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- Portrait of the Dominican Nerd as an (Overweight) Young Man - Brooklyn Rail
Portrait of the Dominican Nerd as an (Overweight) Young ManBrooklyn Rail, NY - 9 hours agoFrom his jazzy Def Poetry Jam-style opening to his celebratory closing declarations, DÃÂaz takes us through the highs and the lows of a teenage life, ...
- QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 5 (Waco Tribune-Herald)
The city of Waco Police Department’s Victims Services Unit is seeking volunteers for its Crisis Team. The next training program will begin Sept. 17 and will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. twice a week for four to five weeks.
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A guide to events and performances this week
- No Theme, but Writers Aplenty - New York Times
No Theme, but Writers AplentyNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoat the Public Theater in 2006, has written about six interconnected African-American men dealing with an unexpected phenomenon. Oz Scott will direct. ...
- The top grads in the GTA (Toronto Star)
They get the kind of grades most of us only dream about. One achieved 100 per cent in six Grade 12 subjects. Another is going to Harvard after scoring perfect on the SAT. And one tells a touching tale that changed her academic life: how, after flunking a test in Grade 4, a teacher gave her a second chance. From that moment on, she was determined to be a stellar student. These are the stories of ...
- New Classical Tracks: Evocations of Argentina - Minnesota Public Radio
New Classical Tracks: Evocations of ArgentinaMinnesota Public Radio, MN - 1 hour agoThe "Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas" is a collection of five songs and dances derived from folk music and poetry, and written originally for voice and ...
- Composer wrote with Reno Chamber Orchestra in mind - Reno Gazette
Composer Joseph Schwantner said poetry always has played a role in his music, so finding inspiration in his own writing was natural. “Throughout my life, I’ve not only written poetry but been influenced by poetry,†he said. “I seem to get ...
- Top marks for Nutcracker - West Online
In this radical post-modern version of the much-loved classic, WA Ballet artistic director Ivan Cavallari pares Christmas festivities to a minimum. Instead of a tree, a washing machine takes centre stage, sugar plum fairies are replaced by ...
- New Arab poetry award in memory Darwish - NDTV.com
New Arab poetry award in memory DarwishNDTV.com, India - 39 minutes agoA new Arabic poetry competition has been launched in the memory of departed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The Sharjah Department of Culture and ...
- Culture Night goes nationwide tonight - RTE.ie
RTE.ieCulture Night goes nationwide tonightRTE.ie, Ireland - 3 hours agoAround 100 arts and cultural organisations are holding events - from poetry readings to dance work shops - to mark the occasion. The majority of events are ...Darkness to draw out lovers of art nationwide Irish TimesThousands to enjoy Culture Night Irish Timesall 14 news articles
- Brocton-Portland Festival fun, despite rain - Evening Observer
Brocton-Portland Festival fun, despite rainEvening Observer, NY - 11 minutes agoWith the help of her sisters, Sharon Barone and Wanda Kelley, Janeen set up exhibits that accompanied the book she said incorporated the thoughts and poetry ...
- Tavis Smiley Announces America I Am Exhibition will Debut at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center (Art Daily)
Phillis Wheatley writing table, ca.1760. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was the first book of poetry by a Black American, published in London in 1773. Photo: Massachusetts Historical Society.
- Cinnabar Theater’s new season begins - Petaluma Argus-Courier
Cinnabar Theater’s new season beginsPetaluma Argus-Courier, CA - 1 hour ago“It’s from the poetry of Ann Sexton,†said Lichenstein. “She transformed the stories in her own personal and professional poetic way. ...
- Enrique Diemecke marks two decades leading the Flint Symphony ... - MLive.com
Courtesy photo Enrique Diemecke, a native of Mexico City, directs music in Flint recently. In his charming and scholarly way, conductor Enrique Diemecke has hit all the right notes during his 20-year tenure with the Flint Symphony Orchestra. He's a ...
- 'Defying Dixie' sheds light on South - Hilton Head Island Packet
'Defying Dixie' sheds light on SouthHilton Head Island Packet, SC - 4 hours agoThere is Texas-native Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the first black to join the party, who wrote poetry and short stories but failed as a labor organizer. ...
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