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Grammy, Pulitzer winners, TV star among highlights of upcoming Zoellner season
Lehigh Valley MusicA Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, the world premiere of a song cycle based on poems by Carl Reiner’s daughter, dazzling international dance ensembles, circus arts and perhaps America’s premier storyteller will highlight the 16th season of... -
Singer-songwriter-fiddler Sara Watkins to open for Jackson Browne at Luhrs
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comSinger-songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins is known best for being one-third of the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band Nickel Creek. In 2007, the band decided to take a break. But Watkins' career was by no means on hold, and decided to launch...Tags: Music Industry, Artists, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture
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Guitarist Doc Watson dead at 89: A 1-2-3 video primer
Pop & HissGuitarist Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89, leaves an extensive legacy that documents his wide-reaching influence in the world of guitar playing and folk music. Here are three video examples of his artistry in different settings.... -
At 75, State Fair Still Spry and Surprising
KTUU.comThe Alaska State Fair, slated to open Thursday, is celebrating its 75th birthday this year. The 12-day event brings a panoply of playful fun that’s become a late-summer tradition back to the Mat-Su Valley. Fair organizers are hoping to draw even...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, Craig Morgan, Entertainment
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Storyteller Bill Harley debuts new "Jack and the Beanstalk" at Symphony Hall
Lehigh Valley ParentingWhat happens when you take a well-known English folk tale and folk music from Europe and America, combine it with a full orchestra and put the whole thing in the hands of a children’s storyteller known for his wit? You get “Jack and the... -
Historic Minn. flour mill burns; won't be rising again
By Paul Mcenroe Star Tribune, Minneapolis FREEPORT, Minn., Dec. 29--The owner of Swany White Flour Mill, an iconic Minnesota business that has served families and restaurants across the nation since the late 1800s, said he has no plans to rebuild in...Tags: Human Interest, Arson
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A couple of more highlights from last weekend
Change of SubjectTwo more recordings from last weekend's "Songs of Good Cheer" concerts. The first is an sweet, old carol from the British Isles. Dunstan Lullaby .mp3 The second...I know, I know. But if anyone can soften you to the carol often...... -
Greetings from Lake Woebegone
HealthLooking at the latest rankings of every U.S. county's health status, it's difficult not to think of Garrison Keillor's sign-off from his news from Lake Woebegone, where "all the children are above average." That pretty much describes how data gathered... -
Free Music Friday! Calm, soothing folk from Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss says it all started with Garrison Keillor back in 2008. As a guest on his radio show, she realized that everyone loves singing along to "Red River Valley," but children don't seem to know the tune. With music education fading from public...Tags: File Sharing, Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Washington and Baltimore jockey for book lovers on the same weekend
Baltimore's book festival got here first.
Organizers of the 16th annual Baltimore Book Festival, which opens Friday, say they aren't fazed that a larger, glitzier, more star-studded event is being held on the exact same weekend just 40 miles to the...Tags: Julianne Moore, Washington, DC, Toni Morrison, Broward Health Medical Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library
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With Tony Fitzpatrick, it's 'Stations Lost' and summer found
With his gig at the Steppenwolf Theatre now seemingly an annual event, Tony Fitzpatrick is taking on the air of Garrison Keillor, and his motley crew of sidekicks is looking a bit like a cut-rate cast of "Prairie Home Companion." As seen from the back...Tags: Christianity, Twitter, Inc., Chicago Transit Authority, Minnesota, Building Material
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Marbella: On Lisa Simeone dispute, occupied with media bias
Bravo, fat lady. Or rather, bravo, "World of Opera," the public radio show that brought a measure of sanity to the drama surrounding Lisa Simeone, the Baltimore-based public radio host who landed in a controversy over media bias last week over her...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Planned Parenthood, File Sharing, Values
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Aug 24, 2011
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Apr 3, 2012
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Jul 8, 2011
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Oct 22, 2011
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