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Music festival raises vital cash for Olivia
A FUNDRAISING festival in support of a Westbury teenager has raised almost twice as much money than at its debut last year. (12/08/2008 10:13:05)
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Non-profit notebook: August 12
The Foundation at Bergen Regional Medical Center will hold a golf and tennis classic Sept. 15 at Edgewood Country Club in River Vale. Registration at 9 a.m. will be followed by a buffet brunch and then the shotgun start for golfers and the beginning of a round-robin tennis tournament.
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Mexico summer fete to feature music, fireworks
There will be a lakeside concert, an ROTC field-drill demonstration and fireworks at Mexico Point Park, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31. Several musicians will perform, including Shoeless and Brass on the Rocks. Casey's Cottage will be open, and food and ice cream will be available.
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Eraserheads reunion gig to push through despite controversy
Despite the uproar coming from various sectors, the one-night reunion concert of the Eraserheads will push through on August 30 as planned. The event will take place at the Bonifacio Global City Open Grounds, however, not at the CCP Open Grounds as previously announced.
PEP |
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Terry Wogan to quit Eurovision Song Contest
Terry Wogan is set to quit as Eurovision host after 37 years.
Daily Mirror |
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New director gets in tune with North High band
Accepting the position of band director at North High School was a chance for Adam Beilgard to return to a community he became familiar with as a student at Drake University. It also meant shifting focus from teaching music in the kindergarten through 12th-grade levels to focusing only on the high school level.
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Jude Johnstone Releases Her Fourth CD "Mr. Sun" on BoJak Records, August 19, 2008
Jude Johnstone's new CD "Mr. Sun" continues with the jazzy/blues musical rhythms found in her last project "Blue Light," while maintaining her trademarks of emotional depth, passionate vocals and haunting melodies. Johnstone's level of artistry continues to grow with "Mr. Sun." (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1168974.htm
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South Elgin on track for Riverfest Express
If the weather cooperates, the 12th annual Riverfest Express from Thursday through Sunday in downtown South Elgin, should deliver the same combination of food and fireworks, of music and crafts, of trolley travel and classic cars, as the first 11. But then, it might be hard to get worse weather than 2007's. Last year's Riverfest Express started just a few days after some of the worst flooding in ...
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Wiggles are OK in Johnston class
The Storybook Dance class creatively combined stories, rhymes, music and props last week to focus the wandering minds of 3- to 6-year-olds.
The Des Moines Register |
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Olympic child singing star was a fake
BEIJING - 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 said.
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Progressive Rock Band Influenced by Gandhi Releases Songs Addressing World Issues
Using the power of song and the universal language of music, this unique band helps raise awareness and money for worthy charities fighting world problems. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1201644.htm
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Musical mechanic gears up for 'Sensation' finals
Although Will Shadrick makes a living as an auto mechanic, music has been revving his engine for years.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
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Orchestra transfixes Trekkies with music of their favorite shows
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 (2 a.m.) A frisky Capt. Kirk and a lady Klingon are getting cozy in the back of the Barron Room at the Hilton Center, trying to form a Klingon-Federation alliance.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Ballet show to join Melon Festival lineup
added quote late. kk By Kristofer Karol
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
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All that jazz
DOODLE MUSIC: As part of the NB Summer Music Festival, an event called Jazzy Kids was held at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Doodles Cafe on Monday.
Daily Gleaner |
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Filesharing teen gets damages reduced in ignorance claim
Too young to understand, court rules A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful. A US court said she will only have to pay $200 per song downloaded instead of the $750 demanded in the case.…
The Register |
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U.S. softball team rocks Venezuela 11-0 in Olympic opener
For their first dance at the last roundup, the defending women’s softball champions won in a waltz.
Houston Chronicle |
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Tall ships sailing back into city in 2010
Green Bay will host at least a dozen tall ships when the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival returns in 2010, officials announced Monday morning.
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New radio program links jazz, other musical styles
It's not often jazz radio shows intersperse Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" or Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A'Changing" with the trumpeting of Miles Davis and John Coltrane's sensual saxophoning. Can Thelonious Monk peacefully coexist with The Police?
SouthtownStar |
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Las Vegas Sun
Tuesday, Aug. 12 10:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Harrah's Thea Vidale shares the stage with Aron Kader and Happy at the Harrah's Improv. Thea Vidale has taken the stage at comedy clubs across the country and has performed in various TV sitcoms like Ellen and The Drew Carey Show.
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School arts to benefit from musical
With school starting in two weeks, the West Boylston Arts Foundation is doing its part to get things ready for the upcoming school year.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Day on the Monterey Bay Regatta sails in Aug. 17
Food, sailing and music -- it's all on deck at the 17th annual Day on the Monterey Bay Regatta on Aug.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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FIRST STOP: SUCCESS
WHEN your sister is a teen superstar with a hit TV series and a chart-topping music career, it seems like a waste not to ride her coattails, even just a teeny, tiny, little bit. Try telling that to Trace Cyrus, though. The 19-year-old big bro of...
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FRINGE DARTS TARGET TART
IT hardly comes as a sur prise that Britney Spears is a character in not one but two of the offerings in this year's Fringe Festival (and that's just over the first weekend). While she's merely a supporting character - a ghost, actually - in the...
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Community Calendar
Ashburnham Conservation Trust will present a concert by singer/songwriter Tom Rush from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Oakmont Regional High School Auditorium, 9 Oakmont Drive, as a fundraiser. Tickets are $25 for general admission. Reserved seating is available for sponsorships and includes a catered pre-show reception with the singer at the Maguire House. Tickets may be bought at Ashburnham ...
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