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Comedy to bring music lessons to students
The 2013 Leadership Burbank Class is planning a comedy night to raise funds for its community project, “31 Violins”, a program to expand instrumental music instruction to Burbank’s elementary schools. The event, “Laughs for...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Stroke, Entertainment, The Salvation Army, Book
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Film review: Biopic has more than one hitch
Alfred Hitchcock's reputation as a filmmaker was already on the rise when he died 32 years ago. Since then it has consistently (and rightly) grown ever greater. At the same time, his reputation as a person has taken a lot of blows ... whether rightly or...
Tags: Timothy Spall, Entertainment, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Hopkins, Toby Jones
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DC selling digital comics through Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
In a move that could provide a boost to the small but growing digital comic book business, DC Comics has signed deals to sell comics through online stores owned by Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Previously, comic book readers could only buy digital...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Ben Fritz, Batman (fictional character), Amazon.com Inc.
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Group compiles services booklet for veterans
A group of volunteers with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is compiling a resource booklet on services available to military veterans in Burbank. Judy Pike is chairwoman of the Volunteers for Veterans and their Families. The purpose of the...
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Author uncovers the mystery behind her books
Her career as a CBS desk assistant and obituary writer, the estate sales of items belonging to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana, and the 1992 presidential campaign have all served as inspirations for books written by bestselling mystery...Tags: Arts and Culture, Weddings, Literature, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Wedding Cake
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District PTA honors young artists
When we are given the opportunity to express ourselves through words, pictures, music, dance or any other form of artistic expression, we don't just grow artistically and intellectually, we also learn to analyze our thoughts, feelings and ideas. We gain a...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Vice (movie), Dancing, Human Interest
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Disney demonstrators released on bail
Four environmental activists who were arrested Wednesday after chaining themselves to the entrance gate and unfurling a banner at Walt Disney Studios have been released after posting $1,000 bail. Two members of Rainforest Action Network dressed as Mickey...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles, Conservation, Forestry and Timber, Government
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Irish plays performed back-to-back to show contrast
Theatre Banshee is known for its Irish plays, but this season producers are trying something new: staging two Irish plays performed simultaneously so the audience can see one play in the afternoon, take a break, and see the other at night. The first...Tags: Arts and Culture, Dining and Drinking, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Comedy (genre), Entertainment
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That's showbiz
Guy Myers has turned the Burroughs drama department around.
When he started teaching English during the 2006-07 school year, there was only a drama class and play production class. After he took over the drama department in 2007-08, he proposed a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Comedy (genre), Entertainment, Los Angeles
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Joy Umansky, baker
Joy Umansky, chief baker at the Dorothea's Breads business she co-owned for a decade, died May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of complications from a fractured hip. She was 85 and lived in Pikesville. Born Margaret Joy Ward-Walker in Birmingham, England,...
Tags: Radio Industry, Pikesville, Breads, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Catonsville
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Allentown native Amanda Seyfried gets animated in 'Epic'
She shot a pair of movies back-to-back that took a piece out of her. But now with "Lovelace" (due in theaters in August) and "Les Miserables" out of her system, Allentown native Amanda Seyfried is lightening up. She began the year with a small role in...Tags: Entertainment, Mamma Mia! (movie), Desmond Harrington, Movies, Chris Wedge
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Berkeley Springs High School grads told 'to give your dreams everything you have'
trishr@herald-mail.comThe largest graduating class in Berkeley Springs High School history received their diplomas Thursday night at the 124th annual commencement. Instead of on the football field, the ceremony was held in the school gymnasium, where the 195 graduates were...Tags: Arts and Culture, High Schools, Medical Procedures and Tests, Colleges and Universities, Schools
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