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Jazz singer Laura Taylor to perform at Winchester Cultural Center - Las Vegas Sun Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:42 PM PST By Paul Takahashi (contact) Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 | 5:29 p.m. Smooth jazz will reverberate through the Winchester Cultural Center on Saturday as singer Laura Taylor and Friends present the songs of American composer Johnny Mercer. Taylor is a pianist and composer who first came to fame for her voice in the United Airlines and Buick commercials. She has performed with her trio at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, been featured on the National Public Radio's Monday Night Jazz Series and spent a long engagement in the Starlight Theater. The concert "Have Mercer on Me" features songs from Taylor's next CD, which is devoted to songs of Mercer. Taylor plans to perform a number of Mercer's tunes in the Great American Songbook, including "Blues in the Night," "Autumn Leaves" and fittingly, "Laura." Interested residents are invited to the concert starting at 2 p.m. at the center, 3130 McLeod Drive, just north of Desert Inn Road. Tickets may be purchased online or in person at the Winchester Cultural Center. For more information, call the center at (702) 455-7340 or visit the website at www.clarkcountynv.gov/parks. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

Italian Cultural Institute hosts Schneeman exhibit - San Francisco Examiner Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:13 PM PST Who's in town Jean-Jacques Hublin, professor and director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, gives a talk titled "Neanderthals Deciphered" at the California Academy of Sciences. [7 p.m., Golden Gate Park, S.F.; RSVP: (800) 794-7576] Lectures 'Haiti: One Year Later': Speakers offer their perspectives into how Haiti has fared in the 12 months since the earthquake. [6 p.m., World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., S.F.] William Davidow: The author of "Overconnected" discusses how the success of the Internet has created a set of hazards with dire consequences. [6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.] Maya Benton: The art historian discusses the photography of Roman Vishniac, known for pre-Holocaust images of Eastern European Jewish culture. [7 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St., S.F.] Philip K. Howard: The Common Good founder champions legal and political reform and discusses how to fix broken systems. [7:30 p.m., Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, S.F.] Net neutrality: "Will the new FCC Net neutrality rules ruin the Internet as we know it?" is the question addressed at tonight's SFDebate session. [7 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.] Literary events Anand Giridharadas: The New York Times columnist talks about "India Calling." [Noon, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills; 6 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., S.F.] Monthly 'Tales': Book group holds its monthly discussion of Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City," in celebration of the upcoming A.C.T. play. [7 p.m., Borders, 400 Post St., S.F.] Suzy Gershman and Sarah Lahey: The shopping mavens talk about "Born to Shop California Wine Country," [6 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, S.F.] At the public library 'San Francisco Bites': Local food bloggers talk about healthy eating, wine and food, San Francisco neighborhoods, and foraging in and around them. [5:45 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., S.F.] Monkey business: Curious George is the theme of a read-aloud and crafts session for children ages 3 to 10. [3:30 p.m., Richmond Branch, 351 Ninth Ave., S.F.] Local activities French music: The Ariel String Quartet performs works by Ravel and de Beriot. The event is part of Noontime Concerts' French Music Festival. [12:30 p.m., Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 California St., S.F.] Piano recital: China-born pianist Lang Lang appears in recital, playing music by Beethoven, Albeniz and Prokofiev. [8 p.m., Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.] Art opening: Reception celebrates "George Schneeman in Italy," an exhibit of paintings and poem pictures of the Tuscan landscape by Schneeman. [6:30 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute, 814 Montgomery St., S.F.; RSVP: (415) 788-7142, ext. 18] This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

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