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Rainn Wilson shrugs off Dwight Schrute to play a drummer in The Rocker'
UPDATED: 04 :39 a.m. EDT, August 16, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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PLAN YOUR WEEK AHEAD
Catch your summer by the tail and don't miss out on the fun that can be had these fading few weeks of August: fishing in the harbour, festivals, fall fairs -- and still the promise of swimming at the beach.
Hamilton Spectator |
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Greek Festival kicks off in Reno
Opa! The 21st annual Greek Festival kicked off at the Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church at 5 p.m. Friday, and within an hour, hundreds of people were there, satisfying an appetite for baklava, gyros and more.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Soares casts
DWI cases bring call from district attorney to "re-evaluate" series eye on Alive at FiveThe crackdown -- which used checkpoints in Colonie, Bethlehem, Coeymans and Guilderland -- came more than an hour after the 19-year-old weekly summer concert series ended its last show for the season. Soares didn't say Alive at Five should be shut down or stripped of alcohol but made it clear he believes ...
Albany Times Union |
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Jerry Wexler, record producer, dies in hospice
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.
The Washington Times |
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NBA-style glitz and glamour gets a thumbs up from Chinese
Gum-chewing cheerleaders baring pierced belly buttons, blaring rap music and giant inflatable mascots – the once unthinkable in China now makes basketball an Olympic hot ticket.
Toronto Star |
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Family Concert Series to feature singers, acrobats
One of the world’s most accomplished vocal ensembles, King’s Singers, will grace City High’s stage.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Red Willow reunion
Hank Harris and Kenny Putnam are two of the most well-known names in Black Hills music.
Rapid City Journal |
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O'Malley jams out at JMB
SALISBURY -- Gov. Martin O'Malley says that for those about to salute new schools, we will rock you.
The Daily Times |
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Nichols talks about some 'Real Things'
Joe Nichols will perform Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Central States Fair. With his enchanting Southern drawl and quirky sense of humor, Nichols took some time to discuss his artistic process, musical tastes and love of performing for real people.
Rapid City Journal |
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Show fuses motorcycles, music
Just as some are recovering from the rally-induced motorcycle mania, the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is gearing up for Motopsycho Mania, a live-action extreme motorcycle stunt show mixed with the high-energy rock ‘n’ roll of Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Nonpoint, Means to an End and Opiate for the Masses.
Rapid City Journal |
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God bless Jerry Wexler's soul
Jerry Wexler, an old-time music man who produced the likes of Aretha Franklin's "Respect," Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" and Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour," died Friday at his home in Siesta Key, Fla. He was 91.
New York Daily News |
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Local Happenings
Cross Estate Gardens will host 'A Fall Flurry in a Country Garden' on Sept. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Daily Record |
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For 1,000 Solo Dancers, a Soundtrack of Silence
More than a thousand people, most of them young, gathered for a dance party in Union Square without audible music, known as a silent rave.
New York Times |
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Our Woodstock
Benefit concert Oct. 5 to honour and celebrate late Sun writer Sherri Wood
Toronto Sun |
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Hills Alive adds new acts, events
Hills Alive 2008 this weekend will be bigger and fresher than in past years with special late-night events and a new lineup of national artists, including 20 acts that have never performed at the festival before.
Rapid City Journal |
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Local and live
Saturday, August 16, 2008 • MONTANAFAIR: MetraPark. 8:30 a.m., livestock events. 11:45 a.m., 4-H Junior Exhibitor & Buyer Lunch. Noon, gates open for carnival, midway, exhibit halls. 12:30 p.m., 4-H Junior Livestock Sale. 7 p.m., Championship Bull Riding; $17, reserved, $15, general admission; concert by Western Underground follows. 256-2422.
Billings Gazette |
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Hootie to distribute school supplies in Charleston
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Members of Hootie and the Blowfish will hand out school supplies to needy students in downtown Charleston. State schools Superintendent Jim Rex will join the rock band Saturday in distributing supplies collected from concertgoers.
WBTV Charlotte |
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Database on creative products launched by UNCTAD
NEW YORK: A new public database in creative products such as music, audiovisuals, newspapers and electronic publishing has been launched by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The Hindu |
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Cedar Rapids native Tiana Brown shining on national stage
She's been an Oompa-Loompa on the Theatre Cedar Rapids stage, Mickey Mouse on a Disney cruise ship and a dancer on two world tours with Christina Aguilera. This summer, 1999 Linn-Mar High School graduate Tiana Brown is back in the hottest high school around as a faculty member on "High School Musical: Get in the Picture," a reality show spinoff from the wildly popular Disney TV movie ...
The Gazette |
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Passage
Jerry Wexler The record producer -- who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and other greats -- has died. He was 91.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Oak Cliff Good Kid
My hobbies are: Irish dance, biking, running, swimming, painting, drawing, metal sculpture, sewing and listening to music.
Dallas Morning News |
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Proud Spell has point to make
Proud Spell will try to prove this afternoon that she is the best 3-year-old filly in the nation when she faces a rematch with Music Note.
Philly.com |
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Mac's Bar pulls plug on M.O.D. concert
After receiving violent threats, the owner of Mac's Bar in Lansing canceled a performance by a controversial hardcore metal band known for its racially charged and homophobic lyrics.
Lansing State Journal |
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ESCONDIDO: Organizers hope street closures will revive Cruisin' Grand
ESCONDIDO ---- Aiming to boost sagging attendance at Cruisin' Grand, the Downtown Business Association has received city permission to barricade six blocks of Grand Avenue so that ordinary cars can no longer mix with the classic cars featured in the
North County Times |
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