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- Hendrix's burnt guitar leads rock auction in London (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage, the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley and the first contract signed by The Beatles all go on sale Thursday in a major auction of music memorabilia.
- My week: Esa-Pekka Salonen - Daily Telegraph
After 16 years as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, I've taken up the post of principal conductor with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, and today was our first practice. Over the years, I've done hundreds of concerts in London ...
- Vessel Of Glory @ Theatre Club - The Swazi Observer
Vessel Of Glory @ Theatre ClubThe Swazi Observer, Swaziland - 15 hours agoThe group will once again be wowing the audience with its series of dances which are in a form of afro fussion, contemporal ballet, with music, poetry and ...
- Wedding: Ertner-DeYoung - News Register
Carissa Ertner and Chad DeYoung were married Aug. 16 in McMinnville. The Rev. Mark Carlson officiated. The bride graduated from Redmond High School in 1995 and received bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Oregon University in Monmouth in ...
- There's no hurry, but do join the Wait for Extraterrestial ... - San Francisco Examiner
At long last, someone has come up with a quiet, clean, and energy-efficient way to find E.T. The folks over at the WETI (Wait for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) website and research center have opened their portals to not only any aliens seeking to ...
- 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 ...
- One Very Explosive Opera - Newsweek
NewsweekOne Very Explosive OperaNewsweek - 55 minutes agoBut opera is traditionally about love, and Adams does not disappoint: in an erotically charged bedroom scene, Oppie's wife, Kitty (played by sexy new ...
- Chat With Me Today (Washington Post)
Worried about the economy? Ticked off about the administration's attempt to strong-arm Congress into passing a massive bailout for Wall Street? I'm here to listen and advise. Chat with me today online at noon ET if you need to vent about the current economic crisis.
- Washburn puts the banjo in unlikely Chinese setting - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeWashburn puts the banjo in unlikely Chinese settingBoston Globe, United States - 16 minutes agoWhen she asked him to join her on a tour of China, he was so impressed by her clawhammer settings for Mandarin poetry that he jumped at the opportunity. ...
- Gang menber turns his back on life of crime - Prince George Citizen
Gang menber turns his back on life of crimePrince George Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoThose who knew Henry want the public to see the hip-hop poetry he wrote (excerpts below) and know his creative side. He could break-dance well, ...
- Glorious mud and music (Stuff)
It's a long journey. We're packed into the train carriage and police sniffer-dogs nuzzle our legs and bags at the station, looking for drugs. When we arrive the sky is axe-grey and the ground sludge. As a man ahead with bare calves and Italian loafers sinks into the mud, we pull on Wellington boots.
- Shapeways lets Internet users manufacture goods (AFP via Yahoo! News)
In a step toward the type of future pictured in the hit film "Iron Man," a firm in the Netherlands is letting people fabricate items designed in three-dimensions on the Internet.
- Libraries boom when economy busts - TheTimes
Libraries boom when economy bustsTheTimes, OR - 2 hours ago“Libraries are the great equalizer — they offer books, films, poetry readings, musical recordings, classes and cultural performances — all of these are free ...
- West Island community events! - West Island Chronicle
West Island community events!West Island Chronicle, Canada - 37 minutes agoRehearsals start Aug. 17. For more information 17 to 25-year-olds can contact Erin or Craig at wistac@gmail.com. Montreal Public Poetry Festival Sept. ...
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