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Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
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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Churches seek to meld contemporary culture, traditional worship
SANDUSKY Times change, and local churches are taking note. More churches in the area are introducing contemporary worship music to their congregations rather than the strictly denominational music of the past.
The Sandusky Register |
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Hula hooping Hullabaloo: For fitness, meditation and fun
It happened at a music festival, as you probably could have guessed.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Family-friendly calendar
KIDDIE CARNIVAL: Part of the Apple Festival, but geared toward younger children. Through Monday, at the Visitor’s Information Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville. $1-$3 per activity.
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Thousands protest Mexican crime wave
MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Mexicans, many carrying pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched across the country Saturday to demand government action against a relentless tide of killings, abductions and shootouts.
Pioneer Press |
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Weekend of festivals offer music, food, arts and a side of praise
Apparently, you can't have too much fun on a Labor Day weekend.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Schools score a musical coup
Milford's school district superintendent, Robert Tremblay, has hit a high note after just a year on the job, initiating a music mentoring program this fall with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra.
Boston Globe |
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How Time Flies 08/31/08
How Time Flies for August 30, 2008: 100 years ago Aug. 31, 1908: The Heyworth Horse Fair will be held September 17. The committees are at work on preparation and will have a pamphlet ready to distribute in a few days. The music committee is corresponding with some good bands and will choose one to play that day.
The Pantagraph |
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Punk rocker is fined for disobedience
HAVANA: A Cuban punk rocker whose songs have ridiculed the Cuban government was fined for public disorder on Friday after prosecutors reduced a more serious “social dangerousness” charge that could have sent him to prison for four years.
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'Mamma Mia!' built on ABBA's songs
There's a trend in the musical theater today in which a show's creative team starts with a collection of music and then creates a narrative that incorporates these songs. They're known as jukebox musicals, and, as one might suspect, failures far exceed successes. But that's hardly discouraged people from trying. One of the rare jukebox musicals that sits squarely in the profit column is "Mamma ...
The Oklahoman |
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Fine Arts Briefs: Sunday, August 31, 2008
Music Be an ambassadorThe Ambassadors' Concert Choir will hold auditions at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 and 14 at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, 5700 N Kelley. To schedule an audition, call 418-0053. Be the orchestraTwo string players from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will offer adult classes for beginning violinists and cellists this fall. Dorothy Hays will teach beginning cello at the McAlpine ...
The Oklahoman |
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Labor Day weekend events: Sunday, Aug. 31 and Monday, Sept. 1
Labor Day weekend eventsSunday Arcadia Arcadia Heritage Festival & Rodeo, Arcadia Municipal Park, 396-2899. Braggs Labor Day End of Summer Party, through Monday, Greenleaf State Park, (918) 487-7125. Chelsea Clem McSpadden's Bushyhead 101 Labor Day Pasture Roping & Barrel Race, 5 miles south of Chelsea on State Highway 66, (918) 789-3237. read more
The Oklahoman |
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Arlington community calendar
Tuesday Texas Girls’ Choir auditions , 6:45 p.m., 4449 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Also at 6:45 p.m. Thursday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Girls must have an adequate voice, have a B average in school and come prepared to sing the first verse of America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee) . 817-732-8161 or www.texasgirlschoir.org . Wednesday Duncanville Women’s Club luncheon , Golf Club of ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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North Texas weekend: Tiny Bluff Dale can restore your peace of mind
Where would you envision being if your getaway included a trip to a winery where you could feast on haute cuisine in a casual setting, luxuriate in a hot tub on the porch of your private cabin, gaze at rolling, untamed terrain and party to live music at a rustic saloon?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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North Texas weekend: Tiny Bluff Dale can restore your peace of mind
By PUNCH SHAW Where would you envision being if your getaway included a trip to a winery where you could feast on haute cuisine in a casual setting, luxuriate in a hot tub on the porch of your private cabin, gaze at rolling, untamed terrain and party to live music at a rustic saloon? Or maybe just watch the buffalo roam? New Mexico? Colorado? Certainly not Napa or Sonoma in northern California? ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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McClinton’s honky-tonk set shines, even in a concert hall
By PUNCH SHAW FORT WORTH — What becomes a legend most — Bass Hall or Billy Bob’s? That is a question that comes up when rhythm-and-blues icon Delbert McClinton returns here to the city he calls his hometown, as he and his blistering six-piece band did Saturday night for a performance in the acoustically perfect and perfectly elegant Bass Hall. There is never any doubt about whether the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Big sounds for young musicians
Solo instruments and small ensembles undeniably make beautiful music, but without an orchestra, musicians cannot achieve what 12-year-old Fairhaven violinist Kimberlee Joseph describes as the "big sounds."
The Standard-Times |
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Railyard rising: Music, food part of extravagant opening
Editors note: The New Mexican will be featuring a weekly update on the progress and activities leading up to the opening of the Railyard. • Did you know that the Railyard Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14 — and you're invited?
Santa Fe New Mexican |
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Blues with a feeling
Several hundred people drifted in and out of the Save the Lake Blues and Rock Festival enjoying the music, food, car show and family fun Saturday afternoon and evening.
St. Joseph News-Press |
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Black Crowes deliver authentic '70s rock
A time capsule was unearthed at the State Fair on Saturday night. And those doing the digging were the Black Crowes.
Pioneer Press |
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Scads of CDs
Judging from the abundant number of summertime releases by Madison-area musicians, very few local players are worried about the slumping market for recorded music. Here at Isthmus, we've received a dozen new CDs by local acts over the course of August, a month that usually sees half the city's population take off on vacation.
Isthmus |
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As more people take in roommates, keeping the peace presents issues
A few months ago, you were living it up, a single professional on your own. Now, to save some cash, you've got a roommate. Ugh. More renters, once living as singles, are doubling up amid a sluggish economy, an uncertain job market and a housing slump in parts of the country. But the extra money in the pocket will do little to ease roommate tensions. Etiquette experts say young adults shouldn't ...
The Oklahoman |
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Classical-era masters
The annual chamber music festival held in the Festival Barn on the property of John and Rose Mary Harbison near Token Creek has become one of our special summer treasures. This year it runs Aug. 23-31, with each of four programs given twice. The programs range from adaptations of Bach, to jazz, to music by Harbison himself.
Isthmus |
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The verdict on Steven Bochco
In the 1980s, I found Steven Bochco's Hill Street Blues authentic and compelling. But I watched an episode on Hulu.com the other day and couldn't believe how cartoonish it looked in retrospect. Maybe that's inevitable for a 20-year-old series, but I feel the same way about Bochco's new lawyer show, Raising the Bar (Monday, 9 p.m., TNT).
Isthmus |
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Jazz library a high note for UNT
A lone horn’s wail echoes in the hallway of the music building at the University of North Texas as a music student shuffles down the hall carrying her instrument.
Denton Record-Chronicle |
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