Northwoods party signals the start of summer Jun 30, 2008
There will also be a free raffle for a variety of prizes, including an Ibanez guitar, a Hamer Slammer guitar, a Shure wireless microphone system and assorted local business gift cards. My personal congratulations to Music Lab's owner Nick Kutzko and his excellent and educated staff on the milestone event. (Northwest Indiana Times)
TIFF announces 27 selections for 2008 Jun 30, 2008
O'Horten Bent Hamer, Norway/Germany/France North American Premiere. In the driver's cab of a train journeying through the Norwegian countryside, Odd Horten is on his penultimate journey from Oslo to Bergen. (Toronto Star)
Concert celebrates unity with an Irish twist Jun 27, 2008
Local musicians Bill Redding and Mike Hamer will perform as Celtic Connection. "We tried to do the concert with the kids here to give the public a chance to meet them," said Peters. (The Daily Reflector)
O'Brien's blog Jun 23, 2008
The entry titled "Braves need an R.E.M.-like resurgence," and any of the comments about it. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Students of Canada's Top History Teachers Take Up Arms and Go To Trial to Get Better Grades Jun 19, 2008
Nancy Hamer Strahl Port Perry, ON In a Grade 10 classroom at Port Perry High School, teenagers are trekking back in time to resurrect the memories of thousands of Canadian soldiers who met their untimely demise during the Battle of Hong Kong and World War I and World War II. Nancy Hamer Strahl's students adopted and researched a specific soldier, created a memorial piece and produced a unique, personal tribute, which has allowed them the opportunity to express their gratitude in commemorating... (Canada Newswire)
Movie: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Jun 1, 2008
Other cast members included Gene Hackman (Buck Barrow), Michael J. Pollard (C.W. Moss), Estelle Parsons (Blanche Barrow), Denver Pyle (Frank Hamer), Dub Taylor (Ivan Moss), Evans Evans (Velma Davis) and Gene Wilder (Eugene Grizzard) ... On their trail is Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, who is taken captive by the Barrow Gang and humiliated in subsequent photographs ... When Texas Ranger Hamer learns of the identity of C.W. Moss through a captured Blanche, an ambush is planned near the home of C.W.'s... (Suite101.com)
First yearbook shows a much different BHE May 28, 2008
The 11-player roster included the late Gene Scott, formerly of LaFayette; Bill Hamer, of Atkinson; Bill Smith, of Galva, who went on to be assistant BHE coach under Dave Lapan; Mike Stairwalt and Bernie Smith of Kewanee High School and Larry Dixon and Louis Guthrie from Wethersfield. The book is filled with snapshots of campus clubs and activities giving it that high school look. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Arrest of local man on drug charges recounted in Henry County court May 21, 2008
- Judge Ted Hamer found probable cause in Henry County Circuit Court Monday to believe Ajay Taylor, 22, of Kewanee, committed a battery ... Hamer said just because Taylor had lived with the family for a couple of months does not necessarily give him the right to discipline the child, because if there was a house with 10 adults it wouldn t mean they all had the right to enforce discipline. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Which youngster should Braves bring up? May 13, 2008
Which youngster should Braves bring up. A fan's perspective on the Braves. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
University graduates 1,217 in Class of 2008 John Warner gave what will likely be his last commencement address as a U.S. senator to University of Mary Washington graduates yesterday morning. May 11, 2008
Shannon Treacy Triola of Fredericksburg, the Anne and Sidney Hamer Music Award for the highest grade-point average among senior music majors. Jeffrey D. Zeiders of Woodbridge, the Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Achievement Award in Music and the Mu Phi Epsilon Outstanding Senior Award in Music. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Nearly $1.4M for road work approved May 6, 2008
Paving is scheduled on Marks Creek Church Road, Fairley Hayes Road, Hamer Creek Road and Cedar Lane. Roads to be widened include Crawford Road and Millstone Road. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Caught in the von Trapp May 3, 2008
Sing-a-Long-A Sound of Music is at the Arts Centre's Hamer Hall on May 9. send photos, videos ffs to 0406 THE AGE (0406 843 243), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sexual liberation: The answer to all our tax needs May 2, 2008
Kramerica wrote on Apr 28, 2008 10:38 AM:" touts the research of J. Michael Bailey, Dean Hamer and Simon LeVay in support of the gay gene "theory" as if their research is undisputed fact. It isn't. It all has serious flaws in sampling and interpretation, which even the authors admit.Simon LeVay claims he found on average, a slighter smaller area of the hypothalamus in the gay men compared to heterosexual men. He then "suggests that sexual orientation has a biological substrate. " There were... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Norwegian critics pick 'O'Horten' Apr 12, 2008
STOCKHOLM -- Helmer Bent Hamer's "O'Horten" has been named best Norwegian film of 2007 by the Norwegian Film Critics Assn. ... It's the third time Hamer has won the prize, following wins for "Eggs" in 1995 and "Kitchen Stories" in 2003. (Variety)
Braves putting us through the wringer Apr 9, 2008
A fan's perspective on the Braves. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Around Town -- April 4 Apr 4, 2008
By Madeleine Faunce Kosonen. Fri Apr 04, 2008, 08:08 AM EDT. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Around Town -- March 28 Mar 29, 2008
For tickets, please contact Jody Kearney at 617-448-9702 or Kim Hamer at 781-294-8040. YOUR CAR WILL THANK YOU. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
USC's annual Robert Smalls Series to feature lecture, film and concert Mar 20, 2008
"This was a time when Fannie Lou Hamer would burst into song, singing 'This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,'" Sellers said. "Ella Baker would speak in a hushed tone about the darkness and uncertainly while reminding us that we had a history and a strong sense of faith and spirituality. The once-dark clouds turned to bright sunshine, tears were dried, burdens were lifted. Through it all, we continue to let our light shine.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The world's her stage, but singer Katie Noonan still calls ... Mar 5, 2008
Katie Noonan and the ACO perform at Hamer Hall this Sunday at 2. 30pm and Monday at 8pm. (The Age)
Campus hosts closing events for Black History Month Feb 28, 2008
The women included are Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. According to "Modern History Sourcebook," the play gets its name from a speech made by Sojourner Truth in 1851 at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio. (The University Echo, TN)
Mergers play slower tune Feb 12, 2008
Another big deal in the quarter was Scottsdale guitar maker Fender Musical Instruments Corp.'s $117 million deal for Kaman Music Corp., maker of Gretsch drums and Hamer guitars. Fender's Chairman and CEO Bill Mendello said the company arranged an acquisition line of credit before the credit crunch, which enabled it to make the acquisition. (AZCentral -- Business)
Rufus Wainwright Jan 28, 2008
Hamer Hall, the Arts Centre ... Then again, he gives the distinct impression that, in his head at least, he has already outgrown the prestigious velvet sanctum of next week's two Hamer Hall engagements ... au Hamer Hall, the Arts Centre. (The Age)
Pink Martini Jan 11, 2008
Hamer Hall, the Arts Centre ... au Hamer Hall, the Arts Centre. (The Age)
Pink Martini00004000 plays with a splash of Hollywood style Jan 9, 2008
Pink Martini plays Hamer Hall tomorrow night. Book on 1300 136 166. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rufus Wainwright delights in Judy Garland revival Jan 7, 2008
Rufus Wainwright performs at Hamer Hall on February 1 and 2. Share this article. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Man remanded over daughter's murder Jan 2, 2008
Police yesterday cordoned off two houses and parts of a church on Bribie Island after a 10-year-old girl's body was found. Photo: Melissa Singer. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The extended family I never see Jan 2, 2008
A volunteer talks to Michelle Hamer about helping childless couples have children. I first considered donating sperm when I was at university and saw a poster calling for donors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Like the Boss, only Israeli Dec 22, 2007
Eight weeks ago, he sold out the Sydney Opera House a few days later, Melbourne's Hamer Hall. One Toronto audience will get to see him Sunday night in a more intimate setting; the Leah Posluns Theatre. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Why leaders are opting out early Nov 30, 2007
Arguably, one exception is Henry Bolte's passing of the baton to Rupert Hamer in Victoria in 1972, the latter going on to secure three election victories for the Liberal Party, the first two of which bettered anything achieved by his predecessor. Yet, there is even a case to be made that Bolte had stayed too long with his final years as premier marked by an inflexibility and wilfulness that seem to be an inevitable hazard for long-term incumbents. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
John Gianvito's ''Profit motive'' is a hushed, hypnotic history Nov 29, 2007
The people's names, as they get closer to us in time, shift from history (distant, done, dead) to politics (near, ongoing, ideologically animate): Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer (who has the glorious epitaph "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired"), Dorothy Day, James Baldwin, Cesar Chavez, Philip Berrigan. There are no interviews, no voice-over. (Boston Globe)
New store adds to local music scene Nov 25, 2007
Brands the store carries include Peavey, Tama, Schecter, Boss, Hamer, Hohner, Sabian, Daisy Rock, Ibanez, D Addario, DigiTech, Shure, Ernie Ball, Horizon, Hosa, Elixir, Roland, American Audio, American DJ, Behringer, Ovation, Casio, Breedlove, Toca, LP, Remo and more. The couple decided to carry digital pianos because they have become increasingly in demand. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Fender Musical Instruments makes $117M buy Nov 9, 2007
Fender is buying subsidiary Kaman Music Corp., which owns Ovation Guitars; LP and Toca hand-percussion products; Gibraltar Hardware; Genz Benz Amplification; and Hamer Guitars. Kaman Music will continue to be led by President Edward Miller and will operate separately. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Suspect car traced to officer's brother Nov 2, 2007
David Darley Dowe has pleaded not guilty to knowingly taking part in the supply of a commercial quantity of cocaine, and Ronald John Hamer has denied supplying the same amount of the drug between February 14 and 24, 2005 ... Ian Finch, now serving a minimum 3 years in jail, testified yesterday that the package had been left overnight in the boot of his garaged car before he had given it to Hamer the next day ... After two similar transactions in 2004, he said, in which he had played the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Commentary: Stop complaining, start... Nov 2, 2007
So my parents chose to join with a few neighbors, and using the mantra of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, pronounced that they were "Sick and tired of being sick and tired.". These residents decided to launch the Clinton Park Civic Club. (CNN -- Law)
Green light for Wesfarmers bid Oct 31, 2007
Coles' small shareholders have started lodging their proxy votes in the run-up to next Wednesday's meeting at the Arts Centre's Hamer Hall, with 95 per cent believed to be in favour of the deal. But UBS retail analyst Michael Peet, who visited a Woolworths new format, "2010 series" store this week, said the improved fit-out could lift the supermarket's fresh food sales by 20 per cent and "could widen the gap to Coles". (The Age, Australia -- Business)
Eclectic, but far from elitist Oct 30, 2007
Adoring fans filled Hamer Hall for Laurie Anderson's thoughtful and engaging Homelands show. Less expected - for some at least - was the mesmerising performance by Israel's David Broza, who was the musical highlight of the festival. (The Age)
• Kaman Selling Music Division Oct 30, 2007
Kaman makes Ovation and Hamer guitars, as well as Gretsch drums, and is the exclusive distributor of Takamine guitars. In all, the company distributes about 20,000 different musical instruments and accessories, from bongos and cymbals to guitar picks and drum racks. (FOX61, CT)
Fender buying East Coast music unit for $117 million Oct 30, 2007
(NASDAQ:KAMN) announced Monday that it signed an agreement with Fender to sell its subsidiary, Kaman Music Corp., which owns Ovation Guitars, LP and Toca hand percussion products, Gibraltar Hardware, Genz Benz Amplification, and Hamer Guitars. Kaman Music also is the U.S. sales representative for Sabian Cymbals and worldwide distributor for Takamine Guitars and Gretsch Drums. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Something wonderful Oct 13, 2007
Darren Hayes plays Hamer Hall on October 24 ... Darren Hayes plays Hamer Hall on October 24 ... Darren Hayes plays Hamer Hall on October 24. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Seafood Festival by the sea shore in Morehead City Oct 5, 2007
The Coastal Stage will also have local musician Mike Hamer and the Rhinoceroses with the Angelic Choir performing at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. The current Miss North Carolina Jessica Jacobs will fling the first flounder at noon Saturday down by the water. (The Daily Reflector)
Obama Packs Thousands Into Washington Square Park Sep 28, 2007
"We are sick and tired of being sick and tired," he said, quoting the late voting and civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. "We want something new. We want some change.". (CBS New York, NY)
Symphony tickets go for a song Sep 27, 2007
Top-price tickets to concerts at Hamer Hall in Melbourne are usually $108. In another bid to capture sales, the orchestra will next month open its own dedicated box office in the city's CBD.. (The Australian)
Cheap Trick hasn't surrendered to middle age Aug 29, 2007
The Hamer five-necked guitar Nielsen is famous for slides off the shoulder a little heavier than it did 20 years back. Whatever the band has lost in glitter and blow-dry, it makes up for with audience rapport. (Anchorage Daily News)
Police sting fans Aug 10, 2007
Kelly and his band, which includes nephew Dan Kelly, Peter and Dan Luscombe, Bill McDonald and Ash Naylor, play Hamer Hall on August 31. Stolen Apples is out now through EMI.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dillon residents fall in love with racing and entertainment at track Jul 28, 2007
"People used to ride 4-wheelers or shoot target practice out here," said Andrew Miller of Hamer. And not only did Barfield bring racing back to town, he added the little extras that make attending a race more than watching cars drive in circles. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
The last laugh: your favourite 50 Jul 22, 2007
Also in this section. When we asked readers to pick their top comic movies last month, hundreds of you voted. (Guardian Unlimited)
The week's best films on TV Jul 9, 2007
School For Scoundrels(Robert Hamer, 1960) 1. 45pm, C4. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Chamber music hits a high note in Melbourne Jul 7, 2007
The finals of the competition will be held at the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, on Sunday July 15. The Fifth Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition will be broadcast on ABC Classic FM.. (ABC Online)
Looking Back Jun 28, 2007
Richmond News Virginia, Veronica, Valeria and Vicki Lynn Hamer of Fairfield spent the past week with their great grandmother, Mrs. Dennis Jordan and Glee Stumpf. Mrs. Mary Lintz of Riverside was an all day visitor at Lintz Brothers on Sunday. (Kalona News, IA)
July Go! Family calendar Jun 26, 2007
Emerge Gallery enter, 404 Evans St., will hold its annual concert of music and poetry, "8 Wheels re to Go: A concert by Mike Hamer and Marty Silverthorne," at 7 p.m. July 20. Free. (The Daily Reflector)
Allegany County schools hold graduations Jun 25, 2007
Sara Gilbert, Nickie Hamer, Brittney Histed, Arthur Holtz, Lorettalynn Kellogg, Cody Miller, Jeremy Morton, Keenan Parker, Sarah Russell, Dustin Schuld, Christina Scott, Jarrod Shafer, Brett Taylor, Ashley Thompson, Christy Tomlinson, Nicholas Wamer, David Weirich, Daniel Wuersig and Brandon Young. Fillmore Central School s annual commencement ceremony took place 7 p.m. Friday at Houghton College s Wesley Chapel, with 51 students receiving diplomas. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
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The class of 2007 is: Noah Alessi, Lara Arnold, Tiffany Arnold, Steven Atherton, Wayune Bird, Douglas Bogdan, Thomas Bromstead, Kevin Burdick, Jeffery Cole, Natori Conti, Brian Cox, Nicole Dodge, Brian Fuhry, Sara Gilbert, Nickie Hamer, Brittney Histed, Arthur Holtz, Lorettalynn Kellogg, Cody Miller, Jeremy Morton, Keenan Parker, Sarah Russell, Dustin Schuld, Christina Scott, Jarrod Shafer, Brett Taylor, Ashley Thompson, Christy Tomlinson, Nicholas Wamer, David Weirich, Daniel Wuersig and... (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Third-party candidates take to the Web Jun 23, 2007
Interests: Just music (Trick Daddy, Van Cliburn) and heroes (Fannie Lou Hamer). Other social network memberships: None. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Even those mothers who drive 4WDs deserve our thanks May 11, 2007
As Michelle Hamer has pointed out, it is estimated that only 5 per cent of Australian mothers request a caesarean. Whipping up debate over our "culture" of elective caesareans, when the number of women choosing to have them for non-medical reasons is actually quite small, is not dissimilar to Tony Abbott's "abortion epidemic". (Sydney Morning Herald)
Seattle Art Museum Grand Opening Weekend May 4, 2007
Sundays Performances 8 a.m. Munjuru 10 a.m. Angelo Pizarro Duo 12 p.m. Ragdharma Ensemble 2 p.m. Hans York featuring Jon Hamer on Bass 4 p.m. Marco Trio 6 p.m. Garfield Jazz Combo. Join us for outdoor music, performances and activities around SAM Below the Hammering Man. (KIRO TV, WA)
CHS to present “Crazy For You” Apr 26, 2007
Middle row is Anna Frakes, Andrea Appel, Heather Swank, Shannon Hamer, Taryn Martin, Courtney Camp and Katie Gambrell. In front are Justin Pettit, Ashley Dunham, Ramo Stott, John Brooks, Katie Walker, Zach Sanderson, and Emily Gambrell. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Spirit Tech: Apr 26, 2007
The work of Dean Hamer, a geneticist at the National Cancer Institute, raises the prospect of genetically engineered mystics. Hamer claims to have found a gene associated with "self-transcendence" or "spirituality" in a group of 1,000 subjects who filled out surveys that probed their beliefs in God, ESP, and so on ... Hamer calls this gene "the spiritual allele" or, even more dramatically, the "God gene"which is also the title of the in which he describes his research. (Slate)
Eminence In Action : Video footage of Australia's gaming orchestra har... Apr 24, 2007
It's in Melbourne, this Friday night (the 27th April), at the Hamer Hall. Melbournites - better get your tickets, so head on over to. (IGN PS2)
Tonight in Fantasia 2007 Apr 23, 2007
Oh, and Melbournites, your time is coming too - the concert is on in your fair city on April 27th at 7:30pm at Hamer Hall. What's on for the concerts. (IGN PS2)
Herbie's secret spices Apr 21, 2007
Herbie Hancock returns to Melbourne as one of the headline acts of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, giving a concert in Hamer Hall on Thursday, May 3. The Melbourne Jazz Festival runs from May 3-13. (The Age)
Statement of Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General Apr 16, 2007
Protecting Voting Rights Last year, the President and I strongly supported the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, appropriately named for three heroines of the Civil Rights movement, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King. This legislation renewed for another 25 years certain provisions of the Act that had been set to expire, including Section 5, under which all voting changes in certain jurisdictions must be "precleared" prior to implementation, sections... (PR Newswire)
A Night in Fantasia 2007 - The Track List Apr 7, 2007
And now the next concert is just around the corner - A Night in Fantasia 2007: Symphonic Games Edition is taking place in Sydney on the 20th and 21st of April at 7:30pm at the Sydney Town Hall, and in Melbourne on April 27th at 7:30pm at Hamer Hall. Hearing classic videogame scores performed by a 60 piece orchestra and choir is reason enough to attend, but the concerts will also have a veritable 'who's who' of special guests - Hitoshi Sakimoto, composer of the Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy... (IGN Game Cube)
Recital hall will play havoc with Art Centre's attendances Apr 5, 2007
Musica Viva Australia, the world's largest presenter of chamber music, will move its Melbourne subscription season there from the 2600-seat Hamer Hall at the Arts Centre ... A notable absence from the roster is the Australian Chamber Orchestra, which gives two concerts at Hamer Hall on each of its seven national tours a year ... Musica Viva will take 11,000 ticket-holders a year from Hamer Hall when the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall opens. (The Australian)
'A Call to Action': Mother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur shares lessons Mar 21, 2007
Also on the agenda is Leslie McLemore, director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute at JSU. Discussion will touch on the economic impact of the military, as well as its being an alternative for black youth. About 300 are expected to attend this year's event, Woodall said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Returning home with the MSO Mar 20, 2007
Hamer Hall may be the prestige venue and the MSO's new main stage, but the Town Hall retains the affection of many long-time MSO supporters. It doesn't seem to attract large audiences nor those elusive new audiences, but the series sustains a powerfully felt civic link between the city and its orchestra. (The Australian)
