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Entries from February 2008

Daughtry to rock Indiana State Fair

February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music

 
Led by frontman and band namesake Chris Daughtry, famous from the FOX TV hit “American Idol,” Daughtry makes its Indiana State Fair Grandstand debut Saturday, Aug. 9. 
Daughtry, the band’s debut album that is certified Double Platinum, has been a constant near the top of Billboard’s Top 200 albums since its release in November 2006. The [...]

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Buffet concert announced at Verizon

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Music

Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band has announced its annual performance at Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St. in Noblesville.
The show has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 29. It will be Buffett’s 26th show at Hamilton County amphitheater since it opened in 1989.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Prices [...]

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Garrison Keillor to make Indiana State Fair his “Prairie Home” Aug. 13

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Music

Since 1974, Keillor has been telling the humorous tales of the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, Minn., to a growing audience that can’t seem to get enough. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, Keillor and his talented crew of sidekicks will bring their popular traveling production of “A Prairie Home Companion” to the fair’s Grandstand stage as [...]

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XBox 360 drops HD DVD add-ons

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Video Games

Microsoft is going the way of Toshiba. The computer company has announced that it will no longer carry the HD DVD add-on for its XBox 360 gaming console.

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Statham signed on for third ‘Transporter’

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Movie News

Jason Statham has officially signed on to reprise the role of mercenary driver Frank in “Transporter 3.” According to Variety, director Olivier Megaton will replace Louis Leterrier, who directed the first two action-packed films.
Actor Robert Knepper has also signed on to join Statham and Francois Berleand in “Transporter 3.” The film is scheduled to be shot on [...]

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Disney announces 2009-10 movie schedule

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Movie News

Now that the writer’s strike has finally come to close, Disney has announced its feature releases through 2009 and early 2010. According to Variety, Disney has announced opening dates for a cluster of films, including the comedy “Old Dogs,” director Walt Becker’s follow-up to sleeper box office hit “Wild Hogs.” “Old Dogs” stars John Travolta, [...]

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NHS Faculty Night Live

February 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Schools

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Faculty Night Live - a talent show of sorts - showcased Noblesville High School teachers, administrators and staff members performing for students inside the school’s auditorium Thursday, Feb. 21. FNL, which is rotated with Mr. Noblesville every other year, was themed NHSTube, a a spoof of the [...]

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Carrie Underwood, Sugarland to perform at State Fair

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Music

The Indiana State Fair is going to get a little bit more country as it announced today that two major country concerts are coming this summer - Carrie Underwood on Aug. 8, and Sugarland on Aug. 12.
Carrie Underwood, the best-selling female country artist each of the last three years, will take the fair’s Grandstand stage [...]

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And the Oscar goes to. . .

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Movie Reviews

Mark 2007 as the year Academy Awards voters turned a blind eye to box office numbers. 
The top 10 grossing films of last year - “Spider-Man 3,” “Shrek the Third,” “Transformers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “I Am Legend,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “National Treasure: Book of [...]

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‘Jumper’ best of below-standard 2008 class

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Movie Reviews

“Jumper” may be the high point of the film industry in 2008. But that’s like saying Dwayne Wade is the best player on the Miami Heat. Who cares who the best player is on an NBA team dead last in the league with a 9-42 record?
So why should we care that “Jumper” has set the [...]

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