JACKSONVILLE NING! OPE send in the clowns! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to the River City entertaining u newspaper change your free weekly guide to entertainment and more | january 18-24, 2007 | www.eujacksonville.com life in 2007 2 january 18-24, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper table of contents feature Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.................................... PAGES 16 movies Letters From Iwo Jima (movie review) ............................................... PAGE 6 Movies In Theatres This Week ....................................................PAGES 6-10 Seen, Heard, Noted & Quoted ............................................................ PAGE 7 Pan’s Labyrinth (movie review) ......................................................... PAGE 8 Hurricane On The Bayou (movie review) ............................................ PAGE 9 The Last King Of Scotland (movie review) ........................................ PAGE 10 Golden Globe Awards ..................................................................... PAGE 14 at home The Night Listener (DVD review) ..................................................... PAGE 12 Armed & Famous (TV Review) ........................................................ PAGE 13 Video Games .................................................................................. PAGE 13 All-A-Twitter (Wild Birds Unlimited) .................................................. PAGE 15 food Clark’s Fish Camp (restaurant review) ............................................. PAGE 17 music Eric Johnson (Freebird Live) ............................................................ PAGE 19 Violinist Joshua Bell ........................................................................ PAGE 20 Music Calendar ........................................................................PAGES 20-24 Pato Banton (interview) ................................................................... PAGE 21 The Heart Attacks (interview) ......................................................... PAGE 22 Brett Dennen (interview) .................................................................. PAGE 23 Copeland (album review) ................................................................. PAGE 23 arts / theatre / on stage The Art Institute ............................................................................. PAGE 18 I Can’t Stop Loving You (UNF Fine Arts) .......................................... PAGE 24 Molly Ringwald Sweet Charity (interview) ........................................ PAGE 27 Arts Calendar ...........................................................................PAGES 25-26 Defending The Caveman (FCCJ Artist Series) .................................. PAGE 26 Visiting Mr. Green (PBTS) ................................................................ PAGE 28 Leading Ladies (Theatre Jacksonville) ............................................. PAGE 28 The Rainmaker (ABET) .................................................................... PAGE 29 columns and stuff The Jock ......................................................................................... PAGE 29 NASCAR news & notes ................................................................... PAGE 30 eujacksonville.com | january 18-24, 2007 3 thisweek JANUARY 18 - 23 thursday JANUARY 18 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Jazz Singer Peggie Black In honor of the circus’ 137th birthday, the performers have cooked up a special “Bellobration”. Time Magazine’s pick for Peggie Black, is playing at Layla’s of San Marco (the place for jazz “America’s Best Clown,” Bello Nock, will take center stage every Thursday night). Peggy has her own unique style and won- with his wild and crazy act. Read more about the the Great- derful sound. The wonderful jazz musicians, Barry Greene on guitar est Show on Earth on page 16. and Lawrence Buckner on bass, will join her. Veterans Memorial Arena - 7:30pm, Price: $14.00 - 69.00 Layla’s San Marco, 2016 Hendricks Avenue, 7:00-11:00 PM. Info: (904) 630-3900 Don’T MIss THE IndIgo GIRLS Info: 398-4610 TUesdAY AT THE FLorIDA THEAtre. Pulp Fiction Theatre See a live presentation of four comedy-drama playlets ripped from JANUARY 19 the brains of Jacksonville theatre’s most twisted imaginations: * friday JANUARY 20 HELL ON WHEELS - Fast cars, fast women Will they lead to a fast saturday end? * SNATCHING THE SNATCH - A lowlife with short-term mem- Ricky Nelson Remembered THE NELson BrotHers ory loss gets in on an heiress’ kidnapping – but will he remember Featuring Mathew and Gunnar Pato Baton where he left her? * ABSTINENCE OF MALICE - A middle-aged man Nelson. Performing the music of Grammy nominee and reggae artist, Pato Banton, gives in to his lust for a neighborhood jogger! Boomtown Subter- 1950s TV heartthrob turned Rock and recorded the song “Drive-By Shooting” after ranea, 140 W. Monroe St., every Thurs. at 8 pm. (starting Jan. 18) Roll Hall of Fame inductee as well as 2 of his children were shot accidentally in a Admission Price: $5.00 ; also offering full dinner and drink menu. the music performed by silky-haired drive-by shooting in Birmingham in 2000. After twin sons Matthew and Gunnar in that he started the Music Technology School in their band Nelson. Audiences will get JANUARY 18 - 20 Birmingham in 2002 to teach kids and give them the best of both worlds as the Nelson The Motown Experience opportunities to make music. Read interview Brothers perform their father’s hits, The music of Motown comes alive as the Jacksonville Symphony with Pato on page 21. Freebird Live 246-BIRD Orchestra, joined by the vocal quartet Spectrum, presents “The as well as their own. Motown Experience” on Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday Florida Theatre - 8:00pm, $30-$35 JANUARY 20 - 21 and Saturday, Jan. 19-20 at 8:00 p.m. in Jacoby Symphony Hall at Info: 355-2787 the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. The four radiant Rob Becker’s Defending the Caveman voices and diverse personalities of the Las Vegas-based Spectrum Gil Mantera’s Party Dream The hit one-person show comedically and affectionately explores create an evening of warm harmonies, smooth choreography and These two blonde, handsome, and strapping brothers, the differences between men and women, and has entertained first-class entertainment. Spectrum recreates the sound and style Ultimate Donny and Gil Mantera, from Youngstown, Ohio, play over 2.5 million people in the United States since it began in San of Motown with favorite tunes. rock-style music mixed with alternative-style. Jack Rabbits Francisco in 1991. Read review on page 26. Saturday and Sunday th Ticket Prices: $25, $30, $40, $55, $65 Info: (904) 354-5547, toll - 8:00pm, $8.00 398-7496 through the 28 . Times-Union Center, Terry Theatre – Sat. - 8:00 free (877) 662-6731, or online at jaxsymphony.org p.m., Sun. - 5:30 p.m. Info: 632-3373 or artistseries.fccj.org. Cowboy Mouth JANUARY 18 - 21 For more than 15 years, the members of Cowboy Mouth have Tibetan Monks Create embraced, embodied, preached and shouted at the a Spiritual Mandala top of their lungs the joys of their hometown, New Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Orleans, sharing a slice of Mardi Gras heaven with the Drepung Loseling Monas- fans around the world. Cake magazine when it tery in India have returned to quoted: “...on a bad night they’ll tear the roof off the create a beautiful and spiritu- joint and on a good night they’ll save your soul.” ally potent sand Mandala (an Freebird Live Info: 246-BIRD artistic design that devotees of meditation use for center- BLUE october ing, focusing, and contempla- tion). The public is welcome to witness the Mandala, free and open for viewing every day at 11 a.m.-6 p.m. A special pro- gram of sacred music, dance and chanting, will be offered twice sunday JANUARY 21 on Jan. 20. A 50 minute performance with a chat-back will be of- fered on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. at a cost of $12. Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. the Blue October multiphonic Monks will offer a two-hour dance, music and chanting Blue October, from Essex, England, play emotionally fuelled, synth presentation for $20. Discounts are available for FCCJ students and electro pop fusing electronic wizardry and wild guitar with cool, staff and children 12 and under. Jan. 21, at noon, marks an impres- underlying dance grooves. A diverse repertoire of songs charged sive Closing Ceremony for the Mandala, free and open to the public. with melody, harmony and rhythm. Deep, meaningful lyrics tinged South Campus is located at 11901 Beach Blvd., east of St. Johns COWboY MOUTH with sadness, but always full of hope. Bluff Road. For tickets or info: 646.2222. Plush Info: 743-1845 4 january 18-24, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper monday JANUARY 22 Brett Dennen Although Brett Dennen’s influences are many, (Dennen sites Paul Simon, Bob Dylan , Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell and The Beatles) he is utterly distinctive. Brett will be stopping in Jacksonville after playing this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Read interview with Brett on page 23. Jack Rabbits - 8:45pm, Tickets $8 Info: 398-7496 Joshua Bell Riverside Fine Arts and Beaches Fine Arts present “Working in Concert for Kids,” a benefit for music education programs featuring a performance by Billboard’s 2004 Classical Artist of the Year, violinist Joshua Bell, and Jeremy Denk on piano. Do not miss the opportunity to hear this three time Grammy award winning violin virtuoso. Tickets: $65 - $25. Jacoby Symphony Hall - 7:30 p.m. Info: 354-5547 tuesday JANUARY