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January 01, 2009

L.A. cooks up delectable ‘Todd’

Remember the old slogan “Nothin’ says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven?”



December 12, 2008

Christmas spirit haunts stage

Theater critic an admitted Scooge when it comes to Wayside production of “A Christmas Carol”



December 05, 2008

The ‘skinny’ on jeans

Skinny jeans are everywhere this season.



November 27, 2008

What’s on regional stages?

What’s on regional stages



November 13, 2008

The ‘winds are changing’
The ‘winds are changing’

Arts foundation moves again, looks for new executive director

Peter Pan buzzes Riverside

He’s the boy with everything: a novel, a play, a movie, a musical, even a peanut butter.



November 06, 2008

‘Some gotta win, some gotta lose’

We did it again. The Culpeper County High School drama team traveled to the Virginia Theatre Association competition. And we didn’t place. Again.

A love affair with Chevalier’s musical
A love affair with Chevalier’s musical

LOC nitrate film specialist proud to showcase favorite film tonight



October 30, 2008

Sweater dress: Warm and trendy this fall

The sweater dress is on the must have list this fall. If you love dresses this is the best way to go in the colder months and still be warm.

A carefully set ‘Mousetrap’

Longest running play comes to Wayside



October 23, 2008

A Southern lady’s lasting affair with Rhett and Scatlett
A Southern lady’s lasting affair with Rhett and Scatlett

Carolyne Loving was 12-years-old and in a full body cast the first time she read “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell.

The world and its wicked ways

Something in William Congreve’s cynical late Restoration comedy “The Way of the World” as presented in STC’s luscious staging might produce odd, rebounding effects in some viewers.

‘Gone with the Wind’ survives

Almost 70 years later, the movie is still all the rage, especially when it’s showing for free on the big screen in the cozy Mount Pony Theater — all 222 glorious minutes of it.



October 09, 2008

Martina — A lady for these times

Martina McBride was the perfect choice to close out the concert season for Nissan Pavilion September 27.

Slapstick, politics and changing the world

Ugh. It is just me or have the cable news channels lost it?

Something old, passing for new

You knew, of course, that during the English Renaissance decent women didn’t perform on public stages. It took the restoration of party boy Charles II to get a joy-deprived public to loosen up and see what the ladies could do for theatre.

Retro 80s still creepin’ into 90s

Rewind: The 80s are making a comeback in 2008.



October 02, 2008

Musical mystery opens EVHS

Something’s Afoot ends this weekend

‘Burn After Reading’ weaves tangled web

New Coen brother’s film rocks

A moment with Pardoe

A Q & A with author Blake Pardoe

Shedding light on a hero

Frank Luke isn’t among most well-known heroes, but should be



September 25, 2008

A certain impact in ‘doubt’

“Doubt: A Parable” is just that — a story to stir the very centers of our brains where certainty is manufactured.
 

Group effort to find ‘whodunit’

Windmore presents ‘Something Afoot’

The ‘Force’ is with this game

You’re the bad guy in new Star Wars game



September 18, 2008

Brooks and Dunn get down
Brooks and Dunn get down

Rodney Atkins a hit as well

May the farce be with you

‘Unnecessary Farce’ laugh out loud funny



September 11, 2008

Play it close to the vest

‘Pep your style

Modern cinema’s cultural void makes silver screen shimmer
Modern cinema’s cultural void makes silver screen shimmer

I’d rather watch the Maltese Falcon than the current day dregs of film



September 04, 2008

‘Charlie…’ still a good man

For those of us of a certain age, the Peanuts gang was a part of growing up. Charles Schulz struck gold when he developed his distinct child characters who reflected in their own ways the world of adults never seen in the strip.

Culpeper community concerts are ‘red hot’
Culpeper community concerts are ‘red hot’

Stage Alive hosts six shows each season

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