Entertainment

Here's a look at what's happening in the area over the next 10 days:

Dennis Haysbert’s biography on www.cbs.com says that he’s best-known to TV audiences as President David Palmer on “24,” but fans of CBS’ own “The Unit” might beg to differ. The actor recently began his fourth season on the drama, on which he plays Jonas Blane, the leader of a covert team of Special Forces operatives.

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a parade, and the area has one down and 12 to go. Great Falls started off the season with its parade Sunday, and Lowrys will wrap up with its traditional horse-drawn entries on Dec. 20.

This column offers a sampling of dining experiences in the area. It is not intended as a review of the restaurant other than to provide the reader with one diner's experience. This week's restaurant is Rí Rá.

Charissa Mobley is quietly making her voice heard.

Now that the big turkey trot to-do is done, most of us are pondering places to go to carry on a holiday mood with some musical merriment.

Barack Obama was in his last year of high school in 1979 when hip-hop broke out of the ghettos of New York on its way to becoming a national phenomenon.

The Old Town Amphitheatre in downtown Rock Hill is playing host to “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister.”

This column offers a sampling of dining experiences in the area. It is not intended as a review of the restaurant other than to provide the reader with one diner's experience.

When last we saw Meredith and Derek, she’d made the outline of their dream home with lighted candles, signaling she was ready to move into a committed relationship.