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From left, Escala's Tasya Hodges, Chantal Leverton, Victoria Lyon and Izzy Johnston.

THE art world's next Andy Warhol or Frida Kahlo could be among the budding painters wielding brushes tomorrow at the annual SALA on Sale event.

Talent judge Simon Cowell is known for his, at times, rather harsh remarks to star wannabes on the US pop show "American Idol" and the English show 'Britain's Got Talent". What is less known; however, is that Cowell has also signed some incredible talent - Il Divo, the newly discovered Susan Boyle, and a quartet of ladies who call themselves ...

Filipino audiences have yet to get acquainted with the ladies of Escala, but with the launch of their eponymous debut album, it shouldn't take long before the British group becomes a household name in these parts.

Amid the glare of tie dye, the shadows of the firs and the haze of ... whatever at the Oregon Country Fair, you mustn't miss the new production from Eugene's Cherry Blossom Musical Arts , whose first original operetta, The Cat and Bird Vaudeville Extravaganza , premieres at the W.C. Fields Stage Friday afternoon and repeats on Saturday and Sunday.

Pop classical music can sound like a day at your local mall or department store.

Filipino audiences have yet to get acquainted with the ladies of Escala, but with the launch of their eponymous debut album, it shouldn't take long before the British group becomes a household name in these parts.

If you attend The Theater Barn's production of "Crossing Delancey," say a little prayer - a mitzvah - in advance that it shouldn't rain, especially during the first act.