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The Advertiser
4 days ago
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- The Advertiser
'Exhilarating': Students take the spotlight at Civic Theatre for DioSounds
Musicians played a funky jazz riff as lights spotlighted budding stars belting out Michael Buble's rendition of Feeling Good on the Newcastle Civic Theatre stage. This is only the beginning of the Catholic schools' annual DioSounds performance. Ahead of the June 5 evening show, the Newcastle Herald caught a sneak peek inside the 130-minute musical performance from 13 Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese secondary schools. In its 18th year, DioSounds features more than 450 high school students in small ensembles, choirs and concert bands performing under the theme One Call. One Mission. Phoebe Porter, a year 12 student at All Saints' College Maitland, was sad to be taking to the stage for her last year. "It's been such a journey, from my first DioSounds you see not only yourself grow but others grow as well," she said. "I get to see all the year sevens and how they enjoy it as much as I did in my first year." Ms Porter will be singing in her school's mash-up of Silverchair's The Greatest View, Harry Styles' Music for a Sushi Restaurant and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. "It starts slow and then it builds up, and it's just so much fun, it's a fun one to groove out to with everyone," she said. Ms Porter and her fellow performers Charley Hill and Emma Whiting said it was a great chance to meet musically inclined students from other schools. "It's so good to be with a group of like-minded people who have the same interests as you," Ms Porter said. St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen's Jimmy Dever has been a performer ever since he can remember. "I've been singing since birth," he said. "It's always something that's been so special to me and it's so surreal when you're in the moment." Mr Dever will be singing in his school's mash-up that includes Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and The Killers' Mr Brightside. "It's so exhilarating to be on stage," he said. Flautist Hazel Keeble from Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie was "pumped" to perform for her second year. "We get a bunch of talented, strong individuals who come together and show off their talent," she said. Her school is staging Australian singer G-Flip's version of Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer and Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4. "I like that I can play more than just classical music, and I love how energetic I can be with the flute," she said. Students will take to the Newcastle stage from 6.30pm on Thursday, June 5. Musicians played a funky jazz riff as lights spotlighted budding stars belting out Michael Buble's rendition of Feeling Good on the Newcastle Civic Theatre stage. This is only the beginning of the Catholic schools' annual DioSounds performance. Ahead of the June 5 evening show, the Newcastle Herald caught a sneak peek inside the 130-minute musical performance from 13 Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese secondary schools. In its 18th year, DioSounds features more than 450 high school students in small ensembles, choirs and concert bands performing under the theme One Call. One Mission. Phoebe Porter, a year 12 student at All Saints' College Maitland, was sad to be taking to the stage for her last year. "It's been such a journey, from my first DioSounds you see not only yourself grow but others grow as well," she said. "I get to see all the year sevens and how they enjoy it as much as I did in my first year." Ms Porter will be singing in her school's mash-up of Silverchair's The Greatest View, Harry Styles' Music for a Sushi Restaurant and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. "It starts slow and then it builds up, and it's just so much fun, it's a fun one to groove out to with everyone," she said. Ms Porter and her fellow performers Charley Hill and Emma Whiting said it was a great chance to meet musically inclined students from other schools. "It's so good to be with a group of like-minded people who have the same interests as you," Ms Porter said. St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen's Jimmy Dever has been a performer ever since he can remember. "I've been singing since birth," he said. "It's always something that's been so special to me and it's so surreal when you're in the moment." Mr Dever will be singing in his school's mash-up that includes Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and The Killers' Mr Brightside. "It's so exhilarating to be on stage," he said. Flautist Hazel Keeble from Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie was "pumped" to perform for her second year. "We get a bunch of talented, strong individuals who come together and show off their talent," she said. Her school is staging Australian singer G-Flip's version of Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer and Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4. "I like that I can play more than just classical music, and I love how energetic I can be with the flute," she said. Students will take to the Newcastle stage from 6.30pm on Thursday, June 5. Musicians played a funky jazz riff as lights spotlighted budding stars belting out Michael Buble's rendition of Feeling Good on the Newcastle Civic Theatre stage. This is only the beginning of the Catholic schools' annual DioSounds performance. Ahead of the June 5 evening show, the Newcastle Herald caught a sneak peek inside the 130-minute musical performance from 13 Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese secondary schools. In its 18th year, DioSounds features more than 450 high school students in small ensembles, choirs and concert bands performing under the theme One Call. One Mission. Phoebe Porter, a year 12 student at All Saints' College Maitland, was sad to be taking to the stage for her last year. "It's been such a journey, from my first DioSounds you see not only yourself grow but others grow as well," she said. "I get to see all the year sevens and how they enjoy it as much as I did in my first year." Ms Porter will be singing in her school's mash-up of Silverchair's The Greatest View, Harry Styles' Music for a Sushi Restaurant and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. "It starts slow and then it builds up, and it's just so much fun, it's a fun one to groove out to with everyone," she said. Ms Porter and her fellow performers Charley Hill and Emma Whiting said it was a great chance to meet musically inclined students from other schools. "It's so good to be with a group of like-minded people who have the same interests as you," Ms Porter said. St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen's Jimmy Dever has been a performer ever since he can remember. "I've been singing since birth," he said. "It's always something that's been so special to me and it's so surreal when you're in the moment." Mr Dever will be singing in his school's mash-up that includes Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and The Killers' Mr Brightside. "It's so exhilarating to be on stage," he said. Flautist Hazel Keeble from Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie was "pumped" to perform for her second year. "We get a bunch of talented, strong individuals who come together and show off their talent," she said. Her school is staging Australian singer G-Flip's version of Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer and Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4. "I like that I can play more than just classical music, and I love how energetic I can be with the flute," she said. Students will take to the Newcastle stage from 6.30pm on Thursday, June 5. Musicians played a funky jazz riff as lights spotlighted budding stars belting out Michael Buble's rendition of Feeling Good on the Newcastle Civic Theatre stage. This is only the beginning of the Catholic schools' annual DioSounds performance. Ahead of the June 5 evening show, the Newcastle Herald caught a sneak peek inside the 130-minute musical performance from 13 Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese secondary schools. In its 18th year, DioSounds features more than 450 high school students in small ensembles, choirs and concert bands performing under the theme One Call. One Mission. Phoebe Porter, a year 12 student at All Saints' College Maitland, was sad to be taking to the stage for her last year. "It's been such a journey, from my first DioSounds you see not only yourself grow but others grow as well," she said. "I get to see all the year sevens and how they enjoy it as much as I did in my first year." Ms Porter will be singing in her school's mash-up of Silverchair's The Greatest View, Harry Styles' Music for a Sushi Restaurant and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. "It starts slow and then it builds up, and it's just so much fun, it's a fun one to groove out to with everyone," she said. Ms Porter and her fellow performers Charley Hill and Emma Whiting said it was a great chance to meet musically inclined students from other schools. "It's so good to be with a group of like-minded people who have the same interests as you," Ms Porter said. St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen's Jimmy Dever has been a performer ever since he can remember. "I've been singing since birth," he said. "It's always something that's been so special to me and it's so surreal when you're in the moment." Mr Dever will be singing in his school's mash-up that includes Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and The Killers' Mr Brightside. "It's so exhilarating to be on stage," he said. Flautist Hazel Keeble from Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie was "pumped" to perform for her second year. "We get a bunch of talented, strong individuals who come together and show off their talent," she said. Her school is staging Australian singer G-Flip's version of Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer and Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4. "I like that I can play more than just classical music, and I love how energetic I can be with the flute," she said. Students will take to the Newcastle stage from 6.30pm on Thursday, June 5.
The Independent
5 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Tonight's EuroMillions jackpot would be a UK record – but what are the previous biggest wins?
A single EuroMillions ticket-holder stands to become the UK's biggest-ever lottery winner on Tuesday, with an estimated jackpot of £199 million. According to National Lottery operator Allwyn, this would be the largest prize ever seen in the UK. Here's a look at the 10 biggest UK lottery wins to date, all from EuroMillions draws, and what some of the winners did with their fortunes. Anonymous, £195,707,000 A UK ticket holder scooped a EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022. Joe and Jess Thwaite, £184,262,899.10 Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, scooped a then record-breaking £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10 2022. At the time, Joe was a communications sales engineer, and Jess ran a hairdressing salon with her sister. Anonymous, £177,033,699.20 A UK ticket holder became the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time after receiving a £177 million jackpot. The single ticket holder, who chose to remain anonymous, came forward to claim the EuroMillions jackpot after the draw on November 26 2024. The winner became immediately wealthier than popstar Dua Lipa, who is worth an estimated £104 million, and Michael Buble, worth around £63 million. Anonymous, £171,815,297.80 A UK ticket holder scooped £171,815,297.80 in the September 23 2022 draw – at the time the country's third biggest National Lottery win. Anonymous, £170,221,000 The fifth biggest winner of the National Lottery to date scooped £170 million in 2019 after matching all the numbers in a Must Be Won draw on October 8. Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000 Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, North Ayrshire, bagged their historic winnings on July 12 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time. Colin used £2.5 million of his fortune to invest in his beloved Partick Thistle Football Club, which led to one of the stands at the stadium being named after him. He later acquired a 55% shareholding in the club, which was to be passed into the hands of the local community upon his death. He died in December 2019, aged 71. The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated £1 million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in the same year of Colin's death. Adrian and Gillian Bayford, £148,656,000 Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw on August 10, 2012, which came to just over £148 million. The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021, some years after the pair divorced. Anonymous, £123,458,008 The seventh biggest National Lottery winner won a Superdraw rollover jackpot on June 11 2019, and decided not to go public with their success. Anonymous, £122,550,350 After nine rollovers, one lucky anonymous ticket holder bagged more than £122 million in April 2021. Another of the UK's top 10 lottery winners found their fortune through a Superdraw jackpot rollover, this time in April 2018.
CTV News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Panthers sign Canadian singer Michael Buble -- for a cancer fund-raising cause
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause. Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon from Burnaby, B.C., has signed on to be part of the team's fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. The 'Panthers on the Prowl' initiative combines art and philanthropy to support cancer research and patient services, and donors get the chance to sponsor life-sized panther sculptures that will be placed around South Florida. The program is the brainchild of Panthers hockey operations president and general manager Bill Zito and his wife Julie Zito. ''Panthers on the Prowl' is a creative and really cool and uplifting way to demonstrate and show our support for those people that are suffering, so we can generate the much-needed funding to keep this fight going,' Buble said. 'Cancer touches all of us, my family, friends, yours, neighbors, everyone. I joined my buddy Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers and all of our NHL hockey community because I want to be part of the solution.' The issue is clearly one of deep personal significance to Buble. His son Noah, now 11, was diagnosed with a form of liver cancer in 2016 and was declared to be in remission about 18 months later. 'The worst possible thing that you could hear as a parent, and as maybe a human being,' Buble said years later. The program formally launched in March and has been backed by famed artist Romero Britto along with NFL players — and South Florida natives — Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa, among others. Julie Zito is a cancer survivor, Bill Zito lost his mother and sister to cancer, and the Zito family recently lost a close friend to cancer as well. The couple got the inspiration for the artwork element of the initiative from the Cows on Parade public art project in Chicago; donors to the Panthers' project can decorate their panther statuette in any way they'd like. The team is hoping to raise at least $1 million. 'It's in all of our families and all of our friendships,' said Zito, who joined the Panthers in 2020. 'It makes me more determined not to achieve a goal for the goal's sake, but to achieve a goal to bring people together.'
National Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
Florida Panthers sign Canadian singer Michael Buble - for a cancer fund-raising cause
The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause. Article content Article content Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon from Burnaby, B.C., has signed on to be part of the team's fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. The 'Panthers on the Prowl' initiative combines art and philanthropy to support cancer research and patient services, and donors get the chance to sponsor life-sized panther sculptures that will be placed around South Florida. Article content The program is the brainchild of Panthers hockey operations president and general manager Bill Zito and his wife Julie Zito. Article content ''Panthers on the Prowl' is a creative and really cool and uplifting way to demonstrate and show our support for those people that are suffering, so we can generate the much-needed funding to keep this fight going,' Buble said. 'Cancer touches all of us, my family, friends, yours, neighbors, everyone. I joined my buddy Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers and all of our NHL hockey community because I want to be part of the solution.' Article content The program formally launched in March and has been backed by famed artist Romero Britto along with NFL players — and South Florida natives — Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa, among others. Julie Zito is a cancer survivor, Bill Zito lost his mother and sister to cancer, and the Zito family recently lost a close friend to cancer as well. The couple got the inspiration for the artwork element of the initiative from the Cows on Parade public art project in Chicago; donors to the Panthers' project can decorate their panther statuette in any way they'd like. Article content
Toronto Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Flroida Panthers sign Canadian singer Michael Buble - for a cancer fund-raising cause
Published May 23, 2025 • 1 minute read FILE - Michael Buble performs on stage at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday, Mar. 26, 2022. Photo by Scott Garfitt / Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon from Burnaby, B.C., has signed on to be part of the team's fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. The 'Panthers on the Prowl' initiative combines art and philanthropy to support cancer research and patient services, and donors get the chance to sponsor life-sized panther sculptures that will be placed around South Florida. The program is the brainchild of Panthers hockey operations president and general manager Bill Zito and his wife Julie Zito. ''Panthers on the Prowl' is a creative and really cool and uplifting way to demonstrate and show our support for those people that are suffering, so we can generate the much-needed funding to keep this fight going,' Buble said. 'Cancer touches all of us, my family, friends, yours, neighbors, everyone. I joined my buddy Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers and all of our NHL hockey community because I want to be part of the solution.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The program formally launched in March and has been backed by famed artist Romero Britto along with NFL players — and South Florida natives — Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa, among others. Julie Zito is a cancer survivor, Bill Zito lost his mother and sister to cancer, and the Zito family recently lost a close friend to cancer as well. The couple got the inspiration for the artwork element of the initiative from the Cows on Parade public art project in Chicago; donors to the Panthers' project can decorate their panther statuette in any way they'd like. The team is hoping to raise at least $1 million. 'It's in all of our families and all of our friendships,' said Zito, who joined the Panthers in 2020. 'It makes me more determined not to achieve a goal for the goal's sake, but to achieve a goal to bring people together.' Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Other Sports Toronto & GTA
