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- Our picks for this week's top events (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Marengo Cave in Southern Indiana will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its discovery tomorrow. Also this week: Louisville Improvisors improvise; Jazz Record Collectors hold meeting; Rudyard Kipling hosts "Homegrown," a double-nighter of local drama, music, poetry and comedy; and more.
- Volunteer opportunities - Star-Press
Alpha Center Adult Day Service: Piano players and other musicians, poetry readers, storytellers, and assistants with events, meals and client needs. Information: 286-2800. AngelWorx/LifeStream Services, Yorktown: Volunteers called “Angels” build ...
- Obit raises interest in firefighter - Greensboro News Record
Obit raises interest in firefighterGreensboro News Record, NC - 5 minutes agoRoss says a handwritten inscription in the poetry book said it was a prize for first place in an essay contest at High Point High School to Emma Cranford, ...
- Young artists shine in debuts with Cleveland Orchestra - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Young artists shine in debuts with Cleveland OrchestraThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 10 hours agoEvery phrase was filled with poetry or verve, as the music demanded. Fischer traveled seamlessly from intimacy to blazing fire, molding Tchaikovsky's ...
- Islamic outreach: CU's Muslim Student Association celebrates culture ... - Colorado Daily
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, has ended -- and now it's time to celebrate. Last week's Muslim holiday Eid ul-Fitr signified the end of the 30-day fast, and the beginning of a three-day celebration. Friday, the University of Colorado's Muslim ...
- An Interview with Steven Wingate - Newwest.net
Steven Wingate ‘s debut book, Wifeshopping , is a collection of witty, insightful stories centered on men’s quest for love and marriage. Wingate has been teaching composition and creative writing at the University of Colorado since 2001, and last ...
- Kane County talent contest winners named - Courier News
Winners of this year's Kane County Fair and Festival Talent Contest included a duet and an opera singer. The 25th annual contest had 18 entries in the finals competing for prize money in two divisions. Winning entries received $200 for first place ...
- Love in a Tsunami's Aftermath: Assarat's 'Wonderful Town' (The New York Sun)
'Wonderful Town," directed by Thai filmmaker Aditya Assarat, takes place in a seaside town in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Though tourism has tanked, some rebuilding is in progress, and yet a certain malaise seems to have settled after the storm. This potent setting and mood is the backdrop for a fragile love story, but the stillness and vaguely drawn characters doom the movie to ...
- Activists gather for European Social Forum - TopNews
Activists gather for European Social ForumTopNews, India - 16 hours ago... along with cultural activities, including films, concerts and poetry readings. "The forum is a natural part of building alliances over national borders ...
- Passion was the key for Jin - China Daily
China DailyPassion was the key for JinChina Daily, China - 4 hours agoTo him, though, the music was rich in poetry and had a slow rhythm, so he even relaxed his facial expressions to match the music. "I wanted the audiences to ...
- Student wins national lyric contest - Wearford Democrat
If Weatherford senior Russell Hale knew he had knack for writing, he never expected others to recognize it. “I was good at essays,” the Roo linebacker said. “I never thought I’d make anything of it.” It was Shannon Houchin, Hale’s junior ...
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn made history by writing it - The Associated Press
The Associated PressAlexander Solzhenitsyn made history by writing itThe Associated Press - 10 hours ago"There was a moment when the public opinion of the greatest empire in the world, involved in the largest war in their history, was changed by a few poets," ...
- Nigeria: Obama's Arete And Return of the Clinton Power House (AllAfrica.com)
"Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." -General Charles De Gaulle, The late French President.
- Poetry's popularity soars online - Daily Telegraph
Poetry, long thought of as an art form in terminal decline, is taking off on the internet according to new figures. Recognising the potential of the internet for poetry: Andrew Motion The British-based Poetry Archive has released statistics that ...
- Stratford Theater season in review 07/20/08 (The News-Herald)
If you're going to insert the name Shakespeare into your Theatre Festival after 50 years, you may as well kick off the season with "Hamlet." Ontario's re-dubbed Stratford Shakespeare Festival has done just that. It's their eighth "Hamlet" since 1957, and we couldn't imagine a better one.
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