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James Gandolfini's final film performance in "The Drop" is nothing short of perfection.

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Marty Fugate reviews Ken Ludwig's "Lend Me a Tenor," which is now playing at the Players.

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Furniture maker Pat Pettit is turning her old wood scraps into art.

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As Shakespeare once said, "All the world is a stage." The multitalented Amanda Heisey would agree.

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