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Music festival today at Ohiopyle
Twenty years ago, a group of local musicians approached the rangers at Ohiopyle State Park about holding a small concert there. The rangers agreed and the Music in the Mountains Festival was born.
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Local man compses music fit for a queen
In June, Albert Chaffoo found an unusual thank-you note in the mailbox of his West Columbia home. The plain white envelope with British postage could only mean one thing to this former symphony conductor — Queen Elizabeth II had received her birthday present. Chaffoo composed a five-minute piano piece in honor of the royal’s 82nd birthday on April 21. He asked local pianist Winifred Goodwin to ...
The State |
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Critics Picks: This week’s best bets
Art Bar will host The Spirit of ’68 Music & Food Festival starting at 4 p.m. today. Since you’re probably off on Labor Day, let the holiday spirit carry you through a day — and night — of good music that’s aged well in the past three decades. On the indoor and outdoor stages catch the Grateful Dead (Papa String Band); The Doors (Marty Fort, Ashleigh Morse, Evan Simmons, Zach Bingham); Donovan ...
The State |
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High school bands march to own drummers
Unlike student-athletes who begin practice for fall sports in August, the efforts of students in the marching band go mostly unnoticed but band camps have the same two-a-day regimen that marks football camps.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Gullah Celebration brings culture to Hilton Head Island
A month of sweet grass baskets, gospel music, shrimp and grits, and more is in store with the 12th annual Gullah Celebration starting today.
The Beaufort Gazette |
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Irish and Scottish traditions celebrated at Celtic festival
Celts and non-Celts alike gathered Saturday to celebrate a unique heritage with dance and song at the 14th annual McLain Festival.
The Sentinel |
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SUNDAY CALENDAR
BBQ AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Boone Hall Plantation, 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $22 adults, $10 children 6-12, at the door.
The Post and Courier |
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Why some recording companies avoid iTunes
With few exceptions, Apple's online music store requires songs be made available separately because consumers strongly prefer that. But a chorus of label executives, managers and artists, like the Eagles, want to sell an entire album only. Yet shunning iTunes carries risks.
The Post and Courier |
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A musical cure
WHAT'S HAPPENING During the week of Aug. 18-22, Linwood Holton Elementary School was the site of a creative fundraiser - a musical theater camp and benefit performance, "A Musical Cure." Richmond sisters Laurie Follmer and Lisa Harrison combined their theater and music backgrounds for the camp to raise funds for an upcoming "Breast Cancer 3-Day" 60-mile walk to be held Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 in ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Chattanooga: Swinging to the beat
The sweet, nostalgic sound of jazz and Big Band music filled the air Saturday night as hundreds of people, young and old, came out to celebrate the annual Swingfest at Coolidge Park.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Briefly, August 31
“Walls,” a music and art event, will run from 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 13 at Gilrose Studios, 600 Sixth St. The BYOB event is an album-release party featuring the songs and recordings of Richie Bates. Special guest musician will be Abbey Laine.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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Things to do today: Aug. 31, 2008
LADY D: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets $10. Roots-infused R&B and jazz with vocalist Lady D and pianist Robert Gray. Greenbrier Valley Theater, 113 E. Washington St., Lewisburg. Call 645-3838.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Originality applauded at chamber festival
A piano and a chamber quartet meet. Since we are in Lexington, we can plausibly say they meet on the stage at the sales pavilion of a prestigious horse auctioneer. They acknowledge each other. They exchange pleasant greetings that soon turn into gregarious exclamations in a way only a chiming piano and soaring string quartet can exchange them. Soon, they are whispering confidences, ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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City may owe royalty if it sings 'Happy Birthday'
Pittsburgh turns 250 this fall, but if organizers plan to sing happy birthday during October's soiree they'd better be prepared to fork over some cash.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Brenda Zitzman stops in hometown
NEW ULM - Brenda Zitzman, a rural New Ulm native, joined the country all-girl Nashville-based band Mustang Sally as a "temporary thing" back in 2003. "I started out it was going to be a temporary thing, you know... Just fill in, sit in with us for a few days and see if you like it and here it is five years later, still loving it and doing it," said Zitzman. "They liked me and I liked them.
The New Ulm Journal |
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Concert pays back West Deer woman's kindness
The "Concert for Anna" honors a popular young woman from West Deer who died of cancer, and helps pay for her medical and funeral expenses.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Cajun music spices Riverblast
NEW ULM - As the sun sank lower into the sky Friday evening, Riverside Park became busier and busier. The strains of zydeco and cajun music drifted through the air into downtown New Ulm and into the surrounding neighborhood.
The New Ulm Journal |
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Events
The award-winning musical, "The Producers," opens at the Erie Playhouse, 13 W. 10th St., Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Erie Times-News |
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Indian culture celebrated with a party for everyone
WEST WINDSOR -- The sixth-annual Grand Indo-American Fair got under way yesterday, filling Mercer County Park with the aroma of curry and music from the other side of the world.
The Trenton Times |
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Great Trail leads back into the 1700s
MALVERN Walking through the wooded site of the Great Trail Festival is like tramping back through time.
The Canton Repository |
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Justin Vernon
Why Is He Famous? Justin Vernon’s music is highly intimate and personal -- he sings in falsetto for most of his new album, and seems intelligent and thoughtful in both interviews and MySpace blogs.
AskMen |
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Air Pat in Stew debut
Click here to view slide show MORGANTOWN - It was supposed to be Bill Stewarts debut as the next generation of West V...
The Charleston Gazette |
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Fall fairs and festivals: An annual guide to fall fun in the Tennessee Valley
Cultural heritage activities are the No. 1 leisure-travel pursuit for families according to a report by the National Tourism Association.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Fall festivals and fairs
Clip this handy guide to regional festivals to have on hand when you plan your fall day trips. All times given are Eastern, unless otherwise noted.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
RENO, Nev. - A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said.
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