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Upcoming Party to Kick Off Memorial Museum
There's more than World War I era music filling this hangar at Kickapoo Airport. The Museum of North Texas History has packed it with pictures-- and other period pieces. But their pride and joy is this Curtis Jenny plane... one of only five remaining in the world.
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Police will not break up illegal raves because darkness is a health and safety risk
A police force has sparked fury by admitting it is powerless to break up illegal raves - because it's too dark when the party is in full swing. Chief Inspector Gill Ellis, of Kent Police, blamed the lack of action on 'health and safety' regulations when tackled by locals whose lives are blighted by the noisy all-night drug-fests in a wooded property around Sevenoaks
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A jump start
High school is a natural time for a budding musician to start a band, thanks to a surplus of free time,...
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What's new in entertainment
A look at what's new in movies, books, music, television, video games and DVDs for the weekend. MOVIES: "SPEED RACER" The Wachowski brothers ("The Matrix") directed this big-screen version of the cult Japanese cartoon about a young racer (Emile Hirsch), his feisty dad (John Goodman) and his mysterious competitor, known only as Racer X (Matthew Fox). With Christina Ricci, Roger Allam and ...
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Eddy Arnold: Country music superstar
Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He sold an estimated 85 million records and enjoyed more than 140 US hits, 28 of them chart-toppers. He cut his first single for RCA Victor in 1944 and was still very much a presence on the country scene in the 1990s, having made a guest appearance on the teen sensation LeAnn Rimes' award-winning album Blue in 1996.
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Cultural Life: Fyfe Dangerfield, Musician
Books I start so many books and then get distracted. I've just read The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It is the story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, who wrote the book by blinking the letters of the alphabet because he was paralysed everywhere else.
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Brisbane's coming of age party
Some remember it as an excuse to do the chicken dance and drink beer. But others recall Expo 88 as a seminal event that put Brisbane on the cultural map and took the Australian tourism industry into an exciting and lucrative new era.
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`Rafta, Rafta' gently lampoons Indian generational and cultural differences
NEW YORK - Picture two young people trying to enjoy their wedding night in the bedroom right next to the groom's parents, and you'll get an idea of the frustrating yet touching comedic premise of Ayub Khan-Din's warmhearted play, "Rafta, Rafta ...," currently in a New Group production at off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre.
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Earnings roundup: Nvidia, Dynegy
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Graphic chip maker Nvidia Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 34 percent, but missed analyst estimates.
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There's old school, and then there's really old school
What do a 92-year-old retiree from Northhampton, Mass., and a 19-year-old breakdancer from Seoul, South Korea, have in common? They were both meant for the stage. Taken separately, both the documentaries "Young@Heart" and "Planet B-Boy" offer different sides of the same coin -- a group of ragtag but dedicated amateurs persevere on their way to the big stage. The fact that both music-themed ...
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Critic's Picks: May 8, 2008
“From the New World,” with Jorge Mester conducting and pianist Joyce Yang, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples. $48, adults; $20, students. 597-1900.
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Music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, at Radio Hall
Two highly significant works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff are on the poster of this evening’s concert of the National Radio Orchestra, at 19.00, at the Radio Hall. This week’s concert will be conducted by the Chilean artist Francisco Rettig, frequently invited to Romania.
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Demis Roussos in concert at the Palace Hall
The artist celebrates 40 years of music career by a world tour and by a new album.
Nine O'Clock |
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Hundreds to participate in Relay for Life
Ready to Relay? Join in this weekend and you'll be taking steps in the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight at Tom Johnson Rally Park with cancer survivors walking the first lap around the track. The overnight event ends at 7 a.m. Saturday. In between, they'll be tons of food and entertainment, including music, kids activities, a jump ...
The McDowell News |
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`Rafta, Rafta' gently lampoons generational differences
Picture two young people trying to enjoy their wedding night in the bedroom right next to the groom's parents, and you'll get an idea of the frustrating yet touching comedic premise of Ayub Khan-Din's warmhearted play, "Rafta, Rafta ...," currently in a New Group production at off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre.
Seattle Times |
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Trio Charged With Money Laundering
A federal grand jury has indicted three Yemeni men for allegedly transferring thousands of dollars from Rochester into overseas accounts. Federal agents say those accounts were controlled by the Islamic terrorist organization Hezbollah.
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Sorted out for rhymes and lines: the secret of great lyrics
On a recent trip to Brazil, I commented to the bossa nova-era songwriter Carlos Lyra that so many of the great Brazilian songs contain the word coracao – heart – in them. "It's so romantic," I said to Lyra. "It seems that Brazilians can't help but sing of the pain and the joy in their hearts." "Actually," Lyra replied, "there's another reason. Coracao is the easiest word in the Portuguese ...
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Album: Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (Drowned In Sound)
It can't be easy trying to establish your own identity in a musical clan such as the extended Wainwright family. There were times, on her self-titled debut album, when it seemed that Martha might not have the distinctive character to cast off the familial moorings, like her brother Rufus. But such doubts are roundly dispelled by the feisty, bloody-minded I Know You're Married But I've Got ...
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Don't call us: the cult of the actress rock stars
Scarlett Johansson's decision to record an album, when she's barely started as a movie star, seems at first glance capricious. Making it a record of Tom Waits songs, with help from David Bowie, adds a thin veneer of credibility, though the "vanity project" stink remains strong. But the news that Minnie Driver, too, is releasing a second album, this time with alt.country's tarnished king Ryan ...
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Dancing to the digital tune
As the MP3 turns 10, Claudine Beaumont charts its rise from clunky brick to all-singing sensation.
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'Rafta, Rafta' gently lampoons generational differences
Picture two young people trying to enjoy their wedding night in the bedroom right next to the groom's parents, and you'll get an idea of the frustrating yet touching comedic premise of Ayub Khan-Din's warmhearted play, "Rafta, Rafta ...," currently in a New Group production at off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre. Atul Dutt (an engaging Manish Dayal) finds the romantic mood difficult to sustain after a ...
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Commencement for Morgan college slated for Saturday
Morgan Community College degree and certificate candidates are set for commencement ceremonies on Saturday morning, May 10, at 9:30. The commencement exercise will also recognize GED completers.
The Fort Morgan Times |
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Brush schools move forward with full-day kindergarten
Plans for full-day, five-day kindergarten in the Brush School District continue to move forward, with school board members voting Tuesday to enter into a purchase/lease agreement with the Bank of Colorado in Brush for two modular units.
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Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Bolton, Cadogan Hall, London
Mozart's music sat well in the Cadogan Hall, particularly performed by the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra. Founded in 1841, this is one of Austria's oldest orchestras. It plays at the full strength of a symphony orchestra, but for this short tour of the UK, numbers were reduced to the proportions of a chamber orchestra.
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Earnings roundup: Nvidia, Dynegy
Graphic chip maker Nvidia Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 34 percent, but missed analyst estimates. HOUSTON -- Dynegy Inc. swung to a first-quarter loss as surging power prices caused it to post losses on forward contracts, but the power provider's top executive says Dynegy is well suited to take advantage of what he predicts will be ongoing high demand and prices for ...
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