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Opening comics steal the 'Laughs'
TORONTO -- The bigger names didn't go over quite as big as the openers during the third and final gala at Toronto's Just For Laughs festival Saturday night at Massey Hall.
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Chesney serves up country Buffett
It's no wonder that country megastar Kenny Chesney opened his annual Gillette Stadium show last night with "Live These Songs Again" - that's exactly what...
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Events on Aug 02, 2008
The good thing about having been in a band in the past is that you already know how to tour. Zak Sally- formerly of Minnesota band Low- is hitting the road with his pal Nate Denver. Together, they'll be lugging guitars, amps, and boxes of fresh comics for a limited run up the West Coast, which...
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Events on Aug 02, 2008
Duff McKagan's Loaded sounds like the name of a Broadway revue complete with a medley of memorable bass lines and a jazzy dance number to "One in a Million." The veteran rocker would even reenact scenes from GnR's early years: But Axl, we’ve come too far to give up now... But alas, D.M.L....
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Celebrity Attractions sets six musical shows
What do the following have in common: anchor, chestnut, nostalgia, contemporary, sleeper and blockbuster? They're descriptive words that offer a clue to the six shows on Celebrity Attractions' 2008-09 season of musicals presented at the Civic Center Music Hall. Celebrity Attractions will celebrate its 25th anniversary this season with a schedule that spotlights "Mamma Mia!,” "The Pajama Game,” ...
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UCO professor's book on Jefferson praiseworthy
Few have deserved the designation of "gentleman and scholar” as much as this country's third president, Thomas Jefferson. A voracious reader, Jefferson assembled libraries that nurtured his robust intellectual curiosity. The man and his books are the subject of a significant addition to the Jefferson canon, "The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson” (Oxford University ...
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Pop star Mika set for Beirut concert
BEIRUT: International pop singing sensation Mika is set to play to a sell-out crowd today when he stages his first concert in Beirut, the city of his birth.
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Team Riding Writers: Warm welcome for RAGBRAI riders in Eldridge
11 a.m. Eldridge, 36 miles into today’s ride, is by far the craziest scene. There are thousands of bikes on the streets, blaring music at the fire station, honking horns and people in their front yards waving.
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Dixon man collects rock band drumsticks
In the world of drums, there are skins and high hats, and there are snares and toms.
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Celebrating a culture
Arts, crafts and Native American education were all part of this year’s Ganondagan Native American Dance and Music Festival.
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Band is battle-tested at Lake County Fair
Crete, a band with Carmel High School roots, rocked the Lake County Fair's Battle of the Bands contest Saturday.
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Listen up! There are lots of places that stage free outdoor concerts
It seems nearly every park and plaza features concerts during the summer. Best of all, they're free.
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Cast connections
Trollwood alumni return to old site to recall past and look to the future A bit of jealousy mingled with nostalgia as alumni of Trollwood Performing Arts School said good-bye to the north Fargo site that has been home to 30 years of fond memories. Advertisement: ADDICTIONS TATTOOING & BODY $15 Off ANY Tattoo over $65 Text this to your phone and bring it in to receive $15 off any ...
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VU series aimed at educating the elderly
VALPARAISO The sound of Richard Rodgers' music, the frontiers of nanotechnology and the story of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train are among the topics that older adults can explore this fall at Valparaiso University.
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Keeping alive the music of L.A.
LOS ANGELES - It was more than 50 years ago, but Ry Cooder remembers it as if it happened last week. He was 8 and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing, "Hey Porter."
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Local teachers produce CD of orginial music
THIBODAUX -- Known for the many free concerts they host free-of-charge at local venues, Joyous Sounds, a band comprised mostly of local educators, have just released their first recording.
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In brief: Illinois
Finalist Harvey Restoration Ministries is one of 10 finalists for the 2008 Samaritan Award, created by the Acton Institute to honor grassroots nonprofit organizations. More than 300 organizations from across the country applied for the Samaritan Award. Applications were reviewed and scored by a team of social science experts at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. As one of the top finalists, ...
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Festival changes name, location but not purpose
Al Pavlinak was having a good time rounding up folks to square dance in the middle of the grass Saturday afternoon. The Madison Village resident was enjoying the music of The New Deal String Band during the Little Mountain Heritage Festival in Painesville Township.
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Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin dies at 80
PARIS — Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played with America’s greats from Thelonious Monk to Lionel Hampton but chose to live in France, died hours before a concert, his agent said Saturday. He was 80. Mr. Griffin was found dead Friday morning in the music room of his home in Mauprevoir in western France by his wife, Miriam, said Helene Manfredi, his agent for 28 years. The exact cause of ...
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At your library, free reading and so much more are in the cards
Frugal is fine. Free is better. That's the mantra of library-loving folks who wouldn't trade their library cards for 10 tanks of gas.
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Colchester: New vendors, fife and drum corps draw hundreds to Festival on the Green
The sound of drums, flutes and musket fire made for a lively afternoon Saturday at the Colchester Historical Society’s 17th annual Festival on the Green.
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The 16-year-old singing sensation takes us along as she conquers the international music scene.
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Reitmans share the laughs
MONTREAL -- It was the most affecting show at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, sharing an hour talking to each other about their lives.
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Respect the artists, and you can have their masterpieces for a song
Music labels, and artists, have come around to the idea that there is value in giving away some music for free or at reduced prices.
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Arts notes: Classical music
Classical music Douglas W. Adams has been named president of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, replacing Fred Bronstein. Adams, who has been president and CEO of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for the past six years and once served as general manager of the Dallas group, returns to town to begin his duties on Sept. 8. Theater Last week in Arts Notes we mentioned the Broadway-bound ...
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