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Celebrate Taste's birthday and see a Hollywood classic at the Heights

There will be plenty of laughs and songs with Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."

By Rick Nelson

September 26, 2018 at 3:22PM

A scene from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, at a sidewalk cafe in Paris. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Help us celebrate the Taste section's 49th birthday with a screening of the classic Hollywood musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."

Best known for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," "Bye Bye Baby" and "A Little Girl From Little Rock," this entertaining 1953 comedy about two showgirls looking for romance also includes "When Love Goes Wrong," which takes place at a Parisian sidewalk cafe, which explains the connection to Taste.

Our 10th annual Taste Night at the Heights is at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the one and only Heights Theater (3951 Central Av. NE., Columbia Heights).

Tickets are $10 (purchase them in advance at heightstheater.com) and include entry into the cookbook raffle, where we'll be giving away copies of "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book," a collection of recipes from 15 years of the Star Tribune's holiday cookie contest. □

20th Century Fox “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” with Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe is this year’s movie for Taste Night at the Heights. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Rick Nelson

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Rick Nelson joined the staff of the Star Tribune in 1998. He is a Twin Cities native, a University of Minnesota graduate and a James Beard Award winner.