Arts Calendar: 5/18-5/24
A listing of events in and around MetroWest for Sunday, May 18, through Saturday, May 24.
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Second 'Narnia' film packs in the action
Film Review
Expect more box-office bling from "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which piles on the action, darkens the tone, mixes in some humor and adds a touch of romance. It's a cinematic bouillabaisse bound to please the palates of its youthful audience. That said, the movie pushes the envelope of its PG rating with a slew of violence.
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It's showtime at the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest
At the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, the Family Players will put on "Once Upon a Mattress" Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, and the Moving West Repertory Dance Theater will perform "New Works," a two-part dance program, June 6-8.
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Arts Calendar: 5/15-5/18
A listing of events in and around MetroWest for Thursday, May 15, through Sunday, May 18.
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QUICK HITS: What's up this weekend
A few fun things and info on what concert tickets are coming up.
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Purgatory Chasm Rocks
While offering heavenly views, Purgatory Chasm can be hell on your ankles. So it's probably a good idea to let sure-footed Sheryl Farnam lead you this Sunday through the strangest geological mystery in central Massachusetts.
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Mother knows best
GET REEL
Not to belabor the point, so to speak, but in the past few years Hollywood has embraced pregnancy with the zeal of a midwife on steroids.
Acton sculptor shows work at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Trained in music and theater, Arlene Fins discovered a new vocation as a sculptor at the beach in 2002 by shaping a young girl's figure in the sand. Now, 7 years later, the Acton artist works from her own studio, won an award for a bronze sculpture of a woman soldier and will be showing new work at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
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Sun, sea breezes and no mosquitoes
For weary New Englanders, vacations didn't always mean battling traffic to a crowded beach on Cape Cod, Jet-Skiers whooshing across Lake Winnipesaukee or removing your shoes at Logan for a cramped flight to Cancun.
Video: Check out "Always Delightfully Cool" at the Boston Athenaeum
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Q&A with Madonna
Material Girl talks about her new album, helping Malawi and turning 50.
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Extras
Multimedia
Derby darlings
The evening of the first Saturday in May might belong to horses, but that day was reserved for critters of a smaller stature.
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Day of Prayer
Photos from the National Day of Prayer ceremony in Norwood Thursday afternoon.
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BOSTON MARATHON: Videos along the route
From the starting line in Hopkinton to the finish in Boston...and every step in between...we shot video of the sights and sounds along the 2008 Boston Marathon route.
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Station, budget big on warrant
The warrant for the May 5 Town Meeting holds 40 articles, including a big one, article No. 7, which seeks approval for a $66,494,000 town fiscal 2009 budget.
PDF: Read the entire warrant. 
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Westwood Station traffic plans to be aired
A preliminary design for measures that could be taken to decrease traffic generated by the 4.5 million-square-foot Westwood Station project will be presented tomorrow night at the Thurston Middle School on High Street.
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