December 2011
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Seen on the blog BoingBoing:  Pickin’ & Trimmin’ is a 2008 documentary about The Barbershop in Drexel, North Carolina. It’s an authentic old-timey American barber shop, and on the weekends bluegrass musicians gather to jam in the back room. A very sweet video, with great music.
Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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All Library Items Due Friday (tomorrow!)
Don’t forget to bring back any CDs, sheet music, or library books you might have checked out over the semester! All library items are due back tomorrow, Friday 12/16, by 5pm! Remember, you can also return Music Library items to the Main Library, including through the book drop. If you want to renew an item, bring it back to the music library BEFORE 5pm Friday.
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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nprmusic: Early footage of Talking Heads performing at CBGB in 1975, from the new documentary Chronology. The lyrics are a little different. If you’re a Talking Heads fan, we have a copy of the Jonathan Demme film Stop Making Sense in the Main Library.
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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“The way you wear your hat The way you sip your tea The memory of all that No,...”
– “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” from Shall We Dance (1937) Happy Birthday Ira Gershwin! He was born in New York City on this day in 1896. Head down to the Library for the Performing Arts to find sheet music from this and other award-winning Gershwin tunes. (via nypl)
Dec 7th
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The Evolution Of Oral Tradition In Mountain... →
nprmusic: Mountain ballads have been a part of American mountain culture since the earliest English and Scottish settlers moved there more than 200 years ago. They were passed down through the oral tradition, but that tradition is close to extinct in the U.S. Fortunately, young generations have found new ways to learn the centuries-old ballads of their ancestors. Very interesting story from...
Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Discount Spring Met. Opera Tickets for SLC... →
We were so glad to see so much interest in the last offerings of Metropolitan Opera tickets that we’re extra excited about announcing the opera tickets for February through May. So whether you missed our first bout of tickets, or really want to see some different operas, now’s your chance! Some of the operas being offered are: Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Verdi’s Ernani,...
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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