Highlights
World-renowned entertainer Pearl Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1918. She appeared in cafés, nightclubs, and theatres; recorded several albums and appeared in her first Broadway musical, "St. Louis Woman," in 1946 and her first film, "Variety Girl," in 1947. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. She also provided voices for animations such as Tubby the Tuba in 1976 and Disney's The Fox and the Hound in 1981, in which she sang "The Best of Friends." She wrote three autobiographies, "The Raw Pearl," "Talking to Myself," and "Between You & Me."
World-renowned entertainer Pearl Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1918. She appeared in cafés, nightclubs, and theatres; recorded several albums and appeared in her first Broadway musical, "St. Louis Woman," in 1946 and her first film, "Variety Girl," in 1947. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. She also provided voices for animations such as Tubby the Tuba in 1976 and Disney's The Fox and the Hound in 1981, in which she sang "The Best of Friends." She wrote three autobiographies, "The Raw Pearl," "Talking to Myself," and "Between You & Me."
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Community events
The second annual North District Holiday Food Drive takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held at 368 American Legion Drive. A talent showcase is planned. The entry fee is one or more cans of nonperishable food, which will be given...Tags: BB&T Corporation, Baptist, Christopher Newport University, Book, Mariners' Museum
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Yankee Stadium is one for all ages
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- Here's what I'll miss most about going to Yankee Stadium: The little slice of right field you see from the 4 train just after it rises out of the tunnel and onto the elevated tracks. It's like a quick taste, an appetizer -- one fast flash of...Tags: Carl Yastrzemski, Don Mattingly, Transportation, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig
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Our claims to fame
She's from here? That's right here? They make those here? Yes, yes and yes. From Ella Fitzgerald to Williamsburg to Peace Frogs, we've got people, places and things worth talking about. PEOPLE Princess Pocahontas, Capt. John Smith and Chief Powhatan...Tags: John Marshall, John Smith, National Football League, Patrick Henry, Jon Stewart
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Live 'My Fair Cabaret' coming to Drury Lane
Live concerts will be returning to Drury Lane Water Tower Place, at 175 E. Chestnut St., starting next month. The venue where Tony Bennett, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald and other jazz stars once performed will spotlight Chicago vocalists on Feb. 18...Tags: Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Water Tower Place
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Cab Calloway
Sun ReporterCab Calloway, the swing-era singer, actor and bandleader who soared to national popularity in the '30s and '40s on the strength of such hits as "Minnie the Moocher" and "It Ain't Necessarily So," has died at the age of 86. The Baltimore-bred musician...Tags: Druid Hill, Clubs and Associations, Jazz Music, Lena Horne, George Gershwin
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CLAIMS TO FAME
SHE'S FROM HERE? THAT'S RIGHT HERE? THEY MAKE THOSE HERE? YES, YES, AND YES. FROM ELLA FITZGERALD TO WILLIAMSBURG TO PEACE FROGS, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS WORTH TALKING ABOUT. PEOPLE Princess Pocahontas, Capt. John Smith and Chief Powhatan...Tags: John Marshall, John Smith, National Football League, Patrick Henry, Jon Stewart
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Newport News Public Libraries
Daily PressNewport News libraries offer several ways for the kids to get involved with reading programs this summer including, story hours and reading logs. Readers can join the Newport News Library for the celebration of the new Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and...Tags: Harry Potter, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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SCHEDULE: Local Harry Potter events
757-247-4737With the release of the newest Harry Potter movie on Wednesday and the anticipation for the final book building steadily, Potter events are cropping up everywhere. Here are a few events to help you get into the Potter mindset: 10 a.m. July 12....Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Fiction, James City County, Williamsburg, Barnes & Noble Incorporated
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'Fashion Rocks' for Aguilera
Zap2It.comChristina Aguilera is very, very happy, and she doesn't care who knows it. The 25-year-old Grammy winner -- who headlines CBS' "Fashion Rocks" special on Friday, Sept. 8 -- has traded in her controversial self-described "nasty" look for a softer, more...Tags: Marlene Dietrich, Popular Music, Billie Holiday, Faith Hill, Nelly Furtado
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Black experience in Washington takes the spotlight
Special To The SunAnyone intimately familiar with the nation's capital knows of its significant African-American population, a community both highly visible and deeply entrenched. Yet rarely has the district's longtime status as a hub of black history and culture been...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National or Ethnic Minorities, Sojourner Truth, Civil Rights, Tourism and Leisure
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Tieta of Agreste
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday January 30, 1998 No wonder Brazil's greatest writer, Jorge Amado, entrusted Sonia Braga with the screen rights to his novel "Tieta of Agreste." No wonder Braga, who gained international renown for starring in the film version of Amado's...Tags: Josephine Baker, Celebrity, Jorge Amado
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