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- Theatre takes the inside out - Evening Star
IPSWICH'S New Wolsey Theatre is to present four free events on its outdoor terrace, bosses announced today. The Andi Hopgood Quartet, Writers' Café, Small Town Bullies and Suffolk Songwriters' Open Mic Night will take place during dates in August ...
- Iranian Writer Porochista Khakpour in Contention For $115,000 Dylan Thomas Prize (Payvand Iran News)
Porochista Khakpour, who was born in Tehran, Iran in 1978, is one of the nominated writers for her first novel, Sons and Other Flammable Objects. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA from Johns Hopkins University.
- Going back to Beirut - News-Democrat
My heart started thumping when my parents told us we were going to Lebanon. They were beaming with excitement - my dad hasn't gone back to his homeland in nearly 20 years and it has been 14 years since my mom and I went there. Earlier in May, after ...
- Kenya: 'We Have Had Enough of Foreign Plays' (AllAfrica.com)
For a very long time, plays that dominated Kenya's theatre scene were all foreign adaptations. Theatre powerhouses such as Mbalamwezi, Phoenix Players and Heartstrings Ensemble barely had a Kenyan production worth writing home about.
- When a movie hurts too much to watch - Chicago Sun-Times
The blog entry "In Search of Redemption" inspired an outpouring of reader comments remarkable not only for their number but for their intelligence and thought. It became obvious that many of us go to the movies seeking some sort of release or healing ...
- Exhibit honors poet Jeffers - Thecalifornian.com
For eight weeks beginning Oct. 4, The National Steinbeck Center is presenting an exhibition, "Jeffers & Steinbeck: Habitat of Thought," as part of a National Endowment for the Arts pilot program called "The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers ...
- Find local produce, art and more at fresh markets - IdahoStatesman.com
Find local produce, art and more at fresh marketsIdahoStatesman.com, ID - 6 hours agoIt is the taste of chvre aged in wine pressings, the feel of hand-carved apricot spoons and the sound of acoustic bossa nova woven with French poetry. ...
- Instant VC Money, Instant Blogging, Instant Interruption - Huffingtonpost.com
Fascinating startup: add posterous.com to the mix of twitter and tumblr and new media and cool new websites. It's like an instant blog platform, free, and extremely easy to use. You just email into it, and with the first email, it sets you up with ...
- Special Summer Camp Helps Girls Recognize Inner and Outer Beauty - MarketWatch
Special Summer Camp Helps Girls Recognize Inner and Outer BeautyMarketWatch - 23 minutes ago"Emotional stress has been linked to severe acne episodes, and certain factors in a teen's life -- such as getting ready to go back to school, ...
- Wind of change at Tolethorpe - Peterborough Evening Telegraph
TOLETHORPE Hall, near Stamford, is world-famous for putting on three plays each year. This year, it is treating audiences to Romeo and Juliet, Richard III – and The Wind in the Willows. The beauty of Tolethorpe is that all the actors are amateurs ...
- Putting laughs together for a good cause - Pasadena Star-News
Putting laughs together for a good causePasadena Star-News, CA - 10 hours agoLive music shows, poetry readings and art classes contribute to the coffeehouse's creative atmosphere. Community outreach and fostering creativity is in the ...
- Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. - Politico
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.Politico, DC - 1 hour agoAnd then, mixing arresting and light-hearted anecdotes along with poetry and prose, captured well the sweep of history he had lived in his then-30 years in ...
- Retirement is right move - Buffalo News
It seems as though the decision could have been made earlier, but State Supreme Court Justice Amy J. Fricano did the right thing recently by announcing her forthcoming retirement from the bench. The Niagara County judge hasn’t heard a case since ...
- National HIV Testing Day held - Mid-Hudson News Network
NEWBURGH – To mark National HIV Testing Day, the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Thursday conducted a free testing clinic, distributed literature and held an annual day of entertainment, music, food, and poetry readings. Center HIV-AIDS ...
- Popular poetry season kicks off Thursday - The Coloradoan
Popular poetry season kicks off ThursdayThe Coloradoan, CO - 4 minutes agoAge of readers in the open reading session go from 8 to 80 years old, with varying levels of experience in writing and reading. Everyone is welcome to read. ...
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