Lake Warriors
Clean water or great golfing? A lot of Lake Wylie residents, as well as citizens concerned about the environment and some members of the county commission, feel that’s the choice the county is facing in southwest Mecklenburg. Duke Energy subsidiary Crescent Resources’ proposal for a massive golf course community dubbed The Palisades has ignited a…
Stargazer
For All Signs Mars, ancient god of war, is prominent in the sky this week, and “he” is not getting along well with Venus. This suggests heightened competition between polarized factions, whether they be male/female, extremist/moderates, or night/day. We can choose whether to play ego and war games or to seek other solutions to our…
The Creative Loafing 2001 Guide to Holiday Giving
Adult Care and Share Center Provides day care to older and disabled adults. Services include therapeutic activities, assistance with medical needs, three nutritious meals daily, and caregiver support group. Material needs: Financial contributions, computer printers, cameras, Bingo prizes (Male & Female). Volunteers needed. To help: Call Jeremy Barrows, 704-567-2700. Alexander Children’s Center Serves children ages…
Tricked Up and Dumbed Down
It’s been a fabulous couple of weeks at the Performing Arts Center. Upstairs at the Booth Playhouse, Charlotte Rep has launched a snappy production of Donald Margulies’ insightful Pulitzer Prize winner, Dinner With Friends. Down in Belk Theater, we’ve seen a cavalcade of stars: renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, trumpet giant Wynton Marsalis, and a visit…
Citizen Servatius: Overturned Assumptions
True or False: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers pull over and ticket African-American drivers at a higher rate than white drivers. The answer? False. A recent study concluded that race plays virtually no role in who receives a ticket from Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers and how the judicial system treats them afterward. The study would have been big…
That Old Time Race and Religion
Charlottean and former Bank of America executive Joe Martin’s new novel, Fire In The Rock, contains a laud on the back from professional blurb penner/writer Pat Conroy, but don’t let that stop you. Conroy says the book has the smell of a classic. That said, he also stated that Doug Marlette’s spotty The Bridge was…
David Walters
Sally Brown died on Halloween. In the context of the momentous events swirling around us at this time, the death of one old lady barely registered outside the circle of family and friends. The obituary told the tale of a bright young woman who lifted herself from the redneck world of the Mississippi Delta in…
Arts Agenda
ARTS/RELATED \AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 401 N. Myers St. Ongoing through December 9: “HBCU Football: North Carolina Legacies.” Returning for an indefinite run: “Juke Joint,” Willie Little’s exhibition of childhood memories. For more information, call 704-374-1565. APPLEWOOD GALLERY 3920 Park Rd. On display through November 30: the works of Terry Thirlon, mixed media paintings; the works…
Lucy Perkins
The first time I wrote this column I was going to say that despite the brief spurt of humanism and compassion we’ve experienced in the wake of the September 11 crises, it’s still a capitalist, big corporation kind of world out there. I was going to go on to point out that the ironic proof…
Southern Comfort
When the stock market started going south last year, food writers around the nation began citing consumer preference for comfort foods. Forget sea urchin sushi, bring on the Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Recent events have sent many of us in search of the security of home cooked meals. Comfort foods are typically those foods which trigger…
Media
The questions I get asked most often these days (other than “is the check in the mail?”) involve the big glass building on Morehead Street and the work going on inside it. Namely, “What do you hear about that Time Warner news thing? Is that still happening?” The answers are: I’ve heard a lot, and…
Corkscrew
When it comes to Thanksgiving wines, my vino-guzzling relatives aren’t exactly picky. As long as there’s plenty of something red and something white, everyone’s happy. My first Thanksgiving dinner away from home was a different story. I wanted everything to be “gourmet,” including the wine. Would Martha Stewart serve any old schlock with her perfect…
Scene & Herd
Gathering of the tribes: Ah, there’s nothing like the atmosphere surrounding a big show by the likes of the Grateful Dead or Phish, right? Trouble is, both of those bands have both since hung up their tie-dyes, leaving Widespread Panic to fill the void for those who wish for a large-scale, peaceful gathering of the…
THE WINE LIST
ARTHUR’S WINE SHOP in Belk at SouthPark will offer wine classes in October. Classes include: Wines of the World, The Wines of Southern France & Spain, The Wines of Italy. All classes will be four weeks long and run from 6:30-8:30pm. Will also offer a California Class. Call 704-366-8610 for details and dates. CAROLINA WINE…
Letters to the Editor
Don’t Worry, We’re Self-Destructing To The Editors: Tara Servatius’ column “They’re So Dense” (CL, November 7) is absolutely ludicrous. I think she might want to consider moving to Atlanta. Until recently, that city was perfectly happy sprawling ad infinitum. Where is she getting her statistics? The last time I checked, cities such as Atlanta were…
Good Eats
ALL AROUND TOWN ANNTONY’S CARIBBEAN 2001 E. 7th, 704-342-0749; 145 Brevard Court, 704-339-0303; 20910 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius, 704-894-0280. A fun, change-of-pace restaurant for a casual lunch or dinner. Limited menu features rotisserie-cooked barbecued meats, what else, Caribbean style. $ BRUEGGER’S BAGEL BAKERY All over town. Chewy bagels, crisp on the outside, and served with…
The Blotter
* Hey, Teacher, Leave Them Rappers Alone!: A white teacher got in the middle of a circle of rapper/students at a local high school and told them to go to class. The group dispersed, but as they were leaving, one of the rappers walked over to where the teacher was standing and told him that…
Come Together
Music is known for bringing people together on many different levels, both joyous (your typical concert) and sad (the death of John Lennon). But in some rare instances, all it takes is an actual structure or place to unite people. In the early 90s, there was a building located on North Tryon Street that, for…
8 Days A Week
WEDNESDAY 21 The team with the highest average “per player” weight in the NBA (thanks to the recent addition of 300-pounder Robert “Tractor” Traylor), the Charlotte Hornets, take on the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7pm at the Charlotte Coliseum. Tickets are $9-39, available by calling 704-522-6500. The Charlotte Checkers take on the Atlantic City Boardwalk…
Back To The ‘Lab
Charlotte’s music scene has taken a turn in the last few years with the birthing of several new bands prominently featuring electronic elements in their music, foregoing the traditional guitar/bass/drums/vocals model seen so often on Friday and Saturday nights here in the Queen City. There’s The Interstellars, Jason Herring’s moody post-Latino Chrome/Moonburn offering, and First…
Music Menu
baleen Multiple Loafing award winners baleen have a new CD coming out in December titled soundtrack to a normal life, early copies of which will be available at this show. Now augmented by Tony McCullough, Derrick Hines and Steve McMillan of the X-periment, the band has the chops to back up the tremendous promise of…
Soundboard
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 *AMOS’ SOUTHEND Weekend Excursion w/ One Year Later & Cup A Joe BAYOU KITCHEN Bill Noonan BOARDWALK BILLY’S, UNCC Wax Gurus CAJUN QUEEN 7th Street Gator Band CAJUN QUEEN, PINEVILLE 7th Street Gator Band II CHARLIE BROWN’S, CHARLOTTE Rob & Rob DILWORTH COFFEE HOUSE Open Mic w/ Bert Wray DOUBLE DOOR Contagious…
Coming Distractions
In a world where bad forever tries to pass as good. . .where the forces of commerce clash with the dreams of art. . .where films are more expensive than ever and sink or swim based on their opening weekend grosses. . .only one thing stands between innocent moviegoers and cinematic crap: The Trailer! It’s…
Trailer Park
While most trailers are content merely to show select scenes from the movie being promoted, others take a more creative approach. Here’s a look at some especially memorable ones. Psycho (1960) My choice for the best trailer ever produced, this ingenious promo shows only one actual scene from the picture. Instead, its star is director…
Film Clips
NEW RELEASES AMELIE After making his mark with the delightfully deranged films Delicatessen and City of Lost Children, French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet made the ill-fated mistake of going Hollywood by overseeing the hapless Alien: Resurrection. Amelie finds Jeunet back in his element: as the creator of enchanting, quirky comedies that, like their central characters, march…
