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- Idlewild Elementary defying the odds (The Charlotte Observer)
When Idlewild Elementary's Odyssey of the Mind team won a state championship, the coaches were as thrilled as the kids. Then they learned what it would cost to get to Maryland for the world finals -- a tab approaching $10,000 for the whole team. "I got such a pit in my stomach," says Tamela Fennell, mother of fourth-grader Charles Fennell. Odyssey of the Mind, or OM, is an elaborate contest of ...
- August Kleinzahler eschews Nobel-ese for a wry, witty approach - Kansas City Star
August Kleinzahler often writes in free verse that is nevertheless strongly accented. A couple of years ago, writing in Poetry magazine, August Kleinzahler lighted a string of firecrackers under Garrison Keillor and his “Writer’s Almanac ...
- The books you should read your children - Daily Mail
They wrote tales of mischief and adventure which have enthralled generations of children. But there's no room for Roald Dahl or Enid Blyton on a school book list aimed at encouraging boys to read. Instead, youngsters will be urged to try out comic ...
- Andy Burrows - The Colour Of My Dreams (Vertigo) - Manchester Evening News
Andy Burrows - The Colour Of My Dreams (Vertigo)Manchester Evening News, UK - 3 hours agoA CURIOUS little disc from the Razorlight drummer, who took the poetry of a family friend in Winchester and set it to blithe melodies and recorded it just ...Andy Burrows - The colour of my dreams Cherwell Onlineall 2 news articles
- Obama hails Madiba for changing lives of blacks - SABC News
Obama hails Madiba for changing lives of blacksSABC News, South Africa - 3 hours agoHe says they want the museum, which is in a depressed part of SA, to become a cultural centre of Mthatha using poetry, music, and drama. ...
- Bookstore event (Bradenton Herald)
Information: 907-3808 or www.littlebookworms.net .
- Spalding plays 'cool' blend of jazz, R&B, bossa nova (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Music News)
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Moments after Esperanza Spalding finished singing "Precious" on NBC's "Late Show With David Letterman" in early June, the host strode right up and anointed her "the coolest person we've ever had on the show."
- In the News: July 21 - Wicked Local Orleans
In the News: July 21Wicked Local Orleans, MA - 1 hour agoEmily Dickinson’s exposure to Congregational church music indelibly influenced her poetry, says Noel Tipton, “Making me think of it, for her, ...
- Review: 'Spelling Bee' is more than words and letters; it's a keen ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," a touring Broadway musical now on at Playhouse Square, transforms the Palace Theatre into a gigantic high school gymnasium. The event is a spelling bee, but it's not just about words and letters and ...
- Ardent theater volunteer plays leading role in community arts - Charleston Gazette
Ardent theater volunteer plays leading role in community artsCharleston Gazette, WV - 53 minutes agoMy mother loved poetry and music. She got her GED after I was in school. She did everything she could to teach herself. "I started doing theater in my ...
- Library offers summer reading club - Caledon Enterprise
Library offers summer reading clubCaledon Enterprise, Canada - 4 hours agoAlso for adults is the third annual poetry writing contest sponsored by the Friends of the Caledon Public Library. For information about everything that’s ...
- Generations and Genres Mix at a Tap-Dance Party (New York Times)
Tap City 2008, a festival presented by the American Tap Dance Foundation, is a bit like a party where you don?t know a soul but the room is overflowing with communal love and gratitude.
- Calendar of events - Portsmouth Herald News
Calendar of eventsPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 2 hours agoThe Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting a free workshop "Essentials of College Planning" at University College at the Sanford Center, ...
- Kansas City Author Pledges Support to National Fibromyalgia ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Kansas City Author Pledges Support to National Fibromyalgia ...PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - Jun 10, 2008Mr. Summers was quoted as saying, ”I’ve loved writing all my life and have written poetry since I was a kid, but after meeting someone who actually does ...
- This year’s favorites will help fill long summer days - Columbia Daily Tribune
This year’s favorites will help fill long summer daysColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 3 hours agoSilly Dilly Manners Songs" by Alan Katz and David Catrow is a hilarious and unique poetry book where new poems are put to familiar songs. "Phooey! ...
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