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All the boutiques, none of the bite

With her remake of George Cukor’s 1939 cat fight “The Women,” based on the play by Clare Booth Luce, Diane English has applied all the lighthearted instincts of her sitcom background and seemingly none of the insights of the source material. “The Women” was intended as a satire of society mavens and their frivolous lives; in directing for the first time and writing the script, the “Murphy Brown” creator has turned it into a celebration. Sure, it has an all-female cast of solid actresses, as did the original (though perhaps not quite the stellar collection that included Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell).
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An epic beginning

The Spokane Symphony kicks off its 2008-09 season Saturday with an epic piece by composer Richard Strauss. Strauss’ “Alpine Symphony,” which calls for an expanded orchestra and exotic percussion, is performed so infrequently that conductor Eckart Preu has never heard a live performance of it.
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Free public reception A free public reception will be held at the Jundt Art Museum Thursday, from 6-7:15 p.m., for two concurrent art shows.
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Coming up

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available through TicketsWest (TW; 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com) or Ticketmaster (TM; 509-735-0500, www.ticketmaster.com). Prices listed do not include service charges. Tickets to Spokane Symphony performances also are available through the symphony box office, (509) 624-1200. September
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Dine the night away

In the eyes of the local last-call crowd, the concept of late-night dining traditionally involves a drive-thru window, a pizza delivery guy or a long wait for a table at The Satellite Diner. That seems satisfactory until you consider that other restaurant and bar scenes around the world keep later, longer hours.
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Sustainable cinema A pair of local and regional sustainability groups plans to hold a multi-venue Eat with Your Eyes Sustainable Food Film Festival Sept. 25-27.
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God, guns, gays take back seat

Some commentators, both on television and the internet, would have us believe that God, guns and gays are back at the forefront of this presidential election. The trio of so-called hot button issues were what turned the 2004 election in favor of George W. Bush, many of the same pundits claim. It’s true that in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama mentioned all three back-to-back. He essentially called for non-partisan tolerance and civilized discussion about abortion, gun-control and gays rights. I can’t say I was wowed by his non-specific rhetoric. And I certainly didn’t come away feeling he moved these issues to the front burner.
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Cretins wanna hop some more A long-defunct North Spokane tavern finds new life tonight as Spokane’s newest all-ages venue.
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Lighting up the right

Sure, I spent much of last week in a state of apoplexy at the hypocrisy and cynicism of the political process in general and the Republican Party in particular. But I can’t say those were the very first thoughts that came to mind when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was introduced to the world two weeks ago. Instead, I thought about one of my closest friends.
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McConaughey’s torso carries watery surf flick

In “Surfer, Dude,” Matthew McConaughey plays a shy, brooding physicist whose revolutionary work in the field of quantum mechanics earns him a Nobel Prize. Just kidding, brah! You’ll be totally stoked to learn that McConaughey actually plays Steve Addington, a famous competitive surfer who has just returned to his Malibu home after a successful world tour. His manager (Woody Harrelson) welcomes him back with the news that his board and shorts sponsorship contracts have been sold to Eddie Zarno (Jeffrey Nordling), an ex-surfer turned multi-media mogul. Addington is cool with that until he learns Zarno has big plans for him, including roles in a beach-house reality-TV show and a virtual reality videogame that will simulate his moves.
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Not spoiled by success

Members of the seminal punk-ska band Operation Ivy became Rancid in ’91. Given the shelf life of bands that get caught up in pop trends, you’d think that by 2008 they’d be downright putrid.
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Out from the underground

ID: Gun of the Sun is highlighted by Freetime Synthetic and Doug Tobey, both of the locally legendary disco-punk-rap outfit Upper Class Racket Style: Underground hip-hop
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Out of town

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available through TicketsWest (TW; 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com) or Ticketmaster (TM; 509-735-0500, www.ticketmaster.com). Prices listed do not include service charges: September
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