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Cirque du Soleil arrives.
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Circus maximus
Quidam has everything but the animals, and unlike other Cirque du Soleil shows, its characters tell a story.
'La Nouba' swings at Disney
Cirque du Soleil is French for "Circus of the Sun," and the Montreal-based troupe has been visiting the Sunshine State since 1989, when its tour of We Reinvent the Circus played Miami.
Who's who in Quidam
Artists of Quidam, interviewed in Cleveland, where the show was in October.
Film
We've heard this rap before
8 Mile, Eminem's acting debut and thinly veiled autobiography, is an old story about new music.
Nunez film a highlight of festival
The writer-director of Ulee's Gold brings his latest work to Sarasota's Cine-World, joining a tantalizing lineup of international cinema.
Top 5 movies
1. Bowling for Columbine -- America's best cinematic muckraker, Michael Moore, takes aim at the nation's passion for gun ownership and its tragic knack for using them badly. Moore isn't always a straight shooter, but his film is a fascinating starting point for debate.
Indie flix
The downward spiral of a young poet
Also opening
Still life wasn't her style
Footage fetish
Brian De Palma uses Femme Fatale to indulge his erotic and stylistic obsessions. Thriller? A campy one.
Video/DVD
Rewind: A legacy of coolness
Steve McQueen died of lung cancer in 1980, but you can still glimpse his coolness in a long list of movies he left.
DVD: A web of dull extras
Spider-man (widescreen special edition)
New releases: 'Altar Boys' has impressive lineup
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (R)
Pop
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Susan Redmond of Gulfport knew that poet and singer Jim Carroll is the man heard talking on a microphone between songs on the concert album Live at Max's Kansas City by the Velvet Underground.
10 pressing questions: Good guys do wear black hats
Clint Black's life isn't like a country song. He's happily married, and he's an old softie at heart.
Pop: ticket window
Junior Brown -- 8 p.m. Nov. 14, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $17 advance, $20 day of show.
Pop: hot ticket
Travels with Scarlet
Get Away
Saucy offerings
Ribfest has its usual lineup of good food and a better-than-usual lineup of big-name bands and singers.
Getaway: down the road
Tampa Bay International Auto Show (Nov. 14-17) Tampa Convention Center. $4-$7.
Getaway: hot ticket
Homosassa's sea of plenty
Dine
A neighborhood Catch
Tampa's Westchase has netted a restaurant where seafood is king but casting for a steak is also worthwhile.
Food events
Ribfest -- Fri.-Sun., Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg. Gates open at 11 a.m. daily. Benefits All Children's Hospital. $6 advance, $10 day of event, kids free. (727) 528-3828 or www.ribfest.org.
Art
Holiday shopping? Hit the gallerie
ST. PETERSBURG -- Yes, you could get that perfume for her and necktie for him this holiday. Or you could give something original, something . . . artistic.
Art: gallery walk
The St. Petersburg Downtown Arts Association Gallery Walk takes a holiday theme this month, with local arts organizations and galleries staying open late so patrons can shop for the holidays. Hours are 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday. For information, call (727) 821-6767. Participating are:
Art: hot ticket
Old temple is site for art gala
Stage
Stage: down the road
Memoirs -- Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs opens Nov. 15 at the Asolo Theatre Company. $15-$43.
Stage: hot ticket
Chorales perform Haydn, Beethoven
Night Life
Night life: hot ticket
Red Tide rolls on
