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AS THE PROJO TURNS: Peace breaks out at the ProJo
CITY WATCH: Back and forth continues in power line dispute
TALKING POLITICS: Depena’s new role a smart move for Dems

Astrology: Moon Signs


MUSIC

Bob Gulla says a change in nightclubs doesn't mean a change in the the scene.

ZZ Top makes it to the top. By Sean Richardson.

Eminem brings Tupac to life through the mixing boards and raps with him, says Josh Kun.

Musicians flood the DVD market. Reviews by the Boston Phoenix staff.

Also, short reviews of:
VARIOUS ARTISTS: CASALS FESTIVALS AT PRADES: LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCES
RANDY NEWMAN : GOOD OLD BOYS
ALBAN BERG QUARTETT: MOZART: CHAMBER MUSIC
SHERYL CROW:THE VERY BEST OF SHERYL CROW
STEVE LUKATHER & FRIENDS: SANTA MENTAL
GENUINE HOUSEROCKIN’ CHRISTMAS
V/A: hOMe FOR THE HOLIDAYS, CHRISTMAS REMIXED


Go for a ride: Roadtripping


FILM

Peter Keough says The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, "is like watching a stunning video game without being able to play it."

Mona Lisa Smile is a "genial exercise in wish fulfillment and its inevitable punishment illustrated with spunky performances by some of the screen’s brightest female talents," says Peter Keough.

This week's trailers:
STUCK ON YOU
" THE ANIMATION SHOW "
DIE, MOMMIE, DIE!



THEATER

The musicians assembled for A Kwanzaa Song and Celebrations: An African Odyssey are stellar, with haunting voices, nuanced percussion, and an inescapably infectious spirit, says Johnette Rodriguez.

Worth the Trip:
Christmas Carol at the Cutler Majestic Theatre

The Christmas Revels At Sanders Theatre

DANCE Worth the Trip:
A Dancer’s Christmas at Boston College.


Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker

ART

Art! Art! Get your art here! The 23rd Annual Foundry Artists Holiday Sale comes to the Pawtucket Armory.

Worth the Trip: Gregory Gillespie at the Fogg Museum

BOOKS

Calling all music nerds! Have we got a book for you. Neal Pollack takes readers on a wacky tour of the spotty history of music in his book, Never Mind the Pollacks. By Clea Simon

TELEVISION

Hot dots: Friday 10:00 (2) Christmas at Belmont. Actually, it’s in Nashville. Brenda 'Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree' Lee hosts this down-home musical concert.

FOOD

The Meritage brings the European bistro to Providence. By Bill Rodriguez.

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