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First Lutheran Church Women meet Wednesday
First Lutheran Church Women met Jan. 14 in Bethany Hall. Jeanette Olson provided the prelude music as members and guests gathered. Co-president, Marlene Behle, welcomed all present and led in reciting the purpose statement.
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R&B star Jay Sean wows pupils
A SINGING star gave excited schoolchildren an exclusive live preview of his latest single. Singer-songwriter Jay Sean visited Gearies Junior School, Gantshill Crescent, Gants Hill, to give them the lowdown on his career and to answer some tricky questions.
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Singer-songwriter Brodsky to perform in Redding
The term that comes up over and over when people describe Chuck Brodsky is storyteller.His stories are not the kind of fantastic, sweeping tales you might read in a novel. Brodsky's stories are just simple stories about people.
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Poe’s words meld well with music
Things were dark at The National last night. Very dark. Of course, when you base an entire program on Richmond’s favorite poet, writer and teller of terror tales—Edgar Allan Poe—that is to be expected. But to be honest, the talents who came together to continue the bicentennial celebration of Poe’s birth actually made it fun, for the most part.
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Arts: LifeChance tackles ‘Spring’ for gala ballet
One of the artistic milestones of the 20th century was the ballet “The Rite of Spring.” When first performed in 1913, the music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinskysparked a riot. Columbia Classical Ballet takes a turn at the masterpiece this weekend. The new version created by guest choreographer Rick McCullough opens the company’s LifeChance performance. This annual ...
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Festival of the Arts 2009 will shine will greats
World renowned violist Itzhak Perlman – will take center stage opening night of Festival of the Arts BOCA 2009, Thursday, March 5.
Boca Raton News |
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Imagine an ice fog , blizzards, the cold air escaping from your nostrils. And to accompany this, a candlelit table, firewood, steamy water on frostbitten fingers. What might winter jazz look like if its sounds could be seen?
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Dozens of drug busts at BDO
Police have made 85 drug-related arrests during the Sydney leg of the Big Day Out music festival.
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YouTube decides to expand Click-to-Buy outside US & UK
In October last year YouTube got a new feature called click-to-buy. The idea was simple, anyone watching a video that related to a film or music track had the opportunity to buy those products with a single click. Through deals with Amazon and iTunes users got an easy buying mechanism and Google makes a bit [...]
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Obama musical set for London stage
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Barack Obama's presidential campaign has inspired a London musical.
Hindustan Times |
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Inauguration Music Milli Vanilli Style
The classical music played for millions of people watching President Barack Obama's inauguration was not the live performance it appeared to be. Unless you were one of the fortunate few sitting within
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Hootie brings country act to JPJ
Rucker, the baritone best known as lead singer for Hootie and the Blowfish, will be performing music from his CD “Learn to Live,” which made its country-album chart debut at No. 1.
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Hip-hop group opens for weekend event
Chiddy Bang, a hip-hop group consisting of four Drexel freshmen, will open the Drexel Homecoming Dance Party alongside headliners Mike Jones and DJ Jazzy Jeff at the Armory Jan. 24. "It doesn't make sense to wait until you graduate to start pursing what you want.
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Ensemble demonstrates powerful choreography
The Drexel Dance Ensemble explored the idea of "Arrivals & Departures" in their winter concert running Jan. 22- 24 in the Mandell Theater. Many of the dances look deeply at people who have come and gone. Some portray the transient yet emotional stages of our lives and others illustrate the coming and going of reality.
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Preview: Hotel Medea @ The Arcola
It's not quite as easy to capture the imaginations of a modern audience with Greek tragedy as it was at the old Dionysia festival, but when it works, it works. This season, Dalston's Arcola Theatre seem keen to bring a whole new spirit to the classics by way of emotionally powerful contemporary Brazilian performance. After witnessing the capoeira-powered In Blood: The Bacchae earlier ...
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Civil rights group protests charge against organizer
FERNDALE – About a dozen protesters from a self-described civil rights group picketed the Ferndale courthouse Thursday before one of their members was arraigned on a charge of disorderly conduct.
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Pollard, Firesign Theatre and more
Now this is more like it. The release sheets are fattening up as we move farther into the new year, offering considerably more possibilities with each passing Tuesday. This week offers a trio of discs from a broad spectrum of musical veterans.
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Video: The Arcade Fire: "Born in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen cover) / "Intervention" (live at the Obama Staff Ball ...
It was slightly strange to hear yesterday that the Arcade Fire had played Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A. at the private event for Obama staffers. It is, of course, one of the most famously misunderstood songs to be regularly trotted out in a political context (and much of the confusion stems from Springsteen's own political ambiguity in the 1980s), and I couldn't help but wonder ...
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Women’s League to hold annual auction
The Women’s League of Hartsville will host an auction on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Prestwood Country Club in Hartsville, to benefit Carolina Kids LLC. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The auction is the 22nd for the Women’s League.
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Bus driver sued in crash that killed Dottie Rambo
(AP:NASHVILLE, Tenn.) The daughter of late gospel singer-songwriter Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, who was killed in a bus crash in May, has sued the driver of the bus and the company that leased it to the entertainer.
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Former French Prez Jacques Chirac mauled by poodle; Yo-Yo Ma and pals in dub scandal; Larry King among Madoff losers: ...
A man and his dog. • Former French President Jacques Chirac was hospitalized recently after being mauled by his "clinically depressed poodle." • "American Idol" contender Joanna Pacitti isn't exactly one of the TV talent show's usual musical wannabes. She...
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Welcome: Civitan club hosts area meeting
Six members of the Welcome Civitan Club served as judges for senior project presentations Jan. 7. And at the regular meeting Jan. 8, Brianna Morgan, of the North Davidson Junior Civitan Club, spoke about her upcoming trip to the Dance-a-thon in Canada. The club made a donation toward her trip.
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Song parody about government bailout is a hit
National recording artist Bill Zucker has released a new parody song about the TARP ( $700 billion Government bailout ) that's taking the nation by storm. "The TARP Song" ("I want some TARP.") debuted on CNBC's Power Lunch and has become an overnight success.
Naples Daily News |
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Enjoy a Romantic Interlude
February can be a dull month but the Northumberland Orchestra is hoping to start it off with some inspiring romantic string musical pieces in its [...]
Northumberland Today |
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Music: Black Magic Six & Boomhauer
Finnish thrashers Black Magic Six are a chunky two-piece packed with punchy riffs that give a nod to Queens Of The Stoneage. The Finnish accent gives their sound a different flavour but all in all it’s a kick-ass sex-rock act that will go off.
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