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NO Mayorial Race

Posted on April 23, 2006 by sogalitno

Saturday, April 22, 2006 Nagin, Landrieu head to runoff By Frank Donze and Gordon Russell Staff writers, Times-Picayune Ray Nagin, the embattled but far-from-vanquished incumbent, rolled to a surprisingly comfortable first-place finish in Saturday’s crowded New Orleans mayoral primary, finishing … Continue reading →

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a neat thing …

Posted on April 21, 2006 by sogalitno

for writing out charts … (and other things too) Ninth Wave Designs: Squared in colors too! and this is on my wish list….The Knitter's Satchel by Jordana Paige The Knitter's Satchel is fashioned with features for carrying your knitting. The … Continue reading →

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Warming Grace

Posted on April 20, 2006 by sogalitno

From Cynthia at Two Wooden Sticks and a Ball of Wool It started as a project for a pink blanket for her niece but has grown to blankets for any of the kids in the cancer ward. (read about it … Continue reading →

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the debut of a new novelist…

Posted on April 19, 2006 by sogalitno

My sister, DeLaune Michel, debuted her first novel at a reading tonight at her salon  – Spoken Interludes.  Check out the photo album… go on, I’ll wait here. Ok, back now?     didn’t she look beautiful?  she sounded great too … Continue reading →

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Just call me doomed…

Posted on April 18, 2006 by sogalitno

You're Anna Karenina of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy!Take this quiz! So keep me away from trains!

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Just call me doomed…

Posted on April 18, 2006 by sogalitno

You’re Anna Karenina of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy!Take this quiz!

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Support local artists…

Posted on April 17, 2006 by sogalitno

Cynthia Reynolds, Soprano with friends Sunday, April 23, 2006 4:00 pm In a Persian Garden, a cantata for four voices by Liza Lehmann Les Nuits d’Ete by Hector Berlioz at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

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The RING on BBC Radio 3 (in one day!)

Posted on April 16, 2006 by sogalitno

On Easter Monday Radio 3 devotes a whole day to a broadcast of Wagner’s Ring cycle. The cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, comprises four operas: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walkuere (The Valkyrie), Siegfried and Gotterdummerung (Twilight of the Gods). … Continue reading →

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Deborah Kerr Tribute

Posted on April 16, 2006 by sogalitno

TCM is showcasing Deborah Kerr this month on Thursday nights. Go here for the schedule and descriptions of the films being shown. And here for more about Ms. Kerr. [and yes, i would love that dress … and any of … Continue reading →

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Olivier in Film

Posted on April 16, 2006 by sogalitno

Tribute to LAURENCE OLIVIER Monday 4-17 on TCM 8:00pm Entertainer, The (1960) 10:00pm Devil’s Disciple, The (1959) 11:30pm 49th Parallel (1941) 1:45am Hamlet (1948) 4:30am Westward Passage (1932) “If I wasn’t an actor, I think I’d have gone mad. You … Continue reading →

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