Critic's picks: Patty Griffin, 'Downtown Church,' and Allison Moorer, 'Crows'

By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer

On their respective new albums, Americana songstresses Patty Griffin and Allison Moorer wrestle with two very different notions of salvation.

 
 
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Lesson in nutrition with a taste of opera

The Schmidt Opera Outreach Program is giving Kentucky students food for thought with its new performance, Get Stuffed, beginning Monday at Adkins-Caudill Performing Arts Center in Sandy Hook.

 
 
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BabyCakes is a sweetheart of a business

It's that wonderful time of year when greeting card racks throb pink and red, teddy bears leer from seasonal merchandise displays and long-stemmed roses prick customers in checkout lanes. Ouch.

 
 
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Review: Wendell Berry essays explore a sense of place

Reading Wendell Berry is like having a conversation with a friend — an old friend whose wisdom makes you want to do nothing more than hush and listen.

 
 
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Win tickets to "Beauty and the Beast" at the Opera House

You could win tickets to see Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the love story that comes to life in this lush, romantic musical, Friday, May 7, 2010, 7 p.m. at the Opera House in Lexington. Complete and submit an entry form by noon Monday, May 3, 2010. Duplicate entries will be expunged. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 to enter. Winners will be notified by telephone. Other restrictions may apply. Read the rules, and then enter today! Read the rules, and then enter today! Click here to enter contest

 
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Puzzle game made for discontinued Sega console

Sega's Dreamcast is an older video game system, but there is fresh fun coming out for it.

 
 
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Brandi Carlile works hard to keep her songs fresh

It's difficult to view the still-young career of Brandi Carlile and not be tempted to name-drop a bit.

 
 

3-D movies can be hard on the eyes

The claim: 3-D movies can induce headaches and sickness.

 

Drink specials

What’s on tap for cheap at Central Kentucky bars and restaurants

 

Insight to launch Kentucky-themed channel

Insight Communications, cable provider for Lexington and other parts of Kentucky, plans to launch a cable television channel this spring that focuses on the Bluegrass State.

 

Public art project flagged for 3-mile stretch

A major public art project has been proposed to brighten 3 miles of Newtown Pike with more than 250,000 small green and blue utility flags set out in a pattern of long ribbons curling along the road.



Transylvania University's Morlan Gallery presents MYKY - Life Through the Lens, an exhibit of works by five Kentucky photographers, through Feb. 12.
 

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