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Happenings South Street Renaissance 40th Reunion. Celebrate 40 thriving years along the storied stretch of city street, once targeted for a crosstown expressway until an urban renaissance turned it into a hot spot. Events include a walking tour "From
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South Street Renaissance 40th Reunion.
Celebrate 40 thriving years along the storied stretch of city street, once targeted for a crosstown expressway until an urban renaissance turned it into a hot spot. Events include a walking tour "From Head House to Levi's," starting at 2 p.m. Saturday at Head House Square, Second and Lombard Streets; a screening of George Manney's documentary "Meet Me on South Street: The Story of JC Dobbs" plus other related documentaries, 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday upstairs at Copabanana, 344 South St.; and a live music/theater event and lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St.
Music
El Debarge.
R&B singer El Debarge engaged listeners through the '80s with a heaven-sent falsetto and a sonorous spell of melodies so magically cast that the only comparison was Michael Jackson in his youthful heyday. El DeBarge's ebullient voice and debonair demeanor (that pencil-thin mustache) got squelched when he was arrested for domestic violence in 2007, then jailed for a bit after a 2008 drug-
possession arrest. Now, he's more than a little glad to be back to give audiences a taste of his falsetto and creamy melodies on his aptly titled new CD, Second Chance, slated for release Nov. 30.
Film
Secretariat (***)
As horse breeder Penny Chenery, Diane Lane elevates director Randall Wallace's workmanlike sports inspirational about the mighty chestnut stallion that won the Triple Crown. The racing sequences are irresistible, looking as if they were shot by SaddleCam from the jockey's perspective.
PG
(brief mild profanity).
- Carrie Rickey