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American Ballet cleared for Cuba trip

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:52
President Barack Obama's administration has granted permission for the American Ballet Theatre to perform in Cuba, clearing the way for the company's first performance in Havana in 50 years.

Jazz photographer Herman Leonard dies

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:49
American photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his photos of jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, has died. He was 87.

Fans break Tyler's fall after stage plunge

(CA) Toronto Sun - Entertainment - 18. August 2010 - 22:26
It's not every day a couple of huge Aerosmith fans watch Steven Tyler fall off a concert walkway -- and right onto them.

U.K. literary critic Frank Kermode dies

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:20
British literary critic Frank Kermode, who was instrumental in creating the London Review of Books, has died at age 90.

From the ashes of dance fringe, a new festival rises

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:00
Over five days, Dance 2 Danse will showcase 48 choreographers and more than 100 performers. Here are some highlights

Junk bonds, macho cads and corporate raiders

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:00
Closing this season’s Shaw Festival, Serious Monkey is like the Wall Street of theatre

The new old edginess: Tweed, monocles and manners

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:00
Today’s ‘Chaps’ battle the blandness of the modern world with Edwardian affectations

Kevin Newman’s top 10 moments at Global National

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 22:00
The anchor will host his final newscast on Friday, walking away with almost 10 years of memories

Kurt Browning's Toronto home hit by fire

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 21:29
Fire crews say a leaf blower is to blame for a major blaze at the Toronto home of former Canadian figure-skating champion Kurt Browning and his wife, Sonia Rodriguez, the National Ballet's principal dancer.

John Waters to take part in local arts symposium

(CA) Winnipeg Free Press - Movies - 18. August 2010 - 21:02
WINNIPEG - Cult filmmaker John Waters will visit Winnipeg in November to help kick off My City’s Still Breathing, a symposium exploring the relationship between the arts, artists and the city. The pencil-mustachioed auteur, a lifelong resident of Baltimore, will give a public talk on Nov....

CBS has deal for TV channels in India

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 20:47
American network CBS plans to operate three English-language channels in India in a joint venture with a local partner.

Dr. Laura to end radio show

(CA) Toronto Sun - Entertainment - 18. August 2010 - 20:32
LOS ANGELES - Outspoken radio show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger will end her 30-year career on talk radio after coming under attack in recent days for using a racial slur 11 times on the air.

B.C. arts groups applaud council chair’s resignation

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 20:21
Jane Danzo stepped down to protest against cuts

Has success gone to Bieber’s head?

(CA) Toronto Sun - Entertainment - 18. August 2010 - 20:01
Has the down-to-earth, good-natured teenager become a bit self-indulgent with all the fame and riches?

Former arts council chair slams B.C. cuts

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 19:59
The chair of the B.C. Arts Council said she stepped down from the post so she can speak freely on cuts to arts spending.

Aerosmith's Tyler takes tumble in Toronto

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 19:59
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has fallen off a stage again - this time during a concert at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.

Aerosmith live at the ACC

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 19:44
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Eminem retakes No. 1 on charts

(CA) Toronto Sun - Entertainment - 18. August 2010 - 19:27
After spending one week on top of the Canadian album charts, the red-hot Arcade Fire were cooled off pretty quickly.

Vonnegut legacy to be preserved in library

(CA) cbc.ca - Arts - 18. August 2010 - 18:48
Three years after his death, pieces of Kurt Vonnegut's life are coming together in his hometown in a new library that will also be a museum devoted to his legacy.