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When Casey Jepsen touched the wall and looked up at the scoreboard at the St. Charles East Regional last Saturday, she was in shock. The Sycamore senior saw her time in the 200 freestyle race, 1:53.19, and thought it must be wrong. That was six seconds faster than her best time this season and three seconds faster than her personal best time from AAU Winter Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A six-second time drop is almost unheard of.  

Derek Frey Director Tim Burton's goth circus aesthetic has become nothing short of iconic over the years—it only takes watching a few frames of a Burton film to recognize his twisted imagination. So it is only fitting that the Museum of Modern Art has given the former art student a major retrospective (opening November 22). The man may not be a traditional fine artist, but he has achieved what many trained painters or sculptors never will—a vision.

delivers a compelling, subtle perf as a woman continually aware that the shadow of tragedy hovers over her.   -Jonathan Holland

 

Chillicothe High School participants in cross country, volleyball, and boys' soccer during the recently-ended 2009 seasons were recognized and honored last night at the sports' annual postseason awards ceremonies. The salutes followed a common meal served in the CHS commons. Coaches Karen Jackson (volleyball), Bill Allison (boys' soccer), and Tim Riekena (cross country) announced letter winners and special awards selections during separate presentations following the catered dinner.

I was very pleased with the way the season went   -Karen Jackson

 

Pruitt, who is forty-five and boyish, despite a five-o'clock shadow, is known for works like "Flea Market" (2007), in which he invited friends to set up booths at the Frieze Art Fair and sell things, from old T-shirts to some suspiciously popular brownies, and the 1998 installation "Cocaine Buffet," in which he invited people to get down on their knees and snort a sixteen-foot line of cocaine. A couple of years ago, he said, he was reflecting on the art world, and he decided that the main thing it lacked,  

Let nobody try to tell you perfection is an impossible dream. Very occasionally you feel it - and the only thing to do is wonder. That's how I'll always remember Kitty's wedding.  

Former "Sopranos" actor Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore is producing and hosting a concert on Oct. 22 at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square to benefit WHY (World Hunger Year: Finding Answers for Hunger and Poverty). Tickets for the show -- "WHY's Guys Rock the Hard Rock for World Hunger Show" -- are $50 for general admission and $75 for reserved seats. Doors open at 6 pm and tickets include light fare and Sopranos wines.  

The Chillicothe High School cross country runners traveled to the Savannah Invitational Saturday and had a strong showing, according to coach Tim Riekena. The Hornets placed fourth among six teams in the boys' competition and lone female runner Mary Kate Taylor finishing near the top in her race. "For our first morning race of the year, the team ran well," coach Riekena commented.  

There's an interesting series of shows show this fall and winter over in Brooklyn Heights. The First Unitarian Church, located at the corner of Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place (across from the courthouse and up the block from St. Anne's school) is hosting a series of shows titled First Acoustics . The series includes both folk, folk-rock and jazz performers.  

First Acoustics returns to First Unitarian Church this weekend, launching a new season of folk and jazz concerts. Kate Taylor heads off the season this Saturday, October 3 in the McKinney Chapel Café on Pierrepont St. Born in New England and raised in North Carolina, Kate's dual musical heritage is one she shared with famed brothers James, Livingston, Hugh, and her late brother Alex. Kate's roots run deep in the soul, gospel and rockabilly sounds of her southern upbringing and in the literate folk, pop