The News Review:
- Hokies Win Holiday Festival
- Ayyappa temple opens for `Makara Vilakku’ festival
- Festival will stage 45 productions 140 performances
- State : NC Shakespeare Festival Announces 2008 Season
- Tehran Int’l Fajr Music Festival concludes
Hokies Win Holiday Festival
Washington Post – Dec 30, 2007
correction strong {color:#CC0000;text-transform:uppercase;}Hokies Win Holiday FestivalAssociated PressSunday December 30 2007; D03A. Vassallo scored 16 points and Virginia Tech beat St. John’s 54-48 last night in the championship game of the Holiday Festival in New York. The Hokies (8-5) were making their first appearance in the tournament but they improved their record at Madison Square Garden to 11-2. had 12 points to lead the Red Storm (6-5) which was looking for its 15th Holiday Festival title in its 43rd appearance in the tournament which started in 1952.
Ayyappa temple opens for `Makara Vilakku’ festival
Hindu – Dec 30, 2007
Code Ends here –>. `Makara Jyothi’ the most auspicious occasion of the festival when pilgrims sight a ‘divine light’ at Ponnambalamedu the distant hills opposite the temple falls on Jan 14. Meanwhile Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran held a review meeting with concerned officials at Pampa to evaluate the facilities being extended to Ayyappa devotees with crores of them expected to throng the temple in the coming 15 days. Taking serious note of the shortage of `aravana’ (prasadam) in the first phase the Travancore Devaswom Board had taken necessary steps to ensure that at least 10 cans of the prasadam would be made available to each devotee. Sudhakaran said the Devaswom had earned nearly Rs 52 crore as revenue in this season which was less by Rs 2.
Festival will stage 45 productions 140 performances
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) – Dec 30, 2007
Launching its 32nd season with the celebration of a $6 million renovation of Memminger Auditorium the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA will stage the largest number of productions since its founding in 1977. 8 million budget the festival will be held May 23-June 8 and will feature 45 productions in a program of 140 performances including opera theater dance classical music and jazz.
State : NC Shakespeare Festival Announces 2008 Season
Lincoln Tribune – The Lincoln Tribune – Dec 30, 2007
- The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival enters its 32nd season with its most ambitious line-up of plays ever. It rings in the New Year with its second season of plays in downtown Winston-Salem. The Twin City Theatre season will feature the Broadway comedy hit Shirley Valentine and the rollicking pie-in-the-face drubbing of the Bard himself The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). “These plays will perform at The Sawtooth Building located downtown on Marshall Street” says Pedro Silva The Festival’s managing and artistic director. “We’ve developed an intimate 100-seat theatre at The Sawtooth just for this program.
Tehran Int’l Fajr Music Festival concludes
IranMania News – Dec 30, 2007
com LNDN December 30 (IranMania) – The 23rd edition of Fajr International Music Festival has concluded with the announcement of winning musicians in various categories PressTV reported. Tehran’s Majlesi rchestra the Rojan Ensemble of Sanandaj and the Javan Ensemble from Tehran gained first to third places of the traditional category respectively. Trio Piano conducted by Mohammad-Reza Safi the Pasargad Chorus ran by Amir-Abbas Hosseini and the Aria Chorus conducted by Hengameh Azimi were announced first to third of the event in the classic category. According to the jury no group or ensemble has been qualified for the first place of the pop segment of the festival. The Aksan Ensemble conducted by Behrang Baharzadeh and rkideh ran by rkideh Hajivand were granted second and third places.