MUSIC AL REVIEW
They'll be 'your [not so] Private Dancer(s)'
by KARL SCHEITHEIR Entertainment Page Editor
     It's easy to shed some clothes during this summer's sweltering heat, but to go totally naked in front of a
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BOOK REVIEW
'The Husband' is someone to root for
by DAVID HANNAH Book Reviewer
     Dean Koontz, a highly prolific author, has written an
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M OV I E REVIEW
'Miami Vice' wastes a golden opportunity
by KEN BARTOLOTTA Reporter
     "Miami Vice" is a remake of the widely popular 1980s television series, but the movie is so far from anything the series resembled, one wonders why they even used the name in the first place.
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& CONCERTS
     thurs. 17 .If you like folk, jam, country, zydeco, reggae or bluegrass, go hear
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Announcements
      Tickets go on sale for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz Series, featuring: The Tomasz Stanko Quartet, 8 p.m., Oct. 14; Cyrus Chestnut and Kevin Mahogany, 8 p.m. Nov. 18 and 3 p.m. Nov. 19; Trio da Paz, 3 p.m. Jan. 28; The Eric Alexander Quartet with Harold Mabern, 3 p.m
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Family Activities
     Aug. 9-20 America's Fair, Erie County Fair 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. through Aug. 20, Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $9 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children (6-12), and free for children under 5. 649-3900 or visit www.americas-fair.com for information. Call 1-888-223-6000 or visit www.ti
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Festivals
A Taste of Tonawandas
     Aug. 19 Noon-9 p.m., Gateway Harbor Park, North Tonawanda. Taste local area cuisine, appetizers, specialties and desserts. Food will be available by tic kets only, sold in 50 cent increments. Parades of musicians, boat parades, face painting, beads - everything Mardi Gras themed. Live music includ
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