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Israel fears that thief
It began with a late-night call one Friday in July. A woman from New York was asking Gila Flam, who runs the music section of Israel's national library, about a century-old autographed manuscript of a Swiss composer.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Fire Fest celebrates community
SOUTH HAVEN For the fourth straight year the South Haven Fire Department is thanking the community it serves by sponsoring a party full of food, music, fun and games.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Long Grove site of best-dressed dog show
For two weeks in a row there will be best dressed dogs competition in Long Grove. This Sunday will be Mardi Paws Parade held in conjunction with the Arts and Music Council's last concert of the season and sponsored by Skycrest Animal Clinic to celebrate the clinic's 40 years in the community.
Daily Herald |
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Meredith Music Festival 2008 Announced
The 18th annual Meredith Music Festival has been announced with a veritable who’s who of underground talent from around the world coming to the small natural amphitheatre in Meredith, Victoria.
Undercover |
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Mastering Mahler: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra works hard in summer 'camp’
By CHRIS SHULL The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is in training camp. Like the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, Calif., and Denver, musicians here are enduring two-a-day practices that take a toll physically and mentally. But instead of learning a playbook, they are perfecting music that pushes their playing to extremes. Instead of tackling dummies, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is tackling ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said.
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Weberwood principal leaving for school in N.C.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Barry Bowe, Weberwood Elementary School principal and longtime Kanawha County educator, said Tuesday he will take a job as principal at a performing arts school in Charlotte, N.C.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Bulletin board; Aug. 20, 2008
Reservation deadline is today for the Sept. 6 bus trip to Longaberger for the Heritage Day at the Homestead celebration. Buses will depart from St. Albans or Elkview. Artisan demonstrations, exclusive shopping, live music, Basket BINGO and more will be available, free of charge.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Weberwood principal leaving for school in N.C.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Barry Bowe, Weberwood Elementary School principal and longtime Kanawha County educator, said Tuesday he will take a job as principal at a performing arts school in Charlotte, N.C."Its a good match for me for what Ive done througho...
The Charleston Gazette |
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Renaming Memphis International Airport not likely to fly
Airport officials dig the monumental contributions Isaac Hayes made to Memphis music, but they reacted coolly to putting his name on Memphis International Airport.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Talent on loan to the not so Big Easy
What a joy it is to watch a talent competition unfold without phony tension, lame music and manufactured hissy fits. "Architecture School" (9 p.m., Sundance) follows a class of Tulane University architecture students as they submit designs for affordable...
The Standard-Times |
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Caney Creek Church Revival cranks up Friday
Caney Creek Church will hold it's community wide 'Revival on the Square' beginning Friday afternoon in downtown Wharton. The three-day event includes music and evangelism. Friday's activities crank up at noon and continue until 8 p.m. The Wharton Boys and Girls Club dance team will perform and e...
Wharton Journal-Spectator |
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Rockford Fosgate Initiates First Annual 'Conquer the Rock-for-Fosgate' Contest
TEMPE, AZ - August 20, 2008: Rockford Corporation today announced they selected winners for their "Conquer the Rock-for-Fosgate" contest sponsored at the 2008 goneMOAB event in Moab, UT the week of May 18th, 2008. The goneMOAB event is the premier gathering of Nissan truck and SUV enthusiasts featuring off-road trails for everyone, from the first time 4x4 adventurers to the most skillful of ...
The Auto Channel |
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A few of our favorite things ... taken for granted
What are your favorite things? Think about it. There is a song from “Sound of Music” about a few of my favorite things: “raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up in string” ... the list goes on and on.
The Enid News & Eagle |
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Shelter house gets new look
FAIRMONT - Gomsrud Park, a popular recreational spot in Fairmont, has a tired-looking shelter house sitting smack-dab in the middle. The facility might not be attractive, but it is used. Tuesday evening, festive music could be heard from the shelter house for a family celebration, while children played nearby on the park equipment and different groups gathered at picnic tables.
The Fairmont Sentinel |
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Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
LOS ANGELES — Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group’s founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from sudden complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Windsong Music Festival this weekend
Michael Herman isn’t a musician, but a die-hard music lover who turns his backyard into a concert venue every year. For the last three years the Powassan resident has organized Windsong Music Festival. This weekend’s event celebrates the talents of several area artists who perform jazz, folk, [...]
The North Bay Nugget |
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Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from sudden complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.
The Washington Times |
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Local News
Home to southern Alberta’s largest free outdoor festival, Taber is set to hail the golden cob at this year’s Cornfest Thursday through Saturday.
Lethbridge Herald |
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Picture yourself in a class in the '60s
It could have been the mid-1960s. While the music of the Beatles played in the background, teens painted watercolors in a style reminiscent of pop art.
The Star-Ledger |
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Summer classical music festival concludes tonight
The 2008 Greencastle Summer Classical Music Festival concludes at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Gobin United Memorial Church with a concert by Duo Amabile, the outstanding husband/wife violin and piano...
Greencastle Banner-Graphic |
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Pete cops it ..for nothing
Pete Doherty has been banned from headlining the Moonfest rock festival because police feared a riot.
Daily Mirror |
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DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46. Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was admitted with complications that arose weeks after the June 30 ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Complaint filed against contractor
EASTON — Residents in an exclusive enclave off Black Rock Turnpike have filed a complaint with zoning officials, claiming their neighbor is operating an illegal landscaping business at his home.
Connecticut Post |
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DAILY DIGEST
Apple says Nano batteries led to iPods overheating Apple Inc. said Tuesday that batteries from a single supplier are to blame for the meltdown of some models of its iPod Nano digital music player. The company's statement came in response to a Japanese...
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