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Festival aims for pirate record VALLEJO, Calif., (UPI) -- Organizers of the NorCal Pirates Festival in California say they believe they have set a world record for most pirate-garbed people in one place. Shannon Damnavits, a spokeswoman for the Vallejo festival, said an estimated 2,300 pirates...

CMA Music Festival TV special planned NASHVILLE, (UPI) -- Highlights from the upcoming CMA Music Festival in Nashville are being taped for a TV special to air in September, ABC said. Expected to take the stage at LP Field June 10-13 are Trace Adkins, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Alan...

Newport festival director killed in crash NORTH BRANCH, Minn., (UPI) -- The popular Newport (R.I.) Music Festival's artistic director died when his car sped off a highway, rolled and crashed in a ditch in Minnesota, authorities say. Mark P. Malkovich III, 79, of Portsmouth, R.I., was driving...

NEW YORK – The Tribeca Film Festival will open with the world premiere of "Shrek Forever After" on April 21. The annual New York film festival, co-created by Robert De Niro, announced the selection Monday. "Shrek Forever After" is the fourth film in DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s "Shrek"...