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- Literary luminaries are yours for the meeting (Chicago Tribune)
This one wasn't as bad as the book-signing back in 1980, where actor Tim Reid—at the height of his Venus Flytrap fame—was promoting his book of poetry "As I Feel It." With his 12-year-old daughter at his side he waited—and waited—for fans. One showed up. Reid had to convince his girl that he was, indeed, a big star.
- Bethel Woods concert reminiscent of '69 Woodstock - Times Herald-Record
BETHEL — With his trim gray hair and beard, Bob Weir, 60, may have looked more like a poetry professor than a rocker when he returned to the Woodstock festival site for the first time since he played it with the Grateful Dead 39 years ago on ...
- Des O'Connor to leave Countdown - BBC News
Veteran TV presenter Des O'Connor has announced he is stepping down as the host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November. He began as quizmaster on the Channel 4 show two years ago, replacing Des Lynam, who took over the reigns when ...
- Crowded house - VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet BridgeCrowded houseVietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 6 hours agoAlong with two scholar friends of his, Trang Bung and Lieu Hanh whiled away the hours drinking, reciting poetry and playing music. ...
- Champagne spotting - Sydney Morning Herald
I arrive at St Pancras International railway station in London, new home to the Eurostar terminal, without a trans-chunnel ticket to the continent in my back pocket. I don't have any fancy matching luggage, either. I do have a dog-eared return ticket ...
- Calendar: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BENEFITS WYES' "A Season of Good Tastes" The series of wine-tasting and coffee-pairing dinners benefiting the public television station continues at The Marigny Brasserie, 640 Frenchmen St., at 7. All dinners begin at 7 and are $85 per person, including...
- Go and Do - Latest young adult book midnight release event (Portsmouth Herald)
"Brisingr," the eagerly awaited third book in the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini, will be released Sept. 20 amidst a flurry of elves, dwarfs, dragons and humans. Here are some local book release parties for all Dragon Riders in the know:
- A call for young writers - Herald-Dispatch
Creative Communication is seeking young writers for the 2008 Essay and Poetry Contest. More than $3,000 in prizes and awards will be awarded to poets, writers and schools. Essay and poetry contest divisions are kindergarten through third grade ...
- S.F. Theater Examiner - San Francisco Examiner
For a fifth year, some of the best and brightest in the Bay Area theater community will gather in the vicinity of the Yerba Buena Gardens for the annual San Francisco Theater Festival . This one-day extravaganza on Sunday, July 27, features 100 shows ...
- Southend Calendar | Sept. 20 - Auburn Reporter
Southend Calendar | Sept. 20Auburn Reporter, WA - 21 minutes agoFeatures live music, poetry and storytelling. Cost: $40-$100. The Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle. 206-292-2787, www.ticketmaster.com or ...
- Is he just warming the boss’s bench for another’s buttocks? - The Times
Is he just warming the boss’s bench for another’s buttocks?The Times, South Africa - 8 hours agoWould be interesting how they deal with the lion when a new day dawns. Where I come from, we don’t interpret poetry; we simply appreciate it.
- Sarah Palin: Mother, moose-hunter...muse? - Los Angeles Times
Sarah Palin: Mother, moose-hunter...muse?Los Angeles Times, CA - 12 hours agoWhatever that spark may be, here is its result: Palin Poetry. We'll post more if tonight's debate fans the creative flames. he looks so lone and sad-eyed ...
- The Love Guru - Stuff
The Love Guru is not the worst film I've seen this year - that would still be The Happening . It's not even the least funny sports comedy of the year - Semi- Pro has that title wrapped up, possibly for all time. But The Love Guru is pretty dire. Mike ...
- Soldier Boy (New York Times)
Frances Richey?s new collection of poems, ?The Warrior,? focuses on her relationship with her son, a Green Beret who has served two tours in Iraq.
- Masterclass for today's career politicians from Baron Healey; man ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukMasterclass for today's career politicians from Baron Healey; man ...Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours agoOr for that matter discoursing in a matter-of-fact but learned way about poetry, music and painting. And quoting William Butler Yeats verbatim sans script. ...
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