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Get ready for a classic season
There’s a focus on nostalgic favorites in theater and music — but also a new conductor and a Hootie ballet There’s a decidedly retro feel to the new arts and entertainment season that begins next month. Town Theatre sets the mood with its production of “West Side Story,” Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins’ 1957 re-telling of “Romeo and Juliet.” It opens Sept. 5 — the same night that ...
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Classical music: For new conductor, there’s a flurry of work (and new friends)
What happened while Morihiko Nakahara was having coffee at Immaculate Consumption one morning is more telling than what he said. The new music director of the S.C. Philharmonic was sipping his espresso shots when Larry Hembree, director of the Nickelodeon Theatre next door, popped in and started talking to him. A few minutes later, pianist Marina Lomazov pulled up a chair. As Nakahara was ...
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Pop music: ‘Flashback’ reimagines iconic rock songs
Rick Bowen, a longtime concert promoter, used his imagination. And he came up with “Flashback — The Classic Rock Experience,” a performance that will meld classic rock with a Vegas-style lighting and sound production. The show is Sept. 6 at the Colonial Center. Anchored by The Mystic Orchestra, the first half of the three-hour show will reimagine classic songs by performers such as The Doors, ...
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Quick questions: Jerry Malo
Jerry Maloy, associate professor of music and drama, directs theatre productions at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn. He lives in Newport, Tenn., with his dog, Oliver, named after the Dickens' character.
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BOOK EVENTS
Book signings, poetry readings, club meetings, writing workshops — send us your literary events. We will publish your happenings under the events section at thestate.com/books , and some will run in this space on Sundays. E-mail event details along with a contact phone number to books@thestate.com , or fax them to (803) 771-8430, Attention: Book Events. DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL: The festival ...
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People: August 24
'Too sexy' Lavigne show back on in Malaysia Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying Saturday that she can perform next week despite complaints her act is "too sexy."
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Blowfish ballet: Dance tells story of S.C. band
Columbia City Ballet artistic director William Starrett made a trip to Greenville last year to pitch an idea that may be one of his most ambitious yet: Tell the story of Hootie and the Blowfish in dance. He sat down with the band following a concert there to express his dream to “immortalize their achievements through art.” “It was hard to get them all together at first,” Starrett said. “After ...
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Political songs shine at Folk Fest
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Quirky festival promotes end to violence
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He's putting reggae's roots on film
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If you go:
What: The Gullah/Geeche Nation International Music & Movement Festival Where: Charleston Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside Drive When: Today, noon to 7 p.m. Cost: $7 adults, $3 children ages 7 to 17 (Some special events have an additional charge.) ...
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Playing it once again, from the heart
If there's one snippet of the pop lexicon that musician Richard Gates of Jamaica Plain can relate to, it's Tom Petty's 1981 line "The waiting is the hardest part."
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Where to go ... Poconoa Garlic Festival, Aug. 30-31
What to do: Sniff the pungent breath of strangers ... or not. ...
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Santamaria and Reyes concert wows Cebu mall audiences
MANILA, Philippines - SM City Cebu's Northwing overflowed with an appreciative crowd on the evening Ingrid Sala Santamaria and Reynaldo Reyes performed on two pianos, a delightful program of the Romantic Era (1800-1900).
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Songs in the key of strife
J amie Laurie, one of two frontmen for the suddenly successful alt-rock/rap outfit Flobots, is onstage at a crammed Pontiac Garage, the smaller room at the House of Blues, explaining his choice of neckwear: an American flag.
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Weekend: Hancock County Fair to feature six days of gospel music
Visitors to the Hancock County Fair will be able to enjoy six days of gospel music courtesy of the Hancock Gospel Pavilion.
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Salem pub serves up atypical, affordable fare
A musician friend told us about In a Pig's Eye, a funky, affordable pub on the Salem waterfront. It's one pub where instead of nachos and chili you can order marinated lamb sirloin or scallops in a peppercorn cream sauce on spinach fettuccine. These and all other entrees, which come with salad and two side dishes, cost just $13. Several nights a week, if you stick around, you get live music, too.
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Duffy Plans Busy Fall
A top story from this week. Duffy wraps up a busy schedule on the North American, UK, and European summer music festival circuit, and looks ahead to the fall.
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Four More Reasons NOT To Watch the MTV Video Music Awards
A top story from this week. We love overly enthusiastic press releases that promise the world in the subject heading and deliver... say Fresno instead.
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Otis Redding Live in London and Paris
A top story from this week. 19-song Otis Redding Live in London and Paris, set for release September 23, 2008 on the reactivated Stax Records through Concord Music Group.
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MainStreet Auction brings in crowd, dollars
Many individuals enjoyed a Saturday night out with live music, food and an auctioneer all for a good cause. MainStreet Alexander City held its 12th annual auction fundraiser at the main branch of Aliant Bank and many came to check out the wonderful prizes that were up for bid.
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Feeling the blues of Memphis
MEMPHIS - Y'all know me! I love Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, soul music and I have a Big Star tattoo. I expected to be so charmed by my first visit to Memphis that I'd want to stay. I struggled to leave Nashville after a visit last year, and I assumed a similar scene in Tennessee's other music city.
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WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG:
Romanay Lashley picked a great day for a community event to introduce the area to a new organization in the works, Children's Ark Youth Services. The sunny and breezy Saturday at Smithfield Township Waterfront Park off Route 209 brought area families out to learn more about a much-needed organization and to give support, all while enjoying the last days of summer.
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Country Star Hit With Beer Can
A top story from this week. Be careful what you ask a country music audience for from the stage, you just might get more than you expected. Ask Pat Green.
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