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- From Russia with Jazz - All About Jazz
From Russia with JazzAll About Jazz, PA - 8 hours agoThe band also consisted of African-American musicians, but, according to historical sources, sounded less hot than the Jazz Kings. ...
- Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily ... - Los Angeles Times
Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 34 minutes agoIntellectual cross-pollination is almost always a fascinating topic: We like to see how paintings and poetry and music and science intersect at any given ...
- Raw poetry: Patti Smith at 61 (The Standard-Times)
What happens when rockers grow old? The short answer is, they become ridiculous. Or that is how they are usually cast — trapped in reruns of VH1's "Behind the Music," or endless reunion tours, all the sex and rebellion and talent spent, like...
- Frisco Memorial Day honors sacrifices of veterans (Dallas Morning News)
It started 15 years ago with a wreath laid on a small patch of grass on Main Street in Frisco to honor war veterans. Since then, the annual Memorial Day ceremony has grown into a celebration that is expected to attract almost 500 people Monday.
- Students express their lives in poetry - 6abc.com
Students express their lives in poetry6abc.com, PA - 15 minutes agoLife in the 'hood is crazy. My poem is called, Life in the Hood." The students recording all attend CEP--a school for at-risk children here in Hunting Park. ...
- Primary pupils have the write stuff -- as gaeilge - Irish Independent
Primary pupils have the write stuff -- as gaeilgeIrish Independent, Ireland - 44 minutes agoWe are delighted to see a wide range of books, as Gaeilge, written by children during the past two years, including novels, short stories, poetry books, ...
- Your vents, Thursday, June 12 - Charleston Daily Mail
* I can't believe Gov. Manchin threw his super delegate vote for Obama when he lost so badly in West Virginia. * I am so glad Mike Garrison is leaving West Virginia University. He was not qualified for the presidency of WVU anyway. He was a political ...
- Celebrating Poetry - Hartford Courant
Celebrating PoetryHartford Courant, United States - 6 hours agoThe appointment of a new national poet laureate is especially newsworthy in Greater Hartford, home to one of the nation's biggest and most successful poetry ...
- Angelou celebrating 80th birthday in Atlanta - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Maya Angelou may be 80, but she doesn't party like it. The author-poet-dancer-singer-activist will celebrate her birthday in Atlanta Sunday with a star-studded gala including a red carpet and a celebrity guest list. The soiree will benefit a YMCA ...
- Ex-Supreme Court Justice O'Connor at Elko's Cowboy Poetry (KESQ Palm Springs)
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the 25th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko next January.
- McKinney Calendar and News Briefs (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas, will perform a selection of Scottish tunes at 8 p.m. June 28 at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Tennessee Street.
- Frost vandals given poetic justice - Fort Francis Times
Using “The Road Not Taken†and another poem as jumping-off points, Frost biographer Jay Parini hopes to show the vandals the error of their ways—and the redemptive power of poetry.
- What on earth would Miss Skinner think? - Guardian Unlimited
I am standing in the hall of Coloma Convent girls' school. There are pupils writhing on the floor in front of me, twisting their bodies into letter shapes to spell out countries' names. This is a year seven drama lesson. The girls wriggle, their legs ...
- Will Spielberg take a walk on the wild side? - Newsday
Steven Spielberg, who at 22 was hired by Universal to a long-term contract, started out his career as the teacher's pet of the Movie Brat generation. With the unveiling of his first Indiana Jones escapade in 19 years today at Cannes, he's proffering ...
- Drawing the Big Picture - The Moscow Times
Drawing the Big PictureThe Moscow Times, Russia - 41 minutes agoBy Jeremy Ventuso By John Freedman A new show, bringing together theatrical readings of poetry by writers from the last two centuries, features some ...
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