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Calendar -- Des Moines
"The Growing Artist" - Through May 2. Drawings and paintings by students at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women. St. John's Lutheran Church, 600 Sixth Ave. 243-7691.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Calendar -- Ankeny
Call for Entries: "Small Canvas, Big Art" - Artist Trading Cards exhibit will be on display from June 17 through Aug. 30 and includes mixed-media works that measure 2inches. Ankeny Art Center, 1520 S.W. Ordnance Road, Ankeny.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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TAKS free
While Texas public school children grapple with TAKS tests starting today, home-schooled children in Wichita Falls will enjoy a TAKS-free week.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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Current Issue:
Providence College students gathered at the annual Stuartstock music festival on Slavin Lawn from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, in the midst of flowing tie-dye t-shirts and the musical arrangements of various bands.
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Strike a pose
(LDOT) CLASSES HELP TYKES WITH DEVELOPMENT AND RELAXATION WHILE MOMS GET SOME TIME TO BOND. "Ohhhhh, that flower smells soooo good," Sheryl Haynes says in a singsong voice, taking a deep breath and handing a bright yellow artificial daisy to 9-month-old Eloise Crabb. "We're going to pretend we're breathing in those wonderful flower smells." Welcome to Itsy Bitsy Yoga, where "ba ba ba ba ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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St. Patrick’s Day bash raises $2K for Hope firehouse fund
HOPE — Hope Volunteer Fire Department has added another $2,000 to its building fund, with a hometown St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Camden Herald |
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Tyler Celebrates Downtown District’s Growth
To celebrate the growing Downtown Business, Arts and Culture District, the city of Tyler and Heart of Tyler are hosting an afternoon of activities on the T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza on Friday.
Tyler Morning Telegraph |
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Courtyard in works at New World Landing
The Courtyard at 600 South will become part of New World Landing.
Pensacola News Journal |
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Augusta Symphony Orchestra and Bossov Ballet team up for May performances
AUGUSTA — The Bossov Ballet Theatre and the Augusta Symphony Orchestra will hold a three-performance collaboration on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10 at the Waterville Opera House.
Capital Weekly |
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Maranacook arts group invites all to May 2 performance
READFIELD — On Friday, May 2 the Maranacook Lake Friends of the Arts will begin what is hoped will be a spirited partnership among community leaders, community members, artists, arts teachers and arts students in the Maranacook Lake Region.
Capital Weekly |
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Wood Dale parks throws surprise party for 'The Harmonica Man'
Arild Egeland worried what people would say last year when he brought his 89-year-old father, Karsten, to the Wood Dale Park District for the first time.
Daily Herald |
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Prospect Heights Public Library notes
The award-winning Holmes Middle School Jazz Band I, under the direction of Jeremy Budrow, play everything from swing to Latin to rock at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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College of Lake County notes
The College of Lake County will hold its Spring Art Sale from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the ARTcetera Sales and Rental Gallery, located adjacent to the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art in the Library/Learning Resource Center.
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North Central College notes
Prospective transfer students are invited to Transfer Visit Day starting at 9 a.m. Saturday with registration in the lobby of Old Main, 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville, along with a "Meet the Faculty" session.
Daily Herald |
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Glasto line-up leaked
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has blamed a 'printing firm mole' for leaking a third of the festival's line-up.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Briefs: Batavia scholarship offers
The Batavia Bulldogs Sports Boosters will award four $1,000 scholarships to seniors at Batavia High School this year. To be eligible, students have to have participated in sports for three years, including their senior year, and have a 3.0 grade-point average.
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Briefs: Cops issue e-mail warning
Gurnee police Monday issued a community warning about what they say is the newest spam e-mail trick hitting computers. Police said the subject line has a person's name as part of the following on the subject line: "We caught you naked! Check the video."
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Hair, fashion and frenzy shared equal billing with music for the tweens at Hannah Montana show
This was no ordinary Tuesday afternoon. Indoor soccer games were skipped and piano lessons forsaken. Megan Foard of Forest Hill apologized in advance to her pony, A.J., for bowing out of their regular after-school ride.
The Virginia Gazette |
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Shorts (right)
By Amelia GentlemanElisabetta PovoledoAndrew MartinMireya Navarro and Jeff Leeds The Indian prime minister described the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses as a “national shame” Monday, and called for stricter enforcement of laws devised to prevent doctors from helping parents to avoid the birth of unwanted daughters.
The Tech |
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Jazzfest seen
My annual search for weird T-shirts worn by fest-goers predictably turned up some strange ones on the opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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LAMDA Examiner
Earlier this year, The Tyler Civic Theatre Center introduced a new program to East Texas, allowing theatre students and community members an opportunity to measure themselves against an international standard through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art examinations.
Tyler Morning Telegraph |
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Chuck Bennett: Event at Music Hall gives guests star treatment
Partygoers were treated to a spectacular evening of song and dance on April 18, when Music Hall presented its National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway.
Detroit News |
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Valparaiso University events
Recital series Valparaiso University’s 2007-2008 recital series will feature performances by numerous university music faculty and students, and a number of guest artists and ensembles. Valparaiso University is at E. Morthland Drive (U.S. 30) and Sturdy Road.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Pulling plug is unnecessary punishment
Here are two tech tips to save you from future headaches: When your computer starts acting up, locking up or freezing up, it can be immensely satisfying to punish its disobedience by unplugging it, usually while cursing at the machine. But, if you want to keep using the computer, limit yourself to cursing. Yanking the plug (or removing a laptop's battery) stops the computer dead instantly, ...
Pioneer Press |
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No small feat: Technical academy class devotes efforts to venture that will be a part of Woofstock
DECATUR - Tyler Burlington never knew when he enrolled in the Decatur Area Technical Academy's Introduction to Construction Skills class this spring he'd get to combine his love of animals with his love of miniature golf.
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