Lieberman Introduces Legislation in U.S. Senate to Repeal "Don´t Ask, Don´t Tell"

Washington – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, this week lauded the introduction of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 in the U.S. Senate. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I...

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Financial Literacy: Missing or Making the Grade
To promote the financial principles of April´s National Financial Literacy Month, Allen Ostrofe, president of Ostrofe Financial Consultants, Inc. and former professor of financial planning and long-term investing, offers five financial tips to help any young person start out on the right foot on life´s financial journey.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Posting Nude Videos of ESPN Reporter on Internet
LOS ANGELES—A Chicago-area man was sentenced this afternoon to 30 months in federal prison for taking nude videos of television personality Erin Andrews and posting the videos on the Internet after being rebuffed when he offered the videos for sale to a celebrity website. Michael David Barr...
California Faculty Association Continues to Mobilize for Education
Sacramento, CA – Just a week after historic March 4 protests launched a nationwide movement to fight for the future of public education, the California state agency that tracks the health of California´s public higher education system will release a report revealing a drastic loss in access to...
Garamendi's Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor on Higher Education Funding and Student Fees
William McGurn's recent column makes a lot of bold claims in its dismissal of concerns over student fee hikes at public universities in California yet manages to ignore all the evidence that shows that the systematic defunding of higher education hinders economic growth ("California Students Complai...
Wolk measure to aid distressed homeowners sent to Governor
SACRAMENTO—The State Senate voted 21-15 last week to approve tax conformity legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to protect homeowners embroiled in the mortgage crisis from onerous tax burdens. Senate Bill 32 (8X), which also removes barriers to job-creating renewable energy projects, no...
Senator Dutton Calls Emergency Budget Session an Extraordinary Failure
SACRAMENTO – In response to Governor Schwarzenegger´s harsh letter to the Democrat-controlled Legislature about the recently adjourned emergency budget session, Sen. Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) again called for the Legislature to get serious about fixing the state´s dire fiscal probl...
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts Donates $554,000 to Musical Arts Organizations
There's a reason the members of the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts work so hard transforming a magnificent property each year: to raise money for the musical arts in Southern California! This year, PSHA will donate nearly $554,000 to organizations ranging from the LA Phil and LA Opera to music programs at local elementary schools and high schools.
First Annual Ventura County, Calif. Off-Road Expo, May 8-9
Thousands of off-road fans can see all of the latest off-road innovations, shop for new toys the whole family can use, enjoy incredible demos and take advantage of great show discounts at the first Ventura County Off-Road Expo, May 8-9 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif.
San Francisco Wins $9.5 Million Grant to Develop a New HIV/AIDS Research Center
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced that the San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office will be receiving $9.5 million in ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funding over the next five years to renovate and expand the Department´s ability to provide HIV/...
'1040' World Premiere in Los Angeles Friday, March 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES/Christian Newswire/ -- Christian documentary 1040, produced by Adventures.TV in conjunction with Arowana Films, is scheduled to premiere at the 2010 City of the Angels Film Festival (CAFF) on Friday, March 12th. The film will be screened at The Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Hollywo...
Legilsation Introduced to Prevent Elected Officials from Receiving Unemployment Benefits
SACRAMENTO, CA— Senator Gloria Romero (D – East Los Angeles) and Senator Bob Dutton (R- Rancho Cucamonga) have introduced legislation to prevent elected officials from collecting unemployment benefits after they lose or leave their public seats. The issue recently came to light after former...
"HELLOWALLET" PARTNERSHIP TO BRING INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GUIDANCE TO SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced a new partnership with HelloWallet to provide independent financial guidance to the city´s residents. Through this major initiative, San Francisco will become the first city in the nation to deploy this revolutionary online financial ...
SIMITIAN REINTRODUCES 33% RENEWABLE ENERGY BILL
SACRAMENTO – State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) reintroduced legislation that requires all energy providers to buy 33 percent of their energy from clean, renewable energy sources by 2020. Senate Bill 722 provides a clear statutory directive for private and public utilities to reach 33 per...
$84 Million in Recovery Act Funds Heading to California
WALNUT CREEK, CA – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Walnut Creek, CA) is pleased to report that the Department of Transportation announced nearly $84 million in transportation projects for California out of more than $600 million in projects nationwide. "Once again, where local and state governments...
One weekend, gold trifecta ticket in Ventura, Calif. with Perlman, Isbin and Hancock, April 30-May 2
Ventura, Calif. is the only city on the planet to see all three legendary Grammy Award musicians in concert: Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin, violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman and jazz musician Herbie Hancock perform in concert back-to-back April 30-May 2 as part of the Ventura Music Festival´s 16th season.
Cole Porter & the Bard team up in GCT's delightful "Kiss Me Kate"
When a strong willed woman defies an equally strong willed man, sparks fly, in both 1948 Baltimore and in Padua, Italy 300 years earlier.
How to Shop Till You Drop and Benefit the Arts at the Same Time
Shopaholics will appreciate the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design every bit as much as design aficionados! For one reason, over 30 vendors from throughout Southern California -- and beyond -- will participate.... Best of all, all monies raised will benefit the arts. To date, the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts committee has raised $17 million for musical arts organizations from the LA Phil to local high school band programs.
Solorio Applauds State's Schools Chief For Releasing QEIA Education Funds
SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblyman Jose Solorio's (D-Anaheim) call to California's Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell to release Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) funds immediately apparently has paid off. Sources confirm that the allocated funds to California's lowest performing schools will ...
NEWSOM LAUNCHES NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO OPEN 311 CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS TO DEVELOPERS
SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Gavin Newsom was joined by President Obama´s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra to launch a national Open311 API (Application Programming Interface) that will transform 311 Customer Service Centers into tools of even greater value. Open311 will allow software develope...
Convicts Using Cameras to Illicitly Exploit Californians Still Not Required to Register as Sex Offen
SACRAMENTO – Criminals convicted of using hidden cameras to invade the privacy of unsuspecting Californians for their own sexual gratification will still not be required to register as sex offenders, after a bill to place them on the state database was defeated today by Democrats on the Assembly Pub...
MAYOR NEWSOM AND ADVENTURE ECOLOGY FOUNDER DAVID DE ROTHSCHILD UNVEIL THE PLASTIKI
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Newsom joined Adventure Ecology founder and environmentalist David de Rothschild for the unveiling of the Plastiki, a pioneering 60ft catamaran made from approximately 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles that provide 68% of the boat´s buoyancy. The Plastiki crew ...
Mayor Newsom Secures Additional $3 Million for Environmental Retrofits
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Mayor Newsom announced that San Francisco has secured nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds to offset the cost of residential and commercial energy and water efficiency projects. This new funding adds additional incentives to the GreenFinanceSF program, which will allow pr...
HUFF IS INSTRUMENTAL IN EXPEDITING LEGISLATION TO CREATE JOBS IN ORANGE COUNTY
Sacramento — Instrumental in introducing legislation that helps create jobs in the 29th District, Senator Bob Huff (R – Diamond Bar) this week stood up on the Senate Floor to voice his support of a measure that will allow infrastructure projects throughout California to be started now, rather ...
MAYOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCES KEY MILESTONE IN 10-YEAR PLAN TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Newsom announced that the City and County of San Francisco has developed 1,679 units of permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless within five years. The City is more than over the half way mark of 3000 units in 10 Years as called for in the Ten Year Pl...
Yee Fights Cuts to Education
SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) joined California educators in calling on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) to protect school funding. Yee, who has consistently voted against all budget cuts to education, said Democrats should be as vigilant against cuts ...
Simitian Legislation To Strengthen Hands-Free/Texting Laws
SACRAMENTO –State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced this week the introduction of Senate Bill 1475 which strengthens the state´s hands-free and anti-texting laws for motorists. The bill: · Increases the fine for a first hands-free offense to $50, and to $100 for a subse...
As Anthem Blue Cross sends profits to Wellpoint, it plans hefty rate hikes for Californians
By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-cash23-2010feb23,0,1654480.story Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross said it was raising rates on thousands of individual policyholders in California because the cost of their medical care exce...
MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MUSICIAN CARLOS SANTANA AS 2010 MAYOR´S ART AWARD WINNER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA The 2010 Mayor´s Art Award will be presented by Mayor Gavin Newsom to legendary musician Carlos Santana on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at a private event in the Green Room at the War Memorial Veterans Building hosted by the San Francisco Arts Commission. "Carlos Santana is w...
Garamendi Original Co-Sponsor of Bill that Would Stop Health Insurance Collusion
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Walnut Creek), California´s first elected State Insurance Commissioner, is proud to announce that he is an original co-sponsor of a bill that he helped author to require the health insurance industry to follow the same anti-trust laws that almost ...
Courage Campaign releases new TV ad depicting "Meg's California"
Progressive group shows impact of Meg Whitman's state budget plans. LOS ANGELES, CA -- As part of its ongoing public accountability work, the Courage Campaign today released a TV ad -- called "Meg's California" -- showing the impact of Meg Whitman's approach to the state budget crisis. Whitman,...
Musica Angelica to present Bach's St. John Passion
Called a "baroque gem" by reviewers, Musica Angelica will present Bach's St. John Passion at the composer wrote it for Good Friday services 400 years ago.
Hollywood Master Chorale presents Faure's Requiem: Remembrance & Rebirth
Those who love great choral music and are looking for a unique way to celebrate the start of Spring after a long winter need look no further than the Hollywood Master Chorale. The choral ensemble will present Faure's Requiem: Remembrance and Rebirth on Sunday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at Hollywood United Methodist Church in Hollywood, California.For more info, visit www.hollywoodmasterchorale.org
"The Pajama Game" is musical-comedy with a Valentine touch!
A musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell about labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise go unheeded. In the middle of this ordeal, love blossoms between Babe, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the new factory superintendent.
Dodger Announcer Eric Smith to MC 7th Annual Gala for Elizabeth House
Elizabeth House, the only shelter for homeless pregnant women and their children in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley, is seeking to raise money, after 16 years, for transitional housing for it's 'graduates.'
FRONTIERS RECORDS SIGNS THE LEGENDARY BAND FOR NEW ALBUM WORLD-WIDE
NAPOLI, ITALY - Frontiers Records is very proud to announce the signing of legendary rock band WHITESNAKE. David Coverdale and band are gearing up for their latest endeavour. WHITESNAKE has already started composing new material that promises to deliver one of the finest chapters in WHITESN...
JUDGE MAY TOSS MARIN COUNTY ELECTION OUT MONDAY
Marin County election could be tossed out Monday; Judge may call new election after hundreds of voters denied right to vote in election decided by only 15 votes. SAN RAFAEL – Hundreds, and perhaps as many as 2,000, Marin County voters were not allowed to vote in a Novato election last November...
Broadway/L.A. Announces 2010-2011 Season
Broadway/L.A. announces the lineup for its 2010-2011 Season, a 7-Show package that includes WEST SIDE STORY, HAIR, ROCK OF AGES, BURN THE FLOOR and SHREK THE MUSICAL - all of which are recent Broadway hits making Southern California premieres at the Pantages Theatre. A sixth musical to be announced...
Alliance France de Pasadena presents Family Portrait, an exhibition by artist Valérie Daval
PASADENA, Calif. – Alliance Française de Pasadena is pleased to present Family Portrait: Wolf, Grandma and Other Accomplices, an exhibition of paintings by French artist Valérie Daval from March 5 through March 31 at 34 East Union Street in Pasadena. An opening reception with the artist is s...
National Organization for Women Endorses Councilwoman Hahn for Lt. Governor
Another major women's group lines up for Hahn. Los Angeles - The National Organization for Women (NOW) has voted to endorse Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn to become the first female lieutenant governor in California history. Hahn also previously was endorsed by the National Women's P...
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN BACKS DAS WILLIAMS FOR STATE ASSEMBLY
Das Williams continues to gain traction and build broad support in Assembly Campaign. SANTA BARBARA, CA – Local Santa Barbara City Councilmember Das Williams continues to build momentum in his campaign for the 35th Assembly District and is proud to announce that he has received the endorsement ...

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Beleaguered San Jose pot clubs endure everything from official challenges to bad jokes
Mar. 18--Reggae music rolled like a cloud across a large room filled with blond wood, and behind the bar at the Arc Healing Center, Hector Gonzalez watched as Chris Braun, 23, entered wearing a green velvet top hat, green sunglasses and a clutch of fake emerald necklaces.
EDITORIAL: Poizner's position on global warming law ignores roots of California's economic collapse
Mar. 17--There were no game-changers in Monday night's debate between Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, the Republican candidates for governor.
Judge awards legal fees in case that challenged San Jose's limits on campaign contributions
Mar. 16--In a major rebuke to the city of San Jose's legal posture, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has awarded legal fees of $441,000 to a business group that challenged the city's limits on campaign contributions.
U.S. officials to unveil sweeping proposal for broadband
Mar. 15--WASHINGTON -- Recognizing that high-speed Internet has joined telephone service and electricity as essential tools of modern life, the federal government will unveil an ambitious blueprint this week to extend broadband to virtually all Americans.
Past spending decisions haunt San Jose budget
Mar. 14--San Jose is in the red -- deep, deep in the red.
California Legislature takes up constitutional reforms, targets budget process
Mar. 12--SACRAMENTO -- With billion-dollar deficits and partisan spats sending faith in California's leaders to new lows, Democratic leaders on Thursday unveiled a wide-ranging set of constitutional changes they hope will shake Sacramento out of its longtime fugue.
Budget veto: Schwarzenegger rejects bill seeking $2.2 billion in cuts
Mar. 9--SACRAMENTO -- Rejecting a key piece of last month's push to trim California's deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger late Monday vetoed a bill that called for more than $2 billion in spending reductions starting this summer.
O'Malley officially enters race for Alameda County district attorney
Mar. 9--Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley officially filed papers today to become a candidate for the seat she was appointed to six months ago.
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Action Line column: Your passport is legal ID
Mar. 6--Q Over the past year, I have used my U.S. passport as my form of ID at several businesses throughout California.
Redondo Beach struggling with budget shortfall
Mar. 4--Redondo Beach's budget struggles are expected to spill over into next fiscal year as the city deals with declining revenues, rising expenditures and deteriorating public buildings, City Manager Bill Workman said this week.
BRIEF: Oakland council president says elected leaders must cut budgets by 15 percent
Mar. 3--OAKLAND -- City Council President Jane Brunner said Tuesday night all of Oakland's elected leaders should prepare to cut their office budgets by 15 percent within two weeks.
Santa Clara County whacks its budget again
Mar. 3--Santa Clara County supervisors digested grim news Tuesday: a midyear review of the county's financial health that the budget director described as the worst in a quarter-century.
Teachers, students to rally against budget cuts on 'Day of Action'
Mar. 3--Teachers, students and community members from across the South Bay will rally Thursday at different school sites as part of a statewide "Day of Action" to protest funding cuts to education.
Stimulus in action: Federal officials tour Oakland sites
Mar. 2--OAKLAND -- The director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs and other high-ranking federal officials were in Oakland on Monday to tour some of the city's federal stimulus projects.
Ancla legal no frena a Limon
El nuevo modelo para administrar los puertos en Limon zarpara, a pesar de que todavia se disputa la clave para lanzarlo al agua: el cambio en la junta directiva del sindicato de trabajadores de Japdeva (Sintrajap).El nuevo modelo para administrar los puertos en Limon zarpara, a pesar de que todavia se disputa la clave para lanzarlo al agua: el cambio en la junta directiva del sindicato de trabajadores de Japdeva (Sintrajap).
Stanford men officially eliminated from Pac-10 race
Feb. 26--Now, all Stanford has to play for is an NCAA tournament bid.
LA animal control officials step up dog licensing efforts
Feb. 25--Animal control officials in Los Angeles are stepping up pressure on dog owners to license their dogs as the city searches for more ways to offset its huge budget deficit.
Whitman explains views on gay marriage, budget in Calif. governor's race
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Gays and lesbians should be allowed to adopt, but not marry.
Torrance Unified looks to layoffs, shorter school year in budget crunch
Feb. 25--The Torrance Unified School District is considering whether to lay off 110 teachers and shorten the school year by five days to offset the district's $25 million budget deficit over the next two years.
San Jose council passes Redevelopment Agency budget
Feb. 24--tseipel@mercurynews.com
Harbor Area museums could lose curators in city of LA budget cuts
Among the positions targeted for elimination:
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Action Line column: Changes proposed for gift card law
Feb. 23--Q I purchased an item of clothing in the Sears Oakridge store using a $25 gift card.
Officials call for action in extending Green Line closer to LAX
Feb. 23--Regional and national elected officials on Monday called for swift progress in extending a light rail line closer to Los Angeles International Airport.
San Jose council set to vote on Spartan redevelopment budget
Feb. 22--After six months of delay, hand-wringing and public outcry, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a pared-down, five-year budget for the city's struggling redevelopment agency.
CORRECTION: Rancho Palos Verdes officials
An article Thursday about a state investigation that found no wrongdoing by two Rancho Palos Verdes elected officials incorrectly stated as fact that Councilman Doug Stern had used an e-mail address provided by Palos Verdes on the Net.
Feds grant $675 million in budget relief to California
Feb. 19--WASHINGTON -- Sometimes pleading pays.

Entertainment

ShoWest attendees laud stars, 3-D
Mar. 19--Coming soon to a theater near you?
Ahead of their debut album release next week, Owen Strathern from NI rock band General Fiasco tells Matthew McCreary of why he hates 'the next Ash' tag
Ahead of their debut album release next week, Owen Strathern from NI rock band General Fiasco tells Matthew McCreary of why he hates 'the next Ash' tag
Movies
Mar. 19--opening this week
Bragg brought to book
Billy Bragg (left) is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival.
New ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix iPhone App and Contest With Over $6,000 in Prizes Launched Today on Apple iTunes App Store ; Mobile Music Studio Remixing App Features Five Jackson 5 Favorites:; ABC, Dancing Machine, I Want You Back, Mama's Pearl and The Love You Save
AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW Music Conference -- Easy as 1-2-3 - Starting today, Jackson 5 fans can remix five multi- platinum Jackson 5 songs and win over $6,000 in prizes.
Various venues, Belfast ...
Since its formation in 1995, Moving On Music has been the foremost promoter of jazz, blues, traditional, world and electronic music in Northern Ireland.
Director Demme can't get enough of that Neil Young
PHILADELPHIA _ Along with an Academy Award-winning career directing dramatic films _ he won for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) _ Jonathan Demme has a nice little sideline making music movies.
The Good Listeners' Documentary, Don't Quit Your Daydream, to Make Its Mark at the Nashville Film Festival on April 21 & 22
WHO: Los Angeles-based duo, The Good Listeners, featuring Clark Stiles and Nathan Khyber recently released their documentary and album, Don't Quit You Daydream, via iTunes (itunes.com/dontquityourdaydream).
On TV
The Discovery channel follows up its stunning documentary series "Planet Earth" with a new 11-episode look at "Life" and the behaviors animal and plant species have devised to survive.
Springer, Hardin to hit red carpet in Tampa
Mar. 19--Talk show host Jerry Springer blissfully tolerates a lot of outlandish antics on his program, but off camera he gets serious about politics.
Theater owners say thanks to hitmaker Bruckheimer
LAS VEGAS - Like most people who receive lifetime-achievement awards, Jerry Bruckheimer wants everyone to know he's not finished yet.
Siblings know how to get hip to country music's heart
Mar. 19--Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry are traveling the country by plane and car but their debut single "Hip to My Heart" is skyrocketing up the country music charts.
Zonad
Zonad is a silly, engagingly lowbrow, low-budget Irish comedy, writes Donald Clarke
Old dogs, lame tricks
IN A WEEK featuring the release of a romcom starring Gerard Butler as a bounty hunter and Jennifer Aniston as his love- interest prey, you'd think there'd be no competition for the title of worst new film.
Stars from the prairies
Mar. 19--In addition to Tim Blake Nelson's new film, several other Oklahoma actors with area ties have films lined up for 2010.
High-Spirited 'Chaperone': Tour de force keeps actress on her toes
Mar. 19--You have to be an exceptionally versatile performer to pull off the lead female role in the musical comedy "The Drowsy Chaperone."
'Bounty Hunter': Butler, Aniston pretty up a dopey rom-com
Mar. 19--"The Bounty Hunter" is total junk.
'Atonement' opera in the works
Author Ian McEwan says an English-language opera based on his novel "Atonement" is to have its premiere at a German opera house in 2013.
SHOW REVIEW: Matt Goss and "X Burlesque": Matt Goss, 'X Burlesque' go after that late-night, old-Vegas feeling
Mar. 19--George Wallace's ubiquitous billboards for "Best 10 p.m. show" used to be funnier because most of the competition landed around him, earlier or later.
Peery's feels 'Power' of Easter musical
Mar. 19--Anondenominational Easter musical springs to life in Ogden next week, with the help of a local director, some local lead actors, a Weber State University voice professor, and a stage like none the production has had before.
Comedian Whitney Cummings Performing May 15th at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, DC ; Live taping for Comedy Central 1 hour special - tickets available at Livenation.com
BURBANK, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedian Whitney Cummings will be performing live for 2 shows (7 and 10 pm) at DC's Sidney Harman Hall on May 15th, 2010.
New Surry Theatre presents "Threepenny Opera"
Mar. 19--Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" is not a feel-good, carefree musical.
North Tonawanda-based jam band Aqueous looks to ride wave to musical stardom
Mar. 18--NORTH TONAWANDA -- With album sales approaching record lows, free music to be had nearly everywhere and mainstream radio leaning heavily toward Auto-Tuned vocals, now might be one of the worst times in the history of popular music for instrumental-heavy groups to enter the recording industry.
Two hit musicals at the Craterian Theater: 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and 'Hairspray' will bring the excitement of the Great White Way to downtown Medford
Mar. 19--Experience all the excitement of Broadway when two of its hit musicals, "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "Hairspray," come to the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater later this month.
Northwest Whitfield offers family version of 'Grease'
Mar. 19--"Grease," the record-setting Broadway musical that became a movie classic with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, will be presented by the Northwest Theatre Company at Northwest Whitfield High School today and Saturday.
'Old Man With Turnip' premieres
Mar. 19--A group of musicians hoping to re-energize Chattanooga's classical music scene for younger audiences will offer an introductory concert by three of its members Thursday at UTC.