Holiday tunes rank among fans favorites across genres
Music fans share cherished seasonal songs from Judy Garland’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to Nat King Cole and Wynston Marsalis. KU director Scott Weiss cites classic Christmas albums while others applaud Spector and Sinatra selections and jazz explorations like Jingle Bell Jazz.
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Hilary Morton
Free State High School
Morton
Judy Garland
St. Louis
Vincente Minnelli
Scott Weiss
Kansas University
Nat King Cole
Weiss
New Year Throwback Party Ideas From the 1960s
A nostalgia focused New Year Eve theme offers a 1960s menu and decor. Practical shopping picks include an Electric Fondue Pot from Cuisinart for chocolate and cheese, a Black Damask Cocktail Shaker from Sur La Table, a Pier 1 Punch Bowl Set, a Footed Candy Dish from Williams-Sonoma, and Modern Twist Place mats from Greens grass Design.
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Cuisinart
Sur la Table
SurLaTable
Pier 1
Williams- Sonoma.com
Williams- Sonoma
GreenerGrassDesign.com
Birthday registry boosts gift surprise and control
Cathy Hamilton, a 52 year old blogger on BoomerGirl dot com, advocates personal gift registries and a possible public Web page master wish list to help family choose presents while preserving surprise. She muses about beads in a downtown store and jokes about Grateful Dead CDs as a relatable example.
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Target
Kohls
Cathy Hamilton
BoomerGirl.com
Music composer Forrest Pierce wins BCE commission
Kansas University assistant professor Forrest Pierce has won the Ensemble Commission Competition for a new a cappella work to premiere with the Boston Choral Ensemble in Spring 2009. The piece, The Jasmine Arrow Sutra, sets Dhammapada excerpts in Pali and English, with a $1,300 prize and premieres June 5 and 7, 2009, as part of BCE's final 2008-2009 season.
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Forrest Pierce
Kansas University
Boston Choral Ensemble
Boston Choral Ensemble Commission
BCE
Pierce
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