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Benefit scheduled for Aurora teen injured in shooting
Richard "Tre" Winfrey, who was paralyzed at age 17 in a shooting last year, has the Chicago Bears on his team. Defensive lineman Israel Idonije will join Aurora R&B artist Marlon "Brando" Robinson and State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia at a benefit for Winfrey at 3 p.m. Saturday in the East Aurora High.
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Arts Calendar
Little Shop of Horrors: Off-Broadway hit about a monstrous, R&B-singing plant that craves fresh blood. This tuneful and hilarious musical is an affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies. Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, with music by Alan Menken. Directed and choreographed by Ron Chisholm. A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic ...
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Dining Guide
THE FOLLOWING are among the best in their categories, chosen by restaurant writer Helen Schwab. QUESTIONS? hschwab@charlotteobserver.com . UPDATE a listing: hmims@charlotteobserver.com BISTROS AND SUCH BOUDREAUX'S LOUISIANA KITCHEN , 501 E. 36th St.; 704-331-9898. With a lineup that's part Cajun, part Creole, part Mississippi, part wherever, this artful little NoDa restaurant ...
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At 95, he's in charge of VFW's Memorial Day parade
Lake Villa VFW's first post commander, 95-year-old Tony Sciacero, is still going strong since he helped organize Lake Villa Post 4308 in 1954. He annually organizes the Memorial Day parade and memorial service for the post that is now led by Commander Suzanne Ogden.
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Go & Do Calendar
May 10 Village Fest: Free arts and craft festival with beach music, Kidz Zone and fireworks. Gospel concert begins 6:30 p.m. May 9. Hot-air balloon rally begins 7 a.m. May 10 near downtown Kannapolis; festival begins at 9 a.m. 9 a.m. May 10. 704-932-3808. www.cabarrusevents.org . downtown Kannapolis, West Avenue, Kannapolis. 4th annual International Spring Fest: Free festival includes ...
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Book rings with sweet notes of the Carolinas
Lying in bed sick a few years back, reading Keith Topping's "The Complete Slayer" (a guide to TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), I came across a quote that sounded strangely familiar -- then read my own name. I called my mom. I called my husband. An article I'd written for the Observer in 2003 was quoted in a real live book! Since books have a much longer shelf life than newspapers, it was ...
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Win tickets!
To enter the drawing for a pair of tickets to Tuesday night's performance of "I Am My Own Wife," e-mail wintickets@charlotteobserver.com and briefly tell us why you deserve the prize. Subject line must read "My Own Wife." Include name and daytime number. Deadline: 9 a.m. Monday. Music 8 P.M. The Charlotte Symphony and Oratorio Singers of Charlotte end the orchestra's Classics ...
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Classes/Workshops
Good Grief: The Heart of Healing A one-day seminar with Dr. Joan Borysenko speaking on "Integrating Science and Spirit in End-of-Life Care." Karen Drucker will also explore the impact of music and humor on mental health and healing after loss.
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Rod Stewart reveals R&B album plans
Rod Stewart says he would like to make an R&B album before he retires from the music industry.
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TFN NEWS BRIEFING: UK and European stockwatch highlights to 10:10 BST
2008-05-09 10:06:54 BROKERWATCH Husqvarna cut to 'reduce'from 'accumulate' at Handelsbanken STOCKHOLM (Thomson Financial) - Husqvarna AB was downgraded to 'reduce' from 'accumulate' by Handelsbanken, on concerns ahead of the upcoming second quarter report, with the target price set at 67 Swedish crowns.
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Red Bank Jubilee
If you're looking for something to do tonight or tomorrow... Red Bank City Officials say come on down! The 29th annual Red Bank Jammin' Jubilee starts up Friday at 6:30 with an auction.
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Lakeshore update
MANITOWOC Instrumental music parent meetings will be held Monday and Thursday for Manitowoc Public School District fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders who want to begin a band or orchestra instrument next year.
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TONIK taps its way into audiences' hearts
It's hard to perform a tap dance show without a dance floor. Members of TONIK Tap discovered this earlier in the year when their wooden floor inexplicably went missing from its storage place in an apartment. This setback forced the group to step up its fundraising efforts to buy a new floor in addition to paying for lights and sound equipment.
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Elgin Choral Union to create drama with contrast
The Elgin Choral Union will blend the cheerful simplicity of Schubert, the joyfulness of Haydn and the romantic clarity of Beethoven into its "Magnificent Masses of Schubert and Haydn" concert. The show is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Elgin Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center's Blizzard Theatre.
The Courier News |
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Datebook
A roundup of expos, auditions, music, stage, comedy, and art exhibits.
The Courier News |
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09:51 (BST), 09/05/2008 Xbox LIVE HD Game Nights Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS WHAT: Leading game center ...
Leading game center organization iGames will host Xbox LIVE™ HD Game Nights, an exclusive 6-week series celebrating the wide-ranging HD content available on Xbox LIVE.
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Foster hip to country fans of all ages
Radney Foster is the rare artist who is equally revered by mainstream country executives in Nashville and by alt-country hipsters in Austin. The singer, songwriter and producer first rose to fame as half of the critically acclaimed country duo Foster & Lloyd.
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Chicago Sinfonietta gets blues for season finale
Fans of the Chicago Sinfonietta have come to expect artistic adventures from the 21-year-old orchestra -- indeed, musical innovation is part of its mission.
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Noble Fool addresses digital age relationships
Noble Fool Theatricals will stage I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles through July 19. Artistic director John Gawlik said the show runs the relationship gamut. "It is all about from first dates to marriage and through old age and how men and women interact with each other," Gawlik said. "There are some wonderful pieces in there that are really ...
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NEWS: Lecture examines origins of jazz
Jazz is an eclectic and complex musical style, but academia has largely ignored its "equally eclectic" roots, argued Gaye Theresa Johnson, a professor of black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara in a presentation in Dartmouth Hall on Thursday.
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THE MIRROR: Reboot and Rally
Given my general inability to string together sentences and form coherent articles, as well as my questionable mastery of proper syntax, I decided it would be best not to tax myself this week by trying to write a whole article. Instead I have some Cheers and Jeers; I figure these tidbits are better for our MTV-addled attention spans.
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THE MIRROR: The Pair-adox
Think back, Dartmouth, to a time not at all long ago when the indie-rock-electro-pop-jungle-surf duo MGMT was supposed to play a concert in Fuel -- three weeks ago tomorrow, Saturday April 12.
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Arts Notes
Art exhibit
The Bolingbrook Sun |
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Healing art
In 2005 an interesting flier was making its way around the campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.
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Paxton girl takes prize
Thirteen-year-old Mackenzie Melemed of Paxton was the winner this week of the Young Artist Competition presented by the Music Guild and Music Worcester Inc. The competition was held Tuesday at Alden Memorial Hall, WPI. "We had an extremely high level of skill in the field of entrants and a wonderfully diverse group in many ways," said Midge Hamilton of Music Worcester.
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