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Beatle news briefs: Sirius/XM does Beatles this weekend; Juber concerts

RADIO MARATHON: Turn the radio on. Sirius/XM Radio's Classic Vinyl channel is featuring the music of the Beatles group and solo music all weekend through midnight ET Monday. In addition to Beatles master tracks, the satellite radio channel will play rare, live, remastered and exclusive music, a spokesman says. 

LAURENCE JUBER UPCOMING DATES: Former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber's concert schedule in the next couple of weeks: June 5, 7: 30 p.m., Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York (212-539 8717); June 6, 7:30 p.m., Port Washington Library, One Library Drive, Port Washington N.Y. (516-883 4400); June 8,  7 p.m., Nancy A Howe Auditorium, 155 N. Main St. Wellsville, N.Y. (585-593 3410); June 10, 7 p.m., Havana, 105 South Main St., New Hope PA., (215-862 9897) (note: Denny Laine performs a solo acoustic set at the Havana at 8 p.m.);  June 11, 8 p.m., The Theatre at Washington,  291 Gay St., Washington VA;  June 12, 8 p.m., The American Hotel, 18-20 East Main St., Freehold N.J. (732-617-1124). 

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BEATLE FAMILY TO CELEBRATE 'LOVE': The Hollywood Reporter reports that Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison and Sir George Martin will be in Las Vegas June 8 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Beatles show "Love." Ringo Starr, though, will be out on tour in Europe.  
 
AUTHOR APPEARANCE: Jude Southerland Kessler, author of two books on John Lennon, "Shoulda Been There" and "Shivering Inside,"  will be the featured author at the 2011 Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival in Natchitoches, LA., June 11-12. Kessler will sign copies of both of her books and discuss Lennon and the Beatles. Fest info: http://www.explorenatchitoches.com. 
 
DJ DOC INCLUDES BEATLE'S WORDS: Annie Nightingale, the BBC's first female DJ since 1970, is the subject of a new documentary in the UK about her career, reports the UK Telegraph. Among those contributing to it are Paul McCartney. There's a picture of her with Paul and Denny Laine here

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