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IN CONCERT Hrdvsion, Prison Garde, En Noir, and Trans1ent When: Friday, 10 p.m.

Usher in winter with solstice celebrations at Corunum Centre, which include singing, dancing, planting of a ceremonial tree and a bonfire. Corunum — Oneheart is a spiritual community that shares ideas and theologies.

- Take time away from hectic last-minute shopping Saturday to attend a singalong at St. Ann’s Academy National Historic Site.

The Nutcracker by The Royal City Youth Ballet Where: Cowichan Theatre (Duncan) When: Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 1 p.m. Tickets: $23 regular, $70 family (two adults and two children) at cowichantheatre.bc.ca or 250-748-7529.

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WASHINGTON - Three senators have written to the head of Sony Pictures Entertainment criticizing the movie "Zero Dark Thirty" as "grossly inaccurate and misleading" in its suggestion that torture produced the tip that led to Osama bin Laden.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Michael Douglas was among courtroom spectators Wednesday as an appeals panel heard attorneys argue whether his son was treated too harshly when he was sent to prison for nearly 10 years for drug crimes.

It was just a couple of weeks ago that NBC put its chips on Blake Shelton’s Not-So-Family Christmas special, and with his other NBC show, The Voice, lighting up ratings charts left and right, the bet paid off.

Based on the true story of a family swept away by the deadly 2004 tsunami that pummeled Southeast Asia, "The Impossible" is about as subtle as a wall of water.

The top 10 films of 2012, according to AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire: 1.