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Daniel Island restaurant rolls out impressive Japanese fare The ume blossoms gave way to sakura. The cherry blossoms gave way to the rainy season. And owners John and Wendy Tang, who had hoped to open Wasabi-Daniel Island in late April, then early May, late June perhaps, possibly early July, saw time march on. Opening speculation finally ended, and eventually the third Wasabi, following in the footsteps of its sister locations in downtown Charleston and Summerville, opened in the maple season. It promised another kind of Wasabi. One in which its namesake's root would be ground in-house, soy beans would be fermented to produce the elixir of shoyu and sauces would be given the attention of five-star French restaurants. That makes perfect sense. It was the French chef Escoffier, with his reduced, concentrated and refined essence of veal stock, who introduced the continent to a new taste -- not bitter, sweet, sour or salty but meaty. In what would have been a parallel universe at the same time, Kikunae Ikeda found a similar experience with dashi. He identified the component as glutamic acid and named the taste experience umami, or yummy. And that is what you will experience at Wasabi-Daniel Island. Finally, it's a Japanese restaurant that does not feel and more importantly does not taste like it was just dropped on. Seven Farms Drive like so many of the new Asian establishments around town. The boxy design is broken up into three areas: a Ushaped bar with a back-lit alcove that offers a changing spectrum of light, a sushi bar and dining rooms that are tranquil, contemporary and stylish. Marco Polo would be proud to see "spaghetti strands" hanging from the ceiling offering a visible divide between the rooms: a soft, visual veil that provides both intimacy and visibility. An homage to ikebana stands at attention in the main dining room, directing the flow visually to the short run of steps. Polished stones are provided to rest your chopsticks, and elements of Japanese decor are synthesized and strategically placed to maintain the esthetic but not overdo the look. There are shoji screen-like transoms above doorways and norens are shortened and uniform in color. The chairs are stylish and booths plush and comfortable. Dining at Wasabi-Daniel Island provides an opportunity for you to eat as a minimalist. Sit at the sushi bar and
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partake of seafood flown in from the Tsukiji Fish Market in Japan. Have at seat at the beverage bar and snack on shishito peppers ($6) blistered with heat, brushed with sake and soy butter and the best thing to happen to bar food since peanuts. Do try the ohashi ($5.50), tautly wrapped spring rolls filled with chicken, shrimp and shiitake mushrooms served with a yin and yang of dipping sauces. Or Japanese-style chicken wings ($6.50), whose tender, brittle bark skin is followed closely by succulent flesh. Soups ($3-$4) are miso and dashi based, and salads ($5-$7) incorporate Japanese ingredients. Tempura ($1.50-$8) is perfected at Wasabi. A gossamer film laces the vegetables and seafood. Flavors remain true, and the dipping sauce marries the meatiness of soy with the tang of dashi and mirin. Vegetarians will take pleasure in the yasai (vegetables) from enoki mushrooms to Japanese eggplant, shiso leaf to shiitake. Their freshness is palpable. Yakitori ($2-$5) plates Wagyu-Kobe style beef, Japanese sausage and mountain yam. The chicken meatball (tsukune) is crisp, juicy and flavorful. Chef Johnny Chan takes his work seriously. His is a kitchen that uses gobo (burdock root), kaiware (daikon radish), Tokyo negi (filament thin leeks), pink Himalayan salt and yuzo. Sushi lovers will find the simplicity of artfully presented sashimi ($4-$8.50) and the baroque hand rolls that American diners have come to expect. The osusume (chef's recommendations) range from Wagyu rib-eye ($40) to first-rate Chuka lamb chops ($15-$30). The lamb chops tasted of India with their Sinijang spices and the side of pickled potato nests. The cooking is skilled. The vagaries and whims of what passes for Japanese cooking in many establishments is cast aside. Chan is sparing and effective in his execution, true to the artful simplicity of Japanese cooking. Whether you desire an izakaya experience (informal, small-plate dining), the omakase of the chef or a kaiseki experience of many courses, Wasabi-Daniel Island delivers. Your server is your tour guide. You will depend on his or her knowledge of the vernacular of Wasabi's menu. The burden rests with the Tangs and Chan to school their ambassadors well. But it is good to report that in the sea of sushi, hibachi, teppan-yaki and rolls hailing from Boston, Philadelphia and points west, WasabiDaniel Island wades out as a winner. This article was written by Deidre Schipani, originally published in the Post and Courier on Thursday, December 3, 2009.
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MARCH 11-14 // TERRACE THEATRE + HIPPODROME // $10 PER BLOCK The new Charleston Film Festival is the brainchild of Terrace owner Mike Furlinger, who hopes his inaugural event will distinguish itself by taking a somewhat unconventional path. The schedule includes the Charles Darwin flick “Creation “ and a gay pride block of films on March 13. For festival updates and other information, go online at www.charlestonfilmfestival.com..
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Major League Soccer champion Real Salt Lake highlights the tournament field in this year’s Carolina Challenge Cup along with DC United, Toronto FC and the Charleston Battery. Several of the players featured have a good chance of being selected for the USA squad that will compete in the FIFA World Cup in June in South Africa. Call 971-4625 or visit charlestonbattery.com. Elvis Tom Jones The Four Seasons Aretha Franklin The Beach Boys The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Supremes The Monkees The Temptations The Big Bopper The Shangrilas Martha Vandella The Fifth Dimension All in one show!!!???? Shagadelic!!! Signed, Austin Powers (aka Brad Moranz)
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Monster Music, 946 Orleans Road, is celebrating the release of The White Stripes’ new CD + DVD box set, “Under the Great White Northern Lights,” with pizza and beer, prizes and more on Monday. The DVD will be shown, and the CD will play the whole night. The in-store event should last about three hours. The set will be for sale at midnight. 571-4657.
March 19-21, 2010 • 4 shows only! At The Charleston Music Hall • 37 John Street, Charleston Tickets are on sale now online at www.etix.com Showtimes: or by calling 1-800-514-3849. Fri. March 19…7pm For additional information, visit: Sat. March 20…2pm & 7pm www.BradAndJenniferMoranz.com Sun. March 21…3pm R56-271472
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Celebrate the launch of Charleston Scene 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Fish restaurant, 442 King St. Shameless promotion, we know.
saturday: green drinks for all
Charleston Fashion Week begins. ’Nuff said. Visit www. charlestonmag.com/fashionweek/main.
The second screening of “Running By Sight,” a documentary on local artist Tim Hussey, will be 7-9 p.m. at Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip St., downtown. There will be wine, beer and posters for sale. Visit www. husseyart.com.
The seventh annual St. Paddy’s Day Block Party Parade will be 12:30-8 p.m. in the Olde Village of North Charleston (on East Montague Avenue near Park Circle). The celebration includes live bands, Irish dancing, bagpipe music, a jump castle, face-painting, a mechanical bull, food vendors, corned beef and cabbage, DJ, Irish trivia, prizes and more. The party, parade and parking are free to the public.
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Charleston underground chef jimmihatt takes over King Street Kitchen Co. showcasing his witty humor, amazing talents and delicious Spanish food. All proceeds will go to the Charleston Ballet Company. 543 King St. Visit www.kingstreetkitchencompany.com or call 408-0543.
Surfing the Runway is a fashion show and fundraiser for the Charleston chapter of Surfers Healing. Mamie Ruth Designs and MEW Designs will debut their summer collections on the runway at Blu, 1 Center St., Folly Beach. There will be Two Rivers Tavern, 245 Seven Farms Drive on Daniel Isfinger foods, specialty cocktails, a silent auction and more. land, starts its lunch menu. Judging by its brunch, it should Get presale tickets at http://surfingtherunway.eventbrite. com. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; tickets are $20 in advance and be really good. $25 on Sunday.
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Monday Night Blues is a free weekly open mike poetry and music night at East Bay Meeting House’s new location, 160 East Bay St., at 8 p.m.
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MUSIC IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW: Lady Gaga, “The Fame Monster” (heart her). BEST THING ABOUT CHARLESTON: Living downtown! Plus, the diversity of the city including the people, the places, the food, etc. JOB: Art director at the College of Charleston, WORST THING ABOUT CHARLESTON: The instructor at Trident Technical College and potholes and flooding! freelance graphic designer. FAVORITE BOOK: “Invisible Monsters” by SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOU: “I’m an Chuck Palahniuk. Animal” by Neko Case. IN LOVE?: No time for that right now! SeriON A SATURDAY NIGHT, YOU ARE ously though, if I met the right guy, I could USUALLY: Bar hopping and dancing change that. with friends (30 is the new 20, right?). IF YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBED YOU IN TALENTS/HOBBIES: Creating ONE WORD, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: I asked and wearing my fun skirt designs, around and received several questionable shopping (I could be your peranswers, but I think my favorite was either sonal shopper/stylist), designing “fierce” or “toothsome.” printed pieces, Facebook stalk- HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF, ing, modeling, volunteering for IN ONE WORD: Awesome local animal rescue organizations. THINGS YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME:
Spare time? What’s that? UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE: This is so cheesy but, here goes: I went out with this great guy last summer (who shall remain nameless), we went to dinner and then decided to take a walk on the beach. In all my years of Charleston living, I had never done this on a date. So, we get out there and it was a really beautiful night. The sun was setting in one place and a storm was approaching in another, it was crazy windy and the lighting was very odd. I was wearing this flowy white sundress that was practically glowing in the light and billowing out. The whole situation was very surreal. We had this incredible make-out moment and then as the storm got closer we had to leave. He later told me how beautiful I looked and that night reminded him of a perfume commercial. That had to be my most unforgettable date ever.
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Bryce takes a stab at being a hibachi chef
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’ll never forget the first time I ate at a Japanese steak house. Mainly because it ended with me and my parents being asked to leave because I wouldn’t stop shrieking after the chef set the vegetables on fire. But I’ve come a long way since my 30th birthday party, and on Monday, as I walked through the front doors of Yokoso in Summerville, I was a determined man. Determined not to kill anybody, that is. That’s because for a couple of hours, I was going to be a hibachi chef. Now for the uninitiated, hibachi chefs are the guys at Japanese steak houses who toss very large knives in the air and build little smoking volcanoes out of onions while making sure the person in Seat Six gets his filet cooked medium rare. In fact, if cooking were a professional sport, I’d wager that hibachi-style would be the majors. I mean, anybody can cut up a bunch of chicken and vegetables and
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then cook them in the privacy of their own kitchen. But it takes somebody with guts, incredible hand-eye coordination and the ability to forget about that kid from Table 13 you hit on the forehead with a salt shaker 20 minutes ago to do it in front of an audience of 12 strangers. Not to mention every time somebody has a birthday, you’re expected to sing some stupid song. So, yeah, as far as I’m concerned, these guys are the superheroes of the culinary world. At Yokoso, my superhero/ baby sitter for the evening was 26-year-old Steven Harvey. When asked the most important thing that I, as an aspiring hibachi chef, needed to know, Steven said very matter-of-factly: “You’re going to want to make sure everybody at your table has health insurance.” Funny guy, that Steven. (But smart.) For the next two hours, he attempted to teach me the basics of salt and pepper shaker twirling, spatula
Yokoso hibachi chef Steven Harvey is obviously impressed by Bryce’s confidence. spinning and fire making. In doing so, he made everything look really easy, which was really annoying. Because no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the hang of even the most basic twirl. Every time I’d try, I’d end up dropping a spatula or a salt shaker on the giant stainless-steel grill in front of me, making a teeth-chattering clang. Which wouldn’t have been so bad if it wasn’t always accompanied by the entire restaurant turning around to stare at me with faces that said, “I’m glad we didn’t get that guy.” And if we were scoring my ability to make fire (my personal nemesis), I’d have to say my grade — factoring in things like the ease with which I poured the fluid, how effortlessly I smoothed it out, and the quickness with which I hid behind Steven — it would have been somewhere in the neighborhood of a zero. Out of five tries, I made fire only once. Wisely, the folks at Yokoso never let me do any preparations for a table with real-life people sitting at it. Not only because I might potentially
kill a customer, but because people tend to lose their appetite when having their meal cooked by a guy with no eyebrows. In the end, Steven and I said our goodbyes and I left the restaurant with a greater appreciation for what he does. I learned that there’s more to being a hibachi chef than just flicking shrimp tails into a bowl and catching lemons in your hat (although those are two pretty big ones). It takes skill, precision and lots of practice. So I encourage you, the next time you’re eating a meal at a Japanese steak house and the chef does a good job with all the twirling, chopping and flame-making, to give them a nice round of applause. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have to do this from your car. Bryce Donovan has been practicing his spatula twirling at home and has gotten really good. Oh, wait. Nevermind. We were thinking of his baton twirling. Reach him at 937-5938 or bdonovan@postandcourier.com.
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love “Chuck.” The TV show, that is. It’s silly, funny, and just entertaining. “Chuck” follows Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), an average guy who works in Buy More’s Nerd Herd. (think: Best Buy’s Geek Squad). He’s a goofy, mid20s guy who lives with his sister and her boyfriend, the ever so awesomely nicknamed Captain Awesome. After he unintentionally downloads a wealth of spy secrets into his memory in the beginning of the first season, he’s assigned two handlers – his instant crush, hot blond CIA agent Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and the caustic but hilarious agent Casey (Adam Baldwin). Because Chuck is stuck with the spy secrets in his brain, he joins Sarah and Casey as they try to save the greater Burbank area from bad guys. Chuck squealed through most of the first two seasons as he fumbled with his spy smarts and tried for Sarah’s affection. But as the third season started, “Chuck” writers transitioned the show by implanting the physical prowess of a trained spy in Chuck’s brain.
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I spent the next week watch- with the #Chuck trending topic, and I was generally iring the episodes off NBC ritated because the Olympics and Amazon’s Web sites. I was thrilled because Season made me wait three weeks for a new “Chuck” episode. 2 is laced with better jokes, I’ve campaigned several of more of the Chuck-Sarah romance, a lot of celeb guest my friends to start watching, stars and a great soundtrack. and if need be, I’ll probably buy a Subway sandwich to My friend had told me a keep the show around for a little about the fight last fourth season. year to keep “Chuck” on It’s an entirely silly show. the air. Season 2’s ratings But that’s why it’s fun. For weren’t that great by NBC’s Besides the totally enstandards, so a third season each episode, you don’t have tertaining but unrealistic to think at all. Turn on the wasn’t looking too promisstoryline, the show is great ing. But thanks to a partner- TV and be entertained by a because it is a show for its ship with Subway, fans spent sweet, but complicated relafans. “Chuck” fans are detionship between Chuck and voted. And from my experi- last spring buying Subway Sarah, a constantly funnier sandwiches and dropping ence, it seems to be a wordCasey, and various guest of-mouth fan base, too, and notes in the suggestion box stars, including this season’s this column is me telling you begging for more “Chuck.” to watch the show. “Even though I usually wait to see shows the I first turned the show on next day online commercial-free, every Monday in the fall. A friend had I clear my night around ‘Chuck’ now.” told me for months how Kristin Kreuk, Stone Cold And as many articles reevery episode is an instant Steve Austin and Brandon mood lifter. I finally decided ported, that got the show a Routh. And then, tell a third season, which started to check out the show and friend, and keep it on the in January. bought the first season on Even though I usually wait air. Please. DVD. And he was right. to see shows the next day So right that I watched the whole first season in one sit- online commercial-free, evSydney Smith will cover all ery Monday I clear my night things pop culture in this colting. Since Season 2 wouldn’t hit around “Chuck” now. I upumn. She can be reached at DVD for a few more months, date my rarely used Twitter ksydneysmith@gmail.com.
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nother in a recent spate of innovative jazz events took place at the opening of this year’s BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival. The band in the Main Tent in Marion Square’s Culinary Village on opening night last Thursday launched into the stratosphere the level of sensation that already had been started by the fabulous food and drink available in various styles and in copious amounts. The energy was palpable. And it exploded and continued to burst like fireworks all night as the Quentin Baxter Septet laid down some of the funkiest jazz music heard around here in a long, long time.It was hard core. It was like lima beans and rice, traditional Charleston equivalent of New Orleans’ red beans and rice. In fact, it was funk played in a jazz idiom offering tunes from one of the most elastic of jazz styles, fusion. The backbeat that Quentin drove the band with was so in-thepocket, the bluesy, gritty feel of the music rolled alongside the band’s elegant precision, making for a groovin’, head shakin’, foot tappin’ experience. Joe Zawinul’s “Mercy Mercy Mercy” was a monster. Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints” was as swinging as I’ve ever heard it done. The real gem was the band’s rendition of “Ramblin’” by the iconic Ornette Coleman, a funkster at heart but known as a free jazz auteur. To take on a tune by an artist like Ornette for a project like this reveals the band’s genius. And they pulled it off like you wouldn’t believe. Ornette would love it, just as much as those of us who were there did. It was all some people could do to not dance. Many did, though, even by themselves. This was not abstract, ob-
tuse or even multilayered material, as most jazz is, but just straight ahead, in-yoursoul music borne of American styles: blues, jazz, R&B, rock ’n’ roll. Quentin told me a few weeks ago he was going to do funk at this gig. I was delighted. We have been talking for two or three years about doing a funk gig. We like it a lot. We’re huge fans of the likes of Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire and Prince. The musicians dig playing it, and we think fans would love it, too, especially since today’s pop music doesn’t combine rhythm and melody like old-school funk does. This year’s festival gig was a perfect storm for funk. All the elements were in place to decide to go that route. Quentin, who has worked the festival all of its five years, said Randi Weinstein, events and logistics manager, wanted something different this year. His funk urge already had been in high gear. Hmmm. He could put together a band that could play this stuff. It would take more rehearsal time to work out arrangements and set a repertoire, but the chance to offer this variation was worth it. The band with Quentin would be saxophonists John Cobb and Mark Sterbank, trumpeter Charlton Singleton, Tommy Gill on piano and Lee Barbour on guitar and bassist Kevin Hamilton, who was stunning on the electric.
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Quentin Baxter was in full effect Thursday at the Culinary Village. Sans John and Lee, the band is the one that played a magnificent concert with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in January as part of its McCrady’s Pops Series. These guys work together a lot and in all kinds of configurations and styles. At the CSO gig, Quentin debuted his nickname, Usual Suspects Band, for the ensemble. A big source of the sparks Thursday was this band’s chemistry. These musicians have been playing with each other some 15, 20 years. That not only means they can make music like a seasoned kitchen staff makes food, they enjoy each other. A big part of the vibe at the party was the sheer joy the guys on the stage were experiencing. Their pleasure stoked the music. I was talking to Charlton on Sunday, and he said everybody wanted to play. “We didn’t play a lot songs. The grooves were so tight that the songs lasted a long time. It took us over an hour to play only three songs because everybody wanted a lot of the action.” He later said, “I almost called Fred.”
“Fred” is Fred Wesley, South Carolina’s funkmaster and former leader of James Brown’s famous bands, the inventors of funk. They probably would have played for nothing. Well, no, they probably wouldn’t have. As it were, Opening Night turned out to be Part I of the funk party. Reaction to last Thursday’s music was electric. It was the talk of the food-and-beverage town all weekend, especially after Part II on Friday when Quentin took the same vibe to the Charleston Grill, where he’s musical director. He, Mark, Tommy, Kevin and Charlton pleasantly surprised the traditional jazz-oriented crowd with something never played there before. It was amazing. The packed house was rockin’. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if more of this form were to be heard at The Grill. GM Mickey Bakst was jamming right along with everyone else. Jack McCray, author of “Charleston Jazz,” can be reached at jackjmccray@aol. com.
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Glam-filled CFW promises to be bigger, better
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Emily Devol, a CFW model at a fitting for House of Sage.
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or the debut of “Stylephile,” a column devoted to all things tres chic in the city of Charleston, what could more perfect than to devote this week’s column to the most stylish event around? Charleston Fashion Week. Begun in 2007, CF/W has quickly become one of the most highly anticipated events in Marion Square. And this year’s “Glam Rocks!” version March 16-20 promises to be bigger than ever. Things officially kick off Tuesday in the white tents with the Emerging Designer Competition for the Southeast. Eight semifinalists, including five from the Charleston area, will show their full collections, and a fashion panel of judges will select three finalists who will participate in the final runway show Saturday during the Fashion Finale. In a twist a la Project Runway, the finalists will be given a design challenge and have three days to complete it. Judges include designer Cynthia Rowley; Anne Slowey, fashion news director at Elle magazine; and Ayoka Lewis, Charleston magazine style editor and CF/W creative director. The runway shows start Wednesday. Each evening, six local stores will highlight some of their spring looks, and then a featured designer will close
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ing, Butterfly Consignments, Bits of Lace, Gwynn’s, Seeking Indigo and others. Just mention the shopping promotion and receive special savings. The Stiletto Ball tonight benefits MUSC Children’s Hospital, and it the show. wouldn’t be CF/W without the specOne of the new additions to this tacle of men sprinting full out in a pair year’s fashion week is the “Rock the of high heels during the Stiletto StamRunway” model competition being pede. The top male and female finisher held during Thursday’s the runway will receive $5,000. shows. From a talent pool of more than There’s also “Fashion is Art II,” the 600 applicants, 10 finalists will get official start of CF/W on Friday at the their chance to walk in front of judges Margo Kauffman Gallery, the Catwalk who will select a winner on the basis of for Kids on March 18 and the Bridal walk, appearance and personality. Up Couture Show on March 20, not to for grabs is a photo shoot and a maga- mention the style lounge and cool afzine fashion spread. ter-parties every night. And if the runway shows aren’t Bringing a little bit of Bryant Park enough to satisfy your craving for all to downtown, this year’s Charleston things fashion, there’s so much more Fashion Week is promising to be the going on during the week. best one yet. The March 8-14 shopping event, “Go For a complete schedule of all 2010 Fashion!” will give locals a chance to Runway Shows or to purchase tickets, shop for less at participating stores go to www.charlestonmag.com/fashsuch as Biton, Luna, Hampden Cloth- ionweek.
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500 songs later, Garrett Dutton is still having fun
WENDY LYNCH REDFERN
Cursive
Tonight at the Music Farm
With a career spanning more than 15 years, the indie rock band Cursive has proven to be one of the most influential godfathers of a now overflowing genre. While the band hinges its sound on post-hard-core overtones, the overall creativeness of founders Tim Kasher and Matt Maginn extends well past a single categorical lumping. After the release of three albums, Cursive struck gold with the release of “The Ugly Organ” in 2003. The record received international critical praise including “4-stars” from Rolling Stone and a perfect rating from Alternative Press. Despite any real mainstream success, Cursive has managed to consistently push the limits and break the traditions of a self-proclaimed borderless genre. Cursive is touring alongside the popular punk rock band The Alkaline Trio in support of its latest album, “Mama, I’m Swollen.” Both bands will perform tonight at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., with The Dear and Departed. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 the day of the show and are available at the door or online at Etix.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Visit musicfarm.com or call 579-6989 for information on the show. Visit cursivearmy.com for more on Cursive.
Fruit Bats
Tuesday at The Village Tavern
You always have to wonder when a band chooses to categorize itself as “Other.” There’s a certain sense pretension and cockiness there that makes you sigh to yourself and scoff as you hit “play.” It’s an unassumingly bold statement that evokes an immediate disbelief from new listeners. In short,
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WHO: G. Love & Special Sauce with Giant Panda fter 16 years of touring, more than 15 alGuerilla Dub Squad, Presented by 105.5 FM. bums released and a catalog spanning more WHEN: 8 p.m. tonight. than 500 songs, it’s safe to say that Garrett WHERE: Music Farm, 32 Ann St. Dutton, better known as G. Love, of G. Love COST: $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show, and The Special Sauce has learned someand are available at the door or online at www. thing about endurance. etix.com and all Cat’s Music and Monster Music Dutton’s story reads somewhat like a feel-good drama. Locations. One that centers on the lovable underdog with big ON THE WEB: www.philadelphonic.com. dreams and inspiring courage as he goes for broke and MORE INFO: 577-6989, www.musicfarm.com. never looks back. In fact, Dutton’s life story is much like the tales within his songs. Tales that inspire their audience through humor and harmony sung over bold can be kind of a challenge live sometimes,” says Dutton. percussions and breezy rhythms. Perhaps that’s because “This is the time that I like to try out new songs that there is no gap between Dutton and his music. He is as I’ve been working on and just see what works and what charismatic and genuine in person as he is in his music, doesn’t.” carrying himself with a hip, carefree kind of swagger The band’s last album, “Superhero Brother,” received that can only be described — in a drawn-out whisper — as cool. Garrett Dutton very much is G. Love. “It boils down to just having fun and not losing At 37, Dutton has gone from college dropout-turned-street musician to sight of the fact that you’re living a dream” a well-respected and internationally admired musician. One whose bluesfavorable reviews but failed to crack the Billboard Top hop style is as nostalgic as it is modish as it curiously 50 despite a strong lead single in “Peace, Love, and Hapstraddles the line between throwback and modern. It’s piness.” But mainstream success has never been a staple that kind of musical diversity that has earned G. Love and The Special Sauce a fan base as colorful as the mu- of G. Love’s. In fact, it’s quite possible that the relative lack of radio play and absence of magazine covers is sic itself. what has fueled such a long-lasting admiration among None of this comes easy though. As Dutton is quick to point out, each album, every tour, every show has its the group’s fans. It’s that romantic idea of a band doing it for the love of its music that audiences can hear in a G. own difficulties and pressures. Love song and can feel at the band’s performances. “You know, we’re between albums right now, so that
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Saturday at The Pour House
In the music world, it’s hard to argue with time. There’s a respectability that comes from longevity that doesn’t exist in most fields — dare I say professions — like that of the music business. After nearly two decades as an enduring band, Acoustic Syndicate is about as respectable as they come. Hailing from the rolling hills of rural North Carolina, Acoustic Syndicate has for years written and performed refreshingly heartfelt music that uplifts its audience with positive and important messages about life, the environment and love. The music essentially is progressive bluegrass with a country twang and a little funkiness, resulting in an overall feel-good style that is equal parts soothing and electric. Acoustic Syndicate will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway. Tickets are $15 at the door or online at Etix.com.
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espite having risen to nation- WHO: Zach Deputy al popularity, the LowcounWHEN: Wednesday 9:45 p.m. try’s own Zach Deputy still is WHERE: The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway just a regular guy who loves what he COST: $10 at www.etix.com, all Cat’s Music and does. Monster Music locations. And he’ll be doing that Wednesday ON THE WEB: www.zachdeputy.com. night at The Pour House. “If they can imagine James Brown and Ray Charles making sweet love and With his tour bringing him back somehow a baby was born of this and through the Lowcountry, some difference they raised the boy on the Virgin Islands, can’t help but be noticed. Deputy is sellthat’s kind of what I am. I’m the baby of ing out and packing venues where he once a gay love affair,” Deputy laughed. “That struggled to get even a dozen people to sounds awful but that’s the best way to show up. describe it.” “I was meant to play music. I would like Any description of Deputy would be to say I don’t like attention, but I’m a very lacking without mention of his signature loud person naturally. Not because I want sense of humor and positive attitude. attention — I’m just loud. My whole famThey lead his life and permeate his music. ily is loud,” he said. In fact, the last time Charleston Scene All the better to share his music and his checked in with him, his truck — and ev- message. erything in it — was stolen while on tour. “I hope it is a soul message. I hope it But with the help of friends and fans, he looks inside your soul. That way you can kept on truckin’. stand tall about your life,” he said. “Music “Even then, life was great,” he said. “Life is a way to amplify energy, and either do is great right now. We’re all going through that for the better or for the worse. I try to something. If you focus on the negative, bring all the things in my life that brought and there’s always the negative, you can me love and amplify it to the audience.” always dwell and think, ‘Why me,’ but “I try to make everybody feel as if we’re then you’ll miss out on the good stuff.” all sharing this thing and it’s all love,” And since then, there’s been plenty of he continued. “... I find it to be real and good stuff. genuine.”
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you better be able to back up that selfproclaimed prodigiousness. It’s a selfinflicted challenge that Seattle-based folk rock band Fruit Bats certainly measures up to. Formed in Chicago more than a decade ago by singer, guitarist, pianist and only founding member Eric Johnson, the Fruit Bats takes the simplistic charm of folk and merges it with the eccentricities of indie rock in a way that may not sound all that inventive but, when heard, is quite undeniable. After signing to Sub Pop Records in 2002, the Fruit Bats released three critically acclaimed albums and has completed tours with Modest Mouse and The Shins. Johnson joined The Shins last year but continues to captain the Fruit Bats as a side project. The Fruit Bats will perform Tuesday at The Village Tavern, 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., with Blue Giant and Flood Empty Lakes. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show and are available at the door. Call 884-6311 or visit myspace.com/villagetavern for information on the show. Visit myspace. com/thefruitbats for information.
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Charleston’s Ryan Bonner releases his inner ‘Monster’
The imagined love child of James Brown and Ray Charles?
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fter four years of playing gigs MEMBERS: Ryan Bonner (guitar, vocals), Josh in Clemson, Ryan Bonner reSmoak (keys), Malin Wagnon (bass, vocals), turned to Charleston to further Cory Jarrett (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Jack Friel pursue his musical career in 2008. (drums). Since then, Bonner, a seasoned vetORIGINALLY FROM: Charleston (Bonner and eran on mandolin, guitar and bass, Smoak); Birmingham, Ala. (Wagnon); St. George has been collaborating with producer (Jarrett); Rochester, N.Y. (Friel). and pianist Josh Smoak to arrange and WEB SITE: www.ryanbonnermusic.com. record his first release, an EP titled SEE THEM: Friday at The Tin Roof w/ Cary Ann “Monsters in the Hallway.” Hearst. The record was mixed at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, N.C., lot to get comfortable on stage. by Danny Kadar, well-know for his Q: What was recording this album like? work with the Avett Brothers, Stevie Ray A: It took us about a year and eight Vaughn and My Morning Jacket. months. We recorded it all ourselves at our The debut release is filled with Bonner’s deep, soulful voice and the mellow twang of own little studio. It was a learning process. We recorded some songs, then we tried contemporary Americana. The album will them with a full band, then we started it all be available in local record stores and on over again. We got a glorified souped-up iTunes Friday. The “Monsters in the Hallway” release show is Friday at The Tin Roof, solo record. That’s what we ended up with. Q: How do you feel about the final prodwhere Bonner will be joined by his band, uct? the Dearly Beloved. A: We’re really happy with it. It’s six songs, This ensemble consists of Smoak on keysome of the songs I had written at the time board and Cory Jarrett on mandolin and of recording and some of them I wrote years guitar, with bassist Malin Wagnon and before. There’s a lot of records with just an drummer Jack Friel in the rhythm section. acoustic guitar and vocals. We wanted it to I caught up with Ryan Bonner to talk about the recording process and the future be more of a production and (more of) an experience than that. We put a lot of cellos of his career. and organs, omnichords, stuff like that. We Q: How did you go from playing cover mixed it up in Echo Mountain Studios. gigs in Clemson to becoming a singer/ Q: Do you cover any of your favorite songwriter in Charleston? songs at live performances? A: It was a natural progression. I played A: We always throw two or three covfor so long in cover bands that it was only ers into a set. We do some Rolling Stones. a matter of time that I started writing my own songs. (The shows in Clemson) weren’t We’ve done a Bright Eyes song or two. We’ve done some Beatles. We try to mix it up. You necessarily a creative springboard, but it was good for the experience. It helped out a can’t go wrong with the Beatles. R29-271944
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Classics influence the band’s latest album, “11:11”
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odrigo Y Gabriela first started playing metal music in their native Mexico. After a stint performing on the streets in Ireland, they’re now touring to promote their sophomore record, “11:11,” which has songs inspired by, and dedicated to, 11 different artists. The album currently is ranked No. 3 on the Billboard World Albums chart. Just two people, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, are behind the Mexican rhythm guitar act. They both grew up surrounded by music, Sanchez said, and being musicians was just what they knew. They met as teenagers in Mexico City, and when they first started playing together, they played thrash metal. They’ve adapted over the past decade to where their music has taken them. When they didn’t find the
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fluences, Rodrigo Y Gabriela recorded “11:11,” inspired WHAT: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Presented by 105.5 FM. by 11 artists, including Pink WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday. Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts CenCarlos Santana. ter, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. “End of the day, the goal HOW MUCH: $29.50 at www.coliseumpac.com, was to share the knowledge the Coliseum ticket office, Ticketmaster outlets, by of these artists with people phone at 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. that buy our album,” SanON THE WEB: www.rodgab.com. chez said. “11:11” was released last fall and is the duo’s second success they wanted in duo out on performances official album. Mexico, they moved to Dub- with him after he got a “It’s pretty encouraglin, Ireland, hoping to play break. ing for us to come up with in hotels. They switched to “Traveling gives you a lot something more related to acoustic guitars. of influences on a personal what we started with,” San“To travel with Mexican level, and you change on chez said. “We come from guitars, it was a pain so we a personal level,” Sanchez the rock ’n’ roll theme, and wanted just to buy two gui- said. we spent ages with a metal tars,” Sanchez said. “Obviously, whatever you band.” They found they couldn’t do, you have to be affected, They recorded the album play in hotels, so they played and that’s what happened to the only place they could: on our music,” he said. “We’ve in their studio and current the streets. met a lot of people and a lot base in Ixtapa, Mexico. But, don’t expect a mellow They lucked out, too. San- of friends and musicians chez said performing on around the world who have night if you catch Rodrigo Y Dublin streets not only got shared with us some of their Gabriela’s show. “We just kinda run around them the amount of money talents, and that’s kind of the stage and have a great they wanted, but they also the influence you want to time and try to, you know, got to know a lot of other bring on.” performers, including DaAnd, to share some of their have fun with people,” Sanchez said. mien Rice, who brought the numerous and varying in-
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Jimi Hendrix VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) The press release for this new Jimi Hendrix album trumpets the fact that it is all previously unreleased material. While that is true, fans who are expecting completely new music from the late artist are going to be a bit disappointed. No, there’s nothing wrong with the music on “Valleys of Neptune,” but some of it might seem familiar. Hendrix really only recorded for four years with his band, The Experience, before his death in 1970, so unheard songs from the artist are rare. “Valleys of Neptune” features unreleased versions of “Stone Free” and “Fire,” as well as a smoking cover of Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love.” The real treats here though are tunes such as the bluesy “Ships Passing Through the Night,” a cover of Elmore James’ “Bleeding Heart,” and the beautifully spacey title track. Hendrix fans will definitely enjoy the music on “Valleys of Neptune,” so long as they aren’t expecting an album of completely new material. (A-)
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion DIRTY SHIRT ROCK ’N’ ROLL: THE FIRST TEN YEARS (Majordomo) When Jon Spencer plays the blues, he isn’t paying tribute to the genre. Instead, Spencer and fellow Blues Explosion bandmates Judah Bauer and Russell Simins thumb their noses at the blues, but then quickly make up with the musical style, changing it up by playing their punk rock and R&B records. The resulting music that emerges from this love-hate relationship sounds like nothing else out there. While Spencer spends more of his time with other projects these days, Blues Explosion is still hailed as one of the more groundbreaking musical acts of the past 20 years. “Dirty Shirt Rock ’N’ Roll” collects some of the best moments of the band’s first decade, giving the Blues Explosion novice a crash course in Spencer’s howling mad version of rock music. Just about every song here is a winner, but standouts include “Bellbottoms,” and “Wail,” which might be one of the most primal rock songs ever recorded.
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Dropkick Murphys LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA (Born & Bred)
Jeff Riddle 16 REASONS TO KILL (Anarchy Pancakes)
When it comes to Celtic punk rock, it doesn’t get much better than Dropkick Murphys. Even those who don’t follow the band probably have heard at least one Dropkick Murphy song, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” which was featured prominently in the Oscar-winning film “The Departed.” Each year, the Boston-based band holds a series of shows in its hometown around St. Patrick’s Day. “Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA” features 20 songs recorded live at seven shows during last year’s festivities. The performances come fast and furiously, with guitars and drums punctuated by bagpipes, accordion and tin whistle. You can hear the local crowd singing along with most of the tunes, and another prominent Boston band, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, show up at the end to help out on the show closer, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.” If you’re having trouble getting in the spirit for St. Paddy’s Day, then “Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA” ought to take care of that. (B+)
Jeff Riddle is probably best known to local music fans as a member of the punk outfit Steve Hit Mike, which is still one of my favorite band names ever. On “16 Reasons to Kill” Riddle goes solo, and perhaps more surprisingly, acoustic. Although he’s strumming an acoustic guitar, Riddle isn’t exactly singing about rainbows and butterflies. Liquor and bad times are recurring themes in Riddle’s songs, and while the melodies are catchy more often than not, this isn’t exactly what you would call the feel-good album of the year. Somehow, though, I doubt Riddle was trying to cheer anyone up. Songs such as “Black Cloud,” “Cheese,” and “Luden Drive” are spat out almost like beat poetry accompanied by guitar. A cover of The Yardbirds’ “For Your Love” provides an interesting break in the middle of things. If you’re a fan of Riddle’s work with Steve Hit Mike and are curious about this new project, Riddle definitely makes this musical trip worth taking. (B)
KEY SONGS: “I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” “The State of Massachusetts,” “Time To Go”
KEY SONGS: “For Your Love,” “Three Sheets to the Wind,” “Goodbye Baby”
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216 Meyers Road, Summerville. 875-4215. Tonight: Karaoke; Fri: Bert Floyd and the Carolina Band, 9 p.m.; Sat: Karaoke, Country Line Dance and Shag; Wed: Front Lounge Karaoke, 8 p.m.-midnight. CLUB H2O: 8484 Dorchester Road, North Charleston. 7671426. Tonight: Country Dance Party w/ Rowdy Nites; Fri and Sat: DJ Mike Mendoza. THE CRAB SHACK ON FOLLY BEACH: 26 Center Street. Folly Beach. 588-3080 or 588-2877. Tonight and every Thursday: The Folly Beach Bluegrass Society hosts an Open Jam, 7:30 p.m. THE CRESCENT CONNECTION: 1910 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. 528-0777. Fri-Sat: Abe White, 6-9 p.m.; Sun: “Sunday Jazz Brunch,” noon-3 p.m. CUOCO PAZZO: 1035 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 971-9034. Wed, Fri and Sat: Riccardo sings Opera and Italian songs, 7-9 p.m.. DORCHESTER LANES: 10015 Dorchester Road, Summerville. 376-2200. Fri-Sat: Shane Clark; Sun: Team Trivia with Bad Joke Tom; Mon and Wed: Karaoke with Rocky; Tue: Acoustics with
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Since this is the first issue of Charleston Scene, I decided to do something special and highlight the locals who are doing great things in the city - the people whose love of Charleston has made the Lowcountry a better place. To tell you the truth, I love everybody. No one was excluded on purpose. After reading these profiles, you’ll fall in love, too. Be sure to see part two of the profiles next week.
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Rachel Kate Gillon, musician Rachel Kate Gillon is the lead singer of The Shaniqua Brown, a local funk band that had their USB release party Feb. 28 at the Tin Roof. Gillon came up with the idea of putting music, video and photos in a skull-decorated USB bracelet that could be worn and used to share the group’s music. The Shaniqua Brown has played regularly at the Village Tavern and most recently at Kulture Klash and Awendaw Green. ‘Our music is high energy, we are so everywhere, it is silly,’ Gillon said about The Shaniqua Brown. ‘It’s pretty straightforward fun.’ When playing solo, 23-year-old Gillon has a very different sound that she creates with just her voice and acoustic guitar; she is now in the process of creating a band called The Teenage Owls that features all of her original music. Born and raised in Nashville, Gillon has always been surrounded by music: Her father is a songwriter and her mother works in the music industry. Gillon has a powerful voice that expresses her creativity and passion to all who will listen. Hear her beautiful voice at theshaniquabrown.com and www.myspace.com/rachgill. PROVIDED BY RACHEL KATE GILLON
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Sean Ferneau, art gallery director Hello, Reader. Meet Sean Ferneau, the hottest new personality in Charleston’s art and design scene. With a degree in art history from the College of Charleston and the equivalent of an art dealer’s degree studying the industry while working for Ann Long of Ann Long Fine Art years ago, Ferneau is now painting his own path with various exciting projects. Working as the gallery director at Aster Hall, Ferneau and owner Angela Hall have been rocking and rolling with openings, fundraisers and various other events at the hip joint at 481 King St. With more than 40 artists represented, the gallery’s mission is to offer art and design geared toward young collectors. He also works as the art dealer and international manager for one of Charleston’s most talented contemporary artists, Benjamin Hollingsworth. ‘I am his manager, and he, in turn, is my inspiration. We are each other’s Svengali. I believe Benjamin is poised for international presence,’ said Ferneau. And on his road to fame, he will be featured in the Contemporary Charleston 2010 exhibit at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park curated by Erin Glaze and Max Miller. The dynamic duo also just leased a studio space for Hollingsworth on Heriot Street near Eye Level Art. ‘The studio will be not only an artist’s studio and business office, but an ambiguous arts space, much like Warhol’s ‘Factory.’ ‘ And since Ferneau apparently has no need for sleep, he also has a third venture in the works called Focus Business Development in Park Circle. He and partner Daniel Hoerr’s new company will assist with business growth strategies, marketing and creative design. Follow Ferneau on twitter at twitter.com/seanferneau. Also visit asterhall.net – Olivia Pool
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Karen Silvestro, painter ‘I’m fascinated by people — their emotions, their stories and secrets, their interpersonal dynamics ... their array of psychological and spiritual ingredients that make them beautifully complicated human beings.’ Through the use of the figure and symbolism in her paintings, Karen Silvestro seeks to capture universal feelings and re-create heartfelt human experiences. ‘When a viewer reacts reflectively to one of my paintings with, ‘Wow. I’ve been there before,’ I know I have succeeded in creating a bond of human experience with that individual. I want people to connect with my work. Through my paintings, I often try to convey unspeakable emotions — the inner fears, joys, dreams ... the things you don’t always admit to out loud but feel inside. ‘Society often convinces people they should look, feel, act and be a certain way. I find beauty in the truth of our life stories and strive to show real people, real feelings and real stories with my paintings.’ Silvestro’s process is involved and elaborate. Her ideas come from dreams, personal experiences, misunderstandings, feelings, etc. She brainstorms a great deal, then comes up with a concept, creates many thumbnail sketches, changes compositions, gets a model, starts sketching and then finally begins painting. She is busy preparing works for a major solo show taking place later this year. Titled ‘Paperdoll,’ the show is centered around the theme of relationship role playing and promises to evoke quite a reaction from the public. Visit www.karensilvestro.com. R60-270764
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fuses to be classified. His solo project, “Mr. Jenkins,” runs the gamut from Postal Service-style airy synth-pop to spoken word poetry over cupboard percussion and keyboard Just before kicking off one of his most riffs. memorable shows with alt-jazz trio Framing his music are Jenkins” unmisMorimoto, Nick Jenkins looked at his takable sketches and paintings. band mates and said, “Let”s play the From giant boomboxes to brightly music that hasn”t been played yet.” colored birds, Jenkins showcases his That approach to music and art enwork in an annual “Wake Up, It”s Today” gulfs all of Jenkin”s endeavors. He”s a calendar and art show at 52.5 Records. member of 13 bands, none of which “I went to school to learn to play can be easily pigeonholed into genres. drums, so every other creative enFrom the acoustic parables of Run Dan deavor is sort of grabbing in the dark,” Run to the full-swing twang of Lindsay Jenkins said. Holler”s Western Polaroids, the College His journal is filled with doodles, poof Charleston-trained jazz drummer re- ems and lyrical sketches, any of which
Eva Keilty, chef Patrons who have eaten at Ted’s Butcherblock have tasted the talents of head chef Eva Keilty. In addition to creating menus for the monthly beer dinners and weekly Friday night wine tastings, Keilty manages the kitchen, creates recipes as well as the featured menus for Ted’s. “I have the best job in the world,” she said. “I’m very passionate about cooking.” Originally from Boston, Keilty has been cooking for more than a decade, and in recent years, has started her own
could evolve into songs and paintings. A Walterboro native, Jenkins lives in downtown Charleston in a house full of like-minded artist types. He nearly took off for Europe and then New York last year, but fell in love and stayed. His biggest challenge today? Figuring out who among his host of talented friends to collaborate with when he schedules “Mr. Jenkins” shows. “I”d like to play with a 10-piece band, but I can”t fit them all in a coffee shop,” he says. “Sometimes I just want to play everything.” Visit www.paperjenkins.com. – Stratton Lawrence
restaurants, including Circa 1886 and High Cotton. She then moved to San Diego and became the executive chef at a boutique hotel called The Pearl. While in California, Keilty took a break from cooking to work for an organic specialty produce company, feeding her passion for incorporating healthy, local produce into her meals. Her cooking style is New American and Mediterranean influenced. business, Wren Culinaire, which features To contact Keilty, visit www.tedsa private chef service and catering for butcherblock.com or www.wren intimate events. culinaireinc.com. While living in Charleston from 2000 to 2003, Keilty cooked at high profile
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Jason Cronen, Green Drinks Though Charleston is full of rich history, it’s also a city of progressive thinkers — and the folks of the local Green Drinks organization are no exception. The Charleston branch of Green Drinks, led by Jason Cronen, is part of an international organization of monthly gatherers, “who wish to be environmentally sound,” says Cronen. “The current goal of Charleston’s Green Drinks is to use social networking (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) over the next 12 months and create profiles of other green businesses around town,” explains Cronen. “We want to make these businesses known. We built this organization with the hopes of being Charleston’s ‘Green’ Chamber of Commerce, and advancing positive changes in this community. We expect to produce around 30 or 35 profiles in 2010. Businesses can contact us to be featured.” Another exciting part of Green Drinks, the Carrotmob Benefit, takes place in the spring and consists of enthusiastic consumers in the area shopping at the city’s environmentally responsible retailers. It’s a rewarding event for the green shoppers as well as the local businesses that are going green. “We need to start looking at ways to help the environment as our city continues to grow,” says Cronen. “It’s rapidly growing now. I really value the people and the opportunities that exist in Charleston, and I think we’re seeing an amazing renaissance. It’s important to support businesses within these local borders.” – Denise K. James
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Diana Deaver, photographer “One day I will be an old, wise lady with lots of neat stories about old photographs I once took,” mused Diana Deaver. The Romanian born photographer came to Charleston seven years ago and has been reflecting its beauty back to us ever since. “I’m all about beauty! The romantic, soft, almost antique-like beauty,” she said. “You’re most likely never going to see grungy, messy photos in my portfolio. Realistically though, my style is constantly evolving. There is the core that stays always the same. Simple compositions, revealing light, pleasant shapes.” Originally a model, the 29-year-old’s exposure to photographers and the creative process seemed more in line with her early passions. And then “it just happened. I didn’t just wake up one morning and decided I was going to be a photographer. I have a scrapbook I made when I was 14 with photographs I loved that I had found either in magazines or in books,” Deaver said. “It’s so interesting for me to look back at it and see my mind then. The things you love are with you forever; you are born with them, and they never go away.” Her work also encourages others to see the beauty within as well as without. A past project, “Vertex,” was about understanding the complexity and beauty of the Ravenel Bridge. Her most recent project, “The Sensuality Project,” promoted loving one’s own body and focusing on its beauty, not its flaws. “I know a lot of people think that photography captures reality, but so many times it reveals something that is not immediately evident. I love to watch someone looking back at their own photographs. It’s very rewarding,” said Deaver. R29-271462
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The Chart owner Winde Ellenberg (left) with manager Lynn McCain.
2,202,049. That’s how many hits Amore’ Rayne had on her MySpace page when this story went to print. (She’s averaging 3,000 visits a day.) The North Charleston R&B singer has gotten here without extensive touring or help from the corporate music industry. Instead, she has focused on writing quality songs, perfecting studio recordings and using her Web site and online social networking to spread her music to fans, all independently. She began Blue Diamond Music Group, through which she’s produced and promoted her two albums, “Journey” and “Girl Like Me.” “I don’t want to be put in a box where I can only perform certain types of music,” said Rayne. “I write R&B. I write gospel. I write pop. I write country. I want to be in a position where I can be myself and write music that I actually enjoy.” Rayne has been approached by more than a few record executives, but she simply prefers to have complete control of her art. A rape and domestic abuse survivor, she supported herself as a cosmetologist until taking up music full time in 2007. Her strength and dedication have paid off, with regional honors, including the R&B Female Artist of the Year at the S.C. Music Awards. Rayne attributes her success to a commitment to remain accessible to fans and an optimistic mind-set. “I’m just having fun,” says Rayne. “I’m happy and enjoying life.” Visit www.amorerayne.com.
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Karen Ann Myers, painter, curator of Redux
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“My paintings are like a personal diary of my relationships with friends, family, and lovers.” Karen Ann Myers’ works are rooted in the concept of self-portraiture, as she strives to capture not just the world around her, but also within her. Often prompted by the question: “What is it like to be a woman in this specific age and culture?” her paintings are mini narratives of various relationship dynamics she has experienced. “I strive to create a world in which the viewer is invited to question the continuing struggle of women to
be taken seriously. Simply stated, each of my paintings is an opportunity to better understand myself through my past, present and future experiences and relationships.” In describing her process, she said, “I’m collaging with paint.” By combining the dimensional elements of the female figure with the flatness of patterns, she is able to create this painted collage. Myers moved to Charleston a year ago to become the executive director and curator of Redux Contemporary Art Center. Equally as important is her own career as a professional artist. She has quite the resume already, and this year is going to be busy with five different shows throughout the country, three of which are solo shows. Be sure to check out “Nothing at the Moment,” a two-person show of artist-boyfriend Tony Csavas’ work and her own on May 6-31 at Outer Space in Charleston. Visit www.karenannmyers.com. – Olivia Pool
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Cyrus Buffum, Charleston Waterkeeper If you visit Cyrus Buffum at his Broad Street office, he might explain the goals of Charleston Waterkeeper or show you nifty charts of our waterways. What you’ll really notice is an intense passion permeating his work. Buffum is a Cape Cod native, lured to the Lowcountry by the College of Charleston sailing team. After graduating with a physics degree and love of social activism (he volunteered in Zimbabwe with The Elias Fund), Buffum searched for a career satisfying his diverse interests. Buffum says it all came together in a “This is exactly what I want to do!” moment when reading “The Riverkeepers,” a book about the Waterkeeper Alliance. He realized that despite having “an incredible dependence on our water resources, Charleston didn’t have one entity that watched over the integrity of that resource.” Within six months, Buffum’s proposal to establish a local branch of the organization was unanimously approved, creating the only local, grassroots agency protecting the right to clean water. One year later, Buffum is focused on growing his membership program, increasing partnerships with other organizations and facilitating awareness with events like the upcoming “Water Ball.” “I got into this for selfish reasons,” Buffum said, referencing his love of water, science and activism. “But it just so happened to benefit a lot of other people as well.” – Karen Briggs R28-270513
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Austin Nelson, videographer
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Tree Climber Productions, his self-run video company. His biggest recent project was chronicling the City Gallery’s annual Spoleto exhibits. In 2009, he documented the “Revelation of Process” show, designing 10-minute films about each of the five
participating artists. This spring’s exhibit pairs 20 artists and poets. Nelson’s been busy coming up with scenarios to capture the duos in their element, including a spoken word/painting cellmate scene in the county jail. “The whole thing will flow
together like a long music video, with interviews and sound bites in between,” Nelson said. “You’ll be able to hear the poems and see the art at the same time.” Visit www.vimeo.com/user908622. – Stratton Lawrence
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What does Othello have in common with O.J. Simpson? For filmmaker Austin Nelson, enough to get an A on an unconventional high school project, (and hook him on videography for life). Rather than write papers as a student in Florence, Nelson found teachers willing to let him demonstrate his understanding of classics, such as Beowulf and Shakespearean plays, by filming modern adaptations with his friends. Think “Hamlet of Hazard.” The skills he developed led to a gig as the videographer for the Clemson football team during college, traveling with them to games around the country. Today, Nelson lives in Park Circle, manages a car parts warehouse (“It’s like a Bukowski novel”), and owns
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restaurant review CUISINE: Mexican-American, Tex-Mex CATEGORY: Neighborhood Favorite PHONE: 388-0462 LOCATION: 660-C Long Point Road, Belle Hall Shopping Center, Mount Pleasant. FOOD: ★★½ ATMOSPHERE: ★★½ SERVICE: ★★★ PRICE: $-$$ COSTS: Appetizers $1.75-$9.50, soups and salads $6.75-$9.75, entrees $7.50-$13.95, combination plates $6.95-$7.40, enchiladas $8-$10.25, quesadillas $8-$10.75, burritos $7.75-$10.75, fajitas $8$24, vegetarian dinners $6.75, sides 60 cents-$10, Mexican “lite” $5.50-$5.95, a la carte $2-$5.25, kids menu $3.25-$4.25, lunch menu $4.35-$6.95. VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: Yes. BAR: Full-service bar, happy hours, beer and drink special pricing. HOURS: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Lunch is served 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. DECIBEL LEVEL: Moderate to animated. PARKING: Shopping center lot. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: Yes. OTHER: Special events, outdoor seating, front and rear patios, kid-friendly, daily specials. Extra chips and salsa $1 each. Surcharges: all takeout order items are 30 cents extra; if lunch is ordered after 2:30 p.m., lunch specials may be ordered for $1 more. Aguas frescas — free refills. WEB SITE: www.riograndecharleston.net.
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also are on the menu ($4.50-$8.50). A starter of guacamole ($1.75, $2.95) was made with chunks of ripe avocado, fresh tomahen the culinary seven-year itch toes, and cilantro. Lime and salt were needed hit the folks at Rio Grande Mexito lift the flavors of this avocado sauce staple, can Restaurant in West Ashley (1975 Magwood Road), they were but kudos to Rio Grande for not offering the green pabulum that all too often passes for this able to scratch it in the former Turtles Restaurant location in the Belle Hall Shopping Center popular dip. It is not often that you seen an a la carte chile in Mount Pleasant. relleno ($2.95), so we ordered one. Word to The restaurant’s interior attempts to capture the feeling of outdoor dining with strategically the wise: At Rio Grande Restaurant, what is placed tiled “roof” lines, stucco walls the color known as chile relleno (stuffed chile) is called a of adobe, arched alcoves and wrought-iron grill poblano pepper ($4.50-$5.75). We were served work. The experience is one of cocinas econom- what looked like a deflated version of this icas — a value-priced mom-and-pop operation. Mexican classic — the shell of a green bell pepper, topped with cheese sauce and crumbled This is not the sophisticated regional Meximeat — more of a dip than a stuffed and batcan food that President Barack and Michelle tered souffle-like combination of eggs, chile Obama have come to love at Rick Bayless’ Toand filling. So if you want the latter, remember polobampo and Frontera Grill. But it is a step “poblano.” up from chain-gang Mexican-microwave fare The menu contains all the permutations and in which carbohydrate largess passes for “aucombinations of enchiladas, hard and tacos thentic” Tex-Mex. soft, burritos, tamales and rice and refried The restaurant is well-staffed, and the cadre beans. Tacos can be filled with grilled asada, of servers are quick to seat you and take your carnitas, lengua (tongue), pollo, chorizo and order. Business is brisk during weekday lunch al pastor (spit-roasted with pineapple essence) and weekend dinners. Friendly to children and large groups, it already is a destination for ($9.25). As is the Mexican custom, they are finlocals seeking the trinity of tortillas, tacos and ished with chopped white onion, cilantro and a tostados. Or maybe margaritas, Micheladas and lime wedge. The comida (daily special) is selected from the Modelos! standard menu and receives special pricing. Servers are quick to deliver a carafe of red Tacos are served on a single tortilla dispenssalsa, basket of warm chips and faux molcajeteing with the more traditional double-down like bowl to dip into. Those who like a dash corn cradle. The refried beans and rice side of “lethal” with their salsa may doctor Rio dishes were bland. Even the peas, carrots and Grande’s version with a hit of tableside habalimas in the rice did little to add texture and nero sauce. flavor to this Mexican staple. Appetizers range from the expected queso Steer your appetite to the platos autenticos fundido ($1.75-$2.95) and nachos ($4.25-$6.75) to combination platters with taquitos, quesadil- ($9-$18.75), the house specialties ($7.50-$9.75), las, guacamole and bean dip ($6.50, $7.25). For or the mariscos (seafood) ($8.25-$12.45). more adventuresome eaters, grilled octopus Please see GRANDE, Page 35F ($4.50) and ceviche of both fish and shrimp
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married this dish to a fiesta of tastes. Chicken or chorizo Sopes ($9 for 2) begins with also are available as toppings, but carnitas has the a base of simplicity itself most flavor (It is always all — corn masa, fried to toast about the fat!). the exterior then topped We also opted for simple with carnitas, cabbage, refried beans, cheese, cilantro, grilled shrimp, camarones onions, tomatillo sauce and al mojo de ajo ($11.75), to balance the complexity of avocado. The herbal slush the ingredients in the sopes. of the tomatillos combined with the onions and cilantro It was a good choice. In a
restaurant where most of the ingredients spend their day in stock pots or braziers, the shrimp were simply grilled with garlic and onions and served with warm flour tortillas and those banal beans and rice. Tender, crusted by the grill and seasoned with the char of onions and garlic, they were pleasant and tasty.
The price value equation is alive and well here at Rio Grande. This is not the regional Mexican cooking of complex moles, huitlacochedusted carne or stratified sauces of pasilla and Guajillo. But when the urge strikes for the cowboy fare from the Texas farm inspired by the foods of Mexico, you will do fine at Rio Grande.
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Happenings at Ted’s
Ted’s Butcherblock at 334 East Bay St. is rolling out a new customer loyalty program. Participants will be given a customer loyalty card and earn points each time they shop at Ted’s. For every $150 spent, cardholders receive a $10 credit good for any purchase at Ted’s (excluding special dinners and events). This month, Ted’s craft beer dinner will feature beers from Southern Tier Brewery. The dinner will be
7:30 p.m. March 25, and the cost is $38. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 577-0094. Every Friday from 5-7 p.m. throughout the month, Ted’s hosts Friday wine tastings, followed by its $12 dinner. Guests also are invited to taste four featured wines and enjoy gourmet hors d’oeuvres for $5; proceeds benefit Charleston Waterkeeper this quarter. This month’s lineup: March 12, Italian Wines by Colterenzio; and March 19, Rhone Rangers. To make a reservation for any of the special events or for more information, call 577-0094 or visit www.tedsbutcherblock.com.
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Mark you calendar for High Hammock’s first birthday celebration on 2011 festival March 14-16 in Dijon, porate environmental stew- March 19 at the Pawleys France. Romo is the only Island restaurant. Festivities Mark your calendar now ardship and sustainability South Carolina chef and the into its daily practices. From will include an oyster roast for the 2011 Wine+Food youngest chef to be honored. the basics of energy efand barbecue as well as live Festival on March 3-6. The He joins a group of only 500 ficiency to recycling corks music from The Mullets. attendance numbers may For details, call 979-0300. not be in, but from the first chefs worldwide and 54 in from wine bottles for the the United States. Congratu- S.C. Aquarium, the staff at High Hammock, a Maverick moments of the Salute to lations to Romo and the Southern Kitchens property, Charleston’s Chefs to the High Cotton is committed is at 10880 Ocean Highway, Opening Ceremony in Mar- Patrick Properties Group. to green initiatives. No. 21, Pawleys Island. ion Square and Mayor Joe Programs are under way Heavenly and Healthy to launch similar processes Riley’s welcome address, it Heaven sent McCrady’s executive chef was clear this was a festival at all Maverick Southern Single-batch Kentucky Sean Brock was judged as like no other. With record Kitchens properties. High bourbon gets your pipes having the winning dish attendance, a spectacular Cotton is at 199 East Bay ready for the wearing of that supports the goals of menu of events and activiSt. the green. Start your St. ties, you can expect a future heart-healthy eating as part Patrick’s Day celebration sellout. Do not procrastinate of the initiative, Heavenly & Hospitality Award on the wee side of the 17th Healthy in the Holy City. A Bernita Dayse of the come fall. chefs competition was held Charleston Crab House has when the Old Village Post In other festival news: Feb. 24 at the Art Institute been honored as the “Front House plans a Heaven Hill ◗ The 2010 Laura Hewitt Whiskey Dinner at 6:30 Culinary Legend Award was of Charleston, and the win- of the House Employee of ner was announced at the the Year.” Dayse is the Crab p.m. March 15. Chef de presented to Mickey Bakst, Wine + Food Festival. House’s head server and also cuisine Jim Walker and Rob general manager of the Hutchinson of Heaven Hill The competition also feaserves as a trainer, “mama” Charleston Grill in recognihave created a four-course tured local chefs Jeremiah life coach and symbol of tion of his humanitarian tasting menu to compleSouthern hospitality to the efforts and social conscious- Bacon of Carolina’s, Craig ment the bourbon. The cost Deihl of Cypress, Frank Lee restaurant’s customers and ness in the hospitality inis $55 per person plus tax of Slightly North of Broad, other employees. dustry. and gratuity. The restauNathan Thurston of the The award is from the ◗ The inaugural Marc ColOcean Room at Kiawah IsSouth Carolina Hospitality rant is at 101 Pitt St., Mount lins Chef Award was prePleasant. Reservations reland Resort and Nate Whit- Association. sented to executive chef quired; call 388-8935. ing of Tristan. Marc Collins of Circa 1886 Capital cooking View the menu at www. For the next year, each in recognition of his efforts mavericksouthernkitchens. chef’s dish will appear on as a founding member of Tristan executive chef com. his respective menu. Look the Wine + Food Festival Nate Whiting is one of for the hearts and halo logo. only two chefs from South and his commitment to For more details, visit www. Carolina to be invited by the Down Under the growth of the festival, healthycharleston.com. ranked as one of the Top S.C. Parks Recreation and Woodlands Inn will host 5 in the nation by Forbes Tourism to prepare a meal a Summer in New Zealand High praise Traveler. for 50 top media partners and Australia wine dinner on March 22 in the Lafayand tasting March 17. The The S.C. Department of Vive le chef ette Room at the historic event is part of the inn’s Health and EnvironmenHay-Adams Hotel, which monthly Wines of the World Chef Nico Romo of Fish tal Control and the S.C. is across from the White series. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Restaurant, the William Ai- Department of Commerce House. with a 12-wine tasting and ken House, Lowndes Grove recently presented High The dinner will focus on large cheese and charcuterie and the American Theater Cotton with the Smart Busiindigenous South Carolina selection, followed by a fourhas earned the title of Mas- ness Award. ter Chef of France and will The award recognized the ingredients, and each course course dinner at 7:30 p.m. The $74 cost is exclusive of be honored in a ceremony restaurant’s efforts to incor- will be paired with wine. The Post and Courier
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ike Lata is chef/ partner of one of Charleston’s most popular restaurants, FIG. Lata is a New England native who has been on the culinary scene in Charleston since 1998, when he was the executive chef at Anson. Lata is a self-taught chef who is committed to supporting local farmers and local products. He lives by the idea of “farm-totable” dining. In 2009, Lata made the Lowcountry proud by winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Southeast. Q: If you had to sum up the previous year in a word, what would that word be? A: Grateful is my word. I’m the luckiest guy that I know. This is a tough business and there are so many talented people that do not get to experience the benefits that we have received. To be given the James Beard Award, go to festivals, and be treated so well in any city in the country makes you feel that you have made good decisions. Q: How did you get to this place? Did you expect these kinds of accolades?
A: The phrase “the perfect storm” has a negative connotation, so I would say that everything that has happened to us is the positive version of the perfect storm. It’s everything: timing, attitude, enthusiasm and willingness to be on the cusp of a movement. You have to have the energy of a 20-year-old but also confidence and charisma to pull it off. If any of those things are absent, you are just in the mix. Q: How did it feel to win the James Beard Award and how has it changed things? A: It felt like getting hit by a bolt of lightning. I was hovering 10 feet above myself and wondering how it had actually happened. I’ve never had such a feeling of pure elation, before or since. As for how it has changed things, in a year of the worst economic times that I can ever remember, our business was up 20 percent. The other change is in expectations. I think that they are exponentially higher now. Above and beyond all of that, though, we were given something that can never be taken away. You’ll never see my name in print without reading, “James Beard Winner.” Q: Did you see a change in your clientele after the award? A: I am not sure that I would
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ust from its title, the restaurant Toast! suggests a generous spirit, almost certainly emanating from owner Sam Mustafa. Cut from an industrious cloth, Mustafa owned his first restaurant by the time he was 19. Now, a wee bit older and wiser, Mustafa has corralled the devotion of locals and tourists alike, fashioning Toast! into a lively nook close to the City Market. It’s true particularly on weekends when the restaurant teems with folks angling for omelets, breakfast sandwiches or dinner plates. The restaurant (formerly Diana’s) is in fact the bedrock of Mustafa’s restaurant hospitality group, which also is working feverishly to transform Market Street Saloon into a brand-name barWEB: www.toastofcharleston.com becue joint. Check back, this bears ADDRESS: 155 Meeting St. watching. PHONE: 534-0043 As for Toast!, HOURS: 6:30-10 p.m. Sun.-Thu., 6:30 breakfast likely a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. begs the Deluxe French Toast ($7.50 single, $9.50 double), so good The New York Times came acallin’ a couple of years ago, lavishing praise on the hand-cut currant bread, which is chock-a-block with either cinnamon apples or peaches, and topped with sugary-sweet apple or peach cider syrup. But don’t discount the Eggs Meeting Street ($8.50 single, $11.99), a triple layer of flavor, consisting of one part fried green tomato, topped with a crab cake and ringed with poached egg. A crumbly-soft, homemade, buttermilk biscuit fills out the picture. Just the crab cake can be ordered otherwise, either as an appetizer ($9) or sandwich, a la Crab Cake Sammie ($9), which arrives as a plump, rich disc of blue crab meat, blended with peppers and onions. Encrusted with crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, the sandwich is also slathered with a sweet, red pepper remoulade. It’s dang tasty, and, like Toast, a pleasant, surprising treat. Cheers indeed.
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hine makes for a striking lass, dressed with elegant chandeliers, delicate wallpaper patterns and clever lighting — even come morning. The bar/restaurant began serving brunch on Valentine’s Day weekend, pouring out $10 bottomless Mimosas to accompany its Bloody Mary bar. And unlike, say, the club’s “Mojitos and Stilettos Night,” Shines looks to appease all comers during brunch, parents and children included. Recognized for its take on street foods, Shine showcases a few global choices, but also plays it cool serving up French toast and pancakes. We dipped to the South (as in South America) for one of the arepas, cornmeal bread that is grilled and packed with roasted duck, goat cheese and roasted peppers ($10), a quality combination steadied by the softness of the meat and the savor of the cheese. Shine’s favorites, duly noted on the menu, contain a quintet of omelets and other dishes. The braised veal cheek and sweet potato hash ($14) is set with a dollop of guacamole and gorgeous, sunny side-up eggs atop grilled pita bread. There’s also the Bistro Steak ($16), an old-fashioned steak and eggs plate, wrangled anew with barbecue imported from upstate Ridgewood, plus a side of eggs any way you want ’em. The burgers, either Angus beef ($12) or made from a nutso combo of almonds, peanuts, and pecans ($13), are sandwiched between slices of grilled sourdough bread. Both can come with an excellent order of carefully cooked French fries, otherwise had separately for $3. One quibble: Offering truffle oil for an extra $2 seems a tad smug. Otherwise, Shine fires straight, transforming the corner of Line and King streets into a fine setting for a Sunday slowdown.
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’ll never forget the first time I had a drink at the Upper Deck. It’s one of those few places you never forget about, and the memories made at the Deck are fond enough to discuss years later. WHAT: The Upper Deck The Upper Deck’s not fancy, but it’s a first-rate waTavern. tering hole for true CharlesWHERE: 353 King St., tonians, with friendly bardowntown Charleston. tenders like veteran Vicki CONTACT: 958-0002. Mitchell, potent cocktails and an intelligent atmosphere. Come on Sunday for karaoke night. Q: What beer is most Or come any night of the popular? week: The mood is always A: PBR for sure. Can, botright. tle, and draft! Q: How long have you Q: What liquor drink is worked here? A: For 14 years, since I was most popular? A: Hmm ... bourbon and 21! coke, and Sexual Seduction, which is pineapple-infused Q: What do you love Sauza Tequila. about it? A: The people are great! And I love making shots and Q: What is karaoke night like? making infusions. A: It’s busy. It’s a bunch of drunk people singing ’80s Q: How would you demusic! scribe the clientele of the Upper Deck? Q: What’s the craziest A: It’s everyone, from ages thing you’ve seen working 21 to 70. We meet the old people and their grandkids. here? A: I’ve seen too many things, man. I’ve seen men Q: What’s your favorite
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Work from an eclectic group of local filmmakers takes over The Terrace and Hippodrome
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Charlie Thiel (from left), John Brennan, Trevor Erickson, Bettina Beard in “Cold Soldiers.”
and “Crazy Like a Fox” (Saturday), special showings of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai,” and a Green Block on Thursday combining coWHO: Charleston Film Festival rrrrrr. medic shorts with such topical docu“Cold Soldiers,” an indepenWHEN: March 11-14 mentaries as “The Whole Truth” and dent film from writer-director WHERE: The Terrace and Hippo“Acid Test.” The latter will be followed Nick Smith of Charleston, will drome theaters by a panel discussion sponsored by serve as tonight’s opening feature for MORE INFO AND SCHEDULES: Natural Resources Defense Council. the inaugural Charleston Film Festihttp://www.terracetheater1.vpApart from “Cold Soldiers,” loval, which runs through Sunday at the web.com/ cally produced entries include reprise Terrace Theatre on James Island and screenings of “All for Liberty,” “The the Hippodrome Wide Screen downtown. The initial 7:30 p.m. screening at the Curious Mister Catesby” and the Billed as “The Bourne Identity” Terrace already is sold out, encourag- debut of the short film “Letters From meets “The Dirty Dozen,” Smith’s ac- ing organizers to add a 9:45 p.m. show. Home,” the latter shot on the set of “Army Wives” by sisters Karen and tion-thriller was shot entirely in the The admission price for all film Keva Keyes. Lowcountry, engaging more than 300 groupings will be $10 per ticket. This short precedes the 7:30 screenlocal actors, filmmakers and support The CFF marks the swan song on ing of “Cold Soldiers.” workers over the course of a year’s James Island of soon-to-be-former On Saturday, there is a Gay Pride preproduction and shooting. It stars Terrace owner Mike Furlinger, who, block of films beginning at 7:15 p.m. Trevor Erickson, who also served as following the festival, turns over the The CFF also hosts the world co-producer and stunt/fight coordina- reins of the Terrace to new owners premiere of Canadian director Lee tor, as well as R.W. Smith, Jimmy Hag- Paul Brown and Barbara Tranter, a er, Michael Easler, Sandra VanNatta, husband-and-wife filmmaking team Chambers’ short film, “When Life Gives You Lemons,” an eight-minute John Brennan and Charlie Thiel. relocating from the Toronto area. comedy-drama on which influenChief crew members included Steve Among the showcase events are tial director Roger Corman served Zimmerman, Mark Gorman and Ar- screenings of the features “Creation” as executive producer. The film was lene Lagos. (Friday), “The Red Baron” (Friday), BY BILL THOMPSON The Post and Courier
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produced as part of the award-winning Make It Short Film Project, an annual not-for-profit educational film workshop. On Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Palmetto State movie theater historians Mark Tiedje and John Coles of Mount Pleasant, authors of “Movie Theaters of Charleston,” will host a film and panel discussion titled “The Brightest Spot on Main Street: The History of South Carolina Movie Theaters.” Tickets are $1. The only events not housed at the Terrace will be the dual Kurosawa screenings (Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.) and the closing festival gala and awards ceremony, all of which will be held downtown at the Hippodrome Wide Screen. All tickets for the gala are $5, which includes open bar and food. For further information, including showtimes and ticket, go online at www.charlestonfilmfestival.com. Reach Bill Thompson at bthompson@postandcourier.com or 937-5707.
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play a cantankerous, wily eccentric. And he plays it to the hilt. Yet the real star of this show, written and directed by Richard Squires, may be director of photography Gary Grieg, whose use of light and perspective extracts everything possible from the verdant Virginia countryside, rendering it a character in itself. Rees romps as gentleman farmer Nat Banks, a deeply in debt fixture of the old school who is tormented by the necessity of selling his crumbling ancestral estate, Greenwood, and seeing a way of life vanish with development. While wife Amy (Mary McDonnell) is no less DELPHI FILM FOUNDATION distressed, she is practical in supporting roles in mov- about what seems a foregone Best known for his work BY BILL THOMPSON with the Royal Shakespeare ies ranging from outstandThe Post and Courier conclusion. Company, his performances ing (Bob Rafelson’s “MounBut when a pair of untains of the Moon,” 1990) to scrupulous Los Angeles in the title role of Charles oger Rees is one of the truly awful (“The Pink Dickens’ “Nicholas Nickthose widely respecttransplants (Paul Fitzgerald, Panther,” 2006 version). But, Christina Rouner) con him ed, classically trained leby” on stage and televihey, a guy’s gotta work. entertainers who works with sion won Tony and Olivier into selling with a spate With the serio-comedy awards as well as an Emmy equal felicity as an actor, of empty promises, Banks director, playwright, drama nomination. His film career “Crazy Like a Fox,” he gets dons Confederate gray and has been more fitful, usually to kick out the jams and professor or stage designer. an ancient saber, preparing
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to do battle. Exactly what strategy he has in mind, other than living as a squatter, isn’t quite clear (nor does the rest of Squires’ script quite hold up to scrutiny). Rather than follow his spouse and two kids to a rental house in town, Banks holes up in a cave on the property and attempts to live off the land. Meanwhile, the townsfolk, upset over the buyers’ actions, gives them the cold shoulder. The weather’s also turning colder. And when the greedy (what else?) new owners leave Greenwood to spend the winter in Palm Springs, Rees and his family move back in, inviting the whole community to join them in a sumptuous evening revel. If the final confrontation between Old Guard and Vanguard seems a bit anticlimactic, the build-up is plenty of fun. Though it will play well in many quarters, what’s not so savory about the movie is its celebration of cultural insularity, the way it reinforces
distrust of people from “off” and cheers a power structure entirely closed to outsiders. Squires, a 50-year resident of Virginia, is an actor, director and playwright with La Mama Amsterdam, the Players Theatre of New England and Brecht West theatres. He shot his inaugural feature film in a brisk 33 days, but if anything, it feels leisurely. Very agreeably so, in fact. The technical credits are accomplished and many of the supporting players give good value. “Crazy Like a Fox” opened in New York in 2006 to generally good reviews, yet has never played south of the Mason-Dixon line. Until now. Armed with a new distributior and new life, it’s hitting the festival circuit. A Charleston Film Festival entry, the movie screens Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Terrace Theatre. Reach Bill Thompson at bthompson@postandcourier.com or 937-5707
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s a package pandering to members of the Rah Rah Rob Pattinson Fan Club, “Remember Me” showcases the “Twilight” hottie in all his zoned-out, sideburned, hair-tossled and chin-flexing glory. Pattinson is placed in a romantic setting, gets to smoke and play tough, gallant and troubled. And if there are no fangs, Team Edward can still imagine them there. But Pattinson’s fussy, affected acting, his grab bag of screen mannerisms and a script that has him lurching between moony romantic and wild-eyed psychotic do nothing to suggest the dude has a prayer of a fangless career. “Remember Me” A more “adult” romantic melodrama that pushes the ★ (OF 5) boundaries of how sexual you can get without earning CAST: Robert Pattinson, Emilie an R-rating, “Remember Me” smashes mushy up against mental illness. Pattinson plays Tyler, a morose, aimless de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Lena and seemingly bipolar hunk who dotes on his much Olin younger sister, mourns a dead brother, gets into fights DIRECTOR: Allen Coulter just to feel something and dates a cop’s daughter just RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 48 to get back at the NYPD detective (Chris Cooper) who minutes roughed him up. RATING: PG-13 for violence, But this girl (Emilie de Ravin) isn’t to be trifled with. sexual content, language and She’s interested, even though he asks her out with his smoking face all beaten up. She stays interested after seeing his violent temper and his moods and meeting his jerk workaholic dad (Pierce Brosnan) and needy little sister (Ruby Jerins). A huge problem is the script by Will Fetters, who apparently used this as a means of landing the assignment of re-writing “A Star is Born.” Director Allen Coulter made his mark with “Hollywoodland,” but unlike Brosnan, he hitched onto the Pattinson popularity express and brought nothing to the ride. The film’s tone is all wrong, the pacing is dead and the veering between sex, sadness and sado-masochistic violence is enough to give you motion sickness. It’s a bad movie.
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Two feuding fathers learn the hard way of letting bygones be bygones when their offspring are engaged to be married. Starring Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia. Citadel 16: Fri-Thurs, Mar. 18: 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:35
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You might start seeing Double at Redux this spring
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onday will be the beginning of the spring run of Redux’s semiannual lecture series called Double Vision, an eclectic event that will have brain wheels turning. Having started in the fall of 2008, Double Vision plays a role in the educational mission of Redux as the lecture series pairs one art related issue against another subject of equal significance from a seemingly unrelated field. “Each lecturer will deliver a 30-minute presentation; the audience will then discuss the possible or impossible relationships between the two,” explains Karen Ann Myers, execu-
tive director of Redux. “During the first part of the program, speakers are not allowed to make connections between topics. During the question and answer period, anything can happen,” she says. “The audience is intimate, appreciative and intelligent, and the lecturers are accessible, generous and interesting.” On Monday, artist Ashley Harwood will talk about “The Function of Fine Craft” and professional Kate Quigley will discuss the “South Atlantic Fisheries in Transition.” There are many other pairs to come over the next four weeks of the series. All lectures will take place at 6 p.m.
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More information about each lecturer, topic Mondays, March 15-April 5 at Redux, 136 St. Philip St., and description for each presentation can downtown Charleston. be found by visiting www.reduxstudios.org/ All are free and open to the events/2010/Spring_DoubleVision.html. public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Metropolitan Museum of Art, opens the forum March 17 in the historic 1845 Art & Antiques Forum Courtroom at the Confederate Home, 23 Each March, the Charleston Art & Chalmers St. Antiques Forum celebrates the beautiful This year’s program will feature an afthings that have stood the test of time. ternoon visit to Middleton Place. Objects This year’s event is March 17-21. In cel- from the Middleton family collection, ebration of its 13 year, the lecture series including some of which have never been is “E Pluribus Unum: 13 Colonies, 1 New seen by the public, will be examined. Nation.” Ticket packages are available online Experts will examine architecture, at www.charlestonantiquesforum.org. furniture, paintings, silver, ceramics and To receive the 2010 program brochure, gardens found in each geographic region write to The Charleston Art & Antiques of Colonial America. Forum; 36 Legare Street; Charleston, SC The keynote address, given by Car29401 or call 1-800-926-2520. rie Rebora Barratt, associate director of – Olivia Pool collections and administration at The
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Local artist uses ‘gifts from the Earth’ to make jewelry
Carn-Hall continued to speak of her inspiration. “People inspire me, their heinata Carn-Hall says that her desire to be unique, to be beautiful and spirit led her to become a jew- to be happy. My jewelry does all that elry designer, creator, business for my customers. I create because I know that it is my path and purpose.” owner and personal stylist. Follow Carn-Hall’s fashion blog at “My spirit led me there and I knew http://web.me.com/sheinatacarn, on it was what I needed to do in order to her Youcontribute to Tube chanthe world,” she says. “I create because I know that nel at www. youtube. More than 10 com/user/ years ago, Carn- it is my path and purpose.” Sheinata1, Hall started her on twitbusiness, Reflections African Jewelry, and has been ter at www.twitter.com/Sheinata or become a fan of African Reflections selling her African-inspired works of Jewelry on Facebook. art at the City Market ever since. The materials she uses are “gifts from Visit Carn-Hall and view her jewelry the Earth,” she says, using beads from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. every day at the City natural and recycled materials for her Market in downtown Charleston. bracelets, necklaces and earrings. The beads often have symbolic meaning and can be a daily reminder of our connection to the Earth and to WEB SITE: www.reflectionsafricanjeweach other, she says. Carn-Hall has a weekly fashion blog elry.com and a YouTube channel where she puts CONTACT INFO: Sheinata@reflectiontogether different outfits and shows safricanjewelry.com. how her jewelry can compliment the BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: Dec. 16 in type of outfit she is wearing. Charleston.
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RESIDENCE: Downtown and North Charleston, 11 years. FAMILY: Mother, Betty; husband, Anya; children, Ameer, 7, andNadeem, 2. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Art in religious studies, minor in social work, University of South Carolina. CAREER: Owner/jewelry designer, personal stylist. GOALS: My goal as an artist is to help my customers feel and look their best each and every day. I hope that the jewelry I create can give them the confidence to do that. I’d also like to be wholesaling my jewelry to Macy’s, Dillard’s, Top Shop and become a highly sought-after personal stylist in the next year. BOOK READING NOW: “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle. INFLUENCES: My mother. PRICE RANGE: $8-$350.
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‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’? Sounds like trouble ...
wo girls wearing the same dress can never be a good thing. Daring enough to test that theory — and their luck — tomorrow night is Footlight Players and its debut of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.” The monthlong running of the comedy will have Lowcountry women laughing out loud — as long as they call their friends to uncoordinate their outfits before they go. The five women in question in Academy Award winner Alan Ball’s work are identically clad bridesmaids at a Knoxville, Tenn., wedding. Each has her own reason for wanting to avoid the proceedings and hides out in an upstairs bedroom. Very different from each other, they come to find out throughout their reluctant afternoon that they all share a common bond. And it’s not the dress. Adrianne Dukes plays Mindy, the sister of the groom. She’s cheerful, witty and a lesbian. The bride’s younger sister, Meredith, is played by Carole Moore. Meredith is precocious and a rebel, but is hiding a dark secret. Playing the jaded beauty Trisha is Jennifer Metts. Trisha questions her harsh cynicism of men, though, when she meets Tripp, the charming, badboy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye. Rounding out the other bridesmaids are Frances (Darielle Deigan), a sweet, sheltered fundamentalist, and Please see DRESS, Page 53F
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Jennifer Metts (top row, left), Andrea K. McGinn and Adrianne Dukes (bottom row, from left), Darielle Deigan and Carole Moore star in “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.”
WHAT: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress WHERE: Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen Street WHEN: March 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, & 27 at 8 p.m. and March 21 & 28 at 3 p.m. TICKETS: $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $15 for students. MORE INFO: Call 843.722.4487 or go online to www.etix.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www. footlightplayers.net. ON THE WEB: www.philadelphonic. com. MORE INFO: 577-6989, www.musicfarm.com.
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Reviews of ‘Low Country Boil’ and ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ Funny play slays
While Charleston has a well-earned reputation for many things from historic buildings to historic firsts, now it can claim to be the murder capital of the South, according to Pure Theatre’s latest production, “Low Country Boil.” R.W. Smith’s play, a sequel to his previously Pure-produced “Horse Tranqs & Carriage People,” features a prodigiously talented cast of eight actors portraying characters who mostly wind up lying on the stage dead. Nothing is sacred in this 90-minute show, from fundraising for the arts community to oyster knives to North Chuck. It runs through March 27. Visit puretheatre.org
Dark comedy is brilliant
In her fur coat and doughnut-size earrings, Samille Basler steals the show as Mrs. Gottlieb, the mother of a dead son whose cell phone lives on in “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” which opened Friday at the Village Playhouse. Sarah Ruhl’s dark comedy is impeccably directed by Keely Enright, whose first-rate cast moves at dizzying speed, whether in a church, where Basler lip syncs “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” as cell phones ring throughout the sanctuary, or in an empty cafe, where a young woman, Jean, answers the cell phone of Gordon, a man at the next table, and realizes that he is dead. Don’t miss this brilliant play, which will be running through March 20 in Mount Pleasant. Visit www.thevillageplayhouse.com
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“FERDINAND THE BULL”: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Sottile Theatre, 44 George St. $15-$19. Charleston Stage presents its production of “Ferdinand the Bull,” the story of a Spanish bull who would rather take care of flowers than participate in a bullfight. 577-5967 or www. charlestonstage.com. “LOW COUNTRY BOIL”: 7:30
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p.m. Friday-Saturday and March 18-20 and 25-27; 2 p.m. Sunday. $15-$30. Pure Theatre, 150 Meeting St. Written and directed by R.W. Smith. 723-4444 or www. puretheatre.org. “5 WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS”: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and March 18-20 and 25-27; 3 p.m. March 21 and 28. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St. $15$25. The Footlight Players present a comedy set during a lavish wed-
ding reception and involving five very different bridesmaids clad in the same dress. 722-4487, www. etix.com or www.footlightplayers.net. “THE CAT IN THE HAT”: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. Charleston Ballet Theatre, 477 King St. $10$20. CBT brings Dr. Seuss’ beloved children’s story to life during its production of “The Cat in the Hat.” 723-7334 or www.charlestonballet.org.
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Georgeanne (Andrea K. McGinn), who is going through her own heartache from a failed marriage and behaves outrageously when the wedding triggers those feelings. “Five Women in the Same Dress” also involves strong language and brief nudity.
Making Footlight’s production a bit more interactive are the Hat Ladies of Charleston, who are turning the lobby into the “Best Little Dress Shop” in town. Items include jewelry and accessories and will be available throughout the run of the production. Local and national designers have contributed designs to the shop. A percentage of all sales will go directly to Footlight Players.
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CHARLESTON FILM FESTIVAL: Begins 7:15 p.m. today; 4:30 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. SaturdaySunday. Terrace Theatre, 1956-D Maybank Hwy. , and Terrace Hippodrome, 360 Concord St. $10 per block. The 2010 Charleston Film Festival will feature four days of the best in local, short, feature-length, documentary and classic films. For a schedule, visit www. terracetheater.com. 724-9132 or 762-9494. BALLYCAHILL FESTIVAL: Various times and locations. Friday-March 17. Free. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a five-day festival that will feature Irish walking tours, music, art, poetry and film at locations in the downtown area. In conjunction with the festival, some restaurants, including BlueRose Cafe, Cork, Fuschia Tea Emporium and Swamp Fox Restaurant, will offer Irish menus. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.ballycahillfestival.com. ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES MARKET: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 20; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 21. Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St. The Lowcountry Antiques and Collectibles Market will offer estate jewelry, porcelain, linens, Oriental rugs, lamps, sculpture and other antiques from more than 50 dealers from all over the country. 849-1949.
day of each month. College of Charleston Hollings Science Center, Room 112, 58 Coming St. Free. Networking at Mellow Mushroom afterward. www.alternativeenergy.meetup.com/147 or www.gogreencharleston.org. JAZZY BALLINGER ART DISCOVERY WALKING Join other animal lovers TOURS: 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. from 7-11 p.m. March Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meet20 for the ninth annual ing St. $20. 90-minute tour highPet Helpers Oyster lights historic sites that have inRoast at the Charleston spired artists for centuries. View Visitor Center, 375 artistic treasures at the Gibbes, Meeting Street. Tickets then walk in the footsteps of the are $10-$40. Visit www. artists who created them. www. pethelpers.org. charlestonwalks.com or 7293420. Johns Island. The farm will be BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: open to the public and will offer 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Ballroom local produce, seafood, baked Dance Club of Charleston, 1632 goods, flowers and more. 768Ashley Hall Road. $30 per month. 0508 or www.rosebankfarms. Each month, instructor Steven com. Duane will focus on a different ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ballroom dance. 557-7690. FORUM: 7-8 p.m. third WednesBALLROOM DANCE PARTIES:
Every weekend (except holidays). Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $10. (Cost may increase for theme or dinner parties.) An adult ballroom dance party with group lessons before. 881-3780. BEGINNER SHAG LESSONS: 8:15 p.m. Mondays. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road. $10 per class, $40 for four. The studio will offer introductory shag lessons. 5712183 or www.arthurmurraychs. com. BRIDGE LESSONS: 3-5 p.m. Mondays. Bridge Center, 1740 Ashley River Road. $130 for 11 sessions. Lessons are for beginners. 556-4145. BOOK LOVERS GROUP: 7-9 p.m. third Friday of each month. Dreamalot Books, 123-B S. Goose Creek Blvd. Simply show up with any book and bring a snack. 5724188. CAMELLIA WALKS: 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through March 27. Regular admission. Middleton Place,
4300 Ashley River Road. Enjoy the beauty of Middleton Place’s 3,500+ camellias during these guided walks. Reservations
required. 556-6020 or www. middletonplace.org.
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“CAROLINA GOLD” EXHIBIT: Through Aug. 30. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. The plantation presents “Carolina Gold: From Rags to Riches,” an exhibit highlighting the work of various goldsmiths and miniaturists who were patronized by the Middleton family. 556-6020 or www.middletonplace.org. CAROLINA SHAG WORKSHOPS: Saturdays. Trudy’s School of Dance, 830 Folly Road, James Island. $25 for twohour lessons. For students at any level. Registration required. 795-8250. CELTIC FIDDLE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Na Fidleiri and the Taylor Music Group will conduct preparatory classes for students not ready to join more advanced classes. 819-6961. CHARLESTON CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE: 7 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month. Ryan’s Room at Ryan’s restaurant, 829 St. Andrews Blvd. jeannescla@ aol.com. CHARLESTON MUSIC CLUB: The club offers free music programs through May. 795-7842 or www.charlestonmusicclub. org. CHOPSTICKS: 3-5 p.m. Fridays.
Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. All ages. Light classical music and favorite children’s songs while kids color with friends. 805-6930. CHORUS REHEARSALS: 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays. Franke at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. The Franke Chorus invites men and women to join. 654-5973, 881-1158 or 881-9691. CHRISTOPHER’S READING ROOM: 44:30 p.m. Thursdays. Johns Island Library, 3531 Maybank Highway. Grades 6-12. Earn one Johns Island Library dollar for each session. 559-1945. CYPRESS SWAMP TOURS: 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Middleton Place Outdoor Center, 4300 Ashley River Road. $55-$65. Kayak through a cypress swamp while learning about the plants and animals that thrive there. 2667492 or www.middletonplace.org. DANGEROUS BOOK CLUB: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. Explore something new every week from “The Dangerous Book for Boys.” 805-6930. DANGEROUS BOYS CLUB: 7:30 p.m. First Friday of each month. Barnes & Noble, 1716 Towne Centre Way, Mount Pleasant. Community leaders will host meetings based on activities from “The
Dangerous Book for Boys.” 216-9756. EARLY MORNING BIRD WALKS: 8:30 a.m.-noon. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Caw Caw Interpretive Center, 5200 Savannah Highway, Ravenel. $5, Gold Pass members free. Walk through habitats viewing birds, butterflies and other organisms. Preregistration encouraged, but walk-ins welcome. 795-4386 or www.ccprc.com. EAST COOPER COFFEE CLUB: 10 a.m. Fourth Wednesday of each month. Franke at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. Bring a coffee mug and enjoy presentations by different speakers. Refreshments will be provided. 856-2166. FOLLY BEACH BLUEGRASS SOCIETY: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. The Kitchen, 11 Center St. Bring an instrument and participate in an open jam. 345-1678. FREE FRIDAY WINE TASTINGS: 3-6 p.m. Fridays. Lowcountry Wine and Spirits, 3642 Savannah Highway, Suite 140, Johns Island. 769-2722. FREE SHAG LESSONS: 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Mojo’s, 975 Bacons Bridge Road, Summerville. No partner needed. 2140242. THE GATHERING BOOK GROUP: 7 p.m. Last Thursday of each month. Barnes & Noble, 1716 Towne Centre Way, Mount Pleasant. Call 216-9756 to find out this month’s title.
GRASS-ROOTS CALL TO ACTION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Fort Johnson Cafe and Coffee, 1014 Fort Johnson Road, James Island. Each Saturday, the group will present a speaker who will discuss a conversation-provoking topic. 810-0088 or grassrootscalltoaction@gmail.com. “LET’S DISCUSS IT” BOOK GROUP: 10 a.m. Third Friday of each month. Mount Pleasant Regional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry Road. New members welcome. shgalos@juno.com. LOOK! DRAW! PAINT!: 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. $5. Margaret Crane will teach children art history, drawing, composition and painting. Registration required. 853-8962, ext. 221. LOWCOUNTRY BACKPACKERS CLUB: 7-8:30 p.m. second Thursday of each month. Collins Park Clubhouse, 4115 Fellowship Road, North Charleston. The group meets to discuss past and upcoming trips, trail safety, low-impact and lightweight backpacking, photography and more. “MILESTONES IN MODERN MEDICINE”: Through April 30. Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 68 Spring St. The museum presents an exhibit made up of around two dozen documents involving Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, William Mayo and other historic medical luminaries. 853-4651.
MODEL SHIP BUILDING: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1-5 p.m. Saturdays. Folly Beach Baptist Church, 77 Center St. Learn the ins and outs of model shipbuilding from William Thomas-Moore. 762-6280 or www.shipshapesgallery.blogspot.com. MUSEUM, MUSIC AND MORE!: Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. For ages 5-12. The program gets children involved in performing arts with interactive experiences with dancers and musicians. 853-8962 or www.explorecml.org. OPEN STUDIO: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Last Tuesday of each month at The Meeting Place, 1077 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. Free. Each class will feature a different project taught by professional artists. 745-1087. PARENT/CHILD BALLROOM CLASSES: 6:30-7 p.m. Thursdays. G.M. Darby Building, 302 Pitt St., Mount Pleasant. $30 residents, $37 nonresidents. Parents and youths ages 5-9 will learn basic ballroom dance steps. 849-2061 or www.townofmountpleasant.com. PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS: Through Saturday. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St. The institute presents two exhibits. Jonathan Torgovnik will showcase “Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born
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of Rape,” and Heather McClintock will present “The Innocents: Casualties of the Civil War in Northern Uganda.” 953-5680 or www. halsey.cofc.edu. POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30-8 p.m. First and third Thursdays of each month. Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. Psychologist Risa Mason-Cohen leads a support group. 769-0444. SALSA DANCE LESSONS: 6:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road. $10 per class, $40 for four. The studio will offer beginner and advanced salsa dance lessons. 571-2183 or www. arthurmurraychs.com. SALSA NIGHT AT SOUTHEND BREWERY: 10 p.m. Thursdays at Southend Brewery, 161 East Bay St. $4 cover. DJ Luigi mixes live. 853-4677. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Felix C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. Free. No partner needed. 810-7797.
SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL TOURS: 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. S.C. Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf. $8 ages 2-11, $16 adults, $14 ages 62 and older. Behind-the-scenes tours offer visitors a look at the efforts of the staff as it cares for sick and injured turtles. Reservations recommended. 577-3474. SQUARE DANCE CLASS: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Felix C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. 552-3630. STORY TIME AT VILLAGE LIBRARY: 10 a.m. every Monday in March. Village Branch Library, 430 Whilden St., Mount Pleasant. Free. The library will host story times for children ages 2-6. 884-9741. SUMMERVILLE WRITERS GUILD: 6:30 p.m. Last Monday of each month. Perkins Restaurant, 1700 Old Trolley Road, Summerville. Call Barbara Hill at 871-7824. “WE PICTURED YOU READING THIS”: March 19-May 1. Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip St. Redux presents “We Pictured You Reading This,” an exhibit by the Brooklyn-based art journal Paper Monument. The exhibit will include artists who
contribute to Paper Monument and projects the publication has featured. An opening reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. March 19. 722-0697 or www.reduxstudios. org. WEST ASHLEY DEMOCRATS’ EVENING MEETINGS: 6:30-8 p.m. Second Monday of each month. Bluerose Cafe, 652 St. Andrews Blvd. Enjoy coffee and conversation. 576-4543. WHIZ KIDS: 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. $5 per child/$25 per month. The museum is offering an after-school science program taught by Laura Buschman. 853-8962, ext. 221. ZEN MEDITATION: 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Cheri Huber will lead the class, which will focus on meditation and discussion. Call Ramita Bonadonna at 224-2468.
TODAY JAZZ AND ART SERIES: 5:30-9 p.m. Iacofano’s Italian Bistro and Bar, 626 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. The bistro will offer wine and tapas specials while patrons enjoy a photography ex-
hibit by John Chilton and jazz by the Louie D. Project. 442-8997.
FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHT: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jones Center Pool, 391 Egypt Road, Mount Pleasant; 7-8:30 p.m. Park West Pool, 1251 Park West Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Free. Enjoy an evening of swimming, fun and games. Floats and pool toys are encouraged. 856-2536. POETRY SOCIETY MEETING: 7 p.m. Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. The Poetry Society of South Carolina will hold its monthly meeting, which will feature readings by headliners Marcus Amaker, editor of Charleston Scene, and Swedish poet Malena Morling. www.poetrysocietysc. org.
SATURDAY RUMMAGE SALE: 9-11:30 a.m. Unitarian Church of Charleston, 4 Archdale St. The church will hold a rummage sale that will include items such as clothes, shoes, toys, books and more. 723-4617. ST. PATRICK’S DAY BLOCK
PARTY: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Olde Village of North Charleston on East Montague Ave. near Park Circle. Get a head start on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a parade, live Irish music and dancing, corned beef and cabbage, Irish trivia, a mechanical bull, children’s activities, music by Super Deluxe and more. Festivities will begin at Madra Rua Pub at 10 a.m. and the parade begins at 12:30 p.m. www. madraruapub.com. CHARLESTON BLACK EXPO: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. North Charleston Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Dr. $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under. The 2010 Charleston Black Expo will feature vendors, health fairs, live entertainment, celebrity guests, children’s activities and much more. www.blackexposouth.com. AUTHOR’S LUNCHEON SERIES: Noon-2 p.m. Pane e Vino, 17 Warren St. $35. Blue Bicycle Books will continue its Author’s Luncheon Series and will host authors Batt Humphreys and Nicole Seitz. A book signing featuring champagne and dessert will follow the lunch at the bookstore. Reservations required. 722-2666
or www.bluebicyclebooks.com. INTRODUCTORY KAYAKING CLASS: Noon-4 p.m. Sea Kayak Carolina, 1731 Signal Point Road. $45 includes equipment. The class will teach participants the basics of kayaking, including safety, strokes and other fundamentals. 225-7969 or www.seakayakcarolina.com. “PARTY FOR THE PARKS”: 5-9 p.m. Ashley Avenue between Colonial Lake and Moultrie parks. $55 in advance, $75 at door. Support local parks at this fundraiser that will include live music from The Plainfield Project, DJ Trailmix and the Flatt City bluegrass band, dancers, jugglers, food from various local restaurants, a cappuccino bar, vodka tastings and much more. www.partyfortheparks.com. MEMORIAL CONCERT: 6 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 16 Thomas St. Free. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Spiritual Ensemble will perform a memorial concert in honor of Charleston preservationist Herbert A. DeCosta Jr. 723-7528 or www.
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playing Gypsy Swing Jazz, 6-10 p.m. THE MILL: 1025 E. Montague, North Charleston, 225-2650. Sat: St. Patty’s Street Party w/ Henry’s Attic. MISTRAL: 99 South Market St. 722-5708. Fri: New South Jazz Band; Sat: The Mike Wolk Jazz Group; Mon: Mirage; Tues: French
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MORGAN CREEK GRILL: 80 41st Avenue. Isle of Palms. 886-8980. Fri: Rene Russell; Sat: Janet Robin. MUSIC FARM: 32 Ann St. 5776989. Sat: Maylene and The Sons of Disaster w/ Useless I.D., 8 p.m. OSCAR’S RESTAURANT: 207 West 5th North St., Summerville. 871-3800. Tonight: Trivia, 7-9 p.m. Wed: Carol Brown, 6-9 p.m. PATRICK’S PUB: 1377 Ashley River Road. 571-3435. Tonight: Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Sat: Drag Show. PINACHIOS FINE DINING & LOUNGE: 2447 Ashley River Road. 402-9640. Wed and Thurs: Debbie Prine, 9 p.m. THE PORCH: 11 Center St., Folly Beach. 588-2737. Wed: Rene Russell Solo, 8-11 p.m. THE POUR HOUSE: 1977 Maybank Highway, Charleston. 5714343. Fri: Gaslight Street w/ Cary Hudson; Sat: Acoustic Syndicate; Tue: Jackass Flats; Wed: St. Patty’s Celebration w/ Zach Deputy and Wisebird. RED DRUM GASTROPUB: 803 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. 849-0313. RED’S ICE HOUSE: 98 Church St., Mount Pleasant, 388-0003. Mon: Dave Landeo, 6- 9 p.m.; Tue: Hank Futch & Friends, 7-10 p.m. SAND DOLLAR: 7 Center St., Folly Beach. 588-9498. Fri-Sat: Cherry Bomb SEEL’S OFF THE HOOK: 2213 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island, 8835030: Wed: The Bushels, 7-11 p.m.; Fri and Sat: DJ Cnile. SOCIAL WINE BAR: 188 East Bay St. 577-5665. Tonight: DJ Danny Seltzer; Fri: DJ Belk; Sat: DJ Kurfu. SUNFIRE GRILL & BISTRO: 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. 7660223. Tonight: Calvin Taylor; Fri: Chris Tidestrom; Sat: Mark Schuler; Mon: Singer and Songwriter Night. THE SWAMP FOX AT THE FRANCIS MARION HOTEL: 387 King St. 724-8888. Fri-Sat: Pianist Bill Howland 6-9 p.m. THIRSTY TURTLE II: 1158 College Park Road, Summerville. 8519828. Sun: Randy Pender or Mike Pifer, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.; Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat: karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Tue: Shane Clark or Mike Pifer . THROUGHBRED CLUB AT CHARLESTON PLACE: 224 King St. 722-4900. Today-Sat: Live Piano, 1-11 p.m. Sun: Live Piano,
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DeCosta Jr. 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.com. PARK CIRCLE FILM SOCIETY: 7 p.m. Olde North Charleston Picture House, 4820 Jenkins Ave. $2 members, $5 nonmembers. A screening of “The Real Dirt on Farmer John.” 628-5534 or www. parkcirclefilms.org. SCHOOL AUCTION: 7 p.m. The Citadel’s Holliday Alumni Center, 69 Hagood Ave. $55 per person, $100 per couple. The First Baptist School of Charleston will hold its sixth bi-annual auction. 7226646, ext. 42. “MASTERWORKS”: 7:30 p.m. Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Phillip St. $25. Part of the Charleston Music Fest, “Masterworks” will showcase various classical masterpieces. 953-0935 or www. charlestonmusicfest.com. “SHAGGIN’ ON THE COOPER”: 8 p.m. Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park and Pier, Harry Hallman Blvd. $10. 795-4FUN or www.ccprc.com.
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$1. Exhibits, face painting, a climb- lowed by a parade, the Irish flaging wall, dancing, health demonraising and Irish entertainment strations and more. 571-6565. and food. 556-3578 or www. scirish.org. ANNUAL IRISH LECTURE: 7 IRISH MUSIC CONCERT: 7 p.m. p.m. Karpeles Manuscript MuSottile Theatre, 44 George St. $25. seum, 68 Spring St. 723-3398. The South Carolina Irish Historical Society will host a performance RAW FOOD DEMONSTRAby Mick Moloney. 556-3578, 881TION: 7 p.m. Whole Foods Mar0000, 953-5623 or scirish.org. ket, 923 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Free. 971-7240. ST. LUKE’S RECITAL SERIES: 12:15 p.m. MUSC’s St. Luke’s ALL-STAR ROCK ORCHESTRA: Chapel, 181 Ashley Ave. Free. 7 p.m. North Charleston Perform792-6775. WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ART: ing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. $20. The Charleston County 7 p.m. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. The Wom- All-Star Rock Orchestra, led by former Trans-Siberian Orchestra en’s Caucus for Art Charleston will hold monthly meeting. www. electric violinist Mark Wood. 5295000 or www.coliseumpac.com. wcacharleston.blogspot.com. INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES: 8 p.m. Sottile Theatre, 44 5K RACE AND WALK: 9 a.m. George St. $20. 953-6575 or www. Starts at Bishop England High internationalpianoseries.org. School, 363 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. Kids Fun Run at ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRA- 10 a.m., an awards ceremony. TION: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Downtown Proceeds will benefit the Bishop Charleston. Celebrate St. Patrick’s England Cross Country and Track Day beginning with a Mass at and Field programs. Register at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, folwww.actioncarolina.com.
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Think you know about fashion? Read on ... BY REBEKAH BRADFORD
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s there anything more glamorous than Charleston Fashion Week? All this week, the white tents in Marion Square is the place to be for the city’s most chic. Two-time trivia champ Dan Moser is going up against florist Kara Isaacs.
AP
Singer Lady Gaga speaks to the media at the amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) benefit gala in New York.
questions 1. What movie star was the Hermes Kelly bag named for? 2. Who designs for Louis Vuitton? 3. The film “A Single Man” was directed by what former designer? 4. Name the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. 5. The documentary, “The Last Emperor” is about what designer? 6. This British designer owned a shop during the Punk era with Malcolm McLaren, who managed The Sex Pistols. 7. Starting April 25, this American designer will debut a collection at Target. 8. What singer is starring in the Dolce & Gabbana Spring ad campaign? 9. When asked what she wore to bed, this movie star famously replied, “Chanel No. 5, of course.” 10. Alber Elbaz designs for this French label.
conclusion
Isaacs wins easily and will come back in a week to defend her title. Charleston Fashion Week continues until Saturday.
correct answers
1. Grace Kelly 2. Marc Jacobs 3. Tom Ford
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DAN’S ANSWERS
KARA’S ANSWERS
1. Elizabeth Taylor. 2. Not Louis Vuitton? 3. Are all these questions like this, because if so, I’m in trouble. 4. OK, seriously, no idea. 5. Armani. 6. I don’t know. 7. Ralph Lauren? 8. Lady Gaga. 9. Marilyn Monroe. 10. I pretty much stunk at this week’s trivia.
1. Grace Kelly. 2. Marc Jacobs. 3. He designed for Gucci, but I can’t remember his name. 4. Anna Wintour. 5. Lagerfeld? 6. This one, I don’t think I know. 7. Is it Zac Posen? 8. Madonna. 9. Ava Gardner. 10. Yves Saint Laurent.
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loudmouthed groomsman making out in the middle of the ceremony with one of my bridesmaids. And Keely Enright, who most days can be found holding the ship together at the Village Playhouse, was Loretta, the caterer’s wife, barking out orders to the “guests” about how dinner would be served. In some cases, theater imitates life. As the executive director of Theatre Charleston, I see these situations a lot. Charleston has a wealth of theatrical talent, and often these talented people find themselves doing very odd things. Like Sharon Graci kissing a pig for the promotional material for Pure Theatre’s production of “HOGS,” written by her husband, Rodney Rodgers. If Josh asked me to kiss a pig, it’d be a long time before I kissed him again. Or Cristy Landis spending December baking hundreds of cookies each night for her husband’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Or Robbie Thomas, an accomplished actor long known for his off-stage jokes, becoming the responsible pro-
fessional director of highly acclaimed productions at the Footlight Players. In some cases, theater propels us forward. I never imagined I’d land in Charleston when I started my career. Like most actresses, I was destined for New York or L.A. But I met my husband here (in “A Christmas Carol”) and fell in love with the people of this town. People who are also in love with the intricate process of telling a story, the feeling you get when a random stranger connects emotionally with you. They are the reason that I am happy here, the reason I work every day to promote the incredible shows that happen here all year long. My husband and I have been blessed to find a wonderful city teeming with theatrical professionals dedicated to furthering the craft. In my case, theater finds me home. Next month, my husband and I will be performing at the Village Playhouse as husband and wife in “An Ideal Husband.” Theater imitates life. – Emily Wilhoit
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