Cole Porter

Singing seasonal songs, some her own

It's a few days before heading out on tour, and Holly Cole is trying to finish a song called "Snowball Fight." If all goes well, she will perform it Wednesday at World Cafe Live as part of "A Night Before Christmas," her mix of...

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RVTC sets 2010 season, auditions

River Valley Theatre Company is hosting an open house and auditions from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Shakopee Junior High, 200 10th Ave. E. RVTC invites actors, directors, designers, crew and volunteers to be a...

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The Big Gigs: Our critics' music picks

startribune.com " a collage of psychedelic soul-rock bound for year-end lists that truly is magnetic. (Thu Nov 26 13:35:32 2009 PST) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $propaganda_theme1(75%),...

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American Designers, Dreaming in Ice

THE Americans Dennis Rolland, an interior designer, and Andre Landeros Michel, a creative director, will be among the 20 teams of artists and designers from around the world who will each be creating rooms for this year's...

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There are many sites of the first Turkey Day

My sister refuses to argue with me. She lives in Massachusetts and the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, which is in Massachusetts, and the first Thanksgiving was held in 1621 at Plymouth Plantation, which is also in...

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A Caribbean Take On Shakespeare's 'Much Ado'

Director Timothy Douglas looked to his Caribbean roots for inspiration for his staging of Much Ado About Nothing. The familiar characters in Douglas's latest production exchange barbs, rumors and lies with island accents in a...

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Obiturary Life Lesson: Live Hard, Live Long

Obiturary Life Lesson: Live Hard, Live Long · 11/25/2009 Anita O'Day, 87; Jazz Singer With a Sultry, Inventive StyleAnita O'Day, 87, whose breathy voice and witty improvisation made her one of the most dazzling jazz singers of...

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JustUs Singers provides welcome relief to group of mainly singing lawyers

Even though the JustUs Singers are serious musicians who are all about perfecting their four- and six-part harmonies, the group of mainly singing lawyers say JustUs provides a welcome release from the demands of the profession.

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Barbados: Sun, sea and G&T

For good old-fashioned charm, look no farther than the west coast of Barbados, says Justine Picardie. 'Barbados was under uninterrupted British control from the first landing of sailors in 1625 until the coming of independence...

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Coco Chanel's Verdura cuffs remade for limited-edition set

The fantasy cuffs made for Coco Chanel by the Duke of Verdura, which changed the history of modern jewellery, are being re-created in a limited-edition set. The Maltese cross is set with five emeralds, seven sapphires, 14...

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