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Tonys announce the Isabelle Stevenson Award
The 2009 Tony Awards will include a new honor, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, to be given to a member of the theater community for philanthropic efforts. The award, named after the former president of the American Theatre Wing, will go to a person "who...Tags: CBS Corp., Radio City Music Hall, Society, Music Theater, Theater
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Phoebus Days, beer festival this weekend
Daily PressA beer festival, fish fry, parade and pie-eating contest are all part of Phoebus Days 2008 scheduled for this weekend. The section of Hampton near Fort Monroe, accessible at Exit 268 from Interstate 64, will start with a fish fry from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30...Tags: Fort Monroe, Jazz Music, Festive Event, Virginia, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Phoebus Days 2008 to offer beer, fish, fun
A beer festival, fish fry, parade and pie-eating contest are all part of Phoebus Days 2008 scheduled for this weekend. The section of Hampton near Fort Monroe, accessible at Exit 268 from Interstate 64, will start with a fish fry from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30...Tags: Fort Monroe, Jazz Music, Festive Event, Virginia, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Local performing arts groups bring their unusual talents to the area.
Broadway legends and up-and-coming companies abound in what may be one of the most exciting and varied fall arts seasons to come along in a while. Here are five of my top picks chosen from artists who have never toured here before or are bringing us...Tags: Ceremonies, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Music Industry
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Miss Phoebus pageant to start Phoebus Days
The 41st Annual Phoebus Days celebration will take place Oct. 11, with the official start Saturday at the American Theatre, 125 East Mellen St., with the 36th Annual Miss Phoebus Pageant and Little Miss Phoebus Pageant. Tickets are $6 for adults and...Tags: American Legion, Festive Event, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Tickets, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Tony Awards date set
The 2009 Tony Awards will be held June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. The 63rd annual awards ceremony, honoring the best of the 2008-2009 Broadway season, will be televised live by CBS. The cutoff date for 2009 award eligibility will be April 30. The...Tags: Ceremonies, Awards and Prizes, CBS Corp., Radio City Music Hall, Society
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Dvorak, Shakespeare & opera this week
The fall arts season is in full swing, and some exciting performances in the coming week are getting things off to a great start. Antonin Dvorak's heavenly Piano Quintet is on the program when the St. Petersburg String Quartet comes to The American...Tags: Renee Fleming, Dmitri Shostakovich, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Classical Music
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Ross Mugler to chair ODU board
247-7874— Hampton's Commissioner of the Revenue, Ross A. Mugler, was unanimously elected Friday to chair the board that oversees Old Dominion University for the next two years. "It's the ultimate honor to serve the university," Mugler said, who earned...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Government, University of Virginia, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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'Godspell' says 'no go' for Broadway
Now it's "Godspell" that is saying "no go" on Broadway. A revival of the 1970s Stephen Schwartz flower-power musical about Jesus has announced it will not open as scheduled, the fourth production to put on hold plans for a New York run this season. "I...Tags: Whoopi Goldberg, David Mamet, Theater, Music, Goodman Theatre
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New season, new challenge
Special to The SunNow starting its seventh season, Bay Theatre is known for professional excellence, innovatively produced within the confines of its 20-foot-wide stage. Its fame has grown, as I discovered in June at the annual conference of the American Theatre Critics...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Alaska, California, Tickets, Theater
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How to volunteer in your community
Six House Inc. needs office services volunteers to answer phones and do light typing. Pick your own schedule from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 244-6100. Odyssey HealthCare needs volunteers to provide friendship and emotional support a few...Tags: Teen-agers, Christianity, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Music
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Paul Sills, founder of The Second City, dead at 80
Paul Sills, one of the founders of the improvisational comedy group "The Second City," which has turned out some of America's best-known comedians, died Monday. He was 80. Sills died at his home in Baileys Harbor, Wis., of complications from pneumonia,...Tags: Gilda Radner, Wisconsin, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Theater
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