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...China Rolling Stones Concert [April 1, 4] The aging but legendary rockers are finally set to shake up the mainland with their 40 Licks tour, featuring songs from their latest compilation album. Though the Stones have periodically applied to perform in China since the 1970s, they finally got clearance earlier this year. But the band, scheduled to play first in Shanghai and then Beijing, has already run afoul of China's Ministry of Culture, which has banned four of its best-known numbers, including Brown Sugar and Let's Spend the Night Together. For concert details, visit rollingstones.com/news/pressreleases.php...
...range of opportunities for older thespians is vast. It includes amateur groups that have no budget, like the Atherton Players in Alhambra, Calif., who perform unmemorized scripts written by their leader, Pat Lane, 77. They put on three or four plays a year for their fellow residents at the Atherton Baptist Home, a retirement community. Lane's one rule is that every member of the troupe--even those with limited mobility--be treated equally. "Whoever comes to rehearsals is guaranteed a part," she says...
Other groups offer musical reviews, oral histories or improv, like the San Diego--based Late Bloomers, who perform at a local theater, charge for their performances and pay the actors. And there are groups that use the theater to tackle social issues relevant to the aging population. The Heyday Players, a troupe of 44 volunteer actors between their mid-50s and mid-80s who perform under the auspices of the Round House Theatre--in partnership with the Montgomery County, Md., Department of Health and Human Services--tackle such themes as alcohol abuse, bereavement, family relations and isolation...
...always want to perform for your pitchers at the level that they’re performing for you,” Goldberg said...
...Harvard’s four previous games against nationally-ranked competition, the Crimson lost by a total of 142 points. Delaney-Smith said she is certain Harvard will perform better this weekend...