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- First Leonard Cohen takes Toronto, then he takes... (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singer Leonard Cohen on Friday kicks off his first world tour in 15 years with a Toronto gig, marking the return of the poet who converted to Buddhism during his absence from the limelight.
- The livin' is easy, so enjoy the show -- onstage and in the galleries (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
As the mercury heads toward triple digits, we’re reminded that when it comes to the summer arts in Texas, we increasingly long for indoor air-conditioned comfort. Not to take anything away from Hip Pocket Theatre, Ballet Concerto, Shakespeare Dallas and the ongoing Concerts in the Garden — all of which still hang on to the concept of outdoor stages and sweaty performers, accompanied by the ...
- Books: Bob Dylan's 'girl on the album cover' paints a portrait of folk ... - Salt Lake Tribune
NEW YORK - It was one of the most iconic record album covers ever released, and Suze Rotolo was part of it: On a snowy day in 1963, she snuggled with Bob Dylan as the two walked down a Greenwich Village street. ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' went on ...
- Cindy Lange-Kubick: Girl writes, sings her way to new sewing machine (Lincoln Journal Star)
Lacie Tewes had never written a song. But she had written poetry. So that’s where she began, putting down words, explaining why she — a soon-to-be 16-year-old crafty girl from Nebraska — should win a new Janome sewing machine from Threadbangers.com, her favorite crafty Web site.
- Electricity fills Confederation Centre as Cohen brings his fans to ... - The Guardian
The GuardianElectricity fills Confederation Centre as Cohen brings his fans to ...The Guardian, Canada - 1 hour agoIt’s not hard to understand why some four decades after he began reading his poetry in the coffee houses of Montreal that Cohen is still held in such high ...
- Aurora man dies riding bike in Ohio - Beacon News
A 57-year-old Aurora man died last week doing what he loved most -- riding his bike. Paul Sorenson, a senior mechanical designer with Owens-Illinois -- a glass manufacturer -- was found injured on a Toledo, Ohio, bike trail by a passerby around 8:45 ...
- Uptown Magazine - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment ... - Uptown
Uptown Magazine - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment ...Uptown, Canada - Jun 5, 2008When presenting futurist art and poetry across Russia in the early 1900s, David Burliuk often wore a multi-colour waistcoat, a dangling earring and had ...
- Get Out Guide - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Get Out GuideThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 2 hours agoFamily field games and food noon-2 pm at the school. Poetry picnic 12:30-2 pm in Scott Park. Live music at 6:30 pm in Riverfront Park. Fireworks at dusk. ...
- Q&A: Working with young singers a high note for Diane Warner - Schenectady Gazette
Q&A: Working with young singers a high note for Diane WarnerSchenectady Gazette, NY - 1 hour agoWe like to do poetry. We are doing a Walt Whitman text, “A Child Said,” pieces with inspirational text. We try to do different styles, variety of time ...
- Tatton in bloom for tenth year - Manchester Online
Tatton in bloom for tenth yearManchester Online, UK - 4 hours agoAnd the Christie Hospital `A Garden for Grace' by Andy Walker of Walker Landscape Designs presents a romantic garden designed by a man for his wife in years ...
- Critics: are we just loudmouths? - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukCritics: are we just loudmouths?guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoThe reason the views of, say, TS Eliot on poetry were once taken so seriously (apart from the fact that when he wrote books such as The Use of Poetry and ...
- Keen eye for the everyday - Hereford Times
Keen eye for the everydayHereford Times, UK - 16 minutes agoTO coincide with the Ledbury Poetry Festival, this month’s book group selection is Two Cures for Love: Selected Poems 1979-2006 by Wendy Cope, ...
- Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of "ghostgirl" - Uniontown Herald Standard
Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of "ghostgirl"Uniontown Herald Standard, PA - 1 hour agoThat film is now being distributed by the United Nations on its Poetry Festival DVD. "Having one of my films distributed through the United Nations really ...
- Entertain your brain at the Anderson library - Community Press & Recorder
Entertain your brain at the Anderson libraryCommunity Press & Recorder, KY - 2 hours agoFrom June 1 through July 31, we'll jump-start the minds of kids and teens with a brain-boosting lineup of poetry slams, readers' theater, storytelling, ...
- In the name of the mother - National Catholic Reporter
In the name of the motherNational Catholic Reporter, Missouri - 21 minutes agoWithin this realm some artists stand out: in music, composer Arvo Pärt. In poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke and Gerard Manley Hopkins. In Craighead’s work in the ...
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