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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Kingsolver, Hosseini, Atwood headline National Book Festival

    The <a href="http://www.loc.gov." target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> released today the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/authors/" target="_blank">list of speakers</a> for the fall <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/" target="_blank">National Book Festival,</a> and, as usual, the event is studded with prominent writers and poets.
    The Library of Congress released today the list of speakers for the fall National Book Festival, and, as usual, the event is studded with prominent writers and poets. Among the headliners: Margaret Atwood, Baltimore's own Taylor Branch, Don DeLillo,...

    Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground

    If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress.
    If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress. Although the...

    Tags: Baltimore School for the Arts, Colleges and Universities, Libraries, Music Industry, Education

    3. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Stephen Wade: A telling tale of making beautiful music

    Stephen Wade's affection for the Chicago in which he grew up and that he left long ago is passionate and palpable in the introduction to his astonishing book, &ldquo;The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience.&rdquo;
    Stephen Wade's affection for the Chicago in which he grew up and that he left long ago is passionate and palpable in the introduction to his astonishing book, “The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience.”...

    Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Libraries, Education, Apollo Theater

    4. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Boonsboro High School student a finalist in writing contest

    A Washington County student will be honored as a Maryland finalist April 13 at the CityLit Festival at the Enoch Pratt Free Library for her entry into the Letters About Literature contest. Boonsboro High School student Elizabeth Longerbeam will be...

    Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Awards and Prizes, Authors, Libraries, Ceremonies

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president

    Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95.
    Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...

    Tags: Rashomon (movie), Elizabeth Taylor, Lung Cancer, Ruth Gordon, Bette Davis

    6. Mar 24, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Washington bound? Take an orange-juice break at Florida's 'embassy'

    It's a busy time in the nation's capital, where the National Cherry Blossom Festival continues through April 14. If you venture to Washington this spring or any time, consider paying a visit to Florida House, now celebrating 40 years as our home away from home on Capitol Hill.
    It's a busy time in the nation's capital, where the National Cherry Blossom Festival continues through April 14. If you venture to Washington this spring or any time, consider paying a visit to Florida House, now celebrating 40 years as our home away from...

    Tags: Libraries, Elections, John L. Mica, Orlando, Seminole County

    7. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. D-Day broadcast named to National Recording Registry

    The Library of Congress has added two dozen important recordings to its national registry.
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    The Library of Congress has added two dozen important recordings to its national registry. Most are musical selections, including songs by Chubby Checker, the Bee Gees and Simon and Garfunkel, but one is a news broadcast with a tie to western Virginia,...

    Tags: U.S. Navy, Bee Gees (music group), Chubby Checker, Entertainment, Music

    8. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Josef F. Bikle

    Josef &ldquo;Chris&rdquo; Bikle was just waiting for a nice spring day so he could sit on the porch of his Boonsboro home with his daughter-in-law, Lisha Bikle.
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    Josef “Chris” Bikle was just waiting for a nice spring day so he could sit on the porch of his Boonsboro home with his daughter-in-law, Lisha Bikle. Even though he had been living at the Village at Robinwood for about three years, his family...

    Tags: Apples, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lutheranism, Lifestyle and Leisure, Christianity

    9. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  9. Pink Floyd Added To National Recording Registry

    <span style="font-size: small;">Pink Floyd&lsquo;s legendary 1973 album, &lsquo;The Dark Side of the Moon&rsquo; is one of 25 recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The record received the highest number of public nominations among this year&rsquo;s class. In the release accompanying the announcement, &lsquo;The Dark Side of the Moon&rsquo; is called &ldquo;an example of brilliant, innovative production in service of the music.&rdquo; They go on to cite the harmonies of David Gilmour and Richard Wright, as well as the successful integration of Roger Waters&lsquo; interviews of the studio staff into the album&rsquo;s concept. Also added to the registry,&lsquo;Cheap Thrills&rsquo; by Big Brother and the Holding Company, which launched Janis Joplin to national prominence, the self-titled debut by the Ramones and the Bee Gees soundtrack to &lsquo;Saturday Night Fever.&rsquo; Created in 2000, the National Recording Registry annually selects 25 recordings that are &ldquo;culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant&rdquo; and &ldquo;reflect the diversity and creativity of the American experience.&rdquo; You can find out about all of this year&rsquo;s inductees, which range from spoken word to opera to jazz, at the Library of Congress&rsquo; website.</span>
    Pink Floyd‘s legendary 1973 album, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ is one of 25 recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The record received the highest number of public nominations among...

    Tags: Roger Waters, Bee Gees (music group), Big Brother and the Holding Company (music group), Pink Floyd (music group), Janis Joplin

    10. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. 10 Things to Know for Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA HEADS TO WEST BANK The president is meeting with Abbas about the peace process, as rockets were launched into Israel today. 2. WHAT...

    Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Jimmy Fallon, NBC (tv network), Chubby Checker, European Central Bank

    11. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

    <em>This post has been updated. See note below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

    Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bee Gees (music group), Libraries, Chubby Checker, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)

    12. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Everyone's life is a story, so write it down for posterity [Senior Circles]

    The inspiration for this column came from a local newspaper article I read about a "girl" with whom I went to high school for two years at St. Cecilia's Academy in Washington, D.C.   This woman, whom I haven't seen since then, has always kept a low...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Fort Meade (military base), NPR, History (tv network), Washington, DC

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