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How we work out: Fit for Life at the Shops at Kenilworth
Seniors are moving to the lyrics, "Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I'm sorry" from Billy Joel's "You May Be Right. With a song list that includes "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," the Greater Baltimore Medical...
Tags: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Billy Joel, Robert Palmer, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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'American Idol' recap, The sudden death round
Ten ladies, one song, one chance, no mercy. It's the sudden death round. Contestants take the stage of The Mirage in Las Vegas, in front of their first live audience. This week's show begins with the ladies. The first ten will perform and only five will...
Tags: American Idol (tv program), Born This Way (song), Music, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga
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'American Idol' recap, Country stars (and total bombs) in Charlotte
We're in Charlotte, and if you weren't a country music fan before tonight, chances are you just might be buying your first country CD in the morning. Recapping tonight's show was a bit challenging. We may have heard all of 10 auditions that really had...
Tags: American Idol (tv program), Nicki Minaj, Whitney Houston, Scott McCreery, Nicole Kidman
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Westowne students perform black American culture dances
The culmination of several months work will be on display Friday when 19 students at Westowne Elementary School take the stage for 75-minute performance scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Catonsville Middle school sixth-graders Ryan Ritzes and Luke Pound,...
Tags: Louis Armstrong, Teaching and Learning, Students, Concerts, Catonsville
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Columbia Festival mines its silver anniversary
More than 30,000 people are expected to converge on downtown Columbia from June 15-30 for the 25th annual Columbia Festival of the Arts. Most of them will be heading to see the free LakeFest events Friday through Sunday, while others will come during the...
Tags: Howard County, Joe Williams, Rita Dove, Hal Holbrook, Budgets and Budgeting
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Hampden: From Record Store Day to Nintendo Challenge Night, lots going on
Saturday, April 21 is one of those days where there is almost too much going on. Only almost, because in reality, I don't think it's possible for too much to be going on. All day long is Record Store Day, when a bunch of new, special release records (y'...Tags: Gaming, Literature, Otis Redding, Nintendo Company Ltd., Feist
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Like/Dislike: The Bellevederes, old-school cover band
In a city where new bands pop up every week, you have to find a way to stand out — especially if you're a cover band.
But for the Bellevederes, finding a niche in the old-school music scene seemed almost effortless. Wanting a name representing...Tags: YouTube, Jimmy Fallon, Jessica Lea Mayfield, 30 Rock (tv program), Music
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'The Voice' recap: Battle Rounds week 2
The second week of battle rounds on NBC’s “The Voice” brought a slew of questionable fashion decisions and equally questionable song choices. But “questionable” doesn’t always mean less delightful.
Twelve contestants...Tags: HIV, Foster the People (music group), Bob Dylan, High School Sports, Entertainment Events
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Local doctor was classmate of Whitney Houston
It wasn't scandalous by tabloid standards, but it was a rebellious act for the young women at the Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a small all-girls Catholic high school in New Jersey. Whitney Houston, class of 1981, sometimes wore mismatched socks and rolled...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Van Morrison, Whitney Houston, Hospitals and Clinics, Duke University
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MLK Memorial shows dedication to the dream
Back in 1963, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, the National Mall overflowed with people who'd traveled from near and far seeking equality for all Americans.
Almost a half-...Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Museums, Barack Obama, Restaurants, Lotteries
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'The X-Factor' recap: A running diary of the first episode
THE SKINNY: Welcome to the world of "The X-Factor." From the start of Wednesday night's premiere, the "X" would take the foundations of "American Idol" — high drama, big lights and heartfelt stories — and build for the sky. This was an...Tags: Cheryl Cole, American Idol (tv program), YouTube, Methamphetamine (drug), Heart Failure
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Lira and Rashida Jolley are setting the music world on fire
Two singers I had never heard in concert performed in the area last month, and I was so glad I changed my plans at the last minute to go to the shows because they were amazing. One is South African singer Lira who performed at Ramshead in Annapolis...Tags: VH1 (tv network), Lady Gaga, Mo'Nique, Africa, Stevie Wonder
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