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- Former teacher wins Montana poetry (TVNZ)
A 54-year-old former schoolteacher has won the poetry category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Janet Charman has beaten strong competition from Johanna Aitchison and Fiona Farrell, with her sixth poetry collection Cold Snack.
- The Prime time calendar the week of April 30, 2008 (Independent Press)
Auditions, are at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, for the KT Production of Roger & Hammerstein's Cinderella. KT is a theater in residence at the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station.
- Here's the list of who'll be at the National Folk Festival - KPAX-TV
Here's the list of who'll be at the National Folk FestivalKPAX-TV, MT - 3 hours agoAnd the entire weekend is FREE to the public! The festival offers music and dance that combines the finest national and regional traditional artists. ...
- Blue Heron Committee working to keep statues in public eye (Winona Daily News)
Last summer, Winona went to the birds and decorated the city with 15 blue heron statues. Now, the people who helped the herons land on street corners and storefronts have formed the Blue Heron Committee and want to make sure art is still visible.
- Nathaniel Mackey to receive African American literature award in SF - Currents
CurrentsNathaniel Mackey to receive African American literature award in SFCurrents, CA - 1 hour agoMackey received a 2006 National Book Award in the poetry category for his book Splay Anthem. He received a Whiting Writer's Award in 1993 and was elected to ...
- Jason Collett Is Helped By Ghosts (ChartAttack.com)
It's damn near impossible to capture the easy swagger of Toronto-based singer-songwriter Jason Collett 's voice. That same laid-back lilt you hear on his records comes through in conversation, too.
- Return of the WB, another funny guy from Shaker Heights, the Jersey ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Why do so many funny people come from Shaker Heights? Take, for example, David Wain, formerly of MTV's "The State" and director of "Wet Hot American Summer." His Web series, "Wainy Days" won a Webby for best comedy series. Also, the WB disappeared ...
- One can't remember, the other can't forget - Globe and Mail
One can't remember, the other can't forgetGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoAuthor of more than 40 books - novels, poetry, non-fiction - and known for his dazzling felicity with language, not to mention his jaw-dropping vocabulary, ...
- Cold Snack Devoured by Poetry Award Judges - Scoop
Janet Charman has won the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards poetry category in a tough contest, one that marked a bumper year for New Zealand poetry. Charman took the prize for her poetry collection Cold Snack. The announcement made today takes ...
- AP Top News at 10:41 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is ...
- Laurie Anderson at the Barbican - Times Online
Laurie Anderson at the BarbicanTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoTogether they make music that melds with Anderson's poetry in a soundscape that is by turns folksy, percussive, alien and melodious. ...
- Top 10 things to do for free in NYC - Guardian Unlimited
Culture vultures ... visit the Museum of Modern Art on a Friday and save yourself $20. Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA There's never been a better time to visit New York. Obvious, really - the dollar is in a bad way. But the Big Apple also happens to be ...
- More that 100,000 apply for Prince of Poet competition held in Abu ... - Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: The Prince of Poets competition has attracted over 100,000 applicants from around the Arab World, out of that only 35 were selected by a jury for their poetic talents, and through voting only the top five winners will be receiving prize ...
- Atlanta poet edged out of 'Out Loud' contest - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta poet edged out of 'Out Loud' contestAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 2 hours agoBut personal interpretation is the essence of a poetry contest. When he addresses the audience, Orengo said, "I want you to feel what I felt when I first ...Westlake sophomore to take stage in national poetry contest Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGeorgia teen makes national poetry recitation final Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 3 news articles
- Nightlife On Stagenightlife: On Stage: 'Big River' flows with energy - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post IntelligencerNightlife On Stagenightlife: On Stage: 'Big River' flows with energySeattle Post Intelligencer - Jul 14, 2008William Hauptman's book hews precisely to the 1884 novel, which followed the aftermath of Huck Finn's newfound riches at the end of "The Adventures of Tom ...
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