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Bringing A Children's Book To Life
Over the last nine years of motherhood, I have had so many important moments with my boys thanks to books. Â When they were little, we would snuggle together and read board books until the pages were worn. Â In fact, I recently put a bin of these in the...
Tags: Museums, J.K. Rowling , New York City, Arts and Culture, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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5 Places To Take Your Child This Holiday Season
  *"How The Grinch Stole Christmas" at the Bushnell Theatre Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss?  This musical will be playing in Hartford November 20th through the 25th.  *"Polar Express 4D" at Mystic Aquarium This sounds fabulous!  Santa will be on...
Tags: Museums, Dr. Seuss, Arts and Culture, Holidays
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Paperless public library to open in Texas
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print book. Instead, the BiblioTech library will have...
Tags: Justice System, NPR, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, BBC
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Carol Burnett to receive top honor for American comedians
Reuters(Reuters) - Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett will be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the top award for American comics, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, whose Emmy-winning sketch...Tags: Tina Fey, Entertainment, Ellen DeGeneres, Entertainment Events, Music
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Tourism Officials: Visitation To CT's Major Attractions Sees Improvement
The Hartford CourantThe state's year-old "Still Revolutionary" campaign is working, and visitation to six major Connecticut attractions increased 6.8 percent from 2011 to last year, according to the state Office of Tourism. The news was released Tuesday during the...Tags: Connecticut Economic Development, Dannel P. Malloy , Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, New Products
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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
Tags: Tina Fey, Entertainment Events, NBC (tv network), Kennedy Center Honors, Television Industry
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Last call for Orlando Repertory Theatre's 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
WHAT: This weekend is the last to see "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the final show in Orlando Repertory Theatre's 10th season. Based on the novel by Mark Twain, this musical version for young audiences was conceived and written by Ken Ludwig of "Lend Me...
Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music, Literature
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Carol Burnett Takes Kennedy Center's Twain Prize
VarietyComedian Carol Burnett has been selected by Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Award will be presented Oct. 20 at a kudofest to be broadcast on PBS stations Oct. 30. Per its time-honored format,...Tags: Will Ferrell, Washington, DC, Tina Fey, Human Interest, Entertainment
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Mark Twain Prize to go to Carol Burnett
The 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. Burnett, of course, was the star of "The Carol Burnett Show," which won 25 Emmy Awards during...
Tags: Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Ellen DeGeneres, Primetime Emmy Awards, Google+
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'Newlywed Game' with Sherri Shepherd heads to Bounce TV
"The Newlywed Game" is renewing its TV vows. Episodes of the veteran game show that pits newly married couples against each other are being revived on Bounce TV, which is geared toward African Americans. The series, which first premiered on ABC in 1965,...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Game Shows, Entertainment, Television, GSN (tv network)
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Trips, tips & deals
South of the border Travel deals south of the border look muy, muy bueno — just in time for summer vacation season. Savings of as much as 60 percent are showing up in deals at Mexico beach regions, including Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto...
Tags: Volcanoes, Hotels and Accommodations, Pacific Ocean, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations
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READER SUBMITTED: "The Loveliest Home That Ever Was: The Story Of The Mark Twain House In Hartford"
PlymouthSaturday, June 15, at 2 p.m. - "The Loveliest Home that Ever Was: the story of the Mark Twain House in Hartford" Local author Steve Courtney will be discussing the making of the official guide to The Mark Twain House and Museum, this volume tells the...Tags: Mark Twain House and Museum
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