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New Orleans: Still down, but far, far from out
NEW ORLEANS – Call it a coming-out party. Among delightful experiences for visitors to New Orleans is coming upon a street band such as the Muskrat Ramblers, playing for free at midnight on Frenchman Street. Everyone who visits New Orleans should venture out on Bourbon Street at night, if only to get an eyeful. Antoine's, one of the city's most celebrated restaurants, ...
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Shoemaker students participate in original play
LYNN-Students at the William G. Shoemaker Elementary School took parents and audience members on a trip back to the 1950s Thursday night at the opening of their two-night production of the original play, The Soda Shoppe Show.
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Aisle seats: Arts picks for the week
Classical music
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Rondout district hosts music, arts festival
Larry Zalinksy stands on a stage in Cornell Park in Kingston as he pretends to hold up the steeple of the Church on Wurtz Street . Purchase a copy of this photo.
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Art of the cocktail hits Brickell scene
What happens when you mix one part contemporary art gallery with one part retro British Invasion, and sprinkle it with a bit of sexy? You get Thursday nights at Red Bar Gallery, a colorful fixture on the Brickell nightlife scene.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW Alternatives to ‘Iron Man’
By Alice Macdonald STAFF WRITER The sixth installment of the annual Boston Independent Film Festival took place a couple weeks ago from April 23rd to 28th. Over 90 films were screened over seven days at the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle, and Coolidge Corner. In case you missed the action, here are some highlights and lowlights so you can start getting excited for next year’s festival.
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'The Visitor' brings immigration story home
Everything hinges on the movements of an emotionally stifled college professor in The Visitor. But rather than make this a dull or overly internalized film, it is one of the year's most intriguing dramas, with a quartet of powerful performances.
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Stabbing death shakes up L.A.-West Hollywood neighborhood
No one called police for over an hour as the victim cried for help near Poinsettia Park. Residents say the area has been growing more dangerous, and they are organizing to fight crime. She'd tell him, time and again: Don't walk at night. The place has changed. It's not safe. They'd been married, though, for 44 years. After a certain point, it wasn't really a conversation; it was like a song ...
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Spring brings Celtic traditional music to Capitol Grounds
f you've got some spare time next Friday, May 16, there's music at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier from 2 to 4. Owner Bob Watson says, with spring here, his establishment can stay open later, and with outside chairs and tables there's room for entertainment inside. ... - By Art Edelstein Arts Correspondent
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AEG, De La Hoya's Golden Boy to be partners
The combined ability of the arena giant and his promotion company to stage major events means 'good things . . . for boxing,' Oscar De La Hoya says. AEG, which owns the Kings, the Galaxy and Staples Center, has purchased a minority percentage of Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, it was announced Thursday, forging a partnership that is expected to not only help replenish the promoter's ...
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sound check
WHEN WORLDS MEET: ZINES AND INDIE MUSICIANS -- The local music scene isn't the only art form that benefits from Portland's do-it-yourself ethic. Take, for example, the zine scene.
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Music and youth: Ernest Stires 1925-2008
On Sunday, Vermont lost one of its most beloved musicians. Not only was Ernie Stires a fine man and an outstanding composer, he was an inspiration and mentor to the younger generation of musicians -- particularly those in the popular music world who wanted to learn more about the inner machinations of music. ... - By Jim Lowe Times Argus Staff
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Nickel and Dime
"Intimate Iterations: Art Imitates Life Imitates Art" Readers Theatre Repertory shines a new light on David Hare's "The Bay at Nice," a passionate debate over the nature of art and life. 8 p.m.
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A gift of the heart holiday
This summer two friends are going to give something very precious to children in Mozambique left orphaned through AIDS, floods and crop failure — the gift of being held, talked to and cuddled. The women will be giving the gift of love.
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Orff's 'Carmina Burana'
HANOVER, N.H. -- Handel Society of Dartmouth College will team up with a chorus of Upper Valley children for a production of Carl Orff's exuberant masterwork, "Carmina Burana," Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m., Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College. ...
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Neighbours share gardens and friendship
FRIENDSHIP GARDEN: Next-door neighbours [sitting, left to right] Liz Kennedy, Rena Large, [standing, left] Eric Kennedy and Lane Large garden in tandem. Their gardens are part of the 2008 Powell River Spring Garden Tour.
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Dartmouth Chamberworks
HANOVER, N.H. -- Four members of the Dartmouth College music faculty present "Other Worlds," a diverse program of chamber music for voice, flute, cello, piano and harpsichord, on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m., in Rollins Chapel. ...
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Bundy cabaret
WAITSFIELD -- Café Noir Productions will present "Into the Limelight," a one-woman cabaret of musical theater songs from classics to lesser-known tunes, Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m. at the Bundy Center for the Arts, off Route 100-South. The cabaret-style show will be performed by Stefanie Maas Weigand, with Timothy Guiles on piano. Weigand attended Ithaca College where she received a bachelor of ...
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Music from Copland House
RANDOLPH -- The Chandler Center for the Arts is presenting "Music from Copland House," with a program titled "America: Then and Now," on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Chandler Music Hall, in further celebration of Chandler's centennial. ...
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Architect Enjoys ‘cultural extravaganza’ offered by ‘Spectacular’
EDMONTON—“It’s a cultural extravaganza for me,” said architect Ed Gooch after seeing the finale of the Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular at Edmonton’s ...
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Earth-friendly event at Sundance
In the mood for something green? Sundance, the year-round resort in Provo Canyon, is launching a new eco-minded tradition with its first annual Earth Fair. The one-day event is being held Wednesday afternoon and evening, from 2-6 p.m., at the resort.
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YVCC Salsa Band's 'Clavecide!' CD highlights Latin music fest
At the beginning of the school year in September, Yakima Valley Community College jazz instructor David Blink promised his Latin jazz students the opportunity to record a CD if they came up with an entire set of original tunes.
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Portland's heavy hitters
Several indie rock bands call Portland home. A few who've hit the big time -- or might be about to: The Decemberists Known particularly for their literate brand of rock, with a heavy emphasis on narratives.
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It's all about emotion for acclaimed guitarist Feriante
There's something about the guitar, says classical guitarist Andre Feriante. It has a sound that just pulls at your heart. That's especially true with Feriante, who spent part of his childhood in Yakima.
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Partners in Time
Jorma Kaukonen observes that he and Jack Casady, his partner in Hot Tuna, could hardly be more different in personality. Casady is 'fastidious, analytical'; of himself, Kaukonen says, 'I guess 'impulsive' is as good a word as any.'
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