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Millville group: Power is with the people
MILLVILLE -- If the timing was right for those passing by Riverfront Park on Saturday afternoon, they heard songs of praise and worship. More importantly, though, they may have heard the firm and spirited words of a man who has seen both extremes in a life now dedicated to spreading a message.
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Brief items from around the South Bay
GARDENA: Concert, ice cream social planned
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Florina festival tension eased
Heavy police presence was needed yesterday at the Niki border crossing between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to ensure that there were no clashes on the sidelines of a cultural festival.
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Country music fans soak in festival
Die-hard fans donned ponchos and toted umbrellas through seven hours of rain Sunday at the ninth annual WOKO Country Club Music Festival.
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Paul McCartney plays for thousands in free Quebec show
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec - Paul McCartney churned out a Beatles-laden song list to a pumped-up crowd gathered Sunday for a free concert as part of Quebec City's 400th anniversary...
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Local Calendar
MORRIS CHORAL SOCIETY, under the direction of R. Wayne Walters, will hold free summer sing for members and non-members at 7:30 p.m. in the rehearsal room on Annunciation Center on the campus of College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road. The sings are open to anyone interested in performing vocal jazz pieces and music from the Broadway theater.
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From 'Real Housewife' to bogus date-seeker
"Date My Ex," a "reality" show in which Jo De La Rosa from "The Real Housewives of Orange County" auditions four potential boyfriends, calls to mind the words of the great songwriter Yip Harburg, who once described a certain situation as "a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea."
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Soledad broadens view of blackness in documentary
"Black people in this country are seen as rappers, Condoleeza Rice or in cuffs," CNN's Soledad O'Brien said here introducing her upcoming documentary that begs to differ.
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iLike boosts songs, ads
The hugely popular music service on Facebook, iLike, has introduced a new full songs service.
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Baron Geisler and Mylene Dizon win top acting awards in Cinemalaya 2008
With his voice breaking and his hands shaking, Baron Geisler read the speech that he had prepared for the awarding ceremony of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival held yesterday, July 20, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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Senior briefs
Musicians to perform for senior citizens
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Mile High Music Fest, Day 2: Hot, well done
The two-day Mile High Music Festival, which wrapped up Sunday night, brought more than 40,000 people per day to the plains of Commerce City. And by festival standards, the first event was extremely successful.
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UK is full of overheating, electrocuting mains chargers
Trading Standards in the UK are issuing a warning to anyone who has brought a cheap mains charger over the past 18 or so months for their Nintendo DS, Lite, Gameboy, mobile phone or digital music player. The chargers carry the code DE62347066, or are marked as “Travel Charger”. They may also be carrying the [...]
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A Longtime Genre from Mexico Is Making a Comeback
A musical genre from Mexico is making a comeback there, as well as showing up in the States.
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Lyle Lovett still ignoring musical trends
Lyle Lovett is driving west on Route 290 in central Texas, talking on a cell phone while making his way to a recording session with Charlie Sexton.
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Putting down his baton
LAKE ELSINORE ---- A lot of things changed in the 30 years Terry McPherson served as band director at Elsinore High School, but one thing remained constant, standout performances from his musicians.
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PrepArts briefs for Monday, July 21
'Fractured Fairy Tales' auditions planned SAN MARCOS ---- The city's Theatre West youth theater program invites youths ages 7-18 to audition for the musical production "Fractured Fairy Tales" from 5-8 p.m. July 21 at the San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive.
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Moore: EA will lead online charge News by
EA Sports captain Peter Moore believes that within five years we will all be playing games online, maybe with robotic dogs and hoverboards. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at E3 , Moore warned that if the industry does not embrace the change it may end up like the next music industry.
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With 'Mamma Mia' film, ABBA is back - actually, they were never gone
NEW YORK - ABBA is about to take a chance on the movies. "Mamma Mia!" opened Friday, employing nearly two dozen songs from the enduring Swedish quartet, including "Dancing Queen," "S.O.S.," "The Winner Takes it All" and "Take a Chance on Me."
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PrepArts briefs for Monday, July 21
'Fractured Fairy Tales' auditions planned SAN MARCOS ---- The city's Theatre West youth theater program invites youths ages 7-18 to audition for the musical production "Fractured Fairy Tales" from 5-8 p.m. July 21 at the San Marcos Community Center,
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Freedom songs resound at concert in Paris
PARIS - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt took the stage and shook her hips to a Colombian superstar's guitar riffs, leading the crowd in chants of "Freedom for all!" at a concert yesterday dedicated to captives held by Colombia's FARC rebel group.
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Rich Hofmann: Beginning is also the end for some at NFL training camp
THE VEHICLES, arriving from wherever, fueled by an assortment of emotions, begin arriving again today at Lehigh. By Thursday night, they all should be tucked in. They come with all of their music and video games and special pillows and other accumulated crap. They come to be Eagles.
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Hispanic festival big hit
HOLYOKE - Vendors sold towels, hats and T-shirts displaying Puerto Rican symbols like the coquí, children waved miniature Puerto Rican flags and salsa blared from cars turning the Holyoke High School parking lot and surrounding streets into any town festival in Puerto Rico.
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Paul McCartney proves he can rock in French 'un petit peu' (a little bit)
QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - PAUL MCCARTNEY showed off his newly-acquired French language prowess on Sunday at a concert decried by Quebec nationalists as a second British invasion.
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CD Review
that a solo album by the late Beach Boy Dennis Wilson would open with a song about water. What's altogether less apparent from his role as drummer in the band is that the coolest Beach Boy possessed such a distinctive and artistic sound.
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