NewsMax.com - Robert Plant has secured a $60,000 donation for a Carefree, Ariz.-based charitable organization that aids nomadic people in drought-stricken West Africa. Plant, former frontman for
Barlow's out of this world
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Where: The Barlow Planetarium is at 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, at University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. How to get there: From Green Bay, take U.S. 41 south to Highway 441 exit (there's only one) and follow signs to planetarium. It's about 35 miles
Newsmakers | Round Two for Jacksons and'reality'TV
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - For all of the crying and whining the Jackson family has done about how the media have treated brother-from-another-planet Michael Jackson , they still seem committed to putting the family business out in the street, Reuters reports. In the Jacksons
That old-time rock and roll
Bergen Record - Robert Plant sang it first and, apparently, best. These days, young people are finding themselves"into the same old jam."Just ask teens like Michael Fremed. The 16-year-old unabashedly admits to listening to the same music as his dad's generation
PEOPLE WATCH
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - The tabloid that printed images allegedly showing Kate Moss snorting cocaine has turned the videotape over to police, a senior employee at the newspaper said. Moss lost contracts with H&M, Burberry and Chanel after the Daily Mirror published the
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NEW SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO IGNORE
Pioneer Press - The classical music world is a living , breathing place, full of living composers we too rarely read about or listen to. Ignore them at your own peril; the music is arriving from all quarters of the planet, absorbing all manner of new influences, and
Punk, ska, rock rap, hip-hop and cello?
Columbia State - 5 tonight: Johnny Fever&the Frantics at New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St., West Columbia; (803) 791-4413. Snag off work early and knock back a few pints as Johnny Fever&the Frantics help you let off some stream. Joining the party will be
People watch
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Hawaiian crooner Don Ho was moved out of intensive care at a Thailand hospital Wednesday and was doing well after an experimental procedure on his ailing heart, his doctor said. The 75-year-old singer, known for his signature tune Tiny Bubbles
Concerts: Who's performing in North Iowa and beyond
Globe Gazette - First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.E.: Una Vocis choral ensemble will present Sing We This Joyful Birth at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. A reception will follow. Tickets are $4 in advance, $5 at the door. Call (641) 423