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Opening Ceremony festive amid setbacks

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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 11:33 p.m.
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GERRY BROOME Associated PressAmerican athletes march into BC Place during the Opening Ceremony. The United States finished second in medals in 2006 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The show went on – with grief and a closing glitch ... The Olympics' Opening Ceremony unfolded in a mostly jubilant atmosphere, with an upbeat crowd filling BC Place only hours after a luger from the country of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a horrific training-run crash at Whistler ... After

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Event: Nine Sinatra Songs at Sacramento Community Center Theatre, Sun, Feb 14 2:00p

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Published Feb. 14, 2010 at 12:18 p.m.

Twyla Tharp's "Nine Sinatra Songs" headlines the Sacramento Ballet's Valentine's weekend presentation, along with Trey McIntyre's "Second Before the Ground" and Michael Smuin's "Frankie & Johnny." This program is suggested for mature audiences. Ticket holders can join Ron Cunningham 45 minutes prior to curtain for an informal and entertaining inside view of the performance. Location: Community Center Theater ...

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UC Davis gives future doctors a new script

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 2:46 a.m.
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Kabir Matharu, right, guides a dramatic reading with UC Davis medical students Kyle Davis (reclining) and Srihari Namperumal ... UC Davis medical student Kabir Matharu was explaining why he had arranged for a gaggle of students to act out scenes from a play and eat pizza on a weekday evening ... "Yeah, we don't really have the time … " he began to say ... "For touchy-feely stuff," said Srihari Namperumal, interrupting with the intensity of a Type-A, straight-A, go- getter medical student ...

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Marsalis orchestrates cheers for Sacramento arts drive

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Published Sept. 24, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

Internationally known trumpeter Wynton Marsalis lent his high-wattage celebrity Wednesday to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's "For Art's Sake" initiative at a meeting at the Sacramento Ballet's studio ... The soft-spoken Marsalis delivered a bracing message about how elemental the arts are in establishing a national cultural identity ... But he said, "In our culture we don't really value the arts at all." ... His message was delivered to a packed room of more than 130 area arts stakeholders and

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Sacramento-area classical music groups hit high notes in hard times

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Published Aug. 6, 2009 at 1:47 p.m.

Classical music is holding its own in Sacramento – despite a down economy – as major arts groups report hitting some financial high notes ... The Sacramento Opera, the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts reported robust ticket sales for the 2008-09 season, and they say their current subscription ticket sales look promising for next season ... The three are matching or bettering a trend in classical music nationally ... "In general the kinds of reports that

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A day at the Circus

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Published July 27, 2009 at 10:03 a.m.
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Music Circus director Glenn Casale works with more "Into the Woods" cast members ... Editor's note: 360 Degrees is an occasional series that examines our roots, our passions, our fascinations. It's how our imaginations shape trends and culture. It's how living here makes us unique ... At Day One of rehearsal for "Into the Woods," Little Red Riding Hood is reading lines for the evil stepmother who is driving up from San Diego ... The Witch is also late. She thought rehearsal started at noon. The

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Event: Let's Go! A Reality Musical Theater Production at Crest Theatre, Sun, May 24 2:00p

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Published April 30, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.

"Let’s Go!" takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions though its inspirational story. With jaw-dropping dance numbers & soulful renditions of your favorite songs! Like the popular reality TV shows American Idol & So You Think You Can Dance, performers in "Let's Go!" have a passion for their art. "Let's Go!" features top-notch performances in many music genre: Country, R & B, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop, & diverse dance styles, including jazz, tap, African, hip hop, ballet, modern, and salsa ...

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Event: Let's Go! A Reality Musical Theater Production at Crest Theatre, Fri, May 22 8:00p

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Published May 1, 2009 at 9:51 a.m.

"Let’s Go!" takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions though its inspirational story. With jaw-dropping dance numbers & soulful renditions of your favorite songs! Like the popular reality TV shows American Idol & So You Think You Can Dance, performers in "Let's Go!" have a passion for their art. "Let's Go!" features top-notch performances in many music genre: Country, R & B, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop, & diverse dance styles, including jazz, tap, African, hip hop, ballet, modern, and salsa ...

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Live This City: Art on the move

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Published May 8, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Shaun Tapia with the group H. Letham performs outside the 20th Street Gallery during July's art walk ... Being a Sacramento enthusiast is like watching your teenage daughter prepare for her first high school dance. She's still a touch too heavy-handed with the eye shadow and a few inches shy of filling out that dress, but she's more refined than any of her facetiously busty friends, and you defy any punk who cocks his head the wrong way to disagree ... At the crux of Sacramento's long and

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Event: Senior Dance Concert at Dancespace, Solano 1010, Thu, May 7 6:30p

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Published May 1, 2009 at 5:54 p.m.

Showcases the choreographic talents of graduating dance students in an assortment of dance styles from ballet and tango to African-Caribbean and hip-hop ...

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