Taco No. 83: Tacos with Jamaican food? No problem!

Don't worry, you're not a jerk for eating chicken tacos at D's Island Grill. 

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Back to the beginning

Rex Allen Jr. returns to the first stage he ever performed on. He says it will also be the last stage when he retires in '17.

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Music briefs: Notes about Tucson's music scene

N9nefest moves to AVA; Brett Eldredge is at Desert Diamond Casino.

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Judy Collins to perform TSO benefit

Concert in April will be her first with the orchestra since 1992.

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Arts in brief

True Concord debuts with new name.

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Restaurant News: World Margarita Championship, beer festival coming

Coming up: World Margarita Championship, Zom-B-Q and Great Tucson Beer Festival. 

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Joe Ely bringing panhandle tales that travel well

Texas country singer-songwriter doing show at Congress' Copper Hall.

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'Conjunto Blues' brings working-class music to Borderlands benefit

Event benefits Borderlands Theatre.

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Tucson Paulus CD climbing Billboard charts

Shoots up eight spots to land in the top 10.

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Photos: NFL cheerleaders 2015

Cheerleaders have fans revved up after three weeks of the regular season.

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Judy Collins performing TSO benefit concert in April

Will be her first concert with the orchestra since 1992.

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Photos: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' leads new films at box office

Animated comedy scares away the competition the weekend of Sept. 25-27.

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Taco No. 82: In the wee hours, king-sized carne asada!

Karamelo King on Grant Road keeps the grill going until 3 a.m. on weekends. 

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Review: Brandi Carlile, what took you so long?

Three years between Tucson gigs might have been a bit much for fans used to Seattle singer's presence here.

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Brandi Carlile embraces role as new mom

Seattle alt-country singer has family along for Rialto Theatre show Thursday.

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Herb Alpert playing Fox concert

This could be the trumpet great's first-ever Tucson show.

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Introducing: Andrew Grams, candidate for TSO conductor slot

Guest conductor leads orchestra in Rachmaninoff, Copland program.

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'Annie' makes a stop at Centennial Hall

The musical comes back with its original director

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Arts notes

George Hanson to make Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut.

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Music briefs

Young blues duo releasing CD; Rex Allen Jr. heading to dad's Willcox hometown.

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Community Players' launch second season in new home

Former adult book store now is home to the company

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20 years later, Johnson being honored

Concert remembers UA organ professor Roy A. Johnson on the 20th anniversary of his murder.

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Taco No. 81: Where I go on my day off ...

Hint: They've got some of the best corn tortillas in town. 

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Margaret Cho wants to officiate same-sex marriage at Tucson show

Margaret Cho said she has the authority vested in her for same-sex couple to say "I do."

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Cocktail named for Spanish missionary is quite a discovery

Jalapeño-spiked agave nectar is part of the mix.

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Brandi Carlile brings 'Firewatcher's Daughter' to Rialto

New album, new family, new perspective for Seattle singer-songwriter.

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Rincon High twins bringing Vegas show home for fundraiser

The Edwards Twins will help raise money for alma mater music program. 

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True Concord CD racking up critical acclaim

Tucson ensemble's disc was released nationwide.

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Annie Comes to Centennial Hall

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Photos: Emmy Awards show

The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards show was held Sunday in Los Angeles. 

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Want to meet Herb Alpert? Don't try what this Tucson man did

A rock 'n' roll dream, a crazy plan and the day Marco Antonio Flores shipped himself to trumpet great Herb Alpert.

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Taco No. 79: Bacon + carne asada = Oh my WOW!

San Carlos Grill in Oro Valley takes it to the limit with tacos alambres. 

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Review: Lynyrd Skynyrd brings Southern-fried rock to AVA

Full house at Casino del Sol amphitheater provides the backing vocals for an evening of Skynyrd's greatest hits.

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Taco No. 78: Dove Mountain dinner plans?

Hit up Lo Esencial at the entrance to Ritz-Carlton for gorgeous shrimp tacos. 

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Tucson Greek Festival starts Thursday

Food, dancing, lectures and games for kids on the agenda for four day festival.

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TSO conductor search in final phase

Orchestra expected to name Hanson replacement in the spring.

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Taco No. 77: New downtown happy hour has Korean tacos

These aren't saucy sweet! 47 Scott's pork belly is all about the grill.  

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Photos: Shakespeare in the Park

El Rio Theatre Project's 9th annual Shakespeare in the Park presents Love's Labour Lost at Himmel Park, Sept. 17, 2015

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Spotlight on Africa: 5 dishes you need to try

Caridad Community Kitchen cooked up an African feast to prepare for the Diaspora Showcase Africa on Sept. 26.

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Taco No. 77: 47 scott

Korean kimchi tacos, a most unlikely hybrid, are usually marvel of sweet chile sauce and funky fermented cabbage. But these tacos are all about one thing: the grill.     

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Convention this afternoon highlights local food producers

Tucson's local food scene is on display at Tucson Convention Center. 

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Video: Arizona Opera taps stars to promo season

Tucson is first stop on "Arizona Lady," kicking off the 2015-16 season.

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Skynyrd playing 'One More For the Fans'

But no, this is not the last you'll hear of Southern rockers.

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Restaurant news

Distillery opens downtown.

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Janos Wilder increases investment in downtown

Celebrated restauranteur to open events center in January.

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Tucson Tacos: The Big Map

The ultimate guide to Tucson's taco scene. Click the link below to search by location.

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Photos: 'Maze Runner' sequel, Johnny Depp in 'Black Mass'

Gladers face new challenges in "The Scorch Trials" now that they've escaped the maze.

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Video: Rachel Platten at Oro Valley fest

Singer joined by a chorus of 6,000 for "Fight Song."

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When monsoon madness and music converge

Afternoon rain showers delay inaugural My 92.9 Oro Valley Music Festival.

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The AZSF Reading Series Launches at Sip in Scottsdale on September 22!

AZSF, in conjunction with The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, will be hosting the first in the AZSF Reading Series at The Sip Coffee and Beer House in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 22 at 7 pm.  The inaugural event will feature Tor Books authors Melinda Snodgrass, Jane Lindskold, and Victor Milan.

Modeled after science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery reading series elsewhere (such as Fantastic Fiction at KGB, NYRSF Readings, Writers with Drinks, and Noir at the Bar), we are looking to have a more social event than the normal bookstore appearance  where fans and readers can meet authors in a casual environment with drinks and snacks available for attendees.  Each event will feature two to three authors reading from their current or recent work, followed by socializing, book signing, and a few giveaways.

Sip is located at 3617 N Goldwater Rd where Goldwater merges with Scottsdale Road North of Osborne.  Parking is limited at the bar, but you can park in the Walgreen’s parking lot across the street.  Happy hour runs from 4 pm to 7 pm, so showing up a little early is recommended.

The authors participating in the September 22nd event are:

Jane Lindskold – Artemis Invaded

Jane Lindskold is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the incredibly popular Firekeeper series (Through Wolf’s Eyes,Wolf’s Blood), as well as more than sixty shorter works. Several of her novels have been chosen by VOYA for their Best SF, Fantasy and Horror list. Lindskold’s work has been repeatedly praised for its sensitive depiction of worlds and cultures different from our own–especially those that aren’t in the least human. She resides in New Mexico.

In Artemis Invaded, Jane Lindskold returns to the world of Artemis, a pleasure planet that was lost for millennia, a place that holds secrets that could give mankind back unimaginable powers.

Stranded archaeologist Griffin is determined to make his way back to his home world with news of the Artemis discovery. He and his gene-modified native companion, the huntress Adara, and her psyche-linked puma Sand Shadow, set out to find another repository of the ancient technology in the hope that somehow Griffin will be able to contact his orbiting ship.

In the midst of this, Adara wrestles with her complex feelings for Griffin-and with the consequences of her and Sand Shadow’s new bond with the planet Artemis. Focused on his own goals, Griffin is unaware that his arrival on Artemis has created unexpected consequences for those he is coming to hold dear. Unwittingly, he has left a trail-and Artemis is about to be invaded.

Victor Milan – The Dinosaur Lords

The Dinosaur Lords is the start of a sprawling epic fantasy series by Victor Milan, who has written over 100 novels and is best known for his award winning novel Cybernetic Samurai and his contributions to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards shared universe . In previous worlds he’s been a cowboy and Albuquerque’s most popular all-night prog-rock DJ. He’s never outgrown his childhood love of dinosaurs…and hopes you didn’t either.

“It’s like a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones.” –George R. R. Martin

A world made by the Eight Creators on which to play out their games of passion and power, Paradise is a sprawling, diverse, often brutal place. Men and women live on Paradise as do dogs, cats, ferrets, goats, and horses. But dinosaurs predominate: wildlife, monsters, beasts of burden-and of war. Colossal plant-eaters like Brachiosaurus; terrifying meat-eaters like Allosaurus, and the most feared of all, Tyrannosaurus rex. Giant lizards swim warm seas. Birds (some with teeth) share the sky with flying reptiles that range in size from bat-sized insectivores to majestic and deadly Dragons.

Thus we are plunged into Victor Milán’s splendidly weird world of The Dinosaur Lords, a place that for all purposes mirrors 14th century Europe with its dynastic rivalries, religious wars, and byzantine politics…except the weapons of choice are dinosaurs. Where vast armies of dinosaur-mounted knights engage in battle. During the course of one of these epic battles, the enigmatic mercenary Dinosaur Lord Karyl Bogomirsky is defeated through betrayal and left for dead. He wakes, naked, wounded, partially amnesiac-and hunted. And embarks upon a journey that will shake his world.

Melinda Snodgrass – The Edge of Dawn

Melinda Snodgrass was a story editor and executive script consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her acclaimed episode, “The Measure of a Man,” was nominated for the Writer’s Guild Award for outstanding writing in a drama series. With George R. R. Martin, she co-created the popular Wild Cards series of shared-world novels and anthologies. She also writes urban fantasy under the name Phillipa Bornikova.  She lives in New Mexico.

What do you do when the Earth is under assault from monstrous creatures by alternate dimensions and you’re the only person who can wield the weapon that can destroy them? That’s the situation facing Richard Oort, hero of the Melinda Snodgrass’s Edge of Dawn.

Lonely and overwhelmed after a series of terrifying, catastrophic global and personal events, Richard is still determined to save the world from the horrific Old Ones. He goes undercover in a Christian fundamentalist compound, playing house with an attractive FBI agent. At first, this only serves to increase his loneliness, missing his real family, but against all odds discovers another unique human who can use the paladin’s weapon, one who might be able to join him and lighten the burden of responsibility. There’s only one problem – Mosi is a nine year old Navajo girl.

Their enemies are trying to kill both Richard and Mosi-and have already killed Mosi’s family. To keep her safe Richard becomes her guardian, but an error in judgement leads to disaster and betrayal, and now the odd pair will need to summon all their strength to survive the coming battle. From the American southwest to a secret society in Turkey, the paladin and his ward try to stay in front of their enemies, but the world is at stake-and time is running short.

The AZSF Reading series will be scheduling more events in the near future.  If you would like to be kept up to date on upcoming Arizona author events (including future AZSF Readings), keep an eye on the AZSF Blog, the AZSF.org Facebook Page or email me, Lee Whiteside, at azsf42 (at) gmail.com .

The AZSF Reading Series is being organized by Lee Whiteside in conjunction with The Poisoned Pen Bookstore.  Lee has been working with science fiction and fantasy authors via conventions and other events for almost 30 years.  He’s chaired multiple CopperCons and LepreCons, chaired the 2006 Nebula Awards Weekend, the 2009 North American Discworld Convention (honoring Terry Pratchett), and was the Books and Authors Manager for Phoenix Comicon from 2009 – 2014.  He also runs the official website for award winning author Connie Willis, ConnieWillis.net .

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Photos: 'The Perfect Guy' is perfect at box office

"The Perfect Guy' and "The Visit" take over Sept. 11-13.

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Garth Brooks tickets on sale 10 a.m. Friday

Country megastar doing two shows in Phoenix Oct. 23-24.

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New downtown! Sonoran seafood and chicken wings

Sonora Wings & Seafood opens across from the Joel D Valdez Main Library. 

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Taco No. 75: Tucson, home of saguaros ... and dried beef?

Because what's more Tucson than air-dried carne seca. 

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Wine tasting to benefit PAWSitively Cats

Hundreds of shelter cats have a new home in Tucson now that PAWSitively Cats has moved from three rental houses to a single location, 1145 N. Woodland Ave.

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Taco No. 74: How to master the downtown lunch rush

Next time you're at Street Tacos and Beer, order this ...

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Matt Nathanson had a dream that he and Bill Murray were friends

And they took a trip that landed on his forthcoming album, "Show Me Your Fangs."

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Plain White T's ready to 'let it all hang out'

We get the Chicago pop-rock band on their last show before a mini-vacation.

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9/11 families, 1st responders invited to True Concord concert

Ensemble teams up to provide free tickets for Friday's 9/11 concert at Lincoln Center.

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3 music festivals, 1 rockin' weekend

Bisbee Blues Fest, KFMA Fall Ball and My 92.9 Oro Valley Music Festival planned this weekend.

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ATC's season opener: 'Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin'

Hershey Felder is a man of many characters.

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Rachel Platten's 'Fight Song' journey

Pop singer/songwriter turns self-help moment into blockbuster, career-launching event.

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So. Ariz. Wine Country festival season uncorks

What organizers are calling Southern Arizona’s first Wine & Spirits Festival will take place at the 34th Annual Harvesting of the Vine Festival Sept. 19-20 in the Village of Elgin, 471 Elgin Road.

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View art, sip wine, help local economy this weekend

Drink some Arizona wines while helping Local First Arizona, a nonprofit with a mission to promote and celebrate a sustainable Arizona economy.

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Irving Berlin "God Bless America" - The Ed Sullivan Show

Irving Berlin sings "God Bless America" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1968/

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Young Frankenstein- Putting on the Ritz.

Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder do the definitive version of Irving Berlin's "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Mel Brooks' movie "Young Frankenstein."

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3-day moving chile festival starts Friday

The 12th annual Chile Festival weekend kicks off at Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, on Friday, Sept. 11.

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Zivaz snags Burrito Madness title

A slim 14 votes separated the restaurant from runner-up Olé Mexican Grill

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Nathanson: Creating a 'human collision' on stage

Singer-songwriter uses comedy to break down the walls between performer and audience. 

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Taco No. 72: The best food you've never eaten downtown

How has downtown's Iguana Cafe stuck around for 12 years? Tacos ...

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Photos: 'War Room' climbs to top

Christian-themed movie knocks off "Compton." Spanish-language film surprises at box office.

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Photos: NFL preseason cheerleaders 2015

NFL cheerleaders from the final weeks of the preseason.

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Photos: NFL preseason cheerleaders 2015

NFL cheerleaders from the final weeks of the preseason.

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True Concord bringing 'Prayers and Remembrances' to NYC

Tucson choir to perform the Stephen Paulus's choral masterpiece at Lincoln Center on 9/11.

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Know someone named Howard? Get a free cheese pizza ...

Hungry's Howie's has a deal for National Cheese Pizza Day. 

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Tucson's best tacos: The list so far

Follow food writer Andi Berlin as she eats her way through the Tucson taco scene.

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Taco No. 71: Cauliflower meets curry at Hotel Congress

Hey there vegetarians! Here's a taco for you ...

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Review: Invisible Theatre's 'Tru'

Actor Chuck Yates crawls into skin of his character

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Taco No. 70: Want to gobble, gobble this up?

Turkey, or guajolote, is a menu staple at Penca downtown ...

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"What'll I Do?" Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt singing Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do," which Hershey Felder considers one of the composer's "perfect" songs.

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Get Outta Town

Willcox, Sonoita and Bisbee - go-to spots this Labor Day weekend.

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La Paloma looks to fill space left by Poppy Kitchen

Restaurant was last venture for Tucson restaurateur Brian Metzger. 

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Donald Trump (sorta) comes to Desert Diamond Casino

Comedian/impersonator Frank Caliendo brings Trump, Bush and a cast of characters to Tucson show.

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2 past Madness winners in final burrito battle

Former Madness champs face off.

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Mexrrissey to draw following to downtown music fest

Morrissey, the former lead singer for The Smiths, has a big Latino following.

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'Listen to Me Marlon' a revelatory documentary in actor's own voice

A must-see documentary for anyone who loves film.

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Photos: 'Transporter' sequel, 'A Walk in the Woods'

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star in comedy "A Walk in the Woods."

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