The News Review:
- Go Fish: Freeland Walleye Festival schedule of events
- Indio prepares to live up to its ‘City f Festivals’ nickname
- Theatrical children’s painting festival underway at IIDCYA
- Jazz festival lineup boasts new venues variety
- Wheelchair event added to Brigette Schutzman Festival of Miles
- Punchestown Festival gets underway today
- Cúirt literature festival opens in Galway
Go Fish: Freeland Walleye Festival schedule of events
mlive.com – Apr 22, 2008
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Indio prepares to live up to its ‘City f Festivals’ nickname
Press-Enterprise – Apr 22, 2008
They’re calling Indio–the City of Festivals– about the big one: the 9th annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival opening Friday and running through Sunday. "We’re ready and we want people to enjoy themselves" Guitron said. This year’s headliners include R&B superstar Prince laid-back pop guitarist Jack Johnson and classis rock legend Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. The three-day celebration features more than 125 music acts.
Theatrical children’s painting festival underway at IIDCYA
Tehran Times – Apr 22, 2008
Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah and the ambassadors of 31 countries whose children are participating in the event attended the opening ceremony. Most of the visitors will be children and adolescents and the exhibit is being held in the form of creative and instructive plays one of the organizers of the event Jafar Mahyari told the Mehr News Agency. Each visitor is welcomed by two actors who guide the guest to paintings and invite the visitor to participate in their play he added. He went on to say that this is the first festival which is not a theater festival but which is performed in the form of a play.
Jazz festival lineup boasts new venues variety
Toronto Star – Apr 22, 2008
Having earlier announced that soul music legend Al Green would kick off the 10-day 12-night event organizers revealed the participation of other exciting vocalists ? Lizz Wright Susan Tedeschi Salif Keita the Blind Boys of Alabama Nikki Yanofsky James Hunter and Ernestine Anderson ? at The Pilot Tavern yesterday. Joining the elite pianists ? Dave Brubeck Ahmad Jamal Michel Legrand and liver Jones ? already advertised for the Grandmasters Series are Renee Rosnes Cyrus Chestnut Geri Allen and Dr. Sax fans will be enticed by Charles Lloyd Maceo Parker and Houston Pearson individually but the unique Alto Summit ? designed specially for Toronto with Red Holloway Donald Harrison Greg sby and Bobby Watson ? will have them downright agog.
Wheelchair event added to Brigette Schutzman Festival of Miles
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Apr 22, 2008
2008 3:59 pm Wheelchair event added to Brigette Schutzman Festival of Miles By:. Louis Post-Dispatch Just found out that a wheelchair race has been added to the Brigette Schutzman Festival of Miles 6:30 p. April 28 at the St. Louis University High track. Racers from the Disabled Athletes Sports Association will compete in a high school-age wheelchair mile.
Punchestown Festival gets underway today
Belfast Telegraph – Apr 22, 2008
The ongoing battle for both Champion Trainer and Champion Jockey sets the scene for a gripping five days of racing between now and the weekend. The Kerrygold Champion Chase tops the bill on the opening day today with Mansony and Newmill heading the home team. Tony McCoy will be riding Natal while Twist Magic will have Ruby Walsh in the plate. Post a comment Limit: 500 charactersView all comments that have been posted about this article.
Cúirt literature festival opens in Galway
Irish Times – Apr 22, 2008
Jennifer Johnston and Sebastian Barry will open the Galway festival which has seen dozens of Nobel prize winners Poet Laureates and major novelists attend since its inception. The theme of the 2008 programme is Eyewitnesses To History and authors who have experienced troublespots across the globe from Afghanistan to Northern Ireland Chechnya to South Africa will speak. Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad who wrote the best-seller The Bookseller f Kabul will take part in a public interview in which she will discuss her latest book The Angel f Grozny which portrays the difficulties of life in post-war Chechnya. Arkady Babchenko who wrote the highly acclaimed ne Soldier’s War which won Russia’s Best Debut of the Year Prize last year will also discuss life in war-torn Chechnya.