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Gold Derby nuggets: Oscars & SAG send out ballots | Kennedy Center kudos lineup | Significance of 'Avatar'
Gold Derby• Nomination ballots for the 82nd annual Oscars were mailed Monday to the 5,777 voting members of the academy. As per the news release: "Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PST on Jan. 23. Ballots received after the... -
Beverley Thorne: man of steel
Shortly before 7 a.m., Beverley Thorne stepped out of his home in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. A roll of drawings under his arm, the 85-year-old was off to meet the contractor on one of his new projects: a rectory under construction at Christ...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Education, Arts and Culture, University of California, Berkeley, World War II (1939-1945)
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Jazz, Baby
His magazine was approaching its fifth birthday, and Hugh Hefner wanted to celebrate in a big way. The founder of Playboy does not think small, so in August of 1959, he had George Wein—impresario of the Newport Jazz Festival—create a weekend of music....Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Jazz (genre), Arts and Culture, Ella Fitzgerald
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The Valley Line: Orchestra brings the heat
For all of you summer lovers, at last you have been able to revel in the heat. The beginning of the week was exactly as August should be — HOT!
Last Saturday night a sliver of a moon shone brightly with the planet Jupiter twinkling nearby, when...Tags: Music, George Gershwin, Jazz (genre), Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Thelonious Monk
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Napa Valley is hoping wine country visitors will sample the local arts scene
Special to The TimesEvery time my husband, Kevin, and I visit the Napa Valley, we leave with a newfound appreciation for the local arts: the art of wine making, the art of wine country cuisine, the art of wine-and-food pairing. With so many temptations, we've never put...Tags: Music, Ansel Adams, Hungary, Napa County (California), Walt Disney
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SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE
POP MUSIC Greg Kot Chicago Rocks: This annual event has become the premier showcase for local independent hip-hop. Past performers have included Lupe Fiasco, Rhymefest and Juice, among others, and this year's lineup includes veterans Crucial Conflict and...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Ravinia Festival, Joffrey Ballet, Lincoln Center, Steve Winwood
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Mills College, a school without walls
Music CriticFor the last seven decades, Mills College, which will celebrate the renovation of its gorgeous Spanish-style concert hall with a gala concert Feb. 21, has provided a haven for a remarkable number of cutting-edge composers. No matter how academically...Tags: John Adams, Walt Disney, John Cage, California, Employment
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Davey Graham dies at 68; trailblazing British guitarist
Davey Graham, a trailblazing British guitarist of folk and blues who influenced such performers as Paul Simon and guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, died of lung cancer Dec. 15 at his home in London. He was 68. Graham's guitar instrumental "Anji"...Tags: Led Zeppelin (music group), The Washington Post, Jimmy Page, John F. Williams, Sonny Rollins
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State's first colleges, by definition
Times Staff WriterHigher education in the state got its start in the Gold Rush era, when Jesuits and Methodists both established institutions in the Northern California town of Santa Clara. And 155 years later, it's still unclear which group should be deemed the...Tags: Executive Branch, Modesto, Steve Nash, Colleges and Universities, National Basketball Association
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6 acts to watch in drum corps rivalry
Sentinel Staff WriterThey have marched across the country, perfecting their notes and maneuvers. Today, members of the nation's top drum and bugle corps have one last chance to blow away the judges and the competition during Drum Corps International's championship week....Tags: Miles Davis, Florida, Santa Clara, Florida Citrus Bowl, Concord (Contra Costa, California)
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Cuba: The secret vacation Americans don't talk about
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHAVANA -- Here we are on Day 13,286 of the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, another day of humidity and nostalgia in Fidel Castro's capital. Beneath the flaking pastel-hued walls of Old Havana, old men peddle the government newspaper and young men...Tags: Social Issues, Bars and Clubs, Texas, Matt Dillon, Hotels and Accommodations
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