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Former youth pastor allegedly abused girls
WILKES-BARRE — Three teenagers testified Monday that a former youth minister at a Kingston church repeatedly molested them while playing hide-and-seek in the dark and during one-on-one music lessons.
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Leary to host 'Fashion Rocks'
Worcester's Denis Leary will host the fifth anniversary of "Fashion Rocks," a TV special celebrating the best in fashion and music to be broadcast from 9 to 11 p.m. Sept. 9 on the CBS Television Network.
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— ERICA JAMES Fourth jazz festival draws a thousand Playing Scranton a tough act? “No way!” says Scranton Jazz Festival committee member Larry Pugliese.
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Mount's 'Musical' misses the mark
GARDNER - Any way one looks at it, "High School Musical" is Disney's Wonder Bread answer to "Grease," a commercial Goliath that has plundered its way past any serious critical assessment all the way to the bank. No matter that the story line is full of recycled corn and the music tunefully banal.
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Restoring lustre to Selkirk Avenue
It was once the hub of the North End; a street that bustled with immigrants who brought their customs, music and food to their new country. This blend of culture created a thriving marketplace on Selkirk Avenue -- one whose glory days are long gone.
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County to hold movie nights
Schenectady County Family Movie Nights will be held throughout August."Shrek the Third" will be shown tonight at Niskayuna Town Hall and Aug. 26 at Freedom Park in Scotia. "Bee Movie" will be shown Aug. 19 at Esposito Park in Rotterdam. Family Movie Nights will feature pre-movie entertainment by Radio Disney Live, with games, music and prize giveaways. Hands-on crafts and activities will be ...
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The great relief and real joy aroused by wallowing in Newman's first collection of new, non-movie-related material in almost a decade comes with the realization that America's great pop music satirist, at age 64, has not only approached the bar he set 30 years ago with such classics as Good Old Boys and Sail Away , but has also, in many ways, raised it a little.
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Veteran violinists Ralph Evans and Efin Boico, violist Yuri Gandelsman and cellist Wolfgang Laufer continue the quartet's 62-year tradition of performing chamber music in the U.S. Midwest as well as touring extensively abroad.
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Writers including Garrison Keillor and David Sedaris are coming to town
UPDATED: 04 :42 a.m. EDT, August 12, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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• The Allman Brothers Band filed a lawsuit yesterday against UMG Recordings for a bigger cut of recordings sold through third parties such as Apple's iTunes music service.
Toronto Star |
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Cut the movies and cue the songs
For most of his long career, Kris Kristofferson has lived in two worlds: music and movies. In his early years, the gifted narrative poet and songwriter emerged from Nashville's Outlaw Country movement to become one of the most beloved and credible icons of his generation.
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The Conservative government's decision to axe two funds that support Canadian arts and culture will have a devastating impact both locally and internationally, including heavy hitters like the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and the Hot Docs Festival, artists and advocates say.
Toronto Star |
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I Am Legend: Coming soon to Rainbow circuit
Cast: Will Smith, Richard Matheson, Alice Braga, Dach Mobick, Charles Tahan, Willow Smith, and the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers.
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How John Edwards' life is like a country song
As the year 2008 dawned, John Edwards saw himself as one of the half-dozen people with a realistic chance to become America's leader. Today, one little confession later, John Edwards is a country-western song.
New York Daily News |
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Events for Tuesday in New York
Neil Diamond begins a four-night stint at MSG. With a career that has spanned 40 years and sold some 125 million records worldwide, this concert promises to deliver the crooner's classics along with new material from his latest album, "Home Before Dark."
New York Daily News |
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Teens testify against former pastor
WILKES-BARRE — Three teenagers testified Monday that a former youth minister at a Kingston church repeatedly molested them while playing hide and seek in the dark and during one-on-one music lessons.
The Citizens' Voice |
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Teamwork key to gymnastics gold
BEIJING - They talk and text about boys and clothes and music - typical teenager stuff.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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AROUND THE REGION
n Ashland: The Rotary Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the American Music Theatre on Nov. 9 to see the Christmas Show. Anyone who made a reservation last year when the trip was canceled due to an ice storm is assured a seat, but those reservations must be confirmed with Connie Wydra at 682-0933 as soon as possible. The bus will leave at noon and the show will be at 3 p.m., followed by dinner at ...
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Joss Stone to sing for Obama's campaign
London, Aug 12 : British soul singer Joss Stone is set to sing a theme song for US presidential candidate Barack Obama's election campaign.
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India Day 2008: IAGB's Annual Showcase of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity at Boston's Hatch Shell/Esplanade
Boston's Hatch Memorial Shell/Esplanade on Storrow Drive in Boston is all set to come alive on Sunday, August 17, 2008, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. with the upcoming India Day 2008, a free, spectacular cultural event. About 500 dancers, singers and musicians will enthrall an expected 15,000 people with a diverse selection of vibrant performances showcasing the rich traditions, culture and heritage ...
Centre Daily Times |
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3rd Black River Music and Art Festival in Chester this Sat.
CHESTER -- The Historic Chester Business Association will hold the third annual Black River Music and Art Festival on Saturday. Last year's event drew an estimated 9,000 people.
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On the Radio: WAXQ's Bob Buchmann gets set to sign off
Ten years ago, when Bob Buchmann was program director at WBAB (102.3 FM) on Long Island, he read a statement from a manager at WNEW-FM (102.7 FM) that rock radio could no longer work in New York.
New York Daily News |
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Ethereal sounds of Saariaho: A primer
The music has nothing to hide. It's neither friendly nor un-, and comes from places both distant and familiar. Such are the riddlelike descriptions inspired by composer Kaija Saariaho's often-dreamy, sometimes-amorphous soundscapes, which give voice to what's felt but not seen, forces that seem to float in the ethers or rustle in the underbrush, apprehended only out of the corner of your eye and ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Olympic child singing star was a fake: ceremony director
The little girl who starred at the Olympic opening ceremony was miming and only put on stage because the real singer was not considered attractive enough, the show's musical director has revealed.
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Music and beer records broken
25th year: Except for Sunday, Musikfest '08 was biggest ever. The ''Art of Musik'' was the catchy theme used to market the 2008 Musikfest, but if there was a post-event theme, it could easily be ''more.''
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