Anoushka Shankar at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Troy, NY - In a groundbreaking departure from the classical Indian tradition of her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar launches a new band and fourth album, Rise, which marks a defining moment in the career of the Grammy-nominated sitarist. This album and tour represents Anoushkar’s emergence as a potent creative force not only as a performer, but also as a composer, arranger and producer. On Wednesday, October 26, 8 PM, at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Anoushka Shankar, along with a select crew of virtuoso Eastern and Western musicians wielding a variety of both acoustic and electronic instruments, previews her new recording in a performance that combines traditional Indian music with western contemporary elements. “Anoushka Shankar has made her sitar an instrument not just of a silky melody but of a cultural revival … injecting freshness and energy into [traditional Indian music], and broadening its appeal for a younger generation” wrote Time Asia. The only artist in the world trained entirely by her father, Anoushka has been playing and studying the sitar since the age of nine. She made her performing debut in New Delhi and performed on her father’s recording In Celebration the same year. In the fall of 1998, she released her first solo album, to rave reviews. In 2001, she received a Grammy Award nomination in the Best World Music Album category for Live at Carnegie Hall, making her the youngest ever nominee in that category. In 1998, the British Parliament presented Anoushka with a House of Commons Shield, an honor never before bestowed on a woman or one so young. In 2003, she was chosen one of four Women of the Year by the Indian Television Academy, Asmi and India Times. In 2004, she was chosen as one of twenty Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of TIME Magazine. Back from a one-year sabbatical in 2004, Anoushka Shankar now gives solo performances in Europe, America and Asia and also tours with her father’s ensemble. She has performed with such top celebrities as Sting, Madonna, Nina Simone, Anjelique Kidjo, Elton John, Peter Gabriel and James Taylor. Most recently, she has focused on composing, scoring music for a short film entitled Ancient Marks and writing several new compositions for her fourth solo album, Rise, which she also produced and arranged. “It’s very much my own music and my journey and who I am right now,” says Anoushka, who turned 24 in June. “I felt like I was rising into that. On a personal level, Rise signifies growth. It was a step up for me. Not even up, just more into my own.” Present your Price Chopper Advantage Card at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Box Office and receive a $3 discount off the regular ticket price on each World Music ticket you purchase in person at the Box Office. World Music performances include: Anoushka Shankar on October 26, Paco Peña on January 27, Ladysmith Black Mambazo on February 4 and Cherish the Ladies on March 12. Reserved seats for Anoushka Shankar are $28 and $25, and may be purchased by calling the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Box Office at (518) 273-0038 or online at www.troymusichall.org. The Music Hall Box Office opens 90 minutes prior to the performance. Otherwise, Box Office operations are handled at its business office at 30 Second Street, Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m..The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s full season schedule can be viewed at www.troymusichall.org. The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, named a National Historic Landmark in 1989, is in use over one hundred and fifty days a year. Since it opened its doors in 1875, the Hall has hosted performances by numerous world-renowned artists including Marion Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Peter Seeger, Ella Fitzgerald, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, Henri Vieuxtemps, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jose Iturbi, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Artur Rubenstein, among many others.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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