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11/6 12:30:29 PM

My parents had an old LP of the "1812 Overture" and maybe Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, probably with the Mantovani Orchestra, and that, along with the Quaker Oats TV commercial that used the overture to ill effect, is how I tend to think of the overture -- as kitsch....
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Ordway hosts 'Homecoming' for composer

11/6 12:30:29 PM

The revival of Dominick Argento's "Casanova's Homecoming," which opens at the Ordway Center in St. Paul on Nov. 14, is a homecoming of sorts for the composer as well....
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Rabbi, Muslim team up on comedy stage

11/6 11:45:02 AM

Turning the pulpit into a stage for a Jewish and Muslim stand-up comedy duo may be unorthodox, but expect this show to be kosher....
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Med City Movie Guy: 'Amelia' never gets off the ground

11/7 6:55:02 AM

In the new biopic "Amelia," Hilary Swank plays the sassy sparkplug who was, among other things, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic....
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'Mood' swings into Rochester

11/5 10:45:12 AM

Mix together a little nostalgia, some romance and a touch patriotism and suddenly, you're "In the Mood."...
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CD benefits ALS foundation

Entertainment digest

Bank on Beethoven: Orchestra will perform entire Ninth Symphony

Professors' performance features chamber music

Rihanna: Going back to Brown after beating 'wrong'

Brown is unsure about his image

Pitt will look at bikes in Tokyo

Winslet accepts damages from tabloid

Rihanna to talk about boyfriend's assault

Colbert goes for gold, sponsors U.S. speedskating

Garrison Keillor schedules Rochester 'Prairie'

Oswalt builds career on accepting his inner geek

Carnie Wilson not afraid to be 'Unstapled'

Yum-o! Rachael Ray to sere Thanksgiving dinner to jobless

It's no joke Gervais to host Golden Globes

'Dreary' can be exhilarating

Local rock band Chester Bay vies for top prize

Review: 'Wonder of the World' tries too hard to be too funny

Quick spins

Bluegrass star on tap at Oak Center

Sting: 'In many ways,' Obama sent from God

Breslin set to make Broadway debut