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Medieval Music Community Art Day today at museum
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art will sponsor a Community Art Day by Dr. John McWilliams of Oklahoma Baptist University on Medieval musical instruments from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. Children will be able to create some musical instruments of their own. Dr. McWilliams will discuss the musical instruments that he creates. He has created Medieval, Renaissance and Celtic instruments for 15 years now.
The Shawnee News-Star |
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The Week Ahead: Aug. 17-23
The hard-working Finnish conductor OSMO VANSKA , music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, has found time to practice his clarinet while leading the ensemble to impressive heights.
New York Times |
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Video Nominations
Britney Spears, the Jonas Brothers, the Pussycat Dolls, the Ting Tings and Chris Brown are up for the video of the year prize at MTV?s Video Music Awards.
New York Times |
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Praise the Lord and pass the Big Mac
Gospel music was added to the menu at a Northside fast food joint recently (for a limited time only).
The Florida Times-Union |
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Dylan?s Poetic Pause in Hollywood on the Way to Folk Music Fame
After languishing in storage for more than 40 years, a book of photographs by Barry Feinstein, with text by Bob Dylan, will be published in November.
New York Times |
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A Celebration of the Squeezebox
Accordion lovers from as far away as China have come to Arlington, Va., for the American Accordionists? Association?s festival and competition.
New York Times |
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Where Chamber Met Pop, and Rock Embraced Opera
The Ahn Trio, which plays chamber arrangements of pop sons, shared the bill with the East Village Opera Company, a rock band that plays metal-influenced opera excerpts.
New York Times |
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An Emerging Conductor Puts ?Eroica? in High Gear
Leading the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, from England, Susanna Malkki fully met the expectations that had built up around her.
New York Times |
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Kids love strummin' on the old banjo
It's not a common sight — or sound. In the basement of Grantwood Village Hall in South County, eight earnest youngsters, each holding a four-stringed banjo, sat as silent as stones. (No random strumming allowed.) Then, at a signal from their leader, Virginia "Ms Ginny" Luetje, eight banjos sounded.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Wisconsin Changes Its Child Performance Laws
Wisconsin is changing its tune on kids who play music. Thursday, the state said child performers can't sing, dance or act anywhere that serves alcohol. That's bad news for kids like Tallan Latz. FOX 6's Mike Lowe tells you more.
FOX 6 News Milwaukee |
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It’s about feeling good and rocking
THERE’S sales manager Anton Visagie, potter Steve Meise, graphic designer Andrew Mogridge, Dave Collis, who’s in sales and Jamie Atterbury, in construction.
Daily Dispatch |
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Sape: An instrument of heritage, peace
MARUDI: Despite its far-flung origin, the traditional Orang Ulu musical instrument sape has gone on to gain international recognition.
The Borneo Post |
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Song Compares Beijing Olympics to Nazi Olympics
The song poignantly asks: “Can you hold an international track meet, when you got a labor camp right down the street? Can you sponsor the Olympics in 08, when you still imprison people for their faith?”
The Epoch Times |
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Country music stars headed here
American Country Album of the Year winner Miranda Lambert and her country music star boyfriend Blake Shelton are performing the concert for the upcoming Legends Dove Hunt benefiting medical needs for local children.
Abilene Reporter-News |
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Last hurrah: End the summer with a Labor Day festival
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Looking for a fun way to wind up your summer before putting the beach towels away and sending the kids back to school? Here are some festivals scheduled for Labor Day weekend around the country.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Weekend planner: Things to do today and Sunday
• Cherokee Bluegrass Festival, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Happy Holiday Campground, Cherokee. Performers include Del McCoury Band, Raymond Fairchild and the Maggie Valley Boys, Barry Scott and Second Wind, Dailey and Vincent Band, Balsam Ridge and The Lewis Family. $35 at the gate. 706-864-7203.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Entertainment News Briefs: Playing on with the PSO
The Bayer Corp. and Richard Rauh will be the major underwriters this season for WQED-FM 89.3's "Pittsburgh Symphony Radio," which broadcasts performances of the Pittsburgh Symphony ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Window On Pinellas
The Suncoast Animal League will hold a concert and art auction fundraiser at The Zone, 121 E. Tarpon Ave. 4 - 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24.
The Suncoast News Pinellas |
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Serious Celebrating At 'Night Out' Party
They came for the hot dogs, face painting and music, honoring 25 years of National Night Out, a program that celebrates community efforts to combat crime.
Washington Post |
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Olympic lip-sync not first, but maybe cruelest case
The 800 drummers weren't the only highly synchronized performers at China's Olympic opening ceremony.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Revitalized Guitarist Back On Stage
After playing professionally for 20 years, guitarist Jim Rhodes was burned out.
The Suncoast News Pinellas |
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Down To Business: Core Businesses Are Changing: Are You Ready?
IT and globalization stand to shift the center of almost every organization, and the jobs of almost every technology professional.
InformationWeek |
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Pickle: New 'Star Wars' feels like clone
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is like a rudimentary clone of "Star Wars." Basically a 93-minute teaser - complete with elements of John Williams' original music, voices that sort of sound like the real-life actors who played the characters in the live-action films and a lot of familiar "Star Wars"-speak - for the animated show starting this fall on the Cartoon Network.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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24-Hour Funcast
"MTV Tr3s Fashionista": The show promises the "perfect mix of high fashion and hot music" -- and you can decide if it delivers.
Erie Times-News |
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Local rockers come together to honor the life of Eve Carson
[ Out here in the real world, a two-year difference in age is negligible. In a high school environment, however, two years might as well be 200 years.
Athens Banner-Herald |
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