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5 Popular Apps To Boost Your LifeBruce Thornton scored a career-high 33 points to lead Ohio State to a 103-83 nonconference win over Indiana State in Columbus on Sunday. Thornton shot 11 of 16 from the field overall, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and made seven of eight free throws. Ques Glover scored 15 points and Aaron Bradshaw and Devin Royal each scored 13 for Ohio State (9-4), which scored 100 or more points for the third time this season. The Buckeyes shot 55.7 percent from the field overall (34 of 61) and made 28 of 41 shots from the free-throw line to win for the fourth time in five games. Jaden Daughtry scored 25 points in defeat for Indiana State (8-5), which had a five-game winning streak snapped. The Sycamores outrebounded Ohio State 36-30 but committed 19 turnovers. Leading 53-49 in the second half, Ohio State took a 59-49 lead with 17:34 remaining following a layup and back-to-back dunks by Sean Stewart, the second coming off an alley-oop pass from Thornton. A pair of free throws by Colin White gave Ohio State a 74-59 lead with 13:40 left, and the Buckeyes kept their lead at double-digits from there. Indiana State got as close as 83-73 with 9:00 left, but Ohio State stretched its lead to 92-74 with 5:16 remaining. Ohio State held a 51-47 lead at the break after a half filled with offense. The Buckeyes shot 51.5 percent from the field (17 of 33) in the first half, while Indiana State shot 53.6 percent (15 of 28) and was 9 of 20 from 3-point range. Indiana State only made one 3-pointer in the second half. The Buckeyes held a 24-15 lead with 10:38 left in the first half, but Indiana State cut the deficit to 35-34 with 5:24 to go until halftime. --Field Level MediaEmiliano Martinez was Aston Villa’s hero once more as the goalkeeper’s heroics helped his side to a goalless draw against Juventus as Villa’s winless streak continued. With seconds remaining, Morgan Rogers thought he had won it but the referee ruled out the Englishman’s tap-in for a foul on the Juventus goalkeeper by the centre back Diego Carlos. The Argentine pulled off a decisive save in the second half on an evening where there were positives to take for Unai Emery as his side kept a clean sheet for the first time in seven games. But they are now without a win for the whole of November leaving the Spaniard with plenty to work on with his squad ahead of a busy festive period. A point
Lauren Spatafore was a single mother living in her parent’s basement when she became a licensed cosmetologist in 2014. Less than three years later, she was earning six figures as a hairstylist, and shortly thereafter, bought her own salon — a Lunatic Fringe franchise in Sandy. Her story isn’t unusual, Spatafore said. Cosmetology is a female-dominated field — 95% of cosmetologists were women in the previous decade, according to a 2014 analysis from NDP Analytics and the California Senate. The profession, Spatafore said, offers women like her a path to financial freedom and security. Lunatic Fringe — which was co-founded and made popular by “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” cast member Angie Katsanevas — buzzes from the minute it opens at 9 a.m. until the doors close at 7 p.m., fueled by coffee, special caffeinated water on tap and a genuine passion for the work, Spatafore said during an interview at the salon this fall. Clients settle into neat rows of salon chairs in the studio’s main space where stylists cut, paint and sweep up hair to the steady thrum of pop music. There are separate rooms for washing hair and processing color, tucked away from the bustle of the main space. It’s Spatafore’s goal to turn the 30 or so stylists at the salon into six-figure earners — or simply to help cosmetologists cut their own path to success. So she was encouraged, at first, when she learned the Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR) was considering whether to “trim some of the fat” from Utah’s cosmetology licensure and make the license — and the cosmetology industry at large — more accessible. But OPLR’s early recommendations, which proposed cutting the required training hours in half, would have “the opposite” effect, Spatafore said. A bill being drafted this coming legislative session could overhaul the current cosmetology licensing structure. OPLR wants to give the system a full makeover. The state’s role is to regulate safety, said OPLR Director Jeff Shumway, not skill. Right now, the cosmetology license accounts for both. “There’s a baseline for safety that OPLR put forward, and then there’s the current [structure],” Shumway said. “Folks are kind of negotiating now, where within that middle ground do we want to land?” Spatafore said she worries too dramatic a makeover, without first replacing the infrastructure to train budding cosmetologists for skill, could “destroy” the industry. Other industry professionals say the proposal is reasonable and overdue. The Legislature can base the bill on OPLR’s recommendations — but it does not have to do so. Shumway and some industry members alike said they hope the Legislature will balance industry concerns with practicality. The “bugaboo” (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Evelyn Perez-Landron's hair is filled with clips as she undergoes loc maintenance from Essence of Ebony hair salon stylist Ray Benoit, Mar. 10, 2022 in West Jordan. The state’s current cosmetology license is essentially three licenses bundled into one: hair design, esthetics and nail technology. Students can get a “microlicense” in either of the three categories, but those with a cosmetology license can prove to future employers or clients that they’ve been trained to safely work in the pillars of the profession while acquiring at least 1,600 hours of practice under their shears and brushes. Under OPLR’s proposed system , Utah’s professional cosmetology license would be broken up into distinct categories, each of which would require fewer than 1,600 hours of training but a set number of practice “reps” per skill. Hairstylists could get a hair design license that includes a hair safety permit, plus any combination of “endorsements” — essentially skill-specific microlicenses, Shumway said. Estheticians could get a separate license that includes a skin safety permit and basic skin care endorsement, plus “endorsements” in things like brows/lashes and body hair removal. Nail technicians, laser tattoo removal and electrology — using electricity to remove hair — would all be separate licenses. “We’re just taking [the existing system] to its natural conclusion,” Shumway said. “We believe that gives more economic choice and freedom to the student or licensee.” The question legislators will have to reckon with is a bit existential. Cosmetologists are “kind of the bugaboo of the occupational regulation debate,” Department of Commerce Executive Director Margaret Busse said at a Business and Labor Interim Committee meeting in August. Under the current system, their license doubles as a degree. It proves not only that they have basic safety training but also that they have graduated from an accredited cosmetology school with experience across the profession. Meaning, Busse said, that the state is “subsidizing” cosmetology education and schools. And those schools don’t always teach the same skills in the same way, Shumway said. “There are services within the scope of practice of a cosmetologist currently on which [people] are not trained. Like, they get nothing,” Shumway said. “And there are others where they get a lot. All we’re trying to do is sort of rationalize that, to make sure everyone gets enough reps to be safe on every skill.” “You’re a jack of all trades and master of nothing, basically,” said Crystal Mitchell, a hairstylist and salon owner who supports OPLR’s proposed changes. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lauren Spatafore in her salon, Lunatic Fringe, in Sandy on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Impacts of licensing options Some 500 students train at one of the Paul Mitchell School’s four Utah campuses. At the school’s Salt Lake City site, students practice cutting and coloring hair, first on wigs and then on real models, and also learn the do’s and don’ts of chemical peels, facials and nail art. It takes just over a year of studying full time to meet the 1,600-hour licensing requirement, said Ryan Claybaugh, the school’s vice president of advanced education. Proponents of OPLR’s suggestions have repeatedly said that cosmetology schools have the most to lose under a new system. Shumway said he’s more concerned about the impact on students, as fewer training hours means lower tuition costs. Some worry that reducing the required licensing hours too much could also impact students’ eligibility to receive financial aid. Roughly 40% of cosmetology students receive federal financial aid in the form of a Pell Grant, Shumway said. Pell Grants are typically given to “undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor’s, graduate or professional degree,” according to the program website . Pell Grant recipients need to study for at least 600 hours to be eligible for aid. OPLR took that threshold into account in its recommendations, Shumway said. Cosmetology students would not lose eligibility; they may, however, qualify for less aid. And there are programs that operate below the Pell threshold, Shumway said. Students, for example, who are seeking only a license as nail technicians and not as cosmetologists don’t qualify. Overall, Shumway said, OPLR’s proposal is to make the license less expensive. “We’re just trying to give options,” he said. “Microlicenses [are] a much cheaper and faster option to a lot of folks.” And while schools, like his, Claybaugh said, will take a hit on tuition if hours drop, students will also suffer. “At the end of the day, I’m a school, I have set expenses,” he said. “But I’m more focused on the competency of our students. I’d imagine a lot of schools will get out of the business because they’re not going to put out a good product. We didn’t start schools just to teach safety.” Claybaugh said he recognizes the existential and statutory calculations the state is making. But, like Spatafore, he also understands that this is the way the system works in today’s environment. Schools could create their own degree or certificate program, but Paul Mitchell’s current accreditor only credits programs that lead to licensure. OPLR’s early proposals would require a system overhaul. Such big change “doesn’t happen overnight,” Claybugh said. “Give us two to three years to adjust.” (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, in the Senate Chamber in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Lawmakers to decide next year In August, a sea of black filled a committee hearing room at the Utah Capitol. Dozens of cosmetologists similarly dressed in the trade’s unofficial uniform color packed a Business and Labor Interim Committee meeting to learn about OPLR’s proposal to the Legislature. Spatafore was among them. But a special session called by the Legislature to rush through proposed amendments to Utah’s Constitution trimmed that hearing’s agenda. OPLR ultimately made its final recommendations to the Legislature in November, two months before the beginning of the 2025 general session Shumway said the proposal meets the state’s statutory requirement to regulate safety and makes it clear to consumers what their practitioners are qualified to do. “They are doing their job,” Spatafore said of OPLR. “But their job, and what’s right for the industry, we’re not seeing eye to eye. They’re going to be destroying the industry by doing their job the ‘right’ way.” The recommendations are expected to be included in one of hundreds of bills lawmakers will consider next year, Shumway told The Salt Lake Tribune. And while there is not yet an early version of that bill posted to the website, Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, is said to be sponsoring the measure. Sandall did not respond to a request to discuss the proposal. Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, said he hopes his colleagues on the Business and Labor Interim Committee take the industry’s concerns seriously. He is not sponsoring the bill and does not know what it will look like yet, he told The Tribune in November. But his wife is a cosmetologist and his daughter recently became a licensed esthetician, and, as a lawmaker with family connections in the industry, he has reservations about OPLR’s proposal. “Now, my job is to represent all of my district and not just my wife and daughter, of course,” Weiler said. “But I will say that there are some concerns that I have.” He worries, for example, that cutting the required hours in half will make newly licensed cosmetologists unemployable because, Weiler said, they will enter the workforce with half the training their more experienced peers have. There’s also the issue of license portability, he said. No other state requires fewer than 1,000 hours of training. Utah-trained cosmetologists, then, might not be able to transfer their licenses should they move to another state. The portability issue is one OPLR addressed in its final proposal, Shumway said. Utah cosmetologists could combine three proposed new licenses — hair design, master esthetician and nail technician — into a de facto master cosmetology license. “Portability is funky because it’s a way for certain groups to maintain the status quo with other states,” Shumway said. “We’re specifically trying to do something different from other states. Fewer people move in and out [of Utah] than the number of licensees. We don’t want to create a huge burden for 55,000 people, for the benefit of 1,200.” As for training and employability, Mitchell said much of that “burden” already falls on salon owners like her. Most newly licensed cosmetologists don’t have specific employable skills, even under the current system, she said. Specialized licenses could encourage specialized training, which Mitchel said would benefit salon owners, practitioners and clients. “If schools could focus more and do microlicensing, I actually think, as an owner, that would take the burden away,” Mitchell said, or at least make it smaller. Spatafore is less optimistic. She gladly trains cosmetologists as needed to mentor them toward success, she said, but at a bustling salon, it’s easier to train new stylists who already have some technical experience. She probably wouldn’t hire someone with 800 hours of training. “You’re giving these women a false hope,” she said. “Because you’re going to be lowering the hours, and so then there’ll be all these women that are licensed, but they’re not going to be able to get a job. They’re unemployable.” Whether Utah’s cosmetology licensure gets a small trim or a total makeover is now in the hands of the Legislature as professionals, educators and regulators look their fate in the mirror. 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Clicks Keyboard case, Nomad Slim 65W charger and ShiftCam SnapStand Max While the iPhone remains my choice for a travel phone, its functionality can be expanded with a few accessories—either by utilizing its MagSafe capabilities or by adding physical buttons. There are three iPhone accessories that have stood out in 2024 for me, first with the iPhone 15 Pro and now the iPhone 16 Pro. And here’s what you need to know about them. Clicks Keyboard Case Clicks Keyboard case for the iPhone 16 Pro I used the first-generation Clicks Keyboard case for the iPhone 15 Pro but couldn’t get used to it. It lacked several essential features, which have been addressed by the second-generation product. It stilll took me a while to have my thumbs and muscle memory get used to it, but having a full screen at your disposal is worth it. 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Cost: $79 These iPhone accessories made my 2024 travels easier than ever. While I’ve only used the ShiftCam SnapStand Max for two months, the Clicks Keyboard has been a reliable companion, and the Nomad power adapter has stayed in my bag the longest. I’m still searching for a MagSafe power bank that charges my iPhone efficiently without wasting energy as heat—maybe my chase will end at CES 2025!Shares of Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SYRE – Get Free Report ) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $51.50. SYRE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. 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Mississippi State is back in the AP Top 25. The No. 19 Bulldogs (11-1) jumped into the rankings last week as they were preparing to face Bethune-Cookman on Monday night in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State was unranked in the preseason poll and stayed in the rankings for just one week in both of its previous appearances. But it's coming off a performance that suggests it might have some staying power with the start of Southeastern Conference play looming. The visiting Bulldogs won decisively against then-No. 21 Memphis 79-66 on Dec. 21. Bulldogs coach Chris Jans said "it's too early to say" whether his team's most recent performance was indicative of what might be the norm going forward, but he was encouraged by it. "Our guys haven't played the same every time out," Jans said. "I mean no disrespect to anyone else we've played, but it's a different competition (against ranked teams). I've liked how we've played to this point, but who knows how it'll unfold." The Bulldogs routed another top-20 opponent when they defeated then-No. 18 Pitt 90-57 on Dec. 4 in Starkville. "We're certainly happy that we've played our best against the best competition because, in (the SEC), this is what we're going to face every night," Jans said. "It's been well-documented where the SEC is at compared to every other conference this year. Now, can we do it over the course of 10 weeks, where it's like this every single time?" The games against ranked teams are going to start coming with more regularity because there are 10 SEC teams in the current Top 25. "Heading into this season, we had a few goals," forward Cameron Matthews said. "One of them is to try and to compete for a (conference) championship. We felt like we could compete in the SEC. I think we were able to prove it (against Memphis)." The Bulldogs used a 13-0 run to grab an 18-5 lead at Memphis, and they never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the way. Riley Kugel scored 19 points off the bench, and team leader Josh Hubbard (17.6 ppg) added 13. Bethune-Cookman (3-9) also is looking forward to seeing how it'll stack up in its conference -- the Southwestern Athletic Conference. "We've got a lot of depth and we have age and experience," head coach Reggie Theus said earlier this season. The Wildcats have seven active players averaging double-figure minutes and they feature two graduates, two seniors and three juniors. They are led by a high-scoring trio of guards Brayon Freeman (16.0) and Trey Thomas (12.3) and forward Reggie Ward Jr. (11.7). Ward and Freeman scored 14 points apiece and Thomas added 12 in the team's most recent game, a 76-63 loss at Davidson on Dec. 21. Bethune-Cookman has prepared for conference play with a series of games against power-conference opponents in Texas Tech, Nebraska, Minnesota, Virginia and West Virginia. Theus said "the difficult thing" about the pre-conference schedule has been molding 11 new players into a cohesive team. "That's the bottom line," he said. "We have everything else in place. I'm real excited about where we could end up." --Field Level Media
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Article content JASPER — This year, Kim Stark’s kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree. Ornaments include toy cars, puzzle pieces, string and a pair of binoculars — things her three young daughters had handy after the family lost their home in summer’s devastating Jasper wildfire. “I have the most wonderful tree on the planet,” said Stark. “It’s part of our story and part of who we are. “If (the kids) are happy, I’m happy.” Stark is part of the fabric of the Jasper townsite, a 10-year member of the fire department and owner of a coffee shop and bakery. Her family, plus three furry pets and a fish, are living in a condo as they navigate rebuilding their home. “(The kids) miss our house, and we talk about our house,” said Stark. “We make sure we go to our neighbourhood, so that it doesn’t become somebody else’s neighbourhood.” Stark and other residents are anxious and nervous for the future following the fire that hit the town July 24. About 5,000 residents and 20,000 visitors were safely evacuated before the fire breached the western edge of town and destroyed 350 homes and businesses, including 820 housing units. The Insurance Bureau of Canada pegged the damage at $880 million. Six months after the fire, debris is still being cleared — lot by lot. Locals including Stark are quick to say things could have been worse. But anxiety over temporary living situations and what may be a long and slow rebuild process has many residents and municipal leaders feeling unsettled heading into 2025. For Sabrina Charlebois and David Leoni, the top concern is the Alberta government’s $112-million modular housing project. It’s to put up 250 pre-built rental units in the town and rent them to those displaced by the fire. Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said the first homes should be ready by late January or early February, with the rest in April. The majority are to be multi-bedroom suites to accommodate families. “If we can get all of our approvals on time, we definitely are on time to be able to build in the context of what we promised,” Nixon said. It’s complicated, he added, given there are layers of government with an Alberta town in a national park. Charlebois was born and raised in Jasper. The fire destroyed her childhood home, which her late father built, as well as the salon where she worked. “It’s better than nothing,” she said of the housing project, noting at least 2,000 residents were displaced so demand could outnumber the new units. Charlebois, who has been staying in a hotel, said it’s understandable projects like this take time. But “we’re six months into this, and there’s no homes for anyone.” “My fear is not finding a place to live, because I have to be out of my hotel by the spring,” she said. Leoni, a dentist and former Olympic biathlete, and his family also lost their home, as did seven staff at his clinic. He said the April cutoff date Charlebois is facing also applies to his staff staying in hotels. “Hopefully that’s concurrent with the provincial government’s opening of these modular units that they’re putting in, because we’re going to lose staff,” said Leoni. “Without them I can’t do anything.” The clinic needed to replace $160,000 worth of equipment and required a top-to-bottom scrub before appointments resumed in October. Leoni estimates his patient list is down one-third because of the fire. Whether those patients return remains to be seen. Charlebois and Leoni both said their anxiety is heightened when they consider the unpredictable nature of the town’s tourism economy and how it could complicate the pace of rebuilding. It’s a catch-22: residents need houses in order to rebuild and restart the economy, but they can’t restart the economy without tourists. And tourists require services, which require workers, who require housing. Bill Given, the town’s chief administrator, said he’s optimistic the municipality can “thread the needle.” But he has his own anxieties when it comes to rebuilding, namely the complexity of Jasper operating under both federal and provincial oversight. “An associated risk of that is that individual agendas from different orders of government overtake the public interest in delivering on what Jasper needs,” Given said. “I think there’s also a risk, maybe somewhat smaller, that private interests overtake the broader public interest.” Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland, who lost his home in the fire, said they have to find a way. “Failure is not an option for anybody,” said Ireland. “We have one chance to get this right, and that’s what we have to do.” In the meantime, Stark and her daughters watch from behind a fence as what’s left of their home is cleared away. “I’m super excited just to have a hole instead of a burnt spiral staircase that was coming up in my backyard. “Now,” she said, “it’s just this beautiful dirt. “There’s future there.”
Shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. ( NYSE:VLRS – Get Free Report ) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $12.85. A number of equities analysts have commented on VLRS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación from $16.50 to $17.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Check Out Our Latest Report on Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Price Performance Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación ( NYSE:VLRS – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.13. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación had a net margin of 5.99% and a return on equity of 71.50%. The business had revenue of $813.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $795.89 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.33) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación will post 1.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Institutional Trading of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VLRS. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación during the third quarter worth $92,000. MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación in the third quarter valued at $108,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación in the 3rd quarter valued at $130,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 23,941 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 4,856 shares during the period. 53.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Company Profile ( Get Free Report Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAB. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAP.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 590 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America. 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Enjoy the Schenley Park Ice Rink, check out a Studio Ghibli film or visit the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden's "Dazzling Lights" — here's what to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. Outdoors With temperatures set to drop this holiday weekend, it’s good to know the region’s outdoor ice rinks are open for business. Most notable is the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink , which returned this month after missing last winter due to repairs. The Rink at PPG Place opened its gates last week, as did Allegheny County’s South Park Ice Rink. And the county’s North Park rink held its first public skate of the season just this week . Film Fans of Hayao Miyazaki get seven days to themselves at Lawrenceville’s Row House Cinema. Studio Ghibli Week features four of the Japanese master’s otherworldly animated features, from 1984’s “Nausicaä Valley of the Wind” to last year’s “The Boy and the Heron.” Others getting near-daily showings are the classics “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and “Spirited Away.” Screenings are Fri., Nov. 29, through Thu., Dec. 5. Display Light displays are the order of the season. Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s is called Dazzling Lights , and it features hundreds of thousands of lights adorning trees along the walking paths, including a 70-foot tunnel of lights, a forest of lights that dance to music, and a meadow full of red and white neon. The seasonal attraction in Oakdale opens Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 31. Film A program of short films that use archival material to question “the inherent authority of institutions and museum collections” marks the finale of this year’s Carnegie Museum of Art film series . The films from around the world include Suneil Sanzgiri’s “Golden Jubilee,” in which the filmmaker’s father navigates “a virtual rendering of their ancestral home in Goa, India, created using the same technologies of surveillance” that mining companies used there. The hour-long Sat., Nov. 30, matinee, titled “[...],” was curated by Astria Suparak. Music Two of Pittsburgh’s favorite sons get their annual celebration at Kelly Strayhorn Theater. This year’s “Suite Life” honors the legacies of its namesakes, pianist and composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer, actor and choreographer Gene Kelly, with a Latin-percussion twist. Musical director Hugo Cruz leads a five-piece band fronted by vocalist Chantal Joseph. The Sat., Nov. 30, show includes the option for a VIP reception. Theater The “Pride and Prejudice” theatrical universe continues to expand with “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley.” City Theatre stages the local premiere of Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s acclaimed comedic companion to last season’s “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley.” “Wickhams” takes place simultaneously with the earlier play, amongst the house staff downstairs. Preview performances begin Sat., Nov. 30, with opening night set for Dec. 6.