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Grammys 2013: Awards to jazz artists Glasper, Spalding and Corea
Can the biggest Grammy news in jazz come from outside of its own category? While the 55th Grammy Awards stuck to something of a familiar script with some of its honorees, jazz pianist Robert Glasper made the biggest headlines by taking home a surprise...
Tags: R. Kelly, Entertainment Events, Music, Awards and Prizes, Grammy Awards
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Review: Elevator Repair Service's 'Gatz' a rewarding marathon
"Gatz," Elevator Repair Service's celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" now at REDCAT, has persuaded theatergoers around the world to sit for a full-text stage rendering of a novel many have read at least once before and possibly written...
Tags: Baz Luhrmann, Long Island, Arts and Culture, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), F. Scott Fitzgerald
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For the record
"Gatz": An article and a photo caption in the Nov. 27 Calendar section about the play "Gatz" and an article in the Nov. 25 Calendar section about marathon plays said that actors Scott Shepherd and Ben Williams alternate the role of Nick Carraway in the...Tags: Entertainment Events, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Entertainment, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Republican Party
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Elevator Repair Service takes on the great 'Gatz'
In his younger and more vulnerable years, director John Collins flatly rejected the idea that theater is about bringing words on paper to life. He instead placed his trust in actors, space and movement as the most basic building blocks of stagecraft. "I...
Tags: Baz Luhrmann, Francis Ford Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mia Farrow
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Marathon plays stand the test of time
Call it "Long Day's Journey Into Intermission." Or maybe "Waiting ... and Waiting ... and Waiting for Godot." It is the marathon play or performance piece, the theatrical equivalent of the Tour de France or the nine-course prix fixe menu at the French...
Tags: Eugene O'Neill, Tony Kushner, Samuel Beckett, Entertainment Events, George Bernard Shaw
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Bill Cosby makes more Playboy Jazz Festival memories
As a jazz fan, you really have to savor the select moments of the Playboy Jazz Festival, which began its 34th installment Saturday at its longtime home, the Hollywood Bowl. Because as a stand-alone, multi-day barometer of the state of the music, the...
Tags: Prince (music artist), Entertainment, Chico Trujillo (music group), Mardi Gras, Hugh Masekela
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Esperanza Spalding, Ambrose Akinmusire lead Monterey Jazz lineup
Culture MonsterPat Metheny, Bill Frisell and a wide variety of veteran and up-and-coming jazz talent lead the 55th annual Monterey Jazz Festival happening this fall.... -
Newcomers, returning members ready for track season
Coming in with a blend of youth and experience, Aberdeen Christian hopes to find the combination for a successful track and field season. Aberdeen Christian’s girls’ team consists of three juniors, two freshman and two seventh-graders....
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Cause of Central Lake girl's death still undetermined
While the Antrim County community of Central Lake mourns the loss of an 8-year-old girl, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan said her death does not appear to have community health implications. Olivia Hurst died Sunday at Charlevoix Area...
Tags: Health
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State: Morgan St. women lose to Elon, 74-54
Elon used a late run to pull away from Morgan State, 74-54, Thursday night in Elon's final home game of the 2012 portion of the women's basketball season. After the Bears (4-6) pulled within 48-45 with 9:14 left in the second half, the Phoenix (4-4) went...Tags: Morgan State Bears, Morgan State University, Sports, Basketball
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Digest: Gilman shoots poorly in loss to Episcopal Academy
Et cetera Gilman shoots poorly in loss to Episcopal Academy Gilman started slowly and shot only 36 percent from the field Sunday in a 65-56 loss to Episcopal Academy in the Mercer Tournament at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. The Greyhounds scored...Tags: Roxbury, Baltimore City Community College, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Madison Square Garden, Maryland Terrapins
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Obituary: Mary Williams (1928-2012)
Mary Eaton Robertson Williams, 83, of Danville, died Dec. 8, 2012, at her home. Born Dec. 24, 1928, in Farmville, Va., she was a daughter of Edward David and Mary Garland Robertson. The family moved to Kentucky in 1941, and Mrs. Williams spent the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Christianity
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