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- Girls get a chance to shine at Ophelia Project event - St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Bay Lightning Girl Ashley Holton, left, was one of the dancers instructing the class in which Julia Castillo, center, of Riverview participated. The day included lessons on empowerment and self-esteem through drama, dance and poetry. Maria ...
- 'Saffron King' finds his niche in N.Y. City (The Daily News)
NEW YORK — With his flowing black hair, bushy beard and slight paunch, Behroush Sharifi hops off his bicycle and bounds into an expensive restaurant on the Upper West Side.
- Cancer victim known for positive outlook (Wausau Daily Herald)
A genuinely lovable person, Ernest A. Tervi was a man dedicated to family, friends and helping others.
- Composer's elegy for lost partner, "Green Sneakers," to open in Vail - Denver Post
Ricky Ian Gordon wrote "Green Sneakers" as a personal tribute to his partner, Jeffrey Grossi, who died of AIDS in 1996. (Duncan Hannah) As the title of a new artistic invention, "Green Sneakers" sounds light and whimsical. But for its creator, Ricky ...
- They're young, but 'Old' at heart - Schenectady Gazette
They're young, but 'Old' at heartSchenectady Gazette, NY - 1 hour ago“Also the poetry in the tradition is very interesting,†Demers said. “In the song ‘Rosette,’ there is a description between a man and a woman who have been ...
- Joyce Carol Oates unravels murder mystery from interesting perspective in new novel (Ventura County Star)
Some of Joyce Carol Oates' books feel as if she wrote them as dares to herself. This novel, her 37th, is one of the wildest. Oates sets out to solve a fictionalized version of the JonBenet Ramsey murder, with skating prodigy "Bliss" Rampike replacing the real-life child beauty pageant contestant. The resolution she imagines is heartrending, grotesque and totally believable.
- Sean Connery - the story of a `brilliant but deeply flawed man` - MI6
Sean Connery - the story of a `brilliant but deeply flawed man`MI6, UK - Aug 9, 2008Connery then pursued the petite blonde by reciting Robert Burns verses and passages of his own poetry. She submitted, and they started an affair that lasted ...
- Dozens protest homeless sweeps with City Hall camp-out - Seattle Times
Merlyn Parker, in AC/DC baseball cap, sells Real Change newspapers in front of Seattle City Hall on Sunday at a protest against the city's sweeps of homeless encampments. In the foreground are colorful tiles that make up a memorial to the homeless ...
- Here's the scoop on this week's Fringe Festival shows - Cincinnati CityBeat
Cincinnati CityBeatHere's the scoop on this week's Fringe Festival showsCincinnati CityBeat, OH - 8 minutes ago"And this is all wildly funny, in a kind of macabre way. The audience will experience a bit of truth, fact and a whole lot of poetry. ...
- Artists pay tribute to Hone Tuwhare (Scoop.co.nz)
Performance artists from around New Zealand will gather at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu to honour one of the country’s great literary voices.
- Bold step well worth taking - Ledbury Reporter
Bold step well worth takingLedbury Reporter, UK - 8 hours agoFull marks to Ledbury Poetry Festival director Chloe Garner for taking the bold step of featuring a poet who writes in a language few outside his own ...
- Education briefs - North Channel Sun
Students representing Extraordinary Education competed in the State Private Schools Interscholastic Association Tournament at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth earlier this month. The group ranked seventh among more than 100 Class A schools ...
- First Nations Composer Initiative round III grant recipients named ... - Indian Country Today
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Nine grants ranging from $3,500 to $7,500 have been awarded to American Indian/indigenous musical artists in the third round of grant making of the First Nations Composer Initiative, a program of the American Composers Forum. The ...
- Spoken-word poet Jon Goode: A man of his word - CNN
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In a small independently owned coffee shop on the corner of one of Atlanta's urban pockets, a group of would-be poets come together at open mic night for an evening of poetry and rhymes. Emmy-nominated spoken-word poet Jon ...
- Shakespeare, down to earth (The Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte might still be a suit-and-tie town, but when it comes to Shakespeare, we're strictly casual. “It's more like a day in the park than a night at the theater,†says actor Joe Copley of the Charlotte Shakespeare Festival, which opens next week with “Romeo and Juliet†on The Green. Picnics are encouraged on uptown's most charming patch of grass. Even well-behaved pets are welcome. But ...
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