Articles filed under Performing Arts
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AuditionsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - • The "Vet Art Project: Sharing Stories of War to Help Our Veterans Find Peace" is ongoing. An artists orientation workshop for playwrights, actors, filmmakers, musician...
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'Raisin' a groundbreaking moment for Harper theaterNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - As a theater major and African-American actress, Tekolya Brown says there was one show she especially wanted on her resume: "A Raisin in the Sun." "I've never done that...
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Light Pollution spreads ornate folk rockNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - When a band's name is Light Pollution, you might expect a group of anarchist punks railing about the blight of urban sprawl. Yet, even though the DeKalb-based band Light...
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Gershwin masterpiece belatedly comes to LyricNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Is it the "great American opera?" Beginning Tuesday, Lyric Opera of Chicago will finally state its case for George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," with 13 performances thro...
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Michael Jackson gives Neverland to corporationNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson has given up title to his Neverland ranch, transferring the deed to a company he partly controls. The singer filed a grant deed on the ranc...
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The rush to be 'Ralphie'Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Some people get the theater bug early. Twelve-year-old Gabriel Harder, who plays the lead in Noble Fool's production of "A Christmas Story," opening Saturday in St. Char...
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Three6 Mafia leads Hip-Hop InvasionNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Jordan "Juicy J" Houston, one half of rap-duo Three6 Mafia, sits in a Memphis, Tenn., recording studio. Juicy J is in his hometown, hanging out at his home-away-from-hom...
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Swift, Williams big winners at BMI awardsNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar" won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Co...
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Verona Red unveils dynamic, dramatic 'Effects'Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Verona Red, "Side Effects" (self-released) Many bands cultivate strong local followings simply because they're nice people who play inoffensive music. Not that they're ...
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Taylor Swift just gets better on CDNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - When an unknown teenage artist and an upstart label both come from nowhere to sell well over 3 million albums, the question is: What do you do next? With Taylor Swift's ...