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Inaugural Pirate Faire opens at event center

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3 | MOVIE REVIEW “The Divergent Series: Insurgent”

4 | MUSIC Reviews of albums released this week

5 | NEW ON DVD Releases available in stores this week

6-7 | BEST BETS Selected events of interest

8 | LOOKING AHEAD Other top picks of upcoming events

10 | DINING OUT Reviews and listings of local restaurants

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VICTORVILLE — The inaugural High Desert Pirate Renaissance Faire comes to the High Desert Event Center this weekend.

The pirate-themed event will begin Saturday with an opening canon ceremony by the Rogues of The Golden Coast guild.

The two-day event includes costumed street performers, jugglers, belly dancers, a tribal beat team, food vendors, musicians, childrens' activities and a variety of adult beverages.

Four stages will entertain young and old. The fair will include battling pirates, canon demonstrations, sword and replica-weapon dealers, leather crafters, corset makers and a variety of other vendors. Guilds from California, Arizona and Nevada also will be on hand to showcase treasures plundered from shores around the world.

The pirate faire is hoped to replicate the same atmosphere and business that the Renaissance Pleasure Faire at Glen Helen Park created before it moved years ago — it is now held at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale.

Promoter Thomas Beckner said he hopes to draw big crowds with his pirate-themed event. After working with the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in the 1980s and '90s, Beckner said he started working toward promoting his own

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Where: High Desert Event Center, 14800 Seventh St. in Victorville.

Cost: $7 per person advance tickets; $12 for one two-day pass.

Information: Go to www.

HDPirateFaire.com or call 760-951-2200.

Richard Rasner, the guildmaster of Clan Darksail, gets help assem-

events. bling a cannon for a preview of the High Desert Pirate Renaissance “After I came back from Faire, which will take place at the High Desert Event Center on working on the East Coast, Saturday and Sunday. PHOTOS BY JAMES QUIGG, DAILY PRESS I finally went into business for myself in 2003, traveling and setting up pirate faires around California,” Beckner said. “It’s a lot of work organizing and setting up a full-blown faire, but it’s so worth it when you see how happy it makes people.”

Beckner said after years of planning the piratethemed event, he hopes people in the High Desert will enjoy the festival and not make him walk the Members of Clan Darksail gather with volunteers and vendors for plank. the High Desert Pirate Renaissance Faire, being presented at the “We’ll have jugglers, High Desert Event Center on Saturday and Sunday. belly dancers, a tribal beat team, 45 food vendors, Bernardino County Fair.

Gates to the Pirate musicians, kids activities “I have to give all the Renaissance Faire open and enough spirits to make credit to our fairground at 10 a.m. Saturday and any pirate or landlubstaff and board, and the Sunday at the High Desert ber happy,” Beckner said. board of the Friends of the Event Center, 14800 Sev“We’ll have four stages, San Bernardino County enth St. in Victorville. with our Enchanted Cove Fair,” event center CEO Advanced tickets are $7 stage geared for families Geoff Hinds said. “It’s per person, or $12 for one and our Drunken Sailor because of quality people, two-day pass. stage that is rated NC-17.” and their hard work and For tickets and inforThe Pirate Renaissance willingness to try new mation, visit www.

Faire is among a slew of things, that new busiHDPirateFaire.com or new offerings at the event ness and opportunities are call the event center at center, home of the San coming to the fairgrounds.” 760-951-2200.

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With “Insurgent,” the second installment in the “Divergent” series, patience is rapidly waning for young heroines rushing to the rescue of a post-apocalyptic world.

It’s not as dull as the last “Hunger Games” sequel, but there’s still nothing unique about Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four’s (Theo James) latest quest.

Directed by Robert Schwentke (“RED”), taking over for Neil Burger, the action picks up shortly after the events of the first film.

For the uninitiated, a faction system in which citizens are classified based on their aptitudes and values has been in place for 200 years. The five groups are: Dauntless (the bravest), Abnegation (the selfless), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest). People like Tris are called “Divergent,”

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Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer.

Grade: C

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meaning they fit into more than one faction, making them a threat to this orderly, dystopian society. It’s Kate Winslet’s mission as leader of Erudite to keep the peace by obliterating these nonconformists and quashing any hint of rebellion.

As bad luck would have it, Winslet’s powermad Jeanine needs Tris’ Jedi-like mind powers

to unlock a mystical box containing a gamechanging message from one of the colony’s founders (Janet McTeer).

But first Jeanine will need to find Tris, now a dynamic warrior for Dauntless and “criminal insurgent,” who’s in hiding after the events in the first film.

Again, Woodley is charged with carrying

the film on her bareand-slender shoulders.

She does OK considering the shortcomings of a script by Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman and Mark Bomback that

devolves Veronica Roth’s best-sellers into a slog of pedestrian dialogue.

“Be brave.” “I’m really scared.” “You’re strong.”

“We’re good. I know nothing else is, but we are.”

Tris must go toe-to-toe with Jeanine (a borderline campy Winslet), but at heart, she’s a confused teen with a super-hot boyfriend. Burdened with grief after losing her parents and conflicted over her identity, Tris questions if she is really just a deadly warrior. Let’s chop off our luscious locks, grab an assault rifle and find out!

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MUSIC

ROCKDISCS: Controlled experiments from Modest Mouse

By GLENN GAMBOA NEWSDAY/TNS

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Modest Mouse has always been hard to predict. And with eight years and boatloads of starts and stops since its last album, there was no telling what "Strangers to Ourselves" (Epic) was going to sound like.

It seemed that all the momentum from the band's radio hit "Float On" and the No. 1 album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" in 2007 sort of spooked Modest Mouse singer-guitaristmastermind Isaac Brock.

Rather than staying on the same, now-successful path, there were rumors of collaborations with OutKast's Big Boi and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic — which turned out to be true, though none of those songs are here.

Instead, "Strangers to Ourselves" finds Modest Mouse moving forward, but in all sorts of directions. The biggest risk on the album, "Pistol," could oddly end up becoming its most successful song

New in stores ■ Mark Knopfler's "Tracker"

(Verve) ■ Awolnation's "Run" (Red Bull) ■ Allison Moorer's "Down to Believing" (Entertainment One) ■ Sleeping With Sirens' "Madness" (Epitaph) ■ Tobias Jesso Jr.'s "Goon" (True Panther Sounds)

—Newsday/TNS — a weird tale imagining Andrew Cunanan before he murdered five people, including designer Gianni Versace, set to an industrial dance beat that could find its way to pop radio and clubs. Brock's vocals are distorted and delivered in a tone that's somewhere between hip-hop and spoken word. It would be a fascinating new direction for the band, except nothing else on "Strangers to Ourselves" sounds like it.

"Pistol" pairs nicely with "Ansel," which oddly applies '80s New Wave production to the Modest Mouse indie-rock sound of the '90s, creating a mix

Isaac Brock, of Modest Mouse, performs at the 25th annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum on Dec. 14 in Inglewood.

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that calls to mind the goth of Sisters of Mercy and glam rock filtered through Duran Duran.

Brock also has expanded his lyrical themes, especially on the single "Lampshades on Fire," which imagines how we'll have to find another planet after partying on Earth for too long and destroying it.

"The air's on fire so we're movin' on," Brock sings over a good time, islandtinged groove. "Better find another one 'cause this one's done."

Not all of Modest Mouse's experiments pay

off as well as these do, but they all succeed in keeping everyone guessing about what comes next.

THE GRADE: B+ BOTTOM LINE: A wild indierock ride

‘Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield sing Elliott Smith’ A true tribute.

When Elliott Smith sang his detailed, melancholy tales of depression and addiction, it came from his own experience.

The singer-songwriter, nominated for an Oscar

for "Miss Misery" from "Good Will Hunting," was a master at tucking darkness into beautiful melodies before his death from apparently selfinflicted stab wounds in 2003.

And it's that darkness that makes the Elliott Smith tribute from Seth Avett, guitarist-singer from the Avett Brothers, and Jessica Lea Mayfield so stunning. Somehow the sweet male-female harmonies in such sadly beautiful songs gives "Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith" (Ramseur) the power to stop you in your tracks, at times even more SEE MUSIC, A9

Hot song It's not quite Bob Dylan going electric, but lots of Mumford & Sons fans are freaking out about the band's new single, "Believe" (Glassnote), and its lack of banjo. Once indie-folk standard-bearers, the Mumfords have adopted a sleeker, more Coldplay-esque sound on "Believe," though what that means for the rest of the upcoming "Wilder Mind," reportedly influenced by Radiohead, is still unclear. What we do know is that Mumford & Sons currently sound like they have more in common with Imagine Dragons than Bon Iver.

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FREE Concert US Air Force Band of the Golden West Commanders Jazz Ensemble Friday, March 20, 2015 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 7pm 7pm Barstow College Performing Arts Center, 2700 Barstow Road, Barstow CA

Granite Hills High School Gymnasium, 22900 Esaws Avenue, Apple Valley, CA

Free tickets available at the Desert Dispatch, 130 Coolwater Ln, For more information call 760-256-4140 and Barstow College Presidents Office in the Admin. Building.

760-252-2411

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adults like to see. Finding films that work for multiple generations is always a blessing.

By RICK BENTLEY THE FRESNO BEE

New DVD releases out this week feature films for the family.

'Annie' Grade: F

'Penguins of Madagascar' Grade: A

Finally, the Penguins — voiced by Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights and Conrad Vernon — are the stars of their own feature film. "The Penguins of Madagascar" tells the story of how the four became buddies and work together to make the world a safer place.

Actress Quveznhane Wallis attends the world premiere of ‘Annie’ at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Dec. 7 in New York. PHOTO BY EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP

This film combines the kind of frantic, colorful action that

will hold the attention of youngsters with the smart and wacky humor

‘A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney’ Grade: B

Sir Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year in 2012.

The DVD is a collection of performances featuring McCartney, Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, James Taylor, Diana Krall, Duane Eddy, Sergio Mendes and The Beatles "Love" cast.

This is a must for fans of The Beatles, plus proceeds will support MusiCares.

“As a REALTOR®, it has never

ALSO NEW ON DVD "WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 2": Continues the stories of the staff at a low-rated radio station.

"Top Five": Comedian has his efforts to be a serious actor sidelined by a reality show broadcast.

"Ghost Whisperer: The Complete Series": Jennifer Love Hewitt stars in this series about a woman who can communicate with earthbound spirits.

"Maude: The Complete Series": Bea Arthur stars in this spin-off series from "All in the Family." Contains 141 episodes.

"Exodus: Gods & Kings": Moses (Christian Bale) rises up against Ramses, who must deal with deadly plagues.

"Something Wicked": Past secrets keep a couple from rebuilding their lives.

"Revelation: The End

Someone should call child services over the way "Annie" has been so mistreated in the new, updated adaptation. This is an example of film-making abuse.

This is not the beloved story of an orphan with unlimited optimism. The new "Annie" has been stripped of its messages about a better tomorrow, drained of

its holiday themes and saddled with a foster child plot line that makes the big adoption sequence less appealing.

These flaws could have been overlooked had the film not been loaded with so many embarrassingly bad performances, starting with Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan and ending with Annie herself, Quvenzhane Wallis.

of Days": Follows the events of a modern-day apocalypse.

"Halo: Nightfall": Story of Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter.

"A Cry From Within": A family's new home comes with a violent manifestation.

"Wordworld: Birthday Party!": Includes five birthdaythemed adventures.

"Victory at Sea": Documentary that looks at major battles of World War II. "NOVA: A Big Bang Machine": Goes behind the scenes of the search for Holy Grail of particle physics.

"The Divine Movie": Looks at the seedy world of underground gambling rings.

"Nature: Penguin Post Office": Antarctica's post office is a popular tourist destination.

"Dexter: Most Shocking Episodes": Includes 10 episodes of the series starring

Michael C. Hall.

"Star Trek: The Original Series — Captain Kirk's Boldest Missions": Among the eight episodes is "The City on the Edge of Forever."

"Son of a Gun": Ewan McGregor stars in this tale of a band of master thieves.

"Vice": Ultimate resort turns into a nightmare.

Bruce Willis stars.

"Secrets of the Dead: Ben Franklin's Bones": Look at what could have been a darker side of the Founding Father.

"Littlest Pet Shop: Pet Shop Pals": Blythe and her friends create a fashion craze.

"Caveman": The Ringo Starr film is now on Blu-ray.

"Muck": Friends discover their deadly encounters have not ended.

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CD release party

‘The Garden’

Sue Anne Vega will host an exclusive preview of her promotional, demo CD at Frogees Bar. Patrons will be the first to hear this four-song compilation during a party to celebrate the release. The party will be followed by karaoke.

When: 9 p.m. Friday.

Where: 21820 Highway 18 in Apple Valley.

Cost: No cover charge; must be 21 and older.

Information: Call 760-247-6800 or go to Frogees Bar on Facebook.

Hannett-Thorn Productions presents “The Garden,” an allegorical oratorio and artistic attempt by a group of musicians to focus minds and hearts on what will be the central event in human history.

When: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and March 20 and 21; 2:30 p.m. Saturday and March 21.

Where: High Desert Center for the Arts, 15615 Eighth St. in Victorville.

Cost: $7 general admission, $5 for seniors and students.

Information: Go to www.highdesertcenterforthearts.com or call 760-243-7493.

MARCH 20 TO 22

Sand Drags The first of four weekends in 2015 of televised sand drag racing takes place at High Desert Event Center.

When: Starting at 2 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; ends 8 p.m.

Sunday.

Where: 14800 Seventh St. in Victorville.

Cost: Per day $10 adult (13 and older), $5 children 8 to 12; $20 adult three-day pass; free for those 7 and younger.

Information: Go towww.sbcfairevents.com or socalsanddrags.com.

MARCH 26 TO 30

Circus Vargas America’s favorite traveling big-top circus continues to thrill and enchant children of all ages with the new and amazing 2015 edition, “ArleQuin!” Steeped in tradition and devoted to all things magnificent and happy, Circus Vargas features aerialists, acrobats and clowns and the ballyhoo of nostalgic Americana. Arrive 30 minutes early for an exciting, interactive pre-show, where children can create their own magic under the big top.

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and March 27 and 28; 1 and 4 p.m. March 28 and 29; 7 p.m. March 29 and 30.

Where: Bear Valley Road, across from Victor Valley College, in Hesperia.

Cost: $10 to $55 each, 11 and older; free for children 1 and younger; discount for seniors 60 and older.

Information: Go to www.circusvargas.com or call 877-GOTFUN-1 (468-3861) COURTESY OF CIRCUS VARGAS

MARCH 22

MARCH 21

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Passport Travel Series: ‘Lumberjack in Alaska’ Don Cooper and his family present the second segment in Victor Valley College’s Passport Travel Series 2015, “Lumberjack in Alaska.” Learn what life was like for the early pioneers of this great land and catch a glimpse of an Alaska rarely seen by modern commercial tourism in this special encore screening. This very special encore screening, by special permission of the Cooper family, is the pictorial diary of a real-life Alaskan logger and adventurer whose experiences were sometimes hazardous, often hilarious and always captivating.

When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Performing Arts Center, 18422 Bear Valley Road in Victorville.

Cost: $8.50 general admission, free for VVC Associated Student Body cardholders.

Information: Call 760-617-1448.

Join Victorville Steppers for fun, food, harmony and workshops in Chicago-style steppin’.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday main event.

Where: Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center, 12603 Mariposa Road in Victorville.

Cost: $45 at the door, $35 advance.

Information: Call 909-731-7254 or 909-732-7858.

MARCH 20 TO 29

‘Broadway Broads’ The Community Arts Theater Society stages a musical revue, “Broadway Broads of Big Bear,” featuring offbeat, rare and unusual Broadway show tunes performed by the Big Bear Broadway Broads.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and March 27 and 28; 2:30 p.m.

Sunday and March 29.

Where: CATS Theater Warehouse, 1117 W. Big Bear Blvd. in Big Bear.

Cost: $20 a person.

Information: Call 909-585-4757 or go to bigbeartheater.org.

MARCH 21 AND 22

Percussion & Winds Championship COURTESY OF THE LEWIS WILLIAMS AGENCY/GEOCINEMA GROUP

The Western Percussion & Winds Championship event brings together premier percussion and winds teams in the region to compete for top honors. Winter Guard International Sport of the Arts

brings together youth nationwide for extraordinary performance and competition through nationwide color guard, indoor percussion and winds regional competitive events.

When: Saturday and Sunday.

Where: Coussoulis Arena at California State University at San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway in San Bernardino.

The Western Percussion & Winds ChampionCost: $10 for non-finalist ship event brings together premier percussion backside seating; $17 and winds teams in the region to compete for preliminaries, $20 top honors. COURTESY OF WGI finals, $32 combination package.

Information: Call 866-589-7161 or go to wgi.org.

MARCH 21 AND 22

Desert Arts Festival More than 100 artists display their works in all media at Frances Stevens Park. The festival benefits Desert Art Center, a nonprofit organization.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.

Cost: Free.

Information: Go to westcoastartists.com.

MARCH 22

Story Time Enjoy an egg-themed Story Time presentation with Michelle Lawhead at the Victor Valley Museum. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Unless otherwise indicated, all programs are included with paid museum admission.

When: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley.

Cost: $5 for adults, $4 for military members and seniors, $2.50 for children; members of the San Bernardino County Museum Association and children 4 and younger are admitted free.

Information: Call 760-240-2111 or go to www.sbcounty.gov/museum.

MARCH 25 AND 26

‘RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles’ The Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside Experience an all-new show when the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, “RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles,” returns to the Fox Performing Arts Center.

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Where: 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside.

Cost: $32 to $67.50.

Information: Go to riversidelive.com.

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Student/Faculty Music Recital

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A wide range of musical styles are performed by students and faculty of Victor Valley College and community musicians.

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Main Stage of the Performing Arts Center, 18422 Bear Valley Road in Victorville.

Cost: Free; parking $2.

Information: Go to www.vvc. edu/pacevents or www.vvc. edu/tix.

MARCH 28

The Art of Apollo Artists of the High Desert, a nonprofit organization, will present the environmental art of Apollo in a demonstration of how to create an acrylic underwater ocean scene on canvas and how to bring different components to the painting. He also will demonstrate Chinese brush stroke.

When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: 16930 Main St., Suite E, in Hesperia.

Cost: Free to members, open to non-members for $15 donation.

Information: Call 760-947-4881.

MARCH 28

‘Mammoths of Victorville’ A lecture and demonstration titled “The Mammoths of Victorville” will be presented by Eric Scott and Quintin Lake at the Victor Valley Museum. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Unless otherwise indicated, all programs are included with paid museum

admission.

When: 2 p.m.

Where: 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley.

Cost: $5 for adults, $4 for military members and seniors, $2.50 for children; members of the San Bernardino County Museum Association and children 4 and younger are admitted free.

Information: Call 760240-2111 or go to www. sbcounty.gov/museum.

MARCH 28

Senior Talent Showcase Performances by those “50 or better,” presenting an afternoon of fun and entertainment at this non-competitive talent showcase.

When: 1 p.m.

Where: Main Stage of the Performing Arts Center, 18422 Bear Valley Road in Victorville.

Cost: Free; parking $2.

Information: Go to www.vvc. edu/pacevents or www.vvc. edu/tix.

MARCH 28

‘Sister Act’ Broadway’s feel-amazing musical comedy, “Sister Act” tells the story of a wannabe diva whose life takes a turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look — a convent. Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris Van Cartier helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: California Theatre of the Performing Arts,

562 W. Fourth St. in San Bernardino.

Cost: $47.75 to $89.75 single ticket; subscriptions available.

Information: Call 909885-5152 or go to www. theatricalarts.com.

MARCH 28

Bunco Night Prizes are awarded in a variety of categories.

Benefits Catholic Daughters charities.

When: 2 to 6 p.m.

Where: Apple Valley Unified School District multipurpose room, 12555 Navajo Road in Apple Valley.

Cost: $20 buy-in for six games played.

Information: Call 760-2405837 or 405-269-1738.

MARCH 28

Red, Wine and Blues The 30th anniversary celebration by Rotary Club of Redlands features international food stations, wines, desserts, live music and opportunity drawings.

When: 4 to 7 p.m.

Where: Redlands Country Club, 1749 Garden Street in Redlands.

Cost: $75 a person; must be 21 or older.

Information: Go to redwineandblues.com.

MARCH 28

Edgar Winter Enjoy the music of Edgar Winter in a venue with top-quality lighting, sound, laser light shows, gourmet concessions, craft beer, comfortable seating and room to dance. The mix of location, amenities and SEE EVENTS, A9

March 22nd at 2:30 pm $8.50 General Admission VVC ASB Card Holders are FREE

Call for information (760) 617-1448

For Travel Series Season Pass Cardholders must present their current VVC ASB card.

MARCH 28 AND 29

Burgerama The Observatory and Burger Records present a two-day event featuring alternative, pop and urban rock with Weezer, Ty Segall, Fidlar, Black Lips and more.

VIP access includes a T-shirt, a cassette, a button and 3-D glasses.

When: Noon March 28 to 11 p.m. March 29.

Where: The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. in Santa Ana. Cost: $90 general admission two-day pass, $120 VIP. Information: Go to www. observatoryoc.com.

MARCH 29

Terry and Nancy Clark Terry Clark is a singer-songwriter who is well-known for his music and voice

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Octavia Spencer. The latter barely registers as Johanna, the leader of the Amity faction that provides sanctuary for Tris, Four, Peter (Miles Teller) and Tris’ brother, Caleb

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Movie Night See “Dolphin Tale 2.” Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. Presented by the city of Adelanto and Adelanto Community Benefit Corp.

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Richardson Park, 11800 Air Expressway in Adelanto.

Cost: Free.

Information: Call 760-2462300, ext. 3018.

APRIL 3 AND 4

‘The Whip, The Hammer & The Cross’ A crucifixion drama intended to change or affect your life.

When: 7 p.m.

Where: The Church for Whosoever, 18628 Seneca Road in Apple Valley.

Cost: Free.

Information: Call 760-242-3191.

(Ansel Elgort). Watts mostly stirs up trouble as the calculating chief of a rebel group called the Factionless.

James and Woodley lack chemistry. That’s a bummer. But Teller (“Whiplash”), per usual, adds energy to a movie that’s nothing more than

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A multiple Grammy and Americana Music Association Award-winning musician working in Americana, Bluegrass and Country music, Jim Lauderdale promotes “I’m A Song,” his latest country endeavor and his first double album featuring 20 tracks.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road in Pioneertown.

Cost: $15.

Information: Go to pappyandharriets.com/.

APRIL 9 TO 12

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APRIL 4 TO MAY 17

Renaissance Pleasure Faire The Renaissance Pleasure Faire stages its 2015 revival at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale. Historically based with a twist of modern fusion, enjoy activities, games, rides, clothing, costumes, ceramics, glass pieces, sculpture, fine arts and more, including some rentals.

When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays from April 4 to May 17.

Where: 15501 Arrow Highway in Irwindale.

Cost: $28 adults, $15 children; discounts available until March 27.

Information: Call

a few cool fight sequences linked by the same flimsy narrative we’ve seen before. And hope not to see again.

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Marvel Universe Live!

Watch your favorite Marvel Super Heroes including Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk and threatening villains come to life in an action-packed arena extravaganza. Feel the energy with cutting-edge special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, martial arts and motorcycles.

When: 7 p.m. April 9 to 11; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, and 1 and 5 p.m.

April 12.

Where: Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 Ontario Center in Ontario.

Cost: $45 to $185 plus fees; $10 parking.

Information: Go to www. marveluniverselive.com.

so than Smith's originals.

On "Fond Farewell," when Mayfield goes for a warmer, happier harmony than Smith's original on the line "It's just a fond farewell to a friend, this is not my life," it actually makes the song about those left after a suicide seem even more upsetting.

Mayfield picks up on the upbeat melody in "Ballad of Big Nothing" and adds her own lovely energy, which makes the existential twist ending hit even harder.

Avett turns "Memory Lane" into a haunting Beatlesque track, slowing it down and building up the orchestration.

Smith's original, on

his posthumous album "From a Basement on the Hill," seems more like a sketch, albeit an incredibly poignant one, while this version seems fully realized. When Avett and Mayfield harmonize on the line, "All anybody knows is you're not like them and they kick you in the head and send you back to bed," they play it for maximum drama, as if they are explaining Smith's plight to the world, which, in many ways, they are.

Maybe that's why "Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith" sounds so much like a labor of love.

THE GRADE: B+ BOTTOM LINE: Faithful, achingly beautiful selections from the Elliott Smith songbook.

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amazing live entertainment make The Cave a venue that will bring you closer to your favorite bands than you ever thought possible.

When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: 40789 Village Drive in Big Bear Lake.

Cost: $24.30 and $45.60.

Purchase your tickets in advance Information: Call 909878-0204 or go to www. thecavebigbear.com.

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rather than his name. He was involved in the early founding of the genre now known as Contemporary Christian Music.

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Helendale Community Service District building, 26540 Vista Road in Helendale.

Cost: Free.

Information: Call 760952-2227 or go to catalystpeople.com.

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HIGH DESERT RESTAURANT GUIDE

BAKERIES

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SUMMIT INN 5960 Mariposa Road, Oak Hills.

760-949-8688

M CUPCAKES & PASTRIES 15617 Roy Rogers Drive, Ste. 1, Victorville.

760-843-5988 www.mcupcakesnpastries. com

CM, DS, SM

FINE DINING

CHATEAU CHANG 15425 Anacapa Road, Victorville.

760-241-3040

FAMILY DINING BOSCO'S DINER 15429 Anacapa Road, Victorville.

760-843-6888

BW, CC, FB, $$$

IDLE SPURS STEAKHOUSE 690 Old Highway 58, Barstow.

760-256-8888 www.thespurs.us

CC, DS

CARMEN’S PONDEROSA 9544 Kiowa Road, Apple Valley.

760-247-7727

A selection of side dishes from Renee Allen’s Mac and Cheese. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY YOUNG

CC, FB, $$$-$$$$

12180 Mariposa Road, Victorville.

760-241-6973

LIL’ BIT COUNTRY CAFE 14335 Hesperia Road, 101, Victorville.

760-243-4171

CC, DS, FB, S, SB, $$-$$$

RICHIE’S REAL AMERICAN DINER 14236 Valley Center Drive, # A,

BR, BW, CC, DS, S, $$

MARIE CALLENDER’S BAKERY, RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

Voted Best Breakfast In High Desert 9 Years In A Row!

MAXWELL’S Chicago Char Broiled Burgers

Chicago Hot Dogs - The Original Italian Beef & Italian Sausage FREE DELIVERY

Open 7 Days a Week MON-SAT 7am-8pm • SUN 7am-4pm

2000 Min. Order

$

SERVING BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER

BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2 Eggs, 3 Bacon or Sausage, Pancakes or French Toast or Hashbrowns & Toast

3

$ 25

+ Tax

MON-FRI 7am-11am • SAT-SUN 7am-1pm

St. Patrick Special Corned Beef and Cabbage Award Winning Baklava WE CATER ~and~ WE DELIVER!

Behind Valero Gas Station

17770 Hwy. 18 • Apple Valley (Apple Valley Rd. & Hwy. 18)

(760) 242-5504

Victorville.

760-955-1113

BW, CC, CM, DS, $$

SKILLET CAFE Two locations:

■ 16922 Main St.,

Hesperia.

760-949-9988 ■ 4646 Phelan Road, Phelan.

760-868-2298

BR, W, C, CM, CC, FB, R, $$$ SEE DINING, A11

Renee Allen’s

BR Banquet room BW Beer/Wine B Buffet CM Children’s menu CC Credit cards DS Daily specials D Delivery E Entertainment FB Full bar O Outdoor seating S Salad bar SM Senior’s menu SB Sunday brunch Su Sushi bar R Reservations recommended $ Most entrée items — $1-5 $$ Most entrée items — $6-10 $$$ Most entrée items — $11-15 $$$$ Most entrée items — $16 +

Take Out & Delivery Available Up to 8 Miles

2 PC

MAC & CHEESE and MORE CHICKEN LUNCH SPECIAL

“Soul Food”

18375 Hwy. 18, Unit 3, Apple Valley

W/2 Sides

Between Tom’s & KFC on the southside

760-242-2200

Catering Always Available New Location

16838 D St., Victorville (In the Transportation Center)

760-955-7500

HOURS: Tues. - Sat. 10:00am-8:00pm Sun. 11:30am-5:30pm

Apple Valley Location Now Closed

$

5.99

CATFISH OR TILAPIA DINNERS $

W/2 Sides

10.99

ITALIAN/PIZZA CROSS EYED COW PIZZA 19242 National Trails Highway, Oro Grande.

760-241-1987 www.crosseyedcowpizza. com

BW, CC, DS

GRIDIRON PIZZA 15080 Seventh St., Unit 1B, Victorville.

760-243-4222 www.gridironpizza3.com

LOS TORITOS Two locations: ■ 4264 Phelan Road, Phelan.

760-868-5266 ■ 14962 Bear Valley Road, Victorville.

760-245-1811

SANDWICH THE BRASS PICKLE DELI 15617 Roy Rogers Drive, #103, Victorville.

760-241-4846

$$

TAKE-OUT ONLY

JULIANO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 12052 Hesperia Road, Hesperia.

760-949-0595

RENEE ALLEN'S MAC & CHEESE 18375 Highway 18, Unit 3, Apple Valley.

760-242-2200, 760-953-9784 www.reneeallensmacandcheese.com

LOUNGES MARIE CALLENDER’S BAKERY, RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 12180 Mariposa Road, Victorville.

760-241-6973

WINE BAR

MEXICAN

—The preceding resThe fabulous 49er Sandwich from The Brass Pickle Deli. DAILY PRESS FILE PHOTO taurants are Daily Press advertisers. To find out how to be included in the listing, call the Daily Press Advertising Department at 760-951-6288.

CC, DS, FB, S, SB, $$-$$$

DON GARCIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 14343 Main St., Hesperia.

760-244-3973

steakhouse & lounge

BW, B, DS, $$-$$$

CC

FB, CC, O, $$

IDLE´SPURS

D'VINE WINE 14845 Monarch Blvd., Ste. C, Victorville.

760-843-3888

The Legend Lives On Since 1974 40 years of Featuring USDA Choice, Aged, Midwestern Beef Chicken and Seafood New Local Artisan Beer: • Red Trolly (Karl Strauss) • Amarillo Pale Ale (Hanger 24) Old Favorites: • Bud Light • Bluemoon • Samuel Adams

760-256-8888 690 Old Hwy 58 Barstow CA 92311 www.thespurs.us

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