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Boston Landmarks Orchestra Classical Concert Series at Hatch Memorial Shell

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First Cup: Thursday
Andre Iguodala for the Philadelphia Daily News: “(Yesterday) was really the first time I’ve thought about being away from home as long as I have. The reason is because they have been treating us so well ever since we left. We have a chef from Detroit who makes us some great stuff, we have a Nike suite that we all hang out in after games. All the guys on the team have gotten along really well so …
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SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS: A class act – 55 years later
Back in 1955, Natick High School was new, Marilyn Monroe was hot, the kids hung out at Jones Drug and the Main Street Pharmacy, and there was also Wallace’s and Kemp’s Bowlaway.
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GOP Challenger Golnik Arrested In 2001 For OUI
Jon Golnik, a Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, was arrested in 2001 for operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.
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Dudamel’s ‘Rite’ leaves something left
There is really no such thing as a bad performance of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” In theory, maybe. But I don’t recall ever hearing one, by a professional orchestra. The piece seems to invariably create its thrill and chills, no matter who is…
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New owner says he is encouraged by theater ticket sales
BEVERLY — The owner of the North Shore Music Theatre said he is “very encouraged” by ticket sales after the first two shows in the theater’s comeback season. Bill Hanney would not disclose exactly how many tickets he has sold since the theater reopened in July, saying, “The quantity isn’t as important as the building process.”
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Working like a dog
Kali, a black Labrador, can do tricks – real human-type tricks.
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DIVA TALK: Catching Up With Capeman Star Luba Mason
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
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Sound of cultural conflux
The Silk Road Ensemble can be counted on for extravagant musical explanations: At Wednesday’s Mann Center concert, one piece portrayed a mythical character who didn’t just get too close to the sun, but melded with it – intentionally. Another was inspired by a battle that changed civilization and gave birth to a Chinese dynasty in 200 BC. Entertaining as these intros are, one happily reports that …
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At Tanglewood, Mahler and Strauss, and Yo-Yo Ma
At the Tanglewood Festival in Lenox, Mass., a busy weekend of Mahler and Strauss, and a performance by Yo-Yo Ma.
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JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys (JP Jones, Chrissie Hynde, Patrick Murdoch) Announce Tour
JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys are proud to announce a full band tour across the U.S.
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The Fire this time
With its YouTube live concert broadcast, new album and summer tour, Arcade Fire is finally joining the rock n’ roll elite. How are they handling the pressure?
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This Just In…7-30-10
Thanks to columnist Alex Beam of The Boston Globe for telling his readers about “ I Write Like ,” a Web site that purports to match samples of your (or someone else’s) writing with that of a well-known author.
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Roxbury International Film Festival Features Jazz Film on Thelonius Monk
In My MindThe 12th annual Roxbury International Film Festival gets underway in Boston this week, featuring a full slate of films, documentaries and workshops celebrating people of color in cinema.One of the films featured this year is In My Mind, a documentary by jazz pianist Jason Moran that pays…
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Soccer at Fenway a success
Thursday July 22, 2010 The Associated Press BOSTON — The ball cleared the visitor’s bullpen and landed in the bleachers, just like so many other line drives in Fenway Park’s long history. But this was the wrong time — and the wrong sport — to go yard. Sporting Lisbon forward Liedson cleared the crossbar and the baseball bullpen in the sixth round of a tiebreaker, and
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News, briefly
See what’s happening in and around Kingston.
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Wolfmother concert at the Avalon, Boston

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Australian rockers Wolfmother playing the Avalon, Boston, on 29 April 2007.

David Oyelowo Offered ‘Rise of the Apes’ Role
*David Oyelowo (“The Last King of Scotland”) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” films) have been offered roles in Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Apes” for 20th Century Fox, reports Variety. The British actor of Nigerian descent would play Steve Jacobs, the head of the company board of directors pushing the next [...]
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Fenway Prepares For Soccer Game
About 30,000 tickets have been sold for Wednesday’s game between Celtic FC and Sporting CP It started with Bruce Springsteen in 2003 and concerts have become regular events ever since at Fenway Park, from Jimmy Buffett six years ago to Paul McCartney last fall.
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Sitar concert at Yoga Shala
The Yoga Shala will hold a sitar recital with Josh Feinberg on Thursday, July 22, at 7. Mr. Feinberg will perform North Indian classical music. The suggested donation for the evening is . All money collected will go to Mr. Feinberg. No reservations are required.
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Same-Sex Marriage Inches Toward High Court
A federal court in Boston ruled last week that same-sex married couples deserve federal recognition — moving the battle closer to the Supreme Court. Opponents are encouraging voters to put pressure on courts to say no. Advocates see the decision as a major breakthrough, but some are worried they’re pushing the issue too far, too fast.
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Blind violinist struggles to rebuild Haiti in his own way
Blind violinist struggles to rebuild Haiti in his own way
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Tanglewood rave for Michael Tilson Thomas
On Friday at Tanglewood, the Berkshires music center where the Boston Symphony Orchestra plays every summer, the San Francisco Symphony’s Michael Tilson Thomas was the first conductor of the season to fill in for ailing Music Director James Levine. A New York… Michael Tilson Thomas – Boston Symphony Orchestra – San Francisco Symphony – Tanglewood – Music director
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American Pie slice of what’s to come
WELLAND — Don McLean got his starry, starry night after all. After working away through rain that fell all day long Friday, setting up the stage for the IlluminAqua concert that evening, Welland Recreational Canal Corp.[...]
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McFest charity promoter settles McGripe from McD’s
As a teen, Lauren McClusky put together three annual charity benefit concerts for the Special Olympics. Playing off of her own name, she called them “McFest.”That didn’t go over well with McDonald’s. The Oak Brook-based hamburger giant complained to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last summer of trademark infringement.But now the beef’s been settled. McClusky, a college student from Chicago …
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NY No Longer Least Manly City in the Country
We’ve come a long way in the eyes of COMBOS snacks, the obvious authority on manliness in America. In their 2nd Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings , New York is up to #35, up 15 points from dead last last year! Criteria include things like number of home improvement stores, steak houses, pickup trucks and motorcycles per capita, and prevalence of “manly occupations” like fire fighters …
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