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Harvest Festival will feature fish fry cook-off, gospel sing, more
BOWMAN – Fall is in the air already. Kids are back in school, farmers are harvesting their crops, the local football teams are on the gridiron and the intense summer heat is slowly cooling down. That could mean only one thing. It’s Harvest Festival time again in Bowman.
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Clubs / Venues
What makes any music sacred? What makes music unsacred? Why 16 days and nights of the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music? Why not 17, or 12? Will listening to sacred music make me more popular with God? Will it turn me against wicked music? Can you dance to it? Who put the bomp in...
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Events on Sep 13, 2008
Acrobats, dance, food, music — and moon cakes! Come celebrate the Autumn equinox, also known as the Harvest Moon, when farmers in China would tell stories, eat moon cakes and gaze at the moon. Telescopes will be provided. And Phoenix Bakery, Chinatown's oldest bakery, will show how to mix...
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Divine Intervention
Local church celebrated the opening of their church with lots of music and praises
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Fans celebrate historic battle between the Longhorns and Miners
EL PASO - Out in this West Texas town immortalized in song so man years ago, something very cool went down Saturday night, something bigger than the David vs. Goliath football matchup between the hometown UTEP Miners and the 10th-ranked Texas Longhorns of Austin.
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Houston Symphony opens season with a perfect pick
Consciously or not, the management and artistic staff of the Houston Symphony couldn't have picked a better work than Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to kick of its 2008-09 season.
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'Historic night': Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES -- Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.
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Concerts to show off new Concordia organ
SEWARD — When the new but disassembled Casavant Freres pipe organ was unloaded on the campus of Concordia University, Nebraska in April, Jennette Morrison was there.
Lincoln Journal Star |
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'Oedipus' under I-95, chorus on skateboards
Oedipus at FDR. Fires crackle and blaze out of trash cans. We're sitting on the ground in a concrete bowl under I-95, with music (the endlessly brilliant James Sugg) throbbing into our brains through earphones. Trucks rumble overhead. Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey found this astonishing venue, conceived and directed this thrilling version of the myth of Oedipus at Colonus (written by Suli Holum), and ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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The Clanton Advertiser
Steve Roberson of Clanton has written songs since he was a teenager. But last year was a first for him when he attempted to write his first gospel song, “Old Sinner Like Me.”
Clanton Advertiser |
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Enjoy a walk in the park for lupus
HOBART The eighth annual Walk for Lupus Now event will be held Saturday at Festival Park, featuring a 5K/3.1-mile noncompetitive walk to benefit the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter.
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Building homes, building bridges in Indian country
Editor’s note: Bozeman’s first “One Book, One Bozeman” community reading project is encouraging residents to read the book “Mountains Beyond Mountains” about Dr. Paul Farmer, a crusader against disease in the world’s poorest places. Coinciding with this, the Chronicle is highlighting local people who are working to make a difference in the world. Today’s story focuses on Robert Young, who ...
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46 smaller (but still large!) concerts
Girl power rules this fall in local clubs and theaters, as the Twin Cities will see visits from a diverse bunch of divas including Ani DiFranco, Alanis Morissette, Liz Phair and k.d. lang. Meanwhile, the wide variety of other gigs promises something for everyone from your harmony-loving grandma (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) to metal-loving nephew (Gwar). All that, plus one last outdoor ...
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10 arena shows to rock your world
There's no shortage of big-league acts rolling into the Twin Cities this fall, from living legends (Tina Turner, Neil Young) to alt-rockers (Weezer, Coldplay) to scream-inducing cuties (Rascal Flatts, the reunited New Kids on the Block). Here's a look at the major shows planned for the coming months:
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Thousands gather for Popcorn Festival
VALPARAISO There's just something about the rhythmic cadence of a marching band and the sound of sirens that mesmerizes children young and old alike.
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Opera at the Shore
"Destination: Opera!," a three-day festival next weekend, features the conducting debut of the New Jersey State Opera's new music director, Jason Tramm, and the New Jersey debut of Russian dramatic tenor Vladimir Galouzine.
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Local calendar, September 7
TODAY Contemplative worship service, 8 p.m. every Sunday at Redlands United Church of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave., Redlands. A 30-minute service of music, prayers, Scripture, meditation and communion. Public welcome. Information: (909) 793-3520
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Best entertainment bets for Sept 7-13
Pioneer Press entertainment writers pick their best bets in music for the week ahead.
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Cultural Festival offers history and fellowship
Echoes of the hope-filled, harmonized sounds of Gospel music could be heard for blocks around Quincy's City Hall Saturday afternoon.
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B.B. King looks back on 60 years of music
It's nearly 60 years since Riley B. King's first appearance on air as an unknown. His "Tonight Show" appearance in late August was seen by millions. These days, the entire world knows and reveres him as B.B. King, the last great icon of the blues.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Twenty years later, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic continues its musical magic
In October 1989, a fledgling orchestra played its first notes for a packed crowd that had turned out to hear familiar works by Tchaikovsky, Bach, Smetana and Ravel. The occasion was the long-awaited debut of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, an ensemble that promised "a new tradition of musical magic.” Two decades later, that tradition has continued uninterrupted. The orchestra has since performed ...
The Oklahoman |
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Drawing on ground allowed at annual Chalk Festival
The various groups of chalk-wielding artists huddled at the Memphis Farmers Market on Saturday combined to produce a picture of success for a local festival.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Movie openings in October
OCT. 3 Religulous Stars : Bill Maher Studio briefing : It’s a documentary from avowed atheist and political firebrand comedian Maher as he tackles organized religion. Our take : What could be just a rant might be deepened by the wit of director Larry Charles, the man who brought Borat to the big screen and has been at the helm of many Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes. Appaloosa Stars ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Hernando native to headline Heritage Fest
Keith Anderson, whose hit "I Still Miss You" is No. 2 on the country music charts, will be the headliner for the annual Hernando Music & Heritage Festival next month.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Classical music has swan song on WGCU
Driving to work each morning this past week, I listened to classical music on the car radio — Debussy, Bach, Vivaldi.
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