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Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
Christmas with the Front Porch Band
The Front Porch Country Band’s six-part harmonies are featured on its new “Christmas Once Upon a Time” album.

Originally released as a single, the song “Christmas Once Upon a Time” inspired The Front Porch Country Band to create an album of the same name.

When premiered, the title song rose to become the #1 Christmas song on the world’s largest Internet music subscriber system. The gentle holiday love song evokes images of a simple time in life and features acoustic guitars over the gently-rocking bass.

Click here to see a video and listen to selections from the album.
New acts and old favorites
Well, OK. This is one of those weeks when I’m trying to do two weeks-worth of stuff in one week, so bear with me. With Thanksgiving coming up next Thursday, I thought I ought to get some things out there for advance planning.
Ignite a child’s imagination with great books
Children haven’t had much time to experience the world, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t curious. Children are innately imaginative and curious, and reading great books together helps to fuel those powerful tools.
Winners announced in ticket giveaway
The response to The Daily Item online Maroon 5 concert ticket giveaway was overwhelming. In response, the band added two more tickets to be given away.
Maroon 5 goes ‘Back to School’ in concert
Grammy-award-winning band Maroon 5 is taking a break from working on their new album and will bring their “Back to School” tour to Bucknell University’s Sojka Pavilion on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Musical feast or famine
It’s feast or famine around here when it comes to live music. It’s been a pretty good feast for the last few weeks. Lewisburg’s Stroll Through the Arts this past Saturday night included some dynamite performances, including the debut performance by PA Crude, a five-piece blues band, the Folk Justice Band and the Williamsport Vocal jazz Quartet, plus others I didn’t get to hear.
New gallery open to artists
Regional artists have a new place to display and sell their works with the opening of a new consignment gallery.
Discoverer of Titanic to speak at Bloom U
Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard never grew up. The 67-year-old, best known for his discovery of the R.M.S. Titanic shipwreck in 1985, has declared himself to be “still a kid.”
SU to celebrate festival of lights
Susquehanna University will hold its eighth annual Diwali celebration on Nov. 14. Commemorating the traditional Hindu “Festival of Lights,” the event begins at 6:15 p.m. with dance performances in the Degenstein Center Theater, followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m. in Evert Dining Room. The program is open to the public.
Guthrie to play at Whitaker Center
For the last four decades, Arlo Guthrie has embodied a spirit of sharing timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs. This performance brings four generations of voices together on one stage.
Chorale raises more than $6,000 for Alzheimer’s
WVIA-TV and WVIA-FM will air the Monument to Memory concert, which featured a new piece of choral/orchestral music about Alzheimer’s disease called “Alzheimer’s Stories.”
Grab a child’s attention with a great book
There are a lot of things vying for a child’s attention, and the electronic age that we’re mired down in competes with reading as a form of entertainment.
Hackett artwork on display at Bloomsburg
“Twisted,” an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works on paper by visiting artist Theresa Hackett, is on display in Bloomsburg University’s Haas Gallery through Nov. 25.

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