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    Theater Ensemble Presents The Drowsy Chaperone

    Need help lightening up your relationship problems? Let the upcoming Albany High School Musical The Drowsy Chaperone give you a comical perspective on things. According to director Andrea Hart, this refreshing romantic-comedy has “more depth of talent in the cast on all sides than we...

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    Rocky Horror

    Just before midnight on the second Saturday of every month, the Albany Twin movie theater at the bottom of Solano attracts a crowd not often seen in our safe and mundane town. Mostly young people line up around the corner, clad in fishnets, lingerie, corsets,...

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    Give Thanks, Make Gingersnaps

    According to a UN report, American high school students “had the highest levels of self report and stress” of those in the entire world. Even though your week is full of tests, quizzes, and pre-holiday academic craziness, it’s important to take a minute to think...

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    Play that Funky Music White Boy

    Whenever I bring up the name George Watsky, I am often left with an uncomfortable silence. For an accomplished poet, playwright, and performer, this quirky Michael Cera-type really doesn’t get the credit he deserves. If there’s not an awkward silence, then there is most often...

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    How They Met And Other Stories

    18 sweet romance shorts from a renowned GLBTQ author.

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    Autumn Eats

    You’ll Fall Head Over Heels for these Pumpkin Muffins These quick treats, with their warming, spicy flavor, epitomize the fall season. Mix together: 2 cups flour ½ teaspoon allspice, cloves, nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder Stir in: 2 cups...

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    Anon(ymous)

    It begins in the middle, on the border, at a crossing. It is bold at times, thought-provoking throughout, heartbreaking in moments, and captivating in its entirety. It is Anon(ymous). Theater Ensemble opened their 2011-2012 season last Thursday with their fall production Anon(ymous), by Naomi Iizuka....

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    Chances are 95/5 You’ll Enjoy 50/50

    50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, opened September 30, to predominantly positive reviews. Based on the true story of the writer Will Reiser’s experience, it follows 27-year-old Adam’s (Gordon-Levitt) fight against cancer with the help of his best friend, Kyle (Rogen). At times hilarious,...

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    The Bridge School Benefit: Concert for a Cause

    The weekend of October 22nd and 23rd, the Shoreline Amphitheatre was filled with the music and good vibes of the all-acoustic Bridge School Benefit Concert. Twenty-five years after Neil and Pegi Young started it, the event is dramatically larger, boasting an audience of 22,000 each...

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    Farmers’ Markets: The Ultimate Green Jobs?

    Jaime Ferreyra is up at 5:30 a.m. everyday, working on Lone Oak Ranch in Reedley. He sells Lone Oak’s tree fruit at a multitude of farmer’s markets six days a week. Thousands of vendors like Ferreyra work across the country at new markets that are...

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    Curren$y – Verde Terrace

    In his latest mixtape, Verde Terrace, Curren$y further proves why he is one of the best rappers out today. Curren$y is a southern rapper from New Orleans whose smooth beats and production have captivated audiences for 11 years. He is far from just being another...

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    Reasons Why You Should Be Watching New Girl

    Beating out its lead-in, Glee, FOX’s New Girl opened as one of the most anticipated new fall TV shows. New Girl is the first new sitcom on any network in the past 20 years to win its first three episodes with the adult 18-49 demographic....

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