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Great American Irish Festival: Annual event ‘always a good time’
Bagpipes droned and tents shook from stomping, clapping festival-goers Friday during the first day of the Great American Irish Festival at Herkimer County Fairgrounds.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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John Mayer redefines concept of what's cool
John Mayer is many things: an incredible guitarist, an accomplished songwriter and a famed heartthrob with admirers all over the globe. One thing he is not: a bartender.
The Post and Courier |
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Slice of Life 7.26.08
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... 2165-Social/Activities Director Beautiful Assisted Living Community is looking for an outgoing, energetic individual that is organized and dedicated to ...
Muskogee Phoenix |
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Family favorite hitting stage
FAIRMONT - Even if a person has never seen the play on stage or been captivated with Julie Andrews in the movie, the "Sound of Music" is a production ingrained in our society.
The Fairmont Sentinel |
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Radio rallies for troops
“Music Man” Dennis Sheppard rocked area listeners from the Delta to the DMZ Friday afternoon.
The Sentinel |
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Maryland Theatre outdoor show gets fans jazzed
HAGERSTOWN Once the afternoon sun was gone, there truly was cool jazz Friday at The Maryland Theatre - outside.
The Herald-Mail |
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Weekend calendar
Trains for everyone; Artillery weekend; Gospel hymn sing; Acoustic bluegrass; Motorcycle racing; Music by the Lake; Pro wrestling; Ballroom dance; Piano recital; Hagerstown Municipal Band
The Herald-Mail |
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Don Quixote's celebrates the one-man band
Perhaps you have seen them before, or you at least have a vague idea of their antics - a solo musician, outfitted with a curious ensemble of percussive or stringed instruments - bells, flutes, trumpets, harmonicas and quite literally anything accessible to a free limb.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Ice fishing musical is timeless fun
The minute the guys, Ed Bolton as Marvin and Denny Skjonsby as Lloyd, step onto the stage, the fun begins. Immediately!
Park Rapids Enterprise |
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Emmylou Harris
Perhaps the most influential woman artist in country music over the last three decades, Emmylou Harris has made a career of pushing boundaries in the genre while still staying true to her purist fan base.
Bayinsider |
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In Brief
FRIENDSVILLE — The Yough River Festival will be held today from 3 to 10 p.m. at the Community Park in Friendsville.
Cumberland Times-News |
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Wallace Melton Colley Sr.
Wallace Melton Colley Sr., 65, of Lakeland, passed away at his residence Thursday, July 24, 2008. He was born June 1, 1943, in Albany, Ga. to the late Willie Nathaniel and Victoria Melton Colley. He worked as a shipping manager at Brockway for 30 years.
The Valdosta Daily Times |
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Art of disciplined fun
VALDOSTA — Hearing the chords of the violin from the hallway, one can’t help but stick a head back into the classroom. Tallahassee, Fla.,-based violinist Patrice Floyd is working with a handful of youngsters, Dana Brown, Tiara Miller, Kelli Jones, and William Davis.
The Valdosta Daily Times |
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"I know I'm not a giver-upper": Davison Township woman lost leg to cancer, but climbs to national finals in Extremity ...
PONTIAC, Michigan -- McKayla Hanson shimmied up the fake rock formations, her rippling arms pulling her up, and her only leg hopping, twisting and turning so she could make it to the top.
The Flint Journal |
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Clarion County Fair concludes today
Some of today's activities include a truck and tractor pull, music and more. NEW BETHLEHEM - The Clarion County Fair will wrap up its 70th annual celebration today with a variety of entertainment and activities.
The Derrick |
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Concerns aired over Keystone music, art staff changes
KNOX - Members of the Keystone Music Association plan a special public meeting on Tuesday regarding school district staffing changes in the art and music programs.
The Derrick |
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Sound of music returns to von Trapp Salzburg villa
VIENNA -- Salzburg is alive with the sound of music once again, as the von Trapp family's villa opened its doors to the public this weekend for the first time, as a hotel and museum.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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SHOWTIME The column that talks to machines
Gary Ash rather thoughtfully sent us the above photo from the Tom Petty show this week. Readers of Back to Rockville on KansasCity.com were quite thrilled with Mr. Petty’s performance.
The Kansas City Star |
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Faith Calendar July 26
STEVEN MOSLEY’S CHOSEN GARMENT: THE WHOLE BIBLE IN ONE ACT: Drama presentation. 9 and 10:30 a.m. July 27, Church on the Rock Outreach Center, 1700 S.W. Market, Lee’s Summit. Free. www.cotroc.org (816-246-7625)
The Kansas City Star |
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Stones Switch Recording Companies From EMI To Universal
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
Hartford Courant |
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Day 8: My little boy is growing up fast
Kristin McHugh-Johnston for the Muscatine Journal Editor’s note: This month, 37 Muscatine-area adults and children will visit Gjakove, Kosovo, to continue an exchange program between the Muscatine Youth and Children’s Choir and the Shropshire Muscatine Foundation’s Kosovo Children’s Music Initiative which began in 2004. What follows is a first-hand account from Muscatine’s Kristin ...
Muscatine Journal |
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Drexel student opens for Coldplay - Philadelphia News
He wrote his own song, made his video, put it on YouTube, and then opened for Coldplay.
WPVI-TV Philadelphia |
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Sony To Set Up Wholly Foreign-owned Firm In Vietnam
HANOI, July 26(Bernama) -- Japanese electronics manufacturer Sony said it is preparing to set up a wholly foreign-owned company in Vietnam while maintaining its existing joint venture in the Southeast Asian country, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Bernama |
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Calendar for Saturday July 26
GO ANIME! BAMBI EYES & ROBOT DREAMS: Free Anime Film Festival. By KC Science Fiction & Fantasy Society. 6-10:15 p.m.; UMKC School of Education Building, 615 East 52nd St. www.vkff.org (913-721-2106)
The Kansas City Star |
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Festivals: Music at the headwaters
Lake Itasca, Minn. Enjoy music and the outdoors in northern Minnesota during the Lake Itasca Family Music Festival Friday through next Sunday. Everything from bluegrass to gospel to old-time music will be performed by artists from around the country.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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