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AlAbAmA bAllet serves up An Anti-vAlentine’s DAy event your DAte will love

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S y, myb y v wy. Y v y pl mpl v, wl p x f Vl’ Dy lv by. B , Vl’ Dy ’ ym . Alabama Ballet’s production of GllFriday, February 18 and runs throughFebruary 20. The “I Hate Valentine’s  party will be after the February 19 ev formance at McCormick & Schmick’sinformation visit www.alabamaballe

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Freaking out: The title charachter begins to lose her mind in Alabama Ballet production of Gll. Photo by Billy Brown.

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