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Martha Graham Dance Company to perform for the first time in Vail

May 17, 2012, 1:24 pm

The Martha Graham Dance Company  presents a debut full-evening performance in Vail on Thursday, August  9, with classics from the troupe’s iconic repertory. Dances to be  presented in this debut evening include Appalachian Spring, Embattled  Garden and Chronicle. Photo by John Deane
VAIL, Colo.—Tickets are now available for the August 9, 2012 dance performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company during this summer's Vail International Dance Festival.
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Tix for Vail Music Festival's 25th anniversary season on sale now

April 24, 2012, 10:53 am

Yo-Yo Ma performing at Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in 201. Photo by Zach Mahone 
VAIL, Colo.—Tickets for the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival’s 25th anniversary season are on sale now! Set in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, the Vail Music Festival runs for seven weeks from June 25 to August 4.
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Spring Back to Vail: Free concert with Thievery Corporation

April 12, 2012, 9:31 am

Thievery Corporation will take the stage for a free concert in Ford Park on Friday night, part of Spring Back to Vail. Photo courtesy Vail Resorts.
VAIL, Colo.—Spring Back to Vail continues Friday with a headliner concert from Thievery Corporation with opener DJ Logic at Ford Park. The day’s events will also include the Spring Back to Vail Expo Village at the Base of the Vista Bahn and après and after-dark parties presented by Bud Light
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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will play a free concert in Ford Park

April 11, 2012, 9:02 am

Photo 1: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals return to Vail to play a free concert at Spring Back to Vail following the success of their show at the event in 2011.
VAIL, Colo.—The lineup of live entertainment and events at Spring Back to Vail, the annual festival that celebrates the close of the winter season, will ramp up on Thursday, April 12 with a free concert in Ford Park from Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
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Vail Film Festival gets underway

March 28, 2012, 7:39 am

VAIL, Colo.—The 2012 Vail Film Festival runs Thursday, March 29 through April 1, showcasing 58 films from around the world screened at the Sebastian hotel, The Four Seasons, Vail Mountain School and Cinebistro in Solaris Plaza.
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Vail Film Fest welcomes Kurt Miller and The Movement

March 26, 2012, 8:43 pm

Monoski pioneer Jim Martinson launches off a huge jump for cameras in Utah. Martinson is one of three Paralympic gold medalists featured in The Movement. Gary Nate photo
When Kurt Miller’s documentary plays in Friday’s Adventure Film Showcase at the Vail Film Festival, you’ll probably want to run out afterward and do something that matters.
 


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Breck Spring Fever Festival heats up

March 20, 2012, 10:04 am

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—Breckenridge Ski Resort’s month-long Spring Fever Festival is officially underway around the ski area and Town of Breckenridge.
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Jim Rey opens one-man show at Claggett-Rey

March 18, 2012, 10:01 am

VAIL, Colo.—Jim Rey was that kid who was always drawing during school – almost obsessively. And when he wasn’t drawing he was poring over the latest Saturday Evening Post, soaking in the illustrations and reading the stories that went along.
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Ute Lemper, Vogler Quartet coming to Vilar

March 14, 2012, 1:55 pm

BEAVER CREEK, Colo.—On Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m., the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek will present Ute Lemper with the Vogler Quartet and Stefan Malzew for "Berlin Nights/Paris Days: The Art of Chanson."
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"High Ground"- Healing the soul's damage in the Himalaya

March 13, 2012, 11:13 am

Soldiers to the Summit team trekking above Pherich in the shadow of Ama Dablam. Photo © by Didrik Johnck.
VAIL, Colo.—Chad Butrick has some first-hand knowledge of how the going gets weird, but he says the definition of surreal is sitting in a movie theater where everyone is in tears, and the face and story on the screen are your own.
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St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra at Vilar

March 8, 2012, 12:19 pm

Alexandre Pirojenko is the featured soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1. (Photo courtesy of Columbia Artists Management, Inc.)
BEAVER CREEK, Colo.—The “Tschaikowski,” St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek on Friday, March 9 at 6:30p.m.
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Italian glass maestro at Pismo

March 6, 2012, 10:43 am

DENVER, Colo.— "La Nobilta del Vetro" (The Nobility of Glass), a solo exhibition of the work of Italian glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra, is being presented at the Denver location of Pismo Fine Art Glass at 2770 E. 2nd Ave. in the Cherry Creek North district. This special showing of his artistic gift will run through April 6th.
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Leftover Salmon 'On the Road Again' at Vilar

March 4, 2012, 9:20 am

VAIL, Colo.—As part of their 2012 On The Road Again winter tour, Leftover Salmon will appear at the Vilar Performing Arts Center on Thursday March 8.
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Vilar Performing Arts Center: Moscow Festival Ballet

February 20, 2012, 11:16 am

VAIL, Colo.—The Moscow Festival Ballet will present an evening of favorites on February 22 at the Vilar Performing Arts Center.
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Opera superstar Bryn Terfel plays Vilar

February 17, 2012, 8:41 am

VAIL, Colo.—Opera superstar Bryn Terfel will perform at the Vilar Pereforming Arts Center Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone is a towering presence in the opera world and is recognized as one of today’s best.
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George Clinton, Black Eyed Peas settle song suit

May 18, 2012, 2:19 pm

LOS ANGELES - George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of improperly using his music.
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Man pleads not guilty to stalking Mila Kunis

May 18, 2012, 1:51 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday April 24, 2012 file photo, Mila Kunis, a cast member in the upcoming film "Oz: The Great and Powerful," poses before the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2012, the official convention of the National Association of Theater Owners, in Las Vegas. Prosecutors on Thursday May 17, 2012 charged Stuart Lynn Dunn, 27, of stalking the actress and violating a restraining order granted earlier this year after Dunn was found inside a vacant condo unit owned by the actress. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
LOS ANGELES - A man charged with stalking Mila Kunis pleaded not guilty Friday to two felony charges and was denied a request to leave jail without having to post bail.
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APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13

May 18, 2012, 12:16 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, singer Loretta Lynn poses in the press room during the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newly discovered documents indicate country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, a change that undermines the story told in "Coal Miner’s Daughter.”    (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
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Private family funeral planned for Donna Summer

May 18, 2012, 11:45 am

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1979 file photo, singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like ìLast Dance,î ìLove to Love You Babyî and ìBad Girl,î has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012.  She was 63. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
NEW YORK - Donna Summer's funeral will be a private one for family and close friends.

Publicist Brian Edwards said in a statement Friday that Summer's family is overwhelmed and appreciates the outreach from fans and friends, but that her funeral services will remain private.
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Pa. art collection completes controversial move

May 18, 2012, 10:47 am

The lower lobby at The Barnes Foundation is shown Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Philadelphia. After years of bitter court fights, the Barnes Foundation is scheduled to open its doors to the public on May 19 at its new location on Philadelphia's "museum mile." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PHILADELPHIA - The Barnes Foundation is no longer the greatest art collection you'll never see.

Art aficionados and academics might never stop debating whether Dr.
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Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism

May 18, 2012, 8:52 am

CANNES, France - There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" - and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie.

Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's film depicts middle-aged European women at a Kenyan holiday resort seeking romance with young local men.
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Imprisoned star of 'Reality' impresses at Cannes

May 18, 2012, 5:19 am

CANNES, France - The breakout performance of the Cannes Film Festival so far is Aniello Arena's turn as a Naples fishmonger who becomes obsessed with appearing on a "Big Brother"-style TV show in "Reality.
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Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded

May 18, 2012, 4:34 am

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, Donna Summer performs at the conclusion of the Nobel Peace concert in Oslo, Norway.  Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girl,” has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012.  She was 63.  (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco.

Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing.
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In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates

May 18, 2012, 4:04 am

Director Wes Anderson poses during a photo call for Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
CANNES, France - In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods.
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Kanye West to debut short film at Cannes festival

May 18, 2012, 3:43 am

CANNES, France - Kanye West will debut a short film titled "Cruel Summer" at the Cannes Film Festival.

The rapper announced Friday that he'll present the film on Wednesday at the French festival.
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Miss World boss plans Fiji trip after fiasco

May 18, 2012, 12:49 am

In this April 15, 2012 photo released by Imagine South Pacific, beauty contestant Torika Watters poses for a photo on a beach on Tavarua Island, Fiji. A beauty pageant in Fiji that has turned into a fiasco has sparked a debate in the island nation about race, age and ethics after Watters was replaced as winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant by fellow contestant Koini Vakaloloma. (AP Photo/Imagine South Pacific, Shiri Ram) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
The head of the Miss World beauty queen franchise says she plans to travel to Fiji "as soon as possible" to address the problems that turned last month's pageant in the island nation into a fiasco.
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Pavarotti manager Herbert Breslin dead at 87

May 17, 2012, 10:27 pm

NEW YORK - Herbert Breslin, the hard-driving manager who helped propel Luciano Pavarotti to international fame during the 36 years they worked together, has died, his wife said Thursday.
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Filipino Christian group protests Lady Gaga shows

May 17, 2012, 9:44 pm

MANILA, Philippines - About 70 Christian youths in the Philippines have chanted "Stop the Lady Gaga concerts" at a rally calling for the singer's shows in Manila next week to be canceled.
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'American Idol' down to final 2 singers

May 17, 2012, 7:40 pm

Randy Jackson, left, and Ryan Seacrest from "American Idol" attend the FOX network upfront presentation party at Wollman Rink, Monday, May 14, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
LOS ANGELES - "American Idol" finalist Joshua Ledet won't be belting it out on this season's final showdown.

The booming 20-year-old vocal powerhouse from Westlake, La.
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Van Halen postpones summer concert dates

May 17, 2012, 6:46 pm

LOS ANGELES - Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour.

A source familiar with the tour who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed that some of the band's long-scheduled performances this summer will be postponed.
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