Opera Charleston, a new opera company in the city, debuts March 9 with a performance of "Carmen." But how the new venture came to fruition, how its artistic and audience-building strategy is being forged, is the story of two former college roommates with an ambitious plan and of those who ...
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There was a time when Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano were touted in Edmonton as the second coming.
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This week’s FYC is brought to you by the letter “W,” for Wife. I had to drop my car off recently for an oil change and new front tires. My wife followed along in The Magical PT Cruiser (her name for it), so I could drive her to work before returning to The Compound to begin my work day.[...]
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This week I was privileged to attend the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah — but what made this such a privilege? Well, film festivals are perhaps the most important tools of the independent film industry.
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[1] For A Good Time Call... is one of the big buzz films of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Today Focus Features acquired worldwide rights to the comedy for a reported $2+ million. The film tells the story of two women who start a phone sex line. Two young women, short on the funds needed to live in New York City, agree to room together. But they’re an at-odds couple; Lauren (played by Lauren ...
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Despite having lost an election the week before, James Atebe was as cordial as ever on Friday morning, greeting his staff with a smile and visitors with what has become his trademark as the mayor of Mission - his outstretched hand.
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Using humour can be a risky strategy, observers say, but when it pays off, it pays off big
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Using humour can be a risky strategy, observers say, but when it pays off, it pays off big
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Mission's outgoing mayor James Atebe hasn't said no to furthering his political career.
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