Art Garfunkel

Who do we have to thank for Michael Phelps? Ray Lewis

2013-01-21 15:12:00

Imagine, if you will, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon. When you're weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all Now replace the images of those two men with Ray Lewis and Michael Phelps, and you'll understand the apparent...

$2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020

2012-10-19 18:27:24

Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...

Laurel Park celebrates 100^t^h birthday

2011-10-14 16:54:00

Deep in the bowels of Laurel Park, beneath the oval where Secretariat, Seabiscuit and Barbaro once tread, runs a tunnel. It's a long-forgotten passage that bigwigs once used to escape the raucous crowds above. Queen Elizabeth II, who raced a horse at...

Members of Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi organize new alumni club

2011-08-11 08:50:00

One member said he formed lifelong friendships in the fraternity and his connection to the group has helped him be successful in his profession. Another said the club improves the world through its community service projects. A third said membership in...

'Hairspray' is Grammy's best of Broadway

2003-02-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK - Hairspray was the season's biggest musical hit on Broadway, and it's considered a favorite this year at the Tonys - but no matter what happens, the show already has a Grammy. Marc Shaiman, the musical's producer, provided the biggest laughs of...

How to tell when a man just doesn't care anymore

2012-10-02 16:32:18

Kate Micucci stars in HBO streaming web series

2012-08-07 16:27:04

Musician returns to Aberdeen

2012-10-27 22:45:00

Jim Witter, who presented the music of Elton John and Billy Joel at the Aberdeen Civic Theatre in March 2011, is returning to the Hub City, this time with a different show. � Witter's presentation last year, “The Piano Men — the music of...

Discovery Music Series to present Fishbone, Steve Forbert, Paul Thorn

2012-09-27 10:32:00

Norfolk's Discovery Music Series has announced a new set of shows starting Oct. 18 and stretching into the spring of 2013. Shying away from indie rock, the series has steered toward acoustic, folk and bluegrass. An exception is the legendary punk-ska-...

Rise of e-book trade causing a lit snit: The venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week.

2012-09-25 01:05:09

The venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week. A glitzy party on Wednesday triggered the most extravagant book launch of the year (if not the decade). It is being funded by a neophyte publisher...

N.Y. turns out for Penny Marshall's 'My Mother Was Nuts'

2012-09-21 21:55:06

"Whatever you have read I have said is almost certainly untrue, except if it is funny in which case I definitely said it." -- Tallulah Bankhead. Speaking of old-time stars who really twinkled reminds me of something I read in The New York Times last...

Dance review: 'Dance in the USA' has hits and misses

2012-08-26 07:00:00

The Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre's presentation of “Dance in the USA” at the John Anson Ford Theatre on Aug. 17 was sometimes whimsical, other times inspiring and, a few times, a bit lackluster. However, overall, the Burbank dance company'...

Art Garfunkel is 69 today. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

2012-11-05 13:35:00

Undoubtedly still nursing a sore back from all those years spent carrying Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon is 69 today. (Photo by Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images)

2012-10-03 18:38:00

Simon ascended to the folk rock stratosphere with his band mate and long-time friend Art Garfunkel in the late 1960s. The baby-faced guitarist continued a prolific solo career throughout the 1970s.

2010-07-13 08:10:16