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Author donating proceeds of book sales to Camp Callahan program
Author Craig Harms will be signing copies of his new end-times novel "Day Omega" at 2 p.m. June 7 in the Mustard Seed Christian book and music store in the Quincy Mall.
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Weakening Signals
Bill Watson might play a four-hour piece by Bach, and then slap it on again, just because he felt like it. Or he might interrupt a Mahler symphony mid-spin, deciding instead to recite poetry or blend news bulletins with reports from his "Roman Empire correspondent," Edward Gibbon.
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Blood drive event to take place June 19 in Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County residents are being asked to spend about one hour of their time to rock and roll.
Nevada Daily Mail |
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A Requiem: Songs That Made the Hit Parade . . .
Earle Hagen and Alexander Courage, who died days apart last week, were maestros of a musical genre that faded some years before they did. Hagen and Courage composed TV theme music, those signature snippets that sent Pavlovian signals to viewers.
Washington Post |
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Hope You Like Jamming Too
A shiny grab bag of memorabilia and photos pays homage to reggae and its Jamaican birthplace.
New York Times |
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Church activities: May 31, 2008
Riverlawn Presbyterian Church in St. Albans will begin its 50th anniversary celebrations with a covered-dish dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday. A musical program will follow the dinner and will feature the Riverlawn Choir, Lawn Boys, Lawn Ladies and Riverlawn Ringers.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Jazz Fest band brings 'lake' sounds
Zac Brown from the Zac Brown band described the band's sound as lake music and if the lyrics of their song Toes, where they describe having toes in the water, didn't make it obvious enough, they welcome that distinction.
The Alexander City Outlook |
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MUSIC NOTES: Professional Ballet School celebrates 30 years
The Belmont-based Professional Ballet School, in collaboration with the Young Artists Ballet Theatre, presents its 20th anniversary Spring Performance at 7 p.m. Friday and June 7 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Things to do today: May 31, 2008
MUSIC: 7:30 p.m. $5 (children 12 and under free). The Virginia Handbell Consort. Pocahontas County Opera House, 818 Third Ave. Marlinton. Call 799-6645.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Creekside Theatre performing arts camp is seeking applicants
Registration is open for the Creekside Theatre 2008 performing arts camp. The camp teaches children music, choreography and set design. This year, campers will learn numbers from theater productions, movies and Tin Pan Alley. The camp is 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through June 19. The cost is $100 and space is limited to the first 20 children registered. There are no auditions. The participants ...
The Oklahoman |
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The right note
Does music class draw out better student behavior? HILLSBORO - Students in Lois Airgood's classroom pull out their sheet music and get ready to play "Do-re-mi" and other selections on their electronic keyboards.
The Charleston Gazette |
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No auditions necessary for Creekside performing arts camp
Registration is open for the Creekside Theatre 2008 performing arts camp. The camp teaches children music, choreography and set design. This year, campers will learn numbers from the theater productions, movies and Tin Pan Alley. The camp is 8:30 a.m. to noon June 2-19. The cost is $100 and space is limited to the first 20 children registered. There are no auditions. The participants will ...
The Oklahoman |
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Edmond outdoor concert series begins in June
EDMOND — Outdoor music fans can attend free concerts beginning next month at E.C. Hafer Park. This first event of the 2008 Summer Concert Series kicks off June 5 with a performance by Bluegrass Faithful. Organized by Edmond Parks and Recreation Department, the free concert will be 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. on the E.C. Hafer Park stage in the center of the park, Ninth Street and Bryant Avenue.Nine other ...
The Oklahoman |
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River Days lines up hot music
On Friday, GM River Days announced its musical lineup for all four days of the downtown festival, June 20-23.
Detroit News |
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Concerts to fill Moore park with music this summer
MOORE — The 2008 Summer Nights: Music in the Park concert series opens at 7 p.m. Friday at the south pavilion in Buck Thomas Park, 1901 NE 12th St. Children's singer Monty Harper and classic rock band Zoom City will open the concert series. The free concerts are scheduled for 7 p.m. every Friday in June; the series will end with a two-day event July 3 and 4 during the city's Art in the Park ...
The Oklahoman |
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Studio Mid-Del is offering West African drum classes
MIDWEST CITY — Studio Mid-Del is offering two opportunities for families to learn about a drum called the West African djembe. The first session, Drums in the Family, is a child and family musical experience. It is from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday at Studio Mid-Del, 1500 Short St. The instructor is Antosia Myers, an Oklahoma City University music education graduate. A djembe is a large ...
The Oklahoman |
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Church may bring pianist's parents from Colombia for his graduation
Before the piano lessons at age 9, before the two music composition degrees, 28-year-old Victor Agudelo banged on his mother's pots and pans to fashion successions of sounds.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Ladies club brings music to Oklahoma
As the rugged Oklahoma frontier settled into civilized communities in the early 20th century, men brought structural development and industry and prosperity to the land. It took the women to bring music. In 1908, when the state was one year old, a small group of Oklahoma City's wives and daughters formed the Ladies Music Club. Their goal was to enhance their lives, but they had a strong sense of ...
The Oklahoman |
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Deer Creek students learn from labs, hikes
Deer Creek Elementary School fifth-grade students were immersed in science recently at Camp Classen in Davis. From May 12-16, students learned about science throughout the camp. On hikes, the students learned about ecology, erosion, fossils to fuel, and rock, water and nitrogen cycles. Students discussed layers of the forest, decomposition, and plant and animal life, according to a news release ...
The Oklahoman |
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Music makers will play for Menno House
Lancaster city will get a taste of the Big Apple tonight compliments of the Mennonite community. "Music From New York," a benefit
Lancaster Online |
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Music group hires leader
Nearly seven months after its search for new leadership began, the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission has hired an executive director.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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The right note
HILLSBORO - Students in Lois Airgood's classroom pull out their sheet music and get ready to play "Do-re-mi" and other selections on their electronic keyboards. One eager student calls out, "Miss Lois, Miss Lois, can we practice?" Airgood tells students to play the next selection as far as they know it. "Because we want music," she said. "Not noise."
The Charleston Gazette |
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Bun B's 'II Trill' reaches top of Billboard charts
Rapper Bernard Freeman ‘Bun B,’ left, and Daniel Grogan ‘DJ Bird’ pose while filming the music video for ‘That’s Gangsta’ in Port Arthur in March. (Enterprise file photo)
Beaumont Enterprise |
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Rev. Neil Damgaard receives doctorate
DARTMOUTH — In observance of 45 years of Christian ministry at Dartmouth Bible Church, the congregation will celebrate with an evening of music, food and testimonies at 6:30 tonight. They also will honor their senior pastor.
The Standard-Times |
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Antioch official's bar cited
Antioch Trustee Robert McCarty was charged with disorderly conduct following multiple complaints of loud music coming from his establishment, VIP Sports Bar and Night Club at Lake Street and Route 59.
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