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Festival of the Arts returns next weekend
In August 1969, Richard Nixon was in the White House, the Vietnam War was starting to go downhill and the Chicago Cubs were just starting a slide into one of the more infamous flops in baseball history.
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DAVE BARRY: It's only rock ‘n' roll — even in Beijing
I was in the mood to have blood spurt from my ears, so I decided to take in the Beijing rock scene.
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Let off some steam
With cooler than normal weather, the organizers of the 52nd annual Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee are hoping to host about 10,000 visitors this weekend. Gates are open each day at the Taylor Marshall Farm on Plank Road from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday. Milan Duchaj of Hampshire, president of the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club, said attendance depends a great deal on ...
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Israeli child prodigy pianist to perform in Vietnam
Nhan Dan Online- Israeli 9 year-old genius pianist Tom Zalmanov will play with the orchestra of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music for only one performance on September 6, at 8pm in the concert hall of the conservatory, 112 Nguyen Du street.
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Epic Records Readies the Release of 'Human,' the Long Awaited New Full-Length Album from Grammy-Winning R&B/Pop ...
Epic Records proudly announces the release of "Human," the new full-length studio album from the multi-platinum-selling Grammy-winning R&B/pop music superstar Brandy, available online and in stores on Tuesday, November 11.
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Arias mark Hartman's 100th birthday bash
Mozart, Puccini, Strauss and Bizet came to call on Clara Hartman Brenner's 100th birthday. Brenner, an opera singer in her younger years, was treated to those composers' arias sung by lyric mezzo-soprano Lauren Curnow. Staff of Classic Residence by Hyatt arranged for the July 9 birthday performance at its Glenview care center, where Brenner has lived for four years.
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Tourism needs a helping hand in our city of festivals
It has always puzzled me why Nanaimo doesn't promote itself as "Festival City." It wasn't too long ago that Vancouver residents were complaining that their city was becoming a "no fun zone" and we did nothing to capitalize on that.
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Mere weeks after the launch of the iPhone and iTouch application store, well known music software developer iZotope has stepped up and created a pair of drum machine applications for Apple’s touch screen devices.
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Angola: FPD Proposes Reform in Children's Policy
The opposition Front for Democracy (FPD) party proposes in its governance programme and electoral manifesto, the elaboration in the country of a new national children policy, during the 2009/2012 period.
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Latest Issue
Mere weeks after the launch of the iPhone and iTouch application store, well known music software developer iZotope has stepped up and created a pair of drum machine applications for Apple’s touch screen devices. iDrum Hip Hop Edition and iDrum...
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Events step into fair's spotlight
The 2008 edition of the Kentucky State Fair promises visitors a blue-ribbon experience with a kaleidoscope of exhibits, cooking demonstrations, shows, livestock, horses, rooster crowing, concerts and Thrillway rides and games. Of course, for many people the path to State Fair happiness is paved with corn dogs, funnel cakes and such culinary oddities as deep-fried Twinkies.
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My Morning Jacket members grounded by Louisville
Flip through Louisville's rich music history and you'll find it populated by an unlikely assortment of success stories. Click here to see MMJ galleries, reviews and more.
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Roy Ayers still has right vibes
His driving funk anthem "Running Away" was featured in the "Grand Theft Auto" video game, and his signature compositions have been sampled by the likes of Mary J. Blige and Naughty by Nature. Now vibraphone master Roy Ayers is coming to Louisville for a free concert Sunday at 4th Street Live.
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The Ex was her gateway to Canada
Like a magic spell, the blaring fair music and neighing horses call to Gabrielle Knipping – a 95-year-old great-grandmother who has rarely missed a trip to the CNE in more than four decades.
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MUSICAL SOUNDS OF SUMMER IN DAZZLIN’ DALTON: Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars, today, 7 p.m., Streamside Park Pavilion, Mill Street, Dalton. 563-1181.
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CLUBS AMICI RESTAURANT, 1300 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit: today, Vonstorch Jazz Trio.
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WEIRD BUT TRUE
If some folks in Hickman, Nebraska, have their way, it will no longer be a one-horse town. Hickman officials are mulling a livestock ban that would force its lone horse, Peter Rabbit, to leave. Not all are in support. "I feel bad for the poor...
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Pastels, Pottery, Paintings & Photographs
McKINLEYVILLE -- Enjoy a night out in McKinleyville, with art, music and more in local shops. McKinleyville Art Night takes place from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Offbeat McKay mixes satire, standards, rap in musical melange
Nellie McKay lives in a musical universe where campy vintage jazz cohabits with calypso, cabaret and rap.
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'Concerts on the Plaza' offer fun for the whole family
ARCATA -- Arcata Main Street invites the community to a free concert series on the Arcata Plaza beginning Sunday. Visitors will enjoy music from all over the West Coast, as “Concerts on the Plaza” features music of many genres
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Symphony offers peek at upcoming season
The Santa Cruz County Symphony is hosting free and open Season Prelude Parties from 3-5 p.m. the next two Sunday afternoons, Aug.
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MUSIC REVIEW: 'Harps and Angels' indicative of Newman
Randy NewmanHarps and Angels (Nonesuch)Grade: AA comedy album that will make you weep. A Pixar soundtrack with pitchfork bite. An orchestral slap to the powers-that-be. A legit contender for album of the year.
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Israeli, Palestinian musicians combine for concert for peace
To Dror Sinai, it's all about the concept of one. This is why he's teamed up with a group of internationally acclaimed Israeli and Palestinian musicians to play together in a concert entitled "Time for Peace.
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MUSIC REVIEW: 'Junkyard' an homage to vanished era
DAN PENN'Junkyard Junky'(Dandy Records)Dan Penn, who wrote or co-authored songs like 'Do Right Woman,' 'You Left the Water Running' and 'Dark End of the Street,' may be the ultimate blue-eyed soulster. He has penned hits for everybody from James and Bobby Purify and James Carr to Aretha Franklin and Emmylou Harris.
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Phyllis Rosenblum, Classical notes: Cabrillo Festival comes to triumphant close
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, directed by Marin Alsop, drew to a triumphant close with a weekend of orchestra concerts.
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