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The show has been nominated in the News and Documentary category, making Univision the only Spanish-language network to be recognized by the Academy this year.

North Central takes a twist on orphaned 'Oliver!' North Central College will host a performance of the play Oliver! based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at ...

Great Big Sea Great Big Sea's music always has had a foot in the music of its native Newfoundland.

The Sixth Annual Sounds of Summer Concert Series concludes with a performance by BMR4, a Chicago jazz quartet, at 5 p.m. June 29 at the Geneva Commons.

Steel Beam to perform 'Art' The Steel Beam Theatre will perform Yasmina Reza's 'Art' at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St.

This three-part work, which Harry Partch called a "satyr play," is eccentric even by the standards of the maverick Californian.

“We want to let people know the excitement and the imagination of improvised live music. You can't get it by listening to a CD or watching a video, only by being there.”

Dave Samuels has established himself as the top mallet player of his generation and with his group, The Caribbean Jazz Project, which he formed in 1993. via Easton Express-Times

Easter hunt: Antioch Parks and Recreation will hold its Eggcellent Easter Adventure at 11 a.m. March 15 at Williams Park, on Williams Avenue, downtown Antioch. via News-Sun

Polar plunge: Antioch Sequoit Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor its Polar Plunge and Chili Cook-off March 9. The plunge will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lakefront Drive, Zion. via News Sun

“In Rememberance of...Bernstein and Williams”

Comedy night: Antioch Jr. Women's Club will hold its annual comedy night fund-raising event at 6 p.m. March 3 at St. via News Sun

“Oh yes, we were, came mummy's quick reply.”

Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward. Forty million records sold, 24 hit singles, two member changes and an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. via New Straits Times

Dinner: The Antioch Viking cheerleaders will hold a spaghetti dinner from noon to 7 p.m. Feb. via News Sun

Issue date: 1/18/08 Section: Enterprise 1. Toe -- "Everything Means Nothing ": Japanese indie instrumental rock band. via The Lawrentian

Magical Starlight presents 'Bye Bye Birdie' The Magical Starlight Theatre will perform the rock and roll musical Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at the Naperville Central ... via Fox Valley Sun

Performance: "Tragedy to Triumph -- The Story of Artemisia" will be performed at 8 p.m. Jan. via News Sun

“Playing with R.E.M. has been a real treat for me”

There's nothing definite to report on the long-awaited dB's reunion album, beyond the fact that it's still in the works and a few of its songs are in a PBS documentary that will be released later in 2008. via Blogs.newsobserver.com

Listen to the show Cathryn Jakobsen Ramin was a hard-hitting journalist whose memory began slipping when she hit her forties. via Here and Now

“Studying with Jerry was on a par with studying philosophy or calculus.”

"Since I was 9, I've been planning my schedule," said saxophonist Ben Roseth, as he headed into his last final exam at the New England Conservatory earlier this week. via Seattle Times

Fiddler Eileen Ivers to perform at Mac Irish fiddle player Eileen Ivers will perform with her band Immigrant Soul at 8 p.m. tonight at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. via Beacon News

“I did a boot-camp class. Some of the songs are eight minutes long, and you have to squat the whole time, so you have to have some muscle.”

Helena Wotring, 22, from St. Louis, left in foreground, and Maki Wall, 36, of Ballwin, practice with the local Taiko drum group Tuesday evenings on the UMSL campus. via STLtoday