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Tele-kinesis Grab a lampshade, put it on your noggin and head to the Civic Center Friday to spend some "Time Well Wasted" with country star Brad Paisley and his trademark Telecaster. The West Virginia native, who grew up in Glen Dale (near Wheeling), always finds time to come back home and show some love. This time, he's bringing Sara Evans and Sugarland along for the ride. Tickets are $39.50. Call 342- 5757.

The Gazz Calendar: ; December 1-7; Today 12.01

MUSIC * JOSH BUSKIRK: 5:30 p.m. Call for cover. The Vandalia Lounge, 212 Hale St. Call 343-4110.

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Oh, Danny boy Irish-born country, traditional and occasional rock star Daniel O'Donnell brings his sanitized sound to the Charleston Civic Center for a 7 p.m. show on Sunday. Born in Donegal as part of a poor but musical family, O'Donnell is a favorite of public television and has built a career out of easy listening, country, Irish ballads, inspirational music and 1950s and '60s pop hits. Tickets are $45, $55, $65 and $85, available through Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 342-5757.

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Pavarotti Wants to Reunite Three Tenors

HONG KONG - Luciano Pavarotti says he hopes to perform with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras in a reunion of The Three Tenors before he retires. "I think we are going to make another concert or two," he said Wednesday at a press conference promoting the Hong Kong stop of his farewell tour.

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Art opening The Art Store, 1013 Bridge Rd., opens a show of recent landscape paintings by Dorothy Demboski and small works by its regular artists with a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Demboski speaks at 5:30 p.m. Both shows run through Dec. 31. Call 345-1038.

The Naked Truth: ; Traveling Thespian Comes Clean About Performing in 'the Full Monty'

IF YOU GO Broadway in Charleston presents The Full Monty starting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Clay Center. Tickets: $37 and $53. Call: 561-3570. rustymarks@wvgazette.com

'Rent' Lacks Magic in Transition to Screen

REVIEW Rent HH Rated PG-13 (mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and some strong language) Directed by Chris Columbus Starring Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas Leaving the world of "Harry Potter" for Manhattan's low-rent district, director Chris Columbus has come up with something well shy of magical.

Alicia Keys, Bono Record Together

NEW YORK - Alicia Keys and Bono are hoping to save the lives of children through song. The two superstars have collaborated on "Don't Give Up (Africa)," and will donate all proceeds to Keep A Child Alive, which provides medicine to families infected with AIDS and the HIV virus.

Gameplayer: ; 'Star Wars' Game Sequel Rocks

REVIEW Game: Star Wars Battlefront 2 Publisher: LucasArts System: Microsoft Xbox Cost: $49.99 ESRB Rating: T Review Rating: HHH1/2 "STAR Wars Battlefront 2," the sequel to the best-selling "Star Wars" game of all time, has landed at a store near you. Fortunately, this isn't a mere clone (pardon the pun) of its predecessor, as "SWB2" offers plenty of new maps, epic space battles and the ability to play as Jedi or Sith characters.

Buy a Cd, Get a Free Beer

Three guys from Sissonville (Jody Ashley, Chad Fisher, Richie Cross) and one from Dunbar ( Dustin Stone) make up Shorthrow. The band will stage its long-awaited release party for its sophomore CD, "Random," on Friday night at the Sound Factory, 812 Kanawha Blvd. If you buy the new record at the club, you get a sticker and a free beer. (In that case, buy five CDs and them sell them later for like, $5.75 apiece. It's a win-win situation.) One drawback: You have to be 21 to drink. I mean, you ca...

Holidays: ; a Round-Up of Events in the Lewisburg Area

LEWISBURG - A colorful series of holiday activities take place in and around this Greenbrier County city during the entire month of December. Starting Friday, the shops and restaurants of downtown Lewisburg present the "First Fridays After 5." The promotion includes complimentary food while shopping. This Friday, watch "Bridget's Playhouse," stories of Christmas around the world, told by local children, plus a performance by the Greenbrier Valley Chorale. Call Harmony Ridge Gallery at 645-433...

Benefit: ; Area Musicians Stage Fundraiser

"If you play in this town," guitarist Ryan Kennedy once said of Charleston, "you play with just about everyone - sooner or later." That's true of some people more than others. Derick Kirk is a multi-instrumental, musical-jack-of-all-trades and one of the most familiar faces in clubs, cafes and coffee houses all over the state. On a typical night, he can be found behind the piano or saxophone, playing almost anywhere in town, either with his own combinations as well as Moment's Notice, Tilting...

Latest Austen Re-Telling Infused with New Life

REVIEW Pride & Prejudice HHH1/2 Rated PG (mild thematic elements) Directed by Joe Wright Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen Marquee Cinemas Has any review of a Jane Austen film ever included the word "hangover?" This one does.

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* "THE ICE HARVEST": HH Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas. This dark comedy of theft, betrayal and murder comes off as an overly familiar caper with unlikable, often uninteresting, characters. Rated R. * "IN THE MIX": H1/2 MC, PPSC. Usher's film debut seems to exist solely to showcase him in - and more importantly, out of - an array of stylish, flawlessly tailored suits. Though he has undeniable charisma, his performance in this painfully stiff clunker filled with mob stereotypes an...

Concert: ; the Dreamsicles Fall in Love with Music ... Then Each Other

IF YOU GO The Dreamsicles perform in the Woody Hawley Memorial Series at the Clay Centers Walker Theater, in a show starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with opening act Douglas Imbrogno and Bob Webb. Admission $12; $7 students and seniors; $2 children. Call 561-3570, visit theclaycenter.org, or get tickets at Frog Creek Books at the Capitol Market (call 346-5222 or 800-395-7074). rustymarks@wvgazette.com

Sundance Roster Features Aniston, Willis, Lange

LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Aniston, Bruce Willis, Jessica Lange and Robin Williams are among the stars who'll have films on display at January's Sundance Film Festival, which announced entries Wednesday for its lineup of premiering films. Aniston stars with Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand and Joan Cusack in writer-director Nicole Holofcener's "Friends With Money," a tale of three married women and their lone single friend.