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Choreographer's company uses new model of arts organization
Think globally, dance locally: David Justin stays grounded while bringing new ballet and music to Austin.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Rockers Rallying Around Obama
Barack Obama may have trouble with white working-class voters, but he appears to have the rock star vote sewn up tight.
Arts Journal |
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Angolan Musicians Pay Homage to Teta Lando
Luanda, 07/23 - Angolan musicians gathered this Wednesday morning at the main pavilion of Cidadela stadium, in Luanda, where in the presence of the Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, they paid tribute to the late singer Teta Lando.
AngolaPress |
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Contributed photo Marvin Ross, originally of Macksburg, poses for a photo during his career as one of Iowa's first rock 'n' roll performers. This year he'll be inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Association Hall of Fame.
Creston News Advertiser |
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Hear sweet music in Gibson Park tonight
The Great Falls Municipal Band summer concert features guest conductor Dennis Granlie and special guests the Sweet Adelines Top of the Falls Chorus. Admission is free. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in Gibson Park.
Great Falls Tribune |
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Identical twin, 13, loses battle with rare form of cancer
An identical twin has lost her battle with a very rare form of cancer aged just 13. Jodie Hudson complained of feeling ill shortly after taking part in a cross country event and died just over a year later from the aggressive disease.
Daily Mail |
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New Music: Americans in France: "Liking You" [MP3/Stream]
If every tune at least vaguely about affection sported the name "Liking You," we'd be cataloguing this blurb with Dewey Decimals. But as the cap for this gorgeous cut from a distantly forthcoming full-length by new Chapel Hill trio Americans in France , "Liking You" is an important sub-textual revelation. Liking someone is a graded loss of innocence, you know, a possible symptom of love or ...
Pitchfork |
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Third Annual Johnson County Fair set to begin August 14th
Organizers are now finalizing plans for the third annual Johnson County Fair, which emerges from the Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Park the third weekend in August.
The Tomahawk |
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Blighted Business Owner Has Help In Fighting Metro
The owner of a Music Row publishing house and record label has continued her fight against the city's plans to take her property. Now, the owner may have received a helping hand.
News Channel 5 Nashville |
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A night at the festival
Working at the Elora Festival can’t be for the timid. Saturday night’s performance, Hot Fusion, was an amazing show that brought incredible talent to the Gambrel Barn — and its success is largely due to the efforts of Festival staff to keep the show going, in spite of some very trying circumstances.
Fergus-Elora News Express |
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DJ funking off into sunset
Come Aug. 1, the Iowa City music scene will become a little less funky. That's when Matt Grundstad, known in DJ circles as Funkmaster, and his band, Eufórquestra, will leave their homeland and move to Fort Collins, Colo. Funkmaster will throw a going-away party at 9 p.m. Thursday at the Mill.
The Daily Iowan |
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Parents are distancing themselves from kids
Are we literally distancing ourselves from our children? There used to be a time when children were held more, hugged more, talked to more and rocked more.
The Facts |
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Come hear Uncle John's orchestra
On the day Jerry Garcia would have turned 66, the venerable orchestra will welcome more than 2,000 Deadheads to the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall for the world premiere of "Dead Symphony No. 6," the first orchestral work inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead.
WTOP Radio Network |
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Tunisia: Launch of the 26th Edition of the Gabes International Festival
The 26 th edition of the Gabes International Festival was launched on Friday by Mr Taoufik Baccar, the Governor of Tunisia's Central Bank.
AllAfrica.com |
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Arts Notes: Auditions For 'Anne' Planned
Lakeland Community Theatre Children's Theatre announces auditions for its musical production of "Anne of Green Gables."
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Bayreuth Goes 21st Century with Wagnerian Stunt Man
The deeply conservative Wagner Festival in Bayreuth breaks new ground this summer, employing a stunt man to heighten an operatic staging effect for the first time in its 132-year history.
Deutsche Welle |
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Come hear Uncle John's orchestra
BALTIMORE - When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra warms up a week from Friday, the musicians will be clad in their usual summer attire: White dinner jackets and bow ties for...
Boston Herald |
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Natalie turns Bollywood heroine for folk rocker boyfriends video
Dressed in traditional Indian costume with gold jewellery and a red bindi dot on her forehead, Natalie Portman is the picture of a Bollywood princess in a new music video.
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Canal Street 08: Jazz Festival Links with the United Nations
Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme.
All About Jazz |
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Flavour of Far East on display
The sights, sounds and flavours of the Far East will be re-created in the heart of the city this weekend when the fourth annual Mississauga Chinese Arts Festival comes to Central Library Square. A variety of displays promoting many aspects of Chinese culture, from food to dance and martial arts to music, is on tap at the festival, which runs Saturday and Sunday.
Mississauga News |
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Volunteers needed to help at music festival
Although the Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival is still weeks away, organizers are putting out the call for volunteers. The festival, which is celebrating its 10th year, needs volunteers for a variety of responsibilities including setting up and tearing down the festival, working in hospitality and selling merchandise and tickets.
Mississauga News |
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'Gilligan's Island' at the State Theatre
FREMONT --This summer has been a busy one for Terra Community College's Department of Music and Performing Arts as it has entered into a new partnership with The Sandusky State Theatre.
Fremont News-Messenger |
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Giant Realm, Inc. Adds Four New Sites to its Publisher Group, Expands Roster of Film, TV, and Gaming Communities ...
NEW YORK----Giant Realm, Inc., the rapidly growing online media company reaching men 18-34, today announced that it has signed exclusive representation deals with four new sites. With the addition of Always Watching, Geeks of Doom, MEGATONik and RockPaperShotgun, Giant Realm continues to expand its audience of film and television enthusiasts, while adding to its leadership position in reaching ...
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Barnes & Noble Exclusive: Lucy Woodward Is... Hot And Bothered
NEW YORK----Barnes & Noble, Inc. , the world's largest bookseller, today announced that Lucy Woodward Is... Hot and Bothered, the new album from the irresistible and unforgettable singer-songwriter, Lucy Woodward, will be available nationwide exclusively at Barnes & Noble stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com starting July 29.
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