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16-17 | music

david quick previews outdoor fitness options

upcoming shows, cd reviews

6 | dollar days

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7-11 | movies

“beasts of the southern wild,” “the intouchables,” “the watch,” “step up: revolution”

12 | movie listings

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climb struggles for participants

ne of life’s lessons is one i often have a hard time practicing: Be willing to fail. every time someone starts an event, the possibility of failure — of people not turning out, of the event not coming off as planned or simply bad weather — hangs over an organizer’s head. when the local chapter of the american Lung association started the fight for air climb, a stair-climbing event at the north charleston coliseum, two years ago, they certainly got out of the comfortable charity 5k box and took a chance. granted, aLa chapters across the country host fight for air climbs, but i knew something like this would be a challenge to make work in charleston because we have so many different opportunities, most of them outdoors. plus, late July is one of our few dead zones. in its first two years, the climb, which is fairly involved to organize, drew barely as many people as a small 5k. fewer than 100. as of last week, this year’s event had 71 registrants. regardless of how Saturday’s event goes, aLa’s katrina taylor said the group is committed to putting on at least one more fight for air climb in 2013, and a restructuring of programming may free up time for better promotion of the event. whether it’s the time of year, the venue or the fact that the association’s three staffers are swamped with other duties, it’s a shame that such a good cause isn’t getting better support. The

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North Charleston firefighter Dustin Ford tackles the stairs at the North Charleston Coliseum in full gear during the 2010 Fight for Air Climb.

of about one-third of participants signing up on race morning. This year’s race will be at 8 a.m. Saturday at The windjammer, 1008 ocean Blvd. The Beach run, which first started in 1993 as the Sand Shark run, was a fourmiler until 2010. That’s when hull realized that nobody searches for four-mile runs. So he switched it to a 5k. and it worked; registration went up. participation splits 60/40 locals to tourists, and the Beach run has representation from 15 to 20 states and one to two countries. But hull doesn’t deceive himself. These folks already are visiting here and are just looking for a local race to jump into. what about the course? Start and finish are on the beach at The windjammer. The 10k goes out 3.1 miles to about the grand pavilion at wild dunes resort and back. register at the isle of palms recreation department, 24 28th ave., during business hours or go to www.iop.net. call 886-8294.

csts no. 4

even though naScar has as much in common with triathlons as oil and water, lung association fights for features 5,044 steps (all total organizers and participants clean air, against smokstep counts are tallied both at the last charleston Sprint ing and for those who have up and down), the regular triathlon Series event lung-related ailments, such climb at 8:30 a.m. has 1,566 buzzed with excitement over as asthma, lung cancer and steps, and the firefighters the participation of hencystic fibrosis. climb, also 1,566 steps, starts drick motorsports teamThe motto for the event at 9 a.m. call 556-8451 or go mates Jimmie Johnson and is: “we climb for those who to www.lung.org. kasey kahne. can’t breathe on their own.” it wasn’t the first time the iop beach run The lung association’s series has hosted celebrities. in it’s 20th year, the isle of in June 2010, cast and crew goal for the event is to raise palms Beach run has added members of the tV show $43,500. as of last week, a 10k to the mix. it had raised pledges of “army wives,” sans kim and while the motivation $18,685. delaney, participated. behind it is a trick to have it’s not too late to sign up moral of the story? you the Beach run pop up on for Saturday’s fight for air never know when your climb at the north charles- more internet searches, iop brush with fame may be recreation supervisor of ton coliseum, 5001 colisethrashing away in the pond um drive. The event features athletics Ben hull said about at James island county park. an array of climbs that may one-third of the 250 people cStS race no. 4, which who have preregistered to sound more intimidating includes a 600-yard-pond date have selected the 10k. than they are, as a team or swim, 12-mile bike and 5k hull said the addition of a run, will start at 7:15 a.m. an individual. granted, it’s 10k to the 5k has doubled likely you’ll still have sore Sunday at the park. go to early registration, and that glutes the day after. www.charlestontriathlon The “ultra climb” at 7 a.m. doesn’t factor in the trend club.com.

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everyone’s favorite scary shark back on big screen

hark week just wouldn’t be complete without hearing those two lifechanging notes from composer John williams. The S.c. aquarium is holding numerous events during Shark week, which kicks off friday with the Shark, rattle and roll party (for more info, see pages 18-19) and runs through aug. 5. But one of the highlights is definitely “Jaws” on the Lawn, which shows aug. 2. The lawn opens at 7 p.m. and the movie is set to roll at dark. Bring chairs and blankets. Snacks, sodas and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. The movie is free, but donations for the conservation programs at the aquarium will be accepted. for more on Shark week events, check out scaquarium. org/Sharkweek.

outdoor film fest

from a flesh-eating fish to blood-sucking teens, this is

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Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, rides Toothless in a scene from “How to Train Your Dragon.” Freshfields Village is holding an outdoor screening of the movie Wednesday.

starlight cinemas

while dragons can be super scary, the ones in “how to train your dragon” are less so as the film is geared toward the kiddos. The film boasts the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, gerard Butler, america ferrera, Jonah hill, christopher universal studios mintz-plasse and kristen The summer classic “Jaws” will be shown Aug. 2 on the wiig. and as all of them lawn of the S.C. Aquarium. have done their fair share of comedy, you’re likely to another film that’s decidedly well, this is the movie in chuckle more than a few adult-geared (it’s rated r). which they last starred totimes as you watch Bacinebarre, 963 houston gether, so it’s not one to be ruchel’s character, hiccup, northcutt Blvd., in mount missed. befriend a dragon he once pleasant continues its sumSeating starts at 7 p.m. and hoped to slay. mer movie series with a the movie will begin at dark; “how to train your dragshowing of “Lost Boys” on food, music and fun starts on” will show at 8:30 p.m. wednesday. at 6 p.m. admission is free, wednesday on the Village remember The coreys? and don’t forget your blangreen at freshfields Village yes, i’m talking about the ket and/or chair. on Johns island between kiboys of ’80s fame: corey for more info, go to awah and Seabrook islands. haim and corey feldman. cinebarre.com. Before the show, be enter-

tained by award-winning silhouette artist, songwriter and storyteller clay rice who will perform his “Lowcountry Legends Show.” Sponsored by the town of Seabrook island, the movie is free. guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs. for more info, go to www. freshfieldsVillage.com or www.facebook.com/ freshfieldsVillage.

for $2 (which covers a drink and popcorn, too). for more info, call 7624904.

dive-in movie

what’s better than floating around a pool for a few hours? watching a movie while doing so! tonight, the pool at The Sanctuary on kiawah island is showing “a cinderella Story: once upon a Song,” a family-friendly musical summer kid series comedy. what happens when a bee The free film begins at finds out that humans con8:45 p.m. The Loggerhead sume honey? grill will extend its hours he sues. through the end of the event at least, that’s what hapso that attendees may purpens in “Bee movie.” chase food and drinks. carmike James island 8, call 768-6296 or go to 1743 central park road, will www.kiawahresort.com/ show the story of bee Barry accommodations/theB. Benson at 10 a.m. today sanctuary.

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‘beasts of the southern wild’ movie finds magic amid poverty of the bayou By roger moore

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

here’s magic in poverty, wonder in the squalor of impoverished lives on an island that’s being swallowed by erosion and rising sea levels off the Southern Louisiana coast. That’s what new york filmmaker Benh zeitlin discovered in “Beasts of the Southern wild,” a homespun slice of cinematic magical realism set in the bayou of myth, among very poor people we recognize as mythic and all too real. using untrained actors, natural settings and the simplest of special effects, zeitlin weaves a minor epic of a tiny girl, living almost on her own, in a world that’s pretty much off the grid, a motherless child in search of that mother. not that hushpuppy (Quvenzhane wallis) doesn’t have a daddy. he (dwight henry) drinks too much, makes her live all by herself in a ramshackle trailer on blocks high above the certain-tocome flood waters. She feeds their motley menagerie of critters — chickens that they eat, and hogs, and a little dog — while in a nearby shack, daddy drinks, coughs and, in his most coherent moments, passes on the wisdom of the waters down to her. here’s how you catch catfish, Boss. That’s what he calls her. he reaches over the side of his makeshift pick-up truck bed pontoon boat and grabs one. here’s how you cook shrimp. we’re living “in the buffet of the universe,” he crows. “we got the prettiest place on earth.” hushpuppy, a filthy urchin

movie review  (out of five stars) director: benh zeitlin cast: quvenzhane wallis, dwight henry rated: pg-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes what did you think?: find this review at charlestonscene.com and offer your opinion.

to extravagant production tax breaks. But none has had a firmer sense of place than “Beasts of the Southern wild.” you can smell the muck at low tide, the crayfish boiling, the stench of a community named for something nobody owns — a bathtub. zeitlin’s camera tracks, snakelike, through this world. The whole affair feels like found footage, some unseen playmate of hushpuppy’s documenting her limited but fascinating life. mucking around, hears him. zeitlin holds faces in exShe “listens to the animals in treme close-up, catching words i cannot understand,” fear, defiance and confusion holding a crab up to her ear, in battered faces that could bending over to listen to a have come out of the great pig. and this first-grade-age depression. girl clings to fading memoand the actors, novices, ries of her fry-cook mama, give him truth. who “swam away” some for all the poverty we see, time back. there is enchantment here, This informal island com- the unfiltered wonder of a munity, “The Bathtub,” fears world seen by a child who the rising sea levels, fears the has known nothing else. next big storm. hushpuppy it’s a hard life, but “nobody fears being killed by her vio- like a pity party,” the old lent dad, and him dying and man declares. hunt, fish, leaving her alone. scavenge, fix, make do. Just and she is afraid that legget by. endary giant tusked pigs, “Beasts of the Southern encased in ice, will thaw out wild,” an award winner at due to global warming and cannes, is a startling debut destroy The Bathtub. feature, this year’s “winter’s Before the film is done, Bone,” but a film all the many of those harbingers more magical because we will have borne fruit. sense that even zeitlin, as too many movies are sharp as his eye undoubtshot in hollywood, and too edly is, will never be able to many in Louisiana, thanks duplicate it.

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quvenzhane Wallis (left) and Dwight Henry in “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”

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‘the intouchables’ a real crowd-pleaser By chriSty Lemire Associated Press

n paper, “The intouchables” looks like eatyour-vegetables cinema: the story of a wealthy, white disabled man and the troubled black youth from the projects who becomes his reluctant caretaker. Surely, life lessons will be learned by all and an unlikely friendship will form across racial and socioeconomic lines and we’ll all feel good about ourselves walking out of the theater afterward. it could have been painfully mawkish, but writers and directors olivier nakache and eric toledano upend expectations by infusing the comedy with a subversive, playful tone throughout, with some totally inappropriate humor and even some surprises. (There’s a hitler joke, just to give you an idea of where they’re willing to go for a laugh.) it’s sweet

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 (out of five stars) director: olivier nakache, eric toledano cast: francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny rated: r for language and some drug use running time: 1 hour, 52 minutes what did you think?: find this review at charleston scene.com and offer your opinion. but not saccharine, and the result is irresistibly crowdpleasing. The film is already a huge hit in its native france and beyond, having made more than $350 million worldwide and earning omar Sy the cesar award for best actor over the oscar-winning star of “The artist,” Jean dujardin. while you’re watching it, you can just imagine how

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Omar Sy (left) and Francois Cluzet in “The Intouchables.” easy an english-language remake would be, you could cast it in your head — and indeed, the property already has been optioned for that very purpose. until then, though, we can be charmed by the original. The hugely charismatic Sy stars as driss, a Senegalese ex-con who spends his days hanging out with his pals on

the streets of paris and not really trying to find work. he only answers an ad seeking help for the rich quadriplegic philippe (francois cluzet) because he wants to make it appear as if he’s job hunting in order to keep receiving welfare. But there’s something about this guy that philippe likes; he has no pity, he’ll

treat him like a man. driss is hired, despite being totally unqualified. and so begins the journey in which each helps the other become a better person. yes, there’s some obvious cultureclash stuff to be had here. driss, who’d been sharing a crowded apartment with relatives of all ages, moves into philippe’s mansion and is wowed by the size of his opulent, private bathroom; philippe, a sophisticated snob who became paralyzed in a paragliding accident, finds he actually likes earth, wind & fire. Before driss gets the gig, there’s also the obligatory montage of wacky job candidates, all eager to say the right things during their interview, but even that works and provides the setup for the unflinching honesty that will become driss’ trademark. while it all sounds too impossibly inspirational to be true, “The intouchables” happens to have been in-

spired by a true story. yes, the “magical negro” element of Sy’s character may sound like a cliche and it might make some audience members uncomfortable, but his character is complex and flawed enough to transcend type. he and cluzet are delightful together, each bringing a different kind of energy while bringing out the best in the other. Sy is all impulse and wisecracks, he’s constantly in motion; cluzet has the daunting task of trying to strike a powerful contrast while acting only from the neck up, and he pulls it off with stoic, bemused grace. philippe is drawn to the fact that driss doesn’t condescend to him; at the same time, “The intouchables” condescends to neither character, and that straightforwardness and purity of emotion should cut through to even the most cynical viewer.

filmmakers wander into america’s minefield of race By roger moore

viewed their film, which is

didn’t fall in line with critics in france or other places the hires a street thug of Senega- film has played. livier nakache and lese descent as his in-home The two american critics, eric toledano, cocaregiver. both of them based in euwriters and directors “The intouchables,” rerope, “almost say that we are of “The intouchables,” had viewer Jay weissberg harracists, and that could not be to be feeling pretty good rumphed, “flings about the further from the truth.”coabout themselves and their kind of uncle tom racism director toledano says their movie. a blockbuster in one hopes has permanently film “has rapprochement, france, a hit throughout eu- exited american screens.” togetherness, as its ideals.” rope, winners of cesar (the over at The atlantic, Jon he, too, was baffled by the french oscars) and david frosch echoed that, comtack taken by these early di donatello (italian oscars) plaining that the movie notices. awards, picked up for distri- “leans ... heavily on regres“we see race as the wrong bution in the united States sive culture-clash shtick and way to look at the movie,” by The weinstein co., “The unimaginative stereotypes.” toledano said. “in france, intouchables” was riding The moviemakers were the place of black people in high. taken aback. nakache said our history is not the same Then the american show- “we were hurt and shocked” as it is in the united States. i biz magazine Variety reby these reviews, which can appreciate the nature of

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race in america, what Spike Lee calls ‘The miracle of the negro,’ stereotypes. But things are not the same in france. and there are politically correct people who do not want to see the reality that is in front of them.” The cultural chasm, nakache said, is a product of the difference in societies. “in france, we have no racial ghettos. housing projects here are fully integrated.” and it is in the filmmakers’ love of american movies and american music. “This is like our ‘midnight run’ or ‘48 hours,’ a ‘buddy picture,’ ” nakache said. “we loved those films, and

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Anne Le Ny (from left), Cluzet and Sy in “The Intouchables.” the music in our film — the soul, the funk, of america in the ’70s — is like our classical music,” toledano

adds. he wants to know if it is racist to love something please see race, page e9

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Francois Cluzet (left) and Omar Sy star in “The Intouchables.”

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filmmakers in minefield of race race from page e8

“that also happens to be the soundtrack of the housing projects of paris — earth, wind & fire, kool and the gang, Barry white.” The filmmakers never envisioned this sort of response to a movie that started life as a french tV documentary they saw 10 years ago. “in Life and death” was about a wealthy french man, philippe, paralyzed by an accident, who hired abdel, a street punk of algerian descent, as his caregiver. “we were terribly moved by just one scene,” nakache remembers. “abdel, the caregiver, lifts philippe out of his bed, and holds him, face to face. This image was so touching, these men made so close by their situation, each one comfortable with the other. we thought, ‘we can’t invent a story like this.’ ” They had worked with rising french star omar Sy, so when they got around to making “The intouchables,” they changed the character’s

We see race as the wrong way to look at the movie. In France, the place of black people in our history is not the same as it is in the United States. eric toledano

name from abdel to driss, and his national heritage to Senegalese. But the basic themes would be the same. “it took that accident for someone of philippe’s background to meet someone like abdel, and that was the story we wanted to tell,” nakache said. “we met these two men, and it was obvious that each one had saved the other’s life.” toledano was more in-

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trigued by the clash of classes this story represented. “in paris, you can drive five kilometers and pass from the world of the very, very rich to the housing projects of the poor,” toledano said. “But these people, they never meet. it takes something tragic, like an accident, to force these two classes together.” as “The intouchables” reaches an american audience, its french filmmakers are hoping for the best from critics and from audiences.

and they take comfort in realizing how the lens of race filters so much of american culture, including movies, from the works of Spike Lee and tyler perry to last year’s “The help.” “in america, this problem is older, and closer to everyone,” toledano said. “frankly, we’re a little worried for our film. But we know that race never came up in our preparing it, in filming it. we hope people realize that race is simply not the way to view it.”

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‘the watch’ among many movie name changes ‘three thousand’

By rafer guzman Newsday

The number of warriors in a fantasy epic? a future date in a sci-fi film? it’s actually the price, in dollars, of a night with Vivian ward, the character portrayed by Julia roberts in “pretty woman.”

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eighborhood watch” seemed like a fine title for a Jonah hill-Vince VaughnBen Stiller comedy about suburbanites battling space aliens. That is, until florida teenager trayvon martin was fatally shot by a volunteer watchman in february. Suddenly, that title wasn’t so funny. The movie, which arrives in theaters friday, now is called simply “The watch.” it’s not the only movie to undergo a name change. The chris pine drama “people Like us,” released last month, was titled “welcome to people” as recently as march. even some of the most famous movie titles weren’t set in stone: “hunter” eventually became the arnold

‘comfort food’

This sounds like something the late nora ephron might have directed. That’s what universal pictures initially called this raunchy 1999 teen comedy, but the film’s eventual title came from its most famous scene: “american pie.”

‘the william munny killings’ twentieth century fox

This title seems better suited to a horror flick than a western. eventually, the for Steven Spielberg’s “e.t.: might not recognize, though movie’s director and star, The extra-terrestrial.” you almost certainly saw the clint eastwood, chose here are six other titles you movies they became: “unforgiven.”

Richard Ayoade (from left), Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill in “The Watch.” Schwarzenegger classic “predator,” and “a Boy’s Life” was the working title

‘the last first kiss’

too mushy for male audiences, according to focusgroup testing. This 2005 will Smith comedy became “hitch.”

‘mechanismo’

This odd title makes some sense if you know the plot. But let’s be glad the filmmakers ultimately came up with “Blade runner,” ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic about humanoid robots that starred harrison ford.

‘tomorrow never lies’ after this script was faxed to mgm, it’s unclear who made the slip-up. But the next day a studio rep called director roger Spottiswoode to say, “we love your title ‘tomorrow never dies’! That’s going to be it!” and so the 18th James Bond movie found its name.

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flash mobs ‘step up’ in miami, and it pays off

By roger moore MCT

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tube. They want to attract so many youtube hits that they win a contest and collect tep up revolution”  (out of five stars) some cash. taps into the dance director: scott speer Sean and eddy (hamilton) work in a swank hotel whose “flash mob” phenom- cast: kathryn mccormick, enon and moves to miami developer/owner (peter galryan guzman, stephen to give us the sunniest and lagher) has designs on the boss, cleopatra coleman, most entertaining of these neighborhood the dancers misha hamilton kids-gotta-dance musicals. call home. But his daughter, rated: pg-13 for some The flash mobs — in traffic, suggestive dancing and emily (kathryn mccordancing on the roofs, hoods mick), is a dancer, too. She’s language and trunks of low-rider vin- running time: 1 hour, ready to add to her moderntage cars in miami traffic, dance repertoire and go un37 minutes disrupting museum openings what did you think?: dercover for a little dance on and a developer’s planning the wild side. find this review meetings — are a brilliantly director Scott Speer from at charleston choreographed, well-shot “The Legion of extraordiscene.com and sharply edited treat. nary dancers” knows where and offer your well, except for one unforto point his camera, how to opinion. summit entertainment cut to the beat. everything tunately timed stunt involvRyan Guzman (fourth from right) stars in “Step up: Revolution” along with Angeline from parkour-style stunts ing a darkened room, smoke cotton-candy treat. Sean (ryan guzman) is the Appel (from right), Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Misha Hamilton. bombs and menacing dancand mime to salsa, krumping ers charging in wearing gas heart and soul of “The mob,” and interpretative dance is masks. and another, with a miami dance crew that Boss) and street artist who “stunt” specialists and the Stopping traffic and given its showcase. and tapdancers imitating machine has its own dJ (cleopatra “tags” each of their events videographer who hides his choreographing the jolly, ping into flash mobs, those guns strafing a crowd. Sad coleman), hacker-planner with “The mob” (michael camera in the darnedest bouncing low-riders they internet-posted delights in that the news intrudes, in(misha hamilton), dancer/ Langebeck). That’s not to places whenever they go out roll up in has got to be prewhich singers or dancers advertently, on this summer special effects guy (Stephen mention their parkour on “a mission.” served and uploaded to you- show up en masse? inspired.

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The post and courier 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

Playing

Beasts of the Southern Wild

A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead

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in the delta bayou, an imaginative young girl searches for her lost mother while facing a changing catastrophic environment. terrace: fri-thurs aug. 2: 2:20, 4:30, 7:20, 9:20

The Intouchables  r

the true story of the unlikely friendship between a quadriplegic millionaire and his ex-con caretaker from the projects. terrace: fri-thurs aug. 2: 12, 2:10, 4:25, 7:05, 9:15

Step up: Revolution  pg-13

a professional dancing hopeful falls in love with the leader of a flash mob dance crew, only to discover that her wealthy father plans to develop the crew’s historic miami neighborhood and displace the residents.

a commemoration of what would have been Jerry garcia’s 70th birthday, featuring bob weir and others, including a replay of the dead’s 1977 concert film, “the grateful dead movie.” charlestowne square: wed: 7

The Amazing Spider-Man 1/2 pg-13

teenage peter parker’s spiderman beginnings.

cinebarre 3d: today: 12:05, 3:05 cinebarre: today: 12:40, 3:40, 7:25, 10:35; fri: 12:40, 3:40, 7:20, 10:25; sat-sun: 9:45, 12:40, 3:40, 7:20, 10:25; mon-thurs aug. 2: 12:40, 3:40, 7:20, 10:25 citadel: today: noon, 1, 3, 4, 6:30, 7, 9:30, 10 hwy 21: today-thurs aug. 2: 10:25 James island 3d: today: 12:30, 3:50, 7:05, 10:20; fri-thurs aug. 2: 12:30, 7:05 James island: today: noon, 3:25, 6:45, 10; fri-thurs aug. 2: 3:50, 10:20 northwoods: today-thurs aug. 2: 12, 3, 6:45, 9:45 palmetto grande 3d: today: 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 10:25 palmetto grande: today: 12:30, 4, 7:05, 10:15 regal 18 3d: today: 1, 4:20, 7:40 regal 18: today: 12:30, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40

cinebarre: fri: 4:10, 10:05; satsun: 10:10, 4:10, 10:05; mon-thurs aug. 2: 4:10, 10:05 cinebarre 3d: fri-thurs aug. 2: 1:10, 7:35 James island: fri-thurs aug. 2: 4:20, 9:50 James island 3d: fri-thurs aug. 2: 1:40, 7:20 northwoods 3d: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:30

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Watch

pg-13

suburbanites form a neighborhood watch group as an escape from boredom, but end up uncovering an alien plot to take over the world.

cinebarre: 1:05, 4:05, 7:25, 9:50; sat-sun: 10:15, 1:05, 4:05, 7:25, 9:50; mon-thurs aug. 2: 1:05, 4:05, 7:25, 9:50 James island: fri-thurs aug. 2: 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 10 northwoods: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40

TheaTers

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7:30, 9:50 James island: today-thurs aug. 2: 1, 3:30, 6:15, 8:45 northwoods: today: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30; fri-thurs aug. 2: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10 palmetto grande: today: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 regal 18: today: 12:55, 4:10, 6:55, 9:20

GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

The Dark Knight Rises

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batman emerges from exile to protect gotham city from the ruthless terrorist bane.

romantic comedy based on the invention of the vibrator for medical treatment during the 19th century. terrace: today: 12:30, 2:10, 4, 7:30, 9:30; fri-thurs aug. 2: 9:25

alex, marty, gloria and melman join a traveling circus.

Ice Age: Continental Drift

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cinebarre: today: 11:30, 12, 12:50, 3, 3:30, 4:25, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:05, 10, 10:30, 11, 11:30; fri-sat: 12, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30, 11; sat-sun: 11, 11:30, 12, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30, 11, mon-thurs aug. 2: 12, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30, 11 citadel: today: 11, 11:30, 1, 2, 2:30, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 6, 6:45, 7:10, 8, 9, 9:30, 10:15, 10:40 citadel imaX: today: noon, 3:30, 7, 10:25 hwy 21: today-thurs aug. 2: 8:45 James island: today-thurs aug. 2: 11:30, 11:45, 3:05, 3:20, 6:40, 7, 10:15, 10:30 northwoods: today: 11, 11:45, 12, 12:30, 1, 2:30, 3:15, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 6, 6:45, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 10:15, 10:30; fri-thurs aug. 2: 11:45, 12, 12:30, 1, 3:15, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 6:45, 7:20, 8, 9, 9:30, 10 palmetto grande: today: 12:15, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:20, 2:50, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 7:50, 8:10, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10 regal 18: today: 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10

Dark Shadows  pg-13

Brave a scottish princess must rely on her bravery and skills to undo a beastly curse on her kingdom.

cinebarre: today: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40 citadel: today: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10,

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 1/2

Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker

Hysteria r

pg-13

british retirees find their lives transformed in the less expensive and seemingly exotic india.

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park circle: sat: 8

r new to town, two brothers get wrapped up with a bloodsucking biker gang and a pair of vampireobsessed comic store clerks. cinebarre: wed: dark

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an imprisoned 200-year-old vampire (Johnny depp) is freed from his tomb and returns to his ancestral estate.

terrace: today: 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 7:15; fri-thurs aug. 2: 12:05

documentary on the late-’80s cult-classic television show.

Lost Boys

hwy 21: today: 11:25

in a land of magic, templars, mages and dragons, a young heroine discovers a conspiracy and must fight to clear her name and save the realm. park circle: wed: 8

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manny, diego and sid use an iceberg to explore new lands.

cinebarre: today: 12:45, 3:35, 6:50, 9:20; fri: 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:20; sat-sun: 9:55, 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:20; mon-thurs aug. 2: 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:20 cinebarre 3d: today-fri: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45; sat-sun: 10:25, 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45; mon-thurs aug. 2: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45 citadel: today: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:55 citadel 3d: today: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 hwy 21: today-thurs aug. 2: 8:45 James island: today-thurs aug. 2: 1:15, 6:20 James island 3d: today-thurs aug. 2: 3:45, 8:50 northwoods: today: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10; fri-thurs aug. 2: 1:20, 4 northwoods 3d: today-thurs aug. 2: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 palmetto grande: today: noon, 1:50, 2:30, 4:45, 5:40, 7:20, 8:30, 9:50 palmetto grande 3d: today: 1, 5:10, 7:45, 10:05 regal 18: today: noon, 1:50, 3:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:10 regal 18 3d: today: 12:50, 3:40, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50, 10:05

Katy Perry: Part of Me  pg

documentary follows the pop star’s life on and off the stage.

palmetto grande 3d: today: noon

regal 18: today: 12:25

Magic Mike r

a veteran male stripper teaches a new, young dancer the tricks of the trade.

cinebarre: today: 12:50, 3:45, 7:15, 9:55; fri: 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10; sat-sun: 10, 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10; mon-thurs aug. 2: 12:55, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10 citadel: today: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 James island: today: 1:25, 7:10 northwoods: today-thurs aug. 2: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50 palmetto grande: today: 5 regal 18: today: 1:25, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15

Moonrise Kingdom 

a corrupt dea agent to go up against the mexican drug cartel that kidnapped their girlfriend.

cinebarre: today: 12:35, 3:50, 7:20, 10:20; fri: 12:50, 3:50, 7:40, 10:35; sat-sun: 9:50, 12:50, 3:50, 7:40, 10:35; mon-thurs aug. 2: 12:50, 3:50, 7:40, 10:35 citadel: today: 1:05, 4, 7, 9:50 James island: today: 4:05, 9:45 northwoods: today: 12:45, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45; fri-thurs aug. 2: 6:50, 9:45 palmetto grande: today: 12:50, 7:15, 10:15 regal 18: today: 2, 4:55, 8:15

Ted 1/2 r

a grown man’s cherished and alive childhood teddy bear creates conflict as he attempts to embrace adulthood.

cinebarre: today: 1, 3:55, 7:35, 10:05; fri: 1, 4, 7:45, 10:20; sat-sun: 10:05, 1, 4, 7:45, 10:20; mon-thurs aug. 2: 1, 4, 7:45, 10:20 citadel: today: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:35 hwy 21: fri-thurs aug. 2: 11:25 James island: today-thurs aug. 2: 1:35, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 northwoods: today-thurs aug. 2: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 palmetto grande: today: 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30 regal 18: today: 12:20, 1:30, 3:20, 4:15, 7:10, 8:10, 9:45

pg-13

To Rome With Love

in the summer of 1965, two 12-year-olds fall in love and make a secret pact to run away.

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citadel: today: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 palmetto grande: today: 2, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 terrace: today: 1, 2:45, 4:45, 7, 8:45, 9:35; fri-thurs aug. 2: 12:35, 2:20, 4:20, 7, 8:50

The Sandlot

pg the new kid on the block spends the summer of 1962 playing baseball and has other misadventures with his buddies. terrace: wed: 11 a.m.

Savages 1/2 r

two marijuana growers join with

woody allen’s latest film about visitors and residents of rome and their adventures, romantic and otherwise.

terrace: today: 12:25, 2:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:25; fri-thurs aug. 2: 12:30, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection pg-13

a wall street investment banker hides out at madea’s house.

citadel: today: 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:30, 10 northwoods: today-thurs aug. 2: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 palmetto grande: today: 4:05 regal 18: today: 1:20, 4:40, 7:15, 10:10

azalea square, 215 Azalea Square Blvd., Summerville, 821-8000 | cinebarre, 963 Houston-Northcutt Blvd., Mount Pleasant, 884-7885 | citadel mall stadium 16 with imaX, 2072 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., 556-4629 | highway 21 drive in, Beaufort, 846-4500 | James island 8, Folly and Central Park Rd., 795-9499 | hippodrome, 360 Concord St., Suite 100, 724-9132 | cinemark movies 8, 4488 Ladson Rd., Summerville, 800-326-3264 (dial 1415#) | palmetto grande, U.S. 17 North, Mount Pleasant, 216-TOWN | park circle films, 4820 Jenkins Ave., Park Circle, North Charleston, 628-5534 | regal cinemas 18, 2401 Mall Drive, North Charleston, 529-1946 | terrace, 1956-D Maybank Hwy., 762-9494 | ivanhoe cinema 4, Walterboro, 549-6400 | northwoods stadium cinemas, 2181 Northwoods Blvd., North Charleston, 518-6000

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thursday, July 26, 2012: E13

co banh mi noodles bar feast for senses

By deidre Schipani Special to The Post and Courier

o opened on king Street in the spring. owner greg Bauer and executive chef anh toan ho have crafted a Vietnameseinfluenced menu with bits of Japan, india, Thailand and korea thrown in for good measure. its name, co, means feast in Vietnamese, and co is as much a feast for your taste buds as it is for your eyes. The former teavana spot has been transformed into an industrial-retro chic spot under the direction of neil Stevenson architects and mark regalbuto of renew urban. exposed brick walls with their stratified layers of memories are supported by structural steel rafters that speak to the 21st century. weathered, almost driftwood-colored wood are used for the bar and long community tables. Look for a few tables downstairs with a high-top community table perched front and center of the small kitchen. upstairs, there are three long common tables and a few tables for two flanking one wall. a lounge area with red upholstered banquettes and cube ottomans for seating is a small but stylish perch for those seated there. The restaurant is small, does not take reservations and at the time of our visit was a happening spot. its popularity is welldeserved, with the clean, fresh herbal foods of Vietnam recalibrating the taste buds of locals and tourists alike. no greasy, heavy stir-fries, no cornstarchthickened sauces but food that is fresh and bright with lemongrass, ginger, galangal, cilantro, mint and Thai basil.

Melting pot of flavors

The cuisine of Vietnam bears the culinary dna of friends and foe alike. The

brad nettles/staff

CO restaurant is at 340 King St. mongols brought the taste for beef and pho ($12-$14), the ubiquitous dish consumed for breakfast, lunch and dinner. from india came the spices and karis that perfume coconut milk and batters used for crepes. from china came the wok, stir-fries and chopsticks, and from the french came the baguette, french press coffee and pates. from the land itself came rice and tea, vegetables and fragrant herbs; fermented fish sauce replaces soy and salt. chiles are added to many dishes to provide nature’s cooling antidote to the country’s grueling tropical temperatures. many dishes will come with a “table salad” of mint, Thai basil, cilantro and bean sprouts that you add to a dish to make your own. rice vermicelli and carrot shreds are as common as parsley to garnish a plate, and the fragrant nuoc mam (fish sauce) and spiced nuoc cham add dimension and refreshment to the food. in this summer’s heat, co can be your go-to place

co bahn mi noodles bar cuisine: vietnamese/ asian fusion category: neighborhood favorite location: 340 king st. phone: 720-3631 hours: daily 11 a.m.2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.-until food: 1/2 service:  atmosphere: 1/2 price: $ costs: dumplings $5; small dishes $6-$7; banh mi $8-$9; salads $9-$14; broth noodles $12-$14; noodles and rice dishes; $12-$14; desserts $5; specialty cocktails $7-$9; sake to cool off your hunger. Summer spring rolls (goi cuon) ($7 for two rolls) wrap a tangle of rice vermicelli with pork, shrimp, mint and leggy cilantro in a rice paper wrapper served with crunchy peanut sauce. unctuous pork belly ($6) is served on a fried bun (not the usual soft, white spongy steamed bun) and layers lightly pickled cu-

$5-$37. vegetarian options: yes bar: full-service bar decibel level: varies wheelchair access: first floor only parking: street and public garages other: facebook; twitter, co-restaurant. com; info@co-restaurant. com. happy hour menu; late-night menu mondaythursday 11 p.m.-midnight, friday-saturday 11 p.m.-1 a.m. no reservations; “no substitutions, no alterations.” cumbers with hoisin sauce and scallions. Vegetarians may opt for a tofu taco ($6), edamame dumplings ($5), tofu buns ($6) and a variety of noodle and salads dishes that can be topped with crispy tofu. Bun xao ($9-$13) may become your summer coolant. a base of clean-flavored rice vermicelli noodles are topped with romaine

shreds, cucumber julienne (the french, you know), bean sprouts, mint, cilantro and, for an up-charge, a topping ranging from tofu to pork springroll. we opted for the latter: a fried, greaseless fat cylinder of pork that cradles and scoops the noodle/salad into your mouth. Should the drunken Thai noodles ($14) remain on the menu, do order. They capture “wok hay”: the breath or spirit of the wok when the patina of this primitive cooking tool inspires the food to taste more than it is. part caramelization, part textural modification: when the wok has “hay,” your dish will tell you. Local shrimp, fiery chile nam pla, sweet red onions, tiny beech mushrooms and Thai basil made this dish a winner.

More sauce

if there were gripes at co, they were the small portions of dressings and sauces. i like that the condiments are not sitting out and are served with your dish as appropriate, but there was not enough peanut sauce for two

spring rolls and clearly not enough dressing for the bun. pho ($12), the stuff of soup parlors here and street food in Vietnam, is available in meat and chicken varieties. it was traditionally served with a “salad plate” and was fragrant with star anise. com ga ($13) was another menu winner. Think of it as Southeast asian fried chicken meats charleston pilau: crispy pieces of chicken on a bed of rice topped with barley pickled vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, baby corn and beets) finished with a ginger dressing. add some fish sauce and the housemade sriracha and you will be communing with your ancestors. The banh mis are worth exploring ($8-$9) and have found a good base in a baguette that is not too crunchy but not too soft. The fillings seemed skimpy and the condiments less than generous. That is easy to fix on a sandwich menu. The servers get a workout at co with the staircase to the dining area a stairmonster for them to climb. The service model is designed with runners, but as the night wears on, this staff has gotten some serious leg work, not to mention hauling platters, drinks and place settings. kudos to them for aligning their dessert offerings ($5) with their menu. diners can try a coconut panna cotta with Thai basil, sriracha caramel sauce and sesame seeds. or five-spice chocolate mousseline or the house coconut shot ($3) with vodka, lemongrass syrup and coconut pulp. i am waiting for bun bo hue (bun seven ways); banh xeo, a delicious crispy crepe; and bo luc lac (shaking beef) to appear on the menu. But in the meantime, Xo shrimp ($14) and Vietnamese ramen ($12) are calling my name. co is a welcome addition to asian-inspired eating in the Lowcountry.

E14: Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Moxie Courage. Vigor. Determination. Verve. Skill. Pep. Know-how. Fridays in

chicken kitchen

By deidre Schipani Special to The Post and Courier

Jestine’s kitchen was recognized on foxnews.com in an article titled “Best fried chicken in america.” honorable mentions included husk, 76 Queen St., and martha Lou’s kitchen, 1068 morrison drive. Jestine’s kitchen is at 251 meeting St. call 7227224.

James beard menu

poogan’s porch executive chef daniel doyle prepared a six-course “Lowcountry elegance” menu on June 14 at the prestigious James Beard house in new york. now, the menu is available in the Lowcountry. restaurant diners can sample dishes featured from poogan’s James Beard dinner in a special a la carte menu through aug. 5 in addition to poogan’s regular menu. poogan’s porch is at 72 Queen St. to reserve, call 577-2337. go to www. poogansporch.com.

summer at the grill

executive chef michelle weaver has introduced her new summer menu at charleston grill, 224 king St. call 577-4522.

three for the road

up close and local

whole foods market will celebrate local South carolina food producers this summer by hosting Local fest noon-4 p.m. Saturday at the mount pleasant store, 923 houston northcutt Blvd. Local fest will showcase local producers such as king of pops, Battery park brie, hickory hill milk, Sallie’s greatest Jam’s, grawnola, charleston tea plantation, Simply Southern gourmet mustard, nicole’s nutty goodness, granna’s gourmet and more. tastings will be available. call 971-7240.

eating for a cause

you still have some time to grab the latest sandwich in rising high cafe’s hoagies and heroes campaign, which benefits local nonprofit organizations. The local artisan bakery and restaurant is serving the “wrapped in hope Sandwich,” created by “army wives” actor Sterling Brown. The sandwich is $8 and includes a side item and fountain drink. ten percent of the proceeds benefit the dee norton Lowcountry children’s center, an organization that brings awareness and healing to children who have been victims of abuse. each month, a local charity will select a spokesman to build a sandwich on its behalf with a portion of the proceeds from the sandwich sales going to charity. rising high cafe is at

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Poogan’s Porch is serving up its James Beard dinner. 480 east Bay St. call 958charleston cupcake com8596 or check out www.face- petition aug. 19. “cupcakes book.com/risinghighcafe. vs. cancer” will welcome all professional, amateur and bow-wow wow youth bakers of charleston petside.com, part of nBc’s to bake off to fight cancer. family of sites, chose fiery The event will be 2-5 p.m. at ron’s home team BBQ as the the courtyard by marriott, sixth most pet-friendly restau- 125 calhoun St. There are rant in the united States. categories for each group, home team BBQ has two and there is an entry fee. locations: 2209 middle St., proceeds will benefit the Sullivan’s island, and 1205 american cancer Society. ashley river road, west ash- for information, to register ley. go to hometeambbq.com. to compete, purchase tickets The city of charleston or volunteer for the event, go made the list for pet-friendly to www.cupcakesVscancer practices in restaurants. charleston.org.

all fired up

Burwell’s Stone fire grill will open late this summer in the former gilligan’s spot at 14 n. market St. Burwell’s concept expands on a traditional steakhouse model, offering new and unusual protein cuts and portions. owner-operators John Thomas and kenneth emery and executive chef eric hull will transform the spot into a 5,600-square-foot bar, lounge and dining room. They will offer valet parking and be open daily 11 a.m. until close. an opening date has not been set.

baking for a cause

The american cancer Society will host its inaugural

a decade of dining

Laura alberts tasteful options celebrates its 10th anniversary this year serving fine food, wine, beer, special dinners and Saturday brunch to residents of daniel island and beyond. owned by Laura Leppert and karen elsey, Laura alberts is at 891 island park drive, daniel island. call 881-4711 or email laura albertsinfo@gmail.com.

on tap at liberty

Liberty tap room, 1028 Johnnie dodds Blvd., mount pleasant, will host a five-course Sam adams Beer dinner at 6:30 p.m. wednesday. $45. www.libertytaproom.com or 971-7777.

aaa “50 inspector picks for Budget dining” has selected three charleston restaurants for mention in a nationwide field of 550: gaulart & maliclet (aka fast & french), Jestine’s kitchen and Jack’s cosmic dogs.

now serving brunch

puree organic cafe, 1034 chuck dawley Blvd., mount pleasant, serves Sunday brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 884-5464 or thinkpuree.com.

now open

The kobe grill, 1836 ashley river road, in west ashley is serving Japanese hibachi. call 297-8097.

wine futures

chef ken Vedrinski has sold his wine bar, enoteca, to anna faenza, who has renamed this small watering hole elliotborough mini Bar. She plans to serve wine and beer as well as small plates. The mini Bar is opening soon at 18 percy St.

patrick promotes chef patrick properties hospitality group has promoted eric williams to banquet sous chef for its multiple properties: william aiken house, fish restaurant, Lowndes grove plantation and the american Theater. williams will work with executive chef nico romo.

all that jazz

The mezz, charleston’s jazz bar, has opened above Sermet’s downtown at 276 king St. call 853-7775.

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thursday, July 26, 2012: E15

sapphire’s the belle of the sports bar ball By roB young

Special to The Post and Courier

irst thing’s first: no, it’s not a strip club. So please, don’t be fooled by the name or the tinted windows. This is just a cozy sports saloon, its trademark copper bar serving as the centerpiece. aesthetically, at least. Because at Sapphire’s, the cooking is the point of attraction. and worth making repeat visits. Several repeat visits. one could muster a meal from the appetizers alone. and assuredly, these are not of the unholy trinity of mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers and chicken fingers. at Sapphire’s, choices include beer-battered and

if you go what: sapphire’s where: 203 n. goose creek blvd., goose creek hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. mon.-fri.; noon-2 a.m. sat.sun. more info: 553-0030 or sapphiresgoosecreek.com deep fried bacon ($6.79); brie cheese with a red wine reduction ($8.29); deep fried mac and cheese egg rolls ($5.99), smoked salmon pizza ($7.99); delicious house-made potato chips ($2.79); and grilled or fried bite-size pieces of grouper ($6.29). The best of the apps? either the beer-battered cheese curds ($7.39) or the mini-bites of prime

rib ($7.59).The curds are delicately fried into small nibbles, packed with gooey cheese, each bite as addictive as the previous. The prime rib pieces arrive in a sea of au jus, bordered by buttery bits of toast. dip those, too, if you like. Sapphire’s also features plump half-pound, handpattied burgers ($8.29), several extra crispy hot wings in creative flavors like red chili Thai and Boom (habanero, red chili, sweet cream), and classic sandwiches, including the reuben, philly cheese steak, pimiento cheese and BLt. This is the sort of place that if it were downtown, it’d be the belle of the sports bars. and the prices would be twice as much, and still worth it.

rob young

Beer-battered fried cheese curds from Sapphire’s.

E16: Thursday, July 26, 2012

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By matthew godBey Special to The Post and Courier

alo

The San francisco-based animal Liberation orchestra is more than a jam band. The band incorporates the distinct sounds of blues, classic rock, funk and folk with rarely seen realism and with the precision only a veteran band could execute. each song is well-planned and choreographed in its recorded version, but complex song structures allow aLo’s members to maintain the spontaneity of the group’s jam-band roots throughout its live renditions. aLo is road-hardened, having toured rather continuously since the mid-’90s. to date, the band has performed frequently with the dave matthews Band, galactic and longtime friends Brett dennen and Jack Johnson. aLo will perform friday at The windjammer, 1008 ocean Blvd., in support

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ALO of its new album, “Sounds Like This.” Local singersongwriter Luke cunningham also will perform. tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show, and are available at the door or online at The-windjammer.

com. doors open at 9 p.m. call 886-8596.

nathan angelo

armed with a soulful voice, pensive lyrics and a rich musical background, longtime atlanta-based

singer-songwriter nathan angelo first caught the attention of indie/pop and soft rock fans with his debut album “Through playing me” in 2006 and his 2009 followup, “These ’ol keys,” selling more than 15,000 copies

independently. Since his start in small atlanta clubs and bars, angelo has become known as one of the hardest-working musicians in the Southeast for the past several years, touring regionally as a headliner and nationally as an opening act for the fray, the zac Brown Band and others throughout the year. Being hailed by some as his best work so far, angelo’s junior effort, “follow your heart,” was released last year. The album displays the same soul-churning vocals and storytelling lyrics fans have come to expect, but features more refined songwriting. angelo will perform tonight at The windjammer, 1008 ocean Blvd., with Steve means. tickets are $5 at the door. doors open at 9 p.m. call 886-8596 or go to Thewindjammer.com.

soJa

hailing from the Virginia suburbs of washington, SoJa (Soldiers of Jah army)

has become a leading american reggae group since its formation nearly 15 years ago. The quintet’s rootsinspired reggae is a sign of how far the music of Jamaica has reached. SoJa formed in 1997 after lead singer and guitarist Jacob hemphill returned to the u.S. after spending time living in uganda with his family. hemphill met bassist Bob Jefferson in middle school shortly after returning, and the pair bonded over their interest in reggae music and the rasta culture. The band’s seventh and latest album, “Strength to Survive,” was released in January. SoJa will perform tuesday at the music farm, 32 ann St., with inner circle. tickets are $18 in advance, $20 the day of the show, and are available at the door or online at etix.com. doors open at 7:30 p.m. go to musicfarm.com or call 577-6989.

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shovels & rope

O’ Be Joyful/Dualtone

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i’ve been a fan of the music of cary ann hearst and michael trent for quite some time. hearst possesses one of charleston’s most powerful and expressive singing voices, and her spirited performances remind one of old-school country legends such as Loretta Lynn and tammy wynette. trent’s solo album, “The winner,” remains one of my favorite local releases, period. when the husband-and-wife team pool their talents, they do so as Shovels & rope. if your thing is alt-country, or americana, or whatever they’re calling that

cross between rock, folk and country these days, then “o’ Be Joyful” will surely cause you to be just that. Listening to hearst and trent harmonize makes the hairs on my arms stand up. on tracks such as “keeper” and “tickin’ Bomb,” the two intertwine their voices like runaway kudzu vines, singing about love, drinking, heartbreak, music and the rest of the stuff that really matters. Some of my personal favorite moments off the new album include the lovely 3/4-time “carnival,” the country-rock stomp of the title track and the brilliant recording of a club emcee imploring the crowd to listen to the band rather than

talk (“we like to listen to the entertainer. we don’t want to know what you cleaned out from behind the refrigerator last night!”) that comes before “kemba’s got the cabbage moth Blues.” That guy is my new hero. The album, recorded at home and on the road whenever there was time, has a raw, urgent feel to it, and that may be why its songs are so effective. forget local; “o’ Be Joyful” just might be one of my favorite releases of 2012.

along with Bob marley and peter tosh, Jimmy cliff is one of those names that simply means reggae music. The music legend starred in the legendary 1972 film “The harder They come,” and recorded the soundtrack’s title song. over time, cliff molded himself into a reggae artist and a film actor, but in the last few years, cliff’s music-making paled in comparison to his early years. tim armstrong, one-half of the punk rock group rancid, took notice of this and decided that cliff deserved a little help and a lot of respect.

The result of cliff and armstrong’s collaborative effort is “rebirth,” which, as the title implies, reintroduces cliff to the world in glorious fashion. although he’s now 64 and represents one of the last of the original reggae masters, cliff’s voice sounds eternally young here. with armstrong’s skilled hand producing the proceedings, cliff has crafted a superb collection of music, complete with a few pleasant surprises. Standout tracks include the politically charged yet catchy “world upside down”

and “one more,” as well as covers of The clash’s “guns of Brixton” and rancid’s “ruby Soho.” That latter cover, originally co-written by armstrong, packs the same punch as The maytals’ classic “pressure drop,” and you can dance to it just as well. with “rebirth,” cliff has pulled off the comeback of the year. reggae fans rejoice.

return of one original member (critter fuqua) and the departure of another (willie watson), the band jumps right in with the title track. from there, the songs come fast and furiously, with the best of the bunch including “Bootlegger’s Boy,” “mississippi Saturday night” and “country gal.” particularly great, and very amusing, is “Sewanee mountain catfight,” which may require repeated listenings to catch all the rapid-fire lyrics.

if you have never had the pleasure of seeing old crow medicine Show live, make every effort to see them the next time the band visits the Lowcountry. until then, “carry me Back” is a suitable substitute to tide you over.

key tracks: “keeper,” “tickin’ bomb,” “kemba’s got the cabbage moth blues”

Jimmy cliff Rebirth/UMe

key tracks: “world upside down,” “one more,” “ruby soho”

old crow medicine show

Carry Me Back/ATO

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Before there was mumford & Sons, there was old crow medicine Show. These mountain music revivalists have made quite a career for themselves by playing bluegrass with a modern flair that packs concert halls across the country. while the ideal way to see old crow medicine Show is live, the band does a decent job of translating the live experience to a studio album on its latest release, “carry me Back.” coming off a short hiatus that saw the

key tracks: “carry me back,” “mississippi saturday night,” “sewanee mountain catfight” — by devin grant

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MYCharLesTONWeeKeND

shark, rattle & roll

beer revolution

Boaters chill out as they listen to bands play in the Wando River last year at Aquapalooza.

head over to the coastal cupboard, 644 long point road, in the belle hall shopping center in mount pleasant for “the ultimate beer tasting event.” held at 7 p.m. today, the event features five rounds of beer tasting, appearances from beer experts and free spiegelau glassware for all guests (a $50 value). the first four rounds at beer revolution will include a pilsner, ipa, wheat and stout followed by a fifth-round mystery beer. tickets are $50. for more info, call 856-4321 or go to www.thecoastalcupboard.com or www.facebook. com/thecoastalcupboard.

aquapalooza

moonlight mixer

this boat-only concert noon-5 p.m. saturday is hosted locally by sea ray scout of charleston. live music will be provided by the blue dogs, the marc collins band and two 3 ways. to join in on the “ultimate summer boating event,” which is celebrated at dozens of locations around the u.s. and internationally, go to www.aquapalooza.com. the event will be held on the wando river near the daniel island boat ramp. for more info, call 747-1889.

charleston county park and rec’s moonlight mixer on the folly beach fishing pier, 101 e. arctic ave., is back friday. dust off your dancing shoes, breathe in the ocean breeze and dance the night away to the sounds of oldies and beach music provided by dJ Jim bowers of 1340 the boardwalk. held 7-11 p.m., beverages will be available for purchase. a limited number of tickets are available, so advance purchase is recommended. tickets are $10, $8 for charleston county residents. go to www.ccprc.com or call 795-4386.

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coonfest the fourth annual coonfest, a boating aficionado’s party that includes live music, dJs, tiki bars and plenty of food, will be held saturday on lake moultrie near raccoon island. live music will be performed by no exit strategy while Jazzy J will be spinning from noon-6 p.m. only accessible by boat, organizers are expecting 5,000-7,000 people, so why not be one of them!

an evening with kem self-taught musician kem has beaten the odds, fighting his way through his darkest days with music. the r&b singer-songwriter-producer was in and out of drug rehab and shelters before hitting bottom and deciding to clean up his act. he waited tables and sang at any gig he could before independently releasing his first cd in 2002, which piqued the interest of universal motown. kem now can boast to winning a billboard music award for top adult r&b single of the year provided (“i can’t stop loving you”) and netting nominations for Kem two grammy awards (best r&b male performance and best r&b song for “why would you stay”). kem will perform at 7:30 p.m. sunday at the north charleston performing arts center, 5001 coliseum drive. ticket prices range from $49.50-$69.50. for more info, go to northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com.

Marley Lion’s Academic Magnet High School classmates at the Folly Boat.

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marley lion music festival

Shark Week at the South Carolina Aquarium kicks off Friday.

s.c. aquarium

break out your best straw hat to wear in honor of slain local teen marley lion at this inaugural music festival. this family-friendly event will be sunday at James island county park, 871 riverland drive. live music will be performed by sarah cole and the hawkes, robert paige and his more talented friends, rohan shirali and others. food and drinks will be available from taco boy, hubee d’s, king of pops and t&t kettle corn. cost is $5 plus the park entrance fee of $1; kids under 12 get in free. proceeds from the show and a silent auction will benefit “the heart of the lion fund,” which is held by the coastal community foundation and will make grants to nonprofits that restore lives. bring a blanket and/or chairs. gates open at 3 p.m. and music will begin at 4 p.m. go to www.marleylionmusic festival.com.

are you ready for shark week? the south carolina aquarium is kicking things off friday with shark, rattle & roll. from 7:30-11 p.m., watch several local bands perform in a waterfront concert on the riverside terrace. a dJ will be rocking things inside. and some favorite local restaurants will be serving up nibbles. a cash bar, including drink specials, will be Join Joel frank (music promoter) and ben bounds (music available. attendees must be 21 or older. tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door; $20 promoter of follywood productions) as they kick off their for members. 100 aquarium wharf. for more info, call 577-3474. for more on shark week joint venture y’all entertainment, which will help artists, programs, check out scaquarium.org/sharkweek. festival coordinators, venues and other people in the music and entertainment industry find creative ways to organize and promote their events and careers. starting at 8 p.m. sunday at fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road, in west ashley, the launch coincides with frank’s 30th birthday and his 10-year anniversary of being a charlestonian, so they’re going all out. expect live music daniel island’s free friday riverfront suede supper club, 816 Johnnie dodds from the tarlatans and an all-star Jam session featuring concert series will come to a close this blvd., in mount pleasant will be hosting 12 mac leaphart, tyler mechem of crowfield, luke cunningweek 6-9 p.m. with a performance by local artists and their works at this all-about- ham, John wesley satterfield, matt mackelcan, danielle the mighty kicks. held at the children’s art soiree. art will be available for purchase, howle, reid stone and many more. for more info, email park on the banks of the wando river at and pieces will be auctioned off for smile of follywoodrocks@gmail.com and Joelfrankus@yahoo.com. the end of river landing drive, enjoy the a child’s assistance program, which provides tunes and the view. a dance floor will be children in need with lightweight, affordable set up and kid’s activities will be on site. electric wheelchairs. from 7-10 tonight, there taco boy and the magic cheese truck also will be an art-themed buffet, an open head over to the music farm, 32 ann st., on saturday and will sell food items and non-alcoholic bar, door prizes, entertainment and more. beverages while the happie truck will be admission is $20. for more info, call 606-2940 catch dancefx’s fourth annual cancer benefit concert. this hip-hop festival boasts crews from all over the charleston offering up frozen treats. the dig rig will or go to suedesc.com. area and the east coast, including slow Jamz, swiftbeatz, be selling beer and wine. or bring your phuz3d cr3w, the missing links and more. doors open at own picnic. pets must be leashed and 7:30 p.m. tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. for supervised. for more information, go to more, check out www.musicfarm.com or www.dancefx www.dicommunity.org. charleston.com.

y’all entertainment launch party

sundown on the wando

summer lowcountry soiree

hip-hop humans for cancer

discover the dinosaurs it’s not often you’re encouraged to touch the exhibit. this hands-on showcase is all about mixing education and fun with more than 60 animatronic and museum-quality dinosaur reproductions. on display at the north charleston convention center, 5001 coliseum drive, this program runs noon-9 p.m. friday, 10 a.m.8 p.m. saturday and 10 a.m.7 p.m. sunday. in addition to the exhibit, other activities include a dig, a play area, a coloring area, scavenger hunt and theater. admission is $15, $10 for those over 65 and ages 2-12, kids under 2 get in free. several other attractions are available for an additional charge. find out more at discoverthe dinosaurs.com.

Several of Charleston’s top chefs will be judged on their signature sushi rolls.

get your roll on in its second year, this judged competition will highlight charleston’s finest chefs, restaurants and their signature sushi roll recipes. competing restaurants include J.paul’z, o-ku, tsunami, sushi ninja, tasti thai and local’s. in addition to sushi, there will be other food options, beer, wine, specialty sake drinks and entertainment. sponsored by snyder event rentals, southern wine & spirits, absolut and red bull, this event will be held 7-11 p.m. wednesday at the south carolina aquarium, 100 aquarium wharf. tickets are $10-$20 for general admission, $40-$50 for vip. a portion of the proceeds will go to darkness to light. find out more at www.asnappyevent.com.

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southern culture on the skids

come hungry for fried chicken, banana pudding ByStrattonLawrence Special to The Post and Courier

if you go

ld faithful trumps everything. unlike interview times set by a publicist or sound check time at a show, yellowstone national park’s famous geyser always stays on schedule. it’s hard to fault Southern culture on the Skids’ founder, guitarist and singer rick miller for not answering his phone when charleston Scene came calling. after all, he had geysers to admire. “The cool thing about yellowstone is that you can drive around in a car and pull off and walk to these hot springs and geysers,” miller said on the phone last week before the band played a gig just outside the park in montana. “They’re sulfuric, so they smell pretty bad. when the wind blows in your direction, the kids are all like, ‘ugh! ugh! it’s toilet water! we got sprayed with toilet water!’ ” after nearly 30 years of touring its unique blend of rockabilly, country and surf music around the world, Southern culture on the Skids, commonly known as ScotS, knows how to make use of its free time during the day before a gig. and miller’s songwriting reflects his keen cultural observations during his travels, as well as his Southern upbringing.

what: southern culture on the skids when: doors open at 8:30 p.m. saturday where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: $15 for more info: 5714343 or www.charleston pourhouse.com

Southern celebration

miller was born and raised in the country near chapel hill, n.c., and his father owned a mobile home factory. his family moved to the outskirts of San diego for a few years, where he developed an affinity for dirt bike racing, before moving back to north carolina, where he still lives today. “my take on the South is that it’s the most unique

place in the country for a number of reasons, including the poverty as well as the plantations,” miller said. “The religion and the moonshine, it’s all of those things. There’s an isolation that the South had for quite a long time. it’s becoming homogenized to a degree, but the traditions, the customs, the food, the music; it’s all unique and still very regional.” in conversation, miller’s commentary comes off as astute and well-considered. his songs, however, require a deeper listen to unravel. at face value, albums such as 1995’s “dirt track date” seem like surface-level celebrations of the South’s raunchiest honky-tonks and redneck stereotypes. The disc features songs including “fried chicken and gasoline” and “8 piece Box,” performed in the straightforward manner of a rockabilly trio, which includes bassist mary huff and drummer dave hartman. The album’s title track closes the collection, ending with five minutes of audio from a dirt track motorcycle race. “a lot of people will put it on while they’re washing the dishes or something, and if it’s the first time they’ve played it, they’re like, ‘oh my god, people are racing down our street!’ ” jokes miller. interspersed between the driving, catchy rock tunes that mix lyrics about chick-

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Southern Culture on the Skids gets “Zombified.” en and sex are instrumentals full of reverb-heavy guitar and dick dale-esque licks. ScotS’ classic surf sound, like the motorcycle races, is a product of miller’s years in california. “in the late ’70s, i used to go see dick dale at the Belly up tavern. he was still the king of the surf guitar but not yet the father of heavy metal, and there weren’t a lot of bands doing that kind of stuff,” recalls miller. “i think if you enjoy instrumental music, there’s no way that you can’t dig surf music.”

Finding inspiration

Like the South in general,

ScotS’ music is a gumbo, melding country with surf guitar and lyrics that are miles away from anything on fm radio. one of the most memorable songs on 2010’s “The kudzu ranch” is “my neighbor Burns trash,” where miller sings about the “toxic haze” his house was often subjected to by his next door neighbor’s trash fires. his neighbor was a christian and she tried to convert him, explains miller. “when i said i didn’t want to join her church, she got very upset. Then i noticed that she started burning her trash on the hill where

the prevailing winds blow it right at my house.” whereas many songwriters rely on relationships and lost love for inspiration, miller finds his subjects along the back roads of dixie. he fondly recalls a gig in oxford, miss., that ended with a night out at Junior kimbrough’s juke joint in holly Springs, next door to blues legend r.L. Burnside’s house. “it was literally like stepping back into the ’50s, both the positive and negative,” miller said. “That’s where i got the song ‘i Learned to dance in mississippi’ (from 2000’s ‘Liquored up and

Lacquered down’) because i’d never seen such incredible dancing in my life. it was so much fun that it’s hard to describe it.” another song of miller’s, “The man That wrestles the Bear,” tells the story of rabbit rose, one of the workers at his father’s mobile home factory who wrestled a bear each year at the county fair. “i worked there every summer, so i got to know all these characters out there,” miller recounts. “There was a county fair that would come around with rides that even a 5-year-old now would please see skids, page e20

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look at and say, ‘That’s not safe,’ and they had a muzzled bear that you could win $25 if you could stay in the ring with him for two minutes. “This guy rabbit would wrestle the bear every year. The humane society would shut it down in a second today.” even though it was declawed and muzzled, the bear would win every year. “But the next day, (rabbit) would come into work and say, ‘next year i got that bear’s number.’ i just thought, ‘wow, that’s perseverance. That’s optimism. This is giving that guy a reason to exist.’ ”

Culture clash

miller questions the ways that Southern culture collides with popular culture, citing the example of paris hilton or Brad pitt wearing a trucker cap, the same type of hat his father’s factory workers wore. he sees a subtle Southern iconography reaching all the way to hollywood and new york. “The South is fascinating; all the oral histories of african religion mixed with christianity, and the gumbo of culture that’s everything from the gulf coast to appalachia to the mississippi delta to the Lowcountry of South carolina. it’s all of that stuff,” miller said. “i think that’s why Southern writers are so great, because the South is full of real characters.” The subjects of ScotS’ most recent release, however, are hardly real. “zombified” is an extended reissue of an ep originally released only in australia in 1998. with its consistent zombie theme — songs have names such as “Bloodsucker,” “idol with the glowin’ eyes” and “eyeball you Later” — the rerelease coincided with halloween last year. miller explains that ScotS’ longtime popularity in australia may be due to similarities between the audiences there and in the american South. “Both the aussies and the Spaniards remind me of playing in the Southeast,

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Rick Miller because people are really friendly and funny and drink an incredible amount of alcohol,” miller said. “The attitude is, ‘This is who i am. take it or leave it.’ ” whether he’s playing to a familiar crowd in north carolina or overseas to for-

Dave Hartman eigners, miller’s usage of the redneck side of Southern themes is anything but lip service. The band legitimately enjoys motorsports, even sponsoring a different dirt-track motorbike rider each year. This year it’s kayl kolkman.

That same attitude carries over to its openness about gigs. in montana on the day we spoke, ScotS was preparing to headline a bar event called farmageddon. in charleston, it has played places as diverse as halligans, home team BBQ

Mary Huff and the music farm. “But we’re excited to get into The pour house on a Saturday night,” miller said. “you just can’t have a bad show in that room. it’s so intimate.” eye to eye with the crowd, it’s difficult to bring any

pretension to the stage. and when you’re singing about banana pudding, zombies and trash fires, there’s no reason to take yourself too seriously. after all, it’s just everyday life in the South. minus the zombies.

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Artwork by Arthur Newman is being shown at the Real Estate Studio on King Street.

flowertown players ‘fun-raiser’ heading to oz

ast year, vintage circuses were in vogue. This year, it’s apparently “The wizard of oz.” The flowertown players are hosting their annual “Summer fun-raiser” gala, an evening in oz, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, and guests are invited to follow the yellow brick road to the emerald city. The gala will be held at pinewood preparatory School, 1114 old orangeburg road in Summerville. in october, the american college of the Building arts will host its own annual fundraiser with a similar theme. monica Shows, president of the flowertown players, describes the gala as semiformal but not at all stuffy. guests are encouraged but not required to dress in their best emerald and white, or dress as their favorite character and enter the costume contest. “The event will feature characters and music from ‘The wizard of oz,’ the talents of preston Smith and Joel Spears, party games, dancing and a silent auc-

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tion,” Shows said. There will be a full dinner prepared by mcneil’s, and an auction with “oz-mania”-themed items including hotel stays, golf packages, jewelry, original art, limo services and more. There will be a limited number of tickets available. tickets are $50, $85 for a couple, and are available for purchase at the flowertown players box office, 133 S. main St., in Summerville or by phone at 875-9251. “we need your support,” Shows said, “so mark this date, plan on dressing up and get your tickets before a twister sweeps them all away. See you in the emerald city for an evening in oz!”

in 2011, the gibbes museum of art exhibited a solo collection of works by famous environmental photographer J. henry fair. and his work is back in the gibbes again — for good. fair recently gifted the museum one of his photographs called “Bacon, warsaw, n.c.” This piece is part of the museum’s permanent collection and is on display in The charleston Story exhibition. “we are so pleased to have one of fair’s largescale aerial photographs in our collection. The 2011 exhibition “J. henry fair: industrial Scars” evoked much conversation about his abstract images that are both aesthetically pleasing and unsettling in their depictions of the changing Southern landscape,” noted gibbes executive director angela mack. a charleston native, fair moved to new york in 1980 to pursue his photography career and has blossomed considerably since then. “for decades, he enjoyed success making portraits of

arts aficionado colleen deihl said of newman’s work, “The images are refracted by deflecting light, simulating glass that diffuses the figures, making them difficult to see clearly. This creates a mystery, telling a story to convey the mood.” and another, perhaps even more accurate description of his work is this quote from douglas ferrari, executive director of the Shore institute of the contemporary arts: “newman often varies the application of his pigmany of the world’s notable The gibbes is at 135 meet- ment utilizing the degrees singers, musicians and pering St. call 722-2706 or go to of luminosity achieved formers. his clientele has www.gibbesmuseum.org. between soft washes and ranged from yo-yo ma to glazes. recent years have emmylou harris. however, closing reception witnessed a shift in newarthur newman’s favorhis passion for the environman’s work towards the ment became a driving force ite parts of a painting are abstraction of the figurative the complexities of human in his career, and in 2000 base, often to the point of emotion and color. in his he launched the ‘industrial the figure being lost to the Scars’ project. drawn to sites solo exhibition showing at pure interplay of forms and the real estate Studio on where the land has been shades.” king Street, newman has an drastically changed by the There will be a closing remining or manufacturing of eclectic mixture of acrylics ception with the artist prescoal, petroleum, fertilizer or and watercolors. ent 5-7 tonight at the real “i like the idea of paintpaper pulp, fair documents estate Studio, 214 king St. the effects of industrial pro- ing form; however, negative The exhibit will be on view space is more important cesses on our landscapes,” through tuesday. call 722explains marla Loftus, com- than the form itself to me. 5618 or email colleendeihl@ munications director of the This abstract quality leads to gmail.com or tmagnus@ gibbes. mysticism,” newman said. dunesproperties.com.

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dark knight marathon photographs by marie rodriguez

comic book and movie fans alike descended on cinebarre to attend the sold-out dark night marathon on thursday. the theater showed “batman begins” and “the dark knight” before premiering “the dark knight rises” at midnight for avid fans. adding to the movie fun was a face-painter and a spider jump. for more photos from the event, check out charlestonscene.com.

Eric Tulga, Katherine Nickels and Stephanie Bergland

Brittany Jenerette and Elena Flowers

Amanda Irvin and Herndon Roerig

Chris, Victoria and Raphael O’Donnell

Ivy Braly (left) and Jack Bergren bounce on the spider jump provided by the Joma Group.

Riasha Keller and Orlander Whitley

Lauren VanLieu, Andy Wontor and Haley Hernandez

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Wesley Castelhano, Tyler Kurkiewicz and Andrea Heilinghausen

Sarah Pope and Gabrielle Marosok

more photos from dark knight marathon

Alison Reeder, Cheryl Ingram and Michael Clayton

Sandra and Robert Macneil with Jill and Kevin McGinn

Jerome Bettis

Dolly of FacesAreFun.com paints a Batman emblem on Wesley Castelhano.

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Today Sherrie Nesbitt

what: local artist sherrie nesbitt presents “beauty in the lowcountry,” a collection of landscapes in acrylic and pastel. when: July 2-30 where: the meeting place, 1077 e. montague ave. price: free admission/free parking more info: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts

Ron Melick

what: the north charleston city gallery presents “expressions and variations of imagination” featuring 50 new works by landscape painter ron melick. when: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through July 31 where: north charleston city gallery, 5001 coliseum drive price: free admission/free parking more info: 740-5854 or http://

bit.ly/culturalarts

Farmers Market

what: the north charleston farmers market takes place every thursday through oct. 18. the market offers an abundance of fresh, locally grown produce, and features art and craft booths, food vendors and entertainment. enjoy live music every first, third and fifth thursday and visual art demonstrations by local artists every second and fourth thursday. when: noon-7 p.m. thursdays, through oct. 25 where: north charleston’s old village, e. montague avenue price: free more info: 740-5854 or http:// northcharleston.org

Book Signing

what: financial commentator and author of wall street thrillers norb vonnegut will discuss and sign his latest novel, the trust.

when: 6 p.m. July 26 where: charleston library society, 164 king st. price: free more info: 723-9912 or www. charlestonlibrarysociety.org

Friday Music on the Green

what: music on the green is held at freshfields village. guests can enjoy the sounds of rock and roll, jazz, funk, beach music, country and more. food and drinks will be available for purchase. it is recommended that you bring a beach chair or blanket for the event. when: 6-9 p.m. fridays, through aug. 31 where: freshfields village green, crossroads of Johns, seabrook and kiawah islands price: free more info: 816-6684 or http:// freshfieldsvillage.com/events/ view/music-on-the-greensummer-concert-series

Sound of Charleston

what: experience the sounds that define charleston and its unique southern charm coming to life in sacred and historic spaces during a 75-minute live concert. when: 7 p.m. July 27 where: circular congregational church, 150 meeting st. price: $28 adults, $25 seniors, $16 students, children 12 and under free more info: 270-4903 or www. soundofcharleston.com

Haunted tours

what: haunted charleston tour at 8 p.m. age 13+. explore charleston’s most haunted places and people on this thought-provoking journey. a darkly romantic blend of ghosts, magic and the roots of gullah superstition. wicked charleston tour at 8 p.m. adults only. explore the unsavory bits

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the deadline for items is friday at 5 p.m. the week before the event or concert takes place. items should be submitted online at events.postandcourier.com. items submitted after the deadline will not be printed. for more information, call 937-5582.

Today Shrimp City Slim

what: lowcountry blues quartet does blues & bbq harbor cruise aboard carolina belle with a buffet from fiery ron’s home team bbq. when: 7 p.m. where: carolina belle, 10 wharfside st. price: $39.95 more info: 722-1112 or www. charlestonharbortours.com

Frank Duvall Trio

what: live jazz. when: 6-10 p.m. thursdays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Rene Russell Solo

what: singer-songwriter with acoustic 12-string guitar. when: 7-9 p.m. where: pearlz oyster bar, 9 magnolia road price: free more info: 573-2727 or www. pearlzoysterbar.com

Steve Carroll And The Bograts

what: traditional irish folk tunes and tavern favorites. when: 8:30 p.m. every thursday, friday and saturday where: tommy condon’s irish pub, 160 church st.

Island Duo

what: calypso music. when: 7-10 p.m. thursdays where: folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.

Graham Whorley

what: rock and funk guitar. when: 6:30-9:30 p.m. where: Juanita greenberg’s nacho royale, 410 w. coleman blvd.

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Bill Johnson

what: acoustic/alternative/rock. when: July 26 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 center st. more info: 588-2525 or www. ritasonfolly.com

The Larry David Project

what: acoustic duo plays classic and contemporary rock covers. when: 7-10 p.m. where: poe’s tavern, 2210 middle st. more info: 883-0083

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John Brannen

what: folk rock/americana/ southern rock. when: 7:30 p.m. July 26 where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd. more info: 388-5270 or www. buddyroesshrimpshack.com

Surfer Blood

what: indie/pop/rock band from west palm beach, fla. when: 8 p.m. doors, July 26 where: the music farm, 32 ann st. price: $12 advance, $14 day-ofshow more info: 722-8904 or www. musicfarm.com

Papa Grows Funk

what: funk/rock/jazz/jam band

events from page e26 of history, focusing on some of charleston’s most colorful characters: prostitutes, transvestites, gangsters, politicians and other scoundrels. when: 8-9:30 p.m. tuesdays, wednesdays and fridays, through dec. 7 where: market hall, daughters of confederacy museum, 188 meeting st. price: $17 more info: 800-979-3370 or www.blackcattours.com

saturday Sippin’ Saturdays

what: every saturday this summer, irvin-house vineyards will serve up a different local food vendor and musical group to entertain locals and visitors. winea-ritas will be served on the patio and wine may be purchased by the glass or bottle. when: 1-5 p.m. July 28 where: irvin-house vineyards, 6775 bears bluff road price: free admission more info: 559-6867 or www. charlestonwine.com

Community Health Fair

what: a community health fair will offer free health screenings, entertainment, speakers, face painting, snow cones, popcorn, games, activities and giveaways. register for a library card and/or voter registration card. when: 4-7 p.m. July 28 where: kings plaza, king street more info: alma dungee at 530-0227

sunday Variety show

what: a musical variety show featuring songs from broadway, rock, country, motown and more, produced by brad and Jennifer moranz. when: 3 p.m. July 29 where: charleston music hall, 37 John st.

price: $16-36 more info: 853-2252 or http:// bit.ly/huaxsx

Live Pro Wrestling

what: old school championship wrestling will present a show. when: 5 p.m. July 29 where: hanahan recreation complex gym, 3100 mabeline road price: $10; $5 for kids 12 and under more info: 743-4800 or www. oscwonline.com or facebook. com/oscw.oldschoolchampionshipwrestling

Wednesday Works by Vordai

what: local artist vordai will showcase modern, abstract paintings. created in mixed media, her works are heavily influenced by mark rothko and Jackson pollock. on view: aug. 1-31. window viewing anytime. when: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. aug. 1-31 where: the meeting place, 1077 e. montague ave. price: free more info: 740-5854 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts

Awendaw Barn Jam

what: live music featuring allen cote, paul edelman, hector qirko, alien carnival and megan Jean and the kfb. when: 6-10 p.m. aug. 1 where: sewee outpost, 4853 n. highway 17 price: $5 donation requested more info: 452-1642 or www. awendawgreen.com

Laugh for a Lincoln

what: two to three acts of improv comedy for $5. arrive by 7:30 p.m. for tickets. when: 8-10 p.m. wednesdays, through dec. 26 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $5 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com

from new orleans. when: 9 p.m. doors, July 26 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: $10 more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

bbq, 1205 ashley river road price: free more info: 225-7427 or www. hometeambbq.com

Soul Fish Duo

what: rotie and morgan take rock and pop requests. when: 9 p.m.-midnight where: trayce’s too neighborhood grille and pub, 2578 ashley river road price: free

what: “island reggae” night with dub/reggae/roots band from wilmington, n.c. when: 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., July 26 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st. price: $5 more info: 883-3131 or www. hometeambbq.com

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Plane Jane

what: americana/blues/roots musician out of memphis, tenn. when: 9 p.m.-midnight, July 26 where: fiery ron’s home team

Thursday, aug. 2 Banquet and Auction

what: the quality deer management association’s annual lowcountry branch banquet and auction will be fully catered with open bar, live music, raffles, live and silent auctions featuring deer, turkey, duck, and quail hunts, guided fishing trips, guns, jewelry, spa packages and more. the association is a nonprofit wildlife conservation organization dedicated to ensuring a high-quality and sustainable future for white-tailed deer and deer hunting through research and education. when: 5:30 p.m. aug. 2 where: omar shrine temple, 176 patriots point road price: $50 per person or $65 per couple; includes 1 year membership more info: 330-6517 or www. qdma.com

Friday, aug. 3 This Is the Sun

what: art exhibit by kathryn dale barton at the flagship gallery, part of charleston’s digital corridor. when: 5-8 p.m. aug. 3. where: the charleston digital corridor, 475 east bay st. price: free

‘Porgy and Bess’

what: set in charleston’s fabled catfish row, “porgy and bess” is the story of bess who struggles to break free from her scandalous past. the only one who can rescue her is the crippled but courageous porgy. when: 7:30 p.m. aug. 3, 4, 9-11, 16-18; 3 p.m. aug. 5, 12, 19 where: dock street theatre, 135 church st. price: tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $22 for students, and $18 for children 12 and under; premium seating on first two rows of center balcony more info: 722-4487 or www. footlightplayer.net

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Give Thanks Band w/ Steve Martinez

what: 7-piece party band covers hip-hop, funk, shag and disco songs and rock and roll favorites

from every era. when: thursdays where: wild wing cafe, 644 coleman blvd. more info: 971-9464

Friday Jeff Houts & Gary Hewitt

what: acoustic classic rock, reggae and more at the creekside bar. when: 4-7 p.m. July 27 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave. price: free

The Hungry Monks

what: local folk/americana/ celtic band will play this week’s

acoustic dead wednesday event. when: 5 p.m. doors July 27 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

Keith Bruce

what: guitarist/songwriter. when: 6-9 p.m. July 27 where: gilligan’s, 582 dock road

Greg Harrison

what: acoustic singer-songwriter/guitarist. when: 6 p.m. July 27 where: blackbeard’s cove

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clubs from page e27 family fun park, 3255 n. highway 17 more info: 971-1223

Jamisun

The post and courier music by the v-tones with their “post-modern ragtime/gypsy/ jazz/swing/jugband sound.” when: 8:45 p.m. July 27 where: spirit moves studio, 445 savannah highway price: $10 more info: 810-3484 or www. spiritmoves.com

what: acoustic rock singersongwriter on the upper deck. when: 7-10:30 p.m. July 27 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave. price: free more info: 886-8980 or www. morgancreekgrill.com

what: Jam/alternative/folk rock party band. when: 9 p.m.-midnight fridays where: folly beach crab shack, 24 center st.

Sgt. Submarine

Zoogma

what: beatles cover band. when: July 27 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 center st. more info: 588-2525

Mark Yampolsky

what: acoustic cover tunes, bluesy originals. when: July 27 where: big billy’s burger Joint, 5070 international blvd.

James Slater Trio

what: live jazz. when: 7-11 p.m. fridays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Brad And Joel

what: live music. when: 7:30 p.m. July 27 where: salty mike’s bar, 17 lockwood drive

Sweetgrass

what: blend of acoustic country, folk and contemporary bluegrass with some originals. when: 8-11 p.m. July 27 where: acme cantina, 31 J.c. long blvd.

Rene Russell

what: acoustic singer/guitarist. when: 7 p.m. July 27 where: molly darcy’s, 235 e. bay st. price: free

V-Tones

what: summer swing dance presented by the roaring twenties hot Jazz dance club, with advanced lessons at 7:15 p.m., beginner lessons at 8 p.m. and live

Calhoun’s Calling

what: “eclectic fusion of electronica, rock and hip-hop” out of oxford, miss. and memphis, tenn. when: 9 p.m. doors, July 27 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: $11 advance, $15 dayof-show, ages 18-21 subject to surcharge more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

Category 6

what: alternative/rock/top 40s cover band. when: 9 p.m.-midnight July 27 where: blu restaurant and bar, 1 center st. price: free more info: 588-6658 or www. blufollybeach.com

Louie D. Project

what: four-piece post modern funk band featuring louie d. on sax and lead vocals. when: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. July 27 where: the break room at brickyard, 2700 n. highway 17 more info: 810-0055 or www. louied.com

Cotton Blue

what: gator rob and detorit debbie play classic rock, blues and variety. when: 9:30 p.m. July 27 where: pierpont pub, 2366 ashley river road

The Cool

what: classic rock/pop/rock covers. when: 9:30 p.m. July 27 where: sand dollar social club, 7 center st. price: free

Hot Sauce

what: rock ’n’ roll cover band. when: 9:30 p.m. July 27

where: trayce’s too neighborhood grille and pub, 2578 ashley river road price: free more info: 556-2378

Rik Cribb

what: rock singer-songwriter/ guitarist. when: 9:30 p.m. July 27 where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd. more info: 388-5270 or www. buddyroesshrimpshack.com

Neverthaless

what: acoustic rock/southern rock. when: 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. July 27 and 28 where: the strike zone at dorchester lanes, 10015 dorchester road price: free

Plane Jane

what: 7-piece party band covers hip-hop, funk, shag and disco songs and rock and roll favorites from every era. when: fridays where: wild wing cafe, 7618 rivers ave. more info: 818-9464

Sundogs

what: atlanta-based band that says it’s “what happens when americana wrecks into rock and roll.” when: 10 p.m. July 27 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st. price: $5 more info: 883-3131 or www. hometeambbq.com

Give Thanks Band W/ Steve Martinez

what: dub/reggae/roots band from wilmington, n.c. when: 10 p.m., July 27 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road price: $5 more info: 225-7427 or www. hometeambbq.com

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Thomas Champagne

what: funk and reggae on the creekside stage. when: 4-7 p.m. July 28 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave.

Boca

what: self-described “contemporary alternative rock with world music influences.” when: 5 p.m. doors, July 28 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

Cotton Blue

what: gator rob & detroit play classic rock, blues and variety. when: 6-9 p.m. July 28 where: lucky’s southern grill, 1271 folly road

Nick Shelton

what: acoustic folk, singersongwriter/guitarist. when: July 28 where: awendaw green, 4879 n. highway 17

The Lucky Jukebox Brigade

what: this 8-piece gypsy rock orchestra from albany, n.y. will be joined by carnivalesque, charleston’s local circus troupe. when: July 28 where: the sparrow, 1078 e. montague ave. price: call for details. more info: 744-7753 or www. theluckyjukeboxbrigade.com

Bil Krauss

what: music and jokes on you on the upper deck. when: 7-10:30 p.m. where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave. price: free

Josh Robich

saturday

what: acoustic cover tunes. when: July 28 where: big billy’s burger Joint, 5070 international blvd.

Soul Fish Duo

Frank Duvall Trio

what: rotie and morgan take rock and pop requests. when: 2-5 p.m. July 28 where: blu restaurant and bar, 1 center st. price: free more info: 588-6658 or www.

what: live jazz. when: 7-11 p.m. saturdays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens.

com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Ocean Drive Party Band

what: country, beach and oldies. when: 8 p.m. where: vfw post 3142, 3555 dorchester road price: $ 5, open to the public more info: 744-9260

Boondoggle

what: blues/rock/funk/jazz party band. when: 9:30 p.m. July 28 where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd. more info: 388-5270 or www. buddyroesshrimpshack.com

Cherry Bomb

what: party rock songs from the 80s, 90s to today. when: 9 p.m. July 28 where: bighorns sports grill, 7832 rivers ave.

Louie D. Project

what: four-piece post modern funk band featuring louie d. on sax and lead vocals. when: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. July 28 where: ivory moon, 1580 old trolley road more info: 810-0055 or www. louied.com

Sara Smile

what: acoustic classic rock/pop covers. when: July 28 where: folly beach crab shack, 24 center st. more info: 588-3080

Sundogs w/ Eric Dunn And Jason Bible

what: atlanta-based band that says it’s “what happens when americana wrecks into rock and roll” with members of trainwrecks, an americana/rock/ rockabilly band from savannah, ga. when: 9 p.m. July 28 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st. price: $5 more info: 883-3131 or www. hometeambbq.com

Yellowknife

what: self-described “tasty piano licks with old school hiphop beats.” when: 9 p.m.-midnight July 28 where: blu restaurant and bar, 1 center st. price: free more info: 588-6658 or www. blufollybeach.com

The Cool

what: classic rock/pop/rock covers. when: 9:30 p.m. July 28 where: sand dollar social club, 7 center st. price: free

The Secrets

what: old school funk and r&b. when: 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. July 28

where: midtown bar & grill, 559 king st. price: free

sunday New South Jazzmen

what: traditional jazz band plays variety of teens and 20s standards during brunch. when: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. sundays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Dori Chitayat

what: spanish/flamenco guitar during brunch. when: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. sundays where: atlanticville restaurant, 2063 middle st. more info: 883-9452 or www. atlanticville.net

The Bill Show

what: acoustic rock/alternative. when: 3-6 p.m. sundays where: folly beach crab shack, 24 center st. more info: 588-3080

Corinne Gooden

what: acoustic tunes on the upper deck. when: 5-9 p.m. July 29 where: morgan creek grill, 80 41st ave. price: free

Aaron Firetag & Friends

what: acoustic folk/alt-country/ rock from singer/mandolin-player and guests. when: 5 p.m. doors, July 29 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

Whiskey Diablo

what: live jazz. when: 6-10 p.m. sundays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news/

The Larry David Project

what: acoustic duo plays classic and contemporary rock covers. when: 6:30 p.m. where: wild wing cafe, 644 coleman blvd. more info: 971-9464

Ted McKee & Friends

what: ted mckee and various pickers perform. when: sundays where: d.d. peckers wing shack, 1660 savannah highway price: free

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events from page e27

saturday, aug. 4

Shaggin’ on the Cooper

what: spend an evening dancing on the scenic mount pleasant pier to live classic oldies and

clubs from page e28

Mark Christian

what: acoustic moody blues, beatles, Jim croce, cat stevens and more. when: 7 p.m. July 29 and July 31 where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd. more info: 388-5270 or www. buddyroesshrimpshack.com

Market Street Trio

what: Jazz/blues/fusion. when: sundays where: tristan, 10 linguard st.

thursday, July 26, 2012: E29 beach music! beverages will be available for purchase on-site. only 800 tickets will be sold for this event. advance purchase is recommended. in the event of cancellation, tickets will be good for any 2012 shaggin’ on the cooper event. ages 3 & up. when: 7-11 p.m. aug. 4 where: mount pleasant pier, 71 harry hallman blvd.

TrickKnee Duo

what: acoustic grateful dead covers in celebration of Jerry garcia’s birthday. when: 5 p.m. doors august 1 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

what: live music by matt Jordan and friends. when: 8 p.m. where: trayce’s too neighborhood grille and pub, 2578 ashley river road price: free

Tuesday James Slater Trio

Jamisun

The Reckoning Duo

Trainwrecks

what: americana/rock/rockabilly band from savannah, ga. when: 10 p.m. July 29 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st. price: $5 more info: 883-3131 or www. hometeambbq.com

Plane Jane

what: 7-piece party band covers hip-hop, funk, shag and disco songs and rock and roll favorites from every era. when: sundays where: wild wing cafe, 36 n. market st. more info: 722-9464

Monday Margaret Coleman & Wayne Dawes

what: acoustic/folk/jazz. when: 6-10 p.m. mondays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. highcottoncharleston.com

Shrimp City Slim

what: lowcountry blues pianist/ singer. when: 7-10 p.m. mondays where: med bistro, 90 folly

what: the slim down the south celebrity softball challenge is a softball game between celebrity teams to raise awareness and

Wednesday

what: self-proclaimed “coastal folk and country music.” when: 8 p.m. sundays where: dunleavy’s pub, 2213 middle st. more info: 883-9646 what: acoustic rock singersongwriter. when: 8:30 p.m.-midnight July 29 where: blu restaurant and bar, 1 center st. price: free more info: 588-6658 or www. blufollybeach.com

Celebrity Softball

road blvd. price: free more info: 766-0323 or www. themedbistro.com

what: live jazz. when: 6 p.m. tuesdays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Carroll Brown

price: $10/$8 ccr discount/$10 on-site if still available more info: 795-4386 or www. ccprc.com

what: grateful dead tunes. when: 6:30-9:30 p.m. where: Juanita greenberg’s nacho royale, 410 w. coleman blvd.

The Algar Rhythms

what: live music on the deck by Jim and whit algar and thai specials on the menu. when: 7-10 p.m. tuesdays where: atlanticville restaurant, 2063 middle st. more info: 883-9452 or www. atlanticville.net

David Dunning

what: acoustic singer-songwriter/guitarist. when: July 31 where: rita’s seaside grille, 2 center st. more info: 588-2525 or www. ritasonfolly.com

Mac Calhoun

what: acoustic singer-songwriter/guitarist. when: 9 p.m.-midnight tuesdays where: folly beach crab shack, 24 center st. more info: 588-3080

Allen Cote

what: “ameri-arcana” composer/ instrumentalist from milwaukee. when: 9 p.m.-midnight July 31 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road price: free more info: 225-7427 or www. hometeambbq.com

The Reckoning w/ The Hungry Monks

Anne Caldwell and Larry Ford Trio

what: Jazz piano and saxophone. when: 6-10 p.m. wednesdays where: high cotton, 199 e. bay st. price: free more info: 724-3815 or www. mavericksouthernkitchens. com/highcotton/charleston/ news

Cotton Blue

what: gator rob and detroit debbie play blues and variety. when: 7 p.m. aug. 1 where: gas light art and wine, 1715 hollydale court

Ronnie Johnson Band

what: country, classic rock ‘n’ roll and blues for this “dance and jam” party. when: 7 p.m. aug. 1 where: buddyroe’s shrimp shack, 1528 ben sawyer blvd. more info: 388-5270 or www. buddyroesshrimpshack.com

Carroll Brown

what: acoustic/country/folk. when: 9 p.m. wednesdays where: tommy condon’s irish pub, 160 church st.

Lowcountry Blues Club

what: local blues musicians rotate. when: 8 p.m.-midnight wednesdays where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 1205 ashley river road more info: 225-7427

New South Jazzmen

what: traditional jazz band plays variety of teens and ’20s standards. when: 8 p.m. where: osteria la bottiglia, 420 king st.

The Reckoning

what: 2 full sets of grateful dead featuring members of sol driven

monies for louie’s kids and run buddies to combat childhood obesity in the areas hardest hit by this epidemic. when: 7:05 p.m. aug. 4 where: Joe riley park, lockwood boulevard price: tickets various prices more info: 724-9367 or www. slimdownthesouth.com

train, the freeloaders, wadata and more. when: 8 p.m. doors, aug. 1 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: free more info: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse.com

Henri Gates

what: local folk/indie/rock. when: 8 p.m. aug. 1 where: trayce’s too neighborhood grille and pub, 2578 ashley river road price: free

Boom Box

what: disco house/psychedelic/ rock by dJ/multi-instrumentalists out of alabama. when: 8 p.m. doors, aug. 1 & aug. 2 where: the windjammer, 1008 ocean blvd. price: $17 advance, $20 day-ofshow, $30 2-day pass more info: 886-8596 or www. the-windjammer.com

Ray Cashman

what: blues singer-songwriter/ guitarist from nolensville, tenn. when: 9 p.m.-midnight aug. 1 where: fiery ron’s home team bbq, 2209 middle st. price: free more info: 883-3131 or www. hometeambbq.com

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ace’s on bridge By BOBBY WOLFF

A neat elimination play saw South home in today’s deal. But declarer had to play her cards in an order that disguised her intentions. Against four hearts, West led the spade six, top of nothing, to the four, nine and king. Declarer immediately returned the suit. East won and was reluctant to open up diamonds, so played another spade, ruffed in dummy. There appear to be four losers, but South’s plan was to cash her minor-suit winners and, if trumps broke 2-2, hope that the player who won the second heart trick did not have the third club, so would be forced to give her a ruff and discard. Had she set about her minorsuiteliminationearly,thedefense

might well have divined her plan and arranged for West, the player withthethirdclub,towinthesecond heart. To disguise her intentions, after ruffing the spade, she called for dummy’s heart jack, giving the appearance of finessing for the queen. An unsuspecting East played low, and on winning with theking,Westequallyunsuspectingly returned a diamond. Winning in dummy, declarer cashed the club ace, and when no honor appeared from East, continued with the king, then a diamond to her ace. The scene was set, and now a heart to East’s ace brought about the desired result. Whatever that player led, declarer would pitch her club loser and ruff in dummy.

E30: Thursday, July 26, 2012

DOONESBuRY By Garry Trudeau

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B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart

SALLY FORTH By Francesco Marciuliano & Craig Macintosh

PEANuTS By Charles Schulz

JuMP START By Robb Armstrong

BLONDIE By Dean Young

DuSTIN By Steve Kelley & Jeff Parker

CuRTIS By Ray Billingsley

GARFIELD By Jim Davis

word game yesterday’s word: caramel

calm calmer came average mark 20 camel words time limit 40 minutes camera care can you find 33 clam or more words in clear correctly? cram the list will be published tomorrow. cream acme – united feature syndicate 7/26 acre

today’s word: correctly

alar alarm area areca race rale real realm ream maar mace malar

male marc marcel mare marl meal earl lace lama lame lamer

the rules -words must be four

or more letters. -words which acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats,” are not used. -only one form of a verb is used. for example, either “pose” or “posed,” not both. -no proper nouns or slang words are used.

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thursday, July 26, 2012: E31

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

MARMADuKE By Brad & Paul Anderson

BIZARRO By Dan Piraro

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ZIGGY By Tom Wilson

crossword puzzle

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NON SEquITuR By Wiley Miller

BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg & Brian Walker

MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley

JuDGE PARKER By Woody Wilson & Mike Manley

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

ROSE IS ROSE By Pat Brady & Don Wimmer

MARY WORTH By Joe Giella & Karen Moy

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE By Stephan Pastis

HI AND LOIS By Brian & Greg Walker & Chris Browne

LuANN By Greg Evans

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THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker

BABY BLuES By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

DILBERT By Scott Adams

ANDY CAPP By Reg Smythe

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne GET FuZZY By Darby Conley

ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

GRAND AVENuE By Steve Breen

today’s horoscope aries (march 21-april 19): you won’t need to be aggressive to get your way. doing your part to make things happen is all that’s required. taurus (april 20-may 20): don’t allow situations to fester or emotional matters to be drawn out. take care of a problem before it has the chance to develop into a full-fledged disagreement. gemini (may 21-June 20): a change of plans will help you get back on track and renew some of the interest someone used to have in you. cancer (June 21-July 22): you will attract a lot of attention. don’t give anyone reason to point out your shortcomings or damage your reputation.

leo (July 23-aug. 22): spread your talent around. offer help, suggestions and experience. creative changes at home must be considered carefully.

sagittarius (nov. 22dec. 21): check out all your options, but go for the one that promises to put the most cash in your hands. love is in the stars.

virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22): don’t allow someone from your past to ruin your day. focus on the here and now and what’s ahead in the future.

capricorn (dec. 22-Jan. 19): impulse is the enemy. take an unexpected approach to what you do and you will confuse your competition.

libra (sept. 23oct. 22): consider all your interests and the places you want visit, and you will come up with an educational and fun plan that will lead to new friends.

aquarius (Jan. 20-feb. 18): emotional matters will lead to confusion. if something doesn’t seem right, ask questions until you get an answer.

scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21): finding out where you stand may not be what you want to hear initially, but in the end you will discover you are the beneficiary of something much bigger and better.

pisces (feb. 19-march 20): handle your finances in an unorthodox manner to end up with additional funds. an opportunity to pick up information will help you make a decision.

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trivia goes for the gold By reBekah Bradford

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he olympics are here! on friday, the opening ceremonies will kick off the 2012 Summer games being held in London, which will continue for the next several weeks. Seems like a good time for some olympics-themed trivia. current head2head trivia champ rob Brunson is being challenged by retail associate caitlyn murray. questions 1. which came first, the summer or the winter olympics? 2. what year did london last host the summer olympics? 3. in the opening ceremony procession of athletes, what country always goes first? 4. five countries have been represented at all summer olympic games. name two. 5. the 1928 games in amsterdam were the first to have official sponsorship by what company? 6. the 1980 games were boycotted by 60-plus nations, including the united states, canada, west germany and Japan. where were the games held that year? 7. what nickname was given to the 1992 united states men’s olympic basketball team that won a gold medal in barcelona? 8. what female gymnast was the first american to win the olympic all-around medal at the 1984 los angeles games? 9. who holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single olympics? 10. which of the following sports is not part of the current olympic program: handball, badminton, lacrosse or archery?

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The Olympic rings can be seen on the Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London, host of the 2012 Summer Games.

rob’s answers 1. i’m going with summer. 2. not sure. sometime in the ’30s? 3. since they originally started in greece, i’ll say that country. 4. greece for sure. and probably great britain. 5. heineken 6. i think they were in moscow. 7. dream team 8. mary lou retton 9. michael phelps, who’s just going to add to his haul in london. 10. handball?

conclusion rob makes it two in a row with a narrow lead and will return next week in an attempt at a third win. in the meantime, the 2012 olympics will be broadcast by nbc. check local listings for more information.

caitlyn’s answers 1. summer 2. 1960 3. the host country. 4. france and greece. 5. i don’t know. 6. what used to be called east germany. 7. the dream team 8. mary lou retton 9. i think it might be michael phelps. 10. lacrosse. maybe.

correct answers 1. summer 2. 1948 3. greece 4. greece, great britain, france, switzerland, australia

5. coca-cola 6. moscow 7. dream team 8. mary lou retton 9. michael phelps 10. lacrosse

traveler plans trip with a stranger

ear aBBy: i am planning a trip to Thailand next year and would like to find a traveling partner. i don’t care whether the person is male or female. my plan is to visit the country and rent a cabin for a month. my interest is solely to share expenses and have a platonic relationship with my travelmate because going alone is very expensive. Thanks for whatever input you can give me. — traVeLer from kanSaS city DEAR TRAVELER: You’re welcome. My “input” is to urge you to rethink this. I do not recommend that you go to a foreign country and rent a cabin in the middle of nowhere with someone you don’t know because it could be dangerous. What if there is a medical emergency or your companion has misrepresented him- or herself? Traveling, even with someone you do know, can present problems unless you have a high degree of compatibility and similar habits. Low-budget tours are available, and I urge you to research them. dear aBBy: a few weeks ago, my husband and i were having an argument. he stormed out of the house and was killed in a wreck while talking to his brother on his cellphone. his family blames me for arguing with him. while i feel sad that the last thing we did was argue, i feel his brother should shoulder some of the blame because he was on the cellphone with him, which is illegal in our state. Luckily, no one else was hurt in the crash, but i am very hurt that “John’s” family is so angry at me. please remind folks not to drive while on a cellphone. — idaho widow DEAR WIDOW: Please accept my sympathy for the tragic loss of your husband. It is important you understand that your former in-laws are angry at the fact that he is dead and are looking for someone other than

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him to blame for their pain. If your brother-in-law knew John was on his cellphone while driving, then I’m sure he carries some guilt about it. But the fault lies with your husband, rest his angry soul. P.S. If your letter serves as a reminder to readers not to use a cellphone or text while driving, his death will not have been in vain. dear aBBy: i am dating a recently divorced man who was married to a very controlling woman for 31 years. i love him very much and see myself with him in the future. however, at 53, he is interested in pursuing a singing career. i dated a musician for 16 years and i do not want a relationship with another one. i’m pretending to be supportive because i don’t want to be another woman telling him what to do or stifling his dreams. inside i am dreading it. i become physically ill when i think of losing another man to music. on the other hand, i can’t imagine my life without him. Should i continue to pretend to support him and hope he fails, or let him know that i don’t want to be with a musician? — out of tune in dayton, ohio DEAR OUT OF TUNE: It is in neither of your best interests for you to continue lying to him because the truth will come to light eventually. He is not the person you dated for 16 years, so let him pursue his dream. The odds of a 53-year-old man becoming an overnight national sensation are long, but after 31 years of misery with his ex, if he can enjoy some success on the local level, please don’t begrudge him. www.dearabby.com

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