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Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The cast of Soldotna High School's ""The Suessification of Romeo and Julliet" perform a dance number at the Soldtna High School Auditorium on Wednesday Nov. 5.

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Area drama clubs perform one-act shows for second festival

Three Central Peninsula high school drama clubs and one adult club are participating in this year’s One-Act Play.…

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Poem: Still So Happy

Still So Happy By Brett Van Sickle, Kenai Today I found myself thinking, of the past five years…

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What’s Happening

Best Bet ■ Triumvirate Theatre’s political satire “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses” runs Friday and Saturday at the…

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas poses for the media at the Cinema Academy in Madrid, Spain,  Friday Oct. 24, 2014.  Banderas will receive an honorary Goya award for his film career during the upcoming Goya Award Ceremony. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin)

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Never be afraid of robots? Perhaps we should be

“Automata” Millennium Entertainment 1 hour, 50 minutes   The weeks leading up to Halloween typically don’t offer a…

Be careful what you wish for

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Be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for. No doubt, you’ve been told that before. What you want and what…

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Poem: Please Vote Fish

Please Vote Fish By Steve M. Schoonmaker, Kasilof If the smell of a fresh caught Salmon in the…

The ABC's of the monster world

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The ABC’s of the monster world

The nights are getting longer. Dark falls much earlier these days; there are more shadows and more things…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Local flautist Tomoko Raften performing at Christ Lutheran of Soldotna, Thursday Oct. 17, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Local duo moves audience

A duo of Kenai Peninsula locals, flautist Tomoko Raften and pianist Maria Allison, pieced together an electric performance…

This photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows, from left, Shia LaBeouf as Boyd Swan, Logan Lerman as Norman, Brad Pitt as Sgt. Don Collier, Michael Pena as Trini Garcia, and Jon Bernthal as Grady Travis, in Columbia Pictures' "Fury."  (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Giles Keyte)

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Reeling it in: ‘Fury’ a grim but effective war film

“Fury” Columbia Pictures 2 hours, 14 minutes Since “Saving Private Ryan” shook the cinematic world in 1998, WWII…

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What’s Happening

Best Bet ■ Triumvirate Theatre’s political satire “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses” runs October 24, 25, 31 and…

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Poem: PFD Time

PFD Time By Vicki Fruichantie Hurry, scurry — PFD’s Hurry, scurry — all I see People running here…

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Dracula – from villain to hero

“Dracula Untold” Universal 1 hour 32 minutes Dark Fantasy   Bram Stoker penned his classic gothic novel in…

Can the end of life really be so sweet

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Can the end of life really be so sweet

Last night’s dessert was spectacular. As with many finales, that perfect ending to a perfect meal left you…

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Poet’s Corner: A Sonnet to My Rose

A Sonnet to My Rose By Norm Olson, Nikiski   Eyes brief commune doth comfort and console, Warm…

FILE - This file publicity image released by HBO shows Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from "Game of Thrones."   HBO plans to offer a stand-alone version of its popular video-streaming service, CEO Richard Plepler said at an investor meeting at parent Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/HBO, Keith Bernstein, File)

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HBO unleashes streaming from cable contracts

NEW YORK — No cable? No problem. Viewers longing to watch “Game of Thrones”, “True Detective” and “Veep”…

In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Ben Affleck, left, and Rosamund Pike appear in a scene from "Gone Girl." The film, based on the best-selling novel, releases Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton)

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Twist defines ‘Gone Girl’

“Gone Girl” 20th Century Fox 2 hour 25 minutes Thriller/Drama   “Gone Girl,” the new mystery from David…

You could just cry; laugh instead

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You could just cry; laugh instead

You could just cry. Nothing’s going right. You’re frustrated, out of patience, options, and energy. The camel’s back…

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What’s Happening

Best Bets The KPC Showcase Series and 49 Writers present Don Rearden, author of “The Raven’s Gift,” and…

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Poem: Round and About

Round and About By Norma Cooper, Soldotna I went to buy a map today So I can sit…

In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, Tamara Martz, exhibit and graphic designer at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, hangs wall boards in the background as a case including the Pillsbury Doughboy doll, California Raisins figurines and Mr. Peanut nut bowl is on display as the "Key Ingredients: America By Food" Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit is installed at the UAF Community and Technical College on Barnette Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman)

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American food exhibit opens in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — If you’re planning to stroll through the lobby at the University of Alaska Fairbanks…