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The Originals 5-Year Anniversary | Clark Kent, D-Nice, Rich Medina, Stretch Armstrong, & Tony Touch – Cielo December 22, 2017 – New York

Long sailed boats on Lake Macquarie from the age of six, but switched to sailboards when he began studying mechanical engineering at Newcastle University and quickly became captain of the Belmont Bay Windsurfing Fleet. 

In a span of two decades, eleven recordings, and countless stage performances, René Marie has cemented her reputation as not only a singer but also a composer, arranger, theatrical performer and teacher. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in the jazz vocal tradition forged by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and other leading ladies of the past, she borrows various elements of folk, R&B and even classical and country to create a captivating hybrid style. Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music. It’s an exploration of the human experience, and an affirmation of the power of the human spirit. This has never been more evident than on René Marie’s latest album, Sound of Red – the singer’s first album comprised entirely of original material, recently nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Jazz Vocal category (her second nomination). There will be no better way to ring in the New Year than with René Marie and her trio – only at Jazz Standard! Music Charge: $35 Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12/31 @ 7:30 p.m. $135 (includes three course meal) 12/31 @ 10:30 p.m. $195 (includes three course meal and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight) *… (read more)

"I like what Natasha says. I like it." Bryce had stood up at the table and paced tightly back and forth. "I don’t agree, but I like it."

Output Grayscale | Function/ Lady Starlight/ Ken Ishii/ Jon Hester/ Blacklauren/ rrao at Output and Delano Smith Presents Detroit Lost Tapes in The Panther Room – Output December 23, 2017 – Brooklyn

He said it went up during his administration, and it did by almost double if we believe the data. I agree we can always argue how much credit or blame presidents get for anything.

We were sitting in the foyer of the main house at Surf Ranch. Slater was eating pico de gallo off a glass plate. People were streaming through, carrying bags, heading out—the next leg of the tour was in Europe. Kalani Miller, Slater’s girlfriend, popped in and out, stealing a bite, getting his sign-off on a horticultural decision about their place in Hawaii. Miller, thirty-one, is an ex-model and a co-owner, with her sister, of a beachwear company. She and Slater have been together for eleven years, and their life, as documented on Instagram, looks like a lot of fun. Slater started his own clothing company, Outerknown, in 2015, making casual clothes that are fair trade, sustainably produced (including some fibres from recovered fishing nets), and not inexpensive. He also owns a controlling interest in Firewire, one of the largest surfboard makers. Whatever his managerial responsibilities are, he somehow balances them with chasing waves all over the world.

All Hail the Holy Bone by Maggie O’Farrell was originally published in Granta 145: Ghosts. Visit granta.com/guardian for a special subscription offer with a 25% discount for Guardian readers

Tap Dogs was an instant hit when it had its world premiere at the Sydney Festival in 1995 and has since gone on to gross millions globally, play to more than 11 million people in 330 cities in 37 countries, and win about a dozen international awards, including an Obie in New York and a Pegasus at the Spoleta Festival in Italy, while Perry won a British Olivier Award for his choreography.

What I learned that day, before I had linguistic confirmation that the bone I had injured was in some way “sacred” and “holy”, before I had pored over pictures of it, occupying the very middle of our bodies, holding up the spine, forming the basis for the nerves to our brains, the movement of our legs, was that the sacrum is central to us.

As one of modern music’s most distinctive and searching voices, Raul Midón will need no introduction to many Jazz Standard listeners. The New Mexico native, blind since birth, has released eight albums as a leader, including the acclaimed studio productions Don’t Hesitate (Mack Avenue/Artistry, 2014), Synthesis (Decca/Universal, 2009), A World Within A World (Manhattan/EMI, 2007) and State Of Mind (Manhattan/EMI, 2005); in March 2017, Mack Avenue/Artistry Music issued his latest CD, Bad Ass and Blind. The album’s star–studded supporting cast includes New Zealand–born bassist Richard Hammond, a touring and recording veteran who’s worked with Angelique Kidjo and Joan Osborn, among others. Today, Hammond is a key player in the band assembled for the smash Broadway musical Hamilton – as is drummer Andres Forero, a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose credits range from Dizzy Gillespie and Paquito D’Rivera to Wyclef Jean and Alicia Keys. One great guitarist/vocalist meetS two GRAMMY and TONY Award winners in a true 21st Century super–group – don’t miss it! Raul Midón – guitar and vocals Richard Hammond – bass Andres Forero – drums

I stroked him gently and said, “Ma’am, I b’lieve he is dead.” I was a veterinarian, I could tell.