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Although there were more students behind the podium than adults listening in front of it, several city leaders attended, including Mayor Sheila T. Russell and Superintendent of Schools Mary Lou McGrath...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Kennedy Urges Peace | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

...Ginsberg was one of the great minds of our time, not to be replaced," he added, as his eyes shifted to one of dozens of poetry readers making their way to the makeshift podium in this favorite Cambridge night spot, whose regulars range from the city's twenty-something crowd to the local middle-aged literati...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Beat Guru Ginsberg Recalled by His Fans | 4/9/1997 | See Source »

...last piece brought Williams back to the podium and Galway back to center stage as the soloist. This performance of John Corigliano's Pied Piper Fantasy was extremely theatrical. The piece began in the dark, with the hall gradually growing light when Galway as the Pied Piper entered from a side door. Galway appeared on stage in an extravagant red and yellow robe and acted the role of the piper battling and driving away an infestation of rats. The middle movement was the War Cadenza, featuring Galway on solo flute. It was truly the highlight of the piece. The musical...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, | Title: Peculiar Partners: The Piper and the Pops | 4/3/1997 | See Source »

...proposals for what is known as donor servicing, which she explicitly characterized as an effort to build a base for the 1996 campaign, were so outrageous that the White House did not bother to try to defend them. Presidential spokesman Michael McCurry showed his disdain from the briefing room podium, where he described Scott as "quite voluble" and added, "I think Marsha Scott may have had many dreams, but the important thing is what happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHO IS MARSHA SCOTT? | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

...final balloting. My suspicion is that Hollywood is still far more predictable than one might think. The nominations themselves, however hip, bear much in common with Old Academy tradition, and if you don't think lifetime achievement, physical affliction, and onscreen heroics can still push a nominee to the podium, you don't know your Oscars...

Author: By Nicholas K. Davis, | Title: AND THE Winner Is... | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

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