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Last week, Chris Bates sent out his usual update. But this time, the listing was not so usual. In addition to the gigs in which he plays a critical sideman role, Chris invited us to one of his first forays into bandleading, and not just on a gig. We were invited to a ringside seat of the creative act itself, observing his quintet's first encounter with new music during public rehearsals at Jazz ...

As Jimmy Carr says in his book The Naked Jape, explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. It's not much fun for anyone involved, and the frog dies. So it is with some trepidation that I'll attempt to explain why Tim Vine's gag - 'conjunctivitis.com: that's a site for sore eyes' - deserved the best joke prize at this week's Loaded Lafta awards. No, wait, stick with me... There'll be a punchline ...

Mt. Pleasant Police Department CITATIONS Cindy Ann Case, 38, of Burlington was cited for driving under suspension and excessive speed, Jan. 26. Jessica Marie Jape, 31, of Burlington was cited for driving under suspension and excessive speed, Jan. 26. Nelson Daniel Fontan Rivera, 52, of Mt. Pleasant was cited for regulation of amplified sound sources, Jan. 28. Uriel Lava-Martinez, 45, of Mt ...