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- A defense lobbyist who favors an ax - Thehill.com
The leather cowboy boots should be the first hint. And then there’s the almost unnoticeable piercing in his left ear — not exactly a Washington staple. But the secret is out when David Morrison starts talking about his guitars: Music runs through ...
- Plenty of 'La Boheme' operas on DVD (The Star-Ledger)
New audio-only recordings of opera are perhaps going the way of the dinosaur, outnumbered by audiovisual productions captured on DVD. In the case of Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme," there are now more than a dozen contemporary and archival versions out on DVD.
- Coastweek, September 07 - 13, 1979 - Coastweek
Coastweek, September 07 - 13, 1979Coastweek, Kenya - 2 hours agoOver the years she had worked for a better understanding among blacks and whites, doing it the Griot way with stories, song and poetry, history and humour. ...
- In new move, bands play complete albums in concert - Christian Science Monitor
New York - After two decades behind the mic, Liz Phair has earned a reputation as a fiercely intimate, occasionally skittish rock musician, capable of making the biggest ballroom shows feel like cozy coffee-shop gigs. But this year, when a publicist ...
- A VILLAGE RULED BY THE WORD - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A VILLAGE RULED BY THE WORDThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 1 hour ago... said festival organizer David Mayhew, "but in an entire high school, there are still maybe only eight or 10 kids who really love poetry. ...
- Websites bring 'mix tapes' into the 21st century - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Websites bring 'mix tapes' into the 21st centuryMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 38 minutes agoFirst of all, you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing." No website captures that concept better than Cassette ...
- People the testament to Parks' legacy - Kansas.com
People the testament to Parks' legacyKansas.com, KS - 8 hours agoHis work spanned many disciplines: photography, music, dance, poetry, ballet. And the night of the first WSU lecture in his honor, we'll see not simply one ...
- West Midlands For Free: New Birmingham Poet Laureate’s first reading - Metro
MetroWest Midlands For Free: New Birmingham Poet Laureate’s first readingMetro, UK - 1 hour agoThu Oct 9, Library Theatre, Paradise Place, Birmingham. 6.45pm, free, booking advised. Tel: 0121 303 2323. www.birminghambookfestival.org.
- The City Has Moved Too Close to the Sun - MetroTimes
I have long said that a bad day in Detroit is better than a good day anywhere else in the world. Maybe I'm just burned out from traveling, but in recent years, I have roamed around the world more than a few times, and these experiences have only ...
- Visual arts notes: Obama exhibit in SLC; monumental murals at Art ... - Salt Lake Tribune
Kurt Weiser's Semi Conscious, 2002, of cast porcelain and china paint, is on exhibit with other Weiser works at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University. No, it's not the latest big box store to hit the U.S. It's a phenomenon ...
- In Wolf Trap's 'Vienna Woods,' a Tour of German Song - Washington Post
At a time when there is so much focus on creative programming as a Holy Grail in classical music, it's bewildering that Steven Blier does not get more respect. Blier, the accompanist, arranger and artistic director of song recitals at Wolf Trap for ...
- Bringing literature alive, literally - Guardian Blogs
In the past I've had my run-ins with live literature and performance poetry. I have bemoaned the deadly mixture of self-indulgence, rampant egotism and not very good poetry that can curse such happenings . I still stand by this argument - memories of ...
- Can't get enough of the Madison Slam Team and spoken word? - Wisconsin State Journal
Last week, 77 teams of poets from all over the country took over Madison for the National Poetry Slam competition and conference. Our own Madison team came in at #35 in that line-up (see the full results here ). That might not sound like such a great ...
- Killing the CanLit competition - Globe and Mail
Killing the CanLit competitionGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoA line of poetry found by a decapitated head. "You will see me - here in your dreams." The author of this rhyming couplet is the Sandman, who shuffles with ...
- African-American series character is a role model for black girls (The Charlotte Observer)
In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But only if she can sing.) "Hancock" himself could play Ruby's father. And, of course, Jada Pinkett-Smith could play Ruby's mother. You have to forgive the Kansas City ...
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