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Author Michelle Alexander To Be Honored At Stowe's Big Tent Jubilee
The Hartford CourantRegistration is open for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center's big event, the Stowe Prize Big Tent Jubilee, which will take place on May 30 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on the Stowe Center grounds, 77 Forest St., Hartford. The event will honor the 2013 Stowe...Tags: Simsbury, Newspaper and Magazine, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes, West Hartford
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Mark Twain brought to life in presentation Friday at Williamsburg Library
WILLIAMSBURG - Mark Twain talks about his life, his work and his interest in Shakespeare in a program at 7:30 p.m. this Friday in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. Ryan Clemens, a relative of Samuel Clemens - aka Mark Twain - portrays the famous...
Tags: Libraries, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Robin Roberts of 'Good Morning America' to publish memoir
Popular "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts' story of her battle with MDS. "I am humbled that many...
Tags: Google+, Robin Roberts, ESPN (tv network), Good Morning America (tv program)
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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Google+, Authors, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Amazon Kindle, Stephenie Meyer
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Star Sailing, Newspaper and Magazine, Government, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Trips, tips & deals
South of the border Travel deals south of the border look muy, muy bueno — just in time for summer vacation season. Savings of as much as 60 percent are showing up in deals at Mexico beach regions, including Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto...
Tags: Volcanoes, Landforms, Rome (Italy), Travelzoo Inc., Tourism and Leisure
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Tourism Officials: Visitation To CT's Major Attractions Sees Improvement
The Hartford CourantThe state's year-old "Still Revolutionary" campaign is working, and visitation to six major Connecticut attractions increased 6.8 percent from 2011 to last year, according to the state Office of Tourism. The news was released Tuesday during the...Tags: Elections, Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Tourism and Leisure, Mark Twain House and Museum
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'Newlywed Game' with Sherri Shepherd heads to Bounce TV
"The Newlywed Game" is renewing its TV vows. Episodes of the veteran game show that pits newly married couples against each other are being revived on Bounce TV, which is geared toward African Americans. The series, which first premiered on ABC in 1965,...
Tags: Sherri Shepherd, Television, Mel Brooks, Game Shows, Bob Eubanks
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Mark Twain Prize to go to Carol Burnett
The 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. Burnett, of course, was the star of "The Carol Burnett Show," which won 25 Emmy Awards during...
Tags: Google+, Primetime Emmy Awards, Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey
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Carol Burnett Takes Kennedy Center's Twain Prize
VarietyComedian Carol Burnett has been selected by Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Award will be presented Oct. 20 at a kudofest to be broadcast on PBS stations Oct. 30. Per its time-honored format,...Tags: Jonathan Winters, Will Ferrell, PBS (tv network), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ellen DeGeneres
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Carol Burnett to receive top honor for American comedians
Reuters(Reuters) - Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett will be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the top award for American comics, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, whose Emmy-winning sketch...Tags: Television Industry, Music Theater, Television, Tina Fey, Garry Moore
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Last call for Orlando Repertory Theatre's 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
WHAT: This weekend is the last to see "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the final show in Orlando Repertory Theatre's 10th season. Based on the novel by Mark Twain, this musical version for young audiences was conceived and written by Ken Ludwig of "Lend Me...
Tags: Literature, Music
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