Best Local Entertainment Picks of the Year Reviews
In the Weekend section we look back at 1999 with top local concerts CDs and theater. Kas Knstofferson leads the best concerts and Roger Ebert weighs in on the year’s final films including Fantasia 2000.
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Disney curbs Fantasia 2000 debut at regional IMAX sites
Disney limits Fantasia 2000 to Rochester and Buffalo IMAX theatres, skipping Syracuse. Seven of eight segments are new, and the 1940 classic updated film opens this weekend, with officials lamenting the missed Syracuse presentation. The MOST executive director notes the film’s educational value but cites venue constraints.
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Rerun to the North Pole ends with Sanderson’s winning version
Syracuse author Bruce Coville’s holiday story Rerun to the North Pole concludes with 12 year old Enca Sanderson as the seventh grade writer. She recorded the winning version and received an autographed copy of Coville’s Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher. NewsLine phone line provides the complete voiced piece. A Babynames com poll notes Millie tops preferred millennium names for girls and Miles leads boys.
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Positive role models urge responsible alcohol use during holidays
Randolph Smoak Jr. president elect of the American Medical Association urges parents to model responsible drinking and discuss alcohol related risks with children. holidays offer a prime moment for guidance and setting a positive example.
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Parents share tips on managing kids homework load
Readers describe varied approaches to homework routines across ages, noting whether after school time is dominated by assignments and how families balance study with activities. Some report empty notebooks, others equity in support, with updates requested by staff and news service.
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Fashion Through the Century Women shed corsets for freedom and trousers
Valene Steele of FIT notes two pivotal shifts in 20th century fashion. The corset gradually gave way to the brassiere from 1900s to 1920s, and women won permission to wear trousers starting in the 1920s, evolving into modern dressy pants outfits by the 1960s with designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Courrège.
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ER tops CNY ratings again in November sweeps
NBCs ER led Central New York November ratings with a 24.7 average household share for 10 pm Thursdays on WSTM Channel 3, while ABCs Annie remake ranked second locally with a 22. Other shows tied for first in prime time, and Nielsen data shows Channel 9 and Channel 3 each captured about 18 percent of prime time viewers, ahead of CBS and other stations.
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