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"Hair" to be presented in Central Park
There are great musicals, and there are musicals that have a great impact. "Hair," which opens in a revival Thursday night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park for a run through Aug. 31, is in the latter category.
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China allows Tiananmen music
China allowed a first foreign orchestra concert in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters in delicate efforts to show openness while avoiding embarrassment at the Olympics.
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UCA will hold auditions for the Central Arkansas Youth Choir
Students in grades 3-12 who enjoy singing and want to participate in a choral experience are encouraged to audition for the award-winning Central Arkansas Youth Choir (formerly Central Arkansas Children's Choir), according to Jann Bryant, director of the University of Central Arkansas Community School of Music.
The Log Cabin Democrat |
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Q&A: Werner takes on crime prevention night
With Walden's youth officer Bobby Montanaro on leave, Officer Roy Werner took over the role in planning the village's third annual National Night Out, a festival with food and games that offers the community information on crime prevention.
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Loeb: Maid to perform
If you are lucky, every once in a while you meet a talent who can rub circles on her tummy while simultaneously patting herself on the top of her head. Such a one is Rebecca Jo Loeb, a mezzo soprano who is a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Institute this summer.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Amy Winehouse keeps her cool with personal iced drink machine
She is often pictured with an ice pop in her hand and has shared her own supplies with fans. Now songstress Amy Winehouse has made sure she can enjoy cool treats on tap after having a Slush Puppy machine installed in her home.
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Lewiston Arts Festival: A spectacle on Center Street
LEWISTON -- Art is in the eye of the beholder.
The Buffalo News |
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Dave Newhouse: Voice of the ages
Dave Newhouse is reaquinted with Jo Stafford's Scottish songs, which 50 years ago filled the lonly hours for four Air Force airmen far from home.
Oakland Tribune |
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Marshall Dane wins Best Live Electric Band award
Mississauga's Marshall Dane won Best Live Electric Band at the 2008 Toronto Independent Music Awards July 31. It's the second year in a row the band was nominated. "The fans voted and their voices were heard, we won!" Dane said. In 2008 Dane has hopes of earning a spot on the international stage. For now, he was happy to perform at the Music in the Square weekly program on Saturday (August 2) in ...
Mississauga News |
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Sony Reader: A real page-turner? No, but it may change the way we read
An electronic gadget capable of storing hundreds of downloadable "ebooks" that could do for the written word what the iPod did for music is to be launched in over 300 stores across Britain.
Belfast Telegraph |
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Switchfoot returns to Christian rock roots with appearance at Rock the Desert
There may be some who are a little surprised Switchfoot is headlining the Saturday night show at the two-day Rock the Desert music festival. Though members of the group -- especially frontman Jon Foreman -- have always happily professed their spirituality, their musical message has been more secular. But for Christian music fans, the message has always been loud and clear. And those fans aren't ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Feeling the pinch: Some young drivers switching back to bikes
You know the feeling – the ultimate freedom of finally having your own car. You pick up a couple of friends, turn the music up, roll the windows down and watch the blocks – or cornfields, depending on where you drive – fly past. Driving around has long been a teenage way to pass the time on a sticky summer night. But these days, with gas prices so high, local teens are thinking twice about ...
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From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Ha Ha Tonka
It's always heartwarming to meet the festival newbies, bands on the up-and-up for whom Lollapalooza is a massively important debut. Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka is one of those bands, no question. Admitting that their previous career zenith was a set at Wisconsin's Bratfest, the band exuded exhilaration about the whole Lollapalooza experience. Find out what bands they want to see, what touring ...
Spin |
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Shattering preconceptions about the disabled
Brio Integrated Theatre is a fledgling non-profit organization based in Winchester that uses artistic expression to shatter prejudices and misconceptions about the disabled community in the arts.
The Winchester Star |
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Crowd rewarded with wave from Madonna
They gathered for hours, waiting for a moment that lasted just five minutes. But what an important five minutes it was. Madonna, headliner of the fourth annual Traverse City Film Festival, stepped out of a sport-utility vehicle about 7:15 p.m. Saturday under the lights of the State Theatre downtown, as hundreds of fans screamed and snapped pictures.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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A fighter for France, and against racism, retires
Lilian Thuram, who rivaled Michel Platini and Zinédine Zidane as the most influential players in French soccer and surpassed them both in the number of times he represented the country, has called time on his career.
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Bigger and bigger beat at the bay
Stay In Touch: Toting tents and gumboots, revellers rolled into Byron Bay at the weekend for the Splendour in the Grass music festival.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Musicians to perform at Library Aug. 20
Westwood Public Library and the Council on Aging present Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins in “Two Old Friends,” Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m., at the Westwood Public Library.
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Industrial chic; see photo gallery
Guitarist Chris Mahoney is not a house-and-yard kind of guy. In fact, home ownership was not even a goal for him - not until he saw the Piano Factory Lofts Condominium in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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Entertainment in Brief: 08/03/2008
Big Birthday Bash' for Point Betsie; Encore concert will present Lake Huron; Cob oven workshop to be sponsored; String band closes season at Art Park; Exhibit features master artists; Sally Rogers sets Benzonia concert
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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School of rock
A nyone can be a rock star, according to South Sound brothers Mark and Scott O'Brien.
The Olympian |
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Splendour on the move to pastures new
SNIFFER dogs, singalongs and keeping warm are just some of the incidentals at Byron Bay's annual winter rock festival, Splendour in the Grass.
The Australian |
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Sydney rock babe engaged
SHE'S one of Australia's hottest exports to the US, and she's putting the rock - a dazzling 1.5 carat diamond - into rock and roll after becoming engaged.
Daily Telegraph |
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Splendour VIPs chase 'big act'
THAT annual rock pilgrimage that is Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass festival attracted more than the usual gaggle of rock stars and band-aids backstage.
Daily Telegraph |
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Universal Music Launches DRM-Free Music Site in UK
Lost Tunes offers rare music at near lossless audio quality and no DRM, first for Britain but with international sites planned.
PC World |
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