Talent Show

More than 400 people were in the audience for the recent talent show at the Boylston Elementary School, prompting principal Paul Goodhind to label the event "a huge success. " The talent show featured close to 60 student acts. - Matt Gunderson

A local student organization is holding a talent show at the high next school Thursday to benefit its planned humanitarian aid trip to Belize this summer. The World School was created in 2008 by three area students following trips they took to a Mexican village. Appalled by the conditions of the schools they saw, the students decided to form a group that would send young people from this area to help with schools in impoverished nations. The group has since become a club at Burlington High School, though participants on its aid missions need not be students at the school.

Cape gal and former "American Idol" hopeful Siobhan Magnus participated in the Building Educated Leaders for Life talent show at the Castle at Park Plaza the other night. The event, which raised money for BELL programs for youngsters, paired K-8 kids with performers such as Magnus, members of the local dance group Phunk Phenomenon, and spoken word artist Ashley Rose . BELL, which is based in Dorchester, works to create after-school and summer programs for urban students.

Marc Anthony says working with Jennifer Lopez is like second nature, which is good since the exes are uniting for one night in concert. The pair have announced they'll perform together May 26 in Las Vegas as part of "Q'Viva! The Chosen Live," which will feature the top talent from their televised talent show. "It's a very unique, modern way, and sexy way, to package these traditional talents," he said in a phone interview Wednesday. "I'm really, really looking forward to the live show.

Officials at the Boylston Elementary School are searching for sponsors and volunteers for the school talent show, scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 10. Information about how to volunteer or sponsor the event is available at the school's page on the district's website, www.brsd.schoolfusion.us. - Matt Gunderson

Residents who thought they missed out on one of the most popular events in town last week are in luck: The Southborough Rotary Club's annual talent show, postponed after bad weather interfered with the dress rehearsal, has been rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Trottier Middle School, 49 Parkerville Road. Tickets are $10 in advance, available by e-mailing talentshowtix@gmail.com, and $12 at the door. - Jennifer Roach

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The British and Irish boy band One Direction, which opened for the American boy band Big Time Rush in Boston over the weekend, signed copies of its new album, "Up All Night," at the Natick Mall on Sunday (left). The group got its start on the British version of Simon Cowell's talent show "The X Factor. "

Dave Maynard once said that "when you do morning radio, you believe that everyone is listening to you," and for years, it seemed that nearly everyone did tune in to his morning show on WBZ-AM. In the 1980s, he was the region's top-rated morning personality, drawing more listeners than his rival Jess Cain on WHDH-AM during what many considered a golden age of radio in Boston. With chatty familiarity, Mr. Maynard spoke to listeners in their cars and their kitchens and their offices, and added to his fame with a series of promotional...

Jennifer Lopez is in Brazil this week for her show "Q'Viva," but she's never performed in the country. That will soon change when she headlines a music festival there this summer. The "American Idol" judge announced in a statement Monday that she would be performing at the Pop Music Festival in Sao Paulo on June 23 and in Rio de Janeiro on June 27. Lopez was in Brazil to promote "Q'Viva," the Latin-focused talent show that she hosts with her ex, Marc Anthony. It airs on Univision and also Fox, which also airs "American Idol.

Jennifer Lopez is in Brazil this week for her show "Q'Viva," but she's never performed in the country. That will soon change when she headlines a music festival there this summer. The "American Idol" judge announced in a statement Monday that she would be performing at the Pop Music Festival in Sao Paulo on June 23 and in Rio de Janeiro on June 27. Lopez was in Brazil to promote "Q'Viva," the Latin-focused talent show that she hosts with her ex, Marc Anthony. It airs on Univision and also Fox, which also airs "American Idol.

Residents who thought they missed out on one of the most popular events in town last week are in luck: The Southborough Rotary Club's annual talent show, postponed after bad weather interfered with the dress rehearsal, has been rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Trottier Middle School, 49 Parkerville Road. Tickets are $10 in advance, available by e-mailing talentshowtix@gmail.com, and $12 at the door. - Jennifer Roach

The British and Irish boy band One Direction, which opened for the American boy band Big Time Rush in Boston over the weekend, signed copies of its new album, "Up All Night," at the Natick Mall on Sunday (left). The group got its start on the British version of Simon Cowell's talent show "The X Factor. "

More than 400 people were in the audience for the recent talent show at the Boylston Elementary School, prompting principal Paul Goodhind to label the event "a huge success. " The talent show featured close to 60 student acts. - Matt Gunderson

Dave Maynard once said that "when you do morning radio, you believe that everyone is listening to you," and for years, it seemed that nearly everyone did tune in to his morning show on WBZ-AM. In the 1980s, he was the region's top-rated morning personality, drawing more listeners than his rival Jess Caincq on WHDH-AM during what many considered a golden age of radio in Boston. With chatty familiarity, Mr. Maynard spoke to listeners in their cars and their kitchens and their offices, and added to his fame with a series of promotional TV ads that comically placed him in peril.

Dave Maynard once said that "when you do morning radio, you believe that everyone is listening to you," and for years, it seemed that nearly everyone did tune in to his morning show on WBZ-AM. In the 1980s, he was the region's top-rated morning personality, drawing more listeners than his rival Jess Cain on WHDH-AM during what many considered a golden age of radio in Boston. With chatty familiarity, Mr. Maynard spoke to listeners in their cars and their kitchens and their offices, and added to his fame with a series of promotional TV ads that comically...

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