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Thu, May 15, 2008 (9:29 a.m.)
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Amplify presents Strikt-9 at Jillian's
Local and visiting bands rock the stage at Jillilan's (6:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Jillian's)
- Acoustic Strip featuring One Pin Short, Think, Julianne Lassard, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Loni Rose. (9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.)
- Movies in the Square presents Over the Hedge (7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
- “In the Shadow of the Bomb" discussion at Springs Preserve (6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
- The Bargain DJ Collective (9 p.m.)
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