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Portland Community College names new Rock Creek president
Officials at Portland Community College have named a new president of the Rock Creek Campus to replace Katherine Persson, who left after three years to pursue another job. David Rule, current president and chief executive officer of Muskegon Community College, has accepted the position and will ...
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'American letters' No. 6: Viriville is a state of mind
Late in the Lowcountry year, pecan trees here in Beaufort County drop their nuts to the ground. Folks gather bagsful of free pecans for pies, pralines and snacking.
The Beaufort Gazette |
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Catholics celebrate World Youth Day
SAN BERNARDINO - Several hundred young Roman Catholics gathered Saturday at Aquinas High School to celebrate World Youth Day with a festival of music, worship and games.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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FESTIVAL A CUT ABOVE
PHILIPSBURG — If logs are rolling on the Black Moshannon, you know the Summer Festival is here.
Centre Daily Times |
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A flourishing hip-hop scene
Several players come forward to promote the popular urban music style locally. It’s a common story found in smaller cities across the country: There are talented musicians who can’t make it big. But in Fayetteville, young hip-hop artists are finding their own ways to grab exposure.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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The Great Duck Race
SHERMAN, TX - Rubber ducks filled the Splash Park pool in Sherman Saturday all for a good cause and a local organization.
KXII Sherman |
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Get your head in the game with HSM reality show
What could be better than watching Zac Efron and company bop around and sing in the “High School Musical” movies? Not much, I know. But what if you could sing in a music video that rolls during the end credits of the “High School Musical” movie in theaters this fall?
The Fayetteville Observer |
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A flourishing hip-hop scene
It’s a common story found in smaller cities across the country: There are talented musicians who can’t make it big. But in Fayetteville, young hip-hop artists are finding their own ways to grab exposure.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Park visits down
MARQUETTE - Though Marquette's Tourist Park is seeing big crowds for this weekend's Hiawatha Music Festival, the attendance at the city-owned park for the rest of the summer is a question mark. According to Parks and Recreation Director Hugh Leslie, summer tourism at the city's parks and beaches is significantly down.
The Mining Journal |
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Country singer Carroll closes Interstate Fair
MINERAL WELLS - The West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition ended its five-day run Saturday with truck pulls and country songs from national country star Jason Michael Carroll. About 39,500 people were estimated to have attended the festival this year to enjoy new agricultural barns, new pathways, mud bogs, music, games, rides, food and sunshine.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel |
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Pow Wow continues today in Waterford
WATERFORD - Six men and women dressed in traditional Native American garb danced around a pole flying the American Flag on Saturday afternoon, while several men sat outside the circle and sang a Native American honor song. They were part of the second annual Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow, at the Waterford Fairgrounds. The pow wow continues from noon to 5 p.m. today.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel |
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Impressions from the 31st annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival
As ever, there is too much to take in in a single day. Too many new faces. Within something that allegedly is traditional there is always metamorphosis. Give up hope of soaking up all of it.
Vancouver Province |
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The Roots, Thievery Corporation rule at Day 1 of Whistler Music Festival
Serena Ryder, Meshell Ndegeocello and Bedouin Soundclash also take the stage on a sunny, dusty day at our favourite resort's inaugural bash.
Vancouver Province |
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New music festival shines on opening day
It was a fine debut for the Mile High Music Festival, which opened today on the outer grounds of Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.
Denver Post |
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Ornette Coleman, Henry Grimes Among New ESP-Disk Reissues
Fans of avant-garde free jazz will find a new collection of recordings to sift through with a new handful of ESP-DISK re-releases. With typewriter fonts and vivid graphics, the digipak albums are a handheld version of the free jazz that ESP got its start recording.
JazzTimes Magazine |
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Donta 'DBoy' Edwards linked to groups in U.S. drug cases
Donta Cordell Edwards, the local rap music producer whose killing remains unsolved, was identified in the Dayton Daily News' two-day series on criminal street gangs as the person who recorded the beats and music of Dope Boy Mafia.
Dayton Daily News |
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FACTBOX- World Youth Day final Mass facts and figures
Pope Benedict celebrated the final open-air Mass of World Youth Day on Sunday in Sydney before hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims, ending the Catholic Church's largest youth festival, which ran July 15-20.
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Columbus Hip Hop Summit
Project Rebound hosted the 2nd annual Hip-Hop Summit at the Liberty Theater in Columbus. Their goal was to show the community the culture behind the music.
WRBL Columbus |
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'History in the Making' Boxing matches a knockout for Fallon's 23rd Cantaloupe Festival
In the Nevada tradition of the Jack Dempsey and Johnny Sudenberg boxing matches, the Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Festival and Fair will be hosting a professional boxing card of future Nevada boxing stars during the 23rd annual festival.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Tri-Lakes area turns into a lawn of blues
BLOOMINGTON -- The seventh annual Pantagraph Nothin’ But The Blues Festival turned the Tri-Lakes area into a lawn of blues Saturday. Photo gallery
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One busy intersection
Ingenuity, it would seem, is cool. Ingenuity Festival of Art & Technology Managing Director Paula Grooms said the word "cool" is commonly heard from people who arrive for the first time at Cleveland's unique event, which combines performance and visual artists with modern technology.
The News-Herald |
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How to 'Fringe'
More than 70 music, theater and dance performances and art exhibits in spaces and galleries from the West Bottoms to the Country Club Plaza.
The Kansas City Star |
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Phoenix Art Museum Hosts Unprecedented Gathering of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art
Yang Fudong, No Snow on the Broken Bridge, 2006. 35mm black and white film transferred to DVD, 8 screens, 11 minutes. Music by Jing Wan. Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery , New York.
Art Daily |
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Wizard Wrocks
More than 500 bands perform what's collectively known as Wizard Wrocks, and four made the trip to Birmingham to perfomr their Harry Potter inspired tunes Saturday night.
CBS 42 Birmingham |
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Chris Fritz is carving a niche out of Sandstone
It may sound bewildering, but … Concert king Chris Fritz’s re-jiggering of Sandstone includes amenities such as Mr. Fritz’s Sausage Parlor, an alcoholic drink called the Fritzo and standing room only in what used to be the up-close-and-personal seating area.
The Kansas City Star |
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