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Umphrees McGee will perform at the Music Farm on Feb. 16. Read Chris Dodson’s interview with The Chicago native prog-rockers on charlestonscene.com.

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And now, a simple quote that explains where I hope Valentine’s Day evolves into. Sure, a lot of the “holiday” is not based in truth, but I think its heart is in the right place. Pun intended. “I’m not interested in being a ‘lover.’ I’m interested in only being love.” — Ram Dass, author of “Be Here Now” and “Be Love Now”

Week-long celebration of PBR

4 P.M.-2 A.M. // Monday-Friday // 685 King Street The Recovery Room will have a week-long celebration of PBR. According to owner Chris Dimattia, the bar has become the No. 1 seller of PBR in the Southeast. On Monday, the bar will have a raffle to win a PBR toaster. On Tuesday, there will be a raffle for a PBR lunch box. A PBR art contest happens 8-11 p.m. Wednesday, with the chance to win a skate board. There will be PBR trivia Thursday, along with a prize of a PBR disc golf set. And on Friday, bargoers have the chance to win a PBR snow board. Call 727-0999 for more information.

Lowcountry Blues Bash Through Feb. 19

The Lowcountry Blues Bash continues through Feb. 19 at Charleston County Main Library, Lucy’s Red Sky Grill, The Griffon, The Blind Tiger and more. To see the full schedule, visit www.charlestonscene.com and www.bluesbash.com.

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ered “style.” At least the page is good for a good laugh each week. Sorry I sound so harsh and you have such a small pool of “fashionable’s” to work with. We need to kick it up a few notches America!! - Matt Lowes, through e-mail

15 min. to dress? First thing I’d put on is a SMILE! Oh, and great shoes, of course. - Barbara G. Winslow, through e-mail You state, and I quote, “fashion is big in Charleston and we want to capture everyday locals who have great style.” There may be people here with style but they are obviously few and far between. Having just returned from Europe, it is clear Americans exhibit an incredible lack of pride in their appearance. There is good reason why Americans are viewed by the rest of the world as the most poorly dressed. Wearing pajama bottoms in public, flip

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flops in dead of winter, sweat pants and exercise gear outside of the gym etc. We are an embarrassment. On the other hand are those you photo who obviously think “outlandish” is consid-

“That’s awesome. My last makeover made me look like Frankenstein. With slant eyes” - Genevieve Peterson, on Facebook in response to the Cos Bar column.

Mardi Gras comes to Charleston BY LISA RYAN

Special to The Post and Courier

he Lowcountry gets a taste of Bourbon Street this Saturday as the Krewe of Charleston hosts its second annual Mardi Gras celebration, which features a yacht parade that afternoon, followed by a masquerade Grand Ball that evening. In lieu of the infamous debauchery synonymous with its New Orleans counterpart, however, Charleston’s celebration will be a family-friendly affair benefiting the MUSC Children’s Hospital. In step with the New Orleans tradition of presenting its Mardi Gras court during a parade, the party kicks off with a procession of decorated yachts carrying revelers as well as this year’s Lowcountry Mardi Gras royalty. The fleet is set to depart from the Charleston City Marina at 10 a.m. and will travel along the Battery. Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will be aboard as queen, while New York businessman and Charleston resident John

dance, decked out in full costumes while serving as pages to the king and queen. The 2011 Charleston Mardi Donnie Bulliard, captain of the Gras Ball, benefitting the Krewe of Charleston, said that MUSC Children’s Hospital, will the decision to make the occasion be hosted on Saturday at the open to all ages was an easy one. Charleston Marriott, 170 Lock“Lots of people associate Mardi wood Blvd. Doors will open Gras as a drunk fest,” Bulliard at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are priced said. “But I grew up in a small $150 per guest. To reserve town in Louisiana. In the months ball tickets or find out more leading up to Mardi Gras, we’d about the 2011 Mardi Gras decorate our own costumes and boat parade please visit www. floats. It brings people together.” kreweofcharleston.net, or His love of the Mardi Gras tradicontact the Krewe of Charlestion is what first inspired him to ton via kreweofcharleston@ form the Krewe of Charleston, a yahoo.com or 437-1519. nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to upholding the New Orleans tradition, in 2009. McAvoy will serve as king. “Charleston and New Orleans The celebration will continue share a lot in common: heritage, that evening from 6:30 p.m. to 1 strong family ties, romance, lore, a.m. at the Grand Ball, hosted at architecture,” he said. “I now the Charleston Marriott, where call Charleston home, and to me, costumed party-goers will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while home isn’t home without Mardi Gras.” dancing to the sounds of Rockin’ In May 2009, Bulliard presented Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisthis Mardi Gras idea to a group of ers. Patients from MUSC’s Children’s friends during a dinner party. “I wanted to share a culture that Hospital also will be in atten-

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King Cake made by Cherie’s Specialty Meats in Hanahan. is so steeped in tradition and family,” he said. He met Joya Darby Wolf that fall, and asked her to serve as the 2010 Mardi Gras queen. “That’s when I knew we had a Mardi Gras; you can’t have one without a queen. She has been perfect and has held her responsibility with great enthusiasm and humility.” He said that Sanford and McA-

voy were selected due to their grace, style and dignity. The Krewe of Charleston has since grown to more than 60 members and is the only one of its kind on the East Coast. “There are hundreds of Krewes along the Gulf Coast,” Bulliard said. “But I am wholly dedicated to bringing a family-oriented Mardi Gras to Charleston. And trust me, I’m going to do my job.”

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Go Red! and run for your heart

on the scenic course that is fast and flat and takes participants through Jarvis Creek Park, Crossings Park and over the Broad Creek. Online registration has expired, but in-person registration will be held 4-7 p.m. Friday at The Westin Resort and 6:30-7:30 a.m. Saturday at Jarvis Creek Park. More at www.bearfootsports.com or 757-8520.

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to make local women more aware of heart disease by holding the race, which benefits the American Heart Association’s Go Red! for Women Campaign. While it is too late to register online, a registration and packet pickup party will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday at a ho-

tel ballroom in the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, 20 Patriots Point Blvd. The party includes a pre-race pasta dinner for $11 including the entree, salad, bread, tea and water. Race-day registration and packet pickup are 7:30-8:30 a.m. Saturday, back at the

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unners, particularly those who enjoy a more leisurely pace, love to dress up. If you’ve ever witnessed a local themed-race, such as the Reindeer Run or Pajama Run, you know what I’m talking about. To you costumed crazies, your Valentine’s Day opportunity — think red, hearts, red dresses — has arrived with the inaugural Go Red! Heart Run, a new 5K to be held 9 a.m. Saturday at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Pavilion off Patriots Point Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. In fact, the best “red dressed” male and female (it can be a red dress, or not) will receive a special prize. The event was started by Stephanie Seay Carter in honor of her mother Robin Seay, who died of a heart attack at 47. Carter hopes

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Valentine’s Day Hackler playing at High Cotton To splurge or not to splurge

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y first experience having a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day was a total bust. It was in sixth grade, and Billy, my boyfriend of exactly one week, was supposedly going to give me a necklace at the Valentine’s Day dance after school. The day before the dance, though, some of my friends convinced me to break up with him so we could all go together. As punishment for giving in to peer pressure, I got to watch Billy ask another friend of mine to the dance where he ended up giving her my necklace. It might seem weird, but I still think of that necklace to this day. Since then, I’ve had boyfriends on Valentine’s Day, but so far not one of them has given me jewelry. It occurred to me that if I was going to wait around for a guy to give me jewelry, I might be waiting a long time. So in my mid-20s, I started celebrating Valentine’s Day with a solo trip to Tiffany & Co. My first piece was a sterling silver ring with three interlocking bands that I wore home from the store and didn’t take off for months. The iconic blue jewelry box that came with the ring was the first of many. To celebrate other Valentine’s Days, I bought a wide sterling band with Roman numerals, a silver bead bracelet and delicate chandelier earrings. I also collected a bunch of Elsa Peretti sterling silver, including the starfish necklace, the “bean” bracelet, the open heart earrings and one of the narrow stackable rings with each sporting a different stone. My biggest splurge was a couple of years before I moved to Charleston when I bought myself a pair of diamond earrings. I was hyperventilating the entire time the sales associate ran my card through, but I rationalized that it was an investment piece that one day I’d be able to give to my daughter. Most of my Tiffany collection is gone now. It was sold on eBay a couple of years ago when I was feeling the pinch from the economy. As a result, these days I’m much more pared down when it comes to jewelry. My everyday watch is a Timex Ironman, and, since summer, I’ve worn a couple friendship bracelets that’ll probably stay on until they disintegrate. I go weeks without wearing earrings, and my favorite ring is a plastic flower that cost $12. My love of Elsa Peretti jewelry hasn’t disappeared (I totally covet her silver bone cuff), it’s just been dormant. At least it was until last week when the catalog appeared in my mail box just in time for Valentine’s Day. Darn you, Tiffany & Co.

eet Kevin Hackler. Better yet, go see him at High Cotton restaurant. He’s there a few times a week. You’ll get an earful of finely executed jazz music in some of the best digs in town these days. Hackler is an excellent trumpet player; and on Tuesdays and Fridays, he’s a part of the James Slater Trio in the restaurant’s lounge. Slater is a seasoned guitarist and he and Hackler are driven by Jeremy Wolf on double bass. Hackler and Slater work the popular Sunday brunch, too. Hackler is one of the more interesting players in the area. His sound is deliberate and forthright. Like all good artists, he continuously works on his craft, always prepared, ready for whatever comes along. As the old Lowcountry saying goes, he’s “steady in the boat.” He’s been sailing the high seas of jazz at High Cotton for at least five years now, most of them in bands under his own name. In the fall of 2009, he left the jazz scene for a couple of months after enrolling in law school. He handed the gig over to Slater. Gentleman that he is, it remained Slater’s gig upon his return. He’s still a force, though. His clear, concise tone leads the band’s way melodically, at least the times I’ve seen them recently. Slater and Wolf are lyrical players but Slater alternates between playing lead and rhythm while Wolf

mostly lays the foundation. The ensemble’s feel is perfect for the newly renovated lounge, too. Manager John St. John has overseen a smart makeover of the bar area. It’s still cozy but it looks bigger by at least a third. There’s a small, slightly elevated stage on the back wall, opposite where musicians used to stand at floor level, which was sometimes awkward given that spot’s proximity to the entrance to the restaurant. New, unobtrusive lighting mounted in the ceiling contributes greatly to the jazzy ambience and increases the potential for the space to become one of the nicer listening rooms on our scene. Subtle, passive blues and reds match the trio’s penchant for cool jazz that’s laid back but swingin’. Hackler has always played like that. He plays all the forms but he’s always in command of his instrument. He’s a charter member and soloist in the 20-piece Charleston Jazz Orchestra. He’s led trios and quartets at a number of venues. He’s even worked the horn section of Quiana Parler’s R&B and party bands. I probably heard Hackler before but I first noticed him

Kevin Hackler is a versatile trumpeter and composer.

in 2002 at Clara’s, a King Street coffee bar and jazz nursery. It could have been his first gig as a leader. He was under the tutelage of Quentin Baxter, a merciless but fair teacher and bandstand role model. I had walked up on the gig at the very end. Hackler was shaking in his boots, looking very glad the end was near. He had made it through, but Q and the late, great bassist Lee Burrows had him on pins and needles. He played nicely, though. I caught them in a fine version of Thelonious Monk’s “Rhythm-A-Ning” and he held his own. In fact, by the time I got there, the concert was over. The attendees had left. Nevertheless, Quentin struck up the band to accommodate me, an audience of one. The lesson for Hackler was that you played for your audience, no matter how many people are there. It was a professional respect issue. While you don’t hear his name like you hear Quentin’s and some of the other higher profile players, Hackler is well on his way to mastering the art of jazz. He’s among the best under-30 musicians around, in my opinion. A Virginia native who finished high school in North

Myrtle Beach, he graduated from the College of Charleston the year after the aforementioned Clara’s gig with a bachelor’s degree in music performance. While there, he studied under Quentin, theory instructor Robert Lewis, trumpeters Lyle van Wie and Charlton Singleton, composers David Maves and Trevor Weston and pianist Tommy Gill. He has traveled the United States and Europe as a performer and bandleader. In 2007, he recorded “Absalon,” a CD he co-produced with Tim Holbrook on Sullivan’s Island. At that time, Hackler, who also mixed the record and wrote some of the songs, described his music as modern jazz/rock. I wrote about it for the Post and Courier and Holbrook told me, “He’s got a keen sense of performance and also a great ability to put players together and write great songs. I haven’t seen that in this modern era of music. Very often Hackler is interested in the music, when others are more interested in making money, and it’s very apparent in his material.” Believe me, it would be time well spent if you went to check him out at High Cotton. The lounge food is good, too. By the way, High Cotton is the only jazz venue I know of that has more than one female singer in its weekly cycle: Ann Caldwell, who I believe was the first jazz act there years ago; Leah Suarez; Margaret Coleman, another High Cotton longtimer who also plays keyboard; and Allyson Taylor, all very fine, I might add. Jack McCray, author of “Charleston Jazz” and founding board member of Jazz Artists of Charleston, can be reached at jackjmccray@aol. com.

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Charleston Stage’s “Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be performed at the Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. “Pay what You Will” tickets will go on sale at midnight Feb. 16. Shown are (back row, from left) Helen Kathryn DeBuse as Marcy Park, Lee Hollis Bussie as Chip Tolentino; (front row) Mikey Nagy as William Barfee, Shelby Smith as Logainne Schwartz and Grubenierre, Mary-E Godfrey as Olive Ostrovsky, and Drew Archer as Leaf Coneybear.

Dollar Days for the budget-minded

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Blues and oysters

Last week, CharlestonScene showcased the Lowcountry Blues Bash, which is great and inexpensive way to enjoy amazing live music. Blues can be heard at Oysters on the hen I moved to Point’s finale Sunday at Charleston from the Charleston Harbor a small mountain Resort and Marina. The town in North Carolina event runs 2-6 p.m., and more than three years ago, I you to have to live entirely off ramen and peanut butter admission is $5 for adults was fresh out of college and and free for children. Enjoy ready to sample the fabulous for the rest of the month. live blues from Shrimp City nightlife, food and cultural Slim and Mac Arnold & opportunities Charleston has Under the sea Plate Full o’ Blues as well as During February, the to offer. There was only one $8 buckets of oysters. (For S.C. Aquarium will offer problem: I was dead broke. those who aren’t such big discounted admission to Whether you’re a poor S.C. residents who can show fans of oysters, there will college student or a young be hamburgers, chili and professional trying to make proof of residency. In celebration of its new Toddler hot dogs for sale.) ends meet in our current If you feel like splurging economy, chances are you’ve Cove, residents will pay the a little, a Build your own children’s admission price found yourself having to Bloody Mary Bar and outchoose between a night out of $10.95. door sports bar will offer If you’ve never visited on the town or electricity. adult beverages, which can the aquarium or it’s been It doesn’t have to be that be enjoyed while the kids a while, this is the perfect way. check out a special children’s time to check out the colFrom plays to art shows section featuring crafts, and live music, there’s plenty lection of sealife that also includes sharks, an octopus S’Mores and hot chocolate. to do in Charleston on a Call 856-0028 or visit and an albino alligator. budget. Every week, I’ll let you in on some great stuff www.CharlestonHarborCall 720-1990 or visit going on that won’t cause Resort.com. www.scaquarium.org.

Pay to play

Something that many Charleston residents may not know about are the “Pay-What-You-Will” nights that some theater companies offer. At midnight Feb. 16, Charleston Stage will begin selling “Pay What You Will” tickets to its newest production, “Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which is being performed at the Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. The tickets will only be available online at www. charlestonstage.com. Ticket prices range from $15 to $45 in $5 increments. Buyers choose any seat in the theater and pay any amount in the price range. This is an opportunity to see a play for a fraction of the regular price. “Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a Tony award-winning musical comedy about six adolescents and the quirky adults who supervise them. Audience participation makes for a unique theater-going experience.

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Jennifer Lopez, center, imitates the audience’s reaction to her film “The Back-Up Plan.”

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hile all movie genres have duds, romantic comedy duds stand out probably because they end up being formulaic. Take a couple of star actors, add a way-toopredictable script and toss in some really sappy moments. Some of them are just bad. Think “Gigli” and “The Ugly Truth.” But others are far too overhyped or overrated. Any redeeming qualities the movie in question might have get canceled out after hearing how great the flick is. Here are some I wouldn’t recommend checking out: “He’s Just Not That Into You”: First of all, movies like this that try to incorporate a billion different stories into one general theme seem to have a 50/50 chance of survival. This one didn’t. Why has this movie and the book behind it have been quoted relentlessly? The title explains the plot, while the two-hour, 10-minute movie forces you to watch a bunch of barely believable characters. “The Back-up Plan”: Was last year’s “The Backup Plan” Jennifer Lopez’s huge comeback? Nope.

Got Mail” ended up being a snoozefest. Seriously, I fell asleep the first time I watched it. A similar story line, minus the Internet age, can be found in the much, much better and endearing 1940 Jimmy Stewart movie, “The Shop Around the Corner.” “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” and “Fools Gold”: The day Lopez’s character What’s the lesson here? Matis artificially inseminated, thew McConaughey isn’t the she meets an awesome guy. key to a good romantic comWhat are the odds! This edy. Sure, McConaughey’s movie, like too many of “How to Lose a Guy in 10 J.Lo’s romantic comedies Days” was entertaining. (“Maid in Manhattan,” “Shall We Dance”) ended up But after catching a couple of his more recent movies, being a total waste of time. “The Break-Up”: I despise I’m thinking twice before watching his flicks. this 2006 movie, most of And, for good measure, all because I bought it. I remember hearing it was fun- even though it’s technically a romantic drama and not ny when it came out. And then a few years ago, I saw it comedy, “The Notebook.” Sorry “Notebook” fans. on sale for $5 and I bought “The Notebook” is probit for my first viewing. Instead of being funny, it’s an ably the most overrated and overquoted romantic movie hour and a half of a couple (Jennifer Aniston and Vince of the past 10 years. To be fair, pretty much any NichoVaughn) having boring, ridiculous fights without an las Sparks-inspired movie seems to overkill the sap overwhelming sweet and and ridiculous drama (the cutesy moment. trailers alone are enough to “You’ve Got Mail”: Tom make me put on a horror Hanks and Meg Ryan were film), but “The Notebook” much better in “Sleepless takes the cake in my book. in Seattle.” But “You’ve

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Andrew Smock and Mary Walker. The multisensory event will feature musical entertainment by Klipart, and guests can enjoy wine, beer and heavy hors d’oeuvres provided by Woodlands Inn. Visit www.gibbesmuseum.org or call 722-2706 ext. 22.

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Summerville artist creates glass art with sand

house LED lights so that the glass carvings are illuminated. “I get the most pleasure and and glass artist from seeing the expression Lex Melfi is disciplined. Every morning, on a person’s face when they he gets in his studio no later see a piece I’ve made for them,” Melfi said. than 8 a.m. and works until Helena Fox Fine Art 5 p.m., sometimes working reinvented as a salon on the weekends and pulling NEXT EVENT: Art reception: ’m always impressed by how many 80-hour weeks if there is a people are die-hard art walk goers. The sophisticated Helena Fox Fine 5-8 p.m. Feb. 17 and 4 p.m. deadline to be met. Even though last Friday night was Art has just reopened in a new locaFeb. 20 at Four Green Fields, Creating sand-carved glass 117-A Short Central Ave. Sumdreary, cold and rainy, there were still tion, with a new name and a new requires patience. Melfi first merville. $30, call 261-7680 for tons of art and music lovers checking way of doing business. draws the image, transfers it more information. out the Blues on Broad event and other Now called Helena Fox Fine Art and then begins the process gallery openings. Salon and located in the historic WEBSITE: www.lexmelfi.com. of carving. One mistake with CONTACT INFO: Sue CushOn a total tangent, but an important Clark Mills Building at 53 Broad the sandblaster, and he has to man, marketing representaone in my opinion, let’s chat about love St., the gallery consists of a very inbegin the process completely tive, at Cushman.sue@gmail. for a moment. I think it’s fantastic that timate and cozy space where clients over. there’s a day dedicated to love, but when can relax with a cup of tea or coffee com or 714-5290. Melfi has worn many hats you really think about it, shouldn’t evwhile viewing the art and/or conBIRTHPLACE: Born and in his lifetime, but in 1996, ery day be dedicated to love? sulting with owner Helena Fox and raised in Summerville. while living in Miami, he saw RESIDENCE: Downtown I think it’s time everyone put more director Erin Connal. his first piece of sand-carved Summerville. love out in the world on a more consis“Our goal was to simplify and glass. tent basis. focus our attention on our artist’s FAMILY: Father, Buddy; mothWhen he saw it, he said to careers and our clients needs,” says er, Deloris; stepmother, Hilde; himself, “That’s what I am Fox who has been in the business for Gibbes flirts with art, body sisters: Veronica, Annette, Thegoing to do for the rest of my resa, Cecelia; brothers: Jimmy, seven years in Charleston. painting life.” The salon will receive visitors on Mike, Chris and Marc. That night, he found an art- CAREER: Sand carved glass a drop-in or appointment basis in This Friday night event will more ist and asked him if he would artist. a relaxed atmosphere and will hold than likely be sold out by the time be willing to teach him. Melfi GOALS: To be incorporated you’re reading this, but if you’re one of the occasional afternoon and/or evening soiree to celebrate the arrival of the lucky ones who’s already got tickinto the Guy Harvey Website, PROVIDED BY MARLA LOFTUS received four lessons, and since that day, has dedicated advertised on Guy Harvey’s ets to the Gibbes’ young professionals new works by their artists: Sarah Amos, the past 14 years to the art of Facebook page and work with John Budicin, Terry DeLapp, Donald group, Society 1858’s “Flirting with Artists and fleas carving glass with sand. Demers, Mary Erickson, West Fraser, Art” party, it’s sure to be a fun night. Wyland, the marine life artist, for your valentine Melfi says he has worked Joseph McGurl, Billyo O’Donnell, JoLocal artists will be creating body art by advertising products on hard all his life and the efforts his site. in response to the museum’s “Art of Our seph Paquet, and Kent Ullberg. Stop by Eye Level Art, 103 Spring are starting to pay off. Connal says they also offer art conTime” exhibition. Twelve artists will inSt., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday to INFLUENCES: My mother and He is working with Guy sulting and brokerage services to those check out its latest Holy City Artist terpret 12 works of art from the special father. Harvey, a marine wildlife exhibition onto the bodies of 12 models. who are building their art collection. and Fleas market with tons of loPRICE RANGE: $2,500conservationist and artist, They are able to source single works Charleston magazine style director cal handmade items just in time for $170,000 who has worked with CNN of art on a case-by-case basis for people Valentine’s Day. Ayoka Lucas will emcee the painted WHERE ARTWORK IS FEAand NBC to produce under- TURED LOCALLY: Four Green model promenade, beginning at 9 p.m. seeking something very specific but Local vendors will be selling paintwater footage of marine life. who don’t have the time to look. Participating artists are: Charles Ailings, candles, jewelry, soap, vintage Fields Gallery & Gifts, 117-A He also has partnered with Central Ave., Summerville; The salon is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. stock, Sally King Benedict, Lese Corclothing, hair accessories and more. rigan, Nathan Durfee, Linda Fantuzzo, Monday-Friday. Appointments are rec- There will be food by the Black Bean Scout Boats to display his art- Grace Episcopal Church, 98 ommended but not necessary. 723-0073 Company and beer and wine available work at boat shows. Kat Hastie, Tim Hussey, Leslie PrattWentworth St., downtown Melfi creates frames that or www.helenafoxfineart.com. Thomas, Lynne Riding, Kristi Ryba, through the gallery. Charleston.

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Remembering Kid Rock’s hip-hop roots

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t the risk of coming off like a hip-hop fogey, I remember when Kid Rock had a hightop fade. There was a time when that hairdo epitomized the genre. Way before he was the long-haired redneck of “All Summer Long,” in constant rotation on CMT, he was a rapper with a high-top of his very own, touring in support of his album, “Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast.” Filled with tracks produced by such hip-hop luminaries as Too $hort and D-Nice (of Boogie Down Productions), “Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast” was one of many rap albums released on Jive Records.

if you go WHAT: Kid Rock. WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday. WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. HOW MUCH: $49.50, $25. WHERE TO GET TICKETS: www.coliseumpac.com, the Coliseum Ticket Office, Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Unfortunately, Jive didn’t give too much support to Rock since the other white guy with a high-top fade, Vanilla Ice, had taken the crown with the unremarkable “Ice Ice Baby.” Though “Grits” was filled with braggadocio and lyrics worthy of parental advisory, it also gave the listener glimpses of Kid Rock’s love for classic rockers such as ZZ Top and Detroit’s own

Bob Seger. Over time, the high-top faded and a more organic rock sound pervaded his subsequent independent albums. Back in the mid ’90s, when I picked up Kid Rock’s cassette EP “Fire It Up,” my friends and I would play and rewind the tape to hear songs like “I Am The Bullgod,” a track that would later reappear

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Kid Rock’s first album, “Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast,” was released in 1990. on his smash album “Devil Without a Cause.” Though this EP received

little national acclaim, in my opinion, it was Kid Rock’s mini-masterpiece.

While “Fire It Up” still held onto Kid Rock’s hip-hop roots and hard rock edge, it also found him dabbling in a another genre of rebel music: country. His cover of Hank Williams Jr.’s “A Country Boy Can Survive” pushed that song’s defiant spirit into new realms. With shrieking guitars and vitriolic vocals that threatened to eat the speakers, Kid Rock revealed another dimension to himself that surprised old fans and, in time, would bring along a new untapped audience. While Wednesday’s show promises to bring a healthy dose of rock and country to the stage, there will be a few hip-hop fans enjoying the show while thinking, “I remember when ...”

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Three-piece band stays focused on expanding its sound the first quarter of the year, concentrating on gigging locally and finishing the album. Ideally, the trio would MEMBERS: Neil Turner hen I caught up like to start playing more with three-piece (bass/keys/vocals), Will festivals for the opportunity funk trio Stereo Evans (guitar/keys/ to have more exposure to a Reform last March, the guys vocals) and Vince Seafan base that otherwise not were releasing their album, brook (drums/backing would hear the group. “Robots of Evolution,” and vocals). “We want to play more feshad just finished a stretch of ORIGINALLY FROM: tivals,” Evans said. “There’s 150 shows in 15 states. They Charleston. a lot of them that we don’t also were using the art of WEBSITE: www.stereoPROVIDED BY WILL EVANS OF STEREO REFORM know about. If any bands or multitrack recording to add reform.com. See Stereo Reform on Feb. 19 at Johnson’s Pub. anybody knows of any that supplemental instrumentaSEE THEM NEXT: 9 p.m. need bands, let us know.” tion to their albums and Feb. 19 at Johnson’s tracks from their seemingly on the album as well, makSeabrook has fit swimtheir live performances. Pub, 12 Cumberland St. endless supply of song ideas ing this three-piece sound mingly into the hybrid-genre After talking to them last larger than life both on the to go on the record. sound that is Stereo Reform. week, it is apparent that Ste“We’ve probably got about stereo and during the live He is enthused by the diverreo Reform is up to its usual horn section from outside performance. 30 new song ideas, and sity of the songs and the novof Columbia. The band reantics, incorporating more “We’ve got more stuff gowithin those 30 we’ve got elty of the band’s style. backing tracks to their songs corded another EP as well, about eight really good ideas ing on, with hand claps and “I started out playing a lot “Party Light 25,” last June and playing as many gigs more percussion,” Evans of gospel music,” Seabrook in Columbia, and they don’t that we’ve started to learn as possible. They members and play out,” said guitarist said. “We’ve got more back- said. “I’ve played in jazz also have a fresh face in the stop there. ing vocals to thicken the Will Evans. “We’re going bands and I’ve played in The guys are working on line-up, drummer Vince sound.” rock bands before. I’ve even Seabrook, and they’ve been yet another release over the to take the best 12 and put Stereo Reform plans to stick played in a country band beplaying about 90 percent of next few months and plan to those on the record.” The backing tracks will be around the Southeast over fore. (Stereo Reform is) prettheir shows with a two-piece pick out their strongest 12

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ty much everything across the board. I hear a little bit of jazz, a little bit of funk, a little bit of rock. That’s the thing about it. You can’t put your finger on it because it’s something new.” Although the band was told by producers that its wild, genre-bending tunes might be too diverse to make a composite record, the boys of Stereo Reform are choosing to let their freak flags fly. They pride themselves on their off-thewall style, and fans feel the same way. “After playing for the last two years, we realized that we were right in the beginning,” bassist Neil Turner said. “We always get a good response, and we always make people dance. We want to be looked at as a band that really can’t be tied to one genre.”

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Roscoe Dash Sunday at The Music Farm

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Galactic Friday at The Music Farm When the legendary New Orleans funk and jazz/rock band Galactic formed nearly 16 years ago, the initial vision was to be an octet under the name Galactic Prophylactic. The band got it’s start performing experimental funk and jazz in New Orleans’ celebrated bar scene while cofounders guitarist Jeff Raines and bassist Robert Mercurio were attending Tulane University. Today, the band is recognized as one of the most influential on the jam band scene with its modern take on traditional New Orleans jazz and funk. Last year, Galactic released “Ya-Ka-May,” which broke the Top 200 on U.S. charts, making it the first of the band’s seven previous albums to do so. Galactic will perform Friday at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., Friday with Corey Glover (Living Colour), Corey Henry (Rebirth Brass Band) and Orgone. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show and are available at the door or online at www.etix.com. Call 722-8904 or visit www.

musicfarm.com for more information.

Daikaiju Tonight at The Tin Roof

Galactic

For more than six years, the Huntsville, Ala.-based quartet Daikaiju has been quietly crusading its brand of surfrock and masked imagery. The band wears kabuki masks while performing

and plays an eclectic blend of psychedelic surf-rock that makes Daikaiju one of the most unique and memorable bands you’re likely to see on the small-club circuit. The band has released

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three albums and plays more than 100 shows every year proving its dedication to the grassroots and independent approach to the music industry. Daikaiju will perform to-

night at the Tin Roof, 1117 Magnolia Road., with Jason and The Juggernauts. Doors open at 10 p.m. Visit www.myspace.com/westashleytinroof or call 571-0775 for more information.

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Born Jeffrey Johnson Jr. in Atlanta, rapper Roscoe Dash began writing lyrics to rap over his older brother’s beats at age 12. By the time he entered high school, the young rapper had taken the name “ATL” and was performing with The Blackout Boys, a rap quartet that had become popular at Mill Creek High School where Johnson attended. By the time he was 16, Johnson and now wife Njari Gayles had a daughter, a surprise that motivated Johnson to pursue rapping more seriously as a way to provide for his new family. Two years later, Johnson had released his first mix tape “So Turnt Up (You Can’t Hear The Truth)” under the name Roscoe Dash. Johnson then signed to Interscope Records to make his upcoming debut “Ready Set Go!” Critics were comparing his melodic, crunkinspired rap style to the likes of Nelly and Soulja Boy for Dash’s ability to appeal to a wide audience. With collaborations from Soulja Boy, the album has already produced two singles (Show Out,” “All The Way Turnt Up”) that have cracked the Top 25 on U.S. rap charts. Roscoe Dash will perform Sunday at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., with Slim Thug. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 the day of the show and are available at the door or online at www.etix. com. Doors open at 8 p.m., call 722-8904 or visit www. musicfarm.com for more information.

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Bob Marley and The Wailers LIVE FOREVER: THE STANLEY THEATRE, PITTSBURGH, PA SEPTEMBER 23, 1980 (Tuff Gong/UMGD)

Few music artists are more recognized on a worldwide level than Bob Marley. Although Marley recorded and toured for less than 20 years, his influence is still felt and his music continues to sell well even more than 20 years after his death. When Marley and his band The Wailers performed in Pittsburgh on Sept. 23, 1980, it was then just another stop on the tour in support of Marley’s latest album, “Uprising.” Less than eight months later though, Marley would be dead of cancer. A malignant melanoma discovered in 1977 was initially ignored by the singer until it was too late. “Live Forever” captures that Pittsburgh performance, Marley’s final live concert, in its entirety. While not a pristine recording, the material here will still send a shiver up your spine as you listen to Marley perform hits that include “No Woman No Cry,” “Jamming” and “Could You Be Loved.” Even though by then Marley was likely already suffering from the effects of cancer, he still sounds strong and in command on stage. His greeting to the crowd at the beginning of the show (“Greetings in the name of his imperial majesty Haile Selassie!”) shows a happy and animated Marley, and the recording shows a typical Marley live experience, with his music seeming to transcend the normal idea of a concert, heading toward being a religious experience. From a technical standpoint there are better live Marley performances out there, but for Marley fans, I dare you not to get goose bumps knowing that as Marley kicks into “Get Up Stand Up,” that it is the last song he would ever perform live. KEY TRACKS: “War/No More Trouble,” “No Woman No Cry,” “Get Up Stand Up.”

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Iron & Wine KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN (Warner Bros.)

It has been interesting to watch singersongwriter Samuel Beam spread his wings as a recording artist and performer over the last few years. Beam, a South Carolina native who now lives in Austin, Texas, has proven to be a very prolific artist since recording his first album, “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” in 2002. Since then, Beam, better known as the talent behind Iron & Wine, has released three more full-length albums, several live recordings and more than a half-dozen EPs. Iron & Wine’s last release, 2007’s “The Shepherd’s Dog,” differed from its predecessors in that Beam had moved from a sparse, folk music style to a more layered, textured style of recording. The change was unnecessary, in that Beam’s previous formula was still working fine. But in the end, that change worked wonderfully. “Kiss Each Other Clean,” Iron & Wine’s latest effort, continues the rich recording process that was exhibited on “The Shepherd’s Dog.” If that previous album found Beam dipping his toe into the pop music waters, then “Kiss Each Other Clean” finds him doing a cannonball into the same pool. That isn’t to say that Iron & Wine has decided to become the next Lady Gaga. Instead, Beam has crafted a pop album for folks who normally shun pop music. Listen to the unexpected funkiness of “Big Burned Hand” or the Fleetwood Mac-meets-Harry Nilsson California 1970s rock goodness of “Half Moon,” and you’ll see that Beam was just playing with us on earlier releases. Heading into the second month of 2011, “Kiss Each Other Clean” might be my favorite album of 2011 so far. KEY TRACKS: “Walking Far From Home,” “Half Moon,” “Big Burned Hand.”

Amos Lee MISSION BELL (Blue Note)

I imagine it must be pretty humbling when, just six years into your professional recording career, your music is being compared to monumental artists such as John Prine and James Taylor. That is exactly what is happening with Amos Lee. Even if you have never heard one of Lee’s albums or caught one of his songs on a local radio station, it is very likely you have been exposed to Lee’s music. His song “Colors,” from his self-titled debut album, has been featured in numerous television shows, as well as the Reece Witherspoon film “Just Like Heaven.” Lee, who graduated from the University of South Carolina, has a way of mixing folk, jazz, and R&B into his own unique musical stew in such a way that the hybrid can’t help but sound good. On “Mission Bell,” Lee’s most ambitious release yet, the artist has crafted a collection of songs that are richly beautiful. The lush musical landscapes that Lee paints with his guitar on songs such as “Violin” and “Hello Again” will renew faith in those who didn’t think emotion mattered in music any more. An impressive array of artists shows up on the album, including Lucinda Williams (“Clear Blue Eyes”) and Willie Nelson (“El Camino Reprise”). The band Calexico, itself well-known among alt-country music fans, serves as Lee’s backup band on the album. Folks who enjoy brilliantly constructed songs that evoke thoughts of quality songwriters such as Lyle Lovett and Norah Jones would do well to give “Mission Bell” a listen. KEY TRACKS: “Violin,” “Hello Again,” “Clear Blue Eyes.”

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Wanda Jackson THE PARTY AIN’T OVER (Third Man)

Even if you aren’t a fan of the recently defunct The White Stripes, you have to hand it to Jack White. The White Stripes’ front man loves to use his influence in the music industry to shine a light on artists that he respects, but might not be getting the amount of attention from today’s younger listeners that they should. Case in point was “Van Lear Rose,” the excellent 2004 album by Loretta Lynn that White produced. A whole new generation of fans likely discovered Lynn’s music because of White. Now White has set his sights on another musical treasure; rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson. Although she is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Jackson has never really received full recognition for her contributions to the genre. White does his best to correct that on “The Party Ain’t Over,” recruiting members of My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs and Dead Weather to play with the legend. Jackson is now 73 years old, but you would never know it while listening to tracks such as “Rip It Up,” “Nervous Breakdown” and a superb cover of Bob Dylan’s “Thunder on the Mountain.” If the retro sounds on these tunes don’t get you up and dancing around the house, then I would advise you to check yourself for a pulse. While there are any number of retro-minded musical acts that try to duplicate the rockabilly sound of the 1950s, it is rare these days to get someone who actually recorded in that era to show the kids how it’s done. Kudos to Jack White for allowing Wanda Jackson to show the world that she still has it. KEY TRACKS: “Rip It Up,” “Thunder on the Mountain,” “Blue Yodel #6.”

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ALLUETTE’S JAZZ CAFE: 137 Calhoun St. 737-0090. Tonight-Sat: Oscar River Trio, 9:30 p.m.; Mon-Fri: Calvin Taylor, 11:30 a.m.; Wed and Sun: Abe White. AROMAS: 50 N. Market St. 7239588. Tonight-Sat: Cotton Blue, 7:3010:30 p.m. BIG JOHN’S TAVERN: 251 East Bay St. 723-3483. Fri-Sat: Live Music. BLIND TIGER PUB: 38 Broad St. 577-0088. Tonight: Porkchop Meyer, 9 p.m.; Fri: Randy McAllister, 9 p.m.; Sat: Mac Arnold and Plate Full o’ Blues, 9 p.m.; Sun: Shimp City Slim and friends, 8:30 p.m. CHARLESTON GRILL: 224 King St. 577-4522. Tonight-Sat: Quentin Baxter Ensemble followed by Late Night Jazz, 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. Sat: Jesse Ledford; Wed: The Amazing Mittens, 6:308 p.m. EAST BAY MEETING HOUSE: 159 East Bay St. 723-3446. Mon: Monday Night Poetry and Open Mic, 8 p.m. FISH RESTAURANT: 442 King St. 722-3474. Tonight: Elise Testone, 7 p.m.; Sat: DJ, 10 p.m. THE GRIFFON PUB: 18 Vendue Range. 723-1700. Tonight: Davis Coen, 9 p.m. HALLS CHOPHOUSE: 434 King St. 797-0090. Tonight-Thurs: Live Music; Sun: Gospel Brunch, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. HENRY’S BAR AND RESTAURANT: 54 N. Market St. 723-4363. Wed: Chris Dodson, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. HIGH COTTON: 199 East Bay St. 7243815. Tonight: Leah Suarez Trio, 6-10 p.m.; Fri: Bill Aycock Trio, 7-11 p.m.; Sat: Frank Duvall Trio, 7-11 p.m.; Sun: James Slater Duo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bill Aycock Duo, 6-10 p.m.; Mon: Margaret Coleman, 6 p.m. JOHNSON’S PUB: 12 Cumberland St. 277-2961. Sat: High Society, 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 337 King St. 8055020. Wed: Trivia; Thurs: Live Music. MAD RIVER BAR & GRILLE: 32 N. Market St. 723-0032. Tonight: “Blues Doctor” Drink Small and Matt Hill and His On-the-Floor Band, 7-9 p.m. MERCATO RESTAURANT: 102 N. Market St. 722-6393. Tonight-Fri: Ann Caldwell w/LooseFitt, 6 p.m.; Sat: Lewis, Wiltrout and Gregory, 6 p.m.; Tues: Frank Duvall Trio, 6 p.m.; Wed: The Pulse Trio, 6 p.m. MOLLY DARCY’S: 235 East Bay St.

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. 737-4085. Mon: Karaoke; Thurs: Ladies Night with Pat and Cam. MUSIC FARM: 32 Ann St. 577-6989. Tonight: Corey Smith w/The Piedmont Boys, $20-25, 8 p.m.; Fri: Galactic w/Corey Glover, Corey Henry and Orgone, $20-25, 8 p.m.; Sat: D.N.A., $1015, 9 p.m.; Sun: Roscoe Dash w/Slim Thug, $35-45, 8 p.m.; Mon: Dante’s Camaro, $10, 7 p.m.; Wed: Umphrey’s McGee w/Zach Deputy, $20, 8 p.m. SOUTHEND BREWERY AND SMOKEHOUSE: 161 East Bay St. 8534677. Tonight: Andy Coats, 6-9 p.m.; Fri: Rev. Marv Ward, 9 p.m.; Sat: Jeff Liberty, 9 p.m.; Sun: Jeff Beasley, 9 p.m. THE SWAMP FOX AT THE FRANCIS MARION HOTEL: 387 King St. 7248888. Fri-Sat: Pianist Bill Howland. THE TATTOOED MOOSE: 1137 Morrison Drive. 277-2990. Tues: Lindsey Holler, free, 9 p.m. THOROUGHBRED CLUB AT CHARLESTON PLACE: 224 King St. 722-4900. Tonight-Thurs: Live Music. TOAST: 155 Meeting St. 534-0043. Tonight: Abe White; Fri: Live Music; Sat: 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. WILD WING CAFE: 6 N. Market St. 722-9464. Tonight: Karaoke; Fri: Dub Island and the Dubplates; Sat: The Design; Wed: The Diesel Brothers and The Acoustic Throwdown Competition.

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ATLANTICVILLE RESTAURANT AND WINES: 2063 Middle St. 8839452. Fri: Live Jazz; Sun: Spanish and Flamenco Guitar w/Dori Chitayat, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tues: Annie Boxell and Jim Algar. AWENDAW GREEN: 4853 Highway 17 N. 452-1642. Wed: Paul Cataldo, The Train Wrecks and Trevor Exter, free, 6-10 p.m. BLUE’S HOUSE OF WINGS: 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 881-1858. Tonight: Shag w/Jim Bowers, 7 p.m.; Fri: Live Music, 8-11 p.m.; Sat: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. BUDDY ROE’S SHRIMP SHACK: 1528 Ben Sawyer Blvd. 388-5270. Tonight: Craig Bickhardt, 7 p.m.; Fri-Sat: Ronnie Johnson and Chris Clifton, 9 p.m.; Sun: Carroll Brown, 7 p.m.; Tues: Kevin Church, 8 p.m.; Wed: John Brannen, 7:30 p.m. CUOCO PAZZO: 1035 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 971-9034. Wed and Fri-

Sat: Riccardo sings Opera and Italian songs, 7 p.m. HOME TEAM BBQ: 2209 Middle St. 883-3131. Tonight: Eric Culberson, $5, 10 p.m.; Fri: Burnside Exploration, $8, 10 p.m.; Sat: Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel, $5, 10 p.m.; Sun: RIP Lil Dave Thompson, 8 p.m.; Davis Coen, 9 p.m.; Tues: Team Trivia, 8 p.m. KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1119 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 881-8734. Tonight: Live Music; Tues: Theme Trivia, 9 p.m.; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m. LOCALS BAR: 1150 Queensborough Blvd., Unit B. 388-5114. Mon: Keith Bruce, 6-9 p.m. MORGAN CREEK GRILL: 80 41st Ave., IOP. 886-8980. Fri: Matt Hill Band, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Sat: The King Bees, 6:30-10:30 p.m. RED DRUM GASTROPUB: 803 Coleman Blvd. 849-0313. Tonight: Bill Johnson; Wed: Live Music. THE REEL BAR: 20 Patriots Point Road. 856-0028. Tonight: Tonight: Ben Prestage, 7-10 p.m.; Fri: The King Bees, 7-10 p.m.; Sat: Randy McAllister, 7-10 p.m.; Sun: Shrimp City Slim, Mac Arnold and Plate Full o’ Blues, 2-6 p.m. SEEL’S ON SULLIVAN’S: 2213 Middle St. 883-5030. Fri and Sat: DJ C-Nile, 10 p.m.; Wed: The Bushels, 7 p.m. TWIN RIVER LANES: 613 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. 884-7735. Wed: Mike the Knight Karaoke. VILLAGE TAVERN: 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Tonight: Bogan Mask, 8 p.m.; Fri: The Hungry Monks, 9 p.m.; Sat: e-s guthrie, 8 p.m. WILD WING CAFE: 664 Coleman Blvd. 971-9464. Tonight: Plane Jane; Fri: The Reason Your Listening; Sat: Good Times Duo; Wed: Fagen and Friends. THE WINDJAMMER: 1008 Ocean Blvd., IOP. 886-8596. Fri: The Freeloaders, $5, 9 p.m.; Sat: The Pop Machine, $5, 9 p.m.

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CHARLIE’S GRILL: 1409 Folly Road. 406-0888. Tues: Trivia, 8-10 p.m. CRAB SHACK: 26 Center St. 5883080. Tonight: Folly Beach Bluegrass Society, 8 p.m.; Mon: Open mic w/ Dave Grunstra, 9:30 p.m. J’PAULZ: 1739 Maybank Highway. 795-6995. Fri-Sat: Live Music. KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1175 Folly Road. 225-6996. Tonight: Live Music; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m. THE POUR HOUSE: 1977 Maybank Highway. 571-4343. Tonight: Blackberry Smoke and Mac Leaphart and His Ragged Company, $10-12,

10 p.m.; Fri: Shovels and Rope and American Aquarium w/Lera Lynn, $10, 10 p.m.; Sun: The Shane Pruitt Band and Friends, $6, 9:30 p.m.; Campbell Brown and Reid Stone, 4-8 p.m.; Mon: Project Object, $15-18, 9:30 p.m.; Shrimp Records Mondays, free, 6:30 p.m.; Tues: Brock Butler, $8, 10 p.m.; Hit or Miss; Wed: 40 oz. to Freedom, $10, 10 p.m. SAND DOLLAR: 7 Center St. 5889498. Fri-Sat: Kurly Wolf.

night: Charleston Team Trivia, 8 p.m.; Fri: Melted Velvet; Sat: Cherry Bomb; Mon: Chris Sullivan, 8:30 p.m. THIRSTY TURTLE II: 1158 College Park Road. 851-9828. Fri-Sat: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Sun: Mike Peifer or Jefferson Coker; Mon and Wed: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Tues: Mike Peifer or Jefferson Coker. WILD WING CAFE: 7618 Rivers Ave. 818-9464. Tonight: Chuck Coutneay Band; Sat: Eddie Bush and The Mayhem.

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LUCY’S RED SKY GRILL: 1001 Landfall Way, Johns Island. 768-8118. Tonight: Juke Joint Johnny and Drew Baldwin, free, 6-9 p.m.; Sun: The King Bees, free, 6-9 p.m.

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THE CLUB AT MEYERS RD: 216 Meyers Road. 875-4215. Wed-Sat: Karaoke. CRAZY D’S FOOD AND SPIRITS: 224 Redbank Road. 572-2658. Fri: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Tues: Trivia and Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. DORCHESTER LANES: 10015 Dorchester Rd. 376-2200. Fri-Sat: Control Freak; Sun: Team trivia w/Bad Joke Tom; Mon and Wed: Karaoke w/Rocky; Tue: 61 Daze. FIREWATER GRILLE: 109 Holiday Drive. 261-2121. Fri: Live Music; Sat: Comedy, 10 p.m.; Wed: Team Trivia, 8 p.m. GENNARO’S RESTAURANT: 8500 Dorchester Road. 760-9875. Tonight: Live Jazz, 8 p.m. JIMMY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL: 431 St. James Ave. 553-8766. Tonight: Country Night, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fri: Live Music, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Sat: DJ/ Dance Night, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Tues: Chris Sullivan, 8-11 p.m.; Wed: Karaoke, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 800 N. Main St. 875-6998. Tonight: Live Music; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m. LOCO JOE’S FOOD & SPIRITS: 1115 Miles Road. 821-2946. Fri-Sat: Karaoke; Wed: Karaoke and Trivia. THE MILL LOUNGE: 1026 E. Montague Ave. 225-2650. Sat: Davis Coen, 9 p.m.; Tues: Shrimp City Slim, 8 p.m. MONTREUX BAR AND GRILL: 127 West Richardson Ave. 261-1200. Fri: Unkle Funkle, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. SINGLE SMILE CAFE: 100A S. Main St. 875-7745. Thurs: John Mills Tudder, ,6-8 p.m. SOUTHERN COMFORT BAR AND GRILL: 1761 N. Main St. 873-9220. To-

HALLIGAN’S RESTAURANT AND BAR: 3025 Ashley Towne Center, Suite 201. 225-4347. Tonight: Karaoke w/Blaze, 9 p.m.; Fri: Dance Party w/DJ Moo Moo; Sat: Numb 909; Wed: DJ. HOME TEAM BBQ: 1205 Ashley River Road. 225-2278. Tonight: Rev. Marv Ward, $5, 10 p.m.; Fri: Lefty Williams, $5, 10 p.m.; Sat: Scott Holt, $5, 10 p.m.; Mon: Open Mic, 8 p.m.; Tues: Paul Cataldo w/Charlie Thompson, 7 p.m.; Wed: Lowcountry Blues Club Jam, 7 p.m. JIMBO’S ROCK LOUNGE: 1662 Savannah Highway. 225-2200. Tonight: Castle in the Air w/Berlin River Flood and Heyrocco; Sat: Gluminous Doom; Sun: The Lowcountry Highrollers Afterparty. KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. 766-5292. Tonight: Live Music; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m. MANNY’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILLE: 1680 Old Towne Road. 7633908. Tonight: Team Trivia; Sat: Coastal Carolina Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.; Sun: Team Trivia; Wed: Ted McKee “Tropical Rock,” 6-9 p.m., DNR, 9:30 p.m. PATRICK’S PUB: 1377 Ashley River Road. 571-3435. Tonight: Karaoke, 9 p.m. SUNFIRE GRILL & BISTRO: 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. 766-0223. Tonight: Steven Hurst, 6-9 p.m.; Fri: Calvin Taylor, 6-9 p.m.; Sat: Live Music; Mon: Singer and Songwriter Night, 8 p.m.; Tues: Piano, 5:30 p.m.; Wed: Jef Wilson, 6-9 p.m. TIN ROOF: 1117 Magnolia Road. 5710775. Tonight: Daikaiju w/Jason and the Juggernauts, 10 p.m.; Fri: Vinyl Night Dance Party, free; Sat: Skwirl Grinda w/Hooded Eagle and Tunguska, 10 p.m.; Thurs: Shovels and Rope w/Carey Murdock. TRAYCE’S TOO NEIGHBORHOOD GRILLE AND PUB: 2578 Ashley River Rd. 556-2378. Fri: Cherry Bomb. WOLFTRACK BAR AND GRILL: 1807 Parsonage Road. 768-0853. Fri: Virus; Sat: Open Juke Box.

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Question: ”What is your go-to winter item?” Fashion is big in Charleston and we want to capture everyday locals who have great personal style. Have your own photos? E-mail them to charlestonscene@ gmail.com. The photos below were taken by Glenda Canedo.

Rebecca Fraser: “Fur and combat boots.”

Gabriell Buffong:- “A tie between my thigh high boots and elbow length gloves.”

Isbelle Ewing (left): “A leather jacket.”Kate Brown: “A flannel.”

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Sean Phouksouvath (left): “My snuggie.” Courtland Gaba: “A scarf.”

Sarabeth Baird: “Thick tights.”

Mckenzie Sutherlad: ”Tights.”

Sarah Hudson: ”Knee socks.”

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Cos Barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private grand opening party was 4-8 p.m. last Thursday. The party featured complimentary specialty cocktails, hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; oeuvres, gift bags, skincare consultations and makeovers. These photos were taken by Mary Wessner and Valerie Schooling. Cos Bar is at 201 King St.

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Local Chocolatiers melt hearts

their shop in the I’On neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, you’ll see everything from shoes to turtles — all made from chocolate! The Paumes claim they were not aware of how “big” Valentine’s Day would be for Charleston, but this year, they are more than prepared for the rush. “We have heart-shaped boxes and heart-shaped

chocolates,” says Paume. “We have a few new flavors for the holiday, like passionfruit and champagne. We are also very willing to take custom orders.” You can find Christophe chocolates at 357 N. Shelmore Blvd., Unit 1B, in the I’On Village or 363½ King St. downtown. You also can order them online at christophechocolatier.com.

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came up with a new flavor along with some packaging tailored especially for the s a kid in elementary holiday. school, those nasty, “I want products that are cheap candies were accessible to everyone, but first-rate Valentine’s Day are definitely high quality,” treats. And if you got a piece he says. “I try to keep my of cheap chocolate with the candies simple with flavors rice crackles inside, you that taste good and remind were golden. me of the flavors I would eat Now that we’re adults, it’s as a child.” time for something a little While Battles wouldn’t more decadent. Why not share too much about his show your sweetie that you secret Valentine recipe, he have good taste and you sup- assured me that it would be port local businesses? Right holiday appropriate. Now, here in the Holy City, we you can order the limitedhave locally made candies edition treat, the “Call of that make perfect gifts for the Wild” bar, online and in Valentine’s Day. Whether stores. It’s a mixture of port you crave a classic sea-salt wine and caramel, and the caramel or something a wrapper features different bit more unexpected, you pairs of animals, er, celcan find it right down the ebrating Valentine’s Day. street. “Charleston has given me the ability to make a livSweeteeth ing by creating candy,” says Eric “Johnny” Battles Battles. “The least I can do is started his chocolate busigive something fun back to ness about four years ago, the city.” making his candies for EVO Check out all the fun crein Park Circle. At the time, ations at sweeteethchocohe had no idea how much late.com. You also can buy his sweets would catch on. the sweets at EVO and other “Sometimes I feel like stores around the area, such a phony because I wasn’t as Sugar, Caviar & Bananas really trained in making and Robot Candy. sweets,” he laughs. “I finally took a class, after starting Christophe Paume things up at EVO and then Christophe Paume is a I started making chocolates third-generation chocolate at home. I find it to be chal- maker who brings his sweets lenging and fun.” to Charleston all the way Battles puts an emphasis from France. He learned the on everything about Sweet- craft from his father in Eueeth being derived from rope. Now, he and his wife, Charleston. Carly Paume, sell the choco“I use local everything,” lates in Mount Pleasant and he says. “The artists who on King Street. design our boxes and our “We really need to expand packaging are all local again,” says Paume. “We’ve — even the printers. My grown more than we anfriend, John Pundt, is curticipated when we got this rently designing for me, as space.” well as two artists out of The Paumes use a type Greenville.” of Swiss chocolate for their The Sweeteeth team has sweets and concentrate on enjoyed a new level of sucall-natural flavors, using recess in the past year by al fruits and even real mint expanding the chocolates leaves for their chocolates. outside the state. Sweeteeth “We also do a lot of sculptis now featured in about five ing,” says Paume. “In other states and about eight shops parts of the world, chocolate around the country. is more of an art form.” For Valentine’s Day, Battles Indeed, if you venture into BY DENISE K. JAMES

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Ben Timpson and Tiffany Lippincott, photographed by Mackensey Alexander.

Singles on V-day: You’re not alone

from this event: “No cheesy pick-up lines, no awkward silences, no scary surprise when the lights come on at This time of year is declosing time.” signed for lovers. Valentine’s Hurry, because this event Day is full of foil hearts and is only open to the first 50 romantic events specifically men and the first 50 women for those couples in love. that pre-register at kickAnd spring brings out roin959.com. mantic impulses. But what about all of those Pub stroll According to the folks besingle people out there? Here are several events that hind the Charles Towne Pub will give singles a shot at ro- Stroll, alcohol and history mance and a chance to meet go hand-in-hand. Chances are, after particithat someone special. pating in one of their strolls, you’ll agree with them! Singles in the City At 7 p.m. every Friday and Single? Over 35? Then this Saturday, climb on board for event is for you. At 6 p.m. a pub stroll where you can Friday, Singles in the City learn about the history of Social Network will host a Valentine’s Day event that’s Charleston and some of its historic pubs. totally red hot. The strolls are $15. To sign Dress in red and dig in to up, visit www.pubstroll.com some delicious appetizers, or call 345-9714. red desserts and cocktails at a private downtown residence. Shagging, socializing The event costs $20 in adThe Beach Music and Shag vance. Network representa- Preservation Society of tive Lucia Galasso says that South Carolina knows how attendees “can expect to much fun shagging is, and meet other quality singles how it sets up the perfect over 35 in a nonthreatening, opportunity for romantic laid-back atmosphere with sparks to fly. no expectations.” Each month, the society The event is limited to the hosts a singles event focused first 12 women and the first on having a good time. Due 12 men that RSVP, so visit to relocation, however, there singlesinthecitysocialnetwill be no event this month. work.com or call 793-1261 The groups will be ready to sign up now. and raring to go at 8 p.m. March 26. Join the society and D.J. Harley-Davidson Gerry Scott at their new loLow Country Harley-Dacation off S.C. Highway 61, vidson, Kickin’ 95.9, and in the Wespanee Shopping Market Street Saloon have Center, for dancing, socialcombined forces to create izing, drinks, and good the ultimate singles event. times. At 6 p.m. Saturday, 100 Event planner Harriet single men and women will Grady says that the event gather for speed dating, food, drinks and a chance to is perfect “to meet other singles who like music and win the grand prize of the evening: a Kid Rock/Jamey like to dance. ” Johnson Concert Prize Pack. For more information, visit Event planner Jennifer Ol- www.beachmusicandshagdal says that a single person preservationsocietyofsouthcarolina.com. can expect the following BY KATRINA ROBINSON

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Mixing business with pleasure: Local couples are hallmarks of Valentine’s Day

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The Goldmans

because she always helps so much. And I love her laugh,” he said of his fiancee. Special to The Post and Courier The two artists met in a darkroom. Lippincott says, “Once we began n Charleston, art, food and fun our project of printing large blackare what color some of the most and-white photographs together, we successful ventures and relationships in the city. When business and soon realized we had a lot in comromance overlap, you find our power mon — a love for photography, a love for art and a love for each other.” couples — ones that balance work Their lives are engrossed in art. and play and find true happiness. They started Bent Studio, a photogBen Timpson and Tiffany Lip- raphy company. Timpson teaches art at the Meeting Street Academy pincott and is still a Scoop represented artThey’re known around Charleston ist. Lippincott shows her oil paintings as the couple who got engaged at at Canvas Salon on King Street and Scoop Studios. has started Mae, a T-shirt company. During Timpson’s first solo show Timpson says, “We are constantly at the gallery, he handed Lippincott critiquing each other’s artwork and a print of her favorite image, “Angel Oak.” On the back it said, “I love you! constantly pushing each other. We don’t let each other’s work get too Will you marry me?” Then he got down on one knee and static.” The couple think that love is most asked for her hand with a ring of rubies — just like his nickname for her. important in a relationship. They “I was more nervous about propos- shoot weddings together — their own is in May — and have studios ing than the show. I wanted to show at home. They are even restoring a Lippincott how important she was, BY ELIZABETH BOWERS

Randall and Jennifer Goldman have worked together since they first met. Randall says, “I don’t think we would be together if we weren’t in the same industry. There’s a level of respect that comes with knowing what she goes through.” After they both graduated from Johnson & Wales University, the couple ended up in Dallas. Randall always meant to make it back to Charleston, though. “Jennifer had worked her way up and was the head pastry chef at the Four Seasons, doing really well with a really good company. And I asked if she wanted to quit all that and move back to Charleston to work at the American Theater,” he said. They both laughed. But it’s what happened. Then, Patrick Properties was just the American Theater, and now the couple manage five hospitality-related properties. Fish came second. Randall ran the front of the restaurant, and Jennifer was the pastry chef. Their titles have evolved with the company and its added properties, such as Lowndes Grove and the William Aiken House. Randall is now a managing partner, and Jennifer, director of events. Randall says, “I owe my everything to my wife.” Please see LOVE, Page 24E

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LOVE From Page 22E

Travis Holland and Emily Rivers

Wendy Deiterlan and Becky Wollenberg

For two or three years, Holland only handed fliers to Rivers whenever he would see her out. The fliers were for the parties he put together for his event planning company, Night Vizzion. Doing that gave him the perfect in, but he never quite capitalized on his chance to talk to her. Finally, one night after a basketball game at the North Charleston Coliseum, he walked Rivers to her car and got her phone number. Now they’re engaged, getting married in May and expecting their first child in July. Their relationship works because of Rivers’ understanding of Holland’s image and presence in Charleston’s nightlife. “People will ask my who my fiance is, and all I have to say is, ‘His name is Travis, and he has long dreads,’ and then they know who I’m talking about,” she said. She continues, “He’s a free spirit. He puts his heart into everything he does. You’ll go to one of his parties, and there are graffiti artists on stage. People getting haircuts. Break dancers. Everyone leaves amazed.” Sometimes Rivers will work the door at a Night Vizzion party, but for the most part, she stays away. “She can’t keep up with me,” Holland says. And that’s really what Holland thinks a power couple is: people who are “busy, but keep a relationship going even with all the distractions.”

The Langes

Owners of arguably the best-looking art gallery in the city, The Langes met while living in Providence, R.I. “Of course art brought us together,” Megan Lange says, “I asked my friend, ‘Who’s that guy in your art class?’ I knew his paintings and had seen him around, but we had never met. She introduced us in the hallway after Life Drawing, and later that night I told her, ‘I’m going to marry an artist just like that someday.’ Well, it worked out that he was exactly like that.” Megan and Robert Lange then moved to Charleston, sold everything they owned, maxed out three credit cards, co-signed a loan, and found a building owner willing to take a chance on them and their dream of owning an art gallery. “Last November, at the Women Painting Women show, the client that bought the very first painting in our gallery in 2004 came in and with tears in her eyes said, ‘I had a feeling you kids would make it.’ Robert and I sandwich hugged her and just said thank you,” Megan said. Their success in Charleston’s art world comes from their couple-dom. “We spend pretty much every second of every day together and have for the last 10 years. I can’t imagine a life where we don’t work together. We do a lot of the ‘no one wants to do this’ things together. For example, no one wants to do laundry. So we do it together, and that dynamic travels into the gallery,” Megan said. A positive attitude and balancing act of each other’s strengths and weaknesses make them a power couple.

But really, according to Megan, “A power couple is two people that respond to one name. We are Megbert.”

Wendy Deiterlan and Becky Wollenberg

Wendy Deiterlan and Becky Wollenberg have been together for nine years and do feel like they are viewed as a power couple in Charleston’s lesbian community. Wollenberg says, “It’s because of the time we’ve spent together, and the level of responsibility that comes with owning businesses.” They started The Chart, a bar in Park Circle, with business partners because they felt like there wasn’t a live music scene in the lesbian community. Then to really fulfill their love for sports and fitness, bought Snap Fitness in Mount Pleasant. Their real passion comes with their most recent business venture: cPrime is the company that makes bracelets that more and more athletes are popping up wearing. Wollenberg explains, “It’s like an antennae for the body. Like your car. If it didn’t have an antennae, all the signals would be fuzzy. That’s what the bracelet does for the body, it organizes the signals.” They are top distributors with the company, and setting up distribution nationwide. Deiterlan and Wollenberg have undertaken all three ventures together, but definitely know their strengths and weaknesses, how they complement one another. Wollenberg is at the gym all day, while Deiterlan works at home.

The Langes

Travis Holland and Emily Rivers

Wollenberg says, “If I had to sit at a computer all day, I would go crazy, so I really respect all the work she gets done throughout the day. We both have a sports background, so we have that teamwork mentality.” So do they want to get married? Deiterlan says, “If we were given the same legal rights and benefits, then absolutely. But it doesn’t affect our level of commitment.” Wollenberg chimed in, “I’m all about a gift registry.”

The Deihls

Cypress head chef Craig Deihl and wife Colleen, co-owner of Scoop Studios, have learned more about art and food than they ever imagined. “I knew some about food before,” Colleen says, “but nothing close to what he knows. I think people think better of me because of him.” The Deihls have been together for 10 years and married for five. Craig proposed to Colleen while she was finishing up a shift at the Boulevard Diner. “It was Dec. 20th. Her co-workers were all in on it, but she wouldn’t leave early to go to the Christmas Festival at Marion Square. So I sat down and ordered some food,” he said. When he was done, he left his dime worth of change in a black ring box on the table. “A dimemond!” Colleen said, “Craig’s playing a joke on me!” He replied, “No, I’m not. Come over here, and I’ll give you the real thing.” She made him get down on one knee on the diner floor, and then they celebrated at Cypress with grease-stained pants and fried-chicken-smelling hair. Every year of their relationship has brought change. Craig’s switch from Magnolias to Cypress. His cookbook. Their engagement. Colleen’s schooling. Their marriage. A daughter, Keegan. And then Scoop. What’s next? Craig says, “Basically, if we can make it through all of that, especially my switch from Magnolias to Cypress — and we weren’t even married yet! — then we can make it through anything.” PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY EACH COUPLE

The Deihls

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Playlist is perfectly pitched for music, cozy vibe The outdoor courtyard is just beginning to seat guests as the addition of heaters has made the use of ermet’s Courtyard this walled brick courtyard is a joint venture becomplete with wrought iron tween Sermet Aslan, tables and chairs comfortowner of Sermet’s Corner able. at 276 King St. in downThe walls are painted the town Charleston, and Dana color of Wando fog and Vosburgh, Daniel Island art work by Aslan joins a resident, real estate invesportfolio of shore birds and tor and entrepreneur. Sally Vosburgh is also part of the whimsical acrylics and oils. creative team that breathed The foot print of the space new life into the space of the remains the same, save for a designated host station and former Brewer’s Bistro. half walls that carve cozy The attractive building seating nooks at the forewith its Charleston-esque courtyard is located down a front of the restaurant. tree-lined street of aging live Our visit was off to a nononsense start with water, oaks draped with Spanish moss. A short distance away menus, drinks and a warm is the Children’s Waterfront basket of Normandy Farms bread dispatched with a Park and presently under practiced ease. The same construction is the Goversun-dried tomato and basil nor’s Park on Seven Farms flavored oil that is part of Drive. A nearby neighbor is Fam- Sermet’s Corner’s menu is served on Daniel Island. ily Circle Tennis Center, home to the premiere event Subtle best describes its flavor. of the WTA, the Family The two locations have Circle Cup. It is here that the Turkish- many menu items in common: the artichoke torta born chef and artist Aslan has opened his third restau- ($8.50), a signature dish; the roasted tomato and mushrant. The setting of peace room ($5) and the chilled and repose spoke to the cucumber and yogurt soups gentle-natured Aslan who has plans for live jazz in the ($5) and many of the pastas and entrees have found a attractive courtyard once home at the Courtyard. the weather warms. Sermet paints with a cuLunch was originally on linary brush of lavender, the menu, but the kitchen cream, lemon, curry, sage, was handicapped by space basil and cumin. Herbs and required for equipment. spices are rubbed, scattered, Dinner is now served daily infused and crumbled on at 4 p.m., as is a Sunday many of the dishes. Appetizbrunch service. ers are generous portions; The Courtyard is a rightdesigned for sharing. sized spot for a neighborThe calamari ($10) with hood restaurant. Cozy bancapers is not to be missed. quettes and tables frame a simple gas-fueled fireplace. The kitchen demonstrated An attractive wood-paneled its cooking chops with this dish as calamari can bar has five high tops for those who like to be close to quickly morph from tender to toothsome in seconds. the bar scene.

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Tender rings of squid are seasoned with orange zest, pesto, tomato bits and paper thin slices of fennel strewn over wilted spinach. The orange is the gesso to the flavors of capers and fennel. The appetizer selection is limited: Especially if you discount sweet potato fries ($5) and the generous order of lemon-curry mussels ($10) that easily can be an entree. A house salad ($4.75) is served with a sweet-tart pomegranate vinaigrette; the remaining salads are entree sized. The grilled salmon ($12.50) marries French partners of blue veined cheese and pears with Indian-inspired mango and green apple in the dressing. The mozzarella and tomato ($10) is best saved for summer. There is a housemade vinaigrette if you prefer a classic dressing for your greens. There were two specials at the time of our visit, both were seafood: flounder and triggerfish. The kitchen cares about local and seasonal and it was humorous to see the notation on the menu that the menu changes annually.

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mussels, calamari and chorizo ($15) are sauteed with fennel and tossed in a CUISINE: Mediterranean Sambuca flavored tomato CATEGORY: Neighborhood Favorite sauce playing up the licorice LOCATION: 115 River Landing Road, Daniel Island. notes of both the vegetable PHONE: 471-1777. and liqueur. The balance of FOOD: ★★★ seasonings and the deftly ATMOSPHERE: ★★★½ cooked seafood earn culiPRICE: $-$$ nary kudos; the pasta, again, COSTS: Appetizers $5-$10; soups $5; salads $4.75-$12.50; too soft. To their credit, sandwiches and panini $9.50-$10; entrees $12-$19.50; the pasta dishes are served children’s menu $5-$7; Sunday brunch $12-$12.50; chilpiping hot and the sauce to dren’s menu $4. Daily specials MP. macaroni ratio is spot-on. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: Yes. Chicken ($12-$14.50), VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: Yes. duck breast (($16) and steak BAR: Full service bar. ($19.50) along with other HOURS: Dinner daily 4-10 p.m.; Sunday brunch 10:30 pasta dishes round out the a.m-2:30 p.m. menu. Burgers ($9.50) and DECIBEL LEVEL: Moderate. paninis meet the needs of PARKING: Street and rear lot. smaller appetites. OTHER: Outdoor seating in courtyard with heaters; live A few desserts are made jazz planned for spring, newsletter, gift cards, info@serin-house: the key lime pie, metscourtyard.com www.sermetscourtyard.com. tiramisu and chocolate mousse cake. There is a Many entrees are available oozing filling of cheese top- disconnect between the cuping a pesto sauced linguini linary culture that provides in half and full orders. The inspiration for the menu half portions are more than finished with a drizzle of and the desserts. tomato sauce and grated generous. The lavender, The price thresholds rechoney pork tenderloin ($13, cheese stings. It was rich, $16) and the parmesan-basil satisfying and well-balanced ognize the new economy crusted salmon ($12.50, $15) in seasonings. The quibble: and the half-portions make made the trip over the Coo- the pastas are over-cooked; Sermet’s Courtyard a place for everyday dining. soft in the style that would per from downtown. The restaurant is wellplease Asian noodle lovers, The eggplant roulade positioned to spring into lacking the bite, the chew ($13) was delicious. Not that brings character to eat- success with the advent of strictly a roulade (rolled), warm days, cool jazz and ing pasta. it was a thin crusted slice A combination of shrimp, hot food. of eggplant folded over an

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Valentine’s Day feasts

Here are some of the many restaurants in the area that are offering specials for Valentine’s Day. ◗ Laura Alberts: A Valentine wine dinner will take place at Laura Alberts on Daniel Island Saturday. The four-course dinner by executive chef Matt Brigham will be paired with wines from Kestrel Vintners of Washington State. Cost is $55 plus tax and gratuity. The menu is posted at www. lauraalberts.com. Reception begins at 7 p.m. and dinner seating at 7:30 p.m.. Reservations are required. Call 881-4711. Laura Albert’s is at 891 Island Park Drive, Daniel Island. ◗ Peninsula Grill: Peninsula Grill ups the ante for Valentine’s Day dinners with their menu of aphrodisiacladen foods. This special menu will include rosemary for remembrance; truffles, whose musky scent was said to stimulate the senses and sensitize the touch; asparagus, which is said to “stir up lust in man and woman”; and arugula, which is considered an aphrodisiac. Saturday-Monday for $60 each, plus tax and gratuity. To make a reservation, call 7230700. Peninsula Grill is at 112 North Market St. www. peninsulagrill.com ◗ Starfish Grille: Starfish Grille will offer a special Valentine’s Day menu Friday-Monday. They also will be serving their regular menu. Starfish Grille is at 520 Folly Road. www. starfishgrille.com. Reservations suggested. Call 7629252. ◗ Circa 1886: A five-course, prix fixe menu will feature truffles, rib-eye steak and chocolate. Cost is $100 each, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity. There will be two seatings at 6 and 9 p.m. To reserve, call 853-7828. Circa 1886 is at 149 Wentworth

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Avenue. www.circa1886. com. ◗ Glass Onion: The Glass Onion will offer a localinspired tasting menu to celebrate Valentine’s Day from 6-10 p.m. Monday. The Glass Onion is at 1219 Savannah Highway and will be open for reservations only. The four-course menu provides two options per course. The cost is $35. The restaurant will have its usual Monday half-price bottles of wine, and will feature Duval Leroy, a French Champagne, as the suggested pairing with the meal at $30 per bottle. www.ilovetheglassonion.com. ◗ McCrady’s: On Monday, McCrady’s will offer a three-course Valentine’s Day menu for $60, plus tax and gratuity. A paired wine option can be poured for an additional $30. This historic restaurant is at 2 Unity Alley. 577-0025. ◗ Med Bistro: Med Bistro is dealing for Valentine’s Day with its offer of a complimentary Champagne toast, three-course menu and a bottle of wine, all for $75 a couple. Med Bistro is at 90 Folly Road. www.themedbistro.com. ◗ Woodlands Inn: The Woodlands Inn celebrates February with a special Valentine’s Day threecourse menu for $65 ($87

for a wine-pairing feature) on Monday; a Wines of the World Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday that includes a tasting of 12 wines, cheeses and charcuterie and a fourcourse dinner for $79; and on Sunday, in celebration of President’s Day Weekend, Sunday Brunch will be served 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tax and gratuity are not included in all meal prices. The Woodlands Inn is at 125 Parsons Road, Summerville, 875-2600. www. woodlandsinn.com

Oak happy hour

Oak Steakhouse introduces a new happy hour, which will feature $5 martinis, $5 specialty drinks and $2 Fat Tire pints Monday through Thursday each week. Executive chef Jeremiah Bacon will launch the restaurant’s first-ever bar menu, featuring a 10-oz. house-ground CAB burger, Cajun fries, country-style pork terrine and grilled artisanal bacon priced from $5 to $10. Hours are 5-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday each week. Oak Steakhouse is at 17 Broad St. 722-4220. www. oaksteakhouserestaurant. com.

Barbecue and oysters

There is always room for barbecue and oysters, not to

mention beer, wine, Firefly and jump castles. Come out and support Windwood Farm Home for Children at a Daniel Island barbecue and oyster fest 3-6 p.m. Feb. 26. It is an all-you-care-to-eat event priced at $30 in advance ($35 at the door) and $10 for kids 4-15. Purchase tickets at www.windwoodfarm.org. Pierce Park Pavilion is on Pierce Street on Daniel Island.

linary Arts Team won the 2011 Carolina’s Pro-Start Invitation Cooking Competition. This high school team will now compete, along with a team from North Myrtle Beach, at the National ProStart Invitational held in Kansas this spring. Future eaters of America, things are looking good on the local talent scene. For more information, www.prostart.restaurant. org.

O-Ku opens for lunch

Roast your own

O-Ku Sushi has announced that it will open for lunch beginning Feb. 28, serving a diverse selection of Japanese cuisine and sushi from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Executive chef Sean Park’s lunch menu will feature appetizers such as dumplings, sushi and sashimi selections; specialty rolls and a variety of combination choices. O-Ku also will offer a modern take on a traditional bento, a Japanese-style lunch box featuring an assortment of sides, salads, noodles and sushi for $10-$15. As an added incentive for the neighborhood locals, O-Ku will offer a 10 percent discount to Upper King Street residents, students, and businesses on Mondays. O-Ku Sushi is at 463 King St. www.okusushi.com, 7370112.

Southern Living Magazine has featured Mike Lata of FIG Restaurant and Dana Sinkler of Terra Chips out on Wadmalaw Island’s Rosebank Plantation hosting an oyster roast. The magazine has a step-

by-step guide for DIY mollusk fest.

King St. mini-grocers

Justin Croxall, the owner of Bull Street Gourmet, plans to expand his operation and open Southside Market and Cellar, a cafe, deli, mini-grocery and prepared foods to go. He will operate in the space of the former Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques. A June opening is planned at 120 King St.

Rustling up grub

The Longhorn Steakhouse at 1845 N. Highway 17 Mount Pleasant has recently been remodeled to represent the brand’s current image. www.longhornsteakhouse.com. 881-7231.

Now open

Jam’s Buffalo Cafe at 792 Folly Road, James Island.

Heard on the street

WOK (World Oriental Kitchen) has now closed at its present location with plans to move from its 349 King St. location. Follow it on Facebook for details of the move.

Closed

Twist Restaurant on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in West Ashley.

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Bowen’s Island provides backdrop for feature film

BY BILL THOMPSON

“Angel Camouflaged”

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One just naturally wants to like a feature film shot in the Charleston area, enjoying how familiar locations are utilized and the ways in which indigenous talents help tell the tale. Especially so when cast and crew were so relaxed and amiable toward set visitors, a rare state of affairs. Shot here in the fall of 2009, “Angel Camouflaged” had a lot going for it: writerdirector Michael Givens of Beaufort, already an accomplished cinematographer; veteran producer-writer Ken Dalton; a dynamic young leading lady (Dilana Robichaux) making her film debut and performing her own music; generally strong supporting players and a long-time star actor (James Brolin) to anchor the cast. The principal location for the film, which will be screened at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Beaufort Film Festival (Feb. 16-20), was Bowen’s Island, its “rustic” dock restaurant re-dressed as a

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late owner, the three labor to revive the ramshackle tavern. Scottie also rekindles her passion for music, but the MICHAEL GIVENS passage doesn’t come easily. Particularly since the Angel Camouflaged is the journey of Scottie (played oily Stevens, who believes by Dilana Robichaux), a rock and roll singer whose the bar rightfully belongs to struggle with substance abuse causes her music him, tries to scuttle them at career to implode. every turn. The puzzler, of course, is why these reasonably intelliter on view. bar called “Kokonuts.” Adgent people, already warned But for all its merits, ditional scenes were shot on by Salt to avoid Stevens, not “Angel Camouflaged” also Folly Beach and other area only trust him once, but leaves something to be delocales. twice. To say that this, and Givens, a Beaufort resident sired. Scottie’s sudden, miraculous Too many characters are and protege of director Ridone-dimensional constructs, musical reawakening, strain ley Scott, approached the credulity is an understatestory as a “musical drama,” especially the villain of ment. It just doesn’t play. and when Robichaux rocks, the piece, Jude Stevens, Doing much to offset these portrayed rather archly by so does the movie. The film also benefits from Carlos Bernard (TV’s “24”), flaws is Robichaux, a transskillful photography and an and too many plot elements planted South African who overcomes the hysteria of arresting lead performance are foregone conclusions, her early scenes to render by Warrick Grier, who plays offering little in the way a solid (if uneven) perforthe most believable charac- of drama or surprise. You mance; Grier (“The Scorknow where this one is gopion King: Rise of a Waring from the start, not that rior”) who is consistently this is entirely a bad thing. Robichaux stars as Scottie fine as a decent, measured man struggling to keep his Ballantyne, a burned-out VALENTINE’S DAY MENU head above water; and Terry rock singer-turned-tattoo artist who, with her brother, Serpico (“Army Wives”), Monday Feb.14th from 5pm-10pm who projects real menace Morgan (Grier), inherits a as a skinhead loan shark to rundown bar from an aunt 3 COURSES whom Morgan is forced to who died in a mysterious 2 PEOPLE turn. fire. Scottie has to be persuaded For his part, Brolin does 1 BOTTLE OF WINE by her somewhat less-than- the best he can with a part $75 PER COUPLE plucked from central castreliable sibling to cross the (Champagne toast too!) ing. country to South Carolina Look fast for a unbilled and take up a “project.” But with live Music by Nikolai Svishev soon, with the assistance of cameo by Charleston-based a grizzled old-timer named actor Clarence Felder and an www.themedbistro.com Salt (Brolin), who has a long appearance by members of 90 Folly Road Blvd (South Windermere Center) • 843-766-0323 the Marshall Tucker Band. history with the bar and its

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Anna Bell’s tasty menu has something for everyone BY ROB YOUNG

Special to The Post and Courier

nna Bell’s has settled comfortably into the Navy Yard at Noisette, its tasty, down-home treats providing a pretty swell introduction. Corrugated metal covers portions of the walls, as the restaurant occupies the space from the former eatery Tracy’s. It’s a cozy space, and perhaps familiar. Anna Bell’s sister restaurants include the Locklear’s outposts in Folly Beach and Mount Pleasant, a pair of steady performers. Breakfast at Anna Bell’s brings a mess of flap jacks, omelets and eggs Benedict recipes. Consider the Taylor Made Bene ($7.31), brimming with poached eggs, pork roll and cheddar cheese sauce, or the Bene-Tom ($6.40), consisting of poached eggs, fried green tomatoes and dill hollandaise ($6.40). A meal could be made with the starters, like the baskets of hush puppies ($1.83) and corn bread with honey butter ($1.83). Or the fried green tomatoes with dill shallot mayo ($3.66), and fresh cut chips ($1.83) sliced from regular and sweet potatoes. But my favorite: a plate of tasty corn fritters ($3.66), served compressed

if you go WHAT: Anna Bell’s. WHERE: 10 Storehouse Row, North Charleston. PHONE: 554-5333. HOURS: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday.

and thin like pancakes, and ladled with savory tomato jam. Lunch offers a bevy of black bean burgers, cheeseburgers or chicken and shrimp sandwiches ($5.48$9.14), any number of styles. Say, you want mozzarella cheese on your burger, plus pork roll, onion rings and spicy mustard. Boom, the Betty Lou is yours. Craving fire-roasted red bell peppers and goat cheese? Try the Goat Bell. Otherwise, choices are as varied as buttermilk fried chicken breast sandwiches, homemade meatloaf, fried fish baskets and a Carolina Hot Red plate of corn bread, oven-roasted pork loin and red-eye gravy. One of the sandwiches, appropriately titled “the King,” could even double as dessert (count me in for seconds). It’s grilled with peanut butter, bananas and honey, then topped with powdered sugar. Also: Yum.

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‘The Eagle’ looks good, but lacks gripping script BY ROGER MOORE The Orlando Sentinel

he mystery of the disappearance of Rome’s IX Legion Hispana inspires yet another moderately rousing action picture in “The Eagle,” a film based on Rosemary Sutcliff’s popular 1950s novel about “The Eagle of the Ninth.” Eagle-eyed period-piece fans will recall that last fall another movie, “Centurion,” drew inspiration from the same piece of history. That film, essentially a prolonged chase from Bmovie vet Neill Marshall (“The Descent”), had a breathless momentum that “The Eagle” lacks. But “Eagle” director Kevin Macdonald (“State of Play,” “The Last King of Scotland”) manages to deliver a striking, nicely detailed, visceral thriller built on a corny, oldfashioned script. Channing Tatum plays Marcus Aquila, a young soldier with a new command on a fort on Roman Britannia’s frontier. He’s the sort of chiseled, charmed warrior who doesn’t need his helmet half the time, who hears what others don’t and senses the Big Attack when the veterans of the outpost think “the boy” is just skittish. Marcus has reason to be on edge. He’s fighting for the honor he believes his father lost 20 years before. That’s when the Ninth Legion marched north and into oblivion. They lost their unit standard, the eagle, in the process. Marcus longs to redeem the family name and retrieve the eagle from the “tainted legion.” First he must recover from battle wounds he sustains saving his men. He must overcome the skepticism of his patrician uncle (Donald

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Channing Tatum stars in the Roman epic adventure “The Eagle,” directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald.

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Beaufort International Film Festival begins Wednesday many filmmakers attend, and we are over the top with excitement. Our finalist creening entries from selections this year are the 24 countries, the fifth most diverse we’ve had in annual Beaufort Inour short festival history.” ternational Film Festival The 2011 festival will unspools Feb. 16-20 with showcase Givens’ “Angel an estimated 30 filmmakCamouflaged” starring ers expected to be on hand Dilana Robichaux, Warrick to present and discuss their Grier and James Brolin. The work — among them Beau- film was shot in 2009 in the fort native Michael Givens. Charleston area. Also feaMovies in the categories of tured will be London-based features, shorts, animation, filmmaker John Schwab’s student films and docu“Rojin” and the documenmentaries will be presented. tary “Living for 32,” which The chief focus is on a new relates the story of Colin generation of filmmaker, Goddard, who survived the says festival director Ron massacre at Virginia Tech Tucker. in 2007. “We’ve never had this Along with a Screenwriter’s BY BILL THOMPSON

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Workshop, Emmy-winning composer Charles David Denler will attend to receive the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Music for Film. This year’s festival also marks the introduction of the Santini Patriot Spirit Award, given to the filmmaker whose movie “reflects positively on the American Military.” This year’s recipient is Jonathan Flora for his film, “Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good.” For information, including film descriptions and screening times, visit www. beaufortfilmfestival.com. Reach Bill Thompson at 937-5707.

Courage. Vigor. Determination. Verve. Skill. Pep. Know-how.

★★½ (of 5) DIRECTOR: Kevin Macdonald. STARRING: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong. RATED: PG-13 for battle sequences and disturbing images. RUN TIME: 1 hour 52 minutes. WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Find this review at www.charlestonscene.com and offer your opinion of the film. Sutherland, less interesting here than in “The Mechanic”). And he must win the loyalty of the slave (Jamie Bell, buff and feral) who must guide him, in disguise, to the Land of the Painted Seal People. Tatum’s rock-solid build has always suggested “soldier,” even when he was playing a dancer in “Step Up.” But he’s not a commanding presence, especially playing a commander. He throws what weight he can behind such lines as, “The Eagle is not a piece of metal. It is ROME.” For my money, “Centurion,” using similar Scottish and Eastern European locations, and with the formidable Michael Fassbender as its star Roman, it is a more

rousing and entertaining movie. But Macdonald gets more out of his Scottish locations (he is a Scot, after all), and had the budget to get a lot of detail right. The film’s early scenes of marching, clanking soldiers and brutish slaughter let you smell the sweat behind the armor. Outside of “Gladiator” (clearly a big influence on this film), these movies don’t seem to go over on this continent the way they do in Europe. That’s the real mystery here. Combat that’s up close and personal, tactics torn from the pages of history and messages of honor, freedom, survival and comradeship — it shouldn’t matter that the warriors wear skirts.

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Classic tale gets a cartoon makeover in ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ movie review

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wo households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny ...” And at about this point the gnome reciting the prologue to “Romeo and Juliet” is yanked off stage by a big Bugs Bunny hook. For this is no epic tale of woe, this romance of Juliet and her Gnomeo. Even if “the story you are about to see has been told before. A lot.” You’ve never seen it told like this. “Gnomeo & Juliet” is a daft and generally deft British animated retelling of the star-crossed romance set in adjacent English backyard gardens and set to the music of Elton John (he and his Rocket Films produced it).

★★★ (of 5) DIRECTOR: Kelly Asbury. STARRING: Voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Ozzy Osbourne. RATED: G. RUN TIME: 1 hour 22 minutes. WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Find this review at www.charlestonscene.com and offer your opinion of the film. hated the red gnomes. Lord Redbrick (the voice of Michael Caine) has his daughGnomeo, voiced by James McAvoy, and Juliet, voiced by Emily Blunt are shown in a scene from “Gnomeo and ter, Juliet (Emily Blunt), up on a pedestal — literally — Juliet.” and sputters malapropisms any time she fancies coming And if it’s not an unerringly blue gnomes on her side of down to hang with the lads. faithful adaptation of Shake- the garden fence. But Gno“What is the meaning of all speare’s play, it still manages meo (James McAvoy) would this constipation?” rather be racing lawn mowenough wit and charm to The hotheaded Tybalt ers and chasing girls. Girl come off. (Jason Statham, perfect) is gnomes. Lady Bluebury (the voice The blue gnomes have long the one who stirs things up of Maggie Smith) keeps her TOUCHSTONE PICTURES/AP

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Hulk Hogan. In this version of the romance, a goofy lovesick plastic flamingo (Jim Cummings) is the friar, that one person sympathetic to star-crossed lovers. The funny sidekicks aren’t funny enough, save for the porcelain frog, Nannette (Ashley Jensen), who fills the role of Juliet’s nurse. “A Red and a Blue, it just can’t be. It’s DOOMED. That’s the best kind of romance!” Director and co-writer Kelly Asbury (“Shrek 2”) finds a few jokes and a few moments of heart, just enough to lift “Gnomeo” above most recent animated B-movies. But it’s a pity he didn’t err on the side of Shakespeare and not of “Shrek.” The pathos and wit of the Bard bests the sight-gags and one-liners of the Big Green Ogre every time.

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Despair takes center stage in Javier Bardem’s ‘Biutiful’ BY ROGER MOORE Orlando Sentinel

gliness earns the label “art” in “Biutiful,” a film so gritty, grungy and depressing as to stand alone in a cinema built around beauty. Lovely but downbeat in the extreme, this seemingly personal project from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” “Babel”) is the biggest movie downer since “Never Let Me Go,” and less hopeful, less focused than the Mexican director’s earlier films. And if that hasn’t scared you off, here’s what this movie, opening Friday in Orlando, is about. The great Javier Bardem is Uxbal, a Catalan fixer, the middle man who finds under-the-table work for Spain’s legions of illegal Asian and African immigrants. He’s paid by Hai (Cheng Tai Shen) to get them housed. Hai, whose gay lover has just come over from the old country, exploits these illegals in his designer purse knock-off sweatshop. Uxbal supervises the Senegalese vendors who hawk the fake designer purses on the street. Uxbal has a bi-polar notquite-ex-wife (Maricel Alvarez, in an alarming and fearlessly unsympathetic performance), a real freak show who is sleeping with his brother (Eduard Fernandez) leaving Uxbal to raise his little girl and younger son on his own. That fatherly side of him tries to show a little humanity to the various immigrants

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lines, a trait it shares with earlier Inarritu films. But it’s the first film he’s done that he deals with, especially one feels cluttered with characters and burdened with the Senegalese woman (Diaryodd and on occasion ugly atou Daff ) whose husband things they do. is arrested selling the fake Inarritu shows us a Barpurses. celona of grimy back alleys, Uxbal is also sick, seeing doctors, fretting over all the upscale strip clubs and runballs he’s juggling and what down apartments, dented will happen when his failing cars and beaten-down people facing glum choices. health takes him out from Uxbal has visions of a under them. snowy forest in the PyrAnd did I mention that he also communes with the enees, of pretty moths and dead people clinging to the dead? That’s right. Uxbal ceiling above his bed. Barsees and chats with dead people, summoned to funer- dem gives this complicated als by relatives who pay him guy a lot of soul, but not much to identify with. to get messages from the And Inarritu? He’s made a newly deceased. movie of muted, dingy colHe says a little prayer over ors and stark choices, a tale the body of three dead little boys — “Still are your lashes, with a hint of heart, but not and so is your heart” — and a single lighter moment to one of them tells him where break the spell of despair. It’s far from his best film, he hid his dad’s watch. “Biutiful” has lots of char- and that makes it hard to get acters and interwoven plot- happy about “Biutiful.”

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little to the experience, and for most of the middle of the film, is entirely forgotten. The darkness of the caves, at least, suits the darkened image of 3-D. Written by John Garvin and caver Andrew Wight, “Sanctum” claims to be “inspired by a true story.” The basis, though, is a cave trip by Wight where a perilous is that “panic is the enemy.” and nonwhites are gradually storm nevertheless ended in all 15 surviving. dispatched. Some exit like A storm is known to be The film at least avoids “Willy Wonka” characters, approaching, but deep unthat romantic lie of so many derground, they’re somehow neatly ruined by their foolsurvivalist movies, that you hardiness. still caught unprepared can make it against all odds. A claustrophobia takes when the storm develops into a cyclone, thus promis- hold as they make their way “Sanctum” allows that heroism has its limits and that ing a life-threatening deluge from one chamber to the next, squeaking through the death must be accepted. in the caves. Jack Kevorkian would love rock and water. Many of the Taking charge is Frank, a set pieces in the cave system it. cold fish, indeed. “There’s and the underwater shots no God down here,” he are beautiful, but the lack of snaps at one moment with GET A variation begins to feel like face hardened. Elsewhere, SWEETHEART OF A there’s: “There are no rescue the recent film “Buried,” DEAL AT PECKNEL! which takes place entirely in missions down here, only JUST IN TIME FOR a coffin. body recoveries!” VALENTINE’S DAY.. “Sanctum” is clearly in line Everyone questions his LP VINTAGE with Cameron’s adoration harsh leadership (particuSUNBURST of subsurface exploration, a larly his more kindhearted CONGAS son), but Frank is gradually love affair at least since “The 40% OFF borne out. He may be gruff, Abyss.” REGULAR PRICE “Sanctum” is meant to but he knows caves and the INCLUDES STAND prove that the 3-D technollimitations of what can be ogy developed for his “Avaaccomplished. Those locked underground tar” can be inexpensively adapted to simple genre follow him, looking for the films. exit to the sea. The surviAs a showcase for 3-D, vors are winnowed until, 1660 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston “Sanctum” is a failure. The true to the tradition of so (843) 766-7660 depth of the images adds many such films, women www.pecknelmusic.com ★ (of 5) DIRECTOR: Alister Grierson. STARRING: Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard Roxburgh. RATED: R for language, violence, disturbing images. RUN TIME: 1 hour, 49 minutes. WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Find this review at www.charlestonscene.com and offer your opinion of the film.

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n the low-budget 3-D cave-diving adventure “Sanctum,” a little bit of rain causes a lot of death: by accident, murder and a bizarre amount of assisted suicide. Who needs those chipper Chilean miners, anyway? Eschewing such heartwarming tales, “Sanctum,” directed by Australian Alister Grierson and produced by 3-D guru James Cameron, is more interested in the savage realities of survival. A large expedition headed by grizzled Aussie explorer Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) is knee-deep in mapping the mile-deep Esa-ala Caves of Papua New Guinea. Frank’s less ambitious 17-year-old son, Josh (Rhys Wakefield), along with the team’s financier daredevil Carl (Ioan Gruffudd) and his equally gung-ho girlfriend, Victoria (Alice Parkinson), have just arrived. Set deep in the jungle, the mouth of the expansive cave system (actually shot in Australia) is enormous and cylindrical. You half expect the Millennium Falcon of “Star Wars” to come shooting out with a giant worm in close pursuit. In the complex labyrinth of cavernous chambers and underground rivers beneath the surface, the danger is less alien. Maneuvering by scuba through underwater crevices as tight as those of “127 Hours,” Frank’s mantra

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127 HOURS ★★★★★ R

A hiker becomes trapped in an isolated canyon in Utah.

Azalea Square: Today: 4:35, 9:30 Cinebarre: Today: 4:25, 10 Citadel 16: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:30, 5, 9:25 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:40, 5:30, 7:55, 10:25

ALL GOOD THINGS ★★★★ R

Ryan Gosling stars in this mystery based on an unsolved murder.

Terrace: Today: 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:30 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:15, 7:20

*BIUTIFUL ★★ R

A man (Javier Bardem) struggles with reality and fate.

Terrace: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:30, 4:20, 7, 9:35

BLACK SWAN ★★★★ R

A psychological thriller centering on a ballet dancer and her rival.

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BLUE VALENTINE ★★★★ R

A romantic drama that follows a married couple’s relationship.

Citadel 16: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:20 Terrace: Today: 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:25 Terrace: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:45, 4:10, 7:15, 9:25

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER ★★★½ PG

Edmund and Lucy Pevensie return to Narnia.

Azalea Square: Today: 1:20, 4:20

COUNTRY STRONG ★★★ PG-13

A fallen country star goes on a tour staged by her husband/manager.

Citadel 16: Today: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40 Hippodrome: Today: 7:10 Hwy. 21: Today: 9 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, 10

THE DILEMMA ★★½ PG-13 Ronny catches his best friend’s wife with another man.

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*THE EAGLE ★★ PG-13 A Roman soldier sets out on a quest to honor his father’s legacy.

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THE FIGHTER ★★★★ R

A former boxing hero and his half-brother train for a historic bout.

Cinebarre: Today: 1:25, 7:15 Citadel 16: Today: 11:50, 2:10, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2, 9:40 James Island 8: Today: 4:10, 7, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:05 Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:55, 7:25 Sat-Sun: 11:15, 1:55, 7:25 Regal 18: Today: 2:25, 5:15, 8:15

*GNOMEO AND JULIET ★★★ G James McAvoy and Emily Blunt lend their voices to this retelling of Shakespeare’s classic story. Azalea Square 3D: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:45, 1:15, 2:50, 3:20, 4:55, 5:25, 7, 7:30, 9:05, 9:35 Cinebarre: Fri-Sat and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:05, 3:30, 6, 8:20 Sun: 10:45, 1:05, 3:30, 6, 8:20 Citadel 3D: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9 Palmetto Grande: Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Sat-Sun: 11, 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Palmetto Grande 3D: Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2:10, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10 Sat-Sun: 11:50, 2:10, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10

THE GREEN HORNET ★★ PG-13

Britt Reid and his father’s assistant Kato team up to fight crime.

Azalea Square 3D: Today: 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10 Cinebarre 3D: Today: 12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 10 Citadel 16 3D: Today: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55 Citadel: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55 Hwy. 21: Today: 9 p.m. Fri-Sun and Thurs, Feb. 17: 7 p.m. James Island 8 3D: Today: 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Northwoods 3D: Today: 7:30, 9:55 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 1:20, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Regal 3D: Today: 2, 4:20, 5, 8, 9:55

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS ★½ PG Gulliver finds himself on an island inhabited by six-inch-tall Lilliputians.

Azalea Square 3D: Today: 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:30, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:30

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 ★★★★ PG-13 Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Regal 18: Today: 1:05, 4:15, 7:45

THE HEART SPECIALIST R A comedy about first-year medical residents. Regal 18: Today: 1:45, 4:10, 6:35, 9:15

INSIDE JOB ★★★½ PG-13

This documentary looks at what caused the financial meltdown.

James Island 8: Today: 4:20, 7:10, 9:40

*JUST GO WITH IT PG-13 A man uses a mother and her children to try to land his dream girl.

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Azalea Square: Today: 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05

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Azalea Square, 215 Azalea Square Blvd., Summerville, 821-8000 | Cinebarre, 963 Houston-Northcutt Blvd., Mount Pleasant, 884-7885 | Citadel Mall Stadium 16 with IMAX, 2072 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., 556-4629 | Highway 21 Drive In, Beaufort, 8464500 | James Island 8, Folly and Central Park Rd., 795-9499 | Hippodrome, 360 Concord St., Suite 100, 724-9132 | Cinemark Movies 8, 4488 Ladson Rd., Summerville, 800-326-3264 (dial 1415#) | Palmetto Grande, U.S. 17 North, Mount Pleasant, 216TOWN | Regal Cinemas 18, 2401 Mall Drive, North Charleston, 529-1946 | Terrace, 1956-D Maybank Hwy., 762-9494 | Ivanhoe Cinema 4, Walterboro, 549-6400 | Northwoods Stadium Cinemas, 2181 Northwoods Blvd., North Charleston, 518-6000

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THE KING’S SPEECH ★★★★★ R

King George VI overcomes a speech impediment to unite his people.

Azalea Square: Today: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Cinebarre: Today: 12:50, 3:50, 7, 9:55 Fri-Sat and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 10 Sun: 10, 12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 10 Citadel 16: Today-Thurs, Feb. 17: 11:40, 2:10, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 Regal 18: Today: 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 Terrace: Today: 2, 4:20, 7:30, 9:35 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30

LITTLE FOCKERS ★ PG-13

Greg and Pam now have 10-year-old twins.

Azalea Square: Today: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 Citadel 16: Today: 7:25, 9:45 James Island 8: Today: 4:50, 7:10, 9:35

THE MECHANIC ★★ R

Jason Statham stars in this action flick about an elite assassin.

Northwoods: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:10, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2:20, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun: 11:40, 2:10, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Regal 18: Today: 1:35, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55

RABBIT HOLE ★★★ PG-13 After the death of their child, a couple struggles to cope.

Citadel 16: Today: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:45 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2:45, 7:10

RISE NR This documentary honors the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed the U.S. World Figure Skating Team as they traveled to Prague for the World Championships. Azalea Square: Thurs, Feb. 17: 8 p.m.

THE RITE ★★ PG-13

A seminary student travels to Rome to study exorcisms.

Azalea Square: Today: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:10 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:05 Cinebarre: Today: 1:55, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 Fri-Sat and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 Sun: 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 Citadel 16: Today-Thurs, Feb. 17: noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Hwy. 21: Fri-Sun and Thurs, Feb. 17: 9 p.m. James Island 8: Today: 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 Northwoods: Today: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 4:35, 10:15 Regal 18: Today: 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30

THE ROOMMATE ★ PG-13 A student fears for her life after being assigned a new roommate.

Azalea Square: Today: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55, 10:10 Fri and Sun-Wed: 1, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:10 Sat: 7:55, 10:10 Thurs, Feb. 17: 1, 3:15 Cinebarre: Today: 2:20, 4:55, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 4:30, 9:55 Citadel 16: Today-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:30, 9:50 Hwy. 21: Today: 9 p.m. Fri-Sun and Thurs, Feb. 17: 9 p.m. James Island 8: Today: 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Northwoods: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 4:45, 10 Regal 18: Today: 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45

Azalea Square: Today: 12:25, 2:45, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 Cinebarre: Today: 1:15, 4:50, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Sat and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2:05, 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Sun: 11:35, 2:05, 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Citadel 16: Today-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Northwoods: Today: 12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 7:30, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 2:50, 5:30, 8, 10:15 Sat-Sun: 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8, 10:15 Regal 18: Today: 1:20, 3:40, 7:05, 9:30

NIXON IN CHINA NR

SANCTUM 3D ★ R

The Metropolitan Opera will simulcast a production of John Adams’ retelling of Nixon’s historic trip to China.

Azalea Square: Sat: 1 p.m.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED ★★★ R

Lifelong friends make a pact to keep from falling in love.

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A storm forces cave divers to find an alternate escape route.

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SEASON OF THE WITCH ★ PG-13 Crusaders Behmen and Felson must transport a girl to her trial.

Regal 18: Today: 1:25, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40

THE SOCIAL NETWORK ★★★★½ PG-13

Biopic about Mark Zuckerburg, the founder and CEO of Facebook. Citadel 16: Today: 6:50, 9:30

TANGLED ★★ PG

A princess escapes her tower-prison in this adaptation of “Rapunzel.” Citadel 16: Today: noon, 2:15, 4:30 Palmetto Grande: Fri and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:30, 4:05 Sat-Sun: 11:05, 1:30, 4:05 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 1:35, 4 Regal 18 3D: Today: 1:55, 4:30, 6:50, 9:25

TRON: LEGACY ★★ PG Sam Flynn is transported to the digital world.

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TRUE GRIT ★★★★ PG-13

U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn helps a girl find her father’s murderer.

Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:05, 6:50 Cinebarre: Today: 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Sat and Mon-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Sun: 11:10, 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Citadel 16: Today-Thurs, Feb. 17: 12:05, 2:30, 4:45, 7:35, 9:50 Hwy 21: Today: 7 Northwoods: Today: 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Regal 18: Today: 1:50, 4:25, 7, 9:50 Terrace: Today: 1:45, 4, 7, 9:15 Fri-Thurs, Feb. 17: 4:05, 9:15

THE WAY BACK ★★ PG-13 Prisoners flee a Siberian gulag and journey to India.

Hippodrome: Today: 9:45 Regal 18: Today: 1, 4, 7, 10

YOGI BEAR ★ PG

Yogi and Boo Boo join Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park.

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AQUARIUM DISCOUNT: In honor of the opening of its new Toddler Cove, the South Carolina Aquarium will offer a discounted admission of $10.95 to S.C. residents during February. 577-3474 or www.scaquarium.org. SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPO: Feb. 18-20. Various locations. The 29th annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition is back with events taking place in Brittlebank Park, Marion Square, Gaillard Auditorium, the Visitor Center Bus Shed and many other venues. Events include Dock Dogs competition, demonstrations, exhibitors, art, a King Street Stroll, the Ducks Unlimited Oyster Roast and much more. Visit www. sewe.com or call 723-1748. GUN AND KNIFE SHOW: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 19; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 20. Exchange Park Fairgrounds, 9850 U.S. Hwy. 78, Ladson. $7 adults, children 12 and under free. The Land of Sky Gun and Knife Show is back with 300 tables of books, ammunition, accessories, surplus and, of course, knives and guns. 770-630-7296.

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LOWCOUNTRY BLUES BASH: Through Feb. 19. Various locations. The 21st annual Lowcountry Blues Bash will feature 50 acts performing in more than 90 shows across the Charleston area. Artists include Robert Plant and Band of Joy, Galactic, Drink Small, Johnny Mac and The Booty Ranch and many others. Find out more at www.bluesbash.com. AEROBICS CLASSES: 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sullivan’s Island Elementary School, 1120 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. $50 for sixweek sessions. Wando Community Education will offer Quick-Fit

aerobics classes led by instructor Vicki Walker. The workout combines weights, kettle bells, stability balls and other equipment. 345-2900 or vickiofw@aol.com. 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. ASTRONOMY CLUB: 7-9 p.m. First Thursday of each month. Atlantic Aviation, 6060 Aviation Ave., North Charleston. The Lowcountry Stargazers Astronomy Club meets each month. www. lowcountrystargazers.org. 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. BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Ballroom Dance Club of Charleston, 1632 Ashley Hall Road. $30 per month. Taught by Steven Duane. 5577690. 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. 571-2183 or www.arthurmurraychs.com. BRIDGE LESSONS: 3-5 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Bridge Center, 1740 Ashley River Road. $135 for 11 beginner sessions. 556-4145. BOOK LOVERS GROUP: 7-9 p.m. third Friday of every month. Dreamalot Books, 123-B S. Goose Creek Blvd. Come with a book and a snack. 572-4188. “BUILT FROM SCRAPS”: Through Feb. 26. SCOOP Contemporary Studios, 57½ Broad St. Dorothy Netherland will host her first solo show. 577-3293 or www. scoopcontemporary.com.

CAMELLIA WALKS: 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through March 31. Regular admission. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. Enjoy the beauty of Middleton Place’s 3,500+ camellias during these guided walks. Reservations required. 556-6020 or www. middletonplace.org. CANOE AND KAYAK TOURS: 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays. Francis Beidler Forest, 336 Sanctuary Road, Harleyville. $30 adults, $15 children 6-12. Paddle through virgin swamp while a naturalist points out plants and animals. 462-2150 or www.beidlerforest. com. 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: 5:306:30 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. 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. John’s Island Library, 3531 Maybank Highway. Grades 6-12. Earn one John’s Island Library dollar for each session. 559-1945. “THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS”: Through April. Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 68 Spring St. Free. The museum will host an exhibit consisting of about two dozen items on Secession and the beginning of the Civil War. 853-4651. 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. 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 see presentations by different speakers. Refreshments will be provided. 856-2166. “EDGES, AN EXPLORATION”: Through Feb. 28. Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, 160 East Bay St. The gallery will showcase work by oil painter Richard Pillsbury. 722-2425. FOLLY BEACH BLUEGRASS SOCIETY: Thursdays. The Kitchen, 11 Center St. Bring an instrument and participate in an open jam. 345-1678. FREE SHAG LESSONS: Juniors 6 p.m.; beginners 7 p.m.; advanced 7:30 p.m.; open dance

8-10 p.m. Mondays. Summerville Country Club, 400 Country Club Blvd. 214-0242. THE GATHERING BOOK GROUP: 7 p.m. Last Thursday of each month. Barnes & Noble, 1716 Towne Centre Way, Mount Pleasant. 216-9756. GRASSROOTS CALL TO ACTION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Fort Johnson Cafe and Coffee, 1014 Fort Johnson Road, James Island. 810-0088 or grassrootscalltoaction@gmail.com. GULLAH HERITAGE DOCUMENTARIES: 2 p.m. Sundays through March 27. Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. Free. The National Park Service will showcase Gullah heritage with documentaries by HBO, A&E, PBS and others. 881-5516 or www.nps.gov/chpi. GULLAH HERITAGE PROGRAMS: 2 p.m. Saturdays through March 26. Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. Free. Celebrate Gullah heritage each week, when different participants will demonstrate traditional crafts, cooking, drumming, storytelling and more. 881-5516

or www.nps.gov/chpi. “LET’S DISCUSS IT” BOOK GROUP: 10 a.m. Third Friday of each month. Mount Pleasant Regional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry Road. New members welcome. shgalos@juno.com. LOWCOUNTRY BACKPACKERS CLUB: 7-8:30 p.m. second Thursday of each month. Collins Park Clubhouse, 4115 Fellowship Road, North Charleston. LOWCOUNTRY WOODCARVERS CLUB: 7-9 p.m. Second Monday of each month. Sherman House, 1635 Wallenberg Blvd. The club carves eagle canes for veterans and participates in other projects. Beginners welcome. 769-4288. MEDITATION AND BUDDHIST BOOK GROUP: 7-8:15 p.m. Earth Fare, 74 Folly Road Blvd. Enjoy guided meditations and discussions. www.meditationinsouthcarolina.org. OPEN STUDIO: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Last Tuesday of each month. The Meeting Place, 1077 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. $5. Each class will be taught by professional artists. 740-5854.

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PARENT/CHILD BALLROOM CLASSES: 6:30-7 p.m. Thursdays. G.M. Darby Building, 302 Pitt St., Mount Pleasant. $30 residents, $37 nonresidents. Parents and youths ages 5-9 will learn basic dance steps. 849-2061 or www. townofmountpleasant.com. “POLARIDAD COMPLEMENTARIA”: Through March 28. City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau St. Discover 24 of Cuba’s up-and-coming young artists during the exhibit, which was developed by the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Wifredo Lam. 958-6484. POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30-8 p.m. First and third Thursday of each month. Church of the Holy Cross, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. Psychologist Risa Mason-Cohen leads a support group. 769-0444. PRESERVATION TECH TOURS: 8:30-10:30 a.m. First Saturday of each month. Drayton Hall, 3380 Ashley River Road. $20 members, $25 nonmembers. Tours will showcase the technical aspects of the plantation’s preservation efforts, design, architecture and more. 769-2638 or www.draytonhall.org. “REORIENTATION IV”: Through Feb. 26. Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip St. Redux will host its biannual juried show that will spotlight the work of the gallery’s private studio, print shop and darkroom artists. An opening reception will be 6-9 p.m. Jan. 21 and will include beverages and hors d’oeuvres. 7220697 or www.reduxstudios.org. “RHYTHM AND STROKES”: Through March 11. The Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture, 125 Bull St. Free. The center will host an exhibit by artist Hampton R. Olfus Jr. that examines the African diaspora. 953-7609 or www.avery. cofc.edu. SALSA DANCE LESSONS: 6:45 and 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1706 Old Towne Road. $10 per class. Beginner and advanced lessons. 5712183 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 p.m. Thursdays. Felix

CHARLESTON SKEEBALL LEAGUE: 7 p.m. today and Feb. 17. Charleston Beer Works, 468 King St. $15 registration fee. The Charleston Skeeball League will hold registration before the season starts March 3. The registration fee includes a T-shirt and other league items. Find out more at www.skeenation.com or by e-mailing info@skeenation. com.

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South Carolina blues legend Drink Small will perform at noon today at the Charleston County Library on Calhoun Street for the Blues Bash. For the full schedule of Blues Bash events, visit www.charlestonscene.com. The festival runs through Feb. 19. C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. Free. No partner needed. 8107797. 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. “SECESSIONISTS, SOLDIERS AND SLAVES”: Through Dec. 31, 2015. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. Middleton Place and the Edmonston-Alston House will host special exhibits in honor of the Civil War sesquicentennial that will follow the lives of the Middleton and Alston families and their friends and slaves. 5566020 or www.middletonplace. org. SHAG LESSONS: 7:30 p.m. Mondays for four weeks. Wando High School, 1000 Warrior Way, Mount Pleasant. $40. No partner required. 886-9920. SIERRA CLUB/ROBERT LUNZ GROUP: 7 p.m. First Thursday of each month. Baruch Auditorium, 284 Calhoun St. www.southcarolina.sierraclub.org/lunz. SQUARE DANCE CLASS: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Felix C. Davis Community Center, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston. 552-3630. SUMMERVILLE 9-12 GROUP: Every third Thursday of the

month. Holiday Inn Express, 120 Holiday Drive, Summerville. The Summerville 9-12 Project holds monthly meetings. www.summerville912project.com. SUMMERVILLE DORCHESTER MUSEUM: Daily by appointment. The museum offers two guided walking tours through town. 875-9666 or www.summervilledorchestermuseum.org. SUMMERVILLE WRITERS GUILD: 6:30 p.m. Last Monday of each month. Perkins Restaurant, 1700 Old Trolley Road, Summerville. 871-7824. TANGO LESSONS: 7:30-8:30 p.m. beginner class; 8:30-9:30 p.m. practice. Tuesdays, MUSC Wellness Center, 45 Courtenay Drive. Free. 345-4930. WEST ASHLEY DEMOCRATS MEETINGS: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month. Jewish Community Center, 1645 Wallenberg Blvd. westashleydemocrats@gmail.com. WINE TASTINGS: 6-8 p.m. Fridays. Whole Foods Market, 923 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Leading up to the 2011 Charleston Wine + Food Festival, Whole Foods will host weekly wine tastings to showcase the festival’s winemakers. 971-7240. ZEN MEDITATION: 7-8 p.m. Mondays. Silent sitting meditation and facilitated discussion. Email seaislandcitizen@gmail.com. ZUMBA: 9 a.m. Mondays; 7 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. Saturdays. Pilates V Studio, 186 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 500-D, Daniel Island. First class free. 8813233 or www.pilatesvstudio.com.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES: Noon. Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. Free. Women are encouraged to bring lunch and listen to clinical social worker Lyn Harrison discuss how to increase communication with men. 7637333 or www.c4women.org. MASSAGE WORKSHOP: 67:30 p.m. Sweet 185, 476 King St. $25 CFW members, $35 non-members. The Center for Women teams up with Christina Robertson of Sweet 185 to teach a class on the basics of massage. Participants will receive body products and samples. Registration required. 763-7333 or www. c4women.org. “VALENTINE’S ART A LA CARTE”: 6-8 p.m. First National Bank of South Carolina, 415 N. Main St., Summerville. $25 includes membership to Sculpture in the South. This fundraiser for the upcoming Sculpture in the South will feature sculptors Sharon Collings and Susie Chisolm and their work, as well as food from Oscar’s Restaurant, a silent auction, live music and door prizes. 851-7800 or www.sculptureinthesouth.com.

CSO COFFEE MEETING: 10-11:30 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth St. Enjoy coffee and snacks and enjoy a presentation by Danny Beckley, Charleston Symphony Orchestra director, and marketing director Tara Scott. 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.com. HEALTH SEMINAR: 5:15-6 p.m. reception; 6-8 p.m. speakers. International Longshoremen’s Association, 1142 Morrison Drive. Free. The Hollings Cancer Center will host “Research and Recipes for Results” that will teach participants about preventing disease through healthy eating and living. 792-8192 or etherjam@musc. edu. SINGLES VALENTINE’S PARTY: 6-8 p.m. Private residence. $20. Single professionals age 35 and over are invited to a redthemed Valentines party featuring an open bar, appetizers, red desserts and a chocolate tasting. For location information, call 7931261 or visit www.singlesinthecitysocialnetwork.com. POETRY SOCIETY MEETING: 7-9 p.m. Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. The Poetry Society of South Carolina welcomes Nathalie Anderson, an author and English literature professor with Swarthmore College. www.poetrysocietysc.org. “FLIRTING WITH ART”: 8-11 p.m. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. $50 members, $70 nonmembers. In response to the current exhibit at the museum entitled “Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art,” a dozen artists will create their interpretations of the pieces as body art. In addition to the model promenade at 9 p.m., guests will also enjoy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine and live music by Klipart. 722-2706, ext. 22 or www.gibbesmuseum.org.

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JOB FAIR: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. James

Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive, and Palmetto Islands County Park, 444 Needlerush Pkwy., Mount Pleasant. The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission is looking for energetic, enthusiastic employees for parttime work this summer. Must be 15 or older to apply. 762-8089 or www.ccprc.com. BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center, 5821 Hwy. 17 N., Awendaw. Free. The center will honor African-American culture and history with music and art. 877-725-7733. BOOK LAUNCH: 4-6 p.m. Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St. The store will celebrate the launch of Nicole Seitz’s newest book, “The Inheritance of Beauty.” 722-2666 or www.bluebicyclebooks.com. OYSTER ROAST: 5-8 p.m. The “Big Tin” next to Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island. $25 advance, $30 at door. Sullivan’s Island Fire and Rescue will hold its annual oyster roast, which raises money for new equipment and other items. The event will feature all-you-can-eat oysters, fish stew and hotdogs, as well as a jump castle, live music and more. Guests should bring their own knives. Tickets are available at the Fire Station, Town Hall, Piggly Wiggly at Sea Island Shopping Center, Exit Realty and Simmons Seafood. 883-3198. “THE ELLINGTON EXPERIENCE”: 7:30 p.m. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. $15-$45. Experience the music of Duke Ellington like never before when the Charleston Jazz Orchestra teams up with the Charleston Ballet Theatre to present “The Ellington Experience.” 723-7334 or www.charlestonballet.org.

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ART DEMONSTRATIONS: 1-2 p.m. Hagan Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 27½ State St. Free. Special guest artist Martha Sharp will demonstrate the use of oil paints. 754-0494 or www.haganfineart. com. SECOND SUNDAY ON KING STREET: 1-5 p.m. King Street between Broad and Calhoun streets. The city of Charleston will host another Second Sunday event. King Street will be closed to vehicles and shops and restaurants will move outdoors, with guests enjoying shopping

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and dining in the street. Also this month, King Street businesses will try to break the record for “Most People Dressed As Where’s Waldo Characters in One Place,” with various restaurants offering drink specials to participants. Free parking will be offered at the City Parking Deck at King and Queen streets. www.secondsundayonkingstreet.com. “OYSTERS ON THE POINT” FINALE: 2-6 p.m. Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, 20 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $5 adults, children free. The Lowcountry Blues Bash teams up with the popular “Oysters on the Point” and will offer $8 oyster buckets, chili, hotdogs and hamburgers, Bloody Marys and other adult beverages, a Kid Zone and live music by Shrimp City Slim and Mac Arnold and Plate Full o’Blues. 856-0028 or www. charlestonharborresort.com. TIMROD LIBRARY LECTURE: 3 p.m. Bethany United Methodist Church, 118 W. Third South St., Summerville. Series subscription is $50 per couple. Anne Sinkley Whaley LeClerq, author of “Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe’s Tales from the Grand Tour,” will speak. A question-and-answer session and a reception will follow the lecture. 871-4600. VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE: 5-9 p.m. Summerville Country Club, 400 Country Club Blvd. The Summerville Shag Club will host a Valentine’s Day dance that will feature music by DJ Jim Bowers, a cash bar and food. 214-0242, 8732210 or www.summervilleshaggers.com.

monday

“SOUND OF CHARLESTON”: 7-8:15 p.m. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. $16-$28. Celebrate Valentine’s Day by enjoying Charleston’s musical heritage with performances of “Porgy and Bess,” Civil War songs and more. 270-4903 or www.soundofcharleston.com.

tuesday

FINANCIAL SEMINAR: 11 a.m.noon. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. South Carolina Federal Credit Union will offer a financial seminar entitled “New Year, New Career: How to Land a Great Job.” 569-4359 or www.scfedseminars.org.

wednesday FINANCIAL SEMINAR: 11 a.m.noon. South Carolina Federal Credit Union, 6265 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. The credit union will host “Money Management 101.” 569-4359 or www. scfedseminars.org. AWENDAW GREEN BARN JAM: 6-11 p.m. Sewee Outpost 4853 U.S. Highway 17, Awendaw. Free. Music by Paul Cataldo, The Train Wrecks and Trevor Exter. Oysters, grilled items and drinks will be sold. 452-1642 or www. awendawgreen.com.

feb 17

ARTIST RECEPTION: 5-8 p.m. Four Green Fields Gallery, 117-A Central Ave., Summerville. Local sand-carved glass artist Lex Melfi will be on hand to discuss his work with visitors. 261-7680. SUMMERVILLE THIRD THURSDAY: 5-8 p.m. Downtown Summerville. Get caught up in the romance of Valentine’s month during Summerville DREAM’s Third Thursday. The event will feature prizes, shopping and more. 821-7260 or www.summervilledream.org. BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:30-7 p.m. Edgewater Plantation, 100 Eighty Oaks Ave., Mount Pleasant. $20 Chamber members, $40 nonmembers. Business After Hours offers networking opportunities for professionals. www. charlestonchamber.net.

feb 18

ART AND WINE WALK: 4-7 p.m. Freshfields Village at the crossroads of Kiawah and Seabrook islands. Free. Eleven Freshfields Village stores will host artists who will be displaying their work and holding live art demonstrations. Each store will provide red and white wine and hors d’oeuvres. The Cobblestone Duo will perform live jazz throughout the evening. www.freshfieldsvillage.com. CSO CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church, 1001 Dorchester Road, Summerville. $15 adults, $10 students. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet will perform. 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.com.

feb 19

GARDENING CLASS: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sea Island Savory Herbs Nursery, 5920 Chisolm Road,

Johns Island. $35. The Charleston Parks Conservancy begins a new series of classes designed to help home gardeners. The first will focus on getting started, where to purchase and grow seeds, how to keep pests away from plants and more. Jim Martin, a horticulturalist with CPC, and Danielle Spier, the head grower with Sea Island Herbs, will lead the class. www. charlestonparksconservancy.org. BENEFIT CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Church, 4 Archdale St. $10. Support academic programs in Charleston’s inner-city schools and enjoy a performance by Na Fidleiri, a group of young Celtic fiddlers. 367-9663.

should be prepared to sing and perform a monologue. Call 7235399 for more information. FRANKE AT SEASIDE CHORUS: 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays. Rosenberg Hall at Franke at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. Those interested in joining the choir should call 654-5973, 881-9691 or 881-1158. SUMMERVILLE MUSIC CLUB: Applications are being accepted for 2011 Summerville Music Club Scholarships. Applicants must live in Dorchester School District 2 and be in grades 8-12. Applications must be received by Feb. 19. 873-0827 or gmom_5@juno. com.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 2:30 p.m. Masonic Center, 1285 Orange Grove Road. The Charleston Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society presents Christina Shedlock, who will discuss “Land Records: A Crash Course on Terminology, Types and Their Applications for Genealogists.” 767-2133 or 577-2639.

ARTISTS NEEDED: The Cultural Arts Alliance of Greater Sum-

feb 20

volunteers

ACE’S ON BRIDGE By BOBBY WOLFF

theatre/dance

“A RAISIN IN THE SUN”: 8 p.m. tonight-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $10-$25. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St. The Footlight Players present Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” Broadway’s first play written by an African-American woman. The production will be directed by Henry Clay Middleton. 722-7521 or www.footlightplayers.net. “PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Feb. 16-19; 3 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 20. Dock Street Theatre, 135 Meeting St. $22-$52. Charleston Stage presents the Tony Awardwinning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a comedy about six adolescents and the quirky adults who supervise them. Audience participation will make each night’s performance a little different. A “PayWhat-You-Will” performance will be offered Feb. 16. 577-7183 or www.charlestonstage.com.

call for entries

AUDITIONS: Art Forms and Theatre Concepts will hold auditions for a production based on the book “The Me Nobody Knows” noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at 930 Ashley Ave. Strong singers and dancers ages 16 to 30 should bring a picture and resume and

merville is looking for artists to submit paintings for its first Town Hall Art Show. 871-0297. CITY OF CHARLESTON GREENHOUSE: Volunteers are needed to help produce the spring flower crop. 958-6434. SOUTHERNCARE HOSPICE: Volunteers are needed. Call Carolyn at 569-0870. TRANSITIONS HOSPICE CARE: Volunteers are needed to provide companionship, grief support, light housekeeping, meal preparations, errands or office tasks. Call Sharon at 2707747. 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.

More games at postand courier. com/ games.

Today’s hand, from the 2006 Bonnteamstournament,illuminates a brilliant defense by Tom Townsend. At one table Colin Simpson received a club lead and had no difficulty in bringing home his three-no-trump contract, given the kindly lie of the opponents’ major-suit cards. He unblocked hearts, then led a spadetowardthedummy.When Westwonhiskingandreturneda lowclub,thatalloweddeclareran easy route to nine tricks. Townsend, at the other table, also led a club against the notrumpgame.Declarerunblocked the hearts, then led a spade towarddummy.Winningperforce, Townsend appreciated that declarer held most, if not all, of the hidden high-card points. So he switched to the diamond jack. This ruse needed his partner, David Gold, to hold the 10, but without that card, there would have been no defense. Declarer, reading West for the diamondJ-10andEastfortheace, wasnotinclinedtosmellarat.He won in hand with the king, then played another spade toward dummy.Backonlead,Townsend led the diamond three. The eight from dummy lost to Gold’s 10, and Gold returned a diamond to Townsend’s ace. Westnowfixeddeclarerfirmly in dummy by returning his last heart, and Gold took the setting trick with the spade jack — from a hand that at the outset looked unlikely to take even one trick, let alone two.

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DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau

B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart

SALLY FORTH By Francesco Marciuliano & Craig Macintosh

PEANUTS By Charles Schulz

JUMP START By Robb Armstrong

BLONDIE By Dean Young

DUSTIN By Steve Kelley & Jeff Parker

CURTIS By Ray Billingsley

GARFIELD By Jim Davis

WORD GAME

YESTERDAY’S WORD: BAREBACK

baba babe babka Average mark 17 back words Time limit 40 minutes backer bake Can you find 28 baker or more words in barb NUTRITION? bare The list will be published tomorrow. bark beak – United Feature 2/10 bear

TODAY’S WORD: NUTRITION

Syndicate

beck brace brake break aback abbe acre area areca race rack rake

caber cake carb care crab crake creak kebab

THE RULES ◗ Words must be four

or more letters.

◗ Words which ac-

quire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats,” are not used. ◗ Only one form of a verb is used. For example, either “pose” or “posed,” not both. ◗ No proper nouns or slang words are used.

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DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner

MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson

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Yesterday’s Solution

ZIGGY By Tom Wilson

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NON SEQUITUR By Wiley Miller

BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg & Brian Walker

MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley

JUDGE PARKER By Woody Wilson & Mike Manley

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

ROSE IS ROSE By Pat Brady & Don Wimmer

MARY WORTH By Joe Giella & Karen Moy

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE By Stephan Pastis

HI AND LOIS By Brian & Greg Walker & Chris Browne

LUANN By Greg Evans

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THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker

BABY BLUES By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

DILBERT By Scott Adams

ANDY CAPP By Reg Smythe

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne GET FUZZY By Darby Conley

ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

GRAND AVENUE By Steve Breen

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let your emotions lead you in a direction that will be difficult to change if your plans get unexpectedly altered.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You need a change of scenery. Mental stimulation will get you thinking and you can make some interesting changes.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21): A relationship problem is not likely to settle in your favor. Be prepared to give up something you treasure.

TAURUS (April 20May 20): You’ll be emotional, causing you to miss out on something great if you are stubborn or unreasonable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have more fun. Collaborating with others will stimulate your mind and get you moving in new directions. Love is in the stars.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Don’t limit what you can do because of the responsibilities or demands being put on you by friends, neighbors or relatives.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23OCT. 22): Pick your battles. Make sure you surround yourself with compatible people who understand what you are aspiring to achieve.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): You have the ticket to your next destination. Don’t let an emotional situation stop you from following through with your plans.

GEMINI (May 21June 20): You have more going for you than you think and can make a difference to the outcome of your future by aggressively going after your goals now. CANCER (June 21July 22): Don’t be nonproductive because you in denial about something going on around you. You must proceed to a new plan of action. Start moving.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23NOV. 21): Outsiders will have a better perspective on what you are up against and what you want than those closest to you. Refrain from moving forward if you are uncertain.

PISCES (FEB. 19MARCH 20): Don’t try to get by without taking note of any rules or regulations. Shortsightedness will hold you back in the end.

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