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Boston food
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

Astoria Column celebrates its 100th birthday this summer with a one-of-a-kind party * Oregon ArtsWatch

Astoria will celebrate the Astoria Column’s 100th birthday with rededication, multicultural events, live entertainment, contests, and themed beer and coffee.
#miles-davis
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago
NYC music

This Miles Davis centennial exhibit features photos even his family had never seen

Centennial exhibition honors Miles Davis with curated photographs spanning nearly five decades, celebrating his legacy, integrity, and innovations in jazz.
fromPitchfork
8 months ago
Music

Miles Davis' Catalog Acquired by Reservoir Media

Reservoir Media acquired 90% of Miles Davis' publishing rights and estate income, shares name-and-likeness control, and is planning centennial celebrations and releases.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

This Miles Davis centennial exhibit features photos even his family had never seen

Centennial exhibition honors Miles Davis with curated photographs spanning nearly five decades, celebrating his legacy, integrity, and innovations in jazz.
Renovation
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

A Historic Rhode Island Hotel Prepares for a Grand Reopening

Hotel Viking in Newport, Rhode Island, celebrates its 100th birthday with a large-scale renovation and a grand reopening planned for May 2026.
fromKqed
2 months ago

The Grand Lake Theatre, My Hometown Movie Palace, Is Turning 100

Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre, the movie palace just northeast of Lake Merritt, celebrates its 100th birthday this week. And while some classic East Bay movie houses are still in operation, like the Jack London Cinema and Landmark Piedmont Theatre, there's something undeniably unique about the Grand Lake Theatre, with its Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, reasonably priced snacks and location smack dab in the middle of the Town.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

A Milestone Year You Made Possible

Our commitment to fair, rigorous reporting-and to applying pressure to power-remains as strong as ever. And Antonia Hitchens sends a report from Turning Point USA's contentious convention. Plus: * It's Donald Trump's economy * "Waiting to Exhale," thirty years later* Watching Philip Rivers will make you feel old David RemnickEditor, The New Yorker Let's start with the good news. Here at The New Yorker, 2025 was a year of celebration, as we commemorated our hundredth anniversary with a series of special issues and editorial projects.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Salon Tenampa, the emblem of mariachi in Mexico City, celebrates its 100th anniversary

The legend goes that the singer Chavela Vargas and the actor Jose Alfredo Jimenez locked themselves away for three nights in Salon Tenampa, in northern Mexico City, drinking tequila and singing along to the musicians, who mingled with the patrons of the grand cantina. Many years later, on the night of Wednesday, November 19, a mariachi band begins to play one of Paquita la del Barrio's classics: Tres veces te engane (I cheated on you three times).
Music
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
6 months ago

A century in, Willard Straight Hall still feels like home | Cornell Chronicle

Willard Straight Hall has been a central gathering place for Cornell students for 100 years, fostering community, memories, and student-run services.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
6 months ago

'A beautiful reunion': Prominent alumni gather to celebrate James Madison High School's centennial * Brooklyn Paper

James Madison High School celebrated its 100th anniversary with notable alumni, multi-day events, and Wall of Distinction inductions honoring the school's legacy.
Social justice
fromsilive
7 months ago

Staten Island NAACP to celebrate 100 years of service at centennial luncheon

Staten Island NAACP will hold a 100th anniversary Freedom Fund Luncheon Nov. 8 to honor leaders and fund civil rights programs.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
8 months ago

The New Yorker Festival Announces Its Full 2025 Lineup

The 2025 New Yorker Festival runs October 24–26 in New York City and brings major literary, film, comedy, political, and cultural figures together, including a Netflix premiere.
NYC music
fromBrooklyn Eagle
11 months ago

June 26: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Local ordinances were enforced regarding fireworks in 1857, limiting their use to July 4.
A veteran battalion from the Fourteenth Regiment was organized in 1875 for the Centennial celebration.
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
11 months ago

Why are a dozen South Florida cities turning 100 at nearly the same time?

A dozen South Florida cities will celebrate their 100-year anniversaries in 2025 and 2026, rooted in the 1920s land boom.
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