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SUNDAY ANDERSON WESTSIDE SENIOR CENTER “Positive Aging” is at 11 a.m. today. Activities include exercise, ceramics, pinochle, bridge tournament and bingo at the center, 868 W. 900 South. For information, call 801-538-2092.
TENTH EAST SENIOR CENTER Other activities include a Friday flick, yoga video, live music with dancing courtesy of the Fred Edwards Quartet, table tennis, bridge, wreath making, NIA and computer classes at the center, 237 S. 1000 East. For information, call 801-538-2084.
”CALL IT BUSINESS OR PLEASURE” WORKSHOP Participants will learn type and typesetting and design choices in designing a business or calling card from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Saturday at the Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, Level 1, University of Utah. Cost is $150 and a materials fee is $25. For information, call Amber at 801-585-9191 or e-mail amber.heaton@utah.edu.
TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES “Joseph Smith the Prophet” is a sacred oratorio at 7:30 p.m. today
and Saturday in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. This event is open to those 8 and older. Tickets are free and required. For information, call 801-570-0080 or visit www.lds.org/events.
2ND ANNUAL UTAH HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONVENTION Session topics, a cocktail reception and business awards is at the Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St. For information on booth rental or attendance, call 801-532-3308 or e-mail info@utahhcc.com.
”THE CLEAN HOUSE” The final performances are this weekend for this regional premiere by Sarah Ruhl at the Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Performances are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday; a Saturday matinee is at 2 p.m., followed by a post-play discussion, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $13-$34. For information, call 801-363-7522 or visit www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.

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The last time the George Mason basketball team gathered for the NCAA tournament selection show was two years ago in the basement of Coach Jim Larranaga’s home in Oakton. The Patriots had endured a week of anxious speculation before being subjected to another long wait in front of a widescreen TV to see if they would receive an at-large berth.
Now compare that setting with this year’s: The atrium of Johnson Center in the heart of campus, several hundred fans and students in attendance, the team on a stage constructed below an admissions office and between the Burger King and Mrs. Mason’s Cookies.
And much to the Patriots’ relief, it came with none of the unbearable tension that served as the backdrop for the 2006 announcement.
By virtue of winning the Colonial Athletic Association championship last Monday, the question was not whether the Patriots (23-10) were in the field of 65, but what seed they’d be assigned, where they would be sent, when they would play and who they’d face.
The answers came quickly: No. 12, Denver, Thursday and fifth-seeded Notre Dame (24-7).
"It’s nice to get it out of the way. We didn’t want to go through that again," university president Alan G. Merten said, reflecting on the experience of two years ago.
This time, players and coaches plopped onto cozy green chairs and couches, a faux fireplace with rotating “flame” behind them. The cheerleaders and Gunston, the green-glob mascot, were on hand. Funky bandleader Doc Nix oversaw the Green Machine’s arrangement from the second level. T-shirts, towels and beads were distributed.

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