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Thursday, April 4 The Allstars Band Open jam session with guest host Ted C, 8 p.m. to closing, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon, 116 Railway Lane, Hagerstown. 301-791-2611. ClearSpring Band Bluegrass, 7 to 9 p.m., Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, Md. 301-834-7178. Friday, April 5 Moondog Medicine Show 9 p.m. to midnight, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon, 116 Railway Lane, Hagerstown. 301-791-2611. Sam Grow Band 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Cancun Cantina West, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown.

So picture this: You go to the movies and there is no soundtrack accompanying the film. No music to set the scenes, to enhance the moods, to heighten the suspense. Do you think the impact would be the same as if there were a musical score to guide you from plot point to plot point, from emotional lows to highs, from nerve-wracking action to calm? Not likely. If you have seen any of these films - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Jaws," "War Horse," "Jurassic Park," "Hook," "JFK," "Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Last Ark" and "Star Wars" - try to imagine what the experience might have been without their music.

Organizers of the second annual Maryland International Film Festival in Hagerstown announced plans Tuesday for the April 11-13 event, which will feature a Washington County man who was at the center of the Academy Award-winning movie “Argo.” Tony Mendez, who lives in Pleasant Valley in the southern part of the county, is expected to play a part in the festival, which will have an emphasis on student-produced movies. On the festival's second day, four movies produced by Washington County students will be shown at Bridge of Life Center on South Potomac Street, where high school students are expected to be bused to see the films, Thomas B. Riford, president of the film festival's board of directors, said Tuesday during a news conference in Hagerstown City Council chambers.

A Washington, D.C., man has been charged with second-degree murder and related charges following a fatal stabbing of a Hagerstown teenager Friday night, Hagerstown Police said in a news release Saturday morning. Police responded to the stabbing in the first block of West Franklin Street at 10:55 p.m., according to the release. Officers found a 17-year-old male lying on the sidewalk with a stab wound to his chest. The victim was taken to Meritus Medical Center east of Hagerstown, where he died from his injuries, police said.

Deadlines for Nightlife and karaoke, open mics, DJs, trivia listings is noon Friday for the next Thursday's edition. Send items to lifestyle@herald-mail.com . For more information, call Lifestyle editor Crystal Schelle at 301-791-7136. Thursday, March 28 The Allstars Band Open jam session with guest host Tom EB, 8 p.m. to closing, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon, 116 Railway Lane, Hagerstown. 301-791-2611. The Tonehounds 9:30 p.m., Café Nola, 4 E. Patrick St., Frederick, Md. 301-694-6652 or info@cafe-nola.com Friday, March 29 Jon and Keith 9 p.m. to midnight, Barefoot Bernie's, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown.

Rescue workers and police worked for hours Monday night at the scene of a tractor-trailer crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Hancock. Adam Vanhorn, 25, of Lancaster, Ohio, was driving a 2013 Kenworth near the 3-mile marker when he went to the right side of the interstate and overturned on a guardrail about 5 p.m., according to Maryland State Police. Vanhorn suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. A state police spokesman said Monday night that investigators were still trying to determine what caused Vanhorn to wreck.

Karaoke night for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families/caretakers will be Wednesday March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, on the corner of Randolph and North Potomac streets in Hagerstown.  Parking and the entrance to the hall are in the rear of church.  The event is free. Snacks and beverages will be provided. DJ Bobby Hayes will provide the music.

Two Smithsburg Middle School students that were reported missing Friday evening were found unharmed later Friday night, according to the Washington Sheriff's Office. The two 12-year-old children - Caroline Dezzaray Sowers and Cameron Vincent Schrader - were reported missing about 6 p.m., Lt. Art Overcash of the sheriff's office said.