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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Twelve talented Washington area residents are just steps away from winning a brand new Toyota, having been selected as finalists in the return of the Washington Auto Show's Dancing with Toyotas free car giveaway. While millions of Americans were focused on television's Dancing with the Stars, these Dancing with Toyotas contestants were polishing up their own dancing shoes and perfecting their steps -- all for the chance to win a new Toyota, Camry...
By John Przybys By JOHN PRZYBYS REVIEW-JOURNAL Don't think of it merely as the Nevada Ballet Theatre's 2008- 2009 season. Think of it as a very entertaining, season-long introductory course in dance. With no final exam. That's because this season's diverse slate of offerings by Nevada's largest professional dance company will satisfy both balletgoing veterans and beginners with everything from classical to cutting-edge dances created by George Balanchine and today's hottest...
The story of one of the most famous dancing duos ever paired is to be told during a special event at Meade King Hall in Plymouth College. The Parents, Teachers and Friends Association at Hyde Park Infant School is inviting the public to attend an evening of dance music telling the story of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on Friday, September 19. The music will be supplied by the Tony Harris Band and interspersed with stories of the era and the dancers, with the audience invited to don period...
To: ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS Contact: Christina Kellogg of Cal Performances, +1-510-643-6714, ckellogg@calperfs.berkeley.edu BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 3, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new, site- specific work titled 'Craneway Event' by dance legend Merce Cunningham will be performed at the landmark former Ford assembly plant in Richmond, CA -- rechristened Ford Point -- Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Additionally, award-winning visual artist Tacita Dean will use the occasion to make a...
Want to beat the heat but not break the bank as summer winds down? The Clay Center is giving families the chance to do just that with its free series of classic Hollywood matinees. The films, all from 1950 or earlier, begin at 2 p.m. in the Clay Center classrooms and are free. The series begins Sunday with 1932's "Tarzan, the Ape Man" starring Johnny Weismuller in the iconic role. Maureen O'Sullivan co- stars as Jane. On Aug. 17, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pair up for 1935's romantic...
By Elaine Guregian, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 13--The 2008-09 Viva! & Gala Around Town series looks so good, it's enough to make you forget about the high cost of gas. It's going to be well worth the trip to see and hear the events on next season's series, put on by the Cleveland Museum of Art, with performers drawn from around the globe to perform in venues throughout Cleveland. One of the many highlights is a group of performances and films organized for the centenary of...
Another opportunity missed. I refer to the recent Regent orchestral concert. Tchaik, as usual, Mozart as ever. Stravinsky's Apollo is a beautiful piece, but hardly unknown. One doesn't attend a lecture to hear what you know already. There is so much beautiful music out there. I should like to see a ban on Mozart for an experimental period of 100 years. Is it because we're in the wops and therefore they play safe? Many years ago Glenn Gould, who admittedly had some strange ideas, prophesied...
