The Piano Symbolizes a Core Human Value
A fragment notes that the piano stood for what mattered most to a person and that she was willing to sacrifice a few things to keep it. The line hints at personal devotion and the cost of preserving an essential passion.
Lion King dominates box office with record opening
The Lion King opened in two cities and led the chart with 40.9 million from 2,552 theaters. It may set a Hollywood weekend attendance record as a large share of tickets were bought by children. The top 10 list also features Speed, Wolf, Wyatt Earp, The Flintstones and others across major studios.
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Disney
Hollywood
New York
Speed
20Th
Wge
Wolf
Columbia
Wyatt Earp
Warner Bros
Universal
Maverick
Dad
MGM
Billboard weekly charts brief summary of top singles LPs and videos
Billboard presents this week’s top 10 lists across singles LPs and video rentals. Major entries include Any Time Any Place by Janet Jackson and Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg, with other notable placements from Aaliyah Toni Braxton and Stone Temple Pilots among various genres and formats.
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Billboard Magazine
Warren G
Nate Dogg
Death Row
Interscope
Janet Jackson
Virgin
Arista
Aaliyah
Madonna
Maverick
Sire
Toni Blacraxton
Laface
Lisa Loeb
Nine Stories
RCA
Black
Aaron Hall
MCA
R. Kelly
Jive
Arte
Aretha Franklin
G.funkeafeld
da Brat
So So Def
Chaos
Zhane
Ilitown
Ing
SWV
Ce Ce Peniston
A&m
King of the Lions
Stone Temple Pilots
Atlan
Remembering the Dryfuse family and Julie Wright Conway
A columnist laments news fatigue after the 1995 Pulaski Township killings of Bonnie Dryfuse and her three children and cousin and the 1994 disappearance of Julie Rae Wright Conway. The piece urges readers not to let these deaths fade from memory but to seek justice and closure.
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Pulaski
Bonnie Dryfuse
Heather Dryfuse
Lee Dryfuse
Stephanie Herko
Dryfuse
Julie Rae Wright Conway
Princeton Road
Shenango Township
Pat Litowitz
the News
Beach Boys perform a retro ride through musical history
The Beach Boys address fan skepticism by joking about car songs and offering a Little Deuce Coupe medley. They roll into a highway themed set spanning 30 years of hits with unplugged numbers like Hushabye and Disney Girls, featuring Matt Jardine.
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Toyota
Honda
Subaru
North America
Love
Mick Jagger
Barry Manilow
Beach Boys
Matt Jardine
Beach Boys Concert Sees Pure Gold Fill In For AMERICA
AMERICA canceled as opening act at Star Lake Amphitheatre due to a family illness. Pittsburgh group Pure Gold delivered a 25 minute classic set. John Stamos was listed as a guest but did not appear. Beach Boys frontman performed the two hour show mostly in socks amid varied crowd chatter and radio hype.
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America
Beach Boys
Star Lake
Pure Gold
John Stamos
Jesse
WWWS
Mike Love
Jardine Son Joins Band as Percussionist and Singer
Al Jardine notes his son, the younger Jardine, plays percussion and sometimes sings with the group. He is recording his own album, and Love suggests the band may open for him soon.
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Jardine
Performing Arts Camp honors local school talent
Lawrence and Beaver County high schools dominated the Musical Theater Awards Banquet sponsored by the Performing Arts Camp. Center High School won best musical best director and best actress for Into The Woods. Jena Timco best actress for the witch and Ron Frelin best actor for Music Man. Other winners included Kim Anastasakis, Carlo Fuda, Tracy Lyphard, Kierstan Corcoran, Lincoln, Gwen Hough, and Beaver High School. The event united students from about a dozen schools and a teen and youth camp are planned for July at Blackhawk High School with fees of 150 and 130 dollars. Contact 758-8810 for registration.
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Beaver Counties
Center High School
Beaver County
Stephen Sondheim
Sandy Reigel
Jena Timco
The
Ron Frelin
Mohawk Area High School
Harold Hill
Kim Anastasakis
Neshannock High School
Gladys
Carlo Fuda
Riverside High
Luther Billis
Tracy Lyphard
Wilmington Area High
Kierstan Corcoran
Ellwood City High
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Gwen Hough
Blackhawk High School
Beaver High School
Joseph and
Technicolor Dreamcoat
Lori Wimner
Hollywood
FCC weighs tougher rules to boost kids education on TV
Washington AP report notes the FCC gathering recommendations from networks producers and watchdogs at its first children’s TV hearing in a decade. Regulators consider defining educational programming and mandating a weekly quota of educational shows for children while avoiding mislabeling old family programs as educational.
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the Jetsons
Federal Communications Commission
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