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- Emory Professor Natasha Trethewey Named Georgia Woman of the Year (The Weekly)
ATLANTA, GA (July 28, 2008) - Georgia Woman of the Year Committee, Inc. announced today that Natasha Trethewey, Professor of English and Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair at Emory University has been confirmed as 2008 Georgia Woman of the Year! Nellie Dunaway Duke, Committee Chair, said that Trethewey was chosen as the 13th honoree by the Committee on their first ballot at their annual ...
- Nature has lost a friend (The Peterborough Examiner)
"He made a difference in the world, and that's what he wanted," said Heather Watson of her late father, Douglas "Doug" Sadler. Mr. Sadler, 92, died yestserday with his family at his side at St. Joseph's at Fleming due to complications related to cancer. Mr. Sadler was [...]
- Stage listings - San Francisco Guardian
*Stage listings are compiled by Deborah Giattina. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, Giattina, and Nicole Gluckstern. Avant GardARAMA! Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor; www.theexit.org . $15-30 ...
- Club News - Lowell Sun
BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORE: All clubs meet at 235 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua, N.H.: American Girl Group, second Mon. each month, 6:30 p.m.; Positronic Brains Sci-Fi Readers, third Tues. each month, 8 p.m.; Poetry Group, second Thurs. each month, 8 p.m ...
- One of poetry's finest reminds us of our place in the natural world (The Japan Times)
Skinny frog Don't give up! Issa is here He has been dead for 180 years, but Kobayashi Issa's haiku keep reminding us that the essence of Japan's culture lies in its intimate tie to nature. Humans are seen by him entirely as an element in nature, where ideally there is no artificial hierarchy and certainly no holier-than-thou moralizing. Read the full story
- Newtown celebrates women in arts - Joburg
Newtown celebrates women in artsJoburg, South Africa - 43 minutes agoSisters are saying it loud and proud through art, dance, music, poetry and film; their stamp is everywhere, even in science, in Newtown over the Women's Day ...
- Delaware Hospice’s Camp New Hope works its magic - Delaware Online
The caring and compassionate hearts of Delaware Hospice staff and volunteers joined the hurting hearts of children and teenagers who had recently lost loved ones at Lum’s Pond from June 23-26, and the magic of Camp New Hope was underway. New Hope ...
- ALLAH AND THE OCCIDENT - Der Spiegel
The sun sets behind the Yanidze complex in Dresden, the mosque-inspired former home to a tobacco factory. The history of Islam in Germany is believed to date back to the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. In the fabled tales of "1001 Nights," al-Rashid is said ...
- ReLit Award winners announced - Quill & Quire
ReLit Award winners announcedQuill & Quire, Canada - Jul 28, 2008Soft Geography by Gillian Wigmore, published by Caitlin Press, took the poetry award, while The Outlander by Gil Adamson, published by House of Anasi Press, ...
- Dissecting Nas’ Untitled - Part 4 - Popmatters.com
The production here comes from Stargate, the Nowegian duo who laid the track for Beyonce’s “Irreplacable”. Dark, slow synthesizer chords that occasionally break into quick, clubby stutters with partially vocoded female vocals over a break-beat ...
- Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online 'Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods' ... (BusinessNorth)
Celebrate the opening of an innovative environmental art exhibit with the Cable Natural History Museum. Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods is a new traveling art and science exhibit focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region.
- Strawberry picking offers a lesson on the joy of simple work - Ashland Daily Press
Recently I drove out to Brenda and Jack Erickson's farm near Bayfield and picked a big batch of strawberries. For nearly a half hour I was on my hands and knees pushing aside the rich green plants reaching for their bright red, sweet berries, all the ...
- Next Events: May 30 (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
TEXAS TRAILHANDS Saturday, dinner stage, Backdoor Theatre, 501 Indiana, downtown. Part of Backdoor’s Band Night series. Miss Devon, a member of the group, was the singing voice for Jessie in “Toy Story 2.” (940) 322-5000 or www.backdoortheatre.org.
- Entertainment Calendar: 08/15/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Items for this calendar must be received by the Record-Eagle at least two weeks in advance. All calendars are published on a space available basis. Information may be mailed to Entertainment Calendar, Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685-0632; faxed to 946-8632; or e-mail sbeach@record-eagle.com .
- Come celebrate Riverfest 2008 - La Crosse Tribune
Riverfest 2008! A time to celebrate our “Old Man River.” A time for family, fun, food, fellowship and fireworks! But let us not forget that this holiday is Independence Day — a time to reflect on our independence, our freedom, our country, our ...
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