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Creepy character from 'Atlanta' appears in crowd at Emmys

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Tuesday, September 18th, 11:20 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A creepy, whiteface character from the FX hit series "Atlanta" has been seated in the front row and taking selfies at the Emmy Awards... Read More

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Emmys 2018: An award diversity showing and an epic proposal

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Tuesday, September 18th, 11:10 am

"The Proposal." It was a 2009 movie starring Sandra Bullock, but now will forever be the informal title of the 2018 Emmys telecast, thanks to a memorable romantic gesture from Emmy-winning director Gl... Read More

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The Emmy winner is ... maybe viewers, diversity, 'SNL' brand

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Monday, September 17th, 4:20 pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Emmy Award nominees nervously wait to hear their name called, or not, there's more on the line at Monday night's ceremony than personal glory... Read More

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Michelle Obama to visit 10 cities for 'Becoming' book tour

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Friday, September 14th, 3:17 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama will visit 10 cities to promote her memoir "Becoming," a tour featuring arenas and other performing centers to accommodate crowds far too big for any bookstore... Read More
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Railroad Museum selected as venue for “Conversations West 2018” regional conference

Submitted by T-Rock Communications
Thursday, September 13th, 2018, 3:37pm
Railroad Museum selected as venue for “Conversations West 2018” regional conference

In partnership with California State Parks and the California State Railroad Museum & Foundation, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art will hold their first-ever western regional conference -- Conversations West 2018 -- at the Railroad Museum on September 21-22, 2018. The conference will offer a full day of presentations about railroad photography and art focusing specifically on the American West. The conference will also serve as a kick-off event for the Center’s new exhibition titled Beebe & Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy, as well as for festivities surrounding the upcoming 150th anniversary of the completion of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.

 

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Five local museums to offer free admission to Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day ticket holders on 9/22

Submitted by T-Rock Communications
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018, 2:21pm
Five local museums to offer free admission to Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day ticket holders on 9/22

Five Sacramento area museums are joining the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day nationwide effort by offering free admission to advance registrants all day on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The five participating local museums include the following: Aerospace Museum of California, California Automobile Museum, California Museum, California State Railroad Museum and Maidu Museum & Historic Site.  The mission of the annual effort is to provide an opportunity for consumers throughout the United States to enjoy and share in our dynamic heritage and cultural institutions for free. 

 

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Review: Willie Nelson swings, croons Sinatra set on 'My Way'

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Tuesday, September 11th, 11:59 am

Willie Nelson is country music personified, but he's no red-headed stranger to the Great American Songbook, either. On "My Way," the prolific Texan swings and croons through 11 songs associated with F... Read More

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