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Aaron Neville bringing soulful sound to Tangier
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Malcolm X Abram: Area band showcases a good idea
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Art notes: Contemporary artists talk landscapes
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Stage notes: ‘Color Purple’ comes to E.J. Thomas
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Theater review: ‘And Then There Were None’ at Coach House
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Review: ‘New Look’ exhibit features Dior influence, but almost none of the real thing
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‘Transformers,’ ‘Drive,’ more on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday
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Aaron Neville bringing soulful sound to Tangier
It’s one of the most recognizable voices in pop music.
Malcolm X Abram: Five things to do this weekend (with video)
Looking for some fun this weekend? One of these five outings may fit the bill

Malcolm X Abram: Area band showcases a good idea
On Saturday night, my lovely wife and I trekked to downtown Akron for an engagement party (congrats, Doug and LeAnne!) and wound up checking out a sizable chunk of the This Is Akron showcase at Musica. Unfortunately, I committed a double transgression as both a Morehouse Man and a professional journalist and brought no writing utensil, causing me to rely on my sieve-like, short-term memory, so please forgive the generalities, but I hope you’ll get the drift.

Art notes: Contemporary artists talk landscapes
Regional artist Michelle Droll, creator of Landslide: Between a Rock and a Place, builds environmentally friendly landscapes out of recycled materials.
Dining
Yuengling Bock hits Ohio on Monday
Yuengling Bock — a seasonal beer from D.G. Yuengling & Son — will be released in Ohio starting Monday. If you can’t wait that long and live in the Cleveland-Akron area, the Winking Lizard Taverns in downtown Cleveland, Fairlawn and … Continue reading →
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Music
Rocker Sebastian Bach spending Super Bowl Sunday at Ripper’s Owen’s TapHouse in Akron
You gotta figure ex-Skid Row singer/Broadway star/actor/televison host Sebastian Bach has plenty of options when it comes to how to spend Super Bowl Sunday, but he will be here in Akron at his good buddy Tim "Ripper" Owens' Taphouse restaurant for a signing and meet and greet. But before you throw on you neon pink…
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Arts & Culture

Art notes: Contemporary artists talk landscapes
Regional artist Michelle Droll, creator of Landslide: Between a Rock and a Place, builds environmentally friendly landscapes out of recycled materials.
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Restaurant Spotlight

Continental Cuisine
Continental Cuisine Continental Cuisine is a restaurant like no other you’ve known. We are recipients of the Fairlawn Mayor’s Award for an Outstanding Eatery. The Akron Beacon Journals Jane Snow reviewed us as having “… low prices and high-taste food…”. We also took home Akron’s Life and Leisure award for Best Mediterranean Food in 2009. In…
Movies
Movie review: Woman in Black
Daniel Radcliffe acquits himself reasonably well in his first adult big-screen role, a man haunted by The Woman in Black.
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Television
‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
LOS ANGELES: Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV’s Soul Train who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his…