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5 | get out
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18-19 | weekend events
“stoker,” “the croods,” “admission,” “olympus has Fallen”
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here is so much going on this weekend, so let’s waste no time and dive right in.
customer appreciation
whether you’ve lived in the lowcountry your whole life or are a recent transplant, Sunday offers the perfect opportunity to reacquaint or introduce yourself to local parks — for free. Sunday marks customer appreciation day at charleston county parks, a day of free gate admission offered by the park and recreation commission as a “thank you.” not only do you get in for free, but there’s also free fishing, family-friendly activities (noon-4 p.m.) and giveaways at each park. parks include ravenel caw caw interpretive center, north charleston wannamaker, Mount pleasant palmetto islands and James island county park. free parking will be offered at kiawah Beachwalker park, isle of palms county park and the folly Beach edwin S. taylor fishing pier. The Mount pleasant pier also will offer free fishing, but parking fees apply. call 795-4386 or go to www. ccprc.com.
bull’s bay nature fest
another outdoor adventure, this one on Saturday, is the inaugural Bull’s Bay nature festival — from the forest to the Sea, which aims to bring communities together to celebrate public lands and outdoor recreation. with events scheduled 7 a.m.-8 p.m., you’re sure to find something to interest everyone in the family. and
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Ravenel Caw Caw Interpretive Center with prices ranging from free to $10, this is definitely budget-friendly. festival events will include a cape romain fishing derby, family fishing at Sewee pond, a family biathlon along the Swamp fox/awendaw passage, wambaw creek paddle, auto tours on Bull’s and in the francis Marion national forest, island and forest nature walks, raptor flying demonstrations, live reptile displays and a sweetgrass basketry workshop instructed by vera Manigault, gullah/geechee historian and artisan. for the kids, there will be nature art walks and fishing, crabbing, cast-netting and archery workshops. awendaw green will host local musicians at the Sewee center throughout the day, opening the musical entertainment with the lincoln Middle-high School Steel Band. The Sewee visitor and environmental education center, 5821 u.S. highway 17 in awendaw, will serve as the hub for the festival. community churches and the Santee to Sewee community development corp. will prepare a variety of food items for purchase, including fish and chips, wings, chicken and red rice dinners, barbecue, baked desserts and more. events require registration.
such as cooking over an open fire, candlemaking and sewing. vendors such as a period do you know of an event blacksmith will be selling that should be included in their wares. The soldiers and dollar days? email anugent@ civilian campsites will be on postandcourier.com. display for the public to see how life might have been in the 1860s. forms can be picked up at admission is $10, with ages the Sewee center, awendaw 5-12 getting in for $5; kids 4 and Mcclellanville town ofand under get in for free. food fices, Birds of prey center and vendors will be on-site. the Sewee outpost. for more find out more at www. information about the festibattleofchas.com or the Batval, contact the Sewee visitor tle of charleston on facebook. center at 928-3368 or go to easter eggstravaganza www.fws.gov/seweecenter. easter is just around the battle of charleston corner (March 31), and the everyone learns about the charleston Museum is getting civil war in school, but now’s a jump on celebrating. your chance to experience it, on Saturday, children of all after a fashion. ages are invited to participate The ninth annual Battle of in the easter eggstravaganza charleston, a civil war re10 a.m.-noon. enactment, will take place at The event will begin at the 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday museum with crafts, includat legare farms, 2620 hansing decorating an easter egg combe point road on Johns basket. attendees will then island. gates will open at head across the street to the 9 a.m., with activities going on Joseph Manigault house throughout both days. garden for an easter egg on Saturday, a period wedhunt. The child who finds the ding will take place at 10 a.m. golden egg will receive a spefollowed by a ladies Social cial prize. at 11 a.m. The gullah singers The event is free with paid will perform throughout the admission ($10 for adults, $5 day. on Sunday, there will be for children, ages 3 and una period church service at der get in free). go to www. 10 a.m. There will also be nu- charlestonmuseum.org or merous living history displays call 722-2996.
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up to 8,000 expected for color me rad 5k run
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f you thought the mud run trend was crazy popular, you haven’t seen anything yet. color runs, the first of which arrives in the charleston area on Saturday at the exchange park in ladson, are sweeping the nation, much as mud runs have in the past five years. for the uninitiated, color runs got their inspiration from holi, the spring festival of colors celebrated by hindus primarily in india and nepal. Subtract the religion and add a 5k where participants are bombed with packets of neon corn starch, and the modern american phenomenon of the color run was born. Just like mud and obstacle races, several upstarts by young business people, relying primarily on facebook to market the events, have seized the opportunity to put on color runs. among them are The color run, color Me rad, color vibe, gnarly neon and the nighttime version, neon Splash dash. as of last Saturday, 7,415 had signed up for color Me rad in ladson, according to wyatt grow, the utah-based race director. with in-person registration 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today and friday, grow expects that number to top out at around 8,000. late registration is $45. “Things in charleston are going well,” said grow, who, with friends from Brigham young university, directs both color Me rad and The dirty dash mud and obstacle races. to put those numbers in perspective, the second largest race in charleston in 2012 was the record-breaking 35th annual turkey day run with 5,833 finishers.
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granted, color runs can’t be compared to competitive road races. color runs aren’t timed, which grow thinks is part of the appeal. Surveys show that 40 percent of participants have never participated in a run before color Me rad events. But bigger than the noncompetitive nature of the event, grow credits the popularity to “being part of something that is visually beautiful.” www.colormerad.com and
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who was hospitalized earlier this year for more than three weeks in Spain after a blockoutdoor yoga age in her large intestine rea community yoga class, let quired surgery. your love flow, will be 6:30The event, which will con7:30 p.m. friday in hampton clude with the launch of 100 park near the bridge. chinese lanterns into the The class, led by Mission yo- air, is a grassroots effort supga’s kelly-Jean Moore, seeks to ported by lululemon athletica. bring attention to colorectal The event seeks donations, but cancer awareness Month and making one is not necessary. to raise money for the mediwalk for water cal bills of caryn victoria one locally based nonprofit, antos, a local yoga instructor
water Missions international, will hold its seventh annual walk for water 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at cannon park. water Missions advocates for those affected by the global water crisis while raising funds to provide safe water around the globe. during the nearly 3.5-mile walk, participants carry buckets filled with water to symbolize the trek that women and children make each day to collect water in developing countries.
in celebration of its first anniversary, The yoga house of charleston is holding back-toback 50-minute classes along with live music 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. The fee is a donation to the Jenkins institute, a local home for girls. Jenkins seeks to build a wellness center that includes a yoga and dance studio. “we’ll have yoga, giveaways and food all day long,” said Thomas glenn of The yoga house. yogahousecharleston.com
ecorun
Barrier island eco tours presents the capers ecorun, a 10k and 5k beach run and walk, on Sunday. The event starts at 11 a.m. with a ferry ride from the isle of palms Marina to capers. The fee is $45. part of the proceeds benefits charleston chefs feed the need. capersecorun.blogspot.com
E6: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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‘stoker’ By roger Moore MCT
Movie substitutes suspense for thrills ... and gets away with it movie review
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he Stoker house is in mourning. widow evelyn (nicole kidman) has crawled into a bottle, weeping. teenage daughter india (Mia wasikowska), already withdrawn from Mom, pulls further into her sullen shell. She hates to be touched, becomes even more of a loner at school, and loses herself in memories of her newly deceased dad (dermot Mulroney) and the heightened sense of the outdoors that he taught her to love. Then dad’s brother (Matthew goode) shows up, all sympathy and smiles. he consoles evelyn. what does he want from india? “to be friends.” She falls under his spell, and his protection. That school where it seems every boy wants to taunt or molest her, the mother who never “got” her? uncle charlie makes up for all that. india is intrigued. it’s a pity she’s too young to have seen hitchcock’s “Shadow of a doubt.” The adoring niece in that one soon realized that her uncle charlie was not
1/2 (out of five stars) director: chan-wook park cast: mia wasikowska, nicole kidman, matthew goode, dermot mulroney rated: r for disturbing violent and sexual content running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charleston scene.com.
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Matthew Goode in “Stoker.” at all what he seemed. is india need to do something bad to on her guard, or does she see a stop you from doing somenew mentor in him? thing worse.” “Sometimes,” he purrs, “you The hollywood debut of
korean filmmaker chanwook park (“oldboy”) is a vivid, short exercise in tone, a movie lacking shocks and
huge surprises, but one that makes up for that by creeping us out, from start to finish. it’s a film of extreme close-ups
of a blister being popped, of fear for characters who pop into the frame, ready to solve charlie’s mystery (only to never have the chance), of a daddy longlegs’ slow progress through india’s field of vision. goode’s occasional furtive glance hints at nefarious plans. wasikowska’s pale, pokerfaced stare beneath her long, dark hair deepens the sense please see ‘stoker’, page e7
mia wasikowska talks about her role in creepy new ‘stoker’
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thew goode — appears. and life in the Stoker home becomes very strange indeed. t’s definitely an uncom“as a film about a young fortable film,” said Mia girl’s reality, there’s a part of wasikowska, who stars her that i understand and i in the creepy psychological identify with, the more unireverie “Stoker,” and whose versal feelings of loneliness, character is both the source and isolation, and desire,” and the object of much of that wasikowska said about her discomfort. india. “and then there’s a part india Stoker has just turned of her that’s a mystery to me. 18, on the day her father dies as it will be to most people, i in a mysterious accident. She imagine.” lives with her mother, a frosty “Stoker” marks the englishand distant nicole kidman, in language debut of South koa beautiful house in the coun- rean auteur park chan-wook, try. and then, at the funeral he of the exquisite “mise en for her father, an uncle she scene,” the turbulent psycholnever knew — uncle charlie, ogy and the joltingly brutal an effortlessly sinister Matviolence. his “vengeance”
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Mia Wasikowska and director Chan-wook Park on the set of “Stoker.” trilogy — “Sympathy for Mr. vengeance,” “oldboy” and “Sympathy for lady ven-
geance” — is the stuff of cult fervor. “i had heard of him and
‘oldboy,’ but i hadn’t seen his films when i signed on,” confesses the actress, acknowledging that perhaps that was the wrong way to go about things. “So i signed on and then did a director park marathon. ... i was so excited. i think he’s brilliant. he is a real original. he has a very unique vision. ... and this was a really strong story. it’s fascinating to get an intimate peek into the lives of these three family members.” More intimate than some might like. But while lots of unsettling stuff happens, or seems to happen, in “Stoker,” not the least being an attempted rape and a series of
murders, the film has a rhapsodic beauty about it. it’s full of slo-mo shots of the natural, and unnatural, worlds that india walks through in a state of, well, what is her state, exactly? “director park wanted the film to have a dreamlike quality,” wasikowska explains. “and people have completely different interpretations of the film as a whole. ... it really does leave things open to question. even to question whether uncle charlie is completely a product of india’s imagination.” wasikowska said that before they started filming in and please see role, page e7
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Mia Wasikowska in “Stoker.” role from page e6
Nicole Kidman in “Stoker.” ‘stoker’ from page e6
that this is a goth girl gone wrong. kidman manages a lovely hopelessness here. She’s lost, and the one person she should be able to cling to, her daughter, has nothing to do with her. wasikowska’s exquisitely ex-
pressionless reaction to what transpires makes us question her motives, her morality. The plummy-voiced goode has a disarming surface charm, something park and screenwriters wentworth Miller and erin cressida wilson undercut by giving away his menace early on.
around nashville, tenn., park gave each of the leads a giant book of storyboards. taking a page, so to speak, from hitchcock, who conceived every shot before he arrived on set, park had the entire film drawn out in elaborate detail. “director park storyboards the whole movie before we start filming, so we were given a giant booklet of every single shot in the film, start and park’s showy technique to finish. and although that doesn’t wholly gloss over this changed during the shoot, lack of mystery. due to timing and circumBut while the director is stance, the film remains very no hitchcock — not yet, true to that original vision.” anyway — the modest chills wasikowska, 23, hails from of “Stoker” do suggest he’s canberra, australia. She learned from him and could started acting in australian someday be his own “Master tv when she was 15. She of Suspense.” came to the attention of hol-
Director Chan-wook Park on the set of “Stoker.” lywood after appearing as Sophie, the suicidal teenager in the 2008 season of the hBo series “in treatment.” a few years later, and she was in a multiple-oscar nominee (“The kids are all right”), had the title role in a new and beautiful “Jane eyre,” and starred in tim Burton’s “alice in wonderland,” the secondhighest-grossing film of 2010. it’s the kind of career arc that might be recognizable to one of wasikowska’s fellow
aussies: her “Stoker” mom, kidman. She, too, started off in australian tv as a teen, before making the move to movies, and to hollywood. “Being a young actor from australia, she was a huge role model for me,” wasikowska said of kidman. “it was pretty wonderful and quite surreal to end up on a set with her, and she was so incredibly open, kind and warm, and really took me under her wing. it was just an amazing thing to work with her.” open, kind and warm, it should be noted, are not applicable descriptions of kidman’s evelyn Stoker. “luckily, off-camera, our relationship was very different,” wasikowska said, laughing. “nicole is not a Method actor.”
E8: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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there’s nothing ‘crood’ about polished film By roger Moore MCT
movie review
kip past the lame title and weary Stone age premise. “The croods” is the first pleasant surprise of spring, a gorgeous kids’ cartoon with heart and wit, if not exactly a firm grasp of paleontology. it’s about a family of cave men and women who have survived, unlike their neighbors, by minimizing risk. But risk is how we grow, how we better our lives and achieve great things. That’s just one of the things the croods learn as their world turns upside down: literally. earthquakes and volcanoes do tend to upend a neighborhood. daddy grug, hilariously and sensitively voiced by nicolas cage, has just one motto, one he reinforces in their cave as he tells stories and animates his lessons on the cave wall: “never be not afraid.” his athletic daughter, eep (an energetic emma Stone), may bristle at that as she invents rock climbing, parkour and assorted other dangerous sports while exploring their limited world. But fear has kept them all — grug, eep, mother ugga (catherine keener), lunky
1/2 (out of five stars) directors: chris sanders and kirk de micco cast: voices of nicolas cage, emma stone, ryan reynolds, cloris leachman, catherine keener rated: pg for some scary action running time: 1 hour, 33 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com.
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brother Thunk (clark duke), gran (cloris leachman) and feral baby Sandy (randy Thom) — alive. They hide in their cave at night, huddled in a dogpile. They go out only to feed. an epic egg hunt (the creatures in their world have more to do with dr. Seuss than darwin) that opens the film shows what they have to go through just to eat. They basically invent football (and the way fox Sports covers it) with this gonzo chase through the high desert. But eep has slipped out at
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Gran (Cloris Leachman, from left), Eep (Emma Stone), Grug (Nicolas Cage), Thunk (Clark Duke), Sandy (Randy Thom) and ugga (Catherine Keener) in a scene from “The Croods.” night, lured by a strange light. let’s call it “fire.” She’s also lured by the handsome lad who has fire. let’s call him “guy,” given a typical wry and sarcastic turn by ryan reynolds. guy has a sloth he’s tamed and uses as a belt, named “Belt.” he cooks. you know, because he has fire. he’s got shoes. for your feet. eep and ugga go all Manolo Blahnik on those. please see review, page e9
Guy (Ryan Reynolds) and Eep get to know each other in “The Croods.”
Two ‘Crood’ directors talk about animating the Stone Age
Eep explores the wonders of nightfall.
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days later’ did for zombies. our cavemen are very gifted physically. They can run 40f you want to make a film 60 miles per hour, throw rocks about a not-so-modern huge distances and hit their “Stone age family,” it helps targets. But mentally, they to start out with a wish list. have beginner’s minds. “if i was going to see a cave“tar is way up that list,” man film, what would i want said diMicco. “But nobody to see?” asks kirk di Micco, had ever animated it. we had co-director of “The croods.” to manage a tar pit, and the “we’ve never seen computer- animation that we used was generated cavemen,” said a simulating of flowing cloth. chris Sanders, the other you see tar, but the movement co-director. “you’ve seen was mimicking cloth.” ‘Quest for fire.’ you’ve seen They wanted their Stone age ‘The flintstones.’ But this is to have a volcano. entirely different. we wanted “we have a pyroclastic flow to do for cavemen what ‘28 in the film that i’ve never
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seen the likes of before,” said Sanders (“how to train your dragon” and “lilo & Stitch”). “a titanic volcanic collapse that is the final curtain on this world as they knew it. do i think we outdid walt (disney, director of an epic eruption in “fantasia”)? i wouldn’t be so bold as to say that. you be the judge.” di Micco (“Space chimps”) adds, “There are no manmade things in the movie,” which opens friday. “it’s all nature, all exteriors, and that’s a huge undertaking. please see stone, page e9
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review from page e8
and guy has a message, which everybody but grug hears. “our world is ending.” The earthquakes and eruptions mean they have to migrate, to move on, because “tomorrow is a place where things are better.” The big lug grug thinks “ideas are for weaklings,” but he comes around, inventing the “long, slow trip across the country” that will “bring us together, as a family.” right. The animation is first rate, even if the cutesy critters bear the hallmarks of co-director chris Sanders’ “lilo & Stitch” and “how to train your dragon”: wide, round faces, big cuddly eyes. another Sanders touch? emotion. for all the (mostly weak) wisecracks about grug wishing his mother-in-law dead, “The croods” has a warm sense of family, responsibility and letting dad save face.
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Eep basks in a rare taste of life outside her family cave. and the actors are, to a one, dazzling, getting across emotions and delivering this very visual comedy’s verbal zingers with great timing. cage,
Stone and keener are naturals at this sort of acting. “The croods” aren’t the flintstones. But mercifully, they aren’t living in the ice
age, either. That makes the movie about them a welcome 3-d cartoon, the first decent kids’ movie of the year.
of eep, the Stone-voiced cave-teenager, Sanders said, “her movements are based on a cat’s. “grug (her dad, voiced by cage) has movements based on a gorilla. gran’s (leachman) movements are based on a crocodile, the way they walk. ... The youngest has movements based on a terrier.” yeah, they knew their dreamworks movie would be compared to fox’s lucrative “ice age” series. The hollywood reporter
said, “ ‘The croods’ is too uneven to help it approach that series’ mammoth market share. But its mostly fastmoving roller coaster of kinetic action and its menagerie of fantastic creatures — from cute to menacing — should keep kids entertained.” and, as critic david rooney notes, kids will have “no trouble grasping the simple message to face your fears and embrace change.” That’s what the filmmakers were aiming for, “that take away every modern reference,
from society to police, and human nature is still basically the same,” Sanders said. Some, especially the young, embrace change. and some, like the parents and grandparents, resist it. “it’s a great metaphor, having a guy confronting change when his world is literally changing under his feet,” said de Micco. That, he adds, went on their “what do we want in our caveman movie?” list. “and it went at the very top.”
A scene from “The Croods.” stone from page e8
Just caves and cavemen and forests.” They based the human characters, voiced by the likes of oscar winners nicolas cage and cloris leachman, as well as emma Stone and ryan reynolds, on assorted members of the animal kingdom. it’s a trick Sanders learned from his animators on “lilo & Stitch,” where the hyperactive alien had the movements of a florida gecko.
E10: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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comedy breaks down college-‘admission’ process By roger Moore MCT
is an intensely likable one. portia (fey) spends her days competing with corinne ina fey makes funny tv (gloria reuben) to see who shows and funny movies can be the snobbiest in front and writes funny books. of the head of admissions director paul weitz often (wallace Shawn), hoping goes for something beyond against hope to get the top job funny — emotional stories of when he retires. parents and children trying to She comes home to her engpuzzle out something beyond lish lit professor live-in beau flesh and blood that bonds (Michael Sheen), who reads them. chaucer aloud and declares, She did “30 rock” and “date “i like this life. i do i do!” no night.” he did “about a Boy” children, an academic setting, and “Being flynn.” a life of letters and purpose — and somewhere on the what’s not to like about it? uncertain ground between But calls are coming in. the two is “admission.” it’s Quest, this new alternative a romantic comedy of sorts school where kids learn to about a lovelorn princeton split wood, milk cows, build admissions officer forced to robots and think for themreconcile her judgmental job selves, has a star student. and with the news that the baby his teacher, John (paul rudd), she gave up for adoption 17 is determined to get portia’s years ago might be applying to attention. The student, Jerprinceton. emiah (nat wolff), could be it’s not a particularly satisfy- “princeton material.” ing comedy, but thanks to the There’s something else John cast and some of the odd diwants to get across, in berections it takes, “admission” tween awkward moments of
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fey has made romantically put-upon her stock in trade, and as portia’s life unravels, there are plenty of moments that remind us of fey’s lonely “30 rock” loser, liz lemon. portia is set up to be in open revolt against a “hippie” school like Quest thanks to her brittle, feminist lioness of a mother (lily tomlin). But she’s an egalitarian acting as guardian of the gates of american exclusivity, a college where fewer than one in 26 candidates is “princeton material.” fey plays this inner-outer conflict well. But at her most wide-eyed and vulnerable, Focus Features she still has trouble making a Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in “Admission.” romance credible, even with rudd, edgy comedy’s puppy violating princeton policy and said: portia accepting this dog of a leading man. instances where portia is sure shocking news, or denying it; and weitz can’t winnow the he’s making a pass. John and portia trying to not story down to a simple per“Jeremiah — i think he’s tell the kid. She keeps seeing sonal journey with romantic your son.” little things the teen does that overtones. Much of the film is about are like her and starts looking “admission” breaks down miscommunication, things for shortcuts so that he can get the college admissions prothat stop just short of being into college. cess, makes blunt statements
movie review (out of five stars) director: paul weitz cast: tina Fey, paul rudd, lily tomlin, gloria reuben, wallace shawn rated: pg-13 for language and some sexual material running time: 1 hour, 47 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. about the upper class’ “legacy,” and the cards students and their hovering parents will play to score ivy league acceptance. it’s too scattered and too ambitious for a movie that often slips into feminist, academic, postponed-motherhood and “alternative”education cliches.
bloody ‘olympus has fallen’ never quite gets up movie review
By roger Moore MCT
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or those who thought the last Bruce willis movie was a little light on the casualty list, “olympus has fallen” arrives toting the biggest body count since “die hard ii.” Bystanders and tourists, soldiers, cops and Secret Service agents fall by the scores in a movie about the unthinkable: a terrorist ground assault on washington (hollywood is providing two such “unthinkable” assaults this year, with “white house down” due out this summer.). This is “die hard in the white house” with gerard Butler manfully manning up as Mike Banning, the lone Secret Service agent survivor after terrorists take over the white house and seize the president and most of the
Gerard Butler stars in “Olympus Has Fallen.” cabinet. not without a fight, of course. This president (aaron eckhart) boxes. and wait’ll you see the presidential headbutt. Banning is a former white house detail member on the outs because of a life-or-death decision he made months before. when the gunship sweeps over d.c., when ordinary asian tourists turn
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out to be terrorists, when innocent garbage trucks turn into tanks, Mike’s the man of the moment — dashing back inside his old stomping grounds, where a mastermind (rick yune of “die another day” and “The Man with the iron fists”) tells the chairman of the joint chiefs (robert forster) and speaker of the house (Morgan freeman), “i am the man in control of your white
1/2 (out of five stars) director: antoine Fuqua cast: gerard butler, aaron eckhart, angela bassett, melissa leo, rick yune, morgan Freeman, radha mitchell rated: r for strong violence and language throughout running time: 1 hour, 53 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. house.” Banning is the only guy who can get to the fortified presidential bunker where the hostages are. he proceeds to stab, shoot and strangle his way through legions of terrorists, quipping in his updates
as he shows off his trophies, by phone, to the rest of the government, which can only ask, “is he alive?” about Mike’s latest catch. Butler is fine in this part, which demands little more of him than an ability to change magazines like he’s done it before. Many times. Mike has skills, which works against this “die hard.” This isn’t John Mcclane, ordinary cop in over his head. Mike Banning has “special forces” on his resume, which robs the picture of some of its suspense. But there’s pathos here amid the carnage. a good cast (Melissa leo is a feisty secretary of defense) does what it can with a tin-eared script, making us care who lives and who dies. as an interesting side story, Mike’s wife (radha Mitchell) is a nurse who deals with the carnage of america’s darkest
day in an overwhelmed hospital emergency room. Better thrillers make more of the whole shaky state of command in such calamities, wavering over terrorist demands, stringing out the suspense and playing up the clock ticking down toward whatever nuclear doomsday awaits should our hero fail. director antoine fuqua (“Shooter”) is plainly dealing with a script that shortchanges all that, and he’s not good enough to overcome it. for all the bursts of blood, the gunplay and executionstyle head-shots that punctuate scores of deaths, it’s hard to see “olympus has fallen” (that’s Secret Service code) as much more than another movie manifestation of a firstperson shooter video game. we’ve become a head-shot nation, and our thrillers are the poorer for it.
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score: Out of 5 stars g: General Audiences pg: Parental Guidance pg-13: Parents strongly cautioned, some content unsuitable for children under 13 nr: Not Rated r: Restricted Note: Dates and times are subject to change. Call the theater to make sure times are correct.
Opening Admission pg-13
a princeton university admissions officer (tina Fey) takes personal and professional risks while on a recruiting visit to an alternative high school.
cinebarre: Fri: 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10; sat-sun: 10:50, 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10; mon-wed: 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10 citadel: Fri-march 28: 1:25, 4:10, 7:20, 9:45 northwoods: Fri-thurs march 28: 1:35, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40 terrace: Fri-march 28: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25
The Croods 1/2 pg
animated feature about the world’s first prehistoric family after their cave is destroyed by an earthquake.
cinebarre: Fri: 1, 4, 7, 9:25; sat-sun: 10:30, 1, 4, 7, 9:25; mon-wed: 1, 4, 7, 9:25 cinebarre 3d: Fri: 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 9:55; satsun: 11, 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 9:55; mon-wed: 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 9:55 citadel: Fri-thurs march 28: 12:50, 1:50, 3:20, 4:15, 5:50, 7, 8, 9:30 citadel 3d: Fri-march 28: 1:30, 4, 7:15, 9:45 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 8 northwoods: Fri-wed: 1, 2, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 9; thurs march 28: 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9 northwoods 3d: Fri-thurs march 28: 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35
Olympus Has Fallen
view, a straight-a medical student celebrates his 21st birthday with two friends, and it turns into a night of mayhem. cinebarre: today: 4:20 citadel: today-wed: 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 northwoods: today-thurs march 28: 1,
3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
Argo
1/2 r
this film chronicles a cia operation to free six american hostages during the 1979 iranian revolution. citadel: today: 1, 3:50, 6:50
The Call r
suspense thriller about a 911 operator (halle berry) who receives a call from an abducted girl (abigail breslin) and must confront a killer from her past to rescue her.
cinebarre: today: 1:25, 4:25, 7:35, 10:05; Fri: 1:35, 4:35, 7:50, 10:10; sat-sun: 11:15, 1:35, 4:35, 7:50, 10:10; mon-wed: 1:35, 4:35, 7:50, 10:10 citadel: today-march 28: 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40 northwoods: today-march 28: 1:35, 4:10, 7:20, 9:40
Dark Skies
1/2 pg-13
this science-fiction horror film follows a young suburban family targeted by a mysterious and deadly force. James island: today: 4:15, 7:15, 9:45
Dead Man Down
1/2
a former special Forces operator (gerard butler) must save the president (aaron eckhart) when he is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind.
a ruthless crime lord’s vengeful righthand man (colin Farrell) is seduced and blackmailed by one of his boss’ victims, who needs him to help her get retribution.
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cinebarre: Fri: 1, 4, 7:35, 10:20; sat-sun: 10:15, 1, 4, 7:35, 10:20; mon-wed: 1, 4, 7:35, 10:20 citadel: Fri-march 28: 1:10, 3:40, 6:55, 9:35 northwoods: Fri-thurs march 28: 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35
Stoker
1/2 r
psychological thriller about the relationships between an 18-year-old girl, her mother (nicole kidman) and the mysterious brother-in-law. terrace: Fri-march 28: 12:50, 2:50, 4:45, 7:05, 9
Playing 21 and Over r
the evening before an important inter-
TheaTers
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cinebarre: today-Fri: 12:55, 3:55, 7:40, 10:25, sat-sun: 10:10, 12:55, 3:55, 7:40, 10:25; mon-wed: 12:55, 3:55, 7:40, 10:25 citadel: today-wed: 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:30 northwoods: today: 1:05, 3:50, 7:10, 9:40; Fri-wed: 3:50, 9:40
Emperor
pg-13
in post-world war ii Japan, gen. douglas macarthur (tommy lee Jones) is responsible for deciding whether emperor hirohito should be punished as a war criminal and enlists assistance from an expert in Japanese culture and psychological warfare (matthew Fox).
terrace: today-wed: 1, 3, 4:55, 7, 8:55; march 28: 1, 3
Escape From Planet Earth 1/2 pg
animated feature about an astronaut hero who rushes to answer a distress call from a dangerous alien planet and must be saved by his brother. James island: today: 4, 6:30, 8:50 northwoods: today: 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:45
A Good Day to Die Hard
r
Former police detective John mcclane (bruce willis) travels to russia to help his incarcerated son and discovers that he is a cia operative, and they team up to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist. citadel: today: 9:35 northwoods: today: 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45
Identity Thief
northwoods: today-march 28: 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:45
fashioned parenting styles.
The Last Exorcism: Part 2
The quartet
1/2
pg-13
nell sweetzer’s attempts to rebuild her life after possession are sidetracked when the evil force returns. citadel: today: 7:10, 9:30 James island: today: 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 northwoods: today: 1:25, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40; Fri-wed: 9:40
A Late quartet
pg-13
burt wonderstone (steve carell) and anton marvelton (steve buscemi) struggle to revive their magic act when their success is threatened by guerrilla street magician steve gray (Jim carrey).
cinebarre: today: 1, 4, 7;25, 9:50; Fri: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45; sat-sun: 10:55, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45; mon-wed: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 citadel: today-march 28: 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:35 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 8 James island: today: 4, 7:10, 9:40 northwoods: today-march 28: 1:20, 4:05, 7:10, 9:45
Jack the Giant Slayer
pg-13
a young farmhand accidentally opens the gateway to a world of giants, and an ancient war between the kingdoms is reignited. cinebarre 3d: today: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 citadel: today-march 28: 1, 7 citadel 3d: today-march 28: 4, 9:35 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 9:50 James island: today: 4, 9:35 James island 3d: today: 6:50
Rust & Bone
philip seymour hoffman, christopher walken and catherine keener are part of a world-renowned string quartet, whose future and friendships face dramatic upheaval when one of the members suffers a life-changing illness. terrace: today: 12:30, 4:40, 7:15
an adventure of a 16-year-old boy who ends up in a lifeboat with a bengal tiger.
citadel: today: 1:20, 3:55, 6:55, 9:15 terrace: today: 12:55, 2:55, 4:50, 6:55, 8:50
this French film tells the story of a struggling single father who falls in love with a wheelchair-bound whale trainer as he tries to restore her will to live.
a mild-mannered accounts representative (Jason bateman) crosses the country to confront the con artist (melissa mccarthy) who has stolen his identity.
Incredible Burt Wonderstone
pg-13
at a special home for retired musicians, three members of a famous quartet have their lives disrupted when a soloist-gonediva becomes the newest resident.
r
Life of Pi
cinebarre: today: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:55; Fri: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40; sat-sun: 10:35, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40; mon-wed: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 citadel: today-march 28: 1:25, 3:55, 7, 9:35 James island: today: 4:10, 7, 9:45 northwoods: today: 1:15, 3:50, 7, 9:35; Fri-wed: 1:15, 7
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hwy 21: Fri-sun: 9:50
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citadel: today: 1, 3:50
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terrace: today: 2:30, 9:10
Safe Haven
1/2 pg-13
based on nicholas sparks’ novel, a mysterious newcomer in a north carolina town has her budding romance with a local widower threatened when she must confront the dark secrets of her past.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
cinebarre: today: citadel: today: 1:10, 3:55, 7, 9:35 James island: today: 4:05, 7, 9:45 northwoods: today: 1:10, 3:55, 7:05, 9:35
the five academy award nominees in the category of best live action short.
Silver Linings Playbook
nr
park circle: sat: 8
Oz the Great and Powerful
1/2 pg
a small-time, unethical magician from kansas (James Franco) is hurled into the enchanted land of oz and transforms himself into a great wizard and better man.
cinebarre: today: 1:10, 1:20, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:25; Fri-wed: 12:30, 3:30, 7:15, 10:15 cinebarre 3d: today: 12:30, 12:45, 3:30, 3:45, 7:15, 7:45, 10:10, 10:40; Fri: 12:45, 3:45, 7:45, 10:40; sat-sun: 9:50, 12:45, 3:45, 7:45, 10:40; mon-wed: 12:45, 3:45, 7:45, 10:40 citadel: today-march 28: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 citadel 3d: today-march 28: 2, 5, 8 citadel imaX: today-wed: 1, 4, 7, 9:50 northwoods: today-march 28: 1:05, 3:50, 7, 9:45 northwoods 3d: today-march 28: 2:10, 5:05, 8:10 terrace: today-wed: 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 9:30; march 28: 1:30, 9:30
Parental Guidance pg
grandparents agree to watch their three grandchildren but run into some challenges when they try to use their old-
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after eight months in an institution, a man moves in with his parents and bonds with a mysterious girl.
cinebarre: today: 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 9:55; Fri: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50; sat-sun: 10:20, 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50; mon-wed: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 citadel: today-march 28: 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45
Snitch pg-13
when his son is wrongfully imprisoned, a father risks everything to become an undercover informant for the dea and infiltrate a dangerous drug cartel.
cinebarre: today: 4:10 citadel: today-march 28: 1:20, 3:55, 7, 9:35 James island: today: 4:20, 7, 9:30 northwoods: today-march 28: 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:25, 9:35
Warm Bodies pg-13
a zombie rescues and falls in love with a human, and his relationship with her makes him become more human. citadel: today: 1:35, 4:10, 7:15, 9:30
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
E12: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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The chorizo sandwich from the Collective Coffee Co.
photographs by rob young
collective brings together best of coffee, bagels By roB young Special to The Post and Courier
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ere’s the thing about the collective coffee co.: The title is textbook, completely on the mark. The collective is almost like a dreamy Super friends creation, teaming a few of the folks behind downtown’s defunct hope and union coffee shop with the owners of the Bagel Shop on george Street. heck, even Stuart tracy of Butcher & Bee went in on the menu. So, first, it’s no wonder that the bagel chips at the collective are so good. Second, it’s no wonder that the shop plays so well, as it gains from a think-tank of baristas, bagel brainpower and assorted talent. cheers to liz and Sinan aktar, proprietors of the Bagel Shop, for spearheading the effort. chief among their benefactors? Mount pleasant, as the collective has settled into and revamped the digs formerly occupied by Bodacious Bagels in the Bi-lo shopping center off u.S. highway 17. The stylings are solid, the
The steak and cheese hoagie from the Collective Coffee Co.
if you go what: collective coffee co. where: 766 s. shelmore blvd., mount pleasant hours: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. mon.sat.; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. sun. more info: 284-8703 shop giving way to an industrial, open feel, including banquette seating and a large, communal table set in the middle of the venue. it seems a suitable place for intelligentsia coffees and teas via single-pour brewing methods. The menu features several winners, headlined by its baked-from-scratch pastries, breads and bagels.
try the house-made chorizo sandwich ($7.25), kicked up with pickled jalapenos, eggs and avocado, or the popular steak and cheese hoagie ($8.75) with caramelized onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. alternating specials have ranged from meatball subs to blackened shrimp fajita wraps. plus, the collective also smokes its own salmon, blending the fillets with salt, brown sugar, dill and other seasonings to help create a splendid lox recipe. The notion seems to reflect the shop’s committed philosophy, which hopefully should inspire consumers for some time.
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the wreckfish casts wide net for catch of the day more online
By deidre Schipani Special to The Post and Courier
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n the immortal words of yogi Berra, it was “deja vu all over again!” on a recent visit to The wreckfish in north charleston, i felt like i had been there before, and in one way i had, as much of the decor of the now-shuttered guy harvey’s island grill in Mount pleasant looks to have washed up on the shores of northwoods Boulevard and has found a home at Sam Mustafa’s latest seafood enterprise. Mustafa of the charleston hospitality group has added a local seafood house to his growing portfolio of restaurants: toast!, tabbuli, Market Street Saloon, eli’s table, whisk Bakery and charleston hospitality catering. in the location of what was a Market Street Saloon is now The wreckfish, signaling its presence with brightly colored nautical flags. inside, those charming sea-life screened tabletops and blue nautical The Wreckfish restaurant is at 7690 Northwoods Blvd. in North Charleston. fabric-covered booths with guy harvey’s name on them The lure of the appetizer craft an attractive seating menu will be found in its fried area. items: hush puppies ($3.99), green tomatoes ($5.99), calacuisine: seafood seafood. Worn and weathered mari ($7.99), oysters ($7.99), category: neighborhood wheelchair accessible: The goal for the restaurant onion rings ($5.99) and pickFavorite yes design team was to capture les ($4.99). location: 7690 northbar: Full-service bar; spea bit of a shipwrecked look: we tried the Sunday local woods blvd., north cialty cocktails, happy hour floors worn to a weathered oyster bucket ($7), and it was charleston 3-7 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. coastal patina and walls acfirst-rate. a generous amount phone: 580-4040 half-price appetizers, specented with crab traps, fish of hot and steamy bivalves hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. cials on well drinks and beer nets, rods and reels. The were loaded into a metal food: 1/2 prices. center of the dining room bucket, but it took nearly 20 atmosphere: 1/2 parking: lot is brightened by a beautiful minutes for it to appear at our service: other: thewreckfish. saltwater aquarium that will table. a cup of clam chowder price: $-$$ com, Facebook, twitter; delight all lovers of the sea. ($3.50) suffered a similar fate costs: appetizers $3.99merchandise and gift cards; outside along the deck, a as our server returned to the $9.99, soups and salads private dining room and brightly colored sailboat bea- kitchen to check on its delay. $3.50-$7.99, sandwiches dog-friendly patio. monday cons ahoy. when it arrived, a bracing cup $6.99-$9.99, fish entrees nights “all you can eat crab Mobiles of the sea — susof hot broth and potatoes, the $13.99-$17.99, fish sandwich- legs” $24.99 adults, $10.99 pended billfish, sharks, briny taste of clams was faint. es $8.99-$12.99, sides $2.99, kids; lunch specials $8.95 and dolphins and hammerheads entrees $10.99-$18.99, desunder; sunday oyster roast Fresh and local — float above the heads of serts $5.99, kids menu, daily (seasonal), $7 buckets of local diners, schooling in their The wreckfish prides itself specials. oysters, noon-6 p.m. raw bar majestic size and mass and on fresh and local fish. The vegetarian options: menu, entertainment, special transforming the space into a fisherman’s feasts ($13.99limited unless one eats events, catering. wreck of another kind. $17.99) allow you to select The menu is seafood-centric, from among nine seafood ofwith a burger ($7.99), chicken ferings. choose your preferred and dig in. was local, so flounder it was breast ($12.99) and sirloin method of cooking — blackThe namesake wreckfish ($14.99). The fish was nicely steak ($17.99) as the nonseaened, broiled, fried and flat($17.99) was not available, but crumbed and seasoned, more food options. iron grilled — add two sides our server told us the flounder than ample in portion size and
the wreckfish
rant clients. The wreckfish’s blend of chuck and short rib ($7.99) brought flavor to the bun but was overcooked. if the kitchen was firing on all cylinders, i would have sent it back. The burger is served with house-made kettle chips — good in theory but quick to cool on your plate. cheese and/or bacon can be added for $1. desserts are made by sister bakery whisk and include chocolate, coconut and carrot cakes; cheesecake; and key lime pie ($5.99). you can add ice cream for $1.
Helter-skelter service
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served with mac and cheese and coleslaw. The latter was sweet, as was the tartar sauce. i prefer more tang in slaw and tartar sauces not only for the flavor but for the balance they provide to a fried food. any of the fish offerings can be had as a sandwich or salad topper ($8.99-$12.99). The menu also includes “house specialty plates” that marry combination platters with lowcountry signature dishes such as shrimp and grits ($14.99), charleston crab cake ($17.99) and local oysters ($13.99). The burger is special, as the meat comes from the “Magician of Meat” and star of the food network show “Meat Men,” pat la frieda Jr. Since 1922, this Brooklyn family has provided quality meat products to a who’s who in the restaurant world. They were chosen by danny Meyer to blend his burger mix for the Shake Shacks. The la friedas now produce 75,000 burgers a day and deliver their meat fresh to more than 600 restau-
friendly servers and staff welcome you to the restaurant, but whatever system that should be in place to assure the flow of the dining experience from order in to service was very much missing at the time of this review visit. a simple cup of soup languished far too long in the kitchen; a burger spent too much time on the griddle. helter-skelter described the way the servers were assigned their sections, and even though the manager on duty was tethered to a headset, it did little to foster communication from the back of the house to the front of the house. The smiles and friendliness of the staff are diminished by the waits for food, random spills and few systems in obvious place to actually manage a dinner service. The private party room was in use for two separate events that evening, and i did question if the larger parties were tripping up the kitchen. But in fairness to all the diners, The wreckfish should staff for those events. That being said, the portions will more than satisfy, the prices are quite fair and if you bypass the fried food, a simple meal of seafood can be yours.
E14: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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z The grill on the edge, have an event or opening/ 41 center St. on folly Beach, wine and dine closing information that’s opens at 7 a.m. March 31. dinfood related? email preview a wine dinner will take ers can choose from the allfood@postandcourier.com. place 7 p.m. Saturday at laura you-can-eat breakfast buffet alberts, 891 island park drive for $9.99 or the regular bunch on daniel island, featurmenu. Mimosas are $2.50, and starting at 6:30 p.m. ing wines from mountain the bloody mary bar is $5. The featured beer will be and valley growing regions: z liberty tap room, available for $5 a pint, and cuvaison chardonnay, wil1028 Johnnie dodds Blvd. in a special menu of springlakenzie estate pinot noir, Mount pleasant, will be open inspired small plates will be Michael david earthquake at 11 a.m. easter Sunday. offered along with the shop’s petite Syrah and pierre Sparr z tBonz gill & grill, 80 n. regular selection of gourmet riesling. Market St. downtown charlessandwiches, paninis, soups, The evening begins with a ton and 1668 old towne road salads and prepared foods. no wine reception followed by a in west ashley, will be open at reservations are required. four-course dinner prepared 11 a.m. easter Sunday. ted’s is at 334 east Bay St. for by executive chef Matthew z rita’s Seaside grille, 2 cendetails, call 577-0094 or go to Brigham paired with the ter St. on folly Beach will be www.tedsbutcherblock.com. wines. open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. easter The cost is $65 plus tax and Sunday, serving brunch, lunch beer dinner gratuity, and reservations are and dinner. Some daily speThe old village post house required. call 881-4711. view cials will be available. and palmetto Brewing co. the menu at www.laura z folly Beach crab Shack, will present a beer dinner at alberts.com. 26 center St., will be open 6:30 tonight at the restaurant, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. easter Sun101 pitt St. in Mount pleasant. disco throwback day. The raw bar will be open chef de cuisine forrest Mellow Mushroom avondale until 2 a.m. along with a lateparker will prepare a menu will host its second 1974 disco night menu. Sunday brunch to be paired with palmetto Throwback Brunch with rollwill feature a make-your-own brews. back pricing to commemorate bloody mary bar. dinner spepalmetto Brewing first the two-year anniversary. cials will start at 4 p.m. reserserved charleston’s thirst in from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Satvations needed only for a party the 1850s. it brewed through urday, brunch will feature of 12 or more. the civil war, the earthquake specials inspired by the pricing z tristan, 10 linguard St., of 1886, a major hurricane and of the original 1974 Mellow will be open 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. into the turn of the century, Mushroom menu, the year easter Sunday for brunch. it but failed to survive prohibithe first Mellow Mushroom will be offer three courses for tion. The tradition was revived opened in atlanta. $40. go to www.tristan in 1993, and palmetto became last year’s rollback pricdining.com. the first brewery to operate in ing included specials such as z Maverick Southern kitchSouth carolina since prohibi- 60-cent Budweisers and $3.50 ens will offer a special easter tion. its beer is handcrafted in large pizzas, and this year may brunch at Slightly north of small batches in charleston. include similar specials. Broad, high cotton and the The dinner is $50 plus tax a dJ will be spinning disco old village post house. each and gratuity. reservations are music, and the first 100 people restaurant will offer a prerequired and can be made by in the door will receive a mys- fixed menu with choice of an calling 388-8935. online res- tery voucher for various prizes, appetizer and entree. Slightly ervations are not accepted at including free pizza for a year. north of Broad will offer two
courses for $25 or add dessert for $30. old village post house will offer an appetizer and entree for $23 or add a dessert for $27. high cotton will offer an appetizer and entree for $25 or add a mimosa or dessert for $30. go to www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com.
happy hour
co, 340 king St., is hosting a $4 happy hour featuring special dishes and cocktails 4-7 p.m. Monday-friday. call 720-3631 or go to eatatco. com.
farm to table
village Bakery and cafe, 125 pitt St. in Mount pleasant, is serving a local farm-to-table dinner menu. find out more at 216-6771 or dinewithsal. com.
new ’cue
Sweetgrass cafe, 308 u.S. highway 17 in Mount pleasant, is featuring Ben’s BBQ, homemade rice, butter beans and more. open 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
now open
z The Southern general has opened at 3157 Maybank highway across from fred neuville’s fat hen. This gourmet sandwich shop and bar offers lunch, dinner and late-night service on the weekends. 11 a.m.-until MondaySaturday. z The oyster room has opened at 14 center St. on folly Beach. chef eric Miller will focus on oysters, seafood and turf to go with the surf. 580-4050.
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vision is art initiative to aid cataract patients
By olivia pool Special to The Post and Courier
to be possible because of the cBt’s decision to cease operations, but they have since “The only thing worse than decided that it will go on. being blind is having sight but “The Bahr/cantwell team no vision.” — helen keller will not stop the 26-year tradition of bringing excitperation Sight is a loing, colorful productions cal nonprofit that has that families would want to ‘wizard of oz’ teamed up with local experience with their chilartists to help provide catafollow the yellow brick road! dren, just for the reason that photographs provided ract surgery to residents who with a cast of 79 members, the professional company is otherwise could not afford Alex Radin’s “Light” will be charleston Ballet Theatre has not here,” said choreographer the procedure. Through the featured in Vision is Art. taken over the land of oz. Jill eathorne Bahr. “with so vision is art initiative, artgrab tickets to this familymany people looking forward ists exhibit works at carolina ception will be 6-8 tonight at friendly performance of the to this new children’s ballet, eyecare physicians and docarolina eyecare physicians’ classic tale of dorothy, the we recognize that this is the nate a significant percentage new location at 1101 clarity Scarecrow, the tin Man, the correct choice, and a fun way of each piece of art sold, exroad in Mount pleasant. cowardly lion and, of course, to thank families for their past plains Sara radin, one of the featured works will include toto. There will only be three support. organizers. pieces by the following artperformances: 2 and 5 p.m. “ ‘wizard of oz’ has been “The importance of the gift ists: alex radin, austin grace Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at on my storyboard and in my of sight is something i believe Smith, danita cole, Jennifer the Sottile Theatre on the col- creative thoughts for over five every artist can relate to,” daly, Serge Skiba, Bobbi lege of charleston campus. years. a tremendous amount said alex radin, artist, coMclaughin, Morgan lail general admission tickets of work and effort has already organizer and curator. rice, Jennifer koach and ron- are $15 for children and $29 gone into making ‘wizard of operation Sight rotates nie Smith. for adults. purchase tickets oz’ a special production.” works every six months and “This is a particularly online at www.charleston dinner theater hosts a reception afterward, so wonderful collaboration. ... ballettheatreschool.org. there’s always something new together, these artists are There was some debate over don’t miss the popular to experience at each of the helping to restore vision to whether this production of north charleston dintwo events a year. The next re- members of our community the “wizard of oz” was going ner Theater Series’ next
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in need,” said operation Sight director cindi Solomon. operation Sight has been able to provide more than 60 surgeries to those in need. for information, contact operation Sight at 877-354-4822 or info@operationsight.org.
never was,” ann Simmons, arts coordinator for the city of north charleston, said of the show. “with nostalgic hits from the 1950s, The plaids’ close harmony, zealous choreography and boyish squabbles will put a song in your heart.” The flowertown players The Flowertown Players of Summerville have adapted performed “forever plaid” in January at their Summerville their play “Forever Plaid” theater and have adapted it for for the North Charleston the dinner Theatre Series at Dinner Theater Series. the charleston area convenperformance friday. The tion center Ballroom. flowertown players of Sumif you’re curious about the merville will perform the off- meal, it will be catered by the Broadway musical “forever embassy Suites and will conplaid,” written by Stuart ross. sist of a boneless pork chop “This deliciously goofy entree with soy, maple and revue centers on The plaids, red chili marinade and sweet a wholesome quartet of wellcharred corn relish. harmonized guys that just tickets are $40 and include wants to sing. tragically, these dinner, the play and gratuity. four young, eager male perThere will be a cash bar availformers were killed in a car able. The ballroom doors open crash on the way to their first at 7 p.m. for dinner guests. big concert. as the play opens, tickets for the performance they have been miraculously only are $15. purchase tickets revived for the posthumous by calling 740-5847 or emailchance to fulfill their dreams ing culturalarts@north and perform the show that charleston.org.
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emmylou harris & rodney crowell
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These days, both artists have flourishing careers but obviously still think enough of one another to collaborate on this new alOld Yellow Moon/Nonesuch bum. The music produced by the pair demonstrates why they worked so well together listening to emmylou harris and rodney all those years ago. crowell harmonize on the pair’s new album, four of the songs on the new album are “old yellow Moon,” you could almost swear crowell originals while the rest are interthey have worked together before. pretations of songs such as hank devito’s as it turns out, they have. crowell joined “hanging up My heart” and roger Miller’s harris’ hot Band as a guitarist and backup “invitation to the Blues.” singer in 1975 and played with her for three This is an americana album with a decidyears before striking out on his own. edly country slant, but we’re talking the
eric clapton
Old Sock/Brushbranch/Surfdog
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every once in a while, an established musician decides to make an album just for fun. The release of such an album usually is met with two reactions: The first camp criticizes the artist for not releasing a “serious album,” opting instead to record covers. The second group takes the album at face value and enjoys what there is to enjoy. on eric clapton’s latest, “old Sock,”
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in dave grohl’s new documentary, “Sound city,” a lot of the conversation about the legendary los angeles recording studio has to do with its neve 8028 recording consoles. when the studio closed a couple of years ago, grohl purchased that soundboard and installed it in his home recording studio. Then grohl invited some friends to come over and play. “Sound city: real to reel” features 11 new originals that were written, performed and recorded on that legendary mixing board. on paper, the project looks promising,
which is in fact just that, it sounds as if Slowhand is having a great time covering songs by the likes of gary Moore, peter tosh and george gershwin. This time, i’m inclined to side with that second group. clapton has earned the right to record any sort of album he chooses, and while some of the material on “old Sock” seems a bit too adult contemporary for clapton, there’s some good stuff here. american classics such as “all of Me,” “goodnight irene” and “our love is here to Stay” sound great. particularly
but in the end, the lineup of musicians outshines the actual music they make. guests included Stevie nicks, rick Springfield, lee ving, rick nielsen, Joshua homme, trent reznor, krist novoselic and paul Mccartney. The resulting music, which was written and recorded on the fly in grohl’s studio, is hit or miss. Songs like “heaven and all” and “time Slowing down” sound like the artists are just noodling away with no finished product in sight, while other tracks do better. “you can’t fix This,” which features lead vocals by nicks, fits in perfectly with her other solo material, while ving, formerly of the legendary punk band fear, seems to have a blast belting out “your wife is calling.”
good kind of old-school country. Standout tracks include “chase the feeling,” “Bluebird wine” and a cover of allen reynolds’ “dreaming My dreams” that actually trumps the cowboy Junkies’ version, a feat i previously would have thought unattainable. if twangy americana music by two experts in the craft appeals to you, then you’ll be in heaven listening to this album. key tracks: “chase the Feeling,” “dreaming my dreams,” “bluebird wine”
good is a cover of gary Moore’s “Still got the Blues.” while not quite committing to recording only american Songbook classics like fellow Brit rod Stewart, clapton has avoided much of the schmaltzy feeling that comes when an artist turns to that ploy. instead, what fans get is a light, breezy, fun album that hopefully will be enjoyed by those that don’t take it too seriously. key tracks: “Further down the road,” “still got the blues,” “goodnight irene”
also particularly good is “Mantra,” the track grohl recorded with reznor and homme that closes out the album. The attempt to get a Beatle to record a grunge song, as is what seems to be the case with Mccartney on “cut Me Some Slack,” is dead on arrival, but it’s amusing to listen to nonetheless. definitely check out the “Sound city” documentary when you have a chance, but this musical accompaniment is less than impressive, even given its auspicious beginning cast. key tracks: “you can’t Fix this,” “a trick with no sleeve,” “mantra” — by devin grant
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Minus the Bear
By Matthew godBey ets are $23 in advance, $25 the Special to The Post and Courier day of the show. call 577-6969 or go to minus the bear musicfarm.com for more for the past decade, the information. Seattle-based experimental donna the buffalo rock quintet Minus the Bear has stood as somewhat of a a band surviving the cruel, symbol of progression for unforgiving music biz mathe iconic northwest underchine for more than a few ground scene, a tightly woven years is a feat in itself, but to music community that is survive for two decades is best known for inadvertently relatively unheard of. launching a musical revoludonna the Buffalo is one of tion two decades ago. those mythical survivors. a The band formed out of band that has flown under the several indie and hard-core radar as well as above it, one bands, each with significant that exists as much as a storied success in the subterranean ghost as it does an accessible sounds of Seattle, and prelegend. miered as a major player along The original band formed the influential west coast nearly 20 years ago and has rock scene. The group mansince sold more than 100,000 aged to merge its city’s grungy albums, played close to 100 past with the post-hard-core shows per year, and released and math rock future of an record after record of their evolving modern-age. folk blend of zydeco, rock and The band has released five country. albums to date; the latest, over the years, the band “infinity overhead,” debuted has earned a cultlike devolast year and peaked at no. 31 tion from its fans, which has on the Billboard top 200, the carried them to such great highest chart position thus far heights as opening for the for the group. grateful dead at alpine valMinus the Bear will take ley in 2002. part in a special performance donna the Buffalo will Sunday at the Music farm, perform friday at The pour 32 ann St., with circa Survive house, 1977 Maybank highsponsored by Jagermeister way. doors open at 9 p.m. and all-in entertainment. tickets are $15 in advance and doors open at 6:30 p.m. with $17 the day of the show and ages 16 and up welcome. tick- are available at etix.com or at
the door. call 571-4343 or go to charlestonpourhouse.com for more information.
the royal tinfoil
it’s painful, but you would never really know it when you hear it. in fact, there’s something very primal and afflicted yet still happy in a psychotic, cackling kind of way. perhaps that’s the best way to describe The royal tinfoil’s music is madly upbeat, but even that seems cliche. The charleston-based group formed nearly four years ago and quickly has made its presence known in the local music scene through self-promotion and rigorous performing. The band’s music is an assortment of folk, gypsy-punk and blues that rolls off the tongue as easily as it trembles down your spine. That certain maniacal spirit brings the bluesy ghosts and mystery of the band’s style and lyrics to life without sounding too contrived or conceited. The royal tinfoil will perform friday at The windjammer, 1008 ocean Blvd., with Say Brother. tickets are $6 at the door, which opens at 9 p.m. call 886-8596 or go to thewindjammer.com for more information.
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MYCharLesTONWeeKeND charleston fashion week
in its seventh year, baker motor company charleston Fashion week has invaded marion square for five days of runway shows. each day kicks off with a trip to the belk tent, where the southern retailer will be celebrating 125 years with designer meet-and-greets. things then move into the style lounge for the preparty, where dJs will be spinning and drinks will be pouring. attendees then head into the tent for a series of runway shows featuring local retailers, emerging designer competitors and featured designers. a number of special guests will be in attendance this year, including ashanti, christian siriano, antonio azzuolo, Johnson hartig and cynthia rowley. when: through saturday where: marion square price: $35-$195 for tickets to individual shows; select number of vip packages available for more info: charlestonmag.com/ fashionweek
spring Jam music fest the inaugural spring Jam music Fest presented by the bridge at 105.5 will feature 12 bands over two days. on the line-up: truth & salvage co., Family of the year, the mowgli’s, holy ghost tent revival, pierce edens & the dirty work, the vagabond union, alpharev, sol driven train, the dirty guv’nahs, ed sheeran, the corduroy road and stop light observations. the rain or shine event is family-friendly and will include an arts and crafts village, food and drinks, and other fun spring activities. an official after-party will be held 8 p.m. saturday at the royal american, 970 morrison drive; admission is $10. when: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. saturday-sunday where: brittlebank park, lockwood boulevard price: $20 single day, $30 two-day in advance; $25 the day of; kids 5 and under get in free for more info: www.springjammusicfest.com
‘music of the beatles’
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circus of the stars billed as the “world’s largest circus under the big top,” the cole bros. circus of the stars has been entertaining families for more than a century. the threering circus will feature clowns, magicians, an aerial ballet, the human cannonball, the thunderdome, elephants and bengal tigers.
when: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. saturday-sunday where: exchange park Fairgrounds, 9850 highway 78, ladson price: $16 general admission, $20 for reserved seats, $23 for vip; free tickets for kids 12 and under available online for more info: gotothecircus.com
‘atomic basie’ the charleston Jazz orchestra’s fifth anniversary season is in full swing with a tribute to the count basie orchestra. the show will feature music from the legendary 1958 album “the atomic mr. basie.” when: 8 and 10 p.m. saturday; doors open one hour prior to start where: charleston music hall, 37 John st. price: $25-$40 for more info: 641-0011 or www.thejac.org
march love madness tour
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r&b artists J. holiday, tank and lyfe Jennings will hit the stage along with former xscape member kandi burruss. when: 8 p.m. Friday where: north charleston performing arts center, 5001 coliseum drive price: $48-$99 for more info: www. northcharlestoncoliseum pac.com
the north charleston pops! closes its inaugural season with a special performance of “music of the beatles.” the show will have you swaying on your feet and singing to beatles favorites. song such as “yesterday,” “i want to hold your hand,” “the long and winding road,” “penny lane,” “eleanor rigby,” “let it be” and “hey Jude” are on the playlist. kentucky-based musical group the rewinders will join the pops! for this walk down abbey road. when: 7:30 p.m. saturday where: north charleston performing arts center, 5001 coliseum drive price: $15-$35 for more info: northcharlestonpops.com or www. northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com
festival of houses and gardens the historic charleston Foundation hosts the 66th annual spring Festival of houses and gardens, a monthlong peak behind the private garden gates and historic thresholds of some of the holy city’s homes. this series of award-winning tours showcases charleston’s distinctive architecture, history, gardens and culture. tours feature seven to 10 properties each day in one of 11 neighborhoods, dating from the american colonial period through the antebellum and victorian eras to the early 20th century. in addition to the tours, the festival will be kicked off by the 10th annual charleston antiques show (Friday-sunday at memminger auditorium, 56 beaufain st.), which will feature period furnishings, vintage jewelry, fine art and silver. other special events include a concert series, wine and spirit tastings, lectures and more. when: today-april 20 price: $50-$60 for more info: www.historiccharleston.org/festival or 720-1183
masters of the building arts festival the american college of the building arts will celebrate the modern artisan with its ninth annual masters of the building arts Festival. the main event of the week-long festival will feature demonstrations in the school’s six areas of study: timber framing, stone carving, masonry, ironwork, plaster and carpentry. regional artisans will exhibit their craft specializations, including hoffman Forge (iron), ash woodworking (millwork), mike lauer studios (plaster), arris builders (timber framing) and clint button (stone). there will be more than a dozen lectures led by regional and national experts, including decorative artists allen and ina brousseau marx, stone builder clay chapman, developer mark regalbuto, woodcarver mary may and the artisans from hgtv dream home on kiawah. when: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. saturday where: old charleston Jail campus, 21 magazine st.
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The 3,000 square foot 2013 HGTV Dream Home on Kiawah Island for more info: www.buildingartscollege.us
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E20: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Cirque du Soleil
‘Quidam’
photographs by matt beard/cirque du soleil
The Target
aerialists and acrobats soar in production unlike any other
By Stratton lawrence Special to The Post and Courier
fines the idea of the “circus” in a modern world. all in all, the Montrealbased company now employs 5,020 ei Bouchard wanted to be a employees, including 1,300 performdancer. at 20, the orlando ers like Bouchard. native balanced a job at a luin 2012, the group presented 22 lulemon athletica clothing store with unique productions around the regular performances at the universal world, from a Michael Jackson tribute Studios theme park. in las vegas to touring the classic “i’d always done traditional dance, “alegria” throughout europe, a show but i started taking aerial classes for that has run consistently since 1994. fun, climbing the ‘tissue’ (a term for every cirque production finds its aerial performance suspended from a common thread in showcasing the silk fabric), and i liked it even more,” remarkable capabilities of the human Bouchard said. body, from balance to strength and The young performer put together banquine, an italian style of acrobata video of her skills, perfected during ics full of human pyramids and twistlong nights in the gym, and submiting bodies tossed high into the air. ted it to cirque du Soleil, which has a “Quidam” is no exception. debutpermanent show running in orlando. ing in Montreal in 1996, the premise a year-and-a-half later, Bouchard differs from other cirque shows with is one of 52 performers (among the its basis in the real world of human100 crew members) touring with the ity. The central figure is Zoe, a girl national production of “Quidam,” one ignored by her parents and bored of cirque du Soleil’s marquee shows. with life. to her, excitement seems out Begun in 1984 by a pair of friends of reach until the faceless character and street performers in Quebec, Quidam shows her a path to a world cirque du Soleil has grown into a worldwide phenomenon that redeplease see cirque, page e22
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Zoe
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if you go what: cirque du soleil: quidam when: 7:30 p.m. wednesday-march 29, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. march 30, 2 p.m. march 31 where: north charleston coliseum, 5001 coliseum drive price: $35-$90 for adults, $28-$72 for ages 2-12 more info: www.cirque dusoleil.com/quidam or www.northcharleston coliseumpac.com
more photos Find more photos from cirque du soleil’s “quidam” at charlestonscene.com.
a few fun facts
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Performer on Aerial Hoops.
z in 1984, 73 people worked for cirque du soleil. today, the business has more than 5,000 employees worldwide, including more than 1,300 artists. z at the montreal international headquarters alone, there are close to 2,000 employees. z more than 100 types of occupations can be found in cirque du soleil. z the average age of employees is 37. z the company’s employees and artists represent nearly 50 nationalities and speak 25 languages. z more than 100 million spectators have seen a cirque du soleil show since 1984. z about 15 million people saw a cirque du soleil show in 2012. z cirque du soleil hasn’t received any grants from the public or private sectors since 1992. z the food service director is charged with cooking for all of the show staff and performers, some of which are burning more than 5,000 calories a day. z there are about 250 costumes, 500 accessories and 300 pairs of shoes in “quidam.” each artists has between two and seven costumes and applies his or her own makeup.
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of enchantment and adventure. fantastical characters like The target and The aviator then enter her world, each with their own challenges, not unlike the Scarecrow or tin Man of “The wizard of oz.” “target is like Zoe’s best friend,” explains “Quidam” artistic director luc ouellette. “he’s the one that’s always with her, to bring her to different worlds. what Zoe witnesses can sometimes be a
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bit scary, but she has fun with it. it’s really a journey.”
A winning formula
“Quidam” began as a performance under a big top tent and was converted to an arena show in 2010. fifteen tractor-trailers are required to move the set and its revolving stage between cities. over the course of six performances in the north charleston coliseum, the stage will be set in the center, with only half of the arena used for seating, creating the
feel of a giant theater. “we don’t want to have the audience too far from the action because ‘Quidam’ is a very intimate show,” explains ouellette, who has worked with various cirque productions for more than a decade, from vegas to Japan. “i’ve been impressed with how we can re-create the mood and intensity that we would have under a big top.” in his position, ouellette ensures that the lighting is please see cirque, page e23
photographs by matt beard/cirque du soleil
A performer flies on Cloud Swing.
The Aviator
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cirque from page e22 set up appropriately at each venue and that the score works with the acoustics in the room. a band of six musicians leads the music from a stage, including violin, cello, saxophone, percussion, keys and guitar. “i have an artistic say in just about everything that concerns the show,” ouellette said. “i’m kind of the protector of the concept.” The concept of “Quidam” follows the loose plot of Zoe on her adventure, and although there is no dialogue, ouellette says it’s easy to understand the storyline. he compares Zoe and the characters in her “real world” life to those in a charles dickens novel. unlike other cirque productions, “Quidam” focuses heavily on the individualism of characters with unique traits. Still, ouellette says that enough details are left untold that the “audience can make their own story and create their own little world.” in addition to her roles in the Spanish web acrobatic act and a rope-jumping segment, performer Bouchard plays a bunny rabbit character with floppy ears (“look out for me!” she urges audiences.). after landing the job in September 2011, Bouchard traveled to Montreal for two months of intensive training. even after a long performance, she continues to train daily, oftentimes late at night after a show. “after a show, you have a pump of adrenaline, so you’re still up and ready to go,” Bouchard said. “when i’m performing, i go off the audience’s energy. i’ll do something a little different each day.” The traveling performers with “Quidam” hail from 18 countries, adding to the cultural appeal and international popularity of cirque. in addition to the acrobatics, the show also features diabolo performers (chinese yo-yo), juggling, human statues and hand balancing. one act includes a device called the german wheel, two large metal hoops manipulated by a person inside performing spins and somersaults. artists use 250 costumes
Zoe (from left), John and Target
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Diabolo performers work with the Chinese yo-yo.
“After a show, you have a pump of adrenaline, so you’re still up and ready to go.” mei bouchard, performer
throughout the show, which includes an intermission. each performer wears between two and seven customtailored and hand-dyed costumes during the course of the evening, each of which is meticulously maintained by the traveling wardrobe team. “cirque’s brand is all about making beautiful, well-made costumes, with live music and scores that are good for years,” ouellette proclaims. “everything is unique to each production, and each production is an experience by itself.”
The nature of circus
The cirque du Soleil experience is far different from what a spectator might experience at a ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. whereas “The greatest Show on earth” relies on a dramatic ringmaster to lead the performance, which includes wild animals and more brute feats of strength, cirque draws its roots from theater and dance. although many of the acrobatic maneuvers may find similarities with a three-
ring circus, cirque strives to create art. “when i look at a traditional circus, its mainly one act after another,” ouellette said. “There may be a big segment and then a blackout to change the set. what cirque tries to do is to really flow from one act to another, with or without stories. ‘Quidam,’ in particular, is very seamless.” apart from the awe factor of each of “Quidam’s” segments, ouellette hopes that spectators will walk away feeling inspired. The character of Quidam, portrayed as a big man with no head and carrying an umbrella, is meant to convey the image of a nameless passerby, such as an anonymous person you might see on a crowded street or someone sitting a few seats down from you at a cirque performance. it is this character that shows Zoe the door to an escape from her dull life, starting her on a voyage through the ethereal world of cirque du Soleil. “without giving too much away, ‘Quidam’ comes back at the end to encourage the audience to take their own adventure,” ouellette said. “Sometimes people say that ‘Quidam’ is dark, but i think it’s very bright — it’s just theatrical and poetic. The message of ‘Quidam’ is that it’s possible to make choices to go on your own journey and have an amazing life. anything is possible.”
E24: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Today
where: csol designer showhouse, 4 s. adgers wharf, downtown charleston price: $15 in advance or $20 at the door more info: 723-0020 or www. csolinc.org
Works By Alvin B. Glen
what: local artist alvin b. glen will feature a collection of mixed media and pastel pieces that capture glimpses of the south carolina lowcountry, as well as explore social and spiritual concepts as they relate to the artist’s upbringing in rural dorchester, in his exhibit renditions. when: through march 31 where: the meeting place, 1077 e. montague ave. price: Free more info: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Divertimento
Colie and Fowler
what: charleston artist dayton colie will display watercolors celebrating stall high school’s marching band and their positive contribution to the musical culture of the school and the city of north charleston in his exhibit “the band of blue.” michael Fowler of north augusta will present a collection of landscapes, painted from both memory and imagination, with a focus on color and shape relationships in his exhibit “recent huescapes.” concurrent solo exhibits. when: through march 30
provided
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra League’s Designer Showhouse is at 4 S. Adgers Wharf, downtown Charleston. where: north charleston city gallery, 5001 coliseum drive price: Free more info: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Designer Showhouse
what: the charleston symphony orchestra league’s 36th annual designer showhouse features a
converted cotton warehouse. it will feature creative solutions for smaller spaces, music provided by charleston symphony orchestra musicians and scholarship winners, an exclusive boutique, designer sales and al fresco dining in the walled courtyard. benefiting the charleston symphony orchestra and student scholarships. when: march 21-april 21
what: “vienna evening” features cellist natalia khoma, pianist volodymyr vynnytsky and guest violinist nazar pylatyuk. the musicians will play haydn’s piano trio in g major and schubert’s piano trio op. 100 in e flat major. when: 7 p.m. march 21 where: charleston library society, 164 king st. price: $20 more info: 723-9912 or www. charlestonlibrarysociety.org
‘Red Velvet Cake War’
what: edisto art guild presents the edisto players in Jessie Jones’ southern-fried comedy, “red velvet cake war.” when: 6:30 p.m. march 21; 7:30 p.m. march 22 and 23; 3 p.m. march 24 where: edisto island education/ civic center, 42 station court price: $30 dinner theater; others $10 (or $12 at door) more info: For reservations, 869-
9275 or www.edistoartguild.com
‘A Celtic Experience’
what: this free concert is open to the public and will feature live celtic music performed by four bands, including thistlin’ dixie, blue rooster, the celtic lassies and voxie. they will play music from ireland, scotland, cornwall and brittany on bagpipes, flute, celtic harp, fiddle, cello, bodhran and banjo. this is the Finale concert for the music advocacy project run by abigail kent to raise community awareness to support live music in charleston. when: 7-8 p.m. march 21 where: Franke at seaside rodenberg hall, 1885 rifle range road more info: musikmaid@gmail. com
‘The Thorn’
what: the epic easter production “the thorn” will be presented. due to the graphic nature of some scenes, the show is intended for a pg-13 audience. when: 7 p.m. march 21; 6 and 9 p.m. march 22; 11 a.m. march 23; 3 p.m. march 24 where: seacoast church mount pleasant, 750 long point road price: $10-$49; discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
more info: 877-943-7378 or www.thethorn.net
South of Broadway
what: two views of maynard, texas. in “laundry and bourbon,” wives gather to drink bourbon, fold laundry and gossip. in “lone star,” the husbands gather at angel’s bar for tall tales. secrets get revealed. when: 7:30 p.m. march 21-23 where: south of broadway theatre company, 1080 e. montague ave. price: $18 more info: 745-0317 or www. southofbroadway.com
‘Sex Please, We’re Sixty!’
what: set at rose cottage bed & breakfast in new england, this farce is the golden girls meets grumpy old men. Filled with mayhem, mischief and mood swings, this witty farce examines what happens when there is a mix-up of libidoboosting pharmaceuticals. when: 8 p.m. march 21-23; 3 p.m. march 24 where: the Footlight players, 20 queen st.
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the deadline for night life items is monday at 5p.m. the week before the event or concert takes place. items should be faxed to the newsroom at 937-5579 or e-mailed to clubs@postandcourier.com. items submitted after the deadline will not be printed. For more information, call 937-5582.
Today Flatt City
what: local progressive/bluegrass band will play on the deck. when: 4 p.m. doors march 21 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: Free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Frank Duvall Trio
what: live jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. thursdays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
The Vistas
what: the classic covers band will headline this month’s third thursday celebration. when: 5:30 p.m. march 21 where: hutchinson square, 150 s. main st., downtown summerville price: Free more info: 530-0001 or www. thevistasband.com or www.Facebook.com/summervilledream
Dan Clamp
what: acoustic guitarist on the
patio. when: 6-9 p.m. thursday where: the grill on the edge, 41 center st., Folly beach
Davis Coen
what: country-blues, aka “bluntry,” singer-songwriter. when: 6-9 p.m. march 21 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 center st., Folly beach more info: 588-2525
Patrick Blake
what: guitarist/frontman of whiskey diablo is a one-man band playing a variety of originals and covers from many genres. when: 6:15-9:15 p.m. thursdays in march where: ms. roses, 1090 sam rittenberg blvd., charleston more info: 766-0223
Steve Simon & The Kings of Jazz
what: “cool jazz” clarinetist and a group of lowcountry jazz pros. when: 7-10 p.m. thursdays where: barsa tapas, lounge, 58 line st., downtown charleston more info: 577-5393
Folly Beach Bluegrass Society what: open bluegrass jam.
when: 7-10 p.m. thursdays where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
where: tommy condon’s irish pub, 160 church st., downtown charleston
Ronnie Johnson & Dale Baker
Dave Grunstra
what: country, southern rock and roll, r&b and originals. when: 7 p.m. wednesdays and thursdays, 9 p.m. Fridays and saturdays, 6 p.m. sundays where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd., mount pleasant
2 Cool
what: acoustic and electric favorites. when: 8-11 p.m. march 21 where: molly darcy’s, 235 east bay st., downtown charleston
Dance & Karaoke w/ DJ E
when: 8:30-11:30 p.m. thursday where: applebee’s neighborhood grill & bar, 1859 sam rittenberg blvd., charleston
Steve Carroll & The Bograts
what: traditional folk, irish/celtic tunes and tavern sing-along favorites. when: 8:30 p.m. every thursday, Friday and saturday
what: blues/alt. country/classic rock from singer/guitarist of wire and wood. when: 9 p.m. march 21 where: planet Follywood, 32 center st., Folly beach
Elevation Nightlife
what: chill’n promotions presents “elevation nightlife designers edition,” hosted by dJ mem c, pink lips and southern charms, with a free photo shoot, music from dJ d-nyce and food and drink specials. when: 9 p.m.-2 a.m. march 21 where: huger’s, 587 king st., downtown charleston price: Free until 10:30 p.m.; ladies free until 11:30 p.m. more info: 817-0766 or 577-7855
Cornmeal
what: progressive bluegrass jam band out of chicago. when: 9 p.m. doors march 21 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $10 advance, $12 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Jacob Johnson
what: self-described “neo-acoustic folk/funk out of greenville when: 9 p.m.-midnight march 21 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
Permanent Makeup w/ Boring Portals
what: punk/rock. when: march 21 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
The Tarlatans
what: americana/indie/folk rock. when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 21 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
Friday Chris Boone
what: alternative/acoustic/folk on the creekside stage. when: 4:30-7:30 p.m. march 22 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave., isle of palms
James Slater Trio
what: live jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. Fridays;
happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
JBS R&B Duo
what: live music. when: 6-10 p.m. march 22 where: blackbeard’s cove Family Fun park, 3255 u.s. highway 17, mount pleasant
Flying Cribb Brothers
what: rock/pop/reggae/etc. from rik and derek cribb. when: 6-9 p.m. Friday where: ms. roses, 1090 sam rittenberg blvd., charleston
Cotton Blue
what: gator rob and detroit debbie play blues, rock and variety. when: 6 p.m. march 22 where: castaways grille, 1291 Folly road, James island
Darlyne Cain
what: acoustic jazz/blues/pop on the upper deck. when: 7:30-10:30 p.m. march 22 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave., Folly beach
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thursday, March 21, 2013: E25
clubs from page e24
where: smoky oak taproom, 1234 camp road, James island
Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands
Ryan Becknell
what: alternative/folk/fusion “kaleidophrenic cabaret” out of greensboro, n.c. when: 8 p.m. march 22 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Joe Wilson Trio
what: it’s Jazz night at the wine lounge with food and drink specials. reservations are required. when: 8-11 p.m. march 22 where: sauer grapes, 885 island park drive, daniel island price: $17, or $10 1st session, $10 2nd session more info: 849-1999 or www. sauergrapeswine.com
Plowground
what: live music. when: march 22
provided
Charleston Stage presents “Boeing-Boeing,” a play about an American playboy in Paris.
price: tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors/military, and $15 for students (student rush $10 with valid student id) more info: 722-4487 or www. footlightplayers.net
required and each “tour” will run every 15 minutes. when: 7-9 p.m. march 22-24 where: charleston baptist church, 13 san miguel road price: $2 requested donation more info: 556-4673 or www. charlestonbaptist.org
‘Boeing-Boeing’
Dinner theater
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what: in 1960s paris, an american playboy juggles love affairs with three stewardesses in this comedy. when: 7:30-9:30 p.m. march 21-23, 3-5 p.m. march 24 where: dock street theatre, 135 church st. price: adults $34.50-$53.50, seniors (60+) $32.50-$53.50, students (25 and under) $22.50-$53.50 more info: 577-7183 or www. charlestonstage.com
‘The Mouse Trap’
what: agatha christie’s murder mystery of five strangers who take shelter in a converted manor house. when: 8 p.m. march 21-23, 28-30, april 4-6; 3 p.m. march 31, april 7 where: threshold repertory theatre, 84 society st. price: adults $20/seniors $15/ students and military id $10 more info: 277-2172 or www. thresholdrep.org
Friday Easter Drama
what: the church will present “the end of the beginning,” a walkthrough of a dramatic presentation of the events following Jesus’ resurrection and the 40 days leading up to his ascension. reservations are
what: the Flowertown players will present “Forever plaid.” this revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. menu includes pulled pork-sweet apple balsamic syrup. call to purchase tickets. when: 7 p.m. march 22 where: charleston area convention center, grand ballroom price: $40 each (group discounts available); $15 for play only more info: 740-5847 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Theatre 99 Improv Jam what: this fast-paced show takes your audience suggestions and spins them into scenes. when: 8 p.m. march 22 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $10 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
saturday Casino Night
what: charleston Junior woman’s club presents spring soiree casino
night. all proceeds benefit march of dimes charleston. live entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres and silent auction. cJwc’s spring soiree casino night is a fundraiser. when: 7-11 p.m. march 23 where: gold bug island hall, 1560 ben sawyer blvd. price: $30 advance online; $35 at the door more info: www.cjwc.org/
Walk For Water
what: water missions international will host its seventh annual walk for water, which advocates for those affected by the global water crisis while raising funds to provide safe water around the globe. during the approximately 3.5-mile walk, participants will carry a bucket of water to symbolize the trek that women and children make each day to collect water in developing countries. when: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. march 23 where: cannon park, 261 calhoun st. price: $20 adult, $10 virtual, free children under 10 years more info: 769-7395 or bfogle@ watermissions.org or http://bit.ly/ Xkhtus
Betty Wright Live
what: blue magic presents music icon betty wright in concert. hosted by savannah Johnson from star 99.7. when: 8 p.m. march 23 where: blue magic, 5101 ashley phosphate road price: $40; in-store ticket locations
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what: guitarist/vocalist from dub island soundsystem and the dubplates. when: march 22 where: mex 1 coastal cantina, 817 st. andrews blvd., c, charleston
Bateman’s Stud Farm
what: rock/party rock and dance. when: 9 p.m. march 22 where: montreux bar and grill, 127 w. richardson ave., summerville
Donna the Buffalo
what: self-described “traditional mountain music infused with elements of cajun, rock, folk, reggae and country” out of new york. when: 9 p.m. doors march 22 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $15 advance, $17 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www.
charlestonpourhouse.com
The Cool
what: pop, rock, dance and party covers. when: 9 p.m. march 22 where: moonshine saloon, 216 myers road, summerville
Cletus Baltimore
what: southern rock/psychedelic/ free-form jam band out of columbia. when: 9 p.m.-midnight march 22 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
Calhoun’s Calling
what: self-described “indie-alternative” cover/party band. when: 9 p.m.-midnight Friday where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
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sunday
are loco records (744-0232), monster music (571-4657), cat’s music (832-7704). more info: 310-770-0586 or www.bettywrightatbluemagic. eventbrite.com
Customer Appreciation
Dusty Slay
what: dusty slay has been performing for eight years as a stand-up comic and theatre 99 company member. he has performed at new york’s gotham comedy club, del close Festival and la’s infamous Federal theater. he has worked with michael ian black, nate bargatze and Joe torry. when: 10 p.m. march 23 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $10 more info: 853-6687 or http:// theatre99.com
what: come enjoy all the play with none of the pay during customer appreciation day at charleston county parks. when: march 24 where: James island county park, 871 riverland dr. price: Free more info: 795-4386 or www. ccprc.com
Tuesday ‘Postcards From Abroad’
what: composers have written some of their most inspiring pieces about faraway lands and exotic cultures. the pieces in this concert highlight some of the most memorable of these works eliciting countries other than the composer’s motherland. the symphony will perform italian composer gioachino antonio rossini’s famous
overture to “the barber of seville.” additional pieces include mozart’s symphony no. 31, “paris,” Florencia di conciolo’s piano concerto and darius milhaud’s “le boeuf sur le toit.” when: 7:30 p.m. march 26 where: dock street theatre, 135 church st. price: tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door, if available. more info: 723-7528 or www. charlestonsymphony.org
Thursday, March 28 Save the Light Gala
what: the theme for the 15th annual save the light gala and silent auction is Follyritaville and the dress will be island attire (very casual and colorful). break out your fanciest flip flops and join us at the gala celebration. when: 6 p.m. march 28 where: tides Folly beach, one center st. price: tickets are $50 in advance
and available via paypal on our website, from any board member or call the office more info: 633-0099 or www. savethelight.org
Film Screening
what: in “misadventures of the dunderheads,” you’ll meet an old montana family that’s been in the mountains too long, but they’re as american as apple pie. eccentric grandmother ira is raising her teenage grandkids, womple and ella, when womple accidentally kills someone. before the local law can show up, ira bundles the teenagers into the car and takes off for her fantasy idea of a safe haven: canada. but, ira can’t read, even highway signs, and leads the family on a bizarre journey. when: 7-8:30 p.m. march 28 where: simons center recital hall, 54 st. philip st. price: Free more info: 953-4422 or http:// halsey.cofc.edu/events/films/
‘In the Mind’s Eye’
what: this weekend-long event will feature live art, film screenings, live music by local experimental band circus mcgurkis and more.
when: 8 p.m. march 28-31 where: the meeting place, 1077 e. montague ave. price: Free more info: 345-3670 or eyeballart@yahoo.com
Friday, March 29 Brandy and Greg Show
what: two of theatre 99’s founders brandy sullivan and greg tavares do what they do best: improv. two improvisers, two hours, dozens of scenes and characters. when: 8 p.m. march 29 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $10 more info: 853-6687 or http:// theatre99.com
Blast Off?
what: members of the theatre 99 company are always creating new shows. this is the showcase for them to try out these new shows in front of a crowd. when: 10 p.m. march 29 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: pay what you can more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
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Hed Shop Boys
what: rock/classic rock. when: 9:30 p.m. march 22 and 23 where: sand dollar social club, 7 center st., Folly beach price: Free
Kevin Church
what: Folk/americana. when: 10 p.m. march 22 where: planet Follywood, 32 center st., Folly beach
Ten Toes up
what: rock/roots/percussive funk band out of murrells inlet. when: 10 p.m. march 22 where: midtown bar & grill, 559 king st., downtown charleston
The Steepwater Band
what: rock/roots/blues/americana out of chicago. when: 10 p.m. march 22 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: $5
Weigh Station
what: self-described “dirty southern funk rock.” when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 22 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
saturday Folly Beach Reggae All-stars
what: reggae, roots, dub, jam, disco on the deck. when: 4 p.m. doors march 23 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: Free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Sweetgrass
what: “blend of acoustic, country, folk and contemporary bluegrass” on the creekside stage. when: 4:30-7:30 p.m. march 23 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave., isle of palms
Frank Duvall Trio
what: live jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. saturdays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Rene Russell
what: acoustic/alternative singersongwriter/12-string guitarist. when: 6-9 p.m. march 23 where: molly darcy’s, 235 east bay st., downtown charleston
Open Jam
what: open classic and current rock jam for musicians and singers. when: 6-8 p.m. saturdays
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thursday, March 21, 2013: E27 drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. monday; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
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where: Jesse and Friends, 1039 highway 41, mount pleasant price: Free more info: 670-3376 or www. jesseandfriendsmusic.com
Howard Dlugasch
Gino Castillo quartet
what: acoustic covers. when: 7-10 p.m. march 23 where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
what: cuban jazz on the deck for latin jazz/funk/soul monday. when: 4 p.m. doors march 25 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: Free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
‘Atomic Basie’
what: charleston Jazz orchestra, led by charlton singleton, will present “the atomic mr. basie,” a tribute to the legendary band leader, william “count” basie. when: 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. march 23 where: charleston music hall, 37 John st., downtown charleston price: $25-40 more info: 641-0011 or www. thejac.org or www.facebook.com/ events/207476912728607/
Brave Baby
what: local indie rock band. when: 8 p.m. march 23 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Betty Wright
what: blue magic will present soul and r&b music icon betty wright, hosted by savannah Johnson from star 99.7. in-store ticket locations are loco records (744-0232), monster music (571-4657) and cat’s music (832-7704). when: 8 p.m. doors march 23 where: blue magic, 5101 ashley phosphate road, north charleston price: $40 more info: 310-770-0586 or www.bettywrightatbluemagic. eventbrite.com
Machine Funk
what: widespread panic tribute band. when: 10 p.m. march 23 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $8 advance, $10 day-ofshow, $2 off with spring Jam stub/ wristband more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Eric Penrod & Tim Davis what: blues/jazz/lounge/soul. when: march 23 where: smoky oak taproom, 1234 camp road, James island
Graham Whorley
what: rock and funk guitar. when: march 23 where: mex 1 coastal cantina, 817 st. andrews blvd., c, charleston
Live Music
what: bands rotate each week. when: 9:30 p.m. saturdays where: J paul’z, 1739 maybank highway, James island
Ryan Bonner Band
what: americana/indie/rock-nroll.
marie rodriguez
Rene Russell will perform March 28 at The Shelter. when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 23 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
Lefty Hathaway Band
what: rock/roots/blues/funk out of athens, ga. when: 10 p.m. march 23 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: $5
Disco Demolition Knights
what: southern rock, blues and more. when: saturday where: o’brion’s pub and grille, 520 Folly road, James island
Dusty Slay’s Stand-up
what: theatre 99 company member dusty slay’s homegrown standup showcase. when: 10 p.m. march 23 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st., downtown charleston price: $10 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
Champagne With Friends
what: Funk/reggae/pop/rock. when: 10 p.m. march 23 where: planet Follywood, 32 center st.
sunday New South Jazzmen
what: traditional jazz during sunday brunch. when: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. sundays where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Cattle in the Cane
what: bluegrass and fiddle tunes, country folk rock, gypsy jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. sundays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Buddhist Prodigies
what: local phish cover band will play out on the deck. when: 4 p.m. doors where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: Free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Hot Jazz Swing Dance
what: swing dance lessons and social party with live music from the v-tones, the self-described “postmodern ragtime/gypsy/jazz/swing/ jugband.” when: 6 p.m. beginner swing lesson, 7:30-10 p.m. social dance party where: ballroom dance club, 1632 ashley hall road, charleston price: $10 more info: 557-7690 or www. roaringtwentieshotjazzdanceclub. com
Havana Nights
what: this jazz and salsa dancing event will feature gino castillo and his cuban Jazz band with cubaninspired drink and food specials on the menu. when: 7-10 p.m. sundays where: voodoo tiki bar & lounge, 15 magnolia road, charleston
Minus the Bear
what: indie rock band from seattle. when: 6:30 p.m. doors march 24 where: the music Farm, 32 ann st., downtown charleston price: $23 advance, $25 day-ofshow
The Bill Show
what: acoustic rock/alternative. when: 9 p.m.-midnight sundays where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
Ledbelly Stumphole Orchestra
what: bluegrass. when: 9 p.m. sundays in march where: planet Follywood, 32 center st.
Monday High Steppin’ Trio
what: acoustic/folk/jazz and
Shag Dance Party
what: the summerville shag club offers shag lessons and a dance party with dJ sharon Johnson. no partner required for lessons and there will be a cash bar and food available for purchase. when: mondays: 6 p.m. Junior shag lesson, 7 p.m. adult basic lesson, 8-10 p.m. open dance
where: summerville country club, 400 country club blvd. price: Free more info: 214-0242 or www. summervilleshaggers.com
Battle of the Bands
what: week 4 of a five-week band competition, in connection with 98 rock. twelve bands will be selected and three judges will pick the final winner. when: 8 p.m. monday where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Open Mic w/ Dave Grunstra
what: open mic night with singer/ guitarist of wire and wood. when: 9:30 p.m.-until mondays where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
Songwriter’s Night
what: susie summers hosts this open mic with original song perfor-
mances only. when: 8 p.m.-2 a.m. mondays where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
Tuesday James Slater Trio
what: live jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. tuesdays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Ed ‘Porkchop’ Meyer
what: blues/jazz piano. when: 6-10 p.m. march 26 where: pal Joey’s martini lounge, 1035 Johnnie dodds blvd., mount pleasant
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clubs from page e27 more info: 388-7679
Ray Wrenn
what: acoustic favorites. when: 7 p.m. tuesdays where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd., mount pleasant
Shrimp City Slim & Shelly Waters
what: lowcountry blues and south louisiana swamp pop. when: 7 p.m. march 26 where: the royal american, 970 morrison drive, downtown charleston
The Expendables
what: reggae/punk/metal out of santa cruz, calif. when: 7 p.m. doors march 26 where: the music Farm, 32 ann st., downtown charleston price: $10 advance, $13 day-of-show more info: 722-8904 or www. musicfarm.com
Home Team Trivia
when: 8-10 p.m. tuesdays where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island
Matt Woods
what: southern rock/country/
provided
Shrimp City Slim will perform Tuesday at The Royal American. americana out of knoxville, tenn. when: 9 p.m.-midnight march 26 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
Fire & Ice Karaoke
what: karaoke with dJ wild bill. when: 9 p.m. tuesdays where: wet willies, 209 east bay st., downtown charleston price: no cover more info: 826-2193 or www. facebook.com/Fire-ice-karaoke
Mac Calhoun
what: local singer-songwriter. when: 9 p.m.-midnight tuesdays where: Folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.
Junior Astronomers w/ HRVRD
what: indie/post punk/rock from Junior astronomers and indie-rock/ experimental from hrvrd, both bands out of charlotte. when: march 26 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Open Mic w/ Ross Bon
when: march 26 where: planet Follywood, 32 center st.
Laura Jane Vincent
what: indie/americana singersongwriter. when: 9:30 p.m. march 26 where: tattooed moose, 1137 morrison drive, downtown charleston price: Free
Yellowknife
what: self-described “indie/soul/ legit pop.”
when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 26 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
Wednesday Anne Caldwell & Larry Ford Trio
what: live jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. wednesdays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high cotton, 199 east bay st., downtown charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
ultraviolet Hippopotamus
what: progressive/psychedelic rock/electronica/jam band out of grand rapids, mich., will play the awendaw green barn Jam. when: 6 p.m. march 27 where: sewee outpost, 4853 u.s. highway 17, awendaw price: Free show
Justin Mackie
what: one-man band, live looper. when: 6-9 p.m. march 27 where: ms. roses, 1090 sam rittenberg blvd., charleston more info: 766-0223
bbq, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island
V-Tones
what: self-described “postmodern ragtime/gypsy/jazz/swing/ jugband.” when: 6:30-8 p.m. wednesdays where: city lights coffee, 141 market st., downtown charleston
Karaoke w/ DJ E
when: 7-10 p.m. wednesdays where: bushido Japanese restaurant and sushi bar, 10597 dorchester road, summerville more info: 851-3460
Swamp Pop Princess
what: south louisiana singer shelly waters and her husband in a folk/cajun duo. when: 7 p.m. march 27 where: the shelter, 202 coleman blvd., mount pleasant
Carroll Brown
what: acoustic/country/”coastal folk” singer/guitarist. when: 7:30 p.m. wednesdays where: tommy condon’s irish pub, 160 church st., downtown charleston
Lowcountry Blues Club
what: gator rob & detroit debbie play blues, rock and variety. when: 6:30 p.m. march 27 where: Finz bar and grill, 440 w. coleman blvd., mount pleasant
what: Full band, open mic electric jam, with backline drums and amps provided. when: 8 p.m. wednesdays where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
Reid Stone
Live Team Trivia
Cotton Blue
what: member of americana/ roots/rock band guilt ridden troubadour, sometimes acoustic, sometimes with a full band, sometimes with rotating musicians. when: 7-9 p.m. wednesdays where: Fiery ron’s home team
what: live team trivia at all five lowcountry locations. times may vary. when: wednesdays where: kickin’ chicken restaurants
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Weigh Station w/ Gangrene Machine
thursday, March 21, 2013: E29 tarist charlie hunter and drummer scott amendola (early show) and alternative/indie/rock from Faces for radio (late show). when: 8:30 p.m. doors march 28 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $13 advance, $15 day-ofshow; Free after midnight more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
what: self-described “dirty southern funk rock” from weigh station and “funk, punk, psychedelic rock” from gangrene machine. when: 9 p.m. doors march 27 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $5 advance, $7 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
what: indie/alternative/southern/ country/rock. when: 9 p.m.-midnight march 28 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, charleston price: Free
quiet Company
Steel Rollers
what: indie rock/power pop band out of austin, texas. when: 10 p.m. march 27 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Karaoke
when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 27 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
Thurs., March 28 Nick Skey & Wilson Pippin
what: wilson pippin of local americana/rock/roots band guilt ridden troubadour joined by nick skey. when: 6-9 p.m. march 28 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 center st., Folly beach
‘Rock Out for Relay’ Concert
what: live music from butch souldoner, dan’s tramp stamp and the money bags and the dan wright trio. admission donation will include the first drink. proceeds to benefit the american cancer society, relay for life-mount pleasant. when: 7 p.m. march 28 where: art’s bar and grill, 413 coleman blvd., mount pleasant price: $8
Rene Russell
what: acoustic/alternative singersongwriter/12-string guitarist. when: 7-10 p.m. march 28 where: the shelter, 202 coleman blvd., mount pleasant
2 Cool
what: acoustic and electric favorites. when: 8 p.m. march 28 where: shooter’s, 1704 old trolley road, summerville
Dance & Karaoke w/ DJ E
when: 8:30-11:30 p.m. thursday where: applebee’s neighborhood grill & bar, 7818 rivers ave., north charleston
Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola, Faces for Radio
what: rock/jazz fusion from gui-
The Outervention
what: album release party for the local bluegrass/folk “variety string band.” when: march 28 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, charleston price: $5
Tribal Seeds
what: california roots/rock/reggae. when: 7:30 p.m. doors march 28 where: the music Farm, 32 ann st., downtown charleston price: $13 advance, $15 day-ofshow more info: 722-8904 or www. musicfarm.com
Sweet Tn’A
what: americana/variety/bluegrass duo. when: 10 p.m. march 28 where: planet Follywood, 32 center st.
Bringers of the Dawn
what: americana/classic rock/jam band. when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. march 28 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
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ace’s on bridge
By BOBBY WOLFF
At the U.S. Nationals in Memphis, Tenn., last spring, the Stratified Open Pairs threw up a deal with a point of interest in the play. After a highly informative auction, South reached three hearts on a fourth-highest club lead from West. Declarer won in hand and advanced the diamond queen to West’s king. Back came a second club, and South won in dummy to play a second diamond. East won the ace and shifted to a low spade. What should declarer do now? The auction had strongly suggested that West, because of his failure to act earlier, was 4-6 in spades and clubs. He would surely have opened three clubs or stayed silent without a side-
suit. And the logical second suit for him to hold had to be spades. If that inference is sound, then the right line, which declarer missed at the table, is to win the spade ace, which he did. But then it was right to cash only one top trump, not both — after all, on our projected arithmetic, West could have at most one trump and South needs to retain a high trump in hand, as we shall see. If South had done that, he could then have played the diamond jack, pitching a spade from dummy. Then he could ruff a diamond, ruff a club, and lead the fifth diamond to discard the other losing spade from dummy. If East ruffs in on the third club, South overruffs and leads the fifth diamond as before.
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PEANuTS By Charles Schulz
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word game yesterday’s word: carries
care carer caries average mark 20 case words time limit 35 minutes cire crier can you find 31 cries or more words in acre imputes? arise the list will be published tomorrow. arris race – united Feature syndicate 3/21 racer
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DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner
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NON SEquITuR By Wiley Miller
BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg & Brian Walker
MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley
JuDGE PARKER By Woody Wilson & Mike Manley
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston
ROSE IS ROSE By Pat Brady & Don Wimmer
MARY WORTH By Joe Giella & Karen Moy
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE By Stephan Pastis
HI AND LOIS By Brian & Greg Walker & Chris Browne
LuANN By Greg Evans
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THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker
BABY BLuES By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
DILBERT By Scott Adams
ANDY CAPP By Reg Smythe
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne GET FuZZY By Darby Conley
ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
GRAND AVENuE By Steve Breen
today’s horoscope aries (march 21april 19): don’t fold under pressure. watch what everyone does and make a decision based on facts. alone time will help you sort through your thoughts.
leo (July 23-aug. 22): keep everything out in the open for all to see. it’s important to deliver exactly what you are promising. additional responsibilities will be dumped in your lap.
sagittarius (nov. 22dec. 21): having too many choices or too many people interfering in your decision is likely to lead to taking on too much when you should be sizing down.
taurus (april 20may 20): be a leader, do your thing and make your dreams come true. helping others will enhance your reputation.
virgo (aug. 23sept. 22): Favors will be granted. get involved in organizations that can help you get ahead or enhance your reputation.
capricorn (dec. 22Jan. 19): easy does it. you are likely to be misinterpreted if you are too hasty in the way you present your objective.
gemini (may 21June 20): stand back so you don’t lose sight of what everyone else is up to. don’t underestimate the competition. cancer (June 21July 22): don’t feel the need to make a move. impulse is the enemy, especially when it comes to your reputation. you’ll find creative ways to get what you want. develop your skills.
libra (sept. 23oct. 22): Jumping to conclusions or making assumptions will lead to trouble. listen carefully to what your colleagues or superiors are saying.
aQuarius (Jan. 20feb. 18): with a couple of changes to the way you present what you have to offer, you can turn something you enjoy doing into a prosperous endeavor.
scorpio (oct. 23nov. 21): believing in your skills and talent is half the battle. you will impress someone with your thoughtfulness as well as with your vision.
pisces (feb. 19march 20): engage in functions that allow you to promote a concept you have been developing.
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thursday, March 21, 2013: E35
Daughter’s abortion torments mom
trivia focuses on fashion in the movies
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By reBekah Bradford Special to The Post and Courier
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ince we’re in the middle of charleston fashion week (the last runway show is Saturday night), head2head is continuing the fashion theme with trivia about some very stylish movies. current champ colleen Myers is being challenged by grad student John kaplan.
quESTIONS 1. anita ekberg climbing out of the trevi Fountain in rome wearing a black balenciaga dress is a famous scene from what film? 2. many of the menswear-inspired items worn by diane keaton in this movie came from her own wardrobe and became a huge trend after the film’s release. what’s the movie? 3. kate moss and the mulleavy sisters of rodarte have named which 1970s film their favorite? 4. what actress had a breakout role in “and god created woman” and was styled in the movie by French designer pierre balmain? 5. what ’90s movie is the following quotation from: “i suppose it wasn’t meant to be, i mean, he does dress better than i do. what would i bring to the relationship?” 6. what designer came up with the wardrobe audrey hepburn wore in “breakfast at tiffany’s”? 7. what fashion designer directed “a single man”? 8. what wes anderson character dressed in tennis dresses, fur coats, vintage purses and barrettes? 9. what marilyn monroe movie featured the iconic scene of her standing over a subway grate in a white dress billowing around her? 10. this documentary featured the unique style of little edie, who favored turbans, fur coats and leotards and has influenced designers like John galliano and calvin klein.
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Name the film in which this iconic scene happened. See question and Answer 9 to find out if you’re right.
COLLEEN’S ANSWERS 1. “la dolce vita” 2. “annie hall.” love diane keaton in it. 3. ooh, not sure. i can’t remember when “doctor zhivago” came out. 4. brigitte bardot 5. i can’t think what this is from. 6. hubert givenchy. they became lifelong friends. 7. tom Ford 8. margot tenenbaum. don’t forget the heavy eyeliner. 9. Fairly sure it’s “the seven year itch.” 10. wonderful documentary. “grey gardens.”
CONCLuSION with another head2head victory under her belt, colleen makes it three in a row and will attempt a fourth win next week. For information about charleston Fashion week, go to www.charlestonmag.com/fashionweek.
JOHN’S ANSWERS 1. gonna say “la dolce vita,” ’cause it’s a famous italian movie. 2. “annie hall” 3. kinda doubt it’s “the godfather,” but that’s my favorite. 4. Jane Fonda? 5. “Ferris bueller.” Just a guess. i don’t really know. 6. armani 7. marc Jacobs 8. is it margot from “the royal tenenbaums”? sounds like her character. 9. know the scene. Just can’t think what movie. 10. “grey gardens”
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. “la dolce vita” 2. “annie hall” 3. “bonnie and clyde” 4. brigitte bardot 5. “clueless” 6. givenchy
7. tom Ford 8. margot tenenbaum, from “the royal tenenbaums” 9. “the seven year itch” 10. “grey gardens”
ear aBBy: My 22-year-old daughter became pregnant from a guy she had dated only a few months, but never seriously. after weeks of wondering what she was going to do, she decided that terminating her pregnancy was the best thing to do considering she has limited income and still lives with me. i, however, am pro-life although i do feel that in cases of rape or incest it is acceptable. My daughter knows how i feel about this. i supported her in her decision, but did not agree with it. abby, i have taken this really hard. i have cried every day since she had the abortion, and i’m torturing myself thinking this is my fault because i went against everything i believe in when i supported her in her decision. why am i beating myself up about this? is it because she’s my daughter, because i am pro-life or both? how can i stop blaming myself for her decision? — tortured in the South DEAR TORTURED: The decision about whether or not to terminate the pregnancy wasn’t yours to make; it was your daughter’s. Being pro-life, you have your own convictions, but you acted as a loving parent should: You supported your child. If you feel you could benefit from counseling to help you through this, ask your doctor for a referral. dear aBBy: My husband and i are having a disagreement, and i’m wondering if you could weigh in. we keep a handgun hidden in a locked safe in our bedroom. (an access code is required to open it.) we also have a 11/2-year-old daughter. on the recommendations of a co-worker, we recently hired a baby sitter whom we used for an evening while we attended a party. She seemed like a nice young lady. My problem is, when she arrived, my husband immediately announced that we had a gun upstairs. he felt it was her
dear abby “right” to know. i think, because the gun isn’t accessible, the information was useless to her and actually may have put our family in danger. how do we know she won’t mention it to someone who will target us for a break-in in order to steal it? to me, having a (secured) firearm in our house is no one else’s business but ours. what do you think? — not the wild weSt DEAR NOT THE WILD WEST: I think you are correct. This is a subject that should have been discussed before the young woman was hired. Your husband exhibited poor judgment by sharing what should have been confidential information. dear aBBy: My colleagues and i are concerned about a close friend and co-worker. he insists that it’s not against the law to read books while driving. he says he does it only on highways because everyone is going the same speed and direction and you only need peripheral vision. in every other aspect of his life, this man follows the rules to the letter and is a highly respected teacher. is it true that this is legal? — concerned in ohio DEAR CONCERNED: Of course not! A distracted driver who is reading books is at least as dangerous as one who is eating, texting, applying makeup, shaving or talking on a cellphone. This “highly respected” teacher doesn’t have my respect; he’s a menace on the highway. write dear abby at www. dearabby.com or p.o. box 69440, los angeles, ca 90069.
E36: Thursday, March 21, 2013
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