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- Panama Red hosts free open mic (Vallejo Times-Herald)
Poetry by the Bay will bring Khe Note back to Vallejo for a free performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Panama Red Coffee Company inside the Vallejo Ferry Building, 289 Mare Island Way. Hosted by Profet of ProfeticLyrics, an open mic spoken word poetry session will take
- Plummer conquers 'Caesar' role (Jam! Showbiz)
Canadian acting icon and international star Christopher Plummer finally got his man.
- Poet touts the power of 'rainbows in the clouds' - Salem News
SALEM - "Please be me for just a minute," poet Maya Angelou asked the crowd last night at Salem State College. "Just see it," she said, before describing the moment that she first learned about the United Nations. She was 16, pregnant and unmarried ...
- Valentine celebrating its 10th anniversary (The Toledo Blade)
The Valentine Theatre will open its 2008-2009 season Sept. 20 with a black-tie gala featuring 10-time Grammy-winner Manhattan Transfer. It's the theatre's 10th anniversary and also marks a year that saw an explosion last November that forced the relocation of numerous shows. Also performing this month is comedian Mike Birbiglia, as he brings his successful "Sleeping While Standing Tour" to the ...
- West Island community events! - West Island Chronicle
West Island community events!West Island Chronicle, Canada - 37 minutes agoRehearsals start Aug. 17. For more information 17 to 25-year-olds can contact Erin or Craig at wistac@gmail.com. Montreal Public Poetry Festival Sept. ...
- Of ivory towers and coups d'etat - Guardian Unlimited
For any student of Persian, the name Ann Lambton is likely to conjure up feelings of either despair or gratitude. Despair, if, faced with her dense, unforgiving Persian Grammar , you felt like giving up before you'd even started. Gratitude, if having ...
- Book Notes - Daily Progress
Peter Bergen is this week’s lecturer at the Miller Center. Bergen will discuss “Face to Face with Osama bin Laden†at 11 a.m. Friday. A print and television journalist, he produced the first television interview with Osama bin Laden for CNN ...
- Historian and history maker - Guardian Unlimited
When a friend dies, a part of you dies too. When Bronislaw Geremek was killed in a car accident on Sunday, a part of Europe was lost as well. I remember him once turning to me in a corridor of the Polish parliament, which he had helped to make again ...
- Theater Review | Cyrano de Bergerac: Troupe has a nose for classic story (The Columbus Dispatch)
If any classic play offers an artful fusion of romance, comedy, poetry and tragedy comparable to that of Shakespeare's best, Cyrano de Bergerac does.
- Opinion: Put some excitement back into your bookmarks - Computerworld
August 28, 2008 (MacWorld) Buried in the clutter of my browser's bookmarks bar is a folder called Inspiration. This is where I store sites that make me marvel at how funny and creative people can be, and it's often my first stop when I need to ...
- Matshikiza's fans say goodbye (The Star)
He was one of a rare breed, but John Matshikiza probably died not knowing how many people admired, respected and loved him. On Friday, however, the bustling scenes at his memorial service at the Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg, told the true story.
- Literary calendar for Sept. 14-20 (The Charlotte Observer)
Sunday SIGNING: Mur Lafferty (“Playing for Keepsâ€), 2 p.m., Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239; www.parkroadbooks.com. Monday INTERNATIONAL HOUSE BOOK CLUB: “Charlie Wilson's War,†by George Crile, 7 p.m., International House, 322 Hawthorne Lane. New members welcome. 704-333-8099. Tuesday CHARLOTTE WRITERS' CLUB: With guest Kay McSpadden (“Finding Your ...
- Review: Guillaume Zuili's double-exposure photographs - Los Angeles Times
Even the simplest snapshot is a complex testament to how the past persists into the present. Then becomes now, remains now. Guillaume Zuili 's photographs at Couturier complicate the matter exquisitely. Each is a double exposure, two thens fused into ...
- African-American series character is a role model for black girls - Miami Herald
KANSAS CITY, Mo. In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But ...
- Fall's full of fun - The Salinas Californian
Fall's full of funThe Salinas Californian, CA - 1 hour agoShe's best known for her 1970s hit "Poetry Man." For tickets, go to or call (831) 427-2227. TOM LEYDE is a copy editor at The Salinas Californian. ...
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