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- Culture is core part of Adach five-yr strategy (Khaleej Times)
ABU DHABI — Preservation of patrimony, revival of local customs and traditions and an overall promotion of all forms of national and international arts and literature are at the heart of the five-year strategy plan of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach).
- Modern schools lack the classics THROUGH BIFOCALS - Terrace Standard
Modern schools lack the classics THROUGH BIFOCALSTerrace Standard, Canada - 2 hours agoI’ve just read Nellie McClung’s second autobiography, “The Stream Runs Fast”, and was struck by her ability to quote appropriate lines from classic poetry. ...
- Abu Dhabi 2008 to kick off in October (Middle East Online)
ADACH Director General says Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition has become major global phenomenon.
- Press Release: The Word Collective - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Press Release: The Word CollectiveScoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 2 hours agoHowltearoa this Monday is an opportunity for anyone wishing to contribute, be it with their own poetry or something by a favourite poet or writer. ...
- Entertainment Highlights: June 26-July 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 TOM WAITS 8 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard. $70-$102.50. 314-534-1111 or www.metrotix.com.
- THE DEVIL DANCES ON STAGE - Sydney Star Observer
Sydney Star ObserverTHE DEVIL DANCES ON STAGESydney Star Observer, Australia - 19 minutes agoI’d been performing solo in the performance poetry scene in London, which is a very peculiar little scene that takes place in about four pubs, ...
- Community CalendarCommunity Calendar (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
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- Black comedy has a bright future - The Age
The AgeBlack comedy has a bright futureThe Age, Australia - 39 minutes agoAndrade appeared on Britain's Radio 3 with a selection of stories and poems in 2005, when she was heavily involved in London's performance poetry scene. ...
- The Foley Poets: An Encomium - America Magazine (subscription)
America Magazine (subscription)The Foley Poets: An EncomiumAmerica Magazine (subscription), NY - 7 hours agoBy James S. Torrens | JUNE 9, 2008 O nce more the Foley poetry contest has run its course. Entries came streaming in, not just from faraway places—Austria, ...
- Local concert will benefit kids (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
Today's benefit for Feed the Children is no ordinary concert. It is the idea of a trio of young siblings with a big goal - to help thousands of underprivileged children around the world.
- Roger Rees on Shakespeare in one-man show - San Francisco Chronicle
Roger Rees on Shakespeare in one-man showSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 31 minutes agoIn the meantime, Rees is performing a bit of Lear, along with speeches from roles he's played - Hamlet, Berowne ("Love's Labour's Lost") - and some he ...
- Restored 'Once Upon a Time in the West' at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater - Los Angeles Times
Restored 'Once Upon a Time in the West' at the Samuel Goldwyn TheaterLos Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago"Once Upon a Time's" unique opening -- a 10-minute sequence in which three men wait for a train -- has sparse dialogue and little action but is sheer poetry ...
- Jonah Goldberg: Throwing gas on the oil fire - Union
Contrary to nearly all received wisdom in Washington, not to mention the rhetoric of the presumptive nominees of both major parties, the scariest moments in American politics are often its most bipartisan. Some would say this was demonstrated in the ...
- Who killed the literary critic? (Salon.com)
In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon's book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers.
- First Nigerian Private Schools Show Holds in Lagos - This Day (subscription)
First Nigerian Private Schools Show Holds in LagosThis Day (subscription), Nigeria - 4 hours agoSide events at the exhibition included inspirational talks, cultural display by students, music and poetry recitation.
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