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If the BJP is unable to declare its leader in Rajasthan for the upcoming assembly polls, then it has already surrendered, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed on Saturday. Gehlot, who was speaking after taking part in the meeting of Congress’ state election committee here, also asserted that ‘winnability’ would be the only criteria for giving […]

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The US will allow Dutch and Danish F-16s to be transferred to Kyiv. A group of 11 countries will come together to help Ukrainian pilots learn to fly F-16s. Putin has said that Russia will target any airbase housing Ukrainian F-16s, even if the airbase is not in Ukraine. Putin has confirmed that Russia has …

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By Anjan Roy China is walking into a  real financial crisis. A major part of Chinese financial architecture, the shadow banks, are facing serious liquidity problems and they have not paid their investors the amounts of returns they promised. This has raised doubts over their future. Three real estate companies, which placed their funds with […]

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By Harihar Swarup Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Days speech seems to have disappointed two very different kinds of political observers. For Modi admirers, the speech does not offer any new mantra. Except for the slogan, “demography, democracy and diversity”. Modi did not make any extraordinary or unexpected claim that could be highlighted as master […]

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By K R Sudhaman Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be happy to announce that the Indian economy would become the third largest in the World in the next 4 or 5 years. These numbers do not mean anything as long as millions of people are still living below the poverty line in India. Statistics can […]

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By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Two moves both by the BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh have not only surprised the rank and file of the two parties but also general public. The two moves include one by the ruling BJP. According to this, 39 candidates for such Vidhan Sabha seats which the party lost […]

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Opera Mississippi returns to the Jackson Yacht Club to present, New York, New York: an Operatic and Musical Theatre Gala Benefit Concert celebrating the music for which “The City” has become famous over the last century.

Opera Mississippi 78th Season Starring John Christopher Adams • Ryan Anthony • Katrina Cox • Paul Houghtaling • Maryann Kyle • Matt Morgan • Stacey Trenteseaux • Tyler Kemp

Opera Mississippi’s 77th Year Gala Concert

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — On Saturday, August 26, 2023, Opera Mississippi kicks off their 78th season with New York, New York! An Opera and Musical Theatre Gala Benefit Concert celebrating the music for which “The City” has become famous. The Gala will be held at the Jackson Yacht Club, 700 Yacht Club Road, Ridgeland, MS, and hosted by Master Of Ceremonies, Marshall Ramsey. Cocktail Hour begins at 6:30pm and show time is 7:30pm. Admission is $125 and includes wine, beer, and light hors d’oeuvres.

Come indulge in the beautiful water-edge scenery, food and drink while enjoying the most popular opera and musical theatre selections sung by some of the finest professional singers in the nation. Performers include John Christopher Adams, Ryan Anthony, Katrina Cox, Paul Houghtaling, Maryann Kyle, Matt Morgan, and Stacey Trenteseaux, with the Tyler Kemp Trio. There will also be a Silent Auction including an elegant, one-of-a-kind pearl necklace from Brooks Collection Vault in HIghland Village, “City of Dreams” a specially commissioned painting of NYC from artist Andrea Kostyal, a two-night stay for two at charming and cozy Sunnyside B&B in Natchez, and an original metal sculpture from artist James DeLong.

To purchase tickets for this Benefit Gala Concert visit www.operams.org or call the office 601-960-2300.

The 2023 Duling Hall Concert Series opens on Sept. 18th with An Evening with “The First Lady of Song” honoring Ella Fitzgerald, a major influence on jazz vocal music for almost a century. Next up in October is Your Cheatin’ Heart, a Hank Williams Sr. (b. 1923) Centennial Celebration Concert, which stars David Church as the legendary country musician and recognizes one of the most influential figures in the history of the modern American music industry. Rounding out 2023 for November is Stages: My Journey with Stephen Sondheim in which a singer recounts how her performances of songs penned by Sondheim echo the ups and downs of her life.

In 2024, the Celebrating Connections series begins on Jan. 15th with Lift Every Voice, honoring the powerful impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who has been one of the major influences on human rights around the world for over half a century. Vibrations brings top of class singers from across the United States for the final chance to earn the coveted John Alexander National Awards in February. In March, Wizards of Broadway features favorite show tunes from two colossally talented and influential Broadway composers, Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim, and stars vocalists from The Lyric Stage at Mississippi College.

The 78th Season of Influence concludes with a Grand Finale at Thalia Mara Hall, The Magic Flute (in English) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This musical genius maintained a constant influence on the entirety of Western music for a quarter of a millennium.

In addition to our main performances, we have year-round outreach educational and social events. Our Opera in the Air! Series brings free concerts to festivals, parks, libraries, churches, small businesses, and neighborhoods, and our Young Artists Program offers young and emerging artists many educational and performance opportunities such as our Children’s Opera.

For more information on all events and to purchase tickets, visit www.operams.org or call the office 601-960-2300.

ABOUT OPERA MISSISSIPPI
Opera Mississippi, founded in 1945, is the ninth oldest continuously operating opera company in the United States, and Mississippi’s only professional opera company. Opera Mississippi’s mission is to entertain, educate, and enlighten Mississippi audiences through opera, musical theatre, and popular music experiences; to enhance Mississippi’s cultural and economic landscape by presenting accessible, high-quality performances; to identify and develop regional operatic and singing artists; and to promote the understanding and appreciation of opera through education, outreach, and audience development that reflects community awareness, connection, and culture.

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Like 2019, Amethi could be the big fight in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, too, with Congress’s Rahul Gandhi against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Smriti Irani. According to newly appointed state Congress president Ajay Rai, Gandhi will contest from Amethi in 2024. In 2019, Gandhi was defeated by Irani, who emerged as the giant killer. […]

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Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has announced that if his party comes to power in Punjab in 2027, it will terminate all river water-sharing agreements with any state. “The Shiromani Akali Dal, on coming to power in 2027, will terminate all water sharing agreements of Punjab signed by any government at any point […]

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The privileges committee of Lok Sabha met on Friday to discuss the suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The panel will meet again to take the issue further when the suspended MP may also be asked to make an appearance, sources said. According to sources privy to the development, the committee and its members […]

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In a fresh trouble for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea moved by the CBI seeking cancellation of bail granted to him in the Doranda treasury case in which he has been sentenced to five years in prison. A bench of Chief Justice […]

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The Haryana government has defended its demolition drive in Nuh, saying no structure was razed against the law and that the exercise was “not remotely a case of ethnic cleansing”. In a reply that it will submit to the Punjab and Haryana High Court registry, the state government has said though the Muslim-Hindu population ratio […]

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The House That Ruth Built by Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Susanna Covelli, pub. by Familius

Interior scene from The House That Ruth Built by Kelly Bennett “Babe waits . . . “

The House That Ruth Built by Kelly Bennett: Historical facts included are diverse, inclusive, and accurate with information about the segregated leagues of the time included in the sidebar facts.

Children’s Book Council calls Kelly Bennett’s baseball picture book recreating Babe Ruth’s famous home run that opened Yankee Stadium a winner

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — It was author Kelly Bennett’s love of baseball—sparked by her semi-pro catcher grandfather’s stories—that led her on a yearslong mission to create The House That Ruth Built a picture book about the opening day game in the original Yankee Stadium, the NY Yankees first official home ballpark, the world’s biggest, tallest, grandest stadium of the time.

On April 18, 1923, Yankee Stadium, hosted its first ever baseball game: NY Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. With The House That Ruth Built, award-winning author Kelly Bennett recreates the excitement of that opening day game—the stadium, the fans, the food, the pigeons…Watch out!, players taking the field, the Umpire’s “Play ball!”—and the big question. Could the Babe come through? Prior to the game, legendary slugger Babe Ruth—the Great Bambino, King of Swing, the Big Bam—said, “I’d give a year of my life if I could hit a home run on opening day of this great new park.” Could the Babe come through?

Vivid, vibrant true-to-event illustrations reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, created by Susanna Covelli, go hand-in-hand with the lyrical text to recreate the sights and feel of that first baseball game that very first fateful game that christened The House That Ruth Built. Bennett collaborated with several baseball organizations to get the details of this book just right. Historical facts included are diverse, inclusive, and accurate.

Bennett dedicated the book to her grandfather, Joe Silva, a semi-pro catcher, who played baseball with Babe Ruth on Barnstorming trips to California. “We’re a baseball family,” Bennett said. “I used to keep stats for my kids’ baseball and softball teams. I think it’s really, for me, an underrated sport to a lot of people. With baseball you never know what’s going to happen. In basketball, you know everyone is going for the basket. In football, you know they’re going for the end zone. In baseball, you have no idea where the ball is going, yet everyone’s brains is going 100 miles per hour.”

Over 85 seasons, Yankee Stadium hosted 6,581 NY Yankees regular season games, 161 postseason games—more than any other stadium in baseball history—and 33 World Series. The Yanks weren’t the only Big-League team to call Yankee Stadium “home” either. On July 5, 1930, the Stadium hosted its first baseball game between Negro League teams and over the next 18 years, until 1948, served as home field for teams fielding future Hall of Famers such as Satchel Paige, “Pop” Lloyd, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson.

Baseball Aficionados of all ages —Yankees fans or not—will linger over the sidebars of baseball history, trivia, and vintage photographs. The House That Ruth Built (published by Familius) is available everywhere books are sold.

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The Ocean Cleanup has removed 25,000 pounds of trash from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction. Plastic in the oceans has reached an unprecedented level in the last 15 years. More than 171 trillion pieces of plastic litter the ocean, according to recent estimates. UN members have agreed on a treaty to protect …

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Wildfires have forced the entire capital city of the Northwest Territories to evacuate. Air quality has gotten dangerously bad in parts of the Northeast following the Canadian wildfires, putting tens of millions of people at risk. Atmospheric CO2 measured in Hawaii has reached new heights. The increase in solar panels may lead to a waste …

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