entertaining u newspaper JACKSONVILLE culture crunch cultural leaders weigh in on funding cuts free weekly guide to entertainment and more | june 21-27, 2007 | www.eujacksonville.com 2 june 21-27, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper PICTURED ON THe COVER: ROBERT WHITE, EXECUTIVe DIRECTOR OF THe CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GReaTER JACKSONVILLE table of contents feature Cultural Funding of Jacksonville .................................................................PAGES 19-22 movies Evan Almighty (movie review) ............................................................................ PAGE 6 Movies in Theaters this Week ......................................................................PAGES 6-10 seen. heard. noted. & quoted .............................................................................. PAGE 7 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (movie review) ....................................... PAGE 8 A Mighty Heart (movie review) ........................................................................... PAGE 9 1408 (movie review) ........................................................................................ PAGE 10 at home Bridge to Terabithia (dvd review) ....................................................................... PAGE 12 New Summer Television Shows ........................................................................ PAGE 13 Last Comic Standing (tv review) ....................................................................... PAGE 14 Video Games ................................................................................................... PAGE 15 food The Tasting Room (restaurant review) ............................................................... PAGE 16 Boomtown Closing ........................................................................................... PAGE 17 Pub Crawl (wine bars) ...................................................................................... PAGE 18 music Music Calendar .........................................................................................PAGES 22-26 Conrad Oberg (interview) ................................................................................. PAGE 23 Gator Country 99.9 - Amadeus, Eden & Steve ................................................PAGES 24 Tommy Womack (interview) ............................................................................. PAGE 25 Summertime in the City .................................................................................... PAGE 26 White Stripes (album)....................................................................................... PAGE 27 Beastie Boys (album) ....................................................................................... PAGE 27 arts / theatre / on stage Russian Icons (Cummer exhibit) ....................................................................... PAGE 28 Arts Calendar ............................................................................................PAGES 28-29 Joe Chisholm (interview) .................................................................................. PAGE 29 columns and stuff BeachWise ....................................................................................................... PAGE 30 The Jock .......................................................................................................... PAGE 30 NASCAR News & Notes ................................................................................... PAGE 31 eujacksonville.com | june 21-27, 2007 3 thisweek bob margoliN JUNE 21 - 23 JUNE 21 The Rocky Horror Show LIVE! thursday Break out your rice, make some toast, dust off your squirt-guns and put on your best Nassau Sport Fishing Association Tournament of pair of fishnets, Chancey Productions Inc 5 Points Theatre kicks off their professional Champions production of The Rocky Horror Show on Are you thirsting for some good fishing and maybe some extra Thursday at 8 pm. The Science Fiction/ cash? Look no further than the 25th Annual Kingfish Tournament, Double Feature will continue to run from which kicks off on the 21st and continues until the 23rd. This is the June 21 - July 14 on Thursdays, Fridays, third largest event on the Southern Kingfish Association tournament and Saturdays at 8 pm and Fridays and trail and offers $25,000 for the biggest catch. That’s a lot of green! Saturdays at 10:30 pm. Modified audience Participants: $350-$400, attendees: free participation is allowed at 10:30 pm shows Fernandina Harbor Marina, Fernandina Beach only. Ticket prices range from $21 to $34. Info: 277-3327 5 Points Theatre, Riverside Info: 252-1077 (from Monday- A World of Dreams Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm) or chanceyproductions.com Enjoy a night on the town while helping a worthy cause. This very special event features food and beverages from around the globe as prepared by many of the region’s premier restaurants. This inaugural affair benefits Dreams Come True, which grants the wishes of children who are diagnosed with life-threatening friday JUNE 22 illnesses. Crown Royal Touchdown Club, stEVE millER baND Bob Margolin JUNE 22 - 24 Blues guitar player, Bob Jacksonville st Municipal Stadium Margolin is carrying on the deep Chicago 21 Annual Greek Landing Day Celebration Bring the whole family to celebrate this festive tribute to the Time: 7 pm Blues style and creating his original music today. Bob played guitar in the band of arrival of the first colony of Greeks in North America. Hundreds of Info: 296-3030 Chicago Blues legend Muddy Waters from Greeks came with Minorcans and Corsicans with Andrew Turnbull, 1973-1980, touring worldwide and recording, registering on June 26, 1768 with the governor of the East Florida Steve Miller and learning to play Muddy’s powerful music Province, colonizing what would be known as the New Smyrna directly from him. In 1980, Bob started his Colony. Enjoy Greek music, food and crafts at the St Photios Band own band, and he’s still on the road and Shrine. This three day event is free. St. Photios Shrine, 41 St. “Fly Like an Eagle” recording. Mojo Kitchen & Blues Bar, 1500 George Street, St. Augustine, FL with Steve Miller, a Beach Boulevard, Jax Beach – 10:30 pm. man who learned his Info: 247-6636 first guitar chords from the legendary Les Paul, pioneer of Warren Barfield saturday JUNE 23 the electric guitar It does not take long for the five-year old and also Miller’s and the fifty-year old to be captivated by the Breakfast with Curious George godfather. This show music of Warren Barfield. The passion that is Everyone’s favorite curious little monkey, Curious George, will was rescheduled from displayed as Warren plays his guitar and sings swing over to Adventure Landing to have breakfast with all his fans. April 2. Let’s hope he his original heart-felt songs is contagious. His Guests can enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast from 8 am to 10 am puts on a show worth energetic blend of pop, rock, folk and soul is for just $9.99 per person, with photo opportunities and a chance waiting for. guaranteed to please the ear and uplift the spirit. Barfield will to visit with the furry little guy himself. A free meet and greet with Florida Theatre - 8 pm, Ticket Price(s): $97.50, $72 share the stage with Brian Jones and Parker Roberts. Tickets: Curious George is scheduled until 1 pm immediately following Info: 355-2787 $10 Murray Hill Theatre- 8 pm breakfast. thE BEstiES Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Boulevard Unwritten Law and Zebrahead The Besties Info: 246-4386 After seven full-length studio albums, five Top 20 singles (one of The infectiously cute, undeniably which made it all the way to #1) and being signed to five different sweet three-piece The Besties Conrad Oberg record labels in the past 17 years, Unwritten Law has managed to bring their beautiful music to TSI Conrad Oberg came out of a newborn illness accumulate a significant fan base, one that they plan on adding to this week. The Brooklyn-based with virtually no vision and was given an with their latest album, The Hit List. The punk band will make its trio creates impossibly catchy electronic piano at the age of two and a half, way to the Freebird with California-based rapcore group Zebrahead, pop songs about everything from six months later he had taught himself enough who are legendary in their own right. Bullets and Octane and zombie to cowboys. Check them to play along with almost any song that Neurosonic will also take to the stage. Tickets: $20 out with Riverside openers Tuffy. appealed to him. Conrad has performed with Freebird- 6:30 pm Tickets: $5 TSI- 9 pm some of the most influential blues legends Info: 246-2473 4 june 21-27, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper our country has to offer as well as being a “featured artist” at George’s Music 2007 Springing the Blues Festival. Read interview on page 23. Conrad will be performing with his band, The One Elevens at 9th & Main – 8 pm. Info: 353-6002 or 9thandmain.com Tommy Womack Aside from spending his spare time learning about the storY sidE B Historical Jesus and reading about the mob, Tommy Womack creates folk/country/indie songs about his life experiences. A typical show will include a dose of Americana, a dose of gritty rock n’ roll, and a corny anthem rock classic cover- all smothered with a warm flowing sauce seasoned with honest and self-deprecating stories and confessions that solicit both a good belly laugh and a bear hug. Read story on page 25. Tickets: $10 Café Eleven, St. Augustine- 8:30 pm Story Side B CD release show St. Augustine boys Story Side B