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This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance program is moving from the traditional MLK Day holiday to Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m., at Wilmington College’s Heiland Theatre in Boyd Cultural Arts Center.

Music makes the world go round - but what do some famous songs actually mean?

Interior designers said they didn't like the gray tones, minimalist kitchens, open shelving, or sectionals that were popular in many homes this year.

Interior designers said they didn't like the neon signs, industrial styles, and minimal lights that were popular in many bedroom designs this year.

Laufey (pronounced Lay-vay) is captivating Gen Z by writing and singing music that almost sounds like it could be from Gen WWII. Go figure, and go marvel. But the 24-year-old has always instinctively known that a box is no place to be: She hails from Iceland, is of Asian heritage, and is in many ways …

Grammy nominee Laufey, whose original music has an old-school sound, on sold-out tours, Christmas music and how she makes Gen Z go crazy for jazz-pop.

MORE: We have some more from Carole Longo’s memories of Bradford.

Interior designers said they didn't like the gray tones, minimalist kitchens, open shelving, or sectionals that were popular in many homes this year.

On my way to college away back in the last century, I landed a summer job that a boy could only dream of having, "lifeguard at the Sands, South Shore, Lake Tahoe." So it was with a broad smile that I drove my ’55 Chevy to the lake and found a room to rent for those three months of summer, 1961.

During other moments, Laufey’s dazzling instrumental capabilities mesmerized the concertgoers into a spellbinding silence. Showcasing her soaring range throughout the nearly 90-minute set, the singer-songwriter played the guitar, cello and piano.