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- She's a real Sometimes girl - Newark Star-Ledger
Charlotte Sometimes isn't just playing the Warped Tour for the first time this summer. She's attending Warped shows for the first time. "I was more of a coffeehouse kind of girl," says the singer/songwriter/guitarist, who is fronting a five-piece ...
- Education in Brief: 09/30/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
'Walk to School Day' is set for Oct. 1; Join reading fun on B.E.A.R. Day; Alternative energy workshops at NMC; Spring Arbor hosts Open House Oct. 16; 'Being an American' essay contest set; 'Poetry Out Loud' competition set
- Barack Obama: Change and Expectations (Louisiana Weekly)
Senator Barack Obama had an impossible task ahead of him as he accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President on Thursday night. He had to define himself, said some. Outline his differences with Senator John McCain, said others.
- CBS 2 At The Met: JMW Turner - WCBS-TV New York
CBS 2 At The Met: JMW TurnerWCBS-TV New York, NY - 8 hours agoHe was interested in poetry at the time, reading Byron, Coleridge, and others of his contemporaries, but he seemed to have had almost a lonely life. ...
- A song a day keeps the doc away - China Daily
China DailyA song a day keeps the doc awayChina Daily, China - 23 minutes agoSinging might be fun, might be joyful and uplifting, might inspire poetry and paeans. But could it actually be good for you? Oh yes. ...
- It’s Lookin’ Good Dedicated to the Egyptian People - Egypt Today
In the past two decades, the number of venues, events, funds and possibilities available to the arts community has grown in leaps and bounds. Egypt has undergone a major cultural revival in the visual arts, but beyond quantity, what is it that has ...
- Spoken-word artists ready for National Poetry Slam (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Milwaukee poet Dasha Kelly stood on the stage of the dimly lighted Miramar Theatre last Wednesday night and addressed a small but supportive audience.
- The Big Necessity, By Rose George (Independent)
Anyone who can invest the ugly, all-too-common, carping crow with romance, history and a personality deserves an award, but possibly simply being allowed to observe these birds unimpeded is reward enough for Mark Cocker. Like so many naturalists, Cocker was introduced to the landscape around him during long walks as a child with his father, and the human aspect to his love of nature serves to ...
- Shirley Smith Patterson - Wichita Falls Times Record News
HENRIETTA, Texas - Shirley Smith Patterson, 64, of Henrietta, Texas, passed away Friday, August 8, 2008, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 10, 2008, at the First Baptist Church, Bluegrove, Texas, with Rev. Joe ...
- Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project at the Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles Times
Last year was the octocentenary of the 13th century Persian poet Rumi, whose nondenominational messages of tolerance and spiritual love resonate among newly enlightened folk in the West. This year is the 10th anniversary of ever-curious cellist Yo-Yo ...
- 1oo years old and counting - Great Bend Tribune
1oo years old and countingGreat Bend Tribune, KS - 1 hour agoThe public is invited to take a "ride" in the Centennial Time Machine display, and to enjoy an afternoon of music, poetry and historical reenactment. ...
- Poland at Gothenburg Book Fair - Thenews.pl
Poland at Gothenburg Book FairThenews.pl, Poland - 23 hours agoPoland is represented by poetesses Urszula Koziol and Marta Grunwald, whose poems were included in the anthology of Polish female poetry published in April. ...
- Upcoming: Short List (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Kingsized, Save Our Bookstore and more... August 15 Friday Wordsmiths Books doesn't mess around when it comes to reliably cool events. And its SAVE OUR BOOKSTORE fundraiser weekend is no different. Friday night's "Saving Bookstores Is AWESOME!!! Night of AWESOME!!!" features a reading by Jack Pendarvis, a performance from Atlanta indie rockers Sealions, and a silent robot auction – the ...
- A legacy of social justice and community activism - Philadelphia Daily News
S. Gordon Elkins, 77, of Melrose Park, a lawyer, community activist, and advocate for civil liberties, died of frontotemporal dementia Wednesday at Sunrise of Abington. Mr. Elkins had a 40-year career with the law firm of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens ...
- A new understanding of peace - Naperville Sun
A new understanding of peaceNaperville Sun, IL - 58 minutes agoThurman, who was the first American to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, has maintained a 45-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. ...
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