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Dascha Polanco to be grandma at 40 | Entertainment
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Dascha Polanco to be grandma at 40 | Entertainment

Dascha Polanco is to be a grandmother at the age of 40.The 'Orange Is the New Black' actress joked she has "got a promotion" because her 21-year-old daughter Dasany Kristal Gonzalez is expecting her first child, a baby boy.Taking to Instagram, Dascha shared a photo of herself cradling her daughter's bump and wrote: "I just got a promotion."Dasany quickly replied: "I can’t wait to leave you babysitting next month [laughing face emojis] (sic)"But her mom didn't mind, as she responded: "I’ll just keep him for 3 months."Dasany had announced earlier this month she was pregnant with a baby boy.She wrote on Instagram: "We already love you to the moon and back. Countd...
General Hospital star Billy Miller dies aged 43 | Entertainment
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General Hospital star Billy Miller dies aged 43 | Entertainment

Billy Miller has died at the age of 43.The actor - who was best known for appearing in 'The Young and the Restless' and 'General Hospital' - passed away on Friday (09.15.23) in Austin, Texas.His manager told Variety: "The actor was struggling with manic depression when he died."Miller landed his first major soap role in 2007, when he was cast in 'All My Children'.The actor subsequently starred in 'The Young and the Restless' between 2008 and 2014. Miller actually earned three Daytime Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Billy Abbott, including when he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series gong in 2014.Following that, he played the parts of Jason Morgan ...
Prince of Wales teaches his kids ‘how to lose well’ | Entertainment
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Prince of Wales teaches his kids ‘how to lose well’ | Entertainment

The Prince of Wales wants to teach his children "how to lose well".Prince William is a big sports enthusiast and he's determined to teach his kids - Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five - that there's a right and wrong way to lose.During an appearance on 'The Good, The Bad and The Rugby' podcast, William explained: "The team environment of sport played a big part in my life and my upbringing. I gelled and loved being in that quadrant of fear, noise, competitiveness with your mates and your team around you."I loved the highs and the lows, looking out for each other if someone got injured or if someone was feeling a bit left out,...
Arts and Entertainment news published July 20, 2023
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Arts and Entertainment news published July 20, 2023

DanceCohesion to celebrate 10th anniversaryCohesion Dance Project celebrates the culmination of its 10th anniversary season on Aug. 1 at The Myrna Loy Center with a performance and fundraising event.The performance will feature pieces highlighting Cohesion’s diverse programming including dancers ages 3-adult, from beginners to professionals, of all abilities, including those with disabilities.Favorites include excerpts from Resonance, guest artists Nicole Wolcott and Hannah Grace, as well as new works from Cohesion’s youth and adaptive dance programs. Creativity stations for all ages will be available in the lobby to inspire art creation based on Cohesion’s past productions.The fundraising portion of the evening will include an interactive art auction, with works ...
Fantastic New Horror Game Mixes Sesame Street And Resident Evil
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Fantastic New Horror Game Mixes Sesame Street And Resident Evil

I love The Muppets and Sesame Street. With their loveable puppets and goofy characters, these shows are quintessential children’s TV. However, I also have this odd fear. What if the puppets in those shows were real? Like actually existed in our world? Would they all be immortal? Powerful? Controllable? Lucky (I guess) for me, a new hit horror game on Steam lets me live out this scary scenario.This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something SpecialLaunched on Steam on July 18 (and coming to consoles at a later date), My Friendly Neighborhood is a first-person survival horror game set inside an abandoned and aging television and movie studio. When the studio’s large antenna starts broadcasting again, disrupting other channels, you’re tasked with entering the facility and shutti...
Omaha Community Playhouse’s associate artistic director resigns
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Omaha Community Playhouse’s associate artistic director resigns

The theater that became known as the Omaha Community Playhouse gave its first performance on March 4, 1925: an informal vaudeville-style variety show and a one-act playlet called "Trifles." A few months after hiring a new associate artistic director, the Omaha Community Playhouse is looking to fill the job again.Brady Patsy resigned this week. He made an impact in his short time at the theater as the director of “The Legend of Georgia McBride” and by performing a booming voice-only role in “The Cake.” ...
Out & About | Arts & Entertainment
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Out & About | Arts & Entertainment

Paintings from the “Paint Kingsport 2022!” art show have moved from the Renaissance Center to Impressions Fine Art, 246 Broad St. The show, which depicts scenes of Kingsport by local plein air artists, will be on display at its new location through Sept. 18. All paintings are painted by local artists from the Kingsport Art Guild and feature scenes painted on location in downtown Kingsport, Bays Mountain, Exchange Place and more. The Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University presents “Local Art in the Age of the 2020 Global Pandemic,” an exhibition featuring the work of 40 artists living or working in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District during the earl...
Out & About | Arts & Entertainment
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Out & About | Arts & Entertainment

Paintings from the “Paint Kingsport 2022!” art show have moved from the Renaissance Center to Impressions Fine Art, 246 Broad St. The show, which depicts scenes of Kingsport by local plein air artists, will be on display at its new location through Sept. 18. All paintings are painted by local artists from the Kingsport Art Guild and feature scenes painted on location in downtown Kingsport, Bays Mountain, Exchange Place and more. The Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University presents “Local Art in the Age of the 2020 Global Pandemic,” an exhibition featuring the work of 40 artists living or working in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District during the earl...
State College Sock & Buskin Theatre Company debuts ‘contemporary’ entertainment through local talent | Penn State, State College News
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State College Sock & Buskin Theatre Company debuts ‘contemporary’ entertainment through local talent | Penn State, State College News

A sock is a shoe, and a buskin is a boot. But together, the two have cemented their names in the arts and now in a new theatre company based around Centre County.Gregg Baptista, the treasurer for the new group called Sock & Buskin Theatre Company said the new community company is taking a “collaborative approach” to the arts.Sock & Buskin Theatre Company is “a 100% volunteer organization” that ‘’builds a community for people that love theatre,” Baptista said.For company president Stefanie Austin, “theatre is like a family to people” that creates an environment in which community members can collaborate and share the same passions that were important to...