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EVENTS Malden: For the Greater Boston Countryfest, the backyard of Anthony’s is transformed into a down-home, southern, country shindig. Country music, BBQ, games, and a mechanical bull are featured. Saturday, 2 p.m. Anthony’s of Malden, 105 Canal St. $20. www.facebook.com/events/303203949749806/ MUSIC Marblehead: Star-Spangled Pops features music inspired by The War of 1812 and the 50th anniversary of Henry Mancini’s Academy Award for “Moon River,” performed by The Hillyer Festival Orchestra. 7 p.m. Abbot Hall, 170 Washington St. $25 balcony; $40 Continue reading >>>

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Stoughton: Tema Jazz will perform a concert of Brazilian jazz styles such as choro, bossa nova, samba, and Tropicalia. Works by Jobim, Veloso, Barroso, Bonfa, and many others, plus original compositions and non-Brazilian songs performed in Brazilian styles. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Stoughton Public Library, 84 Park St. Free. 781-344-2711, www.stoughtonlibrary.org.

Economics of Cambridge, Mass.

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  The economy is shaping up to be a major issue in the presidential election, with some saying it will make or break President Barack Obama’s chances of fending off the challenge from Mitt Romney. So how’s Cambridge’s economy? Heavy on information – academics and medical patents – and low on unemployment. The Cambridge unemployment rate –at 4.1 percent in November 2011 – is lower than the Greater Boston rate – 5.4 percent at that time – lower than the Massachusetts rate – 6.4 percent – and exactly half of the national rate. The national rate has since dropped slightly Continue reading >>>

Carter’s sibling inspiration; Saturday notes

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Markell Carter is about to get a new roommate. And the second-year Patriot couldn’t be happier.Carter’s younger sister, 21-year-old Keyarrie Hudson, has been battling Lupus for more than a year. Hudson is actually in the process of moving in with Carter in New England, not just to spend time with her brother but to take advantage of the better doctors that are available in greater Boston.“Lupus is still kind of exotic back home. In Oklahoma there aren’t really a lot fo specialists for it,” Carter said.Hudson, who will return to Oklahoma to attend Ryan State in Tulsa, will also be on hand Continue reading >>>

Malden’s ace Amos no-hits Cambridge

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All-Scholastic pitcher Kiara Amos threw her second no-hitter of the season and was an infield error away from recording a perfect game as the No. 5 ranked Malden girls dominated Greater Boston League rival, Cambridge, 12-0, Friday at Callahan Park, in Malden. Amos (12-0) earned her 64th career win, a school record, and recorded her 10th career shutout and her seventh of the season. The Providence-bound hurler had 14 strikeouts, and averages 13 per game. “Kiara is a competitor when she gets on the mound. She is there for one reason and that is to win,’’ said Continue reading >>>

Poll Results: Readers Speak Out About Brown/Warren Controversies

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The controversy over US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's claim to be part Native American is not going over well with Patch readers in the Greater Boston area, according to an unscientific Patch poll. As of Thursday morning 52 percent of the 304 Patch readers who took our unscientific poll said they believe US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is more of a hypocrite than incumbent Republican US Senator Scott Brown. Meanwhile some 19 percent who took the poll said they believe Brown is more of a hypocrite for voting against President Barack Obama's health care law while taking advantage of a Continue reading >>>

Bring the family Audubon Society farm offers barnyard alternative to zoo

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WHO: Globe writer James H. Burnett III, his wife, and toddler son WHERE: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary WHAT: Bird-watching, interacting with animals, hiking nature trails, and sampling farm work. You don’t have to look far in Greater Boston to find an animal to watch or pet. Between the pound, the zoo, and your neighbors’ backyards, there’s plenty of four-legged fodder. But if you want an educational experience with your animal ogling, there may be no better place in New England than Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, the headquarters of the Massachusetts Audubon Continue reading >>>

Writers Center hosts veterans’ poetry project

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The Gloucester Writers Center is presenting a special veterans' program today titled "Readings and Conversations on War and Writing." The event takes place at 3 p.m. at the Harbor Room, 8 Norwood Court, across East Main Street from the Writers Center. The public is invited to an afternoon of poems, memoir, history and photography by veterans from Gloucester, the North Shore and greater Boston. The Gloucester Writers Center is reaching out to veterans, their families and the community to take part in this program in the hope that it will inaugurate an annual gathering in Gloucester to focus on Continue reading >>>

Rust Never Sleeps: a Taste of Neil Young Warms Up Firefly’s

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Well hey hey, my my. According to Rust Never Sleeps' website, the band "is a unique, live rock show that celebrates the music, and musical career of Neil Young. Based in the Greater Boston area, Rust Never Sleeps pays tribute to Neil Young and his music the best way they know how... with integrity." Marlborough Patch asked drummer Jeremy Esposito five questions before the band hits the stage on Friday. Marlborough Patch: Why Neil Young?JE: Neil is a major influence on all of us. We love his music. MP: Does anyone in the band have hair like Neil Young?JE: Yes … our fearless leader … Kenny Continue reading >>>

NBA Playoffs Fan Fiction: Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers

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Don Nelson readies to shoot a free throw in the strangest way possible (Getty Images) In which the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers fight for the future of the nation in Revolutionary America. When we speak of America's Founding Fathers today, we typically imagine them as a unified body that agree exactly how and why this country's citizens and corporations should be allowed to do things like marry, give money to political candidates and compensate their workers (or slaves). The truth, however, was a little more complicated. In the thick of the Revolutionary War, factions from different cities Continue reading >>>