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Theater preview: Dan Froot & Company's Arms Around America

Theater preview: Dan Froot & Company's Arms Around America

Stories of guns in America cover a broad range of perspectives on a volatile issue.
Dan Froot understands how potential viewers of Arms Around America might think about a theater production that takes a position of curiosity and openness to the issue of guns in America—because it's the way he himself used to think about it.

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Movie reviews: THE ALTO KNIGHTS, THE ASSESSMENT, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

Disturbing characters sit at the center of three new theatrical releases.
All actors want a challenge, so maybe it sounded interesting in theory to Robert De Niro to attempt a variation on GoodFellas where he played both his character and Joe Pesci's character.

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THE ESSENTIAL A&E PICKS FOR MAR 20 - 26

Ziegfeld Theater: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, "The Forbidden Bookshelf" book club @ The King's English Bookshop, NCECA Conference and exhibitions, and more.
There's a bittersweet backstory to the origin of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the improbable creation of Ian Fleming, better known for the sexy, violent spy capers of James Bond.

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Horoscopes for MAR 20 - 26

Dedicated Effort
I encourage you to be like a metaphorical cheetah in the coming weeks, Aries.

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Movie reviews: Novocaine, The Day the Earth Blew Up, Control Freak

Hostage scenarios, parasitic ghosts and the literal end of the world in three new releases.
It's not entirely necessary to add a germ of effective subtext to a story that works largely as a hyper-violent action-comedy, but I have to admit that I kind of appreciate the effort.

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2025 St. Patrick's Day events in Utah

Parade at the Gateway, bar crawl, 4th West Fest, Leprechaun Haunted House and more.
If you want to start your celebrations as early as possible, enjoy an evening at Irish pub Piper Down featuring live music by Celtic punk favorites Murphy and the Giant, plus traditional bagpipe and drum tunes from the Heathen Highlanders.

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THE ESSENTIAL A&E PICKS FOR MAR 13 - 19

Sheng Wang, RDT: Regalia, Ben and Gabrielle Blair, and more.
He's a multi-cultural kind of guy, but also decidedly modest, and generally takes a self-effacing, observational approach as far as his comedy routines are concerned.

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