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Five for your planner: Sunday, April 14
1. Find your 'Waterloo' ABBA The Concert will perform songs like "Dancing Queen," "Mamma Mia" and others. Show is 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Shippensburg University's H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, Pa....
Tags: American Legion, Music, Dancing Queen (song), Entertainment
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra: 'A Night at the Movies with the Music of John Williams'
katec@herald-mail.comSo picture this: You go to the movies and there is no soundtrack accompanying the film. No music to set the scenes, to enhance the moods, to heighten the suspense. Do you think the impact would be the same as if there were a musical score to guide you...Tags: Music Industry, Human Interest, Culture, Radio, Music
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MSO performance features four young vocalists
davem@herald-mail.comThe excitement of four young vocalists was injected into a Sunday performance of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra as the group performed works from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi and others. The vocalists were from the Curtis Opera Theatre, which...Tags: Music Industry, Billy Joel, Culture, Concerts, Antietam National Battlefield
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra to present 'A Night at the Opera'
katec@herald-mail.comThe Maryland Symphony Orchestra will present "A Night at the Opera" this weekend at The Maryland Theatre. A warning label might be in order: This is not your father's "Night at the Opera." Yes, selections from some of the most beloved and well-known...Tags: Music Industry, Culture, Fine Artists, Students, Concerts
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Jeff Semler: And now, 'the rest of the story'
jsemler@umd.eduAs you might imagine, I received many compliments on my last article about the Dodge/Paul Harvey commercial “So God Made a Farmer.” Probably because we live in a conservative agrarian area of the world, what I often refer to as “God&...Tags: Media Industry, Marketing, YouTube, Paul Harvey
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Nonprofit distributes 'diapers and kindness'
janeth@herald-mail.comIt’s been five years since Baby Basics of Greater Hagerstown Inc. was founded. In that time, the economy has taken a downturn and unemployment has risen, making it even harder for working families to make ends meet. The local nonprofit group was...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Women, Infants and Children, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Christianity
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Runner writes memoir based on JFK races
Name: Ed Ayres Age: 71 City in which you live: Green Valley, Calif. Day job: Retired environmental editor Book title: “The Longest Race: a Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance” Genre: Memoir Synopsis...
Tags: Battle of Antietam, Newspaper and Magazine, John F. Kennedy, Radio, Science and Technology
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Weinberg Center announces season
The Weinberg Center for the Arts announces its 2012-2013 Season. The season kicks off with comedian Jim Breuer on Friday, Sept. 21, and ends with the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Wednesday, June 26. The full schedule is available online...Tags: Comedy (genre), Johnny Winter, Music, Buddy Holly, Entertainment
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Pam Smith is living a handmade life
chrisc@herald-mail.comEditor's note: This is part of an occasional series of profiles of local restaurant chefs. Six years ago, Pam Smith faced the future and made a decision. The Martinsburg-area mother of three realized her kids would soon be out of high school and...Tags: Health, Music Industry, Concerts, Soups, Radio
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Art Callaham: A look at business and government
Why do liberals distrust business and love government? Why do conservatives distrust government and love business? Well, neither question is reasonable because neither is true in all cases. However, if you listen to the political rhetoric going around...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Shepherd University graduates 716 during the 139th commencement
richardb@herald-mail.comSenior Jaely Louise Chamberlain drew strong applause for her operatic rendition of the national anthem during opening ceremonies on Saturday at Shepherd University’s 139th commencement. Chamberlain, of Winchester, Va., ended five years of study...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Talk Shows (genre), Radio, Apple iPhone, Edgewood
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Mail Call - Jan. 10
“I’d like to respond to a person put in here about the city or the county needing a consultant to tell them what to do. They hit it right on the button. We elect these people to make the decisions for the taxpayers. If they can’t make...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Radio, Television, Radio
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