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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Boomer with Attitude / News Jesse Helms portrait & his 'caring heart'
Posted By John Grooms on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Wingate University in next-door Union County is home to the Jesse Helms Center. The JHC’s newest project is a portrait of Helms by artist Rene Dickerson, which was unveiled last night in D.C.’s ultra-conservative Capitol Hill Club. A crowd of Jesse fans oohed and aahhed when the portrait was revealed, and Union County D.A. John Snyder III, who once worked for Helms, said the portrait (or “picture,” as he called it) “captures his (Helms’) caring heart and his humility."
We assume Snyder is talking about the caring heart that fought like crazy against any and all attempts to achieve equal rights for women and African-Americans; the caring heart that rose to fame as a race baiter and opponent of all civil rights bills; the caring heart that fought against the Clean Air Act and supported clear-cutting in North Carolina's national forests; or the caring heart that repeatedly voted against Head Start, funding for day care, aid to colleges and college students, vocational education programs, and funding for handicapped education. Or maybe Snyder meant the caring heart that strongly supported a constitutional amendment that would force all women to carry a pregnancy to term, regardless of the woman's desires or the circumstances of her impregnation, including rape and incest; or the caring heart that railed viciously against gays and lesbians, and opposed combating AIDS in this country (although he eventually supported the fight against AIDS in Africa, where most of the victims at least have the decency to be straight). Yeah, maybe that’s the caring heart Snyder’s talking about. As for portraits of ol’ Jesse, I prefer the one Creative Loafing ran on the cover three or four years ago, shown here.
News PETA's 'sexy pilgrims' invade Charlotte
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:12 PM
The "sexy pilgrims" of PETA ...
... descended on Uptown Charlotte today, handing out "Tofurkies" ...
... to promote the joy of a meat-less Thanksgiving. Here's what Kristina Addington, campaign coordinator for PETA, had to say about today's effort:
Arts / News Special event: Beaujolais Wine Tasting Festival
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Though a trip to France sounds delightful, it isn’t all that necessary if all you really want to do is sip on wines. To save in costs, try hitting up the 16th Annual Beaujolais Wine Tasting Festival at Levine Museum of the New South this Friday. The event celebrates the French tradition of honoring the grape harvest, “Les première vendanges.” It offers a diverse taste of wines (including the 2009 Beaujolais nouveau) from France’s wine-producing region, Beaujolais, for sampling. 21 and up. For more information, call 704-336-2174 or click here. Tickets are $25-$30. Starts at 5 p.m. and continues until 8:30 p.m.
Arts / Today's Top Five / News Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 19, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Author Elizabeth Strout at Queens University
• NoDa Stand-Up Comedy Showcase at Prevue Music Hall
• UniverSoul Circus at Freedom Shopping Mart Center
• Robbie Fulks at The Evening Muse
• One in the Spirit at Warehouse Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Film / Film News / News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:58 PM
The Blind Side - Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron
An Education - Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
Planet 51 - Animated; voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire - Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Boomer with Attitude / News Palin didn't want Burr around
Posted By John Grooms on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:24 PM
It's amazing, but I’ve found myself agreeing with Sarah Palin twice in the past couple of days. At first I thought I might be coming down with something, but on reflection, I see that she that no, I’m not sick — Palin was actually right, for once. Or twice. First, there was her complaint about the current cover of Newsweek, which used a photo of Palin, originally taken for Runner’s World, in running shorts. She said the magazine’s decision to run the photo to accompany a story about her politics was “sexist and degrading,” and she’s right. The magazine is being blasted by critics from both the right and the left, and deservedly so.
Today, I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly with Palin’s sentiments about N.C.’s own Sen. Richard Burr. Atlantic magazine is running a story on tensions within the McCain-Palin campaign. In it, an October 26, 2008 e-mail from Palin’s staff to the McCain campaign declares that Palin had voiced “her displeasure” that, after a long day of campaigning in North Carolina, “U.S. Senator Richard Burr was allowed to ride the [Straight Talk Express II bus] with her." Hell, who can blame her? After an exhausting day, would you want to spend your downtime with Richard Burr? Or, for that matter, any other time? Didn’t think so.
Arts / News Rat's Nest Harvest Hoedown
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:13 PM
We all love free events, and even more so good, free events. That’s where Neighborhood Theatre and The Rat’s Nest come in. This Friday, - during NoDa's Gallery Crawl - the music venue and the vintage shop located in the heart of NoDa partner together to present a free music night, dubbed “Rat’s Nest Harvest Hoedown.” Enjoy live performances by bands like Bill Noonan & the Barbed Wires, Brandon Kirkley, The Loose Lugnuts, and The Pistoleros — let’s just hope no actual rats are there. Free. Doors open at 8 p.m.; Show starts at 9 p.m.
Arts / News New from On Q Productions
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:45 PM
On Q Productions' latest, In The Blood, explores racial, gender, and social injustices through Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother with street smarts. The play, written by Susan Lori-Parks, kicks off on Nov. 27 with performances through Dec. 6 at Duke Energy Theatre. For more information, check out the flyer below or click here.
News Palin e-mails mention N.C. Sen. Burr
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM
What a bitch.
Besides, "nice T & A," what was McCain thinking when he chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate?
In her new book, former Alaska Gov.. Sarah Palin describes the push-and-pull between John McCain's campaign headquarters and her plucky "B" team on the road. As Palin recounts it, her natural instincts to reach real voters and reach out to the press were frequently foiled by an overprotective senior staff, led by strategist Steve Schmidt, that did not trust her.Palin would wake up that morning in New York. A few days before the trip, Palin decided that she wanted to slough off some of the local interviews and spend the morning cooking with Rachel Ray, the host of a popular syndicated television program.
She instructed a top aide to inform headquarters that the Dover rally would have to be canceled.
The response from McCain's headquarters was firm: absolutely not.
"She says she wanted interviews [with the press], but pushed back against the interviews that were scheduled," a campaign aide who worked with Palin said.
Palin's team balked at allowing former Massachusetts governor Paul Cellucci to shake Palin's hand as she exited the campaign bus.
Palin wasn't fond of letting outsiders on her campaign bus, and Recher reportedly vetoed a ride-along with Schonda Schilling, the wife of Boston Red Sox player Curt Schilling. Carla Eudy, the campaign's scheduler, had added Schilling on the passenger manifest for the ride from Laconia to Salem. But at the last minute, Schilling was told that she wouldn't be able to ride the bus and had to find her own transpiration to Salem.
On October 26, after a long day of stumping in North Carolina, Palin issued an edict to her traveling staff.
"We were informed today that she no longer wishes to do talk radio interviews in the car. It's too distracting," wrote a senior Palin adviser, in an e-mail to senior headquarters staffers. "We were informed today that she no longer wishes to do TV or print interviews post-rally. She's drained. We were informed of her displeasure that her host and US Senator Richard Burr was allowed to ride the [Straight Talk Express II] with her."
He ended the e-mail: "I don't know what else to tell you."
Read the entire article from The Atlantic here.
Hilarious:
Arts / News Art & Spa event
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Mark your calendars for the Art & Spa event on Dec. 3, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. See flyer (below) for more details.
