Stories tagged with "entertainment"
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Strike could cancel visit by Cleveland Orchestra
As negotiations with its musicians on a new contract continued into Monday evening, the Cleveland Orchestra appeared likely to cancel its planned residency this week at Indiana...
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Dalai Lama coming to Indy for May 14 speech at Conseco
The Dalai Lama’s springtime visit to Indiana will include a public lecture at Conseco Fieldhouse on facing challenges with compassion and wisdom, according to local Buddhist...
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Cameron seeks his crown at Oscars
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards. Cameron — who borrowed Leonardo...
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Cameron's 'Avatar' wins best drama honor at Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on...
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'Avatar' No. 3 on all-time domestic box office charts
LOS ANGELES — James Cameron’s “Avatar” had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past “Star Wars” as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, “The Dark...
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Gervais pumped to host Globes tonight
LOS ANGELES — Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais has firm ideas about who should win tonight and who should have been nominated in the first place — for instance, him. Gervais...
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Chinese musicians inspire others to follow them abroad
Yo-Yo Ma led the way among mainland-connected Chinese musicians now making major, world-spanning careers in classical music. Born in Paris in 1955, the cellist is the offspring of...
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Marvin Hamlisch delightful with ISO
Marvin Hamlisch has a bit of competition for the attention of people seeking entertainment Downtown this weekend. But, though the prospect of receiving another honor got him...
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Nickelback will play at Verizon in May
Nickelback will perform May 22 at Verizon Wireless Music Center in the first officially announced concert of the venue’s summer season. The Canadian rock band is on tour to...
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'Housewives of Mannheim': conflict on the home front
In none of our armed conflicts since World War II have Americans had such a resonant phrase as “the home front” to describe the lives of those anxiously minding hearth...
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Lady Gaga show postponed to Jan. 26
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Lady Gaga fans responded with tears and anger after an undisclosed illness forced the pop star to postpone her Thursday concert at Purdue University....
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Chinese pianist eager to make her mark for lost generation
China’s disruptive Cultural Revolution barely casts a shadow any longer on the teaching and performance of Western classical music there. But 22-year-old pianist Yuja Wang...
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Ugliness turns lovely for film's cast, creators
LOS ANGELES — Some characters, Stanley Tucci says, you take home as an actor. Others you can leave on the set. Then there’s George Harvey, the child rapist and murderer...
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Boone refuses to just stand pat
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Let’s make this clear right up front: Pat Boone, the ‘50s teen idol turned all-around entertainer and entrepreneur, doesn’t have to...
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Will competition expectations be Met?
Singers from 3 states hoping to end up at famed opera house One by one, well-trained baritones, mezzos, sopranos and one bass will take the Clowes Hall stage Saturday to perform an...
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Not all business for Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul has traveled to Indianapolis for more than a decade to play Acoustic Caf concerts presented by Mark Butterfield. Saturday’s show at Wheeler Arts Community marks...
