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- Readers wrtie: Rodeo doings (Sierra Sun)
The second weekend of August will once again find McIver Arena filled with rodeo excitement. The 34th annual Truckee Championship Rodeo and Western Week are set for Aug. 7-10. Kids Day and Cowboy Poetry kick off the excitement on the Aug.
- Remember When: I get chills when I hear "God Bless America" - Fort Pierce Tribune
I was watching Lawrence Welk present a medley of patriotic songs on TV. One of the tunes was "God Bless America," and it brought back memories of my 1985 trip to Europe. That was the year of the bombing in Greece, and everyone said we should not ...
- Pioneer party: Small towns make July 24 their own - Salt Lake Tribune
Pioneer party: Small towns make July 24 their ownSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago... parade, barbecue turkey lunch and entertainment, horseshoe tournament, children's games, cowboy poetry and entertainment at night at the city park. ...
- Mixing Art and Science to Get Doomsday - New York Times
New York TimesMixing Art and Science to Get DoomsdayNew York Times, United States - 57 minutes agoThe British-born American physicist Freeman Dyson, one of the film’s most articulate talking heads, explains that science and art express the same urge to ...
- Tents of Hope Project raises awareness about genocide in Darfur (Portsmouth Herald)
EXETER — Area students, members of local churches, and many more are doing what they can to raise awareness locally of a worldwide issue.
- Interview: Blessing from Thai Princess for Beijing Olympics - Abkhazia
Interview: Blessing from Thai Princess for Beijing OlympicsAbkhazia, CA - Aug 1, 2008The Princess has personally translated some masterpieces in ancient Chinese poetry into Thai verses for Thai people, among many other cultural exchange ...
- 'Bomb Engineer' In Dimona Attacks Killed - The Bulletin
Jerusalem - Immediately after the Feb. 4 Palestinian terror attack in Dimona, Israeli intelligence made a concerted effort, in Hebron, to discover and dislodge those in Hamas who were responsible. The attack killed one woman and injured 11 others. On ...
- Here comes the Hofstetter - Citizen Online
Steve Hofstetter's ironic humor and social commentary is coming to Cayuga County. The author and columnist will perform at TC's Place, a restaurant in Cato. This will be his first visit to Cato. The 27-year-old humorist, known for his satire ...
- Sharp Teeth, By Toby Barlow (Independent)
A novel in verse – about werewolves. Hmm. It's a great elevator pitch, but would anyone actually want to read it? Well, they ought to. The verse is free verse of the loosest kind, often recognisable as verse only by the typography, but the compression of language, the absence of all those little prose discourse markers such as "because" and "so" and "nevertheless", and the vividness of the ...
- Hoopeston book club started in 1895 - Danville Commercial News
Hoopeston book club started in 1895Danville Commercial News, IL - 44 minutes agoMembers or invited community sang or recited poetry or short essays. One essay written by one member’s husband was called “Hoopeston in the Year 2000. ...
- Palestinian poet Darwish to be buried Wednesday (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday, a day later than planned, Palestinian officials said.
- City receives $1 million in art for its birthday - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteCity receives $1 million in art for its birthdayPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 49 minutes agoIt was written by poet Wendy Walters of the African-American poetry collective Cave Canem. Another project, modeled on President Franklin Roosevelt's 1930s ...
- Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Three - PopMatters
PopMattersFive Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part ThreePopMatters, IL - 29 minutes agoThe album’s highlight may be the resplendent anthem “I Need a Roof”—-a rather uncomplicated piece of poetry that invokes Marcus Garvey and Jesus Christ with ...
- David Archuleta's new single! (Entertainment Weekly)
''Idolatry'' host Michael Slezak on the ''Idol'' season 7 runner-up's ''Crush'' -- his rate-a-record verdict is...
- Urban Theater Fest kicks off Tuesday (Miami Herald)
The second bi-annual Urban Theatre & Entertainment Festival/Awards begins Tuesday and includes 20 theatrical performances, workshops, dance competition and poetry readings.
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