12.09.2010 charleston scene

R57-432697

2E.Thursday, December 9, 2010__________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________________ The Post and Courier

R72-421388

The Post and Courier__________________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________Thursday, December 9, 2010.3E

PC-427873

7 Gibbes StreetSouth of Broad

Downtown Charleston

Brought to you by The Post and Courier.

Marketed by Betty Poore, EPRO

View video tours of South Carolina’s finest homesfor sale then contact agents directly on the site.

Are you selling a Fine Property?Ask your agent to contact us!

134 Columbus St.,Charleston, S.C. 29403

Charleston Scene is published everyThursday by Evening Post Publishing Co.at 134 Columbus St., Charleston, S.C.29403-9621 (USPS 385-360). Periodicalpostage paid at Charleston, S.C., andadditional mailing offices.Volume 1 No. 39 48 Pages

STAFFEditor: Marcus Amaker, mamaker@

postandcourier.comWriters: Duffy Lewis, Geraldine Clay,

Stephanie Burt, Caitlin Patton, AmandaHarris, Chris Dodson, Denise K. James,Devin Grant, Elizabeth Bowers, JackHunter, Jack McCray, Jamie Resch,Jason Layne, Karen Briggs, KatrinaRobinson, Kevin Young, MatthewGodbey, Matthew Weyers, Olivia Pool,Paul Pavlich, Angel Powell, RebekahBradford, Bill Thompson, Vikki Matsis,Deidre Schipani, Daniel Brock

Photographers: Norma Farrell, PriscillaThomas, Amelia Phillips, Jason Layne,Reese Moore.

Calendar, Night Life listings: PaigeHinson. [email protected]

Sales: Ruthann Kelly

Graphic designers: Marcus Amaker,Chad Dunbar, Laura Gough, Betsy Miller,Fred Smith

Ad designers: Tamara Wright, JasonClark, Kathy Simes, Krena Lanham,Shannon McCarty, Melinda Carlos,Ashlee Kositz, Anita Hepburn, LaurieBrenneman, Marybeth Patterson, AmberDumas, Sherry Rourk

TO ADVERTISE WITH USContact ........ [email protected] Advertising...............722-6500

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To placean ad online: postandcourier.com/placeadsRetail Advertising......................937-5468

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m-5 p.m.

HOW TO CONTACT USCalendar listing .........................937-5581

[email protected]@postandcourier.com

[email protected]@postandcourier.com

[email protected]

ON THE WEB:www.charlestonscene.comwww.twitter.com/chasscenewww.facebook.com/chasscenewww.charlestonscene.blogspot.com

exclusive online content:Read a review of “White Christmas” by the Footlight Players, see photos from the Awendaw Green Music Festival and viewvideos from last weekend’s Chili Cook-Off and today’s Festival of Wreaths.

Fifth Annual Festival of Wreathsis tonight

For five years, The Shops at CharlestonPlace have partnered with the AmericanSociety of Interior Designers (ASID) dur-ing the holiday season to raise moneyfor MUSC Children’s Hospital. A favoriteamong local holiday party-goers, theFifth Annual Festival of Wreaths will againfeature savory hors d’oeuvres, bubblychampagne and festive live music, whileattendees mingle with friends and peruseholiday designer wreaths available forauction.

The Festival of Wreaths will be held atthe Palmetto Café from 6-9 p.m. Ticketsare $20 at the door. Complimentary park-ing will be available to event. CharlestonPlace is at 205 Meeting St. Call 937-9142.

6 I EIGHT DAYS A WEEKThere’s a lot going on this week. Go here to find out the best ofthe best.

6 I SHOP LOCALLY: PART 3The third in a series of stories about shopping local for theholidays. On Dec. 16 we will explore West Ashley and the Islands.To send suggestions, e-mail [email protected].

7 I EDITOR’S PICKSTeach me how to Dougie

8 I COLUMNSJack McCray, Olivia Pool, David Quick, Rebekah Bradford andSydney Smith

14 I MUSICRighchus’ new CD, Elise Testone does James Brown, Ben Bridwellwith Birdsmell and Friends, Justin Townes Earle, Run Dan Run

18-19 I NIGHTLIFEE-mail us at [email protected]

21 I STREETWEARKJ Kearney takes you ‘H1gher.’ Also: Writer Walter Rhett.

24 I COVER STORYHip-hop horay: Classes teach hip-hop dancing.

28 I FOOD + BEVGraze, Chew on This, Dog & Duck, Brannon Florie

32-33 I SEE AND BE SCENELIME dinner, Shopping With Friends

34-37 I MOVIES + MOVIE GRIDSNew “Narnia” and a review of “‘The Warrior’s Way”

38 I LOCAL ARTISTStacy Bradley. Also: What you missed last week

39-41 I CALENDAR OF EVENTS

42 I COMICS+TV GRIDWith horoscopes and a crossword puzzle.

47 I TRIVIA, DEAR ABBY

ON THE COVER: Nancy Abercrombie, of Mount Pleasant, dancesin the adult hip-hop class, PeaceLoveHipHop, at the Daniel IslandSchool Gym on Daniel Island. Photo by: Amelia Phillips Hale ofDreamland Images.

Arts&TravelSundays in

Let us entertain you.


R50-437234M-Thurs 11am-10pm, Friday 11am-10:30pm, Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, Sun 11:30am-10pm | www.sakehouse3.com

13 Hibachi Grills | Sushi Bar | Lunch Specials4952 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 112, North Charleston, SC 29418 | 843.566.8863

EARLY BIRDSPECIALS

Monday-Friday 3pm-6pmSaturday 3pm-5:30pm

Sunday Brunch 11:30am-5:30pm

Hibachi Chicken. . . . . . . . . $12.95Hibachi Shrimp & Chicken . $14.25Hibachi Steak & Chicken . . $14.95

SENIOR SPECIALAge 60 and Up.

Chicken, Steak or Shrimp Hibachi Entree$29.95 for 2 People.

Dine-In Only, Dinner Only. Exp. 12/31/10.

BOOK YOUR PARTY NOW!CORPORATE • HOLIDAY • BIRTHDAY

Hibachi Room up to 100 People!Birthday Person Gets Free Fried Ice Cream or Fried Cheesecake!


R42-438540

Shops of Mt. Pleasantformerly Wager’s Jewelers location843.216.7349 | www.emblersjewelers.com

TodayStop by Marion’s in the

French Quarter for the JingleMingle for an evening offood, drinks and entertain-ment at 5:30 p.m. at 159 EastBay St. Bakeries from all overCharleston will enter theirbest culinary treats in a con-test. Tickets are $30.

FridayHelp support Leslie after

they were robbed on tourat the Benefit for Leslie withthe Holy City Heartbreak-ers. Enjoy the music of TomPetty at 9 p.m. at the Wind-jammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd.$10 tickets are donationsthat go directly to the bandfund.

SaturdayThe Mount Pleasant Holi-

day Market and Craft Showwill be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. atWild Wing Cafe, 644 Cole-man Blvd. The festival is acombination of locally grownfresh produce, baked goods,hot food, homemade pre-serves, hand-crafted giftsand original art by locallyrecognized potters, paintersand photographers. Therewill be live entertainment,activities for children and avisit from Santa Claus!

SundayEye Level Art’s Holy City

Artist and Fleas will be held10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 103 SpringSt. Local vendors will sellhandmade art and crafts.Food will be provided withpurchase from the BlackBean Company. Admission

is free. The event also willbe held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat-urday.

MondaySushi 101 will be held 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at Savory Sushi,1956 Maybank Highway.Learn lesson guides andrecipes while enjoying twoglasses of wine or two do-mestic beers and an edam-ame appetizer. Each personwill roll two classic sushi rollswith one-on-one guidanceand will be able to bringhome their own Savory Sushichopsticks.

TuesdayEnjoy the Charleston Vir-

tuosi at 12 p.m. at St. Luke’sChapel, 184 Ashley Ave. Thestring quartet will perform aspart of the St. Luke’s RecitalSeries, and admission is free.

WednesdayEighteen wines, all of which

have received a 90-plus winescore, will be featured in atasting 5:30-7:30 p.m. at HighCotton, 199 East Bay St. Thewines are paired with horsd’oeuvres created by thechefs at High Cotton. Theevent costs $25, and reserva-tions are required.

ThursdaySouthern Culture on the

Skids with Mad Tea Party willplay at the Pour House, 1977Maybank Highway. SouthernCulture on the Skids returnsin support of the new album,“The Kudzu Ranch.” Ticketsare $13 in advance and $15 atthe door.

Shopping Local Part 3:

The North AreaEDITOR’S NOTE: This is thethird in a series of storiesabout shopping local for theholidays. On Dec. 16, we willexplore West Ashley and theislands. To send suggestions,e-mail [email protected].

BY DENISE K. JAMESSpecial to The Post and Courier

R esidents of NorthCharleston, GooseCreek and Summer-

ville have lots of local shop-ping choices, and I foundseveral during my trip.

Downtown Summerville isa gold mine of fun and inter-esting shops, and there are acouple in North Charlestonas well as Goose Creek.

The employees at thesestores are amazingly friend-ly; they helped me find ev-erything I needed and thensome.

Clothing, accessoriesDanielle’s Closet: Dani-

elle’s Closet is a newer con-signment shop in Summer-ville, and the prices are justright. Owner Linda Gallowayhas been in business for twomonths, and is looking toexpand her selection soon.Stop in and peruse the racks.She even has a few things formen. 208 North Cedar St.,Summerville, 330-2420.

Exchange Factor: TheExchange Factor on Meet-ing Street in downtownCharleston is popular, sovisit the North Charlestonversion for even more un-

usual clothing and gifts.You’ll find everything fromcold weather boots to com-pact disks in this store, sodefinitely be prepared totackle your list. 5128 RiversAvenue, 747-9625.

Aura Lee’s Accessories:For the stylish ladies, visitAura Lee’s in Summerville.Her chic boutique is theplace to find one-of-a-kindhandbags, jewelry and otheraccessories. Owner AuraLee knows plenty about herproducts, and can help youselect the perfect gem. 140 CWest Richardson Ave., Sum-merville, 871-6744.

Books, artsDreamalot Books: When

I walked into DreamalotBooks of Goose Creek,I realized they were justwrapping up a book sign-ing for that afternoon.Owner Cherry Collins isreally involved in the com-munity, and even puts outa newsletter for her readersand a writing blog for gueststo her website (dreama-lotbooks.com). Visit themfor all types of used books.They’ve even got poetry. 123B South Goose Creek Blvd.,572-4188.

Home, giftsChucktown Chicks:

Chucktown Chicks is theplace to go if you need to getsomething personalized.

They specialize in mono-gramming, engraving andcustom gifts. You can alsofind lots of fun ideas for thesmaller gifts on your lists,such as cocktail napkins,cozies, and more. 121 SouthMain St., Summerville, 261-8000.

The Tea Farm Cottage: Itwould honestly take all dayto look at everything in thisawesome gift emporium.Owner Lyn Lee-Beam hasgathered some of the area’sbest artisans and placed theirworks in a cozy old house.You’ll find everything here,from handmade Christmasornaments to paintings andother wares. 808 Cedar St.,Summerville, 323-1825.

PROVIDED BY AURA LEE SUMMERS

A peek inside Aura Lees, 140 C West Richardson Ave., Summerville. The store sellshandbags, jewelry and other accessories. Call 871-6744.


R40-427538

Last week, a friend and I were sitting at the RecoveryRoom and were talking about important social issues.One of the main topics was the Dougie. I might belosing street cred here, but ... what exactly is Dougie?And why hasn’t anyone taught it to me yet? It’s a littleknown fact that I can dance my butt off. I do fiercerenditions of the “grocery store shopper” and the“lawn mower.” I’ve also been known to break out the“humpty dance” and that indescribably awesomeM.C. Hammer dance from time to time. (What can Isay, I keep it old school.)

So, uh ... can someone fill me in on the Dougie? Iinvite you to come into the newsroom and show me.Thanks.

Pat Conroy at Blue Bicycle Books1-4 P.M. SATURDAY // 420 KING ST.

Blue Bicycle Books welcomes Pat Conroy. He’ll sign copies of his new memoir, “My Read-ing Life,” as well as hardbacks of his previous works. Admission to the signing is free withthe purchase of a Conroy book from Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King Street. Line numbers willbe distributed beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. This is the closest signing to Conroy’s home nearBeaufort and the last stop on the tour before Christmas. Customers can call 722-2666 or pre-order online at bluebicyclebooks.com.

King StreetShop Walk5-8 P.M. FRIDAY // KINGSTREET

Mackenzie Image Consult-ing will host its second annualKing Street Shop Walk. Morethan 35 King Street retailersand independent designershave teamed up to offer at-tendees a night of festivities,live entertainment and dis-counts. Purchase of a KingStreet Shop Walk passportgives attendees VIP treatmentwhile they enjoy drinks and ap-petizers and desserts through-out the stores. Passport hold-ers can seek out a “heat-up”station that offers hand warm-ers, a gourmet hot chocolatebar, complimentary hair styl-ing and make-up makeovers,eye treatments and gifts withpurchase. The Charleston PlaceHotel, title sponsor of the ShopWalk, is hosting the officialafter-party where attendeeswill turn in door prize ticketsfor a chance to win dozens ofprizes. Registration and pass-port pick-up begins at 5 p.m.at the Charleston Place Hotel.Reserve passports online atwww.kingstreetshopwalk.com for $15 or $20 at the door.Ticket proceeds benefit theCenter for Women.

Chile earthquake relief fundraiser7-9 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY // 77 WENTWORTH STREET

On Feb. 27, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile, the third largest in recorded history.Photos and other art for silent auction will be available for bidding Friday and Saturday withauction conclusion at 9 p.m. Saturday evening at Yo Burrito, 77 Wentworth St. Proceeds go toschool construction in Bajo Cerro Verde and Dichato, areas that suffered severe damage. DJ’sa-Veliger, DJ Doughboy, DJM, and M.O. Theory will be playing throughout the evening.

FILE/WADE SPEES/STAFF SHAUNA HEATHMAN


Voice of her beautiful country

O ne hundred andfifty years ago Fri-day, South Carolina

passed a law calling for a se-cession convention to be heldDec. 17, 1860.

The Palmetto State’s JamesH. Hammond and JamesChestnut Jr. resigned theirseats in the United StatesSenate.

A succession of otherevents, including six otherstates leaving the Union byFeb. 1, led to Confederatetroops firing on Fort Sumterin Charleston Harbor onApril 12, 1861, igniting, liter-ally, the Civil War.

Near at hand these days area number of plans aroundthe country to mark thesesquicentennial of that con-flagration. It tore the countryapart and set the tone afterits conclusion in April 1865for working out the grandpolitical experiment, the onethat began on July 4, 1776,that we’re still trying to fig-ure out.

As a program producerand a native of Charleston,I’ve been thinking abouta project I could mount toacknowledge that Constitu-tional crisis, one of the mostimportant, if not the mostimportant, events in ourcountry’s history.

I’ve been mulling it forsome time now but haven’tcome up with much exceptfor some vague sketches ofideas around the music ofthat time vis a vis today’smusic.

Then on Thursday, I hadan epiphany. The light bulbcame on.

I was reflecting on having

completed a difficult project,feeling very satisfied andgratified. I had finished theliner notes for vocalist ReneMarie’s new record, “Voice ofMy Beautiful Country.”

It’s one of the most interest-ing CD’s I’ve ever heard and Iwas pleased with my work onit, especially since the recordcompany drastically movedup the deadline for my workfrom two weeks out back toThursday.

Over the last five or sixyears, I’ve become friendswith Marie. I’ve writtenabout her, including the linernotes for her last album, “Ex-periment in Truth.”

That disc, like this upcom-ing one, was recorded here inCharleston, the former at theCollege of Charleston andthe later at Charleston Soundstudios. Both were mixed at

Quentin Baxter’s West Ash-ley studio.

Take it from me, Marie’stotally American. And sheloves her country dearly.

That really has beenbrought home to her, shesays, since her touring hastaken her around the world,exposing her to Old Worldcultures and the way of lifein other parts of the NewWorld.

She’s smart, sensitive andsoulful, so she learns fromher myriad experiences, ofwhich there have been a va-riety.

She grew up in the segre-gated South so she knowsthe slings and arrows andtrials and tribulations ofthe American experience,in general, and the African-American experience, inparticular.

Like me, she was bornand raised in the part of thecountry, the antagonist inthe Civil War, that gainedobscenely vast wealth on thebacks of the free labor of ourancestors.

Having turned 55 lastmonth, she’s been rebukedand she’s been scorned. Timeand time again.

But jazz angel that she is,she soars above the lowlightsof life by the way she livesand sings.

“Voice of My BeautifulCountry” is evidence of that,expressed with an eloquencethat elevates the spirit.

True to her musical roots,she has taken patriotic an-thems, pop songs, traditionalmelodies and folk tunes andre-imagined them as jazzsongs. She turns them insideout and upside down while

leaving intact their originalcharacter.

It’s gorgeous stuff.Given her skills and her

geographic origins, she iseminently qualified to un-dertake such a project. Shewas born and raised in theShenandoah Valley, Warren-ton and Roanoke, Va.

Her bandmates are alsoSouthern. Pianist KevinBales is from Atlanta, bassistRodney Jordan from Nash-ville and percussionist Quen-tin Baxter from Charleston,just across the harbor fromFort Sumter where the CivilWar started.

With this record, the Southhas risen again.

That’s what my eyes wereopened to Thursday. At thesame time, I’m wonderinghow I’m going to mark theCivil War with an event ofsome sort. I’m working ona project that has done justthat, unintentionally, butvery effectively.

Hello. I finally saw the for-est and the trees.

The content of the record ispure Americana.

The form is jazz, America’sgreatest cultural contribu-tion to the world.

It’s also a marvel of Ameri-can ingenuity.

The centerpiece of therecord is a long-form workshe wrote. It comprises“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,”“America the Beautiful,” “MyCountry, ’Tis of Thee” and“The Star-Spangled Banner.”

She extracted words fromthe titles to come up with onefor her magnum opus. Marieand her band performed itto great acclaim at the 2009Spoleto Festival USA.

She told me at that time,“ ‘Voice of My BeautifulCountry’ is the name of asuite I composed shortlyafter an interview in Rus-sia several years ago dur-ing which the interviewerasked me a question aboutbeing American. Out of theinterviewer’s pointed ques-

tions came a strong need tounderstand and express howI feel about having grown upin this country as an Ameri-can woman whose ancestorswere slaves.”

She went on, “My ar-rangement of these songs isa straight-up reflection ofspecific aspects of Americanmusic — jazz, gospel andblues — that still retainsthe same patriotic lyricsthat I learned as a child inmy segregated hometownof Warrenton, Va., 40 milesfrom our nation’s capital.I composed the music forthese songs over a period offour to five years.

“… The result has become amusical pastiche of rhythms,colloquial expressions, dia-lects and topics, which moreaccurately reflect the Amer-ica I grew up in and live innow, the America with whichI more honestly identify, thatmore accurately reflects thepeople I know, the AmericaI love.”

The CD is due to dropMarch 8 on the Motemalabel.

That’s 150 years and fourdays after Abraham Lincolnsaid of the North and theSouth in his inaugural ad-dress:

“We are not enemies, butfriends. We must not beenemies. Though passionmay have strained, it mustnot break our bonds of af-fection. The mystic chordsof memory, stretching fromevery battlefield and patriotgrave to every living heartand hearthstone all over thisbroad land, will yet swell thechorus of the Union, whenagain touched, as surely theywill be, by the better angelsof our nature.”

He was right.Marie is one of those an-

gels.

Jack McCray, author of“Charleston Jazz,” can bereached at [email protected].

NED RADINSKY/ROCKYMOUNTAINJAZZ.COM

Rene Marie has made her lasttwo records in Charleston.


PC-438781

R56-437666

R21-437542

SHUTTERS & BLINDS

www.bestbuyblindsinc.com884-3454

Charleston Area285-7800

Summerville Area

Plantation Shutters

R80-435223

Grammy nods curious, at bestT he 2011 Grammy

nominations came outlast week. While ordi-

narily the announcement ofwhat music has been pickedas the year’s most notewor-thy would be exciting, afterreading through the nomi-nations, all I could thinkwas “really?”

Perhaps it’s just me, butwhenever I think of theGrammys, I always assumeaward winners will largelybe those who produced themost interesting music forthe year.

This year’s nominees,however, seem so varied.Musicians such as ArcadeFire and Sade are mixed inwith Katy Perry and JustinBieber.

Certainly some of the art-ists honored with a nod aredeserving. For example, thefirst time I heard ArcadeFire’s latest album “TheSuburbs,” I was in love andan instant convert to theCanadian band’s music. Iwas super stoked to see thegroup nominated for a fewawards last week, including

Album of the Year, and wishthe band had gotten a littlemore attention.

As I wrote a few weeksago, Eminem has sealed hismusical comeback with thisyear’s “Recovery” album.Grammy-wise, Eminemraked in the most nomina-tions of any artist. “Recov-ery” and Eminem’s appear-ance on “Airplanes, Part II”combined for 10 nomina-tions.

And many other well-respected, or at least well-known, artists received theirdue.

Producer and now singerBruno Mars, rapper B.o.B.and two “Ladys” (Lady Gagaand Lady Antebellum) allare in the running for sev-

eral awards each.Mars and B.o.B.’s voices

were all over the radio thissummer. I didn’t realize whothey were until they startedreceiving recognition withtalk of possible Grammynominations. The two col-laborated on “Nothing onYou.”

B.o.B., with Paramore’sHayley Williams, is respon-sible for “Airplanes.” Also,“Just the Way You Are” andthe hook from “Billionaire”both belong to Mars.

But then you check outsome of the other nominees.Justin Bieber for Best NewArtist? Katy Perry for Al-bum of the Year? The cast of“Glee” for Best Pop Perfor-mance?

Maybe it’s just me, but I al-ways viewed those perform-ers as just guilty pleasuresand not Grammy-worthy.

Meanwhile, other popu-lar artists were left in thecold. I was a bit bummed tosee Erykah Badu’s album“New Amerykah Part 2” getsnubbed.

Rihanna surprisingly

didn’t get too much Gram-my love. While she was fea-tured in Eminem’s ridicu-lously catchy “Love the Wayyou Lie,” which was nomi-nated for several awards, hersong “Only Girl” only gotone nomination.

Rapper Rick Ross’s popu-lar album, “Teflon Don,”also didn’t get any nomina-tions, but in interviews,Ross apparently said he’s OKwith it.

And, country-pop cross-over darling Taylor Swiftdidn’t get any nominationsfor her latest album, “SpeakNow.”

One of the more inter-esting categories seem tobe Best New Artist, withBieber, rapper Drake, indierock band Florence & theMachine, folk band Mum-ford & Sons and jazz singerEsperanza Spalding.

Spalding is the artist withwhom I’m the least familiar,but after checking out a fewYouTube clips, wow.

The 53rd annual GrammyAwards will air at 8 p.m.Feb. 13 on CBS (WCSC).

MATT SAYLES/AP

Singer Katy Perry performs duringthe Grammy Nominations Concertin Los Angeles on Nov. 30.

The Post and Courier__________________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________ Thursday, December 9, 2010.9E

350 King St. • Charleston • 843.577.8813Mon - Thurs: Lunch 11:00-3:00 • Dinner 3:00-10:30

Friday: Lunch 11:00-3:00 • Dinner 3:00-11:00Saturday & Sunday 9:00am -11:00pm, Bar is open late

Now Open for Brunch!$4 Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar$10 Bottomless Mimosas & Bellinis

starting at 9am

Now TakingHoliday PartyReservations

Now Open for Brunch!$4 Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar$10 Bottomless Mimosas & Bellinis

starting at 9am

Now TakingHoliday PartyReservations Also Visit

874 OrleansRd., Unit 6

West Ashley843.573.8825

Check us out on FacebookCall us for your event and catering needs!

R29-436470

R35-390993

Trunk show, Park Circle tour highlight latest arts events

D ecember and holidaymadness has of-ficially arrived. It’s

time to start shopping (feelfree to send any chocolatesmy way!), and I’d really liketo remind everyone of theimportance of supportingour local artists this season.

Buying a hand-made giftis a win-win for everyoneinvolved. The artist getsmoney, the recipient willreceive something that isone of a kind, and buyers arehelping the local economy bykeeping it local!

Go forth and buy awesomeart.

Nicholas Lanemoves downtown

Audella Studios, home ofAdd Libb Designs Handbagsand Rua Framing, is hostinga Holiday Trunk Show Saleand cocktail hour in honorof Currie Boyd of NicholasLane Handcrafted Jewelry.

Boyd began her artisticcareer as a wedding cake de-signer where she met manywomen who were looking forjust that perfect pair of ear-rings, bracelet or necklace towear with both casual outfitsand evening wear. Inspired,she created some beautifulpieces and the rest is history,or, actually, the rest is anamazing future!

Add Libb Designs will behaving a huge sale of theirfall inventory of handcrafted

handbags as well. This is agreat chance to get some-thing for the special womenin your life.

The event will take place5-8 p.m. today at 47 A SpringSt.

Guild hostsPark Circle tour

Bounce up to NorthCharleston 2-6 p.m. Saturdayfor the Park Circle Studio andHouse Tour from the NorthCharleston Artists Guild.

The tour will feature origi-nal art for sale from guildmembers. The public isinvited to meet artists, tourstudios and visit homes andbusinesses featuring their art.

This self-paced art excur-sion begins at the new “ur-banist community” of Mix-son (corner of Mixson andDurant avenues), continuesthrough several home stu-dios in the Park Circle areaand ends in the Olde NorthCharleston Village alongEast Montague.

Cars or bikes are recom-mended for traveling fromone location to another andparking is free.

Visit the guild’s Facebookpage at www.facebook.com/northcharlestonartistguildor contact them at [email protected]. This event is freeand open to the public.

Eight by Eightpainting show

Eight artists with MartinGallery will focus on thenumber eight for the monthof December.

“We have provided each ofthe artists in the gallery witheight canvases, all exactlyalike, each measuring 8 by 8inches in dimension,”says KitColeman, gallery director.

Works by artists KathleenBillis, Gilles Charest, BillCrosby, Joan Dumouchel,Simon Kenevan, Leo E. Os-borne, Wanda Steppe andguest artist Karin Olah willbe on display.

There will be a reception

5-8 p.m. today at the MartinGallery, 18 Broad St.

Redux opens curtainsTwice a year, Redux’s art-

ists open the curtains to thepublic.

Come invade their privatecreative space of studio artists1-6 p.m. Saturday.

The 6,000-square-footspace is equipped with 15artist studios, print shop anddarkroom.

“Each artist at Redux con-centrates on developing apersonal artistic vision,” saysexecutive director Karen AnnMyers.

“Redux’s exhibition pro-gram and events programmakes for a resourceful loca-tion that has a supportive at-mosphere where studio rent-ers are constantly exposed tovisiting artists, artist lecturesand, most importantly, theideas of their neighbors.”

PROVIDED BY CURRIE BOYD

Looking for a great giftfor a woman in your life?Visit Audella Studios, 47A Spring St., today to seethe jewelry of Currie Boyd.

10E.Thursday, December 9, 2010 _________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________________ The Post and Courier

“White Point Garden’s Gazebo”

“Battery Cannons”

Jim will be in the gallery to sign & dedicate his workFriday & Saturday from 10AM to 4PM.

Ph (843) 795-8244 • 800-696-5772 • 1929 Maybank Hwy.Tues.-Sat. 9am-5pm • www.jimbooth.com

Prints available on paper or canvas. Complimentary gift wrap.Best place in town to custom frame art, canvas,

prints, photographs, diplomas,etc. R34-432498

Kiawah Marathon gets greener

S aturday’s 33rd annualKiawah Island Mara-thon marks the third

year that organizers havemade a concerted effort to“green” the event, an endeav-or that more races across theUnited States, including nextyear’s Cooper River BridgeRun, are starting to do.

For too long, road raceshave been surprisingly pol-luting events. Foot racesgenerate a great deal of trash,including the on-course cupsfor water and electrolytedrinks and the plastic bagsfilled with paper fliers.

Then there’s the obliga-tory race T-shirt, often madefrom conventionally growncotton, which requires lotsof pesticides, or petroleum-based synthetics. I could goon.

Kiawah Island was devel-oped and is managed withthe environment as a prior-ity. So it should come as nosurprise that in 2008, the is-land’s recreation departmenttook its first steps to makethe island marathon, whichincludes a half-marathon,more ecologically sensitive.

Paper registration waseliminated. Staffers and vol-unteers took leftover food toCrisis Ministries, collectedleftover scraps for compost,recycled paper and card-board and collected nearly1,500 pairs of used runningshoes to be reused or re-cycled.

Last year, they got morebold and ambitious byswitching from metal med-als to ones made out ofrecycled glass; eliminatingwooden plaques for agegroup awards, instead usingthe money saved to create a

butterfly garden to honor thewinners; switching to 100percent organic cotton shirts;having a post-race banquetfrom locally grown and pro-duced food (within 100 milesof Kiawah); and continuingits recycling and compostinginitiatives.

Staffers also reached outon a social level, asking run-ners to donate coffee for thetroops serving overseas.

Helping Rural MissionThe organizers are con-

tinuing and adding to greenefforts this year, but also arereaching out to help RuralMission, a Johns Island-based nonprofit that buildsand repairs homes of under-privileged and elderly resi-dents of the Charleston area’sSea Islands.

Marathon and half-mara-thon participants are urgedto help by purchasing a giftcard from a nearby Lowe’s,Home Depot, True Valueor Ace Hardware, or donat-ing new or used hand tools,safety equipment or buildingsupplies to the race packetpick-up Friday, before theraces Saturday or by theisland’s Nature Center thisweekend.

Co-race Director Liz Kingalso underscored that thosewho want to bring used run-ning shoes should only bringthose that are too worn to be

re-used. Those shoes will beshipped to Nike’s Re-Use aShoe program, which grindsdown old athletic shoes intoa rubber material used tomake new sport surfacessuch as tracks and basketballcourts.

King urges people to donateunwanted but wearable run-ning shoes to Goodwill orsimilar nonprofits.

Bridge Run greeningWhile registration for

Kiawah has been closed formonths, those who run the34th annual Cooper RiverBridge Run and Walk onApril 2, 2011, can expect tohear plenty about its newefforts to make it greener,largely by introducing “TheRacelet.”

It is a bracelet with a USBport on it that will containthe Bridge Run magazineand sponsor coupons.

Because that representsabout 45,000 magazines andpackets of paper, that oneinitiative will be like saving asmall mountain of paper.

Also, the Bridge Run ispartnering with “PickupPal,”an eco-rideshare programthat helps connect peoplewho want to carpool on racemorning.

It’s a start.

Reach David Quick [email protected].

PHOTO BY JAMIE CATHCART ROOD

The 33rd Kiawah Island Marathon, which includes ahalf-marathon, will draw about 4,000 participantsSaturday. Organizers are in the third year of trying tomake the event more eco-friendly.

The Post and Courier__________________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM _________________________________________ Thursday, December 9, 2010.11E

R56-438539

12E.Thursday, December 9, 2010_________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________________ The Post and Courier

R34-431743

R28-426074

Try not to be greedy when making your Christmas list

W hen it comes to com-piling the perfectChristmas list, I’ve

become something of an ex-pert over the years.

My annual list is super de-tailed with descriptions, exactcolor (don’t just say blue whenthe website refers to the itemas “periwinkle”) and size, loca-tions of where to find the item,even the product number if it’sin a catalog. I leave nothing tochance.

Part of this obsessive orga-nization of my Christmas list

is just my personality. I lovemaking lists, and I tend toobsess over details, but it’s alsoa defense mechanism againstthe Ghost of Christmas Pastwhen I’ve received some reallybad gifts.

Case in point. The opera-length cashmere gloves Ireceived when I off-handedlymentioned one year I’d likesome black gloves for Christ-mas. Or the blood-red leatherattache case I got in my 20sthat might have been a hintto get a “real job” since I wasworking full time at a book-store.

Oh, and we can’t forget therechargeable batteries I re-ceived one year. Although, tobe fair, that person has sinceelevated his gift-giving gameby giving me in recent yearsa Breville blender and a verygenerous gift card to J. Crew.

There is an art to putting to-

gether a great Christmas list.The most important thing

to remember is you can’t begreedy. Not everything onyour list should be big-ticketitems. You don’t want someonelooking at that list and becom-ing discouraged too quickly orlaughing uncontrollably.

Plus, if you limit yourself toone really expensive item, ittends to stand out more.

So, this Christmas, for exam-ple, I’m asking for an originalvintage travel poster from theJulia Santen Gallery on KingStreet. And because it’s prettypricey, the rest of the items onmy list will be a little easier onthe pocket book.

Which is why I’m also askingfor a vintage fur vest from Etsy,some petite corduroy jeansfrom J. Crew, crown moldingshelves from Pottery Barn, anice desktop globe and a cash-mere throw.

In putting together yourChristmas list, it’s also impor-tant to include items for everybudget. That’s why I alwaysadd little things like Hesper-ides soap from Fresh at StellaNova, Votivo scented candles,padded hangers that I alwaysseem to need and, this year, oldvinyl recordings.

And it never hurts to addsome gift card suggestions foryour favorite stores. That wayyou virtually guarantee a per-fect present.

A word of caution. Be pre-pared for people to stray off thelist, which can have mixed re-sults. It can lead to disastrousgifts such as the ones men-tioned above, but it also canmean a thoughtful, originalgift that you’ll cherish forever.

Of course, as everyoneknows, it’s the thought thatcounts. But a gift receipt isnever a bad thing. DREAMSTIME.COM


BY KEVIN YOUNGSpecial to The Post and Courier

A few months ago, Charleston Scene dida cover story on local hip-hop. One ofthe subjects of that article was Righchusand producer Max Berry.

Before the interview that day, they had just finished up aset opening for Wiz Khalifa. One song that was impressivewas a new track, “Afraid of Heights.”

With the song’s tempo and vocal changes that echoedNas’ “One Mic” and a lace of early techno, the crowd

became noticeably charged by a track they hadnever heard before.

On Jan. 11, Charleston’s dynamic duo releas-es its new album, “Sweetgrass and Supras”

as a free download.Also be on the lookout for “Holy CitySundays” on Righchus’ twitter ac-count, twitter.com/Righchus. Onetrack from the album will be releasedon Twitter every Sunday until the al-bum release date of Jan. 11.

Q: Can you expand on the ideaof the new album? Was there aconcept or is it a basic release of agroup of songs?

Righchus: The idea was to intro-duce another side of Charleston

from what is regularly noticed.This album is the soundtrack

for everyone striving forsuccess in their own way.

Sweet grass representsCharleston for what it isand Supras represent mefor my style which is un-common in these parts.Q: Have you had any

interest from the majors?What are your views on ma-

jors vs. indies?Max: My opinion on major labels

is that the need for them is constant-ly deteriorating. Majors are no longer

developing artists, they just want what’shot right now and that changes so fast that no-

body really knows what they want.The new model for successful artists is going to be

creating a huge fan base on their own and then

BY MATTHEW GODBEYSpecial to The Post and Courier

Ben Bridwell withBirdsmell and Friends

Band of Horses frontmanBen Bridwell will perform aspecial benefit show Fridayat the Pour House, 1977Maybank Hwy.

Bridwell and other mem-bers of Band of Horses willbe performing Band ofHorses songs as well as oth-er originals under the nameBirdsmell and Friends.

The band will be donatingall of the performance’s pro-ceeds to the family of theirfriend, Andy Kotowicz, whowas killed in a car accidentwhile driving daughterAnna home from daycareon Oct. 21 in Seattle.

Kotowicz is survived byhis wife and daughter.

Fellow Sub-Pop recordingartist Holopaw will openthe show. Doors open at 8p.m. Tickets are $25 and areavailable online at www.etix.com or at the door.Visit www.charlestonpour-house.com for more infor-mation.

Run Dan RunRun Dan Run began as

more of an experimentalhobby for the then-20-year-old Dan McCurry in 2006rather than a legitimateband on the verge of in-die/rock success. But afterfriends and multi-instru-mentalists Nick Jenkins andAsh Hopkins heard McCur-ry’s ideas, the trio decidedto record an EP and startbooking regional shows.

By 2008, Run Dan Runhad finished its debut livealbum and had begun mak-ing a name for itself aroundthe Lowcountry withperformances that oftenfeatured a rotating cast ofguest musicians sometimesreaching as many as 10members.

The band took a hiatus ofsorts until this year whenthe group announced it wasplanning its next full-length

release.There is a noticeable

dissension in the band’ssongs. Like a car swervingbetween lanes, RDR’s musicis a scary ride that teetersbetween discord and sym-phonic but always rich inintelligent creativity.

In the risky spirit of Bro-ken Social Scene or BrightEyes, RDR takes indie/grunge pop to a surprisinglyhypnotic height.

Run Dan Run will appearFriday at the Tin Roof, 1117Magnolia Road, with thefolk-pop duo Birdlips.

The show starts at 10 p.m.Visit www.myspace.com/westashleytinroof or call571-0775 for more informa-tion.

Steel PetalsThere is a darkness, a

certain swampy sinfulnesseven, to the blues-basedrock of local quartet SteelPetals.

The band draws on influ-ences including Southernrock, gospel and acid blues,creating a sultry and color-ful collage of rich, region-ally defining genres that,not surprisingly, mix welltogether.

In only its second year,Steel Petals has gained alocal following throughwhat has mostly been word-of-mouth about the band’slively and technically pre-cise performances.

A skill that earned theband first place in the Tri-dent United Way Battleof the Bands at the MusicFarm last year.

The band released its de-but full-length album inApril and is back on the livemusic circuit once againperforming three shows thismonth in Charleston.

Steel Petals will performFriday at the Music Farm,32 Ann St. with WhiteRhino and Hundred HandsDown.

Tickets are $5 and areavailable at www.etix.comor at the door. Doors openat 7 p.m. Call 577-6989 orvisit www.musicfarm.com.

Bring thatbeat back

Righchus gives us scoop on new album

PHOTO BY DREAMLAND IMAGES

Righchus’ new album, “Sweetgrass AndSupras” will be released Jan. 11.

Please see RIGHCHUS, Page 19E


R34-432673


ROBERT REID PHOTOGRAPHYGangrene Machine hopes to release an EP nextyear.

BY STRATTONLAWRENCESpecial to The Post and Courier

W hat business doessinger Elise Tes-tone have playing

the lead role in a tribute tothe Godfather of Soul?

“This is a man’s world, butit’d be nothing without awoman,” answers Testone.

Known for her awe-inspir-ing voice and powerful stagepresence, Testone premiereda James Brown tributeshow almost two years ago.Wednesday marks the onlyperformance of the tributein 2010.

She’s assembled a newband for the occasion,dubbed Soul Power, drawing

from a pool of Charleston’smost talented jazz and im-provisational musicians.

Soul Power’s lineup in-cludes Gerald Gregoryon keys, Stuart White ondrums, Ben Wells on bass,and Lee Barbour on gui-tar, all musicians who arejust as likely to be playingin dinner jackets at theCharleston Grill as in se-quins and polyester at thePour House.

Barbour is the only alumfrom last year’s show; hetook the stage wearing sun-glasses, no shirt and leatherpants painted like theAmerican flag.

Joining the quintet is athree-piece horn sectionwith Simon Harding (saxo-

phone), Steve Berry (trum-pet) and Jeremy Carter(trombone). Before the showand at set break, electronicact Daffadill will play sets.

“They’re going to keep theparty going,” says Testone.“It’s going to be a non-stop dance party for threehours.”

The show is $8 and beginsat 9 p.m.

Testone says she’s as ex-cited about the Soul Powerlineup as any band she’splayed with, promising thatthe show will be “funkier —way funkier” than even herfunkiest past performances.

Personal highlights include“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’sWorld” and “The Payback.”

“When we do (‘Payback’),

we hold the intro so every-body’s waiting, and whenwe drop into it, every singleperson in the room dropswith it,” says Testone, mo-tioning and mouthing the‘badoombadoom’ rhythm.“I can’t wait. We’ll probablydo it near the end.”

The singer sported a jewel-studded satin mitten at lastyear’s show, covering a caston a broken finger. She’s ex-cited to be healthy and readyto dance this year.

If you come out in a “ColdSweat,” Testone promisesto get you grooving in your“Hot Pants” like only Mr.Dynamite can.

“I feel good,” says Testone.“I want everyone to get onthe good foot.”

Soul sister Elise Testonechannels James Brownfor special tribute

if you goWHO: Elise Testone’s James Brown Dance PartyWHERE: The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway.WHEN: 9 p.m. Dec. 15COST: $8MORE INFORMATION: www.myspace.com/elisetes-tone.

STRATTON LAWRENCE

Local singer Elise Testone’s James Brown Dance Party is Dec. 15 at The Pour House.

more infoMEMBERS: Matt Dobie(guitar/lead vocals), Cur-rey Long (guitar), ElliottVanotti (bass), Dylan Ray(drums)ORIGINALLY FROM:Atlanta (Ray), Florence(Vanotti) and Ohio (Dobieand Long)

Gangreneis a giggingMachineBY PAUL PAVLICHSpecial to The Post and Courier

I t’s hard to place a genreon the Charleston quartetknown as Gangrene Ma-

chine.“This band is very versa-

tile,” drummer Dylan Raysaid. “If I had to describe (theband), I would call us a funk-punk-jazz fusion-psychedelicrock band. When we’re writ-ing music, we don’t have aplan. We don’t sit down andcalculate it. But that’s the funpart of the whole process.”

Gangrene Machine featuresguitarists Matt Dobie andCurrey Long, Elliott Vanottion bass and Ray behind thedrum kit. Dobie also singslead vocals. The band startedplaying in the first quarterof 2010 and has been gig-ging around the Lowcountrysince then. The Machinetakes an improvisationalapproach to music, allow-ing for loose song forms andthe potential for interestingchanges at each show. Theband focuses on songs thatare forever growing and ca-pable of diversity to mix uptheir live shows for habitualconcertgoers.

“I feel like the unplannedaspect of it is what we en-

joy most, which is why weenjoy playing shows,” Raysaid. “We’ve been trying ourhardest to make each showunique, so people who are atmultiple shows don’t hear alot of repeats.”

The band’s set is primarilyoriginal songs with some col-orful cover songs thrown inthe mix. Ray’s previous mu-sical endeavors have capital-ized on the Charleston col-lege bar scene, but he thinksthat Gangrene Machine ismore at home in a venue thattraditionally houses originalmusic acts, such as the PourHouse or the Village Tavern.

“That’s what we enjoy most.I want people to come outand experience it firsthand,rather than having someonelog on to a website to listento us. We try to have fun andpick some covers to throw inthere, but the whole goal is toget people familiar with oursongs.”

Gangrene Machine hasbeen recording demos as welland plans to release an EPin the first quarter of 2011.Until then, the boys plan onplaying live shows aroundCharleston.

“That’s where I feel like westand out, when we can feedoff of the crowd,” Ray said.


R57-432785

R57-432788

PC-432783

Justin Townes EarleBY SAMANTHA TESTSpecial to The Post and Courier

I t’s been a few years sincewe’ve seen Justin TownesEarle around these parts,

but he’s back Sunday nightat the Pour House with hissignature drawl that is aslong as he is tall.

The Nashville to LowerManhattan transplantkicked off his tour latelast month to support hisnew album, “Harlem RiverBlues” (released mid-Sep-tember). You could say it’s alittle bit country, a little bitgospel and a little bit bluesy.

“ ‘Harlem River Blues’was kind of what came outof my research of differ-ent forms of gospel music,”Earle said. “I’ve always hada strong belief that most ofour American music began

in the church. Some peoplewould call it blasphemy,but even hip-hop music hasroots in the church.”

Earle was introducedto gospel at a young age.Growing up in Nashville,he lived in neighborhoodsthat were a majority Afri-can-American.

“The churches in myneighborhood were a lotmore fun than the churchesin my grandmother’s neigh-borhood,” he laughed.

Now, he combines thisfoundation with current ex-periences when writing newmaterial. He says he livesin New York because it’s aconstant study in sociologyand a potent version of thehuman experience.

He takes his time digest-ing his experiences, andthe results are worth the

wait. The “infamous cock-tail napkin writer,” as hedubbed himself, gets ideasdown in passing, as he hastrouble concentrating whenhe sits down to do just that.

“One of my strengths ispatience as far as writinggoes,” Earle said. “There arefew parts of my life I don’tseek instant gratification.I’m like most people myage, where everything ispretty immediate. But writ-ing, I can work on a songfor up to six months. I’vehad ideas for two years sit-ting in notepads, but it justhasn’t been the time yet.”

His patience and style arealso evident in his tattoos.

“My tattoos are muchlike my songs. I use themto represent certain areasof my life. I have the nameof my first record, “SaintChristopher,” because I’ma traveler; a fishing fly be-cause I love to fly-fish,” he

explained.“The bird is to remind me

that I’m always free to go,whether it’s a relationshipor whatever situation I’min. I have the freedom to getout of it. ... Well, unless I’min jail.”

They are a part of his per-formance as much as theyare of himself.

“I’ve always loved watch-ing a live performance, butto actually make a perfor-mance and not be like amopey little kid on stagestaring at his shoes,” Earlesaid.

“I like to bring back thespectacle of a live per-formance and make itsomething fun visually, tostimulate as many senses asyou can at the same time;that’s what brings about alive performance and givesyou that change to capturepeople and hold them hos-tage.”

Full of earnest style (and lots of tattoos)

if you goWHO: Justin Townes Earle.WHERE: The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway.WHEN: 9 p.m. Sunday.COST: $13 in advance at etix.com/$15 at the door.MORE INFORMATION: www.justintownesearle.com.

JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS

Justin TownesEarle’s latestrecord is “HarlemRiver Blues.”


ALLUETTE’S JAZZ CAFE: 137Calhoun St. 737-0090. Tonight-Sat: Oscar River Trio, 9:30 p.m.;Mon-Fri: Calvin Taylor, 11:30 a.m.;Wed and Sun: Abe White.

AROMAS: 50 N. Market St. 723-9588. Fri-Sat: Cotton Blue, 7 p.m.

ATLANTICVILLE RESTAURANTAND WINES: 2063 Middle St.,Sullivan’s Island. 883-9452. Fri: LiveJazz; Sun: Spanish and FlamencoGuitar w/Dori Chitayat, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Tues: Annie Boxell and JimAlgar.

AWENDAW GREEN: 4879 Hwy17 North, Awendaw. 452-1642.Wed: A Fragile Tomorrow, Dani-elle Howle, Ten Toes Up and ThePackway Handle Band.

BIG JIM’S DIAMONDBACK SA-LOON: 5991 Rivers Ave. 744-2501.Fri-Sat: Live Music; Tues: Karaoke.

BIG JOHN’S TAVERN: 251 EastBay St. 723-3483. Fri-Sat: Live Mu-sic; Tues: Karaoke.

BLIND TIGER PUB: 38 Broad St.577-0088. Fri: Whiskey and Ram-bling; Sat: Patrick Blake.

BLUE’S HOUSE OF WINGS:1039 Anna Knapp Blvd., MountPleasant. 881-1858. Fri: live music,7:30 p.m.; Sat: Karaoke w/Big Al, 9p.m.; Tues: Trivia, 7 p.m.; Wed: LiveMusic.

BOWEN’S ISLAND RESTAU-RANT: 1870 Bowen’s Island Rd.Folly Beach. 795-2757. Sun: ShrimpCity Slim, 2 p.m.

THE BRICK: 213B East Bay St.720-7788. Tonight: Chris Dodson,10:30 p.m.; Sat: High Society, 10:30p.m.

BUDDY ROE’S SHRIMPSHACK: 1528 Ben Sawyer Blvd.388-5270. Tonight: Ronnie John-son and Chris Clifton, 9 p.m.; Sun:Carroll Brown, 7 p.m.

BUFFALO SOUTH: 1409 FollyRd. 406-0888. Tonight: Trivia, 6p.m.

CHARLESTON BEER WORKS:468 King St. 577-5885. Fri: UnkleFunkle, 10:30 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL: 224 KingSt. 577-4522. Tonight-Sat: QuentinBaxter Ensemble followed byLate Night Jazz, 8 p.m.; Sun: BobWilliams Duo, 7 p.m.; Mon-Wed:Quentin Baxter Ensemble, 7 p.m.

CITY LIGHTS COFFEE SHOP:141 Market St. 853-7067. Sat: JesseLedford; Wed: The Amazing Mit-tens, 6:30-8 p.m.

THE CLUB AT MEYERS RD:216 Meyers Rd., Summerville.875-4215. Sat: DJ and Dance; Wed:Karaoke.

CLUB H2O: 8484 Dorchester Rd.

767-1426. Tonight: Country DanceParty, 9 p.m.; Fri-Sat: DJ Mike Men-doza, 9 p.m.

CRAB SHACK, FOLLY BEACH:26 Center St. 588-3080. Tonight:Folly Beach Bluegrass Society,8 p.m.; Mon: Open mic w/ DaveGrunstra, 9:30 p.m.

CRAZY D’S FOOD AND SPIR-ITS: 224 Redbank Rd., GooseCreek. 572-2658. Fri: Karaoke, 9p.m.; Tues: Trivia and Karaoke, 7:30p.m.

THE CRESCENT CONNECTION:1910 E. Montague Ave. 528-0777.Fri-Sat: Abe White, 6 p.m.; Sun:Sunday Jazz Brunch, noon.

CUOCO PAZZO: 1035 JohnnieDodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant. 971-9034. Wed and Fri-Sat: Riccardosings Opera and Italian songs, 7p.m.

DORCHESTER LANES: 10015Dorchester Rd., Summerville.376-2200. Fri-Sat: Virus; Sun: TeamTrivia w/Bad Joke Tom; Mon: Kara-oke w/Rocky; Tues: Acoustics w/61Daze; Wed: Karaoke w/Rocky.

EAST BAY MEETING HOUSE:159 East Bay St. 723-3446. Mon:Monday Night Poetry and OpenMic, 8 p.m.

FIERY RON’S SULLIVAN’S IS-LAND: 2209 Middle St., Sullivan’sIsland. 883-3131. Fri: Johnny Macand The Booty Ranch, $5, 10 p.m.;Sat: Sho Nuff, $5, 10 p.m.; Wed:Packway Handle Band, 9 p.m.;Thurs: Lefty Williams, $5, 10:30p.m.

FIERY RON’S WEST ASHLEY:1205 Ashley River Rd. 225-2278.Tonight: Bluestone Ramblers, free,9 p.m.; Fri: Matt Mackelcan Band,$5, 10 p.m.; Sat: Tommy Thunder-foot and The Accelerators, $5, 10p.m.; Mon: Open Mic, 8 p.m.; Tues:Whisky N Ramblin, 9 p.m.; Wed:

Lowcountry Blues Club, 7 p.m.FIREWATER GRILLE: 109 Holi-

day Drive, Summerville. 261-2121.Fri: Live Music; Sat: Comedy; Wed:Team Trivia, 8 p.m.

FISH RESTAURANT: 442 KingSt. 722-3474. Tonight: Elise Tes-tone, 7 p.m.; Sat: DJ, 10 p.m.

FRANKE AT SEASIDE: 1885Rifle Range Rd., Mt. Pleasant. 856-4700. Thurs: Celtic Christmas.

GENNARO’S RESTAURANT:8500 Dorchester Rd. 760-9875.Tonight: live jazz, 8 p.m.

GILLIGAN’S MONCKS COR-NER: 582 Dock Rd. 761-2244. Fri:Keith Bruce, 6 p.m.

HALLIGAN’S RESTAURANTAND BAR: 3025 Ashley TowneCenter, Suite 201. 225-4347. Fri:live entertainment.

HALLS CHOPHOUSE: 434 KingSt. 797-0090. Fri-Sat: AnthonyOwens, 7 p.m.; Sun-Wed: AnthonyOwens, 6:30 p.m.

HIGH COTTON: 199 East Bay St.724-3815. Tonight: James Slaterand Kevin Hackler; Fri-Sat: Bill Ay-cock Duo; Sun: James Slater andKevin Hackler.

JIMMY’S SPORTS BAR ANDGRILL: 431 St. James Ave., GooseCreek. 553-8766. Tonight: TeamTrivia; Fri-Sat: DJ/Karaoke, free;Tues: Chris Sullivan, free, 8-11 p.m.;Wed: DJ/Karaoke, free.

J’PAULZ: 1739 Maybank Hwy.,James Island. 795-6995. Fri-Sat:live music.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 337 King St.805-5020. Wed: Trivia; Thurs: Livemusic.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1175 FollyRd., James Island. 225-6996. Wed:Trivia, 9 p.m.; Thurs: Live music.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1119 John-nie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.881-8734. Tues: Theme trivia, 9

p.m.; Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m.; Thurs:Live music.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 800 N. MainSt., Summerville. 875-6998. Wed:Trivia, 9 p.m.; Thurs: Live music.

KICKIN’ CHICKEN: 1179 SamRittenberg Blvd., West Ashley 766-5292. Wed: Trivia, 9 p.m. Thurs:Live music.

KUDU COFFEE AND CRAFTBEER: 4 Vanderhorst St. 853-7186.Fri: Megan Jean and the KFB, 8p.m.; Sat: Gwyn Fowler, 8 p.m.

LOCALS BAR: 1150 Queensbor-ough Blvd., Unit B. 388-5114. Mon:

Keith Bruce, 6-9 p.m.LOCO JOE’S FOOD & SPIRITS:

1115 Miles Rd., Summerville. 821-2946. Fri-Sat: Karaoke; Wed: Kara-oke and Trivia.

LUCY’S RED SKY GRILL: 1001Landfall Way, Johns Island. 768-8118. Sun: Shrimp City Slim andChuck Morris, 6-9 p.m.

MAD RIVER BAR & GRILLE: 32N. Market St. 723-0032. Fri: LiveMusic; Mon: Live Music; Tues:Trivia.

MANNY’S NEIGHBORHOODGRILLE: 1608 Old Towne Rd. 763-

3908. Tonight: Team Trivia; Sat:Coastal Carolina Karaoke, 9:30p.m.; Sun: Team Trivia; Wed: TedMcKee “Tropical Rock,” 6-9 p.m.,DNR, 9:30 p.m.

MED BISTRO: 90 Folly Rd. 766-0323. Fri-Sat: Live Music, 7-10 p.m.

MERCATO RESTAURANT: 102N. Market St. 722-6393. Tonight-Fri: Ann Caldwell w/LooseFitt; Sat:Lewis, Wiltrout and Gregory; Sun:Jordan Gravel; Mon: Leah SuarezTrio; Tues: Frank Duvall Trio; Wed:

R56-433638

Kids 12 andunder FREEDec. 14 & 15One per paying adult

The deadline for Night Life items is Tuesday at noon the week before the event or concert takes place. E-mail [email protected].

CLAY PATRICK MCBRIDE

Kid Rock returns to the North Charleston Coliseum alongwith Jamey Johnson on Feb. 16. Tickets are $49.50 and$25. Visit ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.

Please see CLUBS, Page 19E


R29-437814

www.kingstreetshopwalk.com

Hosted by:

Sponsored by:

Proceeds benefit:

Friday, December 10thPick up your Passports beginning at 5:00 p.m.at the Charleston Place Hotel$15 for passports in advance$20 for passports at the doorFirst 150 passport sales receive Shop Walk swag bags.

More than 35 King Streetretailers are offering you anight of discounted shopping,holiday celebration andentertaining fun on the nightof December 10th. As a KingStreet Shop Walk attendee,you'll receive an exclusiveShop Walk passport - your keyto all the perks of the evening.

Wrap up your night at theCharleston Place Hotel for theofficial King Street Shop Walkafter party. Mingle with friends,win door prizes and sip on aspeciality Shop Walk cocktail!

using a major label to helpdistribute the music. If youlook at what Wiz Khalifa did,he kept putting out mix tapesand albums on his own, de-veloped a giant fan base byusing social media networks,then recently signed a recorddeal. The Internet allows anartist today the ability to getthe music heard in ways onlymajor labels could in thepast.

Q: Have you run into anyroadblocks, production orotherwise, you’d care to ex-pound on?

Righchus: Yeah, there arealways roadblocks. Mainlystaying loyal to my goals andmusic. Funding is also a cru-cial part in any project.

Max: There’s never been atime where we haven’t runinto roadblocks. Production-wise, I have built my studioin my house because I choosenot to depend on all of thesketchy people that are in the“music production business.”

We have been stood upmultiple times by people,waited in parking lots forhours, and I just had enough.I don’t have the best equip-ment but I can use what I dohave and make it sound good.

Q: Since “Chaos Theory”was released, has anythingchanged careerwise?

Righchus: Somewhat. I’vedone shows with Curren$y,YelaWolf, and Wiz Khalifa.From that, I gain a lot ofknowledge on how successfulI could be as an independentartist.

Max: We have made somegreat connections since thenas well, which is important inthis industry.

Q: How are you balancingcreative pursuits with nor-mal everyday life?

Righchus: (laughs) Wedon’t! I have a team called “Il-laKamp” that handles a lot ofthe business aspect of thingsand Max is almost as impor-tant as my right arm when itcomes to getting things done.

Max: We both have full-time jobs, so it is tough tofind a balance. Righchuswill come over to my housea lot and I will play him newbeats that I have made andif he likes it, we can usuallywrite and record a song inanywhere from 20 minutes to2 hours.

If he doesn’t like my newstuff, we can come up withconcepts for songs like wedid with “Afraid of Heights.”He told me he wanted to usea “Sandstorm” sample, so Ichopped up the parts that Iliked and made a beat out ofit in, like, 20 minutes.

Then we recorded it and itcame out really well. That is

an example of a good con-cept, great teamwork and asolid final product.

Q: How is, in your eyes,“Sweetgrass and Supras”different from “ChaosTheory”?

Righchus: “Sweetgrass andSupras” is on another levelof energy, front to back. It’scompletely high energy theentire way through. I was on-ly 17 and 18 when I recorded“Chaos Theory.”... Hopefullyyou can hear the growth inmy lyrics.

Max: I feel like my produc-tion keeps advancing as far assound quality and substance.Righchus’ lyrics have gottenexceptionally better since“Chaos Theory.” He is re-ally learning to switch up histiming and delivery. And hiswordplay is always improv-ing. (laughs) He still puts alot of “ish” metaphors in hislyrics, like this one line in thesong “Beastmode.” ... “I maynot be the ish, but I’m thestain on the Charmin.”

Q: Is there anything elseyou’d like to add that I mayhave missed?

Max: I can’t stress enoughhow important it is to sup-port local music. Charlestonhas so much potential to bea great music city. We haveso much unheard talent in acity that everybody loves. Weneed to support each other.

RIGHCHUS From Page 14E

Arts&Travel

Sundays inLet us entertain you.

The Pulse Trio.MERLY’S PUB: 1217 Red Bank

Rd., Goose Creek. Fri: Karaoke, 9p.m.

THE MILL LOUNGE: 1026 E.Montague Ave. 225-2650. Sat:Zenith; Tues: Brian McGee; Wed:Shrimp City Slim, free, 8-11 p.m.

MOJO’S CLUB AND CIGARBAR: 945 Bacons Bridge Rd. 875-5099. Mon: Shag.

MOLLY DARCY’S: 235 East BaySt. 737-4085. Tonight-Sat: DJ.

MORGAN CREEK GRILL: 8041st Ave. IOP. 886-8980. Fri: Keland Gino, 5-7 p.m.; Sat: ShrimpCity Slim, 4-8 p.m.

MUSIC FARM: 32 Ann St. 577-6989. Fri: Steel Petals w/HundredHands Down and White Rhino,$5, 7 p.m.; Thurs: Hinder w/SavingAbel, My Darkest Days and De-fault, $25-30, 7 p.m.

O’MALLEY’S: 549 King St. 805-5000. Tonight-Sat: Live Music;Mon: Live Music; Tue: Trivia, fol-

lowed by Karaoke, 7 p.m.; Wed: DJ.OSCAR’S RESTAURANT: 207

W. 5th North St., Summerville.871-3800. Tonight: Calvin Taylor,6-9 p.m.

PATRICK’S PUB: 1377 AshleyRiver Rd. 571-3435. Tonight: Kara-oke, 9 p.m.; Sat: Drag Show.

PELICAN’S NEST: 3772 Sea-brook Island Rd., Seabrook Island.768-2500. Fri-Sat: Live Music.

PLANET FOLLYWOOD: 32 Cen-ter St., Folly Beach. 588-7380. Sat:The Shakin’ Martinis, 8 p.m.

THE POUR HOUSE: 1977 May-bank Hwy. 571-4343. Tonight: BigDaddy Love w/The Dirt Daubers,$8, 10 p.m., Local Bluegrass Thurs-days, 6-9 p.m.; Fri: Ben Bridwellpresents Birdsmell and Friends w/Holopaw, $25, 8 p.m., Trivia w/Valand Ryan, 6:30 p.m.; Sat: CosmicCharlie, $10-12; Sun: Justin TownesEarle w/Caitlin Rose, $13-15, 9 p.m.;Mon: Graham Whorley, 6-9 p.m.;Tues: Clay Cook vs. Levi Lowrey,9:30 p.m., Lindsay Holler andFriends, 6-9 p.m.; Wed: Elise Tes-

tone’s James Brown Dance Party,$8, 10:30 p.m., Dead Wednesdaysw/Reckoning and For the Faithful,6-9 p.m.

RED DRUM GASTROPUB: 803Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant. 849-0313. Wed: live music; Thurs: BillJohnson.

RITA’S: 2 Center St., Folly Beach.588-2525. Tonight: Frank Royster;Fri: David Dunning; Sat: DavidLandeo; Wed: Jamison.

THE ROOFTOP AT VENDUEINN: 19 Vendue Range. 414-2341.Fri: Magic Taxi; Sat: Green Levels;Tues: Trivia.

SALTY MIKE’S BAR: 17 Lock-wood Dr. 937-0208. Wed: Karaokew/Richard Clayton.

SAND DOLLAR: 7 Center St.,Folly Beach. 588-9498. Fri-Sat: TheCool; Sun: Cool Yule.

SEEL’S ON SULLIVAN’S: 2213Middle St., Sullivan’s Island, 883-5030. Fri and Sat: DJ C-Nile, 10p.m.; Wed: The Bushels, 7 p.m.

SOUTHEND BREWERY ANDSMOKEHOUSE: 161 East Bay St.

853-4677. Tonight: Salsa Night,10 p.m.

SOUTHERN COMFORT BARAND GRILL: 1761 North MainStreet, Summerville. 873-9220. To-night: Team Trivia, 8 p.m.; Fri-Sat:Live Music.

SUNFIRE GRILL & BISTRO:1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. 766-0223. Tonight: Allyson Taylor, 6-9p.m.; Fri: Susie Summers and Al,6-9 p.m.; Sat: The Ginhouse Boys,6:30 p.m.; Mon: singer and song-writer night; Tues: Ted McKee, 6-9p.m.; Wed: Jef Wilson, 6-9 p.m.

THE SWAMP FOX AT THEFRANCIS MARION HOTEL: 387King St. 724-8888. Fri-Sat: PianistBill Howland. .

THE TATTOOED MOOSE: 1137Morrison Dr. 277-2990. Tues: Lind-say Holler, free, 9 p.m.

THIRSTY TURTLE II: 1158 Col-lege Park Rd., Summerville. 851-9828. Fri-Sat: Karaoke, 9 p.m.; Sun:Mike Peifer or Jefferson Coker;

Mon and Wed: Karaoke, 9 p.m.;Tues: Mike Peifer or JeffersonCoker.

THROUGHBRED CLUB ATCHARLESTON PLACE: 224 KingSt. 722-4900. Tonight-Sat: Livemusic, 1-11 p.m.; Sun: Live music,5-10 p.m.; Mon-Thurs: Live music,1-11 p.m.

TOAST: 155 Meeting St. 534-0043. Tonight: Abe White; Fri: LiveMusic; Sat: Annie Boxell, 6 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S: 160Church St. 577-3818. Tonight-Sat:Steve Carroll and the Bograts;Wed, Sun: Fried Rainbow Trout.

TRAYCE’S TOO NEIGHBOR-HOOD GRILLE AND PUB: 2578Ashley River Rd. 556-2378. Today:Team trivia, 7-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat: LiveMusic.

WET WILLIE’S: 209 East Bay St.853-5650. Mon: Metal Mondays;Wed: Jerry Cooper; Sat: Jamisun.

WILD WING DOWNTOWN: 6 N.Market St. 722-9464. Tonight: Ka-

raoke; Fri: David Higgins Band; Sat:The Will; Sun: Plane Jane; Mon:Rotie Acoustic; Tues: Team Trivia;Wed: The Diesel Brothers.

WILD WING MT. PLEASANT:664 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant.971-9464. Tonight: Plane Jane;Fri: Permanent Vacation; Sat: BenFagen Project; Sun: David Dun-ning; Tues: Team Trivia; Wed: DavisCohen Band.

WILD WING N. CHARLES-TON: 7618 Rivers Ave. 818-9464.Tonight: The Diesel Brothers; Fri:Plane Jane; Sat: Eric Scott Band;Sun: Trickknee Acoustic; Mon:Bingo w/DJ SLK T; Tues: Ed MillersKaraoke Mayhem; Wed: DanceParty w/DJ SLK T.

THE WINDJAMMER: 1008Ocean Blvd., IOP. 886-8596. Fri:The Holy City Heartbreakers, $10;Wed: Troy Olsen, free, 9 p.m.

WOLFTRACK BAR AND GRILL:1807 Parsonage Rd. 768-0853. Fri:Vertigo Circus; Sat: Freakin Nuts.

CLUBS From Page 18E


R54-438553

AttentionBusiness

Space Availablefor Holiday Special

Call Todayfor information

745-5872PC-438558

Ornamentswithattitude

flash$19.95

117 E. Richardson AveSummerville • 843. 832.3800

Need a unique ornament?

We’vegot it.

R54-438554

ALL ABOUT GARAGE DOORS

$49.99Adjust springs, balance door, lubricate rollers &

springs, tighten belts & hingesWith this coupon. One per household.

Not valid with any other offers. Offer expires 12/30/10.

GARAGE DOORTUNE-UPS

Winterize YourGarage Door

* Prolong the life with a tune up

Charleston/West Ashley

843.813-7779Mt. Pleasant

843.884.1316Summerville

843.832.4304 Robert Gatch, Owner R54-438556

1317 North Main / N. Main Market Shopping CenterCall for an appt. or Walk-in’s Welcome

873-8855

Call now to book your Christmas Party

Diva Party Package(Party of 6 or more)

Includes: Signature Herbal Manicure & Pedicure,French & 2 Design Hand/Feet • Eyebrow & Lip Wax

Includes two complimentary glasses of wine

Diva’s Nails Spa

532-9985 R54-438555

WarehouseClearance

Suite #13 next to Piggly Wiggly, Ladson • M-Sat 10:30-6

Everything Only

$700• Stocking Stuffers • Shoe Sale• Gift Certificates

CHECK OUTTHE NEW LARGER

LOCATION

(at our old location)


Rhett

North Charleston native takes streetwear ‘H1gher’BY ELIZABETH BOWERSSpecial to The Post and Courier

S alvaged denim. “Betterthan your mama’s bis-cuits” printed T-shirts.

Twenty pairs of sneakers.That’s what streetwear is toKJ Kearney.

Or something like that.He says of the branch of

fashion, “You know it whenyou see it. Like haute cou-ture. It’s just something youdo, like the water you drink,the bars you go to.”

North Charleston na-tive Kearney is leading theSouthern streetwear move-ment in Charleston. Withhis blog and brand H1gherLearning, Kearney is tryingto make streetwear relevantnot just in California and

in New York, but below theMason-Dixon Line.

The name H1gher Learn-ing just came to him oneday.

“The number one in placeof the letter I is symbolicon a couple levels. I want toposition H1gher Learningas the point of reference forSouthern streetwear. I don’twant to cover everything,just the best. So the numberone also works as a constantreminder of the type ofstuff it covers as well as thespot that I covet so much,”he said.

He blogs about streetwearshops — Dope in BatonRouge, La., and StriversRow in Atlanta — has in-terviews with up-and-com-ing designers, previews

collections and basicallyinterjects Southern hospi-tality into a movement thathe feels is a tad bit “preten-tious.”

“Streetwear is flamboy-ant. It’s all about pomp andcircumstance,” he said.

He describes what he blogslike this: “H1gher Learningis the intelligent documenta-tion of Southern streetwearculture.”

Kearney’s main goal is tobring people together. Healso blogs about other localbusinesses and figures: theEarly Bird Diner, its photoshoot by Bad Jon and Righ-chus.

At Eye Level Art next year,Kearney’s hard work willcome together. On March 25during Charleston Fashion

Week, he’s hosting The BigMix, an event he’s calling“part trade show and partpanel discussion.”

Streetwear designersfrom other cities will bringracks of clothes, and theevent will formally intro-duce Charleston to thestreetwear scene.

Kearney is launching alike-minded website for mu-sic next year, as well.

Oh, he’d also like to writea couple of books, have a TVshow and open a streetwearstore in Charleston.

But it’s the simple thingsthat Kearney focuses on: Hewants to make khakis cool.

“I love khakis. I hate whatcorporate America has doneto them. I’m bringing themback.”

PROVIDED BY KJ KEARNEY

KJ Kearney blogsand tweetsabout streetwearand has manyfollowers. See itall at www.h1gher.com and twitter.com/h1gher.

Walter Rhett: Nonfiction,blogs, twitter & perloBY KATRINA ROBINSONSpecial to The Post and Courier

W alter Rhett hasbeen writing sincethe fourth grade

and has a variety of awardsand achievements under hisbelt: He first published po-etry in Essence and a Parisjournal, Presence Africane.

Then he switched to non-fiction, winning a schol-arship to Johns HopkinsUniversity’s summer writers’workshop in 1986. He can becontacted at [email protected] for informationregarding readings and sign-ings. He also does tours.

Q: What’s your identity asa writer? Where do you findinspiration?

A: I react strongly tostories. I write about epicmemories. I’m a Perlo writer— perlo is a Charleston ricedish made with local bounty.Perlo’s spice is history. I writehistory because the debate issettled and the facts are notdisputed — unless you aretalking about the Civil War.I write nonfiction because itstruth and honesty give mywriting voice intimacy andauthority.

Q: Who are your majorinfluences?

A: Frank Yerby, a wildlypopular Georgia novelistfrom the mid-20th centurywho lived in Spain and sold30 million books. Florida’sZora Neale Hurston — shehad absolutely the best earamong Southern writers. Po-et Gwendolyn Brooks for herelegance. Local jazz writerJack McCray for his swing.New York Times columnistGail Collins — I actuallyscream and cheer at her lines.

Q: What advice would yougive to local writers?

A: Practice craft. Find yourvoice and gain a sense of dis-covery and authority.

Q: When and how often doyou write?

A: I write daily, usuallyposting in the top 100 onlinemarkets. Using standardmetrics, my weekly audienceaverages 100,000 readers.New York Times Nobel andPulitzer winning columnistsfrequently single out mywork. Times columns featureand promote comment es-says. The writers and editorshighlight the exceptionalessays and rank readers’ rec-ommendations. I’m usuallythere.

I post my Southern Perloblog (www.southernperlo.wordpress.com) weekly in

35 mid- andmajor U.S.newspapermarkets:Savannah;Montgom-ery, Ala.;Des Moines,Iowa; andSan Fran-cisco, where

the online editor invitedme to post on their politi-cal page. I publish SouthernPerlo on its own site withbeautiful graphics andphotos. I also publish threeonline news dailies andupdate a news stream and aunique Lowcountry historystream on twitter (www.twit-ter.com/walterrhett). I lovephotographs; Perlo and mytwitter streams feature manyof them.

Q: What’s in store for thefuture?

I just finished my newpaperback, “Butter My Bis-cuit,” a collection focused onSouthern wit and storytell-ing. It’s available for the holi-days. To stir the pot, here’s abrief passage: “But my mindalways goes back to Ms.Lucy’s lunch.

There are days when thesingle thought of a bite of herbreads is enough to sustainme through the crush of aworld that has left me starvedfor so much.”


R29-432937


CHARLESTONHELICOPTERS

R34-438456

50% offINTRODUCTORY FLIGHT (Reg. $295)50% off

INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT (Reg. $295)

www.charlestonhelicopters.com843-330-1325

5875 S. Aviation • N. Charleston, SC 29406

www.charlestonhelicopters.com843-330-1325

5875 S. Aviation • N. Charleston, SC 29406

DUI??

2165 Ashley Phosphate, Suite D(Across from the First Citizens Bank Building)

EMERGENCY588-2749

CLIP & PUT IN WALLET

MICHAEL S. O’NEAL

DUI??FREE

CONSULTATION!576-2000

R61-438203

R57-438201

R40-438200

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens3550 ASHLEY RIVER ROAD • CHARLESTON • SOUTH CAROLINA 29414

Buy one individual annual membershipfor $55 or a family annualmembership for $75 and

GET A SECOND ONEGET A SECOND ONE

HALF PRICE TO GIVEHALF PRICE TO GIVE

AS A CHRISTMAS GIFTAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT..Offer is only available during the month of December.

The annual membership provides admission to thegardens, Audubon Swamp Garden, free

admission to members-only events throughoutthe year and a 10 percent discount

on purchases in the gift shop.

(843) 571-1266 • (800) 367-3517WWW.MAGNOLIA PLANTATION.COM

Give the Gift of DanceFor the Holidays!

R34-438858

Give the Gift of DanceFor the Holidays!

3 GENERATIONS OF WOMEN RUNNING ONE OFAMERICA'S LONGEST-ESTABLISHED DANCE STUDIOS.

795-8660830 Folly Road,James Island

Visit our website for moreinformation and registrationtrudysdance.com

R34-438195

R34-438199

2010OFFICIAL CITY ORNAMENT

21st Anniversary Edition

2010OFFICIAL CITY ORNAMENT

21st Anniversary Edition

$20“Bandstand: White Point Gardens”

24 kt gold - velvet case

Available in most local gift and hardwarestores and visitor’s centers and online:

www.cityornaments.com843-762-4117

$20“Bandstand: White Point Gardens”

24 kt gold - velvet case

Available in most local gift and hardwarestores and visitor’s centers and online:

www.cityornaments.com843-762-4117

GREAT IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

The Post and Courier__________________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM _________________________________________Thursday, December 9, 2010.23E

BY SAMANTHA TESTSpecial to The Post and Courier

hile hip-hop may notbe the first thoughtthat springs to mind

when talking about Charleston, it’srenewed popularity shouldn’t sur-prise you either. In such a diverse,cultural place, dance and fitness areno exception to our try-anything at-titudes.

Which is why the music and styleof dance is spreading about as fast asyou can shake it. And Angel Robertsis showing us how through PeaceLove Hip Hop.

Her three weekly classes on DanielIsland and in Mount Pleasant andWest Ashley (with a downtowninstallment coming in January)take students through high-energyroutines set to a heart pumpingsoundtrack.

“Peace Love Hip Hop is about cre-ating opportunities for people of allages to dance. Our style of hip-hopdancing combines getting fit andhealthy, having fun and buildingcommunity spirit,” said Roberts.

The mostly female attendees havefound that sense of community aswell as confidence and well-being inRoberts’ classes — that is, when theyrecover from the intense workoutthat hip-hop movements involve.

“I love that Peace Love Hip Hopclasses are more an experience thanan exercise class. The energy in theroom or gym — or wherever we are,we even had a class in a fire stationonce — is amazing. We encourage

each other to give everything you’vegot. And you can’t help but smile,”said Julie S. Christy, a regular stu-dent and owner of Insurance Solu-tions with her husband.

The Mount Pleasant mother ofthree attended her first class 2½half years ago at the suggestion of afriend. Despite her inhibitions, shewas hooked.

“I always leave the class feelingstronger, physically and mentally,and looking forward to the nexttime I can go,” she said. “Angel’sgot that spark. She makes it fun andfresh and positive. It’s never repeti-tive. She always has the newest mu-sic and hippest moves.”

Roberts, a daughter of a dancer,grew up in a dance studio learningand eventually teaching many styles,all except hip-hop. It wasn’t until shewent to school in Greensboro, N.C.,and volunteered at a nearby Boys &Girls Club did she discovered it. Inteaching kids dance, they taught hersome moves of their own, and a hip-hop passion was born in Roberts.

Work took her out west to Los An-geles, where she did costume designfor “That ’70’s Show” for eight years.There, she also continued to honeher hip-hop style. It wasn’t until2006 that the Myrtle Beach nativemade it back to the Lowcountry andestablished Peace Love Hip Hop.

Roberts still travels to performin dance conventions for teachers’showcases, but says her favorite partis interacting with her students.

Those warm and fuzzies exist onlybefore and after dancing, though.

Her style is hard-hitting.“It’s sharp, fun, edgy choreogra-

phy. Some people are flowy, but Ilike to attack the steps and hit ithard,” Roberts said.

Melanie Hamilton, fellow formerdancer and student of Roberts,knows exactly how good hitting ithard can be. She found friendshipand fitness through dance.

“I won’t soon forget my first class,”said the middle school teacher-turned-stay-at-home mom.

“We had just moved to Daniel Is-land and I didn’t know many people.It was also a move after a very roughpatch in my life. I was working toreconnect with myself, and boy, didI at Angel’s hip-hop class. I smiled— picture the biggest cheesy grinever — the entire time!” she said.“During that first class with Angelthree and a half years ago, I felt like Iwas at home — at home with myself.I felt pure joy. Angel knew it, too. Alldancers have that understanding ofthemselves and each other.”

Hamilton’s son also takes hip-hopfrom Roberts. In fact, that’s howmany students got involved.

Roberts first offered to teach hip-hop at the Daniel Island studiowhere her daughter danced. Thefirst class rapidly grew from around10 to double, then triple. Then themothers started asking for adultclasses. As the numbers swelled, theclasses outgrew one location afteranother.

“I love to watch people walk intomy class for the first time, a little un-sure, and within minutes the smile

starts to grow across their face andabout half way through, they arehaving the time of their lives, like,‘Wow, I forgot how much fun danc-ing was,’ ” says Roberts. “I also loveto watch people become better danc-ers, at any age, and become so muchmore confident, in so many ways.”

At PLHH, it doesn’t matter wheth-er students have experience dancing,or have danced only at weddings.Roberts says after just the first time,you get it. After the second time, it’sclicking. After the third time, you’llbe hitting the patterns as hard asanyone else.

Alesya Bags founder and DanielIsland resident Alesya Opelt was abeginner just looking to get in shapewhen she started PLHH classes aspart of the “Get Fit Daniel Island”program.

“When I started hip-hop, I was inthe worst shape of my life. I had a3-month-old, about 35 extra poundsand my motivation was to simplybutton my jeans again. Now, I’measily in the best shape of my life,care about what I eat and my moti-vation is to be running around wellinto my 90s,” said Opelt.

“I wouldn’t call myself naturallycoordinated. But at some point, youhave to forget about that and just en-joy the music,” she added.

That’s exactly what Roberts wantsher students to take away from herclasses, coordinated or not.

“I hope people walk away feelingsweaty and fabulous, like they havejust been to the most fabulous danceparty and tore up the dance floor allnight long, happy, tired, refreshed,fulfilled, ready to conquer any-thing,” said Roberts.

Local classes offer fitness, friendship and fun

Roberts leads the hip hop class in a cool down and stretch exercise.Lee McLeod of West Ashley dances in the adult hip hop class.

ALL PHOTOS BY AMELIA PHILLIPS HALE OF DREAMLAND IMAGES

Instructor, Angel Roberts, leads the adult hip-hop class, Peace Love Hip Hop,at the Daniel Island School Gym on Daniel Island.

Wanna dance?Cost of classes are $10 for all levels. You must be at least 15 years

old for adult classes. Wear comfortable, work out clothes to danceand sweat in. Bring a hand towel, water and a yoga mat. Look fornew downtown classes starting in January.

Mondays: 7:30 p.m. at Daniel Island School Gym, 2365 DanielIsland Drive, Daniel Island

Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m. at Park West Rec Center, 1251 Park WestBlvd, Mount Pleasant

Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m. at Bee’s Landing Rec Center, 1580 Ash-ley Gardens Blvd., Charleston

More information: www.peacelovehiphop.comFor information on kids classes: www.dihiphop.comOn twitter: twitter.com/chashiphop

Video & more picturesVisit www.charlestonscene.com to see footage and more photos

of the dancers.

What songs do they dance to?“The Choice is Yours,” by Black Sheep; “Outta Your Mind,” by Lil

John; “I Get Crazy,” by Nicki Manij; “Tamborine,” by Eve; “Swing,”by Savage; “They Want EFX,” by Das Efx; “Gold Digger,” by KanyeWest and “Too Much Booty in Da Pants,” by Soundmaster T (ofcourse).

24E.Thursday, December 9, 2010_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, December 9, 2010.25E

R57-432925


NEEDCHRISTMAS

CASH?

NEEDCHRISTMAS

CASH?

40 YEARS EXPERIENCE40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Paying Highest Prices for• Gold• Silver• Platinum

• Watches• Broken

Jewelry

217A South Cedar Street • Summerville

875-3006R54-438563

Design and Repair

R54-431811

9581A Hwy. 78 across from KFC, Ladson • Off I-26 exit 205BT-F 10-6 • Sat 11-4 • 572-2040

Coupon Expiration 12/18/10

CockyFly- For the hard to buy Sportsman*Accepting Custom Framing Orders for Christmas *Fast turnaround

I’ve Been Framed!!

Appointments Availableon the Same Day

Caring & Friendly Staff

All Insurance Accepted

Comfortable &Accessible Office

Atmosphere

208 E. 2nd St. N.Summerville, SC 29483

Phone 843.873.6873Fax 843.871.7111

LOMAX &JORDAN, ENT

Quality StaffQuality CareQuality medical care,one patient at a time.

R54-438564

Doctors Lomax and Jordan,Ear, Nose, and Throat is aspeciality practice for adultsand children with over 25years experience.

◗ Ear, Nose & ThroatProblems

◗ Nasal & Sinus Surgery

◗ Snoring & Sleep Disorders

◗ Tinnitus and HearingLoss Evaluations

Add some Jingle toyour Holiday with

“Charleston's Best”Authentic NY Style Pizzeria

$7.99 Lg 14"Cheese Pie or 2 FREE toppings on any regular priced large, x-lg or xxl pizza with this coupon

R54-438561

Home of the $5 even 2 sliceand drink LUNCH special

Disclaimer: Not good with any other promotion, taxes may apply, limited delivery areas, with this coupon.

Mt. Pleasant • At the corner of Hwy 17 & SC 41

856-7800

Summerville • At the corner of Berlin G. Myers & Hwy 78

873-6606

www.nypizzaonline.com

Days Gone By203 East 2ndNorth StreetSummerville

Back In TimeAntiques213 N. Cedar St.Summerville843.323.1825

Find somethingunique for Christmas!Lyn Lee-Beam, New Proprietress.

Fine Furniture, Antiques, Lighting,gorgeous accessories.

20% off storewideGift Certificates Available

R54-438560

Flowertown Shoe Repair“Lifetime of Experience”

Locally Owned9-6 M-F 9-12noon Sat.

214-A North Cedar St.Summerville 871-9958

R54-438559

◗ Heel & Sole Replacements & Repairs

◗ Orthopedic Shoes

◗ Shoe Shines

◗ Shoe Dying

◗ Zipper Replacement

◗ All Leather Works

◗ Handbag & Luggage Repair

◗ Saddle Repairs

◗ Golf Bag Repairs

◗ Custom Leather Work

◗ Leather Jacket Repair

R54-438189


Graze: A culinary pasture for eclectic flavorsBY DEIDRE SCHIPANIThe Post and Courier

T he space once defined bydejeuner and le diner and amenu of coquilles, quenel-

les and profiteroles is now hometo GRAZE.

Cozy Coco’s is now an Avenueof the New Americas dining des-tination that sets the table withthe ingredients of Korea, Spain,Israel, Cuba, Italy, Mexico andFrance. Local is honored, andseasonal is mandated.

Graze is a Mount Pleasant dis-covery that Tom Peters would beproud of. Its small, strip mall lo-cation with its beacon of a brightgreen “G” lights your way to din-ing pleasure. Partners BradfordBobbitt, Michael Karkut andDerek Lathan have crafted theirconcept of “creative, casual cui-sine” with style and skill.

The former Coco’s Cafe hashad a face-lift. The new lookfeatures a simple color paletteof soft grays shimmering in thelight of drum-shaded chande-liers, the faint print of bambooon the wallpaper, geometrical“rails” of varying shades ofgreen positioned on the bar wallthat cushion the linear run andbright green “plants” of grassdemonstrate that “simplicity isthe ultimate sophistication” (daVinci).

The bar area provides ban-quette seating and a small half-wall separates the two functionalareas. Graze serves lunch anddinner.

The menu has global ambitionthat is paired well with the tal-ents in the kitchen. Chefs Karkutand Lathan learned their les-sons in the kitchen of Sal Parco’sSette. A warm basket of bread isserved with a “daily” butter —some days simple citrus, on oth-ers a sweet and meaty sun-dried

tomato compound. The menuis sectioned into “tiny grazing,”soups and salads and “grazing.”The grazing portions priced $14-$22 reflect the new economy.The value-to-price equation is

first rate.You get the feeling that the

menu was put together with theitems the staff likes to eat, andit shows. They include sculptedbowls filled with pommes frites

($5) dusted with black sea saltand served with pungent roastedgarlic aioli, lobster mac andcheese ($10) layered with tinyear-shaped pasta (all the betterto capture the sauce) and smokyCheddar and creamy Fontinacheeses that partner well withbeer or wine. A tuna tataki ($10)small plate fans thin sesameseed-crusted tuna slices over aband of spicy bean paste witha mound of pickled ginger-fla-vored mayonnaise and wontonsso light they defy gravity on yourtongue.

Soups ($5) fuse the culinarylexicon and match flavor pro-files that play well together, asin a black bean and poblanosoup topped with lime cremefraiche. The roasted beet salad($7) was a flavor keeper — warmbacon vinaigrette, sweet-tartorange supremes, a quenelle ofcreme fraiche on a bed of rocket(arugula) — marred only by theunevenly roasted beets. Theirsignature Graze salad ($6) wearsa curly crown of beets and carrottendrils.

The grazing menu will changewith the seasons. The Low-country rock shrimp pirlau is akeeper. It is served with black-ened sea scallops ($17), and itscreamy corn and bacon base arethe flavors of memory. You willbe hard-pressed to choose amonglocal wreckfish ($18), wild mush-room pappardelle ($13) withSplit Creek farms goat cheese, orporchetta ($16) with Parmesanrisotto.

A Korean barbecue of flanksteak ($17) intrigued. This Ko-rean fire-meat was a flank steak,marinated in soy, grilled andserved with toasted seaweedsheets, house-made kimchi andbrown rice. Put it all together asif eating moo shoo pork or Viet-namese pancakes for layers of

flavor, chew and heat. The scarletkimchi was modest in its firepower. The toothsome brownrice, however, was dry and bland,and the meat was cool as ifcooked in advance and awaitingservice.

The agility of the kitchen willbe easy to resolve.

The lunch menu (not reviewed)has many interesting-sounding“craft” sandwiches: leg of lambgyro ($10), braised pork shoul-der Cubano ($9), house-curedcorned beef and roasted breast ofturkey. Prices are lower at lunch,so you can get a value tastingalong with your meal and planyour dinner strategy.

Desserts are outsourced savefor the creme brulee and pannacotta and featured a cheesecake,chocolate mousse cake and coco-nut cake ($6). The latter was deli-cious with a balance of tendercrumb, moist strands of coconutand frosting.

Our servers were friendly andearnest. They managed the tag-team concept of delivering yourfood when it was “up.” It wasclear that friends and familywere dining out and the staff andchef took the time to chat withthem, and only them. It is alwaysgracious, when you have thetime, to visit with all the guests.

Graze not only plans to rotateits menu throughout the seasonsbut also the artwork that findsgallery space on its wall. Bobbittand Co. hope the art also will re-flect the seasons.

Graze manages the nobleambition of cooking from theglobal pantry quite well. Minorglitches are easily resolved. Nograss will be growing under thefeet of Graze as it has learned topair well, price fairly and por-tion tidily — restaurant survivorstrategies for the new economyof dining out in the 20-teens.

LEROY BURNELL/STAFF

restaurant reviewCUISINE: GlobalCATEGORY: Neighborhood FavoriteLOCATION: 863 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Patriots Point Plaza,Mount PleasantPHONE: 606-2493FOOD: ★★★½ATMOSPHERE: ★★★½SERVICE: ★★★½PRICE: $-$$COSTS: Small plates $5-$12; soups and salads $5-$12; entrees $14-$22; lunch entrees $8-$12; lunch sandwiches $8-$11; desserts $6.WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: Yes.VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: Yes.BAR: Full-service bar; banquette seating in the bar area.HOURS: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Friday-Sat-urday 11 a.m-3 p.m. and 5 -11 p.m.DECIBEL LEVEL: Moderate.PARKING: Parking lotOTHER: Daily specials, Facebook; Dec. 13 winter menu reveal; spe-cial events; wine dinners; sharing charge; www.grazecharleston.com; [email protected]

Up close and personal.PeopleSaturdays in

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

Fridays in


BY DEIDRE SCHIPANISpecial to The Post and Courier

Dickens DinnerCirca 1886 will host its

ninth annual “Circa 1886Dickens Dinner,” on Dec.15. Storyteller Tim Lowrywill take guests to VictorianEngland for a lively retellingof Charles Dickens’ beloved“A Christmas Carol.” Theperformance is accompa-nied by a four-course din-ner inspired by the novel,prepared by Chef Marc Col-lins. The dinner takes placeat 6:30 p.m. Cost is $70 perperson plus gratuity and tax.Beverages are not included.Call 853-7828. Visit www.circa1886.com.

Romo in New YorkFish Restaurant’s chef Nico

Romo will command theculinary stage in a sold-outdinner Tuesday at the JamesBeard House in New YorkCity. It will be Romo’s firstdinner at the pretigiousvenue. The James BeardFoundation regularly invitesprominent and up-and-coming chefs from aroundthe country to prepare din-ners with wine pairings thatshowcase their talents toprominent industry profes-sionals and food enthusiasts.

A native Frenchman andthe only chef in South Caro-lina to hold the title MasterChef of France, Romo’smenu for the dinner will willinclude escargot dumplingswith boursin potatoes andgarlic-cilantro cream; bouil-labaisse with local clams,shrimp, scallops, bok choy,haricots verts and coconut-lemongrass broth; vermilionsnapper with coconut rice,ginger broccolini and greencurry sauce; Duck a l’Orangewith bacon tatsoi and po-tato gratin; beef two ways:bourguignon and pan-searedpetite filet served with SouthCarolina vegetables; and adessert duo of goat’s milkyogurt with basil rice, milk,pecan honey and banana,and banana-ginger chocolatecrunch with banana cremebrulee with chocolate-cara-mel crunch.

Free oyster ThursdaysGilligan’s Restaurants will

continue their free weeklyoyster roasts Thursdaysat two of their locations.Gilligan’s on the Market andGilligan’s of Mount Pleasantwill offer guests free localsteamed oysters and home-made chili on their patiosThursday nights from 5-8p.m. They plan to run theoffer through oyster season.

Gilligan’s is also acceptingdonations for Debi’s Kid’sAngel Tree at all of theirLowcountry locations. Visitwww.gilligans.net.

Touch of the IrishHoly City Hospitality has

hired Mark O’Driscoll asgeneral manager for Vir-ginia’s on King. O’Driscoll,a graduate of the Univer-sity College of Dublin, alsoworked at FIG.

Brunch bunchHammett’s Landing will

begin brunch service onDec. 11 and 12. It will fea-ture bottomless mimosasand bloody marys. It willopen at 10 a.m. and is at 901Island Park Drive, DanielIsland. 471-2750. wwwham-mettslanding.com.

Also, Tasty Thai and Su-shi is now serving weekendbrunch. Service begins at 11a.m. Build your own bloodymary and enjoy bottomlessmimosas and Bellinis. TastyThai is at 350 King St.

Good Food finalistChef Craig Deihl of Cy-

press has made it to the finalround of the Good FoodAwards competition. Thisevent is designed to recog-nize culinary artists in foodthat is produced locally, re-sponsibly, authentically andtastes good. Deihl entered“Cypressata” in the char-cuterie category. The winnerwill be announced in Janu-ary. Cypress is at 167 EastBay St. Call 727-0111.

First brewsEdward Westbrook of

Westbrook Brewing hopesto tap the keg on his firstround of brews on Dec.13. If all goes on schedule,

◗

◗

Westbrook hopes to have histasting room open in Janu-ary and bottled and cannedbrews to follow in thefootsteps of the kegs. Lookfor a Belgian-style wheatbeer, a pale ale and an IPAto launch his line of craft-brewed beers. Find him onTwitter and Facebook andat www.westbrookbrewing.com or [email protected]

Sunday SuppersTwo Rivers Tavern on

Daniel Island has launchedSunday Family Suppers.They will feature a fixedmenu and price. Call for de-tails and pricing. Two Riversis at 254 Seven Farms Drive.www.tworiverstavern.comCall 216-390.

Double dutySocial Restaurant + Wine

Bar and Poogan’s Porch havehired Brandy Svec as pastrychef. Svec joined Social Res-taurant + Wine Bar in Sep-tember as its first in-housepastry chef and then tookover leading the pastry teamat Poogan’s Porch shortlythereafter. Svec establishedher career in Chicago,managing Lakeside Cafe’svegan in-house bakery forthree years. She relocatedto Charleston working inthe pastry department atPeninsula Grill before com-ing to Social and Poogan’sPorch. Social is at 188 EastBay St., 577-5665, www.so-cialwinebar.com, Facebookand Twitter. Poogan’s Porchis at 72 Queen St., 577-2337,www.poogansporch.com.

Holiday offerThe Neighborhood Din-

ing Group just made holidayshopping easier. Purchasea $100 gift certificate toHusk Restaurant and/orMcCrady’s and receive a $20gift certificate complimentsof NDG. Husk: 577-2500,www.huskrestaurant.com;McCradys: 577-0025, www.mccradysrestaurant.com.

New bistroEurasia Cafe & Wine bar

R29-434141

FILE/STAFFFish’s executivechef Nico Romowill unveil hisFrench-Asiancuisine at hisfirst dinner withthe prestigiousJames BeardHouse in NewYork on Dec.14. Romo’smenu for theJames BeardFoundationdinner willinclude escargotdumplingswith boursinpotatoesand garlic-cilantro cream;bouillabaissewith localclams andmore. For moreinformationon the JamesBeard House,visit www.jamesbeard.org.

Please see CHEW, Page 30E


BY ANGEL POWELLSpecial to The Post and Courier

B rannon Florie, chefof 17 North RoadsideKitchen, realized at a

young age that he wanted towork in the kitchen.

Florie, a Hanahan native,has more than 18 years ofculinary experience.

Q: When did your love ofcooking begin?

A: Growing up with onegrandmother a chef and onea farmer, I always had lovefor food. Dinner was on thetable at 5 p.m. every day,and it was always somethingfrom one of our three fam-ily gardens and somethingmy grandfather hunted orcaught himself. I alwayshelped out in the kitchen.

Q: How was working fora company as large as theWalt Disney World Resortsand Restaurants?

A: Disney was a lot of fun.I learned a lot about highvolume and organization.I worked with lots of chefsfrom all around the coun-try and the world. I sawall types of cuisines. Beingclean-shaven with no facialhair was hard getting usedto.

Q: What else did you doon the road?

A: When I worked inOrlando, I also worked onInternational Drive for acompany started by CarlsonWorldwide named E Brandsthat had about 15 restau-rants in six states. I becamea traveling chef for them,and they moved me closer totheir home office in Dallas.

Q: You have been a res-taurant owner yourself.What do you feel are theadvantages to working forsomeone else?

A: Ten years ago, I would

say spending other people’smoney, but I treat this res-taurant as if it is my own.If anything, there is morepressure working for some-one else. I don’t like to fail.

Q: Chef Brett McKeeis a huge personality inCharleston. How has itbeen to work directly withhim?

A: There is not enoughroom on this paper to talkabout him. I’ve only beenable to work closely withhim in the last three or fourmonths, but he is a specialperson. Not only is he funny,but also he has a huge heartand passion for this indus-try. There’s never a dullmoment with him. Dinnerservice is the easiest part ofmy day.

Q: How much autonomydo you have in the kitchen?

A: Brett and I work welltogether with menu plan-ning. Running the wholerestaurant from the kitchenis very challenging, soI split my time betweenkitchen and office, about35-40 hours a week in both.I am very fortunate to havegreat groups of chefs andsous chefs in the kitchen. Iwould never be able to dothe restaurant day to daywithout them.

Q: What is your favor-ite item on the 17 Northmenu?

A: Fried chicken liverswith caramelized Vidaliaonions and county hamdemi. Nobody does chickenlivers in Mount Pleasant.

Q: What is your guiltypleasure food?

A: Pork. When it’s aroundme, I usually stop eating itwhen my stomach hurts. Ialso love anything late night.Going nonstop all day, Idon’t think about eating tillI get home and wind down.Usually 2 a.m. or so.

R57-430453

R54-421646

if you goWHAT: 17 North.WHERE: 3563 U.S. High-way 17.PHONE: 606-2144.WEB: http://17north.net.

17 North chef talks up BrettMcKee and chicken livers

PROVIDED BY BRANNON FLORIE

“There’s never a dull moment with him,” 17 North chefBrannon Florie (above) said about Brett McKee.

opened Monday at 915Houston Northcutt Blvd.in Mount Pleasant. Expectcontemporary Southerncuisine with an Asian flairin a bistro setting. Executivechef and partner MeredithAdams and managing part-ner Andy Fallen will leadthe charge for this Virginia-based restaurant group thatowns properties in Rich-mond and Virginia Beach.Eurasia will serve lunch anddinner Monday throughSaturday from 11 a.m.-10p.m. www.eurasiasc.com,

606-2616, Facebook.

Dining and theaterTristan Dining and

Charleston Stage are part-nering to launch “Dinnerand a Show,” where guestscan enjoy a special eveningout complete with a three-course dinner for two atTristan, valet parking andtwo tickets to “A Christ-mas Carol, A Ghost Storyof Christmas.” Before theshow, guests will arrive atTristan at 5:30 p.m. for valetparking, enjoy an appetizer,entree and house bottle ofwine, and proceed to the

Charleston Stage perfor-mance at the Dock StreetTheatre. Following the per-formance, guests are invitedback to Tristan for dessertbefore their car arrives. Theentire “Dinner and a Show”evening for two costs $150and can be ordered throughthe Charleston Stage BoxOffice by calling 577-7183.It all happens for Thursday,Friday or Saturday nightperformances. Tristan is at10 Linguard St. CharlestonStage Box Office is at theDock Street Theatre, 135Church St. The first one istonight.

CHEW From E


BY ROB YOUNGSpecial to The Post and Courier

T he Dog & Duck Fam-ily Pubs welcomed itsnewest member this

year, delivering its WestAshley addition, and bring-ing the brood up to three.

Situated on Sam Ritten-berg Boulevard, the newD&D has taken up resi-dence in the former BobbyHartin’s Sports Grill. It’sbetter lit, being new andtidy, spruced up with freshcarpeting and paint.

By and large, it fits wellwith the other pair as it sitsat the intersection of bar andrestaurant. And as pub faregoes, it’s done very well.

Dog & Duck serves abevy of sandwiches, burg-ers and hot dogs. A smallsampling: the Damage Done($10.69), a half-pound roastbeef sandwich, topped withgrilled onions, bacon andcheddar cheese; the Yeti-burger ($9.49), made withbacon, Pepper Jack cheese,tomatoes and sweet-and-smoky barbecue sauce; andthe Doggie Brasco ($7.95), ahybrid of hot dog, pastrami,sauerkraut, Swiss cheese andspicy mustard.

Also, I have no idea whoJack Dalton is, but I’d givethe man a high-five in honorof his Jack Dalton BBQChicken Sandwich ($7.49),

which deftly combinesa heaping half-pound ofbarbecue chicken, crunchycoleslaw, pickle slices andhoney chipotle barbecuesauce on a toasted Kaiserroll.

Impressive as well is theD&D’s patty melt ($8.95),made with one-half poundground steak (cooked totemperature), threads ofcaramelized onions, Swisscheese and Thousand Is-land dressing on grilled ryebread.

Bottom line, it’s a creativekitchen because it couldhave just rolled out typical,weary, barely dressed burg-ers and sandwiches.

In other words, they couldhave aimed low, but theydidn’t, and as such, the Dog& Duck is duly noted andappreciated.

R40-432370

December 11th at11am for our Annual

Holiday Sale.

1660 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston(843) 766-7660

www.pecknelmusic.com

LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, AND GREAT PRICES!

JJJJooooiiiinnnn uuuussss SSSSaaaattttuuuurrrrddddaaaayyyy

R55-433932

Patio Dining at All 3 Locations

West Ashley 843-793-3481Belle Hall 843-881-3056Park West 843-388-6127

Sun-Thur 11AM-1AM • Fri & Sat 11AM-2AM

dogandduckfamilypubs.com

Book YourHoliday Party at

The Duck!Call for

Holiday Catering442-7411

Team TriviaMondays –

W. Ashley & Belle Hall7-9PM

Happy Hour4:30 – 7:30

7 DaysA Week

Gift Cards Available!Every $100 gift card you

purchase, we’llgive you $10for FREE

R29-438548

Dog & Duck brings creative menu to West Ashley

ROB YOUNG

Patty melt at the Dog &Duck.

if you goWHAT: Dog and DuckFamily Pubs.WEBSITE: www.dogand-duckfamilypubs.comADDRESS: 1124 SamRittenberg Blvd., WestAshley; 624 Long PointRoad, Mount Pleasant;1117 Park West, MountPleasant.PHONE: 793-3481 or793-3482, West Ashley;881-3056, Long PointRoad, Mount Pleasant;388-6127, Park West,Mount Pleasant.HOURS: 11 a.m.-mid-night Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.


C51-435818

$350 OFF

• Roofing • Siding• Windows

FREE ESTIMATES • LICENSED & INSURED

(843) 303-4080www.lowcountryroofing.com

Any CompleteRoof Job

Not to be combined with any other offers.

R54-368518

0% FinancingTerms AvailableCall Today!

The next underground LIME dinner will be 5-10 p.m. Dec. 18. The dinner will feature chefs Ulfet Ralp and Josh Shea. Ticketsare $125, and include dinner, beverages, gratuity and tax. The event will benefit The Sustainable Warehouse. Visit www.limeincharleston.com to purchase tickets. The location of the event will be announced the week of the dinner. These photos,from the November LIME dinner, were taken by Chancel Nuque.


R28-435215

The Shopping With Friends kick off brunch was Dec. 4 andfeatured a live auction, gift bags and more. To find out moreabout Shopping With Friends, visit www.aids-services.com/.These photos were taken by Liz Duren Photography.


movie review★★★½ (of 5)

DIRECTOR: Michael Ap-ted.STARRING: Georgie Hen-ley, Skandar Keynes, BenBarnes, Will Poulter, andthe voices of Liam Nee-son and Tilda Swinton.RATED: PG for somefrightening images andsequences of fantasy ac-tion.RUN TIME: 1 hour 47minutes.WHAT DID YOU THINK?:Find this review at www.

charleston-scene.comand offeryour opinionof the film.

BY ROGER MOOREThe Orlando Sentinel

‘V oyage of theDawn Treader”is either a spir-

ited revival of the filmfranchise based on theC.S. Lewis children’sNarnia novels, or anentertaining and emo-tionally satisfying codato “The Chronicles ofNarnia.”

In the able care of vet-eran director MichaelApted, who has helmedfilms that won actorsOscars and been a steadyhand on the tiller ofmany an action film(including a James Bondadventure), the series’casting shortcomingsand drifting story linesare less pronounced andwe get an idea of how thewhole of Lewis’ Christianallegory fantasy mighthave played out, a wor-thy challenger to the farmore popular “HarryPotter” pictures.

A couple of years after“Prince Caspian,” theyounger two Pevensiekids — Lucy (GergieHenley) and Edmund(Skandar Keynes) — arestuck in World War IIBritain, riding out theBlitz with their insuffer-

able cousin Eustace (thehilarious Will Poulterfrom “Son of Rambow”).But when Lucy noticesthat a painting in herroom seems particularly“Narnian,” darned is theseas don’t pour off theframe and wash the threeof them into the deep,where they’re rescued byCaspian (Ben Barnes)and crew on the goodship Dawn Treader.

There are fresh threatsto the kingdom, islandsto be visited, slave trad-ers to be fended off and aquest to be completed.

And true to the intentof the Christian apolo-gist Lewis’ novels, thereare lessons to be learned,many of them voiced bythe chivalrous mouse,Reepicheep, voiced witha plummy verve by Si-mon Pegg.

“We have nothing if notbelief,” he lectures Eu-stace, who thinks they’reall “barking mad” overthis island-hopping ad-venture.

The tests are aboutvanity, ego, faith andcourage, and they fig-ure in the sermons ofthe ghostly God-figureAslan, the anatomicallyincorrect lion voiced byLiam Neeson. Sermons

they are, but they godown much easier herethan in special-effects-wizard-turned-directorMichael Adamson’s pre-vious “Narnia” films.

The effects here don’toverwhelm the film, butthe 3-D is pointless andtime and again, the pro-ducers’ tight-fistednessin spending money onactors shows through.Grizzled characters, in-cluding a Prospero-likewizard, come and goand leave no impressionwhatsoever. Hiring a fewmore recognizable andcharismatic actors wouldhave vastly improved thisseries from the start.

Nevertheless, Aptedmakes good use of thosehe has and gives this“Chronicle” an emo-tional resonance andlightness of touch thatthe films Disney made(Fox has taken over dis-tribution of these WaldenMedia projects) lacked.

There are more novelsto be filmed, dependingon whether this one sinksor swims. The finale tothis one is so satisfy-ing that, revival or fondfilmed farewell, “DawnTreader” makes port af-ter a voyage well-worthtaking.

Fantastic ‘Voyage’New ‘Chronicles of Narnia’offers satisfying journey

Henley and Aslan the lion.

Georgie Henley (from left), Ben Barnes,Laura Brent and Skandar Keynes star in “TheChronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of theDawn Treader.”

PHO

TOG

RAPH

SBY

PHIL

BRAY/20THCEN

TURY

FOX/A

P34E.Thursday, December 9, 2010_________________________________________ CHARLESTONSCENE.COM __________________________________________________ The Post and Courier

BY ROGER MOOREThe Orlando Sentinel

T he Spaghetti Westernis revived as a RamenNoodle Western with

“The Warrior’s Way,” a wild,wacky genre mash-up thatnever quite achieves “so verybad it’s good” status.

It’s Cowboys vs. Ninjas inthis fantastical exercise inmartial arts magical un-re-alism. But Korean swords-man Jang Dong-gun has asimmering charisma andgreat hair stylist. And thething is played for laughs, orwas edited for laughs afterthe studio realized whatwriter-director Sngmoo Leehad delivered.

Jang plays an assassin whohas all but wiped out a rivalclan. Then a cute baby stopshim in his tracks, and hesaves it and flees to the West— the Old West — to hide.

He ends up in Lode, “TheParis of the West,” essen-

tially the dusty leftoversets from “Book of Eli,”augmented by more green-screen landscapes than“300? and “Sin City” put to-gether. Our assassin ends uprunning — wait for it — aChinese laundry.

The fetching Lily, agirl with a tortured past— she literally was tortured— shows the new fellowshe calls “Skinny” aroundLode, which is peopled withcircus folk who hope theFerris wheel they haven’tquite finished will bring thetown back to life. Lily, by theway, is played by eye candyKate Bosworth, drawlingas though she’s auditioningfor a dinner theater tour of“Steel Magnolias.”

“Dang,” says she. “You’reslower’n molasses in Janu-ary.”

But Skinny is anything butslow when he whips out his“weeping sword.” Whichhe doesn’t, because the zing

of it being unsheathed willbe heard by the Sad Flutesclan, who will Ninja downon him like a ton of Chineselaundry when he gives awayhis position.

Oscar winner GeoffreyRush, who may very wellget another nominationfor his work in “The King’sSpeech,” is slumming hereas the town drunk, and a notvery amusing one at that.

What is amusing is the ba-by Skinny must protect. Thechild’s reactions to fights,stunts and simple goings-onget a laugh every time. Notnearly as funny — DannyHuston, looking more likehis basset hound-faced dad,John Huston, with everysadistic villain he plays. He’sthe Colonel, the marauderwho leads a gang into townevery so often for a littlerape and pillaging. Andmore rape. And wisecracks.

Lily listens to opera onher dad’s old Victrola and

trains for the knife-fightfinale, the drunk waits toreveal his hidden skills andSkinny does laundry, wait-ing for that day when hecan defy gravity and leapthrough hordes of villainswaving his sword, his per-fect coiffure billowing in theslo-mo breeze, leaving onlythe crimson mist of arterialspray behind. The actionbits are stylized and kind ofcool, and the charismaticJang pulls them off withaplomb.

Yeah, it’s nuts. No, it’s notthat much fun. Action com-edy, Asian sword-slasherpic or martial arts mysticalmumbo jumbo, it’s a dud.

R28-439110

This ‘Warrior’ never quite finds its way

movie review★★ (of 5)

DIRECTOR: Sngmoo Lee.STARRING: Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth,Geoffrey Rush, DannyHuston.RATED: R for strongbloody violence.RUN TIME: 1 hour 35minutes.WHAT DID YOU THINK?:Find this review at www.

charleston-scene.comand offeryour opinionof the film.

RELATIVITY MEDIAJang Dong-gun in “The Warrior’s Way.”

Arts&TravelSundays in


127 HOURS★★★★★RA hiker becomes trapped in an isolated canyon in Utah.Citadel 16: Today: 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7:30, 9:40Palmetto Grande: Today: 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:35, 10Terrace: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 2, 4:45, 7:30, 9:30

BURLESQUE★★★PG-13Small-town girl Ali Rose (Christina Aguilera) finds a job in Los Ange-les at The Burlesque Lounge with the help of Tess (Cher), the club’sproprietor and headliner.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:05, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:40Cinebarre: Today: 1, 4, 7:25, 10:20 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:10, 4:10, 7:05,9:55Citadel 16: Today: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:25, 9:50Northwoods: Today: 1:30, 4, 6:55, 9:15Palmetto Grande: Today: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30Regal 18: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:25, 4:30, 7:15, 10:25Terrace: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:15

*THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THEVOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER★★★½PGEdmund and Lucy Pevensie return to Narnia and accompany Cas-pian on a voyage to Aslan’s Country.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50Azalea Square 3D: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: noon, 12:30, 2:35, 3:05, 5:10,5:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10:20, 10:50Cinebarre: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:35, 3:35, 6:25, 9:10Cinebarre 3D: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10James Island 8: Today: 12:01 a.m. Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:55,7:30, 10:05 Sat-Sun: 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05Regal 18: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: noon, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:45Regal 18 3D: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:30, 1, 3:15, 3:45, 6:30, 7, 9:15, 9:45

COOL ITPGThis documentary addresses the global warming crisis.Terrace: Today: 1:45, 9:20

DUE DATE★★★RA first-time father hitches a ride with an aspiring actor in order tomake it to his child’s birth on time.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:05, 3:25, 5:35, 7:55, 10:05Cinebarre: Today: 1:35, 4:35, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:30, 4:30, 7:25,9:40Citadel 16: Today: noon, 2:10, 4:20, 7, 9:45Hwy 21: Today: 9:30

Palmetto Grande: Today: 2, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40Regal 18: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:20, 3:55, 6:35, 9:20

FAIR GAME★★★PG-13This film is based on Valerie Plame’s memoir, “Fair Game: My Life asa Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.”Palmetto Grande: Today: 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30

FASTER★★ROn a mission to avenge the murder of his brother, an ex-con istrailed by a veteran cop and a young hitman.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45Cinebarre: Today: 1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 10Citadel 16: Today: 11:50, 2:05, 4:20, 7, 9:35Hwy 21: Fri-Sun and Thurs, Dec. 16: 9:15James Island 8: Today: 5:05, 7:30, 9:55Northwoods: Today: 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10Regal 18: Today: 12:05, 12:35, 2:40, 3:20, 5:15, 6:30, 7:40, 9:45, 10:20 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:05, 12:35, 2:30, 3:10, 5:00, 6:45, 7:40, 9:45, 10:20

FOR COLORED GIRLS★★★★RNameless women portray characters from 20 poems.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:15, 7:40Citadel 16: Today: 12:20, 3:30, 7, 9:45Regal 18: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:40, 3:35, 6:50, 9:50

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’SNEST★★★★RWhile Lisbeth Salander is recovering in the hospital, MikailBlomkvist works to clear her of criminal charges.Terrace: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1, 4, 6:50, 9:25

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLYHALLOWS: PART 1★★★★PG-13Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxesin their continued efforts to defeat him.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:15Cinebarre: Today: 12:25, 1:25, 3:40, 4:40, 7:10, 8:10, 10:25, 11:25 Fri-Thurs,Dec. 16: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:25Citadel 16 IMAX: Today: 11:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50Citadel 16: Today: 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30, 8:10, 9:30Hippodrome: Today: 7:05, 9:45 Fri: 7:30 Sat-Sun: 2:15, 5, 7:30 Mon-Wed:7:30Hwy 21: Today: 7 Fri-Sun and Thurs, Dec. 16: 8:55James Island 8: Today: 3, 6:10, 9:15 Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 6:10, 9:15Sat-Sun: 11:45, 3, 6:10, 9:15Northwoods: Today: 1, 4, 7, 9:55Palmetto Grande: Today: 12:30, 1, 1:30, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 6:40, 7:10, 8, 9:50,10:20Regal 18: Today: 12:20, 12:50, 1:10, 1:40, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 7:30,8, 8:30, 10:05, 10:40 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:10, 1:10, 3:20, 4:20, 6:25, 7:30,10:10, 10:40

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS★★★RFree-spirited Maggie (Anne Hathaway) finds herself falling in lovewith a charming pharmaceutical sales rep (Jake Gyllenhaal).Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:40, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10:15Cinebarre: Today: 1:40, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40,10:30Citadel 16: Today: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55James Island 8: Today-Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun: 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55Northwoods: Today: 1:40, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:10, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55Regal 18: Today: 1, 3:45, 6:55, 9:35 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:55, 3:40, 6:55, 9:35

THEATERSAzalea 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-IMAX (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, 1-800-326-3264 (dial1415#) . Palmetto Grande, U.S. 17 North, Mount Pleasant, 216-TOWN. Regal Cinemas 18, 2401 Mall Drive, North Charleston, 529-1946 . Terrace, 1956-D Maybank Hwy., 762-9494 . Ivanhoe Cinema 4, Walterboro, 549-6400

* Movies opening this week SCORE: Out of 5 starsG: 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.

AP PHOTO/CBS FILMS/CHUCK HODES

Dwayne Johnson stars in “Faster.”

AP PHOTO/WARNER BROS.

Six Harry Potters, portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, in“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.”


MEGAMIND★★½PGA villain defeats his nemesis and now must find a new opponent.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:50, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30Cinebarre 3D: Today: 1:05, 4:30, 7:45, 10:10Citadel 16 3D: Today: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10James Island 8: Today-Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 Sat-Sun: 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:35Northwoods: Today: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25Regal 18: Today: 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:45, 10:10

MORNING GLORY★★★★PG-13TV producer Becky Fuller attempts to revive a struggling morningnews show.Cinebarre: Today: 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:20, 4:20, 7:35,10:15Citadel 16: Today: 2:15, 7:10James Island 8: Today-Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:15, 7, 9:45 Sat-Sun:1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:45Palmetto Grande: Today: 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20Regal 18: Today: 12:55, 3:50

THE NEXT THREE DAYS★★★PG-13When his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) is convicted of murder, JohnBrennan (Russell Crowe) must free her from prison.Cinebarre: Today: 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:55, 4:05,7:10, 10:20Citadel 16: Today: 11:50, 4:40, 9:45James Island 8: Today-Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:15, 7, 9:45 Sat-Sun: 1:20, 4:15, 7, 9:45Palmetto Grande: Today: 7:25, 10:25Regal 18: Today: 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:05, 4:05,7:10, 10:05

RED★★½PG-13Four former CIA agents become targets for assassination.Citadel 16: Today: 2:05, 4:30, 9:45

SECRETARIAT★★PGHousewife and mother Penny Chenery takes over her parents’stable, enters the male-dominated horse racing business, andeventually fosters a Triple Crown winner.Citadel 16: Today: 11:40, 7:15Hwy 21: Today: 8:55

SKYLINE★PG-13An extraterrestrial force descends on Los Angeles.Regal 18: Today: 7:20, 9:40

TANGLED★★PGA princess escapes her tower-prison in this Disney-animated filmbased on the Brothers Grimm fairytale “Rapunzel.”Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:35, 12:35, 2, 2:55, 4:25, 5:20, 7,7:45, 9:25, 10:10Azalea Square 3D: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:55, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40Cinebarre: Today: 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 9Cinebarre 3D: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1, 4, 6:30, 9Citadel 16: Today: noon, 2:10, 4:20, 6:40, 8:50Citadel 16 3D: Today: 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40Hwy 21: Today-Sun and Thurs, Dec. 16: 7James Island 8: Today-Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:40, 7, 9:30 Sat-Sun:noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:30Northwoods: Today: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40Palmetto Grande: Today: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:05

Palmetto Grande 3D: Today: 12:40, 1:40, 4, 4:30, 7, 9:35Regal 18: Today: 11:55, 1:15, 2:25, 4, 4:55, 7:05, 7:35, 9:25, 9:55 Fri-Thurs,Dec. 16: 12:45, 1:15, 3:25, 4, 6:30, 7:05, 9:25, 10:30Regal 18 3D: Today: 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:30 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16:11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 9:55

*THE TOURISTPG-13While in Italy, Frank (Johnny Depp) meets Elise (Angelina Jolie), whois attempting to mislead those following her criminal ex-lover.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 11:45, 12:15, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5:05,7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:10Cinebarre: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 10:10Regal 18: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15Terrace: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:20

TRON: LEGACYPGWhile investigating the disappearance of his father, Sam Flynn istransported to the digital world.Hippodrome: Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:01 a.m.

UNSTOPPABLE★★★PG-13A veteran train engineer and young conductor must stop an un-manned train before it destroys a city.Azalea Square: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55Citadel 16: Today: 11:55, 2, 4:10, 7, 9:30Cinebarre: Today: 1:30, 4:25, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 1:25, 4:35,7:20, 9:50Hwy 21: Fri-Sun and Thurs, Dec. 16: 7:30James Island 8: Today: 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Fri and Mon-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:15,7, 9:45 Sat-Sun: 1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:45Northwoods: Today: 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25Palmetto Grande: Today: 12:25, 2:55, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15Regal 18: Today: 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:25, 3:30,6:40, 9:30

THE WARRIOR’S WAY★★RAfter refusing a mission, a warrior abandons his clan and starts anew life in the American Badlands.Azalea Squre: Fri-Thurs, Dec. 16: 4:20, 10:35Citadel 16: Today: noon, 2:10, 4:20, 7, 9:10Northwoods: Today: 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50Palmetto Grande: Today: 12;10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10Regal 18: Today-Thurs, Dec. 16: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:25, 10

WILD TARGET★★½PG-13An assassin becomes attracted to one of his intended victims.Terrace: Today: 4:15, 7:10

THEATERSAzalea 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-IMAX (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, 1-800-326-3264 (dial1415#) . Palmetto Grande, U.S. 17 North, Mount Pleasant, 216-TOWN. Regal Cinemas 18, 2401 Mall Drive, North Charleston, 529-1946 . Terrace, 1956-D Maybank Hwy., 762-9494 . Ivanhoe Cinema 4, Walterboro, 549-6400

* Movies opening this week SCORE: Out of 5 starsG: 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.

AP PHOTO/DREAMWORKS ANIMATION/PARAMOUNT PICTURES/FILE

Megamind, voiced by Will Ferrell, is shown in a scenefrom the animated feature “Megamind.”

AP PHOTO/DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Rapunzel, voiced by Mandy Moore, right, and Flynn,voiced by Zachary Levi are shown in a scene from theanimated feature, “Tangled.”


BY VIKKI MATSISSpecial to the Post and Courier

T here is beauty in sim-plicity and a reverencefor detail in Stacy

Bradley’s block printedworks of art.

Carving out the nega-tive space with a knife andchisel onto a block of woodor linoleum, Bradley rollsink onto the reverse draw-ing, transfers the image tothe print and gets a uniquepiece of artwork each time.In the past decade, Bradley’sprints and cards have beenfeatured in Target, Anthro-pologie and more than 100other stores in the UnitedStates as well as having beenfeatured on several blogs,most recently Designsponge.Bradley sells her prints andcards through Etsy.com, anddespite the constant increasein orders, she hand prints,ships and packages everyorder herself.

“Every detail is impor-tant,” Bradley said. Herwood block printing compa-ny began in 1997 as Me andC. In 2003, the company wasrenamed Perla Anne.

Bradley spoke about theinspiration for changing thename.

“Perla Anne was my moth-er’s name. Although sheis no longer alive, she wasabsolutely the constant forcebehind anything creative Ihave ever pursued. Havingbeen an amazing artist her-self and so full of positive,colorful energy, it’s certainlya fitting tribute to name thisendeavor in her honor,” shesaid.

Bradley learned the time-less technique of blockprinting in high school andhas continued throughouther life creating art.

Her work is striking; thedesigns are uncomplicated,inspirational and well-crafted. Bradley splits hertime between running PerlaAnne, spending time with

her family and creating artin her downtown studio.

WEBSITE: www.perlaanne.etsy.com. www.perlaanne.com.CONTACT INFO: [email protected] DATE: Oct. 10, Gulf-port, Miss.RESIDENCE: Johns Island, sixyears.FAMILY: Husband, Jay Clif-ford; daughter, Cierah; son,Wyatt; Cash, the best yellowLab ever.EDUCATION: Bachelor’sdegree in visual arts fromthe Dallas School of Art andDesign.CAREER: Running PerlaAnne for over a decade andparenting!GOALS: To continue produc-ing new work. Hopefully, I’ll

be able to carve a new pieceevery couple of weeks in2011 to put in the Etsy shop.WHAT BOOK ARE YOUREADING NOW?: I’m a bit of

a (quality) magazine junkie,but David Sedaris’ newestbook, “Squirrel Seeks Chip-munk: A Modest Bestiary,” ishilarious.

Block printer pays attention to details

PROVIDED BY STACY BRADLEY

Stacy Bradley’sart has beenfeatured in Target,Anthropologie andmore than 100 otherstores.

What you missed last week:ONE holiday party, Ericksonbenefit at the farmBY CAROLINE MILLARDSpecial to The Post and Courier

ONE Studio holidayparty

The flurry of Charlestonholiday events kicked offSaturday with ONE Studio’sholiday party.

Held at the second-floorstudio spaces just above TheSilver Dollar on King St.,the ONE Studio is an ever-changing court of local styleartisans headed by designerRachel Gordon.

On the heels of the city’sBuy Local month, Charles-tonians were happy to sup-port the myriad of localdesigners, including Earth-friendly Taashki Handbags,Je Modiste hats, CharlestonChemist Organic BathProducts just to name a few.

Vendor highlights in-cluded the talented Jewelsby Lindsay Margaret, whosecombination of vintagetouches with elegant featherand metal work were per-fectly presented. Her feath-ered mohawk headbandis one item not soon to beforgotten.

One the porch, a lively jazzband played as guests sippedchampagne and had funwith bright green Local tem-porary tattoos.

A portion of the day’s saleswere donated to LowcountryLocal First.

Trevor Erickson ben-efit at the Music Farm

Sunday evening played

host to a benefit event forCharleston actor, directorTrevor Erickson, who sus-tained critical injuries froma car accident earlier thisyear.

The Charleston music andfashion community bandedtogether for this event,which featured more thansix live musical performanc-es, a runway show and sev-eral music video premieres.

The evening opened withthe soulful jazz croonings ofZadrina Dunning, who wasfollowed by local girl-pop-friends-since-high-schoolduo Bianca and Paige,whose song covers werecharming, although not ter-ribly original.

Local designer and 2010Charleston Fashion Weekfinalist Jamie Lin Sniderdebuted her spring/sum-mer 2011 collection. Whilemodels unfortunately had tonavigate around a crowdedstage of microphones andsound equipment, the cloth-ing spoke for itself. Snider’savant-garde combinationof delicate feminine detailswith daring touches — likea metal chain harness wornon a bare-chested model— prove again how muchCharleston has become aSouthern style mecca.

Alas, as with most benefitevents, the night had thefeeling of one giant talentshow, a slew of performanc-es back-to-back, the numberof which was almost over-whelming. Guests seemed tonot mind too terribly muchand were happy to sip cock-tails late into the evening.

Rachel Gordon(left) and JasonBenjamin sport

temporary“Local” tattoos

at the ONEBoutique’s

holiday partylast weekend.

CAROLINE MILLARD


EDITOR’S NOTE: The dead-line for Charleston Scene’s cal-endar items is noon Friday theweek before the event takesplace. Items submitted after thedeadline will not be printed.E-mail [email protected]. Expanded listingsonline: We are committed torunning your events and haveexpanded our calendar listingsonline. Go to postandcourier.com/events to see volunteerlistings, recreation events andmuseum information.

upcomingHOLY CITY ARTIST AND

FLEAS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Satur-day-Sunday. Eye Level Art, 103Spring St. Free admission andparking. Shop for last-minutegifts and browse handmade art,soaps, vintage clothing, jewelryand more. Food, beer and winewill be available for purchase.www.eyelevelart.com.

HOLIDAY LIVING HISTORYEVENT: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 17-18.Middleton Place, 4300 AshleyRiver Road. $45 adults, $20 chil-dren. Experience Christmas asit was celebrated in 1782 as cos-tumed interpreters lead toursthrough the gardens and fullydecorated house and enjoy abuffet, live music and a fire.556-6020 or www.middleton-place.org.

ongoingHOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF

LIGHTS: 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 5:30-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Jan. 2. JamesIsland County Park, 871 River-land Drive. $10 for carloads of1-15 people, $25 for 16-30, $100for 31 or more. Call 795-4386 orvisit www.holidayfestivalofli-ghts.com.

CHARLESTON FARMERSMARKET: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat-urdays. Marion Square. Localvendors offer produce, plants,baked goods and more. 724-7309.

FRESHFIELDS VILLAGEFARMERS AND ART MARKET:4-8 p.m. Mondays. FreshfieldsVillage at the crossroads ofKiawah and Seabrook islands.Purchase local produce, honey,gourmet items, barbecue and

live music. www.freshfieldsvil-lage.com.

MARKET AT ROSEBANKFARMS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.Rosebank Farms, 4455 BetsyKerrison Parkway, Johns Island.The farm will offer local pro-duce, seafood, baked goods,flowers and more. 768-0508 orwww.rosebankfarms.com.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FO-RUM: 7-8 p.m. third Wednesdayof each month. C of C HollingsScience Center, Room 112, 58Coming St. Free. Network atMellow Mushroom afterward.www.gogreencharleston.org.

ASTRONOMY CLUB: 7-9 p.m.First Thursday of each month.Atlantic Aviation, 6060 Avia-tion Ave., North Charleston.The Lowcountry StargazersAstronomy Club meets eachmonth. www.lowcountrystar-

gazers.org.ART DISCOVERY WALKING

TOURS: 10:30 a.m. Saturdays.Gibbes Museum of Art, 135Meeting St. $20. 90-minute tourhighlights historic sites thathave inspired artists for centu-ries. www.charlestonwalks.comor 729-3420.

“ART IN THE EVENING”: 7:30p.m. Fridays. Charleston Market.An art show and sale accompa-nied by live music. 937-0920.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASS-ES: 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Ball-room Dance Club of Charleston,1632 Ashley Hall Road. $30per month. Taught by StevenDuane. 557-7690.

BALLROOM DANCE PAR-TIES: Every weekend (exceptholidays). Creative Spark Centerfor the Arts, 757 Long PointRoad, Mount Pleasant. $10 (may

increase for theme or dinnerparties). Adult ballroom danceparty with group lessons be-forehand. 881-3780.

BEGINNER SHAG LESSONS:8:15 p.m. Mondays. ArthurMurray Dance Studio, 1706 OldTowne Road. $10 per class. 571-2183 or www.arthurmurraychs.com.

BRIDGE LESSONS: 3-5 p.m.or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays.Bridge Center, 1740 AshleyRiver Road. $135 for 11 begin-ner sessions. 556-4145.

BOOK LOVERS GROUP:7-9 p.m. third Friday of everymonth. Dreamalot Books, 123-BS. Goose Creek Blvd. Come witha book and a snack. 572-4188.

CANOE AND KAYAK TOURS:9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays. FrancisBeidler Forest, 336 SanctuaryRoad, Harleyville. $30 adults,

$15 children 6-12. Paddlethrough virgin swamp whilea naturalist points out plantsand animals. 462-2150 or www.beidlerforest.com.

CAROLINA SHAG WORK-SHOPS: Saturdays. Trudy’sSchool of Dance, 830 FollyRoad, James Island. $25 fortwo-hour lessons. For studentsat any level. Registration re-quired. 795-8250.

CELTIC FIDDLE CLASSES:5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. NaFidleiri and the Taylor MusicGroup will conduct preparatoryclasses. 819-6961.

CHARLESTON CIVIL WARROUND TABLE: 7 p.m. SecondTuesday of each month. Ryan’srestaurant, 829 St. AndrewsBlvd. [email protected].

CHARLESTON MUSIC CLUB:Free music programs throughMay. 795-7842 or www.charles-tonmusicclub.org.

CHOPSTICKS: 3-5 p.m. Fri-days. Charleston County MainLibrary, 68 Calhoun St. All ages.Light classical music and favor-ite children’s songs while kidscolor with friends. 805-6930.

CHORUS REHEARSALS:3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays. Franke atSeaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road,Mount Pleasant. The FrankeChorus invites men and womento join. 654-5973, 881-1158 or881-9691.

CHRISTOPHER’S READINGROOM: 4-4:30 p.m. Thursdays.John’s Island Library, 3531 May-bank Highway. Grades 6-12.Earn one John’s Island Librarydollar for each session. 559-1945.

“COMMON GROUND-SOLIDGROUND”: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat-urdays. Marion Square. Join theGrassroots Call to Action Groupfor nonpartisan open discus-sion. 810-0088 or www.grass-rootschange.ning.com.

CYPRESS SWAMP TOURS:1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays. Middleton PlaceOutdoor Center, 4300 AshleyRiver Road. $55-$65. 266-7492or www.middletonplace.org.

DANGEROUS BOOK CLUB:3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Charleston County Main Li-brary, 68 Calhoun St. Exploresomething new every week

from “The Dangerous Book forBoys.” 805-6930.

DANGEROUS BOYS CLUB:7:30 p.m. first Friday of eachmonth. Barnes & Noble, 1716Towne Centre Way, MountPleasant. Community leaderswill host meetings based onactivities from “The DangerousBook for Boys.” 216-9756.

EARLY MORNING BIRDWALKS: 8:30 a.m.-noon.Wednesdays and Saturdays.Caw Caw Interpretive Center,5200 Savannah Highway, Rav-enel. $5; Gold Pass membersfree. Preregistration encour-aged, but walk-ins welcome.795-4386 or www.ccprc.com.

EAST COOPER COFFEECLUB: 10 a.m. Fourth Wednes-day of each month. Franke atSeaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road,Mount Pleasant. Bring a mugand see presentations by differ-ent speakers. Refreshments willbe provided. 856-2166.

EDISTO ISLAND MUSEUM:1-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdaysthrough Dec. 31. Edisto IslandMuseum, 8123 Chisolm Planta-tion Road. An art exhibit byBruce Nellsmith. 869-1954.

“FAVELAS” EXHIBIT:Through Tuesday. City Galleryat Waterfront Park, 34 Prio-leau St. Pedro Lobo, artist-in-residence at The Art Institute ofCharleston, presents “Favelas:Architecture of Survival,” acollection of photographs ofRio de Janeiro’s squatter settle-ments. 958-6484.

FOLLY BEACH BLUEGRASSSOCIETY: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.The Kitchen, 11 Center St. Bringan instrument and participatein an open jam. 345-1678.

FREE SHAG LESSONS: 7:30p.m. Mondays. Mojo’s, 975 Ba-cons Bridge Road, Summerville.214-0242.

“FREUD AND PSYCHOANAL-YSIS”: Through mid-December.Karpeles Manuscript Museum,68 Spring St. Free. The museumwill host an exhibit consistingof about two dozen of SigmundFreud’s original manuscripts.853-4651.

THE GATHERING BOOKGROUP: 7 p.m. Last Thursday

CHARLIE THIEL

For the fifth year in a row, the New Music Collective is inviting the public tocome out and help fill the air with the ambient music of Phil Kline for “UnsilentNight.” It will start at 5 p.m. Dec. 18 at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park.Music will be presented to participants, who are asked to bring their ownboombox or other music playing device. Everyone will hit play at the sametime and then walk the streets of the city. “Unsilent Night” is open to anyonewho has a portable CD, cassette or MP3 playback device. Send RSVP’s to [email protected] to get involved.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 40E


of each month. Barnes & Noble,1716 Towne Centre Way, MountPleasant. 216-9756.

GRASSROOTS CALL TO AC-TION: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.Fort Johnson Cafe and Coffee,1014 Fort Johnson Road, JamesIsland. 810-0088 or [email protected].

“HARRY POTTER’S WORLD”:Through Jan. 7. CharlestonCounty Main Library, 68 Cal-houn St. The library will hostthe traveling exhibit “HarryPotter’s World: RenaissanceScience, Magic and Medicine.”805-6930.

“LET’S DISCUSS IT” BOOKGROUP: 10 a.m. Third Friday ofeach month. Mount PleasantRegional Library, 1133 MathisFerry Road. New members wel-come. [email protected].

LOWCOUNTRY BACKPACK-ERS CLUB: 7-8:30 p.m. secondThursday of each month. Col-lins Park Clubhouse, 4115 Fel-lowship Road, North Charles-ton.

OPEN STUDIO: 10 a.m.-12:30p.m. Last Tuesday of eachmonth. The Meeting Place,1077 E. Montague Ave., NorthCharleston. $5. Each class willbe taught by professional art-ists. 740-5854.

PARENT/CHILD BALLROOMCLASSES: 6:30-7 p.m. Thurs-days. G.M. Darby Building, 302Pitt St., Mount Pleasant. $30residents, $37 nonresidents.Parents and youths ages 5-9will learn basic dance steps.849-2061 or www.townof-mountpleasant.com.

POSTPARTUM SUPPORTGROUP: 6:30-8 p.m. First andthird Thursday of each month.Church of the Holy Cross, 299Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Is-land. Psychologist Risa Mason-Cohen leads a support group.769-0444.

PRESERVATION TECHTOURS: 8:30-10:30 a.m. FirstSaturday of each month. Dray-ton Hall, 3380 Ashley RiverRoad. $20 members, $25 non-members. Tours will showcasethe technical aspects of theplantation’s preservation ef-forts, design, architecture andmore. 769-2638 or www.dray-tonhall.org.

“RHYTHM AND STROKES”:Through March 11. The AveryResearch Center for African-American History and Culture,

125 Bull St. Free. The center willhost an exhibit by artist Hamp-ton R. Olfus Jr. that examinesthe African diaspora. 953-7609or www.avery.cofc.edu.

SALSA DANCE LESSONS:6:45 and 7:30 p.m. Mondays.Arthur Murray Dance Studio,1706 Old Towne Road. $10 perclass. Beginner and advancedlessons. 571-2183 or www.ar-thurmurraychs.com.

SALSA NIGHT AT SOUTH-END BREWERY: 10 p.m. Thurs-days at Southend Brewery, 161East Bay St. $4 cover. DJ Luigimixes live. 853-4677.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCELESSONS: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-days. Felix C. Davis CommunityCenter, 4800 Park Circle, NorthCharleston. Free. No partnerneeded. 810-7797.

SEA TURTLE HOSPITALTOURS: 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays-Sundays. S.C. Aquarium,100 Aquarium Wharf. $8 ages2-11, $16 adults, $14 ages 62and older. Reservations recom-mended. 577-3474.

SIERRA CLUB/ROBERT LUNZGROUP: 7 p.m. First Thursdayof each month. Baruch Audi-torium, 284 Calhoun St. www.southcarolina.sierraclub.org/lunz.

SQUARE DANCE CLASS: 7:30p.m. Tuesdays. Felix C. DavisCommunity Center, 4800 ParkCircle, North Charleston. 552-3630.

SUMMERVILLE 9-12 GROUP:Every third Thursday of themonth. Holiday Inn Express, 120Holiday Drive, Summerville. TheSummerville 9-12 Project holdsmonthly meetings. www.sum-merville912project.com.

SUMMERVILLE WRITERSGUILD: 6:30 p.m. Last Mondayof each month. Perkins Res-taurant, 1700 Old Trolley Road,Summerville. 871-7824.

SUMMER WINE STROLLS:5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays.Middleton Place, 4300 AshleyRiver Road. $10. Wine in theplantation’s gardens. 266-7477or www.middletonplace.org.

TANGO LESSONS: 7:30-8:30p.m. beginner class; 8:30-9:30p.m. practice. Tuesdays, MUSCWellness Center, 45 CourtenayDrive. Free. 345-4930.

WEST ASHLEY DEMOCRATSMEETINGS: 6:30-8 p.m. sec-ond Monday of each month,Bluerose Cafe, 652 St. AndrewsBlvd.; 8-9:30 a.m. third Saturday

of each month, Ryan’s restau-rant, 829 St. Andrews Blvd.576-4543.

WINE TASTINGS: 6-8 p.m.Fridays. Whole Foods Market,923 Houston Northcutt Blvd.,Mount Pleasant. Until the 2011Charleston Wine + Food Fes-tival, Whole Foods will hostweekly wine tastings to show-case the festival’s winemakers.971-7240.

ZEN MEDITATION: 7-8 p.m.Wednesdays. Cheri Huber willlead the class, which will focuson meditation and discussion.Call 224-2468.

ZUMBA: 9 a.m. Mondays; 7p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays;10 a.m. Saturdays. Pilates VStudio, 186 Seven Farms Drive,Suite 500-D, Daniel Island. Firstclass free. 881-3233 or www.pilatesvstudio.com.

today“IMPENDING WAR”: 2 p.m.

Fort Moultrie, 1214 Middle St.,Sullivan’s Island. Free. The lec-ture series continues with “Ed-mund Ruffin: Agriculturist andSecessionist,” presented by RickHatcher III. 883-3123 or www.nps.gov/fosu.

STAINED GLASS WORK-SHOP: 3:30-5 p.m. The Charles-ton Museum, 360 Meeting St.$12 museum members, $15nonmembers. Children willlearn to create stained glassornaments and enjoy a holidaytour of the Joseph ManigaultHouse. 722-2996 or www.charlestonmuseum.org.

ART SHOW: 5 p.m.-midnight.Studio PS, 10 Conroy St. $5.View art by Tyler Blanton, Jo-anna Jackson, Tobias McGregor,Sandra Brett and Michael Edge.Food, beverages and live musicwill be provided. 727-4777.

“JINGLE MINGLE”: 5:30-7:30p.m. Marion’s in the FrenchQuarter, 159 East Bay St. $25AMA members, $30 nonmem-bers. The Charleston Chapterof the American Marketing As-sociation will host the FourthAnnual Jingle Mingle, whichwill feature the theme “SweetSlam.” Local bakeries will com-pete in a “Sweet Slam” cupcakecontest that will be judged byguests. www.charlestonama.org.

9-12 PROJECT: 6 p.m. OmarShrine Hall, 176 Patriots PointRoad, Mount Pleasant. $3. TheCharleston 9-12 group willmeet. The public is welcome

to attend. www.charleston912.org.

FESTIVAL OF WREATHS: 6-9p.m. Palmetto Cafe at Charles-ton Place, 205 Meeting St. $15 inadvance, $20 at door. The FifthAnnual Festival of Wreaths willfeature hors d’oeuvres, cham-pagne, live music, an auctionand designer wreaths. www.charlestonplaceshops.com/fow.

CAROL FEST: 7 p.m. Franke atSeaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road,Mount Pleasant. The CharlestonMusic Club presents its annualholiday carol fest directed bySarah Fitzgerald. Refreshmentswill be provided. 224-9933.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT:7 p.m. Bethany MethodistChurch, 118 W. 3rd South St.,Summerville. Free. The Sum-merville Music Club will per-form a concert of Christmassongs and songs from “TheGreat American Songbook.”873-0827.

fridaySINGLES COCKTAIL PARTY:

6-8 p.m. Private residence, callfor address. $20. Singles in theCity will host a holiday cock-tail party. 793-1261 or www.singlesinthecitysocialnetwork.com.

saturdayFAMILY HOLIDAY EVENT: 10

a.m. The Charleston Museum,360 Meeting St. $10 adults, $5children. Watch the film adap-tation of the beloved children’sbook “The Polar Express” andenjoy crafts and a model trainexhibit after the film. 722-2996or www.charlestonmuseum.org.

HOLIDAY FARMERS MAR-KET: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. MoultrieMiddle School, 645 ColemanBlvd., Mount Pleasant. A specialfarmers market with a holidayfocus. The market will featurelive entertainment, children’sactivities, handcrafted gifts andmore. 884-8517.

REDUX OPEN STUDIOS: 1-6p.m. Redux Contemporary ArtCenter, 136 St. Philip St. Free.Redux will open its doors tothe public and showcase workby 30 artists, including CamelaGuevara, Donna Chessborough,George Davis and many others.722-0697 or www.reduxstu-dios.org.

EDISTO CHRISTMAS ANDBOAT PARADE: 2 p.m. Pal-metto Blvd., Edisto Beach. The

parade will feature the theme“An ACE Basin Christmas,” andspectators may stick around forthe boat parade beginning at 5p.m. 869-3867 or www.edisto-chamber.com.

FOLLY BEACH CHRISTMASPARADE: 2 p.m. Center St. En-joy the annual holiday parade.588-2447.

STUDIO AND HOME TOURS:2-6 p.m. Park Circle area ofNorth Charleston. The NorthCharleston Artists Guild pres-ents the Park Circle Studio andHouse Tour, a self-guided tourof various homes and art stu-dios in the up-and-coming ParkCircle area. Browse paintings,photography, jewelry, sculptureand other art mediums andmeet the artists. Visit www.facebook.com/northcharles-tonartistguild for a list of artists,map and information.

FAMILY YULETIDE: 5:30-8p.m. Middleton Place, 4300Ashley River Road. $10 adults,$5 children, free to children 6and under. Families can enjoystorytelling around a fire, car-oling, and making ornamentsand wreaths in the stableyards.Refreshments will be provided.556-6020 or www.middleton-place.org.

PARK CIRCLE FILM SOCIETY:7 p.m. Olde North CharlestonPicture House, 4820 JenkinsAve., North Charleston. $2members, $5 nonmembers. Theclub presents “Zenith,” a psy-chological thriller. 628-5534 orwww.parkcirclefilms.org.

SHAG CHRISTMAS PARTY:7 p.m.-midnight. DorchesterShrine Club, 2150 Beech HillRoad, Summerville. Free tomembers, $7 nonmembers.The Summerville Shag Club willhost a Christmas party that willinclude a cash bar, door prizesand a DJ. Guests should bringappetizers to share. 214-0242.

“A CELTIC CHRISTMAS”: 8p.m. Cathedral of St. Luke andSt. Paul, 126 Coming St. $20,$10 students. Na Fidleiri andthe Taylor Festival Choir, alongwith special guest John Doyle,will present a special holidayconcert featuring Christmasmusic in the Celtic tradition. Adinner concert will be held at 6p.m. Sunday at the WoodlandsInn in Summerville. Tickets forthe dinner concert are $125.869-6961 or www.taylormusic-group.org.

BIZARRO BURLESQUE: 9

p.m. The Mill, 1026 E. MontagueAve., North Charleston. Free.Enjoy “Xmas BaZaar!” a holi-day-themed burlesque shoefeaturing Dolly ee, Skye Paige,Selia d’Katzmeow and CherryBomb. Prizes, games and otherentertainment will be part ofthe show, and donations forToys for Tots will be accepted.225-2650.

sundayOYSTER ROAST: 1-8 p.m.

Private residence, 123 Scrap-book Lane, Summerville. $30 inadvance, $35 at door. Nonprofitgroup Charleston Pride willhost an oyster roast that willinclude chili, hot dogs, beerand a live DJ. 609-6104 or www.charlestonpride.org.

SECOND SUNDAY ON KINGSTREET: 1-6 p.m. King Streetbetween Broad and Calhounstreets. The city of Charlestonwill host another Second Sun-day event. King Street will beclosed to vehicles and shopsand restaurants will moveoutdoors, with guests enjoy-ing shopping and dining in thestreet. Free parking will be of-fered at the City Parking Deck,King and Queen streets. www.secondsundayonkingstreet.com.

SUMMERVILLE CHRISTMASPARADE: 2 p.m. Main Street.Enjoy floats, marching bands,local celebrities and an appear-ance by Santa. The theme ofthis year’s parade is “A Patri-otic Christmas — Saluting OurTroops Overseas.” 821-7260 orwww.summervilledream.org.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 3p.m. Sottile Theatre, 44 GeorgeSt. $16, free for children sixand under. Enjoy “Christmas atthe Sottile,” performed by theCharleston Men’s Chorus. 720-8505 or www.cmchorus.com.

MOUNT PLEASANT CHRIST-MAS PARADE: 5:30-7:15 p.m.Coleman Blvd. Enjoy morethan 100 floats traveling downColeman Boulevard, as well asthe Christmas tree lighting cer-emony and fireworks. 884-8517or www.townofmountpleasant.com.

mondayIAAP MEETING: 6-8 p.m.

Athens Greek Restaurant, 1939Maybank Highway, James Is-land. $20 includes dinner. The

CALENDAR From E

Please see CALENDAR, Page 41E


Charleston Chapter of the Inter-national Association of Admin-istrative Professionals will holdits annual holiday gathering andgift exchange. Those attendingshould bring a $10 gift card toparticipate. 202-7279 or [email protected].

SUSHI 101: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sa-vory Sushi and Catering, 1956-B Maybank Highway, JamesIsland. Chef Rhett Tanner willteach participants how to rollsushi, and the class will includetwo beverages, two sushi rolls,an appetizer and chopsticks totake home. 762-3338 or ww-wsavorysushiandcatering.com.

wednesdayCHILDREN’S HOLIDAY

EVENT: Noon. G.M. DarbyBuilding, 302 Pitt St., MountPleasant. Free. Children will en-joy meeting Santa, getting theirfaces painted, making crafts,listening to music and more.849-2061 or www.townof-mountpleasant.com.

WINE TASTING: 5:30-7:30p.m. High Cotton, 199 East BaySt. $25. Take the opportunity totaste 18 wines paired with horsd’oeuvres and stock up on yourfavorites for the holidays. 724-3815 or www.mavericksouth-ernkitchens.com.

AWENDAW GREEN BARNJAM: 6:30-11 p.m. AwendawGreen, 4879 U.S. Highway 17.Free. Music by A Fragile Tomor-row, Danielle Howle, Ten ToesUp and The Packway HandleBand. Barbecue and drinkswill be sold. 452-1642 or www.awendawgreen.com.

CHARLES DICKENS DINNER:6:30 p.m. Circa 1886, 149 Went-worth St. $70 per person. Enjoya four-course dinner inspiredby “A Christmas Carol” while lis-tening to storyteller Tim Lowryperform the classic novella.Beverages not included. 853-7828 or www.circa1886.com.

thursdayTREASURE-HUNTING LEC-

TURE: 6 p.m. Galleons Lost, 165King St. Rich Mutschler, a trea-sure hunter and owner of Gal-leons Lost, will talk to attendeesabout how they can beginbuilding their own treasurecollections. 577-3862 or www.galleonslost.com.

“HOLIDAY HARP ANDSONG”: 7 p.m. Franke at Sea-

side, 1885 Rifle Range Road,Mount Pleasant. Free. Enjoy tra-ditional music from the Celticand British Isles. 856-9870.

saturdayCSO CHORUS: 7 p.m. Gaillard

Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St. $10-$45. The Charleston SymphonyOrchestra Chorus and theCharleston Children’s Choruswill perform a special holidayconcert. www.charlestonsym-phony.com.

“SMOKY WEINER’S BLUESCHRISTMAS”: 7-11 p.m. Bow-en’s Island. $10, $5 with dona-tion to the Lowcountry FoodBank. Enjoy old-school bluesperformed by Smoky Weinerand the Hot Links. 300-5411.

sunday“A SPIRITUAL CHRISTMAS”:

4 p.m. St. John the BelovedCatholic Church, 28 Sumter Ave.,Summerville. Free. The Charles-ton Symphony Orchestra Spiri-tual Ensemble Chorale will per-form African-American spiritualsand sacred music with a holidayfocus. www.csospiritual.com.

theater/dance“A CHRISTMAS CAROL”: 7:30

p.m. through Saturday and Dec.16-18; 3 p.m. Sunday and Dec.19. Dock Street Theatre, 135Church St. $22-$52. CharlestonStage presents “A ChristmasCarol, A Ghost Story of Christ-mas.” 577-7183 or www.charles-tonstage.com.

“WHITE CHRISTMAS”: 8p.m. today-Saturday and Dec.16-18; 3 p.m. Sunday and Dec.19. Footlight Players Theatre,20 Queen St. $15-$30. TheFootlight Players will bringIrving Berlin’s classic movieto the Lowcountry stage. Theproduction tells the story oftwo friends who open an innin Vermont and find their trueloves. 722-4487 or www.foot-lightplayers.net.

“THE NUTCRACKER”: 3 and7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sun-day. Gaillard Auditorium, 77Calhoun St. $20-$45. Charles-ton Ballet Theatre brings “TheNutcracker” to the Lowcountry,setting the classic ballet amongfamiliar Charleston landmarks.723-7334 or www.charleston-ballet.com.

“A CHRISTMAS STORY”: 7p.m. Friday-Saturday and Dec.16-18; 3 p.m. Sunday and Dec.17. The Village Playhouse, 730

Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant.$12-$27. A stage productionof Jean Shepherd’s Christmastale of Ralphie and his burningdesire for a Red Ryder BB gun.856-1579 or www.villageplay-house.com.

“CINDERELLA”: 7 p.m. Friday;1 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.$10 in advance, $12 at door.Kids may enjoy the SPROUTSChildren’s Theatre’s production.881-3780 or www.creatives-park.org.

“THE CHARLESTON CHRIST-MAS SPECIAL”: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Dec. 14-18; 2 p.m.Saturday and Dec. 18; 3 p.m.Sunday and Dec. 19. CharlestonMusic Hall, 37 John St. $19.50-$32.50. Brad and JenniferMoranz’s annual holiday showreturns with a lineup of 30 per-formers, including Elvis imper-sonator Johnny Fortuno, CaseyThompson, Garrett Graham andmany other vocalists and danc-ers. 800-514-3849, 416-8453,www.etix.com or www.bradan-djennifermoranz.com.

“WAFFLE HAUS CHRIST-MAS”: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sat-urday and Dec. 16-18. PureTheatre at Charleston BalletTheatre, 477 King St. $15-$30.Sharon Graci directs this com-edy by Rodney Lee Rogers thattells the story of a waitress, herex-husband and her daughter,who are visited by the ghostsof Waffle Haus Christmas. 866-811-4111, 723-4444 or www.puretheatre.org.

STAND-UP COMEDIAN: 10p.m. Friday-Saturday. Theatre99, 280 Meeting St. $15. VicHenley, co-author of “GamesRednecks Play,” which was writ-ten with Jeff Foxworthy, willperform. 853-6687 or www.theatre99.com.

“THE BEST CHRISTMASPAGEANT EVER”: 3 p.m. Sat-urday and Dec. 18. Dock StreetTheatre, 135 Church St. $22.Charleston Stage presents aproduction of Barbara Robin-son’s children’s novel about thetown bullies being cast as theleads in the church Christmaspageant. 577-7183 or www.charlestonstage.com.

call for entriesAUDITIONS: 7 p.m. Dec.

13-14. The Charleston ActingStudio and Theatre, 915-E FollyRoad, James Island. The studiowill hold auditions for roles foran upcoming play titled “Out

of Sterno.” Roles for two malesand two females ages 18-45 areneeded. 795-2223 or www.mid-townproductions.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: TheReceiver Time-Based MediaFestival is looking for artistswho work in time-based mediato submit their work. The fes-tival will take place at variouslocations around Charlestonon March 10-13. Visit www.re-ceiverfest.com or contact JarodCharzewski or Liz Vaughan [email protected] forsubmission guidelines.

volunteersCITY OF CHARLESTON

GREENHOUSE: Volunteers areneeded to help produce the fallcrop. 958-6434.

ARTISTS NEEDED: The Cul-tural Arts Alliance of GreaterSummerville is looking forartists to submit paintings forits first Town Hall Art Show.871-0297.

SOUTHERNCARE HOSPICE:Volunteers are needed. CallCarolyn at 569-0870.

TRICOUNTY FAMILY MINIS-TRIES: The organization is inneed of experienced cooksand men’s, women’s andchildren’s clothing. 747-1788or www.tricountyfamilyminis-tries.org.

Moregames atpostandcourier.com/games.

By BOBBYWOLFF

At first glance, today’s six-clubcontract at the Dyspeptics Clublooked hopeless. An ace wasmissing and there was seem-ingly no way to avoid a spadeloser. But if South had assumedthatthediamondkingneededtobe onside, he could have turneddisaster into triumph.

At the table declarer drewtrumps and ran three diamondwinners, pitching a heart fromhand, then led a heart towardhis bare queen. East worked outtorisewiththeace,andtherewasstill a spade to lose at the death.

Declarer would have had amuch better chance of successas long as he had guessed cor-rectly which opponent held theheart ace. Assume that it seemsonlyfairtoplayEastforthatcardsince you intend to play West forthe diamond king, and you arein business! Take the trump leadin dummy, then lead a low heartat once. If East rises with the ace,there would be two discards fordeclarer’s losing spades — oneon the heart king and one onthe diamonds. So let’s say Eastducks his ace, and South’s queenholds the trick. Trumps can bedrawn and the diamond finessetaken. South’s losing heart nowgoesawayonthethirddiamond,and after conceding one spade,declarercanruffthefourthspadeindummy.Southhasperformeda Morton’s Fork Coup, wherebyEast was forced either to lose hisheartaceorpresentdeclarerwitha vital discard by taking it pre-maturely.

© United Feature Syndicate

ACE’S ON BRIDGE

CALENDAR From E


CURTIS By Ray Billingsley

JUMP START By Robb Armstrong

DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau

PEANUTS By Charles Schulz

GARFIELD By Jim Davis

SALLY FORTH By Francesco Marciuliano & Craig Macintosh

BLONDIE By Dean Young

DUSTIN By Steve Kelley & Jeff Parker

B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart

TODAY’S WORD:SHIFTINGAverage mark 18wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 26or more words inSHIFTING?The list will bepublished tomorrow.

THE RULES

Words must be fouror more letters.

Words which ac-quire four letters bythe addition of “s,”such as “bats,” are notused.

Only one form of averb is used. For ex-ample, either “pose”or “posed,” not both.

No proper nouns orslang words are used.

◗

◗

◗

◗

imbedimbuemirebedimbermbidebierbirdbredbridebrimbrume

buriedrebidriderimeruderuedumberemirerbiumdemurdimedire

dribdrubdrumdumbdumber

WORD GAME YESTERDAY’S WORD: IMBRUED

United FeatureSyndicate– 12/9


BIZARRO By Dan Piraro

DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham

MARMADUKE By Brad Anderson

ZIGGY By Tom Wilson

Yesterday’s Solution

THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John ReinerMORE GAMES AND PUZZLES AT POSTANDCOURIER.COM/GAMESCROSSWORD PUZZLE


ROSE IS ROSE By Pat Brady & Don Wimmer

MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

NON SEQUITUR By Wiley Miller BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg & Brian Walker

HI AND LOIS By Brian & Greg Walker & Chris Browne

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE By Stephan Pastis

JUDGE PARKER By Woody Wilson & Mike Manley

LUANN By Greg EvansMARY WORTH By Joe Giella & Karen Moy


THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker

GRAND AVENUE By Steve Breen

ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

BABY BLUES By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

GET FUZZY By Darby Conley

ANDY CAPP By Reg Smythe

DILBERT By Scott Adams

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Choose your wordscarefully and or youwill have to compro-mise. Optimism willattract positive people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t letsomeone you workwith upset you ormake you feel defeated. Youhave lots to offer and beinga little outspoken won’t hurtyour position.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have alittle fun with friends.Don’t take anyonetoo seriously. Get ready tothrow out the old and bringin the new.

CANCER (June21-July 22): Finishanything you’ve leftundone. Don’t besurprised by the responseyou get from someone jeal-ous of your talent and popu-larity. Keep an open mind.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):You may have to re-structure who doeswhat if you want tomake sure that youdon’t fall behind at home orat work.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Socializingwith friends will leadto an interestingopportunity for travel, learn-ing or getting involved in abrand new venture.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Take eachstep of whatever youare working on anddo your very best. Someonehard to please will scrutinizeyou.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Focus onhaving fun. Gettingback to your roots or makingplans with people you don’tsee often will help you recalllife goals and how to reachthem.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Before putting anymoney into yourplan, test the mar-ket on a small scale.Look at the facts anddecide what action will bringthe highest rewards.

CAPRICORN (DEC.22-JAN. 19): You’llhave plenty to bethankful for andsome interesting deals willshow promise and prosper-ity.

AQUARIUS (JAN.20-FEB. 18): It maybe difficult to holdback the way youfeel. Don’t let a mistake costyou financially or emotion-ally.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Don’tbe afraid to changeyour mind or makean unexpected diversionthat will catch others offguard.

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne


Prime-Time TelevisionDEC 9 C 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM

NE

TW

OR

K

WCBD 3News 2 at 6PM(N)

NBC NightlyNews (N) (HD)

Wheel: WheelWas Here.

Jeopardy! (N)(HD)

Community (N)af (HD)

30 Rock Comingclean. (HD)

The Office: Classy Christmas. Leaveof absence. (N) (HD)

The Apprentice: Welcome to theClub. (N) af (HD)

News 2 at 11PM(N)

(:35) The Tonight Show with JayLeno Halle Berry. (N) (HD)

WCIV 8ABC News 4 @6 (N)

ABC World News(N) (HD)

ABC News 4 @7 (N)

EntertainmentTonight (N)

Shrek the Halls(R) (HD)

Prep & Landing(R) (HD)

Barbara Walters Special: Oprah,the Next Chapter (N) (HD)

Barbara Walters Presents 10 Fas-cinating People (N) (HD)

ABC News 4 @11 (N)

(:35) Nightline(N) (HD)

Jimmy KimmelLive (HD)

WCSC 9Live 5 News at 6(N) (HD)

CBS EveningNews (N) (HD)

News (N) (HD) Two & 1/2 Lovestories. (HD)

Big Bang (N) ab(HD)

$#*! Dad (N) ab(HD)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation:“418/427". (N) ab (HD)

The Mentalist: A Jolly Red Elf. Santamurder. (N) ab (HD)

Live 5 News at 11(N) (HD)

(:35) Late Show with David Letter-man Bill O’Reilly. (N) (HD)

WITV 11The PBS Newshour (N) (HD) Visions of Italy:

North (R)Bg Picture (N) Pledge Programming The best of PBS pledge programming. Pledge Programming The best of

PBS pledge programming.Tavis Smiley (N)(HD)

BBC World Newsaf

Charlie Rose (N)(HD)

WLCN 230 Hulk: A Child in Need. af Global (R) Gospel Livin’ Low Facing Life Medical Heroes Emergency!: Not Available. Auto Race Heat NightWAZS 250 Lo que callamos ab Ventaneando América Cosas de la vida ab Al extremo Mujer comprada Historias engarzadas Callamos

WTAT 6Judge Judy Bossassault.

Judge Judy Childabuse. (R)

5th Grader (N)af

How I Met af (HD)Bones: The Doctor in the Photo.Brennan attached. (N) (HD)

Fringe: Marionette. Heart extraction;coming to terms. (N) (HD)

The News at 10 Local news reportand weather forecast. (N)

TMZ (N) af Loves Raymond:The Dog.

How I Met af (HD)

WMMP 13Family Guy:McStroke.

Family Guy:Deep Throats.

Simpsons TheNed Zone.

Simpsons Lisathe boy.

Without a Trace: Victory for Human-ity. Missing teacher. (HD)

Without a Trace: Exposure. Missingpaparazzi. ab (HD)

Entourage:Berried Alive.

Enthusiasm: TheBracelet.

Everybody Mari-juana. (HD)

Christine af(HD)

Entourage:Berried Alive.

CA

BL

E

A&E 49 First 48: Deadly Attraction. (R) 48: Snapped; Fallen Angel. (R) First 48: Body of Evidence. (R) First 48: Thicker Than Water. The First 48: Underworld. (HD) 48 Former boyfriend. (R) (HD) 48 (R) (HD)

AMC 58(5:30) “Road House” (‘89, Action)aa A tough bouncer tries to cleanup a bar and a town with a bad reputation. ab (HD)

“Scrooged” (‘88, Comedy) (Bill Murray) A mean TV exec is extra nastyon Christmas Eve, but ghosts change his ways. af

“Scrooged” (‘88, Comedy) (Bill Murray) A mean TV exec is extra nastyon Christmas Eve, but ghosts change his ways. af

“Tremors” (‘90)aaa af

BET 18 106 & Park (N) af Beyonce’s I Am ... World Tour Life offstage. Thought: T.I.. Game (HD) Game (HD) Mo’Nique Tina Knowles. (HD) Wendy (N)BRAVO 63 Housewives (R) ab Housewives (R) ab Housewives: The Art of War. Housewives Shopping spree. Housewives: Charity Cases. Watch What Housewives: Charity Cases.C2 2 Tammy Home Show Computer Shop Talk In the News Savage Rpt Judge T. NewsMakers Tammy Mayor Riley In the News Buddy Pough GemstonesCOMEDY 53 (:57) Scrubs (:27) Scrubs Daily (N) (HD) Colbert (HD) Ugly Amer. Futurama (R) Futurama (R) Futurama (R) Ugly Amer. South Prk (R) Daily (N) (HD) Colbert (HD) Tosh.0 (HD)CW 14 Lyrics! (R) Lyrics! (R) ‘70s af ‘70s af Diaries Transformation prep. Nikita: All the Way. (N) (HD) News (N) Married Queens (HD) Queens (HD) South PrkDISC 27 Cash Cab (R) Cash Cab (R) Oddities (HD) Oddities (HD) Brew Maste: Grain to Glass. Chopper af (HD) Auction (HD) Oddities (HD) Brew Maste: Grain to Glass. Chopper (HD)DISCH 64 Dr. G: Med (R) af Diagnosis (R) af My Deadly Appetite (R) (HD) Housebound: Trapped (HD) Doctors Behind Bars (R) Housebound: Trapped (HD) Doctors (R)E! 45 E! Investigates: Teen Suicide. E! News (N) Bridal: For Better or Worse. Kendra (R) Married: White Wedding. (R) Married (R) C. Lately (N) E! News (R)FOOD 34 Paula (R) 30 Min. (R) Good Eat Culinary spirits. (R) Iron Chef Mixologists. (R) Iron Chef South Carolina chef. Ace of Cakes: UK Invasion. Chopped: Winging It. (R) Iron Chef (R)FX 23 “Horton Hears a Who!” (‘08, Animated)aaa n ou (HD) Two & 1/2 Two & 1/2 Two & 1/2 Two & 1/2 Sunny (HD) League (HD) League (HD) Sunny (HD) League (HD)GAC 147 Mainstreet Music Videos (R) af Home for the Holidays Faith Hill, Joy to World (HD) Master Series: Walk of Fame. GAC Late Shift (R) HolidaysGSN 179 Newlywed Baggage (R) 1 vs. 100 No Deal Family Feud Fam. Feud Newlywed Baggage (R) 1 vs. 100 Lingo Deal or No Deal Lucky cases. Catch 21 (R)HALL 47 “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” (‘10) (HD) “The Santa Incident” (‘10) (Ione Skye) p qw af (HD) “The Santa Incident” (‘10) (Ione Skye) p qw af (HD) “A Grandpa”HGTV 98 Income (HD) Designed (R) Hse Hunt (R) Hunters (HD) 1st Place (N) 1st Place (R) Property (HD) Property (HD) Hunters (HD) Hse Hunt (N) Hse Hunt (R) Hunters (HD) Property (HD)HISTORY 126 Ancient: Underwater Worlds. Marvels Spy innovations. (HD) Decoded: The White House. Ancient: Angels and Aliens. Decoded (N) af (HD) Decoding (R) af (HD) Decoded (R)INSP 70 Highway: Plane Death. Our House The Waltons: The Cradle. Inspirat’n Robison (R) Meyer (R) Love Victory Power Living Wind at MyLIFE 29 American: Super Scooter. Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars “Unanswered Prayers” (‘10, Drama) (Eric Close) af (HD) How I Met How I Met ChristineMTV 35 ‘70s af ‘70s af Pranked (R) Pranked (R) Pranked (R) Pranked (R) Pranked (R) Pranked (R) Pranked (N) Bully Beat (N) Megadrive Dyrdek (R) “Buying the”SPIKE 44 UFC 124 Countdown (HD) Gangland: Everybody Killers. Gangland: Ice Cold Killers. TNA Wrestling (N) ab (HD) (:03) TNA ReACTION (HD) Manswers (R)SYFY 57 Fact or (R) Fact or Faked mission. (R) “The Bourne Ultimatum” (‘07)aaac An amnesiac assassin seeks answers. Fact or (N) ab Truth: Siberian Snowman. (R) Fact or (R)TBN 22 (5:00) Praise the Lord Good News Full Flame Behind Turning (R) Nasir Siddiki Hinn (R) Praise the Lord (N) HolylandTBS 12 Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Seinfeld Seinfeld “Meet the Parents” (‘00) A man meets his girlfriend’s parents. Family Family Conan Sarah Silverman. (HD) Lopez (HD)

TCM 55(4:30) “The BigWheel” (‘49)

“Quicksand” (‘50, Drama)aa (Mickey Rooney,Jeanne Cagney) Mechanic steals $20 af

“Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry” (‘37)aa (Judy Gar-land) A jockey tries to repair his reputation.

“Babes in Arms” (‘39, Musical)ac (MickeyRooney) Children of vaudevillians put on a show.

(:15) “Strike Up the Band” (‘40, Musical)aa(Mickey Rooney) Students raise money for a band.

TLC 68 Cake Boss (R) af (HD) Bama (R) af (HD) Police: A Fool for Love. (HD) Police Street gamblers. (HD) Cellblock Nine women. (HD) Police Street gamblers. (HD) Cellblock (R)TNT 4 Law & Order: We Like Mike. Bones Former radical. (HD) A NBA Basketball: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers z {| A NBA Basketball: Orlando vs Portland z {|TRAVEL 52 Bizarre Foods: Morocco. (R) V Food (R) V Food (R) V Food (R) V Food (R) Sturgis: Wild Ride. (R) af Sturgis: Sturgis Cops. (R) Food Parad (R) Sturgis (R)TRUTV 72 Cops af Cops af Dumbest Limousine getaway. Dumbest Outrageous videos. Dumbest Kid crashes car. (R) I Laugh (R) I Laugh (R) Speeders (R) Speeders (R) Dumbest (R)UNI 50 Alma de (HD) Noticiero (HD) Llena de amor ab (HD) Eva Luna (N) ab (HD) Soy tu dueña ab (HD) La rosa de Guadalupe (HD) Primer (HD) Noticiero (HD) La verdadUSA 16 NCIS: Tribes. NCIS: Stakeout. ab (HD) “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (‘08) (Harrison Ford) Burn Notice: Dead or Alive. White Collar: In the Red. (R) psych (R)VH1 21 Greatest The top 20 videos. Lyrics! (R) Lyrics! (R) SNL Farewell to Phil. (HD) Saturday Night Live (HD) Saturday Night Live (HD) Saturday Night Live (HD) SNL (HD)WGN 71 Home Vid Homemade rocket. Dharma Dharma WWE Superstars (HD) How I Met How I Met WGN News at Nine (N) (HD) Scrubs Scrubs WWE (HD)

NE

WS

CNBC 33 Mad Money The Kudlow Report Marijuana USA Illicit business. CNBC Titans: Ted Turner. (R) Greed: Fraud in Cyberspace. Mad Money Marijuana (R)CNN 10 Situation Room Wolf Blitzer. John King, USA (N) Parker Spitzer (N) Larry King Live (N) Anderson Cooper 360° Breaking news and pop culture. (N) Larry KingCSPAN 30 U.S. House of Representatives (N) Tonight from Washington The day’s top public policy events. (N) Tonight from Washington (N) Capital News Today (N) Capital NewsFOXNEW 32 Special Report (N) The FOX Report (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N) On the Record with Greta (N) The O’Reilly Factor (R) Hannity (R)MSNBC 31 The Ed Show (N) (HD) Hardball with Chris (R) (HD) Countdown with Keith (HD) Rachel Maddow (N) (HD) Lawrence O’Donnell (N) (HD) Countdown with Keith (HD) Maddow (HD)

SP

OR

TS

ESPN 7 SportsCenter (HD) i 2010 ESPNU College Football Awards z {| (HD) A College Basketball: Georgetown vs Temple z {| (HD) SportsCenter (HD)ESPN-2 41 Sports (HD) Interruptn A College Basketball: Kent State vs Florida z {| (HD) A College Basketball: Butler vs Xavier (OH) z {| (HD) SportsNation (HD) Baseball (HD)FSS 59 Access N.C. State SEC Gridiron Live Tennis: Arizona: Philippoussis vs. Courier. Toyota Texas Bass Classic FSN The Ultimate FSN Wrld PokerGOLF 66 Golf Cntrl Golf Fix (HD) 12 Nights Golf Fix (HD) Wendy’s Three Tour Challenge: from Rio Secco in Las Vegas n o~ (HD) 12 Nights Golf Cntrl Three TourVS. 56 Lucas Oil Motorsports (HD) ) NHL Hockey: Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals z {| (HD) Hockey (HD) MMA Awards NHL Overtime (HD) UFC 124SPEED 99 Pass Time Pass Time Gearz (HD) Truck (HD) Pinks - All Out: Denver. (HD) Dangerous: Log Truckers. (HD) Battle (HD) Battle (HD) Pinks - All Out: Denver. (HD) DangerousSPSO 28 Eastern Golf Own Wrds Israeli (HD) Hawks 360 Spotlight: Joe Johnson. Own Wrds: John Calipari. Access Phenoms College Under

KID

S

ANIMAL 62 Wild Kingdom: Manta Queen. Killer Crocs Costa Rica (HD) Rocky Mountain: Pilot. (HD) Hillbilly Hand Fishin’ (R) (HD) Into the Dragon’s Lair (HD) Rocky Mountain: Pilot. (HD) Hillbilly (HD)CARTOON 124 World Tour Chowder (R) Grandma Got Run Over Grinch Stole Scooby-Doo Adventure (:45) MAD (R) King af King af Family Family Delocated (R)

DISNEY 38Suite Life onDeck: Frozen.

(:45) Fish Hooks(R)

Hannah Writer’sblock. (R)

Hannah Memorylane. (R)

Shake It Up!: AgeIt Up. (N)

“High School Musical 2" (‘07) (Zac Efron) The Wildcats find work at alocal country club and prepare for a talent show. (HD)

Hannah Memorylane. (R)

Wizards Wizardrevolution.

Wizards: UncleErnesto. (R)

Hannah Miley liesto Lilly. (R)

FAMILY 20Rudolph’s Shiny New YearMissing baby.

The Gruffalo (N) (:42) Donald’sSnow Fight

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Thestory of Kris Kringle. (HD)

The Year Without a Santa ClausKids help Santa. (HD)

A Miser Brothers’ Christmas Sib-ling rivalry. (HD)

The 700 Club Scheduled: AndyStanley. (R)

Wife: Class Re-union. (HD)

NICK 26 Sponge (R) iCarly (R) (HD) iCarly (R) (HD) iCarly (R) (HD) Wife (HD) Wife (HD) Everybody Everybody Lopez af Lopez af Nanny Nanny NannyTVLAND 61 All Fam. All Fam. Sanford Sanford Sanford (:32) Sanford Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Roseanne: Homeward Bound. Roseanne

PR

EM

IUM HBO 302

“The Unborn” Woman haunted byevil spirit within her. (HD)

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (‘09, Animated)aaac Abored fox wants one last adventure. p qv (HD)

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (‘09, Science Fiction) (Shia LeBeouf) EvilDecepticons search for an artifact with the ability to make them rulers. (HD)

Taxicab Confessions: The CityThat Never Sleeps (N) (HD)

Public Speaking(R) (HD)

MAX 320“Valentine’s Day” (‘10)aa (Kathy Bates) Couples determine relation-ships; people search for love; some receive bad news. (HD)

“Mr. Deeds” (‘02, Comedy)ac (Adam Sandler) A small-town pizzeriaowner inherits forty billion dollars from his dead uncle. (HD)

“Fighting” (‘09, Action)aa (Channing Tatum) Manmanages youth in street fights. r sx (HD)

“Dangerous Attraction” (‘99,Thriller)a (Linden Ashby) (HD)

SHOW 340(5:00) “Chéri”(‘09)aac (HD)

“Finishing the Game: The Search for a New BruceLee” (‘07, Comedy) (Josh Diamond) (HD)

“Push” (‘09, Thriller)aac (Chris Evans) People with special powersteam up to defeat a secret government organization. (HD)

Dexter: Hop a Freighter. Haltedplans. (R) (HD)

Next Stop forCharlie (HD)

Still Single Eng-lish girl. (HD)

“Sex and Break-fast” (HD)

MOVIESSPORTSKIDSNEWS= Broadcast C = Comcast Cable (N) = New (HD) = High Definition

See complete TV listings Online at postandcourier.com/tv


My Charleston Property Team

As a buyer’srebate, you willreceive 20% of

my commissiontowards yourclosing costs.

C51-435821Jericha McGee D’Elia

[email protected]

www.mycharlestonproperty.com

Thinking about selling yourhome? Call me to inquireabout listing discounts.

R40-435216

Recycle~Reuse~RESALE!REMEMBER... If it is not becoming to you,

It should be coming to US!

www.consignwomen.com

Consigning Women and Menin Mount Pleasant

1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd Suite 110in the Crickentree Village | 216-9993

Consigning Womenin West Ashley

21 Magnolia Rd. | 556-1871

D EAR ABBY: My son,“Dennis,” is divorc-ing for the third time.

He has primary custodyof his oldest two childrenand shared custody of theyounger two. He is an excel-lent father.

I have stayed with him inhis large home to help withthe kids. I supplement theirgroceries with things weenjoy. Dennis has a femalefriend he confides in. Heinsists they are platonic, butshe has told me she hopes towin him over.

This woman has a hardtime making ends meet, butalways has money for pedi-cures and out-of-town foot-ball games. She spends manydays and nights with Dennis,showering there, eating hisfood and using his laundryfacilities. I resent that she iseating or taking home the

food I buy for the children.Am I being selfish? My

husband and I live on afixed income and must becareful with our money.Any suggestions? — WARYIN MINNESOTA

DEAR WARY: I do haveone. Because you resent theidea that your son’s ladyfriend may be helping her-self to the goodies you areproviding for your son andgrandchildren, and becauseit is causing you financialstrain, stop doing it. Orbring with you only whatyou and the children canconsume during your visit.

Kendra makes it two in a row and will beback in a week to defend her Head2Headtitle. Also next week, Part Two of our holidaytrivia series.

1. Happy birthday.2. BB gun.3. Ebenezer.4. New York.

5. Clarence.6. Lion.7. Goofy.8. Max.

9. Candy, candy corn,candy cane and syrup.

10. Real estate.

QUESTIONS1. In the animated version of

“Frosty the Snowman,” whatare Frosty’s first words when hecomes to life?

2. What did Ralphie want forChristmas in “A Christmas Story?”

3. What is Scrooge’s first name?4. Name the city where “Miracle

on 34th St. takes place.”5. What is George Bailey’s

guardian angel’s name in “It’s aWonderful Life?”

6. What kind of animal is king ofthe Island of Misfit Toys in “Rudolfthe Red-Nosed Reindeer?”

7. In Disney’s version of “A Christ-mas Carol,” who plays Marley?

8. What is the Grinch’s dog’sname?

9. In the movie “Elf,” what arethe four main food groups ofElves?

10. In “A Charlie Brown Christ-mas,” what does Lucy want in-stead of toys?

CORRECT ANSWERSCONCLUSION

GREG’S ANSWERS1. Greetings earthlings.2. Some kind of gun.3. Ebenezer.4. New York.5. Harry.6. Polar bear.7. Donald Duck.8. Max.9. All candy.10. Money.

DEAR ABBY

Son’s gal eating up his mother’s goodwillGetting in theChristmas spirit

BY REBEKAH BRADFORDSpecial to The Post and Courier

In anticipation of the holidays, this is the firstof a series of Christmas-themed trivia with holi-day movies being featured. Last week’s winner,Kendra Cleary is being challenged by pharma-cist Greg Hall.

DREAMSTIME.COM

KENDRA’SANSWERS

1. He says Happy birthday.2. It’s a BB gun.3. Ebenezer.4. Mmm, I think New York.5. Clarence.6. A lion.7. Is it Goofy?8. I don’t remember the dog’s name.9. No fair. I’ve never seen Elf.10. She wants real estate instead of

toys.


R57-432641


12.09.2010 charleston scene

Documents