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'Fast & Furious 6' premiere: Vin Diesel et al. cruise into L.A.
With "Fast & Furious 6" roaring into theaters this week, guests at the U.S. premiere of the film at Universal CityWalk got an early taste of the franchise's signature, over-the-top style -- including slick cars, tough characters and a grill-wearing panda....
Tags: Action (Movie Genre), Tara Reid, Ludacris, Sung Kang, Amber Rose
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Blue Man Group: Revamped show debuts at Universal CityWalk on Feb. 24
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Blue Man Group officially introduces its refurbished Universal CityWalk show on Feb. 24 with about 50 percent new content and 50 percent "classic" routines, says Blue Man co-founder Phil Stanton. Many fan favorites survive the retooling but missing...Tags: Entertainment, Universal Studios Orlando, Amusement and Theme Parks, Blue Man Group, Concerts
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Orlando Science Center: Blue Man Group exhibit opens Saturday
A Blue Man Group-based exhibit joins the Orlando Science Center lineup on Saturday. "Blue Man Group -- Making Waves" is a 1,500-square-foot traveling exhibit that's designed to merge science and art through an exploration of sound. The displays are...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Orlando Science Center
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Spanish book festival LéaLA aims to further cultural communication
When Carmen Cervantes was growing up in the 1960s in East Los Angeles, it would've been nearly as surprising to find a Spanish-language bookstore in her neighborhood as it would be to unearth an Aztec pyramid in the middle of Beverly Hills. The...Tags: Education, Entertainment Events, Book, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Seth Rogen comedy 'Townies' gives L.A. feature production a boost
"Townies," an upcoming comedy starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, is giving some comic relief to Los Angeles. The Universal Pictures movie, in which Rogen plays a regular family man whose life is upended by the raucous behavior of his frat boy neighbor...Tags: Entertainment, Zac Efron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (movie)
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Jenni Rivera, public and private, seen at the Grammy Museum
The high-heeled ostrich-skin boots belonged to an ambitious and gifted young singer, one of many similar pairs she owned in the days before she could afford designer labels. The silky couture evening gown was a totem of that same woman's meteoric rise...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Filly Brown (movie), Arts, Music
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Where to dine out for Mother's Day
You might wager romantic restaurant dinners on Valentine's Day would outnumber reservations on Mother's Day. But the National Restaurant Association says Mom wins out over Cupid, projecting that 75 million American adults will dine out May 12. Central...
Tags: Brunch, Celebration, Steaks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Salads
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Other bookings
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: QUEEN'S "A NIGHT AT THE OPERA": 8 p.m. June 15; Hard Rock Live, Universal CityWalk, Orlando; $1-$35; 407-351-5483. JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE: screening of the film and Q&A with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes: 8 p.m....Tags: Kevin Smith, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Jason Mewes, Arts and Culture, Amway Center
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10 questions about Wizarding World at Universal Studios Hollywood
We still have more questions than answers about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter more than a year after plans were announced for a West Coast version of the themed land at Universal Studios Hollywood. Photos: Top 10 Wizarding World of Harry Potter...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Universal Studios Orlando, Six Flags Inc., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Fiction
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
WHAT: David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash haven't tinkered much with their vocal blend since the trio made its high-profile debut at the original Woodstock music festival in 1969. Fortunately, the singers have aged well. Tightly knit harmonies on...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Woodstock Festival (1969)
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Amphitheatre to close, make room for Harry Potter attraction
First they put a lid on it, and now they're pulling the plug. Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre, a fixture on the Southern California live music scene for more than 40 years, will close in September and be demolished to make room for the new...Tags: Richard Nixon, Universal Studios Orlando, Trips and Vacations, Fiction, Live Nation
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Food and loathing with Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain is country-music icon Johnny Cash making an obscene gesture to the mainstream culinary world with a succinct turn of a phrase. He is poker-faced singer/songwriter Lou Reed ripping through the kitchen with a cleaver. His larger-than-...
Tags: New York City, Julia Child, Universal Studios Orlando, Food Network (tv network), Dining and Drinking
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