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Million-kroner Norway: Expensive to visit, beautiful to see
Budget beds, street food hard for fiftysomething visitors, but fjord country makes European country a worthwhile sight.
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Review: 14, by J.T. Ellison
Two decades ago, the Snow White Killer terrorized Music City with 10 grisly murders of beautiful young women — each with raven-black hair, pale skin and ruby lips — their throats slashed from ear to ear. The villain was never apprehended.
The Tennessean |
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Bluegrass Festival a revival of raw tunes
PILESGROVE TWP. - The sweet notes of skillful musicians picking and strumming banjos, guitars and fiddles hung in the air at the Salem County Fairgrounds where hundreds of music lovers flocked this weekend for a stompin good time at the 37th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival.
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Hatch Show Print steps into spotlight
Sandwiched between a store selling Jack Daniel's branded black cowboy boots and American Apparel in downtown Nashville is the 129-year-old Hatch Show Print, one of the few commercial letterpress printers in the country that have survived decades of obscurity and are now enjoying a revival in the midst of a digital age.
The Tennessean |
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Pop: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival offers stunning lineup of free music
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, MC Hammer among the attractions at annual event
Contra Costa Times |
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Theater: 'Spring Awakening,' the Tony-winning growing-up story, comes to San Francisco
The musical portrays the bittersweet saga of teens confronting adulthood
Contra Costa Times |
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Classical: Angela Gheorghiu returns to Bay Area to sing solo in Berkeley recital
Soprano's appearance co-sponsored by Cal Performances, S.F. Opera.
Contra Costa Times |
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Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans protest killings
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 (12:06 a.m.) 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.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Fall arts preview: Beats that tell of passion and tradition
"I was really crazy about Japanese culture as a kid. From the time I was a very small child I had wanted to play the drums," says Tiffany Tamaribuchi. The Sacramento Taiko Dan uses the ancient art of Japanese drumming to address issues affecting the modern world.
The Sacramento Bee |
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In the spirit of Johnny Cash
In 1992, when Sinead O'Connor's shaved head and angry expressions were fashion statements, when New Kids on the Block was the object of every 14-year-old girl's fantasy and before the fraud of Milli Vanilli was revealed, a freshman high school student went into a Sam Goody music store and bought a tape of an artist he had never heard.
Lodi News-Sentinel |
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Fall arts preview: 'Chicago Songs' intended as poetry to ear
This composer, a 38-year-old Fresno native, is the same age poet Carl Sandburg was when he wrote and published the "Chicago Poems," which Erickson used as the inspiration for his "Chicago Songs." Kurt Erickson, the composer of "Chicago Songs," says he was first intrigued by the idea of creating a song set using an eclectic mix of 20th century American texts.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Jonas Bros. are not just another boy band
Your daughter would rather be grounded for a month than miss a Jonas Brothers concert.
Provo Daily Herald |
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Polka event draws 100s of dancers
A four-piece band struck up a lively tune Saturday afternoon as more than 30 couples danced in the Al Bedoo Shrine Auditorium to the steady beat of the music. Some of them danced intricate steps, moving steadily around the wooden dance floor. Other pa ...
Billings Gazette |
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Today's local news briefs
SAUGERTIES - The Ulster County Democratic Women will host a free picnic from 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Cantine Field. The event will include live music, and non-perishable foods will be collected for local food pantries.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans protest crime
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.
Arizona Daily Star |
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PBR rodeo won't return next year
Between the fiery pyrotechnics, the thundering music and the one-ton bulls trying to violently dispose of some of the toughest cowboys in the world, it's easy to forget that a Professional Bull Riders' event is not just a cattle-filled circus.
The Tennessean |
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Second place gives driver NASCAR title
A second-place finish was enough to earn Andy Johnson the Music City Motorplex NASCAR Late Model points championship.
The Tennessean |
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The Christian soldiers of the Salvation Army include those who worship at Moore Street in Portland
Two hours before worship begins, a small band rehearses the modern songs and old hymns that will keep the 100-minute service rolling -- from prayer to Scripture and back again. Vacations, illness and camps have taken a toll.
The Oregonian |
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Sierra: Taste reigns at Tahoe's fall food fest
Many top chefs are scheduled to appear at this year's Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, but only one can honestly carry that label capitalized. Stephanie Izard, winner of the fourth season of Bravo's "Top Chef," will appear Saturday at the Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Community brings the arts alive in Augusta
When Ms. Everitt came to the Augusta Ballet board four years ago, the ballet was a very different organization. Still conjoined with the Augusta Ballet School, it was a professional dance company tasked with mounting a season of productions.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Country comfort
Tucked away on 7.29 wooded acres, this property has an outstanding number of living areas. The buzz of traffic can't be heard, though the home is just yards from Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau, close to Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missourian |
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Festival to be held Monday at Horseshoe Lake
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — A Labor Day Festival will begin with a pancake breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Monday at Horseshoe Lake Community Center in Olive Branch.
Southeast Missourian |
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Attendees told to 'fight the beast' of non-readership
An estimated 26,000 people attending the 19th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Festival learned on Saturday that to find out who we are, individually and as a community, we have to show up.
Provo Daily Herald |
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Learning a holy book by heart
Young believers work to memorize Quran at congregation near West Palm Beach. Heads bob and bodies rock. A singsong Arabic fills the air in boys' high-pitched voices.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Dogs jump at annual Wine and Koi Festival
ADAMSTOWN -- Wanda Rockenbaugh drove more than an hour Saturday morning from Ellicott City to visit one of her favorite places to view water lilies: Lilypons Water Gardens
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