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"Safe House," an action thriller on view at the Fandano Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, is the latest in the parade of suck movies from Hollywood. It has all the requisite features — explosions, car chases, a plethora of violence and a couple of stars.

•  Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, hosts Hocus Pocus Magic Show with Joe Fischer on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 5 to 5:45 p.m. The show is for all ages. Excitement, comedy, and lots of audience participation are combined to create a magical event. The audience is treated to a nonstop, fast-paced program. Participants are […]

•  Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, hosts Hocus Pocus Magic Show with Joe Fischer on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 5 to 5:45 p.m. The show is for all ages. Excitement, comedy, and lots of audience participation are combined to create a magical event. The audience is treated to a nonstop, fast-paced program. Participants are […]

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, hosts Community Reiki on Sunday, Aug. 6, from noon to 2 p.m.It meets the first Sundays of each month. Members of Hudson Valley Community Reiki will offer adults a 20-minute individual Reiki session on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit www.gardinerlibrary.org. •  Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, […]

This month’s books from the St. Joseph Public Library are a nonfiction selection from cookbooks to memoirs to a travel guide to the afterlife. If nothing here tickles your fancy,

Learn about the recent appointment of Kelundra Smith as the new Managing Editor of American Theatre. Discover how her expertise and passion for the arts will shape the future of the publication.

Plenty of fun events are planned for the week ahead throughout the region.

Ann Patchett writes a convincing portrait of a questioning family.

Cowboy Mouth’s music includes elements of practically every American music form, from blues to country, jazz to jambands and punk to funk.

On occasion, Hollywood has stood up and taken notice of playtime in rural America and the plight of farm families. Let’s examine a few of our favorite films about fairs, carnivals and the people who live on their land.