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don’t know about you, but I’m super excited for Wednesday. Any other Wednesday, not so much, but this one is something special and can be summed up in two words: Elton John (Page 12). Yes, I (and probably many of you) will be among the thousands of fans singing along to every song, making a fool of myself and enjoying every second of it. It can’t come soon enough! But if you happen to be in the same boat as I am, thank goodness there’s a lot going on between now and then to get us through. The largest of those events
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is the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival (Pages 20-22). Having been to events in years past, I can tell you that every sip and bite are pure joy for a foodie. And getting to see the demos and the celebrity chefs is just icing on this delicious cake. Another festival that runs
through the weekend is the Charleston Film Festival (Pages 18-19). Being a movie lover, it’s exciting to live in a town that fetes movies as much as we do with multiple film festivals held here annually. There’s a lot of great movies to pick from at this one, but I personally am hoping to catch a viewing of “We
Need to Talk About Kevin” (Page 9), a truly creepy film (based on the previews) about a problem child who needs more than a timeout. After a movie like that, I’ll need that Wednesday pick-me-up.
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Films, flowers a good complement to food BY ALLISON NUGENT
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f the BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival is a bit out of your budget — don’t forget that they offer perimeter passes for $25 — we have a few great options that will be easy on the pocket book.
Movie mayhem
Get your hot rod all souped up and break out your leather jacket. Cinebarre is blasting back to the past with a free drive-in showing of “Grease.” Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, lowriders, sport bikes and choppers will be on display to get revelers in the mood for some “Greased Lightning.” The movie will start at dark, and food and drink will be available throughout the day to round out the festivities.
Want to flip to the other side of the movie musical spectrum? On Friday, Cinebarre will “Time Warp” its way into the world of Dr. Frank-N-Furter with a live shadowcasting performance by Backrow Productions. Seating begins at 11:30 p.m. and the show begins at midnight. Attendees are highly encouraged to come dressed to impress in their “Rocky Horror” best. The show costs $6.66 and survival kits will be available for purchase. Magic Hat Brewing Company will be sponsoring and will feature a special brew to get you through the night. Cinebarre is at 963 Houston Northcutt Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. For more information, go to cinebarre.com.
Flower power
If you feel like getting outside this
weekend but don’t feel like braving festival traffic downtown, consider heading out to Cypress Gardens to help celebrate its 80th anniversary. Berkeley area garden clubs will be sponsoring a Spring Flower Show with the theme of “Berkeley’s Natural Gem.” Exhibits will include camellias, daffodils and other flowering plants along with flower arrangements. The event will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, so you have multiple options if the weather forecast sticks to its guns and it rains early in the weekend. The flower show is free with the $10 admission to Cypress Gardens, at 3030 Cypress Gardens Road. For more on the show, contact Laurette Sweet at laurettesweet@ FILE/PROVIDED gmail.com or 670-6061, or go to Fine camellia specimens such as this one are likely to be on display sites.google.com/site/ourflower this weekend at Cypress Gardens. show.
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Bulldog Challenge goes beyond military tive to start with, Porter designed a program using training phases, or “periodization,” that incorporated CrossFit, mixed-martial arts, mobility training, yoga and nutrition to prepare them for the rigors of the challenge. After all, the event features 15 obstacles, such as scaling Among the civilian teams walls and trudging through at Saturday’s 16th Citadel chest-high pluff mud in the Bulldog Challenge will be “Guadalcanal” obstacle, while a team of men in their 60s lugging 25-pound sandbags raising money, appropriate- along a six-mile course. ly, for the Wounded Warrior As of late last week, the Project, which seeks to help team had raised more than veterans wounded in war $4,000 for Wounded Warwith services and programs. rior, while also inspiring Allan Woods and Frank many at the Lake House Zaubi, both 66, John Feldwho watched them train as man, 65, and Tom Peck, 61, a team. One woman in her all of Seabrook Island, have 50s already wants to form a been training for the Bullteam for next year’s event. dog Challenge since OctoPorter said, “I wanted to ber, when the island’s Lake do this to create awareness House fitness director Nic that we’re capable of doing Porter pitched it to them. more than we think we’re While the men were all accapable of doing.”
And in that respect, the Bulldog Challenge continues to accomplish its goal, as well. While registration closed at midnight Wednesday, the event is still fun to watch and often is a good way to start preparing for next year’s event. The challenge kicks off at 8 a.m. and two, four-person teams start every two minutes. The event is campuswide. www3.citadel.edu/bdc
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Advance ticket purchase is preferred but not reThe get bOYSTERous on quired. Register at yoga Bowen’s, a benefit for the benefitskids.org or event Yoga Benefits Kids program, brite.com. will be held 2-5 p.m. SaturMountain bike race day on Bowen’s Island and For mountain bikers, movinclude live “jamgrass” muing to the Lowcountry can sic by Green Levels, along cause withdrawals, but there with oysters, beer, a silent are support groups for that. auction and raffles. Mount Pleasant Velo will The cost is $25 for adults; present The Killer 3 Mounkids 12 and under get in tain Bike Race on Sunday free; older kids cost $10.
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at Manchester State Forest in Wedgefield, which is near Sumter. The 13-mile race is part of the Maxxis Southern Series and is broken into cycling levels, which will race at different times Sunday morning. Go to www.trekcyclingmp. com or email racedirector@ mtpleasantvelo.org for details. Reach David Quick at 9375516.
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THE 3RD ANNUAL CHARLESTON FILM FESTIVAL ONLY AT THE TERRACE THEATER
MARCH. 1ST - 4TH
★★★★ FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: ★★★★ SATURDAY, MARCH 3 THEATER 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST 5:30-6:30: Opening Reception, Terrace Theater Lobby
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7:15: Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story Meet Director Ari Pinchot and Producer Mark Manson.
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2:15: A Matter Of Size 4:15: Academy Awards Shorts: Live Action 6:00-7:00: Opening Reception: In honor of AWAKEN THE DRAGON Meet Director Liz Oakley and membersof the cast. 7:15: Awaken The Dragon SOLD OUT Director Liz Oakley and members of the cast will do a Q & A session after the film. 9:15: Goon
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2:00: Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray 4:00: Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story 7:00: Awaken The Dragon SOLD OUT 9:00: We Need to Talk About Kevin
12:15: Greater Park Circle Film Society presents: BEING ELMO, plus best local Animation shorts Meet Park Circle director Nicholai Burton. 2:15: Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray Author Robert Rosen (The Jewish Confederates) will lead a discussion after the film. 4:15: BLOCK 1: LOCAL Shorts, featuring THE MUD & THE BLOOD Meet filmmakers, including The Mud & The Blood director, George Motz. Join us for an oyster roast by Bulls Bay Oyster Roasts (in the parking lot) following the film. Buy oyster roast tickets online $20 7:15: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 9:15: Goon
9:00: We Need to Talk About Kevin
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2:15: BLOCK 2: Best of Shorts: Meet local filmmakers who will discuss their movies. 4:15: A Matter of Size 7:00: Being Elmo Encore Presentation
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2:00: We Need to Talk About Kevin 4:00: Eames: The Architect and the Painter Meet designer Jay Fletcher, who will lead a discussion on Eames.
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12:00: Academy Award Shorts: Live Action 2:00: TAKEN IN Meet Director Chris White 4:00: The Best of INDIE GRITS Festival Meet Indie Grits Festival and Nickelodeon Cinema director, Andy Smith 7:00: The Wise Kids Meet the cast and crew of Wise Kids. Lead by actor Rodney Rodgers.
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‘Kevin’ a movie that may turn you off kids movie review
But “We Need to Talk About Kevin” works on you. Maybe we think Eve’s ★★★ (out of five stars) right about her responsibile Need to Talk ity when she hisses at her DIRECTOR: Lynne About Kevin” is kid, “Mommy was happy Ramsay a horror movie CAST: Tilda Swinton, Ezra until the day little Kevin for parents. came along — you know Miller, John C. Reilly, Strip away the showy that?” Then we see the boy’s Jasper Newell flashbacks — cutting becunning, his manipulaRATED: R for disturbing tween several pasts and tions. Mommy’s right to be violence and behavior, several points in the presmiserable. some sexuality and ent — and it’s “We Need We watch the escalating language to Talk About Damien.” RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, outrages, and we wait for Because the only simple, an animal to be abused. 52 minutes satisfying way of explaining WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Because we remember that the monster at the heart of warning sign from psycholFind this review at this nightmare is “He’s the ogy class. charleston spawn of the devil.” The always-daring Swinscene.com Except he isn’t. ton is great at sending the and offer Co-writer/director Lynne your opinion mixed signals Eve must deRamsay (“Morvern Callar” liver. She suggests passion, of the film. was hers), working from frustration and wariness. cried so incessantly that she Her scenes in the present a Lionel Shriver novel, takes us into the confused, would pause, next to a jack- give Eve the timidity of a hammer, just for the relief of whipped dog, and she wins overwhelmed mind of a not hearing his screams. mother (Tilda Swinton) our understanding, if not In Daddy’s arms, he was whose son has done someour sympathy. angelic. But mom saw the thing horrific. Two boys portray Kevin, real Kevin: a smart child As Eve staggers through and Jasper Newell (younger who refused to talk, a defievery awful day after that, Kevin) and Ezra Miller (teen ant kid who spent years everything in her life reKevin) play the kid as if minds her of the many signs refusing to be potty trained, they’re auditioning for “The a boy whose studied cruelty Omen.” that something was wrong with that boy pretty much he perfected before his first Ramsay’s camera doesn’t from birth. And how neither day of school. suggest that this is just how she nor anyone else could And Eve frets. Was it her Eve sees him, unconscionafigure out a way to prevent a fault? Did he sense her rebly cruel. This is the movie’s disaster. gret at the life she gave up? subjective reality: Kevin is a Eve is ostracized in her Did her distance from him bad seed. town, slapped by strangmake him this way? But “We Need to Talk ers in the street, forever Ramsay’s technique turns About Kevin” still makes scrubbing or grinding off a straightforward Colfascinating fodder for disred paint spattered over umbine tale into a visual cussion for people who have her vandalized house and collage of effect without a outgrown horror movies. car. Her memories let her singled-out cause, a jumble It works at both the “Spare escape: She’s back in her of regret and guilt, signs the rod, spoil the child” and young, free-wheeling, travseen and not properly dealt “This kid needs help” ends eling days, embracing the with, a weak parent who of the spectrum. hedonism of La Tomatina empowers a plainly disIf you’re old enough to be tomato festival in Spain, turbed child. Even a slap a parent, you’re old enough the romance that led to her from that angry, unnamed to be chilled to the marrow marriage to Franklin (John fellow parent doesn’t snap by this depiction of dysfuncC. Reilly). her out of it. tion, to worry all the way But quickly, another “It was MY fault,” she says home about the signs you memory drowns that out. to another stranger who might be missing in your There’s Kevin, the baby who tries to intervene. own child’s development. BY ROGER MOORE
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★★★½ (out of five stars) DIRECTOR: Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda CAST: Voices of Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms and Danny DeVito RATED: PG for brief mild language RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 34 minutes WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Find this review at charleston scene.com and offer your opinion of the film.
The Lorax, voiced by Danny DeVito, is shown in a scene from the animated film Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax.”
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‘Lorax’ gorgeously gloomy plasticized. He doesn’t know things weren’t always this way, or notice how bad things are until he tries to rom the day it was impress his cute redheaded published, Dr. Seuss’ neighbor, Audrey (Taylor environmental parable Swift), and she shows him “The Lorax” has courted her mural. controversy. “What are those?” A screed about consumer“TREES.” ism, greed and its cost to Audrey longs to see a real the environment, this antitree. And Ted, asking his clear-cutting tale prompted mom, realizes how hard that’s protests in lumber-country going to be. “We already have school districts and just last a tree, the latest model!” week inspired a Fox Business But Granny (Betty White, of News anchor to attack its course) sends Ted off into the “indoctrination.” wastelands outside of the city, The gorgeous and gloriin pursuit of the Once-ler (Ed ous new film of this fable Helms). from Universal’s “Despicable And the Once-ler tells Ted Me” team turns a somewhat the tale of how he deforested gloomy, cautionary tale into the Seuss-scape long ago, all a 3-D musical, with catchy in the name of profit. tunes and gags borrowed The Once-ler, in flashbacks, from every film from “Toy remembers the warnings of Story” to “Babe.” the Lorax (Danny DeVito), But the message is as obviand how he’d ignored them. ous and irritating to those “Everyone here needs the who resent the Clean Air Act trees,” the Lorax declares, as ever. surrounded by forest creaTed the teen (voiced by tures. “And you’re choppin’ Zac Efron) lives in Thneed’em down.” ville, where everything is The film is a feast of bright packaged, paved over and Seuss colors and wonderful
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Seuss design: all curvy, undulating lines and shapes. The 3-D kicks in as Ted dodges ax heads and the Once-ler is sent hurtling down river rapids. And the songs are a stitch: Helms warbling “Everybody needs a thneed,” advertising his new scarf-like product made from the Truffula trees, and croons “How bah-ah-ahad can I be?” in his defense when the trees fall in their thousands and the cash piles up. “Lorax” takes on echoes of “Wall-E” as it embraces its gloom. The Once-ler’s replacement entrepreneur/ villain is a fellow who has figured out how to bottle and sell clean air. But it’s all a set-up for the redemption song, the gospel-tinged “Let it Grow.” That’s when it becomes obvious why the Seuss rhymes here are subdued, saved up for big moments when they’ll have the most impact. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
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A MATTER OF SIZE NR
An overweight, underemployed chef finds a new life in sumo wrestling, but it’s not as easy as it looks.
Terrace: Fri: 2:15; Sun: 4:15
AWAKEN THE DRAGON NR
A documentary examining how a group of cancer survivors face wellness through dragon boat racing.
Terrace: Fri: 7:15
BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY PG
A look at the man behind the beloved “Sesame Street” character.
Terrace: Sat: 12:15; Sun: 7
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A boy searches for the one thing that will win the affection of the girl of his dreams: a tree.
Citadel: Fri-Thur, March 8: 12:30, 2:40, 5, 7:50, 9:50 Citadel Digital 3D: Fri-Thur, March 8: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:30 Citadel IMAX 3D: Fri-Thur, March 8: 12, 2:10, :20, 7, 9:10 James Island: Fri: 9; Sat-Sun: 2, 9; Mon-Thur, March 8: 9 James Island 3D: Fri-Thur, March 8: 4:30, 6:45
EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER NR
James Franco narrates this documentary on the lives and works of Charles and Ray Eames, a husband and wife whose studio became a major design influence in the ’50s and ’60s.
Terrace: Sun: 4
FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY
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The true story of Israeli lieutenant colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, who led a raid to free hostages and was killed in the process.
Terrace: Today: 7:15; Fri: 4
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GOON NR
Terrace: Fri-Sat: 9:15
JEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE & GREY NR This film explores the little known history of the Civil War Jews who fought on both sides of the battlefield. Terrace: Fri: 2; Sat: 2:15
PROJECT X R Three high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves, but things quickly spiral out of control.
Citadel: Fri-Thur, March 8: 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 James Island: Fri: 4:20, 7:30, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 1:50, 4:20, 7:30, 9:45; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:20, 7:30, 9:45
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN PG-13
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert. Terrace: Sat: 7:15
THE SKIN I LIVE IN R A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. Terrace: Sat: 9:30 ; Sun: 4:30, 7:30
TAKEN IN NR A man must spend a weekend alone with his estranged teenage daughter at a roadside resort, where the two will confront the issues that have driven them apart. Terrace: Sat: 2
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Kevin’s mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up.
Terrace: Fri-Sat: 9; Sun: 2
THE WISE KIDS NR A Southern coming-of-age drama that takes place in the transitional space between high school and college. Terrace: Sat: 7
PLAYING ACT OF VALOR ★★½ R
Cinebarre: Today: 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10 Citadel: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:55, 3:55, 7:20, 9:50 Hwy. 21: Fri-Sun: 7; Thur, March 8: 7 James Island: Today-Fri: 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:15, 7, 9:45 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:20, 4:30, 5:10, 7, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15
THE ARTIST ★★★★½ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 12:50, 7:05 Citadel: Fri-Thur, March 8: 12:15, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40 Terrace: Today: 12:20, 2:10, 4:10, 6:50, 8:45; Fri: 12:25, 2:15, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; Sat-Thu: 12:25, 2:15, 4:20, 6:50, 8:45
BIG MIRACLE ★★★ PG
Hwy. 21: Today: 8:50 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:40
CHRONICLE ★★★ PG-13
Citadel: Today: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 James Island: Today: 7
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EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ★★★½ PG-13 Terrace: Today: 2:35
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE ★★½ PG-13 Cinebarre 3D: Today: 1:10, 3:45, 7:50, 10:20
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY ★★★½ G
Citadel: Today: 4, 9:15 Citadel 3D: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:55 James Island 3D: Today: 7:30; Fri-Thur, march 8: 6:45, 9:15 James Island: Today: 4:25, 10 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:45, 7:35 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 2:05, 4:45, 7:45, 10:10
Cinebarre: Today: 1, 3:40, 7, 9:25 Citadel: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30; Fri-Thur, March 8: 12:30, 2:45, 5 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:20, 4:15, 6:55, 9:20
GONE ★½ PG-13
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE PG
Cinebarre: Today: 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 9:45 Citadel: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:50, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10
HUGO ★★★ PG
Terrace: Today: 12:25, 4:40; Fri: 1:50, 9:25; Sat-Sun: 1:50, 7:10; Mon-Thu: 1:50, 4:15, 7:10, 9:25
THE IRON LADY ★★★ PG-13
Terrace: Today: 12:25, 2:30, 4:35, 7:10, 9:15; Fri: 4:15; Sat: 4:15, 9:20; Sun: 9:20; Mon-Thu: 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, 7, 9:20
JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND ★★ PG
Cinebarre: Today: 4:10 Cinebarre 3D: Today: 1:40, 7:10, 9:40 Citadel: Today: 1:30, 4, 6:30 Citadel Digital 3D: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Citadel IMAX 3D: Today: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Hwy. 21: Today: 7; Fri-Sun: 7; Thur, March 8: 7 James Island 3D: Today: 6:45; Fri: 4:25; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:25; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:25 James Island: Today: 4:05, 9:10 Palmetto Grande: Today: 4:40 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 2:10, 7:25, 9:45
RED TAILS ★★★ PG-13
Citadel: Today: 8:45 Hwy. 21: Today: 8:45; Fri-Sun: 8:45; Thur, March 8: 8:45
SAFE HOUSE ★★★ R
Cinebarre: Today: 1, 4, 7:15, 9:55 Citadel: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:55, 3:50, 7, 9:50 James Island: Today-Fri: 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50
Cinebarre 3D: Today: 3:50, 9:30 Citadel 3D: Today: 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 James Island 3D: Today: 4, 10 Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 1, 4, 6:55, 9:55
THIS MEANS WAR ★★★ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 1:35, 4:05, 7:40, 10:10 Citadel: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:40 James Island: Today-Fri: 4:20, 7:05, 9:25; Sat-Sun: 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:25; Mon-Thur, March 8 Palmetto Grande:Today:1:50,4:50,7:30,9:55
TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS ★½ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 1:15, 3:55, 7:20, 9:55 Citadel: Today: 12:20, 1, 2:50, 3:50, 5:20, 8, 8:10, 9:45; Fri-Thur, March 8: 12:20, 1, 2:50, 3:50, 5:20, 7, 8:10, 9:45 James Island: Today-Fri: 4:30, 7:20, 9:55; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10
THE VOW ★★½ PG-13
Cinebarre: Today: 1:45, 4:15, 7:45, 10:15 Citadel: Today: 12:15, 1, 4:55, 6:50, 7:25, 9:50; Fri-Thur, March 8: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 James Island: Today-Fri: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; Sat-Sun: 1:45, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; Mon-Thur, March 8: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Hwy. 21: Fri-Sun: 8:50; Thur, March 8: 8:50 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2, 5, 7:50, 10:15
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Cinebarre: Today: 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:05 Citadel: Today-Thur, March 8: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Palmetto Grande: Today: 2:40, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10
THE WOMAN IN BLACK ★★★ PG-13
Citadel: Today: 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:45; Fri-Thur, March 8: 7:20, 9:45
Azalea Square, 215 Azalea Square Blvd., Summerville, 821-8000 | Cinebarre, 963 Houston-Northcutt Blvd., Mount Pleasant, 884-7885 | Citadel Mall Stadium 16 with IMAX, 2072 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., 556-4629 | Highway 21 Drive In, Beaufort, 846-4500 | James Island 8, Folly and Central Park Rd., 795-9499 | Hippodrome, 360 Concord St., Suite 100, 724-9132 | Cinemark Movies 8, 4488 Ladson Rd., Summerville, 800-326-3264 (dial 1415#) | Palmetto Grande, U.S. 17 North, Mount Pleasant, 216-TOWN | Park Circle Films, 4820 Jenkins Ave., Park Circle, North Charleston, 628-5534 | Regal Cinemas 18, 2401 Mall Drive, North Charleston, 529-1946 | Terrace, 1956-D Maybank Hwy., 762-9494 | Ivanhoe Cinema 4, Walterboro, 549-6400 | Northwoods Stadium Cinemas, 2181 Northwoods Blvd., North Charleston, 518-6000
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Rock legend Elton John is back BY DEVIN GRANT Special to The Post and Courier
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o many times you hear of a well-known musician getting his or her start as a way to rebel against some form of authority, be it parents, school or society in general. Rock legend Elton John, who performs Wednesday at the North Charleston Coliseum, is no exception. When his father, a military man, tried to steer young Reginald Dwight toward a career in something sensible such as banking, the teenager stuck to his musical guns and worked his way up, beginning as a pub pianist and eventually parlaying his talents into a recording contract. Dwight changed his name to Elton John and released a debut album in 1969. Along with lyricist Bernie Taupin, John has racked up quite a list of accomplishments since that first album. He has won six Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Tony. He has amassed more than 50 Top 40 hits, seven consecutive No. 1 albums and nine No. 1 singles. His single “Candle in the Wind,” rewritten as a tribute for the late Princess Diana, holds the record for
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favorite Elton John tune should walk away from WHAT: Elton John Wednesday night’s show happy. John’s touring band WHEN: 8 p.m. includes guitarist Davey Wednesday Johnstone, bassist Bob WHERE: North CharlesBirch, percussionist John ton Coliseum, 5001 ColiMahon, drummer Nigel seum Drive Olsson, and keyboardist PRICE: $37-$139 Kim Bullard. FOR MORE INFO: In the past, John was www.northcharleston known for his extravagant coliseumpac.com stage costumes and tradethe biggest-selling single mark glasses. While he still of all time with more than likes to wear a flashy suit 33 million copies sold. He onstage (his waistcoat at has been inducted into the the 2007 Charleston show Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, featured a genie emerging awarded the Commander of from a lamp on the back), the Order of the British Em- you won’t catch John sportpire and knighted by Queen ing a feather boa or a DonElizabeth II. ald Duck suit like he did It has been more than in the late ’70s and early four years since Elton John, ’80s. who turns 65 later this In between jaunts for month, has performed in concert dates, John is the Lowcountry. busy with his Las Vegas That November 2007 show “The Million Dollar show, also at the Coliseum, Piano,” which opened in was a sellout and featured October. That show, staged John playing more than two at Caesars Palace, is scheddozen of his greatest hits, in- uled to run for the next cluding “Your Song,” “Tiny three years. Dancer,” “I’m Still StandNo matter what he pering” and “Goodbye Yellow forms Wednesday night, Brick Road.” Elton John fans are in for Given that he wasn’t a great evening of classic touring in support of a rock. Good thing Reginald new album then, and Dwight didn’t listen to won’t be this time out either, his father and become a fans looking to hear their banker.
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Needtobreathe ready for biggest local concert yet BY HARRIS COHEN || Special to The Post and Courier
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ven playing in larger venues and adding dates in sold-out cities, Needtobreathe’s concerts are quickly selling out. “This is a huge step up for us production-wise with bigger sets and lighting and better sound, and we’re taping the shows for a DVD,” lead singer and guitarist Bear Rinehart said. Following a nationwide tour opening for Taylor Swift, the band will be playing fewer cover songs this tour.
“On the last headlining tour, most people came to know us because of ‘The Outsiders’ and we were conscious to play the songs fans wanted to hear,” Rinehart said. With this, he said, the band will be reaching deeper into their catalog with songs such as “More Time” from 2007’s “The Heat” album. On their follow-up album to 2009’s “The Outsiders,” “The Reckoning,” the band pursued an edgier sound. “We went in with a thought of a more guitaroriented record and the album consists of more songs in minor keys and a bigger reverb sound,” Rinehart said. However, they continued incorporating lush and nuanced tones as with their previous efforts, using such nontraditional instruments as an Irish uilleann pipe, a mandola, an antique guitar with black strings that have never been changed, and percussion done by putting coins and screws in metal cans. Rinehart feels the prior tour and the making of 2011’s “The Reckoning” were the most intense time
for the band. “It was the most pressure we put on ourselves but it was healthy as we felt we were on the cusp of big things,” he said. In making the album, the band worked on fewer song ideas. “We felt focusing on only 20 ideas would be better, though we ended up arguing just as much as in the past,” Rinehart said with a laugh. With songs having also charted in the Christian music category and being sons of a preacher, the band is very conscious of the fine line between an inspirational song and one that sermonizes. “As kids we brought friends to church with us and it was very scary. This gave a good feel of when it is over the top,” Rinehart said. “The songs have everything to do with what we feel, who we are and it comes naturally but we have no agenda.” Rinehart said that playing in their home state, the band is from Possum Kingdom (near Belton), is always different, and there is more pressure with this being the first time they have head-
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lined at the Performing Arts Center. “We will do something special for the Charleston performance,” Rinehart said. After the current leg of the tour, the band will play the Bonnaroo music festival and some dates in Europe. For later this year, they are planning an acoustic tour. And the band is working on ideas for the next album. “The process for the next one begins immediately after the release of a CD,” Rinehart said. As with all shows that sell out on this tour, the band is auctioning tickets to benefit the Palmetto Medical Initiative. Go to www. palmettomedical.org for details.
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Bighorn’s has almost too many choices It’s also enough space to hold big ambitions, too. Not only does the sports bar contain 50 high-definition ighorn’s Sports Grill and big-screen TVs, Bighorn’s embraces Western counts 120 items — that’s ideals, wild Western right, 120 — on its menu. ideals, corralling diners The 11-by-17 menu shows into a wide expanse with a dizzying array of photopromises of steaks, burgers, graphs and descriptions, seafood, chicken, ribs and revealing page after page barbecue. of popcorn shrimp, skillet Bighorn’s, done up with cheese fries, wing sampler a mounted steer and other platters, cowboy nachos, cowboy relics, is housed on fried green tomato BLTs, Rivers Avenue in the old Texas toast patty melts and K&W Cafeteria location, smoked chile butter grilled which more recently accom- shrimp. modated another sports bar About 50 of the items are and grill called Rendezvous. listed below $10. This is a big venue: 11,000- or As for the wings, Bighorn’s so square-feet, which is am- supports a heat index of 1 ple space for the live music through 10, as Habanero Bighorn’s hosts on weekends. Hades (a blend of habaneros,
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A quarter rack of ribs, baked beans and coleslaw costs $8.99 during lunch at Bighorn’s Sports Grill.
Dry chipotle pepper wings and wet “Mean Old Mr. Red” wings.
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jalapenos and spices) tops the scale. Several other wet and dry varieties grace the catalog. Get your fill with an all-you-can-eat buffalo wing buffet for $9.99. Tops on our list are the dry chipotle pepper wings, which are tender and dressed with red pepper flakes and seasonings, as well as the “Mean Old Mr. Red,” a 5 on the heat index. Mr. Red isn’t excessively hot, but he won’t go unannounced, either. Altogether, Bighorn’s choices can overwhelm; one could spend weeks there without making it through the menu. But at the least, every cowboy or cowgirl in your family will probably find a dish to satisfy their tastes.
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Moe’s Crosstown
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Moe’s Crosstown Tavern is at 714 Rutledge Ave. in downtown Charleston.
CUISINE: Pub grub CATEGORY: Neighborhood Favorite LOCATION: 714 Rutledge Ave. PHONE: 641-0469 HOURS: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday brunch (Crosstown only) 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., regular menu 1:30-11 p.m. Kitchen hours: Monday-Saturday, full menu 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; limited menu 11 p.m.-until. FOOD: ★★★½ ATMOSPHERE: ★★★½ SERVICE: ★★★ PRICE: $ COSTS: Appetizers $3-$15.95, burgers $6.95-$8.25, sandwiches $7.25-$8.95, wraps $7.50-$8.95, quesadillas $8.25-$8.75, salads $5.25-$8.95, soups and chili $3.25-$4.50, daily specials MP. Brunch (Crosstown only)
$1.50-$8.95, brunch drink menu $5-$18. VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: Yes WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: One step-up entry. BAR: Full-service bar, beer on tap, Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. $2 Miller High Life all the time; $2 PBR, daily drink specials. PARKING: Street parking OTHER: Tuesday half-price burger day (eat-in only) 7-10 p.m. Happy Hour drink and food specials (dine-in only). Take-out. Wednesdays: Charleston Crepe Company comes to Moe’s Crosstown (check Facebook); daily soup and sandwich specials; football food and drink specials in season. Pool table. NFL, MLB, soccer and local sports in HD. Facebook, moescrosstown. com, moescrosstown@comcast.com.
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a cloudy Blue Moon wheat beer and opaque imported porters and stouts. You will find 12 beers on squire magazine voted tap and an assortment of Moe’s Crosstown as bottled beers as well as wine one of the “50 Best and a full bar. Bars in America.” When it A Polish flag honors the shut down operations for nearly a year to refresh and heritage of owner Mike Tronoski, and the menu tips renovate, its fans set up the its hat with Papa T’s pieroFacebook page “We Want gies ($7.50) and a snappy Moe’s Crosstown Back.” And in November, they did kielbasy ($7.95) sandwich loaded with sauerkraut, get it back. braised onions and peppers Moe’s Crosstown was and spicy Polish mustard to fastidiously refurbished to look almost exactly as it was. gild this old-school sausage. The menu is divided into It reopened with its funky the basic four groups of bar patchwork of kitsch, neon food: wings, burgers, fries “Moe’s” in red light and “wallpapered” in signage of and beer. Moe’s ups the ante with better cooking than America’s favorite brews. The bathrooms received a most beer-centric establishmuch-needed paint job, and ments. Its chicken wings (12 for the new flooring provides $7.95; 18 for $11.75 and 24 for safe support for the many neighborhood patrons who $15.95 and half-price during happy hour) are among the call Moe’s their watering best in town. They are meaty hole home. and moist, not dehydrated A visit on a weekend by frying, dipped in sauce evening found most of the and finished with a dusting crowd calling out to each of a salt-and-pepper spice other by name. blend. The “hot” is not inFamilies and friends, cendiary, and the blue cheese couples and singles, black trumps the Ranch dressing. and white, young and old were shoulder to shoulder, Save the celery stick for the three deep at the bar. Most, Bloody Marys. if not all, are nursing a beer, Buffalo strips ($6.75) were from a transparent PBR to the fan favorite at the time of BY DEIDRE SCHIPANI
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our visit: all meat, little mess. Vegetarians may enjoy panko-crusted fried squash and zucchini ($5.50) or house-made black bean dip with pita points ($5.50) as well as the Polish dumplings plump with potato and cheese ($7.50). A vegetable-based quesadilla ($7.95) and toothsome portobellos ($7.50) make for a great vegetable “steak” sandwich with peppers, onions and mozzarella on a hoagie roll. Moe’s does justice to the burger. Eight-ounce patties of ground Angus chuck ($6.95-$8.25) are chargrilled and served on toasted buns with lettuce and tomato. Have it your way for 50 cents a topping and choose from seven cheeses, two sauces, five vegetables and bacon. Add a fried egg or fried tomato for $1 each. Grilled chicken ($7.25) can be had burger-style. All burgers are served with your choice of hand-cut fries, house-made potato chips or pasta salad. The latter made with rainbow fusilli pasta tasted like macaroni salad with red onions, chopped green olives and a bit of grated cheese. An extensive sandwich
menu ($7.25-$8.95) as well as wraps ($7.50-$8.25) keeps the cooking uncomplicated for the staff. The sound of a horn alerts the servers the order is up, and the staff at Moe’s runs interference for each other and jockey for tables for the crowd that begins to form later in the evening. The house salad is made with a mesclun mix of greens ($5.25), and like the Caesar ($5.25) can be topped with blackened chicken, grilled shrimp or grilled steak for an additional charge. Soups change each day, and chili by the cup ($3.25) or bowl ($4.50) keeps it simple. Stop by Wednesdays, when the Charleston Crepe Company is in the house 6-9 p.m. Homemade ice cream ($4.25) and the dessert of the day, a bacon-banana fritter with caramel sauce, provide a benevolent salve for those who care for sweets. But when it comes to Moe’s, stick to bar basics and you won’t be disappointed. For the Wagener Terrace neighborhood and beyond, Moe’s Crosstown Tavern makes it easy to buy local and be a local, too.
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Good neighbors Ben Berryhill and Charlie Chance of Red Drum Restaurant and Next Door restaurant were awarded the Kris Basala Person of the Year Award in recognition of their $100,000 fundraising efforts to benefit Operation Home, a local organization that helps low-income residents stay in their homes in Berkeley, Charleston and
Dorchester counties.
Award season
The James Beard Foundation Awards have announced the semifinalists for this year’s competition. Best New Restaurant: The Macintosh; Outstanding Chef: Sean Brock. Best Chef Southeast: Jeremiah Bacon, Craig Deihl, Ken Vedrinski. The finalists will be announced May 7 in New York.
3 hats for McKee
Chef Brett McKee has joined Charleston Hospital-
ity Group as chef, consultant and catering adviser. The group owns Eli’s Table, Tabbuli Grill, Toast and a catering division.
A new moniker
Giuseppe’s Pizza and Pasta is changing its name to Steel City Pizza because the “new moniker is easier to say and spell,” according to its Facebook page. The owners grew up in the Pittsburgh area. They also expect to open a second location at 8600 Dorchester Road this month.
New lease, venue
Brothers Henry and Chai Eang closed Chai’s Lounge and Tapas Bar last week and will lease the space to a new group that plans an expansion of the restaurant space and conversion of a onestory warehouse behind it into a bar and music venue.
Gracious goodness Rick Burton, chief concierge at Charleston Place hotel, has been honored as the 2012 Statewide Hospitality Employee of the Year.
TedFest a fiesta
Ted’s Butcherblock is heading South of the Border for its annual TedFest celebration, featuring a full day of fiesta-themed food, beer and live music. TedFest eats include carnitas, a gourmet taco bar, house-made tamales and sides, available for $12. There also will be $4 craft beer on tap. And to round off the fun, there will be a pinata filled with giveaways and goodies. This event runs noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Ted’s is at 334 East Bay St. Entry to TedFest is free. www. tedsbutcherblock.com or 577-0094.
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Chef Jeremiah Bacon and his restaurant The Macintosh are up for multiple James Beard awards. pastries, bagels, flat breads and sandwiches. They open daily at 7:30 a.m. 628-5954. whiskcharleston.com.
New at Belle Hall
Pawleys Front Porch has opened at 608A Long Point Road at Belle Hall. It is open at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday. 216-5889.
Making his mark
Bob Waggoner has returned to Nashville to work at Watermark Restaurant. Waggoner had previously worked at the Wild Boar in Nashville and left that property for the Holy City to open Charleston Grill. Waggoner’s TV show “UTravel! With Chef Bob” is scheduled to air on PBS this spring.
The call of Pawleys
Chef Louis Osteen has returned to Pawleys Island,
where he has opened Louis’s at Sanford’s Southern Fried Smokehouse. The restaurant is at 25 Willbrook Blvd. 237-5400.
New board for CRA
The Charleston Restaurant Association has elected its new board. Steve Carroll of Red’s Icehouse has been elected president, David Hayes of Longhorn Steakhouse Restaurants is vice president and Mike Johnson of Lee Distributors is treasurer.
New at the marina
Rosebank Farms Cafe at Bohicket Marina reopens this week with a new menu, new chef and new look in the kitchen after a few months of renovations. Chef Chris Tyler will man the stove for owner Julie Limehouse. Rosebank Farms Cafe is at 1886 Andell Bluff Blvd.
Renovations
Iacofano’s restaurant plans a Friday reopening after a brief renovation. Look for changes in the interior as well as on the menu. It is at 626 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant.
Closing, reopening
Biggie’s Southern Gastropub has closed. It will reopen as Granville’s Grocery on Tuesday. Monday meatloaf is no more, but its Facebook page for Granville’s Catering promises it will appear in the Grocery.
Get it while you can The Old Firehouse Restaurant now has seasonal shad roe on the menu. Have it classic style, fried with bacon or poached in cream. The restaurant is at 6350 Highway 162, Hollywood, 889-9512. They are open for dinner only TuesdaySaturday.
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French Quarter galleries to hold first art walk of year show, so here’s a smattering. But be sure check them all out. Unless otherwise noted, all receptions are free and will take place 5-8 p.m.
“Concurrent: An Art Show.” Artists featured in the show are Camela Guevara, Josh Jeffords, Liz Vaughan, Marshall Thomas, Melinda Mead Sharstein, Nathan ◗ Ellis-Nicholson Gallery: Drew Hagy, R. Harrelson, Painter Vicki Gates’ first Rebecca West Fraser, Savansolo show of landscapes and nah Rusher, Tess Thomas still lifes. 1½ Broad St., 722and Tony Csavas. 5353, www.ellis-nicholson The event will be 5-9 p.m. gallery.com. with local beer donated h, March. You’ve just by Holy City Brewery and begun and I’m al◗ Hamlet Fine Art: Oil music provided by DJ Party ready a combination painter Curtis Phillips. Dad. Knights of Columbus of excited and tired. I chal7 Broad St., 722-1944, www. Council No. 704 building is PROVIDED at 143 Calhoun St. lenge anyone who’s referred hamletgallery.com. James Rivington Payne’s “Dancing Horse” to Charleston as a quaint Contact organizer Rebecca ◗ M Gallery of Fine Art: little town to be a socialite Fraser for more info at 870Painter Julyan Davis’ recent ◗ Robert Lange Studios: here during March. Landscape painter Roger 5155 or rebeccawestfraser@ works, “A Southern Edge.” Painter KC Collins’ first solo gmail.com. In addition to this week’s Dale Brown’s “Southern art walk and the BB&T Dreams.” 11 Broad St., 727- 106A Church St., 723-0073, show, “Radiate.” 2 Queen Gris Galerie www.helenafoxfineart. St., 805-8052, www.robert Charleston Wine + Food 4500, www.mgallery com. langestudios.com. There’s a new gallery in Festival, the upcoming offineart.com. town, and it’s not your averPecha Kucha and Fashion ◗ Spencer Galleries: Painter ◗ Corrigan Gallery: Sculpage black-and-white variety. Week later on in the month, ◗ Martin Gallery: MixedCecilia Murray’s “Marsh tor and mixed-media artist This one is all about the gray there’s something amazing media sculptor James RivReflections” and painter Paul Mardikian’s “Terra areas. going on almost every night. ington Pyne. 18 Broad St., Laura Martindale’s “I Have Mater.” 62 Queen St., 722“On the heels of both the sad Luckily, most of us are 723-7378, www.martin a Story.” 55 & 57 Broad St., 9868, www.corrigan closings of SCOOP Studios skilled at party hopping. gallerycharleston.com. 722-6854, www.spencerart gallery.com. and Eye Level Art, something Art walk ◗ Coco Vivo: Plein-air gallery.com. different is needed now more ‘Concurrent’ The French Quarter Galthan ever,” said Gris Galerie painter John Caggiano. lery Association is holding ◗ Mary Martin Gallery: Representing the new co-owners Elizabeth Bowers 25 Broad St., 720-4027, its first big art walk of the guard of contemporary are and Greg Colleton. www.cocovivofineart.com. Painter Bob Ichter. year this Friday. 11 local artists who have 103 Broad St., 723-0303, Their mission: To host It’s impossible to list every ◗ Helena Fox Fine Art: www.marymartinart.com. put together a show called monthly pop-up art shows
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that are “meant to bring about progression, help to change contemporary art in Charleston for the better.” “On the first Friday of every month, Gris Galerie will change locations and artists, medium and entertainment, all while trying to bring new talent to the city and highlight the local, underrepresented artists,” Bowers and Colleton said. Gris Galerie’s first pop-up art show is Friday. It will feature the cutting-edge photography of Cyle Suesz, and it will take place in an old funeral home. Suesz has made an impact on Charleston with his strong aesthetic sense and fearless artistic expression. This show, “The Liquidation,” will be his last before he moves to New York. There will be a photo booth set up in the old embalming room. Local DJ Dr. Fuzz will supply tunes. The event is free and will take place 6-10 p.m. at the former Gadsden Funeral Home, 221 St. Phillip St. For info, call 754-5533 or email grisgalerie@gmail. com.
Brenda Joyce Orcutt is guild’s featured artist for March the thickly applied paint, the texture and the pureness of the colors,” Orcutt said. Her work focuses on spring The Charleston Artist gardens and floral scenes, Guild is presenting oil paint- but the artist has a varied er Brenda Joyce Orcutt as the body of work that is confeatured artist for March. stantly being rotated at the Her specialty is creating Charleston Artists Guild. serene still-life scenes with a Orcutt is busy with her palette knife, assorted colors business, Orcutt Fine Art, an and her imagination. endeavor that has pushed her “After much preparation, I creatively and artistically. usually spend one day with Having such a positive reone palette knife, lots of oil sponse from collectors has paint and plenty of moveencouraged and inspired her ment, especially when the to continue. right song comes on. I’ve Meet the artist at the openalways loved the drama of ing reception for her show,
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“Palette Knife Impressions: LAST BOOK THAT I READ: Gardens and Floras,” 5-8 p.m. “The Private Lives of the ImFriday at 160 East Bay St. pressionists” by Sue Roe. FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN MY MANTRA: “Be clutch. CHARLESTON: Anything on Don’t overthink it, just do it.” the breakfast menu at Great TRAVEL PLANS (REAL OR American Grill. IMAGINED): Planning anMY DAILY ROUTINE CONother girl trip, outdoor palSISTS OF: Business, creativette knife painting this fall in ity, relaxation. Taos, N.M. HABIT I’D LIKE TO BREAK: LAST THING I DO BEFORE Binge painting, but it can be I GO TO BED: Put my socks very productive. on. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR: FAVORITE MOVIE: “Moulin The community of artists Rouge.” that support each other in I AM LISTENING TO: Jay Charleston. Clifford’s “Silver Tomb for the RESOLUTION: Eat more fish. Kingfisher.” IN FIVE YEARS, I WILL BE:
Working large. IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW: Wisdom, ah, if only we could be born with it. PRICE RANGE OF ARTWORK: $250-$1,500. LAST THING THAT MADE ME LAUGH: Stephen Colbert, intensely and regularly. I WISH: I could carry a tune. WOULD YOU RATHER WIN THE LOTTERY OR FLY INTO SPACE?: Looking back at the Earth, ultimate reference photos! WEBSITE: www.orcutt fineart.com
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Charleston Film Festival
Today through Sunday, you’ve got the chance to view everything from locally produced films to Oscar nominees. This film festival has Bull’s Bay oystermen and Charleston dragon boaters, a demon child named Kevin and animated shorts. There also will be Q&A sessions and a few chances to meet some of the filmmakers, not to mention a few parties thrown in here and there. Check out the schedule at www. terracetheater.org.
Bo’s Roast and Chili Cook Off
‘Cinderella’
The James Island Vikings, a local charity organization, social club and dragon boat team, will host this event to benefit Camp Happy Days, an annual camp for kids with cancer. The fun begins at noon Saturday and runs until 5 p.m. at James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive. Included in the $10 ticket price are chili, oysters and music. Think your chili has got what it takes to win? To enter the chili cook-off, the price is $25. Call 532-1707 or go to jivikings.org.
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This classic rags-to-riches story of a girl meeting her Prince Charming, ugly stepsisters and all, will be presented by Charleston Ballet Theatre at the Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. And as if getting to see this tale live wasn’t enough of a treat, CBT is offering specially priced tickets ($20-$30 for adults, $12 for kids) for this one-day performance at 3 p.m. Saturday. Celebrating its 25th anniversary season, CBT is encouraging kids to come dressed in their fairy tale best. Those in costume will be entered into a contest where the winner will get to meet Cinderella and will be presented with a pair of pointe shoes from the show. For more on the show, go to www.charlestonballet.com or call 723-7334.
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From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, head out to Bowen’s Island Restaurant, 1870 Bowens Island Road, for the club’s annual roast. The event is set to be held rain or shine, so bring a hat if it’s sunny or Wellies if it’s rainy. And don’t forget your cooler, as they’re allowed at this event. For those gorging themselves on oysters, the cost of the roast is $22; for nonoyster eaters, the cost is $10.
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This full day of fun beings at 11 a.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Saturday, so you better get your caffeine fix. With live music, hands-on art workshops, face-painting, food truck vendors, a raffle and more, there’s sure to be something for everyone in the family. Among the music lineup are Rachel Kate Gillon, The V-Tones, Bill Carson, Stephanie Underhill, Guam, Yes Yes Michael Ersing, Lindsay Holler, Forest Tourist, Where Are The Big People? and Southern Femisphere, plus DJ sets by Party Dad and Lanatron. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door; the kiddies get in free. Redux is at 136 St. Phillip St. Call 722-0697 or go to www.reduxstudios.org.
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This performance celebrates all things swing — and spring. The Charleston Southern University Jazz Band and Combo is set to play a selection of swing tunes from composers such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Oliver Nelson, Benny Golson, Wes Montgomery and Tadd Dameron. You may have heard of them. There also will be a few surprises thrown in here and there. So head out to the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium, 9200 University Blvd., at 7 p.m. Sunday for this free show. Call 8637966 or go to www.charleston southern.edu for details.
Like oysters? How about eating some for a good cause? This Saturday event benefits Begin With Books, a preschool literacy program focused on rural communities. Oh, and did we mention that it’s an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? The Johns/ Wadmalaw Island expansion committee is hosting this 2-5 p.m. roast at the Island House on the Stono River, 2658 Swygert Blvd., Johns Island. In addition to oysters, there will be hot dogs, a cash bar, kids activities and live music provided by The 3 Dudes and John Cusatis. Purchase tickets ($25 for adults; $5 for kids 6-12) online at www.brown papertickets.com/event/225110, by calling 345-5372 or in person at The Island School, 3141 Maybank Highway, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today and Friday.
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Wine + Food thinks ‘outside the Square’
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dedicated, caring and talented. We are so lucky ... and we only want to continue to grow and showcase these gifts.” It is clear the Lowcountry soil is fertile his year marks the seventh annual for more than fruits and vegetables. We BB&T Charleston Wine + Food grow talent in equal measure, and the Festival. The theme is “Lucky Wine + Food Festival reaps that harvest. No. 7,” but there is nothing happenstance about the creation of the festival. New additions It is work; hard work. But if there is any luck involved, it is summed up in This year, festival attendees will expethe words of Angel Postell, executive rience a new and revamped Culinary director: “We are lucky that Charleston Village at Marion Square. Thinking is the city that it is. We are so blessed. “outside the Square” drove this year’s This culinary community is so strong, events.
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Two Grand Tasting Tents, the AAA Vacations/Azamara Club Cruises and the Piggly Wiggly Taste of the South, will be the location of more than 90 food, wine and spirit stations with samples of specialty foods and wines from across the country. This year, all the cooking demonstrations will take place in the SCE&G Celebrity Kitchen tent. New to the festival is the Palmetto Cheese Culinary Hub tent, where a Please see FESTIVAL, Page 21E
By the numbers BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival 2006 Attendees 8,619 Events 50 Economic Impact $2.81 million
2011 19,000 70 $7.29 million
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Wine continues its signature presence in the 2012 program with the addition of luncheons and expanded wine tastings. Few other festivals can offer visitors a National Historic Landmark such as Middleton Place for a Wine Around the Garden experience or exquisite period homes lovingly restored and the location of Winemakers Receptions in private residences. The marriage of Wine + Food continues in Perfectly Paired Dinners, where 17 of Charleston’s
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variety of culinary superstars will hold court. The format will be panel discussion or single subject presentations, and at the conclusion of each talk, guests will have the opportunity to interact with the culinary personalities. Also new this year will be four focused categories for content: The Gastronomy of Geography (how place affects what happens in food), The Lure of Local (how terroir influences food), Game Changers (how innovation affects food) and The Art of the Craft (the artistry of food production). Each category will anchor and direct the dialogue and demonstrations in the tents. Be sure to check out the Culinary Village Perimeter Pass, which allows an attendee access to the events on Marion Square but no entrance into the Grand Tasting Tents. This new feature to the Festival program, priced at $25, is a great way for local residents to be a part of Wine + Food activities.
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world-class chefs host nationally recognized chef colleagues to produce memorable tasting menus. Saturday brings the Big Bottle Tasting + Auction with master sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston hosts a Dessert Wine +
Pastry Pairing and Wine + Cheese Pairing. Beer and cocktails also have a commanding presence in this year’s lineup. Charleston’s Brew Hop will shuttle attendees to behind-the-scenes tours and tastings. Palmetto Brew-
ing Company, Holy City Brewing, Westbrook Brewing and COAST Brewing Company will offer finely crafted beers for the discerning enthusiast to sample and critique. And this year, legendary Charleston chefs, who put the Holy City on the map as a culinary destina-
tion, will participate in the Legends Craft Beer Dinner featuring chefs Donald Barickman, Robert Carter, Brett McKee and Bob Waggoner at Ben Berryhill’s Red Drum restaurant. This is one Please see FESTIVAL, Page 22E
Available tickets As of press time, tickets were still available to the following events. To purchase, go to www.charlestonwineandfood.com or the ticketing tent in Marion Square beginning 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today.
Today Noon-2 p.m., Locavore Luncheon, High Cotton, $100.
Friday
10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Soul Food Shuffle, various Gullah and Soul Food establishments, $150. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Prestigious Producers of Friuli, McCrady’s, $50.
11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Perimeter Pass, Marion Square, $25. Noon-2 p.m., Taco Turf Wars, Lowndes Grove Plantation, $100. 2 p.m., Spirit of the Scots: A Balvenie Tasting, The Cocktail Club, $50. 2-5 p.m., Culinary Village and Grand Tasting Tents, Marion Square, $75. 2-5 p.m., Shop, Sip & Savor on lower King Street, $50. 7 p.m., Perfectly Paired Dinner at The Grocery, $175.
Saturday
11 a.m., Hendrick’s Gin, a Deconstructive + Cocktalian Study, Palmer Campus of the Culinary Institute of Charleston, $55.
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Culinary Village and Grand Tasting Tents, Marion Square, $100. Noon-2 p.m., Vineyard Voyage, SpiritLine Cruises, $100. 12:30-2:30 p.m., Big Bottles Tasting + Auction, Culinary Hub inside Culinary Village, Marion Square, $125. 1:30 p.m., Wine Tasting: A Dessert Wine + Pastry Pairing, Culinary Institute of Charleston, $50. 2-3:15 p.m., Connoisseur Tasting: A Celebration of Krug, High Cotton, $195. 3 p.m., Spirit Tasting: Nectar of the Gods: Pulque, Mezcal + Tequila, Taco Boy, $55. 3-5 p.m., Premier Wine Tasting: E. Guigal: A Decade Snapshot, Charleston Place Hotel,
$450. 3-6 p.m., Culinary Village and Grand Tasting Tents, Marion Square, $100. 4-6 p.m., Celebrity Authors Reception, Governor Thomas Bennett House, $50. 4:30-6 p.m. Winemaker + Private Home Receptions, $100. 7 p.m. Craft Beer Dinner, Closed for Business, $125. 7 p.m., Legends Craft Beer Dinner, Next Door, $125.
Sunday
1-4 p.m., Culinary Village and Grand Tasting Tents, Marion Square, $75 or $70 (locals). 1-4 p.m., Perimeter Pass, Marion Square, $25.
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Opening ceremonies
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for the ages. As is 200+ Years of Charleston Classics, a dinner to be held at chef Robert Stehling’s Hominy Grill. And because we know “luck is a lady,” Shop, Sip + Savor provides a little retail therapy on lower King Street with wine, cocktails and beer and a “Lucky 7” contest in each participating store.
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Turf Wars, held in conjunction with Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine. Six chefs, using signature Lowcountry ingredients, will gather along the banks of the Ashley River at Charleston’s last waterfront estate. There they will throw down the gauntlet of corn, with margaritas for all and victory for few.
Beyond the food
Wine + Food is not all about
pleasuring the senses. Each year, the festival raises charitable donations for nonprofit organizations in the local community. More than $250,000 has been raised for its beneficiaries through ticket sales, auctions and donations since 2006. This year, the Signature Charity is Charleston Chefs Feed the Need and the Emerging Charity is Lowcountry Local First. The Incubator Farm Project also will benefit. And in this city, so vested in its
past, there is an opportunity to be a part of a soul train of Gullah foodways and African-American food memories with Jeff Allen as your guide as Alluette, Antuan, Bertha’s, Dave’s and Martha Lou’s reveal their edible past, which they manifest in the present through their cooking or restaurants. Whether you consider yourself a connoisseur, a bon vivant, a foodie or a suds head, the festival will stimulate your appetite and then satisfy it.
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The festival has always been green: recycling, repurposing and renewing. This year, it adds shuttle services for five events — reducing as best it can its carbon footprint in the Lowcountry. And what’s a festival without a competition? This year, the iron chefs face an iron maiden as Emmy-nominated television host Marvin Woods deals with dueling whisks in the Sweet Surrender of pastry chefs Andrea Upchurch of Magnolias and Blossom vs. M. Kelly Wilson of the Culinary Institute of Charleston. And to make it really interesting, a Spirited Bout battles it out with Virgil Kaine Bourbon and Ginger as chef Tory McPhail of the Commander’s Palace of New Orleans (home to the Museum of the American Cocktail) takes on chef Celina Tio of Julian. And while kitchen stadium awaits a victor, Lowndes Grove Plantation is the site for the Taco
This year, in honor of the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival’s “Lucky 7th” year, a special giveaway will take place at the Festival Opening Ceremonies. All guests will receive a numbered wine cork when they enter Marion Square. As the opening ceremonies draw to a close, a number will be drawn and the person with the corresponding number on their wine cork will receive two all-access badges for the 2013 BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival, valued at more than $2,800. The opening ceremony takes place at 2 p.m. Friday in Marion Square and is free and open to the public. In addition to the drawing, the festival will be kicked off with dramatic flourish as local sommeliers saber champagne bottles. Also happening: ◗ Charleston Mayor Joe Riley will deliver a proclamation. ◗ Laura Hewitt and chef Marc Collins will present the Culinary Legends Awards to two members of the Charleston culinary community. ◗ Executive Director Angel Postell and Rick Jerue, board chairman, will present checks to representatives from Charleston Chefs Feed the Need and Lowcountry Local First.
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Explorers Club gains popularity with its throwback sound BY HARRIS COHEN
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beat material, including “Hitchin’ a Ride.” WHAT: The Explorers Brewer continued the EP’s concept theme on “Grand Club with opening Hotel” with the idea of a acts Gringo Star and musical vacation while he Sunbears was traveling in Mexico. WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday “I was listening to all kinds WHERE: The Pour of different music throughHouse, 1977 Maybank out the day and, therefore, Highway the album is built into PRICE: $6 blocks of movements with FOR MORE INFO: 571songs reflecting morning, 4343 or www.charlesafternoon and nighttime tonpourhouse.com and the different moods of chords and a nice harmony each,” he said. part that is catchy and With the album’s favorable hooky,” Brewer said. reviews (including one by He began work on “Grand Charleston Scene freelancer Hotel” in 2009, but at the Devin Grant last month) time the label refused to and the band’s increased give the band enough time popularity, Brewer reflected or money to make the on the band’s evolution. record. The group was re“Early on, we were just budleased from its contract and dies wanting to be in a band. continued progress on the We got serious and saw the album with Mark Linett, need to be more consistent.” who co-produced The Beach The songwriting and Boys “SMiLE” album. recording process also Given the long interval changed with the “Grand between releases, the band Hotel” album being a team released three differently effort, he said. themed EP “suites” with “This album was much each one featuring a cover more collaborative as we song not on the album and wrote together and protwo “under construction” duced together.” pre-Linett mixed songs. With “Grand Hotel” risThe “Californian” was ing to No. 27 on Billboard’s recorded in Los Angeles Heatseekers chart and on with a late ’60s sound, the the heels of a sold-out CD“Carolinian” has more soul release show in Boston and a and contains The Classics packed house for their New IV tunes “Stormy” and York concert, the band looks “Spooky,” while the “New forward to an enthusiastic, Yorker” includes more uphometown crowd.
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ith lush harmonies and an aura of American pop music of the ’60s and ’70s, The Explorers Club has received comparisons, flattering and scathing, to The Beach Boys. Although the band member’s residences of Moncks Corner, Summerville and Goose Creek might be the farthest from The Beach Boys’ Los Angeles home. The band first earned this association with the debut album “Freedom Wind” in 2008. This link does not bother band leader Jason Brewer, who said, “It is great to be put in that company, and we feel honored for people to realize it and like our music.” While this assessment is obvious, it also proves simplistic as the band’s influences include such varying musicians as Elvis Presley, Burt Bacharach, The Zombies, early Glen Campbell, The Flying Burrito Brothers and one-hit wonders from the ’70s. While the albums are mellow in tone, The Explorers Club diverges from the album’s persona in concert with a more expansive and soulful sound reflective of Wings as well as Earth, Wind and Fire. “I grew up listening to tons of ’70s live albums. Our live sound is intentionally more energetic than the record,” Brewer said. “Run Run Run,” the first single from the new album “Grand Hotel,” was released to radio in January and has been garnering increased airplay. “The song came very fast as I knew what I wanted to do. We needed to open the record with an easily accessible song with expansive
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and J. Cole as well as collaborations with Gucci Mane, The Neptunes and Lady Gaga ensued that same year. Wale signed to Rick Ross’ Wale label Maybach Music Group Washington-based rapper in 2011 and released the Wale first began building single “That Way,” featuring a name for himself around Ross and Jeremiah on the his hometown after being label’s 2011 sampler “Self discovered by producer, mu- Made Vol. 1.” sician and DJ Mark Ronson Wale’s sophomore album, in 2006. Ronson signed the “Ambition,” was released in budding MC to his label, Al- November behind the lead lido Records, in 2007. single “Lotus Flower Bomb.” Wale released several mix- The album features a long tapes leading up to his 2009 list of artist collaborations, debut, “Attention Deficit,” including Miguel, Kid Cudi, which ignited an explosion Lloyd, Big Sean, Ne-Yo and of critical praise and media Meek Mill. attention. Wale will perform at the The hype led to Wale being Music Farm, 32 Ann St., signed to Jay Z’s managetonight. Tickets are $45-$50 ment group Roc Nation in and are available at the Mu2009. A tour with the rap sic Farm box office or online mogul himself, N.E.R.D. at www.etix.com. Doors BY MATTHEW GODBEY Special to The Post and Courier
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Honor By August
The Washington band Honor By August is a rousing young pop/rock band that first began garnishing its fair share of accolades in 2006 following the release of its debut album “Drowning Out the Television.” The band began its ascent in popularity following a series of wins in several music contests, winning the grand prize in Billboard Magazine’s 12th annual World Song Contest for the pop category with “Only in Photographs,” the Bon Jovi XM Radio “Have a Nice Gig” Contest — a contest in which the winner received the chance to open for Bon Jovi. The quartet then won the Hanson Opening Band Contest to open for Hanson and The Pat McGee Band. The group also was named The Washington Post’s “Editor’s Pick” and won the “BMI/Pulse Battle of the Boat” competition to play on The Rock Boat in 2007. The group’s energetic and pop-influenced style displays seamless songwriting, contagious melodies and head-bobbing rhythms that, all together, make Honor By August a live act that can hold the attention of an arena audience as easily as it can your local bar. Honor By August will appear Wednesday at The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd., with Red Wanting Blue. Tickets are $5 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. Go to www.the-windjammer.com or call 886-8596.
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The Chieftains
VOICE OF AGES/HEAR MUSIC
When one thinks of traditional Irish music, The Chieftains are undoubtedly one of the first groups that come to mind. For the last half-century, the band has been keeping the sound of authentic Irish folk music alive, while at the same time adding elements of more contemporary music in at the right moments. “Voice of Ages,” the latest effort by The Chieftains, is a perfect example of how old and new blend well together. The band gets help from an impressive list of guests, including Imelda May, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bon Iver, Punch Brothers and The Civil Wars. The album has a sound that switches off between folk and alt-country, depending on who is assisting The Chieftains. Carolina Chocolate Drops sound great on “Pretty Little Girl,” which would sound just as at home in a juke joint here in the South as it would in a pub in Killarney. Iver lends a dreamlike feel to “Down in the Willow Garden.” Particularly good is “When the Ship Comes In,” which features The Decemberists. Possibly the most curious collaboration comes courtesy of NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, who plays flute direct from the International Space Station for the song “The Chieftains in Orbit.” “Voice of Ages” is filled with the great Irish folk music that fans have come to expect over the last five decades. (A-)
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Sinead O’Connor
HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?/ONE LITTLE INDIAN
It has been 25 years since the world first got an earful of Sinead O’Connor through her breakthrough debut album “The Lion and the Cobra.” Thanks to that album, and the smash followup “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,” the Irish singer became a household name for a time. More recently, O’Connor has been known more for her erratic behavior than her music. With the release of her latest album, “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?,” O’Connor demonstrates that despite being tabloid fodder, she still can create some truly emotional music. The songs on the new album just might be her best work since she charted with that cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares To U” back in 1990. This intensely personal collection lets O’Connor show off, for the most part, the quieter side of her exceptional voice. There are a few songs, most notably “4th and Vine” and “Take Off Your Shoes,” where O’Connor turns up the volume, but for the most part this is a beautifully sedate collection of songs such as “Reason With Me” and “Very Far From Home.” O’Connor can still bring it as a singer.
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KEY TRACKS: “Reason With Me,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Very Far From Home”
Sleigh Bells
REIGN OF TERROR/MOM & POP
I wasn’t enamored with Sleigh Bells’ 2010 debut “Treats.” While I understand that the duo of Derek E. Miller and Alexis Krauss were going for the independent, lo-fi, noise rock sound (and in that they certainly succeeded), the resulting album just seemed half-baked, as if they’d simply recorded the home demos and left it at that. “Reign of Terror,” the sophomore effort by Sleigh Bells, is a little better. By better I mean that while the songs still sound like they are in their larval stage, they are closer to being butterflies here than on the last album. Songs such as “End of the Line” and “Leader of the Pack” actually have a pop element to them. “Demons” and “You Lost Me” have a slightly harder edge, but also are much more realized than any of the material on the previous album. I’m certainly not expecting Sleigh Bells to completely conform to what mainstream society expects and make its next album sound like a Coldplay record, but it is nice to hear the band evolving a bit here.
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Today ‘The Trip to Bountiful’
WHAT: Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote’s play is an unforgettable meditation on the idea of home and its power to sustain us. 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. WHEN: 8 p.m. 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
‘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. March 1-3 WHERE: Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road PRICE: $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students MORE INFO: 795-2223 or http:// midtownproductions.org
Doug Delong
WHAT: The Meeting Place Window Exhibit will feature “My Lowcountry,” a collection of photographs of taken throughout the Lowcountry by Doug Delong. Some are of familiar landmarks, while others reflect his perspective of the area. WHEN: Through March 31 WHERE: The Meeting Place, 1077 E. Montague Ave. PRICE: Free admission/free parking MORE INFO: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
N. Charleston exhibit
WHAT: Matt Tomko presents “Serene Collections From the Natural World,” a collection of oil paintings that evoke connections between the viewer and their memories of the special places and experiences in nature. Dan Vaughan presents large pastel paintings depicting the Carolina coast in Carolina Waterways. WHEN: On view 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through March 31. Free reception 5-7 p.m. March 1. WHERE: North Charleston City Gallery, 5001 Coliseum Drive PRICE: Free admission/free parking MORE INFO: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/cultutalarts
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, 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 6706061, email at laurettesweet@gmail. com or the website at https://sites. google.com/site/ourflowershow
Sound of Charleston
WHAT: Experience music of Charleston’s past, from gospel to Gershwin, Civil War and light classics. WHEN: 7 p.m. March 1 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
Friday Celebration of Quilts
WHAT: A Celebration of Quilts 2012 “Southern Comforts” is sponsored by The Cobblestone Quilters Guild. More than 200 quilts will be featured. The show will be judged and $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. Quilts to be exhibited will include antique quilts, bed size quilts, wall quilts and wearable art. The show includes vendors, an appraiser, door prizes, demonstrations and a boutique. A charity silent auction will be held to benefit the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center. WHEN: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 2 and 3 WHERE: Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St. PRICE: $7 a day; $10 for two
‘Radiate’ Exhibit
WHAT: View 20 new paintings from KC Collins. WHEN: 5-8 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Robert Lange Studios, 2 Queen St.
First Friday Art Walk
WHAT: “Strollin’ Broad on Gallery Row” is the theme for March’s art walk. Enjoy browsing paintings, jewelry, sculpture and more as well as refreshments. WHEN: 5-8 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Gallery Row, Broad Street PRICE: Free
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WHAT: Eleven 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 No. 704, 143 Calhoun St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 870-5155
‘We Still Live Here’
WHAT: “We Still Live Here,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace, tells the story of the once-silenced Wampanoag language. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Albert Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 953-4422 or www. halsey.cofc.edu
‘Wait Until Dark’
ability at MUSC, and Alec Cooley, director of recycling programs at KAB. Co-sponsored by the Green Sanctuary and Sustainability committees of the Unitarian Church in Charleston and Circular Congregational Church. WHEN: 2-4:30 p.m. March 4 WHERE: Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 364-1976 or www.bagitmovie.com, http://charlestonuu.org or www. circularchurch.org
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 a group of criminals who believe she has hidden a baby doll used by them to smuggle heroin into the country. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 2-3, 9-10, 16-17; 2 p.m. March 4, 11, 18 WHERE: The Flowertown Players, 133 S. Main St. PRICE: $20 adults, $17 seniors/military, $15 students MORE INFO: 875-9251 or www. flowertownplayers.org/waituntil dark
WHAT: As a part of the three-concert series at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra presents cellist Joshua Roman, who will play an afternoon of Schumann. WHEN: 4 p.m. March 4 WHERE: City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau St. PRICE: $25, $10 for students MORE INFO: 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.org
Saturday
‘Inga Binga’
Redux Revival
WHAT: Redux Contemporary Art Center will host an all-day arts celebration dubbed “Redux Revival.” Redux will welcome children and adults throughout the day with live music, hands-on art workshops, face-painting, food vendors, and other exciting visual art inspired activities and events. WHEN: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 722-0697 or http:// reduxstudios.org
Joshua Roman
WHAT: Guest artist Joshua Roman was 22 when he joined the Seattle Symphony Orchestra as their principal cellist. He’ll be the featured soloist for Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme.” Christopher Wilkins conducts. A free “Know the Score” pre-concert talk will be held on the Gaillard stage. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St. PRICE: Single tickets start at $20; students $10 MORE INFO: 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.org
Sunday Film on plastics
WHAT: An award-winning film that investigates the effect of plastics on waterways, oceans, their inhabitants and also the human body. Post-film discussion moderated by Christine Von Kolnitz, director of Sustain-
Joshua Roman
Friday, March 9 WHAT: Presented by Charleston Stage. In early 1942, Navy Lt. Jack Kennedy and his current fling, Danish blond bombshell and suspected Nazi spy Inga Arvad, planned a clandestine getaway at the Fort Sumter House Hotel in Charleston. Reporters from Life Magazine were soon on the prowl, and FBI agents were listening next door. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. March 9, 10; 3 p.m. March 11 WHERE: Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. PRICE: Adults $34-$48; seniors (60+) $32-$48; students $22-$48 MORE INFO: 577-7183 or www. charlestonstage.com
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’
WHAT: This Pulitzer Prizewinning play by Tennessee Williams follows Big Daddy, a wealthy cotton tycoon, and his family as they gather to celebrate his birthday. The play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy’s family, primarily between his son Brick and Brick’s wife Maggie. Swarming around the couple are their intrusive, conniving relatives, all eager to see Maggie put in her place and Brick tumbled from his pedestal. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 9-10, 15-17, 2224; 3 p.m. March 18, 25. WHERE: The Footlight Players, 20 Queen St. PRICE: Adult: $25, senior $22, student $15 MORE INFO: 722-4487 or www. footlightplayers.net
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Today
Playing all of your country favorites. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Moonshine Saloon, 216 Myers Road PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 871-3340 or www. moonshinesaloon.com
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
60 Cycle Humm
WHAT: Classic and modern rock. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 2 WHERE: The Strike Zone at Dorchester Lanes, 10015 Dorchester Road PRICE: Free
Larry Ford and Co.
WHAT: Piano and saxophone. WHEN: 6:30-10:30 p.m. WHERE: Halls Chophouse, 434 King St.
Jefferson Coker Band
Soul Fish
WHAT: One of Charleston’s premier bands. A great performance of Americana funk alternative country. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road PRICE: Free
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. March 1 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road
Saturday
Abe White
Lewis, Wiltrout and Gregory
WHAT: A jazz saxophonist. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Toast Restaurant, 155 Meeting St.
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
Louie D. Unplugged
WHAT: Two-piece jazz and blues with Louie D. on sax and Jessie Anderson on bass, guitar and drum machine. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. March 1 WHERE: Aroma’s, 50 N. Market St. MORE INFO: 810-0055 or http:// LouieD.com
Port Authority Band
WHAT: Port Authority performs their “Timeless Top 40s” show at Plan B. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 1 WHERE: Plan B, 3025 Ashley Town Center Drive PRICE: $5
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.
FILE/PROVIDED
Quentin Baxter and his ensemble will perform tonight at Charleston Grill, 224 King St. WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free
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 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
Chris Sullivan
WHAT: Rock/beach/pop. WHEN: 6:30-10:30 p.m. WHERE: Halls Chophouse, 434 King St.
WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Blue’s House of Wings, 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. MORE INFO: 881-1858
Cotton Blue
The Mason Dixon Band
WHAT: Live blues music. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Aroma’s, 50 N. Market St.
Justin Mackie
WHAT: Justin Mackie will be playing live at River Bowl & Bistro. WHEN: 7 p.m. March 2 WHERE: River Bowl and Bistro, 613 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
James Slater Trio
WHAT: A jazz band based in Charleston. WHEN: 7-11 p.m. March 2 WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
Shrimp City Slim
WHAT: Lowcountry blues quartet performs originals and standards. WHEN: 7 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Brick House Kitchen, 1575 Folly Road PRICE: Free
Mason Dixon Band
WHAT: The Mason Dixon Band performing live at Moonshine Saloon.
Sweetgrass
WHAT: Vocal harmonies and instrumentals from this group are “sweeter than blue.” They blend country rock and contemporary bluegrass with some originals.
Please see CLUBS, Page 28E
WHAT: The area’s hottest country and Southern rock. WHEN: 9 p.m. March 2 WHERE: Moonshine Saloon, 216 Myers Road PRICE: Free
Wilton Elder Group
WHAT: Wilton Elder Group performing. WHEN: 9 p.m.-midnight March 2 WHERE: Jon’s Mixed Drinks, 100 Cricken Tree Village PRICE: No cover
Steve Carroll and The Bograts
WHAT: Irish sing-alongs and pub songs. WHEN: 9 p.m. March 2, 3 WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free R56-709300
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CLUBS From Page 27E
WHEN: 6:30-10:30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Morgan Creek Grill, 80 41st Ave. PRICE: Free
Derek Cribb
WHAT: Derek Cribb will be playing live. WHEN: 7 p.m. March 3 WHERE: River Bowl and Bistro, 613 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
Shrimp City Slim
WHAT: Lowcountry blues piano and vocals from veteran area performer. WHEN: 7 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Med Bistro, 90 Folly Road PRICE: Free
Louie D. Project
WHAT: Four-piece jazz band with Louie D. on sax. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Eli’s Table, 129 Meeting St. MORE INFO: 810-0055 or http:// LouieD.com
Frank Duvall
WHAT: An acoustic jazz trio that plays covers and originals. WHEN: 7-11 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
WHEN: 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. March 3 WHERE: The Strike Zone at Dorchester Lanes, 10015 Dorchester Road PRICE: Free
WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Charleston Grill, 224 King St. PRICE: Free
The Riptones
WHAT: Rock. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Sand Dollar Social Club, 7 Center St. PRICE: Free
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
Plane Jane
Fried Rainbow Trout
WHAT: One of Charleston’s best cover bands in the past 10 years. Five vocalists with distinctive styles combine to give you the sound only Plane Jane can. Three multi-instrumentalists that will keep you up and moving. WHEN: 10: 30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road PRICE: Free
Sunday Dori Chitayat
WHAT: A Spanish and Flamenco guitarist. WHEN: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WHERE: Atlanticville Restaurant, 2063 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island PRICE: Free
The Tommy Ford Band New South Jazzmen
WHAT: Tribute band, including new member Bobbie Storm. WHEN: 8 p.m.-midnight WHERE: VFW Post 3142, 3555 Dorchester Road PRICE: $5 MORE INFO: 607-5334
Deep Water Soul Society
WHAT: Deep Water Soul Society will be bringing their soulful and melodic sounds to Jon’s stage at 9 p.m. til on March 3. WHEN: 9 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Jon’s Mixed Drinks, 100 Cricken Tree Village PRICE: Free/no cover
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
Cotton Blue at Lucy’s Red Sky Grill
WHAT: The area’s hottest country and Southern rock. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Famous Joe’s, 1662 Savannah Highway
WHAT: Live music with Cotton Blue and Detroit Debbie in the bar area. WHEN: Bar opens at 5 p.m. and dining room at 5:30. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. March 4 WHERE: Lucy’s Red Sky Grill, 1001 Landfall Way PRICE: Free
Top Jimmy
Ted McKee & Friends
Mason Dixon Band
WHAT: Playing your favorite songs from the ’70s through today’s hits. WHEN: 9:30 p.m. March 3 WHERE: Moonshine Saloon, 216 Myers Road PRICE: Free MORE INFO: 871-3340 or www. moonshinesaloon.com
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 Highway PRICE: Free
Midlife Crisis Band
WHAT: This father/son duo performs classical, swing Jazz, classic rock and modern arrangements.
WHAT: Midlife Crisis Band is playing at The Strike Zone on March 3.
Bob Williams Duo
Jefferson Coker
WHAT: Irish acoustic and folk music. WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church St. PRICE: Free
PlaneJane
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
Monday Leah Suarez Trio
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
Margaret Coleman and Wayne Dawes
WHAT: Acoustic/folk/jazz music. WHEN: 6-10 p.m. WHERE: High Cotton, 199 E. Bay St. PRICE: Free
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.
Please see CLUBS, Page 29E
FILE/STAFF
Shrimp City Slim, aka Gary Erwin, and his band will be performing at Brick House Kitchen, 1575 Folly Road, on Friday and Med Bistro, 90 Folly Road, on Saturday.
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CLUBS From Page 28E
Tuesday 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. 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., Sullivan’s Island PRICE: Free
Tricknee Duo
WHAT: Matt and Fred kick off four hours of great live music at 8 p.m. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 6 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 WHEN: 9 p.m. Tuesdays WHERE: Wet Willies, 209 E. Bay St. PRICE: No cover MORE INFO: 826-2193 or www. facebook.com/Fire-Ice-Karaoke
Wednesday
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
FILE/MIC SMITH/STAFF
Ann Caldwell will perform tonight at Mercato, 102 N. Market St., Wednesday at High Cotton, 199 East Bay St., and Lucy’s Red Sky Grill, 1001 Landfall Way, Johns Island, March 11. playing. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays WHERE: Lucky’s Southern Grill, 1271 Folly Road PRICE: Free
Lowcountry Blues Club
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
Acoustic Music Open Mike Night
WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: LOCAL Market+Coffee Bar, 1331 Ashley River Road
Jordan Igoe
WHAT: With Aaron Firetag and Jessica Daisi. Acoustic/folk/ rock. WHERE: Juanita Greenberg’s, 439 King St.
Category 6
WHAT: Live music with Category 6. A rocking great time with food and drink specials all the time. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 7 WHERE: Trayce’s Too Neighborhood Grille and Pub, 2578 Ashley River Road PRICE: No cover
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.
Shadowland
WHAT: A dynamic modern power trio featuring Jojo Wall from Momma & The Redemption and The Highway 17 Blues Band, Scott Bucholtz from The Mason Dixon Band and Big Daddy Cade and the Blues Masters. WHEN: 10 p.m. March 7 WHERE: KC Mulligan’s, 8410 Rivers Ave.
Larry David Project
WHAT: Hits from ‘60s through ‘90s. WHERE: Wild Wing Cafe, 36 N. Market St. PRICE: Free
Thursday, March 8 Louie D. Unplugged
WHAT: Two-piece jazz and blues with Louie D. on sax and Jessie Anderson on bass, guitar and drum machine. WHEN: 7-10 p.m. March 8 WHERE: Tabbuli, 6 N. Market St. MORE INFO: 810-0055 or http:// LouieD.com
Friday, March 9 Louie D. Project
WHAT: Four-piece funk bank featuring Louie D. on sax and lead vocals. WHEN: 8 p.m. March 9 WHERE: Brick House Kitchen, 1575 Folly Road MORE INFO: 810-0055 or http:// LouieD.com
Sat., March 10 Torture Town
WHAT: Local rock trio. Torture Town is about truth, enlightenment, as-
cension, waking people up and raising the consciousness with the rock and the roll. WHEN: 10 p.m. March 10 WHERE: The Mill, 1026 E. Montague Ave. PRICE: Free
Sunday, March 11 Ann Caldwell
WHAT: Live music with Ann Caldwell. WHEN: 6-9 p.m. March 11 WHERE: Lucy’s Red Sky Grill, 1001 Landfall Way, Johns Island PRICE: Free
ACE’S ON BRIDGE On the way to today’s club slam, North’s jump to three notrump showed about a strong no-trump. When South made a slam-try with his four-club call, Northbelievedhisexcellentcontrols more than made up for his singleton trump. West led the diamond king. Declarerwonindummyanddid not relax despite the likelihood that he had at least 12 top winners. Instead he made the expert play of immediately ruffing a diamond,onwhichEastdiscarded a spade. Declarer’s precaution was aimed at scoring his small trumps should clubs not behave. Next, he played three rounds of clubs, and with a certain trump loser, it looked as if the contract now depended on the heart finesse.
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But South had a better plan. He entered dummy twice in spades, each time to ruff a diamond in hand, as East discarded two hearts,andnextcashedthespade queen. There were two possible playsthen.Southcouldhavetried to throw East in with the winning trump to endplay him in hearts, but he knew East still had a spade left, so that player would be able to cash a spade winner. Southfoundamoreelegantsolution.Heentereddummywiththe heart ace and, when the king fell, claimedhiscontract.Buthadthe king not fallen, declarer would have led the diamond nine from dummy. If East ruffs in, South can discard his last heart, while if East pitches his spade, South makes his trump nine en passant.
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DUSTIN By Steve Kelley & Jeff Parker
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PEARLS BEFORE SWINE By Stephan Pastis
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BABY BLUES By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
DILBERT By Scott Adams
ANDY CAPP By Reg Smythe
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne GET FUZZY By Darby Conley
ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
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TODAY’S HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep personal matters a secret. Information in the wrong hands can lead to consequences that are uncontrollable. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Trust your judgment over someone else’s point of view, especially when it comes to financial concerns or how you earn your living. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t waffle under pressure. Prepare for any circumstance that arises by remaining calm and applying practical solutions. CANCER (June 21July 22): Start a new hobby. You need to spice up your life and experience something that will inspire you to use your imagination and discover your hidden talents.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take stock of your past and indulge in memories that will bring your emotions to the surface. Offer suggestions, but don’t donate your cash. Live and learn.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21): You won’t know which way is up if you get involved in an argument with someone who masterfully executes emotional blackmail.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Opposition will lead to a heated debate that is costly. Don’t make a big deal out of something you can subtly change over time.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Put more emphasis on health and self-improvement. Getting rid of bad habits will bring you one step closer to perfection.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23OCT. 22): You will win favors and support if you are honest regarding your motives. Love and romance are in the stars.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Follow your heart and you will find your way to the top. You have plenty to offer someone who believes in you.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23NOV. 21): Stick close to home. Don’t pay for someone else’s mistake. Protect your assets. Reconnect with someone who has skills that can help you achieve your goals now.
PISCES (FEB. 19MARCH 20): Don’t meddle or you will be stuck in a no-win situation. Problems with friends will leave you in an awkward position.
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Free kidney check was a wake-up call
It’s all about the wine, and the food
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BY REBEKAH BRADFORD
Special to The Post and Courier
This is the time of year when it seems like there’s always a major event happening downtown. Two weeks ago it was SEWE, and in a couple of weeks it will be Charleston Fashion Week. One of the biggest is taking place this weekend (todaySunday) with the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival setting up tents in Marion Square. Our latest Head2Head trivia champ Sara Villarreal is taking on opponent Ashley Hunt, who works in marketing.
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Wine is one of the key ingredients at this weekend’s festival.
QUESTIONS
1. Lowcountry boil made of shrimp, corn on the cob and sausage is also known as? 2. What does the vintage date on a bottle of wine indicate? 3. In 1994, these brothers decided to bring the boiled peanut to New York, and now have a cookbook and an online catalog. Who are they? 4. What staple was introduced almost as an afterthought in the 17th century, but is now considered a main ingredient in many Lowcountry dishes? 5. How many grapes does it take to make an average bottle of wine? Answer is in pounds. 6. A thin cookie made of toasted sesame, this local favorite is unique to the Lowcountry. 7. What kind of alcohol is used to flavor she-crab soup? 8. Black-eyed peas are not really peas. What are they? 9. What is the main ingredient in grits? 10. What is a scuppernong?
SARA’S ANSWERS
1. Frogmore stew 2. I’m pretty sure it’s when the grapes were picked. 3. The Lee Brothers ... don’t ask me their first names. 4. Rice maybe? 5. 2? 6. Benne wafers! Love those! 7. I don’t know ... cooking sherry maybe? 8. I’m pretty sure it’s a bean ... unless you’re talking about the band ... it’s a bean ... 9. Corn 10. Not sure. A grape maybe?
CONCLUSION With a very strong showing in this week’s competition, Sara is the Head2Head trivia champ for the second week in a row. For more information about the festival, check out the story on Pages 20-22.
ASHLEY’S ANSWERS
1. Chowder? 2. Maybe when it was stored. 3. I think their last name is Lee. 4. Some kind of spice. 5. A pound 6. Oh, I know this, benne wafers. 7. Wine 8. I guess a bean. 9. Corn? 10. It’s like some kind of wild grape.
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Frogmore stew 2. The year the grapes were picked. 3. Matt and Ted Lee 4. Rice 5. About 2½ pounds
6. Benne wafer 7. Sherry 8. Beans 9. Corn 10. A type of grape.
EAR ABBY: For years, I had high blood pressure and diabetes. I never had a clue that they are the two leading causes of kidney failure. After reading in your column about National Kidney Month, I decided to take your suggestion and go to the National Kidney Foundation website at kidney.org. When I attended their free screening through the Kidney Early Evaluation Program, I found out that high blood pressure can damage the kidney’s filtering units, that diabetes is the No. 1 risk factor for kidney disease and how important it is to keep them both under control. That screening was a wake-up call for me. I now take insulin for my diabetes and medication for my blood pressure. I have cut out salt and starch, added lots of vegetables to my diet, and 30 minutes on the stationary bike to my daily routine. My efforts have paid off. Last year when I was screened again at the KEEP, I learned that my kidney function has increased. Tens of millions of Americans are at risk for kidney disease. Won’t you please remind your readers again how important it is to be screened? For me it was a lifesaver. — JERRYDEAN QUEEN, NEW ORLEANS DEAR JERRYDEAN: I’m pleased that my column alerted you to your risk for kidney disease, and that you caught it in time. Readers, March 8 is World Kidney Day. The National Kidney Foundation again is urging Americans to learn the risk factors for kidney disease and be screened so you can prevent damage to these vital organs. For advice on how to stay healthy and a schedule of free screenings, not only during March but also throughout
DEAR ABBY
the year, visit the National Kidney Foundation online at kidney.org. DEAR ABBY: Someone gave a very inappropriate eulogy for someone my family cares about dearly. Is it worth it to say something to him? “Alton” lost his mother, a really good person who was loved by many, and he attacked her in his eulogy. Alton shared quite a few details about his mother’s life that no one needed to know. But the bottom line is, she was a good person who made some mistakes toward the end of her life. Alton is arrogant and mean and has a long history of verbally attacking family members. People are still talking about the eulogy. There were individuals at the service who called him names, and a few walked out in tears. Word spread to people in other states within minutes after the service ended. Is it worth pointing out to an arrogant jerk that his eulogy was appalling and has caused a lot of anger? Should one of us step forward and say something to him, or just chalk it up to “once a jerk, always a jerk”? — COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EARS IN ARIZONA DEAR COULDN’T BELIEVE: I vote no. I seriously doubt that anything you could say would shame an arrogant, mean jerk into admitting he made a mistake by speaking disrespectfully of his mother at her funeral. A better way to handle it would be for those who were offended to avoid him. A deafening silence may convey the message more loudly than words.
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