CHARLESTON, ILL. — The issues that divided our country more than 150 years ago will be brought to life during the LA Theatre Works production of The Rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. The performance will take place in the Doudna Fine Art Center Theatre.

Based upon Norman Corwin’s book “The Rivalry,” the staged production is a riveting recreation of the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas. The act

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Erica Fernandez, a Stanford student from Oxnard, continues to garner recognition and awards for her environmental activism.

Fernandez’s latest achievement came at the seventh annual MY HERO International Film Festival last month in Los Angeles, where the 2011 Daniel Eldon Activist Award went to the short documentary “Erica Fernandez: The Tool of Protest.”

Narrated by Fernandez, the six-minute film was produced by The Working Group, an Oakland-based nonprofit media company contracted to produce Sacramento-based Unity Lab’s “Tools of Unity” short documentary series.

The film tells the story of Fernandez, 21, who came with her family from Mexico to Oxnard at age 10.

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MARSHALL, Ill. — Join the Harlan Hall Entertainment Committee for a fabulous night of fun and frolic at the Winter Wild Sock Hop on Saturday at Harlan Hall.

Entertainment will include DJ Dan Crews, who will play favorite hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s (and maybe some more modern tunes as well). There will be mini dance contests for the jitterbug (swing dance), the twist and disco complete with prizes.

Guests are encouraged to dress in the style of their favorite musical decade. Snacks will be provided, and a cash bar will be available. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. CDT, and the DJ plays from 8 to 11 p.m.

There will be a cover charge at the door of $7 per person or $12 per couple.

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This poem takes us to the heart of marriage. A bride and groom stand together on the very brink of a new life. No matter our background, this image of the happy couple evokes a sense of eternal promise.

The poem begins with the soft repetition of the word “now,” taking us to the very moment, the very second that the speaker’s marriage begins. There

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TERRE HAUTE — Need plans for New Year’s Eve? The Landing at Fort Harrison presents the Black and White Soiree New Year’s Eve Charity Ball benefiting the Vigo County Education Foundation.

Entertainment for the evening includes the MacDaddys, EZ Street Jazz Band, Pure Entertainment with DJ Bernie McGee, and free Glow Bowling for the entire evening.

At 11:50, revelers will watch the ball drop in Times Square on one of many screens. After a champagne toast at midnight, guests will move outside to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display over the Wabash River.   

The evening is sponsored by Union Hospital, Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Indiana Eye Specialist, Springhill Sleep Disorders Dr. Vannara

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