The novel takes us to an academy in a remote mountain locale where middle school pupils as well as those in higher grades are taught skills necessary to oppose the sorcerers. [Donald H. Harrison]
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I secured my tickets for my son and me for the Wednesday, June 4 show at the Open-Air Theatre at San Diego State University. My son started listening to some of The Black Keys’s older albums and asked me what to expect at a live concert. All I could tell him was to brace yourself, it is going to be something I can’t put into words since it will just blow your mind. [Cailin Acosta]
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Johnny Clegg, (June 7, 1953 – July 16, 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist. [Wikipedia]
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San Diego County is home to countless remarkable women whose often quiet dedication enriches our community. This year, the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center hosted the 16th Women of Valor celebration by shining a light on six such individuals, recognizing their profound impact. Accompanied by inspiration and images, their individual stories came alive in the Garfield Theatre through the music and spoken words of Ali Viterbi. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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The 52 chapters in Finding Happy combine autobiographical material with advice aimed at teenagers. Chapter titles include “Why Do Bullies Bully? What Can You Do About It?”; “What Is Love For, Actually? And Where Can You Find it?” and “What Must You Do When People You Love Lose Their Compass?” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, and Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm. [Wikipedia]
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When I had my twins, I never played “kiddie music” as I called it. I wanted them to grow up listening to the rock classics found on 101.5 KGB and of course my favorite 91.1 91X. [Cailin Acosta]
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This book serves to introduce children to rhyming couplets and to the world of bagels—a different variety for every letter of the alphabet. [Donald H. Harrison]
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After honing his craft as a hypnotist entertaining audiences in a number of venues including cruise ships for Royal Caribbean and others, in 2016 Asad Mecci sent an unsolicited email to improv TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” star Colin Mochrie suggesting they explore a way to work together. (Douglas Friedman]
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Walking into the theater in the round at the Old Globe you can almost smell the curry, so well done is the scenic design of the Indian restaurant where House of India is set. [Sandi Masori]
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By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — Isaac Levitan, founder of the genre of the “mood landscape,” is one of the greatest artists of Russia. He was born in a shtetl of Kibarty, a part of the Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania), into a poor but educated Jewish family of a railroad clerk. His father Elyashiv, the son of a rabbi, learned French and
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Frank Rich (June 2, 1949) is an American essayist and liberal op-ed columnist, who held various positions within The New York Times from 1980 to 2011. He has also produced television series and documentaries for HBO.
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The word Hatikvah means “The Hope.” It is the first stanza of a poem written by Naphtali Herz Imber (1856-1909), a Jewish Hebrew-language poet from Złoczów, now called Zolochiv, Ukraine, then part of Austrian Galicia, in 1878. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Alanis Morissette (June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 1990s and early 2000s. Morissette has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the world’s best-selling music artists. [Wikipedia]
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