Review: Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim's music gets interpreted at Cliburn Concerts, in an interesting recital with Anthony de Mare.by Mark Lowrypublished Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Fort Worth — in a Saturday afternoon recital that was the result of years of planning and commissioning, pianist Anthony de Mare opened his performance by making a verbal case for Stephen Sondheim's standing [...]
Linked N Chicago Appoints Top LinkedIn Consultant as a Strategic Adviser
In its effort to broaden reach and leverage social networking, Linked N Chicago (LiNC), the largest Chicago-centric group on LinkedIn, has added J.D. Gershbein, CEO of Owlish Communications, as a strategic adviser to its management team. the group, now in excess of 33,000 members, is considered by LinkedIn to be one of the site’s most [...]
People: “Other woman” says fling with Ashton ruined her life
Looks like all parties involved ended up paying bigtime for Ashton Kutcher’s infidelity. The “other woman” who broke up Ashton and Demi Moore’s marriage says the fallout has resulted in her losing her job and cutting her off from her family. She told Fox News that her life has become a living hell. Sara Leal, 22, says [...]
What’s happening today in the north valley
Music/Nightclubs Cafe Coda: Bell Witch, Teeph, Epitath of Atlas. 8 p.m., all ages. Feather Falls Brewing co.: The Purple Xperience, featuring Doctor Fink from the “Prince and The Revolution.” 9:30 p.m. $5, 21+. El Rey Theater: Extreme Midget Wrestling. 8:30 p.m. $18 advance, www.ticketweb.com, Diamond W in Chico, Fusion Pit in Anderson. 18+. Gold Country, [...]
Frederik Meijer, billionaire founder of Meijer Inc. retail chain and arts patron, dead at 91
Meijer was credited with starting the supercenter store format in the 1960s that made Meijer a successful Midwest retailer. By 2009, Meijer had 180 of the giant stores throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio with annual sales of $15 billion. He and his wife also gave millions of dollars to causes in the Grand [...]
Dillon and Goves premieres – review
In his newly published history of the Huddersfield festival, its founding director Richard Steinitz documents how James Dillon‘s development as a composer has been intertwined with Huddersfield for more than 30 years. The very first festival in 1978 included the premiere of the earliest piece that Dillon now acknowledges, and his new scores have featured [...]
Babble.com
Natural childbirth advocates are apparently desperate to demonstrate that “good mothers” don’t get epidurals for pain relief in labor. unfortunately for them, the scientific literature, including the Torvaldsen study, fail to demonstrate that epidurals interfere with breastfeeding. The Torvaldsen study looked at breastfeeding rates at 8, 16, and 24 weeks postpartum. at one week postpartum [...]
Frightful delight
A giant dragon will greet visitors Wednesday when Terror on Hill Street opens in Turpin, Okla. the haunted house is in its sixth year and promises more scares than ever. it will remain open every night through Halloween. L&T photo/Ananda Coleman Family takes haunted house business seriously By Ananda Coleman and RACHEL COLEMAN • Leader & Times Turpin [...]
Petunia and the Vipers at the Riverwood Inn; early show time for this event
Petunia and the Vipers’ debut self-titled vinyl and digital was released on Sept. 28, and they will be at the Riverwood Inn on the Avenue of the Giants in Phillipsville on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Petunia and the Vipers features Ron Fortugno’s (aka Petunia) quirky energetic vocals, kazoo, trumpet, piano and guitar delivered [...]
Sidney reflects on Tripoli’s different past (From Malvern Gazette)
Sidney reflects on Tripoli’s different past 9:30am Monday 12th September 2011 Print Email Comments(0) WITH scenes of violence and bloodshed painting a bleak picture of Tripoli in recent weeks, a former war time radio operator has been reflecting on a period when the Libyan capital was an altogether more welcoming place. 86-year-old Sidney Pavey was [...]