NEWCANAANSilvermineGuildArtsCenter“Crossroads,”groupshow.“Intuitive/SystemicSymmetries,”worksbyJohnArabolosandHeidiLewis-Coleman.July31throughSept.17.WednesdaysthroughSaturdays,11a.m.to5p.m.;Sundays,1to5p.m.;andbyappointment.SilvermineGuildArtsCenter,1037SilvermineRoad.(203)966-9700;silvermineart.org.

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    IronkadhaisaresoldinmostIndianmarkets.FoodsofIndia(121LexingtonAvenueat28thStreet;(212)683-4419)hasawidevarietyinstainlesssteel,iron,brasslinedwithstainlesssteel,andcopper,atpricesrangingfrom.99fora5-inchironkadhai,to.99foran11-inchpaninheavy-dutylayeredstainlesssteel.

    ‘YouAgain’(PG,1:40)Thereisnotalaughtobefoundintherancid,misogynisticcomedyabouthigh-schoolmeangirlsandtheirvictims.(Holden)20100930

    HUNTINGTONCinemaArtsCenterRaspberryBrothers,ateamofcomedians,willsitfront-rowcenterbeforethescreen,mockingtheirfavoritecornyfilms;screeningof“TheKarateKid.”Sept.4at10p.m.and.CinemaArtsCenter,423ParkAvenue.(800)838-3006;cinemaartscentre.org.

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    JayMazur,thepresidentofUniteandtheheadofthegarmentworkersbeforethat,insiststhatthenewunionwillbemoreinvolvedinNewYork❼affairsthanthegarmentworkerswere.

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