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  • Who will claim the title of SA flyhalf? Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:09AMThe best display by a South African flyhalf in the northern hemisphere these past 12 months is...
  • Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:02AM YOGA CLASSES: Jan. 6-Feb. 14, Tuesday and Thursday, 6-7 p.m. and Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Raymond Recreation Department. Cost for six-weeks $30 per person, non-residents additional $5.
  • Music that deserves a second look Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:49AMFrom Joe Lovano to Rodney Crowell, the Associated Press takes a look at a quartet of overlooked albums from the past year.
  • Civic groups hope for a share of Urbandale funds Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:12AMInstruments for Urbandale middle-schoolers, improvements to baseball fields for children with disabilities and wheelchair ramps for disabled veterans were among items submitted by civic groups requesting money from Urbandale’s hotel/motel tax revenue.
  • Vilnius Light Show Leads 900 Events in European Culture Capital Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:40PMGerman artist Gert Hof fired lasers and fireworks in the Lithuanian capital’s Cathedral Square -- the first of almost 900 events scheduled for the year.
  • Hogmanay, Princes Street, Edinburgh Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:20PM Attending the Hogmanay celebrations held every new year in Edinburgh can be the Russian roulette of gig-going. Despite usually commendable line-ups and one of the most beautiful wintertime city settings imaginable, inhospitable weather conditions can often leave the event cancelled and a wave of disappointment flooding the city. This was, however, one of the good years.
  • Canada Amnesty International Secretary General: Cultural Show Reflects Hard Work, Talent, Creativity Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:00PMAlex Neve, an Officer of the Order of Canada attended and praised Divine Performing Arts’ final show in Ottawa.
  • ORIENTAL WHIRL: Ada in comedy Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:51PMADA Choi has turned Superwoman, her alter-ego being the lead in Hong Kong TVB’s latest serial.
  • City Watch Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:47PMTHE Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will fully implement the operation of traffic lights at the junction of Jalan 3/118B and Jalan 4/118C in Alam Damai, Cheras, from 10am on Friday.
  • The show must go on Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:06PMJust as the nation is feeling the pinch in lost jobs, failing mortgages and tanking retirement accounts, local arts groups are tightening their belts and slashing their budgets, while scrambling to protect the quality of their offerings.• Cool music, theater, dance coming in 2009
  • More News Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:31AMHappy New Year! I hope everyone had a holiday filled with family, friends, love and laughter. I cannot believe it is 2009! How fast 2008 flew by! What I like most about the New Year is what it brings: Hope, possibilities, discoveries and a clean slate. And for those backyard tourists out there – seasoned or brand new – I want you to look at the Susquehanna River Valley as a clean slate to ...
  • Operatic Favorites Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:52AMRecording: Sofia, Bulgaria, April 7, 8, and 9, 2008 Recording Time: 53’33”, booklet in English and Russian 2008 GEGA NEW, Bulgaria, Classical Concerts Productions Ltd.
  • Community calendar Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:51AMBlood Drive, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Red Cross Blood Collection Center, 3201 Main St., Stevens Point. 800-448-3543.
  • Rainbow Room restaurant could close Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:40AMIt may be the last supper at the Rainbow Room - at least for a while.
  • Cultural resolutions: bigger, better, closer, stronger Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:34AMWhat would make Toronto a superior city for the arts? Eight Star critics reveal their utmost desires.
  • An offbeat ensemble Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:33AMThe modern string quartet has been around for more than two centuries. The percussion quartet, on the other hand, is in its infancy.
  • New York Philharmonic: Green Room- Ludovic Morlot Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:49PM We go backstage with conductor Ludovic Morlot. The young conductor, who was acclaimed at his surprise debut in 2006, leads the New York Philharmonic Jan. 8-10, now in a program of his own creation.
  • NJSO presents Winter Festival Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:47PMThe New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will explore the charms of French classical music in its annual Winter Festival beginning this week with performances at the State Theatre in New Brunswick and the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre in Newark.
  • Whetten still singing half a century later Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:31PMThough she was just a child the first time she heard it, Eunice Whetten was so touched by the powerful music of Handel’s “Messiah” that 72 years later she is still singing in the Gila Valley performance.
  • Good Life: Your positive achievements Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:23PMLisa Di Gregorio, an Arlington Rotary member, has been named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.
  • Forecast: Classical music in 2009 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:10PMNolan Gasser Cello Concerto (Jan. 23, Paramount Theatre, Oakland) Michael Morgan leads the Oakland East Bay Symphony in an intriguing new work by a local composer - it boasts prominent parts for erhu, sarangi and oud, as well the powerhouse cellist Maya...
  • Strictly Come Dancing - the final: live! Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:19PMWho will lift that prized glitterball - Tom Chambers, Rachel Stevens, or Lisa Snowdon? Join us tonight to find out!
  • Top local debut albums of 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:56PMDayton is fertile musical territory — a point reconfirmed in 2008 by the release of more than a dozen stellar debut releases from local talent. Here are 10 of the best of these homegrown albums released last year that are certainly worthy of a wider fanbase.
  • Class Acts: Oak Hill United School Corp. Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:53PMSwayzee Elementary ♦The last week of school, the Swayzee parents were entertained by the kindergarten class, fifth-grade orchestra, sixth-grade orchestra, sixth-grade band and the sixth-grade choir. Six-hundred adults were on hand to see this wonderful musical and festive event.
  • JAZZ: Hess goes big-band for show at Dazzle Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:49PMIn mid-November, saxophonist/composer Fred Hess offered a big-band twist to his innovative and highly-regarded musical compositions.
  • Ringing in the new year Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:21PMA New Year’s Day Gala Concert is being presented by the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church at 3 p.m. Popular music by John Philip Sousa and the Strauss family as well as other light favorites will be performed. Guest conductors Brain Ackley and Matty Mozzor will share the podium for the festive event. This free concert is sponsored by the Cortlandt Regional Music ...
  • Notable Putnam deaths in 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:49PMPalatka Daily News A businessman and civic leader who oversaw a chain of dozens of convenience stores and also served on the Putnam County School Board for 17 years headed a list of notable local figures who died in 2008.
  • SeattleNoise Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:26PMSeattleNoise: "Awesome," a seven-piece art ensemble of multi-instrumentalists.
  • CELTIC SPECTACULAR TICKETS SELLING VERY QUICKLY! Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:12PMSTRATFORD – The Stratford Civic Orchestra will celebrate Robbie Burns’ Day with their third annual Celtic Spectacular fundraising concert on Saturday January 24th , 2009 at 8pm at Knox Presbyterian Church.
  • Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Charleston area Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:54AMYou can ring in the new year at any number of events in the Lowcountry, including some that are free.
  • Vicky Tuck: Dear Prime Minister Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:33AMWhile we can provide you with the intellectual capital if you are to eradicate poverty we need you to develop this country so that there are jobs to be had and a cake to be cut fairly. Happy New Year.
  • Pinning down a winter’s evening Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:11AMOn Dec. 11, Sun reporters and photographers looked at our region a little differently than usual. They split the day into four 6-hour shifts and chronicled a variety of events over 24 hours. From early morning at the Westerly train station to lunchtime at the Charlestown Senior Center and behind the scenes at the Mystic Aquarium, we give you a sampling of life, six hours at a time, in 24 Hours ...
  • Year in review: a look back at 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:07AMJan. 3 — The Central High School dance team begins its inaugural season after seniors Nicole Lind, Abbey Carey and Ashley Zabel organize support. Rick and Paula Gort and Del and Ken Gallup are new members of the Cologne Lions.
  • What will 2009 bring? Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:07AMLocal leaders hope to increase recycling rates, install street lights in colonias and promote awareness of the arts in the Rio Grande Valley.
  • Name confusion creates angst for maestro Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:03AMThe Bernard Madoff scandal has had far-reaching implications for those who invested with the Wall Street guru, and for those who didn’t.
  • Symphony, now 25, looks ahead Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:49AM By day they are teachers, doctors, engineers and students. But when they gather with their instruments and sheet music, they are one of the region’s most committed and talented local orchestras.
  • Composer, ISU prof Cordero remained true to his vision Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:37AMNORMAL -- In a 1997 Pantagraph profile, Roque Cordero was described as "the best composer you may never have heard of."
  • Churches fall to foreclosure Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:36AMEASTON, Md. — The auctioneer told the small crowd huddled outside the Talbot County Courthouse that the property would be sold as is — rectory, bell tower, oak pews and rose-tinted stained-glass windows included.
  • Jose Davila Instrument | Trombone Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:35AMJOSE DAVILA trombonist and tubist Jose has defined himself as a major player in the New York Freelance music scene, actively engaged in the potpourri of musical life in NYC.
  • Doll power: Barbie celebrates 50th anniversary and toy world dominance Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:25AMThe former model whose cv runs from palaeontologist to presidential candidate banks 3bn a year and looks better than ever.
  • Bologna Drop gets quirky honor Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:59AMPickles, crab, cheese, sausage and Lebanon bologna. Have a pirate wench mix these and a few other ingredients together in a gumbo pot, and you get America’s Top 10 Quirkiest New Year’s
  • On Call: A tribute to my doctor, my dad Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:25AMPETERSBURG — “Gimme five!” It breaks the tension for a child greeting his doctor as he raises his little hand towards the hand of the white-haired physician. A smile comes over the child’s face and he relaxes as the doctor puts the stethoscope to his chest.
  • 50 years ago this week Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:23AMHave you ever wondered what stories made headlines in Jacksonville 50 years ago? It may have been a different era of history, culture and politics, but there are often parallels between the kind of stories that made the news in 1958 and today.
  • Education Briefs Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:20AMFive students placed in the All-Region Band in early December. These students went beyond what is required for the band program. After many hours of practice on their own time, these students have established themselves as some of the best players of their instrument in the region.
  • C ommu nity c a len da r Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:16AMToday
  • Good Day for Monday, December 29 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:09AMGipsy Kings will perform tonight in The City. Getty Images file photo Nuevo flamenco: The Gipsy Kings, above, a French group specializing in pop-flavored flamenco-rumba music, perform at the Warfield.
  • Tamir Hendelman | Playground Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:09AMThis is quite an unusual debut, since Israeli-born pianist Tamir Hendelman already had an international reputation years before this first CD as leader.
  • Holiday concert benefits the Salvation Army Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:35AMSpecial to The Villager A recent Lone Star College-Montgomery holiday concert brought choirs, orchestra and soloists together to perform holiday classics and contemporary favorites to benefit the Salvation Army.
  • Interim Playboy CEO a Castle Pines North resident Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:35AMCastle Pines North resident Jerry Kern will act as interim chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises.
  • After Hours: Nightspotting Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:19AM"5 TO 9 AT THIRTYNINEHOTEL," with DJ Eskae and guests, benefiting Roots Rhythm. 5-9 p.m. today, thirtyninehotel; 21/older. 599-2552.