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- One last song helps to mourn departed friend - Greensboro News & Record
More than 400 people turned out Saturday to celebrate the life of Ransom Hobbs in the way he would have appreciated most — with song, leavened by both laughter and tears. Hobbs, an accomplished musician, was killed the morning of Sept. 13 in an ...
- General Reader Forums - Manhattan Mercury
Seeing how my post about the drinking age was recieved so well I thought I'd post another cocktail topic to kick off the weekend. There is a DUI Checklane this weekend. Now before ya'll get wound up about the cost of such a venture, these things are ...
- Grimshaw reunites with award-winning characters (Otago Daily Times)
It's been a huge year for Auckland author Charlotte Grimshaw, who has been named not only the Montana Medal for fiction but also the Reviewer of the Year. She talks to Alastair Bull of NZPA.
- What's the meaning of life? Enrol at the School of Life and you might find the answer... (Independent)
We know that the unexamined life is not worth living. But how best to do the examining? Academia can be dry as old bones, self-help gooey as jelly. In this information age where everything is available, nothing seems worthwhile. Where and how should the enquiring mind enquire?
- Non-trad freshman young at heart (Advance Titan)
Patricia Goetz’s two oldest grandchildren go to college in Wisconsin. Like most grandmas, Goetz listens to her grandchildren when they talk about classes, professors and exams. But unlike those other grandmas, Goetz can compare notes.
- Now booking: Henry Normal - Nottingham Evening Post
HENRY Normal, Nottingham's award-winning comedy writer and TV producer - and Steve Coogan's professional 'other half' - will talk about his career, read poetry and perform stand-up comedy in the city next month. Henry Normal & Friends at The Approach ...
- PCVB Seeks More Health Care Conferences, Sporting Events - The Bulletin
"America's life sciences meetings destination" may become the newest Philadelphia marketing slogan, according to officials from the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. They unveiled their business strategy on Tuesday, aimed at drawing more ...
- Madison spoken word artists on home turf at National Poetry Slam - The Capital Times
Madison spoken word artists on home turf at National Poetry SlamThe Capital Times, WI - 1 hour agoJeanne Bergmann, another poet at Genna's, said in a later interview, "There's a funny little noise that the audience makes when things hit home, ...
- Tuesday | Urban Theater Festival - Miami Herald
The Urban Theatre & Entertainment Festival kicks off Tuesday with an awards dinner hosted by singer-actress Melba Moore and actress JoMarie Payton. The four-day festival includes theatrical performances, workshops, dance competition and poetry ...
- Abilene Writers Guild seeking enteries - Abilene Reporter-News
Abilene Writers Guild seeking enteriesAbilene Reporter-News, TX - 8 hours agoEntries are being accepted for the Abilene Writers Guild Annual Contest 2008-2009. Categories include poetry, flash fiction, children’s stories, ...
- Bob and Brian call it a day - Parkes Champion Post
Bob and Brian call it a dayParkes Champion Post, Australia - 10 hours ago‘Croker was not impressed when he heard that a shearing teacher read poetry to a class of young shearers on a rainy day! ‘The past 31 years working at TAFE, ...
- Heating things up (The Manila Times)
There was a huge downpour Saturday night. But inside Club Dredd in Eastwood City, Libis, equally heavy “fire” was raining down on the beer-guzzling audience.
- At writing camp, schlepping goes with scholarship - Napa Valley Register
RIPTON, Vt. - It's billed as the oldest writers' conference in the nation, a gathering at a picturesque mountaintop retreat where literary giants, book editors and up-and-coming novelists have been coming together once a year since the 1920s. But ...
- What's the matter with kids today? (And how to mentor) - Boston Globe
What's the matter with kids today? (And how to mentor)Boston Globe, United States - 5 hours agoAll the hot-button teen issues are here. From "Buddies and Death Threats" (the essential lifeline of friends) to "Being a Better Horrible You" (self help ...
- Cantus firmus - The Christian Century
Cantus firmusThe Christian Century - 46 minutes agoIn the process, I came across this poem written by my friend Mark Perlberg almost 40 years ago, and it repossessed me. In Letters and Papers from Prison, ...
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