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Back to school time again (click to enlarge)

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 28th, 2011 View Comments

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‘Life is Good’ fest on the search for bands

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 21st, 2011 View Comments

“Life is good” has teamed up with Sonicbids to select one final band to perform at its festival on September 24, 2011 in Canton, Mass. There is only one slot available and the Life is Good Festival team wants to find the best band in America for this opportunity. To be selected, the band must [...]

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Tickets for Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ on sale Friday

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 21st, 2011 View Comments

Broadway Across America – Boston announced today that single tickets for the national tour of Broadway’s AMERICAN IDIOT,  will go on sale Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10am. AMERICAN IDIOT, a 2010 Tony Award®-nominated Best Musical and 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, features the music of Green Day with the lyrics [...]

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Susie Castillo on Lou Dobbs

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 18th, 2011 View Comments

Local celebrity Susie Castillo appeared on Lou Dobbs to talk about the TSA. Visit her site, for more info.

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Revisit the classic: PaceyCon

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 14th, 2011 View Comments

Sure everyone loves the ComicCon, but in advance of this year’s event, I wanted to revisit the classic video of PaceyCon. Now that I would go to . . . . Pacey-Con with Joshua Jackson from Joshua Jackson

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Andover’s Jenny Powers in ‘Tommy’

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 13th, 2011 View Comments

Jenny’s in the state! Check out the Andover native and Broadway veteran’s latest venture here.

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Kyra Sedgwick to chat tonight about ‘Closer’

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 11th, 2011 View Comments

This just in from TNT : Tonight, Kyra Sedgwick, Emmy®-winning star of TNT’s hit crime-drama “The Closer,” will chat live with fans during the premiere episode. Sedgwick, who has earned an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe® for her performance as LAPD Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, will chat live tonight at 9 p.m. [...]

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Salon.com likes Dubus’ ‘Townie’

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 9th, 2011 View Comments

Haverhill native Andre Dubus III has been getting raves everywhere for his latest book, “Townie.” Here’s another from Salon.com. This is an unusual story of the making of a writer, and a completely unforgettable one. For more about what they love about his book, go here.

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Andover’s Jay Leno talks old and new Beetles

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 8th, 2011 View Comments

The “Tonight Show” host had a chance to drive the 1938 Beetle – reputedly the oldest working Beetle, as well as the 2012 model. See his take on  the cars here.

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The Andovers’ James Spader joins cast of office

Posted in Culture and Society on Jul 6th, 2011 View Comments

He reprises the role he played in the show’s May finale! What’s his local connection? His mom taught at Andover’s Pike School. He attended Brooks and Phillips here in the Andovers. I don’t think he graduated from either, to follow his acting ambitions. Read about it here.

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