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Colour Photo: Mark Van Manen, Vancouver Sun / IT'S FESTIVAL SEASON IN GASTOWN: Gastown's desiFEST kick-started the Vancouver-area festival season on Saturday. The music and dance festival showcased some 20 local South Asian artists. It also featured cooking demonstrations, and arts and crafts vendors. ;
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Franck Avitabile at All About Jazz
Biography Franck Avitabile was born in November 1971 in Lyon, France. At age 9 Franck’s musical education started when he entered the Conservatory of Lyon.
All About Jazz |
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Party at Sawyer Point
This is how you know spring is in full swing and summer a few sunsets behind - Q102/Bud Select Party at Sawyer Point kicks off next week.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Get to it
There's so much to do in the area. Whether you surround yourself with butterflies, bluegrass music or art, just get out.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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The Westin National Harbor Awakens the Senses in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces the opening of The Westin National Harbor, a newly constructed, sophisticated hotel in Prince George's County, Maryland. The 195-room hotel is part of the upscale National Harbor development, a 300-acre, waterfront lifestyle center that combines the best in dining, shopping and entertainment.
Hospitality Net |
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SOLANGE KNOWLES AKA SOL-ANGEL SET TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE CD: Look for 'SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams' August 25.
*Talented singer, songwriter, artist, and entrepreneur, Solange Knowles AKA SoL-AngeL, is ready to set the world on fire with a sound that is sure to breathe life into a sometimes stagnant music scene.
Eurweb |
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TOWER OF POWER AT PLAYBOY JAZZ FEST: Band's Emilio Castillo talks funk, jazz, and soul.
*Four-decade funkdafied soul band Tower of Power is going Hollywood this summer. The 10-piece band is just one of the legendary acts performing at this year's Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl June 14-15.
Eurweb |
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Education briefs
TWO RIVERS All Two Rivers Public Schools fourth-graders and students interested in beginning a band instrument are invited to the Beginning Band Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the L.B. Clarke Middle School cafeteria.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter |
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Revamped Pogo’s will be a cleaner place, maybe more musical
Mon, May 5, 2008 (2 a.m.) Jazz fans and musicians stood wall-to-wall inside Pogo’s on the night before the neighborhood tavern closed temporarily so new owners could clean off some of the dust that has settled over the past 50 years.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Arts center put on hold due to lack of funding
WOODSTOCK — With an August deadline looming and $700,000 left to raise, building an arts center at the old Edinburg School isn't possible at this time, according to the group responsible for fundraising.
The Northern Virginia Daily |
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Feature favorites
WINCHESTER — It seemed everyone had a favorite part of the Apple Blossom Festival's Grand Feature Parade on Saturday. Cars and floats rolled by, transporting everyone from local politicians to pageant queens and famous celebrities.
The Northern Virginia Daily |
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There's always a song in his heart
Clinton Spaulding sings and plays the guitar at large concert halls and small nursing homes. "Some people can't get out to see my show, so I take my show to them," the 18-year-old Southern High School student said of performing at nursing homes.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Yo-Yo Ma takes over where Rostropovich left off
Review: Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma at Roy Thomson Hall
The Globe and Mail |
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More Kentucky Derby party gossip and dish
Hungry for more celebrity sights and sounds from Derby weekend? Here's a round-up of what we experienced:
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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French renaissance in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: If you yearn to go to romantic Paris but don't have the money, here is an alternative. The festival of French cultures, arts and influences is set for two months from Thursday until June 22.
The New Straits Times |
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Joe Rodriguez: A plaza in search of a new identity
On opening night for the Mexican Heritage Plaza, hundreds of tuxedos and evening gowns toasted the arts palace with salted margaritas and Corona beers stuffed with tiny slices of lime.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Alicia Keys lets the music guide her
The 2007 chart-topping album "As I Am" is still a fresh concern for Alicia Keys, but the singer says she's already actively mulling her next record.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Prep School In City A Dream Coming True
From the basement of the Hartford YWCA on the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue, Patrick R. Moore has a vision.
Hartford Courant |
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UBS Virtual Maestro allows Severance visitors to 'conduct' orchestra
UPDATED: 04 :40 a.m. EDT, May 05, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a dry stone mason. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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"Theatre de la Mode" opens Ohio Independent Film Festival
UPDATED: 04 :39 a.m. EDT, May 05, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a dry stone mason. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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49ers: O'Sullivan in QB competition
Three days of mini-camp did nothing to resolve the 49ers' quarterback question. To the contrary, the practices that wrapped up Sunday served only to strengthen the case of another legitimate contender for the job.
San Jose Mercury News |
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McCartney and Starr to reunite?
Beatles fans have been sent into a frenzy over rumours Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to reunite on stage in an historic performance.
world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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News Articles
Following rapper Kanye West's concert on campus April 24, ASUA pledged to get a top national act to play McKale Center every school year.
Arizona Daily Wildcat |
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Festival hits a hopeful note in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS–As Aaron Neville's plaintive falsetto rang out in the final moments of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it seemed all was right in the city that had been decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
Toronto Star |
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Council clerk retires after nearly quarter of a century
THE end of an era is being celebrated in style as Yate Town Council clerk Susan Tubey is set to retire after nearly a quarter of a century.
Gazette |
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