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Battle of the Bands to be held this weekend

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, June 10th, 2013, 11:09am
Battle of the Bands to be held this weekend

ROME, Ga. -- This year's State Mutual Insurance Battle of the Bands will be held this weekend at the Historic DeSoto Theatre in downtown Rome.

Everyone is invited to come out and watch five local bands duke it out for the title.

Tickets are $12 each. Money raised by Battle of the Bands goes to Cancer Navigators of Rome.

Battle of the Bands will be Saturday, June 15 at 7 p.m. The Historic DeSoto Theatre is located at 530 Broad Street.

Visit the Battle of the Bands Facebook page for more information.

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Rome movie filming to involve chopper, road detours

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Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 1:48pm
Rome movie filming to involve chopper, road detours

ROME, Ga. -- Filming of a movie in Rome will involve a low-flying helicopter, several road closures and detours, and a funeral scene in a local cemetery.

Filming of the Dreamworks motion picture Need for Speed is set to begin Thursday and continue through Sunday.

The film stars Dominic Cooper, Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton and Imogen Poots in a story about a cross-country race framed by a massive bounty.

Filming will take place on the Rome bypass, Cave Spring Road and at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, where a funeral scene is to be shot Thursday.

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Officials say a helicopter will be used for filming and may be flown closer than 500 feet from the ground.

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Berry student places in ethics essay contest

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:22am
Berry student places in ethics essay contest

ROME, Ga. -- A Berry College student placed third in this year's Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Contest.

Senior Alyssa Hollingsworth received $1,500 for her essay, "Naan in the Afghan Village." She will also get an opportunity to meet the prize's namesake, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.

Hollingsworth lives in Hampton, Va., and is majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. Her winning story is about a trip she took to Afghanistan in 2011. She traveled to the Middle Eastern country to visit her sister, who works for an organization that specializes in health classes and community development for Afghan women.

"I was so honored to receive this award," Hollingsworth said in a statement, adding that Berry visiting assistant professor Abigail Greenbaum proved invaluable in helping her craft the story.

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics challenges college students to write stories and essays on timely ethical issues.

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Berry to host World Music and Dance Festival

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 8:33am
Berry to host World Music and Dance Festival

ROME, Ga. -- The 8th annual Berry College World Music and Dance Festival will be held this weekend.

The fun will be Saturday, Apr. 20 from 12:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on the lawn in front of the library. It is free and open to the public.

Scheduled performance groups include Ogya, a Tennessee-based African tribal fusion group; Flying Mystics, a tribal groove band from Atlanta; classical guitarist Luther Enloe; local bluegrass band Saddle Mountain Blue Grass Boys; and Miwase, a Rome-based Afro-funk band.

Visit the Berry College World Music Festival Facebook page for more information.

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Shorter presents 'Dancing at Lughnasa'

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 1:45pm
Shorter presents 'Dancing at Lughnasa'

ROME, Ga. -- Shorter University's production of Dancing at Lughnasa opens this Wednesday.

The play will run daily through Apr. 14. According to Shorter:

This extraordinary play tells of five unmarried sisters eeking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. Their sparse existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large.

Showings of Dancing at Lughnasa will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call the box office at 706-233-7288.

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Ga. Shakespeare co-founder to direct Berry College production

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, March 22nd, 2013, 11:33am
Ga. Shakespeare co-founder to direct Berry College production

ROME, Ga. -- The Berry College Theatre Company will present A Midsummer Night's Dream next month, and a very special guest will direct the show.

Richard Garner is co-founder and producing artistic director of Georgia Shakespeare. He is also a Berry alumnus. The American Conservatory Theater-trained actor will return to his alma mater to direct its latest production.

Performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream will be held at 7:30 p.m. Apr. 18-20 and 25-27, and at 2 p.m. on Apr. 21 and 28. All shows will be at Berry's E.H. Young Theatre.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. To reserve a seat, call the box office at 706-236-2263.

Georgia Shakespeare is based at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven.

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Berry to hold spring dance showcase

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, March 4th, 2013, 11:42am
Berry to hold spring dance showcase

ROME, Ga. -- The Berry College Dance Troupe will perform its annual spring concert at the Rome City Auditorium later this month.

The troupe's showcase is titled "Eudaimonia." Students have been preparing for the exhibition since October.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Mar. 21-23. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Mar. 23. Tickets are $5 for opening night and $7 for all other performances.

For more information or to reserve a seat, call 706-236-2263.

The Rome City Auditorium is located at 601 Broad Street.

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