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first met Jesse Colon six years ago when he was still introducing the Brazilian martial art of capoeira to the greater Charleston community. Colon’s dedication to the art, along with the culture of Brazil through Capoeira Charleston is paying off. In what is its largest effort to date, Capoeira Charleston is hosting its eighth annual Brazil Bash, essentially a Carnival party, 8 p.m.midnight Saturday at Plan B restaurant and bar, 3025 Ashley Town Center Drive (off U.S. Highway 17 just past the interesection with Interstate 526). The cost is $5. With Capoeira Charleston, Malandro Soul and samba group Grupo Ribeiro, expect to move. Colon expects 300500 people to attend. For those who want more Saturday, Capoeira Charleston will host a Brazilian Drumming Workshop 11 a.m.-noon and Learn to Samba class noon-2 p.m. at the James Island Recreation Center, 1088 Quail Drive. The cost is $10. Proceeds from both events benefit Capoeira Charleston. www.capoeiracharleston. com
Yeamans Hall Road in Hanahan. The cost is $10, and proceeds benefit the Hanahan Police Cadets and Connections and You Inc. Several Zumba instructors will teach 1-3 p.m. at the event. More info at 744-5999 or tinyurl.com/897yzrm.
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With the Cooper River Bridge Run only five weeks away, this weekend will offer three opportunities to test out your legs. The seventh annual LifePoint Gift of Life 5K/2K Run/Walk will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at James Island County Park. www.life point-sc.org The MESSA 8K for H2O (just shy of five miles) will be at 9 a.m. Saturday on Folly Beach near the pier. tinyurl.com/827rwjt And on Sunday, the Race & Roast at Oakland Plantation 5K trail run and (optional) oyster roast will be held at Oakland Plantation FILE PHOTOGRAPHS/STAFF in Mount Pleasant. More at raceandroast.eventbrite.com. Jesse Colon of Capoeira Charleston plays the berimbau, which is called “the leader” because its Animal Rescue stew rhythm controls the tempo, mood and energy of the games the participants play. Like oysters, Frogmore stew also is a Southern coastal tradition, and it plays a role in Sunday’s Lowcountry Animal Rescue’s Dogmore Stew Festival at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, to be held 1-5 p.m. Daylong events include food, silent auction, raffles and a pet fashion show. Admission is $17 for adults ($20 at the door), $10 for children ages 6-12, and $5 Zumbathon for children ages 3-5. WellFrom old school Samba behaved, leashed pets get in to new school Zumba, a free. Call 343-8063 for inZumbathon Fitness Fund- formation or tickets. Tickets raiser also is on tap starting are available at all four All is at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Well locations. Patrick Brown shows off his Capoeira moves. Curves fitness center at 1238 tinyurl.com/7x45quk
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adoption opportunities. The recreation center is at 24 28th Ave. Call 886-8294. Pet Helpers, the Medical University of South Carolina ast February, I started and the American Heart writing Dollar Days Association are combining to help my fellow forces to host Paws Go Red Lowcountry residents enjoy 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday at themselves on a budget. James Island County Park, Friday, just over a year 871 Riverland Drive. later, I am saying goodbye to Paws Go Red will provide Charleston and setting off Dog days heart screenings for dogs and on a big adventure by movThis weekend is all about their owners and will include ing to the beautiful city of our furry companions, with a Go Red dog walk and cosAsheville, N.C. dog-related events happentume competition as well I have thoroughly enjoyed writing Dollar Days ing from James Island to the as owner and pet photos by Isle of Palms. and connecting with my Laura Olsen Imagery. Saturday, the Isle of Palms community each week. Admission to the park is Charleston is a unique and Recreation Department is $1, and the event is free. hosting a free Doggie Day at Call 795-1110. wonderful city, and I appreciate all the support I’ve the Rec beginning at 9 a.m. In addition to a rabies vacci- Spring into weekend received over the past 12 nation clinic and dog licensing Friday, head to Artisan months. Here are my final picks for station, the event will include Tees, 47 Spring St., for Final a dog show, pet photos and this week: Fridays on Spring, a new EDITOR’S NOTE: To suggest events, e-mail us at scene@ postandcourier.com.
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Magnolia Singers and a sweetgrass basket-weaving demonstration by Jeannette Lee. The historic site will hold free documentary screenings at 2 p.m. Sunday and March 4. The Pinckney Site is at 1254 Long Point Road. Go to www.nps.gov/chpi.
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‘Act of Valor’ an actionpacked recruiting film ct of Valor” is an amped-up, actionpacked adventure about the exploits of the Navy’s Sea, Air and Land commando teams — the SEALs. It’s a furiously macho saga scripted by the screenwriter of “300” and starring those always-gettheir-man men of mystery: real Navy SEALs. What the filmmaking duo who bill themselves as “The Bandito Brothers” have concocted is an episodic, reverent round-the-world sprint that follows a team of SEALs as they hunt Islamoterrorists, narco terrorists, arms smugglers and their fellow travelers from Africa to Central America. They’re trying to stop a team of suicide bombers from making their way across the U.S. border. In bracing, first-personshooter video game-style photography, we follow a platoon of “operators,” as they’re called — Rorke, Mikey, Dave, et. al — as they rescue a CIA agent (Roselyn Sanchez) before she is tortured to death, hound a smuggler (Alex Veadov, not the most arresting villain) who is aiding terrorists, and pursue the Chechnyan mastermind (Jason Cottle) who wants to strike America and cause a global economic collapse. The SEALs themselves are only sketched in: the veteran chief, the expectant dad, assorted strong, elemental men. Their names are left off the credits. They’re all about mission and “code” and “ethos.” Writer Kurt Johnstad’s testosterone-laced script is built around a SEAL’s narration, a letter suggesting the generations of tough military men who spawned
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A scene is shown from the film “Act of Valor,” starring real, activeduty Navy SEALs. The commanders allowed a small, independent film company into their elite ranks to turn live training exercises into kidnap victims, free hia feature-length movie five years ago, in hopes of jacked ships and took down drumming up recruits fast. Osama bin Laden are serious soldiers, close-knit and guarded. In the film’s brilthis current outfit, the love of staying “dangerous” into liantly shot and cut combat scenes, their elite (unseen) their golden years, the lack of fear. He has this narrator training pays off, the necessity of their high-tech hardquote the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh: “Sing your death ware is illuminated. And yet song and die like a hero go- when bullets are flying, they are going to take casualties. ing home.” They bleed. They aren’t suCorny, yes. Like the title, “Act of Valor.” But effective. permen, or Hollywood action heroes. They’re dealing I appreciated the movie’s limited chest-thumping, its with deadly foes who can lack of zingy one-liners and hurt them. The cinematography, a politics. These guys are all mix of nervous hand-held, business. The narration may be por- shooter’s point-of-view tentous in the extreme: “Put shots, night-vision footage and extreme close-ups, your pain in a box. Lock was masterfully handled by it down.” But the dialogue among the SEALs is simple Shane (“We Are Marshall”) Hurlbut, and assembled by a and unadorned, if littered crack team of editors into a with military acronyms breathless rush. and jargon. The characters The Bandito Brothers, don’t talk about sacrifice, they just do it. They may be Mike “Mouse” McCoy and sentimental, but they hide it. Scott Waugh, have made what amounts to a recruitThere’s no time for grief or panic in the middle of a gun ing film. But it’s a visceral and entertaining recruiting battle. “Be advised, Mikey film, and if it gets more peois down. Repeat, Mikey is ple to sign up and try and down.” get into the SEALs, so be it. The fellows who rescue
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OPENING ACT OF VALOR
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Active-duty Navy SEALs star in this film about a covert CIA rescue operation.
Citadel: Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:55, 3:55, 7:20, 9:50 Hwy. 21: 7
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST G Disney’s 1991 masterpiece returns.
Citadel 3D: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05
BIG MIRACLE ★★★ PG
A Greenpeace volunteer struggles to save whales.
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Citadel: Today: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45 Hwy. 21: Today: 7 Fri-Sun and Thurs, March 1: 8:50 Northwoods: Today: 1:05, 4, 7 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:15 Regal 18: Today: 2:10
Terrace: Thurs, March 1: 7:15
CHRONICLE ★★★ PG-13
FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY
The true story of Israeli lieutenant colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, who led a raid to free hostages and was killed in the process.
GONE PG-13
Convinced a serial killer has kidnapped her sister, a woman sets out to find him.
Citadel: Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30
TABLOID R
This documentary follows the tabloid-covered antics of Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney.
Park Circle: Sat: 8
TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS PG-13
A chance encounter with a single mother shakes up a wealthy businessman.
Citadel: Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:20, 1, 2:50, 3:50, 5:20, 8, 8:10, 9:45
WANDERLUST R
An unemployed couple, played by Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston, moves to a rural commune.
Citadel: Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
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A group of high school students gain superpowers.
Cinebarre: Today: 1:35, 4:35, 7:45, 10 Citadel: Today-Thurs, March 1: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Hwy. 21: Today: 8:50 James Island: Today: 4:15, 6:50, 9:10 Northwoods: Today: 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:30, 5:20, 7:55, 10:05 Regal 18: Today: 1:55, 4:10, 6:55
CONTRABAND ★★★ R
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE ★★½ PG-13
2:30, 4:35, 9:15 Thurs, March 1: 12:25, 2:30, 4:35, 7:10, 9:15
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JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND ★★ PG
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE PG
Cinebarre 3D: Today: 1, 4, 7:35, 10:05 Citadel: Today: 4, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-March 1: 4, 9:15 Citadel 3D: Today-March 1: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:55 James Island 3D: Today: 7:30 James Island: Today: 4:25, 10 Northwoods 3D: Today: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2, 7:10 Palmetto Grande 3D:Today: 1:20, 3:50, 4:30, 8, 9:50 Regal 18: Today: 1, 7 Regal 18 3D: Today: 1:30, 3:25, 4:05, 7:30
Cinebarre: Today: 4:20 Cinebarre 3D: Today: 1:20, 7:10, 9:40 Citadel: Today: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:45 Fri-Thurs, March 1: 1:30, 4, 6:30 Citadel IMAX 3D: Today-Thurs, March 1: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Hwy. 21: Today-Sun and Thurs, March 1: 7 James Island 3D: Today: 6:45 James Island: Today: 4:05, 9:10 Northwoods 3D: Today: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today: 4:40 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 2:10, 7, 9:25 Regal 18: Today: 1:20 Regal 18 3D: Today: 3:45, 7:35
Johnny Blaze must stop the devil from taking a human form.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO ★★★★ R
An investigative journalist teams up with a computer hacker to solve a murder.
Citadel: Today: 12:40
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After their plane crashes in Alaska, an oil drilling team struggles to survive.
ONE FOR THE MONEY ★ PG-13
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY ★★★★ R
RED TAILS ★★★ PG-13
UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING ★ R
Regal 18: Today: 1:50
Northwoods: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Palmetto Grande: Today: 6:45, 9:35
Northwoods: Today: 1, 3:55, 7, 9:30 Regal 18: Today: 2:15, 4:45, 8
A DANGEROUS METHOD ★★★ R
HUGO ★★★ PG
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
Terrace: Today: 12:25, 9:15
Citadel: Today: 9:20 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 1, 3:55 Regal 18 3D: Today: 1:05, 3:55, 6:50 Terrace: Fri-Wed: 12:25, 4:40, 9:20 Thurs, March 1: 12:25, 4:40
A land baron attempts to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is injured.
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SAFE HOUSE ★★★ R
In 19th-century Ireland, a woman, played by Glenn Close, has to pass as a man in order to find work.
Cinebarre: Today: 3:50, 9:50 Citadel: Today: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Terrace: Today: 2:25, 4:40, 7:20, 9:25 Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:15, 4:30, 7:20, 9:25
IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY ★★★ R
THE ARTIST ★★★★½ PG-13
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ★★★½ PG-13
A love story involving a Serbian soldier and a Bosniak captive set during the Bosnian War.
Cinebarre: Today: 12:55, 3:55, 7:40, 10:15 Citadel: Today-Thurs, March 1: 12:55, 3:50, 7, 9:50 James Island: Today: 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 Northwoods: Today: 1:10, 3:55, 7, 9:40 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:50, 5, 7:40, 10:15 Regal 18: Today: 1:40, 4:15, 4:55, 7:05, 7:50
Terrace: Today: 2:15, 4:45
THE IRON LADY ★★★ PG-13
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY ★★★½ G
Palmetto Grande:Today:4,9:50 Terrace: Today: 12:15, 4:35, 7:10, 9:15 Fri-Wed: 12:25,
Cinebarre: Today: 1:10, 4:05, 7:25, 9:45 Citadel: Today-Thurs, March 1: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30
ALBERT NOBBS ★★★ R
Terrace: Today: 12:20
A silent movie star worries that the arrival of “talkies” will end his career.
Cinebarre: Today: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Terrace: Today-Thurs, March 1:12:20, 2:10, 4:10, 6:50, 8:45
THEATERS
A boy wrestles with the death of his father in the World Trade Center attacks. Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:05, 6:55 Terrace: Fri-Wed: 2:35, 7:15 Thurs, March 1: 2:35
Meryl Streep stars as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
It’s spy vs. spy in this comedy about two CIA agents who battle against each other after discovering they are dating the same woman.
MAN ON A LEDGE ★★ R PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 12:50, 7:05 Citadel:Today:7:05,9:40 Northwoods: Today: 1:10, 4, 7, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 Regal 18: Today: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50
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THIS MEANS WAR ★★★ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 10:10 Citadel: Today- March 1: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:40 James Island: Today: 4:20, 7:05, 9:25 Northwoods:Today:12:20,2:40,5,7:20,9:40 Palmetto Grande:Today:2:40,5:10,7:50,10:10 Regal 18:Today:1:15,3:40,4:40,7:10,7:40
Mark Walhberg stars as a former smuggler who must return to a life of crime in order to save his brother-in-law from a drug lord.
Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen star in this An orphaned boy attempts to finish an invention started by his father. exploration of their relationship.
Cinebarre 3D: Today: 12:45, 3:45, 7:20, 10:20 Citadel 3D: Today- March 1: 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 James Island 3D: Today: 4, 7, 10 Northwoods: Today: 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Regal 18 3D: Today: 1:25, 4:30, 7:25
This animated tale takes us behind the walls and under the floors in another look at “The Borrowers.”
Terrace: Today: 2:20, 7 Fri-Wed: 2:20, 7:10
Regal 18: Today: 1:05, 3:30, 6:45 Regal 18 3D: Today: 1:35, 4, 7:15
THE VOW ★★½ PG-13
After a woman suffers a memory loss, she must learn to fall in love with her husband again.
Cinebarre: Today: 1:05, 4:05, 7:25, 9:55 Citadel: Today: 12:15, 1, 2:35, 3:45, 4:55, 6:15, 7:15, 8:40, 9:35 Fri-Thurs, March 1: 12:15, 1, 4:55, 6:50, 7:25, 9:50 James Island: Today: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Northwoods: Today: 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:40, 2:20, 4:10, 4:50, 6:50, 7:30, 9:20, 10 Regal 18: Today: 1:35, 2:05, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:55
THE WOMAN IN BLACK ★★★ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 1:30, 4:30, 7:50, 10:05 Citadel: Today-March 1: 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:45 Hwy. 21: Today: 8:45 James Island: Today: 7:20 Northwoods: Today: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:25, 4:35, 7:35, 9:55 Regal 18: Today: 2, 4:25, 7:15
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ovies are a snapshot of their age, a Cliffs Notes version of the life of an era with all its wonders and outrages, fads and fancies — amplified, of course. The advantage of a smaller film festival is that it can localize those images and issues, reduce them to lifesize and offer filmmakers in a community the chance to share the bijou with colleagues from far and wide. The third annual Charleston Film Festival, running March 1-4 at the Terrace Theatre, provides just such a format, with more than 25 locally produced shorts joining 10 feature films on the playbill. Opening the festival will be the premiere of Charleston director Liz Oakley’s long-gestating documentary “Awaken the Dragon,” chronicling how the ancient sport of dragon boating has help transform the lives of cancer survivors.
WHAT: Third annual Charleston Film Festival WHEN: March 1-4 WHERE: Terrace Theatre, 1956 Maybank Highway PRICE: $10 per movie or short film block, $77 for a festival pass FOR MORE INFO: Call 762-4247 or go to www. terracetheater.org
Shot in the Holy City with an all-local cast and crew, “Awaken the Dragon” breathes courage as well as fire. “Through producing my previous film, ‘Sentencing the Victim,’ I saw the power of reaching individuals — rape victims in that case — that felt isolated and alone,” said Oakley, whose film aired on PBS’ “Independent Lens” program. “But I wanted to do something you could wrap an outreach mission around, instead of just a one-off. And what I witnessed happening through Dragon Boat Charleston was inspiring and hopeful.” There are an estimated 11 million cancer survivors in the U.S., but their struggle to adapt does not end because they are in remission. Few talk about how life changes
after survival, Oakley said. “There has been so much focus in our nation on science in fighting the disease. But we really need to talk about the transition from patient to survivor. Their lives have changed. “The Dragon Boat program has such a different approach to wellness. Somehow, getting into the boat and paddling down the Ashley River changed the participants’ mind-set. They became different people. They felt better mentally. They felt better physically. There seemed to be this shift in perception. They were awakening the dragon within themselves, and sharing their stories,” Oakley said.
Grit and grandeur
Other films made locally or having area connections include George Motz’s “The Mud and the Blood,” a documentary short that follows a crew of Bull’s Bay oyster hunters; Jonathan Gruber’s documentary, “Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Grey”; and the New York Jewish Film Festival entry “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story” by Ari Pinchot, son-in-law of former Charleston Rabbi David Radinsky. Among the showcased
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“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — From “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
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Charleston Film Festival schedule March 1
5:30-6:30 P.M.: Opening reception 7:15 P.M.: “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story” POST-SCREENING: Meet director Ari Pinchot and producer Mark Manson.
March 2
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Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor star in Lasse Hallstrom’s comedy “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.”
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Shell game
Film editor Motz lives in New York, but the self-styled features are “We Need to “hamburger expert” said the Talk About Kevin” with Oscar-winner actress Tilda subject of oystering has been Swinton, and director Lasse front and center his entire life. “I have had relatives in Hallstrom’s comedy, “SalmCharleston, Mount Pleason Fishing in the Yemen,” ant, Sullivan’s Island and a Toronto Film Festival hit McClellanville telling me starring Ewan McGregor for a long time that I had and Emily Blunt. to make a film. It just took A selection of Academy me 20 years to get around Award-nominated shorts, to making ‘The Mud and live action and animation, the Blood.’ Finally, I called will be featured at CFF for my cousin, Stephen White, the first time. Also in the mix is the best brought a camera and of the Nickelodeon Theatre’s climbed aboard his boat. “People want to see where Indie Grits Film Festival. oysters come from, how Short films include Tyler they grow and the unique Ilgen’s “Hidden Treasures” way they are harvested in and the Art Institute of South Carolina,” said Motz, Charleston-produced “The who also directs the NYC Standoff.” “The Festival keeps taking Food Film Festival. “That’s what I wanted to film. That shape as each year passes,” and following those 36 festival director and Terrace owner Paul Brown said. bushels of oysters from the sea to my Uncle Oliver’s “This year, we have found annual roast. But it’s also a the blend between films that we think will enlighten story of family.” and enchant, while at the Human scale same time give us both a Yonatan “Yoni” Netannod to what is new and yahu (1946-76) is a figure of reflections from our own legend in Israel. Commandbackyard.”
er of the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal, he was killed in action during Operation Entebbe in Uganda. His younger brother, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the nation’s current prime minister. Pinchot set out to discover the man behind the legend — in human scale. “The first goal was to share his remarkable and inspirational story,” Pinchot said. “He was almost like a superman, and usually is portrayed as an icon, a myth almost. Yoni was an incredibly intelligent, athletic and good-looking guy who spent his high school years in Philadelphia and later went to Harvard. He was a person who had every reason to be selfish and to just pursue his own goals. “But he was completely devoted to his country. There were positives and negatives to that devotion, but there is still a message in his story that needs to be shared, especially with young people.” Reach Bill Thompson at 937-5707.
2 P.M.: “Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray” 2:15 P.M.: “A Matter Of Size” 4 P.M.: “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story” 4:15 P.M.: Academy Award shorts: Live action 6-7 P.M.: Opening reception: In honor of “Awaken the Dragon,” meet director Liz Oakley and members of the cast. 7 P.M.: “Awaken The Dragon” 7:15 P.M.: “Awaken The Dragon” POST-SCREENING: Oakley and members of the cast participate in a Q&A session. 9 P.M.: “We Need to Talk About Kevin” 9:15 P.M.: “Goon”
4 P.M.: “Eames: The Architect and the Painter.” Meet designer Jay Fletcher, who will lead a discussion on Eames. March 4 4:15 P.M.: “A Matter of Size” 2 P.M.: “We Need to Talk 4:30 P.M.: “The Skin I Live In” About Kevin” 5:30 P.M.: Closing reception. 2:15 P.M.: Block 2: Best shorts. 7 P.M.: “Being Elmo” (encore POST-SCREENING: Meet lo- presentation). cal filmmakers. 7:30 P.M.: “The Skin I Live In” About Kevin” 9:15 P.M.: “Goon” 9:30 P.M.: “The Skin I Live In”
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NOON: Academy Award shorts: Live action 12:15 P.M.: Greater Park Circle Film Society presents “Being Elmo,” plus local animation shorts. POST-SCREENING: Meet Park Circle director Nicholai Burton. 2 P.M.: “Taken In.” Meet Director Chris White. 2:15 P.M.: “Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray” POST-SCREENING: Historian and author Robert Rosen leads a discussion. 4 P.M.: The Best of Indie Grits Festival: Meet Indie Grits Festival and Nickelodeon Cinema director Andy Smith 4:15 P.M.: Block 1: Local shorts, featuring “The Mud and the Blood.” POST-SCREENING: Meet the filmmakers, followed by an oyster roast ($20) in the parking lot. 7 P.M.: “The Wise Kids.” Meet the cast and crew. Led by actor Rodney Rodgers. 7:15 P.M.: “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” 7:30 P.M.: “The Skin I Live In” 9 P.M. : “We Need to Talk
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t’s rare to meet a child who answers the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with “a clown,” but Dustin Portillo recognized his un-
usual passion early in life. “I went to my first circus in Kansas City, Mo., and the clowns really stuck in my head,” said Portillo, currently working as the “Boss Clown” for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. “I was just 4 years old, but I
decided then and there that I wanted to become a clown. I watched videos, gained knowledge about the art form and at age 13 became a professional,” he said. Portillo started with birthday parties, festivals and nursing homes before mak-
ing his leap for the big top. “I sent my resume to the Ringing Brothers, and in 2005, I was asked to join their team,” he said. “I was 18 then. I’ve now been touring with the circus for seven years.” Portillo works as the primary clown, which means
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Boss Clown Dustin Portillo performs. he is in charge of the other clowns in the show. “Being the boss clown means that I oversee the other clowns and their character development,” he explains. “I also write new gags for our shows and act as a liaison between the circus management and the clown team. But it’s really a collaborative effort creating the clown performances.” Portillo’s clown team stays busy, as does the rest of the circus crowd. A typical week entails several shows and lots of late-night preparation. “Our standard tours begin with arriving at a city in the evening and doing the setup,” he said. “We unload all our animals from the train and make sure everything is ready. That normally happens on a Monday. Then our opening nights are usually on Wednesdays. Before that happens, we have public relation events, like appearances on local television.” The Charleston performance is the 141st edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Fully Charged show. Expect to see an as-
if you go WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Fully Charged WHEN: WednesdaySunday (check online for times) WHERE: North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive PRICE: $14-$62 FOR MORE INFO: www.ringling.com or www.northcharleston coliseumpac.com
sortment of animals such as Asian elephants, horses and Bengal tigers. The human performances will range from Brazilian dancing to acrobatics, stilt walking and other daredevil stunts. There’s even the “Human Fuse,” in which a performer, Brian Miser, will be launched across the arena from a crossbow built for people. Portillo said he has never visited Charleston before, and is excited to explore the city. “I’ve heard nothing but good things, especially about the food,” he said. “I can’t wait to taste it.”
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All hail the ale
if you go WHAT: The third annual Brewvival WHEN: Noon-6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: The field across from Coast Brewing Co., 1250 N. 2nd St., North Charleston PRICE: $50, available at
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the breweries Participating breweries include, but are not limited to: ◗ 12% Imports ◗ Allagash Brewing Company ◗ Avery Brewing Company ◗ Bell’s Brewery ◗ Brooklyn Brewery ◗ Coast Brewery ◗ Dogfish Head ◗ Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery ◗ Evil Twin Brewing ◗ Fullstream Brewing ◗ Great Divide Brewing Co. ◗ Green Flash Brewing Co. ◗ Highland Brewing Company ◗ Holy City Brewing
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Twin has infused its Biscotti Break beer — an Imperial porter made from vanilla n accordance with ritual, beans, toasted almonds and Charleston Coffee Roasters’ Saturday brings forth espresso — with Spanish a fervent tradition: the iberico ham. third annual Brewvival. “It’s actually a ham-aged Hallelujah, beer lovers. beer,” Shor said. Organized by the Coast Dogfish also plans on Brewing Co.’s David Mercreating a version of its 90 ritt and Jamie Tenny and Minute IPA, sifting the ale Charleston Beer Exchange on-site through a device partners Rich Carley and Scott Shor, Brewvival brings called a randalizer. The filter system typically flavors together a rush of beer aficionados who gather to toast the beer with extra hops, but in this case, the device is to and sample more than 80 be filled with habanero pepvarieties of brews. pers and bacon. And much of it is rare, Meantime, North Charlesridiculously rare, including unusual barrel-age versions, ton’s own Holy City Brewery will produce a porter made sour ales, one-off cask ales with bacon, obvious in its and gravity-tapped beers. “A lot of the stuff is so un- nose and taste. The name? Notorious P.I.G. common that if you don’t Of course, there’s more, intaste it at Brewvival this cluding mild and refreshing year, you may never taste it beers; hard-core, deep, dark anywhere else,” Shor said. stouts; super-hoppy IPAs; About 1,500 people atand sour ales, such as the tended the first Brewvival. The second year sold out, as Allagash Mattina Rossa. FILE/STAFF “This event is all about 2,000 people bought tickets. experimentation and appre- Tasting glasses, such as this one from last year, are This time around, another ciating rarity,” Shor said. sellout is likely with 2,200 keepsakes for those attending Brewvival. Brewvival is slated noonattendees expected. Orga6 p.m. Saturday at a field nizers capped the event to adjacent to Coast Brewery. maintain its character. Tickets run $50, and every“From the first year, we one must be at least 21 to atnever wanted it to become tend. The cost includes beer so big it would be uncomsamples and live music from fortable, cramped or have a five-piece bluegrass band long lines,” Shor said. “We always thought to keep it as called Flatt City, the Widespread Panic-influenced 54 a small festival.” The invited breweries share Bicycles and the twangy, acoustic Local Honeys. in that philosophy, presenting scarce opportunities for a Attendees may bring chairs and refillable wadiscriminating crowd. “We try to focus on brewer- ter bottles, but no coolers, ies that are really doing exotic outside food, alcoholic beverages, pets or weapons things and want to embrace are allowed. Food vendors the festival,” Shor said. include Diggity Doughnuts, This year, Brewvival feaD’Allesandro’s, Roti Rolls, tures a trio of pork-tinged Ted’s Butcherblock and beers. Coleman Public House. The Danish brewery Evil BY ROB YOUNG
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Chicken wings from Meme’s Soul Food Kitchen.
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pen for nine months, Meme’s Soul Food Kitchen feeds its patrons with passed-down family recipes, aiming — as the menu says — to “make you smile inside.” That’s sweet talk for filling up your belly, a mission Meme’s does well. An attractive, small Summerville shop, Meme’s has five tables set on terracotta tiling, as well as a sweet staff dedicated to its craft. Generally, only two meats ($2.25 an order) are served daily. And depending on the day, choices might include a set of tastily breaded fried chicken wings, baked chicken, ham, turkey wings, barbecue ribs, fried pork chops, gizzards and livers, and pot roast. Otherwise, Meme’s alternates its plates ($7.50), which are served over white rice with one side. Here’s the rundown: Tuesday calls for okra soup or field peas, and cabbage or rutabaga on Wednesday. Lima beans or stewed chicken are dished up on Thursday.
Fried whiting, red rice and lima beans from Meme’s.
if you go WHAT: Meme’s Soul Food Kitchen WHERE: 903 Central Ave., Summerville HOURS: Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday MORE INFO: 871-5650
Then on Saturday, Meme’s makes okra soup or cabbage with sausage, followed by Sunday’s serving of collard greens or rutabaga. We made a recent trip to Meme’s on a Friday, which gave us a pair of options: catfish stew with two sides or fried whiting with red
rice and one side. The stew features bite-size chunks of the fish, potatoes, tomato paste and seasonings, reaching its calling as an enjoyable comfort food. Meantime, the whiting is generously portioned and fried to a nice consistency. It’s still delicate, neither mushy nor hardened or tough. For your sides on Fridays, pick from potato salad, macaroni cheese, fried okra, green beans and cornbread. And definitely try the triple chocolate cake. Set atop the counter, you’ll have a hard time passing it up.
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Downtown treasure makes seamless chef shift BY DEIDRE SHIPANI
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n 1997, the Peninsula Grill opened in The Planters Inn. In 2011, Robert Carter, the chef who had commanded the kitchen since its opening day and had been a mentor to many in the Lowcountry, began a new chapter in his career. Stepping up to the top toque was Carter’s chef de cuisine, Graham Dailey. It has been a seamless transition, a testament to the caliber of both of these men in the kitchen of Peninsula Grill. Peninsula Grill has been honored with a Mobil FourStar rating and AAA Four Diamond. The New York Times, Food & Wine magazine, the Wine Spectator and Travel+Leisure magazine all have praised the competencies of its kitchen and the tranquil atmosphere of its dining room. With velvet-covered walls shimmering in shades of oyster gray and mushroom brown, the room strikes a visual pose of enduring sophistication. Fresh blooms and bowls of lemons and limes add simple and smart embellishments. Dailey quickly dispatches an amuse-gueule to the table. Ours was a play on steak au poivre using supple, ruby-red tuna slices crusted with peppercorns and balanced on a few sprigs of frisee and dressed with herbs and red pepper mince. The soup trio remains ($12), and mushroom bisque, pumpkin soup, and lobster and corn chowder will not disappoint. The oyster sampler ($13) demonstrates the attention to details and timing with its interpretation of oysters Rockefeller on a bed of arugula and Asiago, along with a broiled oyster straddling the lines of Casino and Imperial, and two au natural bivalves.
ion, and Hoppin’ John adds the proper local influence. The menu is complemented by a considered and thoughtful wine list. The staff is attentive but not hovering, unobtrusive but not perfunctory. Pastry chef Claire Chapman executes the dessert menu (all $10) with a sure WADE SPEES/STAFF hand. Banana-shaped tuiles, or thin, crisp cookies, acPeninsula Grill’s sous chef Chelsea Wright (from left), company the banana “panna executive pastry chef Claire Chapman, sommelier cotta.” Port wine-poached Dennis Perry, executive chef Graham Dailey, general pears top a cinnamon creme manager Ryan Groeschel and restaurant manager brulee. The iconic coconut Erich Rauber. cake remains. and browned cipollini The dining room is deLobster “3 Way” remains onions. A reduced lobster signed so that the guests a favorite, and if partnered sauce puddled around the have a view of the kitchen, with the lobster and corn plate, and yellow and orange and here you see Dailey at chowder with basil butter carrot slices brightened the work: smiling, grinning, ($10), it makes for an interfine-tuning a plate, adjustesting lobster tasting “flight.” dish with sweetness. The peach-glazed shrimp ing a garnish. Salads are well-composed ($35) with brandied peach Mindful of Southern and dressings of cucumber butter received a few minor heritage, yet absorbing cream, buttermilk and pecan vinaigrette are welcome adjustments. The hushpup- global influences, Dailey has pies are super-charged with learned well in the kitchen refinements. The bread horseradish and green onof Peninsula Grill. boule comes to the table in its woven basket, just warm enough to melt the rich, full flavors of churned butter. The menu is reflective of the season and strikes a balance between the simple and unadorned quality of certified Angus beef cuts and pristine seafood. Offered a la carte ($7), the sides frame the flavors of meat and fish well. Among them are cauliflower crowned with a Dijon mustard crust, goat cheese bringing tang to earthy by Food Network Magazine smashed potatoes, Southern grits tempered with the meatiness of local mushrooms, and local peas and beans in a simple succotash. The sea is where Dailey shines. The nautical home spoke to him as a young man and defines his attention to freshness, sustainability and partnerships with local fisherman. Seared tilefish ($36.50) is crowned with a small arugula salad, punctuated with roasted bits of celeriac (celery root) and plated over braised greens
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Middleton Place Restaurant will host a six-course S.C. Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Dinner on Saturday. BY DEIDRE SCHIPANI
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Seafood dinner
The S.C. Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Dinner takes place Saturday at Chef Robert Carter has Middleton Place Restaurant 82 Queen heir announced the opening of with a six-course menu creThe family of 82 Queen Carter’s Kitchen at the Inn ated by executive chef Micah at I’On. The former location has announced the birth Garrison. Aquarium Susof Lowcountry Bistro. The of Jacob’s Kitchen will be tainable Seafood coordinabistro will be in the former the home for Carter’s latest tor Megan Westmeyer will Garibaldi’s at 49 S. Market enterprise. be on hand to talk to guests St. A March opening is Dinner will be served about fisheries, seafood nightly beginning at 5 p.m., planned. sustainability and tips on Check out the progress at breakfast Monday-Saturday www.lowcountrybistro.com. selecting environmentally and Sunday brunch beginfriendly seafood. The Dinning at 9 a.m. The restauner is $60 all inclusive and Will paint for food rant is at 148 Civitas St., begins at 6 p.m. at Middle“Easels at the Edge” will Mount Pleasant. 284-0850. be held Monday at the Grill ton Place. Tickets may be purchased on the Edge on Folly Beach. Brunch special Folly artist Rhonda Weath- at www.middletonplace.org; On Saturday, Charleston if available, tickets may be Mix and Poogan’s Porch will erford will guide guests in creating their own works of purchased at the door. Ten hold brunch 9 a.m.-3 p.m. art. The cost is $30 (includes percent of the proceeds will Their bloody mary will be go to support the aquarium’s paint, canvas and instruc$3 during brunch. tion). Email jody@follygrill. Reservations are recommended, but the restaurant com or call 633-0143. The Please see CHEW, Page 17E
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Hello My Name Is BBQ has found a home not on wheels at 616 Meeting St.
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Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Call 266-7477.
Mexican eatery
Los Compadres has opened at 1118 Park West Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. They are open seven days a week. Call 856-0805 for more information.
Cajun on the menu Cajun Kountry Cafe has relocated from Remount Road to 2931 Spruill Ave. They are open 7 a.m.7 p.m. Call 225-5591 for details.
Java spot
The promotion is part of Rev’s Neighbor to Neighbor Campaign, which kicked off Feb. 22 and Food truck home benefits Louie’s Kids. Rev’s Hello My Name Is BBQ is restaurants include Taco now located at 616 Meeting Boy, Monza, Poe’s Tavern, Closed for Business and St. For details and more infor- Royal American. For more, contact hp@ mation, e-mail them at revfood.com . hellotrucks@yahoo.com. For more info, call 3307888 or go to jonsmixed drinks.com.
Grill reopens
Cracker Barrel
Basil’s is back
Park Circle loss
Great American Grill at 1739 Maybank Highway has re-opened after months of renovations. It will include Southern Occasions Catering services.
Cracker Barrel has completed the design review process for the town of Mount Pleasant and it is expected that they will move forward with business permits.
Aunt Bea’s restaurant has Basil’s has reopened after a brief closing for renovations. closed in North Charleston. New owner Richard TuorBasil is at 460 King St. to (O’Brion’s Pub and Grille, Brunch on menu which has three locations) The Tin Roof is now serv- will renovate the space and New music venue ing Sunday brunch from plans to reopen as an Italian The closed Village Tavern noon-4 p.m. restaurant called Fratello’s location has been acquired They are at 1117 Magnolia by June 1. by Jon Turecki. Road. For more info, call New Santi’s locale He opened Jon’s Mixed 571-0775. Drinks on Feb. 17. The former Momma Donations On the menu: burgers, Brown’s location will bewings, Chicago-style dipped Revolutionary Eating Ven- come a Santi’s Restaurante Italian beef sandwiches and tures has partnered with five Mexicano. Owners Santiago Philly cheesesteaks. local children’s charities and Zavalza and Jeff Hefel plan Jon’s Mixed Drinks is at will donate 5 percent of their to be open by the end of 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., proceeds during a designat- April at 1471 Ben Sawyer Mount Pleasant. Blvd., Mount Pleasant. ed week during the year. Black Tap Coffee has opened at 70½ Beaufain St. Go to blacktapcoffee.com for more information.
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Sports fans, get your kicks over the next week as Major League Soccer returns to Charleston. D.C. United, Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew are coming to Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island to do battle with the Charleston Battery. Games will take place Saturday, Wednesday and March 3. Tickets, which includes two matches each day, are $15-$25. Call 971-GOAL or go to www.charlestonbattery.com.
‘Broadway Boys’
The men of Broadway are coming to North Charleston. Representing shows such as “Wicked,” “Mary Poppins,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Jersey Boys,” these guys are all about entertaining. The show, which fuses Broadway tunes with pop (and just about every other type of music), starts at 8 p.m. Saturday at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. Tickets are $25-35. Get more information by calling 745-0317 or going to www.northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com.
A Hard Hat Evening
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity will celebrate its 21st anniversary with an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. The event, which costs $75, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Atrium at Blackbaud, 2000 Daniel Island Drive. Call 881-2600 or go to www.eastcooperhabitat.org.
‘Pork N’ Pearls’
This pig and oyster roast (hence the name) is set to take place 3-7 p.m. Saturday at the Pierce Park Pavilion on Daniel Island. Included in the price, which runs $35 for adults and $10 for ages 4-15, are oysters, chicken and pork, side dishes, two beer or wine drink tickets, children’s activities and live music by the Shem Creek Boogie Band. The event is a fundraiser for the Windwood Farm Home for Children. Go to www. windwoodfarm.org.
Celtic Woman BELIEVE
This “internationally acclaimed vocal phenomenon” stops at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, on Friday, bringing its signature sound. Performing classic Irish tunes, timeless pop hits and inspirational songs, the quartet of women will perform at 8 p.m. Go to www.celtic woman.com or www. northcharleston coliseumpac.com.
Eighth annual Mardi Crawl
Head out to Shem Creek 1-6 p.m. Saturday to get your crawl on. The Lowcountry Parrothead Club again is hosting this Mardi Gras-themed event that takes “crawlers” to Red’s Ice House, RB’s Seafood, Vickery’s Bar & Grill, Water’s Edge and Shem Creek Bar & Grill to enjoy food and drink specials, interactive games and live entertainment. The event kicks off at Red’s, 98 Church St. in Mount Pleasant. Proceeds from the registration, which costs $25 in advance and $30 at the event, benefits the South Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Ronald McDonald House, Pet Helpers and Hospitality Heroes. Check out www.lcparrotheads.org.
Potlikker Film Festival
On the eve of the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival, tents will be pitched in Marion Square and the food fun will begin. Wednesday from 5:30-8:30 p.m., the Southern Foodways Alliance, along with Fatback Collective members, will celebrate food and film. Jeremiah Langhorne of McCrady’s and Sean Brock of Husk are among those serving up eats while brown whiskey drinks will be the beverage of choice. Tickets, which are $75, include food, drink and films, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Charleston Chefs Feed the Need. Email sfaevents@olemiss.edu with questions.
Chefs’ Feast
Style Swap Charleston
Chase After a Cure
This fourth annual event is all about raising money and awareness for pediatric cancer research at the Medical University of South Carolina. Attendees to the black-tie-optional event at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Marriott’s Crystal Ballroom may enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts served by six top local restaurants, not to mention live music, an open bar and an auction. For ticket pricing and more details, go to www.chaseafteracure.com.
Ever wish you could raid someone else’s closet? Well here’s your chance. From 7-9 tonight at Michael Mitchell Gallery, 438 King St., ladies are asked to bring a gently worn designer or vintage item (on a hanger) and an accessory to “swap” with the other gals in attendance. There will be sweet treats, shopping, mini makeovers and massages, not to mention wine and bubbly. The event raises awareness and support for Art for Charity, which benefits Crisis Ministries, Komen Lowcountry, Roper St. Francis Ryan White Program, Charleston Waterkeeper, Friends of MUSC Children’s Hospital and MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Tickets are $25. Go to www. styleswap.net.
Help chef Robert Carter and other local chefs fight hunger and malnutrition. This 13th annual event raises funds for the Lowcountry Food Bank’s childhood hunger programs, Kids Cafe and Backpack Buddies. Indulge in fare from more than two dozen Lowcountry restaurants while enjoying jazz music and cocktails at the Embassy Suites, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston. Tickets for this 6 p.m. Sunday feast are $175. Call 747-8146, ext. 105, or go to www. Carter lowcountryfoodbank.org/chefs-feast.
Color Me Badd
Rock it old school with Color Me Badd, yes, the band of ’90s fame. Don your best big bangs and denim jackets for this 7 p.m. Wednesday concert benefiting the Charleston Parks Conservancy. Attendees also will be treated to more music of the era, local performers busting out M.J. and MC Hammer dance moves, and an open bar. Tickets range $65-$150 for the 21and-over show at Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St. Call 724-5003 or go to www.charleston parksconservancy. org.
Awendaw Green at the Hippodrome
Rustic and contemporary will come together 6:30-11 tonight for this singer-songwriter jam session. Collaborating with the organic food initiative, this event at the Hippodrome, 360 Concord St., will feature food sold by Home Team BBQ and beverages by the venue. With Danielle Howle, Bret Mosley, Carey Murdoc and Caroline Pond taking the stage, to be followed by a set from The V-Tones, this $10 show is sure to entertain. Go to tinyurl.com/7lcfsmj.
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Lambert a strong woman country singer
RANDEE ST. NICHOLAS
BY STRATTON LAWRENCE
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t 20, Miranda Lambert landed a spot on the “American Idol”-like “Nashville Star” show. That was 2003, and although she’d been performing for a few years around her hometown of Lindale, Texas, 80 miles from Dallas, she hadn’t exactly spent a lifetime sweating it out in small clubs when she got her break. Fortunately for Lambert, she
brought a total package to the competition, including poignant songwriting chops, a silky smooth voice and a classic Texas blonde figure. Placing third on the show and landing a record deal, she released her first album, “Kerosene,” the following year, featuring the singles “Me and Charlie Talking” and the title song. It wasn’t long before her star outshined even the judges on “Nashville Star.” Although Lambert made it to the top of the country charts the
new-fashioned way via reality television, she’s stayed there thanks to her down-to-earth nature and honest lyrics. Like Loretta Lynn before her, Lambert embodies the strong woman country singer, threatening matter-of-fact violent retaliation toward two-timing men in songs such as “Kerosene” and “Gunpowder and Lead.” “At the beginning of my career, I made it clear what kind of country songs I was going to sing,” Lambert said in an interview with Charleston Scene. “I always try to
find and write authentic, real-life stories.” Lambert knows how to connect with her audience. The daughter of a retired cop-turned-private investigator, her small-town childhood inspires songs that reference the pain of losing a family dog or the frustration of dealing with a difficult ex — universal experiences across America. In 2011, Lambert got the chance to live out a dream, recording Please see LAMBERT, Page 21E
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WHAT: Miranda Lambert: On Fire tour WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday WHERE: North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive PRICE: $25.75-$49.75 FOR MORE INFO: www.northcharleston coliseumpac.com
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a new release of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” with Sheryl Crow and Lynn herself. Lynn called the young singer “feisty,” even encouraging a co-writing song session between the pair. “Loretta is such an incredible person, and it was a dream come true getting to know her and work with her,” Lambert said. “Her songwriting has always inspired mine. I would love to have a career like hers where I am still making music I love, well into my later years.” At her current rate, that may work out for Lambert. She’s toured with George Strait, Dierks Bentley and Toby Keith. Last year she married fellow country star Blake Shelton, with whom she recorded the hit duet “Draggin’ the River.” In 2007, she released “Crazy ExGirlfriend,” further cementing her reputation as the gun-toting buxom blonde of the moment. And 2009’s “Revolution” followed, an album that garnered her a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the track “The House That Built Me.”
Rising fame
Currently touring behind her fourth album, appropriately titled “Four the Record,” Lambert arrives in Charleston with her fame reaching unprecedented levels. Late last year, she released her first studio album with girl group the Pistol Annies; she and Shelton kicked off Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 by singing a duet of “America the Beautiful”; on Feb. 8, she made her acting debut on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” a seemingly requisite step in the career of any major singer; and on Feb. 12, she presented at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, where Shelton was a double nominee. For her part, Lambert shrugs off the attention and tries to stay focused on writing music and building a home with Shelton. “Where I live now in Oklahoma, I am just Miranda to the locals. When I go to the feed store to buy stuff for my animals, they don’t care that I sing for a living,” Lambert said. “Living in the boonies is the great equalizer. When I get home, I see my dogs and just hang out. It reminds me of what matters, and if the fame goes away, I’ll still have people that I love and that love me back in my life.”
For now, Lambert is very much in the limelight. Her disapproving Tweets from the Grammys about performances by Nikki Minaj and Chris Brown made headlines for days. “Not cool that we act like that didn’t happen,” tweeted Lambert, referencing Brown’s 2009 felony assault conviction. “He needs to listen to ‘Gunpowder and Lead’ and be put back in his place.” At the show, Lambert sat beside Lady Gaga, and cameras frequently panned in their direction.
Even amid the glitz and glamour, Lambert’s ability to remain human is endearing. She jokes that she successfully turned Gaga on to her signature drink, the Randarita. “Bacardi, Crystal Light, water and ice are the ingredients,” Lambert explains. “It’s my favorite drink and a necessity anywhere I go.”
‘My babies’
Not a girl whose afraid to bring a beer out on stage with her,
from 2009’s “Revolution,” as the tune she’d choose for her grandkids to hear and understand her songwriting. “All my songs are my babies, but that’s the most autobiographical songs I’ve ever written, which made it one of the hardest,” she explains. Other times, Lambert calls on husband Shelton to flesh out a song’s lyrics. “My newest single from ‘Four the Record,’ ‘Over You,’ was written with Blake about his older brother Richie’s tragic car accident,” Lambert said. “We bounced the lyrics back and forth, and it was certainly the most emotional songwriting experience we’ve ever had. I hope that song can help folks through similar difficult times.” Lambert’s been no stranger to hard times lately, canceling shows due to the passing of a close friend and her father-in-law in quick succession. “I am so blessed to get to do what I love for a living, but like everyone, there are times when I would rather be at home, hanging out with my husband and dogs,” Lambert said of going through hard times while out on the road in the public eye. “Living away from the activity and making my home in Oklahoma is a plus.” With a vocal inflection similar to the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines, Lambert may be following in that famous trio’s wake with her latest project, the Pistol Annies, also featuring Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe. Whether she’s on stage with that group, with Shelton or solo, Lambert commands respect. She’s the classic Southern mash-up of a doting wife who can hold her own with a rifle in a deer stand, and Rolling Stone magazine attributed her status as “country’s most reFILE/MCT freshing act” to her ability to make “firearms seem like a matter-ofLambert retains a fan base for fact female accessory.” her big pop country hits and the “Four the Record’s” cover fealesser known B-cuts that give her tures Lambert in a sultry dress, respectability among Nashville’s walking away from a car fire. critics. Perhaps her strong-woman image “Four the Record” includes a should come with a “don’t try this Gillian Welch tune, “Look at at home, or you might end up in Miss Ohio,” and a song by Allison jail” warning. Moorer, “Oklahoma Sky,” written Still, it’s Miranda Lambert’s specifically for Lambert. The ethe- “don’t mess with Texas” attitude, real ballad could easily be a lost combined with songs that hold track from Emmylou Harris. their own among classic country In her own lyrics, Lambert fans and critics alike, that keeps doesn’t shy away from baring her this woman’s career growing soul. She cites “Heart Like Mine,” stronger still.
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he last time the classic rock band Pink Floyd performed together on stage was seven years ago. The occasion was Live 8, a charity concert held simultaneously in several cities around the world, and Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright played a few songs for the assembled crowd in London. It was the first time in almost a quarter-century the four men had been on stage together. If you weren’t lucky enough to see that reunion, or any of the previous live performances by Pink Floyd during that band’s storied career, then you’ll have a chance to see what might be the next best thing on Tuesday. The Pink Floyd Experience rolls into the North Charleston Performing Arts Center that night for a performance
that might just make you think you’re seeing the real Pink Floyd. Led by band leader Tom Quinn, PFX strives to deliver the music of Pink Floyd as accurately as possible. In addition to Quinn, the tribute band includes bassist Gus Beaudoin, guitarist Zachary Throne, saxophone player Jesse Molloy, keyboardist John Cox and drummer Bob Sale. Quinn bought his first guitar in 1973, the same year the real Pink Floyd released “The Dark Side of the Moon.” After seeing Pink Floyd on its last official outing, 1994’s Division Bell Tour, Quinn formed what eventually would become PFX. Over the years, the scope and size of the show has grown, and the current production features a spectacular light show, huge video screen, special effects to match key parts of wellknown Pink Floyd songs and even a giant inflatable flying pig named Brittany.
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WHAT: Pink Floyd Experience WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive PRICE: $29.50 and $39.50 FOR MORE INFO: Tickets are on sale at www.northcharleston coliseumpac.com, ticketmaster.com and the PAC box office.
On its latest tour, PFX will be performing Pink Floyd’s classic album “Wish You Were Here” in its entirety. Classic Floyd tunes such as “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” “Have a Cigar” and the albums title track are coupled with a multimedia display of lights and video that likely will give folks who never got to see Floyd live a taste of what the last couple of tours were like.
After “Wish You Were Here,” PFX will perform another set of Pink Floyd classics, including songs such as “Money,” “Time,” “Run Like Hell” and “Comfortably Numb.” The current winter tour by PFX is an ambitious one, working its way along the East Coast before making a stop in the Lowcountry, then crisscrossing back West to end in Albuquerque, N.M., at the end of March. Not bad for a guy who was initially inspired by his favorite rock band to start a group of his own.
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Blind Pilot soaring to all new heights
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t’s always refreshing when a musical act stands out because of the quality of its music. That might sound like an obvious goal for any act, but in these days of being famous for wearing a dress made of meat on stage or scoring a record deal based on the popularity of your reality series, music sometimes takes a backseat to spectacle. Fortunately, there are still musicians out there, such as the ones in Blind Pilot, who put music first. The Portland, Ore.-based band, which plays The Pour House on James Island tonight, strikes a delicate balance between harmony and power on albums such as “We Are the Tide” and “3 Rounds and A Sound.” Sounding like a mix of David Byne and Death Cab for Cutie on one track, and Arcade Fire fronted by Rufus Wainwright on the next, half of the fun of hearing a Blind Pilot song for the first time is trying to pick out that tune’s influences. Drummer Ryan Dobrowski, who started Blind Pilot with singer and guitarist Israel Nebeker in 2005, chalks up the band’s unusual sound to the variety found in the band member’s listening habits. “I think everyone in the band comes from pretty different musical backgrounds, so the songs take on a little bit of all of these influences,” Dobrowski said. “We’re careful not to make it too cluttered though. We’re
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WHAT: Blind Pilot, with opening band Cotton Jones WHEN: Doors open at 9 tonight WHERE: The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway, James Island PRICE: $13 FOR MORE INFO: charlestonpourhouse. com
the studio,” Dobrowski said. “We worked pretty quickly, and I think the record had a certain vulnerability beWWW.BLINDPILOT.COM cause of that. With ‘We Are the Tide,’ the whole band Blind Pilot was in the studio almost more interested in making a Dobrowski again refers back the entire time, and so the good song than showing off to the importance of variety. songs became much more “We all have different musi- expansive. as individuals.” So is there a particular cal tastes, so it’s hard to say In addition to striving to Blind Pilot song that Doexactly. Gillian Welch, Damake its music as interestvid Byrne, Fugazi and Miles browski enjoys performing ing to the listener as posDavis are the ones that come live? “It changes from night sible, the band also has an to night,” he said, “but beto mind.” ecological streak. In 2008, ing the drummer, I always When asked what item in Dobrowski and Nebeker have fun playing ‘We Are completed a tour from Bell- his record collection one the Tide.’ I like having Kati might be surprised to find, ingham, Wash., to San Dicome back and play drums Dobrowski replies, “I perego by bicycle. The band’s with me.” sonally have a soft spot for gear was carried in bicycle Dobrowski said the band trailers that they built them- super poppy dance music, is having a great time on its but I might be alone on selves. current tour, which took “We really had no expecta- that.” them through Maryland, When it came time to retions for that tour, which Virginia and North Carowas great,” Dobrowski said, cord the follow-up to Blind reminiscing about the trek. Pilot’s debut, “3 Rounds and lina before tonight’s stop at the Pour House. a Sound,” Dobrowski and “We were so happy if there The band also was recently was anyone at all to play for. Nebeker recruited bassist Luke Ydstie, banjo and dul- invited to perform at the That was definitely some Bonnaroo Music and Arts cimer player Kati Claborn, of the greenest grass I’ve Festival in Manchester, vibraphonist Ian Krist, been on. I’m excited with Tenn., in June. how much our audience has and keyboard and trumpet With the way things grown, but it’s nice knowing player Dave Jorgensen. Going from recording as a duo are going for Blind Pilot, if it all went away, we could to being a full-fledged band tonight’s Pour House show still get on our bikes and may very well be the last was a satisfying transition, have a pretty great time.” time the band plays a venue When asked about the mu- according to Dobrowski. that size, so catch them “With ‘3 Rounds,’ it was sical acts out there that influence Blind Pilot’s music, primarily just Israel and I in while you can.
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BY MATTHEW GODBEY
Special to The Post and Courier
Minus the Bear
Paul McCartney
Punch Brothers
KISSES ON THE BOTTOM/ HEAR MUSIC
WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW?/NONESUCH
My first reaction upon hearing that Paul McCartney had recorded an album of covers from the Great American Songbook was, “Really?” Paul, buddy, you don’t need to follow in the footsteps of Rod Stewart, trying to reignite a stalled career with an album of standards. Then I took a listen and read the liner notes. Perhaps not too surprisingly, “Kisses on the Bottom” is a solid cover album. Not only did McCartney borrow jazz singer Diana Krall and her band, he called in favors from such rock luminaries as Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder. No, this is not your average cover album of standards. For starters, Macca thankfully doesn’t drag out the same dozen or so standards that end up on vanity projects. Sir Paul actually makes some intriguing choices, including “Home (When the Shadows Fall),” “We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)” and “The Inchworm.” McCartney’s voice is gentle and soothing, and there is a sense of classiness about the project. Krall’s backing band definitely enhance songs such as “The Glory of Love” and “Ac-Cent-TchuAte The Positive,” and more common selections such as “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” feel anything but tired. Well done, Sir Paul. KEY TRACKS: “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” “The Glory of Love,” “The Inchworm”
If you know the name Chris Thile, then you’re already into his current band, Punch Brothers, or perhaps you dug his previous outfit, Nickel Creek. While he demonstrates a genuine love for traditional bluegrass music, the mandolin player does not ever seem content to just play in the same manner as those who originated the musical style. God bless him for that. Music is meant to be a form of personal expression, and Thile is a master at expressing himself. After collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan and Edward Meyer for the classical/newgrass hybrid project “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Thile and the rest of Punch Brothers have put their heads together and emerged with “Who’s Feeling Young Now?” While still retaining the slightest traces of bluegrass in its soul, “Who’s Feeling Young Now?” goes all over the place stylistically. From the hip-hop influenced title track to more abstract compositions such as the beautiful “Movement and Location,” this is a thinking man’s bluegrass. The band even sneaks in a cover of Radiohead’s “Kid A.” If there were more Chris Thiles in the world, then music would be infinitely more interesting than it already is. (A) KEY TRACKS: “Movement and Location,” “Who’s Feeling Young Now?,” “New York City”
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The Denver-based band The Fray has come a long way since releasing its debut album, “How to Save a Life,” in 2005. The breakout single “Over My Head (Cable Car)” was the fifth most downloaded song that year. After a tepid self-titled sophomore release, The Fray is back for another try, and if the first couple of songs are any indication, the band members are swinging for the fences. But hyped-up enthusiasm doesn’t always mean quality. “Scars & Stories,” the band’s latest effort, is wildly uneven. Kickoff tracks such as “Heartbeat” and “The Fighter” all but club the listener over the head. Lead singer Isaac Slade’s vocals at times seem almost comical as he spits out lyrics such as “Oh, you got a fire, and it’s burning in the rain” with such intensity that you can almost hear the tendons in his neck pull tight through the speakers. To be fair, there are some nice moments on the album, especially the song “I Can Barely Say.” The Fray already has elevated itself into the weird realm of adult contemporary rock inhabited by band’s such as Train and Matchbox Twenty. That’s not a bad place to be for album sales, but perhaps they should throttle back on the intensity factor. (C+) KEY TRACKS: “1961,” I Can Barely Say,” “Rainy Zurich”
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For the past decade, the Seattle-based experimental rock quintet Minus the Bear has stood as somewhat of a symbol of progression for the iconic Northwest underground; a tightly woven music community that is best-known for launching a musical revolution two decades ago. The band formed out of several indie and hard-core bands, each with significant success within the subterranean sounds of Seattle, and premiered as a major player along the influential West Coast rock scene. The group managed to merge its city’s grungy past with the post-hard-core and math rock future of an evolving modern-age. The band has released four albums to date. The latest, “Omni,” debuted in 2010 and peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Top 200. Minus the Bear will take part in a special performance tonight at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., with Tristen. The show is sponsored by Jack Daniel’s, and tickets are available only by registering at www.jdstudiono7. com. Call the Music Farm at 577-6989 or go to the Jack Daniel’s Studio website for additional details regarding the performance.
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out the early 2000s. Today, Perpetual Groove has developed a wide fan base throughout the country and beyond by completing national and international tours as well as appearances at such festivals as High Sierra and Berkfest. In addition to performing with artists including The Derek Trucks Band, DriveBy Truckers and Michael Franti, P-Groove (as fans call the band) has hosted its own Memorial Day weekend festival for fans since 2007. Perpetual Groove Known as Amberland, the event features several reReaching back almost 15 years, the birth of local jam gional performers opening for the jam band pioneers band legends Perpetual Groove was not unlike many on northwest Georgia farmland. other stories of a band’s beginnings. What is uncom- Perpetual Groove will apmon, though, is the group’s pear at The Pour House, longevity despite any major 1977 Maybank Highway, on Friday and Saturday commercial success. nights. Saturday’s show also The group formed in will feature an early solo 1997 after its members performance on the deck by met during their freshfrontman Brock Butler and man year at the Savannah College of Art and Design. a potluck dinner with the band. The quartet began playing Tickets to the full band Savannah’s local club scene performance are $16 in and campus parties before branching out to moderate advance per night. Two– By Devin Grant regional success throughnight tickets are limited and
are $28. Tickets are available online at www.etix. com. Tickets to Saturday’s preshow potluck and solo performance are $5. Go to www.charlestonpourhouse. com or call 571-4343.
Lotus
The “jam-tronic” group Lotus will appear at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., on Wednesday with Upstate natives The Malah. The Philadelphia-based quintet has constructed a complex collaboration of musical styles since forming in 1999. Among many influences, Lotus primarily uses elements of electronic, funk, jazz and disco laid carefully on a foundation of the jam-band genre. The result stands as an imaginative collection of styles that create an enveloping sound capable of evoking as much hypnosis as it does awe during live performances. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 the day of the show and are available at the Music Farm box office, online at www.etix.com or at the door. Go to www.musicfarm.com or call 577-6989.
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Artist of the week: Evan Diament new A busy weekend at the Gibbes on the local scene T Special to The Post and Courier
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van Diament has produced more art this year than at any other time in his life. His first expression as an artist began with the restoration work of historic homes in the Charleston area. As a builder, Diament conveyed himself as an artist with his tools and hands, a process that one day evolved into using paintbrushes on a canvas. As a self-trained artist, Diament was inspired to create art and simply followed it. Using acrylic, watercolor and sometimes fish scales for their print and patterns, his paintings are filled with the things that inspire: sunsets, nature and the ocean. “Moving to Folly Beach this winter has been an inspiring experience. The sounds of the ocean and the beauty of the South Carolina coast is amazing. It helps bring life to a slower pace where every moment can be enjoyed. I have much to be thankful for,” the artist said. Diament is a new artist on the scene in Charleston. His work is made for pleasure and expression. You can find out more about the artist and his work through his Facebook page.
MY MANTRA: One life to live. UPCOMING TRAVEL PLANS (REAL OR IMAGINED): Indonesia. LAST THING I DO BEFORE I GO TO BED: Is to anticipate the sunrise. FAVORITE MOVIE: “Legends of the Fall.” I AM CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: Iration Radio. LAST BOOK THAT I READ: “The Book of Secrets.” FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN CHARLESTON: Shiki Japa-
and Douglas Moore, respectively, said Nandini B. McCauley, media resources coordinator. “A Game of Chance” is about being careful what you wish for. “Gallantry” is described as being quite the actual “soap opera.” “It is, in essence, a ‘soap opera’ opera, complete with the surgeon who is in love with the nurse who is engaged to the patient for whom the surgeon is to perform an emergency appendectomy,” Nandini said. “The opera includes bath soap and floor wax commercials in between scenes, staying true to early TV’s live, in-studio commercials.” Performances are at the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Phillips St., and will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday and Monday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students age 22 and under with a valid ID. Reservations can be made by calling the department of music at 953-5927. Go to www.cofc.edu/sota for details.
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The North Charleston Cultural Arts Department is accepting applications from visual artists and fine craft artisans for participation in the Meeting Place Art and Fine Craft Co-Op, a temporary cooperative gallery in the Olde Village area. It is looking for artists with varied backgrounds who work in different media. The gallery will be operating Friday and Saturday, April 6-May 26. Applications are online at bit.ly/culturalarts under the ‘Trip to Bountiful’ Applications and Registration forms section, or call This endearing play is about an aging widow, Mrs. the cultural arts department office at 740-5854 to request Watts, who is living in a small apartment in Houston. a print copy. Unhappy with her daughter- An artist reception will be held 5-8 p.m. May 9 during in-law’s overly watchful eye and fearing that she is impos- the North Charleston Arts ing, Mrs. Watts imagines that Festival Art Walk.
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if she can get away and return to her old home in the town of Bountiful, everything will be wonderful. She feels it is there that she will regain her strength, dignity and peace of mind. Performances are taking place at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and March 1-3, 9, 10, 15-17 and at 3 p.m. March 4 and 11. Tickets are $27 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students. Purchase online at www.villageplayhouse.com or by phone at 856-1579. The Village Playhouse is at 730 Coleman Blvd. in Mount Pleasant.
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his weekend is a busy one at the Gibbes Museum. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, the public can enjoy the museum for free on Community Day. In the morning, families can enjoy the exhibitions, hands-on art activities, as well as face-painting with this “Artistic Expression” formance,” said CSO conevent. certmaster Yuriy Bekker. From 11-11:30 a.m., the “We also chose a Claude Charleston Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet Debussy piece because as a will present Musical Olym- musician, Debussy was inspired by the contemporary pia in the Rotunda Galartists of his time who were lery. And noon-1 p.m., the Charleston Argentine Tango primarily Impressionists,” Society will perform on the Bekker said. “We want to pay tribute to the artistfront steps of the museum. At 4 p.m. Sunday, the CSO musician connection as we are inspired today by Jill Woodwind Quintet will perform a musical response Hooper’s artistry.” Tickets are $15 for museto the exhibit of contemporary realist paintings by Jill um members and students, $25 for nonmembers. The Hooper. ticket includes the perfor“Staged in the stunning mance and admission to the Gibbes Rotunda and surmuseum. Purchase at the PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED rounded by Hooper’s exquisite portraits, large-scale Gibbes Museum Store, onEvan Diament line at www.gibbesmuseum. landscapes and still-life org or by phone at 722-2706, paintings, the recital will nese Restaurant. ext. 22. pay tribute to the artist’s MY DAILY ROUTINE CONSISTS OF: Restoring historic classical training and masC of C presents tery of technique,” said homes on Sullivan’s Island. Marla Loftus, director of This weekend, the College HABIT I’D LIKE TO BREAK: museum relations. of Charleston Opera ProImpatience. “Hooper paints in a very gram in the School of the I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR: classic style, and so we have Arts will present two comeThe people in my life. selected composers like dic performances. RESOLUTION: Improve on Haydn and Danzi because The one-act operas “A last year. they lived in the Classical Game of Chance” and “GalIN FIVE YEARS, I WILL BE: period. Still life was popular lantry” combine outlandA step closer to where I’m in the Baroque period and ish antics with the musigoing. that is why we will include a cal integrity of American IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I work by Handel in the percomposers Seymour Barab KNOW NOW: I would have seen the bigger picture. PRICE RANGE OF ARTWORK: Best offer. LAST THING THAT MADE ME LAUGH: Reminiscing with friends. LAST THING THAT MADE ME CRY: Missing someone. AKING EAL STATE I WISH: ... make it happen. WOULD YOU RATHER WIN EALITY INCE THE LOTTERY OR FLY INTO SPACE?: Can you win the lotEmail: tery in space? WEBSITE: Diament Building Call: LLC on Facebook.
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Today ‘Color in Freedom’
WHAT: The Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents “Color in Freedom: Journey Along the Underground Railroad.” The exhibit features a collection of paintings, drawings and etchings by Joseph Holston. WHEN: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. TuesdaysFridays, noon-5 p.m. SaturdaysSundays through March 4 WHERE: City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau St. PRICE: Free
African-American Heritage Days
WHAT: Celebrate African-American
For more weekend events, go online to www.charlestonscene.com. heritage from its roots in Africa to its branches in the Caribbean and the Americas, especially South Carolina. Immerse students in African-American history and culture through a variety of performances, re-enactments, demonstrations, hands-on activities and more. Call 795-4386 for information or to register. Preregistration required. WHERE: North Charleston Wannamaker County Park, 8888 University Blvd. PRICE: $8/student MORE INFO: 795-4386 or www. ccprc.com
Goose Creek Guild
WHAT: Members of the Goose Creek Artists Guild will present works in a variety of mediums and subjects as part of their annual judged show.
WHEN: Through Feb. 29 WHERE: North Charleston City Gallery, 5001 Coliseum Drive PRICE: Free admission/free parking MORE INFO: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
‘The Art of Alfred Hutty’
WHAT: Featuring one of the principal artists of the Charleston Renaissance, “The Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston” has more than 50 works in oil, watercolor, pastel and, most importantly, his exquisite prints created in Charleston and Woodstock, N.Y. WHEN: 10 a.m. Feb. 23-25, 28, 29; 1 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St.
PRICE: Museum admission is $9 for adults; $7 for seniors, students and military; $5 for children 6-12; free for members and children under 6 MORE INFO: 722-2706 or www. gibbesmuseum.org/explore
‘Jill Hooper’
WHAT: The exhibition “Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist” features recent work by Charleston artist Jill Hooper, a classically trained realist painter whose extraordinary portraits have earned international recognition. WHEN: 10 a.m. Feb. 23-25, 28, 29; 1 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. PRICE: Museum admission is $9 for adults; $7 for seniors, students and military; $5 for children 6-12; free for members and children under 6 MORE INFO: 722-2706 or www. gibbesmuseum.org/explore
Poetry Reading
WHAT: Celebrate the publication of Emily Rosko’s “Prop Rockery,” which won the 2011 Akron Poetry Prize. The reading will take place at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The Halsey is exhibiting the work of South Carolina native Aggie Zed, whose art also appears on the cover of “Prop Rockery.” WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 23 WHERE: Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 953-4422 or www. halsey.cofc.edu
CSU Symphonic Band
WHAT: The CSU Symphonic Band, conducted by Nicholas Holland III, will share the stage in a concert with Dr. Gretchen Bowles and the Hanahan High School Band. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 WHERE: Charleston Southern University Lightsey Chapel Auditorium, 9200 University Blvd. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 863-7966 or www. charlestonsouthern.edu
‘Avenue Q’
WHAT: Presented by Charleston Stage. Featuring naughty puppets, live performers and an award-winning score, “Avenue Q” follows the adventures of a fresh-faced college graduate named Princeton who sets out for the big city to find his purpose in life. Recommended for mature audiences. Adult language and themes. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25; 3 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. PRICE: Adults $38-$52, seniors (60+) $36-$52, students $22-$52 MORE INFO: 577-7183 or www. charlestonstage.com
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‘Last Train to Nibroc’
WHAT: The Charleston Acting Studio presents “Last Train to Nibroc,” a love story set during World War II. The play is written by Arlene Hutton. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and March 1-3; 3 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road PRICE: $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students MORE INFO: 795-2223 or http:// midtownproductions.org
showcase works by local artists and musicians. Businesses that will be participating are Artisan Tees, Jennafer Cruitt Bryan Jewelry, Continuum Skate Shop, Rogue Wave Surf Shop, RUA Framing and Nicholas Lane Jewelry. There also will be live music, caricature drawings, snacks and refreshments. The event will run 6-9 p.m. and is free.Visit www. artisantees.com. WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Artisan Tees, 47 Spring St. PRICE: Free
Window Exhibit
Sound of Charleston
WHAT: Local artist Francina SmallsJoyner will present “Through the Window: A Moment in Francina’s Time,” featuring original abstract oil paintings signifying memorable and personal moments of joy and spirituality from the past year of her life. WHEN: Through Feb. 29 WHERE: The Meeting Place, 1077 E. Montague Ave. PRICE: Free admission/free parking MORE INFO: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Friday ‘The Trip to Bountiful’
WHAT: Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote’s play is a meditation on the idea of home and its power to sustain. In 1953 Houston, elderly Carrie Watts dreams of returning to the home of her youth, but first she must find a way to escape the supervision of an overbearing daughter-in-law and an underserving son. What follows is a touching odyssey through the American landscape and the landscape of the heart as Carrie discovers the true magic of home that lives within us all. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 25, March 1-3, 9, 10, 15-17; 3 p.m. March 4, 11 WHERE: The Village Playhouse, Mount Pleasant PRICE: $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, $20 for students MORE INFO: 856-1579
Women in Business
WHAT: The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Women team up again to present the seventh annual premier business conference for women in the Lowcountry. The conference integrates women business owners and professionals into mainstream networks and expands their business opportunities by providing direct access to successful business leaders in the tri-county region. WHEN: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Omar Shrine Auditorium, 176 Patriots Point Road PRICE: $100 general admission, $75 chamber/C4W members MORE INFO: 805-3089 or http:// c4women.org/women_in_ business.html
Final Friday
WHAT: During Final Friday on Spring Street, local businesses
WHAT: Experience music of Charleston’s past, from gospel to Gershwin, Civil War and light classics. WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. PRICE: Adults $28, seniors $25, students $16, children 12 and under free MORE INFO: 270-4903 or www. soundofcharleston.com
Saturday Free Community Day
WHAT: The Gibbes Museum of Art invites the community to enjoy free admission 10 a.m.-1 p.m., face-painting, performances by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Charleston Argentine Tango Society and more. WHEN: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: 135 Meeting St. MORE INFO: 722-2706 or http:// gibbesmuseum.org
Gullah Tour
WHAT: Join the Charleston Parks Conservancy for a Gullah tour of Charleston with Alphonso Brown. Learn about black slave owners, slave uprisings, the Gullah language and local legend blacksmith Philip Simmons. The mini-bus tour will make some stops in downtown Charleston parks where the Conservancy is gardening. Rain or shine. WHEN: 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 25 WHERE: Charleston Visitor Center, 375 Meeting St. PRICE: $25 in advance; $30 at the door MORE INFO: 724-5003 or www. charlestonparksconservancy.org
Zumbathon
WHAT: The Zumbathon fitness fundraiser will benefit the Hanahan Police Cadets and Connections and You Inc. Several Zumba instructors will teach at the event, which is two hours including breaks. WHEN: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25, with the Zumbathon 1-3 p.m. WHERE: Curves, 1238 Yeamans Hall Road, Hanahan PRICE: $10 MORE INFO: 744-599 or https: //www.facebook.com/ events/317668278271865/
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Gullah Celebration
WHAT: Celebrate Gullah heritage with free programs every Saturday in February and March. Programs range from craft and cooking demonstrations to storytelling, music and dance performances. Bring the kids. WHEN: 2 p.m. Feb. 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 WHERE: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 881-5516 or www.nps. gov/chpi/index.htm
Honor Bands
WHAT: By virtue of their placement in regional auditions held in January, high school band members from across the Lowcountry will perform in four honor bands. WHEN: 3 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: Charleston Southern University Lightsey Chapel Auditorium, 9200 University Blvd. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 863-7966 or www. charlestonsouthern.edu
Lowcountry Boil
WHAT: The Folly Beach Exchange Club is hosting a Lowcountry boil dinner fundraiser. Food is available for dine-in or takeout. WHEN: 4-7 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: Folly Beach Exchange Club, 206 W. Indian Ave. PRICE: $12 includes tea and dessert
Opera Double Feature
WHAT: The College of Charleston Opera Program presents two one-act operas titled “A Game of Chance” and “Gallantry.” WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 25 and 27, 3 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Simons Center Recital Hall, 54 St. Philip St. PRICE: $20 adults, $10 students 22 and under MORE INFO: 953-5927
Heart benefit
WHAT: The American Heart Association of Charleston will hold an all’80s dance party benefit, complete with veteran Charleston radio personality DJ Greg Pitt, Dena Dee of Nikki Elliott Productions and members of Charleston’s local media as they compete for the best-dressed ’80s honors. There’s a prize for the most authentic ’80s concert tee. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 25. PRICE: $20 WHERE: Southend Brewery & Smokehouse, 161 E. Bay St.
Sunday
Race & Roast
WHAT: The Race & Roast at Oakland Plantation is a 5K trail run and oyster roast benefiting the Mount Pleasant Land Conservancy. The 5K winds through the protected property. Oyster roast tickets include live
music, all-you-can-eat local oysters, Palmetto Brewery beer, hayrides, kids activities and more. WHEN: 5K begins at 12: 30 p.m.; oyster roast is 1-4 p.m. WHERE: Oakland Plantation, 1205 Porchers Bluff Road PRICE: $20, $25 or $35 MORE INFO: 224-1849 or www. mountpland.org
Jazz Benefit
WHAT: The Leonard School of Music will hold its Jazz Benefit & Silent Auction featuring well-know local musicians including Charlton Singleton as well as LSM students. Food will be provided by Sandlapper Catering. Sponsorships start at $25. Proceeds will go to music scholarships, lessons and instruments for children. WHEN: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Northwood Baptist Church, 2200 Greenridge Road PRICE: $25 for adults, $12 for ages 12 and younger MORE INFO: 745-5908 or www. choosejazz.com
daffodils and other flowering plants along with flower arrangements. WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 1-3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 4 WHERE: Cypress Gardens, 3030 Cypress Gardens Road PRICE: $10, adults, $9 seniors MORE INFO: Laurette Sweet at laurettesweet@gmail.com, 6706061 or https://sites.google.com/ site/ourflowershow
Friday, March 2 First Friday Art Walk
WHAT: “Strollin’ Broad on Gallery Row” is the theme for March’s art walk. Paintings, jewelry, sculpture and more as well as refreshments. WHEN: 5-8 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Gallery Row, Broad Street PRICE: Free
Art Show
Paws Go Red
WHAT: “Concurrent: An Art Show” includes 11 local artists, including Tony Csavas, Rebecca West Fraser and Liz Vaughan. Beer from Holy City Brewing will be available, and DJ Party Dad will provide music. WHEN: 5-9 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Knights of Columbus Council 704, 143 Calhoun St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 870-5155
CSO Performance
WHAT: “We Still Live Here,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace, tells the story of the once-silenced Wampanoag language. Jessie Little Doe Baird, a passionate, resolute and engaging member of the tribe, journeys to become a MacArthur Award winner and celebrated linguist for her unprecedented work of bringing her Wampanoag language home. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Recital Hall, Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 953-4422 or www. halsey.cofc.edu
WHAT: Pet Helpers, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign and the MUSC Heart & Vascular Center team up for human and canine health featuring heart health screenings for dogs and owners, Go Red dog walk, pet and owner photos and a Go Red costume competition. WHEN: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive PRICE: $1 park admission MORE INFO: 795-1110 or www. pethelpers.org WHAT: The Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Woodwind Quartet will perform a program of Handel, Debussy and others that is inspired by the Gibbes Museum of Art exhibit “Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist.” WHEN: 4 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: 135 Meeting St. PRICE: $15 museum members, $25 nonmembers MORE INFO: 722-2706 or http:// gibbesmuseum.org
Tuesday Charleston Symphony
WHAT: The Charleston Symphony Orchestra will present “From Salzburg With Love.” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 WHERE: Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. PRICE: $25; students $10 MORE INFO: 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.com
Thursday, March 1 Spring Flower Show
WHAT: Berkeley area garden clubs will sponsor a Spring Flower Show at Cypress Gardens. The theme is “Berkeley’s Natural Gem” and will celebrate Cypress Gardens’ 80th anniversary with exhibits of camellias,
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‘Wait Until Dark’
WHAT: Susy Hendrix is learning to cope with her blindness, which resulted from a recent accident. Her life is changed, as she is terrorized by criminals who believe she has hidden a baby doll used by them to smuggle heroin into the country. Alone in her apartment and cut off from the outside world, Susy must fight for her life against a gang of ruthless criminals, led by the violent, psychotic Roat. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 2 p.m. March 4, 11, 18 WHERE: Flowertown Players, 133 S. Main St., Summerville PRICE: $20 adults, $17 seniors/ military, $15 students MORE INFO: 875-9251 or www. flowertownplayers.org/wait untildark
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ing at The Strike Zone on Feb. 24 and 25. WHEN: 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Feb. 24 and 25 WHERE: The Strike Zone at Dorchester Lanes, 10015 Dorchester Road PRICE: Free
Ann Caldwell with LooseFitt
WHAT: Classics performed by the local legend of jazz and blues vocals. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
The Krays
WHAT: Great band from Charleston starting at 10 p.m. Three hours of music with no breaks. WHEN: 10 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road
Greg Neff and Friends in Concert
WHAT: Greg Neff migrated to Summerville from the Northwest in 2005 and is getting back to the music that he left behind many years ago. A singer/songwriter and guitar player, he specializes in folk/rock music of the 60’s and 70’s (The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, etc.). He has been a regular at Single Smile Cafe’s Tuesday Open Mic Nights. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 23 WHERE: Single Smile Cafe, 100-A South Main St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 843-875-7745
Saturday Lewis, Wiltrout and Gregory
WHAT: Keyboardist Gerald Gregory, saxophonist Robert Lewis and drummer Ron Wiltrout perform acoustic covers and originals. WHEN: 6 p.m.-midnight WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
Larry Ford and Co.
Cotton Blue
WHAT: Piano and saxophone. WHEN: 6:30-10:30 p.m. WHERE: Halls Chophouse, 434 King St.
WHAT: Live blues music. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. Jan. 7 and 21 WHERE: Med Bistro, 90 Folly Road Blvd.
Soul Fish
WHAT: Team Trivia at 7 p.m. Soul Fish immediately following at 9 p.m. Trayces gift certificates for top three teams. WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road
Abe White
WHAT: A jazz saxophonist. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Toast Restaurant, 155 Meeting St.
Quentin Baxter Ensemble
WHAT: A jazz ensemble led by percussionist/composer/arranger/ producer Quentin Baxter. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Charleston Grill, 224 King St. PRICE: Free
Live Music at Lucky’s Southern Grill
WHAT: Fran Royster is playing. WHEN: 8-11 p.m. Thursdays WHERE: Lucky’s Southern Grill, 1271 Folly Road PRICE: Free
Steve Carroll and The Bograts
WHAT: Irish sing-alongs and pub songs. WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free
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Saxophonist Abe White adjusts his amplifier. He performs tonight at Toast restaurant.
PlaneJane
WHAT: Five vocalists and three multi-instrumentalists play funk tunes from different eras. WHEN: 10:30 p.m. WHERE: Wild Wing Cafe, 644 Coleman Blvd. PRICE: Free
Friday John Cusatis
WHAT: John Cusatis performs his audience-interactive acoustic show. WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Mueller’s Pub, 630 Skylark Drive
Bill Howland
WHAT: A jazz pianist based in Charleston. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. WHERE: Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar, 386 King St. PRICE: Free
David Patterson Ensemble
WHAT: Solo keyboard from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by acoustic jazz by
local drummer David Patterson and company. WHEN: 6 p.m.-midnight WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
Anthony Owens
WHAT: Rock/beach/pop. WHEN: 6:30-10:30 p.m. WHERE: Halls Chophouse, 434 King St.
James Slater Trio
WHAT: A jazz band based in Charleston. WHEN: 7-11 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Cotton Blue
WHAT: Live blues music. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Aroma’s, 50 N. Market St.
Classic Memories Big Swing Band
WHAT: Instructor Stephen Duane teaches an intermediate and beginner swing dance lesson, followed by a dance party. WHEN: Intermediate lesson, 7:15 p.m.; Beginner lesson, 8 p.m.;
Dance party, 8:45 p.m. WHERE: Spirit Moves Studio, 445 Savannah Hwy. PRICE: $10 MORE INFO: 843-557-7690 or http://roaringtwentieshot jazzdanceclub.com
Fall From Grace
WHAT: Live music. WHERE: Wolf Track Inn, 1807 Parsonage Ave. MORE INFO: 843-763-0853
Cherry Bomb
WHAT: Playing your favorite rock party songs from the 80’s to today. WHEN: 9 p.m. Feb. 24 WHERE: Midtown Bar & Grill, 559 King St.
Steve Carroll and The Bograts
WHAT: An acoustic jazz trio that plays covers and originals. WHEN: 7-11 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Rene Russell
WHAT: Rene Russell plays original tunes and some covers. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: Backstage Cafe, 816 Front St. PRICE: Free
Sunday Dori Chitayat
WHAT: A Spanish and Flamenco guitarist. WHEN: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WHERE: Atlanticville Restaurant, 2063 Middle St. PRICE: Free
New South Jazzmen
WHAT: A trad jazz band that plays a variety of teens and twenties standards. WHEN: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Jordan Gravel
WHAT: Classics performed by a solo jazz keyboardist. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
Shrimp City Slim at Lucy’s
WHAT: Live music at Lucy’s Red Sky Grill (at the Seabrook Island Enterance) with Shrimp City Slim. Music in the bar area. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Lucy’s Red Sky Grill, 1001 Landfall Way PRICE: Free
Ted McKee & Friends
WHAT: Join Ted McKee and various pickers on Wednesdays at D.D. Peckers Wing Shack for live music weekly. WHERE: D.D. Peckers Wing Shack, Savannah Hwy PRICE: Free
The Tommy Ford Band Bob Williams Duo
WHAT: Tribute band, including new member Bobbie Storm. WHEN: 8 p.m.-midnight WHERE: VFW post 3142, 3555 Dorchester Road PRICE: $5 MORE INFO: 843-607-5334
WHAT: This father/son duo performs classical, swing Jazz, classic rock and modern arrangements. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Charleston Grill, 224 King St. PRICE: Free
Mason Dixon Band
Jefferson Coker
WHAT: Country and Southern rock. WHEN: 9 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: Fat Boys, 445 North Highway 52, Suite 102 PRICE: Free MORE INFO: (269) 449-8850 or http://masondixonbandsc.com
WHAT: Coker’s music is a mix of blues, country, funk, americana and jazz. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Thirsty Turtle II, 1158 College Park Road
Hollow Point
WHAT: Irish acoustic and folk music. WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free
WHAT: Irish sing-alongs and pub songs. WHEN: 9 p.m. WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free
WHAT: Live music. WHERE: Wolf Track Inn, 1807 Parsonage Ave. MORE INFO: 843-763-0853
Never Tha Less Band
Fat Alice
WHAT: Never Tha Less Band is play-
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 25 WHERE: Sand Dollar Social Club, 7 Center St. PRICE: Free
WHAT: Rock/classic rock.
Fried Rainbow Trout
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PlaneJane
Lowcountry Blues Club
WHAT: Five vocalists and three multi-instrumentalists play funk tunes from different eras. WHEN: 10:30 p.m. WHERE: Wild Wing Cafe, 36 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
WHAT: This weekly, rotating lineup of blues musicians showcases a variety of styles and talent. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Fiery Ron’s Home Team Bbq, 1205 Ashley River Road PRICE: Free
Monday
Leah Suarez Trio
Acoustic Music Open Mike Night
WHAT: This local vocalist performs jazz standards and Latin/Bossa Nova-influenced originals. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: LOCAL Market+Coffee Bar, 1331 Ashley River Road
Jordan Igoe
Margaret Coleman and Wayne Dawes
WHAT: With Aaron Firetag and Jessica Daisi. Acoustic/folk/rock. WHERE: Juanita Greenbergs, 439 King St.
WHAT: Acoustic/folk/jazz music. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Henri Gates
WHAT: Live music starting at 8 p.m. Great covers from the ’70s, ’80s through today. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 29, March 14, 28 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road
Quentin Baxter Ensemble
WHAT: A jazz ensemble led by percussionist/composer/arranger/producer Quentin Baxter. WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Charleston Grill, 224 King St. PRICE: Free
Rotie
WHAT: An acoustic/pop/rock musician and singer who does covers and originals. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Wild Wing Cafe, 36 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
David Landeo
WHAT: acoustic/electric rock WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Red’s Ice House, 98 Church St. PRICE: Free
Tuesday
Open mike night
WHAT: Bring your instrument or voice and join in. Music is rock, folk, blues and beyond. WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays WHERE: Single Smile Cafe, 100-A South Main St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 843-875-7745
Frank Duvall Trio
WHAT: Acoustic jazz standards and originals. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
James Slater Trio
WHAT: A jazz band based in Charleston. WHEN: 6-10 p.m.
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The Leah Suarez Trio is scheduled to perform Monday at Mercato. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Jim and Whitt Algar
WHAT: This duo covers a wide spectrum of styles and genres, from Elvis to Eric Clapton to Johnny Cash. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Atlanticville Restaurant, 2063 Middle St. PRICE: Free
Tricknee Duo
WHAT: Matt and Fred kick off four hours of great live music at 8 p.m. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 21, 28, March 6, 13 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road
Fire and Ice Karaoke
WHAT: Wet Willie’s Karaoke with DJ Wild Bill every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. WHEN: 9 p.m. Tuesdays WHERE: Wet Willies, 209 E. Bay St. PRICE: No cover MORE INFO: 843-826-2193 or http://facebook.com/Fire-IceKaraoke
Wednesday Rene Russell
WHAT: Rene Russell Happy Hour every Wednesday in February at Morgan Creek Grill.
WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29 WHERE: Morgan Creek Grill, 80 41st Ave. PRICE: Free
Ann Caldwell Trio
WHAT: Jazz and blues singer Ann Caldwell joins a jazz trio featuring vibraphone, bass and drums. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
The Pulse Trio
WHAT: Acoustic jazz standards and popular tunes. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: Mercato, 102 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
Dave Landeo
WHAT: acoustic/electric rock WHEN: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. WHERE: Red’s Ice House, 1882 Andell Bluff Blvd. PRICE: Free
Keith Bruce
WHAT: An acoustic singer/guitarist. WHEN: 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHERE: Iacofano’s Italian Bistro and Bar, 626 Coleman Blvd. PRICE: Free
Live Music at Lucky’s Southern Grill
WHAT: Jaykob Kendrick will be playing. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays
New South Jazzmen
WHAT: A trad jazz band that plays a variety of teens and twenties standards. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Osteria La Bottiglia, 420 King St.
The Larry David Project
WHAT: Hits from ‘60s through ‘90s. WHERE: Wild Wing Cafe, 36 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
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ACE’S ON BRIDGE By BOBBY WOLFF
Today’s deal demonstrates that there is always something new under the sun. On the surface of it, your contract of six spades comes down to establishing clubs or finding the diamonds to lie moderately favorably — a combined chance of about 75 percent. Can you do better? Against your slam West leads the heart queen to your ace. You draw trump, throwing the heart seven from dummy, and lead a club.IfWestplaysthefiveorfour, declarer would cover, giving up an early club trick to facilitate establishing the suit. He can win the club return and ruff a club, coming to 12 tricks unless clubs are5-1,inwhichcasehefallsback on the diamond finesse.
However, when West produces the club nine, you call for dummy’s ace. After cashing the club king, you play the club two and, once East follows with the 10, throw a diamond from hand. No matter what East does now, the contract is safe. You can ruff the continuation of the club queen and then have two discards for your own diamonds. A heart return provides the extra entry to set up the clubs, while a diamond back surrenders the 12th trick immediately. If West had produced the club queen, the suit would have split 3-3 and, therefore, the heart king and a long club would have provided discards for your losing diamonds.
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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
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TODAY’S HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19): Concentrate on you for a change. Do something that will make you feel good, look good and bring good results. TAURUS (April 20May 20): Whether it’s a relationship, a group affiliation or even a plan that has taken a wrong turn, you can make a difference with positive reforms. GEMINI (May 21June 20): You’ll face confusion, dishonesty and poor advice if you listen to someone who is jealous of you. Do your best to remain positive. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Discussing your plans with someone you respect will result in suggestions that fit your budget and your physical comfort zones.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Socializing and getting to know new acquaintances should be your intent, but that doesn’t mean you should pick up the tab. Strive for equality, not ownership.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21): Choose your words carefully. Someone is sure to disagree with what you want to do and make your life difficult should you try to pursue your dreams.
VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22): Travel or sign up for a seminar that interests you. Get involved in activities that are challenging to take your mind off your problems.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): You will come up with a good solution that will enable you to rid yourself of the things you still have but no longer need.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23OCT. 22): The more time you spend with colleagues, clients or classmates, the better. Discuss what’s required of you.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Do what you can to help others, but don’t go into debt doing so. A partnership can be beneficial.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Make overdue alterations to your living quarters. A creative outlet will push you in a social direction that will bring you in contact with like-minded people.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Much can be accomplished. An unusual suggestion will help with regard to how you earn your living. Understanding and patience will be necessary.
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Wife demands her space in bathroom
Will you win an award for your Oscar knowledge? D
BY REBEKAH BRADFORD
Special to The Post and Courier
The Oscars are upon us. It’s an exciting night whether you’re interested in red carpet fashion, which winner may swear on national television (last year’s Melissa Leo) and, most importantly, what film will take home the Best Picture award. This year, there’s a silent film as a real contender for the top prize, another Academy Award nomination for perpetually nominated Meryl Streep, and Billy Crystal stepping in for ... well, we can’t tell you because it’s one of the trivia questions. Last week’s winner, Will Owens, is being challenged by Sara Villarreal, who works with AmeriCorps.
QUESTIONS
1. Before this year’s “The Artist,” what was the last year that a silent film was nominated for Best Picture? 2. Composer John Williams is the most nominated living person and has two Original Score nominations this year. Name one of the films. 3. Name the film that earned Meryl Streep her first Oscar nomination. 4. How many films are competing this year for Best Picture? 5. Michelle Williams is nominated for portraying Marilyn Monroe. How many times did Monroe get nominated for an Oscar? 6. Only one person has won a best acting Oscar four times. Who is it? 7. Which Best Actor nominee this year also shares a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay? 8. Who has more screenwriting nominations (15) than any other writer? 9. Who did Billy Crystal replace as the host of the 2012 Academy Awards? 10. Three films are tied for winning the most Oscars with 11 each. Name one.
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This film series about an epic journey has won an epic number of Oscars.
WILL’S ANSWERS
1. 1920 2. “Hugo” maybe. 3. “Kramer vs. Kramer” 4. Nine 5. I don’t know, but I’ll say once. 6. Jack Nicholson 7. George Clooney 8. Woody Allen 9. Steve Martin 10. LOTR, “Return of the King”
CONCLUSION We have a new Head2Head trivia champ again. Sara contacted us about competing in our weekly competition, and she took down her opponent in a close match. Can she do it again? Stayed tuned. The 84th Academy Awards are on Sunday. Check out Sunday’s Post and Courier for details.
SARA’S ANSWERS
1. I’d say probably in the early days, so 1929 maybe. 2. “War Horse?” That’s nominated for everything, isn’t it? 3. “Sophie’s Choice” 4. I think it’s 10. ... They keep making it more, though. 5. Hmm ... I think one maybe for “Some Like It Hot.” 6. I have no idea ... someone old I think ... Brando? 7. Brad Pitt 8. Woody Allen 9. Eddie Murphy I think. 10. Titanic!
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 1929 2. “The Adventures of Tintin” and “War Horse” 3. “The Deer Hunter” 4. Nine 5. Zero 6. Katharine Hepburn
7. George Clooney 8. Woody Allen 9. Eddie Murphy 10. “Ben Hur,” “Titanic” and “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
EAR ABBY: My otherwise loving, honest, generous, kind and attentive husband of 10 years feels it’s his right to walk into the bathroom whenever he wants, even when I’m in there. He says it’s coincidence, but I think he does it intentionally. We don’t have locks or doors to shut our master bathroom. We do have other bathrooms in the house. I have asked him repeatedly not to come in or to make some noise so I know he’s coming. He says he “forgets.” If I’m in the shower or blow-drying my hair and turn around and see another person, I get startled. My adrenaline pumps and I end up yelling at him. I’d prefer to get clean and pretty in peace. My husband thinks I’m overreacting. Am I? — BOTHERED IN THE BATHROOM DEAR BOTHERED: Feeling as strongly as you do, it’s surprising that you would move into a house in which the master bedroom and bath are set up this way. And yes, I do think you’re overreacting. However, you have a couple of options: The first would be for you to get clean and pretty in one of the other bathrooms. The second would be to start a remodeling project and have a door (or doors) to your master bath installed so your husband can knock before entering. DEAR ABBY: I am married to a wonderful and unique man. Despite his privileged upbringing, he is very down-to-earth. His parents’ affluence afforded him many opportunities and still does. Unfortunately, my in-laws are snobbish, self-absorbed and competitive. They are critical of everyone, especially their grown son. They put him and each other down constantly. They cause
DEAR ABBY scenes and can’t enjoy life. My husband is trying to be patient because he knows his parents aren’t going to change at their age. But they consume so much of our energy with their constant dramatic highs and lows. Any advice for dealing with drama queens (and kings)? They do love us and can be considerate.— LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD IN NEW JERSEY DEAR REAL: It may help you and your husband to understand that people who act the way your inlaws do are usually insecure on some basic level. They put others down to inflate their egos and reassure themselves that they’re “OK” by magnifying (or inventing) flaws in others. When your in-laws start to criticize, be pleasant and make a point of saying something positive about their target. It will shortcircuit the rant. DEAR ABBY: I’m a 40year-old working mother raising a daughter who is the joy of my life. Once in a great while I’ll accept an invitation to go on a date and hire a baby sitter to watch my daughter. My question is, who should pay for the sitter? The man who asked me out or should I? — MOM ON A BUDGET DEAR MOM: Paying for your daughter’s sitter is your responsibility. When you become involved in a steady relationship and the cost of a sitter becomes a financial burden, discuss it then with your boyfriend, who should be willing to share some of the cost. Write www.DearAbby.com.
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