Entertainment Picks (February 12, 2010)

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February 9, 2010

3 Things to check out this weekend

Anonymous The Suwannee Democrat Tue Feb 09, 2010, 04:52 PM EST

Sons of the Pioneers 75th Anniversary Show

DVD ($18.99)

Hop aboard for a toe-tapping ride with the “singing cowboy” group that began way back in the 1930s with Roy Rogers. Celebrating their legacy with “Cool Water,” “Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds” and 14 other classic tunes from the musical saddlebag, the modern-day Sons are joined onstage by harmonica wizard Charlie McCoy and Grand Ole Opry star Connie Smith. (Order at www.sonsofthepioneers.org.)

—Neil Pond, American Profile

WWII in HD

DVD ($29.95)

The moving, powerful and personal World War II memories of 12 American soldiers come vividly to life in this eight-hour documentary, which originally aired on TV’s A&E; network late last year. Through stunning, full-color film footage, most of it long lost, rescued and restored from personal collections and obscure archives, you’ll feel like “you are there,” in the trenches, on the beaches and aboard the battleships.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

Magic Handbook

By John Fullman

Softcover, 32 pages ($6.95 each)

Any budding young magician will appreciate the how-to abracadabra in any or all of these four collections of easy-to-learn, sure-to-impress trickery involving cards, coins, cups, rope and other household items. Sidebars spotlight pros, like Penn & Teller, David Blaine and Lance Burton, whose mastery of the art should serve as inspiration for any wand-waving wannabe who’s starting small but dreaming big.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

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