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Goblins, ghouls (and Nick Carter too) will be on the prowl.
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Cover Story
Guavaween: It's for families and frolickers
This year, the Ybor City Halloween party has local bands and open intersections.
Hey, Alicia, it's Nick Carter calling ...
Alicia Crawford was a USF music student until an old friend asked for her help. Now she's on the national and world stage.
Film
An unexpected knockout
Punch-Drunk Love reveals subtleties not typical of its director and star; the tension between actuality and expectation created makes the head swim.
The truth hurts
Despite his credits and his ambition for this film, director Jonathan Demme falls short with The Truth About Charlie.
Top 5 movies
1. The Ring -- Director Gore Verbinski shapes a fascinating suspense yarn about a videotape that kills anyone who views it. Smarter than the average horror flick, with arresting visuals and quietly accumulating terror reminiscent of The Sixth Sense.
Family movie guide
The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.
Also opening
It takes one to watch one
Stage
Stage: down the road
Wind -- The Asolo Theatre season opener Nov. 1 is Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. $15-$43.
Stage: hot ticket
All things Draculean
Get Away
Getaway: down the road
Tampa's Annual Greek Festival (Nov. 1-3) St. John's Greek Orthodox Church, Swann and Armenia avenues. $1. (813) 876-8830.
Getaway: hot ticket
Peace and play to the people
Art
Award-winners return to festival
Practitioners of handmade crafts of the highest order will display their wares at the sixth annual CraftArt Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Plant Park on the University of Tampa campus.
Art: upcoming events
Art Harvest -- Nov. 2 and 3, Highlander Park, Dunedin. (727) 738-5523.
Pop
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Jim Stanton of Palm Harbor knew that Frozen Embryo, the fictitious band led by actor Jared Leto (as hunky Jordan Catalano) on My So-Called Life did a cover version of the Ramones classic I Wanna Be Sedated.
Pop: ticket window
Jim Carroll with Ashes of Grisum -- 8 p.m. Nov. 1, State Theatre, St. Petersburg. $15.
Pop: hot ticket
Bringing the Dead back to life
Video/DVD
DVD: Extra terrific
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (two-disc limited collector's edition)
New releases: 'Mr. Deeds' goes to video
Mr. Deeds (PG-13)
Rewind: The epitome of elegance
A trivia question about a not-so-trivial Hollywood career:
Dine
Old World with a progressive edg
The Laughing Cat's decor screams modern, but its Italian fare is a throwback to heartier times.
Night Life
Night out: hot ticket
OktoBeerfest
