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Senior Picnic celebrates America’s 250th birthday with hot dogs, music and fun
MOSES LAKE — The 12th annual Moses Lake Senior Picnic June 10 was a star-spangled success, organizers said. “It…
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing…
Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job
LONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants.
Whiting Awards bestow $50K prizes to 10 emerging writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Essayist and New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino and novelist Ling Ma are among this year's 10 winners of the
The beat goes on: Locked-down Berlin clubs take party online
BERLIN (AP) — Locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nightclubs in the German capital have decided to keep the beat going — at least online.
Jackson estate gives to Broadway, Vegas needy amid outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
Review: `Kilo' paints a harrowing picture of cocaine trade
“Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels – From the Jungles to the Streets,” William Morrow/Harper Collins, by Toby Muse
Gaga says wrong time for 'Chromatica;' Rock Hall reschedules
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover…
Review: Americana folk singer Mark Erelli amps it up a notch
Mark Erelli, “Blindsided" (Soundly Music)
Review: Béla Fleck's 'Africa' mixes new material with old
Béla Fleck, “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” (Craft Recordings)
Local theater companies postpone April plays
MOSES LAKE — The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the postponement of two local theater productions.
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing…
Michigan regents fire opera singer accused of sexual assault
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan's Board of Regents on Thursday fired a music professor and noted opera singer who, along with his husband, is accused of sexually assaulting a fellow singer in Hou…
None of the 'Big Five' publishers will attend BookExpo
NEW YORK (AP) — All of the so-called “Big Five” publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and Macmillan became the fourth and fifth to announce they wou…
Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1. “The Boy from the Woods” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended March 21st.