NY Philharmonic gives 1st concert with audience in 13 months
RONALD BLUM, Associated Press
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1of24Essa-Pekka Salonen, center, music director of the San Francisco Symphony and principal conductor of London s Philharmonia Orchestra, leads the New York Philharmonic before an audience of 150 concertgoers at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in New York. It was the first time since March 10, 2020, that the entire orchestra performed together in front of a live audience.Kathy Willens/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Concertgoers take their seats before a live performance of the New York Philharmonic, which performed for the first time since March 10, 2020, at The Shed in Hudson Yards, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in New York.Kathy Willens/APShow MoreShow Less
Ex-San Diego deputy sentenced to jail for illegal gun sales
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
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SAN DIEGO (AP) A former San Diego County sheriff’s captain who used his law enforcement credentials to run a gun trafficking business was sentenced Friday to two years in prison by a federal judge who said his arrogance was comparable to “a mob boss of sorts.
Former San Diego County Sheriff’s Captain Marco Garmo pleaded guilty in September that he had acted as an unlicensed firearm dealer, buying almost 150 weapons and reselling nearly 100 over a period of roughly six years.
A number of those transactions involved “straw purchases,” where Garmo acquired firearms for others since law enforcement officers are exempt from California s limits on certain newer handguns.
Triad musicians seek out golden tickets on American Idol
FRAN DANIELS, The Winston-Salem Journal
March 12, 2021
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Growing up in the Triad, Mason Via and Presley Barker were familiar with the careers of each other as fellow musicians and singer/songwriters but had never met until they auditioned in California for the latest season of “American Idol.”
They are among hopefuls from across the country vying for golden tickets to Hollywood on the show.
Although he grew up in Danbury, Via (pronounced Vi), 23, now lives in Winston-Salem. Barker, 16, a native of Traphill, is a 10th-grader at East Wilkes High School.
Bread and Cameos - a year without income from Broadway stage
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MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer
March 12, 2021
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1of9This combination of photos shows Broadway performer Max Kumangai making sourdough bread from his apartment in New York. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own sourdough. (Michael Lowney/Humpday Dough via AP)Michael Lowney/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9Broadway performer Max Kumangai holds a bag promoting his company Humpday Dough in New York. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own sourdough. (Michael Lowney/Humpday Dough via AP)Michael Lowney/APShow MoreShow Less