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Center Stage: This week’s best bets
Friday Dec. 5 The time has come to deck the halls, and the Cayce Historical Museum has invited everyone to see the decorations for Christmas Traditions from 6:30-9 p.m. Music will be provided by The Black Bottom Biscuits. Free; www.cityofcayce-sc.gov You probably won’t “shoot your eye out” but you might laugh a lot at Village Square Theatre’s performance of the classic “A Christmas ...
The State |
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Review: ‘Miracle in Bedford Falls' is a heartwarming musical holiday treat
MARS HILL – For a movie that is 62 years old, the holiday classic “It's a Wonderful Life” continues to pack a powerful message of hope and friendship, and find new life on stage.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Film review: Patti Smith - Dream of Life
There are flashes of insight and genuinely moving moments in this long, meandering, wildly indulgent movie record of poet and singer-songwriter Patti Smith, and the way she went therapeutically back on the road after the death of her husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith, in the mid-1990s. These tours included what were by all accounts sensational appearances with Bob Dylan, although sadly Dylan ...
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This week in the arts
MUSIC The Columbia Baroque Soloists present holiday music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods at 7:30 tonight. Pre-concert talk 7 p.m. Player Hall, Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. $10, $8 for students and seniors; (803) 256-8383, ext. 113. “Music of Lord Middleton’s England” will include works of Handel, Mozart and other 18th-century composers performed by Mary ...
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Five lakh kids…eight cities… and a celebration of Dance and Music!!
Dance, music and oodles of talent swamped the Manik Sabhagriha Hall in Mumbai today. Disney Channel successfully engaged young talent across various schools in Mumbai in its third season of ‘My School Rocks’.
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The 51st Annual Grammy Nominees
The nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards have just been announced, and I've got the full list right here -- or, at least, the nominees oldies music lovers care...
About.com |
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White Noise: A Cautionary Musical Aiming for Broadway in 2009
White Noise , the "cautionary musical" about a white separatist singing duo who make their way to the Top 40 charts, is aiming for a Broadway bow in 2009.
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Music: Sarah Lee Guthrie returns to civilization
The cold weather is rolling in strong on Washington, Mass., the small town where Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion built a cottage. They used local builders and local materials, mostly pine and cherry. “We tried to make it as eco-friendly as possible,” said Guthrie, who will perform with Irion at the UU Coffeehouse Saturday night. Guthrie and Irion — who lived in West Columbia before they moved ...
The State |
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New Awakenings: Groff Finds Freedom in New Roles
For Jonathan Groff, the summer of 2008 will always be his own summer of peace, love, music and camaraderie. After concluding his two-year run as teenage rebel Melchior in the Tony Award–winning Spring Awakening , set in chaste 1890s Germany, Groff chose two projects set in a mind-expanding world in which Melchior would have reveled — the free-loving 1960s, a time of idealism, hedonism and the ...
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Festival of Lights to brighten downtown Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — Thousands of spectators are expected to be on hand to watch Saturday’s annual Festival of Lights Parade through downtown, marking the official arrival of the holiday season.
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Holiday events
A Christmas Evening: First Baptist Church of Conroe, located at 600 N. Main St., presents the sanctuary choir and orchestra with special guest Richie McDonald in concert at 8 p.m. today, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 each. For more information, go to www.achristmasevening.com.
The Conroe Courier |
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Ovation Buys Dish Homes Via IMF Music Net
Ovation TV Network said it has acquired the International Music Feed channel from Universal Music Group, gaining a berth on Dish Network and elevating Ovation’s U.S. distribution to 25 million homes.
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Stuhr Museum holiday event blends celebrations of the past with present
Live music will be one of the big attractions at Stuhr Museum's "Christmas: Past and Present" celebration. Members-only night is from 6 to 9 tonight. The annual celebration will be open to the general public from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and again on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13. The celebration also will be observed from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 14.
Grand Island Independent |
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Martin County hospital lobbies to be used my musicians
Beginning Monday, the main lobbies of Martin Memorial Medical Center, Martin Memorial Hospital South, and the Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center will be transformed into performance venues for all sorts of musicians.
Stuart News |
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Varied genres in forefront with Grammy nominations
Nashville's Alison Krauss shares five Grammy nominations with rock legend Robert Plant for their "Raising Sand" collaboration, and Music City rock, country, gospel, bluegrass, folk and polka -- yes, polka -- performers are up for awards at the 51st Grammys in Los Angeles.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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TV special honors Jackson
Veteran country music star Alan Jackson knows that a salute by a bunch of hot new stars could be a sign that he's over the hill.
Erie Times-News |
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Martin County NAACP and Christian Business Fellowship planning Miracle on 10th Street
Guest speakers, music, food, presentations of gifts and a very special appearance by the Miracle Cross will be part of the activities on Dec. 20.
Stuart News |
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Christmas CD recorded in memory of grandmother
In memory of her grandmother, a young woman from Portales has recorded a CD of Spanish and English Christmas songs. Twenty-one-year-old Falan Duran said Connie Sisneros, her grandmother who died in January, loved music and held Christmas as a favorite holiday.
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Melodies with a mission: N.Y. Mills barber’s CD to help Operation Sunshine
Dave Surprenant Sr., owner and operator of Dave’s Clip Joint at 90 Main St. in New York Mills, said his family received help from charitable organizations when he was a child, and it’s now his mission to give back through Operation Sunshine.
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Records abound
This Saturday, Dec. 6, WMUA will host "Record Fest" at the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival is the first of its kind and marks the latest in a string of events organized by the nonprofit student and community-run radio station.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian |
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Arts & Living Articles
Sick of the same old regurgitated pop music? Well look no further, the Ryan Montbleau Band is coming to town and Zach Deputy will be opening it up. Hailing from Peabody, Mass., Ryan has an assorted yet unmistakably original flavor to his upbeat and festive dance music.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian |
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Click to download: Bono red-faced over charity website
The U2 frontman's charity has launched an ambitious music site. If only they could get it to work ... Chris Salmon reports
Guardian Unlimited |
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DFW Events, December 5
Editor’s note: Concert tickets can be purchased by phone from Ticketmaster at (214) 373-8000 unless otherwise noted. Purchase tickets online from Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com . Events listed are subject to change without notice. Confirm dates in advance by calling the numbers listed.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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Young Artists series comes of age
For all the attention that's accorded the big-name orchestras and soloists appearing on the Kravis Center's Regional Arts series, the real future of classical music doesn't rest with such performers.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Athens' Rosenbaum nominated for two Grammys
Retired University of Georgia art professor and folk music documentarian Art Rosenbaum says he's gratified and honored for the two Grammy nominations announced Wednesday for his "Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum."
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