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• Local performing arts scene just heating up

  January 6, 2013 in Features on Page D1 The winter-spring performing arts season in Spokane is jammed full of familiar names: • Comedian and motormouth Robin Williams. 1

• Dancing cop stops holiday traffic in Rhode Island

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator’s building. And a … 2

• Invalid visa detains Interplayers’ artistic director in Canada

  December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 For Interplayers Theatre, the show must go on – even when its artistic director has been detained in Canada. Reed McColm, a Canadian citizen, traveled to his hometown of Edmonton, … 16

• ‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

  November 24, 2012 in Nation/World J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron — and coaxed …

• Bieber, Swift, Minaj and Carly Rae Jepsen win AMAs

  November 18, 2012 in Nation/World Justin Bieber thanked his haters after winning the first award at the American Music Awards, while Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift performed their new singles. The 18-year-old won favorite pop/rock …

• Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship

  November 12, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on “Sesame Street” is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids’ show in the wake of allegations that … 1

• Museums, theaters among NYC attractions reopening

  October 31, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Museums, the Empire State Building, Broadway theaters and many stores reopened Wednesday to the relief of tourists who’d been stuck in hotel rooms since the weekend …

• NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable

  October 23, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lap dances are taxable because they don’t promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York’s highest court concluded Tuesday … 3

• NY top court says lap dance isn’t art, is taxable

  October 23, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lap dances are taxable because they don’t promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York’s highest court concluded Tuesday …

• Broadway producer says he was fraud victim

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The psychological thriller “Rebecca” was a hit for author Daphne du Maurier and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Leave it to Broadway to one-up the master of suspense. …

• ‘Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — For the older — OK, squarer — side of the generation gap, Andy Williams was part of the soundtrack of the 1960s and ‘70s, with easy-listening …

• ‘Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — For the older — OK, squarer — side of the generation gap, Andy Williams was part of the soundtrack of the 1960s and ‘70s, with easy-listening … 1

• Hoffman, Letterman among Kennedy Center honorees

  September 12, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Years after playing a Washington newspaper reporter, Dustin Hoffman is returning to the nation’s capital to share an honor with David Letterman — who appears surprised at …

• Nix the tiki bar: Hawaii tourism gets authentic

  September 7, 2012 HONOLULU (AP) — Coconut bras aren’t Hawaiian. Neither are grass skirts. Tiki bars? They’re from California. Yet they’re all among the most recognizable symbols of a Hawaiian vacation. Now, many …

• New DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workings

  September 5, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer …

• Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91

  September 1, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in … 1

• Stage presence

  October 16, 2008 in Features on Page D1 The words “exits” and “entrances” have a particular significance in theatrical scripts, marking a character’s very existence on the stage. Acclaimed South African playwright Athol Fugard’s “Exits and Entrances” takes …