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Restaurant owned by city of Arlington working to cut losses
By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON — The city-run Ventana Grille is still losing money, but officials say a planned patio expansion and ongoing marketing initiatives will help the southwest Arlington restaurant and affiliated golf course land more business. The city opened the Ventana Grille at the Tierra Verde Golf Club, off U.S. 287 and Eden Road, in October 2006 in an effort to attract more ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Serendipitous concert change
The 10th concert of Long's Park's 13-part series seemed surrounded by a bit of fate Sunday night.The Waifs, who were originally scheduled to perform, had to cancel because of financial difficulties."They gave us about a month's notice," said Stella Sexton, the ...
Lancaster Online |
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Moved by the music
The gospel group Fresh Annointing performs Sunday afternoon during Multifest at the Capitol. The 19th annual Multifest began Friday and continued through Sunday.
The Charleston Gazette |
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20,000 celebrate faith, music at The Fest
Sisters Elizabeth, left, and Rachel Lovejoy raise their hands and sing with Stellar Kart on Sunday during the band’s performance at The Fest in Wickliffe. Elizabeth, 17, and Rachel, 15, live in Ashtabula.
The News-Herald |
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Floating, Personalizing and Performing
Everyone knows about the three B?s of classical music: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. The pianist David Holzman introduced a new wrinkle with three A?s: austere, abstract and academic.
New York Times |
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A Quartet Investigates a Mutant Jazz Landscape
The Vijay Iyer Quartet trafficks in a surging, complex, mutant strain of post-bop, steeped in portent and incident.
New York Times |
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A Queen of Country Holds Court in Concert
Ms. Lynn was in moments discomfitingly frail, yet her once radical songs proved durable.
New York Times |
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Artful Dodging Between Mozart and Webern
Surely, it can?t have been the first time in the 42-year history of the Mostly Mozart Festival that anyone has booed.
New York Times |
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Jerry Day's cool vibe
Hundreds of Deadheads braved "Easy Wind" under a "Touch of Grey" skies and flocked to McLaren Park in San Francisco's Excelsior district on Sunday for the sixth annual Jerry Day, a six-hour celebration of the art, music and life of Jerry Garcia, longtime...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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WE Fest not waning despite hard times
Country fan crowds expected to climb Belts may be getting tighter due to the economy, but belt buckles aren't - WE Fest is proving to be an expense country music fans aren't willing to shed. Advertisement: GAMES GALORE PARTY RENTAL $175 Backyard Party!! $175 Backyard Birthday Party Special, Reg. $195!! Call Dave or Cory at Games Galore to get special pricing for your next ...
Fargo Forum |
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Ralph V. Heino Sr., 1918-2008: Violinist 'very passionate about the arts'
Ralph V. Heino, Sr., a violinist, composer and a former member of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, died July 26.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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The Classical Music Network
Homepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network
Concertonet |
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Musical paint brush
With Summer's Last Blast only about a week away, several groups are busy making plans for the fun-filled weekend.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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The internet keeps her voice alive
During her decade-long career, indie rock singer Katie Reider built up a small but loyal base of fans who bought her albums and cheered at her soulful concerts.
The Star-Ledger |
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Globe buys mobile content group for P351-M
Globe Telecom Inc. said Monday it bought a mobile content distribution group for P351 million. Globe, the country's second-largest cellular phone operator, said it acquired 100 percent of Entertainment Gateway Group Phils.
ABS-CBNNEWS.com |
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New motorcycle club focuses on community and students
A newly formed group in Huntsville had its first organized event Sunday, inviting members of the community to support children in the area by donating school supplies.
The Hunstville Item |
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Four students earn Eagle Scout status; students win musical awards
FOUR TEENAGERS EARN EAGLE SCOUT STATUS
Austin American-Statesman |
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Father of Congolese Rumba dies at 82
VETERAN world music star Papa Wendo, considered the father of the Congolese Rumba, has died at the age of 82, a non-governmental organisation announced this week .
Daily Dispatch |
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Singers pay tribute at gospel music’s birthplace
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 (9:27 p.m.) A landmark church known as the birthplace of gospel music has opened its doors for the first time since a fire two years ago ravaged the structure on the city's South Side.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Neighborhoods to turn lights out on crime
Hundreds of people are expected to gather Tuesday at the Jones-McDonald neighborhood on Barhamville Road to take a stand against crime. They will eat hot dogs, play basketball, listen to music and talk with members of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Bomb Squad about the department’s latest tools. Children also will receive goody bags containing school supplies. “We’re hoping to ...
The State |
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AUDITIONS
COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY: Auditions will be held 6-8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 5:45-6:45 p.m. Aug. 18 at the First Baptist Church choral room, 1306 Hampton St. (803) 933-9060; www.columbiachoralsociety.org SANDLAPPER SINGERS: AMERICAN MUSIC, AMERICAN SOUND: Auditions will be held through Friday for five openings. To schedule an audition, contact Lillian Quackenbush at (803) 786-3702. ...
The State |
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In pursuit of perfection: Five groups perform in Music In Motion drum corps competition
Danielle Merson sat behind Westminster High School, hunched intently over her task of buffing the last stains out of her white shoes. Video . Then she fetched her uniform and suited up. Once dressed, she was focused.
Carroll County Times |
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Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls rock Shockoe Bottom crowd
Those bored with the possibility of one more afternoon at the pool or another round with the lawnmower had the option of heading to Shockoe Bottom yesterday for a few hours of live music with some up-and-coming acts and a few veterans.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Cabrillo composers morph the orchestra
How cool is a symphony orchestra, anyway? Can this magnificent, elephantine relic of the 19th century be morphed into something a little more finger-poppingly up-to-date? To judge from the opening weekend of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, these...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Swinefest to feature music, fun, more
HUNTINGTON -- Rick Simmons wants Swinefest to be the biggest thing to hit Guyandotte since the Civil War.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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