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Review: ‘About Steve’ could be Bullock’s worst film yet

It’s good to think positive. That’s what Sandra Bullock’s socially inept crossword puzzle “constructor” does in “All About Steve.”

Review: ‘Extract’ lacks inspiration

Director/writer Mike Judge has demonstrated, in projects from “Office Space” to “King of the Hill,” his deep understanding for working-class America.
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Roster McCabe aims to be a tour de force

Mike Daum doesn’t mind working hard, as long as he’s doing something he loves, or at least likes.

live! wire: Summer’s over, but outdoor music lives a little longer

Where did summer go? Seriously?
Visual Arts

A collection of artists’ books will fill the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Art Gallery to open the 2009-10 season. “Books of Note: Artists Books Collected by Jody Williams” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the University Art Gallery, on the first floor of the UW-L Center for the Arts. The exhibit runs through Oct. 10. The reception and exhibit are free. Jody Williams teaches printmaking and book arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Her work is in the collections of the Walker Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Minnesota Historical Society and numerous other museums, universities and libraries. For more information, go to www.flyingpaperpress.com. Regular gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during Toland Theatre events. The gallery also opens for appointments by calling the UW-L art department at (608) 785-8230.

Best Bets in the Arts

Welcome to Best Bets

Welcome to our new online feature, “Best Bets in the Arts.”

LCT’s ‘Escanaba’ as good as a 50-point buck

Holy Wa! That La Crosse Community Theatre has staged a funny one, hey, called “Escanaba in Da Moonlight.” The crowd had a whale of a good time during Saturday’s performance (Oct. 24) -- almost as good as hunting in the UP or Upper Peninsula near Escanaba, Mich.

‘Rocky Horror’: A fun-loving cult classic

For many people I know, including some of my friends, the Muse Theatre’s production of “The Rocky Horror Show” would not be their cup of tea.

Bowfire electrifies Viterbo crowd

Bowfire lit up the stage Sunday night (Oct. 25) at Viterbo University’s Fine Arts Center Main Theatre with phenomenal fiddlin’ and a theatrical extravaganza of musical styles and showmanship.
Parade Celebrity News
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The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions are returning to La Crosse for 7:30 p.m. performances on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 17 and 18, in the La Crosse Center. The horses are presented in the style and tradition of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. Some of the maneuvers the horses and riders will accomplish include: Pas de Deux, an exercise in mirror-image movements; Pas de Trois, a three-man exercise; Airs Above the Ground, a series of leaps and maneuvers called Levade, Courbette and Capriole, which were once used in battle to protect the riders; The Grande Quadrille, a ballet of white stallions and their riders performing intricate figures and movements. Tickets are $19.50 for adults. Senior citizens and age 12 and younger save $2 a ticket. A limited number of Gold Circle Seats are available at $24.50 (no discounts apply). Tickets are available at the La Crosse Center box office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000. To charge online, go to www.ticketmaster.com.

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