E2: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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what’s inside 4 | get out david Quick previews outdoor options
5 | dollar days
Check out dollar days, written by Charleston scene editor allison nugent
6-9 | movies
“Pain & gain,” “mud,” “the Company you Keep,” “upstream Color”
10 | movie listings 11-13 | food + bev
what sub deli, Chew on this, Pane e vino
14-17 | music
Cd reviews, upcoming shows
18-19 | weekend events 22 | arts a look at upcoming events
24-28 | calendar, nightlife, sudoku 30-34 | comics +tV grid with horoscopes and crossword puzzle
35 | trivia, abby File/staFF
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E3
E4: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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seabrook opens up to runners
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hen it comes to islands in the greater charleston area, seabrook island, at least to me, is the sleeper. seabrook is quite a contrast to its resort bigger brother, kiawah island, and its scraggly, fun-loving cousin, folly beach, both of which host an array of high-profile events annually. on saturday, seabrook opens its gates to runners and walkers with the third annual bohicket marina 5k and 10k. “The bohicket marina 5k/10k race through seabrook island gives runners a chance to experience the beautiful live oak-lined roads of (the island),” said pat welch, managing partner of bohicket marina and an organizer of the race. “The course is extremely flat, with unencumbered roads for a fast-paced run. This is the perfect atmosphere for those runners trying to achieve state records, and for those who are looking to enjoy a traffic-free, scenic run.” welch said the race, which starts at 8 a.m., will be followed by an after-party and awards ceremony set up on the boardwalk in front of red’s icehouse. “guests are invited to tour the marina and various businesses that bohicket marina has to offer. we look forward to a great run this year.” The race costs $30-$35 and benefits the kiawah-seabrook exchange club in support of its charities, which include scholarships for local students, habitat for humanity, darkness to light and other community programs. bohicket.com
wild things
from the manicured resort to the reclaimed wilds of ravenel, sunday offers a different kind of run. The charleston county park and recreation commission will host the where the wild Things run 5k off-road run at 8:30 a.m. sunday at the caw caw interpretive center in ravenel.
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read more get out columns by david Quick at charlestonscene.com. The center is on 654 acres of forest, historic rice fields and tea farm, and marsh, and is known for its great birding and other wildlife watching. The fee is $34 and includes an awards ceremony with light food and beverages after the race. The race is for ages 10 and up, though youths ages 10-15 must be accompanied by an adult. dogs are not allowed in caw caw. www.ccprc.com
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haven’t been in a while? The coming week gives endurance junkies and weekend warriors two reasons to go to this quaint lowcountry town. held in conjunction with the 38th annual rice festival, the palmetto rural telephone cooperative’s 36th annual rice run has long been among the favorite local 5ks among runmud run finale ners because of its relatively generous cash prizes for top The fourth of four obstacle finishers (top three overall, mud runs in the past two months, and the third of three top masters, grandmasters and senior grandmasters, and consecutive ones, comes to even top three walkers). the charleston tea plantaand it’s a more affordable tion on wadmalaw island on race at $15-$25, more if you saturday. want a t-shirt. a post-race project mud features a party will be at the s.c. 5k adventure race with “18 artisans center, one block signature obstacles that will from the race starting line. challenge participants of all athletic abilities,” according to The event starts at 8 a.m. see thericefestival.org/2013-ricethe event website. but late registration for proj- run-walk. Then on wednesday, may ect mud, a national series, will day, some of the top cyclists cost you $85 for individuals, in the u.s. and world return $75 for military and $80 per to the 11th annual downtown person on a team, ranging walterboro criterium, an infrom four to 25 people per ternational bicycling competiteam. spectators pay $10 to tion, as part of the usa crits watch. a portion of the prospeed week. ceeds goes to make-a-wish The event, which is like a south carolina. big block party, is free to specan after-party will feature tators. races will be held 4live music, a dJ and plenty of 10 p.m. wednesday. beer. in addition to the competiwww.projectmud.com/ events/charleston-sc-apr2013 tion, the event will feature a children’s race and the presenwalterboro two-fer tation of special needs bikes ever been to walterboro? by the little red dog founda-
tion and the walterboro fire department. www.walterborosc.org
walk to lunch
usually, if you work in downtown charleston and it’s a beautiful spring day, you don’t need much of an excuse to walk to lunch. but today, blue cross blue shield of south carolina is offering an extra incentive with an observance of national walk @ lunch day event, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in marion square as well as at locations in columbia and greenville. “we’re encouraging everyone who works near these sites to participate by wearing comfortable shoes to work and walking for at least 30 minutes during lunch,” said dr. laura long, blue cross’ vice president of clinical innovation and population health. “walking during a lunch break is a great way for all of us to make time for exercise as we juggle work and other commitments that demand so much of our time.” so there you go. get out of the office at lunch. and do it more than once a year. www.southcarolinablues. com reach david Quick at 9375516 or dquick@postand courier.com.
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E5
spring has finally arrived, so enjoy outdoor events
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ith the weather finally acknowledging the fact that it’s almost may — i’ll deem the past weekend as a fluke — it’s time to really enjoy the great outdoors and the beautiful place where we live. and what better way to do that than with an outdoor party, or four.
party at the point
making its return to the scene friday is charleston’s “premier happy hour concert series,” party at the point. an annual event series celebrating its 11th year, these weekly outdoor concerts take place 5:30-9:30 p.m. every friday at the charleston harbor resort and marina at patriot’s point. The 2013 season runs through June 28. in addition to an impressive lineup of live music, which can be viewed at www.charleston partyatthepoint.com, the
event also offers a full cash bar. This week’s show will be put on by blue monday, a charlotte-based band that specializes in a tribute to the mtv revolution of music. expect to hear songs right out of the trend-setting ’80s such as “living on a prayer,” “rebel yell” and “don’t stop believing.” tickets range from $5-$7 (except for the last show, which will be $15). free parking will be available as well as valet parking for $5.
at 7 p.m. with the music beginning at 8 p.m. food and do you know of an event beverages will be available for that should be included in purchase. dollar days? email anugent@ tickets are $10 or $8 for postandcourier.com. charleston county residents, and it’s recommended that advance purchases are made, charleston harbor resort as tickets are limited. new this and marina is at 20 patriots year is the “all-access dance point road in mount pleasant. card,” a season pass to all of the shaggin’ on the cooper shaggin’ on the cooper and moonlight mixer events yet another annual summer (moonlight mixers begin at the staple is charleston county end of may on folly beach). park and recreation’s shaggin’ The passes are $84 or $60 for on the cooper. charleston county residents, The dance series at the mount for both series. passes for the pleasant pier off harry hallmoonlight mixer series or the man Jr. boulevard in mount shaggin’ on the cooper series pleasant will kick off saturday also can be purchased for $48 with live music by local band or $36 for charleston county groove train, a high-energy residents. group that performs everything call 795-4386 or go to www. from classic r&b to pop, rock ccprc.com/shaggin. favorites and more recent hits. held on a saturday monthly sippin’ saturdays through sept. 7, gates open yet another series, one that is
going strong with events scheduled through nov. 2, is sippin’ saturdays at irvin-house vineyards on wadmalaw island. from noon-4 p.m., enjoy a day at the winery. tastings in the firefly vodka distillery and irvin-house winery are $6 to taste six of 24 flavors of firefly spirits and $4 to taste five wines. in addition, wine-a-ritas will be served on the patio, and wine may be purchased by the glass or bottle. live music will begin at 1 p.m. and will be provided by bret mosley. food will be available from lowcountry creole. guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. pets are allowed but must be leashed. admission is free, but drinks and food must be purchased. irvin-house vineyards is at 6775 bears bluff road on wadmalaw island. call 559-6867
or go to www.charlestonwine. com.
folly fridays
an event series that is in the process of winding down, folly fridays has three more nights of fun before calling it quits on its first year. hosted by the folly association of business, folly beach businesses band together to offer food and drink specials, live entertainment, prizes, giveaways and more. sponsored by mix 95.9 and corona and corona light, slammin’ sammy from mix 95.9 will broadcast his afternoon show (3-7 p.m.) live from loggerhead’s beach grill, 123 w. ashley ave., which will be serving up $3.50 coronas. starting at 6 p.m., a number of musicians will perform around town. find a schedule of who will be playing where at www.visitfolly.com.
E6: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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‘pain & gain’
Action comedy on steroids — literally by roger moore MCT
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nce you’ve destroyed pearl harbor and let robots rampage across the earth a few times, your whole idea of a buddy picture has got to be warped. elephantiasis sets in, even on a caper comedy with daft characters and silly situations. michael bay’s post“transformers” action comedy, “pain & gain,” is so afflicted. it’s a buddy comedy with three, not two, “buddies.” and every time you turn around, some minor supporting role is overloaded with big-name talent. scenes and sequences are a tad overwhelmed. so what could have been a tight, darkly comic thriller about three dopey miami bodybuilders kidnapping a rich guy and making him sign over his properties to them because they’re not smart enough to see they could never get away with that becomes bay’s version of “blow,” a broad swipe at ’90s excesses, from self-help gurus to steroids. it’s a “true” story, as the film keeps reminding us, about impatient self-help addict daniel lugo (mark wahlberg), who cons his ’roid-ruined pal, adrian doorbal (anthony mackie), into a scheme to kidnap a faintly unsavory gym client (tony shalhoub) to make him sign over his home, his bank accounts and his businesses to them. when the tee-totaling, bornagain ex-con paul (dwayne Johnson, a hoot) shows up, danny figures the team is complete. There’s a nervous, insistent entitlement to these three gym rats, who figure their workout ethic and formidable physiques make them “supermen” who “deserve better.” wahlberg’s manic moron shtick may wear thin after a bit, but he pulls his buddies and us along with him for the ride.
movie review (out of five stars) director: michael bay cast: mark wahlberg, dwayne Johnson, anthony mackie, tony shalhoub rated: r for bloody violence, crude sexual content, nudity, language throughout and drug use running time: 2 hours, 4 minutes adrian’s need for money is built around what he’s lost by using steroids. rebel wilson (more overkill) is the nurse all too happy to restore his, um, vigor. truthfully, “pain & gain” turns painful after the kidnapping goes down, even if we laugh at the ineptitude of danny and his cohorts and the
Survivors angry over depiction
by suZette laboy Associated Press
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he real-life murder, torture and kidnapping case from south florida that’s behind the movie “pain & gain” indeed reads like a script, just not a funny one. The fact that the film, starring mark wahlberg and dwayne “The rock” Johnson, is an action-comedy has angered survivors of the sun gym gang’s crimes and those who investigated them nearly two decades ago. “you are talking about real people. and in this particular case, especially when you’re talking about the murder victims, these were innocent victims,” retired miami-dade police sgt. felix Jimenez said. Zsuzsanna griga told The miami herald that the movie’s depiction of the gang as sympathetic bumblers just trying to get ahead is “ridiculous.” her brother and his girlfriend were killed and dismembered by them. “it’s horrible what happened to them,” said griga, who lives in hungary. “i don’t want the american public to be sympathetic to the killers.” The paramount film, which opens friday and is directed by michael bay of “transformers” and “armageddon” fame, is ways they seem to invite getadapted from a series of miami ting caught. The violence will new times articles about a make you flinch. group of 1990s bodybuilders ed harris is the retired cop who hatched a brutal get-richwho starts sniffing around, un- quick kidnapping scheme that able to believe this “evil ninja eventually escalated to murder. weightlifter” caper and unable paramount declined comment. to persuade unretired cops to The new times series told look into it. of mastermind daniel lugo everybody in this is amusing, (wahlberg), his sadistic muswith wahlberg and Johnson cleman, noel doorbal (played having great chemistry — by anthony mackie), and Jorge wahlberg grabbing weights delgado, who is not portrayed to think (“i gotta get a pump in the movie, who were denion”), which causes the more zens of the sun gym, which naive paul to lose his train of was known for its hard-core thought (“yeah, get it. get it.”). bodybuilders. Johnson plays it’s just too much: too much paul doyle, a fictional member graphic violence, too many of the crew. plot wrinkles, too much stulugo, a charming conman pidity, too many supporting who had served prison time players to track (did i mention for defrauding seniors, was rob corddry is the gym boss?). the gym’s manager. he hired for a movie as physically fit doorbal, a gym rat and steas this one wants to be, “pain roids abuser, as a part-time & gain” is carrying way too employee and cut him in on a much extra weight. medicare fraud scheme. del-
gado, one of lugo’s clients at the gym, once had worked for marc schiller, a wealthy miami businessman whom they targeted for kidnapping. They attempted to abduct schiller about half a dozen times, once disguised as ninjas (which the movie pokes fun at). They finally succeed, snatching schiller in 1994 outside his deli. They kept him at delgado’s warehouse for a month and tortured him until he had his wife and children move to colombia and he signed over his home, a life insurance policy and millions of dollars in investments. schiller, who later pleaded guilty to medicare fraud, said he had earned the stolen money honestly through an accounting practice and other investments and businesses. The gang moved into his house and then tried to kill him. They forced him to get drunk, put him in a car and set it on fire. They then crashed it into a utility pole. when he staggered out, they ran him over with another car — twice. somehow, he survived. but schiller, then 34, didn’t call police. from the hospital, he hired a private investigator, ed du bois. numerous news reports over the years have said schiller hired the investigator to get his money back; however, schiller said he wanted the investigator to gather evidence that could be used to prosecute his kidnappers because “no one was listening” to him. four months later, he sent du bois to the miami-dade police with the reams of evidence he had collected. nothing happened. du bois, who makes a cameo as a detective in the movie, gave the film company and director credit for making an adaptation of the true story. “if you read the original article, the basic elements are in the movie, but there is a lot of hollywood in that movie.” in the movie, schiller is renamed “victor kershaw.” played by tony shalhoub, who starred in tv’s “monk,” kershaw is described by wahlberg’s character as a criminal who deserves to have bad
things happen to him. surrounded by women in skimpy bikinis, he’s seen in a pool while smoking a cigar. That image, schiller said, couldn’t be further from the truth. “it’s not who i am,” said schiller, who now works in an accounting office. he says he was married and a homebody at the time of the kidnapping and never smoked cigars. “it’s supposed to represent me but it doesn’t.” The movie also gives some details about at least one killing that happened after schiller’s escape, although it is unclear how that is done. paramount rejected an ap request to view the film in advance. in reality, the gang targeted frank griga, a hungarian immigrant who had gotten rich running a phone sex operation. doorbal’s girlfriend knew him from the strip club where she worked. under the pretense of proposing a business deal, the gang invited griga and his girlfriend, krisztina furton, to dinner with the intent to kidnap them. but griga fought back and was beaten to death. furton was killed with an overdose of horse tranquilizer. Their bodies were taken to the same warehouse where schiller had been held and were dismembered. The bodies were dumped and the parts were put into drums and buckets and then discarded around south florida. when griga and furton were reported missing, the investigation quickly focused on the sun gym gang. delgado became a prosecution witness against lugo and doorbal, who were convicted of murder in 1998 and sentenced to death. They are awaiting execution. delgado got 15 years. others were convicted for their roles. Jimenez, the detective, was often assigned to show actors, including kevin bacon, what it was like to ride in a squad car. as they cruised, he would tell them about the sun gym case. “Their response was: ‘i know it’s true. but you can’t even make a movie out of it because nobody will believe that it was true.’ ”
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E7
‘mud’ is as authentically southern as today’s cinema gets by roger moore MCT
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he cinema’s leading purveyor of southern gothic, Jeff nichols, hands matthew mcconaughey his latest tour de force turn in “mud,” a down and dirty if entirely-too-long mythic melodrama in the “tobacco road” tradition. nichols (“shotgun stories,” “take shelter”) has cooked up an exotic stew that includes obsessive love, a woman unworthy of it, a criminal on the run and a huck finn coming-of-age tale set against a dying way of life in backwater arkansas. ellis (tye sheridan, terrific) is a poor kid who lives on one of the last houseboats allowed on that stretch of shoreline. he and his buddy neckbone (Jacob lofland) have the run of the river, know their way around skiffs and boat motors. but ellis’ daddy (ray mckinnon), who fishes for a living, knows they’re one misstep from being kicked off the houseboat his wife inherited. and when ellis and neckbone stumble across a man named mud hiding out in an abandoned cabin cruiser jammed high in a tree on a mid-river island, that mistake seems already made. mud (mcconaughey) is in “a tight spot,” he drawls, “and could use a little help.” he’d
movie review 1/2 (out of five stars) director: Jeff nichols cast: matthew mcConaughey, reese witherspoon, tye sheridan, Jacob lofland, sam shepard, ray mcKinnon rated: Pg-13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. like to fix up this boat, which the boys covet themselves. is he “night of the hunter” dangerous, or “stand by me” loyal? mud, it turns out, is waiting on a woman, “a dream you don’t want to wake up from.” and since ellis is in the middle of his first crush, and has a touch of chivalry about him, he agrees to help mud. reese witherspoon is Juniper, a britney-trashy bombshell who has lived off how well she fills out a pair of daisy dukes her whole life. ellis becomes go-between for mud and Juniper, and being a growing boy, learns hard life lessons from them both. nichols revels in the milieu
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Tye Sheridan (from left), Matthew McConaughey and Jacob Lofland star in “Mud.” here, capturing authentic southern voices and classic, overheated southern melodrama: revenge, betrayal, strained family ties and attitudes toward women that date from the time of Jezebel. and it all takes place in this distinctly indistinct burg on the very buckle of the south’s piggly wiggly belt. mcconaughey has truly
found his place within the film firmament in southern gothic movies like this one and “killer Joe.” mud is full of folk wisdom and singular in purpose. michael shannon plays a river diver and inattentive uncle to neckbone. mckinnon, with a physique straight out of the dust bowl and a “fried green tomatoes” accent, is the very picture of
rural, working-class red state integrity. and sam shepard is a mysterious, secretive houseboat neighbor who figures into the story. it doesn’t trivialize “mud” to label it tennessee williams lite, at least in its romantic notions. nichols gets good performances out of one and all, but lets himself get so caught up in his sense of place that
this potboiler hangs around more than a few minutes after that pot has come to a boil. but “mud” is a vivid reminder that for all the changes cable tv and interstate highways have wrought, there still are corners of the country we hear very little about, places with a voice, vibe and vigor that are still distinctly emphatically southern.
E8: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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‘the company you keep’
movie revisits a ’60s that wasn’t all peace and love movie review
by stephen holden New York Times News Service
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seam of melancholy runs through “The company you keep,” robert redford’s reflective melodrama about political idealism run amok and the wages of youthful folly. for audiences older than 50, in particular, this fictional story of homegrown terrorists sprung from the 1960s counterculture should conjure complicated feelings of pride, shame, anger and regret. but along with those emotions, this earnest, wellintentioned movie elicits frustration that its story had to be packaged as a conventional, not very suspenseful fugitive thriller with a bogus hollywood ending. sidney lumet’s 1988 film, “running on empty,” which addresses the same subject, is much more truthful and compelling. “The company you keep” has its moments, though. The aging but still beautiful faces of its stars — especially those of redford, Julie christie and susan sarandon — convey an aura of tragic nobility. They portray former members of the weather underground, which plotted to blow up buildings in u.s. cities. lem dobbs’ clunky screenplay, adapted from neil gordon’s novel, maintains a scrupulously ethical balance in contemplating domestic terrorism, and the film gives the angriest of these left-wing radicals their say. if their rage has moderated, their basic feelings haven’t changed. a moment of reckoning arrives three decades after a michigan bank robbery during which a security guard (an off-duty police officer) was killed by group members who disappeared after the crime. one inspiration may have been the actual robbery of a brinks armored car in 1981 in nanuet, n.y., in which three
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Robert Redford stars in “The Company You Keep.” people, including two police officers, were killed. The focal character, Jim grant (redford), is a recently widowed public interest lawyer and solid citizen raising an 11-year-old daughter in a suburb of albany. Jim, the movie’s moral fulcrum, is forced to confront the past when sharon solarz (sarandon) turns herself in to the fbi for violence committed years earlier. sarandon, whose bette davis eyes still burn, gives the film’s fiercest performance as a woman inflamed by a sense of injustice. she says she would do it all again “if i didn’t have kids and old parents that i love.” on the run and narrowly avoiding arrest by the fbi, Jim is also desperately trying to contact his former lover, mimi lurie (christie), who participated in the bank robbery, to testify that he wasn’t there. terrence howard, giving a clumsy performance in an underwritten role, plays the Javert-like fbi field officer leading the hunt. among the movie’s several pursuers, ben shepard (shia labeouf), an ambitious young reporter for an albany newspaper, is the most persistent. with his job on the line, he ferrets out that Jim is actually nick sloan, a former weather underground member who
adopted his new identity in 1979. ben, far from being a dedicated seeker of truth and justice, is a smug, arrogant manipulator who exploits his connection with diana (the underused anna kendrick), a college hookup who now works for the fbi, to gain privileged information. against the orders of his demanding editor (stanley tucci), he travels to ann arbor, mich., to interview the retired police officer (brendan gleeson) who led the investigation of the original robbery. “The company you keep” is not kind to the ailing newspaper business. if ben is meant to represent a quintessential bright young journalist, labeouf makes him an obnoxious, unscrupulous troublemaker out for personal glory. Jim’s cat-and-mouse game with the fbi after his true identity is revealed lacks visceral momentum, partly because of redford’s diminished agility in his mid-70s and partly because the chases are staged so lackadaisically. along the way, he deposits his daughter at the new york apartment of his sympathetic brother, daniel (chris cooper). seeking news of mimi’s whereabouts, he visits other
(out of five stars) director: robert redford cast: robert redford, shia labeouf, nick nolte, stanley tucci, Julie Christie, susan sarandon, anna Kendrick, terrence howard, sam elliott, brendan gleeson rated: r for strong language running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. former activists, including billy (stephen root), who is now a hippie organic farmer; donal (nick nolte), who owns a lumberyard; and Jed (richard Jenkins, excellent as ever), a pacifist college professor whose resentment of those who embraced violence still simmers. when mimi finally appears, she delivers a searing tirade that reveals her rage to be undiminished. gazing at christie, who is still radiant at 71, stirs up complicated feelings: her feisty mimi, a pot dealer who lives off the grid with her partner (sam elliott), is no meltingly empathic dream girl, but men of a certain age may fall in love with her all over again. The movie made me wonder why there isn’t a contemporary equivalent to the widespread radicalism of the 1960s and ’70s. i think it may have to do with the information explosion, which has taught us that the balance of good and evil is pretty much the same everywhere, and that violence only begets more violence. Jim didn’t get tired of the movement, he insists at one point, saying simply, “i grew up.”
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E9
‘upstream color’
worms, a botanist and pigs are the makings of a love story
by manohla dargis New York Times News Service
worm-wrangler cum kidnapper, referred to only as Thief, who, right out of a david hane carruth’s “uplynch nightmare, snatches a stream color,” a deeply blonde, kris (amy seimetz), sincere, elliptical movie one dark, stormy night and about being and nature, men pumps worms down her and women, self and other, throat. he never explains his worms and pigs, opens with actions, even after he takes two scenes: two teenage boys kris back to her house, where biking around a leafy suburb, a copy of “walden” waits for and elsewhere a man harvest- someone to enjoy. ing little white worms from seemingly doped, kris beorchid root balls. comes a hapless puppet for The teenagers slowly tracing Thief, who murmurs sotto voce circles on the pavement are so instructions (“take a drink”) attractively framed by the soft, as she writes him checks. by shimmery light and blurred the time he splits, her money is background that they look as gone and her sheets and body if they could have biked out of are a mess from her trying to a terrence malick movie. The hack out her strange, slithering teenagers join the man, who invaders. does nasty things with worms if you’re wondering what’s and could be a concerned going on and why, sit tight, florist, an experimental enbecause for all of carruth’s tomologist, budding serial cosmic reaching and despite killer or just a run-of-the-mill the jigsaw montage, “upscience-fiction freak. stream color” isn’t an ardugiven that carruth (“prim- ous head-scratcher. (carruth er”) doesn’t explain much, this helped cut and shoot the botanist (Thiago martins) can movie, and wrote its moodbe all things, all monsters and setting score.) metaphors, to all viewers. in it is, instead, a sometimes terms of the story, he also is a seductive, sometimes tire-
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ruth, however deliberate, runs deep. it’s evident in carruth’s emphasis on the natural world; his use of “walden”; the hushed voices and many images, including some time-lapse photography of a dead pig decaying underwater, which registers as the catastrophic inverse of the erbP time-lapse sequence of a seed sprouting underground in Shane Carruth directs and stars in “upstream Color.” “days of heaven.” (carruth’s some melange of ideas that sampler is similarly taciturn movie at times feels like days are, by turns, obvious, herand is mostly seen walkof hell.) malick’s influence almetic, touching and sweetly ing about recording sounds, so extends to shots of kris and dopey. much of it involves an like the papery rustle of dry Jeff walking, whispering and emotionally fraught romance leaves and the happy gurgle of touching that are not moored that kris strikes up with Jeff streams. he also tends to his in a specific time. (carruth), a relationship that swine and conducts a shivery, in these malick moments, dovetails with a freaky tale of creepy deworming procedure time becomes as circular as dead pigs, blue orchids, those with kris and a pig. the rising and setting of the mind-altering worms and anat times, he walks among sun. “time is but the stream other mystery man, sampler people as undetected as i go a-fishing in,” Thoreau (andrew sensenig), whose the soulful angels in wim wrote in “walden.” mailbox bears the words wenders’ “wings of desire.” in carruth also expresses this “Quinoa valley.” one scene, he drifts among his circularity through the edityou may laugh, but if that’s adorable herd of little porkers ing, skipping through time to an intentional joke, carruth christ-like, the fingers of one create narrative ellipses. he isn’t saying. he’s a man of few hand trailing through the air will, for instance, show kris words and less exposition, as the camera closely follows, a and Jeff doing one thing and and “upstream color” doesn’t shot and a gesture that strongly then — as their conversation come across as satirical even if evoke malick’s work. continues on the audio track it edges close to absurdity. malick’s imprint on car— cut to images of them doing
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(out of five stars) director: shane Carruth cast: amy seimetz, shane Carruth, andrew sensenig, thiago martins, Kathy Carruth, meredith burke rated: nr running time: 1 hour, 36 minutes more photos: For more photographs from the film, check out the review on charlestonscene.com. something else before looping back to that initial scene. These nominally atemporal lulls feel stirringly rooted in life, and they serve to anchor a movie that, with its natural and unnatural wounds, drifts on allegorical currents. with its fragmentation and mysteries, “upstream color” offers itself up as a puzzle as well as a philosophical toy that you can spin and spin until the cafe closes and kicks you into the night.
Director of ‘Upstream’ builds a movie language in layers by dennis lim New York Times News Service
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won’t always give satisfying answers,” filmmaker shane carruth said, by way of warning, in an interview in early January. The premiere of his long-awaited second feature, “upstream color,” at the sundance film festival was weeks away at the time. he was finishing the sound mix and working out the details of a self-distribution plan. but the greatest source of anxiety was the prospect of having to talk about his movie. “i hate even the idea of a synopsis,” carruth said. “when
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Shane Carruth directs and stars in “upstream Color.” stories are really working, when you’re providing subtextual exploration and things that are deeply layered, you’re obligated to not say things out loud.”
subtexts and layers abound in his new film, which combines elements of an abduction plot, a love story and a cosmic science experiment. “upstream color” trended heavily on twitter when sundance announced its lineup, and the anticipation has much to do with the cult status of carruth’s first feature, “primer,” the dramatic grand Jury prize winner at that festival in 2004. carruth, 40, a former engineer and self-taught filmmaker, made “primer,” a deadpan time-travel fantasy, for a reported $7,000, taking on the roles of director, writer, producer, actor, cinematographer,
editor and composer. a feat of diy enterprise and polymathic ingenuity, the film lent itself to repeat viewings and endless theorizing about its laws of physics and metaphysics, which ensured a robust afterlife in home video and on message boards. carruth said that the response to “upstream color” has been overwhelmingly positive. but what irks him is the suggestion that the film, like “primer,” is a puzzle movie in need of solving. “it’s funny that some of the early reviews used words like opaque and obscure,” he said. “and then they list the plot,
beat by beat, and pretty much nail it. you’re sort of like, well, what was so opaque then?” The most provocative aspect of “upstream color” is the way it unfolds, as a skein of associations and in a barrage of fragmentary images and clipped conversations. increasingly prone to slippage and ellipsis, the film builds to a wordless finale in which, as carruth put it, “everything deteriorates into the ether.” “i believe that it’s trying something new in terms of film language,” said carruth. “upstream color” is a movie about the limits of knowledge that doubles as an experiment
in inference. “it’s about people building their own narratives when they don’t have anything to hold on to,” carruth said. “They’re accumulating their identities out of whatever they find around them.” an open-ended fable, the film has a pronounced metaphorical aspect. “you could do the same story about any number of things where people are being affected by outside factors that they can’t quite speak to,” carruth said. “The end result is the same, whether you’re talking about religious or cosmic or political beliefs, or being affected by a chemical or by a relationship.”
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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 The Big Wedding r
this romantic comedy with an all-star cast follows a long-divorced couple forced to pretend they are still happily married at a family wedding.
cinebarre: Fri: 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 9:40; sat-sun: 11, 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 9:40; mon-thurs may 2: 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 9:40 citadel: Fri-thurs may 2: 1:25, 4, 7:15, 9:30 James island: Fri: 4:05, 6:45, 9:20; sat-sun: 1:45, 4:05, 6:45, 9:20; mon-thurs may 2: 4:05, 6:45, 9:20 northwoods: Fri-thurs may 2: 1:20, 4, 7:10, 9:30
The Company You Keep r
star-studded thriller about a former militant revolutionary (robert redford) who tries to avoid capture from the Fbi when a hot-shot journalist (shia labeouf) exposes his true identity. terrace: Fri-thurs may 2: 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:30
Iron Man 3 pg-13
tony stark/iron man (robert downey Jr.) is on a quest for retribution after the mandarin, a powerful and boundless terrorist, destroys his personal life. northwoods: thurs may 2: 9
Mud
1/2 pg-13
two arkansas teenagers get involved with a fugitive named mud (matthew mcConaughey) as he plans to evade bounty hunters and reunite with his true love (reese witherspoon). terrace: Fri-thurs may 2: 12:40, 3, 7:20, 9:35
Pain & Gain
r
based on a true story, this comedy follows bodybuilders (mark wahlberg and dwayne Johnson) who organize a gang and get involved with extortion, kidnapping, torture and murder.
cinebarre: Fri: 12:45, 1:05, 4, 7, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25; sat-sun: 9:45, 10:05, 12:45, 1:05, 4, 7, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25; mon-thurs may 2: 12:45, 1:05, 4, 7, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25 citadel: Fri-thurs may 2: 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 8:15 James island: Fri: 4:10, 7:10, 10; sat-sun: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10; mon-thurs may 2: 4:10, 7:10, 10 northwoods: Fri-thurs may 2: 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35
TheaTers
upstream Color
nr
6:45, 9:15 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9 northwoods 3d: today: 1:30, 4:15
a woman is kidnapped and “drugged” by a thief and gets romantically involved with a man who is consumed with the same identity-fracturing organism.
Evil Dead
Playing
while in a remote cabin, five friends uncover a book of the dead and unknowingly conjure up dormant demons from the nearby woods.
terrace: Fri-thurs may 2: 5:15
42: An American Legend
pg-13
biography of the legendary Jackie robinson, the first african-american to play major league baseball, and branch rickey, the brooklyn dodgers general manager, as they faced racism and prejudice while making history. cinebarre: today: 1, 4, 7:25, 10:25; Fri: 12:45, 3:45, 7:40, 10:35; sat-sun: 9:50, 12:45, 3:45, 7:40, 10:35; mon-thurs may 2: 12:45, 3:45, 7:40, 10:35 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1:15, 3:55, 6:50, 9:40 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 10:15 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:10, 3:50, 6:55, 9:40 terrace: today: 12:35, 2:45, 4:50, 7:20, 9:20; Fri-thurs may 2: 12:25, 2:45, 4:55, 7:15, 9:20
1/2 r
cinebarre: today: 1:20, 4:20, 7:45, 10:05 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:05, 5;10, 7:20, 9:40 James island: today: 4:05, 6:30, 9 northwoods: today: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 6:45, 7:30, 9, 9:45; Fri-thurs: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45
1/2 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.
citadel: today-thurs may 2: 4, 9:40 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:20, 4, 7:20, 9:40
The Croods
1/2 pg
animated feature about the world’s first prehistoric family after their cave is destroyed by an earthquake.
cinebarre: today: 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:30; Fri: 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25; sat-sun: 10:50, 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25; mon-thurs may 2: 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 12:50, 3:20, 7, 9:30 citadel 3d: today-thurs may 2: 1:30, 4 James island: today-Fri: 4, 6:45, 9:15; satsun: 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:15; mon-thurs may 2: 4,
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a motorcycle stunt rider (ryan gosling) becomes a bank robber, and his actions create devastating consequences that affect him, the cop that pursues him (bradley Cooper) and the future of their families.
pg-13
Oblivion pg-13
Scary Movie 5
1/2
in addition to fighting Cobra, the g.i. Joes must infiltrate the white house to rescue the president when zartan impersonates him and tries to deceive other world leaders.
Ginger & Rosa
The Call
1/2
1/2
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
pg-13
cinebarre: today: citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1:25, 7:20
No
The Place Beyond the Pines
cinebarre: today-Fri: 12:40, 3:40, 7:15, 10:15; sat-sun: 9:40, 12:40, 3:40, 7:15, 10:15; monthurs may 2: 12:40, 3:40, 7:15, 10:15 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 terrace: today: 1:30, 3, 4:15, 6, 7:15, 8:30, 9:35 ;Fri-thurs may 2: 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:25
Admission a Princeton university admissions officer (tina Fey) takes personal and professional risks while on a recruiting visit to an alternative high school.
cinebarre: today-Fri: 12:50, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10; sat-sun: 9:55, 12:50, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10; mon-thurs may 2: 12:50, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:50, 7, 9:45 James island: today-Fri: 4, 7, 10; sat-sun: 1, 4, 7, 10; mon-thurs may 2: 4, 7, 10 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35
cinebarre 3d: today: 12:45, 3:45, 7:10, 10:05; Fri: 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10; sat-sun: 10, 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10; mon-thurs may 2: 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20
r a successful young ad executive (gael garcia bernal) is asked to create a campaign against the re-election of military dictator augusto Pinochet during Chile’s 1988 referendum. terrace: today: 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:10
citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1:30, 4:30, 7, 9:25 James island: today-Fri: 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; sat-sun: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; mon-thurs may 2: 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45
power supply to a cloned dinosaur theme park, the man-eating beasts rage out of control against a tour group.
1/2 pg-13
two teenage girls growing up in 1960s london are faced with redefining themselves and their lifelong friendship as the sexual revolution and threat of the Cuban missile Crisis loom over them. citadel: today: 1:30, 4, 7:15, 9:30
The Host 1/2 pg-13
when parasitic aliens invade people’s bodies and erase their memories, a young woman risks everything to protect those she loves. citadel: today-thurs may 2: 7, 9:40 northwoods: today: 1:05, 3:55
Identity Thief r
a mild-mannered accounts representative (Jason bateman) crosses the country to confront the con artist (melissa mcCarthy) who has stolen his identity. hwy 21: Fri-sun: 10:30
Jurassic Park 3D 1/2 pg-13
after a tropical storm knocks out the
in 2077 on an evacuated earth, a veteran security repairman (tom Cruise) is on a mission from his lunar colony to extract vital resources from the planet so a threatening alien doesn’t scavenge them.
cinebarre: today: 12:35, 12:55, 3:35, 3:55, 7, 7:30, 9:55, 10:30; Fri: 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 7:05, 7:35, 9:55, 10:25; sat-sun: 9:45, 10:10, 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 7:05, 7:35 9:55, 10:25; mon-thurs may 2: 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 7:05, 7:35, 9:55, 10:25 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 2, 5, 8 citadel imaX: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:50, 7, 9:45 hwy 21: Fri-sun: 8:15 James island: today-Fri: 4, 7, 10; sat-sun: 1, 4, 7, 10; mon-thurs may 2: 4, 7, 10 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1, 2, 3:45, 5, 7, 8, 9:45
Olympus Has Fallen 1/2 r
a former special Forces operator (gerard butler) must save the president (aaron eckhart) when he is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind.
cinebarre: today: 1:05, 4:05, 7:35, 10:20; Fri: 1:15, 4;15, 7:45, 10:30; sat-sun: 10:30, 1:15, 4;15, 7:45, 10:30; mon-thurs may 2: 1:15, 4;15, 7:45, 10:30 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1:10, 3:40, 6:55, 9:35 James island: today-Fri: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; sat-sun: 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; mon-thurs may 2: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35
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.
pg-13
the franchise tackles the supernatural in this installment, with parodies of “Paranormal activity,” “Child’s Play,” “inception,” “black swan,” “rise of the Planet of the apes,” honey boo boo and more.
cinebarre: today: 1:25, 4:25, 7:50, 10 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 James island: today-Fri: 4:05, 7:15, 9:30; sat-sun: 1:50, 4:05, 7:15, 9:30; mon-thurs may 2: 4:05, 7:15, 9:30 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 1/2
pg-13
tyler Perry’s latest drama about a marriage counselor who betrays her husband and embarks on a passionate and obsessive affair with one of her clients.
cinebarre: today: 1:15, 4:15, 7:40, 10:15; Frithurs may 2: 3:45 citadel: today-thurs may 2: 1, 3:45, 7, 9:40 James island: today: 4:05, 7, 9:50 northwoods: today-thurs may 2: 1:10, 3:50, 7, 9:30
Trance 1/2 r
a fine-art auctioneer (James mcavoy) teams up with a group of criminals to steal a million-dollar painting, but after an injury during the heist, he develops amnesia, and a hypnotherapist (rosario dawson) must help him recover the memory of where he hid it. citadel: today: 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35 terrace: today: 1
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E11
what sub deli offers liberally sized portions, lots of choices by rob young Special to The Post and Courier
if you go
pers, mushrooms and a sprinkling of bacon pieces. it’s what: what sub deli a top-notch spread, the trimwhere: 503 u.s. highway elcome to what sub mings cradled by a soft hoagie 52, suite e, moncks Corner deli, where the title, roll. at least, has the mak- hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. signature provisions like ings of an abbott and costello more info: 761-7827 the reuben sandwich ($8.24) routine. are served double-decker ahem, if you’ll indulge me: style, the rye bread surroundNo, I asked you what you had spuds, salads and soup. ing twice the corned beef and for lunch. naturally, the subs demand sauerkraut. And I told you already, What prioritization on the menu, The spuds ($3.29-$5.78) are Sub. the choices varying from a nice addition, too, some Not much. Like I just said. philly cheesesteaks, turserved with the trappings of Now what did you eat for key clubs, buffalo chicken, a philly sandwich or chicken lunch? chicken teriyaki, and ham and fajitas. What Sub. swiss. consider the fries as a side. and on it goes ... These are all liberally These are crunchy, seasoned in actuality, what sub deli portioned, sized at 6- and wedges ($3.29-$4.39), which is a pretty nifty sandwich shop 12-inches, as is the case with come plain, with cheese, near walmart in moncks the philly cheesesteak deluxe with bacon and cheddar, corner. (6-inch, $7.47; 12-inch, $9.89, and with bacon and ranch The deli offers coffee as well all prices list tax included). dressing. as croissants, bagels, omelets, here, the deluxe is crafted no joke, these folks know french toast and pancakes for with white american cheese, their potatoes, which breakfast. lunch and supper which is slotted beneath amounts to another what options include sandwiches, shaved sirloin, onions, pepsub welcoming. A Philly cheesesteak deluxe from What Sub Deli in Moncks Corner.
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by deidre schipani The event is free and open to Special to The Post and Courier the public. middleton place is at 4300 lee brothers event ashley river road. call 556middleton place will host 6020 or go to Middleton the lee brothers today for a Place.org for details. special lecture. chef’s potluck award-winning authors and charleston natives matt another special event at and ted lee will give a brief middleton place is the sixth lecture on lowcountry cuisine annual chef’s potluck on and its influence on modern sunday. american cooking. The disThe event will highlight the cussion will be followed by a bounty of spring by partnerreception and a book signing ing local farmers and fisherof the lee brothers’ latest nar- men with 12 of the charleston rative cookbook, “The lee area’s best chefs. bros. charleston kitchen.” featured restaurants this year include caviar & bananas, cru cafe, cypress, daniel island club, evo, fig, The glass onion, The grocery, monza, poogan’s porch, social restaurant + wine bar, slightly north of broad and two boroughs larder. The chefs from these restaurants will be paired with local producers blue pearl farms, abundant seafood, blackbird farms, burden creek dairy, clammer dave’s sustainable seafood, compost in my shoe, fiddle farms, hickory bluff berry farm, hudson farms, Joseph fields farms, keegan-filion farm, legare farms, local seafood, lowland farms, manchester farms, our local foods, rebellion farms, rosebank farms, spade & clover, st. Jude’s farms and sweet bay produce. in addition, there will be live music from garage cuban band and local libations provided by firefly, grassroots wine, coast brewery, palmetto brewery and social mocktails. The event takes place 4-7 p.m. at the middleton place pavilion. tickets are $60 in advance for lowcountry local first members and $70 for nonmembers; day-of tickets are $70 for lowcountry local first members and $80 for nonmembers. tickets are available at The glass onion, 1219 savannah highway, and online at www. lowcountrylocalfirst.org/ potluck.
farming returns
and there’s yet another event of note over at middleton place. in 2011 and 2012, micah garrison, director of food
The farm is at 10882 u.s. highway 17. call 887-3500.
top banana
caviar & bananas has announced the hiring of a new chef, scott roule, as it celebrates its fifth anniversary in may. roule comes to charleston from charlotte. caviar & bananas has two locations: in the city market on market street and at 51 george st. call 577-7757 or go to www.caviarandbananas. com. Provided
The Lee Brothers will speak today at Middleton Place. services, and brandon buck, executive chef at the middleton place restaurant, planted a small “production garden,” sourcing the restaurant with a variety of heirloom produce. with the hiring of farm comanagers amy talarico and frank beaty late last year, the full-fledged middleton place organic farm is underway with spring vegetables being harvested and the summer crop planted. The collaborative effort between garrison and buck, along with talarico and beaty and supervision by vice president of horticulture sidney frazier, broadened the scope of the production garden, creating a 1-acre farm on the northwest corner of the national historic landmark. The farm will provide produce to the middleton place restaurant and will supply a full-fledged community supported agriculture program in the coming months.
new somm in town
cappie peete, beverage director at mccrady’s restaurant, has earned her advanced sommelier certificate and joins a small group of certified wine sommeliers. mccrady’s is at 2 unity alley. call 577-0025.
new menu
planet follywood at 32-a center st. on folly beach has announced a new spring menu with changes coming from daily specials that were made permanent fixtures. look for wraps, pita pockets and buildyour-own concepts. go to www.planetfollywood.com.
catch of the day
chef ken vedrinski will be expanding his restaurant offerings this summer as he opens his newest venture, coda del pesce (italian for “tail of the fish”). The 70-plus seat contemporary italian-influenced restaurant will showcase the area’s most untapped asset: the ocean and the view. located at 1130 ocean blvd. on the isle of palms, the resfarm tour taurant in undergoing a renoThornhill farm in mcclelvation to ensure key elements lanville is hosting a tour on highlight the impressive backsaturday for folks to see where drop. There will be a small its food comes from, meet the outside deck overlooking the farmers and enjoy the comocean featuring 18 seats. pany of fellow community open seven days a week, members. the bar will begin service at from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., enjoy 4:30 p.m. daily and dinner a tour of the farm, barbecue, will be served 5-10 p.m. activities for children, a plant sunday-Thursday and until sale and more. 11 p.m. on weekends. find admission is free, but dona- out more at info@codations are accepted to benefit delpesce.com. the farm’s nonprofit, adaptive reopened gardens of the lowcountry, which provides horticultural torch velvet lounge at 545 therapy to special needs resiking st. is open tuesdaydents of the charleston area. saturday. call 723-9333.
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E13
pane e Vino
italian trattoria opens second location in mount Pleasant after downtown success by deidre schipani Special to The Post and Courier
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pane e vino on warren street in downtown charleston has a mount pleasant sibling. alfred temelini opened a second location of his successful downtown trattoria a few months ago. like many second children whose baby books are filled with blank pages and whose photo albums bear little witness to their first tooth, haircut, words, steps and holidays, pane e vino “mount p” has neither its own website nor its own facebook page. it even has a hand-me-down menu. but it does have a new look. it is on a property with deep “italian” roots, if you count pizza hut with its tuscani (sic) chicken alfredo pasta; followed by sette, the seventh restaurant and italian eatery of sal parco; and now pane e vino. The stylized pizza hut design has been painted a coastal sea-foam green. The interior has been cleaned, refreshed and redecorated. an italian flag proudly waves in the breeze off shem creek, and the soft patina of plaster lends age and grace to a room that is only a few months old. tablecloths and candles, murano glass and italianate sconces bring a pedigree of the marche to the dining room. reconfigured seating and perimeter banquettes are welcome additions to a room once tight and clumsy in its flow. a small bar off to the left is a perfect spot to enjoy a cocktail before dinner. for a restaurant with pane, or bread, in its name, i would have liked to have seen an assortment of italian breads in its basket. a soft focaccia square topped with a mix of rosemary and salt lacks the structure to mop up many of the kitchen’s hearty ragus (sauces).
temelini has put together a respectable italian wine list and offers a house red and white wine by the glass ($7) and half-liter ($18). an amarone can be yours for $91, and the regional blends of both reds and whites will please amateurs and connoisseurs alike. begin with the wellconstructed antipasti: a charcuterie platter ($12, $15) that can easily be your meal when paired with a simple salad of spring greens ($9). choose from prosciutto, duck salame, cured wild boar, smoked prosciutto or tuscan dried sausage. add the cheese platter ($12, $15) and a bottle of hofstaffer’s pinot nero and you have dinner for two or even three. and this is where better bread could play a starring role. pane e vino also offers the more common antipasti misto ($14) with marinated vegetables, olives and deli-style meats. not found on many menus around town is carasau con prosciutto d’anatra ($12). This cracker-like bread is called carta di musica or piano paper for its thinness and crispness. it was paired with cured and smoked duck breast and topped with nutty arugula leaves, cherry tomatoes and warm strips of pecorino cheese. vegetarians will enjoy an eggplant starter ($9.50) that features grilled eggplant that is folded over buffalo mozzarella and baked in a zesty tomato sauce. pastas are the strength of pane e vino’s menu. deeply flavored sauces, rustic pasta cuts, the northern italian luxury of the generous use of meats and the renaissance influence that has lingered for centuries there make eating
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Pane e Vino’s newest addition is in Mount Pleasant.
pane e Vino cuisine: regional italian category: neighborhood Favorite location: 201 Coleman blvd., mount Pleasant phone: 388-8808 hours: 5-until daily food: 1/2 atmosphere: serVice: price: $-$$$ costs: antipasti $7.50-$15, soups $8-$9, salads $9-$12, pasta $14.50-$18, secondi (entrees) $23-$31.
bar: Full-service bar; half-liter wines; italian specialty cocktails, beers and liqueurs Vegetarian options: yes wheelchair accessible: yes parking: lot other: special events; daily specials; www.panevino charleston.com; Facebook Pane e vino Charleston. reservations suggested on the weekend.
their richly flavored recipes a treat. it is here where heritage trumps locale. pasta can be ordered in halfportions. served hot, our only quibble with the roman classic spaghetti carbonara was the missing specks of black pepper, the “carbon” so to speak in carbonara. a half-portion of “allo sco-
glio” ($9.25) bolstered a simple sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil and pinot grigio with plump mussels, tender shrimp and succulent scallops. daily specials also are part of your dining strategy, and at the time of our visit, potato soup, black snapper, flashfried calamari and a burrata salad were offered.
secondi ($18-$40), or entrees, offer simply prepared meat served with a side of potatoes, polenta or beans. a grilled pork chop ($23) cut 1 inch thick was bolstered with herbs, drizzled with honey, spices and almonds and yet was oddly tasteless. served with cannellini or white kidney beans that had been stewed in tomato sauce and spiced with fried sage leaves suffered from underseasoning and undercooking. There is no way to salvage crunchy beans. The kitchen spins veal alla milanese by using the pursefriendly chicken breast ($18) that is pounded thin, dipped, crumbed and crusted, and served with garlic mashed potatoes. steak ($31) and cioppino ($25; $40 for two) round out the entree offerings. desserts stay the italian course: tiramisu, italian-style cheesecake, tartufo, sorbetto and gelati.
servers run the gamut from the overly chatty to uninformed. our friendly waitress eagerly got the answers to all of our questions, but that experience pointed out all she did not know about the menu and its preparations. a little pre-service review might be helpful for the newer/younger service staff. owner temelini was in the house at the time of our visit. he made a spot visit to two tables and left. it is disheartening to me to see an owner miss an opportunity to visit all of his guests and spread a little hospitality love to the people who pay his or her bills. with family roots to the adriatic seacoast of pesaro and a maternal legacy to the foods of emilia-romagna and proven success on warren street, temelini has a proven history. his new addition to the family just needs some parental attention.
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for the past decade or so, The flaming lips have earned a reputation as a dynamic live band. anyone who has seen the band live since the release of 2002’s “yoshimi battles the pink robots” knows that a lips show usually will include, in no particular order, fans in costumes dancing onstage, giant weather balloons being tossed about by the band and crowd, a giant ufo landing on the stage, enough confetti to make mardi gras choke and lead singer wayne coyne rolling around on top of the audience in a giant plastic bubble. if you weren’t fortunate enough to see one
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what does it take for a california band to get its new album to sound just right? sometimes all that is needed is a bit of carolina air. when the los angeles-based band dawes was searching for a suitable place to record its latest album, “stories don’t end,” it ended up at echo mountain recording studio in asheville, n.c. apparently, that mountain air was good for creativity because the resulting collection of songs makes for a near
of those shows, which catered to the visual senses just as much as the aural ones, then it appears you may never. with the release of “The terror,” it seems that coyne and the rest of the lips have reinvented themselves once again. while the band never really stopped delving into more experimental regions of rock music, there was a period where the band came very close to mainstream, at least as close as a psychedelic band from oklahoma city could. on “The terror,” though, the band veers wildly away from that semi-mainstream path. comprised almost totally of electronic synth music and percussion, this isn’t “The soft bulletin” or “yoshimi battles the pink
robots.” instead, the band once again has seemingly wiped the slate clean as to what its musical intentions might be. it’s a bold move, and the album both succeeds and fails depending on what song you’re listening to. There are interesting moments such as “be free, a way” and the gorgeous “try to explain,” but there are also moments that will test the faith of some of the less open-minded lips fans. This isn’t an album recorded with hit singles in mind. instead, like the lips fourpart experimental album, “Zaireeka,” “The terror” is meant to be experienced, not just listened to.
cess, the guy is releasing one great album after another. earle’s latest, “The low highway,” kicks off with the album’s title song, a beautifully wistful tune sung over acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion and pedal steel. “calico county” is a piece of honky-tonk rock ’n’ roll so catchy that you almost don’t realize the song is about cooking meth. “after mardi gras” is another one of the album’s better tunes, and was inspired by a character on the hbo series “treme,” on which earle stars. by far the best and most powerful song of the album, though, has to be the final track, “remember me,” which is sung from the
point of view of a father asking his child not to forget him no matter where the child’s life may lead. it’s devastatingly powerful and easily one of the best songs that earle has written in recent memory. if you’re a steve earle fan and have enjoyed albums such as “el corazon” or “The revolution starts now,” then “The low highway” is definitely required listening. it’s also further proof that earle is experiencing one of the most creative periods of his long and illustrious career.
perfect album that deserves to be listened to from beginning to end. lead singer taylor goldsmith has a voice that sounds as if it should have been making music 40 years ago among folks such as The eagles, linda ronstadt and Jackson browne. goldsmith’s voice is reminiscent of browne’s — smooth and melodic — and most of the song arrangements have that great ’70s california am radio rock sound to them. among the best of the lot are “most people,” which sounds like browne himself could have recorded it alongside “running on empty”; “something in common,”
which is a slower, more plaintive tune; and “Just beneath the surface,” a beautiful song that both opens and closes the album. for folks who like their rock fairly straightforward and slightly on the americana side of things, dawes is right up their alley. check them out live when they open for bob dylan on may 4 at the family circle magazine stadium on daniel island.
key tracks: “be Free, a way,” “try to explain,” “butterfly, how long it takes to die”
key tracks: “Calico County,” “after mardi gras,” “remember me”
key tracks: “most People,” “something in Common,” “Just beneath the surface” — by devin grant
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bobby bare Jr.
bobby bare Jr., son of the ’70s-era country star of the same name, first made his musical debut in 1999 with his band bare Jr. and its major label release “boo-tay.” The garage/ rock outfit released a second album, “brainwasher,” the following year before calling it quits, prompting the singer/songwriter to pursue a solo career and numerous side projects. always a beau for his own name, bobby bare Jr. formed his new and current band, bobby bare Jr.’s young criminal’s starvation league, shortly after bare Jr. dissolved. taking a more stripped-down approach to his inherently captivating songwriting from his grungy musical past, bare is known for his ability to awaken the most jaded of crowds with his large personality, self-deprecating humor and, of course, musical talents. Throughout his career, bare has toured with such artists as bob dylan, aerosmith, my morning Jacket and The black crowes, and
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Bobby Bare Jr. produced albums for other artists, including his father’s 2006 release, “The moon was blue,” and a shel silverstein tribute album titled “twistable, turnable man” in 2010 featuring members of my morning Jacket and dr. dog, John prine, lucinda williams and kris kristofferson, among others. bare Jr.’s latest effort, “a storm, a
tree, my mother’s head,” was released in 2010. bare will perform wednesday at The pour house, 1977 maybank highway. tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show, and are available at the door or online at etix.com. doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. call 571-4343 or go to www. charlestonpourhouse.com.
the besnard lakes
montreal-based psychedelic rock
quartet The besnard lakes quietly has released four stunningly celestial albums over its 10-year career, earning a reputation for its ability to translate the enveloping dynamic of its studio success in a live setting. entwining itself in a maze of progressive-rock and shoegaze that often toys with a grungy, garagerock influence, The besnard lakes long has straddled genre borders in order to create a sound unique to any other.
The band released “until in excess, imperceptible ufo” earlier this year, embarking on a small-club headlining run in its support. The besnard lakes will perform tuesday at The pour house, 1977 maybank highway, with local indierock band co. tickets are $10 and are available at the door or online at etix.com. doors open at 8:30 p.m.; show starts 8 p.m. call 571-4343 or go to www. charlestonpourhouse.com.
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98 rockfest
eight bands to take stage at ladson fairgrounds
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s the operations manager and an afternoon jock at local radio station 98 rock, matthew potter has been celebrating the heavier side of rock ’n’ roll in charleston for years. every spring, potter and his colleagues get especially amped up about the station’s annual 98 rockfest, an all-day concert and festival featuring some the heaviest and hottest acts from the station’s playlist. “it’s a lot of work nowadays,” potter said. “we had to work extra hard on rockfest this year. regional promoters yell at each other for months every year, but we get clearance through the labels and agents to put this thing together each time.” presented by monster energy and Jagermeister, this year’s 98 rockfest is set for sunday at the exchange park fairgrounds in ladson, home of the annual coastal carolina fair. The roster will feature sets from stone sour, bullet for my valentine, halestorm, in This moment, young guns, otherwise, surrender the fall and gemini syndrome.
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a familiar, laid-back voice on the local airwaves, potter started working at 98 rock eight years ago. he’s helped book, organize and promote the station’s annual spring rock festival since the 2006 outing at blackbaud stadium on daniel island. it has made the exchange park its home base since 2007. The bridge 105.5 and 98 rock are the two local fm stations owned by the lexington, ky.-based lm communications family. starting out under the name 98 rock, it switched to 98X in 2004. shortly after the demise of longtime alt-rock station 96 wave, 98X changed back to 98 rock in fall 2010. among broadcasters, 98 rock is officially categorized as an “active rock” station. “There was no reason to be 98X anymore,” potter said. “98X was in-your-face to the extreme — to the point where people didn’t know who we were exactly. but with 98 rock, anyone who’s never listened to us before can tell you that we’re a rock station. it was a nobrainer for us, and it worked out well.” unlike the growing number of fm stations that rely on automation, 98 rock continues to feature live dJs who are in the booth, on the mic, manning the mixing boards and taking phone calls. having actual local dJs working live and inhouse helps, potter said. please see rockfest, page e17
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Halestorm took the stage in 2011 and will make a repeat appearance at this year’s 98 RockFest.
if you go what: 98 rockFest when: noon sunday where: exchange Park Fairgrounds, 9850 u.s. highway 78, ladson price: $29-$45 for more info: my98rock. com or www.facebook. com/98rockfestcharleston
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Rock fans will head to the Ladson fairgrounds en masse for a day of music.
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“That’s one of the coolest things about the team here,” he said. “we work well together and brainstorm all the time. we check out new songs by new artists together. we have different personalities, on the mics and behind the scene. we have fun doing what we do.” both stations have readjusted how they advertise, promote and reach out to listeners in recent years, spreading the word via facebook, twitter and other social media channels. “we’ve had an incredible response on social media,” potter said. “it’s a different game from 10 years ago; 98 rock is still crushing it with big corporate guys and with local advertisers. when we want to break some big music news or announce a concert, we want our listeners to hear from us first, whether it’s on the air or through facebook.”
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as an active rock station, 98 rock is unusually flexible with the artists it features in its playlists. potter can plug in a few classic rock bands from the late ’60s and ’70s between more contemporary acts. listeners might catch some led Zeppelin, ac/dc or aerosmith alongside the likes of
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the foo fighters, red hot chili peppers, metallica or kid rock. The majority of the roster draws from recent and current hard rock, heavy metal and alternative fare though. “we try to blanket this town with rock ’n’ roll,” potter said of 98 rock and its sister station. “we have The bridge, which is triple-a (“adult album alternative”) and leans alternative, and we have 98 rock, which is active rock and leans alternative. The challenge is to play everything up on both stations without crossing over too much.” potter admits that there are a couple of current bands that he can’t quite figure out, such as vampire weekend, silversun pickups and muse. “it sounds weird coming out of bob dylan and dave matthews band and going into vampire weekend on The bridge, and it sounds weird going from vampire weekend into something like godsmack on 98 rock,” he said. “some bands are just so specifically alternative rock that we almost don’t know what to do with them.” “across the board, we want to be the guys who just play good music,” potter adds. “my goal every day is to put on good music. but we have to
work within our genres. knowing our product and doing it well leads to success, but it’s a tough one. The challenge is a good one to have, and for the most part, i think we’ve got it down.”
Headliners
only a few years ago during the 98X heyday, potter and his colleagues referred to their annual rockfest as live X day. for the earliest concerts, they booked a variety of veteran acts, upand-comers and local bands. The name has changed, but the straightforward formula is relatively the same. This year’s headliners include iowabased rockers stone sour, pennsylvania’s lady-fronted halestorm and the welsh quartet bullet for my valentine. potter seems especially stoked about the stone sour performance. singer corey taylor and guitarist Jim root started the band in the late ’90s prior to forming the horrorshow themed slipknot. stone sour’s recent releases, 2010’s “audio secrecy” and the newly issued “house of gold & bones — part 1 and 2,” demonstrate a more positive and optimistic vibe, compared with the gloomier, scarier style of slipknot. “cory is one of the biggest dudes in rock this year, as big as dave grohl of the foo fighters,” potter
said. “stone sour is as big as it gets in active rock right now.” potter recently interviewed taylor on-air (if you missed it, it’s available online at the station’s youtube channel). at one point, potter described taylor as an “ambassador of hard rock.” during their animated chat, taylor told potter, “whether it’s hard rock or heavy metal, we are the genre that’s notorious for kind of getting shoved back into a corner once in a while, but we’re ok with that. “at the end of the day, we’re not supposed to be accepted. we’re not supposed to be the popular kids in school. we’re supposed to be the weird guys who come back up. This genre is a great reflection of the people who listen to it: the misfits and outcasts and tribes of individuals.” pennsylvania quartet halestorm struck gold last year with their energetic album “The strange case of.” frontwoman lzzy hale (aka elizabeth hale) and her bandmates have toured heavily around north america on the wave of critical and fan acclaim. “halestorm is great on stage,” potter said. “(earlier this year) the band was up for a grammy award, and they won best rock record of the
year. we were glad to have them at rockfest in 2011, and we’re thrilled to have them back.” bullet for my valentine formed in 2003 in bridgend, south wales. fronted by charismatic singer matthew tuck, the band blends bits of classic british metal and u.k. punk with modern american alt-rock styles. “bullet for my valentine has got this huge underground following,” potter said. led by vocalist gustav wood, the london-based quintet young guns is traveling the u.s. this season in support of a new album titled “bones.” hailing from las vegas, alt-rock foursome otherwise delivers a more melodic, guitar-based style on its latest collection, “true love never dies.” memphis, tenn.-based hard rockers surrender the fall specializes in a dynamic mix of alt-rock and riffy modern metal. gemini syndrome, a heavy-hitting five-piece from los angeles, kick things off in ladson as the festival opener. “altogether, rockfest 2013 is a huge show for a great price,” potter said. “it’s eight great bands, five of whom have been in power rotation at 98 rock all year. This is what our station is. we want everyone to come out and have great time.”
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charleston dog show
held in conjunction with the farmers market at marion square, the 10th annual Charleston dog show is inviting pups of “all shapes, sizes, talents and tails ... to show off style, form, personality and showmanship in 13 different classes.” the family-friendly event promises “all of the fun and none of the fuss of a traditional dog show.” the event will open with a “blessing of the dogs” ceremony and then move into the competition. Categories include sporting dog, toy dog, heinz 57, children’s handling, puppy, senior, costume and rescue. top performers in each class will be awarded trophies and ribbons, with a “best in show” winner announced toward the end of the day. when: 9 a.m. saturday; registration opens at 8 a.m. where: marion square, 329 meeting st. price: $10 to participate, free to watch. for more info: 849-8096 or charlestondogshow.com
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enjoy three days of family fun from fireworks to music and live entertainment. the festival includes the taste of walterboro, the 5K rice run/walk, a horseshoe tournament, performances by the marvelous mutts and more. adding to the atmosphere will be rides, games, a dog show, car show, arts and crafts, and, of course, food. with food booths, fair food and a rice cooking contest, everyone in the family is sure to find something to munch on. live music performances are scattered throughout the weekend, including shows by Common ground, visions, PlaneJane and straight shooters. when: Friday-sunday where: downtown walterboro price: Free-$25 for more info: www.rice festival.org
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Stacy Pearsall (left) served as a combat photographer and is celebrating receiving an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel with a fundraiser.
celebration for a cause to celebrate receiving her honorary doctoral degree from the Citadel, decorated combat photographer and author stacy Pearsall is hosting a fundraising party to support the lt. dan weekend retreat, which benefits severely wounded soldiers and their families. recently named a “Champion of Change” by President barack obama, Pearsall will share her story of
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will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, door prizes, an auction and entertainment, and serves as a precursor to a september visit and performance by gary sinise and the lt. dan band. when: 6-8 p.m. wednesday where: Pearson lounge at Johnson hagood stadium, the Citadel price: $85 for more info: www. ldw4.org
lowcountry festa italiana
southern flame food & music festival
charleston international film fest
eat and drink like an italian! this weekend, experience life as an italian at “the first italian cultural festival in the lowcountry.” Featuring italian food, drinks, music and dancing, the family-friendly event will feature bocce ball, grape stomping, lessons on dancing the tarantella, kids’ games, face-painting and more. roman soldiers will be on-site as well as local crafters and wine vendors.. when: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. saturday where: azalea Park, 118 w. 5th st. south, summerville price: Free for more info: festaitalianasc.org
enjoy a day of blues, bluegrass and barbecue, all in the name of baseball. a fundraiser for the summerville miracle league, a baseball league for children with special needs, the festival will feature live music and a barbecue competition. headlining this year is eddie bush and the mayhem, a Charleston-based blues and rock musician. other acts set to perform throughout the day include Common ground, dee dee Cumbee and hugh Price. the bbQ Cook-off will have professionals and amateurs competing to see who can cook up the best ’cue. there will be cashe prizes and
the Charleston international Film Festival is back for a sixth year, offering films, workshops and fun. saturday features two special events: a Q&a with producer Chris brigham, who worked on “argo,” “inception” and “analyze this,” among others; and a special screening of “Catch me if you Can” and a Q&a with the subject of the film, Frank abagnale Jr. with after-parties thursday, Friday and saturday, the festival is capped off by an awards gala sunday. when: through sunday where: various locations around Charleston price: Free-$99 for the awards gala for more info: www.charlestoniff.org
trophies for the top finishers in each category. additional food and drinks will be on-site and available for purchase. attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs; pets and coolers should be left at home. when: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. saturday where: the Ponds, 324 hundred oaks Parkway, summerville price: Free; parking is $8 in advance or $10 at the gate; entry fees for the bbQ Cook-off range $75$225 depending on division for more info: southernflamefestival.org
santee birding and nature festival sponsored by a variety of nonprofits, community groups, and state and federal agencies, the santee birding and nature Festival offers an array of wildlife-oriented field trips and workshops. the festival, in its sixth year, is all about celebrating the natural beauty of south Carolina by providing wildlife watching and natural history opportunities throughout the midlands and beyond. Field trips in the santee region and into the aCe basin and Cape romain regions are being offered, as well as numerous workshops and presentations. when: Friday-sunday where: various locations price: $25 for adults, $5 for youths 15 and under, $20 for seniors 64 and over; some field trips will require an additional fee for more info: www.santeebirdingfestival.com
E20: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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mount Pleasant celebrates its seafood heritage by stratton lawrence Special to The Post and Courier
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ommercial fishing and shrimping is not for the faint of heart or the faint of stomach. shrimp boats frequently spend a week or more at sea, dodging bad weather, waves and plenty of potentially dangerous equipment as they brave the ocean to harvest its bounty. in the bible, it was fishermen whom Jesus chose as his disciples. it’s no wonder that the tradition of staging a “blessing of the fleet” has its roots in the mediterranean. from calling on god to bestow a bountiful catch to requesting safety for the fishermen, the blessing carries deep significance to the boats and their crews. immigrants to the east coast of the u.s. brought the practice with them, and many ports and harbors host an annual blessing celebration, often complete with parades, feasts and pageants. The charleston area’s version began in the early ’80s, when the magwood family, longtime shrimpers based on shem creek, decided that the area needed an event to match those that occur in places like fernandina beach, fla., and darien, ga. “shrimping up and down the coast, i’d seen other places that had blessings, and i thought it was a good way to give something back to the community. we used the blessing to raise money for local groups like meals on wheels,” explains wayne magwood, a third-generation shrimper whose boat, “winds of fortune,” is a familiar site in shem creek. but some of the motivation behind the blessing was to improve the image shrimpers carried in the public eye.
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what: blessing of the Fleet & seafood Festival when: 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. sunday where: memorial waterfront Park and Pier, harry m. hallman Jr. boulevard, mount Pleasant price: Free more info: 884-8517 or www.townof mountpleasant.com
“it was partially to show that we’re not cussing sailors out there raping the ocean like people used to think we were,” said magwood. “There was a bunch of bad publicity out there, and we wanted to show that we have a respectable livelihood.” These days, shrimpers have an entirely different pr problem. although most people have come to respect and treasure our local shrimping fleet — shem creek is arguably charleston’s most photographed waterway — the shrimpers still face the challenge of persuading restaurants and consumers to pay a premium for their local product despite being drastically undercut by prices on imported farmed shrimp from asia. amid the live music, abundant seafood and host of entertainment options at this weekend’s blessing of the fleet and seafood festival at mount pleasant’s memorial waterfront park, there’s a dire underlying concern: charleston’s shrimping and fishing fleet is ever dwindling, and without this event and the awareness please see blessing, page e21
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The parade of boats has included more than 30 boats in peak years, though this year’s expected number of participants is eight to 10.
festival parking limited free parking for sunday’s blessing of the Fleet is available at memorial waterfront Park. two shuttle bus routes will be available, offering plenty of offsite parking. Park and ride from the following mount Pleasant locations:
z east Cooper medical Center, 2000 hospital drive (handicap-accessible bus stops at eCmC only) z laing middle school, 1560 mathis Ferry road z moultrie middle school/Farmers market Pavilion, 645 Coleman blvd. z Former baker/miller Cadillac lot, 512 John- z Cheryll woods-Flowers sports Complex, nie dodds blvd. 85 Patriots Point blvd. z James b. edwards elementary, 855 von z Charleston harbor resort, 20 Patriots Kolnitz road Point road (Pavilion lot only)
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Prayers for shrimpers
at the peak in the ’90s, the blessing of the fleet included more than 30 fishing boats in the parade that sails through charleston harbor. after a few informal years held at patriots point and on the peninsula, the blessing became an official event sanctioned by the town of mount pleasant in 1987. The festivities were held at alhambra hall in the old village until the opening of memorial waterfront park at the foot of the arthur ravenel Jr. bridge allowed for expanded grounds and the opportunity for an even closer vantage point for spectators to the parade of boats. “it’s a much more conducive File PhotograPhs/staFF place for a large event,” said ann magwood, the blessing’s founder Boats are decorated for the day. and committee chair. sunday’s event begins at 11:30 a.m. to alleviate parking congestion, the town is offering free shuttle service from multiple schools and businesses around mount pleasant. The day’s schedule begins with live music from the southern rock band southwood, which will perform at 11:30 a.m. and again at 1:45 p.m. They’re followed at 3 p.m. by longtime blessing stalwarts the east coast party band, which will perform until 6 p.m. with a break for the shag and shrimp-eating contests at 4:20 p.m. Shrimp are the food of the day as the second half of the event The mount pleasant artists includes feasting on the crustaceans. guild and local crafters will be on hand throughout the day exhibiting their work, while artbuzz this year’s primary charitable meaning of the blessing itself,” said through the winter, and the boats kids will offer free craft projects beneficiary. The society provides magwood, citing the historical sigare suffering and just rotting at for children. services to sailors from around the nificance and ancient roman and the dock,” said magwood, who reThe center for birds of prey, world who work on the cargo ships greek roots. “They’re appreciative cently lost the insurance plan he’d reptile innovators and the s.c. docked at the local port. of the prayers for a good harvest carried on “winds of fortune” for department of natural resources “i’m there to pray for their proand a safe return.” 10 years because he was unable to will have live animal educational tection and for a bountiful harvest pay the bill. “it’s just sad. we’re all A struggling industry displays. so that they can begin their year struggling.” at 12:45 p.m., the blessing proasking for god’s blessings upon more than ever, the shrimpers part of the funds raised by the cession will make its way to the their venture,” williams added. still operating in charleston need blessing will go toward a new end of the pier, with the boat pasupporters unable to attend can a good harvest to stay in business. nonprofit being organized by the rade commencing at 1 p.m. listen to the blessing administered after initial optimism, 2012’s shrimping community to help out for 10 years, the rev. len wilby williams and father John catch fell behind historic averfellow shrimpers who fall on hard liams, a retired episcopal priest, parker of the holy ascension orages, forcing boats to burn more times, from boat repair to medical has offered the blessing as the thodox church live on the radio at fuel traveling farther distances bills. although the money raised ships proceed past. 94.3 wsc fm. up and down the coast. it also by the blessing always has gone “The blessing recognizes the The blessing of the fleet may be meant less money is available for back into mount pleasant charineed for the lord’s care for them the largest event in the charleston boat upkeep and repair, and left ties, the industry is in such dire while they’re out there shrimping area with a religious undertone, shrimpers like wayne magwood straits that the shrimpers thembecause it’s a very dangerous occu- and its one that the shrimpers apseeking side work in texas during selves need help just to remain in pation,” said williams, who is also preciate. each boat is individually the spring offseason, when he’d business. the chaplain for the international blessed and prayed for during the normally be preparing his boat in fortunately, the blessing’s impact seafarers ministry of the charlesceremony. shem creek. on promoting local seafood is far ton port and seafarers’ society, “The shrimpers understand the “There’s no money left to get more significant than the funds
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restaurants & food Vendors the following restaurants and vendors will be serving up some tasty treats at the festival: z gilligan’s seafood restaurant z red’s ice house z a.w. shucks z island Catering z the Caterer z zeus grill & seafood z wild wings z sticky Fingers z graze z the shelter z locklear’s z Carvel z Charleston Festival Foods z t&t Kettle Korn z Peanut time
it raises on the day of the event. strong industry supporters like gilligan’s seafood restaurant, which makes a public commitment to serve only local shrimp regardless of the price difference, are among the 11 seafood vendors on hand at the festival. magwood said he’s optimistic about this year’s catch, thanks to heavy rains in february, although the whole picture won’t be clear until the water reaches 70 degrees and shrimp start to head from the creeks back out to sea. “i’ve heard some good reports from the crabbers that they’re finding a lot of molting shrimp upriver, so we’re just kind of waiting now to see what happens,” he said. “when there’s a lot of rain, historically, it’s meant that we have a good crop.” ann magwood expects only eight to 10 boats to participate in this year’s blessing, and their decorations likely will be less elaborate than in years past. still, the public turnout likely will continue to grow, with estimates ranging between 12,000 and 15,000. customer education and demand about the importance and health benefits of eating local, wild-caught shrimp is the remaining fleet’s biggest asset, and the blessing helps more than any other event to emphasize that. “we don’t want shem creek to not have any shrimpers left,” said magwood. “Just like with local farmers, anything that’s fresh is usually a better product, and in charleston, you can find shrimp that were caught that morning if you really try. you can’t get fresher than that.”
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Jail break 5 offers arts, music, dance and more
by olivia pool Special to The Post and Courier
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pparently people in charleston are quite fond of going to jail; they even pay to get in. luckily, the jail we go to is no longer a jail, but now the campus for the american college of the building arts as well as the chosen venue for the biannual arts festival known as Jail break. organized by entropy arts and ear for music, this allinclusive multimedia festival will be rocking the old city Jail once more saturday. “The fifth installment of this local arts festival will feature painters, musicians, dancers, comedians, sculptors and fashion designers performing and showcasing their art,” said publicist kaili howard. expect to see visual and performance art throughout the jail, even inside some of the old cells, as well as outside. in the courtyard, local artisans will sell their wares. This year, Jail break has added a fashion design component to the festival, so it’ll be interesting to see what that will look like. of course, everyone loves the live music, comedy and dance acts. The musical lineup, presented by ear for music, includes: 5-6 p.m.: brave baby 6:30-7:30 p.m.: The luke cunningham band 8-9:30 p.m.: The royal tinfoil 10-11 p.m.: steven fiore The comedy lineup, presented by big gun burger shop, host of the official after-party, includes: 5:45 p.m.: andy rider
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Artwork is featured at every turn at Jail Break. restaurants. in its fourth year, this event File/staFF is not until may 2, but it almost always sells out in adJennifer and Nathan Williams of Charleston admire some vance, so you should go ahead of the art during a previous Jail Break at the Old City Jail in and get tickets now. downtown Charleston. The street party will cel6:15 p.m.: Jason groce high standard of design and ebrate the museum’s “people’s 6:45 p.m.: sam Jackel technique in all of its various choice exhibit,” which will 7:15 p.m.: vince fabra forms, and to stimulate an inopen to the public may 3. 8 p.m.: myles armstrong terest in these goals within the “artwork from our perhutto community.” manent collection will come 8:45 p.m.: dusty slay on saturday, support local alive in this year’s highly The charleston dance alliartists at the guild’s fourth anticipated street party,” ance will do all kinds of perannual spring arts & craft said gibbes executive direcformances at different intervals show, which will take place tor angela d. mack. “after a throughout the entire festival. during the day at the James month of voting on the peoand there will be plenty of island masonic lodge on ple’s choice website, the top food trucks and craft beer fort Johnson road near folly selections will be unveiled. File/marie rodriguez stations to keep you full and road. performers will breathe life happy. There will be at least 20 local Jail Break is held at the Old City Jail. into portraits, landscapes and Jail break 5 will take place crafters displaying a variety of abstract paintings, diminish4-11 p.m. saturday at the old handmade crafts. competitions and exhibicash prizes will be awarded ing the barriers between the city Jail, 21 magazine st. There will also be some tions that are part of the anfor the winning entries during community and art.” tickets are $15 in advance, adorable, adoptable pets there nual north charleston arts the artists reception may 3 food from the likes of bon $20 the day of or $15 with a from pet helpers. festival. and will be part of the north bahn mi, caviar & bananas, student id. The event is free and will entries for photography charleston arts festival, tak- charleston grill, circa 1886, find out more at www.jail take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and for fine art will be acing place may 3-11 at various cypress, fig, The glass breakCharleston.com. cepted at the charleston venues. onion, hank’s, The grocery, artists, photographers area convention center to apply or find out more, The macintosh, mccrady’s, arts & craft show The north charleston arts noon-7 p.m. wednesday and call 740-5854 or go to www. oak, palmetto cafe, red in 1990, the island crafters festival is looking for promay 2. fine art entries also northcharlestonartsfest.com. drum, slightly north of guild began with this purpose fessionals and amateurs to will be accepted 9 a.m.-noon broad, sugar bakeshop, in mind: “to foster the art of participate in the Judged fine may 3. entry fees are $5 and get out your calendar wild olive and wildflour handicrafts; to encourage a art and Judged photography $10, respectively. There’s an event of note next pastry will be served. weekend that i wanted to put an open bar will feature on your radar and in your ciroc ultra premium, bulleit calendar. bourbon and canyon road for the past three years, the winery. gibbes museum of art has tickets are $100 for mushut down a section of meetseum members and $135 for ing street in front of the munonmembers and can be seum for their annual street purchased online at www. party. gibbesmuseum.org/events or The street party is always by calling 722-2706, ext. 21. a great time with lots of tickets must be purchased surprise entertainment and in advance, and all ticketmusic and tons of amazing holders must be at least 21. food from charleston area The event is rain or shine.
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film demonstrates how disparate groups can join forces to give their community a future. when: 7-8:30 p.m. april 25 where: recital hall, College of Charleston, 54 st. Philip st. price: Free more info: 953-4422 or http:// halsey.cofc.edu/events/films/
Film Festival
what: the Charleston international Film Festival returns. when: 5 p.m.-2 a.m. april 25-28 where: sottile theatre, 44 george st.
‘Hamlet’
‘FADS: Fine Art Digitals’
what: holy City shakespeare’s production of “hamlet.” when: 7 p.m. april 25, 7:30 p.m. april 26-27 where: gage hall, 4 archdale st. price: $30 adults, $20 students, seniors more info: 754-7267 or www. holycityshakespeare.org
‘Anything Goes’
what: Charleston stage brings this broadway classic to the stage as the grand finale of its 35th anniversary season. when: 7:30-9:30 p.m. april 25-27 where: dock street theatre, 135 Church st. price: adults $38.50-$57.50, seniors (60+) $36.50-$57.50, students (25 and under) $22.50-$57.50 more info: 577-7183 or www. charlestonstage.com
onto the stage in a new adaptation. when: 7:30 p.m. april 25-27 where: woolfe street Playhouse, 34 woolfe st. price: adult $30, senior (62 and over) $27, student(with/id) $20.
‘The Liar’
‘Driving Miss Daisy’
what: a joyful French farce bursts
david mandel
An adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is being performed at Gage Hall.
what: midtown Productions presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play
about the decades-long relationship between an elderly southern Jewish woman, daisy werthan, and her compassionate african-american chauffeur. when: 8 p.m. april 25-27, may 2-4; 3 p.m. april 28 and may 5 where: Charleston acting studio, 915 Folly road price: $20 adults, $18 seniors, $16
students more info: 795-2223 or www. midtownproductions.org
Film Screening
what: “heart of stone” looks at newark’s weequahic high school that had devolved into one of the most violent schools in the country and was overrun with gangs. the
what: Fads: Fine art digitals, on loan through the s.C. state museum traveling exhibition Program, presents a number of works by south Carolinian bill helms. helms is considered a pioneer in digital photography. his images are transformed into personal visions and recombinations of the world around him. when: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. april 1-30 where: north Charleston City gallery, 5001 Coliseum drive price: Free more info: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Friday Colleton Rice Festival
what: the annual Colleton County rice Festival will feature arts and crafts, food, a petting zoo, fireworks, live music and entertainment, a dog show and more. the 5K run and walk will begin at 8 a.m. saturday and the parade will be at 11 a.m.
when: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. april 26; 8 a.m.-9 p.m. april 27; 10 a.m. april 28 where: e. washington street, downtown walterboro
Arts Festival Gala
what: black-tie optional. the gala begins with an outdoor reception “under the oaks” with light refreshments and musical entertainment by the leonard school of music Jazz ensemble. the garden party moves indoors to montague terrace for dinner service and an evening concert by the north Charleston PoPs. guests can dance to music by the 17 south band. when: 6 p.m. april 26 where: montague terrace, 5001 Coliseum drive price: $75 (includes parking); must be purchased by april 23. more info: 740-5847 or north charlestonartsfest.com
Oxygen Ball
what: the fifth annual “lowcountry dancing with the stars” oxygen ball will have local celebrities and their paired professionals from the Fred astaire dance studios. this event raises funding for the local american lung association. the event includes a silent and live auction, gourmet plated dinner,
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Today Southern Flavor
what: the southern Flavor bluegrass band will play out on the deck for bluegrass thursday. when: 4 p.m. doors april 25 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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Tyler Collins
what: live music. when: 6-9 p.m. april 25 where: salty mike’s deck bar, 17 lockwood drive at the City marina, downtown Charleston
Bret Mosley
what: alternative/roots/funk music. when: 6-9 p.m. april 25 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 Center st., Folly beach
Kirby Easler & Friends
what: self-taught fingerstyle guitarist and guests. when: 6:30-8:30 p.m. april 25 where: single smile Cafe, 100-a s. main st., summerville price: Free
quiana Parler
what: the “american idol” vocalist will be joined by brad and Jennifer moranz for a “moulin rouge review” at this fundraiser for the Charleston Concert association, an evening with the ambiance of an 1890s Parisian nightclub, including live entertainment from Peggy lewis and Jesse Cockcroft and more. when: 6:30 p.m. april 25 where: main ballroom, the mills house hotel, 115 meeting st., downtown Charleston price: $75 per person more info: 727-1216 or www. ccamoulinrouge.eventbrite.com
Whiskey Diablo Duo
what: self-described “dirty rock-nroll and gutter country with a touch of swingin’ jazz.” when: 6:30-9:30 p.m. april 25 where: ms. rose’s, 1090 sam rittenberg blvd., Charleston
Shrimp City Slim
what: lowcountry blues ambassadors aboard “Carolina belle” for
blues & bbQ cruise. buffet provided by Fiery ron’s home team bbQ. when: 6:30 p.m. thursdays where: Carolina belle, 10 wharfside st., downtown Charleston price: $39.95 more info: 722-1112 or www. charlestonharbortours.com or www. zerve.com/harbourtours/bbQblues
Steve Simon
what: “Cool jazz” clarinetist with the Kings of Jazz, 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
Island Duo
what: Calypso/Carribean/reggae/ beach music. when: 7-10 p.m. thursdays where: Folly beach Crab shack, 24 Center st.
‘Classic quartet Series’
what: original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz standards featuring Charlton singleton (trumpet), mark sterbank (tenor saxophone), delbert Felix (bass) and david Patterson Jr. (drums). when: 8-11:30 p.m. april 25 where: the mezz, Charleston Jazz bar, 276 King st., downtown price: $10
more info: 853-4515 or www. mezzdowntown.com
Dance & Karaoke w/ DJ E
when: 8:30-11:30 p.m. thursday where: applebee’s neighborhood grill & bar, 7818 rivers ave., north Charleston
Carroll Brown
The Mantras
what: Progressive rock/fusion/psychedelic/jam band out of greensboro, n.C. when: 9 p.m. doors april 25 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $6 advance, $8 day-of-show more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
what: acoustic/country/”coastal folk” singer/guitarist. when: 8:30 p.m. thursday, Friday and saturday where: tommy Condon’s irish Pub, 160 Church st., downtown Charleston
what: latin night. when: 10 p.m. thursdays where: rehab bar and grill, 8484 dorchester road, north Charleston price: no cover.
American Standard
Friday
what: acoustic multi-genre project featuring americana/alternative singer-songwriter leisure mcCorkle and bluegrass/mandolin player shorty matt miller. when: 9 p.m.-midnight april 25 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 1205 ashley river road price: Free
urban Praise Band
what: self-described “catchy, literate and subtly arcane guitar pop.” when: april 25 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, Charleston price: $5
DJ OB Juan
Aaron Firetag & Friends
what: acoustic folk/alt-country/ rock from singer/mandolin-player and guests. when: 4 p.m. april 26 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Hannah Thomas
what: americana/rock/alternative on the Creekside stage. when: 4:30 p.m. april 26 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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Party at the Point
what: new wave/alternative/retro/ dance rock band, blue monday, will play tributes to the mtv generation of the ’80s and ’90s at the kick-off for Party at the Point. when: 5:30-9 p.m. april 26 where: Charleston harbor resort and marina, 20 Patriots Point road, mount Pleasant price: $5 more info: 856-0028 or www. charlestonpartyatthepoint.com
Derek Cribb
what: experimental/reggae/rock. when: 6-9 p.m. april 26 where: ms. rose’s, 1090 sam rittenberg blvd., Charleston
Cotton Blue
what: gator rob and detroit debbie play blues, rock and variety. when: 6 p.m. april 26
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events from page e24 entertainment and dancing. when: april 26 where: marriott Charleston, 170 lockwood blvd. price: $250 on the website more info: 556-8451 or www. charlestonoxygenball.org
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where: marion square, Calhoun and King streets price: Free admission. more info: 849-8096 or www. charlestondogshow.com
Festa Italiana
saturday
what: the lowcountry will celebrate its italian pride with food, fun and music, including bocce ball, dancing, kids’ activities, with craft, food and wine vendors and more. the Charleston italian language group developed this nonprofit organization to fit a need for people of italian descent or people who want to celebrate italian culture. gary Pecorella from Port authority band will be singing at noon. when: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. april 27 where: azalea Park, 118 w. 5th s. st., summerville price: Free admission and entertainment
Charleston Dog Show
‘Cinderella’
The Funny Bucket
what: theatre 99’s newest show takes all of the favorite improv games and draws them randomly. the second act will be a long-form improv set. when: 8 p.m. april 26 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $10 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
what: dogs of all breeds, shapes, sizes, talents and tails are invited to show off style, form, personality and showmanship in 13 different classes in the 10th annual Charleston dog show. there will be exhibitions, demonstrations, vendors, vets, a silent auction, hospitality tent and more. Proceeds will support the greyhound Pets of america-Charleston, the 10dog rescue village and middleton Place hounds. when: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. april 27
what: Join village Kids and Co. for this ratical retelling of your favorite fairy tale. told from the perspective of Cinderella’s only friends: the kitchen rats. this new take on the classic fairy tale will enchant and delight children of all ages. $15 general admission; $10 child (12 and under). when: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. april 27 where: woolfe street Playhouse, 34 woolfe st. price: $10-$15
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Rene Russell
where: Castaways grille, 1291 Folly road, James island
Bret Mosley
what: alternative/roots/funk music. when: 6 p.m. april 26 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 Center st., Folly beach price: Free
Jess Strickland
what: rock/reggae. when: 6-9 p.m. Fridays and saturdays where: the grill on the edge, 41 Center st., Folly beach
Paul Jameson
what: acoustic covers. when: 6 p.m. april 26 where: banana Cabana, 1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
Howard Dlugasch
what: live music. when: 6-9 p.m. april 26 where: salty mike’s deck bar, 17 lockwood drive at the City marina, downtown Charleston
The Cool
what: Pop, rock, dance and party covers. when: 7 p.m. april 26 where: the sand shack bar and grill, 5090 ashley Phosphate road, north Charleston
Food, Music Festival
what: this daylong food and music festival features live bluegrass and rock music, along with a barbecue contest. all proceeds benefit the summerville miracle league, an organization that provides opportunities for kids with special needs to play baseball. eddie bush and the mayhem will headline the event with other music by dee dee Cumbee, Common ground and more. when: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. april 27 where: the Ponds Farmhouse, hundred oaks Parkway price: Parking is $10 per car at the gate or $8 per car purchased in advance online.
‘Frog and Toad’
what: Fun-filled toad and his grumpy friend Frog awake from hibernation in the spring to spend a fun-filled year: swimming in the summer, playing in autumn leaves, sledding in the winter, and having great fun along the way. this tonynominated broadway musical for kids is based on the “Frog and toad” books by arnold lobel. Presented by Charleston stage. when: 3-5 p.m. april 27 where: dock street theatre, 135 Church st. price: adults $22.50, seniors (60+) $22.50, students (25 and under) $22.50 more info: 577-7183 or www.
Versus Angels
what: acoustic/alternative singersongwriter/12-string guitarist on the upper deck. when: 7:30 p.m. april 26 upper deck; 4:30 p.m. april 27 Creekside stage where: morgan Creek grill, 80 41st ave., Folly beach
what: alternative/rock from versus angels and alternative/modern rock from Fusebox Poet. when: april 26 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, Charleston price: $5
40+ Pirates
what: acoustic folk/alt-country/ rock from singer/mandolin-player aaron Firetag and guests. when: april 26 where: smoky oak taproom, 1234 Camp road, James island
what: acoustic local duo/trio/fourpiece play just about any genre, originals or covers. when: 8 p.m. april 26 where: tru blues, 1039 Johnnie dodds blvd., mount Pleasant more info: 881-1858
‘Art of Trio Music Series’
what: original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz standards featuring richard h. white, Jr. (piano), Kevin hamilton (bass) and david Patterson Jr. (drums). when: 8-11:30 p.m. april 26 where: the mezz — Charleston Jazz bar, 276 King st., downtown price: $10 more info: 853-4515 or www. mezzdowntown.com
Bateman’s Stud Farm
what: rock/party rock and dance. when: 8 p.m. april 26 where: montreux bar and grill, 127 w. richardson ave., summerville
Firetag & Friends
Ryan Bonner Band
what: americana/indie/rock-nroll. when: 9 p.m.-midnight april 26 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 Fridays where: Folly beach Crab shack, 24 Center st.
The Louie D. Project
what: Four-piece post-modern funk band featuring louie d. on sax and lead vocals. when: 9 p.m. april 26 where: Pal Joey’s martini lounge, 1035 Johnnie dodds blvd., mount
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Jail Break 5
what: Jail break 5 will be offer artists and vendors, local food trucks and craft beer available for sale. new to the festival this year are showcases from local fashion designers. when: 4-11 p.m. april 27 where: old City Jail, 21 magazine st. cost: $15 in advance, $20 day of, $15 with a student id more info: jailbreakcharleston. com
Aquarium Gala
what: the sixth annual environmental stewardship awards gala: ocean will include cocktails, seated dinner, theatrical performances and an after affair inside the aquarium. the south Carolina aquarium gala is a black-tie affair. when: 6 p.m. april 27 where: south Carolina aquarium, 100 aquarium wharf price: $300 more info: Call tanya Fitzgerald at 579-8540 or email tFitzgerald@ scaquarium.org.
Sound of Charleston
what: experience the sounds that define Charleston and its unique southern charm — jazz, gospel, gershwin, gullah, spirituals, Civil war songs — coming to life in sacred and historic spaces during a
Pleasant more info: www.louied.com
Headrush
what: rock. when: 9:30 p.m. april 26-27 where: sand dollar social Club, 7 Center st., Folly beach price: Free
Jimmy Mathieu
what: stand-up comedian “suicide Jimmy” mathieu, originally from boston and a regular at the Comedy store and opener for the adam Corolla show, will perform. when: 9:30 p.m. april 26-27 where: Firewater grille, 109 holiday drive, summerville price: Free more info: 261-2121 or www.thefirewatergrille.com
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75-minute live concert. when: 7 p.m. april 27 where: Circular Congregational Church, 150 meeting st. price: $28 more info: 270-4903 or www. soundofcharleston.com
Preservation Party
what: dance the night away 1930s-style with nods to the speakeasies and jazz culture of the era. enjoy an open bar and food while listening to the tunes of momentum or bidding on items in the silent auction. Proceeds from the event will support the Preservation society of Charleston’s seven to save Fund. when: 7 p.m. april 27 where: memminger auditorium, 56 beaufain st. price: $65 PsC members/$75 nonmembers more info: 722-4630 or www. preservationsociety.org
Comedy Improv
what: with 14 years and more than 1,200 shows together, the have nots! (founders of theatre 99) are ready for your audience suggestions. no scripts, all improv. when: 8 p.m. march 30 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $12.50 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
sunday Blessing of the Fleet
what: the festival features a boat parade and ceremonial blessing of the shrimp and fishing fleet, plus savory seafood samplings from local restaurants, live music, an arts and crafts show, shag dancing and shrimp-eating contests, and familyfriendly activities. where: mount Pleasant Pier, harry m. hallman boulevard price: Free more info: 795-4386 or www. ccprc.com or www.townofmountpleasant.com.
Na Fidleiri
what: the renowned na Fidleiri and the professional taylor Festival Choir present “From the lowcountry to the old Country,” a concert of choral, vocal and instrumental music reflecting the synergism between Celtic and american culture. when: 4 p.m. april 28 where: grace episcopal Church, 98 wentworth st. price: $10 students, $18 general admission, $25 preferred seating more info: 819-6961 or http:// taylormusicgroup.net
Wednesday Celebration for a Cause what: this event is being hosted
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events from page e25 by stacy Pearsall, a disabled combat veteran from operation iraqi Freedom, a board member of the school of humanities and social sciences at the Citadel, and owner of the Charleston Center for Photography. she is trying to raise money and awareness for severely injured veterans that served. tickets include heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, door prizes, entertainment and a live auction. all proceeds benefit the independence Fund. when: 6-8 p.m. may 1 where: Johnson hagood stadium, 68 hagood ave. price: $85 more info: 953-7477 or https:// www.ticketriver.com/event/6659
Thursday, May 2 ‘33 Variations’
what: it is 1819: beethoven is asked to write a variation on a waltz by anton diabelli. beethoven is not interested. he becomes obsessed with this “cobbler’s patch” and
spends the next five years writing not one but 33 variations. Cut to 2007: dr. Katherine brandt has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als). yet she is obsessed to uncover why beethoven is obsessed with writing variations on a mundane waltz. such are questions Kaufman boldly asks in his riveting, award-winning play. when: 8 p.m. may 2-4, 9-11, 16-18; 3 p.m. may 12, 19 where: threshold repertory theatre, 84 society st. price: $20/adults, $15/seniors, $10/ students and military id more info: 277-2172 or www. thresholdrep.org
Friday, May 3 Arts Festival
what: visual and performing artists in all disciplines will be featured in nearly 100 free and ticketed programs scheduled in a variety of venues. the main event, may 4 and 5, offers free admission to 40+ performances, exhibits, a gem show, an antique show, kids’ activities, art and craft booths, and more. offer-
ings throughout the week include street dances, concerts, plays, film screenings, an art walk, kids’ programs, workshops, exhibits and a grand finale with fireworks. when: 8:30-11 a.m. may 3; 10 a.m.9 p.m. may 4; 2-9 p.m. may 5; 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. may 6; 10 a.m.8 p.m. may 7; 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. may 8; 1-9 p.m. may 9; 3:30-10 p.m. may 10; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. may 11 where: Charleston area Convention Center Complex, 5001 Coliseum drive price: Free and ticketed events more info: 740-5854 or www. northcharlestonartsfest.com
‘Oklahoma!’
Walterboro Rodeo
sunday, May 5
what: the seven-event iPra rodeo will be held. when: 6-10 p.m. may 3 and 4; gates open at 6 p.m., rodeo begins at 8 p.m. where: double d arena, 1256 rodeo drive price: $18 in advance/ $20 at the gate; two children 10 and under free with one paid adult admission more info: 909-4849 or www. doubledarena.com
what: “oklahoma!” takes place in the wild west on indian territory. a love story unfolds between Curly, a cowboy, and laurey, a farm girl in this rodgers & hammerstein classic. when: 8 p.m. may 3-4, 9-11, 16-18; 3 p.m. may 5, 12, 19 where: the Footlight Players, 20 Queen st. price: tickets $30 for adults, $25 for seniors/military, $20 for students (student rush 10 minutes prior to show $15 with valid student id) $18 for children more info: 722-4487 or www. footlightplayers.net
Community Band
what: the band will perform at the north Charleston arts Festival. when: 2-3 p.m. may 5 where: north Charleston Performing arts Center, 5001 Coliseum drive price: Free more info: 856-0186 or www. charlestoncommunityband.com
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Bumpin uglies
what: reggae/rock/ska out of annapolis, md. when: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. april 26 where: loggerhead’s, 123 w. ashley ave., Folly beach
American Standard
what: acoustic multi-genre project featuring americana/ alternative singer-songwriter leisure mcCorkle and bluegrass/ mandolin player shorty matt miller. when: 10 p.m. april 26 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: $5
Larry Keel
what: larry Keel & natural bridge, self-described “bluegrass, newgrass, flatpickin’ ” out of virginia. when: 10 p.m. show april 26 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $10 advance, $12 at-thedoor
saturday Eddie Bush
what: eddie bush & the mayhem, local rock/southern rock/country/ pop will play the southern Flame southern Food and music Festival, along with country from dee dee Cumbee, bluegrass from Common ground and more. when: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. april 27 where: the Ponds Farmhouse, 324 hundred oaks Parkway, summerville price: Free admission, $10 parking, per car more info: www.southern flamefestival.org
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A Lowcountry Luau, complete with Hula girls and the Tahitian entertainers, will be held Saturday at the Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed.
Lowcountry Luau
what: rockstar sound entertainment will provide the music for the hula girls and the tahitian entertainers and more at this inaugural lowcountry luau event. when: 6:30 p.m. april 27 where: Charleston visitor Center bus shed, 375 meeting st., downtown Charleston price: $10 more info: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/334766
Lowcountry Juke Box
what: acoustic rock/classic rock covers from the ’50s to today. when: noon april 27 where: banana Cabana,
1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
Bret Mosley
what: Funk/roots/alternative/rock performer plays this sippin’ saturdays event. when: noon-4 p.m. april 27 where: irvin-house vineyards, 6775 bears bluff road, wadmalaw island
‘Rhythm Is My Business’ what: Performances by local folk/ soul/indie/rock female musicians, featuring dorothea hudson, Jordan igoe, stefanie bannister and lily slay. when: 3-5 p.m. april 27 where: Charleston County Public
library, 68 Calhoun st., downtown Charleston price: Free more info: 805-6938
Folly Reggae Allstars
what: Folly beach reggae allstars with yellow Knife, shonuff — reggae/roots/dub/rock/funk/jam/ soul/disco and more out on the deck. when: 3 p.m. doors april 27 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $5 more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
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Poker Bar Crawl
what: Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce presents the avondale Poker bar Crawl to benefit relay for life. best overall hand wins $100 and the completed scorecard must be returned by 7:30 p.m. when: 4 p.m. check-in april 27 where: gene’s haufbrau start, 817 savannah highway, Charleston price: $20 per person, $30 team of two more info: www.facebook.com/ events/453800464697738/
Club Bullies
what: dJ natty heavy and the Club bullies will play hip hop, reggae, house, electro music and more at the“bring on the summer” Party with sam adams and Chucktown triathletes. when: 5-10 p.m. april 27 where: California dreaming, one ashley Point drive, Charleston price: $35 more info: www.bringonthesummer.eventbrite.com
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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
David Bethany
what: alternative/eclectic singersongwriter. when: 6 p.m. april 27 where: banana Cabana, 1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
Sweetgrass Band
what: blend of acoustic country, folk, and contemporary bluegrass. when: 6-9 p.m. april 27 where: seewee restaurant, 4808 u.s. highway 17, awendaw price: Free
Shaggin’ on the Cooper
what: spend an evening dancing on the scenic pier to live music and beverages available for purchase on-site. when: 7-11 p.m. saturday where: mount Pleasant Pier, 71 harry m. hallman blvd. price: $10 general, $8 CCr discount more info: 795-4386 or www. ccprc.com
Chris Boone
what: alternative/acoustic/folk on the upper deck. when: 7:30 p.m. april 27 where: morgan Creek grill, 80 41st ave., isle of Palms
Saul Brooks
what: Country/rock singersongwriter. when: 9 p.m.-midnight april 27 where: Folly beach Crab shack, 24 Center st.
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21st Century Goliath
what: rock & roll from 21st Century goliath out of Charlotte and “sludge metal” from local band drudgery. when: 9 p.m. april 27 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, Charleston price: $5
when: 6 p.m. beginner swing lesson, 7:30-10:00 p.m. social dance Party where: ballroom dance Club, 1632 ashley hall road, Charleston price: $10 more info: 557-7690 or www. roaringtwentieshotjazzdanceclub. com
Funk Showcase
David Higgins
what: rock/pop covers. when: 6 p.m. april 28 where: banana Cabana, 1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
what: “vintage fusion of rock, funk, blues, r&b, jazz and more” from the dead 27s, “combined elements of funk, soul, jazz, and acid rock” from old you and rock/blues/ soul from gaslight street. when: 9 p.m. doors april 27 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $5-10 more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
what: Punk/thrash/metal band out of venice, Calif. when: 6:30 p.m. doors april 28 where: the music Farm, 32 ann st., downtown Charleston price: $25 advance, $28 day-of-show
Bret Mosley
Havana Nights
what: alternative/roots/funk music. when: 10 p.m. april 27 where: smoky oak taproom, 1234 Camp road, James island
Reggie Sullivan Band
what: rock/r&b/soul out of Columbia, s.C. when: 10 p.m. april 27 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: $5
The Louie D. Project
what: Four-piece post-modern funk band featuring louie d. on sax and lead vocals. when: 10:30 p.m. april 27 where: silver dollar, 478 King st., downtown Charleston more info: www.louied.com
sunday New South Jazzmen
what: live jazz during sunday brunch. when: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. sundays where: high Cotton, 199 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Thomas Champagne
what: acoustic pop/reggae/funk. when: noon april 28 where: banana Cabana, 1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
Cattle in the Cane
what: 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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
V-Tones
what: hot Jazz swing dance lessons and social party with live music from the self-described “post-modern ragtime/gypsy/jazz/ swing/jugband.”
Suicidal Tendencies
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
Joal Rush
what: Progressive/pop/rock singer-songwriter. when: 7-10 p.m. april 28 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: Free
The Pimps of Joytime
what: Funk/pop/dance/soul out of brooklyn, n.y. when: 8 p.m. doors april 28 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $10 advance, $12 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
The Bill Show
what: acoustic rock/alternative. when: 9 p.m.-midnight sundays where: Folly beach Crab shack, 24 Center st.
Monday Dukes & Rachel Kate
what: “Feisty power folk” singer rachel Kate and blues musician antoine dukes out on the deck. when: 4 p.m. doors april 29 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: Free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
High Steppin’ Trio
what: bluegrass/gypsy jazz and drink specials during high steppin’ happy hour. when: band 5-9 p.m. mondays; happy hour 4-7 p.m. where: high Cotton, 199 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Shrimp City Slim will perform from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Med Bistro.
Shrimp City Slim
what: “blues monday” with blues pianist/singer from Chicago. when: 5:30-8:30 p.m. mondays where: med bistro, 90 Folly road blvd., Charleston
Hit or Miss
what: live jams from Joel and ward of sol driven train. when: 6-9 p.m. april 29 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 Center st., Folly beach
Shag Dance Party
what: the summerville shag Club offers shag lessons and a dance party with dJ sharon Johnson. when: 6 p.m. Junior shag lesson, 7 p.m. adult basic lesson, 8-10 p.m. open dance mondays where: summerville Country Club, 400 Country Club blvd. price: Free more info: 214-0242 or www. summervilleshaggers.com
Songwriter’s Night
what: susie summers hosts this open mic with original song performances only. when: 8 p.m.-2 a.m. mondays where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 1205 ashley river road, Charleston price: Free
Dance & Karaoke w/ DJ E
when: 8-11 p.m. mondays where: applebee’s neighborhood grill & bar, 1486 stuart engals blvd., mount Pleasant
Open Mic
what: open mic night with dave grunstra, singer/guitarist of wire and wood. when: 9:30 p.m.-until mondays where: Folly beach Crab shack,
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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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Bill Johnson
what: acoustic rock/alternative. when: 6-9 p.m. april 30 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 Center st., Folly beach
Dan Clamp
what: acoustic guitarist. when: 6-9 p.m. tuesdays where: the grill on the edge, 41 Center st., Folly beach
Open Mic
what: bring your musical instrument or your voice, poems or dramatic readings, sponsored by
The post and courier the greater summerville music Forum. when: 6 p.m. april 30 where: single smile Cafe, 100-a s. main st., summerville price: Free more info: 875-7745
Whiskey Diablo
what: self-described “dirty rock-nroll and gutter country with a touch of swingin’ jazz” band. when: 9 p.m.-midnight april 30 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 1205 ashley river road, Charleston price: Free
Double Feature Trivia
what: trivia with val and tia. win bar cash. when: 7:30 p.m. april 30 where: tin roof, 1117 magnolia road, Charleston price: Free
Home Team Trivia
when: 8-10 p.m. tuesdays where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island
Besnard Lakes w/ Co.
what: Pop/progressive/psychedelic from besnard lakes out of montreal, Canada and local indie band Co. (Company). when: 8:30 p.m. doors april 30 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: $10 advance more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Fire & Ice Karaoke
what: Karaoke with dJ wild bill. when: 9 p.m. tuesdays where: wet willies, 209 e. 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.
DJ Donnie Dramatic
when: 9 p.m. tuesdays where: rehab bar and grill, 8484
dorchester road, north Charleston price: $5
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Bobby Bare Jr.
what: brad edwardson, Kevin hanley and aram stith with Jack burg and lily slay. when: 9:30 p.m. april 30 where: tattooed moose, 1137 morrison drive, Charleston price: Free
Wednesday The Reckoning
what: grateful dead tribute band. when: 4 p.m. may 1 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
Erin Armstrong
what: live music 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 e. bay st., downtown Charleston more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com
Mark Schuler
what: acoustic guitarist/vocalist. when: 6 p.m. may 1 where: banana Cabana, 1130 ocean blvd., isle of Palms
Barn Jam
what: awendaw green’s barn Jam will feature performances by John roland, rosanna hendrix, laura thurston, Jeff dent, lee tyler Post, the dubber, Chompin’ at the bit string band and Jack and the bear. when: 6-1- p.m. may 1 where: sewee outpost, 4853 u.s. highway 17, awendaw price: $5 suggested donation
what: Pop/rock/southern rock from bobby bare Jr. out of nashville, tenn. for the early show and soul/r&b/funk from mingo Fishtrap out of austin, texas. when: 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. early show; 10 p.m. doors, 11 p.m. late show may 1 where: the Pour house, 1977 maybank highway, James island price: early show: $10 advance, $12 day-of-show; late show: $7 advance, $8 day-of-show more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com
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
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
Trivia Night
when: 8 p.m. wednesdays where: Cutty’s, 227 st. Philip st., downtown Charleston
Lowcountry Blues Club
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
lowcountry locations. times may vary. when: wednesdays where: Kickin’ Chicken restaurants price: Free more info: 875-6755 or www. kickinchicken.com
Reid Stone
what: member of americana/ roots/rock band guilt ridden troubadour, sometimes acoustic, sometimes with a full band, sometimes with rotating musicians. when: 9 p.m.-midnight may 1 where: Fiery ron’s home team bbQ, 2209 middle st., sullivan’s island price: no cover.
Thursday, May 2 Honey Smoke
what: live music. when: 6-9 p.m. may 2 where: salty mike’s deck bar, 17 lockwood drive at the City marina, downtown Charleston
Rhino Chaser
what: live music. when: 6 p.m. may 2 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 Center st., Folly beach
Shelly Waters Duo
what: louisiana songstress performs originals and covers. when: 7 p.m. may 2 where: marriott hotel at aqua terrace bar, 170 lockwood drive, downtown Charleston price: Free
Dance & Karaoke w/ DJ E
Live Team Trivia
when: 8:30-11:30 p.m. thursday where: applebee’s neighborhood grill & bar, 1859 sam rittenberg blvd., Charleston
France, then made the natural, if potentially unsuccessful, play of the diamond queen from hand, trying to establish his eight-card fit, and Campanile won the king. If she had routinely returned a heart or spade, as was the case at many tables, declarer would then havehadnoproblemsbothestablishing diamonds and returning to dummy to make use of them. In fact, where the board was played between two world-class teams on Vugraph, one West played a spade, the other played back a diamond. But Campanile returned a club to disrupt the entriestodummy,andnowdeclarer had no chance when neither minor behaved. That was a well-deserved 13 IMPs to the Israeli team.
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There are almost as many different ways to assign conventional meanings to three-level responses to one no-trump as there are calculations of the World’s Top Player. In today’s deal, North-South was using three-level calls to show both minors, in different ranges, with specific shortages, and thus reached a delicate game. Three diamonds would have been forcing with both minors; three hearts and three spades would have shown shortage in theothermajor,5-4intheminors. Onleadagainstthreeno-trump, Migry Campanile (West) led a natural but unfortunate spade against three no trump, and declarer’s trick count was now up to seven. South, Mark Bompis of
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today’s horosCoPe aries (march 21-april 19): refrain from anger even if someone pressures you. take a step back and get a clear picture regarding your next move.
leo (July 23-aug. 22): tread carefully when dealing with peers, colleagues or family members. don’t take on someone else’s chores without getting something in return.
sagittarius (noV. 22dec. 21): share your ideas and you will get the support your need to forge ahead. offering help can turn into a paid position.
gemini (may 21June 20): Keep your personal life a secret. Focus on money, contracts and negotiations. dealing with institutions can bring good results.
Virgo (aug. 23sept. 22): embrace change. you will have the charm and the expertise to succeed. love and romance are in the stars. live, love and laugh.
capricorn (dec. 22Jan. 19): explore what you can do in order to earn more money or find a way to turn a skill or talent you have into extra cash. actions speak louder than words.
libra (sept. 23oct. 22): Put greater emphasis on money and how you handle your personal finances. Check out your options.
cancer (June 21July 22): take care of business and offer to help others. say little and do a lot and you will impress someone who has something to offer you in return.
scorpio (oct. 23noV. 21): you have discipline. be creative in the way you approach partnerships and you will encourage the people around you to adopt your methods.
aQuarius (Jan. 20feb. 18): take it easy while traveling or dealing with people in your community with the potential to influence your future.
taurus (april 20may 20): show everyone how talented you are. discuss your plans and engage in events that will add to your knowledge.
pisces (feb. 19march 20): let your imagination wander. you’ll come up with remarkable ideas that can lead to a better income and long-term contracts.
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thursday, april 25, 2013: E35
Encouragement inspires woman toward goal
a salute to boston by rebekah bradford Special to The Post and Courier
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ast week, all eyes were on boston in the aftermath of the attack at the boston marathon and the citywide manhunt for the suspects. it was surreal to watch it unfold, but through it all, the people of boston were courageous and unbowed. in tribute to a remarkable city, head2head brings you some beantown trivia. current champ craig elton is being File/winslow townson/aP challenged by steve Zimmer, a tourist from washington who was checking out Boston Red Sox players line up for the national anthem all the charleston farmers market at marion wearing number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, the square. same day as the Boston Marathon attack.
quESTIONS
1. when was boston founded? 2. the famous command not to fire “until you see the whites of their eyes” is from which battle? 3. what popular beer is named for a boston patriot? 4. what year did the red sox win the world series after an 86-year drought? 5. name the (mostly) red brick path through downtown boston that leads to 16 historical sites, including the Paul revere house and the spot where the boston massacre took place. 6. which of the following bands is not from boston: dropkick murphys, new edition, Foreigner or the Pixies? 7. the bull and Finch Pub is better known as this fictional bar. 8. the movie “the social network” takes place at what boston-area university? 9. Finish the quotation: “and this is good old boston, the home of the bean and the cod, where the lowells talk only to Cabots and the Cabots talk only to ...” 10. what nickname for boston is attributed to oliver wendell holmes and has become a reference to the superiority and pride bostonians feel about their city?
CRAIG’S ANSWERS
1. 1650 2. lexington and Concord 3. samuel adams 4. 2004 5. the Freedom trail 6. Foreigner 7. Cheers bar 8. harvard 9. god would rhyme. 10. beantown
CONCLuSION ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a tie. it doesn’t happen very often, and since there’s no tie breaker, both contestants will return next week to see whether Craig will remain as our head2head champion or if steve will take over the title.
STEVE’S ANSWERS
1. Probably not long after the pilgrims, so i’ll say 1630. 2. bunker hill? 3. sam adams 4. 2004. i remember it well. 5. huh. i don’t know. 6. am i right in thinking new edition is from Philly? 7. Cheers 8. harvard university 9. themselves? 10. they call it “the hub of the universe.”
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. 1630 2. the battle of bunker hill 3. samuel adams 4. 2004 5. the Freedom trail
6. Foreigner 7. Cheers 8. harvard 9. god 10. “the hub of the universe”
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ear abby: i was moved by the letter from “losing slowly in ohio,” who is 50 pounds overweight and walks every day with her friend to lose weight. she said that almost daily people made fun of them. my heart goes out to her. i was in her shoes once. with diet and exercise, i lost more than 60 pounds, and i’ve kept it off. but i was never ridiculed as she was. on the contrary, one day after i had just begun a daily 1-mile jog and was struggling to keep going, i passed by a man who cheerfully called out to me to “keep at it, and one day you’ll be a 10!” abby, i can’t tell you what that meant to me. i thought about his encouragement whenever i felt hopeless and was thinking of giving up. The memory of his kind words inspired me to go on. Thirty years later, i still think about his encouragement with amazement and gratitude. we all have a choice: we can be kind to each other and offer friends and strangers alike support for the challenges we all face, or we can make ourselves feel superior by being cruel and demeaning. in the end, our choice shapes our character and we receive what we give, so we must choose wisely. i’m sorry that “losing” has met with only ignorant jerks so far. i would be honored to pay it forward and tell her how incredibly brave she is, and to
dear abby encourage her to stick with it. because she has the courage to keep exercising in the face of constant humiliation, i know without a doubt that she will reach her goals. — wendy in colorado DEAR WENDY: Thank you for your upbeat response. Many other readers were quick to “weigh in” with letters of support for “Losing Slowly”: dear abby: i would suggest the two ladies create t-shirts that read “at least we’re trying!” and watch the jeers turn into cheers. — carol in wisconsin dear abby: i applaud her effort and your response, but may i raise the issue of people like myself who are ridiculed about being too thin? strangers say things like “eat something, or the wind will blow you away!” please remind your readers that making fun of very thin people is just as hurtful as doing it to overweight individuals. — wisp of a woman in the west write dear abby at www. dearabby.com or P.o. box 69440, los angeles, Ca 90069.
E36: Thursday, april 25, 2013
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