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free weekly guide to entertainment and more | january 24 - 30, 2008 | www.eujacksonville.com 2 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper cover photo by a.m. stewart (see pages 15-18 for more information about URBIMUS wheatpasting) table of contents feature Artsonville...... PAGES 14-21 Visual Arts Landscape - Gallery Listings...... PAGES 14-15 Urban Art...... PAGES 16-17 Museum Preview...... PAGES 18 Art Basel by Ian Chase...... PAGE 18-19 Blogging through Artsonville...... PAGE 19 Peter Max (interview)...... PAGE 20-21 Adult Art Education...... PAGE 20 Kids Art Classes...... PAGE 21 movies Movies in Theaters this Week...... PAGES 6-8 How She Move (movie review)...... PAGE 6 Mad Money (movie review)...... PAGE 7 Film As Art - Morrison Pierce (interview)...... PAGE 8 Fresh Shows on Cable (TV review)...... PAGE 10 Fighting Boredome (Netscapades)...... PAGE 11 Best of 07 Part 2 (Videogames)...... PAGE 11 dish Dish Update...... PAGE 12 Sequino’s (restaurant review)...... PAGES 12-13 Olive Oil (Ingredient Secrets)...... PAGE 13 Good Bread/Bad Bread...... PAGE 13 music Music Calendar...... PAGES 23-26 Over the Rhine (interview)...... PAGE 22 Richie Havens (interview)...... PAGE 23 Tiger Army (interview)...... PAGE 24 Hannah Montana by Joel Land...... PAGE 25 Unity Fest (Metro Park)...... PAGE 26 arts / theatre / on stage Master Class (First Coast Opera)...... PAGE 27 Art Events...... PAGE 27 Come Blow Your Horn (Orange Park Community Theatre)...... PAGE 28 The Ride Down to Mt. Morgan (Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre)...... PAGE 29 columns and stuff Lazerstar vs. Nicky Click (Native Foreigner)...... PAGE 30 Notes from the Bachelor Pad (A Better U)...... PAGE 30 The Jock...... PAGE 31

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 3 thisweek Seventh Star january 24 After nine years, Ocala’s hardcore dar- thursday lings Seventh Star are breaking up. The band will play six more shows before George Strait hanging up their instruments and Jack- George Strait’s latest , It Just sonville is getting one of them. Head Comes Natural, marks his 25th over to Fuel this week to bid the guys anniversary as a recording artist and farewell. xLooking Forwardx and Call to coincides with the announcement Preserve will be there too. Fuel Coffee- Cherryholmes that he is the most recent addition house- 7 pm, Info: (904) 425-FUEL to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Australia Day Challenge - South Sydney Rabbi- The legendary troubadour is Lee Brice and Whiskey Falls tohs vs. Leeds Rhinos out in support of that new record South Carolina country music up-and-comer Lee Brice is team- Get ready for hard hits and fast action as the International Rugby and is sure to bring the house down ing up with Nashville’s Whiskey Falls to play one of the first League comes to the USA. The (Australia) with his long list of country hits. shows ever at Mavericks Rock N’ Honky Tonk, a new country and the Leeds Rhinos (England) will face off in a historic match this Nashville’s own Little Big Town and western club that’s taken over since Club Paris flew the Saturday. The stars of Discovery Channel’s American Chopper will will also perform. Tickets: $54.50- coop at the Landing. Tickets: $17.95. Mavericks Rock N’ Honky also be on hand to participate in pre-game activities and meet their $64.50. Jacksonville Veterans Tonk- 8 pm, Info: mavericksatthelanding.com fans. Tickets: $10. , UNF- 11 am, Info: australia- Memorial Arena- 7:30 pm, Info: daychallenge.com (904) 353-3309 George Strait The Pillowman- Encore Performance Orpheus Theater Group’s intense drama The Pillowman will Cherryholmes come out of the yoga studio and onto an actual stage this week In five short years, the high-energy Nashville-based band, Cherry- In Remembrance of the Dream for one night only. The Tony Award-nominated play, described holmes, was named 2005 IBMA’s Entertainers of the Year. See why The 6th Annual “In Remembrance of the Dream” Humanitarian by EU’s resident theatre critic, Dick Kerekes, as “a very thought- this Saturday when they bring their unique brand of bluegrass to the Award will be presented to The Honorable Corrine Brown, provoking evening of theater,” centers on a writer who is being Theatre. Tickets: 22.50-$27.50. - 8 pm, Info: Representative of the Third Congressional District of Florida. Come interrogated about a string of child killings. This performance is (904) 355-2787 enjoy a magical evening to celebrate the modern day heroes in free and open to the public. Robinson Theater, UNF Campus- 8 the African-American community, meet Pulitzer Prize nominee and pm, Info: orpheustheatergroup.com Ritz Chamber Players’ 2007-2008 Composer-in-Residence Dr. David Baker, and enjoy his brilliant chamber masterpieces. Jacoby sunday january 27 Symphony Hall- 7:30 pm. Info: (904) 354-5547 Matt Nathanson In a career that now spans five , Matt Roman Family Day The Kennedys Nathanson has built a loyal cult following with Matt Nathanson Bring the entire family to memorable roots-pop songs and a witty live pres- The much-traveled married duo of Pete and Maura Kennedy the Cummer this Sunday for ence. Hear Nathanson perform live at Jack Rabbits have spun their personal experiences, musical influences and an afternoon of exploring this with special guest Ingrid Michaelson. philosophical beliefs into nine albums that blend acoustic-based the life of the Romans. Tickets: $12/advance, $15/day of show. Jack Rab- folk, rock, country, pop and secular gospel into an inclusively Everyone’s invited to enjoy bits- 8 pm, Info: (904) 398-7496 delightful sound that’s all their own. They’ll perform some of their art-making activities, musical songs Thursday at European Street along with mythic songwriter entertainment and tours of the Cosy Sheridan. Tickets: $12. European Street Listening Room- 8:30 Robot Cowboy antiquities currently on display. pm, Info: (904) 399-1740 or hackingcat.com The best way to describe Robot Cowboy is to refer Admission to this Roman to their website- “A futuristic expatriate American holiday is free (no passport Space Ranger combines wearable computing, midi required). Cummer Museum guitar, and live energy to wander the digi-range of Art and Gardens- Noon to 5 Flo Rida, unsurprisingly a native Floridian, is an MC who toured as as a robotcowboy playing for dying astronauts. pm, Info: (904) 356-6857 a teenager with ’s Fresh Kid Ice and began popping up This is a lofi-guitar-compu-show with algorithmic balls from a on high-profile mixtapes by 2006 and has appeared with the likes DEVOspud, laptop-stomping idiot wearing exposed electronics.” of Rick Ross, , , and Dre (of Cool & Dre). Tickets: U.S. Bombs What’s not to love? Check them out with Laromlab this week. $22.50. Plush- 10 pm. Info: (904) 743-1845 U.S. Bombs have been a mainstay in the realm of punk rock ever Tickets: $6. TSI- 9 pm, Info: (904) 424-3531 since their thunderous inception in 1993. Shrouded in clouds of controversy, rumor, and legend for the entirety of their existence, the band has kept the crucial element of danger in the punk scene january 25 like no other band since the Sex Pistols. They perform this Sunday friday saturday january 26 with Far From Finished and The Uprising. Fuel Coffeehouse- 7 pm, Info: (904) 425-FUEL Baker Act FN Punks, Easy Mark, The Mission Dolls and Baker Act bring The Tangerine Festival their breed of raunchy but glamorous punk rock to the recently Riverside’s annual community event features a bicycle race, tall Tiger Army re-opened 9th and Main. Boomtown Subterrannea has also bike jousting demonstrations, games, art, prizes and tons of fun The worldwide scene owes an enormous debt to Tiger moved into this building since their re-opening. Look for ev- for free. Spend a day with the people that live in the Riverside Army, the So Cal whose four albums and relentless touring have erything from Jacksonville’s own Mad Cowford Improv theater area and see what makes this community so unique. From mu- infused the genre with the interest of countless new listeners. They group and Pulp Fiction Theatre to Nocturnal Escape soul shows, sic to art to locally made goods, there’s something for every- take to the Freebird stage this Sunday with The Dear and Departed. in addition to rock shows. Go to boomtowntheatre.com for one. Held at Memorial Park from 11 am until 9 pm. Read the interview on page 24. Tickets: $13/advance, $15/day of more details. 1850 N Main Street. show. - 8 pm, Info: (904) 246-BIRD

4 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper monday january 28 Ring of Fire- The Music of Johnny Cash The Music of the Man in Black ignites the stage in the new Broadway musical Ring of Fire, featuring 38 signature songs from the legendary Johnny Cash. Stories of passion, redemption, humor, and salvation set the stage ablaze in this musical celebration of the world’s most famous rebel. Tickets: $32.50 - $42.50 Florida Theatre, Info: (904) 355-2787

Civilization See why Monday nights at ShantyTown are called “Metal Mondays” when Cough (from Richmond, Virginia) join Jacksonville’s screamo sensation Civilization in that hot, sweaty little room. ShantyTown Pub is located at 22 W 6th Street, just off of Main Street in Springfield. Call (904) 798-8222 for details. tuesday january 29 David Copperfield David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion David Copperfield has completely changed and expanded the world of magic and illusion. Over the years, he’s been called a ‘modern day Houdini’ and the ‘world’s best magician.’ An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion is his most spectacular stage show yet. Dazzling new illusions plus many favorites will captivate audiences of all ages. Tickets: $30.75-$49.75. Times-Union Center, Moran Theater- 5:30 and 8:30 pm, Info: (904) 633-6110

Over the Rhine The Ohio-based husband and wife duo Over the Rhine have been making music for nearly two decades and don’t plan to stop any time soon. They bring their piano-driven folk/pop to Café Eleven this Tuesday. GIleah and the Ghost Train will also perform. Read the interview on page 29. Tickets: $12. Café Eleven- 8:30 pm, Info: (904) 469- 9311 wednesday january 30 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Tour! Disney Channel star turned tween rock goddess Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) has been the hot ticket for the past few months, selling out more stadiums than one thought humanly possible. The tour has been so popular that it’s been extended and several thousand lucky Jacksonville kids and their parents will get to see her live this Wednesday. Read the story on page 25. Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena- 7 pm, Info: (904) 630-3900

All Time Low The Maryland pop punk quartet All Time Low is currently making a cross county trek during their “Man Whores and Open Sores” tour… Classy. Check ‘em out (but don’t stand too close… we don’t know where these boys have been) with Just Surrender and Charlotte Sometimes. Tickets: $8/advance, $10/ day of show. Jack Rabbits- 7 pm, Info: (904) 398-7496 next thursday january 31 Eric Taylor Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar. With a multitude of fans and devotees that are legends themselves in the singer/songwriter realm, Taylor is considered to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue. See why when he performs live in the European Street Listening Room- 8 pm, Info: (904) 399-1740

Tim Reynolds Tim Reynolds started off playing bass in a gospel band in his hometown of St. Louis and continues to record and tour with DMB and the Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds Acoustic Duo. Tim’s progression has continued through his last 8 years on the road as a solo acoustic guitar wizard. Audiences have come to realize this is not just Dave’s side man, this is one of the most talented and thoughtful players on the circuit today. Tim will do a full band show at Freebird Live next Thursday. Tickets: $15. Info: (904) 246- 2473

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008, 2008 5 mistakenly thought that it might not have much more MOVIES OPENING to offer. There are the things audiences have come to HOW SHE MOVE A gifted student, Raya Green, expect from a movie about step—the culture of the is forced to leave her prestigious private school streets, competition and the drive of one of the char- and return to her old neighborhood where she acters to make more of themselves through step. finds herself drawn back into the world of Step What started as underground dance in the black dancing. Starring: Rutina Wesley, Dwain Murphy, community has become fodder for movies, almost a Tracey Armstrong, Shawn Desman, Cle Bennett. genre of its own. Rating: PG-13 Maybe I would have felt more confident about the film had I seen its pedigree beforehand, which JIMMY CARTER: MAN FROM PLAINS An inti- includes a stint at Sundance, complete with a nomi- mate, surprising encounter with President Jimmy nation grand jury and audience award prizes at last Carter. Following the path of Mr. Carter’s recent year’s Festival. It was then snatched up by Para- controversial book tour for Palestine: Peace Not mount, who gave the director the extra money to film Apartheid. Rating: PG the rip-roaring dance finale. Originally, they filmed the movie in just 25 days. MEET THE SPARTANS The warriors of 300 How She Move doesn’t merely pay lip service might have been able to hold their own--at least to a new (but potentially hollow) sub genre. The for awhile--against an army of thousands, but actors are good and gritty enough that the emotional can they defend themselves against this satire? manipulation of the movie feels right and real. They From the minds behind EPIC MOVIE, MEET THE also convey the joy of movement and the emotional SPARTANS tackles everything from the action release of dance. movie to YOU GOT SERVED to Britney Spears. Director Ian Iqbal Rashid paints a picture of the Starring: Diedrich Bader, Kevin Sorbo, Martin Caribbean neighborhood culture in the Jane-Finch Klebba, Jim Piddock, Method Man Rating: PG-13 Corridor of Toronto that’s very specific, contributing to the realism. Choosing a specific neighborhood, RAMBO John Rambo has retreated to northern with its own quirks and specific accents makes the Thailand, living a solitary and peaceful life in the story authentic instead of broad. Set details also mountains and jungles. When aid workers are helped establish the world of the film. It isn’t enough captured by the Burmese army, Rambo decides that we see people being arrested in main character to venture alone into the war zone to rescue Raya’s neighborhood, or that there are row upon them. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, row of depressingly similar project apartments, we James Brolin, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden. also see wallpaper that isn’t quite aligned and school Rating: R emotion in movement desks that are twenty years old. These details resonate and become more poi- THERE WILL BE BLOOD An epic tale of family, gnant when a missing piece of flooring in the kitchen faith, power and oil set on the incendiary frontier symbolizes all that their lives are missing. of ’s turn-of-the-century petroleum How She Move It’s what isn’t there that makes this movie most boom. The story chronicles the life and times of interesting. Raya (Rutina Wesley) is forced to come one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from private school when her sister dies of a drug from a down-and-out silver miner into a self- by Erin thursby [email protected] overdose, draining the last of her parent’s money in made oil tycoon. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, B+ Rated PG13 98 min. low. The previews mostly featured the actions, the drug treatment and expenses. Her missing Mary Elizabeth Barrett, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasi- I’d seen previews of How She Move before I step dancing. Not that step dancing isn’t incredible, sister is the ghost that haunts the film, the missing er, Christine Olejniczak. Rating: R. walked into the theatre and my expectations were but since the previews mostly featured the physical, I person whose presence lingers in things unspoken. Raya comes back from school, an outsider in UNTRACEABLE Within the FBI, there exists a her own neighborhood, someone who’s trying to division dedicated to investigating and prosecut- leave. Because she’s no longer at the prestigious ing criminals on the internet. A tech-savvy inter- private school, her only hope to get into a top col- net predator is displaying his graphic murders lege is the scholarship exam, which will pay for her on his own website--and the fate of each of his schooling. tormented captives is left in the hands of the Fear of Raya’s failure is reflected every moment public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his actress Melanie Nicholla-King is onscreen as Faye victims die. When this game of cat and mouse Green, Raya’s mother. All hope is pinned on Raya. becomes personal, Marsh and her team must Raya is so nervous that she blows the test. race against the clock to track down this techni- Desperate for a way to raise money for school cal mastermind who is virtually untraceable. before her mother finds out about her failure, she Starring: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, joins a step team and goes after the 50 grand in the Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt. Rating: R Detroit step competition. Every actor in this movie does their job and YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH A professor’s life does it well. They are mostly unknowns, but they changes after a cataclysmic incident during the fill each moment exquisitely with purpose and mo- dark years before WWII. Becoming a fugitive, he tivation. I felt Raya’s judgment as she looks at the is pursued through far-flung locations including squalid life she seeks to leave, I understood her guilt Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India. Starring: at leaving her friends behind and her ruthless deter- Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, mination to do it anyway. A lesser actress couldn’t Marcel Iures, Zoltan Butuc. Rating: R have helped me to understand it so fully. Step might be the catalyst in Raya’s life, but 4 the story isn’t about step. It’s about the choices that we make, and who gets left behind when we make them. It’s about looking for a better life in our- selves and others. Calling it a coming-of-age story just seems too simplistic. Although one of Raya’s choices is a turning point, the ending of the movie doesn’t feel definitive. It ends on a good note, but you know that her life will continue to have paths she can choose or not choose. If you’re making a choice to see a new movie this weekend, make it this one.

6 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper talking trash to her husband. Everyone has dreamed of easy money. NOW SHOWING The story is based on a 2001 BBC television TV movie, Hot Money. Callie Khouri directed the 27 DRESSES A single woman who has served shoot with even pacing and skilled scene-craft. Katie as a bridesmaid a stunning twenty-seven times Holmes plays her character as a kooky, dancing girl prepares to support her sister at the alter on connected to her iPod as she stuffs cash in a waste number twenty-eight despite having fallen help- basket to be picked up by Bridget. The trio of heist- lessly in love with her smitten sibling’s hand- meisters holds the movie together with their natural some husband-to-be. Katherine Heigl stars in a camaraderie on the set. At the halfway point, the romantic comedy also starring: James Marsden, premise wears thin and unimaginative. Malin Akerman, Edward Burns. Rating: PG-13 Still, the vivacious trio of actresses make the most of the lame concept with their skillful comedic ATONEMENT In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling acting and compatible chemistry together. It’s light writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her entertainment that doesn’t require any thinking–per- family live a life of wealth and privilege in their fect for mass American audiences. Nonetheless, just enormous mansion. Her older sister Cecilia (Ki- having an all-star cast doesn’t guarantee that this era Knightley). Cecilia, has a crush on Robbiet. movie will do big numbers. However, it’s an enticing Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each story of money for nothing that will bring many view- other, but he is arrested. Rating: R ers into the theater. In real life, money for destruction would never THE BUCKET LIST Jack Nicholson and Morgan be exposed to handling by hand or allowing people Freeman star as two terminally ill cancer patients to walk out of the bank with money stuffed in their who decide to break out of the hospital and live underwear. This is strictly a fantasy. Yet, the trio of their last days to the fullest. These two terminally robbers in this story have a ball with the stolen cash ill men do their best to fit a lifetime of experience and exercise no discretion when flashing it around. into their last remaining days while forging an cash in a flash Easy come easy go. unlikely, but truly remarkable, friendship. Rating: The problem with this heist tale is having rank PG-13 amateurs involved with no knowledge of launder- Mad Money ing the hot cash or staying cool after the job. Illicit CLOVERFIELD The subject of much internet money makes people crazy with sudden power, but speculation since its provocative trailer debuted by Rick grant [email protected] it’s only temporary until the cash is a ball and chain in early July of 2007, producer J.J. Abrams’s that drags the robbers down. It’s like finding cash on mystery shrouded production finds a powerful C+ PG-13 104 min and savvy performance. Queen Latifah steals her the street – it’s a rush but then the cash has karma destructive force descending upon scenes as the wise-cracking big momma bank rob- attached. You spend it but it doesn’t feel as satisfy- City. Directed by Matt Reeves, from a script by In these desperate times of downsizing and ber. The heist puts the spirit back into the women’s ing as earning the money that one spends. The trio Drew Goddard, the film stars Stahl- threats of recession, with jobs being out-sourced to lives with an infusion of cash to make them feel of characters in this film find out that truth. But they David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, and Lizzy India and other countries, movie audiences will get powerful. Bridget is giddy with her new wealth and have a great time in the interim. Caplan. vicarious thrills from this medium-cool wish-fulfill- Rating: PG-13 ment fantasy. The picture co-stars Diane Keaton and Ted Danson as Bridget and Don Cardigan, an FIRST SUNDAY Durell and LeeJohn are best upper class couple living in a spacious home. When friends and bumbling petty criminals. When viewers are first introduced to the couple, Don is Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move shredding money and flushing it down the toilet and to another state with their son they come up with Bridget is running out the back door with her loot as a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood the police close in. Thus, the story evolves in flash- church. Starring: , Tracy Morgan, Katt back. Williams, Regina Hall. Rating: PG-13

THE GREAT DEBATERS Denzel Washington’s The Great Debaters features the director himself as the ambitious educator, and Forest Whitaker as the resentful father of a student whose loyal- ties now lie almost exclusively with his coach. Starring: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker. Rating: PG-13

JUNO When a teenage girl is faced with an unexpected pregnancy, she enlists the aid of her best friend in finding the unborn child a suitable home in this coming-of-age comedy. Juno (El- len Page) may seem wise beyond her years, but Don was living la dolce vita with a six figure in- . after sleeping with classmate Bleeker (Michael come as a top executive with a big corporation. Sud- Cera), the pregnant teen quickly realizes how denly, he is downsized and soon he is swimming in little she really knows about life. Juno discoves debt. Desperate to generate cash flow, Bridget takes that one bad choice can have a lifetime of conse- a job cleaning toilets at the Federal Reserve Bank of quences. Rating: PG-13 Kansas City. There she meets her co-conspirators, Jackie Truman (Katie Holmes) and spunky Nina THE KITE RUNNER In a divided country on the Brewster (Queen Latifah). Nina’s job is to destroy verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and worn-out greenbacks. Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. Now, Before long, the women get the pregnant idea after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns – why shred the money, why not just stuff it in their to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s undergarments and walk out the door? Presumably, iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt The Feds will not know the difference, the money him and take one last daring chance to set is supposed to be destroyed. Of course, viewers things right. Starring: Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun know that these ditzy broads will not get away with Ershadi, Zekiria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mah- it, but it’s fun to imagine getting an easy windfall of moodzada. Rating: PG-13 cash–every persons’ dream. Diane Keaton dominates the cast with her funny 4

eujacksonville.com |january 24-30, 2008 7 MAD MONEY Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of los- ing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Armed only with a de- film as art cades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Fi- Jacksonville’s Art Film Community nally, she accepts the only position she can find— janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank. Also starring: Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes. Rating: PG-13 by kelliE abraHamSoN [email protected] NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS Nico- Chances are, unless you fall into a tiny niche las Cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and audience, you’ve never seen an art film. For most archaeologist extraordinaire Ben Franklin Gates. In people that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Now, by this outing, Gates learns of his own family’s impli- “art film” I’m not referring to theEternal Sunshines cation in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by or the Mulholland Drives of the cinema world. These John Wilkes Booth. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Justin films, while visually stimulating and innovative, have Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight. Rating: PG an undeniable Hollywood shine that no amount of ambiguity or quirkiness can shake off. True art films NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Llewelyn Moss finds are not for mainstream audience consumption. In fact, a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead there’s a good chance Joe Moviegoer won’t be able to men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in make it through one of these ultra low budget experi- cash are still in the back trunk. Starring: Tommy mental flicks without either falling asleep or writing it Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody off as elitist mumbo-jumbo and heading for the hills. Harrelson, Kelly MacDonald. Rating: R Folks like Joe can’t be faulted for either reaction- these movies simply aren’t for them. In fact, local director SPECIAL SHOWINGS Morrison Pierce, who has over a dozen of these ex- perimental films under his belt, says he makes movies IMAX for one person and one person alone: himself. The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater is cur- The name may ring a bell, especially if you’re fa- rently showing Walt Disney Pictures’ giant-screen miliar with the Jacksonville art scene. Pierce has been adventure ROVING MARS. The film, which gives painting for 15 years and has shown his work in vari- audiences an account of the $820-million Mars ous galleries around town, most recently at Jane Gray Exploration Rovers (MER) mission and a first- Gallery with collaborator Kurt Polkey. Pierce has been hand trip to the mystifying planet that has inspired making no-budget experimental films for about eight countless scientific questions. The film follows the years. With the help of friends, fellow cinephiles and Lead Science Investigator Steve Squyres and his anyone else willing to lend a hand, Pierce breathes life team of engineers as they conceive and execute into the stories he dreams up, drawing inspiration, in a history-making project to build and launch two part, from the works of other filmmakers. state-of-the-art remote-controlled Rovers. For “I just keep studying everything that I watch and budget slasher film and I was one of the art directors tickets and showtimes, call 904-940-IMAX or visit then I try to do it for a lot less money and hopefully in that and I’m very proud of that work… Hopefully www.wgv.com. [make it] a little more entertaining,” he said. when people see all the different things I did in that, it Movies like Pierce’s don’t make a lot of money, might be easier to say ‘Hey, can I have some money Mid-night Movie if any, which is why most art filmmakers have a hard for a movie?’” ELECTROMA follows two robots – who happen time finding a place to show their work, especially in Aside from waiting for All the Boys Love Mandy to be the members of French electronica duo Daft Jacksonville. If you can actually manage to book a Lane to hit theaters, Pierce is working on creating Punk – on their quest to become human. San screen for the evening, you’ll probably have to shell more short films his own way, with plans to get be- Marco Theatre on Friday and Saturday, January 25 out hundreds of dollars for the room only to have a hind the camera again within the next two weeks. & 26 at 11:55pm. Info: (904) 396-4845 handful of people willing to give your film a look. “I’ve already got everything lined up [for the next “Four hundred bucks to rent out the San Marco film] except who’s going to be in it,” he said. “It’s go- The Talkies Theatre just for your friends is kind of expensive, ing to be a cross between Dogville and Dr. Caligari.” This year’s TALKIES will include George Romero especially if you’re an indie film person,” Pierce said. There aren’t too many people in town making talking about NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. He will “I mean, nothing’s for free… A film you can make for movies like the ones Pierce toils over and that’s okay be providing THE TALKIES treatment to his seminal $100, the only place it’s going to end up is in your because he’s the kind of guy with a wealth of ideas horror film from 1968. On Feb. 1 at 11:55 pm for friends’ collection or on the Internet.” and an unwavering willingness to translate them to Night of the Living Deadr. Then on Feb. 2 at 9:30 It’s got to be frustrating to pour your and film, despite a lack of expensive equipment, huge pm, George Romero will be providing live com- soul into a product that only a handful of people will stars and a multi-million dollar budget. This brand mentary throughout the film. r For more info and to see and, out of that handful, only a fraction will “get.” of filmmaking, while not for everyone, is a glimmer purchase tickets go to: www.thetalkies.net. Pierce, however, is a “water half-full” kind of guy. of hope for those sick of the parade of cookie-cutter “We have a film that comes out next month movies coming out of Hollywood. To see some of Jacksonville Film Festival Update that’s called All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and it’s Morrison Pierce’s short films, visit his YouTube page The 2008 Jacksonville Film Festival will take place actually going nationwide,” Pierce said. “It’s a big at youtube.com/morrison1346. May 15-18 and has opened it’s Call for Entries. You can also purchase EARLY BIRD PACKAGES with discounted prices for a limited time. Go to jacksonvillefilmfestival.com or call (904) 633-9399 for more info.

8 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper eujacksonville.com |january 24-30, 2008 9 fresh shows on cable Breaking Bad strike tv that doesn’t completely suck by kellie abrahamson and Erin thursby A couple weeks back, we outlined all of the new and returning shows network television is unveiling this winter and spring to tide us over until the writers get a fair deal and come back to work. It wasn’t pretty. Real- ity TV is taking over the major networks, and that leaves fans of scripted television with few options. Luckily for those of us with cable, there are some shows premiering in the next few weeks on networks like FX, USA and HBO that will give us some solace during this truly difficult time in television history.

ABC Family Nerds, the series is pretty soapy but also really fun- Fans of The CW, whose mid-season shows ny, with likable characters and interesting romantic range from “guilty pleasure” (One Tree Hill) to entanglements. “gouge my eyes out” (just about everything else), should set their sights on ABC Family for some relief AMC this spring. The New Year started off with a bang for Golden Globe winning series Mad Men was a the network when their highest rated original series, huge hit with critics when it premiered last year and weeks. Also look for the return of Futurama as they ries called In Treatment is at least worth a look be- Kyle XY, kicked off the second half of its second AMC is hoping for the same reaction for their lat- air new episodes (for in more than two fore you make that call to your cable provider. In it, a season last Monday. The sci-fi teen drama about a est foray into original programming, Breaking Bad. years) each night at 9 pm. psychotherapist (Gabriel Byrne) has weekly sessions mysterious boy with strange abilities is a blend of The series stars Malcolm in the Middle dad Bryan with his patients and each night we get to be flies on Smallville and Dark Angel and will likely please fans Cranston as a high school chemistry teacher who, FX the wall. The series will air five nights a week begin- of either series. upon discovering he has a terminal illness, loses it For irreverant and leacherous shows that are ning January 28th and looks like it will be pretty good. While I’ve never actually been able to sit and turns to a life of crime to support his family. The over-the-top, FX can’t be beat. Just when you think a through an episode myself, Wildfire, the story of a series begins on January 20th and looks like it will be show can’t go any further or be any weirder, it does Sci Fi young girl and her rise to horse racing stardom, is a another hit for AMC. go further and it keeps getting weirder. The Sci Fi Channel is a treasure trove of strange fan favorite and will be returning on January 21st for The guilty pleasure of Dirt will be returning for (sometimes terrible) original programming. Two of its fourth season. Comedy Central its second season in March. Because of the writer’s their shows, Stargate Atlantis and Flash Gordon, Finally, Greek, a comedy series about a group America’s favorite incompetent cops hit the strike they only filmed half the season, but half is began airing all-new episodes on January 11th. The of college kids navigating through the Greek system streets of Reno yet again last week for the fifth sea- better than none, unless you ask the Parents Televi- much beloved series Battlestar Galactica began its in hopes of leaving behind their high school “geek” son of Reno 911!. The hysterical series will thank- sion Council, which has called the program “yet an- fourth and final season in late November and will be rep, is returning for a second season on March 24th. fully have a complete 13 episode season, so at least other distasteful offering from FX.” The series, if you airing the remaining episodes shot before the writer’s Despite the glaring resemblance to Revenge of the there won’t be a shortage of laughs for the next few didn’t know already, follows Lucy Spiller (Courtney strike April 4th. It’s uncertain if fans will get a chance Cox), the editor of DirtNow, an exploitive Hollywood to see the series conclude since only half of the tabloid. scripts were shot before production was halted. Still, The Riches will also be back for a second sea- ten episodes of the best space opera on the air are son. This amoral drama somehow has great heart better than none, right? and humor to it. Eddie Izzard, Minnie Driver and the rest of the cast tell the story of this family of grift- Showtime ers who steal the suburban lives and identities of a Like HBO, Showtime is almost out of scripts but wealthy dead couple. has some remaining episodes worth sticking around The current season of Nip/Tuck is set in Hol- for. The L Word started back up again on January lywood instead of Miami. This season of Nip/Tuck is 6th and the complete 13-episode fifth season will coming to an end, with only 5 episodes left on the air over the course of the next couple of months. docket. The lurid drama (which actually seems pretty Beloved by critics and fans alike, The L Word is well funny to me) features a plastic surgery practice and worth tuning into and sticking around for. the hot doctors who run it. They’ve featured every- On March 30th, the royally excellent series The thing from dwarf lovers and serial killers to mobsters Tudors comes back to the small screen for season in need of a new face and transsexual weirdness. two. The show’s debut last spring was Showtime’s Cop corruption will continue with a full season highest rated season premiere in three years and of The Shield sometime in the spring, although a date there’s no doubt that the new episodes will bring hasn’t yet been set. viewers back for more. Although reality shows aren’t the thing at FX, they’ve got a full season (six episodes) of the Mor- TBS gan Spurlock reality show 30 Days, wherein for a full The folks at TBS brought back their grocery month a person or group immerses themselves in a store comedy 10 Items or Less last week for an life outside their experience (ie. a rich dude working 8-episode second season. This is another show I for minimum wage or a redneck boarder patrol guy have yet to sit down and actually watch all the way living with illegal immigrants). through, but since there’s not much else on these days, I’ll definitely be giving it a look. The network HBO is also airing new episodes of Tyler Perry’s House HBO has either nearly completely run out of of Payne, a sitcom based on the comedy stylings of scripts for most of its original programming or is creator/producer Tyler Perry. holding out on us until summer. This means new episodes of Entourage, Big Love and Flight of the USA Conchords are not in our mid-season futures. Still, USA’s wacky detectives got back to solving the premium channel does have a couple of new crimes on January 11th when both Monk and Psych shows to keep us subscribing (for now). The fifth returned with the back halves of their sixth and sec- and final season of critically-acclaimed, award-win- ond seasons respectively. Both shows are brilliantly ning drama The Wire began on January 6th and looks quirky and hilarious and are certainly worth watch- to be the best season yet. ing if you enjoy a decent mystery and great writing. If the ten final episodes of The Wire aren’t Sadly, only four new episodes remain, so get them enough, a brand new Mark Wahlberg-produced se- while the getting’s good.

10 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper netscapades videogames by brenton crozier boredom edition the most notable games of 2007, part 2

Some may consider sites dedicated to keeping you entertained with questionable images, by Norm stovall [email protected] rather ridiculous videos, and games that are simply a waste of time, the scourge of the Inter- Last week I went through a few games that I thought were definite standouts among the games net. Kind of along the lines of eating because you are bored, some sites have no other purpose released last year. However, those games certainly weren’t the only great games released in 2007. than to relieve you of boredom. Go ahead, I’m thinking it, you’re thinking it – we can dub this It’s not like these game companies are spending gabillions of dollars to make crappy games (well, “Internet gluttony.” Although I could take this time to aid you in a discovery of uplifting sites not all of them, anyway). So here it is: Part 2 of my list of the best games of 2007. Be sure to stay that may teach or even make the world a better place, it is much more satisfying to be an tuned next week for a very special Rambo-themed games column. You don’t want to miss it. (Un- enabler, leading you to the water of sloth and poor time use. Sometimes funny, always ques- less you are some kind of a sissy.) tionable and always a temporary cure for boredom – I present you with a great way to blow off some steam when you can’t leave your desk or only have 10 minutes left of work and can’t Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare really get anything worthwhile done. That’s what I tell myself anyway. Xbox 360, PS3, Windows, Mac OSX (also available on other platforms) In an amazing feat of modern thinking, someone over at Infinity Ward decided that it would be a good idea to make a first-person shooter game that was neither set in the WWII era NOR during an alien invasion of earth. www.breaktaker.com This console game is a rare gem indeed. Well, not because there aren’t other modern day FPS games available, but because there aren’t any that are THIS Everyone needs a break and once in GOOD. While Call of Duty 4 features a great storyline in single player mode a while you want to be the co-worker that featuring branching storylines and loads of replay value, the key component of sends out the hilarious picture or video this title’s (new) longevity lies in the multiplayer experience. Both online and that everyone talks about over lunch. over LAN connections, Call of Duty 4 is great fun to play. When playing online, Break Taker offers images, videos and your solder gains experience toward earning medals. The better you play, the games all accompanied by descriptive more experience points you will get and with each new medal you gain new and sometimes funny captions, and the ‘perks’ or abilities to use in online matches. The controls are easy to adjust to, chance to rate them on a scale of 1 to 10. and the action can range from fast and frantic to tactically slow and deliberate. For the most part the pictures are fairly If you were ever a fan of the Halo series, be sure to give CoD4 a try. funny and often a matter of circumstance or context. A handful are someone simply Pac-Man: Championship Edition showing off their PhotoShop skills. For Xbox Live Arcade From the cat rolled in paper called Way back in the earlier parts of the year, Namco-Bandai released this gem of a sequel to the original Cat Burrito (this is a perfect ice breaker Pac-Man game. While there have been loads of sequels and ports bearing the Pac-Man name over the years, with that older lady in the office that doesn’t really like you, but loves cats) to a cop hiding behind a sign none have really stood on their own against the arcade original. Sure, you may have warm fuzzy memories that says “Slow down the cop hides behind this sign” (I wouldn’t share this with aforementioned older of playing Pac-Man on your Atari 2600, but try playing that now and you’ll understand: It sucks. Pac-Man: lady because you will get lectured on this is what’s wrong with society and there are rules for a reason Championship Edition, however, does not. Although this game stays true to the original formula, this all-new and blah, blah,blah), the videos go along the same line and give you a best of YouTube type of selection. HD enhanced Pac-Man features constantly changing mazes and gameplay that goes from being moderately The games are about what you would expect, with games falling anywhere between a Pong to a Tetris slow-paced to fast and furious in a matter of minutes. The object of the game is the same as always; eat feel. Don’t hate on the old-school! Content is updated daily. dots, ghosts and special items to gain points. The main upgrade here lies in the fact that the mazes are sepa- rated into two parts, and once you finish one side, you’ll have to eat the power up that appears on the op- posite side to ‘refresh’ the empty part of the maze. The techno-style music goes great with the gameplay, and www.i-am-bored.com the short but sweet 5-minute championship mode will have you striving to perfect your technique for hours on end. For me, this is the Live Arcade game of the year. Admitting that you are indeed bored by landing on this website, you are given “a list of sites for when Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords you’re feeling bored.” I believe we have established Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS that you are indeed bored. Various categories are This game is really simple to describe on paper, but difficult to explain in regards to fun. Basically an offered and each link is given a small icon to indi- updated version of “Bejeweled,” Puzzle Quest adds the “versus” element, along with attacks, magic and a cate whether it is News and Politics, Funny, Quizzes, storyline. While the story of the game is ultimately forgettable, the gameplay is addictive and fun for short to Entertainment, Weird, Tech, or Science and Sports. medium-sized periods of boredom. This is by far my favorite puzzle game this year. From watching the sensitive Coldplay singer give the Paparazzi a sound whooping to seeing how Rock Band many colors you can name in 5 minutes (hint: there For PS3, Xbox 360, PS2 are dozens of types of blues), you can find a little Rock Band rocks. That is all there is to it. Basi- something for everyone. cally, with Rock Band, the idea is to fiddle around with Much like Break Taker, you can rate the selection plastic toy guitars, cheap imitation drum sets, and and look things up based on highest rating, most microphones along to the beat of musical cues on your bookmarked and most e-mailed. From the most television. Snooty music types will tell you “learn to play bookmarked, may I suggest, “Another Lip Syncer a real guitar!” and “Learn to play real drums!” Don’t Busted” and “12 Best Homeless Signs.” Ha! Be the listen to them. Have your fun with Rock Band. With tons envy of the forward-around-the-office guy when of rock hits and 3 new songs available for download you send the picture of the homeless guy wielding a every week, there is plenty of fun to be had with up to 4 sign that says “Will code HTML for Food.” players at a time. So long as you have 2 guitar control-

lers, a drum controller, and a microphone (all included There are a number of other sites along these in the boxed set, minus one guitar), you are ready to lines like boredom-busters.com and blifaloo.com, but most are a tad more innocuous and don’t start your four-person band. If you have played Guitar have quite the amount of questionable (this article’s favorite euphemism) content. Be aware: all of Hero, the formula should be familiar to you. If not, the them contain a number of annoying advertisements and sometimes something will flash across tutorials will get you up to speed and rocking out with the best of them in no time. Please note that this game your screen daring you to punch a guy or shoot a duck, but simply proceed to ‘x’ them out. Sure, is highly addictive and even fun to play at parties, so you you could use downtime to take a walk, do some reading or help out a co-worker, but that’s not might not get much alone time with it. You may just come home from school to witness your mom and dad going to make that e-mail-forwarding-guy jealous. jamming to some , Creedence, or Boston, on your X-Box. So be weary, owning Rock Band will make you very popular, and that is not always a good thing.

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 11 worldwide food Sequinos

by Erin thursby [email protected]

If you haven’t been to Sequinos in six dish. months or a year, it’s time to go back and check where to eat, drink and be merry. out what they’re putting on the plate today. Their new chef and partner Steve Dominick excels in cuisine, as he learned his trade in the city working with some of the finest French chefs. He put time in at Arnaud’s, Louis XVI, Braussard’s, Plimsall Club and La Louisiard. I’d like to see even more of his Orleans back- ground reflected on the menu. Creole, Latin, classic French, Italian and American Southern cooking are his strengths. Locally he served as the executive chef who designed and executed the menu at the Bridge Market and Bistro, selling over one ton of fresh seafood every month. The décor at Sequinos struck me as dated, SNEAK PEEK: with Chicago style brick arches throughout the Chai House will main dining room and colorful Italian scenes in be featured in next stained glass placed in some of those arches. week’s DISH. Others might find the effect of the bricked arches to be cozy and romantic, but I felt it was too much brick. The window treatments seemed newer and more upscale. Even with white table cloths, it’s hard to think of Sequinos as a place to get fine food, even if that’s what they’re known for. I must admit, though, I like their bar set up. It looks like a super place to chill with a glass of wine. The bar is large but seems intimate because it’s separate from the main dining room. Re-branding a name can be difficult, especially when you also want to keep your old base of customers content, but that’s precisely what they’re trying to do. Sequinos has been marketed in the past as a place to page 12 - 13 Sequinos | page 13 ingredient secrets: get expensive Italian fare, but they’ve revamped their menu, heading in a bistro-style, world cuisine direction. While they still have some of their old favorites on the menu such as lasagna, they’re introducing new items olive oil | page 13 good bread, bad bread to keep up with the times. There has been a slight name change, from Ristorante Sequinos to Sequi- Chef Steve Dominick nos Bistro and Bar. The wine list will also be to a worldwide selection instead of a solely Italian dish update selection. Right now they are still featuring Italian wines, but they’ll soon be shifting. On Friday of this week the Native Sun Café located inside Brooks Health & Fitness Center off Cen- Prices on the dinner entrée menu range turion Parkway will be closing because Brooks Rehabilitation has decided to donate their $16 million from about $15 to $20, a comfortable range in health and fitness center to the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast. bistro pricing. Appetizers go from the $7 brus- Since the decision to close the Café, Native Sun has already moved forward with several new op- chetta to their $11 Antipasto platter. tions for customers, including new wraps, sandwiches and hot bar choices in the Deli, a create-your- During lunch (which is quite reasonably own organic salad bar in Mandarin, plans to serve brunch on Saturdays at Baymeadows, and much priced) they place red and white checked plastic table cloths on the tables. It reminded me of more to come. the family Italian restaurant I used to frequent in The Native Sun Delis, inside the Native Sun Natural Food Markets locations offer more than 200 Miami as a kid. Brunch or lunch will run you any- organic deli items made fresh daily, bakery items made from scratch in-store, hot bar selections where from about $9-$15. and made-to-order juice and smoothies. Stores are located at 10000 San Jose Blvd in Mandarin and My pick out of the things I sampled was 11030 Baymeadows Rd on the Southside. Call (904) 260-2791 or visit nativesunjax.com for more the Vietnamese spring roll. These crispy rolls brim info. with savory roast pork. They don’t skimp on the Ladies, mark your calendar for time out with the girls at Ocean 60 (60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic pork as they do at most places, so this roll is a Beach). Their Beauty and the Bar Ladies Night will leave you pampered with beauty treatments and satisfying choice. The Asian sauces complement tips, while their half-priced martinis will leave you happy. (Try the crème brulee martini, it tastes just the almost American Southern prep of the pork in like the dessert). a liberating East meets West collision of flavors. Far East flavors can be found mostly in the For fresh barbecue, there’s the newly opened Westside Monroe’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Q (4838 appetizers, with Tandoori Shrimp and the spring Highway Ave.) open from 11 am to 3 pm everyday except Sunday. rolls. Tex-Mex can be found mostly in the wrap In the Mex mix there’s Cantina Laredo at the St. John’s Town Center, which is the upscale answer menu. Otherwise the menu has a solid base of to all those fast food Mexican restaurants. For something that’s still new, but a bit more casual, try Italian dishes, with plenty of Southern-style and the Baja-style Paco’s Mexican Grill (333 First St. N. Jacksonville Beach) open from 6:30 am to 10 pm Cajun entrées thrown in the eclectic mix. You’ll daily. also find standard American steakhouse stuff, under their grilled entrées. Some of the more expensive options are the seafood specialties, including Snapper Vera Cruz, Barbecue Glazed Salmon and Parmesan Crusted

12 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper ingredient secrets olive oil Olive oil has gotten great press as a heart-healthy alternative to butters and canola oil. It’s healthier because of its high content of monosaturated fat. It protects against bad (LDH) cholesterol and raises good (HDL) cholesterol levels. It’s unlikely that it will be deemed unhealthy anytime soon because it’s been around for a few thousand years. The Greeks and Romans used it make their athletes glisten. It was used in food, medicine, rituals and as a base for soap. Historically olive oil has had significance in numerous religious texts, including the Old Testament, wherein olive oil was used to anoint God’s chosen and was used as fuel for the Menorah. Today olive oil tastings, like wine tastings, are in vogue. Frixa Olive Oil exclusively provides the olive oil to the Athens Café in St. Augustine, where they sometimes hold tastings. Visit frixaoliveoil.net for more details. They say that extra virgin olive oil is the best for everything, but that actually depends on what you’re using it for. There are basically three grades of olive oil: extra virgin, virgin and pure olive oil. For marinades and uncooked uses, you’ll want to stick with extra virgin. Extra virgin olive oil comes from top grade olives and has less than 1% acidity. The oil itself will be darker in color and bolder in flavor. There’s no need to use this more expensive stuff for frying or sautéing, as it will lose most of the character it’s so prized for during cooking anyway. Extra virgin olive oil comes from the first select pressing of the olives, using a cold press with no chemicals. It’s called “extra virgin” because it’s handled the least and is Scallops, among others. closest to its most natural state. The menu is certainly varied in both price and style of cuisine. If Mom wants a taste of Italy, Dad wants Use pure olive oil (which is actually the lowest grade) for heavy duty frying. Pure olive oil is more Southern home cooking, and the kids want Asian flavors, you’ll find something on the menu each of them can processed and lighter in color than virgin and extra virgin. Virgin is one grade down from extra virgin, with order. a 2% or lower acidity. They saved the best for last with an Orleans-style bread pudding. Bread puddings are popular right now, In general olive oil can be used for frying, but it’s better in baking and as a salad dressing. High tem- but if you want an authentic New Orleans version, do order Sequinos’ delectable offering. perature frying isn’t a good idea, but if it’s the primary fat in sautéing or frying, use pure olive oil. The bottom line for Sequinos is this—it’s a restaurant on its way to a new identity, but it hasn’t quite Light olive oil is a largely unregulated classification, so don’t bother buying it. It does not mean that solidified that identity yet. The food was adequate and affordable, but Sequinos has tons of fine and bistro the oil is “lite” and has less fat. Often light olive oil is cut with other vegetable oils to lower production cost. style dining competition in the beaches area. While following the current trend of world cuisine is fine, it’s Make sure you store your olive oil in a cool place. If you have dark, airtight container you can pour also what everybody else is doing. What Sequinos needs, apart from that, is something distinctive that makes it into, you should, as light and oxygen decay olive oil. Olive oil takes on the characteristics of what it’s their food stand out from the rest. stored in, so materials such as plastic and wood are to be avoided. Glass is best. Olive oil soaks up flavor and smell readily, which is why it’s a great flavor carrier. Place dried herbs in the oil container for an olive 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, Fl 32233 (Publix Shopping Center) 904- 249-0101 oil infused with flavor.

good bread, bad bread by erin thursby Navigating the bread section when you’re looking for healthy choices can mill in a quaint village when I read the words “stone-ground flour.” But stone be like navigating a reef harbor without a map. Luckily, I’m here to give you the ground can be fairly close to regular wheat flour, unless it says whole wheat on the map to finding the healthier stuff. back label. First, you’ll want to look for whole wheat bread. Whole wheat is more com- plex than white wheat and will take longer to digest and break down into simple --The word multi-grain does not mean healthy. Look at the label. You can have sugars. That means your sugar levels stay steadier and you won’t crave food lots of grains in a bread, but if unbromated, unbleached enriched wheat flour is the again as quickly. very first ingredient, then you’ll want to skip it. Sugar is one of the enemies you’ll need to watch for on the ingredient label. High fructose corn syrup (which is always a bad idea) should be avoided if at all --Fresh from the bakery isn’t the same as healthy. You won’t find nutritional info possible. Fiber, though, is your friend, and whole grains have plenty of it. Whole on back of the bread at Publix, but you will find an ingredient list. Make sure whole grains are linked with a lower risk of diabetes, digestive and breast cancers, as wheat flour is the first ingredient. well as heart disease. Complex grains and fiber also lowers your cholesterol. Whole wheat includes the germ, endosperm and the bran. Whole grains are --Bye bye American rye. Just because a bread is dark doesn’t mean it isn’t made rich in several trace elements including iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, and se- of processed food. European ryes tend to actually be made of whole-grain rye, but lenium, as well as B vitamins and various minerals. Whole wheat and barley are again, always check the back label. particularly loaded in vitamin E. Makers of white flour, white rice and pearled bar- ley remove the germ and bran, leaving only the endosperm, the least nutrient-rich --Oatmeal breads tend to have added sugar. People expect sweetness with of the three. The calories offered in white bread are so empty of any significant oats since it’s nearly always paired with sugar in popular pre-packaged breakfast nutrients that they must add back nutrients artificially. Even though they add these meals. Since sweetness is expected, manufacturers tend to put more sugars in, so back, it still contains less than the natural whole grain bread. be wary. Here are a few tips to get you started: --More is, well, more. There’s nothing like honey 7-grain sunflower nut bread. --Don’t judge a bread by its cover. Be label conscious. Healthy looking foods fly It sounds healthy, but multi-grain nut breads are often packed with more fat and off the shelves. Advertisers know this and package accordingly. The back ingredi- calories than other types of bread. Plus, if it’s sweetened with honey or other ent and nutrition labels will tell the truer story. simple sugars, that’s going to raise your gyclemic index.

--Low fat. Seemingly healthier tortillas and wraps can contain more fat. Look for --Thinner bread can equal a thinner you. If you want to shave calories and you breads that have 1-2 grams of fat, and zero grams of saturated fat. regularly make sandwiches, why not go for a thinner version of what you already eat? --Go for fiber! Look for 3 to 5 grams per serving of bread. --Brands vary, sometimes a lot. Don’t pick up a different variety of bread within a --Whole wheat is the way to go. Be careful though. Something can be made with “trusted” brand without taking a back label look-see. whole wheat or whole grains and be the last ingredient on the list. --Love your pita! Pita pockets have less stuff to them because they’re thinner than --Stone ground doesn’t mean whole wheat. I know I picture an old fashioned standard sandwich bread. Plus, most don’t have the fat content of tortillas.

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 13 the visual arts artsonville landscape in ought eight

featured upcoming shows by donald dusinberre

I often have to be…well…diplomatic with the words I choose to describe the artists, galleries and museums I observe. Obviously, I’m just a person, and I can’t be perfectly objective, and there are definitely places out there that I like to go more than others. 08 This issue is going to be chock full of information about exhibitions, shows, and galleries. I talked to quite a few gallery curators over the last week, finding out what they’ve got lined up this year, and I’d like to pick out the ones that I’m really looking forward to seeing in the next few months. If you’re smart, you’ll do as I suggest: Get up and visit Artsonville. It’s better than reruns.

pictured art (and cover art) by Bogda Gallery is hosting the More Than Wallpaper art group in February. The cool thing about Bogda URBISMUS. the following statement is their interest in artisan work, such as handmade stuffed toys and clothing. I know nothing of the show, can be found on their blog: but if it’s related in any way, I’m interested in what’s in store. Plus, April will bring the one-year anniversary of the Bogda Gallery, so that’ll be fun no matter what. th “THIS IS NOT VANDALISM! There will be a Jay Shoots exhibition at the Ponte Vedra Beach Cultural Center from February 29 th th Wheatpasting is a form of street art, – April 5 , with an opening night reception on Friday, February 29 . Jay Shoots is easily one of my favorite or poster art. It is not permanent and photographers in the area. His work reminds me of old scientific diagrams, and the unusual objects he does not cause property damage. photographs always seem to carry a statement that you might miss if you don’t think about it long enough. MOCA Jacksonville is opening their new batch of exhibitions on Saturday, January 26th, and the one

Each figure is placed on an I’m most interested in seeing is Contemporary Visions: A focus on Jacksonville Collections. With works by abandoned, neglected and forgotten Mark Rothko, Jasper Johns, Richard Estes, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, it’s a modern art history book building. in real life. You can’t talk about contemporary art without knowing those artists. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will offer Scalpel to Sketch: The Science and Beauty of Medi-

Who’s a bigger VANDAL than the cal Illustration at Mayo Clinic from July 10 – September 28. I’ve always been impressed by the immense property owners , allowed by the city, detail of medical drawings, and I’m definitely curious to learn more about them and how they are made. to neglect our landmarks and let them The Gallery @ Screen Arts will be featuring Memoirs du Franc: The Art of Jason Woodside from Feb- disintegrate? They are effectively ruary 1 – March 31, with an opening reception from 6 pm –12 pm. Jason Woodside is a former Floridian preventing life from happening! They living in L.A., painting a unique brand of sharp, scribbly, and colorful images. I haven’t seen a bad piece of are the vandals!” art at Screen Arts yet, and that’s an amazing thing. From March 14 – April 18, Stellers Gallery Annex in Neptune Beach will display Sensai: Fragile Beau- ty, new works from Jennifer J.L. Jones. This will be her second show at the Annex, and I wrote about the first one in EU’s 2007 Spring Art Preview (http://www.eujacksonville.com/pages/03-29-07/intrinsicnature. htm). The Jane Gray Gallery will be presenting an exhibition of Thomas Hager’s new abstract paintings en- titled Closer. That’s right, paintings from Hager, a first for him. The exhibition opens Saturday, February 16, from 6 pm – 9 pm, and will run through April 11. Because Hager is such a brilliant photographer, it will be a true revelation to see what his paintings will look like. Don’t forget that you can find art hanging just about anywhere. My favorite restaurant/gallery is Bur- rito Gallery, where they’ll be displaying the hip, fabulous art of Jason Wright from February through April. These are just a few of the exceptional shows coming up this year. Keep an eye on the listings in our art section each week for more upcoming shows, or check out the current issue anytime on eujacksonville. com. photo by a.m. stewart museums and galleries: listed for your our annual look at the visual art in pleasure

jacksonville’s coming year by donald dusinberre Pick up any of the other publications in town, and you may find a gigantic list of art galleries and mu- seums from all over the region. Every time I look over one of those lists, my eyes glass over, I feel a spike Every so often, we at EU like to stop and take a look at what’s ahead in Jacksonville’s of panic, and I pass out from the sheer volume of information. It’s just too much to deal with, and I know art scene. Since were at the beginning of a brand new year, now is as good a time as any that I won’t enjoy most of them. Relatively speaking, I’m a fairly informed art enthusiast, and even I don’t like having to wade through to figure it all out. This issue will offer you a look at the upcoming shows and exhibits of- those long, cold lists. I’ll bet you’d like it if someone narrowed down the list a bit, so that’s what I’ve done. fered by the area’s leading galleries and museums, as well as show you a bit of what has To the right is a shorter list of 24 destinations that I consider to be the best bets in the Jacksonville area. already made its mark on Jacksonville’s walls. They aren’t all the same, and they aren’t all on the list for the same reasons. A few of our local art superstars went down to Miami to check out and report on Art I’ll confess this much to you: I haven’t been to every one of them, and there are probably some pretty cool galleries out there that I’ve either never heard of, or haven’t given much of a chance. Being the Art Basel, a huge international art event where quite a few of Jacksonville’s artists showed Czar for EU Jacksonville, I get a ton of press releases and tips from readers, and the establishments listed their work. Also included in this issue is a look at graffiti as art, with highlights from our below actively renew their displays regularly, offering the public many opportunities to find and enjoy city’s best involuntary exhibitions. something they’d like. Hopefully, anyone who has been anxious to step inside and find out more about Jack- I’ve never been to an art gallery or museum that immediately seemed welcoming and friendly, and sonville’s artists, galleries and museums will find ample opportunity within these pages. I don’t think they exist, but none of these places have anything against you. Don’t worry about feeling awkward or out of place, because you are more welcome to visit and stare than you realize. Galleries and Jacksonville’s art community is as active and creative as ever. There are more new museums are quiet places, so keep your flatulence and snickering to a minimum and you’ll do just fine. and established artists than ever before, and more emerge every day. It is a privilege for Try these places out, I think you’ll like them. Most of them have websites that offer detailed informa- us to be able to experience such creativity on any given day, so let’s not waste it. tion on their exhibitions and upcoming events, and EU always has a list of the week’s offerings in the art section of EU.

14 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper Karpeles Manuscript Museum museums & 101 West 1st Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32206 (904) 356-2992 or rain.org/~karpeles/jaxfrm.html Tuesday – Saturday 10 pm – 4 pm galleries Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm

Alexander Brest Gallery and Museum at Jackson- Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville ville University MOCA Jacksonville, 333 North 2800 University Boulevard North, Phillips Fine Arts (904) 366-6911 x210 or mocajacksonville.org Building, Jacksonville, FL 32211 Tuesday 10 pm – 4 pm Wednesday 10 pm – 9 pm (904) 256-7371 or arts.ju.edu/art.html Thursday – Saturday 10 pm – 4 pm Monday – Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm Saturday 12 pm – 5 pm R. Roberts Gallery Art Center Gallery 3606 St. Johns Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205 31 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 388-1188 or rrobertsgallery.com (904) 614-5986 or blogfromthecenter.blogspot.com Monday – Friday 9 am – 6 pm Check Schedule of Events for Hours Saturday 10 am – 6 pm

Bogda Gallery Stellers San Marco Gallery 1253 McDuff Avenue South, Jacksonville, FL 32205 1409 Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207 (904) 387-0852 or bogdagallery.com (904) 396-9492 or stellersgallery.com Monday – Saturday 11 am – 7 pm Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm Saturday 10 am – 3 pm Butterfield Garage Art Gallery 137 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084 Stellers Ponte Vedra Beach Gallery (904) 825-4577 or butterfieldgarage.com Merchants Plaza, 240 A1A North, Suite 4, Ponte Monday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904-273-6065 or stellersgallery.com Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach Monday – Friday 11 am – 6 pm 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Saturday 11 am – 3 pm (904) 280-0614 or ccpvb.org Monday – Friday 9 am – 5:30 pm Stellers Julington Creek Gallery Saturday 10 am – 1 pm 115 Bartram Oaks Walk, Suite 101, Jacksonville, FL 32259 cmg103103entUad 1/16/08 2:48 PM Page 1 Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (904) 230-4700 or stellersgallery.com 829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204 Tuesday – Friday 11 am – 6 pm (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org Saturday 11 am – 3 pm Tuesday 10 am – 9 pm Wednesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Stellers Annex at Neptune Beach A Kiowa’s Odyssey: A Sketchbook from Fort Marion Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm 200 1st Street, Neptune Beach, FL 32266 January 22 through March 16, 2008 (904) 247-7200 or stellersgallery.com Fogle Fine Art & Accessories Tuesday – Friday 11 am – 6 pm 3312 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207 Saturday 11 am – 3 pm (904) 296-1414 or foglefineart.com Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum Richard Henry Pratt Papers, Saturday 10 am – 4 pm 829 N. Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 632-5555 or ritzlavilla.com

Gallery 1037 at Reddi Arts Check Schedule of Events for Hours Odyssey, A Kiowa’s

1037 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32207 , from (904) 398-3161 or reddiarts.com/gallery.html St. Augustine Art Association Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 6 pm 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084 Saturday 9:30 am – 6 pm (904) 824-2310 or staaa.org Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm Tuesday – Saturday 12 pm – 4 pm Sunday 2 pm – 5 pm The Gallery @ Screen Arts An Omaha Dance given by the prisoners… 228 West King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084 Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts (904) 829-2838 or screenartsflorida.com 283 College Drive, Orange Park, FL 32065 Monday – Friday 9 am – 6 pm (904) 276-6815 or thcenter.org Monday – Wednesday 10 am – 4 pm Etahdleuh Doanmoe, Collection of Yale Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and New Manuscript Haven, Library, CT. Haskell Gallery at JIA Thursday 10 am – 7 pm Friday 10 am – 4 pm Thursday, January 31 ~ Pow-Wow Dinner Ceremony at Saturday, February 2 ~ Pow-Wow Family Day at The Cummer 14201 Pecan Park Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day will include Tribal leaders, artists, (904) 741-3546 or jiaarts.org University Gallery at UNF The event will include Tribal leaders, musicians, artists, art musicians, dancers and art-making projects. Free admission. 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, Founders Hall, Building exhibition and seated dinner. For more information or to purchase Sponsored by: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. J. Johnson Gallery Two, Jacksonville, FL 32224 tickets, please call (904) 899-6007. For more information, call (904) 355-0630. 177 4th Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach, FL (904) 620-2534 or http://www.unf.edu/dept/gallery/ 32250 (904) 435-3200 or jjohnsongallery.com Monday 9 am – 5 pm Tuesday 9 am – 7 pm For information on additional Pow-Wow events, please call (904) 355-0630. Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm Wednesday – Thursday 9 am – 5 pm Exhibition organized by THE TROUT GALLERY, Dickinson College in cooperation with the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Saturday 12 pm – 5 pm Friday 9 am – 3 pm Sponsors: FOCUS Cummer, Elkins Constructors, Inc and Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.

Jane Gray Gallery Women’s Center of Jacksonville 829 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32204 643 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204 5644 Colcord Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32211 904.356.6857 www.cummer.org (904) 338-5790 or janegraygallery.com (904) 722-3000 or womenscenterofjax.org Monday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm Check Schedule of Events for Hours

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 15 artist says. “I’m trying to uplift, trying to make things photo by a.m. stewart more positive.” Because serious consequences can come from our cop-friends, some graffiti artists choose not to be identified. That said; grab your cell phone, mace and possibly a sharp object because we’re going graf- fiti-spotting in Jacksonville! Not all urban art is in sketchy parts of the city, but you never know where you might end up while on the hunt for great street art. One important distinction to make before view- ing this type of art is to keep in mind that various genres of graffiti do exist. Political graffiti tries to send a message, like the stencil of Gandhi. There’s gang graffiti that signals territory. Even “hobo” graf- fiti, which is easily detectable by the lack of artistic intent. Like the ever popular ‘Jim was here’ or ‘Chris sucks’ most commonly seen below overpasses. Tagging, which originated in New York in the 80s, is graffiti we’ve all seen. The challenge in tagging photo by a.m. stewart lies in the creativity of putting up the artist’s name. It’s about stylizing the letters so they are different from everything else. It’s not only a signature, it’s a finding jacksonville’s creative piece of art. Mural graffiti art feels the most photo by a.m. stewart impressive due to its size. Most often, it’s commis- underground art sioned or can only be found in discreet locations. This has to do with the size, time and complex nature involved in creating a mural. Newer forms of graffiti by a.m. stewart have been popping up everywhere as well. Some urban art and graffiti people re-configure older, existing graffiti. Even clean- It’s late on a Sunday night, probably Monday morning at this point. Cars are sparse on Atlantic Blvd. as ing dirt away from a wall to reveal an image can be I accompany a local graffiti artist to a spot he’s been eyeing to tag. ‘Observer’ quickly turns to ‘look-out’, as considered graffiti. The ways in which one creates I’m instructed to keep watch for approaching cars. A few adrenaline-charged minutes later, the stencil of Ma- urban art is endless. hatma Gandhi is complete. Nobody had any idea we were even here. Be quick, though. Graffiti has illegal side-ef- “There’s a lot of negative things that people do and I want to try to put something positive out there,” the fects which cause the art to be temporary. But that’s part of the attraction of this media. You may see a really artistic piece of graffiti on a train, the travelling exhibition of the graffiti world. Or maybe the art is from the opposite side of the country. Either way, you should consider yourself lucky. After all, this is illegal underground art. A member of The Great Escape crew recalls being caught by police in a subway tunnel up north. But he shrugs it off as something that comes with the territory. “When I find a space that inspires me – that’s where I put my stuff,” he says. He’s compelled like most artists to make art,

regardless of the location or outcome. Some cities have designated areas for urban art. A graffiti free-wall stood for many years in Riv- erside. Eventually people were banned from putting graffiti on the wall, often a meeting place for local artists. Luckily, businesses that encourage graffiti have emerged. Ian Ranne, 27, co-owner of Shanty Town pub and head organizer of The Royal Treatment record shop, insists that graffiti be part of both his busi- nesses. Ranne was influenced by the graffiti he saw growing up in Jacksonville and was disappointed to see the end of the free-wall. “There’s nothing like that anymore,” Ranne says. “So when I got older I wanted to have a place to see spray paint again.” Outside the bar, a huge mural of a baboon and the words “Shanty Town” illuminate the pub’s cinder block wall. Inside the bar’s backyard, graffiti covers nearly every inch of the fence. Ranne compares the graffiti at his bar and the record shop to a living plant. “It constantly changes,” he says. And that’s one of the most exciting aspects of graffiti. Graffiti doesn’t always take the form of spray photo by a.m. stewart

16 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper photo by a.m. stewart paint. Other forms of urban art like wheat pasting can be seen in most cities. This is where flour and water are mixed into a paste. The paste is slathered on concrete, then a poster is pressed against the sticky concoction. Some see this as a way of eliminating the damage that would be caused by paint. Recently, a group called Urbismus posted wheat pastings of nearly life-sized ordinary people on build- ings in the downtown area. A blog posting from the group says they are trying to bring attention to the lack of life in urban areas. It says they are artists who “live and breathe for the urban lifestyle.” They have used their art as a way to send a powerful message without having to buy ad space. Others are happier going unnoticed by the mass- es of society and prefer to hide their art in the nooks and crannies of the urban landscape. Chris Spohn, who does not consider himself a traditional graffiti artist, says he likes to put up stuff the real graffiti artist will ponder. “I like to make things that the average person walks by,” he says. Spohn, who does any art he can get his hands on, uses crayons, stickers and paint to create un- planned, experimental art. photo by a.m. stewart “I’m just on the punk rock level . . . not really

going for perfection,” he says. Spohn, like many artists, is driven to create art using the urban environment as inspiration. Once the inspiration ignites, there is no holding back. “It’s pure art,” Spohn says. “I’m compelled to do it. I just find myself out there doing it.”

for more info or to simply get inspired, check out these resources:

www.banksy.co.uk , serious political, stencil graffiti artist www.bigfootone.com/graffiti urbismus.blogspot.com/, wheat pastings around Jax Google: Barry McGee, Shepard Fairey Myspace users: Urban Art Warfare, Jville Spray Vision “Bomb the System,” movie “Style Wars,” documentary photo by a.m. stewart

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 17 cummer and moca: it gets late early in miami

new exhibits from Jacksonville’s premier museums by donald dusinberre Art Basel International Art Expo in

The Cummer and MOCA always have a ton of stuff to do. by ian chase They continually bring our community stellar art exhibits from Miami Beach all over the world, and it is without a doubt one of the best What is art? What isn’t art? Overpasses? Buildings, sounds, thoughts? Can a line be drawn from these things about both of these museums. While they both offer things to art? Must art be predetermined to be art in order to be art or is art a feeling drawn out mentally by substantial permanent collections, they also change their gal- the artist? To me, art is everywhere. Art is also a multi-billion dollar international business, stressing -interna- leries every few months to keep Jacksonville informed on art’s tional. present and past. Used to their full potential, it’s unlikely you’ll I recently took a trip to a place where the art is definitely predetermined to be art. Art Basel Miami ever run out of things to keep you interested. Beach. Art Basel and its more than 12 satellite art fairs is an all-you-can-eat visual art buffet that anyone can MOCA is the place to go when you want to focus on enjoy. For more than thirty years Art Basel has been an annual event in Basel, Switzerland, an elite art fair of current and established artists who create work of a more blue chip and contemporary art stars. Then, besides chocolate and neutrality (I think fondue might actually conceptual nature. The art may sometimes seem weird or bor- be French), the Swiss offered their third good idea: the world’s biggest art fair in Miami Beach in December, ing on the surface, but if you stop to think about what you’re while the rest of civilized world is freezing. Art Basel in Switzerland was traditionally held in January, but has seeing, you’ll find that it is anything but boring (if still a little since been moved to June, balancing the art calendar. weird). We Floridians are lucky to be The Cummer generally offers a more traditional selection able to attend this great event for just of artwork, with a huge collection on display from throughout a short drive, a little planning, and a history. It’s a fantastic place to go to get a well-rounded look small bucket of money. at countless styles and media from cultures past and present. Upon arriving in Miami, I decided Whereas MOCA may test your creative capacity, the Cummer from Contemporary Visions collection to walk down the main drag on Collins offers viewers a chance to exercise an emotional connection at MOCA Avenue. Miami is a true international with their favorite kind of art. city and I enjoyed the scantily clad Although these two museums specialize in different parts of the art spectrum, they both allow the French girls arguing on their cell residents of North Florida to enrich their lives with some of the finest art in the world. Below is a quick phones and the sunburnt Germans in look at the newest and upcoming exhibits from each of these establishments. To learn more about the black outfits wearing socks with their exhibits and the activities that accompany them, check out their websites- cummer.org and mocajack- sandals. sonville.org. Chuckling, I looked out on the beach only to see a legion of Ro- the cummer museum of art and Ramen Noodles 2008: Installation by Sang-Wook Lee January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008 man soldiers storming one end of gardens: the beach and a life-sized pink tank, Continental Shifts: The Art of Edouard Duval Carrié attacking sunbathers on the other. A Kiowa’s Odyssey: A Sketchbook from Fort Marion January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008 These two groups of artists had the January 22, 2008 through March 16, 2008 same idea, but manifested the vehicle Annual First Coast Portfolio Exhibition for the idea differently. What is a Ro- Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008 man legion if not a tank of a different in Cuba, 1933 time? Only later did I learn that it was March 8, 2008 through June 1, 2008 Carly, So Far: Francie Bishop Good a group of artists from Jacksonville April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008 driving the big pink tank around Miami New View: The Many Faces of the St. Johns River Beach, with its long pink turret twisting March 25, 2008 through July 13, 2008 Paper Installations by Chris Natrop in the wind.

April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008 The group of artist from Jack- Scalpel to Sketch: The Science and Beauty of Medi- sonville included Morrison Pierce, Kurt cal Illustration at Mayo Clinic Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Recent Drawings by Polkey, Jay Peele, a person known July 10, 2008 through September 28, 2008 John Bailly as S.O.S. and my good friend Mark Art District Miami April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008 George. These are Jacksonville artists the museum of contemporary art that have a knack for mobilizing people in jacksonville: Making Marks: Jacksonville Drawing Invitational to achieve their individual visions. April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008 Mark, who always marches to his own drum, took some recent work and sold it to some very excited French Contemporary Visions: A Focus on Jacksonville Col- and German people. I’m sure Morrison and Kurt will present a film shot during this trip. Jay Peele booked and lections Black and White: Explorations in Line played a show with S.O.S. on Saturday night. January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008 April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008 I went to Art Basel to experience the event and target a few galleries in which I could network my art. But mostly I went to check out the art from around the world. Art Basel itself is a huge art fair housed in the Miami Beach Convention Center. This is the place to see blue chip art (art that defies visual value for invest- ment value). You’ve never seen more Haring, Warhol, Basquiat and Chamberlain (et al) in one place. They were all represented by friendly, albeit stand-offish, overdressed gallery directors crammed into individual cubical “galleries.” The only problem with super-famous artists at the fair was the work; most of the masterpieces and top level work has been long since sold, leaving only second rate prints or off paintings. Contemporary art, on the other hand, was well represented. I had a one sentence conversation with Jeffery Dietch (famous art dealer and the star of the reality television show ARTSTAR), asking him, “Where is the Kristen Baker stuff?” “We took it down yesterday” he replied, lifting his cell phone to his ear. Small individual galleries, called “Art Kabinets,” offered art by highlighted artists, each getting their own gallery space. “Art Nova” and “Art Super Nova” both focused on emerging artists. Paul McCarthy’s chocolate Santas were a nice diversion from so many paintings, as was a giant steel claw that convulsed by remote control on a specially constructed concrete pad. I enjoyed watching the two funny Euro-dudes that manned the controllers. Because Art Basel runs Wednesday through Sunday, everyone was visibly run down by the Saturday that I arrived. Art Basel is an experience all by itself, but the real treat is the more than a dozen small art fairs in the surrounding Miami and Miami Beach area. In its third year, Art Basel is much more organized then in past years. Although this was my first trip down, I heard it was, comparatively, an overwhelming assault on the

18 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper senses. Making a brief itinerary for the trip is good advice. See the things you came to see, then fill the re- maining gaps with exploration. So, in the name of exploration, I split a cab with some nice Italian folks across town to check out the “Pulse” and “Geisha” art fairs. I saved some money, made some friends and, as it turned out, my new Italian friend, Corrado Sassi, had some connections. His wife’s company was a sponsor of “Pulse” and produced a sweet V.I.P. pass into the show…very cool. Later at the Miami Art Museum (MAM), I met up with George Kinghorn, curator at MOCA Jacksonville, and several museum friends. They introduced me to John Bailey and Chris Natrop, two well-known Miami artists, both of whom have solo shows coming to MOCA Jax in the spring (not to be missed). My trip to MAM was definitely a highlight. The installation, audio and film work of Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller was a mind-blowing experience. Known for her “audio tours” of cities or places (the artist creates a new/different history of locations using a 3-D recording device) created a large, room-sized installation with optical treatments that skewed the scale, playing tricks on the eye. I loved this work on many different levels. The Main piece “The Killing Machine” is a Kafka-inspired commentary on the death penalty. With moving parts and robotic arms flailing, as well as a pink, fur-covered dentist chair moving back and forth, this piece was truly affective. The next evening I attended a tour of Dr. Jeff Gelblum’s collection of early Ab-Ex (abstract expression- ism) and mid twentieth century art, as well as some very special minimalist pieces – think Donald Judd. It was great to hear stories about the artists and the history behind these particular pieces. I ran into Jeff the next day after he had acquired a Hans Hoffman for his amazing collection. After days of looking at art, it’s easy to go “Griswold” and just run through the galleries with the Ra- mones on the iPod. Not this time. Now it was time for something totally non-art. My other passion – food. A couple of friends and I set out for some real Cuban food. We scored some killer rice and chicken (with bones) and sandwiches in a Cuban cafeteria. Recharged, I was ready for round three. I headed over to a couple more satellite fairs “Flow” and “Aqua,” the latter had two events up. I go to the one at the beach to check out the work of my friend Elizabeth Huey. With crazy imagery and cool concepts, her paintings and collages are always fresh. Exploring the rest of Aqua, I found some pieces by Exene Cervenka, from the classic LA punk band X. I love X and have seen them several times (once when Exene was nine months ), but I never knew she was such a great artist. Her simple assemblage and collage pieces were reminiscent of a punk rock Ray Johnson. At “Flow” the amazing work of Marcus Kenny from an Atlanta gallery, Marcia Wood, was both funny and scary at the same time. Everyone at these smaller, more intimate venues was so approachable and friendly. They were happy to have you there, and that was refreshing. When you immerse yourself in something like art, it makes itself more obvious to you. So, overpasses are art. Grand artwork. Now if we could just get rid of the cars, we could enjoy these beautiful grand sculp- tures. blogging through artsonville

the art of blogging about art in jacksonville by donald dusinberre

I’m riding the short bus on the information superhighway, because every time a new application pops up, I brush it off as a silly fad. I guess I’m a stubborn curmudgeon who finds it excruciating to wrap his brain around anything new. Heck, I’m only just now embracing Gmail, though I probably don’t know how to use half of its features. The biggest phenomenon on the Internet still intimidating me is blogging. Apparently, anyone can start a blog, and most blog pages are similar in appearance and function. The fact that anyone and every- one can release their every thought into cyberspace is really frightening to me, and it’s hard to imagine that anything I might have to contribute would actually be noticed. It’s even difficult for me to keep track, especially when the blog gets a lot of activity. But the truth is, blogs are where the people who do interesting things talk about the interesting things they do. You can’t always count on local television, radio stations, or printed media. You have to choose the demographic you want to be in and find those voices, because they have adopted a new way of communicating. Many artists in Jacksonville are already utilizing blogs to great effect. There are a few blogs, such as createjacksonville.com, urbanartwarfare.com and jaxcal.org, dedicated solely to the discussion of ideas and concepts within Jacksonville’s art community. If you want to find out what’s going on behind the scenes, those are the blogs to check out. Artists are notoriously talky, especially if they have unlimited space and an audience to indulge them. These blogs can be really fascinating, irritating, educational, heartwarming or infuriating, but they are almost always entertaining. In addition to the artists, there are also a few well-informed citizens who faithfully keep track of the arts and other cultural happenings in Jacksonville. Blogs like theurbancoredotcom.blogspot.com and urbanjacksonville.info are great places to watch if you want to stay informed about interesting things that might slip under mainstream media’s radar. I was recently informed of a really cool online application that can help you make good use of all the information out there without exploding your brain. It’s called Google Reader, and it’s already included in Gmail. It keeps track of all the blogs you wish to read and lets you know daily what’s new on each of them. The first thing you need is a Gmail account. If you don’t have one, you should. Just go to mail. google.com and sign up. It’s free and easy. Once you’ve signed up, go to your mail page and look at the top of the Gmail screen. You’ll see a horizontal list of applications, at the end of which is “more” with an arrow next to it. Click the arrow and find “Reader”. A new window will open up with Reader inside. Just click “Add Subscription” in the green on the left and type or paste the blog address you want it to track. Google Reader works a bit like mail, so it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out from there. Keeping an eye on some of the blogs I mentioned above will allow you to be as informed about local art and culture as you want to be. Just because you don’t see it on the news or can’t find it in the news- paper doesn’t mean it’s not there.

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 19 new experience in the new year

adult art classes by erin thursby Open your world by opening yourself to new experiences in the Jacksonville area. One way to do that is to take art classes. There you can learn a new skill and meet interesting people. Here are a few suggestions as to some of the of the upcoming art classes you can take at various institutions in the area. Museums have education programs to help the general public get a hands-on art experience. Both the MOCA and the Cummer offer workshops, classes and lectures. The Cummer offers basic painting classes throughout the year, but they’re really strong in their classes for younger kids (see their kids schedule on PAGE 21). The MOCA also offers a selection of art classes. Here’s what the MOCA currently has to offer for adults: If you’ve worked with oil before and you’ve been frustrated by the long drying times, why not learn to paint with acrylic as an alternative. The Acrylic Essentials class is designed for a range or experience, from beginners to intermediate acrylic painters. Students who have taken Ali (Fuderer) Isabelle’s class before may use their same paint kit and just purchase new canvases. Wednesdays 6 – 8 pm, January 30-March 5. $130 for members/ $150 for non-members at the MOCA. The Go Beyond Figure: Drawing with Live Models class will focus on a natural approach to drawing that will allow individuals to accurately reproduce what they see, and not what they think they see. It will rigorously examine the human form through a variety of models and develop an understanding of the elements of visual logic. The instructor is Jonathan Lux and the classes are intended for adults 15-years old and up. Wednesday 6 – 8 pm, January 30-March 5. $150 for MOCA members/$170 for non-members. To register, call Marshall Adams, (904) 366-6911 ×204. Registration deadline is January 25, 2008. Spaces are limited! Local galleries and art stores also often have classes as well. Ask at your favorite gallery/art store, or just use this list to get you started. Basic drawing, painting and other group classes are available at the European Art Garage on Hendricks Avenue. Children’s group lessons are Saturdays 11 am to 1 pm, adults group lessons are on Saturdays from 2 pm to 4 pm. A single class session costs $28, but if you buy more than one, you’ll get a reduced rate. There are also private lessons available. Particularly popular are the couples portrait session, in which you and a friend paint portraits of each other. Call (904) 399-2773 or go to europeanartgarage.com/home.html for more info. Reddi-Arts has a constantly rotating class schedule taught by local artists. Go online and check out their current line-up and schedule. Upcoming one day workshops include the $50 Sumi-e workshop (January 26th), in which students will learn the art of Chinese brush painting. One daytime regular weekday class currently on the docket is the Mixed Media Class, but you can also learn to paint as well. Call (904) 398-3161 to sign up. bringing back love and color 3 Eclectic Chicks in San Marco is one of the few places that offer fiber art classes here in Jacksonville. Learn to knit, create quilt art and other works of fabric art. Classes on bead making techniques, glasswork, standard drawing and paper crafts are also available. Call (904) 306-0923 to sign up for any of their classes. Classes include Basic or Intermediate Knitting, Basic Crochet, interview with Peter Max by donald dusinberre Sewing and Quilting, Granny and 3-D Granny Squares, Basic and Intermediate Stained Glass, Basic and Intermediate Mosaics, Floral Arranging, Basic and Intermediate Watercolor, and Drawing and Everybody knows Peter Max, if only by his artistic output. Even if you have never heard his name before, Pastels. which is unlikely, you have definitely seen his drawings and paintings. Without a doubt. College art classes aren’t just limited to those already enrolled in school. Most colleges have On an evening sometime in the mid-nineties, I remember seeing Peter Max on a late-night talk show. I art classes, programs and workshops specifically geared towards members of the local community. don’t even remember which one, but after awhile, they all seem the same. Anyway, he brought some paint- Contact ART for Art’s Sake at JU, Dana Chapman, Director 904- 256-7759 arts.ju.edu/art/afas/ ings (similar to one or two on display now at R. Roberts Gallery), but I didn’t really know who he was, and I certainly didn’t make the connection to his other work. cont.htm to sign up for any of the following classes. Beginning Ceramics (4 week mini-session), Once I did a little research, I realized just how many Peter Max images were already in my head, albeit Intermediate Ceramics (Lab Use), Beginning and Intermediate Glass Blowing, High School Glass, untagged. It was like the time I watched Behind the Music: The Bee Gees and couldn’t believe (and in this Beginning B/W Photography, Beginning Digital Photography (new), Intermediate Photo-Lab Use, case, didn’t want to believe) how many songs I knew. Don’t bother laughing, because you know them too. Film Photo Workshop (new), Pinhole Photography, Darkroom Magic, Printing with Cyanotype, I got a chance to talk to Peter Max the other day, and he’s got more energy than . He sounded like a high Printing with Van Dyke, and Portraiture. school graduate, full of enthusiasm and sure that everything was going to work out great. Out in Ponte Vedra there are a few classes and events worth driving to at the Ponte Vedra Cultural And indeed, things have been great for him. He has had the opportunity to create many amazing things, Center. Classes include the Experimental, Mixed Media Workshop with instructor Sherry O’Neill, including Boeing jets, postage stamps, a section of the Berlin wall, logos, and special projects for five presi- which includes lectures, hands-on instruction, critiques and individual instruction. The class designed dents. for the beginner and the experienced artist wanting to get past “painter’s block” when they face the Peter Max’s artwork is on display now at R. Roberts Gallery, and he’ll be visiting the gallery on Saturday, th th blank canvas. This workshop will free you from that inertia and liberate you to loosen up and have January 26 , from 6 pm – 9 pm and Sunday, January 27 , from 12 pm – 3 pm. some fun. You will learn techniques and formulas to create a dynamite abstract painting by releasing EU: How long will you be in Jacksonville to promote your work at the R. Roberts Gallery? the right, creative side of the brain. Several methods will be introduced to create “grounds” on which Max: Just two days, but I wish I could stay in Jacksonville longer because it’s an area I really love a lot. I’ve to begin your painting. By including various textures through the use of collage and different mediums, been there a few times. the beginning of an abstract painting often is born. This workshop will include lectures, hands-on demonstrations, critiques, individual Workshop dates are February 27, 28 & 29 from 10 am-4 pm. EU: How different is your personal work from your commissioned work? Do you approach the creative Ponte Vedra Cultural Center Members $270, non-members $360. $100 non-refundable deposit to hold process differently? space. Call to secure your spot at (904) 280-0614. Max: You know, I don’t do that much commissioned work, most of my work is totally personal. I get up ev- ery morning with so much enthusiasm that it’s almost hard to talk about, and the second I’m in my painting

20 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper room, which is quite large, I could stay for twelve hours. I love the process that happens in my brain and be- ing when I’m creating. It’s just so freeing. It’s so rewarding because, here I am doing things on a canvas with all the colors I love, with all the brushes I have and love, with big fat tubes, and I can go anywhere I want, and I do. a luxury worth investing in

EU: After viewing your work at the gallery, I noticed that most of your images are quite uplifting and enthusiastic. The easiest explanation would be the vibrant colors, but I don’t think that’s the only one. by kellie abrahamson What else do you use when you kid’s art classes create? Max: Well, the music. The free- Because schools in Florida and across the country have suffered budget cuts over the years for dom of movement. The possibility many kids art and music classes are “luxuries” their schools simply can’t afford. On top of being in- of every conceivable color com- credibly sad that our children have to miss out on the joy of creating something of their very own with bination. I can conceive compo- their own hands, some studies say the lack of arts education is doing them a disservice. These studies sition, shapes, textures, it’s all suggest students who take high-quality art classes do better in other courses and are taught important available. One part of the painting mental habits not emphasized elsewhere in school such as self-criticism and the willingness to experi- can be textural while the other part ment and learn from mistakes. If your child’s school has a less than stellar art program (or none at all), is flat, and I can look back on the you may want to consider enrolling them in one of these classes: whole thing, walk ten feet away and I can re-compose it. Cummer Museum of Art and I love the fact that I know Gardens 801 Riverside Ave a lot about painting, I know a lot (904) 355-0630 about composition and abstrac- The Cummer offers a number of tion, and they’re available to me classes for children and young with just a stroke of the wrist. adults throughout the year. Dur- ing these sessions kids ages 6 EU: You listen to music when you and up will learn about painting, paint. Does the sound and style printmaking, collage and con- of a band or artist specifically struction. For more information alter your direction? on these classes, visit cummer. Max: Not so much, but they give org. me enthusiasm. European Art Garage 3821 EU: Do you hear color? Hendricks Ave Max: You can’t hear color, but you (904) 399-2773 can feel it or see it. But you know, colors really work when there are color combinations, like when a particu- European Art Garage in Mira- lar color sits nicely next to another color. It’s just like when a nice note or two sits next to another note. A note mar offers private and group art all by itself is just a note, right? But when you surround that note with four other notes, then you go, ‘oh my classes and a summer art camp God, isn’t it amazing how those notes do that to each other?’ for kids. Children (and adults) of all ages will learn the basics of drawing, painting in different mediums and art history. Visit europeanartgarage.com for more information on the gallery and the classes they EU: You may be one of the most prolific have. artists around, and your enthusiasm doesn’t seem to slow you down, but do JaxParks Arts Programs various locations you think an artist can become used up (904) 630-4100 and get to the point where they are inca- The city of Jacksonville offers an array of art classes, most of which are free of fees. There are four pable of making something new? cultural art centers in town: Murray Hill Art Center (4327 Kerle St, 904-384-8039) has classes in wa- Max: I am more creative now than I ever tercolor, oil and charcoal painting, drawing and pottery for kids ages 8 and up. Balis Community Center have been in my life. If I had 48 hours a (1513 LaSalle St, 904-306-2148), Edith Brown Ford Community Center (2839 W. Beaver St, 904-388- day instead of 24, I’d be working all the 2640) and Joseph Lee Community Center (5120 Perry St, 904-630-0307) all have pottery and ceramics extra time. classes. To learn more about each center and the classes they offer, go to coj.net and search for “Jax- Parks Arts Programs.” EU: Why do you think that is? Max: Well, you know when you use a tool; Riverside Children’s Arts Center 2841 Riverside Ave you get better at it, like a good jazz pianist. (904) 389-1751 When he plays a lot, he must be getting This Christian-based non-profit has visual arts classes for kids from Kindergarten to fifth grade. Younger better at it. I used to always be amazed students will be introduced to watercolor, clay and mosaics during the 6 week sessions while older kids with how a jazz musician can keep going get to try their hand at set design. Riverside Children’s Arts Center only offers these classes and work- and going, reinventing himself. It’s mind- shops during the fall, but they fill up fast so check their website, riversideartscenter.org, regularly for boggling. The same thing happens in art. enrollment dates and other information.

EU: Your work has a deliberate, iconic MOCA Jacksonville 333 N. Laura St look, as powerful as a well-respected (904) 366-6911 logo. Do you have a personal favorite? MOCA Jacksonville offers “Studio MOCA” classes for teens ages 15 and up and routinely has camps dur- One you consider your own logo? ing school breaks for younger kids. Current Studio MOCA classes available include “Acrylic Essentials” Max: Remember the cosmic period I did and “Go Beyond Figure: Drawing Live Models.” For more information, visit mocajacksonville.org. in the late sixties, with the stars and plan- ets? I love that genre because I was so crazy about astronomy. So those drawings and paintings brought me Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach closer to my second love, astronomy. (904) 280-0614 The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach has plenty of classes and workshops for your little artist to EU: Which of your works do you believe will live longest in the mind of history? choose from. Kids can learn about sculpture, painting, mixed media, printmaking and much more. The Max: It’s hard to tell, but I think my cosmic stuff, but I think if you asked me that same question tomorrow, I’d Cultural Center’s winter 2008 class and workshop schedule can be found at ccpvb.org. probably give you a different answer.

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 21 that to be the case? LD: I think as far as the working relationship, musi- cally we’ve always had pretty good chemistry. It’s al- ways been pretty interesting when we put our heads together musically. I think otherwise we would have lost interest at some point and moved on but it’s still something that’s kind of unpredictable and we feel like there’s good synergy there where the sum of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, if that’s what I’m trying to say. But, yeah, it’s a challenge. I think the biggest challenge for us was just learn- ing how to balance a relationship with the working relationship because earlier in our career if we were putting a lot of energy together into our work it sort of felt like, “Yeah, we’re together all the time, we’re working closely together, we’re traveling together,” but it’s not the same as investing in a relationship and nurturing a relationship, apart from the work. So that’s probably been the biggest challenge for us, just sort of making room for both of the relationships and taking care of both of them.

EU: What is a typical Over the Rhine show like? What can people expect? lifers LD: Well, we’ve got a wonderful band touring with us. We’ve been blessed with really world-class musicians. Our drummer’s name is Mickey Grimm interview with Linford Detweiler and our upright bass player and guitar player is Jake Bradley and they really are exceptional players. People will have a lot of fun just seeing a really great of Over the Rhine band. We feel really privileged that so many good musicians are willing to come out with us and help by kelliE abraHamSoN [email protected] our songs sort of blossom. I think [during] the live shows there’s a little bit more reckless unpredict- What: Over the Rhine theme. What’s the story or theme in The Trumpet ability. Karin really tends to blow the roof off a dump, Where: Café Eleven in St. Augustine Beach (501 Child? she really doesn’t hold back vocally. People are usu- A1A Beach Blvd) Linford Detweiler: Well, a couple of things. First ally blown away by the soulfulness and the power of When: January 29th at 8:30 pm of all, Karin was fond of saying that we had sort of her voice. It’s a little bit of a different experience than The Ohio-based husband and wife team of Kar- cornered the market on melancholy with some of the recording studio… In some ways she is sort of in Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, better known as our previous releases so she wanted to try to bottle a soul singer, in my opinion, because she kind of Over the Rhine, have been making music since 1989 some joy on The Trumpet Child, do something a little shoves it all out there, she doesn’t hold back and with no end in sight. In 2007 the duo released three bit more playful, a little bit more whimsical… We sort of wears her heart on her sleeve. It’s not a cool albums, started their own label and crisscrossed also wanted to reference a pre-Rock and Roll era of delivery or anything like that. And I’ve been known the country bringing their latest record (number 17 American music somewhat on the project – sort of to sort of pick a rabbit trail and ramble for a while, in their discography, 20 if you count solo albums), a Golden Age of American songwriting. You know, tell some meandering stories [laughs]. Hopefully it’s The Trumpet Child, to life for their dedicated fans. the Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin era just a really rich evening of music and storytelling EU recently caught up with Linford who was kind where they were being a little bit more playful with for people. enough to tell us about the new CD, the band’s live the language in the songs and the instrumentation show and their plans for the New Year. was a little bit more unpredictable than maybe a EU: Do you have a favorite song to play live? lot of modern pop records, with horns and strings LD: That’s a good question. Maybe a favorite song EU: Each of your records tells a story or has a and clarinets. So we wanted the occasional clarinet on The Trumpet Child for me would be the title track. blowing through the songs, you know? And, finally, I Some people have called it a jazz hymn and I really think we wanted to show a little bit of solidarity with like that description of the song. It was a song that the musicians that had survived the whole Katrina sort of pushed us musically into a slightly different debacle. We wanted a little bit of a New Orleans feel territory and it’s been a fun song to play. with some of the horns and things on the record and hopefully some of that came through on the project. Make the drive out to St. Augustine Beach for this promising Café Eleven show. Tickets are only EU: I’ve heard that working with a spouse day in $12. For more information, call (904) 460-9311 or and day out can be a challenge. Have you found visit cafe11.com.

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24 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper Ladyfish Ocean Club, Jax Beach (242-8884) Johnny Flood Pussers Caribbean Grill, Ponte the duality of man Vedra Mike Sweet & Friends Mi Casa Café, St. Augustine (824-9317) City Boy Fuel, Jax (425-3835) from a hardcore fan Colton McKenna Zhanra’s, St. Augustine Stu Weaver Harry’s, Jax Beach (247-8855) Send Out Scuds, Formatta Murray Hill Theatre, Jax (388-7807) Hannah Montana rocks the river city Open Mic w/Larry Broussard St. Johns Pizza Grill, Jax (287-9900) by joel land Ron Rodriguez MVP’s, Jax McKenna Walk About Café, Jax WHAT: Hannah Montana Best of Both Worlds Tour EU: How long have you been a fan of WHERE: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Miley / Hannah? Old Man Jenkins Spare Time Grill, Jax Beach (242- 9499) WHEN: Wednesday, January 30 Jude Rice: Ever since she started sing- Although 15-year old Miley Cyrus has plenty of ing. The Blues Moon Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496) fans, estimates reach around 5 million, I just caught EU: How did you score tickets? Jax Pipes & Drums Culhane’s Irish Pub, Atlantic wind of her latest endeavor “Hannah Montana.” JR: I think I was in the fan club, that Beach (249-9595) Okay, the truth is I just found out that Billy Ray Cyrus helped somehow.. and I got them for Matt Still Paco’s, Jax Beach has a daughter (c’mon I’m 29 and… well, a boy). Christmas. The Nimble Galen Project 9th & Main, Jax But Hannah Montana’s fans are both boys and girls EU: Would you have bought them if you Slumpbuster, Harsh, Malt Liquor Riot Harbor and a stark majority of them are underage. had to use your own allowance money? Tavern, Mayport (246-2555) It all started with her own Disney Channel show JR: If I had enough, yes. wherein she plays an average brunette teen Miley EU: If you could just put on a wig and SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 Stewart by day, but puts on a blonde wig and be- change into a pop star by night, what comes pop star Hannah Montana by night. The show would your stage name be? Those Guys Sunset Grill, St. Augustine (471-5555) has produced around 50 episodes since March of JR: Um… Out of Hand Sun Dog Diner, Neptune Beach (241- 2006 and it is watched in more than 50 countries EU: Maybe, since you’re from Florida, instead of to a real concert. 8221) around the world. Her music (mainly soundtracks “Hannah Montana” it could be, like, “Chlorida EU: If you could say one thing to Miley Cyrus what Dan Shepherd Harpoon Louie’s, Jax (389-5631) of her show) has sold more than 3 million copies. Florida?” would it be? Flyin South Michelle’s, Jax Miley/Hannah is now on tour and will be at The Jack- JR: Yeah! JR: That I’m your biggest fan …and can I have your Deaux Oh Creekside Dinery, St. Augustine (829- sonville Veterans Memorial Arena on January 30th, EU: Really, you like Chlorida Florida? phone number? 6113) but if you don’t already have tickets, you’re probably JR: Yeah. EU: On a scale of 1 through 10, how would you Carry the Torch Brewsters Pit, Jax (223-9850) gonna miss it. The entire tour is sold out. The Jack- EU: Alright. The 30th is a school night, are you rate my journalistic integrity? Abetting Royetta Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496) sonville date sold out in minutes. planning on magically becoming sick after the JR: Um…. 6. Johnny Flood Brix, Jax Beach However if you’re absolutely determined, there show? Isaac Byrd Jr. De Real Ting Café, Jax may still be hope. A large fraction of the tickets were JR: [Devious giggles] I don’t know. Perfect, thanks Jude. So, I went into this not bought by resellers such as Stub Hub and Tickets EU: If Miley Cyrus lost her voice and they asked knowing much about the Hannah Montana phenom- Eric & Farris Ragtime Tavern, Atlantic Beach (241- 7877) Today, which resell the tickets for ten times the face you to fill in for her could you do it? enon, but now I’m convinced I should probably get value. This used to be called scalping. Average resell JR: Yeah! Uh-huh a kid of my own in the hopes I could make them into Chris Epps TSI, Jax (635-3024) for Hannah Montana tickets is around $214. That’s EU: Do you know any Billy Ray Cyrus songs? a Hannah Montana. Or, be it a boy, a Dane Maine Tarik Hassan Sahara Café, Jax higher than Timberlake, Beyonce or the Police re- JR: No. or a Georgia Joel…junior. Something like that. If I David Milam Mellow Mushroom, Jax (997-1955) union! Why, I’ve also seen a pair of upper level tick- EU: Do you think that Hannah Montana will have just throw in some Disney Magic and some loyal Matanzas Trade Winds Lounge, St. Augustine (829- ets go for a cool $1100 on eBay. FYI – the original the same cultural impact as Annette Funicello and to-the-point fans like Jude, the formula might work 8646) face value was $26 - $66. Sheesh. Britney Spears? again. Although a big key in this would be for me 3rd Bass The Casbah, Jax (981-9966) For the ticketless, Disney has been filming se- JR: No! to write an uber-catchy country song that’s easy to El Toro Loco Square One, Jax (306-9004) lect dates of the tour for a 3D Hannah Montana Best EU: Do you think that the whole Miley/ Hannah line dance to. Snakey Jakey Legs or something. Or Tiger Army Freebird Live, Jax Beach (246-2473) of Both Worlds Tour movie. It is due out next month. thing helps teach kids about the duality of man? I could just start my own ticket resell site, which I’d Filming started in Salt Lake City in October of 2007. JR: I don’t understand what you just said. appropriately name eScalp.com. Jan Crawford & Friends Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775) All this adds up to Miley being up there on the Forbes EU: Eh, I’d just say “probably.” Magazine “Richest Under 25” list, and the show has JR: Okay. Michael Funge Culhane’s Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (249-9595) only been out for less than 2 years. Crazy right? EU: Which Hannah Montana character would make Hey look, I don’t consider myself to be an adult the best president? Miley, Lilly, Jackson or Oliver? supremacist or anything like that, but there are some JR: Uh… Miley, because she’s, um, smarter. MONDAY, JANUARY 28 things kids and I will just never see eye-to-eye on. EU: Okay, smarts usually don’t matter in a presi- Spade McQuade Fly’s Tie, Atlantic Beach (246- So I enlisted the help of 9-year old “Best of Both dential bid, but okay. What do you expect out of 4293) Worlds Tour” ticket holder and “Miley World” mem- the show? Matanzas Trade Winds Lounge, St. Augustine (829- ber Jude Rice to help clue me in. JR: I get to go see her in concert and I’ve never been 9336) Freeze Frame Fionn Maccool’s, Jax Beach (242- 9499) Joey Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775) Will Pearsall The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329) Civilization Shantytown, Jax Out of Hand Your Place, Jax Beach (221-9994) Lary Smith Harmonious Monks, Jax (886-3040) Band of Destiny Square One, Jax (306-9004) Nolan Neal Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (246- 4293) Stu Weaver Harry’s, St. Augustine (824-7765) Chuck Nash My Place, Jax (737-5299)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 Stu Weaver The Mill Top, St. Augustine (829-2329) Open Mic w/Outlaw Son & the Renegades

eujacksonville.com |january 24-30, 2008 25 Brewsters, Jax (223-9850) Over the Rhine Café Eleven, St. Augustine (460- 9311) Matt Still Caribbee Key, Atlantic Beach (270-8940) Blistur Rivers Edge, Fernandina Beach Southern Wailers Sangria’s, St. Augustine Out of Hand Palace Saloon, Fernandina Amy Hendrickson White Lion, St. Augustine (829- 2388) The A.K.A.’S Fuel, Jax (425-3835) Livid Sharky’s, Orange Park Mike Doughty Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496) Anastasia Zhanra’s, St. Augustine Chuck Nash Your Place, Jax Beach (221-9994)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Veterans Memorial Arena, Jax Dave Massey My Place, Jax (737-5299) Matt Still Mellow Mushroom, Jax (997-1955) Toffolon said the great part of this event is that Chelsea Saddler Tijuana Flats, Jax (737-9938) people can simply go to another tent if they don’t Blistur Mercury Moon, Orange Park (215-8999) enjoy that particular music. Captain Hook Whitey’s, Orange Park (269-4198) wet, cold unity “You can constantly make circles and hear Scott Sweet Creekside Dinery, St. Augustine (829- something different,” she said. 6113) The festival offered some other forms of enter- Ron Perry Cliff’s, Jax (645-5162) Unity Fest at by a.M. Stewart tainment in addition to the performers. Rebecca Zapen The Casbah, Jax (981-9966) What festival would be complete without a fully Wes Cobb Band Square One, Jax (306-9004) Daryl Casey waited around long enough, then the goal of the festival is to get people united through functioning ‘Party Bus’? Not this one! Interested par- talked his way into securing a VIP pass before enter- different types of music. ticipants were encouraged to take tours of the charter Boys of Summer, All Time Low Jack Rabbits, Jax (398-7496) ing the first Unity Fest at Metropolitan Park. Smiling “Music is music,” Toffolon said. “That’s one bus that touts itself as a limobus for any occasion. from ear-to-ear, Casey said he wants to get George thing that can connect everyone. That’s a great way Drew Brogan, co-owner of Off Da Ric Tours, said the Jesse & Leaa Cortesses, St. Augustine (825-6775) Acosta’s autograph with his VIP access. He said he for people to come together.” bus promotes itself as a safe alternative for transpor- The Machine Freebird Live, Jax Beach (246-2473) still plans to tough-it through the foul weather that Hip-hop, rock, punk, reggae and electronic tation at festivals and parties. Jodies Fiasco Castillo de Mexico, Jax feverishly plagued the festival. dance took the stages, even throughout the rain. As “It’s all about having a good time in a safe way,” Soulo Urban Flats, Ponte Vedra Beach (280-5515) “It’s kind of like survival of the fittest,” Casey the soggy weather drew on, festival goers packed said Brogan. The Mike Miller Band St. Nick’s Lounge, Jax (396- said. “See who can stick it out the longest.” four enclosed tents that were devoted to DJs spinning The festival did show signs of sinking 3396) The electronic music-lover said he saw people and mixing records and beats. DJs and other artists early on, though. Because this was the first attempt El Toro Loco Aromas, Ponte Vedra (280-2525) making the best of the situation. And he was even happily handed out copies of their latest CDs and at such a unity festival, kinks in the layout became Chuck Nash Sun Dog Steak & Seafood, Neptune surprised of the turnout, considering the weather. records to eager fans. Some fans even danced in the obvious. Besides the fact that headliner Tommy Lee Beach (241-8221) Casey said he was excited to be at the festival be- rain to hear some of their favorite musicians. Every- was a no-show, frustrated artists complained of not Pili Pili Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, Atlantic Beach (246- cause he considers Jacksonville to be an epicenter of one seemed to remain optimistic, despite the less- being informed of performance times. Add Florida 4293) different types of music. than-desirable outcome in attendance and weather. monsoon rains to the equation and you get a surpris- Dave Massey My Place Bar & Grill, Jax (737-5299) The festival, held Saturday, January 19th, was Mike McElhattan, who is new to Jacksonville, ingly laid-back, chaotic, damp event. Not to mention kicked off by a blend of beats mixed with recordings said he had been looking forward to the festival. a host of disappointed vendors. of speeches by the beloved civil rights leader, Martin “I’m just here to have a good time,” he said. Despite the weather, people from all walks of life Luther King, Jr. A marriage ceremony followed, exhib- McElhattan said he came to see Rabbit in the came to unite and celebrate the teachings inspired by upcoming concerts iting the truest form of people coming together. Corey Moon but was having fun running around listening to Martin Luther King, Jr. through the power of music all the artists performing. and friendship. Tim Reynolds Jan. 31, Freebird Live, 246-2473 Toffolon, production coordinator of the event, said Richie Havens Jan. 31, Café Alcazar Tinsley Ellis Feb. 1, Mojos Blues Bar, 247-6636 Sister Hazel Feb. 1, Freebird Live, 246-2473 Classic Albums Live - Led Zeppelin IV Feb. 5, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 The Pink Floyd Experience Feb. 6, Moran Theater, 632-3373 Tres Bien Feb. 6, Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Donna The Buffalo Feb. 9, Freebird Live, 246-2473 Yonder Mountain String Band Feb. 12, Freebird Live, 246- 2473 Trisha Yearwood Feb.14, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 The B-52’s Feb. 15, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 Chris Duarte Feb. 15, Mojos Blues Bar, 247-6636 Van Halen Feb. 16, Jacksonville Arena, 353-3309 Lalah Hathaway Feb.17, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 Coco Montoya Feb. 21, Café Eleven, 469-9311 The 15th Annual Great Guitar Gathering Feb. 22, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 Leon Russell Feb. 22, Freebird Live, 246-2473 Steep Canyon Rangers Feb. 22, Mojos Blues Bar, 247-6636 Willy Porter Feb. 23, Cafe Eleven, 469-9311 Michael Bublé Feb. 24, Jacksonville Arena, 353-3309 Bayside, Straylight Run Feb. 24, Freebird Live, 246-2473 Keb’ Mo’ Feb. 27, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 John Edward March 3, Florida Theatre, 355-2787

26 january 24-30, 2008| entertaining u newspaper Manny (Samuel Clein) and Sophie (Jessica Slatkoff Artega) The Limelight’s black box was just the sort of intimate space needed for Master Class. After all, art events most real master classes are done in small theatres or large classrooms. It’s a simple setup, except that new this week you’ve got to have a piano onstage. Techwise the lighting and the sound must be Inspirations: Inspired by the Harlem Renaissance; flawless when Maria hears the music in her head Runs through February 14, (provided by recordings of Callas performing) FCCJ North Campus Art Gallery in the Library, Room D- because we are no longer in a master class where 301, 4501 Capper Road, Jacksonville, (904) 766-6786 Maria Callas can order around the technicians—we are instead transported to a memory. Lighting was Regions Bank Reception for Brittni Wood; January 24, exact and used to full effect, including a gimmicky 6 pm – 8 pm, 51 West Bay Street, Downtown, (904) slide image on the back scrim. 281-2640 or foglefineart.com Actress Rabe-Meyer does bear a striking resemblance to Callas, and whoever did the makeup First Coast Portfolio: The works of Jacksonville Area made sure to include Callas’ signature eyebrows and Art Educators; January 26 - Through March 23 black eyeliner. Much of Callas’ dialogue had roots MOCA Jacksonville, 333 North Laura Street, Downtown, in reality. She was oft quoted and interviewed by (904) 366-6911 x210 or mocajacksonville.org the press during her career, so McNally had plenty to work with. Like most big opera stars, she had a Peter Max in Jax; January 26 – 27, R. Roberts Gallery, reputation for being difficult, or at least demanding. 3606 St. Johns Avenue, Avondale She had press wars with rivals, and very public (904) 388-1188 or rrobertsgallery.com disagreements with theater mangers. The public and press loved her because she was larger-than-life and The Paintings of Jon Bunker; Monday, January 28, had a talent for one-line zingers. Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Drive, Orange Park Although Rabe-Meyer dominates the stage (904) 276-6815 as Callas, she’s not the only one on it. There’s the tolerantly amused piano player Manny (Samuel Contemporary Visions: A Focus on Jacksonville Clein), a nervous but charming soprano named Collections; From January 26 – April 6, MOCA, 333 Sophie (Jessica Slatkoff Artega), an overdressed North Laura Street, Downtown, (904) 366-6911 or a passionate life and overzealous soprano (Hsiao-Ling Wang) and an mocajacksonville.org in-love-with-the-audience (and the sound of his own voice) tenor (Cameo Humes). They hit their marks Continental Shifts: The Art of Edouard Duval-Carrie; Master Class vocally, but it certainly isn’t necessary. While they’re From January 26 – April 6, MOCA, 333 North Laura students in a master class, they are also nervous, Street, Downtown, 366-6911 or mocajacksonville.org by Erin thursby [email protected] and any vocal screw ups would seem natural to the characters. In fact, there are scripted mistakes Ramen Noodles 2008: Installation by Sang-Wook Lee; performs a piece and the master gives them advice What: Master Class they must make. Each singer occupies their parts, From January 26 – April 6, MOCA, 333 North Laura on how to fine-tune it. It’s sort of a mix between When: January 18-20, 25-27, 2008 rightfully overshadowed (and sometimes awed) by Street, Downtown, 366-6911 or mocajacksonville.org Where: Limelight Theatre (11 Old Mission Ave in entertainment and school. Callas. It might not be a real master class, but it’s as St. Augustine) The only person who doesn’t seem awed at First Coast Portfolio: The Works of Jacksonville Area interesting as the real thing. The format gives the any point is the markedly unenthused Stage Hand Art Educators; From January 26 – April 6, MOCA, 333 actors the opportunity to break the fourth wall. Rabe- Opera. It’s one of those things I always wanted played by Adam Mayo. He brings in whatever the North Laura Street, Downtown, (904) 366-6911 or Meyer engages the audience and is flexible enough to to enjoy but never felt cultured enough. When I heard demands for her master class—a footstool, a pillow mocajacksonville.org that First Coast Opera was staging the play Master ad lib when cell phones sound in the theatre. and whatever else she can think of at the time. If you love opera and want to introduce a novice Class at the Limelight in St. Augustine, I jumped at the As some of the students do the last repetition A Kiowa’s Odyssey: A Sketchbook from Fort Marion; to the wonders of it, Master Class is the play to take chance to go. After all, I knew it was in English (not of their lesson, the lights go down on them and On display through March 16, Cummer Museum of Art & them to. German or Italian) and that the play was by Terrence Callas begins to reminisce about her fascinating life. Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, (904) 899- Callas helpfully translates the operas, helping McNally, a Tony Award winning American playwright. She talks about her intense romance with Aristotle 6034 or cummer.org Master classes of real-life opera star Maria the audience understand what’s being sung and what Onassis, opera rivalry, her greatest triumphs and Callas were the inspiration for the play. Actress Janet emotions are supposed to be conveyed. tragedies. Along the way she also teaches us about ongoing Rabe-Meyer plays the larger-than-life part of Maria Those who don’t know anything about the life opera, but by the time the play was over, I knew those and times of Maria Callas, will want to read about Callas with verve and style. lessons could be applied almost anywhere in life and Blurring The Lines: Heather Blanton and Ryan her after the play. She started her career as a rotund A master class is given to students of the art. Ketterman; Through January 30 The Haskell Gallery at aspiring soprano, weighing in at close to 200 pounds arts, such as painting, music or drama. Typically, Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, and JIA, jiaarts.org/index.htm master classes are given for performance arts. All or more. She became an operatic phenomenon, $15 for students (w/College ID). Get tickets for this competing with other opera stars of her day (such as the students and the spectators watch and listen as First Coast Opera show by calling (904) 417-5555, or Abstraction and Transition: Charley Harris; Through Renata Tebaldi). the master takes one student at a time. The student you can buy tickets at 6 pm at the Limelight the day January 31, Art Center Gallery, 31 West Adams Street, before the performance at the box office . Downtown, blogfromthecenter.blogspot.com

February Show; Through January 31, Bogda Gallery, 1253 McDuff Avenue South, (904) 387-0852

Precious Gifts of Asian Art; Through January 2008, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org

Oh Say Can You See: American Art from the West Foundation Collection; Through January 2008, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org

Duval County Art Teachers Exhibition; On display through February 13, JU Photography Gallery Exhibition of photographs by Kristin Epinasse from 5 pm –7 pm, Alexander Brest Gallery and Museum at Jacksonville University, (904) 256-7345

eujacksonville.com |january 24-30, 2008 27 sons in the waxed fruit business. The play is much like a farce; the set has many doors and people cultural events are unexpectedly coming and going throughout the play, with hilarious results. This production won’t JANUARY strain your brain or raise your blood pressure, so just sit back and enjoy. Keep it a secret, but there 24 In Remembrance of the Dream Performing Arts is a happy ending. Center, Jax Director Carcaba has done an outstanding 24 Cast Iron Invitational FCCJ South Campus, Jax job of casting. I don’t recall many plays with such perfection. OPCT President Stan Mesnick and 25 Performances by Outstanding Young Pianists Friday Linda French are the stereotypical Jewish mother Musicale, Jax and father. He is always nagging his sons and is 25 Mad Cowford Comedy 9th & Main, Jax hard as a rock with his ideas about living. She worries about what her boys eat and the dust in 26 Clay County All County Elementary Chorus Thrasher the apartment. Together, Stan and Linda are truly a Horne Center, Orange Park delightful team. 26 Meet Artist Peter Max 6-9pm R. Roberts Gallery, Jax Making their OPCT debuts are Megan Leonard, Anna Zirbel and MaryEllen French. Ms. 26 Mikolai Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival Flagler Leonard plays the bimbo who lives in the College, St. Augustine penthouse. This is one of the best interpretations 26 A Day with the Director-Gary Cadwallader of Seaside I have seen of a dumb blond character, mostly Music Theatre People’s First Community Bank, Palm because she does not over play the part and is Coast believable. Ms. Zirbel plays Connie, Alan’s true love, who 26 Faculty Chamber Music JU Terry Concert Hall, Jax he respects and therefore does not sleep with (this 26 How To Start Your Own Vegetable Garden Duval Co. is the 1960s, a more innocent time). She is a good Extension Office, Jax actress, has a great smile and, by golly, she’s the come blow your horn kind of girl you want to take home to Mom and 26-27 Tribute To Arthur Miller Staged Reading of “After Dad. The Fall” St. Johns Cultural Center, St. Augustine TJ Howath is an amazing young actor as 26-FEB. 3 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Downtown, Orange Park Community Theatre Review brother Buddy. Still in high school, he has the Gainesville stage presence of someone with twenty years of experience. TJ was in The Fantasticks as the Indian 26-MAY 4 Make It Move Traveling Exhibit The and in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Lighthouse, St. Augustine by dick kerekes [email protected] Forum at OPCT. Remember his name; you will see 27 The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens ART Orange Park Community Theatre (OPCT) This is a very funny show, and if it weren’t for the a lot of him in the future. from the ASHES Family Day. opened the new year with something old, Neil fact there are no cell phones or computers (and The Orange Park theatre is always introducing Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn, which was a you could get a cab ride in New York for thirty five new talent each and every season. Not only new 27 Meet Artist Peter Max Noon-3pm R. Roberts Gallery, Broadway hit in l961 and his first full-length play. cents), you would never know this play is 46 years talent, but GOOD new talent. Dmitry Tokarsky, who Jax old! Director Susan Carcaba has made no attempt plays Alan Baker, the lead role, is a good example. 27 Roman Life Family Day Cummer Museum, Jax to update it and that’s what makes it so very I don’t think this role could have been cast any charming. better. Mr. Tokarsky has it all with excellent delivery 27 US Coast Guard Band Concert Anastasia Baptist Simon has had thirty hit plays, but he and wonderful facial and physical gestures. Bravo, Church, St. Augustine struggled with this first one and did 23 rewrites Mr. Playboy. 29 A Kid’S LIFE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS before it finally opened. Despite good reviews, Mary Ellen French plays a mystery visitor. 7:30PM - ONE NIGHT ONLY it did not catch on in the box office initially. An This is my kind of role, with only two lines, but impromptu visit by British playwright Noel Coward those lines get lots of laughs. Sabrina Haingartner 31 Cummer Kiowa Pow-Wow Dinner Ceremony may have changed the course of Simon’s career. may be playing the role of Peggy, the bimbo blond, Sawgrass Golf Resort, Ponte Vedra Coward saw the show on his last night in town and but she is also the costumer for this production. told a New York Post columnist “Come Blow Your The performers are all impressive, as are Horn is the funniest play in New York.” The play all aspects of this humorous production. The FEBRUARY went on to become a smash hit. audience loved it and I am sure they laughed as 1 Men of the Deeps-North America’s Only Coal Miners The action takes place in the very attractive, long and hard as the original audiences did back rd Chorus Thrasher Horne Center, Orange Park Sue Scanlon-designed apartment on 63 street in l961. Simon knew how to write timeless humor in New York. Alan Baker is a swinging bachelor that still amuses and entertains. Thanks to the Tom 1 The Talkies: Night of the Living Dead w/George Romero playboy who has wall-to-wall women and blows Nehl Fund for its financial assistance in putting on San Marco Theatre, Jax his horn all over town. His kid brother, Buddy, this production. 1 National Wear Red Day American Heart Association, moves in and becomes his understudy in playboy- Come Blow Your Horn will be on stage until th Jax hood. This causes much heartburn to dear old January 27 at 2900 Moody Road in Orange Park. Dad, Harry Baker, who happens to employ both his Call 276-2599 for reservations. 1 The Paintings of John Bunker Thrasher Horne Center, Orange Park 1 Brown Bag Lunch Series GTM Reserve, Ponte Vedra 1 First Friday Art Walk Various Venues, St. Augustine 1 French Harpsichord Music Friday Musicale, Jax 1 Art Rageous First Friday Various Venues, Fernandina 1-16 “Julius X” Players by the Sea, Jax Beach 2 A Day in the Village Ritz Theatre, Jax 2 Water Education Festival MOSH, Jax 2 15th Annual RSVP Chocolate & Beyond Gala Lightner Museum, St. Augustine 2 The Charleston Ballet “All American Evening” Flagler College, St. Augustine

28 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper pregnant with their son. 5 LSS International Adoption Presentation Shepherd of Cliff Rigsbee is fabulous as the bombastic, but the Woods Lutheran Church, Jax charming Lyman, an insurance executive who could sell refrigerators to Eskimos. Rigsbee has as many 6-MAR. 2 Menopause, The Musical Performing Arts lines as the entire cast put together and it is amazing Center, Jax he can keep track of where he is, since he is rarely 7-9 Palatka Bluegrass Festival Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, off the stage the entire two hours of this play. Palatka If you are ever considering going to a play that you have never seen before and have some 7-MAR. 9 “A Raisin in the Sun” Limelight Theatre, St. doubts, if it is directed by Del Austin, by all means Augustine go. Mr. Austin has only directed about a dozen plays 8-9 The Jacksonville Boat Show Downtown, Jax in the past 16 years since his debut with Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune with Jacksonville 8-MAR. 9 “A Raisin in the Sun” Limelight Theatre, St. Actor’s Theatre, but they have all been winners. He Augustine selects his shows carefully and definitely knows the 9 “Happily Red” Theatre Jax, Jax art of directing. A very talented and in-demand actor as well, Austin still finds time to produce an online 9 Book Signing: Arliss Ryan-How Not To Have The Perfect theatre newsletter entitled “OnStage this Month.” Wedding Barnes & Noble/San Jose, Jax Austin also designed the interesting set and Randall 9 Flight To Freedom-Underground Railroad Fort Mose Adkison created the lighting design that isolated the Historical Park, St. Augustine different areas of the stage to create the many quick scenes. Locales even included Africa. 9 Tony Steve with Ulysses “Bim” Owens JU Terry Concert Merrylin Opendo makes her ABET debut as Hall, Jax stage manager, skillfully handling the many and 9 National Geographic Traveler’s Photography Seminar, unique entrances and exits of actors. Tracey Gallagh- “Putting the WOW In Your Nature & Outdoor Photography,” er and Margaret Hennessey coordinate the costumes MOCA with special emphasis on the interesting attire for the the ride down mount morgan two leading ladies in the play. 10 So This is Love JU Fine Arts Center, Jax The full-house audience on opening night loved 10 Tour of St. Augustine’s Houses of Worship Downtown, this show. It is has adult language and content, so St. Augustine Abet Theatre Review leave the children at home. If you are a true student of theatre, you don’t want miss taking The Ride 10 Stanislaw Drzewiecki Flagler College, St. Augustine by dick kerekes [email protected] Down Mt. Morgan. If fine acting and an excellent 10-28 Seven Days of Opening Nights 2008 FSU Fine Art script is your cup of tea, then drink up, this play Building, Tallahassee ABET’s first play of 2008 offers you a rare op- ried both women unfolds in a series of flashbacks and production has both. All performances are at portunity to see a North Florida premiere of a play by that are acted out on either side of the stage. This the Adele Grage Cultural Center in Atlantic Beach, 12-17 Jax Car & Truck Show Prime Osborn Center, Jax nd the late and great Arthur Miller. What’s more is The sounds terribly serious, but Arthur Miller shows us through February 2 . Call (904) 249-7177 for reser- 14 First Coast Wind Ensemble Valentine’s Concert JU Ride Down Mount Morgan is also the only comedy through his skillful writing that bigamy can be witty vations. Terry Concert Hall, Jax he ever wrote. Miller is well known for plays such as and very funny. And he still manages to make moral Death of a Salesman, View from the Bridge and The judgments. 14-24 Grapes of Wrath Play JU Swisher Theatre, Jax Crucible. He is also rather famous for having married The talented Tom Trauger is back in town after 13-APR. 6 “Company” The , actress Marilyn Monroe, but that is another story. being absent for a couple of years and he is excellent Jax The Ride Down Mt. Morgan refers to the ride as Tom, Lyman’s attorney. Tom patiently tries to find that the central character, Lyman, takes down an a solution between the frightened and verbally fight- 16 Little Women Thrasher Horne Center, Orange Park icy mountain road in upper New York State. A ride ing women. 16 A Day in Old Florida Faver-Dykes State Park, St. which results in a crash and injuries that completely Katie Metz makes her local theatre debut with Augustine change his life. ABET and ably conveys anguish in the role of the As he recovers in intensive care, Nurse Logan disapproving daughter Bessie. Welcome Libra Gysel 16-18 President’s Day Celebration World Golf Hall of (professionally played by Sonia Simpson) informs in her first role on local stages. She is marvelous as Fame, St. Augustine him that his wife and daughter are waiting to see Theo, an intelligent, classy lady who knew of and 19-24 Monty Python’s Spamalot Performing Arts Center, him. Yes, his wife of 32 years, Theo, and his married silently tolerated her husband’s womanizing, until Jax daughter, Bessie, have driven up from their Manhat- learning of another wife, which proved to be the tan home, deeply concerned for his health. Lyman is ultimate rejection and insult. 21 Griot Festival of African Storytellers Ritz Theatre, Jax also very concerned, not so much for his health but Karen Garrett is one of Jacksonville’s most 21-MAR. 26 New Paintings By Jenna Bischel JU Brest because he is a bigamist. His other wife and 9-year talented and versatile actresses and I don’t think Museum, Jax old son live in the area, but his first wife doesn’t there is an accent she can’t do. She has proved know about them! that over the past 15 years. Leah, the 2nd wife, is a 22 Karamu! A Place of Joyful Meeting Ritz Theatre, Jax The dramatic confrontation of the two wives’ sexy, smart insurance agency owner who went into 22 John Scott-Organist St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jax first encounter in the waiting room starts the sparks partnership with the fast talking Lyman. He told her 23 Storytime & Mask Making Ritz Theatre, Jax flying. From there, the story of how he met and mar- he was divorced and married her when she became 23 Noche De Gala Lightner Museum, St. Augustine 23 I Musici De Montreal “Pictures at an Exhibition” Flagler College, St. Augustine 23 Treasures of the Heart Gala-Dinner, Dancing & Silent Auction Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra 23 29th Annual Model Train & Railroadiana Show Prime Osborn Center, Jax 25 Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas JU Terry Concert Hall, Jax 29-MAR. 13 Canstruction Main Library, Jax 29-MAR. 15 “The Ruby Sunrise” Theatre Jax, Jax

MARCH 1-2 17th Annual Native American Indian Festival Francis Field, St. Augustine

eujacksonville.com | january 24-30, 2008 29 There were no lazers and no stars needed the night Lazerstar, the one man local band consisting solely of Chase Capo, stole the night away from Nicky Click, America’s version of a slightly crass hipster feminist. He did it like the flip of a switch. He turned on the fun. She, it seemed, turned it off. I have heard a lot about Lazerstar and his desire for photo by Ryan Ketterman sparkly things. His energetic, while slightly kitschy, approach to music preceded him. What I had not heard was actually any of Lazerstar’s music. So when Capo proceeded to take off his clothes, stripped down to nothing but metallic neon biker shorts and a yellow T-shirt, I was sure that all the rumors were true. It was awesome. Not that I expected otherwise. It was sort of like a great book all your friends told you to read until you felt like you knew it already, so you aren’t that excited about it. But then you finally read it and it really is one of the a better u best books you’ve ever read. That is how I felt about Lazerstar. His energy was tangible and electric. The songs were light notes from the bachelor pad by troy spurlin and energetic, but full of depth and connectivity. He played a guitar with a duct tape guitar strap. There was a guy, who we So you are suddenly single, you thought she was the one, you planned on spending your life together, assumed to be either Capo’s biggest fan or very close friend, then bam! – she is hauling all the “good” stuff away – stuff you liked, stuff that was cool, stuff that made you who was simultaneously both the most amazing dancer I had look like you had your shit together and when you really think about it – it was all the expensive stuff. That ever seen and also wildly out of control. And Capo made those Bitch! neon blue biker shorts look almost fashionable. Now your place is empty except for that kick-ass flat screen, your iPod, the ol’ trusty mac, and the chair However, my friend and I were really there for the Nicky and sports memorabilia she never liked. No fear my brothers; it’s 2008 and the bachelor pad is back! You Click show. I knew nothing about her, just that she had toured know the one I’m talking about – Sinatra had one, Heff had one, and now it’s your turn. Don’t let your mind with a few bands I really enjoy and so I figured, by association, wander to that over-the-top pad that Austin Powers shagged in – no, this place is far cooler. Think AMC’s she would be good. Wrong. I listened to her songs on MySpace Mad Men. So, fix a Ketel One martini on the rocks with three and I was less than impressed. Still, we showed up, ready to photo from jaxscene, by jenny k give it a shot. olives, tune into David Luckin’s Electro-Lounge and let me When we arrived, there were Nicky Click music videos playing on the TV screens. The videos were do all the work. I am going to tell you what to buy, where ironic, I suppose, while hipster to the power of a gazillion. We found them extremely amusing. to buy it (yeah, here in Jacksonville), and where to put Then we saw Nicky herself standing right behind me ordering some kind of adult beverage. I it. And dude, we’re not going to drop a lot of coin - we are pointed at her and mouthed, “It’s her!” to my friend who had actually pointed her out to me, instead. going to do it cheap (inexpensive - for you positive thinking When she came around a second time, looking for an ashtray, we decided to give her a matchbook with gents). a cleverly written phrase scrawled on the inside flap. It read “Karaoke > Karate”. Let’s start with the first room she’ll see when she We thought it was hysterical. That was until we found the walks in your door. I know what you’re thinking – how do I matchbook discarded carelessly next to the abandoned ashtray. get her there? A little hint - opening night at MOCA. After Uh-oh, had she found it offensive? Did she not understand that all all, we want her to think you are hip – and quite frankly, the matchbooks had ridiculous fortunes written all over them? (I, in opening nights at MOCA are hip. There are three a year fact, took one home that read: if you are rendering matchbooks all – don’t be the lame freebie guy that waits for ArtWalk. night—you need to get laid.) Had she taken it personally, as in, “We So, if you haven’t already, take everything out of the think your music is glamorized karaoke”? Crap. main room (everything off the walls too, dude). Is the floor So later, after Lazerstar had put stars in our eyes, Nicky Click took clean? Sweep it, vacuum it, mop it (if you don’t have a mop to the stage, now donning a wig and an extremely short, ill-fitting – get an old towel – hell, use the ones you have – we’ll be French maid dress. After the excitement of Lazerstar, the energy and getting new ones soon) cause we are about to lay down hilarity of the music that made us move, Nicky’s audience stood your “other” bed if you catch my drift. Girls like it big, thick, still. She reminded me of a cheap knock off version of the sexually clean, and soft (we’re talking rugs brother) and as far as expressive Peaches mixed into the larger than life Beth Ditto from I am concerned, just like the ad says –“Lowe’s knows.” The Gossip, both of which I love, but it just didn’t work. I felt bad for Yeah, good ol’ Lowe’s –they have two items we are going to use in our pad. her. No one was dancing. In fact, people were leaving. photo by Ryan Ketterman I am a fan of hers. She is very creative (we did love her music First up: “Wooly Booly.” It’s not a special order, videos) and has a great persona. But it somehow did not translate you don’t need a friend to help you carry it, and it comes into musical genius. Her music felt uninspired. Later, after sneaking in every size. I have the 4 x 6 in front of my computer desk and the “Daddy” 8 x 10 kicks ass in my living away from the stage while Nicky wasn’t looking, my friend and room. It’s off–white, I know what you’re thinking, “Off-white? Dude, no way!” But just shut up – I’m trying I encountered Capo outside. After striking up a conversation we to get you laid. The 8 x 10 was 300 bucks – looks like a thousand (yeah, people pay that and more for discovered that a) he loved both karaoke and karate b) needed to rugs). Regardless, I spilled a glass of red wine and a plate of spaghetti and it cleaned up with Windex and photo from jaxscene, by jenny k buy more neon metallic spandex and c) lived in a some paper towels – so there ya go, Mr. Doubting Thomas, Off-White-Rug-Hater. Besides, when she wants Buddhist monestary for nearly three months. In fact, some of his music was written in reflection of his to lie down on it you will be thanking me – and trust me – she will want to lie down on it. Wooly Booly, dude, time there. Wooly. Booly. So there it is. Nicky Click is all attitude. She is so far into hipsterville that you can’t see the person inside the persona. And Lazerstar is all person that turns into a persona. And in the end you can’t be real “Notes from the Bachelor Pad” is a continuing article courtesy of troyspurlin INTERIORS. Spurlin has good if you don’t got the real. worked for interior decorator Joe Nye in Los Angeles and while employed at MOCA Jacksonville sidelined doing exterior and interior work throughout Jacksonville.Find him online at troyspurlin.com.

30 january 24-30, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper THE JOCK

by tom weppel

Random thoughts from a cluttered mind... tine Henin is clearly #1 in the world, but others can pull off the upset and claim the title in Melbourne. GIANTS/PATRIOTS Look for Serena and Venus Williams to make a state- Now that the Championship games have been ment as they show their talents in singles and in played, we look to the rematch between the Giants doubles. and Patriots. I’m sure we’ll hear much about the last regular season game played between these two COLLEGE BASKETBALL squads, with New England, of course, winning. We’ll Schools have started Conference play in col- see every play dissected and broken down for us lege basketball. We are starting to see upsets around to get the ins and outs of both teams and we’ll hear the country, as competition heats up. On a local how the Patriots are a team of destiny. We’ll hear level, we see that the Florida Gators have a team that from Tom Brady and Randy Moss. EVERYONE will is competitive and young, but also has the skill to get in on the Super Bowl. come out and win better games. Billy Donovan is us- So, I would suggest everyone do their best to ing this season to groom his boys for next year. That rest their ears for at least this week, because it’s is justified, after winning the past two National titles. gonna’ get nasty. The coverage of the Super Bowl The Florida State Seminoles are roughing it out has gotten so out of hand, it’s ridiculous. I am thank- in the ACC. They have a competitive team, but aren’t ful I don’t have to be a part of the mess of media at the top of the ACC, as you see Duke and North covering the event. Carolina continue to rule the conference. All you need to know is that the Patriots are In town, UNF is bad and JU is trying their best, heavily favored to win this one and it will take a lot winning a few games in the conference. Both will for the Giants to overcome New England. Meanwhile, only get into the NCAA Tournament by winning the on a local level, I’m guessing there are a lot of Jag- Conference Tournament at the end of the season. uar fans that still have a fondness for Tom Coughlin and are reveling in the Giants winning the NFC. NBA Coughlin has taken the Giants far this year, If you take a quick look at the standings, you’ll especially on the road, where New York has won ten see that the Miami Heat suck. That’s right, the team straight games! That is simply unheard of in the NFL, that still has Dwayne Wade and Shaquille O’Neal but the Giants did it and they deserve congratula- and Pat Riley is absolutely terrible. They are at the tions. Tom Coughlin deserves for doing his bottom of the barrel in the NBA, having lost thirteen job, especially when no one thought he would. consecutive games at one point. In the last year or so, team Management has let the roster unravel and, AUSTRALIAN OPEN combined with injuries to both O’Neal and Wade, Down in Australia, where it is summertime, have turned a team that won the NBA title only a few they are playing the first major tennis championship years ago into a pathetic squad. It’s amazing how of the season. On the Men’s side, all-comers are things can change so quickly in the NBA, but it also trying to beat Roger Federer, who has dominated the proves that you have to have damn good players competition for the last few years, sans the French who are willing to play as a team in order to win. Open. Federer is simply incredible in his play, and I That’s not the case down in Miami. And my guess is he’ll be tough to defeat. With the loss by Andy Rod- that it might be a long time before we see the Heat dick in the first week, we saw a guy who is continu- turn around and become a respectable outfit. ously eroding his reputation as being and up-and- comer. Roddick simply does not have the game to Tom Weppel talks trash with Greg Larson, Lonnie play at the highest level and beat the top players in Marts, Eugene Chung, Artis Gilmore, and Ron Du- the world. guay on SportsAvengers.com 24/7. The Women’s side is more balanced, with a number of players capable of winning the title. Jus- NASCAR COLUMN ON HOLD! Due to a breakdown in contract negotiations our NASCAR writer has elected to join ranks with striking television writers. contact: [email protected]

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