• "Dance Your Dreams Special-needs children take center stage in Merrimack Hall class
Hayley Smith's voice fills the dance studio at Merrimack Hall. "Can I get all my dancers to the bar?" says Merrimack's director of dance.

• Discussion to focus on 'Stealing of the General'
Author Russell Bonds will present Thursday's Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table discussion: "The Stealing of the General."

• Special-needs children take center stage in Merrimack Hall class
Hayley Smith's voice fills the dance studio at Merrimack Hall. "Can I get all my dancers to the bar?" says Merrimack's director of dance.

• Huntsville's top entertainment stories of 2008
Good-bye 2008. We won't miss you. The bad economy. Political scandals. Sarah Palin. 2009 can't be any worse, right?

• Box Elders want to make you move
If you start a band, who's the most uncool person to pick as the lead singer?

• Upscale downtown dining is anything but ordinary
Four businessmen at a window table are having an impromptu wine tasting. They summon the sommelier for a different bottle.

• Roger Schultz shares weight-loss tips
Former University of Alabama football star Roger Schultz is coming to Huntsville Wednesday night to give a motivational speech about losing weight and help another great cause - a planned special-needs playground at Brahan Spring Park.

• DMB tribute to play Saturday
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, the only nationally touring tribute to the group, is performing Saturday at Crossroads.

• Rollin' in the Hay in town
Combine the good times and instruments of a front porch hoedown with the muscle of a power trio and the savvy of veteran touring musicians. Coat that with a little three-part harmony and you begin to understand the sound of Rollin' in the Hay.

• Your verdict: 'Yes Man,' 'Bolt,' 'Seven Pounds'
"Seven Pounds," unfortunately, is one of those movies that teases with prime scenes in the preview but never delivers in the end.

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