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Ellicott City: Burleigh Manor student wins first place in state contest
Ellicott City resident Jisoo Choi won top honors in her category at the state level of the Letters About Literature contest — a national contest that encourages young readers to write a letter to an author expressing how the author and book...Tags: Guatemala, Library of Congress, Music Theater, Music, Ceremonies
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What's happening around Towson this week
Clubs/Organizations Dulaney Valley Woman's Club — meets at St. Paul's Lutheran, 1609 Kurtz Ave., Spangler Hall, second Tuesdays at noon. Meetings include lunch and speakers, presentations. Jan Smith 410-561-1129. Baltimore Orioles Junior Birding...Tags: Parkville, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Parkinson's Disease, Diabetes
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Author Sherman Alexie finishes state tour at Baltimore Book Festival
The sound of hundreds of people laughing uproariously at the Baltimore Book Festival on Saturday afternoon was elicited not by a stand-up comic but by an author whose most popular work has been frequently challenged and banned in recent years.
Sherman...Tags: Minority Groups, Stand-up Comedy, Festive Events, Native Americans, Mount Vernon
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Baltimore Messenger Calendar
Submit notices via email: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-332-6336; or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 501 N. Calvert St., Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21278. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Artists, Cancer, Auction Service, Peace Corps
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September 14: Fall guide
Events for fall at Baltimore colleges Bo Burnham at Loyola: The off-color and politically incorrect YouTube sensation will serenade the Loyola community with some of his comedic ballads, such as "I'm Bo Yo" and "New Math." 9 p.m. Friday, Reitz Arena,...Tags: Loyola University Maryland, NBC (tv network), George Bush, Colleges and Universities, Aziz Ansari
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Sundance announces several selections
Todd Solondz, who gained fame with the dark movies "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness," will be back at the Sundance Film Festival with "Storytelling." Starring Selma Blair and John Goodman and featuring Conan O'Brien as himself, it will be...Tags: Busta Rhymes, Movies, Billy Crudup, Todd Solondz, Chi McBride
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Experiment in progress
Times Staff WriterThe question is put to Robert Redford: Are the movies being screened at the Sundance Film Festival becoming too commercial? It is a complaint heard often around this snow-dusted resort town that annually plays host to America's largest celebration of...Tags: George Soros, Sundance Channel (tv network), PBS (tv network), Finance, Television Industry
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Word power
Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...
Tags: Thomas Mann, Artists, Eudora Welty, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Ford
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Happy World Book Night! Free books on offer all over
Jacket CopyIt's World Book Night, a massive international book giveaway that this year is making its U.S. debut.... -
Steven Millhauser beats DeLillo, Pearlman for 2011 Story Prize
Jacket CopyThe Story Prize for 2011 was awarded to Steven Millhauser for "We Others: New and Selected Stories."... -
National library group lists 10 most 'challenged' books of 2011
American Library Association (ALA) released the Top 10 List of Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011 on Monday in conjunction with National Library Week, April 8-14. Among the list was “The Hunger Games” book series recently released as...
Tags: Demographics, Libraries, Government Debt, Racism, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Lawsuit against Apple: Writers wary of action by Dept. of Justice
When the Department of Justice and state officials announced their lawsuits against Apple and five major publishers Wednesday, it sent a ripple of anxiety through the talent at the industry's heart. "I'm in a bit of an awkward position because this has...Tags: Book, Nobel Prize Awards, Books, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes
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