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Charles C. Freitag, Calvert Hall music teacher
Charles C. Freitag, the longtime director of the music program at Calvert Hall College High School where he was also a founder of its marching, concert and dance bands, died Monday of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice. The Mays Chapel resident was 92....Tags: Tommy Dorsey, Glen Burnie, Teaching and Learning, Concerts, Students
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Dedicated volunteers re-create Jacksonville in Christmas train garden
An idea that originated on a blazing hot day in July at the Jacksonville Senior Center has turned into one of the coolest projects the seniors have ever attempted.
A core group of a dozen men and women have created a Christmas train garden. But not an...Tags: Jacksonville (Indiana, Pennsylvania), Safeway Inc., Animals, Woody Guthrie, Jacksonville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Utility costs cripple Hippodrome
Seven years after the Hippodrome Theatre reopened with a citywide celebration and an outpouring of civic optimism, the historic venue is struggling, beset by exorbitant utility expenses and an audience that is seemingly deserting in droves.
Attendance...Tags: Hippodrome Theatre, Benny Goodman, Culture, Music Theater, Maryland Stadium Authority
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Perry Hall musician keeps Zim Zemarel's Big Band sound alive
It takes a Big Band sound to battle the disco, punk, thrash rock, heavy metal and country-pop now dominating national soundtracks.
But that's exactly what the Zim Zemarel Band has done in the greater Baltimore area for the better part of 50 years.
And...Tags: Gladys Knight, Jack Jones, Benny Goodman, Tony Bennett, Barry Levinson
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A history of the Hippodrome
1914 Nov. 23 - The Hippodrome Theatre, designed by Thomas W. Lamb, opens with a vaudeville show featuring jugglers, comics and four elephants. The 3,000-seat theater, the city's largest, cost about $225,000. 1917 The Hippodrome becomes affiliated...Tags: Defense, Hippodrome Theatre, Barry Levinson, Indianapolis 500, Music Theater
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'Hairspray' is Grammy's best of Broadway
Associated PressNEW YORK - Hairspray was the season's biggest musical hit on Broadway, and it's considered a favorite this year at the Tonys - but no matter what happens, the show already has a Grammy. Marc Shaiman, the musical's producer, provided the biggest laughs of...Tags: Broadway Theater, Grammy Awards, Theater, CBS Corp., Music Theater
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Baltimore's new star makes a debut tonight
Sun Arts WriterWith its opening gala tonight, the $62 million France-Merrick Performing Arts Center isn't simply introducing the lovingly restored 1914 vaudeville palace at its center, the Hippodrome Theatre. It is also declaring its intention of making Baltimore once...Tags: James Earl Jones, Hippodrome Theatre, Les Miserables (musical), Culture, Music Theater
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The promise of more good times
Sun StaffHipp hipp hipp hooray. With spotlights, orchids, champagne and more than a little nostagia, Baltimore last night celebrated the rebirth of its beloved 1914 vaudeville palace, the Hippodrome Theatre. A well-heeled crowd of more than 2,200 plunked down...Tags: Broadway Theater, Regional Authority, Hippodrome Theatre, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Red Skelton
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Carpenter Performing Arts Center announces 2013-14 season
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach has announced its 2013-14 season, which will include a typically eclectic offering of dance, music, cabaret and more. The center is located on the campus of Cal State Long Beach. The season will feature...
Tags: Hal Linden, David Benoit, Entertainment Events, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Theater
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Five for your planner: March 1
1. Hot Wheels Day Hot Wheels Day will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Shiloh United Methodist Church, 19731 Shiloh Church Road, Hagerstown. Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars will be on display, with multiple Hot Wheel tracks set up for racing. The...
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Busch Gardens: Musical guests for 2013 include Frank Sinatra Jr., Doobie Brothers, Oscar D'Leon, more
Busch Gardens has announced musical acts that will perform in various 2013 festivals at the Tampa theme park, including Goo Goo Dolls, Barenaked Ladies, Frank Sinatra Jr., Doobie Brothers, Oscar D'Leon and others. All of these events are included in...
Tags: Frank Sinatra, Jr., Music, Goo Goo Dolls (music group), Doobie Brothers (music group), Amusement and Theme Parks
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Penn's Peak marks a decade of music on top of the mountain
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGIn was summer 2002, and the sprawling Rambler’s Ranch mountaintop music venue near Jim Thorpe was in foreclosure, closed for two years. That’s about as long as its builder, local country musician Tommy Schafer, had tried to operate it before.....
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