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Founder of Aphrodite's Leaves Behind Much Food for Thought
Allan Christian, the owner of Aphrodite's Organic Café and Pie Shop, located on the corner of 4th Avenue and Alma Street in Kitsilano, passed away April 29, 2008.The legacy of Aphrodite'...
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Almost there
CLAY AIKEN "On My Way Here" *** (RCA/19) Clay Aiken has always seemed like the most bewildered of the "American Idol" graduates -- his insta-fame cut with a bit of what-just-happened? caution, his music a hit-or-miss split between what he wants and what he's supposed to want. Five years later, on his second full album of originals, "On My Way Here," Aiken is starting to figure it ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Coliseum's 'Gone Country' thanks to Alan Jackson
Amazingly, Newnan, Ga.'s Alan Jackson started making records in the '80s, albeit at the very end of the decade. Still, that's almost 20 years ago and many a big hat has come and gone from the country charts since then but this long, tall and majorly laid-back dude just keeps going.
Vancouver Province |
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Far East beckons for ballet troupe
It's been two years coming. This week, it's finally happening. On Wednesday, May 14, a delegation of 47 dancers, instructors and supporters affiliated with Missoula's Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre will load onto a chartered bus and hit the road for Vancouver, British Columbia.
Missoulian |
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The music man's vault
The square of floor space across from the kitchen is, for the most part and in most homes, reserved for a dining room table. Not at Ed Turner's house.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Orange slices attract Baltimore beauties
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there and particularly to my long-suffering mother in Dennis, who rarely sees her son during the intense local birding in April and May.
Cape Cod Times |
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Phil Keaggy's music lifts hearts and spirits
Phil Keaggy describes himself as having been a cocky kid back in 1970, a ''little hot guitar player'' with a critically acclaimed rock band.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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What moms wish they'd known before delivery
Many mothers look back and wish certain wisdoms had been shared with them when they were starting out. So, on Mother's Day, we're giving voice to the "I wish I had known's" of raising children.
Cape Cod Times |
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Former 'Idol' winner Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 11, 2008, 01:42 am ET · Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.
NPR |
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Former 'Idol' winner Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her. "This really seems like a great family to be part of," Underwood said, as she fought back tears. "I promise I'll do everything I possibly can to not make you regret it." The former ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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At ceremonies, speakers ask grads here to think globally
College graduates across Houston were asked Saturday to keep open minds and to do their part in solving global problems, rather than retreating to gated communities and elite clubs after they enter the workforce.
Houston Chronicle |
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Former 'American Idol' winner Carrie Underwood becomes member of the Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Leader wants area to be 'cultural jewel'
Catherine Guin named executive director of The Arts Council of Northwest Florida
Pensacola News Journal |
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Andy Shapiro, It Takes a Village: River Arts Festival a good investment
When I began writing this column more than two years ago, I hoped it would evolve into a community forum in which guest writers would periodically share their views.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Top Headlines
WRENTHAM - Jazz Night is being held Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in King Philip Regional High School's auditorium, and a special guest will be performing with the students.
The Sun Chronicle |
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Top Headlines
MANSFIELD - The Mansfield Music & Arts Society was left frustrated last week, when the outgoing board of selectmen ended its term deadlocked over the details of a proposal to build a new downtown arts center at a town-owned property on Shawmut Avenue.
The Sun Chronicle |
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Packing their bags
Thirty-five Norman teenagers will get the chance to learn from award-winning artists in nine disciplines when they attend the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute this summer at Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center in Lone Wolf.
The Norman Transcript |
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Autism Theatre gives actors a voice
Misty Haley gets a hug from Community School of the Arts Executive Director Mark Fauser after acting in front of other students. Jeff Morehead / jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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SCHOOL ARTS
Fine Arts Night at Socastee High Socastee High School presents a Fine Arts Night on Thursday at the school, on S.C. 707 just east of S.C. 544. The event will showcase art and sculpture in the commons area, and the Socastee Singers, Select Girls, Socastee Jazz Ambassadors and Socastee Concert Bands performing in the auditorium.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Briefs in the Arts
Argyle resident and writer Lynn Sheffield Simmons will donate proceeds of her nonfiction book The Place Is Argyle, Historical Facts and Recol lec tions to the Graham-Argyle Cemetery and the Argyle Seniors’ Activities Center.
Denton Record-Chronicle |
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Five lessons for parents
Lisa Holewa was amazed by how easily her daughter's kindergarten class moved from one project to another. There was no whining, no tantrums.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Building self-confidence through art
After more than a decade of renting space in downtown Lynn, Raw Art Works - an arts therapy program for at-risk youth - now owns the building and is opening its first public gallery on the ground floor.
Boston Globe |
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Sports Smart
MANILA, Philippines - It wasn’t the first time she felt stumped. When television host Lia Cruz fished for the answer to a sports trivia question, her guest—former basketball player and game commentator Dominic Uy—threw the question back at her.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Access the Arts: Sunday, May 11, 2008
Today Theater The final show of Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre's "The Glass Menagerie” is at
The Oklahoman |
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It's time to get creative
Imagine, for a moment, a transformed downtown Framingham. One laced with art galleries, and with working artists' lofts, all within walking distance of one another. One with artworks regularly exhibited at local businesses, and with hotels filled with visitors eager to sample it all.
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