Day: July 24, 2021

Yogi Muise, cornerstone member of Cape Breton’s Men of the Deeps, has died

George Shafe 2 months ago

Yogi Muise, a longtime member of Cape Breton’s Men of the Deeps, has died.

He performed with the choir of former coal miners for over 50 years.

Muise, who was 85, is being remembered for his love of music as well as being a big, gentle man who loved to listen to people’s stories.

Stephen Muise, his son and the musical director of the Men of the Deeps, said his father was “a great man.”

“If you had a story to tell, he would sit and listen, a song to sing, he would sit and listen to you,” said Stephen

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Dudamel Fellow Tianyi Lu impresses at Hollywood Bowl

George Shafe 2 months ago

This is not a regular Hollywood Bowl summer.

No, I am not referring to our convoluted tries to extricate ourselves from the pandemic. Attending the Bowl is, so significantly, amazingly as it has constantly been. All are welcome. The weather is fine. With limitations eliminated, the basic pleasures of carefree outside concertgoing we experienced stopped taking for granted are recently granted — no issue, for the minute, the unexpected COVID-19 surge in L.A. County.

What is strikingly unique this summertime considerations the bread-and-butter weekday Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts. Just one predicted consequence of the pandemic has been that the arts

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Dudamel Fellow Tianyi Lu impresses at Hollywood Bowl

George Shafe 2 months ago

This is not a normal Hollywood Bowl summer.

No, I am not referring to our convoluted attempts to extricate ourselves from the pandemic. Attending the Bowl is, thus far, surprisingly as it has always been. All are welcome. The weather is fine. With restrictions removed, the simple pleasures of carefree outdoor concertgoing we had stopped taking for granted are newly granted — no matter, for the moment, the sudden COVID-19 surge in L.A. County.

What is strikingly different this summer concerns the bread-and-butter weekday Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts. One predicted consequence of the pandemic has been that the arts would

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Indiana Jones scenes filmed in Glasgow city centre

George Shafe 2 months ago

Filming is in whole swing in Glasgow city centre for the new Indiana Jones film.

Star-spangled banners, bunting and vintage shop fronts bedecked the streets of Glasgow for a parade scene which appears to seize 1960s New York as Apollo astronauts return home.

Harrison Ford is to reprise his function as the legendary adventurer in the Disney film franchise together with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Boyd Holbrook and Mads Mikkelsen.

Holbrook could be seen filming scenes on the back again of a digital camera truck.

The most up-to-date film – which has nonetheless to be named – is anticipated to be unveiled

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England nightclubs reopen: Cheers and celebrations as clubbers return for first night out

George Shafe 2 months ago

Nightclubs are amid the initial venues to just take benefit of the easing of Covid constraints in England from Monday.

With doors opening a moment past midnight, the BBC was at a nightclub in Leeds wherever revellers are not being requested to wear masks or socially length.

Some folks there reported that this was the first time they’d at any time been to a nightclub, as they experienced not turned 18 when the pandemic commenced.

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Halima Aden and Tommy Hilfiger: ‘It’s not just about diverse catwalks’

George Shafe 2 months ago

Halima Aden, the world’s very first hijab-wearing supermodel, fulfills US trend designer Tommy Hilfiger in a BBC 100 Gals exclusive to discuss about why she give up the field, and how to deal with racism and discrimination in trend.

See the entire programme here

Earth Services International Religion Reporter: Sodaba Haidare

Generated and directed by: Joanne Whalley

British isles Digicam: Yousef Eldin, Robert Timothy

US Camera: Colm O’Molloy, Michael Landsberg, Tommy Risavy

Government producer: Claire Williams

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