TORONTO - Is it just me or does it seem odd - and maybe just a little bit sad - that confessional Canadian alt-pop star Alanis Morissette is currently opening for mainstream-pop rockers Matchbox Twenty on a tour that stopped last night at the Air Canada Centre?
Arena rock sounds best in an arena. Duh. But arena rock made the leap from hockey hall to banquet hall on Saturday, as Matchbox Twenty and Alanis Morissette joined forces inside the Events Center at the Seneca Niagara Casino. And it made the leap quite well.
Calling climate change "the civil rights movement of the 21st century," evangelical Christian leaders gathered at a daylong environmental conference in Longwood, Fla., Thursday. Global warming is "an offense against God," added the Rev.
HOLLYWOOD ?? Ryan Reynolds can turn a phrase. During an hourlong interview, he lovingly compared child actress Abigail Breslin to "a little skin-covered lawn dart," noted that the sitcom "Friends" was so popular in the '90s it "replaced Christianity" and said of the hotel that was the first place he stayed in L.A. as a starving young actor, "I think it's just held together by like, you know,
Environmental activism is he focus of religious leaders at a Longwood conference. Calling climate change "the civil-rights movement of the 21st century," evangelical Christian leaders gathered at a daylong environmental conference in Longwood Thursday.
Spirit of Women Health Network announces that more than 60 cities will host the 2008 Spirit of Women National Day of Dance for Health on Saturday, February 23, 2008 to inspire women and their families toward better overall health.
PORGY & BESS Today to Thursday, Music Hall at Fair Park. Tells the story of a crippled black man living in the slums of Charleston, S.C., and his attempts to free Bess from the clutches of her drug-dealing pimp. (214) 565-1116.
In Jeffrey Wells' final column, he discusses an upcoming family film and a possible Best Actress Oscar battle, announces the winners of Role Playing and What's That Line, and more.
THE GOLDENBERG DUO: Susan Goldenberg, violin, and William Goldenberg, piano; recital and lecture on classical music. 10:20 a.m.; University of St. Mary, Walnut Room, 4100 S. Fourth, Leavenworth. Free. (913-682-5151); 7 p.m.; University of Kansas, Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall Auditorium, 12600 Quivira, Overland Park. Free. (913-897-8400)
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