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Philharmonic to unwrap ‘A Very Merry Pops’
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Isn’t it interesting how our perception of the Christmas season changes as we age? Children busy themselves writing letters to Santa and hope the weather forecast includes snow. Teens look...
Bossa nova may have a healing effect
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Blood pressure rose. Pulses quickened. Temperatures warmed up. In three hospice rooms at Broward General Medical Center, a nurse assistant scribbled down notes on a...
Movies A-list
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
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Four Christmases (Nov. 26)
Reece Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are packed for a tropical holiday at the San Francisco airport by a fogbank that cancels every outbound flight. Caught on camera...
CHRISTMAS: Stars for tree lighting in Rockefeller Center
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
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Stars for tree lighting Lots of talent will be present for NBC’s annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Hosted by Al Roker, this 76th formal...
Edmond Senior Center recognizes volunteer
Fri, Nov 7, 2008
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The Edmond Senior Center has named Wilma Dowers its November Volunteer of the Month. Dowers has lived in Oklahoma most of her life after attending Bible college in Eugene, Ore. After she was...
Boz Scaggs goes with standards
Thu, Nov 6, 2008
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Silky soul man Boz Scaggs has two outside projects: a bluegrass band (really!) and a jazz combo. After doing his "Lido Shuffle” R&B act this summer, Scaggs is focusing on standards...
Edmond Senior Center honors helpful volunteer
Wed, Nov 5, 2008
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The Edmond Senior Center has named Wilma Dowers its November Volunteer of the Month. Dowers has lived in Oklahoma most of her life after attending Bible college in Eugene, Ore. After she was...
Winehouse Dominates Grammys From Afar
Mon, Feb 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless.
On a night filled with nods to the show's 50-year history, the most trophies went to a...
Jazz group has holy inspiration
Wed, Aug 9, 2006
Combo inspires at services
Imagine a jazz combo providing the music for the familiar church hymn “Just a Closer Walk With Thee.”
The trumpeter blows his instrument. The...
Teen shows wisdom beyond years
Thu, Jul 27, 2006
NEW YORK - Sonya Kitchell has been singing almost all her life. Before she reached her teens, she was leading her own jazz band in clubs, and later, she was singing and strumming her guitar on tour...
Jazz musician to play tribute
Thu, Jun 15, 2006
NORMAN -- Marcus Belgrave may not be a household name, but the music the Detroit jazz musician will be playing during Jazz in June may sound familiar. Belgrave's octet will take music lovers for...
Tony Bennett celebrará su cumpleaños 80 con nuevo disco
Thu, Jun 15, 2006
NUEVA YORK (AP) -- Tony Bennett ha reclutado a más de una decena de luminarias de la música, entre ellos Bono, Paul McCartney y Barbra Streisand, para que canten en su nuevo disco "Tony...
Jazz musician to play tribute to Louis Armstrong
Wed, Jun 14, 2006
NORMAN -- Marcus Belgrave may not be a household name, but the music the Detroit jazz musician will be playing during Jazz in June may sound familiar. Belgrave's octet will take music lovers for...
Restos de Ruiz descansarán fuera de Puerto Rico
Sat, Jun 10, 2006
SAN JUAN (AP) -- Contrario a los planes iniciales, los restos del afamado pianista de ascendencia boricua Hilton Ruiz, quien falleció el martes en Nueva Orleáns, no serán traslados a...
4P DISCOVER OKLAHOMA - L
Sat, Jun 10, 2006
The following is a script from a News9 broadcast ---NWSRM--- ((RON)) ---ESS/CG/DDR--- Friday-Sunday deadCENTER FILM Festival Downtown Oklahoma City 405-808-4575 ---WIPE ESS/CG/DDR---...
Sandi's best bets
Fri, Jun 9, 2006
1. It's three-ring action during Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at 7:30 tonight, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Ford Center, 100 W Reno. 2. The Charlie...
Audio charts
Fri, Jun 9, 2006
Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine: Billboard 100 singles 1. "Hips Don't Lie," Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean)...
Jazz saxophonist to headline festival
Fri, Jun 9, 2006
Tulsa jazz saxophonist Eldredge Jackson will headline a free outdoor jazz and blues event Saturday on Oklahoma Avenue, north of Sheridan Avenue in Bricktown. It is part of the 21st annual Charlie...
Fallece pianista de jazz Hilton Ruiz
Wed, Jun 7, 2006
NUEVA ORLEANS (AP) -- El pianista y compositor de jazz Hilton Ruiz, que vino a Nueva Orleáns a colaborar en una grabación a beneficio de los damnificados del huracán Katrina,...
Bar-B-Q, Blues begin today
Sat, Jun 3, 2006
CUSHING -- Activities begin at 11 a.m. today at the 10th annual Bar-B-Q 'n Blues festival at the Evans-Cushing site, 2400 S Little, across from Cushing Regional Airport. The schedule continues...
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