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Singer Frank D'Rone hits a high note late in his career
As his old friend Frank Sinatra might have put it, it was a very good year for Chicago singer Frank D'Rone. In April, D'Rone turned 80, and in June he overcame a series of health challenges to play a triumphant comeback engagement at the Jazz Showcase....
Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Jazz Fest, Music, Frank Sinatra, Green Mill (club)
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Florida travel calendar for November
Check out festivals and events in November across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Dec. 23. The Cannonball Christmas Express. Tavares. On select dates, the...Tags: Satellite Technology, Vessels (music group), Sharon Jones, Space Programs, Indianapolis 500
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New season of PBS show "Austin City Limits" to kick off with set from Jack White (UPDATE)
When it comes to live music on television, "Austin City Limits" is top of the heap. Trailblazing guests, unfussy production and intimate, restrained camera work combined to make this long-running series a broadcast treasure. The show's 38th season looks...
Tags: Preservation Hall Jazz Band (music group), Entertainment, Punch Brothers (music group), Music, Punk (genre)
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Berks Jazz Fest to feature mixed-genre shows, but headliner is hot jazz singer
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe 23rd annual Berks Jazz Fest will be all about highlighting jazz music’s effects on other styles, with programs that offer jazz mixed with programs featuring rock, funk, blues, Latin, pop and gospel. There will be salutes to artists such...... -
Marshall C. 'Marsh' Anders Jr., retired music teacher
Marshall C. "Marsh" Anders Jr., a retired music teacher, pianist and church organist who headed the music department at McDonogh School for nearly 50 years, died Nov. 15 of a stroke at the Brightview Mays Chapel retirement community. He was 90. "Marsh...
Tags: Entertainment, Health and Medical Professionals, George Gershwin, Bars and Clubs, Colleges and Universities
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Exciting lineup of shows coming in the early months of 2013
The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming...
Tags: Opera (genre), Festive Events, Entertainment, Virginia Arts Festival, Philip Glass
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Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master
Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...
Tags: Festive Events, George Harrison, Entertainment, Obituaries, Music
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Community notes Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
Meetings Sunday, Dec. 16 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, Dec. 17 Boyne City Rotary Club...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Spaghetti, Alzheimer's Disease, Abusive Behavior
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Roncalli students to present Christmas concerts
Roncalli primary and elementary students will perform a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. tonight. The concert is in the Aberdeen Roncalli High School gym. Each class and the fifth- and sixth-grade bands will be performing. Several instruments will be...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, High Schools, Schools, Entertainment Events
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Datebook
Sunday, Dec. 16 'Amazing Nativity' This gospel musical, based on Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," takes place at 7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 6080 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The musical is the retelling of the birth of Jesus Christ, featuring...Tags: Langston Hughes, Entertainment, Jesus Christ, Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Jackie Scott, a standout local blues singer, to kick off new live series at Hampton History Museum
Mike McGrann, formerly marketing chief at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, has changed jobs and is now working for the Hampton History Museum. Looks like he's brought his love of live music to his new post. Next month, the Hampton History Museum will...
Tags: Blues (genre), Arts, Richard Jordan, Entertainment, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah, through jazz
For those who prefer holiday music that's performed at a high artistic level, this will be a noteworthy weekend – as well as an historic one. Specifically, a Christmas-music tradition in Chicago is coming to an end, while a Hanukkah musical...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Religious Festivals, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Concerts
Dec 27, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 26, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 6, 2013
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 16, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 17, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
Dec 13, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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