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this ISSUE: Holiday Entertainment

Nov. 26 - Dec. 9, 2010

ON THE COVER HOLIDAY GUIDE No matter what kind of Christmas you’re expecting, we’ve got your party planning started.

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12 steamrolled Mannheim Steamroller will bring their signature Christmas songs to several venues in Iowa, so there’s no excuse for missing them.

EDITOR Meta Hemenway-Forbes 319.291.1483 meta.hemenway-forbes@ wcfcourier.com ADVERTISING Sheila Kerns 319.291.1448 sheila.kerns@wcfcourier.com DESIGN Jordan Hansen Alan Simmer

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23 spy games The fourth “Mission: Impossible” movie is filming scenes in Dubai — but they don’t want to give away all their secrets.

13 Grande show Renowned pianist Jim McDonough plans his Holiday Grande tour through the state to benefit Camp Courageous.

24 Early buzz Even though the Oscars are more than three months away, the race is already heating up with contenders from “The Social Network.”

19 leftovers A big buffet of holiday-themed events scheduled all over the state during November and December.

25 WoW! “World of Warcraft” releases another expansion pack, “Cataclysm,” boasting two new races of creatures.

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CLASSIC CHRISTMAS

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ou’re using Christmas lights from 1950. You haven’t missed an airing of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” since you were 5. And the thought of December slipping away without a glass of ’nog and a big ol’ sugar cookie leaves you cold. Here’s a guide — not that you need it — to your Classic Christmas.

I EVENTS Chapter Six Christmas Show 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28

A cappella group Chapter Six will bring their harmonies to the Grand Opera House in Dubuque. This renowned vocal group will tackle Christmas carols during its Thanksgiving weekend show. The Grand Opera House 135 W. Eighth St., Dubuque (563) 588-1305

‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5

The Moscow Ballet’s rendition of the timeless “Nutcracker” tale involves 40 classically trained dancers and intricately detailed costumes and sets. This interpretation of one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous works will delight audiences of all ages. U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids (319) 362-1729 ticketmaster.com

‘A Christmas Carol’

1. The Christmas Song Nat King Cole

2. Silent Night Andrea Bocelli

3. Joy to the World Julie Andrews

3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19

The classic Dickens’ tale will entertain audiences with two shows at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center in Cedar Falls. This Nebraska Theatre Caravan production has been touring for 30 years.

4. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Judy Garland

5. All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey

Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center 8201 Dakota St., Cedar Falls (319) 273-3676 or (877) 549-7469; www.gbpac.org

6. Silver Bells

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8. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Eggnog with Rum

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HIPSTER CHRISTMAS

Perry Como

7. O Holy Night

Charlotte Church

Andy Williams

9. I’ll Be Home for Christmas Frank Sinatra

10. Jingle Bells Cha Cha Pearl Bailey

11. Angels We Have Heard on High Josh Groban & Brian McKnight

12. White Christmas Bing Crosby

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ou’re too cool for school, and you know it. Your fashion sense doesn’t leave any room for tacky Christmas sweaters. And you won’t be singing “Here We Come a Waffling” anytime soon. But you probably wouldn’t get that — it’s pretty obscure. Yup, sounds like you’re having a Hipster Christmas.

Julian Casablancas

2. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee

3. Jingle Bell Rock

I EVENTS ‘Another Night Before Christmas’

8 p.m. Dec. 3-5, 9-12, 16-9

Indulge your theatrical side with “Another Night Before Christmas,” the tale of a man who may or not be Santa Claus and a woman who has given up on holiday cheer. Bell Tower Theater 2728 Asbury Road No. 242, Dubuque (563) 588-3377

Holiday wine tasting

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14

We know you shop local when you can, so come try out some locally sourced wine at the Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Holiday Show

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

in Cedar Falls. National selections will be offered for tasting alongside wines produced right here in Iowa.

4. Christmas Is Run-DMC

5. What Child Is This Anyway?

Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits 5925 University Ave., Cedar Falls (319) 266-3401

Sufjan Stevens

6. 80 Windows Nada Surf

7. Sleigh Ride

Festival of Carols

Los Straitjackets

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16

Put your artistic talents to work at a traditional Christmas carol sing-a-long while sipping hot cocoa at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Just don’t hop up on Santa’s lap and wish for a new peacoat once he arrives; that might be a little creepy at your age. The Englert Theatre 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City (319) 688-2653

I DRINK Eggnog Martini 1 ounce amaretto 1 ounce vodka 1 ounce eggnog

Combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker and mix well. Strain and serve. — Eggnog World

8. The Man in the Santa Suit

Fountains of Wayne

9. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) Ramones

10. Fairytale of New York The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl

11. Father Christmas The Kinks

12. Run Rudolph Run Keith Richards

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rying to decide between a Squinkies play set and a Lalaloopsy doll? Weighing the merits of one LEGO board game against another? Buying a red suit and a beard — and trying to find a better hiding place than the back of the closet? Just make sure to take a break or two for yourself during your Family Christmas.

I EVENTS Cookies & Cocoa with Santa and Mrs. Claus 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28

Fresh off his appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Santa Claus is planning a stop in East Dubuque. Mrs. Claus and a few elfin friends will hand out cookies and cocoa while the big man in red listens to wish lists. Downtown East Dubuque, Ill.

Brucemore’s A Douglas Family Christmas 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16

History comes alive through the Brucemore holiday event. Guests will enjoy surprises around every corner as they find actors portraying the Douglas family and staff in preparation for Christmas circa 1911. $10 per adult, $7 per Brucemore member, and $3 per child. Reservations required. Brucemore 2160 Linden Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids (319) 362-7375 www.brucemore.org

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o you’re a Scrooge. Or Jewish. Or Buddhist. Or maybe Christmas just really isn’t your thing. Whatever the case, it sounds like you’ll be having a very unmerry Christmas.

I EVENTS Moreland & Arbuckle 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5

This performing trio combines classic blues with the influence of country and rock ’n’ roll and a mix of drums, guitar and harmonica.

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1. All I Want for Christmas Nat King Cole

2. The Chipmunk Song Alvin & the Chipmunks

3. Dominick the Donkey Lou Monte

4. Elf’s Lament

Barenaked Ladies feat. Michael Buble

5. Frosty the Snowman Ella Fitzgerald

6. Here Comes Santa Claus Doris Day

7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jackson 5

8. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Gayla Peevey

9. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Chicago

10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald

11. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

The Grass Roots

7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18

With a huge catalog of hits like “Midnight Confessions,” “Where Were You When I Needed You” and “Temptation Eyes,” there’s no reason to stay home when the Grass Roots will be at Riverside Casino. Riverside Casino & Golf Resort 3184 Iowa Highway 22, Riverside (319) 648-1234

Six Nights Alone

10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 25

It doesn’t matter that it’s Dec. 25, you want to see some music. So head on over to the Sandy Hook Tavern in Dubuque for a performance by Six Nights Alone, a country punk rock group out of Illinois. Sandy Hook Tavern 3836 Sandy Hook Road, Hazel Green, Wis.

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1. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Thurl Ravenscroft

2. Winter Wonderland The Andrews Sisters

Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper

12. Thirty-Two Feet, Eight Little Tails

3. (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays The Carpenters

4. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!

Dale Evans

Sufjan Stevens

I DRINK Favorite Christmas cooking lessons Hot Cocoa 4 to 5 p.m. Dec. 7, 14 and 21 Kids ages 6 to 12 can get in on the holiday culinary secrets of Dan Ankrum, the executive chef at the ArtHouse Cafe. Ankrum will teach courses on gingerbread houses, holiday cookies and homemade fudge. $15 a session or $35 for all three.

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5. Snowbound Sarah Vaughan

6. Good King Wenceslas Dame Joan Sutherland

1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup cocoa Dash salt 1/3 cup hot water 4 cups milk 3/4 teaspoon vanilla Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in saucepan; stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils; boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk and heat. Do not boil. Remove from heat; add vanilla. — Hershey’s

7. Little Jack Frost Get Lost Frankie Carle & His Orchestra

8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Dean Martin

9. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Julie London

10. The Chanukah Song Adam Sandler

11. Baby It’s Cold Outside Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting

12. A Marshmallow World Vic Damone

Heat Wave

1 1/2 ounces coconut rum 1/2 ounce peach schnapps 3 ounces pineapple juice 3 ounces orange juice 1/2 ounce grenadine Pour rum, schnapps and juices over ice in a hurricane or wine glass. Top with grenadine and drink under sunlamp. — “Good Drinks for Bad Days”

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HOLIDAY HOOPLA EVENTS The BIG Kickoff (Santa’s arrival, music, fireworks) Fri., Nov. 26, 2010

Movie Magic Matinees, Train Display Santa’s Workshop, Boy Scout Tree Lot Sat., Dec. 11, 2010

Santa’s Workshop, Boy Scout Tree Lot, Train Display Sat., Nov. 27, 2010

Naughty & Nice Night, Santa’s Beard Contest, Trolley Rides, Santa’s Workshop, Live Nativity Thurs., Dec. 16, 2010

Jingle & Mingle on Main, Trolley Rides, Santa’s Workshop, Live Nativity Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010

Santa’s Workshop, Boy Scout Tree Lot Sat., Dec. 18, 2010

Running of the Santa’s & Community Breakfast, Santa’s Workshop, Boy Scout Tree Lot Sat., Dec. 4, 2010 Hoopla Hooch Contest, Ice Carve-Off, Trolley Rides, Santa’s Workshop, Live Nativity Thurs., Dec. 9, 2010

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ONGOING EVENTS & CONTESTS Window Wonderland Contest (until Dec. 2) Coloring Contest (until Dec. 9) Silent Auction of “Just Believe” Painting (until Dec. 11) Salvation Army Toy Drive (until Dec. 11) Santa 50613 Mailbox: Letters to Santa (until Dec. 18)

The Stuffed Olive & Soho Sushi Bar 117 Main Street | 319-266-0868 www.barmuda.com/stuffed_olive

Bourbon Street 314 Main Street | 319-266-5285 www.barmuda.com/bourbonstreet/cedar_falls/

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Vintage Iron 104 Main Street | 319-268-1484

Kitchen Essentials and Gifts 128 Main Street | 319-277-7933 www.kitchenessentialsandgifts.com

Pursuing Picasso 109 Main Street | 319-277-5499

Candy Blossoms 210 Main Street | 319-610-4500 wwwcandyblossoms.biz

Jennifer’s On Main 303 Main Street | 319-277-4880 www.jennifersonmain.com

Basket of Daisies 208 Main Street | 319-277-3286 www.basketofdaisies.com

Joker’s Comedy Night Club 401 Main Street | 319-266-1132 www.barmuda.com/jokers

Pump Haus Pub & Grill 311 Main Street | 319-277-8111 www.thepumphaus.com

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Amana’s Tannenbaum Forest

This enchanted forest at the Festhalle Barn is created by local businesses, artists and volunteers. Live Christmas trees inspire holiday wishes while you visit with Santa and see the 17-foot handcrafted Weihnacht’s pyramid and a hand-carved Nativity scene.

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Amana Colonies Christmas Haus Tour

Join the Amana Arts Guild sixth annual Christmas tour of homes. Progress has not eradicated the town’s treasured traditions and quaint customs. Amana’s cedar-sided, limestone and time-bleached brick homes have weathered well over a century. Tour private homes decorated for the holidays and take part in the ambience of Christmas in the Amana Colonies, Iowa’s own National Historic Landmark. More info: (800) 579-2294 www.amanacolonies.com

Prelude to Christmas

Shop on candlelit streets in the village of Amana and visit the Amana Church Craft Bazaar and Cookie Walk. During Glimpse of Christmas Past, you’ll enjoy a program of songs, poetry and storytelling that lets you experience a Christmas in communal Amana a century ago. 0

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his holiday season, CONCERTS Mannheim Steamroller will celebrate 25 years as America’s favorite Christmas music artist with a 25th Christmas Anniversary Tour of its spectacular and beloved holiday show. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque; and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, and Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Des Moines Civic Center. The shows will feature the favorite Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along

with state-of-the-art multimedia effects in an intimate setting. Mannheim Steamroller is the top-selling Christmas artist of all time and one of the top 50 best-selling artists of the last two decades. Composer and creator Chip Davis started Mannheim Steamroller more than 30 years ago with his Grammy Award-winning “Fresh Aire� series. Tickets: $46, $56, $75; Five Flags Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. www.mannheimsteamroller.com.

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ationally known recording artist 15 DECEMBER John Angotti will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center in Cedar Falls. Angotti has had audiences with Pope Benedict and has performed at the National Catholic Youth Conference. At the concert he’ll debut selections from his new album, “Extraordinary Love,� and feature music from his Christmas album, “Welcome Home.� A combined choir featuring choir members from the University of Northern Iowa, Waterloo’s Columbus High School, Gilbertville’s Don Bosco High School and St. Mary’s in Tipton will join Angotti on stage for several pieces. Proceeds from the concert will support St. Stephen the Witness Catholic Student Center’s ministry to students of UNI, Allen College and Hawkeye Community College. Tickets: $30 for adults, $20 for students (319) 273-4849, (319) 266-9863

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nce again, Iowans can ring in the Christmas season with “Iowa’s own pianist” Jim McDonough and his orchestra and singers. The spectacular holiday stage production, Holiday Grande, includes McDonough at the concert grand piano, his 15-piece orchestra, a cast of singers and dancers, elaborate sets and costumes and the true spirit of the season. The tour will deliver the message of Christmas in a sincere, rich and meaningful production perfect for the entire family “We’ve put together the grandest Holiday Grande yet,” McDonough says. “It’s elegant, it’s exciting, it’s touching and it benefits a wonderful organization.” For the sixth consecutive year, the tour will benefit Camp Courageous in Iowa, a year-round respite and recreational facility for individuals of all ages with disabilities.

CONCERTS Dec. 4 Ä U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5 Ä Adler Theatre, Davenport, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 11 Ä Five Flags Theatre, Dubuque, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Ä Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 18 Ä Bridge View Center Theatre, Ottumwa, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 19 Ä Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $29-$36; (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

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othing says Christmas like a decked-out downtown district, and Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Waverly have it covered with their own spins on the small-town holiday.

CHRIsTMAs GREETINGs ON MAIN 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, dec. 9

stop before you drop. Homemade Onion Rings Hand Breaded Daily!

Award Winning Salad Bar!

2-5 Daily $2.50 TallBoys!

Breakfast 7-10:30 a.m. $1.00 Coffee

Homemade Soups And Pizza Daily!

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Bremer Avenue in downtown Waverly will come alive with animated window displays during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Greetings on Main event. This year’s theme is “A Medley of Melodies,” and each window will focus on a Christmas carol.

Passers-by will view groups making music, acting out classic Christmas stories and having holiday fun as they stroll by downtown storefronts. Several businesses will offer hot chocolate, cider, cookies and a chance to duck in from the cold.

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communities plan holiday festivities JINGlE & MINGlE ON MAIN 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, dec. 2

Explore the heart of Cedar Falls during Jingle & Mingle on Main along the downtown Parkade. Trolley rides, carolers, light displays and refreshments will greet visitors to the down-

town area before Santa’s big arrival. Stores along Main Street will be open for business, so stop off for dinner and a little shopping while enjoying the extra holiday spirit on display.

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Join Main Street Waterloo at this year’s Downtown Lights the Night event at the Masonic Event Center, 32 E. Park Ave. Santa’s Workshop will welcome children all afternoon so Santa can hear wish lists. Chil-

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Christmas at luther concert set “Christmas at Luther: Joy to the World,� the 28th annual Luther College Christmas concert, will be performed December 2-6 in the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus. The concert includes performances by the Nordic Choir, symphony orchestra, Cantorei, Christmas brass and percussion ensemble, Cathedral Choir and Aurora, Collegiate Chorale, Norsemen and the Luther Ringers. Performances are set for 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2; 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4; and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Tickets: ( 63) 3 - 3 , boxoffice@luther.edu.

uNI Men’s Glee Club to present Christmas show The University of Northern Iowa School of Music will host the annual Varsity Men’s Glee Club Christmas variety shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, and 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls. Musical selections will include a variety of holiday favorites such as “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,� “Carol of the Bells� and “Silent Night.� The evening also will include a visit from Santa Claus.

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he tradition of celebrating holidays past begins at Brucemore on Nov. 26 and runs through Dec. 31. Holiday mansion tours begin on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday. Sunday tours will feature live music from the Skinner pipe organ. Throughout the mansion, visitors will enjoy the seasonal splendor of glowing trees, a dining room set for Christmas dinner, stunning mantel arrangements, the lush garland adornment of the grand staircase and other holiday cheer. Reservations are required for parties of 10 or more. Admission is $7 per adult, $3 per child and free to Brucemore members. Children are invited to Brucemore for a festive and memorable holiday tradition, Santa, Snacks and Stories, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, and Tuesday, Nov. 30. Kids will participate in an original production by the Mount Mercy University Theatre Department and decorate their own ornament to adorn a Brucemore tree. There also will be a visit from Santa. Admission is $7 per child and $5 per child of a Brucemore member. One adult is free per child admission; each additional adult is $5. Space is limited.

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till haven’t found something to suit your fancy? Here’s a list of other events that are going on in eastern Iowa during the holiday season.

A Little House Christmas • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily • Hoover Museum Exit 254, Interstate 80, West Branch • A selection of items owned by Laura Ingalls Wilder will be on display, as well as Christmas trees decorated in themes from her “Little House on the Prairieâ€? books.

Crystal Gayle • 8 p.m. Dec. 10 • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort 3184 Iowa Highway 22, Riverside • The country legend will croon Christmas favorites at this holiday special.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Everâ€? • 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 14, 16 and 18 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19 • Waterloo Community Playhouse 225 Commercial “A Piffledywiff Christmasâ€? • 7 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 St., Waterloo and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 • A revival of the play • Lampost Theatre based on the book 204 W. Seerley Blvd., Cedar Falls of the same title, in • The audience for this production will which the Herdsample desserts from around the world man family as Grandma Edna tells of her colorful hijacks the exploits. church pageant. Night of Luminaria • Dusk to 10 p.m. Dec. 18 “Uh Oh, Here • Downtown Galena, Ill. Comes Christmasâ€? • Explore Main Street, the bridge and • 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11 and 2 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12 the levy as 5,000 candles illuminate Galena’s downtown district. • Oster Regent Theatre 103 Main St., Cedar Falls Norwegian Christmas Weekend • This play focuses on the • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4-5 struggle to find a little • Vesterheim Norwegian-American holiday spirit. Museum 523 W. Water St., Decorah • Learn about Norwegian Christmas traditions through hands-on crafts, Scandinavian food, live music and folk-art demonstrations.

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Cedar Falls The Chocolate Crackers 10 p.m., Voodoo Iowa City Big Funk Guarantee with Adobanga 9 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club Jazz After Five 5 p.m., The Mill S. Carey of Bon Iver with White Hinterland 9 p.m., The Mill Cedar Rapids Big Bang 9 p.m., Tailgators Lonesome Road 9 p.m., Chrome Horse Saloon Terry McCauley 7 p.m., Java Creek Dubuque Taste Like Chicken 9 p.m., Northside

Cedar Rapids Funk Daddies 9 p.m., Chrome Horse Saloon Holiday Grande 2010 2:30 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center Super Size 7 9 p.m., Tailgators Young Dro 9 p.m., First Ave Live Dubuque Curtis Evans and Our Friends Electric 8 p.m., Busted Lift Falling Within 9 p.m., Jumpers Half-Fast 9 p.m., Denny’s Lux Club Johnny Trash Hammerhead’s Just Cuz 8 p.m., Mystique Casino Renegade Band 9 p.m., Northside

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WHO: The Gglitch’d: Lucas Scott, Ty Byerly, Jack Heintz and Austin Morford. WHAT: Roots rock. WHErE: The Yacht Club, Iowa City, The Hub, Cedar Falls, and The Mill, Iowa City. WHEN: 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 , at The Hub; 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. , at the Yacht Club; 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 , at The Mill. WHy: This four-piece band jams to almost every genre with incredible energy, outstanding musicianship, original songwriting, mesmerizing improvisation and humorous banter.

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q. How much of your songs are improvisation? A. Almost all of our songs have at least a little bit of structure that we can use to define beginnings/endings and jam parts to songs. It will vary show to show on how much is improvised also; some crowds dig it, some crowds have a shorter attention span. q. What are some of your influences? A. My personal influences vary greatly from Buddy Rich on drums to Mike Skerik on saxophone and Roger Daltry on vocals. I pretty much strictly play drums but if it makes my musical sense more diverse, I dig it. q. Anything new to expect coming soon from The Gglitch’d? A. More new songs, new styles and lots of shows. We’re working hard to redefine ourselves and get people back into the venues and dancing.

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STARRING: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley SYNOPSIS: Lucy (Henley) and Edmund (Keynes) Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian (Barnes) for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader.

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BLACK SWAN 3 DECEMBER STARRING: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel SYNOPSIS: While vying for the coveted lead roles in a production of “Swan Lake,� a veteran ballerina (Portman) enters into a twisted friendship with a promising new dancer (Kunis) that threatens to consume her.

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THE COMPANY MEN 10 DECEMBER STARRING: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones SYNOPSIS: A drama centered on a year in the lives of three businessmen (Affleck, Cooper, Jones) who look to what’s next in their lives after being laid off by their company.

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STARRING: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou SYNOPSIS: A power grab finds Prospera (Mirren), the rightful Duchess of Milan, exiled to a remote island with her young daughter, Miranda (Jones). Asserting influence over the island, Prospera develops a new enemy: the slave Caliban (Hounsou), who looks to raise a rebellion.

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Director David Fincher’s “The Social Network� is set in modern times as the founders of the website Facebook battle over their creation. Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech� takes place in the 1920s and ‘30s as Queen Elizabeth II’s dad struggles with his speech impediment at a time when the royal family is counted on to voice reassurance through the new medium of radio. “The Social Network� has almost universal acclaim, a hip subject and impressive box-office results since it opened Oct. 1. “The King’s Speech,� now in theaters, is an old-fashioned awards contender, a classy period piece that has been an audience favorite at film festivals 24

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friendship — the unraveling kind. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Facebook mastermind Mark Zuckerberg, playing him as an abrasive, socially inept genius who ends up in ferocious legal feuds with his former best buddy (Andrew Garfield) and others claiming he stiffed them on the site’s proceeds. Fincher said he’s hopeful but that Oscar talk is premature. “Social Network� screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is even more tightlipped about awards. “I just won’t talk about it,� Sorkin said. “I can tell you that right now, what means something to me is that people who have seen the movie seem very moved by it. It’s everything we could have hoped for when we began the project.� Nominations come out Jan. 25, with the Oscars presented on Feb. 27. www.oscars.org NOV. 26 - DEC. 9, 2010

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and worgen; a new secondary ability, archaeology, to unearth artifacts; new high-level zones, like the Sunken City of Vashj’ir; and old areas remade, including the Barrens, which has been torn asunder by a great divide. For: Mac, PC.

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When it comes to games, this isn’t anything Mario fans haven’t seen before: the four redone NES games that were released as “Super Mario All-Stars” for the Super Nintendo. The real draw for this release, celebrating the 2 th anniversary of Mario, is the 32-page history booklet and the “Super Mario History” soundtrack CD, which includes the first-ever release of the theme from the original game. Wii; dec. 12.

Fight the enemies of TRON using a light disc and moves blended from Parkour and martial arts, then transition into classic light cycle races on the digital grid. The games for each console explore a different part of the mythology of TRON, filling in the gaps between “TRON” and “TRON: Legacy,” to be released in theaters this winter. dS, PC, PS3, PSP, X360, Wii; dec. 7.

Bejeweled 3 The original time-waster from Popcap Games is back for a third round with “Bejeweled 3.” Enjoy eight game modes, including Classic, Lightning, Quest and Zen, with the other four unlockable as the game progresses. Mac, PC; dec. 7.

Golden sun: Dark Dawn The children of the heroes from “Golden Sun: The Lost Age” set out to save the world 30 years after their parents brought peace to Weyard in this RPG. Characters wield Djinn as they investigate the appearance of mysterious Psynergy Vortexes that suck magic out of the land. dS; Nov. 29.

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