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Collectors look for 'peg wooden' dolls from early 19th century
Wooden dolls date back centuries. The earliest were crude carved pieces of wood shaped like a human figure. But today it's rare to find a doll made before the 1600s, when English and German draftsmen skillfully carved wooden lifelike dolls. Most...Tags: Germany, Auction Service, Toy Industry, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Japan
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Charles C. Freitag, Calvert Hall music teacher
Charles C. Freitag, the longtime director of the music program at Calvert Hall College High School where he was also a founder of its marching, concert and dance bands, died Monday of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice. The Mays Chapel resident was 92....Tags: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (fictional animal), Hamilton, Hunt Valley, Heart Failure, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Columbia Orchestra offers 'everything for everyone'
The Columbia Orchestra has been doing so well at the box office that it's giving people two opportunities to hear its Symphonic Pops concert this weekend. The concert on Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., will be repeated on Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m.,...Tags: Concerts, Music, St. Patrick's Day, Arts and Culture, Jaws (movie)
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Penn's Peak marks a decade of music on top of the mountain
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGIn was summer 2002, and the sprawling Rambler’s Ranch mountaintop music venue near Jim Thorpe was in foreclosure, closed for two years. That’s about as long as its builder, local country musician Tommy Schafer, had tried to operate it before..... -
Fans of Frank Sinatra will have an opportunity to see Tony Sands portray the legendary entertainer in an upcoming production of ¿It Was a Very Good Year¿ at the Richland Performing Arts Center.
Our Town CorrespondentThe show is scheduled for Nov. 18 beginning at 2 p.m. Sands has been portraying Sinatra for over 20 years. He has made various television appearances and performed all over the United States. In “It Was a Very Good Year,” Sands will take...Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Frank Sinatra, Arts
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Bernard Lansky dies at 85; Memphis clothier to Elvis Presley
Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85. Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he...
Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Alzheimer's Disease, Music, Roy Orbison, Music Industry
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top 5 things
The first weekend of October offers some SPOOK-tacular events, along with an 1870s County Fair and an all-day event that you and your canine can enjoy. Read on for more information on Toto’s top 5 weekend picks. Make sure to also check out other...Tags: Benny Goodman, Arts and Culture, Bars and Clubs, Harry James, Frank Sinatra
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Windsor Jazz Series Runs Through June
The Hartford CourantSinan Bakir, the young, Turkish-born guitarist/composer who embraced Hartford as his hometown, has established himself as a much-respected, expressive and independent-minded player on the talent-laden local scene. Now virtually a brand name for quality...Tags: Folk (genre), West Hartford, The Hartt School, University of Hartford, The New York Times
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On the Town: Dancing up a storm at the Ford
While some had no choice but to stand due to a sell-out, standing-room-only house, even those with seats at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre took to their feet in a standing ovation following the Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre’s “Dance in the...
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ANTIQUES: Hidden value found in art tiles
Bargain-priced American art pottery vases are hard to find. But, art pottery tiles made by important companies still are inexpensive, because they have had little publicity. Tile collectors in England and Holland pay high prices for tiles made in their...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Arts and Culture, World War I (1914-1918), Building Material, Tobacco Products
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Eleven ways to make the most of visit to Fort Myers
The New York TimesWithin 24 hours of arriving in Fort Myers in March 1885, Thomas Edison bought 13 acres on the Caloosahatchee River, and before long he was planting palm trees along the dirt road between downtown and his spread. The road is now McGregor Boulevard, lined...Tags: Breads, The New York Times, Sushi and Sashimi, New York, Children
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Shades of Blue Orchestra comes out swinging
The Pen Mar Park concert series opens with 18-piece big band By MARIE GILBERT marieg@herald-mail.com One minute, a reed section whispers impossibly rich, velvety tones. The next, the room erupts with the wicked, raucous sounds of drums. There are...
Tags: Linda Ronstadt, Count Basie, Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole, Arts and Culture
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