The Sue Shannon School of Piano is to music composition what Bela Karolyi is to gymnastics. Indeed, cultivating the creativity of its students has been the school's goal since its start in 1960, and it has 178 awards from the Music Teachers Association of California Young Composers' Competition to prove it. Numerous students have reached the finals of national contests, and Shannon School graduates have gone on to choose piano composition as college majors and careers. In June 1995, the conductor's baton was passed from Sue Shannon, the school's original owner, to Kerstin Stone. Web Page Srini Kumar is one of the more eccentric and lovable characters bumbling around the local music scene.
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The up-yours Web site tells all. In addition to a rich array of pre-1960 movies, Midtown also rents films from 35 different countries. On my last visit, the staff was recommending works by the Coen Brothers and John Sayles, as well as a few Claudette Colbert titles in honor of the recently demised star. Independent video stores suffer terrific pressure from the conglomerates, so it's worth patronizing a business that's done its best to tip viewers off to alternatives, instead of ramming the latest garbage down their gullets. This page was designed and created by the Boulevards team.