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Storm or not, festival goes on
ACUSHNET — The popular Apple Peach Festival took a hit Saturday as thunderstorms threatened the region with flooding, but the wet and muggy weather wasn't enough to drive away everybody.
The Standard-Times |
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Kuwait News
Amidst music and camaraderie, Canadians in Kuwait (CiK) announced the appointment of Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait, Denis Thibault as CiK’s first Chairperson and Governor for lifetime. Organized at the embassy, the event brought together CiK members, embassy officials and guests.
Arab Times |
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Indie rock concert coming to Sullivan
THOMPSON — More than 30 indie rock bands and thousands of their fans will pack Kutsher's Country Club for a three-day festival this month, but almost nobody in Sullivan County knows about it.
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Sitka battle epic presented at D.C. theater fest
Juneau playwright Dave Hunsaker's play "Battles of Fire and Water" will be presented at the seventh annual Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival in Washington, D.C.
Anchorage Daily News |
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Concert review: At Turner Hall, Present Music provides one delightful workout
The old Turner Hall ballroom expressed 19th-century European elegance in the New World. Time and still visible damage from a long-ago fire added layers of funk and 21st-century cool.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Lockhart's baton Symphony conductor reflects on his decade of high notes
Keith Lockhart is starting his 11th and final season as music director of the Utah Symphony this weekend with mixed feelings.
Deseret Morning News |
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Traveling celebrity museum a big hit at Hispanic Festival
GRAND RAPIDS -- Nostalgia gripped Julia Saenz on Saturday as she pored over musical memorabilia donated by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez. She was awash with images of his father, ranchera singer and actor Vicente Fernandez, on the big screen.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Around the Bend: 09.07.08
An afternoon live music competition between the bands El Diamante and Los Tronos is from 3 to 6 p.m. at American Legion Post 364, 5323 Kostoryz Road. Cost: $3; $5/couple.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Today is:
Sunday, September 07, 2008, Ramadan 06, 1429 A.H. KABUL (NNI): Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament, has prepared a draft law which, when approved, will ban obscene movies, female dances and high-volume music at parties.
The Frontier Post |
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Music lifts the 'Soloist'
"The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music" by Steve Lopez (G.P Putnam's Sons, 273 pages, $25.95) Newspaper columnists are constantly on the lookout for subjects that not only interest them, but will strike a chord in the hearts of their readers. Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, is one such writer. It was on a search for material ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Britney's Not Rehearsing for the VMAs
Los Angeles (E! Online) - E! News has confirmed that the Britney Spears dance video leaked yesterday on MSN.com does not show a rehearsal for a performance on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Muzi |
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Miles, Ornette, Cecil
The music and personalities of Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor inspired taxis and tropism. Each is endearing, maddening, mercurial, confounding, innovative and timeless.
All About Jazz |
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Punkt 08 - Kristiansand, Norway - Day Two, September 5, 2008
Punkt 08's first day of full programming was a full one. In addition to five concerts and three live remixes, festival goers were treated to a lengthy public discussion between Brian Eno and Jon Hassell that proved as entertaining as it was enlightening.
All About Jazz |
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The Light and Other Things
This is an impressive record composed of ten improvised tracks whose titles are inspired by the work of Paul Klee. Klee, a Swiss cubist painter, may be relatively unknown—as is gifted guitarist David Tronzo—and what the artfully omitted subordinate clause of the album's first track might say is unclear, but it's helpful to know the first, important to know the second and hopelessly imperative to ...
All About Jazz |
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Southern New Mexico marching bands tune up for new season
High school band aficionados will be treated to one of the most diverse marching seasons ever this year, as area musical groups take to the field throughout Southern New Mexico.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Blood and Thunder
Blood and Thunder sounds like a title that Bob Dylan would give to one of his albums—a mixture of Blood on the Tracks (Columbia Records, 1975) and “Thunder on the Mountain,” the opening cut on Modern Times (Columbia Records, 2006). But alto saxophonist Aaron Irwin—thirty years old, bespectacled and white shirt-and-tied in the mode of early Elvis Costello—is the musician behind this Fresh Sound ...
All About Jazz |
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A night with the Legends of the Outdoors
"Hi, TomCat, I'm Joe Stampley,” the man said as he shook my outstretched hand. Duh! Of course, he was Joe Stampley. Why had I not recognized this country music icon from the last ‘60's and ‘70's? His hair was gray instead of brown, but I still should have recognized him.
The Searcy Daily Citizen |
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New book puts spotlight on James Brown
James Brown could be described in many ways, but never as dull. In Say it Loud!: My Memories of James Brown , author Don Rhodes tells the good, the bad and the personal hometown stories of the famed musician.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Annual Wyalusing Valley fest will feature 13 wineries
The Wyalusing Valley Wine Festival may be held in a rural community, but over the first four years it has blossomed into one of the largest events of its kind in Northeastern Pennsylvania, according to festival organizers.
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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Greenville Little Theatre's season-opener pays tribute to Patsy Cline
Anyone who cares to remember the 1950s will soon have a chance to amble down memory lane -- and fall to pieces over Patsy Cline, "the most popular female country singer in recorded history," according to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The Greenville News |
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Artist of the state's great backyard
He's the first person to sweep the state competition since it began nearly a half-century ago, and often, he finds inspiration in his Brockton backyard.
Boston Globe |
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Inspiring Guy. As I mentio...
Inspiring Guy. As I mentioned in a recent HeldenFiles, Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers is believed to have inspired 7 Things, the recent song by Miley Cyrus, who used to date Jonas.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Kids rock
MACK — Let’s face it: Saturday wasn’t just the second day of Pinnacle Homes Rock Jam. It was Kid Rock day.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Theater groups unveil fall season offerings for kids
These Wichita stage companies will present children's musicals and shows beginning this fall: Crown Uptown Professional Children's Theatre "Santa's Magical Christmas" (Nov. 29-Dec. 20) --Original holiday musical about North Pole elves who come to the rescue to save Christmas when a wizard kidnaps Mrs. Santa. "Cinderella" (March 6-April 11) --Original fairy-tale musical about a girl ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Pair a weekend excursion with Texas wines
Texas wineries, while continuing to develop higher-quality products, also have grown into significant tourist attractions from Grapevine to the Hill Country. Vintners will be popping the cork on some of their best bottles and inviting visitors to swirl some chardonnay among other activities during the fall festival season. These are among major events planned:
Houston Chronicle |
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