Poets and musicians to take the stage at the White House
The East Room, the most coveted concert hall in Washington, will be the setting on May 11 for “An Evening of Poetry.” The President and First Lady have invited an interesting collection of voices from former U.S. Poet Laureates Rita Dove and Billy Collins to Grammy Award winner Jill Scott. The lineup also includes Elizabeth Alexander, who created a poem for the president’s inauguration; the hip …
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Musicians bring the spirit of the 1960s to CSU
In August 1969, 500,000 people gathered on a 600-acre dairy farm in White Lake, N.Y., to watch 32 musical acts perform during one historic weekend of sex, drugs and rock and roll: Woodstock.
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Former SSO musicians perform at Waterman, State Street
The Skaneateles Music Guild happily brought the String Ensemble of former Syracuse Symphony Orchestra musicians to play for an attentive audience of children in both Waterman and State Street schools on two different days.
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Twitter Trio: Steven Tyler, Black Keys + More
Lots of musicians tweet, but all that Twitters is not gold. That’s why you’ll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we’re reading this week — then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you’re at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine !) This week’s winners: Steven Tyler @IamStevenT Why You Should Follow : This rock’n'roll legend and American Idol judge …
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Mexican restaurants cash in on Cinco de Mayo
Mariachi musicians from Las Strellas de America, Raul Beltran, left and his brother Juan play on Cinco de Mayo at MaryAnn’s in Stamford on Thursday, May 5, 2011.
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