They’ve got the beat (Randolph Herald)
On a daily basis, the 50 students enrolled in general music get their chance to make their own music by putting the school’s 15 new acoustic guitars to work.

Coastal Notes (Newport News-Times)
Leon Forrest will be on stage from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in the Paradise Lounge at Richens at the Beach in Lincoln City. Forrest will play country, rock, folk, blues, you name it.

Events Calendar (The Times-News)
Ethan Tucker and The Grassroots All-Stars perform 6-9 p.m. at the First Friday event at Rudy's - A Cook's Paradise, 147 Main Ave. W. The event features Tucker with acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocals; Taylor Duff, lead guitar; Garrett Anderson, bass guitar; and Anthony Newbry, drums and percussion.

Events for January 6, 2009 (Las Vegas Sun)
Events listed below do not include ongoing events such as church services. Show Ongoing Events

Chapter Index (All About Jazz)
All About Jazz: I'd like to get started with how you got into music, as well as your upbringing. Alfred Harth: It was a long time ago! My family's background is that of a quite well-supported middle class.

How does she find time? Teen has many interests (The Staunton News Leader)
Marla Hays, 16, is a sophomore at Robert E. Lee, and is an incredibly well-rounded individual who is basically into anything and everything.

Arts & entertainment calendar (The MetroWest Daily News)
Enjoy these arts and entertainment events for the week of Jan. 4-10, and beyond.  

Great songs stick with a listener (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Some songs make young girls cry. Other songs, sung blue, everybody knows. There are songs that make you want to dance, sad songs that say so much, silly love songs. But what makes a song memorable?

Resolved: Explore more in the new year (The Capital)
Happy New Year! With so much emphasis placed on Christmas and New Year's over the last month or so, this weekend seems almost like a bonus holiday. Many people have had the whole week off and will be using this weekend to get ready to return to the post-holiday grind.

School guitar club strikes a popular chord (The Herald News)
When Gompers Junior High School teacher Wayne Blouzdis volunteered to teach a guitar club after school, he had second thoughts. But Principal Connie Russell, who asked teachers for ideas for after-school clubs, had faith in him. And, the response was tremendous.