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Pop music schedule
September Sept. 5 Arbouretum, Psychic Paramount, Pontiak, Talking Head Sept. 5 Coal, Black Day 7, RHL Sept. 5 Gaelic Storm, Recher Sept. 5 Honor by August, Kill the Alarm, Dreamsacapes Project, 9:30 Club Sept. 5 Pure Prairie League, Firefall, Birchmere...Tags: Ohio, Sarah Brightman, Mount Vernon, Paramount, Everlast
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Jerry Lewis telethon raises record $65 million
The Associated PressJerry Lewis raised a record $65 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in his annual telethon on Monday's Labor Day holiday, a benefit that also made a pitch for those affected by Hurricane Gustav. This year's 22-hour telethon added a special...Tags: Ed McMahon, Christianity, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Louisiana
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A night of great country music
Admit it. Right after Kristy Lee Cook performed a stirring rendition of "Anyway" on last season's "American Idol" you rushed straight to the computer and downloaded the original Martina McBride version. Referred to as the "Celine Dion of country music,"...Tags: Kristy Lee Cook, Tinley Park, Carrie Underwood, Television, Popular Music
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Jerry Lewis Hosts 43rd Annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
If it's Labor Day weekend, it must be the Jerry Lewis Telethon (WTIC, Channel 61, Sunday, 10:45 p.m.). The 82-year-old comedian once more dons a tux to host the 43rd annual fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from Las Vegas. The 21½-hour...Tags: Ed McMahon, Katharine Hepburn, Saturday Night Live, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Frank Sinatra
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What happens in Vegas ... comes to Northwest Indiana
Chicago Tribune criticMetropolitan Chicago is the third largest gambling—or, as the casinos prefer to call it, gaming—market in North America. But unlike in Las Vegas, where singularly spectacular shows and concerts have been a desert draw for decades, Chicago-area...Tags: Elton John, Road Transportation, Billy Idol, AEG AG, Bette Midler
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A year later, UCF Arena is hitting the right notes
Sentinel Pop Music CriticWhere does the time go? It's almost a year ago now that the new UCF Arena opened, hosting Reba McEntire for its first music concert in a cozy 10,000-seat hall situated in the midst of a comfortable "city center" on the university campus. I like this...Tags: Cults and Sects, Elton John, Music, Altamonte Springs, Gainesville
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PASSINGS
Bronislaw Geremek Former Polish foreign minister Bronislaw Geremek, 76, a former foreign minister of Poland who helped the Solidarity trade union movement lead the nation's transformation from communism to democracy, died Sunday in an automobile accident...Tags: Death and Dying, Diseases, Celebrity, Local Elections, Ingmar Bergman
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Plan a vacation in 60 seconds
SHOW YOUR PRIDE An all-American list of destinations Feeling patriotic? Check out Travel + Leisure's "50 reasons to love the U.S.A. now" in the magazine's July issue and online at travelandleisure.com/articles/50-reasons-to-love-the-usa-now. The guide,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Personal Service, Randy Travis, Casino and Gambling, Gaming and Lotteries
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Vintage musicals aging well
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- "Finally my mother can see something I've done," said opera singer Nathan Gunn, "that she actually likes." The 37-year-old baritone was speaking of tonight's concert version of the pioneering musical "Show Boat," the centerpiece of a season-...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Paul Robeson Jr., Los Angeles, Tickets, Lincoln Center
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Country singer Taylor Swift is living her dream
Zap2itYou're 18, you have a smash debut CD, and you've already won an armful of awards - even while removing your high heels en route to the stage. What's next? If you're Taylor Swift, possibly more awards, plus a second CD and a concert tour that runs...Tags: Dolly Parton, Madonna, Tim McGraw, CBS Corp., Country Music
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'Pageant' shows how mainstream Miss Gay America Beauty Pageant has become
Sentinel Movie CriticThe message of Pageant, a documentary about the Miss Gay America Beauty Pageant, is how mainstream this drag-queen contest has become. After 35 years, the rabid fundamentalist protests about the event have died down. The controversy over it seems almost...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Judy Garland, Roger Moore
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A son spins a song of reunion
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe raffle was over, the drinks were flowing and the gray-haired crowd at VFW Post 9399 was in a mood to party when David Serby approached the stage. A lanky South Pasadena singer-songwriter, Serby had been asked to sit in with the aging house band and...Tags: Whittier, North Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Death and Dying, South Pasadena, Diseases
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