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Far From the Madding Crowd: A Verdant, Ripe Adaptation

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by Sandra Olmsted Reversals of fortunes and marriage proposals abound in director Thomas Vinterberg's adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowds. Yet, the film is not a Victorian…

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Movie Reviews

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New Movies, Old Moves: 3 Classic Hollywood War/Romance Films            by Sandra Olmsted Several of the films this spring display an interesting development. As the audience has shifted from solely the…

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It’s Yet Another BBQ Place in STL that The Dining Divas Love

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  • Post published:April 27, 2015
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The Dining Divas By Lisa Kampeter I’m always excited when we find a new restaurant that’s delicious, down to earth, and affordable, and the Dining Divas discovered another in the…

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Dining Divas

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  • Post published:March 31, 2015
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Maplewood Restaurant is One Of a Kind with Dining Divas    It was a pleasant spring evening. You know the kind. Jacket weather. Not quite warm enough for flip flops…

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Stomp at Fabulous Fox Theatre April 10 – 12

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Stomp, the international percussion sensation, makes its St. Louis premiere at the Fabulous Fox Theatre April 10 – 12. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, Stomp…

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Hawthorne Players Announce Season

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Season tickets are now on sale for Hawthorne Players’ 70th season. Season tickets to all four shows at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre are $48 for seniors/students and $52 for…

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Florissant Valley Symphony Orchestra in Concert March 8

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The Florissant Valley Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at 3 p.m. on March 8 at the Terry M. Fisher Theatre on the St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley…

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Oscar Predictions: In a Perfect World

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  • Post published:February 18, 2015
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By Sandra Olmstead As I make my predictions for who with win and who won’t in office pools, in social media forums, at the party, and privately during the Oscars’…

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Alpha Players Presenting ‘Parfumerie,’ A Sweet and Timeless Scent, in March

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Alpha Players’ second show of its 56th season - E.P. Dowdall’s Parfumerie –will play the Florissant Civic Center in March. Take a dash of dreams, a pinch of deceit, a cup…

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Della’s Diner Comes to the Civic Center Theatre

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The Florissant Fine Arts Council Presents: Della’s Diner from the State Theatre of Georgia on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Della’s Diner is a delicious comedy romp with outrageous…

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