Kool & the Gang News

Disc jockeys juggle a tremendous amount: cords and wires; records, CDs and laptops; the vibe of the crowd; egos of club management and staff; bold and sometimes inappropriate requests from buzzed strangers.

Photo by Ken Odor Goochland High School's Dance Company will perform in the Orange Bowl January 5. Members of the group are, front row from left: Jessica Dalton Yonteen Kenney, Melissa Houston and Sam Lawson.

Cuban musicians are returning to perform in the United States after a long freeze on such visits, seizing the opportunity of friendlier overtures towards Havana from U.S. President Barack Obama.

If we're to believe 1984's corniest holiday song, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" the yuletide season is political.

I love forty eight hour movies.A That's why I offered up bounty for them back in October.A See, a forty eight hour movie is a movie shot in forty eight hours-I know, kind of self-explanatory, but hey! Anyway, this particular forty eight hour title involves a psychotic antique dealer who gets a little too big a thrill out of dealingbut what he's ...

The newspapers get thin toward the end of a long holiday weekend. A few notes: * White County native Beth Ditto , the internationally acclaimed punk rocker, is interviewed today in New York Times .

Lost & Nameless Orchestra channels music that moves dancers' feet and provokes smiles and raised glasses, no matter where they play.

The man pictured above is the new EU President. His name is Herman van Rompuy, but for all I care it could be Herman Munster.

By Erin Crowell 'Girls, ya'll got one A night that's special everywhere From New York to Hollywood It's ladies night and girl The feeling's good' -- 'Ladies Night' by Kool & The Gang Calling all sophisticated mamas to the third annual Gals, Glam & Glitz event, happening this Friday, at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City.

Caption: Whoopi Goldberg Opening night of 'A Steady Rain' on Broadway at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - Arrivals New York City, USA .... WHOOPI GOLDBERG had a ball celebrating her 54th birthday on Friday - she was treated to a special performance by KOOL & THE GANG.

DATE: November 22, 7.15 p.m. VENUE: The Music Academy Osibisa could well be the poster band for heterogeneity - its poly-rhythms have made audiences worldwide jump for joy.

The 19th annual presentation of the Botswana Defence Force bands in concert kick-started Friday in Mogoditshane with high tempo, which was unfortunately cut by power failure.

Stephen King drops by " The View" next Friday to help Whoopi Goldberg celebrate her birthday.

Maine Fast Fac t : The average annual snowfall in Augusta is 80 inches but in 1996 Augusta received 173.8 inches of snowfall.

Michael Flaherty got a kiss from Joann Cardinale, and Mayor Thomas Menino greeted Jo Fidler.

He has captured a 7-foot python, investigated the grisly murder of a woman whose body was locked in a basement freezer, helped make a particularly crime-plagued neighborhood safer, and watched as Canton farmland evolved into bustling neighborhoods.

Dave Hoover as Tim McGraw in "Country Superstars Tribute." Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 2 a.m. If You Go What: "Country Superstars Tribute" When: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays Where: Whiskey Pete's Showroom Tickets: $21.95; 386-7867, primmvalleyresorts.com . Country Superstars Tribute Primm seems to have become its own entertainment universe ...

Hear Kool & the Gang and the Commodores for a reduced price during the Beauty of a Bonzer charity event 8 p.m. Oct.

Kool & The Gang and the Commodores to perform at the 9th annual Beauty of a Bonzer Charity Event at the US Airways Center on October 17, at 8p.m. This unique concert event raises money for six Valley nonprofit organizations.

Actor Paul Hogan is 70. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 66. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 60.