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The Oldest Dime Bag in the World

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Researchers find 2,700-year-old marijuana stash

Researchers have found a bag of marijuana weighing nearly two pounds buried in a tomb in a remote part of China. The grass, all 1.79 kilograms of it, was obviously “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,"according to a paper in the aptly named Journal of Experimental Botany. Marijuana grown for fiber to make clothes and rope is far more common at archaeological sites.

“To our knowledge, these investigations provide the oldest documentation of cannabis as a pharmacologically ...

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Arts for Art, Inc. Gala Fundraiser at Angel Orensanz Foundation on December 15

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Arts For Art, Inc., the renowned New York City-based arts organization responsible for putting on the Vision Festival annually and numerous events, programs and collaborations throughout the year, will be holding a Gala Fundraiser to create the “Innovative Arts Center -- A Place for Innovation in Music, Arts and Thinking." This Gala will be on Monday, December 15, 2008 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk Street in New York City. Two levels of donation are being suggested for the ...

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Dave Brubeck Announces 88th Birthday Plans

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2008

Dave Brubeck will celebrate his 88th birthday with a live concert at Showcase Live in Foxborough, Mass. on Dec. 6.

Brubeck will also be among 12 others to be inducted into The California Museums California Hall of Fame, including Jane Fonda, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Robert Graham, Quincy Jones, Jack LaLanne, Dorthea Lange, Julia Morgan, Jack Nicholson, Linus Pauling, Leland Stanford and Alice Waters.

I grew up on a California cattle ranch and my dream as a youth was to ...

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The Magic Bag Kicks Off the New Year with the 15th Annual Anti-Freeze Blues Festival, January 2nd and 3rd

Source: Just Roots PR
November 30, 2008

Ferndale, Michigan--The Magic Bag kicks off the New Year with the 15th Annual Anti-Freeze Blues Festival. The festival, always held the first weekend in January, features the best national and local blues bands. Past headliners include Bettye LaVette, Koko Taylor, Johnnie Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, Robert Jr. Lockwood, The Black Keys and Roomful of Blues. Always one of the hottest tickets in town, the Anti-Freeze Blues Festival sells out every year. So get your tickets early!

Day 1-- This year's entertainment ...

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The River City Blues Society Presents Wednesday Night Blues Series

Source: Just Roots PR
November 30, 2008

What: The River City Blues Society presents Wednesday Night Blues Series When: Every Wednesday 7:00pm to 11:00pm beginning December 10, 2008 Where: The Captains Wheel 2801 Court St Pekin, IL 61554 Telephone: (309) 346-1154 Entertainment By: Series kick off - Nick Moss & The Flip Tops on December 10th. (Further schedule below) Admission: $3.00 Contact: Bob Kieser [email protected] Telephone: 309 267-4425

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Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Jus' Blues Music Foundation

Source: Just Roots PR
November 29, 2008

ATLANTA, GA - Jus' Blues Music Foundation, Inc. proudly presents its inaugural Christmas Blues Gala, Friday, December 5th at 8 pm at the Holiday Inn Select Downtown Atlanta on Capital Avenue near Turner Field. Entertainment will be by international recording artist, Prince of the Blues Lucky Peterson, the 1st Lady of Blues and Soul Trudy Lynn and the debut of Blues music phenom Tyree.

The Blues and Soul music community is invited and a special invitation is extended to artists, ...

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Bon Jovi, Roger Waters Set for Live Earth India

Source: Billboard Magazine
November 25, 2008

Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am will join artists such as Anoushka Shankar, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu at Live Earth India, to be held Dec. 7 at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. Shiamak Davar, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli, Hard Kaur, Jalebee Cartel, Vishal and Shekhar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam and Shaan are also on the bill for the event, which will be broadcast in Asia and ...

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In-Store for '13, a New Musical' Original Cast Recording Set for November 25th

Source: Seth Cohen PR
November 24, 2008

WHAT: 13 – A live performance of three songs from the show, followed by a CD signing

WHO: The cast & band of 13: Graham Phillips, Allie Trimm, Aaron Simon Gross, Delaney Moro, Eric M. Nelson, Elizabeth Egan Gillies, Al Calderon, Malik Hammond, Caitlin Gann, Ariana Grande, Joey La Varco, Brynn Williams, Lexi Bodick, Zac Coe, Adam Michael Kaufman, Zach Page, Chris Raymond and Charlie Rosen.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 25th at 4:00 pm

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