The News Review:
- Des Plaines expands annual festival
- Upcoming LBGT arts festival heavy on the literary
- US Jazz rocks hearts in Algeria
- Chalk Art Festival at Southlake Central Market
- Jimmy Lane: CMA Music Festival gets you close to the stars
- Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival Returns
- Brooklyn Film Festival Finds a Home in Heights
Des Plaines expands annual festival
Chicago Tribune
The “Taste” will be set up as usual along Ellinwood Street and at the Library Plaza in downtown Des Plaines the event’s chief organizer Linda Forman said. New children’s programming sponsored by the Des Plaines Public Library includes “The Miracle of Magic” by Trent Rivas at 1 p.
Upcoming LBGT arts festival heavy on the literary
Los Angeles Times
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US Jazz rocks hearts in Algeria
The Associated Press
The audience — including girls in headscarves — danced around the gilded balconies to oriental hip-hop and jazz moves. A jazz festival may seem a little out of place in this remote Algerian town battered by social unrest and unemployment. But it’s part of an attempt by the United States to sponsor cultural events across the Arab world to capture the “hearts and minds” of people often wary of American policies in the Middle East. As President Barack bama readies for his first speech in the region this week the U. is also trying what the State Department labels “public diplomacy” — reaching out to local populations to let them discover American values.
Chalk Art Festival at Southlake Central Market
Fort Worth Star Telegram
At the Summer Chalk Art Festival local artists will spend the day covering the pavement with pastel chalk creations. There’ll be live music face painters and an award for the best artwork. And a special Kids Korner will give little ones a chance to make their own chalk masterpieces. The event benefits Rocky Top Therapy Center in Keller.
Jimmy Lane: CMA Music Festival gets you close to the stars
Norwich Bulletin
This huge music event will be held from June 11 to June 14 in downtown Nashville Tenn. The majority of events will happen at three locations — the Riverfront Park the Titans football stadium and the Convention Center. Some events are starting a little early this year. The Global Country Music Party featuring stars from Canada New Zealand and Australia will be held June 8.
Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival Returns
Hartford Courant
The Hill-Stead series founded in 1992 was suspended in 2007 because of fundraising concerns. Last year it returned with a 50 percent increase in audience size. This year it will showcase two. Williams who will close the festival on Aug.
Brooklyn Film Festival Finds a Home in Heights
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The 128 films were chosen out of about 2800 submissions from 111 different countries. This writer was a ?juror? for one of the early festivals ? part of a team who looked at the first.
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