A glam, glitzy and green Hillsborough mansion Jul 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Yes, Michael and Lisa Rubenstein realize that if all they wanted in life was to go green, they'd live off the grid in a yurt. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Music, fun to be featured at Wyandotte's Third Friday Jun 20, 2008
Traffic Jam will host its annual Beach Party, and there will be live entertainment at the Elm Street Stage, Country Enchantments and River's Edge Gallery. The Wyandotte Trolley will be shuttling riders around to see new stores and restaurants that have opened up recently, including Solero's, Michelangelo's, Sew What, Wicks and Sticks, Bob's Boat House, It all Makes Scents and Good Eats Cafe. (The News-Herald)
Remnants of a prosperous past echo in Pingyao Jun 15, 2008
For 14 cents, "yuebing," or moon cakes, were light and flaky with just a hint of red bean jam that tasted like strawberry jelly. "Jiangmi," lightly sweetened cookies of puffed rice, resembled giant versions of Puffins cereal. (Boston Globe)
Soccer fever descends on Alpine nations May 26, 2008
Ok, so it's actually Sacher (Sah'kerr) Torte, the famed Viennese chocolate cake filled with apricot jam. But no one's going to quarrel with a slight mispronunciation - not with the European Championships about to unfold in Austria and Switzerland. (Xinhuanet, China)
Austria, Switzerland host Euro 2008 soccer games May 17, 2008
OK, so it's actually Sacher Torte, the famed Viennese chocolate cake filled with apricot jam ... For the literary-minded, a short walk from the zoo is a cemetery with the graves of James Joyce and Nobel literature laureate Elias Canetti, both of whom lived and died in Zurich. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Soccer And Sightseeing In Europe May 13, 2008
OK, so it's actually Sacher (SAH'kerr) Torte, the famed Viennese chocolate cake filled with apricot jam ... For the literary-minded, a short walk from the zoo is a cemetery with the graves of James Joyce and Nobel literature laureate Elias Canetti, both of whom lived and died in Zurich. (CBS News -- World)
'Married Alive' leads off Dogwood Festival May 6, 2008
Toast 'n' Jam will feature Lake Effect Winds at 2 p.m. at Beckwith Theatre. The event is designed for children ages 3-12 and tickets are free, but seating is limited. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Discover New Orleans' new shine May 2, 2008
Donald Link, winner of the 2007 James Beard award for Best Chef, South, fearlessly reopened Herbsaint just weeks after the storm, and now the sleek bistro is packed with an arty crowd enjoying his sublime small plates and delectable deserts ... Barry Cohen, a fifth-generation dealer at James H. Cohen and Sons Cohen Antiques, purveyor of antique firearms swords, rare coins and currency, is also optimistic: The French Quarter is backits safe, and you can breathe the air ... Jazz Fest... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hawks last stand May 2, 2008
Make the game look the same way the winner of the Fan Jam dance looks when they speed up the tape. For my more experienced fans, let s play that 45 at 78. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Around Town: May 2 to May 9 May 2, 2008
The Toe Jam Puppet Band will be performing at the North Pembroke Elementary School cafeteria Friday May 2 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Join everyone for a lively, interactive musical program with original songs, dances and story telling. If you have children between the ages of 2 and 10, you won't want to miss it. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Rome hotels at a price that's right Apr 12, 2008
Guests who want to cook can make use of the kitchen (stock up at the nearby markets); those who don't can help themselves to the kitchen's stash of corn flakes, jam and coffee. Minus: Most guests are young and on a budget, so there's a collegiate vibe, which can sometimes translate into a lack of privacy. (CNN -- Travel)
Jay-Z gets $150M deal Apr 4, 2008
In what is being described as one of the biggest record contracts ever awarded, Jay-Z, the formerly retired rapper and one-time president of Def Jam Records, has agreed to let concert promoter Live Nation sell his recorded output and merchandise and organize his tours for 150 million. But here in Boston, people in the music business aren t sure the record-breaking deal is a wise one for Live Nation. (Boston Herald)
Weekend entertainment guide Mar 28, 2008
WELLINGTON S PUB AND EATERY, 926 Lackawanna Trail, Clarks Summit: today, Smith; Saturday, Strawberry Jam ... RAVEN-SYMONE S PAJAMA PARTY CONCERT: May 13, 7 p.m., Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza ... JAMES TAYLOR: June 17, Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Moosic, $20/$45/$65. (Scranton Times, PA)
What's a Sox game without dried squid and beer? Mar 16, 2008
For souvenirs there are "daifuku," sweets made from rice flour and bean jam, and sesame cookies with imprints of the jizos. Fuyusha stocks crafts made from Japanese fabrics: stuffed folk animals, mobiles, handbags, hair clips, and pocketbooks. (Boston Globe)
Pathway Christian School holds fundraiser Feb 21, 2008
The Rug Cottage donated two jars of jam in a basket. Schlabaugh Woodworking donated two hand mirrors, two cutting boards, and two clocks. (Kalona News, IA)
Europe's worst airports: Congestion and other terminal illnesses Jan 16, 2008
To get into the security area, you must have it all in one, which creates a human traffic jam outside the screening area as people madly try to cram laptops into handbags or handbags into laptop carriers. The policy seems particularly pointless because the second you show that it can all be put together and pass into the security area, you're harangued by announcements that ask you to unbundle it again for inspection. (International Herald Tribune)
Bomb in Pakistan market kills 10 and wounds 45 Jan 15, 2008
Police officers cordoned off the area after the bombing, and the ensuing panic and chaos caused a traffic jam in parts of the city. . (International Herald Tribune)
Price of admission Dec 3, 2007
By James Hebert UNION-TRIBUNE ARTS WRITER ... The ticket business has changed immensely from a decade ago, when Pearl Jam launched a crusade against Ticketmaster, the band's members testifying to Congress about what they saw as an unfair monopoly in the ticket-peddling business ... That sound and fury wound up having all the potency of a blown amp: The government dropped its Ticketmaster probe, and Pearl Jam eventually went back to working with the entertainment-biz goliath. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Holiday Calendar Nov 22, 2007
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* Events & Entertainment Oct 26, 2007
Monday is open-jam night ... Monday is open-jam night ... On Sunday, Grooveyard is hosting an after party/jam session for the Taichung Jazz Festival. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
CLARENCE IS CELEBRATING ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY Oct 20, 2007
During the day there will be a bluegrass jam session in the north park, petting zoo for the children, plenty of games, food, and the day will end up with a fireworks display downtown. Comments. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)
Time for tea Oct 11, 2007
A traditional cream tea (tea, scones, jam, and cream) is available, or finger sandwiches ... And of course, you ll get freshly made scones, with raspberry, strawberry or gooseberry jam. (Suite101.com)
Craft Fair listing Oct 11, 2007
Nov. 3 Racine Lutheran High School, 251 Luedtke Ave., Racine (handicap accessible), 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Handmade crafts, holiday decorations, jewelry, antiques and collectibles, toys, gift items, household helpers, freshly baked goods, caramel apples, home made candy, books, dolls, fresh fruit and vegetables, homemade jam and jelly, hand-knit items, antique linens, and several outside vendors. Buffet lunch of roast loin of pork, parsley buttered potatoes, green bean almondine, baked apples, pea... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
2 Galt business groups formed in effort to boost merchant visibility Sep 19, 2007
Adam Studebaker, who opened JAM Electronics about a month ago on C Street and has attended one Downtown Merchants Association meeting, said that Galt needs to solve its traffic problem. "It's inconvenient to drive around here," Studebaker said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Something 2 Do: 9/15-9/16 Sep 16, 2007
Harvest Jam FestivalQueen of Angels4520 N. Western Avenue3-10pm. Millennium Park WorkoutsPritzker Pavilion100 N. Michigan Ave.8am-10:45am. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Best Bets for Aug. 30 through Sept. 5 Aug 30, 2007
Organized and produced by the Power Jam Music Alliance, this year's Park Rock Fest features non-stop performances from groups including Crimson Orchid, Mile High School, Plan of Attack and Bakers Boys. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. both days. (Carroll County Times, MD)
How to get a little extra on the side Aug 11, 2007
Weekend markets These days every town and village worth its salt has a market or fair of some type, often featuring anything from home-made jam to the work of local artists. Big events attract thousands of people. (Guardian Unlimited)
HPG Sends Kids Back-to-School Sporting Hasbro's Hottest Toy Brands Aug 10, 2007
Save a Seat on the Bus for OPTIMUS PRIME and Jam Your Backpack with all Your Favorites from LITTLEST PET SHOP. PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: - ), is rolling out a powerful back-to-school lineup this year with dozens of products based on some of the hottest toy brands for boys and girls, including TRANSFORMERS and LITTLEST PET SHOP. Young students will be able to wear, write on, and carry products that reflect their favorite toy characters... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Burke Park will be bustling throughout the Canal Celebration Aug 7, 2007
Saturday s schedule begins at 10 a.m. with Lenny and Debby Brockman, and continues with another puppet theatre from 11:15-12:15 p.m., the 12:30-1:30 p.m. slot is to be announced, 1:45-2:45 p.m. is Elijah Fire, 3-4 p.m. is NBJ, 4:15- 5:15 p.m. is Paula Bailey ny, 5:30- 6:30 is Mike Gadaroski, 6:45-7:45 p.m. is Elijah Fire again, 8-9 p.m. is the Mark Bolo Band, 9:15-10:15 p.m. is Raging Grace and 10:30-11 p.m. is a jam session. The 27th annual Partners Trust Freedom Run begins and end at the upper... (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Zack Snyder At Comic-Con: We Join An Epic Director For An Epic Day Aug 4, 2007
Navigating through a logjam of cars and the hundreds of costumed geeks who flood San Diego's Gaslamp District, the T-shirt and jeans-clad director gets shouts and waves from fans ... "This is how they feed me they just jam food in front of me. I'm talking to someone and they're like, 'Here's your lunch! Eat it! Let's go!' It's a long day, so I need this, otherwise I might pass out. So, tostada salad ... yum!" ... The cast of "Blade Runner" is in town to promote their upcoming DVD, and in his... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Where have all the girly women gone? Aug 3, 2007
But Jam Master cut faster Jack s on Jay s dick ... And Jam Master Jay s making out our sound ... But Jam Master s gettin loose and D.M.C. s the king. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Abel Raises Cain’ relates pranks of great hoaxer Jul 27, 2007
His prankster career began in the late 1950s when he was stuck in a traffic jam caused by a bull and cow mating on the highway, blocking the road. He wrote a satirical piece about the need to clothe nude animals and sent it to The Saturday Evening Post, where a humorless editor rejected it. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Leisure Calendar Jul 11, 2007
Stampede Saloon, 3885 Old 27 South, Gaylord, has sporting events on three screens Mondays; free line dancing lessons and Ladies Nite Tuesdays, 9-midnight; Bike Nite Wednesday, 9-midnight; guitar jam session Thursday, 9 p.m.-midnight; DJ on Friday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; band or DJ Saturday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Stampede Riders (any biker, any bike) meet Sundays at 1 p.m. for a ride; call 705-7100. The Keg Bar & Grille, Waters, features free pool all day Monday. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK CONCERT & EVENT LISTINGS Jun 22, 2007
O.A.R. Ohio-based jam band tour in support of their upcoming two-CD release, Live from Madison Square Garden. June 21 at Commodore, 8 pm. (Vancouver Westender)
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The three-day event begins at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 8 and is chalked full of activities including breakfast all three days served at 7 a.m., a parade each day at 1:30 p.m., a quilt show, talent show, jam fest, Saturday night dance and a Sunday morning interdenominational church service. Friday night s dinner special is barbecued ribs and Saturday s is prime rib. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Craft fair meets flea market today Jun 9, 2007
Chris Merrell will perform for the concert, as well as The Malones, Sensation, The Broken Inn, Paradise, Bobby Blackmon, HWY 50 Band, Naome Bradshaw and the Dave Kury Band, ZCars and Chris Merrell and Friends Jam Session. Learn about greyhounds. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
A Fair split: Pop, Latin and reggae acts balance grandstand schedule Jun 7, 2007
7 p.m. June 30 ---- Dirty Frank, Pearl Jam tribute; 9 p.m. ---- Alice Unchained, Alice in Chains tribute. 8:30 p.m. July 1 ---- Backwater Blues Band, blues. (North County Times)
Sesquicentennial plans listed for Fairbury May 25, 2007
A fish fry at the VFW and a street dance with Sweet Country Jam at Sunken Park will finish the evening. Saturday will be the busiest day of the celebration. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Events in Metz, Lorraine, France May 8, 2007
The Mirabelle plum is a Lorraine delicacy, and it seems as though the people of Metz will put it into anything, whether it s brandy, jam or little sweets. Since 1947, a festival has been thrown in the plum s honour, and this involves a ball, a market, the election of the Mirabelle queen and a procession of floats going through Metz city centre. (Suite101.com)
Good food, good people serving in the land of Dixie's Diner May 5, 2007
Mallette, who runs the Country Music Jam which is held on the last Friday of every month -- also shares a love for music with Klein who she said is quite musically talented and a very talented singer who plays guitar, fiddle and banjo along with husband Gerry who also plays percussion. "I've always loved music. I grew up listening to polkas and waltzes," and she said she could waltz ever since she was three years old. (Boone Today, IA)
Community calendar Apr 14, 2007
All pickers welcome; open stage and jam rooms. Information, 330-416-2222. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Lessons learned since April Fools Day flood of 1987 Apr 1, 2007
Jet Skis cruised down Montpelier's Main Street and people canoed past the Statehouse when an ice jam forced the Winooski River to overflow its banks. The flood did more than $5 million in damage. (Concord Monitor)
20 rural quintas Mar 25, 2007
Breakfast is a help-yourself feast of homemade breads, jams, cheeses, eggs and bacon, home-grown oranges and the neighbour's strawberries when in season ... The locally sourced and organic breakfasts are outstanding: home-laid eggs, local pastries, fresh cheeses, their own honey, ginza jam and pumpkin chutney. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Teenage kicks by the book Mar 23, 2007
As with so many of today's guitar bands, much of their music is a virtual carbon copy of things written more than 20 years ago (in this case, by the Jam or the Undertones, with an occasional debt to Wire). If you're going to get away with that you need memorable songs, and, as on Maximo Park's first album, many of the ones here rush by in a blur, leaving no lasting impression until the third or fourth listen. (Scotsman)
Events around the Southeast Mar 21, 2007
April 20-21: Ham Jam Arts Festival. Barbecue, arts and crafts, a talent contest, and a statewide recruited basketball tournament. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Halo 3 Coming This Fall in Three Flavors Mar 17, 2007
7 million units) in three versions, including a jam-packed Legendary Edition that comes in a Master Chief helmet (pictured) ... Def Jam Icon (Xbox 360). (GameDAILY BIZ)
For Your Information Mar 9, 2007
Sound Tribe Sector Nine, a Santa Cruz-based electric jam band; part of Langerado music festival: 8 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Early November performs with Melee and The Rocket Summer: 6 p.m., ; $12. (The Miami Herald)
Taste of Woodstock you want in the morning Mar 5, 2007
In their formal, fireside dining room laden with still more antiques and flowered fabrics, your day might begin with a poached pear dressed in rich Woodstock Water Buffalo yogurt, followed by a perfect sour-cream coffeecake, nutty granola with strawberries, oatmeal toast slathered in blackberry jam, and quiche amped up with goat cheese and flecks of jalape o. Even the decaf coffee is complex and satisfying. In the adjoining parlor or inviting, old-time tavern you might bump into the inn's... (Boston Globe)
North San Diego County Times Community News Briefs: Anger seminar for women slated Feb 27, 2007
CARLSBAD ---- The evening North County Parkinson's Support Group will meet at 6:30 tonight at Sunrise Assisted Living at La Costa, 7020 Manzanita St. Matt James will speak on "New Advances in Speech Therapy for Parkinson's." Call Thelma Balbes at (760) 918-9887 ... The free event will begin at 7 p.m. In addition to the featured band, additional music will be provided by local bands or pick-up groups from the parking lot jam sessions. (North County Times)
Northeast Continues Digging Out Feb 15, 2007
PennDOT spokesman Ron Taylor said the guard troops were also helping wake truckers who have slept in their rigs out on the highway so the trucks can be moved and the miles-long traffic jam freed up. Virginia transportation officials said with 16,000 miles of roads to clear in northern Virginia alone, some neighborhood streets likely wouldn't be fully treated and plowed until Thursday morning. (CBS News -- US)
Georgia Men Upset No. 21 LSU, 57-54 Jan 29, 2007
The Bulldogs did not have a two-point field goal in the second half until a follow-up jam by Mike Mercer tied the game at 54-54 with 2:25 left to play. New Mexico. (Mac-Sports.com)
TCU Men Fall At No. 16 Air Force Jan 24, 2007
Anwar Johnson's midcourt steal and breakaway jam highlighted a 10-2 spurt that made it 55-28 and Jacob Burtschi stole an inbound pass for an easy bucket in a 12-0 run that made it 67-32. By the time it was over, coach Jeff Bzdelik had used all 15 of his players, 11 of whom scored. (Mac-Sports.com)
P2P Humpday: DJ Kid Capri at Amos' Southend Jan 12, 2007
CELTIC JAM: Enter the Haggis fuses Celtic, bluegrass and rock, along with strains of Latin, blues and funk ... HIP-HOP LEGEND: Kid Capri has spun on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," "Def Poetry Jam" and is one of the biggest DJs in hip-hop ... REGGAE JAM: Dubconscious boast accessible reggae that's not today's dancehall, spacey jam band or the same ol', same ol' covers. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Entertainment)
