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Bryce’s last column (this makes us sad). Sydney Smith talks about “Eat Pray Love,” and Jack McCray’s Jazz Beat(s), Rebekah Bradford’s Style Phile will return next week. There’s also Jack Hunter’s “Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down” and a guest columnist.

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JACK MCCRAY

BRYCE DONOVAN

VIKKI MATSIS

SAMANTHA TEST

DEVIN GRANT

ANGEL POWELL

MATTHEW GODBEY

KATRINA ROBINSON

SYDNEY SMITH

OLIVIA POOL

JACK HUNTER

KEVIN YOUNG

DENISE K. JAMES

KAREN BRIGGS

REBEKAH BRADFORD

Jazz master, lover of art, the coolest man you’ll ever know.

Does chef profiles for Charleston Scene. She is also married to a ninja.

Rock star, political nut, thrift store lover.

Yes, it’s true. This is Bryce’s last appearance in Charleston Scene.

Thanks for the memories, man.

When not working as a freelance writer, he enjoys organic farming, music, furniture making and backpacking.

Loves hip-hop more than you love cake.

If you are an artist, Vikki wants to talk to you. She is a singer, writer, photographer and marathon runner.

Full-time freelance writer who finds it difficult to work at home when her two chocolate labs won’t stop licking her toes.

Freelance writer, extraordinare.

She is super connected in the community.

Sydney will teach you everything you need to know about pop culture.

Insists that you not forget her middle initial. She loves friendly bartenders, philosophy, and her rockstar boyfriend.

A former stylist turned writer, obsessed with all things fashion, buzz and culture. She enjoys staying on top of events so you don’t have to.

Music guru. Started writing for Preview a long time ago. Devin is the man.

Loves Love, chocolate for breakfast, playing with her toy poodle, dancing in the moonlight.

Trivia and fashion guru.

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PAUL PAVLICH

ROB YOUNG

ELIZABETH BOWERS

AMELIA PHILIPS HALE

Our resident blogger. Knows a thing or two about writing. And making you smile.

A passionate visual storyteller who seeks the truth within her subjects.

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Reporter, musician, realist dreamer. Find Stratton at the summit and on stage with Po’Ridge.

Knows a thing or two about ghosts.

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“I am wildly creative with an innate sense of self. “

Motivated photographer and writer.

Does “local band of the week” and also drives a pedicab downtown.

The master of all things on the big screen.

Luncher, bruncher, blogger.

You love him.

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Charleston Battery’s final home game

For every show that we write about in Charleston Scene, there seems to be 19 that we don’t have room for.

That’s a good problem to have when you are putting an entertainment publication together. I think we hit the best of the best, though. I’m particularly excited about the local production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

If “Star Wars” didn’t exist, I’d call “Hedwig” my favorite movie of all time. (I’m a dork at heart, what can I say?)

Anyway, I hope you all check it out. See Page 19 and read below.

Also, Karen Silvestro’s “Paperdoll” show (Page 38) promises to be a good one. I really dig Karen’s artwork, and she has a great soul. Other highlights? Today’s Taashki Trunk Show at Monkee’s of Daniel Island. Leah María Suarez and Duda Lucena at the Footlight Players Theatre on Saturday. Oh, yeah, and The “Moscow Never Sleeps” party at Torch on Friday. Ah! When will I find time to sleep?

On a side note, check me out on 98.9 FM’s “Sunday Morning Mimosa” show from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. I’ll be talking about art, poetry, pop culture and more. Tune in!

7:30 P.M. SATURDAY // BLACKBAUD STADIUM, DANIEL ISLAND It’s the Charleston Battery’s final regular season home game on Saturday night as the Charlotte Eagles come to town for a 7:30 p.m. match at Blackbaud Stadium. A free soccer ball will be given to the first 500 children who come through the turnstiles. At half-time, one fan will have a chance to win $10,000 with the Heritage Trust Kick for Cash, plus the team will announce the annual player awards. Immediately following the match, there will be a fireworks display. The Battery needs a win or a tie to claim a franchise first regular season championship; the winner of the regular season advances directly to the USL-2 Championship game and avoids the potential pitfall of a semifinal playoff match. For tickets, directions or for information, call 971-GOAL (4625) or visit www.charlestonbattery.com. Tickets are $10-18. Gates open at 6 p.m.

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Winner of the 2001 Obie Award and Outer Circle Critics Award for best off-Broadway musical, John Cameron Mitchell’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” film told the story of a young East German boy named Hansel (Hedwig) whose life’s dream is to find his other half. The film has since gone on to be a cult favorite. The local production of “Hedwig” will be shown Friday and Saturday, and audiences will be greeted with an almost David Lynchesque, circuslike atmosphere featuring the talents of local burlesque favorites Skye Paige (aka Betty Rawker), Brandy Valentine and Tiger Roxx of Bizzaro Burlesque, and much more. Audiences attending the performance are encouraged to come in their glam rock best for a shot at instant fame on stage with Hedwig. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is equal parts rock ’n’ roll, stand up comedy and glam rock. Not to be missed. Tickets are $20-$24. See Page 19 for more information.

Christina Cone comes home

SATURDAY AND TUESDAY // EYE LEVEL ART AND THE WINDJAMMER

Christina Cone returns home to Charleston from New York, where after teaming up with Ward Williams (Jump, Little Children), she’s quickly become a staple in the New York singer-songwriter scene. She’ll perform two dates in Charleston: 8 p.m. Saturday at Eye Level Art (103 Spring St.) and 10 p.m. Tuesday at The Windjammer (1008 Ocean Blvd., Isle of Palms). Kristin Abbott and The Young Republic will open for her at the Eye Level Art show. Tickets for the Eye Level Art show are $7 in advance and $10 the day of the show. Call 278-2374. The Windjammer show is free.

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Gin was the drink of choice last week

BY CAROLINE MILLARD Special to The Post and Courier

TODAY Monkee’s of Daniel Island, 186 Seven Farms Drive, is hosting a trunk show featuring the Taashki Fall collection by handbag designer Natasha Madan. Noon-7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Head over to Eye Level Art, 103 Spring St., to see Josiah Leming. Leming appeared on Season 7 of American Idol. The show is 8-11 p.m.

Advance tickets are $7 and can be purchased by calling 278-2374.

SATURDAY

Flavor Flav’s brother, Steven Drayton, is showing his new film “ Married Men and Single Women” at 8 p.m. at Wing Time, 5101 Ashley Phosphate Road. Call 767-1234 for more information.

SUNDAY

Neo-Soul Sundays at Huger’s, 587 King St. Doors open at 8 p.m.

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Go to Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road, for beginner shag lessons.

8:15 p.m. Admission is $10.

Call 571-2183.

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The Franke Chorus invites you to join the group. Rehearsals are 3:30-5 p.m. at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. Call 654-5973.

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Hendrick’s Gin Crawl Ah, gin. A funny little liquor that treads the border between classic opulence or your grandmother’s drink of choice.

Last Thursday night’s Hendrick’s Gin Crawl, however, leaned more towards the former than the later with unusual cocktails mixed by some of Charleston’s premier establishments and bartenders.

Starting the night at Social, a small crowd delightfully dressed in 20thcentury garb, toured a few of Charleston’s favorite high-brow watering holes, including Club Habana, Halls Chophouse and O-Ku sampling each bar’s specially concocted gin cocktail.

The crawl was certainly a quirky event, with each bartender offering a limerick to accompany the drink of choice.

A Hendrick’s Gin rep noted that the company “likes to do things a little differently,” before adjusting his ascot and sipping a watermelon-infused cocktail at Hall’s Chophouse.

The evening culminated at Midtown, arguably a strange ending to an oth-

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Last Thursday’s Hendrix’s Gin Crawl went to downtown restaurants and bars such as Club Habana, Halls Chophouse, Rue de Jean, O-Ku and Midtown. erwise sophisticated affair, where Michael Moore of Rue de Jean took first prize for his gin cocktail and Luca Barwick of High Cotton was awarded top accolades for his limerick.

Gin & Jazz

Didn’t get enough gin?

Gin & Jazz: A Roaring ’20s Party at Pepper Plantation took place Sunday in Awendaw to celebrate Theatre Charleston’s 201011 season and support the League of Charleston Theatres.

As guests played badminton on the lawn, ladies elegantly sported dropped

waist dresses and strands of pearls as they sipped frothy gin fizzes.

The gentlemen seemed a little more hesitant to relish the 1920s theme, most opting for, at most, a bow tie and boater hat.

The dining options seemed a bit random for the setting. One doesn’t necessarily think of dining on hot penne pasta and meatballs in this oppressive August heat.

Charleston greats Charlton Singleton and Leah Suarez lit the stage with sweet, sultry summer music.

The crowd danced on well past dusk.

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Charleston Junior Women’s Club is having a happy hour social at 6-8 p.m. at Fish, 442 King St. Visit www.cjwc.org.

or Email your name & phone number to webcn@ecpi.edu

The Beer Guru will be hosting a blind India Pale Ale tasting at 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wine Awhile, 1039 Hwy 41, in Mount Pleasant. Admission is $10. Call 475-1811.

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his one’s tough.

I say that because this is my last humor column for The Post and Courier.

That’s right, no more West Virginia jokes, shots at Pontiac Aztek owners or “and by (blank), of course, I mean (blank)” gags.

Now I realize this might come as a shock to many of you, prompting such questions as, “Are you serious?” and, “Wait, your column was supposed to be funny?”

Sadly, the answer to both is yes.

I’d be lying if I didn’t say this was bittersweet for me. While I’m sad to leave the newspaper, I’m thrilled for the opportunity to take on a new and exciting challenge. Sure I won’t be getting

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at, Pray, Love” comes out in theaters Friday.

The movie, based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir of the same name, stars Julia Roberts as Gilbert, a New York writer and wife.

While she always thought she wanted to be a wife and a mother, she realizes that after a few years of marriage, she doesn’t and that she needed out. From everything.

So, after divorcing her husband, she quits her job, packs her bags and sets off for a yearlong “search” to figure out what she does want.

The plan? Visit three “I” countries: Italy, India and Indonesia.

In Rome, she eats. In an Indian village, she prays.

And in Bali, she, you can assume, finds something or someone to love.

I read the book earlier this year. A quick read, it’s an

pages it seemed like I had to put the book down to get something to eat.

The Italian food she eats is its own character, the star of the country’s section almost.

While I liked the book enough, I’m not in the “it’s the best book ever” fan club.

So, I’ve had mixed feelings about seeing the movie.

Because the book has been easy and interesting enough a best-seller for three years, I expect theaters will be story to jump into. Well, if you’re in the target audience, packed.

From its 2006 release to that is. I couldn’t imagine now, the book has been one of my guy friends ever somewhat inescapable at picking it up. bookstores and libraries.

My major complaint with Thematically, it’s been lait was that it seemed to be beled spirituality, travel, missing something. Once she got past the divorce, ev- memoir and more, so it’s erything seemed so easy for had a large crossover appeal.

Since I’m pretty indifferent Gilbert to pull off. to Roberts, her starring role My slightly more trivial doesn’t make it a must-see complaint with the book for me. But, the cast may be is from the Italy section, a big draw for audiences. which took me forever to From the previews, she get through. Why? Because seems to be a great choice to almost the entire section is play Gilbert. Javier Bardem, about food, and every five

Billy Crudup, James Franco, and Richard Jenkins play the various men who come in and out of her life.

I also don’t know if I can bear staring at larger-thanlife pizza, pasta and gelato on the movie screen while I’m stuck settling for popcorn and SnoCaps.

After seeing a couple of trailers for the movie, I’ve decided I’ll see it and probably in theaters. Even though the story doesn’t attract me so much, the movie will offer some wonderful scenery and will be probably be a relaxing way to spend a couple hours.

Which is why “Eat, Pray, Love” will probably do really well. Because even if you haven’t read the book, it will be an easy, enjoyable enough flick.

Between the book’s success and Roberts’ fan base, the movie is bound to bring out “Eat, Pray, Love-rs” to theaters this weekend.

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at Mercato 6:00-10:00 pm

(Friday & Saturday 6-8 Solo Keyboardist 8-12 Full Band)

Monday: Leah Suarez Trio jazz standards with a Bossa Nova influence

Tuesday: The Frank Duvall Instrumental Jazz Trio Wednesday: Cameron's Trio, the local trumpeter performing jazz standards Thursday: Ann Caldwell with LooseFit; Jazz and Blues Vocals Friday: Ann Caldwell with LooseFit; Jazz and Blues Vocals

All the way live at Huger’s DENVA SIMPSON

Max Moore (from left), Chuck King, Oscar Rivers, DeVone Gary, Chris Shecut and T.J. Robinson played a variety of jazz styles at Huger’s.

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had the time of my life July 30 at an upper King Street spot. I left the gloomy heat outside, paid my five bucks and settled in to check out one of my favorite musicians, Oscar Rivers.

I was looking for healing.

And I know from decades of listening that Oscar and whoever he had along could do that for me.

He recently brought his trio back to Huger’s, looking to build up to a cabaret project, adding that dimension to the Lowcountry music and arts scene.

When I heard he was back at the club at 587 King St., I decided I would go listen.

This night seemed like a good time. It had been a grueling week, magnified by the recent plague-like heat wave. I was facing an emotional roller coaster the next day. My friend, Dru Patterson, was giving his daughter away in matrimony and another friend, Theron Snype, was burying his dad.

Also, I had just heard of the deaths of two great

mined grooves all night, especially after midway through the first set when about 25 people celebrating a friend’s birthday arrived to take the comfortable room to being full. The energy being fed to the band doubled all of a sudden.

Just about then, I turned my bar stool to face the bandstand and settle in for Charleston musicians, saxophonist Elvin Davis and the magical ride that was drummer Oscar Scott. I was galloping along by then.

I further prepared myself heart sick.

Joy and pain, like Frankie for the journey into live Beverly and Maze would say. swing with, for me, a tried and true accompaniment to But I needed more than a good time, H&H. HeinekFrankie’s crooning.

I needed the balm of blues- en beer and Hennessy cognac. Alcohol isn’t necessary based, rock steady grooves to stimulate enjoyment but, that shimmer with warm like legendary drummer Art tones and elegant execuBlakey said of jazz, it can tion. In order to soothe the take the dust off the day. wounds of the days before It was on. and calm the fears of the Working with keyboardup-and-down road the next, ist Oscar were his basic trio I needed my life force to be charged by the energy good members, Chuck King on bass and Max Moore on the jazz foments. drum kit. A very tight unit, Well, what Oscars’ band a solid rhythm section that did that night was to start communicates telepathioff with a bang, then cally, there is more than 100 settle into a wave of joyous years of professional music rhythms and melodies. It

experience among the three cohorts.

Then there was the front line of T.J. Robinson, a prodigy, on trombone, Chris Shecut on tenor saxophone and DeVone Gary on alto.

T.J., a graduate of the Charleston County School of the Arts and a recent alumnus of the Manhattan School of Music, was a monster. Most impressive is his warm tone and understated, easy swing, all very advanced for his tender 21 years.

Chris on tenor had a superior command of his instrument and provided a phat bottom to the melodies and harmonies of the instrumentalists.

Gary has good contemporary chops, playing high and fast and sweetening the ensemble’s sound.

The room has a good sound. The north wall is brick and there’s plenty of wood in there.

The other walls, colored a shade of peach, are adorned Please see JAZZ, Page 11E

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Quick to the Point:

Vanilla Ice actually puts on a good show Sometimes I feel bad for celebrities whose careers, or perhaps very existence, has become a punch line. Comedian Pauly Shore comes to mind. Actor Dustin Diamond, singularly known for his role as “Screech” on TV’s “Saved by the Bell,” comes to mind as well.

And then there’s Vanilla Ice. Best known for his 1991 hit “Ice, Ice Baby” — featuring a sample of Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure,” which led to a lawsuit — Vanilla Ice has since become synonymous with corporate music and manufactured silliness.

When it was announced that the one-hit wonder would be coming to the Lowcountry, more than 500 curiosity seekers, including yours truly, headed out to The Dive in Goose Creek to see, well, no one was sure what. Everyone knew he went in a heavy metal direction a few years back, and many sort of expected to hear that version. Would he be bitter? Would he be terrible? Would he play the

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with large, colorful murals

by Charleston artist Charles Desaussure.

The interior was designed by another Charleston artist, Robert Washington.

Wash, as he is known, chose the color scheme and painted the walls himself.

The works by Charles that he chose used to hang in Mitchell’s, a club that used to occupy 102 N. Market St. where Mercato restaurant is now.

Food Wednesdays in

Vanilla Ice seemed like a performer completely at peace with how others perceive him and gave the audience exactly what they wanted: a good time. Part nostalgia, part party antics and it must be said — part quality.

Vanilla Ice’s new material was really good! A new single he was promoting embarrassingly goofy “Nin- called “Turn it Up” was as ja Rap” from the “Teenage fun and catchy as anything Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” on rap radio today, and soundtrack? Everyone I the two dozen or so girls spoke to really wanted to dancing onstage seemed hear the “Ninja Rap,” but to agree. He even did some we all agreed he probably break dancing. wouldn’t play it.

Vanilla Ice went from sellWe were wrong. ing 17 million albums and Vanilla Ice played “Ninja dating Madonna to becomRap” relatively early. He al- ing a comical, pop culture so played his cover of Wild footnote. You really have Cherry’s disco hit “Play to respect a guy everyone That Funky Music White laughs at who also can Boy,” followed not too long laugh at himself and put on after by a version of “Ice, a great show to boot.

Ice Baby” more true to the original version than we all Thumbs Down expected.

I originally had planned At the risk of losing all for “Thumbs Down” to be credibility, this was one the fact that I had to pay $18 of the most entertaining to see Vanilla Ice, but forget concerts I’ve ever been to, that. No “Thumbs Down” and certainly the best rap this week. It was worth evconcert. From the get-go, ery penny.

This was a bit of a different sound for Oscar. He usually plays more standards in the bop idiom.

Oscar said his band is booked at Huger’s through the end of the year. That gives him time to develop new material, bring in guest artists and have full-blown shows.

Along with his skills as a performer and arranger, Oscar has a flair for show business. Some will remember Rivers and Company, a band that he and his late

wife, Fabian Rivers, used to produce cabaret-style shows.

For instance, the band was the house entertainment at Ernest Pinckney’s Touch of Class on Meeting Street.

I think he has a good chance at accomplishing this, given what I saw and heard that Friday night.

I still feel better from it.

Call 577-7855.

Jack McCray, author of “Charleston Jazz,” can be reached at jackjmccray@aol. com.

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BRYCE From Page 8E

man Thomas in a celebrity golf tournament. Back then, paid to make jokes about Thomas had absolutely no poop, grown men who wear clue who I was. But when I football jerseys to the mall called him up a few days ago or my own cluelessness as a to get his perspective on my parent, but I promise you, nine-year newspaper colif I ever run into you on the umn writing career and how street, I will be more than much things had changed happy to do that for free. over all those years, he graIt’s been an incredible run ciously said, “I think you here at The Post and Courier, have the wrong number.” one filled with lots of person- OK, so very little has al and professional growth. changed since then.

I began “It beats working” But during those 458 colback in October 2001, my umns, I got to do all sorts first assignment being to of amazing things: pilot the write about my experience Goodyear Blimp, be a ball caddying for former major boy for Anna Kournikova, league baseball player Gorfly with the Blue Angels,

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carry the Olympic torch and the list goes on. But better than any of those collective experiences were my interactions with you.

I can honestly say there has been no bigger thrill throughout my writing career than when I run into a complete stranger and they tell me they love what I do.

It’s a complete rush and reminds me how lucky I’ve been to do this for a living for nearly a decade.

Which is why it’s so hard to say goodbye. Sure I’m not going to miss dealing with 25 editors every week trying to make sure I haven’t writ-

ten anything that will get the company sued (again), but I can honestly say writing for the newspaper has been one of the best experiences of my entire life.

And it’s all thanks to you guys. And by you, of course, I mean me.

Sorry. I just needed to do that one last time.

Bryce Donovan hates to see himself go, but loves watching himself leave. Reach him at 937-5938 or bdonovan@ postandcourier.com. To stay in touch with Bryce, you can follow him on Twitter at www. twitter.com/brycedonovan.

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BY MARY SPELL

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ecently, I was watching the evening news and there was a report on parenting in this day and age of electronic gadgets. It really got me to thinking about how my children were brought up without all those things.

I have two children, one born in 1983 and the other in 1987. We did not have DVD players, CD players, iPhones, text messaging or TVs in our cars. Oh, my!

What did we do? Well, I’ll

tell you what we did. We talked. While driving, we talked about everything and anything that would pop up in their little heads.

I’ll never forget the day we we’re driving past Kmart

letter K!” How proud I was of her, and that brought up a great conversation about what words start with the letter K. There are so many teaching opportunities to take advantage of when

way to talk about child safety without scaring them.

As a preschool teacher, I sometimes help out at car pool. It absolutely breaks my heart to put a child into

parent is too busy talking on the phone. Or what about the parent who just says, “Hi, here’s a soda and burger,” then pulls down the screen and puts in a movie for the child to watch on the ride home.

“I want to tell those parents on the phone to stop, talk to your Don’t get me wrong, having a friends after the kids have gone to bed, talk to your child now. movie playing is great ... if you’re Because one day you’ll blink and it’ll all be over.” going on a long road trip. But come on, we’re on Ladson Road (Wow! you’re with a child. their car seat and Mom or going home; tell me about That was a while back), and We would also play the Dad is on the phone. That your day! my precious little girl sit“What if?” game. I would child has had an excitMy children are now ting in her car seat pointed talk about a scenario and ing morning and wants to grown and out of the to the large red K and said, ask them, “OK, what would share everything they did house. My 26-year-old son “Look mommy, that’s the you do?” This was a great with their parent, but the is in the Air Force and sta-

tioned overseas. I see him once a year. My daughter is 22 and going to grad school in Richmond, Va. Thankfully, I see her often and we talk daily. But I miss the days when they would come home full of excitement, opening their backpacks to show me what they did at school. I was just as excited as they were to hear about their day. I want to tell those parents on the phone to stop, talk to your friends after the kids have gone to bed, talk to your child now. Because one day you’ll blink and it’ll all be over ... they will be grown, you’ll look back and what will your memories be of?

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Member Skinny DeVille talks about ‘real things and stuff you can relate to’ PRISCILLA THOMAS

Catch Leah Suarez and Duda Lucena 7 p.m. Saturday at Footlight Players Theatre. Call 793-9637.

Lucena, Suarez team for Brazilian music extravaganza

BY JACK MCCRAY

Special to The Post and Courier

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ome of the best instrumentalists around are poised to join singerssongwriters Duda Lucena and Leah Suarez in a first for Charleston stages.

The highly regarded, popular purveyors of Brazilian music embark on their maiden voyage as a duet at 8 p.m.

Saturday at the Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St. Doors open at 7.

The two were a tandem for some songs on the bill at last year’s Charleston Jazz Orchestra Latin Night, bringing down the house.

But this is their debut with their own show, called Bossa Bossa. The singers, knowing exactly what they wanted, produced the event themselves.

Tickets are $20 until noon the day of the show, then $25 at the theater box office. Call 793-9637 or visit etix.com.

The rhythm section supporting Lucena and Suarez will be Gerald Gregory on piano, Ben Wells on bass and Ron Wiltrout on percussion.

Special guests include Mark Sterbank on saxophone and flute, Charlton Singleton on trumpet and Mitch Butler on trombone.

Suarez, a longtime Charlestonian, has been envisioning this since Lucena arrived on the scene from his native Brazil a few years ago.

She has her own band and spends time advocating for jazz while Lucena is busy recording, performing and composing.

However, the success of the CJO show and having the opportunity to put together the personnel they want have motivated them to interrupt busy schedules to do something they feel good about.

“Besides our friendship and respect for each other, Leah Suarez loves Brazilian music, and this, of course, is a bridge connecting us,” Lucena said last week. He fondly referred to their rendition of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Aguas de Marco” at the CJO concert as not only inspirational for this project but also as an example of how well they meld.

“So we thought why not work on something special together. We have worked on this concert, choosing the songs, the arrangements, choosing the musicians, etc.

So whatever you will feel on this concert, you will be feeling us. This is the point. We are having a lot of fun in this process. I would call it ‘Join and Enjoying Talents.’ ”

JEREMY HENDERSON

Special to The Post and Courier

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kinny DeVille has a wife, three kids and a new yard in Atlanta that he mows himself. He believes in God. He pays his bills. He’s a rapper. It’s exciting stuff.

“I think people appreciate that side of life, the reality, just as much as they appreciate the fantasy side,” says Deville, who Rolling Stone described in 2002 as the most philosophical member of famously down-to-earth Southern rap sextet Nappy Roots. “We’re all about painting you a very beautiful picture, not of this glamorous materialism, but about taking care of your family and just living life.”

For instance, you’re not likely to find DeVille sippin’ Courvoisier on a yacht, on or off camera; the video for “Ride,” the stellar debut single off the band’s new album, “The Pursuit of Nappyness,” has him in the grocery store reaching for the Grapico (before giving a ride to a girl trying to meet her husband, just returned from Iraq.

She keeps her clothes on the whole way.).

“My kids can watch that video without me having to explain what sex is or looking at Gstrings,” he said.

Nappy Roots formed in 1995 and signed to Atlantic Records in 1998. Riding the millennial wave of mainstream interest in Southern hip-hop generated by Atlantabased acts such as Outkast and Goodie Mob, their major label debut, “Watermelon, Chicken, and

if you go WHO: The Nappy Roots with Big Bottom, The Chris McCarty Band, Villanova and Buie WHEN: Friday, 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Music Farm, 32 Ann St., downtown COST: $12 in advance at www. etix.com, all Cat’s Music and Monster Music locations. $15 the day of the show HEAR THE MUSIC: www.nappyroots.com INFO: 577-6989, www.musicfarm.com WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Go to www.charlestonscene.com, and add your opinion about the concert.

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Skinny DeVille of The Nappy Roots. The group is best known for its 2002 hit, “Po’ Folks.”

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Gilmore sets sights high for her band and its new EP

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See Mary’s Got a Band at 10 p.m. Friday at Midtown Bar & Grill, 559 King St.

BY PAUL PAVLICH

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hen Mary Gilmore started playing music with her childhood neighbor, guitarist Pete Ballou, neither one of them realized that it was the start of something bigger.

“I really just started hanging around with Pete for fun when he lived across the street from me in high school,” Gilmore said. “I was just singing some songs he had written in the past.”

Years later, Mary and Pete picked up drummer Preston Barnes, guitarist Shamus Gillen and bassist David Knight, forming the musical ensemble Mary’s Got a Band. The band started playing shows last August, and since then have gigged

more info MEMBERS: Mary Gilmore (vocals), Pete Ballou (rhythm guitar), Shamus Gillen (lead guitar), Preston Barnes (drums), David Knight (bass).

ORIGINALLY FROM: Charleston (Gilmore, Ballou, Gillen and Knight) and Montgomery, Ala. (Barnes).

WEBSITE: www.marysgotaband.com.

SEE THEM NEXT: 10 p.m. Friday at Midtown Bar & Grill, 559 King St.

out at The Pour House, the Music Farm, O’Malley’s and Art’s in Mount Pleasant. This Friday, they take the stage at Midtown Bar &

While DeVille acknowledges that going to college Gritz,” eventually went plat- doesn’t typically translate inum thanks to catchy, urinto hip-hop street cred, he ban-meets-country singles also acknowledges that he “Awnaw” and “Po-Folks.” doesn’t really care.

The band’s Southern but “Some of our guys ... relatively bourgeois backalmost didn’t make it to ground — the members first college, it could have been recorded together while stu- college or jail, but there’s dents at Western Kentucky nothing wrong with being University in Bowling Green educated and knowing what — contrasts starkly to the you’re talking about and bullet-riddled origin myths knowing different sides of of many of their more urban life,” DeVille says. “People contemporaries. are coming from a lot of NAPPY ROOTS From Page 14E

Grill on Upper King Street.

The Americana-rock outfit just released its first EP, “Satellite Rodeo.” The five-song record was mixed, recorded and mastered at Charleston Sound. The songs resonate Gilmore’s country twang but maintain an accessible sound and a pop mentality.

The songs on the record were written by Ballou for Gilmore to sing specifically, which ultimately were tweaked by the other band members to make them their own. Although the group is happy with the album, Gilmore and the gang intend to start making the songwriting process more of a joint venture on their newest material.

“We’re figuring out how to make our system more different places, and a lot hip-hop is about where you come from and credibility.

We weren’t street, but we were reality.”

DeVille, who recently moved from Kentucky to Atlanta in order “to be closer to what was going on and have a better shot at supporting my family,” says the group retains its style and values on “The Pursuit of Nappyness,” its first independent release in more than a decade.

collaborative,” Gilmore said. “The band is still new.

We’re still working out the process.”

With a handful of live performances and a fivesong album within the first year, Mary’s Got a Band isn’t slowing down, either.

Gilmore has set her goals high for the year to come, hinting at another record, regional touring and wooing Charleston concertgoers.

“In the next six months, realistically, I’d really like to conquer Charleston,” Gilmore said. “I’d like most of the city to have heard us and seen us. I want to start venturing out to Charlotte, Greensboro and Jacksonville.”

The band’s name came

Twin Tigers Wednesday at the Music Farm

Indie-rock band Twin Tigers, currently on a monthlong tour supporting the New York based band Interpol, will be performing at The Music Farm in Charleston on August 18.

Matthew Rain (guitar, vocals) and Aimee Morris (bass) formed Twin Tigers in Athens, Georgia as their previous bands began to dissolve.

“The music scene there is great,” Rain said. “There’s a lot of history in Athens.”

The two have collaborated with a number of interchanging drummers and guitarists since then, keeping the band from rounding out with a steady set of members.

We started in the very end of 2007 and have had ten Please see GILMORE, Page 16E different drummers since then,” Rain said.

The current line up including Forrest Hall on guitar “People were always sayand Doug Crump on drums ing, ‘You remind me of seems promising considerOutkast, Goodie Mob, ing the band’s apparent upArrested Development.’ ward momentum.

To me, ain’t none of those Twin Tigers has toured people overly street, overly with other bands includmaterialistic, overly anying Dead Confederate, Jay thing. If that’s what you’re Reatard, Black Lips, Dunlooking for, then maybe gen, and Snowden. we’re not for you. But if The Interpol tour comes you like to kick it and talk at an exciting time for the about real things and stuff you can relate to, check out band, which released its deNappy Roots. I’m a real guy. but album ‘Gray Waves’ in March of this year with Old I just got finished cutting Flame Records. the grass.”

“People seem to like it.

People are going to love and hate different things, which is fine, but the reception has been great,” Rain said.

‘We’re on tour now so that’s a good sign.”

Tickets to the show are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the show.

For more information on Twin Tigers visit www. myspace.com/thetwintigers.

For more information on Interpol visit www.interpolnyc.com/.

– By Christina Elmore

Will Hoge Friday and Saturday at The Windjammer

After recording his first album during a live taping at Nashville’s Exit/In in 1999, Will Hoge has made waves in the music scene the hard way. Relying mostly on incessant touring and self-promotion, Hoge became one of the many faces of hardworking bands everywhere.

In 2008, Hoge was struck by a van while riding his scooter home from a studio session in Nashville. The accident left Hoge unable to walk or see and fighting for his life. After 10 months in the hospital and undergoing physical therapy, Hoge made a full recovery and resumed work on his latest album titled “The Wreckage.”

Hoge wasted no time

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George Porter Jr. and The Runnin’ Pardners is one of those projects and one that getting back on the road, having opened up for Need- incorporates a large brass section for an added steepToBreathe, Sugarland, Miness in the funk landscape chelle Branch, Corey Smith Porter is known for. and now in the midst of a The group will perform stint of headlining gigs.

Friday at The Pour House, Hoge will perform Friday 1977 Maybank Highway and Saturday at The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd. with Gaslight Street and The Megan McCormick will Rusty Trombones. Doors open Friday’s show while open at 9 p.m.; the show rock/reggae group Simplified starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are will kick things off Saturday. $15 and are available online Tickets for each show are at www.etix.com or at the $15 in advance, $17 the day door. of and are only available online at www.the-windjam- Villanova mer.com. Doors open at 9 Friday at The Music p.m., show starts at 10. Call Farm 886-8596.

Columbia-based quartet George Porter Jr. and Villanova plays a lethal concoction of hard rock, funk The Runnin’ Pardners and hip-hop that is nearly as Friday at The Pour stunning as it is stimulating.

The band’s choice of House combining three energetic Accolades seem endless genres culminates to an for the legendary bass man intense overall live show George Porter Jr. and song collection. With a The New Orleans native was a pivotal member of the sound somewhere between G. Love and 311, Villalegendary funk band The Meters beginning in 1965. As nova combines guitar, bass, co-founder, bassist and sing- drums and turntables to sew together anthematic exploer, Porter helped take The Meters to the forefront of the sions of melody, groove and funk movement and became positivity for a fun-loving one of the recognized godfa- live experience.

Villanova will perform as thers of the genre itself. the opening act for Nappy While his bass playing Roots at the Music Farm, 32 has led him to collaborate Ann St., Friday. Tickets are with some of music’s most recognizable names — such $12 in advance, $15 the day of show and are available as Paul McCartney, Robert Palmer, Patti Labelle, Jimmy online at www.etix.com or at the door. Call 577-6989 or Buffett and Tori Amos — Porter still finds time to head visit www.musicfarm.com for more information. several projects of his own.

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at practice, somebody said, ‘... Yeah! Mary’s got a band!’ about last summer. The We liked it and it stuck.” group was playing shows The band has found the under the moniker Mary ever-growing Charleston Gilmore because it was music scene very inviting having trouble deciding on throughout their musical a name that embodied its adventures. sound. The members got the “I think that there are a lot idea from something that of good musicians here. It’s was shouted at band practice still growing and becoming before a gig. a music city. It’s not really “A year ago, the band a competition because you members couldn’t come up have to look out for the artwith a name. It’s really hard ist. Sometimes it’s discourto find a good name that fits aging that there’s a million the music and the people bands, but you just have to that’s not cheesy. One day push through.”

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if you go

WHAT: Chiddy Bang.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday.

WHERE: The Music Farm, 32 Ann St. COST: $15 in advance at www.etix.com, all Cat’s Music and Monster Music locations. $15 the day of the show.

HEAR THE MUSIC: www. myspace.com/chiddybang.

The Bang behind the show

THE CHAMBER GROUP

See and Chiddy and Noah from up-andcoming rap group Chiddy Bang at The Music Farm on Sunday.

Chatting with the people promoting Sunday’s hip-hop show at The Music Farm that is getting a lot of attention. It helps that the song samples MGMT’s “Kids.”

Virgin is releasing the album. I know Q-Tip from sually when a show Tribe Called Quest is hanis coming to town, dling some of the producit is common for us to focus our attention on the tion. There’s Donnis, he’s an artist. This time we decided ATL emcee that has gotten to interview one of the folks a lot of press for his song, operating behind the scenes. “Gone.” XV is like one of the greatest rappers you’ve never Charleston native Ben Corum of INkahootz Pres- heard of. He’s from Kansas, ents has been racing around man. Out there in Kansas and making nice lyrics. promoting Sunday’s show And then the other act, 2am at the Music Farm: Chiddy Club, is six members doing Bang. The event has been music that blends hip-hop, at the top of Corum’s big brain since the show was an- funk and rock. They put on a good show. nounced in early July.

Q: Who else is involved Rather than us just telling with putting the show toyou about the upcoming concert, we figured we’d let gether?

A: Travis Holland from Corum talk about the show Night Vizzion has been a big and INkahootz before he help. ... He’s the main man. headed back into the swelPinecone Productions has tering Charleston heat.

Q: Tell me a bit about the been great as well. They’ve been a big help in getting the show at the Music Farm.

A: Chiddy Bang is making word out as well.

Q: How long have you a stop there on Sunday. It’s been doing this? them with a few other artA: Promoting shows? ists, like 2am Club, Donnis and XV. It’s all part Chiddy About a year. I used to manage Merch Underground, Bang’s “Swelly Life” tour. the Music Farm box office, The lineup is pretty good.

Chiddy has a song out right until we closed shop last month. I have a lot more now, “Opposite of Adults,”

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time to focus on this side of things since then. I help out the booking agents a bit more as well. It’s not a job per se, but it’s definitely giving me more experience.

I first started helping with All-In Entertainment, the company that books shows for the Farm. INkahootz has acted like a kind of liaison between the Farm and the C of C students and getting the news out there.

Q: So what all are you doing out there to promo the show?

A: Let’s see ... fliers, posters, blogging about it, doing the Facebook thing, of course. I mean, I and the two other guys who do INkahootz, Lee and Gordo, have even been out there with the actual physical tickets and sell them on the spot. It’s basically whatever we can do. You are out there trying to convince people that this show and every other show are worth their time and money. There never seems to be enough time to do it all.

Q: Are you anxious?

A: You’re always a little anxious, but when the time gets tighter and the show

date gets closer, things can get a bit chaotic. Since school is not back in, we don’t know what’s in store for us. Summer can be pretty difficult.

Q: Have you ever found yourself having to improvise?

A: It’s not uncommon.

Awhile back we had an outside show, but were having trouble getting a big enough stage, and the budget was stretched real thin, so in the end, we just built a stage of our own.

Q: Do you have any future plans for INkahootz?

A: We have monthly festival type shows out at Trophy Lakes. That’s been going pretty well. ... Ben Gordo handles a bit of the business end. He was a business major, and he’s dead serious about all this. We even have a business plan to map out everything. (Laughs) We definitely want to make this work. We have some good people helping us out. John Marzuola of Pinecone has helped us make some connections. He’s got an eye for what moves and pays real close attention to the charts.

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Michael Trent THE WINNER (Shrimp Records)

When writing material for an album, some artists shrewdly aim to compose and record the most listener-friendly material they can in hopes that the resulting CD will sell as many copies as possible.

Then there are the artists who write music that satisfies their own soul, choosing being real over trying to pinpoint what the record-buying public wants.

I want to say that Michael Trent falls into that second category because each and every song on his excellent CD “The Winner” makes the listener feel as if they have stumbled upon a private conversation or journal entry.

The decidedly alt-country sound of most of the songs on “The Winner” works for the song subjects, which frequently touch on loneliness and yearning. The album’s title track features a Dylan-esque harmonica riff over a rollicking melody, while one of the CD’s best tracks, “Complicated Type,” reminds the listener immediately of Leonard Cohen.

With nary a bad song in sight, “The Winner” also benefits from contributions from an impressive list of musicians, local and otherwise. Contributors include Cary Ann Hearst (who just happens to also be Mrs. Michael Trent), Bill Carson, Josh Kaler, and even songwriter Butch Walker.

While it is readily evident that “The Winner” is a personal project, Trent ultimately has crafted a collection of songs that are also listener-friendly. The result is not just one of the year’s best local music releases, but one of the best music releases period.

KEY TRACKS: “The Winner,” “Complicated Type,” “Bad Luck”

A+

Various Artists CHARLESTON SOUND PRESENTS: I GOT MUSIC VOL. 2 (Independent)

Kudos for the folks at local recording studio Charleston Sound for not only offering state-of-the-art facilities for local bands to record in, but also for spotlighting a baker’s dozen of local artists on the new compilation “I Got Music Vol. 2.”

Just as on the first edition, Charleston Sound has compiled a track apiece by local acts, some that you might recognize right away, and some you might not.

That’s OK though, because half the fun is discovering something new.

Artists on this edition include Dan Wright & The New Beat, Mary’s Got a Band, Farpoint, Plainfield, Tim Hodson, Megan Jean & The Klay Family Band, Sol Driven Train, Fagan Brothers, Firework Show, Skye Paige & The Original Recipe, JamiSun, Blue, and Man On Fire.

While each track sounds professionally recorded, mainly because they were, I personally gravitated toward the twang of “Polka Dot Tears” by Mary’s Got a Band, the alt-country stomp of Megan Jean & The Klay Family Band’s “Big Bad Wolf” and the slide guitar swamp rock of Skye Paige’s “Mean Old Man.” Also worth mentioning is the amusing ode to “My Corolla,” by Sol Driven Train, but I may just like that one because I drive a similar car as the one described in the song.

KEY TRACKS: “Polka Dot Tears,” “Big Bad Wolf,” “Mean Old Man”

A-

The Black Crowes CROWEOLOGY (Silver Arrow)

After two decades of creating great Southern rock ’n’ roll, it seems that The Black Crowes could collectively belch into a microphone, and a certain segment of the band’s fan base would be lining up to buy the single.

Instead of belching though, Chris and Rich Robinson, along with the rest of the band, decided to take some of the best songs from the Black Crowes’ last 20 years and record them acoustically.

The resulting two-CD album will likely appeal mainly to hardcore Crowes fans, but casual listeners will find a few songs to enjoy.

Think of your favorite Black Crowes song (the band’s cover of “Hard to Handle” excluded), and it’s probably here.

Singer Chris Robinson doesn’t attempt to re-create every song faithfully, but instead give each classic Crowes’ track its own quirks.

The result is a complete reimagining of the band’s music, although it does drag in a few places.

When the Crowes hit the Family Circle Cup Stadium on Sept. 10, the show will consist of a 90-minute acoustic set followed by an additional 90-minute set of fully amplified rock.

KEY TRACKS: “Wiser Time,” “She Talks to Angels,” “Thorn in My Pride”

B+

Arcade Fire THE SUBURBS (Merge)

If you have been a fan of past Arcade Fire albums, including “Funeral” and “Neon Bible,” then you might have a little trouble at first getting into the groove of the group’s latest, “The Suburbs.”

For starters, things are considerably more upbeat this time.

The Canadian band has created a collection of songs whose common thread is, as the title implies, the suburbs. The music runs between alt-country and ’80s synthesizer pop, sometimes within the same song.

The result is an album that owes as much to Bruce Springsteen as it does to Depeche Mode. The opening title track sets the listener up for possible disappointment, thanks to a weakly executed performance that sounds like a Neil Young castoff.

Immediately afterward though, songs such as “Ready to Start,” “Modern Man” and “Rococo” allow the album to recover beautifully from that initial misstep.

While not every track on “The Suburbs” is a knockout, there is still plenty of great music here; enough to solidify Arcade Fire as one of North America’s most talented and intriguing acts out there at the moment.

KEY TRACKS: “Ready to Start,” “Empty Room,” “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”

B+

– By Devin Grant, Special to The Post and Courier

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ALLUETTE’S JAZZ CAFE: 137 Calhoun St. 737-0090. TonightSat: Oscar River Trio, 9:30 p.m.; Fri: Gerald Brazel, $30, 8 and 11 p.m.; Mon-Fri: Calvin Taylor, 11:30 p.m.; Wed and Sun: Abe White, 4 p.m.

AROMAS: 50 N. Market St. 723-9588. Fri-Sat: Cotton Blue, 7 p.m.

ART’S BAR AND GRILL: 413 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

849-3040. Fri: Baby Fat; Cherry Bomb; Sun: Everett Bigbee; Mon: Open mic w/ Everett Bigbee; Tues: Danielle Howell; Wed: Ward and Joel.

ATLANTICVILLE RESTAURANT AND WINES: 2063 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island. 8839452. Tue: Annie Boxell.

AWENDAW GREEN: 4879 Hwy 17, North Awendaw. 4521642. Wed: Jesse and Friends w/ Kristen Abbott and Phillip Crew, free, 7 p.m.

BLIND TIGER PUB: 38 Broad St. 577-0088. Tonight: Porkchop, 9 p.m.; Fri: Shoe Price, 7:30 p.m.; Mon: Big Hit and Baby Kit, 9 p.m.; Tues: Velvet Jones Duo, 9 p.m.; Wed: Graham Whorley; Thurs: Porkchop, 9 p.m.

BOWEN’S ISLAND RESTAURANT: 1870 Bowen’s Island Rd. Folly Beach. 795-2757. Fri: Open Jam w/Smoky and Steve & Co., 7 p.m.

BUDDY ROES SHRIMP SHACK: 1528 Ben Sawyer Blvd.

388-5270. Tonight: Shrimp City Slim w/Juke Joint Johnny, 7 p.m.; Tonight-Sat: Ronnie Johnson and Chris Clifton, 9 p.m.; Sun: Frank Royster, 8 p.m.; Wed: Jacob and Jason of Category 6 Band, 9 p.m.

BUFFALO SOUTH: 1409 Folly Rd. 406-0888. Tonight: Trivia, 6 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL: 224 King St. 577-4522. Tonight: Quentin Baxter Ensemble, 7 p.m.; Fri-Sat: Quentin Baxter Ensemble, 8 p.m.; Sun: Bob Williams Duo, 7 p.m.; Mon-Wed: Quentin Baxter Ensemble, 7 p.m.

CITY LIGHTS COFFEE SHOP: 141 Market St. 853-7067. Wed: The Amazing Mittens, 6:30 p.m.

THE CLUB AT MEYERS RD: 216 Meyers Rd., Summerville.

875-4215. Tonight-Fri: Karaoke, 8 p.m. Sat: DJ and karaoke, 8 p.m.; Thurs: Karaoke, 8 p.m.

The deadline for Night Life items is Tuesday at noon the week before the event or concert takes place. Items should be faxed to the newsroom at 937-5579 or e-mailed to clubs@postandcourier.com. Items submitted after the deadline will not be printed. For more information, call 937-5582.

SHORE FIRE MEDIA

Songstress and guitar-slinger Megan McCormick will be coming to the Windjammer (1008 Ocean Blvd., Isle of Palms) on Friday. Call 886-8596 or visit www.myspace.com/meganmccormicksmusic.

CLUB H2O: 8484 Dorchester Rd. 767-1426. Tonight: Country Dance Party, 9 p.m.; Fri-Sat: DJ Mike Mendoza, 9 p.m.; Thurs: Country Dance Party, 9 p.m.

THE CRESCENT CONNECTION: 1910 E. Montague Ave. 528-0777. Fri-Sat: Abe White, 6 p.m.; Sun: Sunday Jazz Brunch, noon.

CUOCO PAZZO: 1035 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

971-9034. Wed, Fri-Sat: Riccardo sings Opera and Italian songs, 7 p.m.

DAILY DOSE: 1622 Highland Ave., James Island. 225-3367. Fri: Salem, $7, 9 p.m.

DORCHESTER LANES: 10015 Dorchester Rd., Summerville.

376-2200. Fri: Virus; Sat: Sound Dogs; Sun: Trivia w/Bad Joke Tom; Mon and Wed: Karaoke

w/Rocky; Tues: 61 Daze.

DUNLEAVY’S PUB: 2213 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island. 8839646. Fri: Shrimp City Silm, 8 p.m.; Sun: Carroll Brown, 8 p.m.; Tue: Carroll Brown w/Bob Sachs and The Maniax, 7:30 p.m.

EAST BAY MEETING HOUSE: 159 East Bay St. 723-3446. Mon: Monday Night Poetry and Open Mic, 8 p.m.

EVO PIZZERIA: 1075 E. Montague Ave. 225-1796. Tonight: The Pulse Trio, 6:30 p.m.

EYE LEVEL ART: 103 Spring St. 278 2374. Tues: Improve Music Night, $5, 8 p.m.

FIERY RON’S SULLIVAN’S ISLAND: 2209 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island. 883-3131. Tonight: Matt Mackelcan Band, $5, 10 p.m.; Fri: Bluesonics, $5, 10 p.m.; Sat: Shrimp City Slim, $5,

10 p.m.; Wed: Nite Ramble w/ Sandy and Gary, 8:30 p.m.

FIERY RON’S WEST ASHLEY: 1205 Ashley River Rd. 225-2278.

Tonight: Bluestone Ramblers, 9 p.m.; Sat: Johnny Mac and The Booty Ranch, $5, 10 p.m.; Sun: ‘International Blues Challenge,’ $5, 4 p.m.; Mon: Open mic, 8 p.m.; Tues: The Tips, $5, 10:30 p.m.; Wed: Lowcountry Blues Club, 7 p.m.

FISH RESTAURANT: 442 King St. 722-3474. Tonight: Elise Testone, 7 p.m.; Fri: DJ Jaz, 10 p.m.; Sat: DJ Todd Cadley, 10 p.m.

GENNARO’S RESTAURANTE: 8500 Dorchester Rd. 760-9875.

Tonight: Gennaro’s Jazz Ensemble, 8:30 p.m.

HALLS CHOPHOUSE: 434 King St. 797-0090. Fri-Sat: Anthony Owens, 7 p.m.; Sun-Wed: Anthony Owens, 6:30 p.m.

HALLIGAN’S RESTAURANT AND BAR: 3025 Ashley Towne Center, Suite 201. 225-4347. Tonight: Karaoke, 9 p.m.

HENRY’S BAR & RESTAURANT: 54 N. Market St. 7234363. Tues: Tidal Jive, 10 p.m.

THE HARBOR GRILLE: 360 Concord St. 853-5752. Tonight: Paper Cut Massacre; Sat: Overdrive; Tue: Big Hit and the Baby Kit; Wed: DJ Argento.

IACOFANO’S: 629 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant. 881-2313.

Wed: Keith Bruce, 6:30 p.m.

JIMMY’S: 431 St. James Ave., Goose Creek. 553-8766. Fri-Sat: Karaoke w/ Donny, 9 p.m. Tues: Chris Sullivan, Free.

J’PAULZ: 1739 Maybank Hwy., James Island. 795-6995. Tonight: Chris Dodson, 8:30 p.m.; Fri: Dave Kuck, 9:30 p.m.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 337 King St. 805-5020. Wed: Trivia, 10 p.m.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1175 Folly Rd., James Island. 225-6996.

Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1119 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

881-8734. Tonight: Eddie Stonaker w/ Keith Aikman, 9 p.m.; Tues-Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 800 N. Main St., Summerville. 8756998. Tonight: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley 766-5292. Fri: E2 and The Feel, 9:30; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m.

KING STREET GRILLE: Fri: Pa-

tio Party, 6 p.m.

KUDU COFFEE: 4 Vanderhorst St. 853-7186. Tonight: Luke Cunningham, 8 p.m.; Fri: A Single Motion, 8 p.m.; Sat: George Stevens, 7:30 p.m.

LALO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 1585 Central Ave., Summerville. 873-9988. Tonight: Haley, free, 7 p.m.; Sat: Swampfox, free, 8 p.m.

LOCAL’S BAR: 1150 Queensborought Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

388-5114. Mon: Keith Bruce, 7 p.m.

LOCO JOE’S FOOD & SPIRITS: 1115 Miles Rd., Summerville.

821-2946. Wed: Karaoke, 8 p.m.

MAD RIVER BAR & GRILLE: 32 N. Market St. 723-0032. Tues: Trivia Tournament, 8 p.m.

MANNY’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILLE: 1608 Old Towne Rd. 763-3908. Wed. Ted Mckee, 6 p.m.

MERCATO RESTAURANT: 102 N. Market St. 722-6393. Tonight: Ann Caldwell w/LooseFit, 6 p.m.; Fri: Ann Caldwell, 8 p.m.; Sat: Gerald Gregory, 6 p.m., Robert Lewis Trio, 8 p.m.; Sun: Jordan Gravel, 6 p.m.; Mon: Leah Suarez Jazz Trio, 6 p.m.; Tues: The Frank Duvall Instrumental Jazz Trio, 6 p.m.; Wed: Cameron’s Trio, 6 p.m.

THE MILL LOUNGE: 1026 E. Montague Ave. 225-2650. Sat: Mad Tea Party, 10 p.m.

MOJO’S CLUB AND CIGAR BAR: 945 Bacons Bridge Rd. 875-5099. Mon: Shag.

MORGAN CREEK GRILL: 80 41st Ave. IOP. 886-8980. Fri: Rene Russell, 6:30 p.m.; Sat: Bil Krauss, 6:30 p.m.; Sun: Blue Iguanas, 4 p.m.; Tues: Rene Russell on Palmetto Breeze Cruise, 6 p.m.

MUSIC FARM: 32 Ann St. 577-6989. Fri: Nappy Roots w/ Big Bottom, The Chris McCarty Band and Villanova, $12-15, 8 p.m. Sat: ‘A Concert for Chase’ w/ The Occasional Milkshake and The Otis Campbell Band, $20, 8 p.m.; Sun: Chiddy Bang, $15, 8 p.m.; Mon: Neko Case w/ The Explorers Club, $23-25, 8 p.m.; Wed: Interpol w/ Twin Tigers, $30-35, 8 p.m.

OASIS BAR AND GRILL: 778 Folly Rd., James Island. Tonight: Like The Stars w/ Atlantic Ave. and Loners Society; Fri: Sent

By Ravens w/ Set Apart and

Embracing Goodbye; Sat: The Jacks.

O’MALLEY’S: 549 King St. 805-5000. Tue: Trivia, 7 p.m.

OSCAR’S RESTAURANT: 207 W. 5th North St., Summerville.

871-3800. Tonight: Trivia, 7 p.m.

PATRICK’S PUB: 1377 Ashley River Rd. 571-3435. Tonight: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Sat: Drag Show.

PAUL’Z: 1739 Maybank Hwy., Charleston. 442-4480. Tonight: Joe Clarke Quartet, 7 p.m.

PENACHIOS FINE DINING & LOUNGE: 2447 Ashley River Rd. 402-9640. Thurs: Debbie Prine, 9 p.m.

THE POUR HOUSE: 1977 Maybank Hwy. 571-4343. Tonight: Creative Sparks Rock Camp Show, 7 p.m., Steel Petals w/ The Bushels, $5, 9 p.m.; Fri: George Porter Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners w/ Gaslight Street and The Rusty Trombones, $15, 9 p.m.; Sat: ‘Revival: An Allman Brothers Experience,’ $10, 9 p.m.; Sun: Patio: The Moonshiners, 4 p.m., Hard South, 5:30 p.m., Tim Hodson Band, 7 p.m., $6, Inside: ‘Follywood Outfitters Launch Party’ w/ The Tips, 9 p.m., Stereo Reform, 11 p.m., $10; Wed: Weight Station, $5, 9 p.m.; Thurs: The Spam Allstars, $10-12, 9 p.m.

RED DRUM GASTROPUB: 803 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

849-0313. Wed: Triple Lindy, 9 p.m.

RITA’S: 2 Center St., Folly Beach. 633-5330. Tonight: Beatles on Beach; Fri: Bill Johnson; Sat: Diesel Brothers; Mon: No So Serious; Wed: Mac Lephard.

THE ROCK LOUNGE: 1662 Savannah Hwy. 225-2200. Tonight: Holy City Art Racket, 5 p.m.; Fri: Eye Level Art w/ The 33’s, 8 p.m.; Sat: L-Brown Oddessy w/ The Shaniqua Brown and Beloved Binge, 8 p.m.

SAND DOLLAR: 7 Center St., Folly Beach. 588-9498. Fri-Sat: Fat Alice.

SEEL’S OFF THE HOOK: 2213 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island, 8835030. Fri and Sat: DJ C.Nile, 10 p.m.; Wed: The Bushels, 7 p.m.

SEE WEE: 4808 Hwy. 17 N, Awendaw. 928-3609. Fri: Hook; Sat: Jef Wilson.

SODA WATER GRILL: 1960 Riviera Drive, Mt. Pleasant.

Please see CLUBS, Page 20E

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‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’

Cult film gets local treatment at the American Theater

BY DENISE K. JAMES Special to The Post and Courier

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PROVIDED BY KYLE BARNETT

Brian Porter plays Hedwig in What If’s production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

The musical is based off the film of the same name.

’ve seen the film version of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” and it’s not the kind of story that you soon forget.

My eyes lit up at the time, sitting there in my Film Theory class, and to this day I tell people that it’s the best movie ever. But like many fans of the film, I’ve never had the thrill of seeing “Hedwig” performed live on stage.

Now, our chance has arrived.

A new company in town known as What If Productions promises to deliver quite the rock show at the American Theater.

What If Productions was created by Kyle Barnette, who is known around town for his theater work with Charleston Stage and the Charleston Ballet Theatre.

Barnette got his start in theater back in Memphis, Tenn., working at Playhouse on the Square.

“I was involved there for about five years,” he says.

And the title “What If” comes from a catchphrase we all had back then, when we’d ask ourselves, ‘What if we did this?’ Now, I like it as our title because it opens us to many possibilities; it doesn’t limit itself.”

Barnette hopes to produce many different types of shows with What If and says he enjoys working with various genres and artists.

“I’d like to offer different things — spoken word, dancing — and not just stick with one type of performance,” he says. “I have my hands in many pots, and I want them to all enhance each other. I think Charleston has room

if you go WHAT: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday WHERE: The American Theater, 446 King St. HOW MUCH: $20 general admission in advance. $24 at the door. $100 VIP cocktail table.

TICKETS: 793-1731 or online at whatifproductions.org.

FYI: Mature audiences only.

for unique ideas.”

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is the first show produced by What If, and Barnette and the crew are excited to share it with Charleston. “The great thing about Hedwig is that it’s entertaining, unique and has a great rock-’n’-roll score,” says Barnette. “It’s one part rock concert and one part standup routine.”

The Hedwig character will be performed by Brian Porter, another member of Charleston’s theater scene.

Porter met Barnette back in Memphis when they each worked with Playhouse on the Square.

“Kyle and I have done several shows together with Charleston Stage, and we were both ready for a new project,” says Porter. “Kyle enjoyed my performance in ‘Cabaret’ and asked me to come aboard.”

Porter is excited about playing Hedwig, a character known for her emotional turmoil and passion.

“I love really risque and emotional roles,” he explains.

“I even like a bit of melancholy. I think that darker stories can lead to more interpretation. When I was working in Memphis, I saw a production of ‘Hedwig’ there, and it completely fas-

cinated me. Her character really finds herself at the end of the musical despite her misery. There are parts of her life that she sincerely enjoys and appreciates.”

The music director for ‘Hedwig,’ Alex Hennessey, also is stoked to be involved.

As a music theory major at the College of Charleston, he met Barnette and Porter while playing piano for “Cabaret.”

“The music in ‘Hedwig’ is really glam rock, and it’s a little post-punk,” he says.

“I’d say it’s the best of David Bowie and the best of ’80s punk music. There’s something for everyone, and it celebrates everyone’s tastes. It’s a good mix of genres.”

If you go to ‘Hedwig,’ you’ll see at how involved audience members are. Forget about an uncomfortable chair and a stuffy play. This musical will be more like a party.

“It’s a show, but it’s also an event,” explains Barnette.

“It’s more like being at an underground rock club instead of just watching a play. We’re going to have a preshow put on by the Bizzaro Burlesque girls, and there will be people walking around and cocktails served. Hedwig will be walking around, too, as she performs. It will be really different and fun.”

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Owner Bill Wilson: “The bar is musically geared.

People can come in to listen to music. To play music.

And it doesn’t matter: Music doesn’t have color.”

The New Moulin Rouge

Stage set for jazz at downtown gem

The Parisian cabaret introduced the modern-day cancan and made red lights seem more imaginative here’s a part of many than anything else.

It still evokes the grandeur people that wants to and somewhat provocative sit down behind a set of drums and see nature cultivated inside the red windmill around the how well they fare.

At the New Moulin Rouge turn of the century.

In Charleston, the New on Rutledge Avenue, walkMoulin Rouge is known ing up from the crowd, as one of the bars with a checking out the drum kit and deciding to play is per- mixed crowd. Owner Bill Wilson has been cultivating fectly acceptable behavior. that accepting vibe since Encouraged even. the mid ’90s.

In France, the Moulin Rouge was and is just that: a “The bar is musically place where anything goes. geared. People can come

BY ELIZABETH BOWERS

Special to The Post and Courier

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CLUBS From Page 18E

388-0309. Sat: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Tues: Open mic w/Danny Wright, 7 p.m.

SOUTHERN BREWERY AND SMOKEHOUSE: 161 East Bay St. 577-7188. Tonight: Salsa Night, 10 p.m.

SPANKY BOTTOMS: 570 College Park Rd. 553-0834. Fri-Sat and Wed: Karaoke w/Debbie Prine, 8 p.m.

SUNFIRE GRILL & BISTRO: 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. 7660223. Tonight: Calvin Taylor, 6 p.m.; Fri: Chris Tidestrom, 6 p.m.;

Sat: The Gin House, 6:30 p.m.; Mon: Singer and Songwriter Night, 8 p.m. Thurs: Calvin Taylor, 6 p.m.

THE SWAMP FOX AT THE FRANCIS MARION HOTEL: 387 King St. 724-8888. Fri-Sat: Pianist Bill Howland 6 p.m.

THIRSTY TURTLE II: 1158 College Park Rd., Summerville. 8519828. Sun: Randy Pender or Mike Pifer, 8 p.m.; Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Tues: Shane Clark or Mike Pifer.

THROUGHBRED CLUB AT CHARLESTON PLACE: 224 King St. 722-4900. Today-Sat: Live

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELIZABETH BOWERS

The New Moulin Rouge has been a neighborhood favorite for more than a decade. in to listen to music. To play music. And it doesn’t matter: Music doesn’t have color.”

During Wednesday and Sunday jazz nights, patrons can leave their seats not only to dance, but to join the band, once on drums and once on bass guitar when I was there.

“The guys that are playing now came in to play one

night and just kept coming back,” Wilson says.

Wilson started out playing in The Secrets in 1997, and decided he wanted to start a band for the New Moulin Rouge when they broke up. He met a bass player, they kept the same name and slowly recruited patrons to join their twiceweekly jazz nights.

The guys used to play un-

piano, 1 p.m.; Sun: Live piano, 5 p.m.; Mon-Wed: Live piano, 5 p.m.

TIN ROOF: 1117 Magnolia Rd. 571-0775. Tues: Quintron and Miss Pussycat, 9 p.m.

TOAST: 155 Meeting St. 5340043. Sat: Pianist Annie Boxell, 6 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S: 160 Church St. 577-3818. Tonight-Sat: Steve Carroll and the Bograts; Wed, Sun: Fried Rainbow Trout.

TRAYCE’S TOO NEIGHBORHOOD GRILLE & PUB: 2578 Ashley River Rd. 556-2378.

Tonight: Trivia; Mon: Open mic;

til morning until the 2 a.m. bar closure ordinance.

“We’ve been trying to gain momentum again ever since. The crowd is finally blossoming,” Wilson says.

The guys start earlier now.

Regulars saunter in and set up around 10 p.m.

From the stage, Wilson says, “We just like to jam.

We come here and try to make someone happy.”

Tues: Karaoke.

TRIANGLE CHAR & BAR: 828 Savannah Hwy. 377-1300. Fri: Mac Leaphart, 10 p.m.; Sat: The Green Levels, 10 p.m.

VILLAGE TAVERN: 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 884-6311.

Tonight: Commends w/ Oh Constantine, 9 p.m.; Sat: PelzYeah w/ Jacob Johnson, 9 p.m.; Mon: Doppler Effect w/ Terror on the Screen, 9 p.m.; Thurs: Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, 9 p.m.

WET WILLIE’S: 209 East Bay St. 853-5650. Mon: Metal Mondays.

WILD WING DOWNTOWN: 6 N. Market St. 722-9464. Tonight:

DJ Party; Fri: Hot Sauce; Sat: DJ SLK T; Sun: Plane Jane; Mon: Rotie Acoustic; Tues: Team Trivia; Wed: Diesel Brothers; Thurs: DJ Dance Party.

WILD WING MT. PLEASANT: 664 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.

971-9464. Fri: Jamsun Group; Sat: Plainfield Project; Sun: David Dunning; Tues: Team Trivia; Wed: Jamisun.

WILD WING NORTH CHARLESTON: 7618 Rivers Ave. 818-9464. Tonight: Ed Miller Karaoke; Fri: Plane Jane; Sat: Gary Pfaff and The Heartwells; Sun: Matt Jordan w/ Fred; Mon: Team

if you go WHAT: The New Moulin Rouge.

WHERE: 585 Rutledge Ave. PHONE: 853-2570.

ETC.: Jazz every Wednesday and Sunday, beginning around 10 p.m.

Trivia; Tues: The Diesel Brothers; Wed: Rotie and Morgan of Soulfish; Thurs: Ed Miller Karaoke.

THE WINDJAMMER: 1008 Ocean Blvd., IOP. 886-8596. Tonight: Passafire w/ The Domino Effect, $5, 9 p.m.; Fri: Will Hoge w/ Megan McCormick, $15-17, 9 p.m.; Sat: Will Hoge w/ Simplified, $15-17, 9 p.m.; Sun: Ten Toes Up, 3 p.m.; Tues: Christina Cone, free, 10 p.m.

WOLFTRACK BAR AND GRILL: 1807 Parsonage Rd. 7680853. Tonight: Open mic w/ Everett Bigbee; Fri: Head Rush; Sat: Groove Tones.

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Let’s get high: Towering heels add an edge and finish to a look.

Caramel leather boots by Mason Martin Margiela from Worthwhile and Prada platform pumps from Bob Ellis.

PHOTOGRAPHER: CAITLIN TUTEN-RHODES // STYLIST: SETH MCCORMICK COOKE // MAKEUP: JONNY AT JONNY COSMETICS // MODELS: BECCA DUPREE & SARA DEZEARN // LOCATION: COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

BY SETH MCCORMICK COOKE

Special to The Post and Courier

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ajamas were a college classroom staple for too long.

This fall, back-to-school looks are a little more glam, a little more eclectic and a little more fun.

Whether you’re bookish, the artsy type or even professorial, there are plenty of chic options about town.

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Hello, professor: Sara wears Helmut Lang jacket from Hampden Clothing and Eye Bob glasses, Alexis Bittar Brooch and Alexis Bittar Cuff from Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant.

Scholarly sophistication: Chic blouse + glam skirt = everyone’s favorite professor.

Becca wears Leifs Dottir Blouse, Alexis Bittar necklace and Eye Bob glasses from Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant, metal ring from Oxette, Hoss pencil skirt from Christian Michi and Christian Louboutin pumps from Bob Ellis.

Sewn Up: The Theater’s Costume Shop is the perfect place to play with over-the-top statement pieces.

Becca wears Yigal Azrouel jacket with zip off fur sleeves from Hampden Clothing, Vince maxi dress and belt and Marc by Marc Jacobs fuchsia bag from Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant. Necklace stylist’s own.

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Buy and sell used textbooks with other students through local web site

BY CHRISTINA ELMORE

Special to The Post and Courier

It’s nearly the middle of August! Which means that college students everywhere are stressing over the price of textbooks for the new term.

Many students are turning to online options to avoid the hassles of campus bookstores and the lingering feeling of being ripped off when returning their books for next to nothing compared with the original prices they paid for them.

Student-to-student networking site Campus Rhythm aims to alleviate some of that stress by allowing individuals to set their own terms while buying and selling their used textbooks.

Through the use of this site, campusrhythm.net, students make deals with other students across the country, or even right here in the Lowcountry.

By setting their own prices for how much they think their books are worth, sellers typically earn 35 percent more than they would if they were to return their books to the bookstore at the end of the year.

“Not only can you save a lot of money, but you can make a lot more,” said Brandon Rivers, chairmen and CEO of Campus Rhythm. Rivers is a graduate of the College of Charleston The site finds the highest bidder for each textbook to ensure that students will make the most money possible.

Setting up an account with Campus Rhythm is free. The company also does all the legwork to determine potential buyer and seller matches.

The students themselves are responsible only for mailing their books to the buyers, or paying the fee if they are purchasing.

“We did research for three years before we launched the site,” Rivers said. “We spoke with hundreds of college students to see what exactly their needs were so we could meet those needs.”

Rivers said that he knows how much of a struggle buying and selling textbooks can be due to his own time as a college student.

“I can’t say it any better than from my own experience standing in long lines and competing with other students. You’re all there for the same purpose, to buy used textbooks. And even if you get one, you still end up paying their (the bookstore) price for it.”

Night to day: Last night’s party clothes are just the right amount of drama for Theater class.

Sara wears Elizabeth & James ostrich feather blazer and Yigal Azrouel blouse from Hampden Clothing, Brave Beltworks belt and Rebecca Minkoff bag from Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant, blue crystal stud earrings from Oxette and peep-toe booties from Nine West. Shorts and other jewelry models own.

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Art is good for the sole: Kicking up a catchy heel will definitely earn points with the professor. Becca, left, wears Prada heels from Bob Ellis and Marni by Current Elliott jeans and Elizabeth & James studded leather vest from Hampden Clothing. Sara wears Louboutin heels from Bob Ellis and polo shirt and headband from Lacoste.

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restaurant review

LEROY BURNELL/STAFF

MUSE Restaurant and Wine Bar: Inspired downtown dining

of ash was a villa, remarkably preserved, right down to frescoes on its walls.

Thought by scholars to be he Villa of Mysteries the location of an initiais the inspiration for tion rite of some kind, one Muse, a restaurant can enter the chamber and and wine bar in a restored observe the sequence of home on Society Street.

In the year 79, the volcano frescoes depicting a woman engaged in a ritual with Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of Pom- Dionysus. peii. Under this sarcophagus All of this portends well

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for a wine bar, as Dionysus is the god of the vine and celebrations called bacchanalia were “wild and mystic festivals” where the ancients were know to party hearty.

Muse has embraced its Mediterranean muse in a comprehensive fashion — from its frescoes, grape cluster wall sconces, Pompeian red dining room, faux

painted plaster walls, ceiling medallions and Ravello ceramic dishes. In a bit of irony, the area around Naples, whose earth is the prime ingredient of both Ravello and Vietri pottery, owes its quality to the volcanic content of its soil.

The soothing decor, Please see MUSE, Page 27E

CUISINE: Mediterranean CATEGORY: Neighborhood Favorite PHONE: 577-1102 LOCATION: 82 Society St. FOOD: ★★★★ ATMOSPHERE: ★★★★ SERVICE: ★★★½ PRICE: $-$$$$ COSTS: Soups $7; appetizers $8-$12; salads $6-$11; entrees $15-$29; sides $6; desserts $7, cheese plate $15.

VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: Yes. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: Limited to patio and first-floor bar and dining room.

HOURS: Sunday brunch 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; lunch Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; bar 5:30 p.m.-until; dinner daily 5:30-10 p.m.

DECIBEL LEVEL: Varies.

PARKING: Street parking; city lots; municipal garages.

OTHER: Outdoor patio, late-night menu Friday and Saturday, lunch-to-go menu, 100 wines by the glass, extensive wine menu, Open Table. The Cafe at Muse lunch service offers $10 menu items. www.charlestonmuse.com.

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MUSE From Page 26E

basil bursts. The duck breast ($10) are crusted and served ($12) remains as does the nearly trembling on a cheese candle-lit tables and pillows seared manchego cheese and anchor of crisp polenta. A that cushion your lower arugula salad ($10). Do try butter sauce infused with back on the banquettes the caprese salad ($11) genoregano washes over these give testament to the time tly dressed with a reduced flavors of ocean and earth, and care owner Beth Anne balsamic vin cotto, a halo and quenelles of tapenade Crane spent on fashioning of heirloom tomatoes and a completed this canvas of edMuse. cushion of buffalo mozzaible art.

In a similar vein, former rella filigreed with basil oil.

Med-leaning entrees, lochef Jason Houser cruised The quintessential flavors of cal ingredients, house-made the Mediterranean superthe Neapolitan summer are pastas, breads and desserts highway and shopped the all yours. promise no shell games from Silk Road and the Spice The meze platter ($12) of this kitchen. The tagliatelle Route for the items on baba ghanoush, hummus, with Bolognese sauce ($17) Muse’s menu. Houser left cucumber salad and olives is tempered by time, dotting in January to pursue his or the cheese platter ($15) this ribbon-shaped pasta own muse — that of curing provide Med-tours for your with the ultimate in meat meats and trying his capable tastebuds as you ponder the reductions. Chicken breast hands at butchery. You can menu at Muse. The starters ($18) visits the Iberian Penintaste his success each Satur- alone can easily craft a meal sula for a shot of sherry and a day at the Charleston Farm- with a daily bruschetta ($8) classic braise of kale and choers Market. But the Medand soup ($7) offering. rizo served with a burnished Rim stamp he placed on the The sesame-crusted bread side of arroz. menu remains. (perfected by Houser) comes Local shrimp and poCrane quickly transiwarm to the table. Peppery lenta ($19), Muse’s version of tioned veteran executive olive oil is puddled on a shrimp and grits, sounded chef Thomas Egerton from shallow plate for your dipbanal but tasted ethereal. It Crane’s Tavern & Steakping pleasure. was the dish where you take house on Hilton Head An appetizer of scallops a bite, pause and savor the Island to her Charleston restaurant. It has been a seamless fabrication. New England Culinary Institute graduate Egerton, who has worked with James Beard Award-winning chef Vincent Guerithault at Vincent’s on Camelback (Phoenix), brings culinary chops honed by experience, imagination and a sure hand.

Enter the cool, red bar, with all the style and sophistication of a well-heeled Loubouton, and enjoy an oasis of friendliness matched by a quick pour of wine or an easy shake of your favorite cocktail.

116 Beaufain Street Weather cooperating, take Harleston Village a seat at the outdoor patio now dressed with potted Downtown Charleston plants and living barriers to Marketed by Joyce King, ABR the foot traffic on Society Street. And if you are a couple, opt for the “Romeo and Juliet table,” set for two on the simple balcony off the View video tours of South Carolina’s finest homes second-floor dining area. for sale then contact agents directly on the site.

Egerton has been making the menu his own since coming on board this winter. His menu is as wide as the Mediterranean, casting aside the boredom barriers of same old, same old with Are you selling a Fine Property? calamari grilled ($10) to a Ask your agent to contact us at ktupper@postandcourier.com. charred edge glistening olive C53-362900 Brought to you by The Post and Courier. oil, orange zest and fresh

taste, texture and symphony of these flavors married by time, terroir and tradition.

Tiny grape tomatoes and a sauce of buttery Chardonnay shaped this dish with distinction.

Grilled swordfish ($24) rode in on a high tide of white kidney beans, sundried tomatoes and pesto ragu. Smears of olives intensified the briny, salty portfolio of ingredients. The simple freshness of the fish nearly trumped the complexity of its presentation.

There is much to like on the menu at Muse. What is impressive is that the kitchen staff prepares the desserts. No talented pastry chef in the back of the house but a team of cooks that produces gelato, baklava, white chocolate bread pudding, chocolate cake with espresso-whipped cream and that beauty: limoncello parfait with phyllo crisps and raspberry essences. Honoring Odysseus, we heeded the Sirens call to baklava ($7) and enjoyed a not-too-sweet

orange-honey glazed pastry sheeted with tender phyllo dough and a refreshing globe of gelato.

Our service was friendly, warm and capable. As the waves of guests peak, this nimble kitchen can be slowed; order a side of patience.

The menu will change with the seasons, and we hope the permissive culinary cartography that finds its final destination at 82 Society St. will continue to find the muse of Muse in inspiration.

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Peas, love and Brussels sprouts more details, go to www. letsdolunchincharleston. com or call 303-1113. Seating is limited. Fish is at 442 King Street.

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harleston Grill presents Vegstock 2010: An Evening of Peas, Love and Wine at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 19. This seven-course vegetarian dinner with paired wines by executive chef Michelle Weaver and sommelier Rick Rubel will celebrate the 41st anniversary of Woodstock.

Tickets are $60, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. To reserve, call 577-4522.

Charleston Grill is in the Charleston Place Hotel at 224 King Street

Looking for some entertainment in this the season of the heat? Grab your best Lucy attire, Lucille Ball that is, and stomp till your blue at Irvin-House Vineyard’s seventh annual Grape Stomping Festival at 2-6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Irvin-House Vineyards on Wadmalaw Island. Admission is $5 per car.

The vineyard is at 6775 Bears Bluff Road. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket to picnic. The highlight of the festival is the Lucy LookAlike Contest, where “I Love Lucy” fans will get their chance to don their best costume and re-enact the 1956 episode of “I Love Lucy” when Lucy takes a job in a vineyard and stomps grapes.

The best costume wins $50 cash and prizes.

Wine and food will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.charlestonwine.com

Flour power

Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito have sold Baked, Charleston to Rich and Tracey Ditizio.

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Charleston Grill’s “Vegstock 2010: An Evening of Peas, Love and Wine” will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19.

This branch of the popular Brooklyn bakery of the same name is at 160 East Bay St. Lewis and Poliafito plan to concentrate on their flagship property. Baked’s new owners plan to continue all the signature baked goods, expand breakfast and lunch dishes and partner with Charleston Coffee Roasters for Baked House Blend coffee.

Baked is open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Call 577-2180.

Hall’s Chophouse

Hall’s Chophouse at 434 King Street has expanded its bar menu. Think lighter, smaller, value: tuna tartar, filet mignon Martini, blackened salmon salad and spicy shrimp with Napa cabbage join menu regulars of 10-ounce burger with fries, baby back ribs and more.

Prices range from $7 to $13. Call 727-0090. Hall’s is open seven days and features a Sunday gospel

prizes from King Street and Charleston peninsula businesses.

Fishing for a fix Cost is $18. Proceeds beneAt noon Aug. 20, King Street Marketing Group will fit Louie’s Kids, a local organization that raises funds to host a lunch event at Fish help treat childhood obesity, Restaurant. finding the fix that fits, one Each guest will receive a King Street Goodie Bag, free kid at a time.

Chef Nico Romo has creatparking and an opportued a three-course menu. For nity to take home valuable brunch at 10:30 a.m.

The Glass Onion restaurant will celebrate Julia Child’s birthday on Saturday during its dinner service.

The Glass Onion, at 1219 Savannah Highway, plans to offer a prix fixe “Julia” menu featuring French classics such as marinated mussels, poached salmon, veal sweetbreads and creme brulee.

The cost is $35. Duval Leroy Champagne will be available at the celebration for $50 a bottle.

Visit www.ilovetheglassonion.com. The restaurant will close for brunch at 3 p.m. Saturday to prepare for the birthday dinner, which will begin at 5 p.m.

Bella Napoli Italian restaurant has added handmade tossed pizza pies to its menu.

Bella Napoli is at 7671 Northwoods Blvd. North Charleston. Call 863-8552 or visit www.bellanapolirestaurant.net.

Finz Bar and Grill

Finz Bar and Grill is now serving Sunday brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays.

The menu includes breakfast burritos, eggs Benedict, biscuits and gravy and bottomless Mimosas.

Finz is at 440 West Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant.

Call 654-7296 or visit www. finzbar.com.

Tavern gone

The Village Tavern in the Crickentree Village shopping center at 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. closed last week.

King Street Grille Chicken,biscuits King Street Grille continues its expansion. The Citadel Mall on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in West Ashley will be the seventh location for this popular sports bar.

An opening date has not been set.

The former Tennille and Company location on U.S. Highway 17 is being bulldozed. Rising from its rebar and concrete will be a new Bojangles location.

No opening date has been set.

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ROB YOUNG

Spicy bourbon buffalo wings, courtesy Buffalo South.

Set your mouth on fire at Buffalo South

bon, (dry) Ranch and just plain ol’ hot.

But the Buffalo tilt doesn’t end there. The restaurant’s beef on weck ($8.99) is uffalo South plunked deserving of prominence, down roots in 2001, and a plug. The beef is hauling a bit of slow-roasted in-house and western New York (and a stacked high on kimmelchicken wing or two) to weck. Apply fresh horseradCharleston.

The restaurant, now situ- ish or plunge the sandwich ated on Folly Road, under- into au jus. The saltiness of the weck and the natural went renovations in recent juices are an easy match. months. Good thing they The bratwurst ($7.99 for kept their brand hallmark: buffalo-style chicken wings. one; $10.99 for two), while The wings, flats and dru- not exclusive to Buffalo, comes secured in casing, mettes, aren’t laden by a mushy paste or excessively and topped off with sauerkraut, coleslaw or diced oncovered in dry rub. ions. It’s top quality: juicy, They’re just right: crunchy, the skin crisp, and plump, nicely browned and full-flavored. sauced and flavored well.

The only trouble is the Served in allotments of 10 bun, which isn’t a bun at in 20-plus varieties, our all, but rather a toasted roll. faves include spicy bourBY ROB YOUNG Special to The Post and Courier

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People Saturdays in

if you go WHAT: Buffalo South.

WHERE: 1049 Folly Road.

WEB: www.buffalo south.com.

PHONE: 406-0888.

Now, it’s fine, no qualms, though it has difficulty supporting the trappings of the bratwurst. Hey, it’s never easy to maintain balance atop a tube.

Other options impress, including Chiavetta’s Chicken, split chicken breasts basted in a vinegarbased marinade; and the gimmicky (albeit jaw-dropping) Heart Attack Burger, containing American, Swiss and mozzarella cheeses, jalapenos and mushrooms, all squeezed between two half-pound patties, a smattering of chili, buffalo sauce and bleu cheese, and, yes, even onion rings.

It’s not for the faint. Like Buffalo South, only the strong shall survive and continue to flourish.

Up close and personal.

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Atlanticville’s Condon adds ‘Southern Twist’ to eclectic menu items

BY ANGEL POWELL Special to The Post and Courier

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hef William Condon, known around Charleston as “Billy,” has been with Atlanticville since 1997 and in the role of the executive chef since 2004.

Condon is a Charleston native who says he has a deep respect for and knowledge of Lowcountry cuisine.

Q: How long has Atlanticville been opened?

A: Atlanticville has been open since 1996, so that’s 14 years. We started out as a family-style restaurant with Northern and Southern influences.

Original chef/owner Phil Corr went to culinary school in Staten Island and formed his cooking style and techniques in Cape Cod and Nantucket.

In recent years, the cuisine has become an eclectic mix of sophisticated Southern cuisine with a touch of Pan Asian and Cuban influences.

Q: Is your business seasonal at all because of your location?

A: We definitely have our core group of locals and regulars from Sullivan’s Island, Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant, and the rest of Charleston County, but we get a huge influx of business during the summer season (May to September).

Q: How did Thai Tuesdays get started? Is that your most popular night in the restaurant?

A: Thai Tuesdays started from a 1997 guest chef dinner with Tyler Merson, who studied in Thailand for four

years.

The dinner happened to be on a Tuesday and Thai Tuesday was born! It’s definitely one of our more popular nights during the week since we have live music on the deck and we were one of the pioneers of Thai cooking in Charleston.

Q: What’s the most popular dish on your menu?

A: The seared sea scallops with a new potato and tiny green bean salad over grilled yellow tomato bisque with applewood smoked bacon gremolata.

The item ordered the most would have to be both the flash fried tuna roll appetizer and our fried oyster appetizer with house made sausage, sauteed spinach and onion, and roasted garlic aioli.

Q: Do you have any special promotions coming up?

A: We will start our

if you go

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WHAT: Atlanticville Restaurant WHERE: 2063 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island PHONE: 883-9452 WEBSITE: www.atlanticville.net

monthly wine paired dinners again in the fall. The first one will be another sushi and sake dinner in September.

We will be participating in another Guerrilla Cuisine, as well as some guest chef dinners. Thai Tuesdays and Sangria Sunday Brunches will continue throughout the year with live music.

E-mail us at contactus@ atlanticville.net or call us at 883-9452 to be added to our mailing list and receive the updates. You can also find us on Facebook.

Q: What do you see happening at Atlanticville in five years?

A: More of the same ...

Amazing, delicious food in a casually elegant setting. We’re a destination on Sullivan’s Island with a great group of regulars and locals and that will continue, but there could be a sister restaurant in the near future in Summerville!

Q: What is your guilty pleasure food?

A: I love a good hot dog.

Perfectly Franks in downtown Summerville will definitely have the best in town.

There’s a toss up there between the Cuda (aka “The Bama” with chili, cheese, bacon, fried onion and blue cheese coleslaw) and the Elvis (grilled banana, bacon, peanut butter and grape jelly ... insane).

In recent years, the cuisine at Atlanticville on Sullivan’s Island has become an eclectic mix of Southern with a touch of Pan Asian and Cuban influences, says chef William “Billy” Condon.

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Goose Creek’s very own ‘Dive’ bar DENISE K. JAMES

“At least once a week someone will jump in and have to be taken out of it,” said Pavilion bartender Adam Griffin.

Dip into the beer, and the pool, at the Pavilion Bar

A: It’s called a marijuana Special to The Post and milkshake. It’s got Frangelico, midori and a little bit of Courier WHAT: Pavilion Bar. cream. It gets its name from hile it’s still sumthe green tint. It isn’t a heavy WHERE: 225 East Bay St. mer, I say we shot, which means it’s great PHONE: 723-0500. ought to spend for lightweights and people as much time outside as who have already had a few. possible, preferably next to Q: What’s your bartendQ: Do people actually go gleaming bodies of water. ing background? swimming after drinking The Pavilion Bar on top of A: Well, I bartend downup here? the Market Pavilion Hotel stairs a lot, in Grill 225. I go A: At least once a week definitely fits this bill, with back and forth. someone will jump in and gorgeous rooftop views of Q: What’s special about have to be taken out of it! the city and even a swimdrinking at the Pavilion Just last weekend a guy ming pool.

Bar? jumped in wearing his unBartender Adam Griffin A: Definitely the view! derwear. We couldn’t figure can mix up your favorite And the charismatic service out how he stripped down drink for sipping al fresco, (laughs). without anyone noticing! and share stories about what Q: What’s the best special- Q: Are most of the guests happens on the roof after ty cocktail on the menu? up here staying in the hodark.

A: I’m a big fan of our tel?

Q: How long have you strawberry kiwi mojito.

A: Not at all. We get lots worked at the Pavilion Bar? Q: What shot do you take of locals, and just a lot of A: For about six months. pride in preparing? people from everywhere.

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Q: What’s the best food on your menu?

A: The pizzas are phenomenal and the Poolside Club is delicious. Also, I like the Kobe beef burger.

Q: Have you actually served a celebrity up here?

A: Oh yeah. We served Jill Biden (Joe’s wife) last week. Also, we met the guy who played Ben on “Lost” (Michael Emerson). He also brought his wife who stars in “True Blood” (Carrie Preston). But I don’t watch those shows.

Q: What’s your favorite bar in Charleston?

A: I’d have to say Squeeze.

It’s our hangout after work.

Q: Any advice for drinkers in Charleston?

A: Don’t close out your tab after one Bud Light.

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WHAT: The Dive.

WHERE: 1680 Fletcher St., Goose Creek.

PHONE: 764-4238.

WEBSITE: www. myspace.com/thedive charleston.

Special to The Post and Courier

he Dive is an unusual bar. It’s near the Charleston Naval Weapons Station in Goose Creek and obviously caters to military personnel, but is also open to the public. On the night of my visit, I was there to see ’90s rapper Vanilla Ice (see Page 11).

And so were plenty of other people, something The Dive can easily accommodate given its size. At about 500 strong, The Dive was still comfortable. and getting a drink was always easy. This is due in part to the long and easily accessible bar, and also some energetic and hardworking bartenders. There was also a beer and Red Bull cart opposite the bar, making for even less wait time. I also was impressed by how affordable the drinks were ($3 for a vodka soda).

For a bar its size, The Dive has a lot of character and wouldn’t take much to get me out there again. Most impressive, however, was how good the bands sounded. The Dive has a quality

sound system, perhaps one of the better systems in the Lowcountry. One of the opening acts for Vanilla Ice, local heavy-metal outfit Skwirl Grinda, sounded absolutely incredible. I had seen Skwirl Grinda before, and they have always been really good (These guys have an electric heavy-metal mandolin, how cool is that?), but hearing them through The Dive’s sound system gave me a new appreciation for the band.

If you live in the North Area, this bar is certainly worth checking out. And if you live a bit closer to the peninsula and your favorite band is playing all the way out in Goose Creek — they book both local and national acts — it’s well worth taking a drive to The Dive.

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How ‘Scott Pilgrim’ went from comic book to movie

BY BEN FRITZ

Los Angeles Times

Sylvester Stallone (center) puts his arms around Jason Statham as they pose with Dolph Lundgren for pictures during a photo call for the film “The Expendables.”

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‘The Expendables’

ollywood’s obsession with comic books led to media giant Walt Disney Co.’s $4.3-billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ decision to revamp its DC Entertainment unit.

But it’s also transforming even the smallest comic book players.

Oni Press of Portland, Ore., which has nine employees and publishes three to five comics or trade paperbacks each month, is behind a big movie being released Friday

by Universal Pictures: “Scott AP Pilgrim vs. the World.”

The special-effects-heavy comedy starring Michael Cera as a slacker who must battle his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes is extremely loyal to writer-artist Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comics, including borrowing their hyper-stylized, video-game(pointless) scene together. inspired visuals.

Here, for what will almost It’s the first film produced certainly be the last time,

by Closed on Mondays EnStallone takes a serious lick- tertainment, the production ing, struggles to sprint away company that Oni Press pubfrom bullets and bombs lisher Joe Nozemack founded (dude has some hard milewith producer Eric Gitter in age) and dreams of getting 2003 to help shepherd Oni’s the girl. projects onto the big screen.

Li is here for the “short” Closed on Mondays has 12 jokes. And short shrift. He projects in various stages gets only one decent marof development at studios tial-arts fight and one truck and recently signed a deal chase. with CBS to create television Statham, the heir to the shows. The fact that such a action hero crown that Sly, small publisher has its own Bruce and Arnold once production company shows shared, outkicks and outjust how important Holcools them all. lywood has become to the The shootouts are epic, but comic business, which has the stuff leading up to them seen sales shrink recently at is lame. The macho men still the same time that movies deliver, but this is less an based on its material have ensemble piece than “Losexploded. We spoke to Nozers” or “A-Team” — not that emack about what it takes to Lundgren, Crews or UCF survive and compete as an fighter Couture could carry undersized comic book pubmore than a scene each. lisher in the current market But novelty aside, with and how “Scott Pilgrim,” on “Losers” already on DVD which he served as co-proand “A-Team” on its way ducer, made it to the silver there, “The Expendables” screen. feels, well, disposable.

Q. Independent comic

Ensemble macho flick lacks muscle, imagination

BY ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel

movie review

ere they are, “the REAL A-Team,” the pride and joy of big, bloody ’80s action movies, back for a last roundup.

“The Expendables,” Sylvester Stallone’s all-star mercenary movie, is a deliriously retro ride into Reagan-era blockbusters. The brawn and testosterone (among other bulk-inducing substances) drip off the screen as Sly, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Terry Crews and Randy Couture go out rootin’, tootin’ and shootin’ black-and-brown people in various Godforsaken parts of the world.

It’s a gonzo action film from a guy who has forgotten more about making action films than most of the filmmakers who followed him know. So the brawls are bigger, the guns are louder, the explosions more epic than in any other film this summer.

★★½ (of 5) DIRECTOR: Sylvester Stallone.

STARRING: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Giselle Itie, Terry Crews and Eric Roberts.

RATED: R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language.

RUN TIME: 1 hour, 38 minutes.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Find this review at www.charlestonscene.com and offer your opinion of the film.

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It’s sort of an ensemble piece about mercenaries hired first to free some sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates, then sent to take down the dictator of a fictional Caribbean nation.

Stallone is “Barney,” the leader of the pack. Literally. All these dudes ride motorcycles. They get their jobs through a tattoo artist, played with a grizzled glee by Mickey Rourke. But they’ve just fired junkie gun nut “Gunner” (Lundgren, one of his better per-

formances). So, what, five guys with lots of guns are going to carry out a regime change?

There’s a rogue American behind this dictator/drug lord. He’s played by Eric Roberts, of course. Ex-wrestler Steve Austin is his muscle.

And there’s a girl (Giselle Itie) who needs rescuing. Of course.

Here, for the first and probably only time, are Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in one

KERRY HAYES/MCT

Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) rocks it out in the story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in the action-comedy “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”

book publishers seem to be almost as common these days as independent film studios once were. How do you think Oni stands out?

A. Oni is really the sensibility of the people who work here, which is not as genrebased as a lot of other comic book publishers. It’s harder to get superhero stuff through here because there’s already so much of that in the industry. The majority of what we do is creator owned because the top talent are just not willing to sign the deals anymore where they give over everything to a corporation.

Q. You just released the sixth and final “Scott Pilgrim” book, which is obviously fortuitous timing. But isn’t it unusual to set up a movie when you’ve only released a single book?

A. It depends. “Scott Pilgrim” would have been hard to explain without the first book. But some stuff you can sell based just on a pitch or a one-page description.

We might show people at a studio pages or sketches or treatments or outlines — whatever we need to communicate the world and the story.

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Tilda Swinton dazzles in the lavish ‘I Am Love’

he creates tension early and allows it to build steadily until the explosive finale.

You know something’s up ords such as “lush” for a while. You just don’t and “gorgeous” don’t know what it is. And Swineven begin to scratch the ton, with her steely presence, surface in describing “I Am gives away nothing until it’s Love,” Italian director Luca time.

Guadagnino’s retro-styled The daughter of a Rusmelodrama. sian art dealer who married It’s more like the most into a prominent Milan sumptuous design porn, textile family, Emma would lingering over every detail seem to have it all with her in the palatial home of a husband, Tancredi (Pippo Milanese industrialist and Delbono), and their three his family, allowing plenty children, Edo (Flavio Parenof time for us to ooh and ti), Betta (Alba Rohrwacher) ahh over the impeccably and Gianluca (Mattia Zactasteful clothes, the rich caro). But changes are afoot furnishings, the exquisite that will tear them all in meals. (Don’t see this movie ★★★★★ (of 5) various directions. Among hungry.) From the sweepDIRECTOR: Luca Guathem, Edo decides he’d ing, old-fashioned opening dagnino rather open a restaurant titles, “I Am Love” signals STARRING: Tilda with his chef friend, Antothat we’re in for a long, luxuSwinton, Flavio Parenti, nio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), rious ride. This is a visual Marisa Berenson, than inherit the Recchi medium, after all, and in RATED: R for sexuality empire. And Betta has a the tradition of Visconti and and nudity personal awakening, which Sirk, Guadagnino expertly RUN TIME: 2 hours inspires Emma to take a throws in everything he’s WHAT DID YOU chance of her own for got.

THINK?: Find this reonce.

But despite these aesthetic view at www.charlesShe finds herself drawn trappings, an even more tonscene. to the much younger Ancompelling factor is the com and tonio and the care he takes most fundamental: offer your with the meals he crafts. the tour-de-force perforopinion of In no time she’s sneaking mance from its star, Tilda the film. up to his countryside hideSwinton, speaking fluent away — talking, cooking — Italian and even a little Rusand their languid, outdoor sian in a couple of scenes.

But it’s the subtle changes romp is deliriously Swinton’s transformation within her that drive the sensual. from perfect, moneyed wife film and allow the staggerYes, it all sounds like and mother to — well, we ingly versatile Swinton to something out of a romance don’t want to give too much prove there’s more to her novel, we’ll grant that. And away, but we’ll just say her than we ever could have the ending is probably too character becomes a purer imagined. operatic for its own good; form of herself when she Guadagnino takes his the climax also hits with finds true love. She becomes time, though, busying free. himself with the seemingly jarring quickness, especially given the deliberate pace The camera has always mundane minutiae of this loved her striking, porcelain family’s life — observing the that preceded it.

Then again, everything features: those formidable way they talk and exchange else about “I Am Love” is cheekbones and wide-set glances over the aging blue eyes. She’s ravishing patriarch’s birthday dinner, so rhapsodic, giving into the excess just feels as Emma Recchi, flawlessly for example. But with the right. turned out for all occasions. help of John Adams’ score,

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CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS

GROWN UPS

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PG-13

PG-13

Tim is a rising executive who finds the perfect guest for his boss’s monthly “dinner for idiots.”

★

★★★

★★★

The epic struggle between cat and dog continues as Kitty Galore is determined to rule the world and gain control over her canine rivals.

Azalea Square: Today: 11:55, 2:25, 4:40, 6:55, 9:35 Cinebarre: Today: 10:25, 1:10, 4:20, 7, 9:25 Citadel 16: Today: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10 Hwy 21: Today: 8:45 James Island 8: Today-Aug. 19: 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:15 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 12:05, 2:20, 4:40; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:40 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:10, 1:45, 4, 6:50, 9:15; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4, 6:50, 9:15

CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE 3D

Azalea Square: Today: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10:05; Fri.-Aug. 19: 11:55, 2:20, 4:30, 7, 9:20 Citadel 16 IMAX: Today-Aug. 19: 12:20, 2:25, 4:30, 6:50, 8:55 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:15, 1:40, 4, 7:05, 9:20; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4, 7:05, 9:20

CHARLIE ST. CLOUD

★½

PG-13

Based on an acclaimed novel, Charlie (Zac Efron) must learn to move forward after a tragic accident changes his life.

Azalea Square: Today: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10 Cinebarre: Today-Aug. 19: 10:40, 1:20, 4:15, 7:35, 10 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: 11:50, 2, 4:10, 7, 9:30 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11, 1:35, 4:15, 7:20, 10; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:15, 7:20, 10 Terrace: Today: 2, 4:35, 7:05

DESPICABLE ME

★★

PG

After adopting three girls, Gru begins to rethink his evil plan to steal the moon.

Azalea Square: Today: 11:25, 2:05, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:05, 2:25, 4:40, 6:55, 10:10 Cinebarre: Today: 10:20, 11, 1:35, 3, 4:30, 6:30, 7:15, 9:45, 9:50; Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:20, 1:35, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 James Island 8: Today-Aug. 19: 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:45, 10:15; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:25, 7:45, 10:15 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:35, 2, 4:20, 6:40; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:20, 6:40

Five best friends reunite after their old basketball coach dies.

Azalea Square: Today: 7:05, 10 Cinebarre: Today-Thurs. Aug. 19: 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:45, 10:20 Citadel 16: Today: 11:40, 1:55, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Thurs. Aug. 19: 7:10, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today-Thurs. Aug. 19: 6:55, 9:30

Azalea Square: Today: 11:10, 11:40, 1:45, 2:20, 4:20, 4:55, 7, 7:40 9:45, 10:15; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Cinebarre: Today: 10:55, 1:55, 4:45, 7:30, 9:55; Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:25, 1:15, 4, 7, 10:15 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: 11:40, 2:05, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Hwy 21: Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:30 James Island 8: Today-19: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:15, 11:50, 1:50, 2:35, 4:35, 5:20, 7:10, 8, 9:50, 10:35; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:35, 5:20, 7:10, 8, 9:50, 10:35 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:30 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:50, 7:35, 10:15

*I AM LOVE

★★★★★ R

A wealthy family struggles with change as the family patriarch names an unexpected successor to his massive industrial company.

*EAT PRAY LOVE N/A PG-13

Terrace: Fri.-Thurs. Aug. 19: 4, 9:35

INCEPTION

★★★★★

A woman (Julia Roberts) who once dreamed of a family, finds her priorities shifting in this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir.

PG-13

Dom Cobb steals corporate secrets from his victims’ subconscious.

Azalea Square: Today: 12:05, 3:50, 7:05, 10:25; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:35, 3:50, 7:05, 10:25 Cinebarre: Today: 12:30, 4, 7:25, 10:30 Cinebarre: Fri.-Aug. 19: 11, 12:30, 3, 3:55, 6:30, 7:25, 9:45, 10:30 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: 1:30, 5, 8 Hippodrome: Today: 7:15 Hwy 21: Today: 10:15 James Island 8: Today-Aug. 19: 2, 5:05, 8:10 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:40, 1:30, 2:50, 4:50, 6:45, 8:15, 10; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:50, 6:45, 8:15, 10 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 12:10, 12:40, 3:40, 4:05, 6:55, 7:25, 10:10, 10:40; Mon.-Aug. 19: 3:40, 4:05, 6:55, 7:25, 10:10, 10:40

Azalea Square: Fri.-Aug. 19: 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Cinebarre: Fri.-Aug. 19: 10, 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40 Citadel 16: Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:20, 3:20, 7, 9:45 Regal 18: Fri.-Sun: 11, 2:10, 5:15, 8:20; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:15, 8:20 Terrace: Fri.-Aug. 19: 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:35

*THE EXPENDABLES

★★½ R

A team of mercenaries, lead by action-hero legend Sylvester Stallone, head to South America to overthrow a dictator.

Azalea Square: Fri.-Aug. 19: noon, 12:30, 2:35, 3:05, 5:10, 5:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10:20, 10:50 Cinebarre: Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:35, 1:30, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40 Citadel 16: Fri.-Aug. 19: 11:50, 2:10, 4:30, 7:35, 9:55 Hwy 21: Fri.-Aug. 19: 8:45 Hippodrome: Fri.-Aug. 19: 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:35 James Island 8: Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50, 12:15 Regal 18: Today: 12:01; Fri.-Sun.: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:30, 7, 9:30

INCEPTION IMAX

Citadel 16 IMAX: Today-Thurs. Aug. 19: noon, 3, 6:45, 9:45

THE KARATE KID

★★ PG

Dre has trouble adjusting to China until he meets a Kung Fu master.

Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55; Mon.-Aug. 19: 3:35, 6:45, 9:55

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

★★½ R

In the second installment in the trilogy based on the novels by late author Stieg Larsson, a woman is suspected of murder.

Terrace: Today: 2:10, 5:05, 7:25 Fri-Thurs. Aug. 19: 1, 6:05

DESPICABLE ME 3-D

Citadel 16 IMAX: Today-Aug. 19: 11:20, 1:20, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30, 9:35

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THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

RAMONA AND BEEZUS

SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

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Two children conceived by artificial insemination, track down their biological father.

Follow the sometimes imaginary, but always mischievous adventures of Ramona (Joey King) as based on Beverly Cleary’s beloved book series.

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Azalea Square: Today: 11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Fri.-Aug. 19: 8:05, 10:45 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: 12:10, 2:25, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:45, 2:15, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 Terrace: Today: 2:20, 5, 7:15; Fri-Aug. 19: 2, 4:45, 7:15, 9:20

Azalea Square: Today: 11:30, 2, 4:35; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:25, 2:50, 5:25 Cinebarre: Today: 10:35, 1:30, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19 12:20, 2:30, 4:40 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:25, 2:05, 4:25; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:25 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:20, 1:55, 4:30; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:30

THE LAST AIRBENDER

SALT

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A master sorcerer (Nicolas Cage) recruits a seemingly everyday guy (Jay Baruchel) in his mission to defend New York City.

Azalea Square: Today: 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:40; Fri.-Aug. 19: 8:10, 10:40 Citadel 16: Today: 7:10, 9:20 James Island 8: Today: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:05, 7:50, 10:35

STEP UP 3D

★★

Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, must put his childhood ways aside to stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:55, 2:25, 5:10, 7:45, 10:30; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:10, 7:45, 10:30

THE OTHER GUYS

★★★

PG-13

Two mismatched detectives (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize.

Azalea Square: Today-Aug. 19: 11:45, 12:15, 2:15, 2:45, 4:45, 5:15, 7:20, 7:55, 9:55, 10:30 Cinebarre: Today: 10:45, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15; Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:45, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: 11:50, 12:40, 2:10, 2:50, 4:20, 5:10, 7, 7:50, 9:20, 10:05 Hwy 21: Today-Aug. 19: 8:45 James Island 8: Today: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Fri.-Aug. 19: 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:30, 12:10, 2, 2:40, 4:30, 5:10, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:30, 5:10, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:15, 12:15, 1:50, 2:45, 4:25, 5:20, 7, 8, 10:45; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:25, 5:20, 7, 8, 10:45

PREDATORS

★★

R

Adrien Brody leads a group of elite warriors who have been placed on an alien plant as prey for a new breed of Predators.

Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:40, 2:15, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:15, 7:55, 10:35

★★★ PG-13

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.

A group of street dancers challenge the world’s best hip hop dancers.

Azalea Square: Today: noon, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8, 10:35 Citadel 16 IMAX: Today-Aug. 19: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 James Island 8: Today: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Fri.-Aug. 19: 2:05, 4:356, 7:05, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:10; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5, 7:30, 10:10 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:55, 7:30, 10:05

Azalea Square: Today: 11:50, 2:30, 5:20, 8, 10:45; Fri.-Aug. 19: 11:45, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Cinebarre: Today: 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:40, 10:05; Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:40, 10:05 Citadel 16: Today: 12:40, 2:50 5, 7, 7:45 9:10, 9:50; Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:30, 9:50 Hwy 21: Today: 10:30; Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:35 James Island 8: Today: 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:30; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:05, 7:35, 10:30 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:45, 7:10, 9:40

TOY STORY 3

★★★★ G

*SCOTT PILGRAM VS THE WORLD

The gang finds themselves in a daycare as Andy prepares for college.

★★★

Azalea Square: Today: 11, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:25, 3, 5:35 Citadel 16: Today-Aug. 19: noon, 2:10, 4:20, 7, 9:10 Palmetto Grande: Today-Sun.: 11:20, 1:55, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:05, 1:40, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:10, 6:55, 9:30

PG-13

Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel, musician Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) must defeat Ramona’s seven evil exes to win her heart.

Azalea Square: Fri.-Aug. 19: 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:10 Cinebarre: Fri.-Aug. 19: 10:30, 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Citadel 16: Fri.-Aug. 19: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:25 9:45 James Island 8: Fri.-Thurs. Aug. 19: 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Regal 18: Today: 12:01; Fri.-Sun.: 11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Mon.-Aug. 19: 4:25, 7:15, 9:50

*TWELVE N/A R A drug dealer watches as his life crumbles after his cousin’s murder.

Regal 18: Today-Sun.: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:20; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5, 7:40, 10:20

*THE SECRET OF KELLS N/A NR

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

★★★★

The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells.

PG-13

Terrace: Wed: 11 a.m.

Bella is forced to choose between Edward and Jacob.

Azalea Square: Today-Aug. 19: 12:50, 4, 7:25, 10:40 Cinebarre: Today: 10:30, 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Citadel 16: Today: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Palmetto Grande: Today-Aug. 19: 6:50, 9:35 Regal 18: Today-Sun.: 11:25, 2:40, 5:25, 8:15; Mon.-Aug. 19: 5:25, 8:15

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‘Flipped’

An insightful, warm triumph from Rob Reiner

about to join them.

When Juli and Bryce meet (played by Madeline Carroll s he proved so winningly and Callan McAuliffe for most of the film), it’s because in “Stand by Me,” Rob his family has just moved to Reiner is a filmmaker who her tree-lined street, a place has a way of telling stories where kids ride bikes, play about kids, suffusing them pickup football in the front with ambivalence and insecurity about their still-evolv- yard and go trick-or-treating without fear. ing selves that feels both Director of photography heartfelt and authentic.

Thomas Del Ruth has given So it is, once again many years later, with “Flipped,” a it all a Norman Rockwell glow that echoes his collabotale of very young love and ration with the filmmaker on loss also set in the ’60s. And “Stand by Me.” though our two lovebirds, We are drawn into their Juli and Bryce, live in white, world from two distinct middle-class suburbia, the points of view: his and hers. experience feels universal That “he said, she said” push and the oft-trod comingand pull is one of the cleverof-age terrain feels newly est conceits of the book and turned. the film. We see a moment It begins in typical grade through Juli’s eyes, then school fashion. Juli is all rewind and see it through dreamy and swoony over the blue-eyed Bryce. He can Bryce’s with Reiner capturing all the fun, irony and barely talk, because, yuck, she’s a girl. She is undeterred. heartbreak possible out of those different points of He’s convinced his life is view. over. We’ve seen it before: With that as the starting What more can you expect? point, we follow the kids Thankfully a lot, starting through the ups and downs with the freshness of the fine blueprint from Wende- of grade school, family life and their growing (or not) lin Van Draanen’s popular attraction. Both young accontemporary young teen tors find that ideal balance romance.

Though Reiner opted to set of charm and intelligence without veering into too it back in time by a few decades, he and co-screenwrit- precocious and too pretty er Andrew Scheinman have (which Ashley Taylor takes care of for everyone else, remained true to the spirit, style and a lot of the dialogue but as Juli’s popular, perky, pony-tailed nemesis, she’s she created. But then from supposed to).

“Stand by Me,” that 1986 Helping to set the tone for classic ode to boyhood based the hard lessons here is the on the Stephen King novel, kind of great classic rock Reiner has become somethat a ’60s era film makes thing of a savant when it comes to turning books into possible. In this the filmmakers have sampled widely, movies, with “The Princess Bride” and “Misery” among including Carole King and his standouts and “Flipped” Smokey Robinson, creating

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Los Angeles Times

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Madeline Carroll is Juli and Callan McAuliffe is Bryce in the coming-of-age romantic comedy “Flipped.”

movie review

★★★★ (of 5)

DIRECTOR: Rob Reiner.

STARRING: Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Penelope Ann Miller.

RATED: PG for language and some thematic material.

RUN TIME: 1 hour, 28 minutes.

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a soundtrack so rich you’ll be tempted to close your eyes and just listen.

But don’t. Because “Flipped” is the kind of small, special movie that wraps you up in so much warmth, humor and humanity that it will leave you wishing that stories like this weren’t so rare.

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‘Step Up 3D’ is immersed in the groove The Washington Post

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ou already know the basic plot of “Step Up 3D”: Boy meets girl.

Girl breaks his heart. Everybody dances it out and, oh, yeah, competes in a highstakes dance battle against a villainous rival crew and learns the true meaning of friendship in the process.

It’s the same premise as almost every dance movie and “So You Think You Can Dance” confessional. The cheese factor is definitely there. But “Step Up 3D” director Jon Chu largely breezes through the plot with a few cliches, intense stares and occasional oneliners, so we won’t spend too much time on it either. The main reason to see “Step Up 3D” is for the high-energy dancing and innovative camerawork, and on those points it delivers.

Scrawny moptop Moose (Adam Sevani), who reprises his role from “Step Up 2: The Streets,” launches into the first dance sequence just minutes after the movie begins, with his parents dropping him and BFF Camille (Alyson Stoner returning from “Step Up 2” ) for freshman orientation at New York University. Moose has renounced what his dad calls “that dance thing” and declared engineering as his major. But before you can say graphing calculator, he follows a pair of gunmetal

Nike hightops that lead him into a battle with bad boy crew, the Samurais. And thus he falls into a fantastical world of underground dance.

A crew called the Pirates takes in Sevani, who then lives and trains with them inside a vast warehouse known as the Vault, complete with padded walls for practicing running flips, a room of vintage boomboxes and a graffiti studio. The Vault is run by Luke (Rick Malambri), leader of the Pirates, who is five months behind on his mortgage payments and is counting on winning the $100,000 grand prize at the World Jamz dance battle to pay back the bank.

Here, dance does not provide a dose of reality but an escape from it — more Hogwarts than Harlem — a place for misfit dance geeks to kick ball change to their hearts’ content. (The cast includes several SYTYCD alums, notably Stephen “tWitch” Boss.)

Chu has likened the movie to an action flick, and at times the aggressively acrobatic choreography feels more like martial arts than dance. There is such a thing as too much movement, and good dancing involves more than landing five handsprings and then spinning on your head, as impressive as that may be. It’s about finding a groove or milking a simple movement

movie review ★★★ (of 5)

DIRECTOR: Jon Chu. STARRING: Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Adam G. Sevani, Alyson Stoner.

RATED: PG-13 for brief strong language.

RUN TIME: 1 hour, 45 minutes.

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that can get lost amid the roundhouse kicks and b-boy freezes.

That’s why one of the most interesting dance sequences involves Moose and Camille blithely skipping through the streets of New York, popping through taxi cabs and flopping onto trash

bags of Styrofoam peanuts in choreography that recalls Gene Kelly. A sultry tango between Luke and his secretive ladyfriend, Natalie (Sharni Vinson), also stands out.

The Pirates’ final dance sequence is mind-blowing, with spectacular use of

props and lights. Chu uses 3-D to full effect, putting the viewer in the middle of the battle. By the end of the film, Sevani finds that pair of gunmetal Nike hightops that led him down this rabbit hole. And it’s safe to say that both he and the movie have earned their kicks.

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Rick Malambri (from left), Jon Chu and Sharni Vinsonare in “Step up 3D.”

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“Chicks Messing With My Head” by Karen Silvestro. See more of her work at Robert Lange Studios on Friday.

Karen Silvestro will help you find the ‘Perfect Man’

as the subject matter; the painting provokes deep Special to The Post reflection about the lies we and Courier tell ourselves in order to get aren Silvestro’s paint- through the day.

Silvestro’s artwork reflects ing, “Pride Wars,” (on Page 4) shows the a woman observing her culture as a critical thinker. complex dynamic between “My shows are all very two people in a relationship.

The male, symbolized as a conceptual, and sometimes touch upon themes from peacock with breathtaking feathers, is staring down the which many shy away. Socibeautiful woman, and each ety often convinces people that they should look, feel, one is determined to stand act and simply be a certain their ground. way. I find beauty in the “I’m fascinated by people: their emotions, their stories, truth of our life stories, and strive to show real people, their secrets, their interpersonal relationships. The real feelings and real stories with my paintings,” she said. array of psychological and Meet the artist Friday spiritual ingredients that make them beautifully com- night at Robert Lange Gallery for the opening recepplicated human beings are tion of “Paperdoll.” my muse,” she said.

“Paperdoll: The Search NEXT EVENT: Friday, Robert for the Perfect Man” will be Lange Studios, 2 Queen St. Silvestro’s first solo show at 5:30-8:30 p.m., Free. the Robert Lange Studio. It WEBSITE: www.karensilvesis guest curated by Charles- tro.com, www.theartpimp. ton Scene writer Olivia Pool com, www.robertlangestuand Art Pimp. dios.com.

“Paperdoll” will run until BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: the end of August and will August 1959, Brooklyn, N.Y. showcase new paintings, RESIDENCE: Summerville, charcoal drawings and cut- three years out paper doll books that EDUCATION: Bachelor of will allow guests to create Arts in illustration, Pratt Unitheir perfect man. Silvestro’s versity. background as an illustrator PRICE RANGE: $500-$11,000; shines through the humor available for commission in her artwork. work.

Her stunning oil paintings are highly symbolic narratives; each one has a “Couch Potato,” by story unfold in the details.

Karen Silvestro.

In “Liar, Liar” the wallpaper design is as important

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Redux offers seminar for visual artists

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edux Contemporary Art Center will be offering a professional development day for visual artists in the Lowcountry on Sept. 18.

“This one-day seminar will address the practical needs of the emerging artist as she or he begins to participate in the professional world,” says Karen Ann Myers, executive director of Redux.

Topics will include help defining goals, artist statements, resumes and biographies as well as creating cohesive presentation packages and documenting work. Other subjects include gallery relationships, exhibition venues, residencies, grants and creative networking, she says.

This course aims to give students a better understanding of writing various things artists need for the creation of effective artist statements, project applications, and grant proposals, Myers says.

“Students will have an increased understanding of art venues from both a local and national perspective, including the basic workings of commercial galleries and their types, not-for-profit spaces, museums, art fairs and collaborative workshops,” she says.

In addition, a comprehensive list of artist grants, national and international artist residencies, slide registries and research materials will be provided for every student.

This one-day workshop will be lead by visiting artist Carson Fox at 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 18.

Registration is required and limited to 40 people.

Cost is $30 until Sept. 10, after which the price is $40.

Lunch will be provided by the Recovery Room Tavern.

To sign up and for more information, contact Redux at 722-0697 or www.reduxstudios.org.

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AWENDAW FARMERS MARKET: 9 a.m.-noon. Second Saturday of each month.

Awendaw Town Hall, 6971 Doar Road. The market offers fresh produce and seafood, activities and more. 928-3100 or www. awendawsc.org.

CHARLESTON FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Marion Square. Local vendors offer produce, plants, baked goods and more. 7247309.

DANIEL ISLAND FARMERS MARKET: 3-7 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 30. Family Circle Tennis Center, 161 Seven Farms Drive. Shop for local produce, herbs, flowers and crafts while enjoying live music and food. www.daniel islandfarmersmarket.com.

FRESHFIELDS VILLAGE FARMERS AND ART MARKET: 4-8 p.m. Mondays. Freshfields Village at the crossroads of Kiawah and Seabrook islands.

Purchase local produce, honey, gourmet items, barbecue and live music. Enjoy music by Skip Sullins on Aug. 16. www.freshfieldsvillage.com.

MARKET AT ROSEBANK FARMS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Rosebank Farms, 4455 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, Johns Island.

The farm will offer local produce, seafood, baked goods, flowers and more. 768-0508 or www.rosebankfarms.com.

MOUNT PLEASANT FARMERS MARKET: 3:30 p.m.-dusk.

Tuesdays through Oct. 19.

Moultrie Middle School, 645 Coleman Blvd. Features local produce, flowers, baked goods, live music and more. 884-8517 or www.townofmountpleas-

ant.com.

NORTH CHARLESTON FARMERS MARKET: Noon-7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 28. Felix C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Place E., North Charleston. Live music, local produce, arts and crafts, food and more. 740-5854 or www.northcharleston.org.

SUMMERVILLE FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays through Nov. 20.

218 S. Main St. Purchase fresh produce, organic meat, baked goods and more. 871-6000.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FORUM: 7-8 p.m. third Wednesday of each month. C of C Hollings Science Center, Room 112, 58 Coming St. Free. Network at Mellow Mushroom afterward. www.gogreencharleston.org.

“THE ANTS GO MARCHING DOWN KING STREET”: Through August. In a tribute to Darkness to Light, a locally based national organization whose goal is to end child sexual abuse, artist Jeffrey Kennedy has created a collection of ant sculptures that will be placed in various locations along King Street during August. The sculptures will move to a different King Street area each week.

ART DISCOVERY WALKING TOURS: 10:30 a.m. Saturdays.

Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. $20. 90-minute tour highlights historic sites that have inspired artists for centuries. www.charlestonwalks.com or 729-3420.

“ART IN THE EVENING”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Charleston Market. An art show and sale accompanied by live music.

937-0920.

ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOWS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. First Saturday of each month through October.

Tea Farm Cottage, 808 N. Cedar St., Summerville. Free. Monthly shows feature merchandise from 30-50 vendors as well as food and music. 871-1113.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Ballroom Dance Club of Charleston, 1632 Ashley Hall Road. $30 per month. Taught by Steven Duane. 557-7690.

BALLROOM DANCE PARTIES: Every weekend (except

holidays). Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $10 (may increase for theme or dinner parties). Adult ballroom dance party with group lessons beforehand. 881-3780.

BEGINNER SHAG LESSONS: 8:15 p.m. Mondays. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road. $10 per class. 5712183 or www.arthurmurraychs. com.

BLUES AND BBQ HARBOR CRUISE: Thursdays through Oct. 28. Cruise boards at 6:30 p.m. Charleston Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside St. $39.50 plus tax. Enjoy views of the harbor while listening to live blues by Shrimp City Slim and chowing down on barbecue from Home Team BBQ. A cash bar will be available. 722-1112 or 800-9793370.

BRIDGE LESSONS: 3-5 p.m.

Mondays. Bridge Center, 1740 Ashley River Road. $130 for 11 beginner sessions. 556-4145.

BOOK LOVERS GROUP: 7-9 p.m. third Friday of every month. Dreamalot Books, 123B S. Goose Creek Blvd. Come with a book and a snack. 5724188.

“CAROLINA GOLD” EXHIBIT: Through Aug. 30. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road.

The plantation presents “Carolina Gold: From Rice to Riches,” an exhibit highlighting the work of various goldsmiths and miniaturists. 556-6020 or www. middletonplace.org.

CAROLINA SHAG WORKSHOPS: Saturdays. Trudy’s School of Dance, 830 Folly Road, James Island. $25 for two-hour 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. 819-6961.

CHARLESTON CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE: 7 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month. Ryan’s restaurant, 829 St. Andrews Blvd. jeannescla@aol.com.

CHARLESTON MUSIC CLUB: Free music programs through May. 795-7842 or www.charlestonmusicclub.org.

CHARLESTON POETRY SE-

DAVID MANDEL

Running through Aug. 20 is “Ginger: A Hansel & Gretel Tale” by PURE Theatre.

Tickets are $20-$35 and are available at puretheatre.org or by calling 866811-4111. Tickets also can be purchased the night of the show at the theater’s box office. Student rush tickets are available for $15 with a valid student ID at curtain time. All shows will be in Upper Lance Hall at 150 Meeting St. in downtown Charleston. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchases are encouraged. For a more detailed schedule, visit the website or call 723-4444.

For mature audiences only.

RIES: 7 p.m. Fourth Tuesday of each month. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. 577-6400.

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: 4-4:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Johns Island Library, 3531 Maybank Highway. Grades 6-12.

Earn one Johns Island Library dollar for each session. 5591945.

“COMMON GROUNDSOLID GROUND”: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Marion Square.

Join the Grassroots Call to Action Group for nonpartisan

open discussion. 810-0088 or www.grassrootschange.ning. com.

CYPRESS SWAMP TOURS: 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Middleton Place Outdoor Center, 4300 Ashley River Road. $55-$65. 266-7492 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.

“DARWIN ON EVOLUTION”: Through August. Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 68 Spring St. The museum will host a collection of documents written by

Charles Darwin, including original manuscript pages from “On the Origin of Species.” 853-4651.

DRAYTON HALL FREE ADMISSION: Through Sept. 6, Drayton Hall will offer complimentary admission to members of the military, firefighters, police and EMS. 769-2603 or www.draytonhall.org.

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. 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 mug and enjoy presentations by different speakers. Refreshments will be provided. 856-2166.

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MUSEUM, MUSIC AND MORE!: Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. Ages EDISTO ISLAND ART GUILD 5-12. $8 members, $10 nonmemSHOW: 1-4 p.m. Tuesdaysbers. Get children involved in Saturdays through Sept. 4. Edisto Island Museum, 8123 Chisolm performing arts through interactive experiences. 853-8962 or Plantation Road. More than 20 www.explorecml.org. local artists will have their art“NOW SHOWING” EXHIBIT: work on display. 869-1954.

Through Aug. 29. City Gallery FAMILY FUN WEEKENDS: Through August. Magnolia Plan- at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau tation and Gardens, 3550 Ashley St. The City Gallery will host River Road. Families from North “Now Showing: Works by Charlie and South Carolina and Georgia Bidwell and Samantha Mawill receive an admission rate gowan.” 958-6484. of $40 per carload of up to five OPEN STUDIO: 10 a.m.-12:30 people. Admission will allow ac- p.m. Last Tuesday of each cess to the gardens, swamp gar- month. The Meeting Place, den and train tour. 571-1266 or 1077 E. Montague Ave., North www.magnoliaplantation.com.

Charleston. Free. Each class will FOLLY BEACH BLUEGRASS be taught by professional artists.

SOCIETY: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.

745-1087.

The Kitchen, 11 Center St. Bring PARENT/CHILD BALLROOM an instrument and participate in CLASSES: 6:30-7 p.m. Thursan open jam. 345-1678. days. G.M. Darby Building, 302 FREE SHAG LESSONS: 7:30 Pitt St., Mount Pleasant. $30 resip.m. Mondays. Mojo’s, 975 Badents, $37 nonresidents. Parents cons Bridge Road, Summerville. and youths ages 5-9 will learn 214-0242. basic dance steps. 849-2061 or THE GATHERING BOOK www.townofmountpleasant.

GROUP: 7 p.m. Last Thursday com. of each month. Barnes & Noble, POSTPARTUM SUPPORT 1716 Towne Centre Way, Mount GROUP: 6:30-8 p.m. First and Pleasant. 216-9756. third Thursday of each month.

GRASSROOTS CALL TO ACChurch of the Holy Cross, 299 TION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.

Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island.

Fort Johnson Cafe and Coffee, Psychologist Risa Mason-Cohen 1014 Fort Johnson Road, James leads a support group. 769Island. 810-0088 or grassroot0444. scalltoaction@gmail.com.

PRESERVATION TECH “I AM TWO WITH NATURE”: TOURS: 8:30-10:30 a.m. First SatThrough Sept. 4. Redux Contem- urday of each month. Drayton porary Art Center, 136 St. Philip Hall, 3380 Ashley River Road. $20 St. Cari Freno and Travis Graves members, $25 nonmembers. will display artwork that is similar Tours will showcase the techniin that it is nature-oriented but cal aspects of the plantation’s different in points of view. Artist preservation efforts, design, lectures will be given 6-9 p.m. architecture and more. 769-2638 Friday. 722-0697 or www.redux or www.draytonhall.org. studios.org.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR “LET’S DISCUSS IT” BOOK TOURS: Tours begin at 4 p.m.

GROUP: 10 a.m. Third Friday of Thursdays during July. Heywardeach month. Mount Pleasant Re- Washington House, 87 Church gional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry St. $10 adults, $5 children. The Road. New members welcome.

Charleston Museum will celshgalos@juno.com. ebrate the country’s indepenLOWCOUNTRY BACKPACKdence with tours focusing on ERS CLUB: 7-8:30 p.m. second the significance of the HeywardThursday of each month. Collins Washington House during the Park Clubhouse, 4115 Fellowship Revolutionary War. 722-2996 or Road, North Charleston. www.charlestonmuseum.org.

“MODERN MASTERS”: “RITE OF PASSAGE”: Through Through Aug. 22. Gibbes MuAug. 28. SCOOP Studios, 57 ½ seum of Art, 135 Meeting St. King St. Joel Parker presents The museum will host “Modern “Rite of Passage | Solo Cups.” An Masters From the Ferguson Col- artist reception will be 5-8 p.m. lection,” which will include work Friday. 577-3292 or www.scoopby Picasso, Christo, Willem de contemporary.com.

Kooning and others. 722-2706 or SALSA DANCE LESSONS: www.gibbesmuseum.org.

6:45 and 7:30 p.m. Mondays.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road. $10 per class. Beginner and advanced 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: 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays-Sundays. S.C. Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf. $8 ages 2-11, $16 adults, $14 ages 62 and older. Reservations recommended. 577-3474.

SQUARE DANCE CLASS: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Felix C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. 5523630.

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT: Through Saturday. Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip St. High school students who participated in Redux’s Summer Art Institute will exhibit their work. 722-0697 or www. reduxstudios.org.

SUMMERVILLE WRITERS GUILD: 6:30 p.m. Last Monday of each month. Perkins Restaurant, 1700 Old Trolley Road, Summerville. 871-7824.

SUMMER WINE STROLLS: 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. $10. Enjoy wine in the plantation’s gardens. 266-7477 or www.middletonplace.org.

TANGO LESSONS: 7-8 p.m. beginners class; 8-9 p.m. practice. Tuesdays. MUSC Wellness Center, 45 Courtenay Drive. Free.

345-4930.

WATER AEROBICS: 7:30 a.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Sept. 3. Charleston Jewish Community Center, 1645 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd. $35-$45 per week, $125-$160 per month.

Get in shape with instructor Marian Greely. 571-6565 or www. charlestonjcc.org.

“WHAT IS CHARLESTON TO YOU?”: Through Sept. 3. Imaging Arts Gallery, 175 King St. Experience Charleston through the eyes of 18 local photographers.

577-7501 or www.imagingarts. com.

WEST ASHLEY DEMOCRATS’

MEETINGS: 6:30-8 p.m. second Monday of each month, Bluerose Cafe, 652 St. Andrews Blvd.; 8-9:30 a.m. third Saturday of each month, Ryan’s restaurant, 829 St. Andrews Blvd. 5764543.

WHIZ KIDS: 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. $5 per child/$25 per month. An afterschool 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 224-2468.

today

MEN’S BREAKFAST CLUB: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Lowcountry Senior Center, 865 Riverland Drive.

Free to members, $7 nonmembers. Will Freeman, general manager of Stono Ferry Links, will talk about course etiquette, golf tips and rules. 762-9555.

BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES: Noon. Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. Free. Barbara Currey will explore the emotional legacies between mothers and daughters. 763-7333 or www. c4women.org.

friday

MUSIC ON THE GREEN: 6-9 p.m. Freshfields Village Green at the crossroads of Kiawah and Seabrook islands. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy singer-songwriter Travis Allison. www.freshfieldsvillage.com.

MOONLIGHT MIXER: 7-11 p.m. Folly Beach Fishing Pier, 101 E. Arctic Ave. $8 Charleston County residents, $10 nonresidents and at door. Enjoy dancing to music by DJ Jim Bowers. 7954FUN or www.ccprc.com.

ART SHOW: 8-11 p.m. Jimbo’s Rock Lounge, 1662 Savannah Hwy. Jimbo’s will host The Outsiders Art Show, curated by Phillip Hyman and featuring art by META, Chuck Kepler, Matt Foreman and others. 345-3670.

saturday

BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT: 9 a.m. Schroder/Blaney Field, Hwy. 162, Hollywood. The town of Hollywood will offer free school supplies, food and drinks and informational booths. 889-3222 or www.townofhollywood.org.

FREE SKIN SCREENINGS: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Splash Zone Wa-

terpark at James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive. MUSC will offer free skin cancer screenings. 792-0878 or 795-4FUN. JUNIOR REGATTA: 9 a.m. registration; 11 a.m. skipper’s meeting; 12:30 p.m. race. Hobcaw Yacht Club, 180 Hobcaw Drive, Mount Pleasant. $15-$20 registration. Open to participants 18 and under. The sixth annual Mount Pleasant Junior Regatta will give young sailors a chance to showcase their racing skills.

Participants do not need to own a boat and should contact Tina Carter at 849-2061 to arrange use of a boat. www.townofmountpleasant.com.

MURDER AT CAFE NOIR : The Arts, Business & Civic Coalition will hold a fundraiser, “Murder at Cafe Noir,” an interactive murder mystery dinner theater at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Atlanta Bread Company, 1114 N. Main St., Summerville.

Tickets are $25. For tickets, call 851-2024 or e-mail info@abcsummerville.org. The nonprofit group is raising funds to provide a civic center in Summerville.

CAKE DECORATION WORKSHOP: 10 a.m.-noon.

SweetSmith Bakery, 1124 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. $30 members, $50 nonmembers. The Center for Women and SweetSmith Bakery will host a beginner’s cake workshop that will teach the basics of decoration. 7637333 or www.c4women.org.

“JUMP IN THE PARK”: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Palmetto Islands County Park, 444 Needlerush Pkwy., Mount Pleasant. $5. Parents can relax while kids enjoy jump castles and other inflatable equipment. 795-4FUN or www. ccprc.com.

COMIC STRIP ART SHOW: 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 1026 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston.

Artists will display work inspired by comic books and strips.

Featured artists include Angie Brown, Amanda Downey, Erin Eckman and others. 345-3670. ”BOSSA BOSSA”: 8 p.m. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St. $20-$25. Leah Suarez and Duda Lucena and special guests Charlton Singleton, Mark Sterbank and Mitch Butler will perform Brazilian music. 793-9637 or www.etix.com.

FREE FAMILY MOVIE: 9 p.m.

Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park, 99 Hallman Blvd.

Free. This month’s featured

movie is “City Slickers.” Food and beverages will be sold. 7944FUN or www.ccprc.com.

sunday

FIRST DAY FESTIVAL: 1-4 p.m.

Liberty Square, 360 Concord St. Free. Celebrate the start of the new school year at the eighth annual First Day Festival, which will feature games, free school supplies, boat rides, entertainment, activities, food and more.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH: 5-7 p.m. Felix Pinckney Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. The North Charleston Mission Initiative will hand out school supplies and will provide refreshments, music, entertainment and more. 745-1028.

“SUMMER AT ST. JOHN’S”: 6 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5 Clifford St. Free. Enjoy “La Belle Musique,” featuring an ensemble of violin, cello, recorder and harpsichord. 723-2426 or www. stjohnscharleston.org.

monday

IAAP MEETING: 6 p.m. dinner; 6:45 meeting. Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston. $10 dinner. The International Association of Administrative Professionals Charleston Chapter will meet.

766-9091.

tuesday

WORKSHOP AND HEALTH SCREENINGS: 9-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon today; 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday. Total Life Health Care, 825 Wappoo Road. Free.

Participants will learn about children’s health issues and undergo a free health screening.

402-0310 or www.tlccharleston. com.

wednesday

AWENDAW GREEN BARN JAM: 6:30-11 p.m. Awendaw Green, 4879 U.S. Hwy. 17. Free.

Enjoy music by Jesse and Friends, Kristen Abbott and Phillip Crew. Barbecue and drinks will be sold. 452-1642 or www. awendawgreen.com.

“BOYS OF SUMMER” FILM SERIES: 8 p.m. Eye Level Art, 103 Spring St. $5, free to members.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.”

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SUMMERVILLE THIRD THURSDAY: 5-8 p.m. DownBeer and wine and pastries town Summerville. Enjoy an art from Sugar Bakeshop and Wild- walk, live jazz, a car show and Flour Pastry will be available for music by DJ Jim Bowers and purchase. www.eyelevelart.com. The Boardwalk 1341. 821-7260 STARLIGHT CINEMA SERIES: or www.summervilledream.

9 p.m. Freshfields Village at the org. crossroads of Kiawah and SeaBEER TASTING: 5:30 p.m. brook islands. Each Wednesday WineAwhile, 1039 Hwy. 41, in July, Freshfields will host an Mount Pleasant. 10. The Beer open-air movie. This week’s film Guru will host a blind IPA tastis “Indiana Jones: Kingdom of ing, with a prize being awarded the Crystal Skull. ” 768-6491 or to those who guess all 10 beers www.freshfieldsvillage.com. correctly. 881-3155 or www. wineawhile.com.

“CONVERSATIONS WITH BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES: OUR DONORS” SERIES: 6 p.m.

Noon. Center for Women, 129 Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Cannon St. Free. Bring a lunch St. Historian Eugene Frazier will and learn how to bring Feng discuss his most recent work, Shui into the office. 763-7333 or “A History of James Island Slave www.c4women.org.

Descendants and Plantation

aug. 19

Owners: The Bloodline.” 9537609 or www.avery.cofc.edu.

DATING AND NETWORKING EVENT: 6-8 p.m. The Reel Bar at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, 20 Patriot’s Point Drive, Mount Pleasant. $10. Singles will enjoy happy hour specials and live music while mingling with other professionals. Reservations required. 529-9960 or www.facetofacecharleston. com.

“VEGSTOCK 2010”: 6:30 p.m.

Charleston Grill at the Charleston Place Hotel, 224 King St. $60 per person. Experience an evening of “Peas, Love and Wine.” Chef Michelle Weaver will prepare a seven-course vegetarian dinner complete with wine pairings by sommelier Rick Rubel. 577-4522.

aug. 20

“LET’S DO LUNCH”: Noon.

Fish Restaurant, 442 King St. $18.

Chef Nico Romo will prepare a three-course lunch featuring a curry crab soup, pan-seared red porgy and a chocolate caramel tart. Proceeds will benefit Louie’s Kids and guest will receive goodie bags. 303-1113 or www. letsdolunchincharleston.com.

MUSIC ON THE GREEN: 6-9 p.m. Freshfields Village Green at the crossroads of Kiawah and Seabrook islands. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy blues by Shrimp City Slim. www.freshfieldsvillage.com.

aug. 21 “IMPENDING WAR” LECTURE SERIES: 2 p.m. Fort Moultrie, 1214 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island. Free. Park ranger Donel Singleton will discuss “Resistance, Runaways and Slave Revolts.” 883-3123.

ART AUCTION: 7 p.m. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St. $25. The theatre will kick off its 79th season with its inaugural art auction, which will feature work by Archie Burkel, Linda Ketner, Robert Ivey, Richard Heffner and many others. ABC News 4’s meteorologist Tom Crawford will serve as emcee.

Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be available. 722-4487.

REGGAE CONCERT SERIES: 8:30-11 p.m. James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive. $8 adults, free to children 12 and under. Enjoy music by Jah Works. Food and beverages will be sold. 795-4FUN.

theater/dance

“GINGER: A HANSEL AND GRETEL TALE”: 7:30 p.m. todaySaturday and Aug. 19-20; 2 p.m.

Sunday. Pure Theatre, 150 Meeting St. $20-$30. Rodney Lee Rogers and Spencer Deering present a reinvention of the classic fairy tale. 866-811-4111 or 723-4444 or www.puretheatre.org.

“SHAKESPEARE’S R AND J”: 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m.

Sunday. Simons Center for the

Arts, 54 St. Philip St. $10-$15.

The College of Charleston’s Department of Theater will present a modern retelling of the bard’s classic tale of passion, murder and star-crossed lovers.

953-6306.

“HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH”: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The American Theatre, 446 King St. $20-$24. Experience the smash off-Broadway glam rock opera that tells the story of a young East German boy who undergoes a botched sex change operation in order to get over the Berlin Wall. In addition to the play, the evening will feature an opening performance by Bizarro Burlesque.

Beverages will be available for purchase. 793-1731 or www. whatifproductions.org.

“SIMPLY DIVIDED”: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 19-21 and 26-28.

South of Broadway Theatre Company, 1080 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. $10$15. Theatre /verv/ presents a southern comedy in the style of “Steel Magnolias” about four women and a lack of eligible bachelors in their small town.

343-6560 or www.theatreverv. org.

call for entries PERFORMERS NEEDED: Gullah Cuisine and Breaking the Wall Productions is looking for performers of all types to take part in monthly arts

ACE’S ON BRIDGE

By BOBBY WOLFF

More games at postand courier. com/ games.

North-Southwerepleasedwith theirpenaltyagainstWest’sthree hearts doubled — until they scored up. North kicked off with two rounds of spades. Declarer ruffed and played the diamond king to North’s ace, and North thoughtfully switched to a club.

Declarerunwiselywondummy’s aceandplayedaheart.Southwon and played a second club, ruffed by declarer, who next played a high diamond. North ruffed, drew two rounds of trumps, and led the club king, forcing out declarer’s last trump. Declarer could cash one more diamond, but then had to concede the rest of the tricks to the defense for an 800 penalty. However, in the other room South stretched to open a weak-two in spades and North bounced to six spades.

West led from his diamond sequence rather than his singleton club. Declarer won dummy’s diamond ace, played a heart to his queen, and thoughtfully played the diamond 10, covered and ruffed. He cashed dummy’s top hearts, intending to discard both his clubs, but East ruffed in on the second, and declarer had to overruff. Then came the diamond nine, covered and ruffed, and the fall of the diamond eight meant that South’s six was good. Declarer cashed the spade king; then, to avoid a diamond ruff, he advanced the club king.

Since East held the ace, there was nothing the defenders could do anymore.NotethatifWestcould have won the first club, he would havebeenabletogivehispartner a diamond ruff.

performances. 853-8969 or breakingthewallproductions@ gmail.com.

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS NEEDED: The City Gallery at Waterfront Park is accepting exhibition proposals for installations, photography, sculpture, multimedia and other forms of art. Submission deadline is Sept. 1. 958-6484 or www.charleston-sc.gov.

WINE + FOOD POSTER COMPETITION: Tri-county artists ages 18 and older are invited to submit entries for the annual Charleston Wine + Food Festival Poster Competition.

Submissions should highlight Charleston’s culinary scene and should include the signature wine stain. Winner will receive $1,000. Deadline is Sept. 17.

Applications are available at www.charlestonmag.com.

ARTISTS NEEDED: Silver Pail Pottery in Summerville is looking for fine craft artists to be represented in the new gallery, Four Green Fields, which will open in the fall. Call 851-9544 or e-mail Jill and Robin at fourgreenfieldsgallery@hotmail. com.

CRAFTERS NEEDED: The Island Crafters Guild is looking for crafters to participate in an arts and crafts show scheduled Sept. 25. A booth costs $45. Call 753-2559.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Receiver Time-Based Media Festival is looking for artists who work in time-based media to submit their work. The festival will take place at various locations around Charleston on March 10-13. Visit www.receiverfest.com or contact Jarod Charzewski or Liz Vaughan at receiverfest@gmail.com for submission guidelines.

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MOZART IN THE SOUTH: Volunteers are needed for the upcoming Mozart in the South festival, happening Sept. 9-12. www.mozartinthesouth.org, www.chambermusiccharleston.org or 763-4941.

SOUTHERNCARE HOSPICE: Volunteers are needed. Call Carolyn at 569-0870.

TRICOUNTY FAMILY MINISTRIES: The organization is in need of experienced cooks and men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. 747-1788 or www.tricountyfamilyministries.org.

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TODAY’S HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19): Forget about dealing with red tape or institutions, authority or superiors at work.

Look for positive ways to move forward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As much as you want to travel and have some fun, it will be important to take care of unfinished financial, legal and personal business first.

TAURUS (April 20May 20): Network and share your ideas with experienced people who can offer worthwhile suggestions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Overspending because you make a mistake or you didn’t do your research will leave you short of cash and worried.

GEMINI (May 21June 20): Be careful what you say to the people around you.

If you aren’t fair or you twist things around, you can expect to be questioned. Take action.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23OCT. 22): Keep a secret well hidden. Uncertainty will develop regarding a job. Do your best work and you won’t have anything to worry about.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Proceed with caution. There are negatives and positives to look out for regarding home and family.

An added burden is likely to cause upset.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23NOV. 21): Why are you afraid to move forward? Get on with your plans and stop making excuses. Eventually, all talk and no action will lead to a poor reputation.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21): Put yourself and your talent on the line. You want to win fairly, by your own efforts, not by putting someone else down.

Play by the rules.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Don’t let someone stand in your way. Put business first and refuse to let emotional matters cloud your vision or lead you astray.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): It’s your innovative, entrepreneurial attitude that will save the day and turn a profit for you. Be original and you will attract interest.

PISCES (FEB. 19MARCH 20): You’ll be questioning everything and everyone. There will be a fine line between doing what’s required and going overboard.

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BY REBEKAH BRADFORD

Special to The Post and Courier

With the start of school just around the corner, Head2Head decided to give people a little practice with some geography trivia.

Hope it doesn’t strain the brain too much.

Trivia champ and road tripper Lila Owens (we finally caught up with her in New York) is being challenged by Corie Young, who works in real estate.

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Lance Armstrong rides toward the Arc de Triomphe in Paris after the lastest Tour de France.

QUESTIONS 1. What is the name given to the imaginary line of 180 degrees longitude?

2. What covers 85 percent of Algeria?

3. What Spanish city is the capital of the Basque region?

4. On which waterway does the Canadian city of Quebec City stand?

5. What two countries are connected by the Khyber Pass?

6. Which of the continents has the most countries?

7. In which ocean are the Canary Islands?

8. The Dead Sea can be found in which two countries?

9. In Paris, 12 avenues meet at which famous landmark?

10. What are the only two countries with an “x” in their names?

LILA’S ANSWERS

CORIE’S ANSWERS

1. Geography? (She grimaces) Is it the Tropic of Cancer?

2. Sand?

3. Bilbao. The Guggenheim museum’s there.

4. St. Lawrence Seaway.

5. Ah, Afghanistan and ... I don’t know.

6. Asia.

7. Indian?

8. Definitely Israel and maybe Lebanon?

9. Louvre.

10. Mexico. And the other is Xanadu. Is that a real place?

1. The equator.

2. Desert.

3. I’m drawing a blank.

4. Lake Erie.

5. Oh, gosh, I don’t have a clue.

6. Africa.

7. Atlantic?

8. Israel and Jordan. Maybe.

9. Oh, it’s that big arch over the road where Napoleon’s body is. What’s the name?

10. Luxembourg and Mexico.

CONCLUSION If our contestants had been in school, it’s pretty certain they would have bombed this quiz.

While neither one did great, Young had more correct answers, which means she’ll be back next week to compete again.

CORRECT ANSWERS 1. International Date Line 2. Sahara Desert 3. Bilbao 4. St. Lawrence River 5. Afghanistan and Pakistan

6. Africa 7. Atlantic 8. Israel and Jordan 9. The Arc de Triomphe 10. Mexico and Luxembourg

EAR ABBY: “Devastated in Oklahoma” asked how she can be supportive of her father, who is battling lung cancer. I was in a similar situation 3½ years ago when my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood.

It was terrifying witnessing the physical impact it had on my dad. I realized there wasn’t anything I could do for his pain — that was up to his doctors. But I figured out what I could do: I could raise money for cancer research.

I joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training and trained for an endurance bike ride while raising money for cancer. It was the greatest experience not only for me, but also for my dad, who was extremely touched by the number of donations. It gave him a morale boost.

I would like to encourage “Devastated” to look for a similar program in her area. It may help her deal with the diagnosis, knowing she’s helping current and future patients just like her dad. “Devastated” doesn’t have to be an athlete to sign up. I didn’t even own a bike when I started the journey! — EMMY IN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. DEAR EMMY: Taking a proactive stance is an excellent suggestion and one I am happy to pass along to “Devastated.” Read on: DEAR ABBY: With two cancer survivors in my family, I heartily endorse your advice. Even when we faced a 10 percent chance of survival, we worked, prayed, researched and talked about hopeful prospects. It helped us all in valuable ways.

There were dark days, but love of family, attention to medical messages, prayer and forward thinking can make a huge difference in the healing process. This is

DEAR ABBY a time for “Devastated” to bond in new ways with her father. — BEEN THERE, TOO DEAR ABBY: My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, too. She had onefourth of her left lung removed. We thought it might be the end for her, but it certainly wasn’t. She lived for seven more years, and I cherished the extra time I had with her. I hope “Devastated” will treasure every second with her father now. — BARBARA IN NEW MEXICO DEAR ABBY: As a father of two and grandfather of four, I know there is nothing more wonderful than being involved with one’s progeny. “Devastated” should know that when her father comforted her, he was given the opportunity to do what a father loves to do — show love to his child. And believe me, to know he was needed was a comfort to him as well.

She need not worry. She is right where she needs to be.

— PAPA IN HAYWARD, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: “Devastated” should consider hospice if her father decides to stop treatment. It’s a godsend and costs nothing. Most of all, she needs to let her father comfort her and to be her daddy for as long as possible. It will make him feel better. Let him know she loves him and will support any decision he makes. It is OK to cry, and to cry with him. — MARY IN OKLAHOMA Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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