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This weekend's best bets: July 12

Jul. 1, 2012 - by Kathy Janich

Say hello to True Colors’ “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” Horizon’s “Sheddin’ ” and Essential Theatre’s “The Local.” Almost gone … Serenbe’s “Midsummer.”

This weekend's best bets: July 19

Jul. 1, 2012 - by Kathy Janich

Looking for something cultural to do this weekend? We suggest Essential Theatre’s three-fer (“Bat-Hamlet” is the newest) and the Collective’s deadpan “Red Herring” with the deadpan Matthew Myers.

Teachers see 'Purgatory' for free July 5

Jun. 26, 2012 - by Kathy Janich

Essential Theatre, whose annual summer festival begins July 6, is offering free tickets — and wine — to teachers for its July 5 preview performance of “Evelyn in Purgatory.”