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Ben Noel performs in a piece Lyndy Franklin Smith and Jeromy Smith created based on the choreography of Bob Fosse. Lyndy Franklin Smith and Jeromy Smith created a piece based on the chireography of Bob Fosse. The University of Kentucky Department of Theatre presents "3Dimensions: Winter Dance Concert," the inaugural performance of UK's new dance program with choreography by Susie Thiel, Lyndy Franklin and Blake Pearson. Performances are Jan. 27 and 28, 2012 in the Guignol Theatre in the University of Kentucky Fine Arts Building. Photo by Rich Copley| Lexington Herald-Leader

UK's fledgling dance program is ready to fly

Just a year ago, students couldn't minor in dance at UK, and dance was never part of the College of Fine Arts. That changed when the school hired Susie Thiel to launch a dance program under the umbrella of the theater department. 3Dimensions is the program's first show.

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A trio equals three, except in Stanley Jordan's world

The trio: Can there be a more elemental or established musical configuration? Sure, the possibilities of what it can create are boundless. But in the end, what results is music created by three artists on three instruments. Leave it to Stanley ...

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'Shame': A neverending 'do' list

Eye contact is how it begins — a shared glance on the subway, maybe followed by a smile but always cranked up from a glance to a penetrating...

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Washington pizza maker moves to Lexington, opens FunZone

Rami Salem, who spent 20 years making pizza in the Washington, D.C., area, recently moved his family to Lexington to open his own pizza place, FunZone Pizza.

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UK's fledgling dance program is ready to fly

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Investors clamor for Facebook's IPO

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever.

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Show grows along with the size of UK art faculty

Each year, the University of Kentucky Art Department Faculty Show becomes a bigger challenge to present because there are more faculty every year, .

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'Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7' is good simple fun

I initially dismissed 2005's Lego Star Wars: The Video Game , the first of the game series based on the toy blocks, as a kids' title.

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 takes up the last four films in the series. There are lots of characters, and the gameplay is easy, with lots of fun problem-solving.

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Clay Countians to compete on 'Amazing Race'

Two best friends from Manchester will be among the 11 teams competing on the next season of sprint-around-the-world reality show The Amazing Race. William "Bopper" Minton, 41, a motorcycle mechanic, and Mark Jackson, 45, a former inspector for the...