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If Charles Dickens lived in Pennsylvania …
I actually had ideas for two columns last week about Gov. Tom Corbett. What can I say? He's inspiring. One of them ran Saturday. Here's the other:
Gov. Tom Corbett spooned out a bit of gruel. A single candle by his chair provided the only light in the...Tags: Regional Authority, Petroleum Industry, Holidays, Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Review: 'War Horse' at Ahmanson Theatre is a marvel of stagecraft
What gruesome casualty statistics fail to do, a horse made of wire mesh and plywood pulls off with profound simplicity: Joey, the magnificent puppet stallion at the center of"War Horse,"communicates to a broad public the staggering waste of war. Yes, it'...
Tags: Tony Awards, Steven Spielberg, Entertainment, Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture
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Winter agenda: Events for the season
STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, “Schooner”...
Tags: Big Gigantic (music group), Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Bon Iver (music group), Morphine (drug), Turkey
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Season of 'Nutcracker,' 'Messiah' starts early
The holiday season wouldn't be the holiday season without colorful music and dance events. And, just as department stores break out the Christmas decorations earlier and earlier, some performing arts organizations get into the swing before Thanksgiving....
Tags: Broadway Theater, Dave Brubeck, Tameka Cottle, Irving Berlin, Arts
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Holiday plays take center stage
The holiday season approaches, and local stages have prepared an eclectic feast of traditional and nontraditional entertainment for audiences of all ages. The seasonal fare includes familiar fairy tales with British-style, comic “panto”...
Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Holidays, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Arts and Culture, Ariana Grande
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Christmas begins at South Coast Plaza
The rest of the country might be gearing up for Thanksgiving, but at South Coast Plaza, Christmas officially began Thursday evening. The shopping destination hosted its 31st annual tree lighting ceremony at Town Plaza Center with traditional carolers,...
Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Customs and Tradition, Family
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Sawdust's Winter Fantasy twinkles with art
Deeply humbled by the impact of his craft on people of all ages, Star Shields has contributed to the Sawdust Art Festival for 29 years. The Laguna Beach-based face and body artist counts Led Zeppelin, Paul and Linda McCartney, Deep Purple and Bob Dylan...
Tags: Health Treatments, Autism, Painting, Festive Events, Learning Disability
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Suburban theater for the week of Nov. 16-22
"Plaid Tidings": A seasonal sequel to Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid," this tuneful tidbit finds the afterlife quartet of crooners coming back (at the behest of Rosemary Clooney, no less) to stage a holiday show for those still stuck on this mortal coil. Pop...Tags: Bill Kurtis, Martin Charnin, Holidays, Marriott Theatre, Entertainment
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In a word: frowzy
The Baltimore SunEach week The Sun's John McIntyre presents a moderately obscure but evocative word with which you may not be acquainted, another brick to add to the wall of your working vocabulary. This week's word: FROWZY Arising obscurely in British regional... -
Five for your planner - Nov. 13
1. Chess and Scrabble night Game boards will be provided. For all ages. 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Port City Java, Center Court at Long Meadow Shopping Center, 1551 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. Call 301-790-5040. 2. ‘A Christmas Carol Revisited’...
Tags: Frederic Chopin, Holidays, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Scrabble (game)
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Lit Life: New guide to bustling London falls short of the gold standard
No city is beloved by everyone, and George Bernard Shaw was among those who never fell under the fabled sway of his adopted hometown: "London, when you have once seen it, is inconceivable, and the more you have seen of it, the less you can believe in it,"...
Tags: Winston Churchill, Authors, Boris Johnson, Studs Terkel, George Bernard Shaw
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Yes on Questions 1 and 2
The general public has never been especially fond of lawyers or judges. When Gallup polls Americans asking what professions they view favorably and which they view negatively, the lawyers get a thumbs down every time — although, on the bright side,...Tags: Judges, Petroleum Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Illegal Immigrants, Politics
Jun 11, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jul 1, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 11, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Jun 22, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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