| Entertainment briefs: Published March 2, 2007
The Vigo County Public Library's Brown Bag Program celebrates Women's History Month and the 125th Anniversary of the library with a special resurrection of librarian Sallie Hughes. Hughes, head librarian of the Vigo County Public Library from 1906-1927, will be portrayed by local thespian Ann Venable from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. March 15 in the main library, Seventh and Poplar streets.Lunch can be bought for $6 from Cucina Maria, including chicken Caesar salad and drink, with advance reservation. To reserve a lunch, call Community Services at (812) 232-1113, Ext. 281 or 282 by March 12.The Pfeifers to perform in BrazilChristian recording artists The Pfeifers will be featured at 10:30 a.m. March 11 in Ebenezer Church in Brazil.For more information, call (812) 448-8529.The Ohio group also is scheduled to perform in Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Terre Haute on Thursday.Artist to speak at Brown Bag at SwopeArtist Tom Swopes will speak in the Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series at noon Wednesday in the Swope Art Museum.
Rayz ice game in third period
The Rayz, in the venue where they had won only five times in 30 previous visits, delivered a statement that couldn't be much louder, handing the Laredo Bucks a 6-1 whipping on Wednesday night at the Laredo Entertainment Center. The victory was the most lopsided for the Rayz against the Bucks in the teams' five-season rivalry. More importantly, Corpus Christi (27-17-5, 59 points) drew within two points of Laredo (28-13-5, 61) for first place in the Central Hockey League's Southeast Division and Southern Conference. "It's huge for us to come in here and win twice," Rayz coach Ken McRae said after his team followed up Sunday's 3-1 victory at the LEC and won for the 12th time in the past 15 games. "There's no doubt about it. You look at the calendar, and you don't mark down two wins in this building.
Arts listings: Gallery calendar, March 4-10
Beacon Artist Union. "Bau27: Joanne Klein: Visual Thinking, Paintings and Drawings," March 10-April 8, 161 Main St., Beacon. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. March 10. Also: "Bau26: Curators as Artists," invitational exhibit of Hudson Valley curators, through March 4. Hours noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and by appointment. Call 440-7584. Crawford Gallery. Acrylic paintings by Cynthia Hall, through April 29, Route 302, Pine Bush. Opening reception 2-4 p.m. March 4. Hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Call 744-2075. Elisa Pritzker Studio & Gallery. "Tango," work by 28 visual artists on the subject of tango music and dance, March 4-31, 257 S. Riverside Road, Highland. Opening reception 2-5 p.m. March 4. Hours noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and by appointment. Call 691-5506. Greene County Council on the Arts.
Dinosaur Jr. to Film Live DVD
So you thought the glory had ended. With the reissues lauded and the reunion tour a revelation for those still sucking their thumbs in the 80s, it seemed Dinosaur Jr. might be content to call it a day before they start inflicting bodily harm on each other. But it looks like J Mascis and Lou Barlow are still getting along well enough, because the band has announced four more live dates, in Chicago and New York. This will be the first time the Dinosaur Jr. reunion train will have stopped at indoor venues in these cities, since the band played open-air shows this summer. Remember: no roof, no rock. The two NYC performances will be recorded for subsequent release on DVD. Apparently, the taciturn, allegedly passive-aggressive Mascis has not alienated his family either, because the DVD will be directed by Gold in Berlin, a company run by Mascis' brother-in-law Phillip Virus.
PLAN YOUR LIFE
1SET TO FETE The Nasher Sculpture Center will continue its Saturday Night in the City series with a dance party from 6 to 11 p.m. Visitors can nosh on goodies from Wolfgang Puck Catering, dance to music by the Mike Drake Band and take a guided tour of the exhibit "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor." $10 (discounts for seniors and students) at the center, 2001 Flora St. 214-242-5100. 2LAUGH TRACK Comedian Gabriel Iglesias performs (most likely clad in a Hawaiian shirt) at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. at the Addison Improv, 4980 Belt Line. 972-404-8501 or www.improv.com. 3TAP INTO IT The tap-dance troupe the Rhythm Junkies performs the program "Everything on Tap" at 2 and 8 p.m. $15, at the door, Courtyard Theater, 1509 Ave. H, Plano. 972-412-8300. TOMORROW 1SACRED MUSIC Highland Park United Methodist Church's chancel choir and orchestra will perform Dvorák's setting of the 13th-century Catholic poem Stabat Mater at 6 p.m., at the church, 3300 Mockingbird.
THIS WEEK: MARCH 2 to 8, 2007
World's End State Park Weekend, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing and other organized activities with the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. Saturday and Sunday. Come for the day or the whole weekend; heated cabins available for overnight stays. Information at cmkuhn@verizon.net. Birding Field Trip to the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area to observe thousands of snow geese, tundra swans and other migrating water fowl. Sponsored by the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. Meet 7 a.m. Saturday at the Park and Ride, Route 309 and Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre or at 7:30 a.m. at the Penn State Hazleton campus parking lot. Registration: 639-5785. Basic Boating Safety Class, a certification course for both new and experienced boaters. Wallenpaupack Learning Center, Route 6, Hawley.
Regal Entertainment Group Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2006 ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced fiscal fourth quarter 2006 results and declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per common share. Total revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 28, 2006 was $652.7 million compared to total revenue of $668.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2005. Net income was $29.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to net income of $35.1 million in the same period of 2005. Adjusted earnings per diluted share(1) was $0.20 for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to $0.23 during the fourth quarter of 2005. Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $138.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 represented an Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 21.3%.
Celebs Must Broaden Their Vocabularies
The symbolic ban on the "n-word" has been passed, making it symbolically illegal to use the racial slur, though no penalties will follow if one should break this symbolic law. The City Council was unanimous in the move, which is aimed particularly at discouraging teens who may casually utter the term. But supporters of the symbolic moratorium are also requesting that celebrities eliminate the word from their vocabularies. The Recording Academy has been asked not to nominate musicians for Grammy awards if they use the word in their lyrics. But a Grammy spokesman said he doubted that the academy's voters would support censoring artists. Councilman Leroy Comrie has asked TV network Black Entertainment Television not to allow the use of the word in its shows. It has yet to be announced what word the station would condone instead.
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