Ry Cooder (All About Jazz) Ry Cooder launched a successful solo recording career in the early 1970s, with a string of well-received albums featuring his unique blues-flavored slide guitar. Over the years he has delved into such diverse influences as Gospel, Hawaiian slack-key, and Tex-Mex. us.rd.yahoo.com
Critics and public figures on the books they just couldn't put down (Guardian Unlimited) You don't have to be a novelist to love good writing. For our Christmas special, we asked a mix of public figures, Observer critics and people on the street to tell us which books thrilled them most this year us.rd.yahoo.com
Event: Roger That, Kytes Of Omar @ Edinburgh Castle, Adelaide (22/11/08) (Faster Louder) Chaos on stage at The Ed. us.rd.yahoo.com
Red Letter Dates (Peoria Journal Star) 1 "Picasso-Matisse-Chagall." Through March 15. Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery admission: $6/adults, $5/seniors 60 and older, $4/ages 3-17. Call 686-7000. us.rd.yahoo.com
Enter Smith's 'Dream' world (Boston Herald) The lyrical yet oddly incomplete "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" gives us a compelling backstage-y, backward-looking portrait of the artist and punk-era muse and musical... us.rd.yahoo.com
Events Calendar (The Times-News) Magic Valley Holiday Food and Gift Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at College of Southern Idaho's Eldon Evans Expo Center. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jim Morrison - Morrison Set For Odd Birthday Honour (ContactMusic) Late rock legend JIM MORRISON is to be honoured by the Los Angeles eatery where he once urinated on the bar. The Doors frontman's public urinating episode is to be ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Jim Morrison to be honoured at a bar where he once urinated! (New Kerala) Washington, November 20 : Late rocker Jim Morrison, who had once urinated on the bar of a LA eating joint, is set to be honoured on what would have been his 65th birthday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ben Myers: Zap Comix - still crazy after all these years (Guardian Unlimited) Ben Myers: Launched in 1968, Zap epitomised the seismic changes happening within in American culture as much as any album, novel or film of that era. And it's still going strong us.rd.yahoo.com
Insider arts & entertainment (The Billings Outpost) Calendar listings appear at no charge. Send them by 5 p.m. the Friday before publication to The Billings Outpost, 1833 Grand Ave., Billings, MT 59102, editor@billingsnews.com. For later listings, go to www.billingsnews.com. us.rd.yahoo.com
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