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Last season not 'Lost' on fans
LOST: SEASON 4 Series: Last spring's 13 episodes can help tide you over (or help you scour for clues) until the Oceanic survivors start their fifth ABC season Jan. 21. Revisit the freighter "rescue," the return to society of the six who "survived" and...Tags: CBS Corp., Milton Berle, Van Morrison, Ed Koch, Charles Laughton
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Calendar
DEC. 8 Yoga for lunch Take a healthy lunch break without changing out of your work clothes, and stay renewed for the rest of your day. Noon at the Living Well, 2122 St. Paul St. $12. 410-764-7322 or yoginilajah.com. John Legend Grammy Award-winning soul...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Movies, New Year's Day, Music Theater, Maryland
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Obama should follow Carter's lead and bring jazz back to the White House
If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statement—one that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicago—there's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White House to swing...Tags: National Government, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Carter, Louis Armstrong, Charles Mingus
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Activities
Events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Baltimore Farmers' Market Open Sundays from 8 a.m....Tags: Chesapeake Bay, George Washington, National Government, Babe Ruth, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Portrait of an evolving artist
Special to The SunWhen you first look at the early work of artist David Charles, it can be a bit off-putting. Like many artists, Charles drew and painted what was around him. That often meant blistering, emotional, colorful portraits of life and death in the Park Heights...Tags: Teen-agers, Missouri, Morgan State University, Ohio, Radio Industry
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Henry Wong, owner of An die Musik
In 1990, Henry Wong and a few of his friends decided to open a revolutionary music store, An die Musik, in Towson. The business went green, recycling all music packaging, and became one of the first stores in the country to offer music listening...Tags: Parkville, Jazz Music, Classical Music
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Revisiting the artistic value of ragtime
TRIBUNE CRITICThree years after he won a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, or "genius" award, Chicago pianist Reginald Robinson has embarked upon the most ambitious venture of his career. Armed with camera, tripod, lights and an encyclopedic cultural...Tags: Folk Music, Movies, Slavery, Music, Music Industry
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'All You Need Is Love' finally arrives in U.S.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBritish documentary maker Tony Palmer called his 17-hour TV series exploring the origins of American popular music “All You Need Is Love,” because John Lennon told him it would make a great title. But in the three decades since he made it, it'...Tags: Bing Crosby, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Folk Music, John Lennon, Movies
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'Shel Silverstein Uncensored!'
Though the late Shel Silverstein is best remembered as an author of wryly subversive children's poetry, his 40-year career spanned a dizzying array of artistic media: songwriter-musician, cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright. His work in that latter...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Paul Mazursky, Jerome Kern, Movies, Truman Capote
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Gospel songs, art and the civil rights era
Unisun EditorThis issue of Unisun takes you on a photographic tour of social scene events that include a Gospel performance by a choir from a historically black university, an art exhibit based on a character from the hit television show Good Times, and a conversation...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Virginia, New Jersey, Civil Rights
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Eubie Blake
Sun ReporterEubie Blake Feb. 7, 1883 - Feb. 12, 1983 James Hubert "Eubie" Blake was born in Baltimore on Feb. 7, 1883. He was the son of former slaves John Summer Blake and Emily. "I'm proud of my heritage," Blake said. "I want everybody to know that I came from...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Theater, Slavery, Music, Chevy Chase
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Glendale
Special to amNewYorkIn the last 400 years, the area now known as Glendale has morphed from freshwater swamp to vibrant German farming community to saloon-filled "playground," and finally to an attractive multicultural enclave bounded by graveyards and lush parks. Although...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Dining and Drinking, Health and Safety at School, Rape, Vehicles
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