New owner loves Herbie, but would rather sell Bug than drive it On Aug. 8, a beaming Melanie Osorno stood next to her newly delivered car, a restored ’63 VW Beetle driven by Lindsay Lohan in the movie "Herbie: Fully Loaded," and called it "priceless." Seven weeks later, Herbie is for sale. Osorno, who won the car last June in a nationwide contest, loves Herbie but is afraid to drive the mint-condition Bug for fear it’ll get dented or worse.
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Utah Symphony struts its stuff with Beethoven’s Ninth Stanislaw Skrowaczewski has a permanent spot in Utah Symphony history as the first person to conduct a concert in Abravanel Hall. The octogenarian conductor’s appearances this weekend also are likely to remain in listeners’ memories a long time, as he presides over vibrant performances of Beethoven’s ever-popular Symphony No. 9.
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Elias vocal about her passion for piano Eliane Elias sang with an orchestra on "Dreamer," her latest CD, but she won’t be bringing all those musicians with her on Monday when she performs as the opening act of this year’s Jazz at the Sheraton series. She’s just as pleased with her backup trio, though -- Marc Johnson on bass, Satoshi Takeishi on percussion and drums and Rubens de la Corte on guitar.
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Eccles Center in Park City posts entertainment lineup for new season The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts announces its ninth season of dance, music, theater and comedy, including such diverse acts as bluegrass/folk trio Nickel Creek, Kris Kristofferson and Jungle Jack Hanna and his entourage of animals. All performances are at The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City. All performances start at 7:30 p.m., except The Neville Brothers, which starts at 8 p.m. Tickets and information are available at the box office, 435-655-3114 or any ArtTix outlet.
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Life with Kermit & Co. Like most people under 50, Brian Henson cannot remember life without Kermit the Frog. "I guess Kermit was always pretty alive and thriving, from as far back as I can remember," said Henson, the 42-year-old son of Muppet creator Jim Henson. "Kermit was always around; he was just a fixture in my life. His personality and my father’s personality were so similar that it was like [Kermit] was just the representation of my father when the Muppets were performing."
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