Warren Haynes‘ Last Waltz 40 Tour is already a spectacle of its own, honoring the music of The Band with the talents of Dr. John, Jamey Johnson, Don Was, Terrence Higgins, Mark Mullins, Danny Louis, and more. It has just been revealed that The Band’s own Garth Hudson will be joining the second leg of this tour for all Texas and California dates. One of the two remaining original members, Hudson will celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Band’s historical farewell concert for a total of seven dates.Hudson joined the tour for two nights in February, alongside Michael McDonald, John Medeski, and more. You can watch some highlights from The Palace Theatre here. He will return to the stage for performances at the Grand Prairie, Revention Music Center, Bass Concert Hall, The Tobin Center For The Performing Arts in Texas, and the Orpheum Theatre, Harrah’s Resort SoCal, and The Masonic in California. Tickets can be purchased here.Details for the engagements are below:Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Dallas, Texas at Verizon Theatre At Grand PrairieFriday, March 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas at Revention Music CenterSaturday, April 1, 2017 in Austin, Texas at Bass Concert HallSunday, April 2, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas at The Tobin Center For The Performing ArtsThursday, April 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California at Orpheum TheatreFriday, April 14, 2017 in Valley Center (San Diego), California at Harrah’s Resort SoCalSaturday, April 15, 2017 in San Francisco, California at The Masonic[photo byDave DeCrescente on 2/2/17] read more
The Saint Mary’s College community gathered Thursday night for a candlelight ceremony to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.After an opening prayer and song, senior Kristen Millar read a verse from the book of Lamentations, and then delivered a sermon.“Being in the States it is hard to wrap our heads around such tragedies, and it is easy to feel hopeless and fearful for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,” Millar said. “However, this reading calls us to put our trust in God, for when we trust in God we are able to have hope.” September 11 is a date no one will forget, and for many it is still painful to think about, Millar said.“God’s favor, love and mercy are being poured out here among us who remain hopeful, faithful and united in trust with one another, in communion,” Millar said. “Thus, we alone will not have peace until we are united with one another.”Bellacappella, a Saint Mary’s a cappella group, provided a song for the ceremony and the community offered prayers for peace around the world.“There is an opening prayer calling on God to be with us in this time and to pray for a banishment of violence in the world,” Judy Fean, director of campus ministry, said. “It’s not just this event, but it’s calling all of us to peace and remembering all those impacted, especially all those countries that are suffering at the hands of violence right now.”The Holy Cross family was impacted personally on 9/11 when a Saint Mary’s alumna and Holy Cross priest were killed. The student presider encouraged those participating to say the name of the person they remember out loud.“We will light candles being a sign of hope, being a sign of light in the darkness for people and reminding we are a community,” Fean said. “We lost one of our alums in 9/11, her name was Suzanne Kondratenko, and actually a Holy Cross priest was killed. So for the Holy Cross family, this is an important day to remember. Fr. Francis Grogan and a niece of Fr. Peter Jared was a flight attendant on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.”Fean said she remembers driving to work and hearing about the first crash, and she and other faculty members saw the second tower fall on TV.“We were meeting because we knew we had to respond and bring the community together,” Fean said. “This was something we’d never experienced and hoped we’d never experience. We planned a service that we all were to come at noon in Regina Chapel. Classes were cancelled at that time so we could all be there.”Saint Mary’s College president emeritus Marilou Eldred led a service in Regina that day.“We were very concerned about anyone who was trying to connect with their own family, people who lived in New York, people who worked in the towers, people who were in Pennsylvania, people who were in the Pentagon,” Fean said. “At that point we were not calling it a terrorist attack, but we knew there had been many deaths.”Fean said the readings and songs of the ceremony invited the community to have hope and experience the light of Christ. It is to remind the community that we as humans are not alone.“It calls us to a greater responsibility to peace and it’s important to remember in order to not see something like this ever happen again,” Fean said. “It’s a call to each of us to work towards [peace], it isn’t just one person or one group, I think that’s what it reminds me of. That this is about my responding to bring peace to the world, bringing awareness to that.”“This day will never be the same,” Fean said. “This day will always bring a different memory, even if you weren’t old enough to remember it.”Tags: 9/11, 9/11 Remembrance, Candlelight Ceremony read more
Photo credit: Flickr.comWILLEMSTAD, Curacao — As of Friday, August 5, 2011, Curacao-based airline InselAir will extend its special fare of NAF 270 to Caracas until Monday, August 8, 2011The travel period will be extended until August 15, allowing customers to benefit from this special fare an extra three days.Tickets are available at all InselAir sales points, travel agents or online. After August 8, tickets for the Curacao – Caracas route will be available at a starting price of NAF 391.The airline was recently ordered to stop operating the route between Curacao and Caracas by the Caracas airport authority shortly after the inaugural flight Monday, July 18, 2011.The service was resumed on Monday July 25, only to have to return to Curacao without disembarking passengers. The Department of Civil Aviation of Venezuela however confirmed to both InselAir and the Caracas airport authorities that all documents were in place and InselAir should have been able to disembark and embark passengers and resume all its flights.On Tuesday July 26, InselAir operated a successful flight between Curacao and Caracas.“We are very glad to be able to resume this route without any more delays, InselAir has done its upmost to accommodate all passengers accordingly, and would like to apologize for any inconvenience,” chief general manager E. Heerenveen stated.The airline will resume as previously announced, providing flights between Curacao and Caracas each weekday.Caribbean News Now Share 27 Views no discussions Share Share Tweet Sharing is caring! InternationalLifestylePrintTravel InselAir extends its special fare to Caracas by: – July 29, 2011 read more
NBA trade rumors: Lakers, Knicks among teams expected to pursue Marcus Morris The Rockets finished 2018-19 with a 53-29 record but fell to the Warriors in six games in the Western Conference semifinals. Golden State has eliminated Houston from the playoffs in two straight seasons.”I can promise you, we’re going to win some championships with James Harden, because we are not going to sit here,” Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta told reporters last month. “We will go to battle every year. We’re going to have a strong offseason, and we’re going to do whatever we can to be a better team. We are not going to sit on our hands, I can promise you that.”Capela averaged 16.6 points and 12.7 rebounds for the Rockets last season. He signed a five-year, $90 million extension with the team last July. Gordon has been a valuable scorer and secondary ball handler for Houston while Tucker has become a reliable 3-and-D player.Meanwhile, coach Mike D’Antoni has ended talks with the Rockets about a contract extension, ESPN reported last week. D’Antoni has one more season remaining on his current deal. Per @TheSteinLine, the #Rockets are operating under the assumption that one of Capela, Gordon, and Tucker won’t be with them next season:https://t.co/KYeevuCpTF pic.twitter.com/WWpGtrrCKr— Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) June 5, 2019Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has made “all players and picks available in talks” with other front offices, according to an earlier report from ESPN. It is highly unlikely the team deals star James Harden, that report notes.There’s a chance Chris Paul could be moved, although his age (34) and contract (three-years, $125 million) will make it difficult for the Rockets to find a trade partner, according to the Times. Related News Mike D’Antoni ends contract talks with Rockets, report says Rockets’ James Harden, Chris Paul had ‘verbal exchange’ after Game 6 loss to Warriors, report says The Rockets’ roster could undergo a major overhaul this offseason.Houston is “actively exploring the trade market for Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and PJ Tucker,” according to a report from the New York Times’ Marc Stein. It is “operating under the belief that at least one of those three” players will not be on the team next season, the report says. read more