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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our environmental footprint and make cleanup easier, we kindly ask that you bring your own silverware, plate and beverage container.”

Dead or alive, he's coming to Eastern Market. OK, technically, the approximately 11-foot-tall bronze sculpture of RoboCop is neither dead nor alive. And technically, it's not coming to Detroit's Eastern Market area — it's already there.

Dear Doctors: Any advice on controlling chiggers? When I work in the yard, they eat me alive unless I wear long pants. My wife does not garden and is rarely bitten. My son worked with me last weekend and said they don’t bother him. Why not? When we took a walk later, I got bitten again.

Dear Annie: My sister, “Ellen,” has an extensive history of being the victim of sexual abuse, which has caused her a lot of trauma. I’m so proud of all the work she has done to process and work through much of this. However, she tends to have very skewed and strong views on most things. We often see situations, past and present, in almost completely opposite ways. Sometimes this has caused friction between us when one or both of us get offended about the other’s opposite viewpoints, but usually we are able to navigate things.

Once again, it’s time to festoon ourselves with garlands, fire up the twinkle lights and examine the very special cinematic universe that is Netflix Christmas movies.

1 Millwood WinterFest 2025 – Features local vendors, treats, live entertainment and community spirit as Millwood shines bright for the holidays. 4-7 p.m. Friday. 3301 N. Argonne Road, Millwood. Admission: Free.

With the recently rebranded Classics Northwest hosting their first set of official performances this weekend, it seems as if Zuill Bailey’s entire career has come full circle – one that will feature the legendary Juilliard String Quartet in their newest chapter as well.

As a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!,” comedian Paula Poundstone is used to answering question after question about events from that week’s news.

The Little River Band are celebrating 50 years with two shows in Spokane this weekend.

Local audiences have the chance to jump-start their Christmas cheer with Celtic tunes as the Irish all-female trio of harp, violin and voice, “Everdream” returns to the Pacific Northwest to perform their 10th annual “A Celtic Christmas” show.

The Mountain Goats will be bringing their distinct indie-folk sound to the Knitting Factory on Friday.

“Are you ready? Then we shall begin.” This narration, over an image of three moons hanging in the sky, begins Julia Jackman’s “100 Nights of Hero,” which she adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s 2016 graphic novel, and directed. It signifies that we are in for a level of heightened, self-reflective fantasy storytelling, and in fact, the revolutionary power of storytelling itself is the beating heart of this film.

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” is now in theaters and garnering significant awards attention after its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where it won best director and best actor, for star Wagner Moura, and as Brazil’s official international Oscar submission this year. Set in 1977 during the Brazilian military dictatorship, the film captures the unsettled political landscape of that time in Recife, with Moura starring as a university professor and political refugee who is attempting to flee the country with his son and evade harm from the authoritarian regime and corrupt businessmen.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As part of my job as a news reporter, I spend a great deal of time on the telephone. The conversations I have require a lot of concentration. Often, I have been waiting all day to hear from someone and am up against a strict deadline when he or she finally calls. I must answer when the phone rings.

Jenny Boyter’s stash is dwindling. The Atlanta resident has just one 12-pack left of Tab — a diet soda that Coca-Cola canceled five years ago. Even so, during a November interview at her home, Boyter gleefully popped the top on a can. It expired in 2021. “It’s fizzy and everything,” Boyter, a retired school principal, said as she took a sip.

An eagerly anticipated addition to the North Monroe Business District opened its doors on Sept. 20.