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One of the fixtures of my life, a constant, something that has always been there, is the movie The Wizard of Oz . I cannot remember a year that has gone by without viewing this movie and still being transfixed by the story, the music, costumes, stage
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The Southwestern University Sarofim School of Fine Arts Music Department is leading a five day set of master classes for orchestral and choral conductors. Conductors will learn how to manage orchestral and choral forces with the goal of gaining the necessary
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Central Texas abounds in German heritage. After Anglos, Mexican-Americans and African-Americans, the ethnic group with the largest impact on Texas has been the Germans. By 1930, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, persons born in Germany or whose parents
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Bluegrass music stirs something in my soul. I think it has something to do with the fiddle because I love anything that has a violin or fiddle in it. It turns out that the reason I probably find it so stirring is that bluegrass music is a form of American
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Music lovers of Georgetown, Sun City Texas, and Central Texas will love this Festival of the Arts Event. Beginning on June 2nd through June 5th, you can get your fix of Brahms. Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading
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I have a major weakness and I admit it. I don't think it can be helped by a 12 step program. But maybe since a 12 step program is defined as a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction , compulsion, or other
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Do you love the sound of bagpipes and drums? Georgetown is lucky to have a group that serves and lives here in our city that travels around performing for various celebrations, ceremonies and events around the state. In addition to being firefighters
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One of my top funniest movies in the world is "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". I can watch it over and over and it still tickles me. The 1988 movie starred Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly as Freddy, Lawrence and Janet respectively. Lawrence
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Before there were mp3's, CD's, cassettes and eight-track tapes, there were big disks of vinyl called records. Part of the thrill of the record was the packaging itself, the album cover. The album cover included the artwork (that was often elaborately
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Celebrate Mardi Gras on the square in Georgetown this Friday! The Georgetown Winery is hosting a costume party with live music, prizes, party favors and lots more. The Georgetown Winery is the first and most award-winning winery in Williamson County.
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Do you miss hearing fairy tales? As adults, it is expected that we have developed a sophistication that excludes stories from childhood. Fairy tales are only for...children, right? I think there is a lot to be learned from children's stories. I have
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Do you love classic jazz and swing music from the '40's and '50's? The Friends of the Georgetown Library has arranged for this talented band to perform for free in the library lobby this Sunday, Feb. 20th. The Lucky Strikes have been performing
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When I saw this event I began wondering what distinguishes a wind ensemble from the rest of an orchestra and this is what I found out. The modern wind ensemble was established by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music in 1952. The performing
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I can't help but think of the 1996 film adaptation "Evita" starring Madonna every time I see a production playing somewhere. Madonna was actually quite good in the movie version but I don't think she was ever taken very seriously as
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Weekends are for exploring the extraordinary, taking a break from cooking, enjoying being transported. Located in nearby Florence, Texas, there is a vineyard that echoes the Tuscan countryside. I hope to travel to Italy one day. but until I can this may
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