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Beer festival plans for large turnout
Published: Jul 18, 2008 - UPDATED: 3:05 p.m. LAFAYETTE (AP) -- Acadiana Arts Council officials say there's no way the taps will run dry at this year's beer tasting festival.
The Advocate |
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Golf: 'Peter's Party' returns to The Reserve
FOREST GROVE - For years, The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club was the home of "Peter's Party." Now, Peter Jacobsen returns to The Reserve to "party" with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer at the Pacific University Legends Golf Classic.
The Hillsboro Argus |
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Atlanta's National Black Arts Festival turns 20
Stephanie Hughley's 12th floor office at the new headquarters of the National Black Arts Festival has a stunning view of Atlanta, including the city's cultural standard: the High Museum of Art. The vantage point reminds Hughley that she has arrived, and that the festival can claim the title of artistic institution after two decades of focusing on the music, film, dance, theatre, literature and ...
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Kidding Around 'Elmo Makes Music'
Sesame Street characters come to life in this stage production of Elmo Makes Music at the AmericanAirlines Arena this weekend. The plot: A new music teacher has arrived on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and all her new Muppet friends quickly come to the rescue by discovering 'instruments' they never knew existed: rubber duckies, trash can ...
Miami Herald |
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Talented youth showcase the arts
More than 400 arts-loving kids will get the opportunity to perform on a high-profile stage when Growing Up With the Arts, a free program presented by The Children's Trust, takes over the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Miami Herald |
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The louder the music in venues, the faster you drink
Loud pop music in bars makes people drink more and down it more quickly, a study in France has shown.
Times Online |
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Loud music can make you drink more, in less time, in a bar
Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment -- in this case, music -- can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads to more drinking in less time.
EurekAlert! |
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Charlie Louvin Plans Two Albums in 2008
Charlie Louvin, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame as one-half of the Louvin Brothers, will release two albums later this year. Steps to Heaven , which features 10 traditional gospel classics, including two songs by the Louvin Brothers, will be released on Sept. 16.
cmt.com |
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Dierks Bentley Treks to Europe for Concerts
After performing concerts in Iowa on Friday and Saturday (July 18-19), Dierks Bentley will return to Europe for a headlining tour with sold-out shows scheduled in England, Ireland, Norway and France.
cmt.com |
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Broadview Hts.: World of Dr. Seuss comes alive
The Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theater presents "Seussical Jr." The performances are directed by Amy McSweeney, with musical direction by Tim Anderson, and serve as the yearly youth theater event. Come to the Cultural Arts Building at Broadview Center,...
The Sun Courier |
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The Gothamist Week in Rock: The Virtual Edition
Rock Band 2 Setlist Announced It certainly says something about the state of the music industry that perhaps the biggest music story of the week is the placement of some tunes in a video game. But what tunes! At the E3 conference out in LA, Harmonix announced the 80+ songs that will appear in the upcoming sequel to the plastic instrument rock sim. While the list overall is excellent, ...
Gothamist |
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Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert Provide Surprise at Country Thunder
TWIN LAKES, Wis. -- Dierks Bentley knows how to throw a party. And how to give it a surprise ending. Thursday night (July 17) at Country Thunder USA, Bentley closed his 18-song set by bringing Miranda Lambert onstage to tear through a raucous duet of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues."
cmt.com |
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Trumpeter Ferbos still playing at 97
NEW ORLEANS - In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Dr. Feel Better: Ted Leo, Sans The Pharmacists
The Bryant Park Project , July 17, 2008 - Ted Leo of the group Ted Leo and The Pharmacists recently stopped by the Bryant Park Project to play a special solo set before his performance at New York's River to River Festival.
NPR |
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Barenaked Ladies Bow Out of Disney Music Block Party
Barenaked Ladies Manager Terry McBride announced today that the music group has chosen to cancel its appearances at the Disney Music Block Party planned for late August in Long Island. "Members of the band completely support Steven Page," said McBride, "but we don't want to put Disney in an awkward position before issues involving Steven's arrest are resolved."
Centre Daily Times |
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Offering listeners 'comfort, pleasure, solace'
When Jeanna Wearing says she's "thrilling" to the "golden oldies," she's not talking about The Mamas and the Papas. "Hildegard of Bingham, Handel, they've been dead for years," the general manager of KCME (88.7 FM) said. "But their music is something of eternal beauty."
Colorado Springs Gazette |
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A penny per pixel adds up to a big donation
A Woodbury teen has set out to raise $10,000 for charity -- a penny at a time. David Plappert, 15, is selling pixels for 1 cent each on a website he created to support Sheaves for Christ, a religious organization that was launched to provide transportation for missionaries.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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SUMMER ESCAPES
About 2,000 people enjoyed the first outdoor concert of the season at Pioneer Park on Thursday.
Puyallup Herald |
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Loud bar music makes people drink more, faster: study
Blame the DJ: loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster, a study released Friday has found.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Guitar Hero game franchise scores Hendrix hits
The Guitar Hero video game franchise has reeled in a high-profile catch, netting two iconic songs by rock legend Jimi Hendrix for its upcoming installment.
CBC |
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Loud bar music makes people drink more, faster: study
CHICAGO (AFP) - Blame the DJ: loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster, a study released Friday has found.
AFP via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Puppet show to feature chef and lobster
Join the fun at Crookston Library on Monday, July 21 at 3 p.m. as Circus Minimus Puppetry stages "A la Carte: In a Fool's Kitchen," a classic battle between a clown French chef and a wily lobster set to live accordion music. Please note the special date and time for this summer reading program. A family-friendly spectacle, "A la Carte" is a highly physical, playfully interactive comedy featuring ...
Crookston Daily Times |
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World premiere for Otago
Dunedin is to host the world premiere of a stage show based on the life and music of the American singer John Denver.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Singer and radio star Jo Stafford dies at 90 of heart failure
LOS ANGELES - Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folk songs, has died. She was 90.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Rock 'n' roll: 'Sympathy for the Devil' shows how two genres feed off each other
An exhibit touting 'art and rock 'n' roll'' conjures visions of album covers, vintage concert posters and portraits of Lennon, Joplin, Morrison, Hendrix.
Miami Herald |
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