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Lineup announced for concerts

CURTIS — The Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis has announced the lineup for its Music in the Park Series 2020. The concerts are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Erickson Park. In the event of inclement weather, MIP will be canceled due to indoor event restrictions at this time. June 24: Seven Bridges, Country/Rock July 1: The Derrell Syria Project, Reggae July 8: Backroads 906, Country/Rock July 15: The Hackwells, Country/Roots July 22: Trailer Hitch, Country July 29: The Grand Design Band, Classic Rock/Country Aug. 5: The Daydreamers, Top 40 Aug.12: Blue ...

The Big Picture

With a gay protagonist, Pixar short ‘Out’ makes history

NEW YORK — In Steven Clay Hunter’s 23 years as an animator at Pixar, he has drawn a seven-armed octopus, a Canadian daredevil and a wheezing toy penguin. But there were scenes he never expected to animate until he began working on his short, “Out.” Hunter wrote and directed the ...

U.P. Moments in History

‘High Note’ is easy listening during these troubled times

There may have been a point — say, oh, a few months ago? — when we’d have demanded a lot more edge from a movie like “The High Note,” and been less forgiving of its more implausible moments. But hey, times have changed, and the pleasing chemistry of two very likable leads — ...

‘Sunny Days’ dives into the beginnings of ‘Sesame Street’

In “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America,” journalist David Kamp takes readers on a fascinating journey through the development of one of the most beloved shows on television. Educational children’s programming was not at all a given before “Sesame ...