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China allows Tiananmen music, warns protesters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Seeking to show openness yet desperate to avoid embarrassment at the Olympics, China allowed a first foreign orchestra performance in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters.
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"Boses" to be screened at UP Film Institute, August 4
During the recently concluded Cinemalaya Film Festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, ang independent-digital film produced by Eresto Films Production na Boses ay isa sa sampung films na nag-compete sa naturang film fest.
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Local road race calendar
Portsmouth, 5:30 p.m. Peirce Island, two blocks from Strawbery Banke. 5K run with kids free fun run, music, awards, refreshments and prizes. Contact: George Barnard at 978-476-9034.
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New facility gives Southfield players room to grow
It's a nice summer day, but members of the Southfield football team are hard at work. Well, maybe it isn't work. A few players of various sizes are tossing weights while teammates offer encouragement. Rap music is blaring and a big-screen television is playing in the background.
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Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar
Showing listings from August 3, 2008 to August 9, 2008 in all categories. Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival (Carte Blanche 4) Carte Blanche Concert IV: Borromeo String Quartet: The Bartok Quartet Cycle. Sun., Aug. 3, 10-11:30 a.m. $70 adult; $35 student.
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Special Events
Vintage Vehicles & Family Festival Vintage cars, live music, food. Sun., Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. For more information, call Laurie at 650-321-1004 or e-mail admin@moah.org or visit www.moah.org . Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
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Willows Theatre presents 'Sacagawea," another theatrical chapter in Western history
Musical focuses on Shoshone woman who played major role in Lewis and Clark expedition
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Bajofondo mixes Latin, rock, hip-hop sounds
Don't call Bajofondo a revisionist tango band anymore or you'll raise the back hairs of its leader, Gustavo Santaolalla. The band, whose name loosely translates to "below the surface," is an eight-member ensemble of South American musicians who have created a...
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DVD review: 'The Sword in the Stone'
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Here's Disney's early-'60s take on Arthurian legend, from the 1938 book by T.H. White. The movie follows the Disney kid-friendly formula: music, comedy and fantasy. The main characters are Merlin, an avuncular magician (left, with...
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A different music lesson
Beethoven did it and so can you. He turned tragedy into triumph. Between being exploited by his father at the tender age of four and his gradual deafness beginning in his late 20s, this musical giant penned some of the world's most distinctive and well known pieces of music ever written.
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THIS WEEK
S BENEFIT HELP IS ON THE WAY XIV: BLAME IT ON THE MOVIES It may not be clear what blame needs to be cast, but thanks is certainly owed to the theater, movie and music crowd hitting the stage to benefit Bay Area AIDS service agencies. Just Paula West - San...
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Reggae Rising Festival unites family and culture under umbrella of One Love'
for The Daily Journal Thousands of reggae music and culture fans are gathered this weekend in Piercy for the second annual Reggae Rising Festival.
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Rocky Life Over Just As Things Turned Around
"Extraordinary Life" looks back each Sunday on someone whose life made a difference.
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'Breaking Dawn' concert: On scene
Our writer found the NYC show to be the perfect prelude to her midnight bookstore run. And you?
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Sheryl Crow gets serious about music, motherhood and making a difference
A thriving, 15-year career in the pop-rock world is a triumph. A thriving career for Sheryl Crow in 2008 is a bona fide feat.
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Mark Stryker's fresh thoughts on new music
Classical music gets typecast as art cordoned off from daily life. But it's impossible to listen to the six-CD box "Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992" (**** out of four stars, Naive) and not feel a composer embracing the viscera not only of our world but ones that might lie beyond.
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In an iPod Nano world, some rivals appear
NEW YORK — It's easy to understand the appeal of Apple Inc.'s iPod Nano music and video player: It's slim and simple to use, and it has a crisp 2-inch LCD screen. Its brand name is considered synonymous with hip tech gear.
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Erie Phil Unplugged offers preview
Here's your chance to meet the guest artists who bring the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra's music alive.
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REEL GOOD
EL CANTANTE (2007) Tuesday. 12:35 a.m., HBO This underrated but beautifully acted biopic tells the story of Latino singer Hector Lavoe, a creator of salsa music. As Lavoe, Marc Anthony jumps off the screen and Jennifer Lopez sizzles as his wife. The...
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Songs with roots
James Taylor speaks with the wonderment of a child just opening his eyes, yet with the knowledge of the 60-year-old New Englander he is.
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Sheryl Renee is one person; Rene Marie is another entirely
Sheryl Renee, a longtime Denver actress who just wrapped "Live at the Rossonian" at the Crossroads Theatre, will sing the national anthem at Thursday's Colorado Rockies baseball game.
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Music industry sues MSU golf coach
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Michigan State University's women's golf coach is a target in the music industry's national campaign against illegal downloading.
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Greeley Senior Center news
From 2-5 p.m. today, the Senior Center will host a Community Dance, with music provided by Ray Cox. Admission is $4, payable at the door.
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China allows Tiananmen music and warns protesters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Seeking to show openness yet desperate to avoid embarrassment at the Olympics, China allowed a first foreign orchestra performance in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters.
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Soothing sounds
For more than a hundred years, the sweet melodies of the mountain dulcimer have been part of the sounds and rhythms of the Appalachian Mountains. But in the past couple of decades, the instrument has become a favorite for many folklorists across North Carolina, including many in Alamance County.
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