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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic '60s Film Cast Members Reunite 60 Years Later—See What They Look Like Now
Iconic '60s Film Cast Members Reunite 60 Years Later—See What They Look Like Now originally appeared on Parade. The Sound of Music cast members recently reunited 60 years after the iconic '60s film. On July 14, , 66—who portrayed Gretl, the youngest von Trapp child—took to Instagram with a snap of herself and four of her siblings from the movie. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 "All together in the Tuscan sunset! #thesoundofmusicinflorence#florence," Karath captioned her update from Tuscany, Italy. In the featured image, the former child actress smiled while posing beside , 75 (Friedrich), , 74 (Kurt), , 72 (Brigitta), and , 68 (Marta). 'The Sound of Music' cast! — Reality TV 4Lyfe (@realitytv4lyfe) July 16, 2025 In the comments, Instagram users rejoiced over the unexpected Sound of Music reunion. One follower declared, "This makes me so happy 🥰." Someone else echoed, "So happy to see you all together." Meanwhile, a different Instagram user commented, "Lovely Kym ❤️." Of the seven siblings in the 1965 musical starring as Maria and the late as Baron Georg von Trapp, two were not pictured. , who played Liesl, died in 2016, while , who played Louisa, died in 2017. Meanwhile, Plummer died in 2021 at age 91. Next: Iconic '60s Film Cast Members Reunite 60 Years Later—See What They Look Like Now first appeared on Parade on Jul 16, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
NZ Herald
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Two decades of inspiring arts and community connections in Kerikeri
What started as conversations between two committed locals became Operation Spotlight – a six-year fundraising campaign that raised $7.5 million through community effort. The 200 local contractors and tradespeople who brought architect Martyn Evans' design to life created something lasting. That distinctive roofline, the 400-plus seat auditorium: the workers built a facility that would cost more than $100m today. The $20m investment the community and funders made was significant, but the returns have been substantial. Then Prime Minister Helen Clark with Kerikeri Civic Trust chairman Doug Turner, outside the new $7.5 million entertainment and event centre in August 2005. The venue is named The Turner Centre in his honour. Turner died in 2024. Since opening, the centre has hosted more than 4000 performances, workshops, exhibitions, meetings and community events. It is home to more than 35 community groups who access discounted venue hire subsidised by commercial bookings. Last year, we were able to offer 10,000 free or pay-what-you-can tickets for 42 events – including 5000 for tamariki and rangatahi throughout the Far North. A scene from the Sound of Music, as performed by Kerikeri Theatre Company at the Turner Centre in 2021. Our anniversary concert is really a celebration of the incredible creative talent we have in Kerikeri and the Far North. Troy Kingi brings his unmistakable songwriting and considerable mana to the evening. Kerikeri Theatre Company will present an entertaining and specially written radio play, and actor Willi Henley will perform a piece by Rowan Atkinson. The Bay of Islands Singers – our 60-strong mixed-voice community choir who rehearse here every Monday – will perform several pieces including Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Bandwidth Riot - Smokefree Rockquest Far North winners; Luke Lawler, Jack Laird (front), Alistor Fairhurst, Freddy Jarman Merv Pinny, who has built a global following while remaining thoroughly local, will perform. His songs have achieved over 30 million streams across platforms. We're also excited to showcase the talent of the future with Bandwidth Riot, the youth band who won the Smokefree Rockquest Far North finals. Their performance represents the emerging creative energy in our community and a group of rangatahi who have come through the Be Free music mentoring programme that happens every Tuesday afternoon at the Turner Centre. Ngāti Rēhia Community Kapa Haka Group will present work from their eight-week kapa haka programme, held at the centre and led by Rawi Pere. Kerikeri songwriter Taylah Barker of Fly My Pretties will join these local acts on our stage and help us mark 20 years of the Turner Centre's contribution to our community. This programming approach reflects our strategic vision – developed in consultation with our community and guided by Ngāti Rēhia – 'Te Ranga Toi Waka': to be the waka that weaves together the arts for our community. Doug Turner and John Dalton's vision of a purpose-built cultural facility has evolved into something more comprehensive – a hub for Far North creativity and community connection. Gerry Paul has been the General Manager of the Turner Centre in Kerikeri since moving there three years ago. We're celebrating two decades of supporting local talent, of programming that connects people across cultures and generations, of arts experiences that matter. This is what happens when a community invests in cultural infrastructure and programming. This venue continues to serve its purpose, adapting and growing with the community it represents. American singer, Kerikeri resident, and president of the Kerikeri Theatre Company, John Oszajca, will perform an original song infused with his distinctive Americana flavour. I'll be taking the stage myself alongside Dusty Burnell. We're two-fifths of T-Bone, and there's something fitting about Burnell being part of this celebration – he remembers fundraising as a teenager at Okaihau College in the early 2000s, when this dream was still taking shape.
USA Today
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Connections hints, clues and answers on Friday, July 4 2025
WARNING: THERE ARE CONNECTIONS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE JULY 4, 2025 NYT CONNECTIONS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK! Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know: 1. Not ego, but ... 2. Think Sound of Music. 3. Not out, but ... 4. Not bad, not great. The answers are below this photo: 1. What "ID" might refer to 2. What "LA" might refer to 3. What "IN" might refer to 4. What "OK" might refer to Play more word games Looking for more word games?
The Hindu
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Tamil Jazz Collective brings Carnatic fusion to global jazz stages
When Maria sang, 'how do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?' in the Sound of Music, she was probably talking about Harini Iyer. Her hair is slicked back with a pastel bandana and a flowy shirt. Her look, as easy as Sunday morning, with a vermillion bindi firmly on her forehead. This bindi or pottu, a part of the Tamil Jazz Collective logo, is a nod to her Tamil roots even as jazz has given her wings. Singing as her musical alter ego, Ella Subramaniam, the journey to synthesise this unique Carnatic-jazz sound has been a decade in the making. Harini, a software engineer with a Masters in Engineering Management from the US, , credits her female gurus with her musical metamorphosis. Her mother initially 'pushed her to formally study Carnatic' and guru Akhila Siva is the soul behind her love for her Carnatic sound. Back in 2014 while in the US, Harini collaborated with Krithi Rao, creating the duo Harmonic Flaneurs. The artiste's journey began with performances of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' at countless open mics. She learnt audio production and spent time furthering her craft at Berklee College of Music in 2018, where her mentor Lisa Thornson observed Harini had a natural predilection for Flamenco music that somehow synced with her Carnatic roots. This journey to Tamil jazz has clearly been long and eventful. Harini explored this unique Tamil-jazz confluence with Ella Fitzgerald's track 'Misty'. She says that it is an exercise in vocal production, where you take any piece of music, and add your mother tongue to it to produces certain tonalities. 'To me singing jazz in English sounded plain, I'm not Ella Fitzgerald. You can only explore that music with empathy, it is not instinctive. I felt a lot more confident and grounded singing in Tamil,' she says. Harini taught at the Nepal Jazz Conservatory, but somehow 'she's a Carnatic singer,' did not quite fit, and neither did she feel a full embrace with only her jazz persona. One had to meet in the middle. Creating a Collective The Tamil Jazz Collective was born during the last few months of 2024, with Sahib Singh and Shylu Ravindran , creative forces behind the fusion band, Jatayu. Sahib Singh says new sounds usually find a mixed reception in India. 'Earlier, when I had performed across South-East Asia, they were far more accepting of our experiments, than the Indian audiences. Off late, we find more crowds who come with an open mind, and enjoy the music even if they don't understand the language.' With an original Tamil version of 'Take Five' by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, with the original lyrics penned by Brubeck's wife Lola and performed by Carmen McRae in 1961, the collective has received mixed reviews online. Purists are calling out their fusion music, while others cannot wait to attend a concert, collaborate or even host them in Louisiana, the birthplace of jazz, soul and the blues. Performing in Kerala, Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Goa, Harini, Sahib and Shylu, plan to expand the collective with an eclectic group of musicians, possibly adding a 'string section, double bass, horn section, saxophone, and ultimately a full orchestra, when the budgets accommodate multiple collaborators,' adds Sahib optimistically. Currently Harini translates English lyrics of jazz songs into Tamil. However, 'just translation doesn't work sometimes because the metaphors and cultural context are different,' explains Harini. The collective has unique musical arrangements that even allow impromptu collaborations at various venues and cities. Harini's musicology encompasses classics like 'Summertime' , 'All of Me' and 'It Could Happen to You' besides original compositions. As the collective moves forward, it has ambitions to, make Chennai a hub for cross-cultural collaboration, says Sahib, while Harini is in Berlin at the moment to study filming musical compositions, while also performing with multiple ensembles at various music venues across the city (Community Chai, Music Pool Berlin and Sofar Sounds Berlin). The trio is currently booked for performances across India through 2025, and is keen on releasing their music on streaming platforms this year.
Buzz Feed
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
29 Modern Wedding Trends That Will Soon Be Outdated
Trends come and go, and when it comes to weddings, even the most beloved trends we see today might one day be considered "outdated." So, people online have been sharing the "wedding aesthetics" they won't stand the test of time — and it's pretty fascinating. Here's what they had to say: "I think large bridal parties are already dying off. I live in the South, and I imagine they'll stick around here longer. I had my sister and best friend, that's it. I thought it was great. For my bachelorette, I just invited all of my friends who were invited to the wedding. It ended up being super fun, and then, for the wedding, everybody knew each other." "The over-amped wedding party entrance to the reception, and then the couple's introduction. Why is the DJ emcee shouting like a pop concert introducing a celebrity, and everyone is blood-curdling screaming and cheering? Chill. We just saw them all at the ceremony, and things were actually calm and beautiful. They're getting a bit trashy." "Hay bales, cowboy boots, or anything 'barn chic.' Barns are never chic. Food trucks (especially messy tacos), that loopy farmhouse font on chalkboard signs, hair styled with two super straight pieces hanging down in front or Sound of Music braids, 18 bridesmaids and the exact same number of groomsmen because god forbid you have a woman without a man." "Spending thousands on a few hours of a party! My friend went into debt $60,000 for her wedding. He was cheating on her at her bridal shower! They split in a year, and she was stuck paying it off!" "I have seen SO many of the baroque/drop waist wedding dresses lately, and I love them so much. But I also could totally see those being viewed similar to how we view '80s wedding dress styles!" "Many expensive getaways before the wedding for bridesmaids. It's one thing to buy a dress, shoes, a hotel, and airfare for a wedding, but having multiple bridesmaid weekends that require lots of travel, not to mention showers, and paying for everything for all of these, is just killing me." "Acrylic signs." "The rustic look, specifically a geometric, wooden-shaped altar with some flower attached to it." "Pampas grass and triangle arches. Boho dresses." "Tombstones everywhere. The arches, the table numbers, the menus." "The neon signs, especially of the newlywed's last names." "I'm seeing a lot of '70s-inspired wedding looks these days, and I think it's going to look the way the early 2010s boho/hipster vibe looks to us now." "Donut walls." "Design/decor: The cursive font, marquee letters, neon signs, film cameras on tables, and Y2K/'70s design elements." "In terms of dresses, I think the more form-fitting, lace style will be dated (but that is also what I got, so no hate). In terms of rings, the solitaire cut and pave band are both very trendy, so I can see those being dated. Diamonds, in general, are also becoming less popular, so we may see a shift to a nondiamond ring, which is more common." "I hate the beige/white/tan aesthetic. Most people I know that choose this do so because they think it's 'timeless.' I just find it boring 😴. To each their own, but I'm definitely a bold design/color girly." "Mismatched bridesmaids dresses. I love the idea of everyone being comfortable in styles they like, and I will adopt the trend for my next wedding next year. But something tells me the trend won't vanish but will die drastically." "I'm actually surprised the cursive 'bridesmaid' font hasn't died off yet. I hate that font." "The bare/minimal icing wedding cakes! I think they're cute, but it's a trend and will probably look dated in photos." "On wedding dresses: The tops that look like lingerie. Super cute if that's your style, but in a few years, it'll be so dated." "Bows. While they're pretty, and I'm actually planning on a few bow things for my wedding next year, I think this trend will be done within the next few years. I can see people thinking it looks too young or something." "Desaturated photos. The ones where the colors aren't true, or there's so much white light to make everyone look ethereal." "Blurry film photos." "All those mirror sign seating charts since they're difficult to read." "The washed-out pastel color schemes, especially sage or mint green. Shades of rusty orange are also big now, especially for fall weddings, and I don't think it always will be the case." "Gloves and pearls. The oval diamond on a thin gold band. Confused as to why so many people say it's timeless because it's clearly a hallmark of 2020s rings." "Something I'm including in my wedding that I'm sure will be dated soon: Alternative bouquets." "I hope the extravagance dies out. My heart aches for these couples spending upper five and six figures mostly for the aesthetic, and then, they come back here and post about everything that went wrong." And finally... "I have so many thoughts! Champagne towers. Everyone wearing colored sunglasses and glow sticks. The drop/baroque-waist wedding dresses. Eucalyptus. Sparkler exits." What other "wedding aesthetics" do you think will become outdated? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, or if you prefer to remain anonymous, you can use the form below.
