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The dancing chair
Wheelchair ballroom dance classes arent just for the disabled
Connect Recommends
Our picks for the most noteworthy live gigs this week
Music Menu
A quick look at live gigs around town this week
Letters to the Editor
Remember the reason for the season Editor, The calendar says it’s December, so according to our belief system, in this artificial, man-made time-table of fixed names and numbers, it’s once again time for all of us to blindly go through the motions and rituals of pretending to celebrate a holiday called Christmas. Yes, once again it’s…
Fishman: Service, please
Call me a cynic but hype makes me nervous and promotion turns me fidgety.
Blotter
Police reported to the Chatham Area Transit depot on Gwinnett Street in reference to two city buses being damaged by subjects throwing rocks off the train track overpass that crosses the 600 block of Gwinnett Street. One bus received damage to the windshield directly in front of the driver, as well as the electronic “headsign”…
News of the Weird
Christmas Madness (1) In November, the upscale New York City menswear and accessories store Jack Spade removed from its holiday catalog a $40 frog-dissection kit (with a real carcass) after numerous queries from people wondering what in the world the store was thinking. (2) A holiday party for inmates at Britain’s Peterborough Jail promised a…
Featured review: Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson couldn’t even make it to the top on American Idol — what could she possibly bring to the big screen? If Dreamgirls is any indication, plenty. Delivering a knockout performance that all but dares the Academy to ignore her for a Best Supporting Actress nomination, Hudson is a revelation in the role…
Now Showing
The Good Shepherd A fictionalized look at the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency, this is an unlikely candidate to enjoy a wide release during Christmas week. It’s methodical in its style and intelligent in its execution, which in some circles will translate as dull, slow-moving and impenetrable — hardly words anyone wants to hear…
All I want to do is pass on the tradition
Jazz Hall of Famer Johnny ONeal plays Kokopellis
Technology, talent and tolerance
Richard Florida preached the gospel of the creative economy at the Lucas
