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Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car. Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope says the arrests for possession of a controlled substance came late last night on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood during a traffic stop.
Coming events
Community events for the month of September.
A-maze-ing adventure
It's easy to get lost in the cornfields at Liberty Mills Farm, but that's the point. Twenty acres of the more than 100-acre Woods family farm in Somerset is dedicated to a maze of enormously patriotic proportions.
Montpelier prepares for September Constitution celebration
James Madison's Montpelier will celebrate its first Constitution Month Sept. 1, with brand-new tours of the newly restored mansion, and follow that with other activities throughout the month, including a five kilometer run, a national survey on citizen knowledge of the Constitution, weekend visits with "James" and "Dolley," and a celebration on Constitution Day.
"Waterscapes"
This summer, Nichols Gallery Annex is featuring an exhibition of "Waterscapes" by 15 regional artists, including Durwood Dommisse, Greg Hennen, Frank Hobbs, John Hughes, Lindsay Nolting, and Maruta Racenis.
Civil war artist releases Orange-themed print
Noted artist and illustrator Mort Kunstler will visit Orange Sept. 17-18 to announce and release his new Town of Orange Civil War-era painting “Unconquered Spirit.”
OC Library programs
September library programs
'Crocodile Dundee' says he can't afford back taxes
Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, said Tuesday he cannot afford to pay even 10 percent of what the Australian Tax Office says he owes in back taxes.
Collection selection
The Orange County Library is constantly moving. On the shelves and racks of the county's three branches rest thousands of volumes representing the ebb and flow of taste and information.
Evening of improv
Four County Players will be hosting an evening of Comedy in the Cellar Saturday, Aug. 28 from 8-10 p.m.
"An Iconic Narrative of Creative Struggle"
The Arts Center in Orange announces its latest exhibit: "An Iconic Narrative of Creative Struggle," by Laura Edwards Wooten, running Sept. 9- Oct. 31 with an opening reception scheduled Thursday, Sept. 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Coming events
Coming events for Aug.-Sept.
Original Kermit the Frog being given to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON -- The original Kermit the Frog from Jim Henson's Muppets collection is coming home to Washington where the characters were created in the 1950s. Today, Henson's widow Jane Henson will donate 10 characters from the early TV show "Sam and Friends" to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The museum already has a familiar Kermit the Frog puppet made famous on "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show." But the original Kermit looked more like a lizard. He was made with ping pong ball eyes and green felt from an old coat thrown out by Henson's mother.
New version of 'Avatar' hits theaters Friday
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- James Cameron is inviting movie-goers to take an extended tour of Pandora. The writer-director of "Avatar" is hoping fans will come back to the fictional planet to see 9 minutes of new footage when "Avatar: Special Edition" arrives in 3-D theaters on Friday. Cameron says the new footage is sprinkled throughout the film and includes a dramatic action scene showing a hunt for one of Pandora's fantastical animals.
Colbert to honor troops returning from Iraq
NEW YORK -- Stephen Colbert is dusting off his camouflage suit. The comedian will broadcast two special episodes of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" to celebrate the end of combat operations in Iraq and to honor returning troops. On Sept. 8 and 9, the show will fill its audience with Iraq War veterans and active duty service men and women. Others will be beamed in via satellite from Iraq, Afghanistan and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Art inspirations
The Boys and Girls Club of Orange and the outreach program from The Arts Center In Orange invites the community to join them in celebration of their members' artistic creations called "Art Inspirations," Thursday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at The Arts Center In Orange.
Coming events
The following are community events for the week of Aug. 19.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, released from hospital
LOS ANGELES -- Zsa Zsa Gabor returned home yesterday to recuperate after being hospitalized at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center since July 17 for a broken hip, her husband said. Prince Frederic von Anhalt, the 93-year-old actress' eccentric partner, told reporters gathered outside their Bel-Air mansion overlooking Los Angeles that Gabor is glad to be back.
"Grease" hits the stage at OSPA this week
If you walk down Main Street in Orange this week, you may hear strains of 'Summer Loving' or 'Greased Lightning' wafting out of the Orange School of Performing Arts, where 26 talented local performers are readying a production of everyone's favorite youthful musical, "Grease."
Coming events
August community events
Traveling a bumpy road
As almost every road-warrior musician knows, being a professional performer isn’t all accolades, applause and easy money.
Getting to know Mingo Fishtrap
With the plethora of performers coming through Charlottesville these days, it’s hard to keep up with all the known-yet-maybe-not-so-well-known-in-our-area bands.
Ash Lawn to bring Broadway downtown
Before the Ash Lawn Opera Festival winds up its second season at the Paramount Theater this weekend, it’ll find one more new haven in downtown Charlottesville.
Tuesday Evening Concert tickets now on sale
Subscriptions are on sale now for the Tuesday Evening Concert Series’ 2010-11 season of seven concerts.
Montpelier welcomes reenactors Aug. 6-8
One hundred soldiers and civilians from the Third Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia and Seventh South Carolina will descend on James Madison's Montpelier for Civil War Weekend from Friday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 8.
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