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In Pictures: Rascal Flatts in Tinley Park, IL Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:14PMAward-winning country outfit Rascal Flatts [ tickets ] is making the rounds ahead of "Nothing Like This," the band's first album for Big Machine Records -- home of the genre's brightest young star, Taylor Swift [ tickets ]. Rascal Flatts had a great run with their old label, the now-shuttered Lyric Street Records, with 27 singles cracking Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and 10 No. 1 hits ...
Tough Questions About Teacher Shortage At Atlanta School Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:07PMCBS Atlanta had tough questions about an Atlanta school that still has six teacher vacancies more than three weeks into the school year.
ART Till September 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor-International Hall; 4 pm - 8 pm: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:01PMSukanya Sparsh , an international exhibition of painting and sculpture in support of an education project for girl children — a project by Rotary district 3291. Participating artists: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Shuvaprasanna, Partha Pratim Deb, Samir Aich, Wasim Kapoor, Sunil Chandra Pal, Manish Moitra, Vishal Sabley, Raju More and Shipra Bhattacharya from India; Manas Roy ...
Clermont League presents Candidates & Issues Night Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:57PMThe League of Women Voters Clermont County presents Candidates & Issues Night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Glen Este High School Performing Arts Center, 4342 Glen Este-Withamsville Road.
HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 31ST, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:54PMWhat's Your Reaction? An eclectic variety of teats dominated the mediasphere today. Deficit commission co-chair Alan Simpson -- who took a break from heckling the Muppets with Statler and Waldorf to label Social Security a "milk cow with 310 million tits" -- garnered more negative press.
Omega's Pepper Festival set for Sept. 10 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:53PMBefore kicking off the seventh annual Pepper Festival, the City of Omega will be introducing Christian Saslo, a magician and illusionist from Atlanta, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at Ponder Park.
Orange County To Let Judge Decide 'Orbitz/Expedia' Case Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:53PMOrange County's legal team will argue before a judge Sept. 8 in Circuit Court that Orbitz, Expedia and other online vacation travel booking firms should pay the full retail rate for taxes owed on hotel rooms.
K-Swiss's 'Kenny Powers' Campaign Shows Marketing Is F*cking Changing, Man Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:50PMclickz An in-depth look at the sneaker brand's campaign, including a FunnyOrDie.com video that features vulgarity rarely seen or heard in marketing. K-Swiss's video is getting big-time hits, and its Facebook presence has increased 7X.
Fiesta to be extra special this year Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:49PMIt's that time of year again; fiesta time!
Kecia Lewis-Evans, Darius de Haas to Perform Too Hot to Handel with High School Choirs at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:44PMBroadway veterans Kecia Lewis-Evans and Darius de Haas will be two of the soloists in a special performance of Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah Project with choirs from six New York City high schools at Carnegie Hall Nov. 14 at 4 PM.
News in Brief Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:06PMA plan has been put into place to level out the bumps along South Drive in front of Laidlaw Performing Arts Center where workers are constructing new entrance portals, according to Chris Willis, director of Facilities Management.
Barnes & Noble Closes Lincoln Center Store Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:01PMBarnes & Noble is closing its 60,000-square-foot Lincoln Triangle Store.
At Bookstore, Even Those Not Buying Regret Its End Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:44PMWith more people choosing to buy books online, a Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side prepares to close early next year.
Baytown talent show planned for Oct. 23 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:42PMChristian Women’s Job Corps is hosting a large city-wide talent show on Oct. 23 at Lee College Performing Arts Center. We are currently accepting applications for acts that want to audition for the show. Auditions will be held Oct. 2 by appointment only. The top five acts from each age group will go on to perform on Oct. 23 in front of an audience and five judges, one of whom is the first runner ...
Barnes & Noble closes NYC Lincoln Center store Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:40PMNEW YORK (AP) Shoppers near New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will have to look harder for books to buy: Barnes & Noble is closing its 60,000-square-foot Lincoln Triangle Store.
Jim Luce: A Songwriter's Passion for Haiti, Healing and Global Citizenship Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:38PMLast winter I had the joy of hearing Aileen Morgan for the first time and her melodic voice has flowed through my memories ever since....
School district to have forum Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:34PMThe Port Huron Area School District will have a community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Port Huron Northern High School Performing Arts Center, 1799 Krafft Road, about preparing students to compete in a global economy.
Theatre Review (CT): Carnival by Stewart and Merrill at the Goodspeed Opera House Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:18PMA lovely revival of the charming musical at the Goodspeed Opera House. Musical theatre - Arts - Goodspeed Musicals - Performing Arts - Goodspeed Opera House
H Street Festival Releases Live Music Lineup Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:13PMOrganizers of the H Street Festival announce the music lineup. Music - Festival - Concerts and Events - Arts - H Street
Seminar give the facts about dyslexia Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:12PMA three hour seminar on dyslexia was held at the Nettleton Performing Arts Center.
OCPAC to premiere new ballet program Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:36PMProduction includes alumni and current dancers from the world-renowned Russian company, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.
Tenor Andrea Bocelli to make Met debut Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:04PMChart-topping Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera House next year for the first time, The Met said Monday.[...]
The New School Names David E. Van Zandt New President Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:48PMDavid E. Van Zandt. ©Matt hew Sussman, The New School. NEW YORK, NY.- The New School Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of David E. Van Zandt, dean and professor of law at the Northwestern University School of Law, as the eighth president of the university.
Latino community in Oxnard being challenged to vote Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:25PMEliseo Medina, international executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, told about 250 people gathered this week at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center that it is time for the Latino community to get out and vote - now, more than ever.
Auburn Hills resident to compete in Miss Michigan USA pageant Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:04PMCrystal Kennedy of Auburn Hills was recently selected to compete in the Miss Michigan USA Pageant, which will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Power Center for Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Michigan.
White Sox Claim ManRam for Their South Side Circus Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:02PMWith ginormous personality, claim is a gamble. Circus - Performing Arts - Arts - Entertainment and Sports - Animal Welfare
BCPAC season highlights include country superstar, Emmy winner and more Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:28PMEdward Asner, Emmy-winning TV star, will perform in a one-man show about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, which will open the Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center’s five-show 2010-2011 season, BCPAC President Shane Oschman has announced.
Local Beat 8/28/10 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:24PMA list of meetings and events of interest throughout Navarro County
Photo Gallery: Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet Academy Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:15PMDancers connected to the Russian dance school rehearse at Orange County Performing Arts on Friday.
American Folk Festival kicks off in Bangor, Maine Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:11AMIdeal weather conditions are expected in Maine for three days of continuous music, dance and performing arts at Bangor's annual American Folk Festival. Maine - American Folk Festival - Music - United States - Bangor
What's on: Sat's picks Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:04AMEvents listing for Sat, Aug 28
Hanoi hosts international puppetry festival Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:36AMNhan Dan Online- Twelve international art troupes and five Vietnamese puppetry troupes will take part in the Second International Puppetry Festival in Hanoi from September 4 to 9.
"Greater Downtown" urban master plan receives enthusiastic reception at Thursday's unveiling Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:18AMA $300,000 urban master plan that would make the Brazos River the heart of downtown and not its edge found an enthusiastic audience at its public unveiling Thursday.
'A-Town Jazz' comes to arts center lobby Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:14AMThe Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center lobby will be transformed into a jazz club tonight.
CULTURE CALENDAR Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:13AMAUDITIONS
Altar'd tickets sell out; second show added Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:13AMTickets have sold out for Saturday's concert at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center featuring Altar'd, Social Recall and "America's Got Talent" finalist Taylor Mathews, and a second show has been added.
After three years, a male grad tops nursing board exam Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:12AMWith his first place finish in the July 2010 nursing board exam, Ateneo de Naga University graduate Rayan Oliva brings pride not only to his school but to the Filipino male population as well as he is the first male to top the exam in three years.
Young actors needed for WU fall production Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:10AMThe Waynesburg University Players, under the direction of Edward L. Powers, will present the award-winning drama, "All the Way Home," Nov. 3 through Nov. 6.
Skillet Goes Gold With "AWAKE"; Grammy-Nominated Rockers Receive Certification as "Hero" Saves the Day at Active Rock ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:38PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 08/26/10) - In a fast and furious 10 months, "AWAKE," the latest album from Atlantic recording group Skillet, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000. The album -- which includes two Active Rock radio blockbusters in the top 5 hit, "Monster," and the top 12 smash, "Hero" -- continues to reign as a hard rock favorite, standing strong in the ...
Citrin Cooperman Adds Two Partners Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:16PMBrian J. BJ Hoffman and Michael J. Kline, formerly shareholders with Shechtman Marks Devor PC, have joined Citrin Cooperman as partners in the firm s Philadelphia accounting, tax and business consulting practice.
Weekly Performance Update from Mayne Stage New Rogers Park venue strengthens fall line up with new shows Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:09PMChicago - Mayne Stage (1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago; 773-381-4554) announces new performances to add to its fall line up including Super Jamzz II, Catherine Feeny, Terisa Griffin, The Spring Standards, Heypenny and Kyle Andrews, Chévere, Michelle L’amour, Amy & Freddy, Jamie Kilstein and Glenn Wool, Jessie Arlen, plus Maria Bamford.
ART EXHIBITIONS Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:02PM- ''20/20 (Twenty-Twenty)'' sees new works by 20 artists _ 14 Thai, four Japanese and two Vietnamese _ who are and will be working with Akko Art Gallery. The exhibition focuses on contemporary works that look into the past 20 years, now and into the future.
Great music at a great price in Beaver Creek Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:02PMEditor's note: Director's Chair is a weekly column where Kris Sabel, who is in charge of cultural programming for the Vail Valley Foundation, gives his expert take on shows not to be missed. Before I get into talking about our new "Underground Sound" fall concert series, I wanted to send out a quick thank you to all who attended one of our summer concerts. It was a terrific season of incredible ...
Hancock puts on spirited show in Beaver Creek Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:47PMHis name may have been the only one on the ticket, but Herbie Hancock was not afraid to share the stage with his latest collection of bandmates. That was the case Wednesday night when his tour made a stop at Beaver Creek's Vilar Performing Arts Center. Hancock was supporting his latest album, "The Imagine Project," which he describes as an effort to bring peace through global collaboration. It ...
MUSIC & DANCE Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:47PM- Tokyo's hottest club act, DJ Fujimi, is back in town to deliver uptempo sounds once more. His cool and creative style incorporates rock, new wave, techno, hard house, hip-hop, p-funk and dance classics, ensuring a hot and memorable night on the dance floor for all.
Florence Revitalization Making Progress Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:42PMEight years ago the City of Florence began to revitalize the downtown area. In that time, they've made significant progress emphasizing the city's love of arts, culture and history.
Trav S.D. on Downtown Theater Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:30PMSome people begin their New Year with prayers for world peace or solemn resolutions to stop overeating.
San Francisco Has a Cat Problem Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:02PMSan Francisco may be flirting with banning the sales of pets but it's a good thing that is on hold for now. United States - California - San Francisco - Dance - Performing Arts
Artstreet in Green Bay to ask for donations from visitors Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:57PMVisitors to the Artstreet festival in downtown Green Bay this weekend will be asked for donations for the first time in the events 29-year history.
After Mozart’s Death, an Endless Coda Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:51PMWhat killed Mozart? A review of proposed causes has organized scores of theories into five distinct categories.