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Movie review: 'Stars War: The Force Awakens' does not disappoint
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- Published on Sunday, 20 December 2015 18:33
- Written by Tim Wyman
(9 out of 10 stars)
(135 minutes. Rated PG-13 for science fiction violence.)
Unless you have been living on a remote part of Tatooine for the last two years, you could not have missed that “Star...
Ralphie's rifle back home where it belongs
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- Published on Friday, 18 December 2015 13:41
- Written by PRNewswire
Everyone has that one special gift they hoped to receive as a child. For Ralphie Parker, it was the "official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air...
'Heathers' to open Corn Stock winter season
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 November 2015 16:15
- Written by Paul Gordon
Nyk Sutter believes all of us, at one time or another, had to deal with a bully or two. Or perhaps we were bullies.
“Either...
Conklin's Barn Christmas show at Five Points could be new beginning
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- Published on Thursday, 10 December 2015 17:08
- Written by Paul Gordon
Contrary to what some of you may have heard, the Christmas show this weekend at Five Points in Washington is NOT the swan...
Review: 'Bridge of Spies' among Spielberg's best
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- Published on Friday, 30 October 2015 16:28
- Written by Tim Wyman
(8 out of 10 stars)
(141 minutes)
(Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language.)
'Miss Reardon Drinks A Little' next at Corn Stock
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 December 2015 16:08
- Written by Paul Gordon
Bill Lawrence has long thought there was something about the script for “And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little” that was timeless, almost as timeless as he is.
Indeed, this is a play that he considers contemporary even though it was written by Paul Zindel nearly...
Mega-star to perform Saturday with Peoria Symphony
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- Published on Thursday, 15 October 2015 18:41
- Written by Paul Gordon
Audra McDonald, the legendary Broadway performer and award-winning actress and musician, will be the featured guest of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Peoria Civic Center Theatre.
'Cinderella' set to enchant at Peoria Players
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 14:37
- Written by Paul Gordon
Put a timeless and classic fairy tale in the capable hands of Mary Ellen Ulrich and magic is bound to happen.
That’s...
A Literarea Review: Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:40
- Written by Kevin Kizer
Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense
By Krista Schlyer
Skyhorse Publishing
While titles of books can be ambiguous, quite often the subtitles do the heavy lifting in terms of the subject of the book. In the case of Krista Schlyer’s latest book...
