Howard Keel News

As Canadian government and industry officials attempt to get the genetically modified flax variety Triffid out of the system so shipments can resume to Europe, British TV viewers are being reminded of the sci-fi creature of the same name.

TO augment its regular season, Symphony Silicon Valley offers something new, a concert presentation of Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me Kate , complete with full orchestra, lead singers and a chorus.

Six frisky young men kidnap six women and hold them captive on the snow-capped Oregon frontier.

Kismet Sunday, 17:20, TCM This lavish Arabian Nights-style musical stars Howard Keel as a poet- beggar with supposedly mystical powers.

The production features a diverse cast of local players and some from as far as New York.

"Calamity Jane," starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, will be shown - free - at 12:45 p.m. Friday at the South Pasadena Senior Center, 1102 Oxley St.

Kismet Sunday, 17:25, TCM Howard Keel plays a poet-beggar with mystical powers in this lavish musical.

THE ever-popular Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has been delighting audiences since it first appeared as a film in 1954 with Howard Keel and Jane Powell.

Want to watch classic cinema on the big screen for free in a comfy theater? The Packard Campus Theatre on Mount Pony provides four such opportunities this weekend.