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The green goes on

With St. Patty’s Day approaching, these events should get you in the Irish spirit

America already has enough holidays it can call its own. Independence Day. Memorial Day. Columbus Day. Thanksgiving. The list goes on. But it seems like we’ve had no problem taking the Irish holiday known as St. Patrick’s Day and celebrating it like each and every person came straight from the Emerald Isle. And some people simply won’t settle for just one day of revelry.

Experience is essential

Jonny Lang pays tribute to Hendrix, delves further into Christian music

Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Los Lobos, Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble’s Chris Layton and Jonny Lang — you might think this is a list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, but it’s actually the group of musicians who have joined former Band of Gypsys and Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Billy Cox to pay tribute to one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. The Experience Hendrix Tour will come to the Uptown Theater in Kansas City at 8 p.m. March 16.

Review: 'Green Zone'

A fast-paced action flick gets bogged down by politics

Whether it’s Scorsese and De Niro or Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, there have been certain director/actor collaborations that seem to bring out the best in both participants. This seems to be the case for director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon based on their successful reinvigoration of the action thriller with “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “The Bourne Supremacy.”

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An interactive investigation

Murder mystery dinner comes to Robidoux Landing Playhouse

Everyone loves a good whodunit. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be three “CSI” shows on TV, and Sherlock Holmes would be irrelevant in the pantheon of pop culture. With this in mind, Robidoux Resident Theatre service manager and education director Connie Willis decided to host a few murder mystery dinners at the Robidoux Landing Playhouse and the Museum Hill Bed and Breakfast. All of them were packed, and the response was so overwhelmingly positive that she decided to schedule a few more in 2010.

Eats: Wiedmaier’s does breakfast like it should be done

Growing up as a truck driver’s son, I was at truck stops a lot, especially Wiedmaier’s. One of the things I missed most now that I have grown up was there breakfast — most notably their biscuits and gravy.

Family thrills

Moila Shrine Circus brings big top to Civic Arena

You just have to look around to see the circus has a lot more competition than it used to.

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Entertainment briefs for March 12, 2010

The Shuffle: Edward going elsewhere

Most people in town are probably looking forward to getting their Irish on for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade or having some good, clean family fun at the Moila Shrine Circus at the Civic Arena — unless they happen to be a teenage girl.

March Madhouses

Local establishments enhance spring’s unique college basketball experience

Considering many conference tournaments start today and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off next Thursday, March Madness is in full effect. March Madness is a time when basketball fans and non-basketball fans alike can come together, cheer on small schools that they’ve never heard of before and use their expertise to fill out brackets for a shot at $50 (give or take).

The overlooked season

Don’t skip the theater this spring —especially if you love hot tubs and time machines

This summer may be the most profitable in the history of the movie industry. May and June are stacked with blockbusters like “Toy Story 3,” “Iron Man 2,” “Robin Hood,” “Sex and the City 2” and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” just to name a few. But in anticipation, many moviegoers may overlook spring remakes like “Clash of the Titans” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” legit action flicks such as “Green Zone” and “Repo Men” and comedies with — ahem — interesting titles (in all my days as a reporter, I never thought I’d write “Kick-Ass” and “Hot Tub Time Machine” in the same sentence).

Coming out swinging

We Were Promised Jetpacks is just starting to lift off

The Scottish quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks suspects it may have a few anthems on its hands. The hungry post-punkers — Adam Thompson (vocals, guitar), Michael Palmer (guitar), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums) — are on their first headlining tour of the states.

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