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Local singer-songwriter Glen Roethel’s song, "Namaste, '" is featured in a powerful multi-media exhibit, “Children Speak: Tsunami,” by photojournalist Arlene Atherton that runs through Feb. 15 at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Museum in College Station, Texas. "Namaste" means "I greet the spirit in you." Atherton explains her joy in discovering the song because it "unifies the Buddhist traditions shared by Sri Lanka and Thailand and reflects the Christian and Islam understanding of our spiritual nature, that we have a sacred soul." "Namaste,” which appears on Roethel’s 2004 independent release, “From Beginning To End," is the finale to the Kids Drawing Project. [Click on the title in red to see...

Besides playing host to the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly open jam sessions every third Sunday, the Huntington Public Library now hosts an “Open Mic” café once a month. Recent months have featured some talented local musicians (including featured artists Denise Romas and Steve Vitoff), as well as a funny stand-up comedian and even a poker-playing pooch who has appeared on national television. Across the street from the library, a new monthly open mic series also has been launched at the Asta Wine Bar and Art Gallery. See the Long Island AcoustiCalendar for more information on these and other open mic nights on LI.

Ken “the Rocket” Korb and Bruce MacDonald will be heading to Memphis in February to...