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By Hank Whitson !e prologue, which covers the christening Sta! Writer scene, is essentially an act unto itself, and it is the fairies and character actors time to shine. Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Marius Petipa’s Abigail Tan’s portrayal of the Lilac Fairy fea- Sleeping Beauty is widely regarded as one of the tured ephemeral movements, and her gestures most technically challenging classical ballets were crisp. Peng-Yu Chen gave a stand-out ever choreographed. !e story will be familiar performance with her vivacious Canari Fairy to anyone who has seen the 1959 Disney "lm, variation. Tara Lee stole the show as Carabosse, though it is more faithful to the traditional though. Her lines were sharp, and her dramat- Brothers Grimm fairy tale. ic gestures seethed with malevolence. Her It tells the story of Aurora, a princess happily ghouls also delivered comic bu#oonery to born to King and Queen Florestan XXIV after give the mice from Nutcracker a many childless years. At her christening, Au- run for their money. rora is blessed by six benevolent fairies, but she is also cursed by Carabosse, a seventh fairy who was uninvited. !e curse dictates that Aurora will be pricked by a sewing needle and die. !e Act 1 Lilac fairy uses her own magic to alter the curse opens with a staple of classi- so the needle will put Aurora into an ageless cal ballet, happy peasants dancing a sleep until she is awakened by a kiss of true love. garland waltz in celebration. !e princes who !e curse comes to pass, of course, and the vie for Aurora’s a#ections had great individual entire kingdom slumbers for one hundred years, technique, though their formations were a lit- when Prince Desiré arrives at the enchanted for- tle askew. Kristine Necessary lit up the stage est. With some help from the Lilac Fairy, De- as Aurora with a smile that you could see siré defeats Carabosse, "nds Aurora and lifts from the rafters. Her precise, delicate tech- the curse. !e ballet concludes with a wedding nique paired with the relentlessly pretty scene attended by many other popular Brother’s choreography is almost too sweet to bear Grimm characters like Little Red Riding Hood, at times. Tom !umb, Puss in Boots and the Big Bad You could see a little bit of strain Wolf. Atlanta Ballet’s production of Beauty is in her leg during the infamous Rose fantastic. !e dancers are expressive and tech- Adagio, but she kept her smile nically superb. !e elaborate costumes and sets throughout all four excruciating, !"#$! are gorgeous. !e Atlanta Ballet orchestra per- consecutive promenades. Her The Sleeping Beauty formed the score. pantomime of the dreaded nee- !e prologue is the fairies time to shine. dle prick was also incredibly PERFORMER: Atlanta Ballet While the score is not as iconic as Tchaikovsky’s sharp. You would be surprised LOCATION: Cobb Energy other ballets, there are a few lovely and famil- at how dramatic dropping a Centre iar pieces like the waltz theme and !e Atlanta spool of thread can be. Ballet Orchestra performed them splendidly, DATE: Feb. 11 2011 Sleeping matching the tempo of the dancers without no- See , page 16 ticeably altering the music. OUR TAKE: !!!!!

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Sleeping from page 15 essary o# her feet. Again, the very traditional !e big wedding scene is simi- grand pas between Aurora and !e second act was Jacob lar to the Nutcracker’s second half her prince felt somewhat anticli- Bush’s time to shine as Prince De- in that it is parade of light-hearted mactic after the parade of playful !"#$%"$ siré, and his technique was suit- celebratory dances, and a splendid character dances. ably bold and gallant. mix of character acting and sharp Bush and Necessary are very !"#$%&Cuisines around Atlanta He was not as obviously ex- technique. well paired technically, though '' pressive as Necessary, but his pan- !e Gold and Gems double they lacked the sort of luminous %&!'(%)(*'! the Calamari tacos with jalap- tomimes call for him to be pen- pas was exquisitely coordinated chemistry required to truly and Hankook Taqueria enos and sweet chili sauce, or the sive and withdrawn, so it is hard and the lady soloists were very fully realize the tale’s legendary, pulled pork tacos with spicy Ko- to fault him. sharp. !e playful pas between eternal love. LOCATION: 1341 Collier Road rean BBQ sauce. !e highlight of the entire the rakish Puss in Boots and the It would be interesting to com- CUISINE: Korean BBQ and All, yes all, tacos and burritos ballet was the frenzied, pas de prissy White Cat was a lot of fun pare them to the alternate cast fea- Mexican Fusion come with green onion, green cab- deux duel between Desiré and and garnered a few laughs from turing John Welker and Christine bage, soy sesame vinaigrette, ci- Carabosse, as he struggles to turn the audience. Winkler, who are husband and COST: ~ $10 lantro and jack cheese. It is of my her own knife against her. Little Red Riding Hood dis- wife in real life. HOURS: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. conspiring nature that I believe In a neat bit of stage magic, played some precise and blister- If you are looking to introduce was actually colonized by Carabosse melts into the stage ing pointe-work, and the Big Bad a loved one or a child to the plea- PHONE: 404-352-8881 the Koreans and not the Spanish. with a pu# of smoke as she is fa- Wolf seemed to be having a great sures of classical ballet, !e Nut- Otherwise there is no explanation tally stabbed. !e transition is time. !e %uttering bluebird pas cracker is a more accessible entry OUR TAKE: !!!!! for why their foods complement clean and organic. was solid, though there have been point, being considerably briefer another so well. After such a stirring scene, the more elaborate takes on the vir- and boasting %ashier, more easily By Alex Kessler In addition, the menu o#ers fated kiss between Desiré and tuoso solo variations. appreciated choreography. Contributing Writer nachos with Korean beef, tem- Aurora seemed somewhat anti- !e quick brisé volé sections But if you are looking for an pura fried sweet potatoes, tilapia climactic. It was still convincing, were present and impressive, how- example of classical dancers who Hankook Taqueria is the "rst burritos, BBQ beef quesadillas however, and the pas that followed ever. Brian Wallenberg’s Tom have mastered their craft of move- of its kind to emerge on the At- and a spicy hot dog with cabbage was suitably romantic, with the !umb variation takes "rst prize. ment, or an unabashedly roman- lanta scene. !e rather peculiar kimchi. dancers %icking away the swirling He displayed impressive ballon, tic way to spend Valentine’s Day combination of Korean and Tex Last but not least, a personal haze and bringing down the cur- wonderful timing and wore an in- weekend, Atlanta Ballet’s Sleeping Mex may seem like a simple idea, favorite is bibim-bop, a seriously tain as Bush literally sweeps Nec- fectious smile. Beauty is an excellent choice. but it is a stroke of culinary genius spicy dish with beef, vegetables, that demands nothing less than mounds of rice, pepper sauce and the highest honors and medals of a fried egg on top to wrap the human achievement. package in a neat little bow. !e prices are astonishingly !e main feature of Hankook cheap for such quality food. Ten Taqueria is its unique food, which dollars will buy nachos, sesame is great because the atmosphere, fries and a taco or a burrito with décor and mostly everything else fried dumplings. !e portions are are nothing to get excited about. often large enough to feed a per- !e interior has white walls with son and a half. It is amazing for wood booths, the tables have plas- anyone on a college budget. tic utensils, and the food is either !e menu is extraordinary served in baskets or Styrofoam and by far the most interesting boxes. culinary creative in the metro At- !is is a place to just hang out lanta area. For those unfamiliar, and get your hands messy, perhaps Korean cuisine comprises of rice, not the ideal location for a "rst "sh, grilled meats, or “Gui,” and date or business lunch. It has that kimchi, which is any combination “I know this little place down the of vegetables and hot spices. road” sort of feel to it, like it is well Often dishes are made with known amongst the locals and has a red chili paste, and therein lay loyal and frequent customers but the eternal and grand connection otherwise unknown to the outside with Mexican food: spiciness. world. Hankook is a rare Atlanta !e "rst item on the menu that gem that you "nd only once every should grab anyone’s attention is couple of years. Image courtesy of Atlanta Ballet

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Monster from page 15 !e trucks roared on the sig- Gnomeo passes as kids entertainment nal green, and by a reported six +,-. translates the elevated themes of inches, the Advance Auto Parts Gnomeo & Juliet the original story to a context by Grinder truck took a "rst place which younger audiences can be photo "nish over Gravedigger. GENRE: Animation entertained and enlightened at the However, the real competition Adventure same time. was about to begin. While the rac- STARRING: James McAvoy !e biggest problem with the ing portion is a fun event, the real and Emily Blunt "lm stems from the numerous show, and the reason the Georgia %aws in the writing. !e charac- Dome was "lled to capacity, is for DIRECTOR: Kelly Asbury terizations and situations imposed the freestyle competition. RATING: G here, for example, are designed for In the freestyle competition the sake of viewer convenience. the trucks must compete to have RELEASE DATE: Feb. 11 2011 Gnomeo is no longer a bystander the most exciting combination of to the inter-family feud, but in- tricks within a certain time frame. OUR TAKE: !!!!! stead is a leader of the movement If a driver upends their truck or against the Capulets. An early by any other way incapacitates it, By Nick Reardon scene shows our hero compet- that round is over and the score is Contributing Writer ing in a dangerous lawn mower judged from the tricks preceding. Image courtesy of Touchstone Pictures race against the ill-tempered red !e drivers, in order to domi- Since the turn of the old cen- gnome, Tybalt. destiny. !is shift of direction the tragedy embedded in the ill- nate the competition, must push tury in "lm, the tragic tale of Gnomeo continues to act damages the narrative %uency and fated tale, or to target laughter in their trucks to the very mechani- the two star-crossed lovers has rashly violent and vindictive in makes the "lm less focused and the more susceptible children in cal integrity and limit. certainly been revived and refur- a way that exceeds the original half-baked. the audience. What results is a combination bished enough times to a consid- characterization. I can only at- !ere are, however, redeem- I believe the "lm aims to fol- of spectacular failures and su- erable point of exhaustion. As it tribute this to Hollywood’s un- ing qualities to the "lm. From low in the footsteps of new-age preme successes. began, the original theatre pro- fortunately recurring incentive to the opening scene, for example, animations such as Shrek and Most trucks make a last ditch duction was "rst adapted to "t the accommodate roles for the actors, a curious little gnome stands in Finding Nemo by integrating some e#ort to impress the crowd and projector screen in the year 1936, rather than have the actors accom- front of a set of draped red cur- situational and dialogue-based inevitably end up destroying and was from that point forward modate themselves for the role. tains, speaking directly to the humor that are clearly above a some part of their truck. !e recreated nearly every ten years. Likewise, Juliet is portrayed as audience from what looks to be a certain maturity level, but are reason then for the standing ova- Seventy-"ve years later, Holly- adventurous and rebellious from classical theatre stage. !e gnome fortunately beyond interpretation tion mentioned in the beginning wood is going at it once again. the outset – a characteristic that is proceeds in telling us that the fol- for the younger ear. A rather %ir- of this article was because of the Only this time, it is to be a chil- only supposed to emerge well into lowing picture will be yet another tatious frog, who served as a sort marvelous performance put on by dren’s picture. her relationship with the Romeo interpretation of Romeo and Ju- of hybrid between prophet and Gravedigger. Gnomio & Juliet tells the tale of character. liet, only that this time, it will matchmaker in the "lm, speaks Hitting every jump from im- a predictable set of young lovers: !e plot also follows a self-con- be told di#erently. He pulls out rather subliminally through such possible angles, only to later crush Gnomeo, a blue-dressed garden tradictory and, at times, choppy a long script that he is apparently edgy dialogue such as “you got its back left tire a bit into the run gnome living in Ms. Mantague’s narrative. For example, the "rst obligated to recite when suddenly junk in the trunk,” “Yes—nuts, that Gravedigger was on. !is backyard; and Juliet, a red-dressed half of the "lm explicitly portrays he comically falls through a trap nuts the size of boulders,” and “is would usually stop a lesser driver. garden gnome living in Mr. Cap- Tybalt as the villain of the story, door and e#ectively sets the sto- hit hat…big… and pointy?” Ad- Dennis Anderson, the driver of ulet’s backyard. !e "lm was good and then afterwards the role of the ry into motion. !is is the most ditionally, I recall a Montague Gravedigger, kept on going. fun in passing, but, not to much villain shifts to the very fate that common sort of slapstick humor gnome expressing how much he !is run destroyed the compe- surprise, it lacks originality as well conventional wisdom will tell us sprinkled throughout the movie. enjoys going “commando.” tition, and the announcer could as any form of expansion upon the the "lm is heading toward. Fate, In fact, it is one of the story’s im- For what it’s worth, Gnomeo barely proclaim Gravedigger as original version. Is this to be ex- in the later portions of the "lm, is portant elements that keep the & Juliet is an e#ective children’s champion over the thunderous pected? Of course. Should we hold personi"ed through a park statue audience on edge and interested. movie that translates the skeleton applause. this against the "lm? Perhaps, but of William Shakespeare, who One particular scene involving of Shakespeare’s play to a level on In short, Monster Jam was a if we do so we best make sure that claims that he knows the ending a television advertisement for a which younger audiences can ac- blast. It unites people of all ages we attribute each fault justly. We of the gnomes’ con%ict. From here super-powered lawn mower actu- tually relate to the characters and for one night of unabashed cheer- cannot go ahead and compare it (and this is very near the end of ally made me laugh out loud in enjoy the con%icts beset before ing. It even takes the sting out of to West Side Story, can we? After the "lm), the story breaks from its the theatre. !at was a standalone them. It is no cinema piece. It is Tech engineering when you real- all, the "lm is called Gnomeo & preceding half and continues as incident, though; the rest of the no Shakespeare. It is merely enter- ize someone has to build and de- Juliet. !e "lm at least adequately a competition against an alleged humor intends either to lighten tainment. sign those trucks. 18 • February 18, 2011 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ASO captivates audience with portrayal of Aladdin !"#$! Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, musi- Aladdin and the Arabian cal suite of Scheherazade!. !e Enchantment !eatre Nights Company boasts a history of PERFORMER: Atlanta performance of almost 30 years. Symphony Orchestra Founded in 1979, the Company is originally Philadelphia-based and LOCATION: Atlanta has a distinctive art form about Symphony Hall them. DATE: Feb. 13 2011 With a combination of masked actors, colorful costumes and mu- OUR TAKE: !!!!! sic, the Company does nothing less than enchant the audience By Kristina Shari! while on stage. Contributing Writer !e Company has toured all over the world in places like the Conductor Jere Flint led the Lincoln Center in , Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Washington D.C. and even places (ASO) in a delightful perfor- as far as Hong Kong and Singa- mance of Aladdin and the Arabian pore. Nights. !e concert was part of !e group has appeared along- the ASO’s Family Concert Series side several orchestras around the that is geared towards bringing country including Atlanta, Cleve- children to the orchestra. land, Houston and Philadelphia. Jere Flint is actually the ASO’s Some other productions of the

Youth Orchestra Chair as well as Enchantment !eatre Company Image Courtesy of Roger Mastroianni a sta# conductor for the ASO. He encompass productions Beauty develops and conducts the Fam- and the Beast, Cinderella, Pinoc- Sultan knowing his love for a In the Atlanta Symphony Or- Even though one of the Com- ily Concert Series in addition to chio and !e Snow Queen. good story. chestra’s version, the orchestra as pany’s actors came out before the the Symphony Street concerts for !e story of Scheherazade! is an On the night of their wed- a whole plays the music represent- performance to read the story of children. exciting and fascinating one. It is ding she began to tell the Sultan ing the Sultan, the "rst violinist Scheherazade, one’s imagination He is also in charge of the centered around the famous ruler intriguing and consuming stories. plays the pure tunes of Schehe- had to be kicked into full gear to Concerts for Young People that is of Baghdad Sultan Shakhriar. As legend goes, she waited until razade and the percussion plays know exactly what was going on. geared more towards elementary !e Sultan is tricked by his day break to get to the climax of the sounds of the waves in the sea. Although the show was geared and middle school aged children. wife and becomes very angry to- the story so that he would invite In this way, the ASO does a beau- toward younger children, I think !is is now his thirtieth year as wards her and ultimately has her her back to "nish the story. tiful job portraying the characters that it was probably better suited the music director of one of the executed. Her execution was eventually through music alone. for a middle school and older au- top youth orchestra programs in His method of revenge is to put o# two and a half years and !e Enchantment !eatre dience. the country, Atlanta Symphony harness all of his anger towards 1001 stories later and then "nally Company portrays the characters !ere was a lot going on that Youth Orchestra. all of the beautiful woman in his completely abandoned. to aide the audience in visualizing a younger child would not un- When he is not conducting, kingdom and marry them one Scheherazade’s stories are fa- the captivating tale. derstand other than the bright Mr. Flint is actually part of the night and have them killed by the mous all over the world. She told !e “human puppets” mix and %ashy colors of the costumes. cello section of the Atlanta Sym- morning. him the stories of the Sultan of masks, colorful costumes and Judging from the antsy audience, phony Orchestra. His kingdom was becoming Sinbad’s voyages to the sea, Ali contemporary dance to bewitch who ranged from two to grand- Not only did the Orchestra fearful for their daughters because Baba and the Forty !ieves and the audience and bring them into parents, the show only being an perform singles from Aladdin of his tyrannical rulership over Aladdin and his magic lamp. the world of the Sultan and Sche- hour long was the perfect length. and the Arabian Nights, they were the entire kingdom; almost noth- Stories are told in several ways herazade. !e beginning pieces played by joined by the Enchantment !e- ing could be done to stop him. and in Russian composer Nikolai !e Ensemble wore plain white the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra atre Company for a performance !en there was Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov’s rendition, the bottoms, shirts and even head were the perfect prelude to the of the Persian story Scheherazade!. the clever and beautiful daughter fascinating story of Scheherazade coverings under their costumes Enchantment !eatre Company’s !is was a special performance of the Sultan’s advisor. She volun- is told by music alone, leaving the to completely immerse themselves outstanding performance of the based on the Russian Composer, teered herself to marry the cruel audience to imagine the stories. into the character they played. famous tale of Scheherazade. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • February 18, 2011 • 19 Eyes experiments with intricate instrumentation .)!,/ their career and what sound they to a wall of sound met by bright, Bright Eyes will cling to if they do subside. %uid string runs. With !e People’s Key, it is im- “Shell Games,” the second track The People’s Key mediately clear that the group of the album, features an inter- LABEL: Saddle Creek does not want to end with a re- play between electronic sounds, visitation of their early sounds and smooth synthesizer ri#s, driving GENRE: Indie Folk musical styles. !at songwriting drums and high-octave guitar TRACK PICKS: “Firewall,” has come and gone, and there is licks that evokes a desire to sim- “Shell Games” and “Ladder more musical territory to traverse ply sway along to the releasing Song” before closing the curtain. In !e electronic-"lled groove. People’s Key, Oberst proves to have !e hauntingly melancholy OUR TAKE: !!!!! a little bit more creativity left in chords resonating from an aged him, avoiding the folksier singer- piano in “Ladder Song” help chan- By Matt Cohen songwriter sounds of previous solo nel Oberst’s pain over the loss of Contributing Writer albums to explore a new musical a close friend due to suicide. !e territory, with the help of constant abrasive, Pixies-esque guitar parts For most of his music career, Bright Eyes members in “Triple Spiral” provide a "tting , the founding and and Nate Walcott. !is new ter- roughness to a song about the loss core member of Bright Eyes, has ritory is one with a wider array of Image courtesy of Saddle Creek of faith. had a musical identity crisis, albeit studio-mastered instruments, in- All in all, !e People’s Key is no a highly productive and successful cluding synthesizer and crunchy, makes the appearance that he is found vocal ease and con"dence. masterpiece, no I’m Wide Awake, one. From the 2005 double-release calculated electric guitar and even covering much more ground than Earlier Bright Eyes’ releases were It’s Morning. From "rst listen, it is of the modern folk masterpiece more cryptic, avant-garde lyrics he really is. characterized by Oberst’s un- far from that. However, the album I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and than previous releases. !e People’s Key is by no means re"ned, feeble voice brimming does contain a remarkable trait: it electronic-driven Digital Ash in a !e album begins with a an overblown lyrical catastrophe; with emotions with every word, grows, and grows and grows on Digital Urn to the country-fused monologue from a paranoid Den- on the contrary, the words that and that is what made him such you. What at "rst is disappoint- Cassadaga, Oberst has done a little ny Brewer, the guitarist of Refried Oberst created for the album are a powerful vocalist. In the new ment grows to be a craving to bit of everything. He’s also been Ice Cream, rambling on about elegant and possess a unique %ow. album, his voice has lost its sharp hear more and to revisit songs that in the music business since before personal conspiracy theories, Writing lyrics is a talent that he edges, and his words %ow smooth- didn’t fully leave a mark during he could get a driver’s license, on the mysteries of the universe has perfected in his career. But ly along, too smoothly, without the "rst listen. !at is Bright Eyes’ yelping away with his fourteen- and other topics be"tting science the lyrics just aren’t as impact- the inner anguish and purpose musical touch: they stick with year-old prepubescent voice for "ction novels. !e unsettling ful as previous releases. Part of seeping through. you. !ey draw you back to their the band Commander Venus. thoughts put forth by Brewer’s the reason for this is because, on One of the interesting aspects songs after you’ve listened to them Now at the age of thirty-one, monologues peppered throughout the surface, the lyrics are esoteric of the album, though, is the entic- because you know that there’s so Oberst is a musical veteran, and he the album match with some of the and cryptic, "lled with obscure ing instrumentation of the songs, much beneath the surface that’s shows little sign of wanting to let topics that Oberst tries to address references to mythological and which is somewhat atypical for not evident in the "rst few listens. go of music any time soon. How- in the album’s lyrics. However, religious "gures, such as Sisyphus a Bright Eyes album. In the "rst !e album may not be the most ever, lately there have been hints the universe isn’t an easy nut to and the Queen of Sheba, and with track of the album, “Firewall,” the resounding way for Bright Eyes to at the approaching end of Bright crack and peruse its inner pieces. little to grasp onto compared with crescendo of Mike Mogis’s pedal go out, but it is still a great listen Eyes, the band that truly brought So how does Oberst capture these his past lyrics. steel guitar, the shu&e of organ and is sure to please many and to him success. It makes one wonder aspects of the world in his lyics? Another reason for the lack of chords and the persistence of the provide a comforting nostalgia to how the band members will end Truthfully, only so well, but he impact actually lies in his new- drum cadence elevate the band most of the fans. 20 • February 18, 2011 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Faddis transports audience back to hey-day of jazz !"#$! own unique style as well as his or- delineation between concert-goer standards featuring a rotation of Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra chestra. and concert-performer. !e band guests. Jon Faddis is by trade a trumpet would even call out to soloists or !e turnout and enthusiasm PERFORMER: Jon Faddis player, but also is an accomplished each other as they played soulful of the crowd was refreshing. Jazz LOCATION: Ferst Center conductor. Sometimes leading the passages of music. music is both easy and hard to group and sometimes joining in !e most standout piece the come by these days. !ere seem to DATE: Feb. 12 2011 on the musical fun, Faddis is al- group performed was Ellington’s be plenty of part-time musicians ways enthusiastic and energetic. A “Black, Brown, and Beige,” which playing classics in co#eehouses, OUR TAKE: !!!!! mentee of Dizzy Gillespie, Faddis he composed as his premiere con- but actual jazz bands almost have has singular control over the high cert at Carnegie Hall, where Fad- to be hunted down. Jazz has lost By Chris Ernst register of his trumpet. He is able dis led the Carnegie Hall Jazz its allure to pop culture and has Senior Sta! Writer to play the extremely high notes Band for 10 years. !e symphony fallen by the wayside as a novelty Dizzy was famous for. Faddis is a is divided into three movements, from another era. !e skilled trumpet player Jon great player at all registers, espe- Black, Brown and Beige. Black, While the concert was great, Faddis "lled the Ferst Center with cially that famous one. the "rst movement, is divided it was long and not intended for Image courtesy of Ferst Center enthusiastic concert-goers eager to !e show was just like any into three parts, the Work Song, casual fans. !e songs were a little hear smooth jazz. Faddis’ show on other concert, but it was more the spiritual Come Sunday, and esoteric and lengthy. Someone show all the more for it. Feb. 12 did not disappoint, and relaxed, for both the perform- Light. Brown has three parts, who may have only gone to tag !e concert was great from the the two-and-a-half hour show ers and the audience. Constantly West Indian Dance/In%uence; along with a loved one would have music and the skill to the casual "lled all desire to hear the mu- jabbing at late-comers and red- Emancipation Celebration and been bored. !e general atmo- mood. With closed eyes, the hey- sic. !e exhaustive show featured dressed front row attendees, Fad- the blues. Beige depicts the Afri- sphere of the jazz music, while in- day of jazz is easy to feel. Faddis’ many of the jazz standards as well dis perpetuated an air of relaxed can American of the 1920s, 30s toxicating, may not keep all under virtuosic playing was mesmer- as Duke Ellington’s jazz sympho- enjoyment. !e performers inter- and World War II. In addition to its spell forever. Only those who izing. !e visceral nature of jazz ny, “Black, Brown, and Beige.” !e acted and reacted with the audi- Black, Brown, and Beige, the jazz knew what they were getting into makes for a time-bending experi- nostalgic show showcased Faddis’ ence and disregarded the distinct orchestra performed a number of were there, and appreciated the ence excellently executed.

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THEME CROSSWORD: BEST FRIENDS By Robert Zimmerman United Features Syndicate 46. Cook on 80. Island near Java TV’s “Alice” 81. Compass pt. ACROSS 49. Color 82. -- cuisine 1. Mother of Superman 50. Stair part 83. Check 5. Avarice 52. Wraparound 84. Horse mackerel 10. Tribal emblem garment: var. 86. Unfortunate 15. Ali -- 53. Gaucho’s 87. Serving of meat 19. Pitcher weighted rope 89. Part 4 of quip 20. Fleming or Adoree 54. Bauxite is one 90. A Musketeer 21. Groucho’s brother 55. Battleground 92. Equal 22. Title of nobility 56. Sui -- 93. Draw 23. Mob 57. !e skin 95. End of the 24. On the left, on 58. -- breve quip: 5 wds. shipboard 59. Stormed 102. Blacken with heat 25. Willow 60. Comfort 103. Worship 26. Cenobite 61. Part 3 of 104. -- de lune 27. Start of a quip by quip: 6 wds. 105. City in Utah Harrison Ford: 4 wds. 67. Indulges 107. Mail 31. Coasters 68. Cowboy, at times 108. Old Italic 32. Vases 69. Wallet items language 33. Mountain pass 70. Eat into 109. Arkansas 34. Part 2 of quip 71. Flings river city 37. Pizzazz 72. Pleasantly sour 110. Terza -- 40. Lila -- Sawyer 74. Bar%y’s bill 111. Humanities 42. Teases 77. Learn by -- 112. Oily "sh 44. Cyma reversa 78. Old-fashioned 113. Denominations 45. Living fence 79. Rove 114. Element No. 10

DOWN 14. Balloon loan 40. Ridicule 1. Tripod part 15. Dirty 41. Fateful day 2. Far and -- 16. With 43. Photographs 59. Riposte 75. A Baldwin brother 91. Drink of a kind 3. !e “Biggest Little City” 17. Eat immoderately 45. Seraglio 60. Burns 76. Cheat 92. Hazard 4. Debate 18. Sacred chest 46. Watchword 61. “Fools rush in -- angels ...” 78. TSA employees 94. Wall hanging 5. Give o$cially 28. Racing vehicle 47. Secret society at Yale 62. Michigan’s lake 79. Withdraws 96. Not know from -- 6. Rest 29. Compulsion 48. Scanner component 63. Dramatize 80. Loudspeaker 97. Ballot 7. Su$ciently, archaically 30. Steady sound 51. Unimagined 64. Faithful 82. Fictional captain 98. Chimney 8. Weird: var. 34. “Simpsons” 52. Term of endearment 65. Cavalry animal 83. Regretted 99. Soft mineral 9. Made to go elsewhere bus driver 53. Keeps a%oat 66. Birdcall 85. Border on 100. Port in 10. Di$cult 35. Hideaway 55. Bellbottoms feature 71. Part of kWh 86. Vacation wear Pennsylvania 11. Sheltering places 36. Sandy ridge 56. Lynch and Austen 72. Scut 87. Bind 101. O$ce item 12. Math branch, for short 38. Sir -- Peirce Coward 57. New York “island” 73. Name meaning “grace” 88. Believer 102. Books pro 13. Small-sword cousin 39. Minced oath 58. Battery terminal 74. Seat of old Irish kings 90. Really dislike 106. Yes- -- 22 • February 18, 2011 • Technique COMICS

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