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Ray McNulty: A good quarterback is key to success for FSU's Bowden
It doesn't hit you, really, until you look back at the names and numbers. TCPalm.com
Ricardo Gallo Cuarteto: Udimbres y Maranas
The Ricardo Gallo Cuarteto's sound is complex—and not just because the Cuarteto is born out of a marriage between avant-garde jazz and Colombian rhythms. All About Jazz
Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day Live
Some artists are revolutionary, others are evolutionary. Some manage to be both, and guitarist Pat Metheny is one of a small group of artists who, always moving forward, occasionally make more striking stylistic leaps. All About Jazz
Akhenaten Suite
Any relationship to ethnicity or artistry that an individual advocates predisposes how that individual might be viewed from the outside, yet strength of self-perception cancels out the superficiality of any invisibly barbed labeling. All About Jazz
Marcin Wasilewski Trio ECM Records (2008)
With January , pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz step out of the benign shadow of their mentor, trumpeter Tomasz Stanko—on whose Soul Of Things (ECM, 2001), Suspended Night (ECM, 2003) and Lontano (ECM, 2005) they were featured accompanists—and confirm the mighty promise of their international solo debut, Trio (ECM, 2005). All About Jazz
Trio Reenactment
The deep dark prowling bass lines that open up Trio Reenactment 's “Groove Chick,” says that this Detroit-based piano trio's leader is bassist John Barron. The up-tempo composition has the feel of a Motor City “Night in Tunisia,” as it drives forward with an exotic groove. All About Jazz
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Bradfordville Blues Club — Kenny Neal. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. $18 advance, $20 day of show. 7152 Moses Lane. 906-0766. Brothers Night Club — "Urban Night." Hip-hop with a special show presented by Six Feet Productions. 10 p.m. $7 21+ ($10 after midnight), $10 18-20. 926 W. Tharpe St. 386-2399. Tallahassee Democrat
Next, May 9: Ah, it’s good to be Queen … again
What started out being a farewell concert now is a welcome-back concert, and one fit for a queen. Wichita Falls Times Record News
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Apalachicola Growers' Market: 3-5:40 p.m. Natural Medicine Shoppe, parking lot, 56 Market St., Apalachicola. 412-5260. Tallahassee Democrat
Bar employee alleges unfairness
An employee of an Urbandale bar disagrees with police descriptions of the bar as problematic. "We try to do the best we can," said Cindy Clark, a bartender at Razamatazz Grill & Bar. "We are not bad people. We served our 30 days, and it's over with. The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index
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It's time to cast your vote in the Tallahassee.com 24-Hour Film Contest — Viewer's Choice Award. At 9 a.m. Saturday, 18 teams were e-mailed their assignment, which was to develop a short film around the topic "knowledge" in just one day. Tallahassee Democrat
Goat barbecue: Now there’s the rub
Some say barbecuing is a culinary art form — one that can get your goat if you’re not skilled at seasoning, throwing together the right rub, using a smoker and knowing, as if by instinct, when that barbecue is perfectly cooked. Wichita Falls Times Record News
Next, May 9: Taking flight
It’s a party for Jenny — but probably not any Jenny you might be thinking about. Wichita Falls Times Record News
ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS
Saturday "The Art of Nature," seminar by sculptor and painter Janice Wiebe Ollenburger, 10:30 a.m., Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W. Hickory, Hesston, during the FloraKansas Plant Sale. An exhibit of works will show through July 15. Hours during FloraKansas are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon. Donation $2, $1 for children under 12. Information, 620-327-8127. ... The Wichita Eagle
Country star brings hits to the festival
I n his 18-year music career, country artist Tracy Lawrence has amassed 17 No. 1 singles and several platinum and double-platinum albums. He has won an array of awards, including an Academy of Country Music award for Top New Vocalist of the Year in 1993, and has become an advocate for many causes, including his own, the Tracy Lawrence Foundation. Lawrence has plenty to feel good about when ... The Wichita Eagle
Leading by example
Grammy-winning Christian artist Rebecca St. James was just 13 years old when she began her music career as a Christian singer. Wichita Falls Times Record News
Quality not quantity for Barnes
JIMMY Barnes saying he's going to focus on quality not quantity in his upcoming concert tour, following his heart surgery last year. Adelaide Now
On stage: Theater briefs
• "Dumb Guns or...I've Got Brains That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" will have a performance at 8 p.m. every Saturday through Nov. 22 at the Pinos Altos Opera House, just north of Silver City. Audience members are encouraged to cheer the hero, boo the villain and throw popcorn to their heart's delight. Las Cruces Sun-News
Notes in tune
The city of Las Cruces has grown tremendously, and the arts and entertainment scene has grown along with it. One organization that has made its way into the classical music sector is the Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music. Las Cruces Sun-News
Outdoors
Back to Nature Festival. Celebrate spring with this fun-filled event offering bird walks, wildflower walks, children’s activity area on endangered species, abandoned mine drainage tie-dye T-shirts, fly-fishing, geo-caching, canoe demonstrations and a live bald eagle. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 403-2006. Times Leader
SPECIAL EVENTS
Today After Hours Computer Gaming, for ages 13-up, with live music by Monkey Spunk, 9 p.m.-midnight, MindScapes, 13th and Maize Road. Cost $15. Information, 316-558-8528. Saturday Memorial Benefit Poker Run, with prizes, stunt team, live bands, car show, bike show, dyno shootout, vendors, 9 a.m., starting and ending at Alef's Harley Davidson, 53rd North off I-135. Benefits the ... The Wichita Eagle
Bethany's art show, sale is May 30-31
Bethany Christian Church, 10453 Springwood, will have its sixth annual art show and sale May 30-31. Exhibition categories include hanging media, photography and design arts. El Paso Times
Slavia fans rejoice at new stadium
Slavia has returned to its Eden stadium after a long exile. Prague, May 7 (CTK) - A new soccer stadium of the Czech League club Slavia Praha, a part of a multipurpose complex, was ceremonially opened to the public Wednesday, hailed not only by Slavia fans. Prague Daily Monitor
MCPS trustees oppose cutting arts
In a meeting that sort of happened backward, Missoula County Public Schools trustees said they didn't want to cut fine arts staff and then heard lots of public requests to save those same employees. Missoulian
IT'S A CAMELOT OF GREAT-SOUNDING SINGING
LONG ago in a far-off land - actually, it was Broadway in 1960 - Lerner and Loewe's "Camelot" opened with a smashing cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Burton and the as-yet-unknown Robert Goulet. The New York Philharmonic's semi-staged version this week doesn't have quite such a good cast - but it comes very close. Gabriel Byrne's King Arthur proved an absolute charmer, replacing Burton's sonorous ... New York Post