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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
News Curry: 'My heart's still at Davidson.'
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Last night's loss was a stunner, but Curry realizes it's time to shake it off and look toward the future.
“I haven’t thought about (the decision to enter the NBA draft),” said Curry, who finished with 26 points and nine rebounds in Davidson’s 80-68 loss to Saint Mary’s in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. “I tried to put it off until our season was over."“I’ll talk to all of the people who are involved (in the decision to go pro) and see what happens,” said Curry, who would likely be selected in the top half of the first round if he made himself eligible for the NBA Draft.
“I don’t have a time limit or anything like that, but my heart’s still at Davidson.”
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article here.
Film / Arts / News Free screening of classic flick
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Theatre 650 will present a film screening of the classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as part of its Cult Movie Monday Film Series at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte on Mon., March 30 at 8 p.m. Veruca Salt will host games with prizes including, free Actor's Theatre of Charlotte tickets and Gobstoppers. Admission is free and popcorn is provided. Seating is limited, so arrive early.
Film / Film News / News In the Game: CL critic pops up in miniseries now on DVD
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Arriving on DVD today is the 1984 miniseries Master of the Game, an adaptation of Sidney Sheldon’s bestselling novel about four generations in the wealthy Blackwell family. Dyan Cannon is the top-billed star in this seven-hour epic, and she dominates the bulk of the show. Yet the earliest portion, set before her character is even born, proves to be the most interesting, tracking the journey of her Scottish father (Ian Charleson) as he encounters promise, then betrayal, then success while searching for diamonds in 1880s South Africa.
Boomer with Attitude / News Green Revolution Policy 101
Posted By John Grooms on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:27 AM
It's environmental day at the Clog. First, a little-noted action by the Obama administration will have very far-reaching consequences; in the long run, at least as far-reaching as the endless string of SuperColossal Bailouts. With one simple act — the Environmental Protection Agency is set to declare that greenhouse gases are dangerous pollutants — the Obama team will completely change the way the United States deals with global warming. It means, for one, that spewing pollutants into the air will become a lot more costly to businesses and utilities. The result, relying on the free market forces conservatives love to pay lip service to, will be to nudge energy consumption toward alternative, non-polluting sources. That's part of the nuts and bolts of how the green revolution will work. It's getting ready to start.
Arts / Today's Top Five / News Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, March 24, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Dixie's Tupperware Party at Booth Playhouse
• Comedian Mo Alexander at Lake Norman Comedy Zone in Galway Hooker
• Learn to pole dance during the Goddess 101 class at Whisky River
• Hip Hop, featuring Pradigy, 2-Kool, Group Therapy and more at The Evening Muse
• Touch One Tuesdays at Wine Up
Monday, March 23, 2009
Boomer with Attitude / News Poll shows N.C. opposed to ban of same-sex marriage
Posted By John Grooms on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
You may not have heard about it, but there are two proposed amendments before the N.C. legislature to ban same-sex marriages. The proposals have been stuck in committee, and after today's newly announced poll results on the subject, that may be where the anti-gay legislation stays.
An Elon University poll released today asked North Carolina adults about their view on same-sex marriage, and the results are unexpectedly good news for progressive forces in the state. When asked whether they would support or oppose an amendment to the North Carolina constitution that would prevent same sex marriages, 50.4 percent of respondents said they were opposed. Support for an amendment stood at 43.3 percent, with the rest undecided or refusing to answer.
Here are more detailed results: Strongly Oppose, 21.2 percent; Oppose, 29.2 percent; Strongly Support, 24.5 percent; Support, 18.8 percent.
So far, media stories have reported the poll results as "stunning" or "unexpectedly liberal," as if the state didn't just go for Obama four months ago while also electing a Democratic woman as governor, and another one as U.S. Senator. That senator, Kay Hagan was, you may remember, accused by her opponent, then-incumbent Liddy Dole, of promoting "San Francisco values," and Hagan still managed to bury Dole.
Looks like times have changed in North Carolina a bit quicker than some people realize, or want to admit. It's about time.
Arts / News Broadway Light Series announced
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Check out the press release below, announcing Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's upcoming Broadway Lights Series.
BLUMENTHAL ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER BROADWAY LINEUP FOR 2009-2010CHARLOTTE, NC – A blockbuster lineup of Broadway’s most popular and critically acclaimed productions will visit the Queen City in 2009/10 as part of the N.C. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s Broadway Lights Series.
The Center’s 2009/10 series includes four Tony Award winners for Broadway’s Best Musical, as well as a stunning new show direct from Israel. Many of the shows coming to Charlotte are among the most popular hits on Broadway today.
“Charlotte theater fans who want to see the best of current or recent hits in New York won’t have to go any further next year than Uptown Charlotte,” said Center President Tom Gabbard. “Never before have we had four multi-week shows in a single season, twice as many as any previous season. This is particular good news for the local economy since these multi-week shows have a strong regional draw that generates hotel stays, restaurant visits, shopping and other ancillary spending. It’s a tribute to our theater fans and their steadfast support of our shows that New York’s best producers are eager to bring their shows to Charlotte.”
2009/10 BROADWAY LIGHTS SERIES (BLS)
A CHORUS LINE (Sep. 29 – Oct. 4, 2009 – Belk Theater)
SOUTH PACIFIC (Nov. 10-15, 2009 – Belk Theater)
THE ALUMINUM SHOW (Jan. 12-24, 2010 – Knight Theater)
SPRING AWAKENING (Feb. 2-7, 2010 – Belk Theater)
JERSEY BOYS (March 31 – April 11, 2010 – Belk Theater)
WICKED (May 19 – June 13, 2010 – Ovens Auditorium)
MARY POPPINS (Aug. 26 – Sept. 5, 2010 – Belk Theater)
News A-Rod's free hooker
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:00 PM
A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer - and found him so charming she dated him herself for free, former employees of the call-girl agency tell the Daily News.
A-Rod wooed ex-madam Kristin Davis with flowers, jewelry, persistence and heated e-mails, according to the sources.
"Throughout the years, there were a number of clients that I befriended and it was not uncommon for them to want the women they can't have whether it be the phone bookers or the madam," Davis said.
"In regard to Alex, all I can say is our paths have definitely crossed personally and professionally."
Read the rest of this New York Daily News article, and bits of A-Rod's e-mails back and forth to his free madam, here.
News Hugo Chavez calls Obama an 'Ignoramous'
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Well, this is a fun game: leaders poking at each other like they're on a playground. Remember when King Juan Carlos of Spain told Chavez to, "shut up," after Chavez called former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a "fascist" in 2007? No? Read about that incident here.
In other news ...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama was at best an "ignoramus" for saying the socialist leader exported terrorism and obstructed progress in Latin America."He goes and accuses me of exporting terrorism: the least I can say is that he's a poor ignoramus; he should read and study a little to understand reality," said Chavez, who heads a group of left-wing Latin American leaders opposed to the U.S. influence in the region.
Chavez said Obama's comments had made him change his mind about sending a new ambassador to Washington, after he withdrew the previous envoy in a dispute last year with the Bush administration in which he also expelled the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela.
Read the rest of this Reuters article here.
Film / News CL's Star Ratings
Posted By Matt Brunson on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Here are Creative Loafing's star ratings for all reviewed movies playing in the Charlotte area through Thursday. See this week's issue for select reviews and our Web site's archives for all reviews.
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Jigsaw, Dating App That Hides Users’ Faces, launches in Charlotte, NCTo Fight Superficial Dating App Culture 3
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Question the Queen City: The story of Mabel Rea 4
The Charlotte native went Hollywood, returned home and met a tragic demise.
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Knight and Day: Plot eclipsed by stars 1
Cruise and Diaz are main reasons to consider seeing mindless action flick.
