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    May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Donna Summer dies at 63; diva of disco

    In 1975, Donna Summer released a pop single unlike any before it.
    In 1975, Donna Summer released a pop single unlike any before it. The singer, then an unknown in the U.S., was living in Germany and working with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and lyricist Pete Bellotte. Together they came up with a breathy,...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Donna Summer, Obituaries, Science and Technology, Rihanna

    2. Oct 10, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Elton John & Leon Russell: Keyboard colleagues

    Few people can get away with telling an anecdote about being on safari in Africa and make it sound like a trip to the supermarket.
    Few people can get away with telling an anecdote about being on safari in Africa and make it sound like a trip to the supermarket. But for Elton John, that's precisely how and where he became inspired to call his keyboard-playing pal Leon Russell after...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Satellite and Cable Service, Trips and Vacations, The Beach Boys, Cher

    3. Aug 2, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Mitch Miller dies at 99; musical innovator and host of 'Sing Along With Mitch'

    Mitch Miller, who helped shape musical tastes in the 1950s and early '60s as the head of the popular music division at Columbia Records and hosted the hit "Sing Along With Mitch" TV show in the early '60s while becoming one of the era's most commercially successful recording artists, has died. He was 99.
    Mitch Miller, who helped shape musical tastes in the 1950s and early '60s as the head of the popular music division at Columbia Records and hosted the hit "Sing Along With Mitch" TV show in the early '60s while becoming one of the era's most...

    Tags: Society, Erroll Garner, Doris Day, Folklore and Mythology, Chicago Tribune

    4. Jan 12, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Music and the Tucson shootings

    Pop & Hiss
    Anyone who has been raised under the sway of a spiritual belief system -- Christian or Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or pagan -- knows that when a crisis arises, one thing you do is listen for a sound. A still, small......
    5. May 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Museums

    Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown...

    Tags: Architecture, Holidays, Conservation, Lisle, Jane Addams

    6. Mar 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. U. of C.'s big muse on campus

    Ten years in the making and $114 million to build, the new Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago will loom large in Hyde Park — and probably well beyond.
    Ten years in the making and $114 million to build, the new Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago will loom large in Hyde Park — and probably well beyond. Nothing quite like it, in fact, ever has arisen in the Chicago...

    Tags: Education, Millennium Park, Tod Williams, Fine Artists, Arts

    7. Mar 28, 2012 | Zap2It

  7. “Glee” star Amber Riley among performers at 2012 Celebration of Gospel

    Channel Guide Magazine
    Taped at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on March 16, the two-hour Celebration of Gospel — Rise Up! Renew! Rejoice! will premiere on television this Sunday, April 1, at 8pm ET/PT on BET. Steve Harvey once again serves as host of the...
    8. Mar 13, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  8. Kosher Soul: A film about the biggest name in klezmer

    You might expect a documentary on the Klezmatics, the only klezmer band to win a Grammy Award, to be a joyous affair, celebrating the traditional Yiddish music that this exceedingly creative band reinvents for today's audiences. And indeed <em>The Klezmatics &mdash; On Holy Ground</em> meets that expectation, whenever the band is shown in performance. The music is infectious and the passionate love the band members have for their music is alive in their every expression. If you know klezmer music, the film will reaffirm your admiration; if you don't, the Klezmatics, who formed in 1986 in the East Village, will provide a very contemporary introduction to something that feels ancient and yet amazingly vital.
    You might expect a documentary on the Klezmatics, the only klezmer band to win a Grammy Award, to be a joyous affair, celebrating the traditional Yiddish music that this exceedingly creative band reinvents for today's audiences. And indeed The...

    Tags: Woody Guthrie, Judaism, West Hartford, Theater, Music Theater

    9. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  9. Behind the Scenes at Cirque-Inspired "Holidaze"

    Massive presents and a giant tree fill the stage inside Mahalia Jackson Theater.&nbsp; Performers are polishing an acrobatic spectacle called &ldquo;Holidaze.&rdquo;&nbsp; It's a kaleidoscope of costumes and creative feats set in a dream-like winter wonderland.&nbsp; Assistant artistic director Heather Hoffman shares some of her favorite characters.&nbsp; &quot;Penguins sliding around balancing way in the air, we have aerialists, reindeer flying across, we have snow men, strong men who balance on each other."
    Massive presents and a giant tree fill the stage inside Mahalia Jackson Theater.  Performers are polishing an acrobatic spectacle called “Holidaze.”  It's a kaleidoscope of costumes and creative feats set in a dream-like winter wonderland. ...

    Tags: Russia

    10. Dec 20, 2011 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  10. Joy Returns To Canal Street

    For the first time in about eight years, the Joy Theater is once again illuminating Canal Street. City leaders joined local music legend Irma Thomas and the theater's new owners to throw the switch.
    ABC26 News
    For the first time in about eight years, the Joy Theater is once again illuminating Canal Street. City leaders joined local music legend Irma Thomas and the theater's new owners to throw the switch. The theater is the first to resume business at the...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, WGNO, Irma Thomas

    11. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  11. History Lesson

    Anyone ever tell you history is dull, tedious and irrelevant? Not us. And for some particularly fascinating and relevant insights into black history, ditch the textbooks and head to these stage shows, which explore everything from the politics in midcentury professional sports to the struggle for identity in 20th century America and the racial tensions that can still exist today.
    Anyone ever tell you history is dull, tedious and irrelevant? Not us. And for some particularly fascinating and relevant insights into black history, ditch the textbooks and head to these stage shows, which explore everything from the politics in...

    Tags: Black History, Paul Robeson, Awards and Prizes, Literature, University of Chicago

    12. Jun 21, 2011 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  12. 99 Year Old Musician Defies New Study on Aging

    A new study shows public health is headed in the wrong direction.&nbsp; Among the findings, New Orleans' men have among the shortest life expectancies in the nation.
    A new study shows public health is headed in the wrong direction.  Among the findings, New Orleans' men have among the shortest life expectancies in the nation. When we meet Lionel Ferbos, he's looking dapper in his pressed suit and Meyer hat.  It's...

    Tags: Education, Water Pollution, Emergency Incidents, New Orleans, Louis Armstrong

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