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- Big day for small book publishers (Scarborough Mirror)
"It's a real cool thing for us to be part of," said Liisa Ladouceur, one of the many small publishers - and authors - who will be on hand this Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. at the Toronto Small Press Book Fair being held at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave.
- High school students get taste of college life - Kane County Chronicle
AURORA – Waubonsie Valley student Brea Sims didn’t know what to expect as she gingerly touched the liver of the dissected fetal pig. “It feels so fake,” Sims said. Sims was among 24 students from several high schools, including Waubonsie ...
- Ray Tallis: 'At 15 I was a biochemical materialist' (Guardian Unlimited)
Ray Tallis: 'Old people tend to get lumped together. In fact, they are far more heterogenrous than the young.' Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi Philosopher. Doctor. Novelist. Poet. Academic.
- Iredell officials are hoping creative arts can keep at-risk youth ... - Statesville Record & Landmark
Iredell officials are hoping creative arts can keep at-risk youth ...Statesville Record & Landmark, USA - 1 hour agoPhillips said the program will encompass more than just music, but other arts as well, from poetry to painting and drawing. An art contest will be held as ...
- Who got city arts grants - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs has grants to declare, to the tune of $225,000, going to 38 artists in visual, literary, film and media arts. (Isn't film a media art?) The list looks good, but why does every artist have to have a ...
- On Wearing A Custard Yellow Tie In The White House - Arts Journal
"Uh Oh" I thought to myself as Dana Gioia stepped on stage at The Merchants Exchange in San Francisco yesterday evening: The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman and former poet laureate was wearing a custard yellow knitted tie with a square end ...
- Sally Paxson Davis, 68, the Academy of Vocal Arts chair - Philadelphia Daily News
Sally Paxson Davis, 68, of Radnor, chairwoman of the Academy of Vocal Arts, died of leukemia July 4 at Waverly Heights in Gladwyne. Mrs. Davis had led the board of the academy, a tuition-free opera training school in Philadelphia, since 2001. During ...
- J. Freedom du Lac - Washington Post
J. Freedom du LacWashington Post, United States - 10 minutes agoYou? kennychesneyfreeusa: "...tortured if often nonspecific poetry with that amazing voice and the textured, shape-shifting sounds that the band produces ...
- Echoes of Kaifi - Daily News and Analysis
Actor Shabana Azmi, who along with husband Javed Akhtar, released father Kaifi Azmi’s album of poems titled Kaifiyat (recited by the late poet and includes 30 tracks) on May 10, said that she could relate every situation in her life to his poems ...
- Social networking sites benefit low-income group students (New Kerala)
Washington, June 21: Students from low-income groups who use MySpace and Facebook are as technologically proficient as their richer counterparts, according to a study.
- Bergmann aims to go where no poet has gone before (The Capital Times)
For most poets, the release party for a new chapbook is seen as a time to reign as the belle of the ball. But for Madison poet F.J. Bergmann, the recent debut of her new chapbook "Constellation of the Dragonfly" gave her the chance to spread around the accolades. In addition to showcasing her work, Bergmann and her poetry cohorts used her release party to award Ron Czerwien, local poet, ...
- Poets share thoughts, ideas, emotions on stage (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON — The group Poetic Voices hosts an open-mic night at Mod Reserve in Galveston, elevating poetry into performance art.
- Ex-Supreme Court Justice O'Connor at Elko's Cowboy Poetry - KTVN
Ex-Supreme Court Justice O'Connor at Elko's Cowboy PoetryKTVN, NV - 14 hours ago(AP) - Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the 25th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko ...
- What to do, where to go - Mercury
Crystal Roxx at 1402, Reading. George Wesley at PJ Whelihan's Pub, Blue Bell. The Loop at Reed's, Blue Bell. The Blues Mercenaries at the Rusty Nail Tavern, Ardmore. Sugarbuzz at the Keswick Tavern, Glenside. Billy Joel at Hersheypark Stadium ...
- Rangoon Editor Fired Over Offending Poem - The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Rangoon Editor Fired Over Offending PoemThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - 2 hours ago... magazine in which the offending poem appeared. But the magazine had already sold out. The censors order Cherry to sack the editor of its poetry section, ...
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