The chamber ensemble Citywater includes, clockwise from front left, Tim Stanley, Milun Doskovic, Ben Prima, Charles Spruill IV, Jennifer Reason and Cathie Apple.

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Musicians reach out to state workers
‘Concise masterpiece’ Re “Vigorous growth at Peaceful Valley” (Home & Garden, Jan. 16): My husband, Eric, and I were so amazed at how The Bee’s Debbie Arrington could take four hours of nonstop communication with us and our staff and turn it into such a concise and enjoyable masterpiece
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Letters: ‘Concise masterpiece’
Courtesy of Lon Hatamiya Jon Hatamiya, shown playing last year, sat in with the Dave Matthews Band. Twenty-year-old Taylor Swift, as it turns out, was not the youngest performer to experience a career highlight at Sunday’s Grammy Awards

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Davis teen slides right in playing trombone at Grammys with Dave Matthews Band
I recently picked up a copy of ” target=”_blank”> A Witch Alone: The Essential Guide for the Solo Practitioner of the Magical Arts by Marian Green. The book contains 13 chapters, one for each of the 13 moons in a year. I plan to work through one chapter per lunar cycle beginning just after the new moon, as Green recommends

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A Witch Alone by Marian Green: Introduction
A sweet chili and ginger marinade lends a kick to salmon fillets. The United States shares the longest nonmilitarized border in the world with Canada, yet many U.S. citizens haven’t a clue what their northern neighbors eat

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Canadian food for Olympian appetites
Merry Imbolc all! May the flame upon your candle burn unwavering as light returns to the world. As I begin to emerge from the dark womb of winter, I realize my rest was fitful and filled with dreams borne of the unresolved anger I harbor for organized religion and those who seek to harm others with it.

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Imbolc: reflections, gratitude, and inspiration
I went on a trip with a friend this weekend and during our time together we each shared our favorite modern versions of the hymn “It Is Well.” (Mine is from Kutless’ new worship album by the same title, and hers is by Jars of Clay. Both are awesome!) Now I’ll be honest, this is not one of my favorite hymns to begin with, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found something very worshipful in these old songs
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It Is Well
The karaoke kid The subject: Jonah Wendell, age 3 The snapshot: Could Jonah be the next “American Idol” – the early years? Put a microphone in his hand, and he loves to sing for his family.

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Snapshots: The karaoke kid
LIFESTYLE We are so caught up with today’s modern lifestyle, the hustle and bustle of our routine livelihood that it is almost excusable for one to forget the purpose of our lives and what we live for.
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Is there death beyond our lifestyle? (Malaysian Mirror)
Hi, It's Marriage Monday. This month the readers and contributors to Marriage Monday at Chrysalis chose this topic for our community: How to Celebrate February 14 Every Day of the Year. It’s early Sunday afternoon and I am sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop. Across from me sits my husband with his laptop.

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Marriage Monday – He Still Makes My Heart Melt