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When it comes to celebrations, the Greater Vallejo Recreation District is borrowing a line from the late artist Prince.

Let’s go crazy.

GVRD will host a free afternoon party at Blue Rock Springs Park from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday to commemorate 80 Years of Service to the community. The district was formally recognized and legally authorized in a resolution on June 14, 1944.

“We may be octogenarians now, but we still know how to party” the organization said in a news release this week.

There will be live music in the park by “The Purple Ones” a Prince tribute band that may or may not play the previously mentioned song, as well as Foreverland Band (a Michael Jackson tribute band). The event will also feature food trucks, retail vendors, a kids zone and a raffle.

The GVRD encompasses…

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – AMR Topeka is hosting its 40th anniversary open house on Thursday, July 18 to celebrate its dedicated service to Shawnee County.

According to AMR officials, to celebrate 40 years of dedicated service to Shawnee County, American Medical Response (AMR) is hosting an open house event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 at their operation headquarters, 401 SW Jackson St., in Topeka, Kan.

“We are excited to celebrate 40 years of service to the citizens of Shawnee County and to have the opportunity to recognize and celebrate our staff and those who worked here in the past,” said Jon Antrim, GMR Regional Director.

“It is important to remember our legacy, and to recognize how far we’ve come,” said AMR Operations Manager Mickey Huber. “We hope you all can…

A concert dedicated to the 127th anniversary of the birth of the
founder of Azerbaijani professional vocal art and one of the
founders of the national musical theatre, People’s Artist Murtuza
Mammadov (Bulbul), has been held in Baku, Azernews
reports.

The event was organised by Bulbul Memorial House-Museum as well
as Bulbul Vocal School, founded by Honoured Artist Ramil
Gasimov.

The museum director, Fargana Jabbarova, spoke about Bulbul’s
life and work as an outstanding musician who made a huge
contribution to the development of national culture.

For his rare musical gift, as a child he was nicknamed “Bulbul”
(translated from Azerbaijani as nightingale), which became…

Bishkek to host musical and poetic event dedicated to 75th anniversary of poet Asan Zhakshylykov