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HMV Sales Jump on Games; Shares Rise to 18-Month High (Update2)
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- HMV Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest music retailer, said revenue growth accelerated in the fiscal fourth quarter as a boom in video game sales helped the chain win back shoppers from supermarkets and online competitors.
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Our picks for this week's top events
On tap this week: three-day Gardeners' Fair at Historic Locust Grove; the Michael Quinlan Brain Tumor Foundation's seventh annual 5K Walk; the 2008 Kentucky State Disc Dog Championship; National Astronomy Day at the planetarium; 40th annual Art in the Arbor; a Johnny Mathis concert and more.
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An articulate obsession
Jon Ashley knows all about compulsions. He's been obsessive about love, alcohol, loneliness and The Clash. But nothing has ever matched the compulsion he feels to write — songs, novels, screenplays, short stories, anything. Hear him tomorrow at ear X-tacy records.
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Community Calendar
There will be a community effort to remove invasive plants from the woodland park at Gilmore Pond from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow. All are invited to bring loppers and work gloves to join this work party. Meet at the start of Gilmore Farm Road. Rain date May 17. For more information, e-mail stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org.
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'Tapestry' spotlights King's musical legacy
Nearly 40 years later, Carole King's "Tapestry: Legacy Edition" proves that the album's magic wasn't contextual — it still nearly vibrates with creative energy, melodic richness and a startling emotional immediacy.
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Annual Mother's Day weekend event set
The annual "It's a Beautiful Day in the Park Mother's Day Arts and Crafts Fair" will be held Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pacheco Park in Los Baños.
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New works for anniversary show
ARCATA -- New works by 25 Humboldt County artists are on exhibit this month in the first anniversary show for Meridian Fine Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.
Eureka Times-Standard |
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'Spring Fling' will benefit arts center
WESTHAVEN -- The Westhaven Center for the Arts will presents the sixth annual “Spring Fling” festival/party/fundraiser starting at 1 p.
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Sugarhill Gang to perform at Rock Hall event, but all is not sweetness and light
UPDATED: 04 :39 a.m. EDT, May 09, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a dry stone mason. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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Uganda: Chris Tomlin Coming to Town
Multiple award winning Christian worship artiste Chris Tomlin will be in Kampala at the end of May, according to the artiste's website christomlin.com. Tomlin will be part of the Passion Kampala concert that will be held at Makerere University on May 30 and 31.
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Whatever floats your boat: River fest has lots for spectators, too
The first day of summer may be six weeks off -- but for whitewater kayakers and their fans, the season unofficially starts today with the opening of the 5th annual Reno River Festival.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Corporate report Vid game maker rocks the revenue
Activision Inc. The video game publisher rocked its fourth quarter with sales of quot Guitar Hero III quot and quot Call of Duty 4 quot pushing profit and revenue well above guidance and analyst estimates. Activision also said it is on track to close its combination with Vivendi Games, which is expected to take place in the next few weeks.
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Sinfonietta, TAM team up for concert
Art and music would seem to go together well. Yet it’s only since January that a classical music group in Tacoma has thought to hold a concert series in a local art museum.
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A sure-thing summer?
"Get Smart," "The X-Files," "The Incredible Hulk," "Sex and the City," "Speed Racer" — sounds like a quick flip through TV Guide. Nope. Those are some of the biggest titles hitting movie screens this summer.
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RealNetworks looks to spin off games unit, may hold IPO
RealNetworks Inc., owner of the Rhapsody online music service, plans to spin off its games unit and may hold an initial public offering for part of the business.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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The Stone Angel: Modern-day telling drifts
Does every Canadian movie based on a Canadian novel have to be scored with mournful violins and weeping cellos?
Toronto Star |
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Soprano Karina Gauvin has voice to swoon over
For the music lover, there's nothing like an intimate solo recital to help foster a personal connection to the music and the artist. When, figuratively speaking, it's just you and the artist, every nuance gets magnified.
Toronto Star |
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Pearl Django will swing into Jazzbones for all-ages show
The two things Pearl Django fans want to know most are “Where are they playing?” and “When is the next album coming out?”
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Portland Chamber Music Festival offers mini trip around the globe in May 9 concert
CONWAY— The acclaimed Portland Chamber Music Festival returns to the stage of the Stone Mountain Arts Center on Saturday, May 9, at 8 p.m., performing an eclectic program of music from Brazil, Austria, and Czechoslovakia with an impressive roster of celebrated artists.
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Classes/Workshops
Beads, Beads, Beads! One-day art workshop for teens and adults. Embellish collages, book arts, fiber art and 3D works with beads. Make 12 types of beads from felt, paper, fabric, plastic, clay, faux glass, metal.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Noted cellist will play at SU
SALISBURY -- An 18-year veteran of the New Orleans Symphony and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen Nisbet performs across the globe with a 235-year-old cello made by Paolo Testore in Milan, Italy.
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Beatles "Live on Stage" In the Limelight by Graham Dixon Two things became very clear at the final "Live on Stage" concert at Midland High School Auditorium last Monday. First, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were by far the best popular music songwriters of the 20th century. Most bands would give their right hands to have cut just one or two of these songs, let alone the dozens of unforgettable ...
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BELLA (PG-13) A chef with a life altering incident in his past befriends a pregnant woman who's just been fired from her job. Drama threatens to insult its audience with so much exposition that the reveal is far from a surprise, but it tugs at the heart nonetheless. Nice performances from virtual unknowns Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard highlight the story. B+
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City holding Roger Waters responsible for Obama fliers
Thousands of political fliers endorsing presidential candidate Barack Obama fell from the sky like confetti from a plane flying over the Empire Polo Field during Roger Waters' Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival concert a couple of weekends ago.
The Desert Sun |
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Stagecoach Country Music Festival raises nearly $140,000 for Indio Youth Task Force
Thanks to the generosity of country music stars, fans and Stagecoach Country Music Festival event organizer Paul Tollett, Indio has more money available to invest in its youth programs.
The Desert Sun |
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