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Party Line: Evening in Paris at Children's Museum of Memphis
When Dina Martin and Jenny Vergos sang, "Come to the cabaret!" Saturday night at the Children's Museum of Memphis, they weren't kidding. One room was transformed into a cabaret with a dance floor, stage, bar and live entertainment. The rest of the museum was Paris, France, with an Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Charlie Chaplin.
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Music
Go Out! Fun events this week
The dean of Memphis singer-songwriters, Keith Sykes, will perform Thursday at the Memphis Zoo's "Thursdays Unplugged at the Lodge" music series. Sykes will be playing selections from his 30-plus years career, which has included writing songs for Jimmy Buffett and Rosanne Cash, among others. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for members, $12 for nonmembers. For more information, visit memphiszoo.org.
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Movies
Beat Beifuss at the Oscars: It's easy -- easy to try, at least
If Brad Pitt can beat the Nazis ... If the blue-skinned indigenous tree huggers of Pandora can beat the U.S. military ... If Sandra Bullock can beat the Boyz-N-the-Memphis-Hood ... hen surely you, gentle reader, can beat Beifuss in The Commercial Appeal's 14th annual "Beat Beifuss at the Oscars" contest, which officially begins -- drumroll, please -- TODAY. Or can you?
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Dining
Dining Review: Exotic offerings at Al-Rayan are perfect comfort food
Saturday, when the sky was grey, the air was biting and the icy streets were treacherous, we drove along a woeful section of Cleveland just north of Poplar to get to Al-Rayan. And there we found the remedy to all the unpleasantness listed above. It's called selta — or salta, depending on which menu you're reading. The robust stew, which Al-Rayan owner Hindi Nahwi makes with lamb and potatoes, is a traditional dish of Yemen, and arrives bubbling in a black clay pot.
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Arts
Review: MSO concert lives up to expectations
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra's concert on Saturday night was much anticipated on several levels. The program featured the Rachmaninoff "Piano Concerto No. 2," robust, romantic and enduringly popular. Better yet was that it was performed by guest artist Kirill Gerstein, Russian-born U.S. citizen with a background in jazz. And it was the second appearance of conductor candidate Thomas Wilkins, who is in the running for the permanent position of MSO maestro and music director.
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02.08.2010: ARTjamN: Valentine ARTjamN Class. 2160 Young Avenue. 901-277-5654.
02.09.2010: Dixon Gallery & Gardens: Tours at Two. 4339 Park Ave.. 901-761-5250.
02.09.2010: ARTjamN: Children ARTjam. 2160 Young Avenue. 901-277-5654.
02.10.2010: Dixon Gallery & Gardens: Munch & Learn: About Face. 4339 Park Ave.. 901-761-5250.
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