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Christmas CD round-up: Whether you attribute it to the death rattle of the music industry as the CD faces extinction or a sudden rash of good taste as musicians realize they have little to add to the centuries-old canon, there’s been a sharp decrease in the number of new Christmas albums this holiday season. [...]

Two years’ worth of planning and developing will finally culminate Nov. 4 as members of the Allen City Council and city staff cut the ribbon and welcome residents into the new Allen Event Center, located at 200 E. Stacy Road.

In front of a crowd of 100, Mayor Steve Terrell cut the red ribbon signifying the grand opening of the Allen Event Center. “Allen is no longer a little dot on the map; we’ve exploded that dot into something much bigger,” he said.

See when your favorite holiday shows are on. Here’s a complete list from now till Christmas Day.

Tom Wopat figured the “Dukes of Hazzard” gig would be good for five episodes and then “I’d go home” – to the theater.

Christmas CD round-up: Whether you attribute it to the death rattle of the music industry as the CD faces extinction or a sudden rash of good taste as musicians realize they have little to add to the centuries-old canon, there’s been a sharp decrease in the number of new Christmas albums this holiday season. Here [...]

Ticket tracker Kenny Rogers plays Family Arena at 7 p.m. Feb. 11. $42-$65; on sale Dec. 4. MetroTix. Evan Dando performs at the Old Rock House at 9 p.m. Feb. 16. $13-$15. MetroTix.

It happens. You have high hopes of watching a “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “A Christmas Story,” but you can’t remember when it’s coming on or you got busy and forgot. Worry no more.

Two years’ worth of planning and developing will finally culminate Nov. 4 as members of the Allen City Council and city staff cut the ribbon and welcome residents into the new Allen Event Center, located at 200 E. Stacy Road.

In front of a crowd of 100, Mayor Steve Terrell cut the red ribbon signifying the grand opening of the Allen Event Center. “Allen is no longer a little dot on the map; we’ve exploded that dot into something much bigger,” he said.