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"Rich Hill" Wednesday, Nov. 12

7:30 p.m., Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave., (410) 276-1651, creativealliance.org, $9-$12.

Most Baltimore residents need only look to the next block down--or to their own block--to witness poverty. But when we're surrounded by overwhelming shittiness, it's easy to forget the economic struggles of rural America. Step outside at the only Baltimore screening of the Sundance jury-winning documentary following a year in the lives of three young boys growing up in the poverty-plagued and ironically named town of Rich Hill, Missouri.

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Aretha Franklin Thursday, Nov. 13

8 p.m., Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, 140 W. Mt. Royal Ave., (410) 900-1150, lyricoperahouse.com, $60.50-$175.

Last month, the 72-year-old reigning soul queen (sorry, Bey) dropped her newest collection of covers, "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics." The "classic" part spans the length of soul-songstress history, from Etta James to Adele. Several of the covers merge in mashups, including Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' with Destiny Child's 'Survivor.' It's basically a diva time-warp.

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