest. • Find more news and reviews on our Music page • Can you sing? Want to win some cash? Enter our Louisville Idol contest
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On Tuesday's talk shows
Actree Julie Andrews is scheduled to appear on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. Other celebrities hitting the talk-show circuit today include David Duchovny, Andy Samberg, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Meryl Streep.
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The "Romantic" Symphony by Anton Brucker (1824-1896) is, in many ways, the easiest to grasp, but no easier to shape into an interesting musical narrative.
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Wow. No wonder the Dutch orchestra engaged young Canadian conductor Yannick Nézét-Séguin as its new music director. This live performance of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony compels total attention – it's magnificently shaped, pulsing with life and conflict.
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Just 86 the 'Fifth Beatle' stuff
LOS ANGELES–"God, can we get away from The Beatles for a moment?" Sir George Martin had had enough. The 82-year-old music icon – introduced to TV writers as the man who had sold 1 billion records – was fed up fielding questions about John, Paul, George and Ringo.
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News of Pleasantville
The Pleasantville Festival is well under way. Congratulations are extended to the pageant winners. Sierra Baker is the 2008 Princess, with Raquel Dunham as first runner-up. Jenna O'Brien was awarded the “interview award” and also second runner-up.
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Krauss, Plant address two musical nations
Two musical nations with little common ground – the diehard country-bluegrass crew to whom American singer and fiddler Alison Krauss is a golden-haired goddess, and veteran classic rockers and hard blues dudes who idolize Robert Plant – came together last night at the sold-out Molson Amphitheatre for a mutually rewarding crossover ritual that seemed to take many by surprise.
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Slipknot ready for their close-up
The moment is burned into the mind of Roadrunner Records president Jonas Nachsin. It was 1999, and his label had convinced Ozzfest organizers to put its newly signed band, Slipknot, on the festival's second stage.
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Hamilton Shines, Morneau Wins at Home Run Derby
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans at Yankee Stadium were chanting Josh Hamilton's name and the theme music from ``Rocky'' was blaring over the loudspeakers. Alas, the Texas Rangers' comeback kid had nothing left.
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People of Charles City celebrate as always
James Petersen, who sings with Chamber Singers of Iowa City and the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Chorus, writes a Community Music column.
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Chesaning Showboat in for jam-packed week
Music lovers are in for a jam-packed week at the 67th annual Chesaning Showboat.
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Ravers blinded by laser lightshow
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- A laser show at a music festival injured more than 30 people, Russian news reports said.
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Uganda: Talent At Jinja PAM Awards
THERE is a lot of untapped talent in Jinja, if the Bell Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) Awards launch at the Crested Crane Hotel on Saturday night is anything to go by. The artistes were as diverse as their stage names.
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John Mellencamp, The Hold Steady release new CD's
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band The Hold Steady follows up its 2006 breakthrough album, "Boys and Girls in America," with "Stay Positive," a CD that finds it expanding its sound, experimenting with such musical instruments as the harpsichord, banjo and talk box.
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Alicia Keys says music saved her from a troubled youth. The No One singer grew up in the tough Hell’s Kitchen district of New York and revealed her single mother Terri Augello sent her to dance and music lessons to keep her off the streets.
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Jay-Z imagines his audience naked when he performs live. The rapper – who headlined the main stage at Glastonbury festival last month – doesn’t care how many people he plays in front of because they are all nude in his head.
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Hickory Tree Chorus makes beautiful music
The Hickory Tree Chorus, a champion chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
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Local Calendar
TODAY Chatham Twp. SUMMER SERIES starting at 6:30 p.m. featuring face painting, balloons by Jinxx the magical clown, and Nick Benevenia and John Kinol, an acoustic rock duo.
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Juan Luis Guerra finds the beat of the heart
Dominican star Juan Luis Guerra's ability to fuse infectious beats, romantic ballads and lyrical social commentary with strains of rock, jazz and even hip-hop has made him an icon of Caribbean and Latin American music. Yet even he's surprised by the success of his latest album "Llave de Mi Corazon."
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Call it Idol curiosity ... our man Ian MacKinnon is vying for the Media Idol crown, so dial in a vote
It's been a crazy couple of days for Energy 101.5 morning show producer Ian MacKinnon. The Wetaskiwin native was selected as one of the Top 10 singing sensations from across the country to compete in the finals of CTV's illustrious Media Idol singing competition.
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