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St. Joachim's Harvest Festival nears
The annual St. Joachim's Harvest Festival will kick off the fall season this year from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 22 and 5 to 10 p.m. August 23 at St. Joachim School. The carnival will feature raffles, games, live entertainment and plenty of food and drink.
Madera Tribune |
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UPDATED: Upcoming local summer festivals
Nearly two dozen major community events will keep residents and the interested occupied, all free to attend, as summer sun and cabin fever gradually call everyone out of their homes.
Granite City Press-Record |
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Instrument of God
Christopher Powell plans to study organ performance at the renowned music school in New York
Pensacola News Journal |
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Local band to perform in Town Square
Master Music Series is a free event that happens every Saturday in Town Square where families can sit on blankets and listen to an outdoor concert. This Saturday, the event will feature a local band, Empty Pockets.
Southlake Times |
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Keller: Resident to appear at House of Blues
People make career changes in life for different reasons. Keller resident Breggett Rideau traded in her career as a microbiologist to care for her son, Terrence II.
Southlake Times |
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District energizes employees
When South Pointe High Principal Al Leonard agreed to host the Rock Hill school district's annual "welcome back" bash for all employees, he knew he had a lot to live up to.
The Rock Hill Herald |
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Rock groups Muse and The Verve will headline the V Festival this weekend.
Gazette |
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Followers of Peace speak of Christian love and not violence and drugs
Jason Gno, Jonathan Gno and Adrian “Dre” Moore make up the rap/hip hop group Followers of Peace. The group hopes to use musical talent to spread the Gospel.
The Index-Journal |
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'Live music is good for everybody' - roanoke.com
The Cellar in downtown Blacksburg offers a very intimate venue for local musicians. Calzones, pasta, spinach-and-artichoke dip, international wine and beer -- all staples of The Cellar Restaurant in Blacksburg. But there's music on the menu as well. The Cellar has music nearly every night, from weekly jam sessions to performances by local bands.
The New River Valley Current |
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Emily Elbert performs at Uncle Calvin’s
Award-winning singer/songwriter, Emily Elbert of Coppell, will perform at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse in Dallas Friday.
Coppell Gazette |
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CAR SHOWS
--Charleston-Lowcountry Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will host its monthly car show 6-8:30 p.m. at Joe Bessingers Bar B Que on College Park Road in Summerville.
The Post and Courier |
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South Side musician rocks on
One of the best yardsticks for measuring success in any given occupation is the level of respect a person receives from their peers and colleagues.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad
In this June 7, 2007 picture, singer Jackson Browne arrives for the 2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York. Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics.
Journal Inquirer |
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Eventful beginnings
Amongst drinks, marching band music and a bit of Texas heat, Allen broke ground on the future Allen Event Center.
The Allen American |
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Chance for redemption After d...
Chance for redemption After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Legendary record producer influenced R&B superstars
NEW YORK: Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died. He was 91.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Special delivery to the birthplace of jazz
Early Wednesday morning, a truck laden with 3,300 pounds of music pulled up to a Mid-City storage facility. Four sweaty staffers from the Tipitina's Foundation, the nonprofit philanthropic arm of the famed music club, spent the day unpacking, sorting and labeling brass, woodwinds, drums and more.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Consumer protection laws take effect Aug. 1
New laws going into effect Aug. 1 will help consumers get what they pay for, according to Minnesota House Commerce and Labor Committee Chairman Joe Atkins. From new laws that keep concertgoers and sports fans from getting ripped off to new penalties against unscrupulous insurance companies that wrongly deny and delay policyholders' claims, Atkins said 2008 was a great year for Minnesota consumers.
Crookston Daily Times |
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Coming Home
Five members of Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre's season-opening musical "Rent" are New Orleanians who have relocated to New York and are coming home to appear in the first U.S. community theater production of the fabled Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical, which has been running for 12 years on Broadway.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Accidental Elvis gets his audience all shook up
He never was a fan of Elvis, but John Jensen has come to know him well. Jensen, a native of Connecticut, is an Elvis impersonator who lives in Stow and travels around the country performing his Hail to the King Show.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Celina waves goodbye to accomplished jazz professor, composer
A North Texas professor who spent more than 50 years of his life teaching others to love jazz as much as he did passed away July 22 after spending the final months of his melodic life in Celina.
The Celina Record |
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Organizer predicts bigger, better arts festival
Changes to this year's YorkFest mean more displays, more music and more art than the festival has seen in recent years, said York Township artist Jill Moodie-Pellegrino.
The York Dispatch |
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Season tickets go on sale for 2 Sooner Theatre series
NORMAN — Season tickets are available for the Sooner Theatre's two series — Sooner Stage Presents and Main Event. The Main Event series will open Sept. 12 featuring Riders in the Sky, Sooner Theatre Marketing Director Stephanie Royse said. Riders in the Sky is a two-time Grammy Award-winning quartet that blends Western music and humor in the style of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Other Main Event ...
The Oklahoman |
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WHAT'S UP?
TODAY CULTURE CLUB: Broaden your kids' cultural horizons at Lincoln Center Out of Doors' Family Day, that perennial free-for-all. This year's lineup includes a colorful Puppet Pageant; a hip-hop take on "The Sound of Music" (courtesy of Doug Elkins...
New York Post |
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Choctaw plans festival, concert
CHOCTAW — The Summerfest concert and festival will be from 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 23 at Choctaw Creek Park. Food, an inflatable bounce toys, a rock wall, horseback riding and live music are among the activities planned. Performers include Shawna Russel, Hype, Legacy and Time Crisis. The free event is sponsored by EastPoint Church and Choctaw Public Recreation Board. For more information, call ...
The Oklahoman |
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