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Friday, September 14, 2012
Arts Mingling with monks
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Most of us think of monks as being hermits, solely devoted to prayer and spiritual enlightenment, and living far beyond the outskirts of society. In truth, they don’t all live lives of complete seclusion. The multi-phonic singers of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery are a primary example. The group, now based in Atlanta, Ga., is also a touring non-profit organization. In order to share their healing music, dance and sacred traditions, the monks tours around to different cities and college campuses.
Currently, they’re at Wingate University for a five-day residency on mandala sand painting — an intricate art istic procedure that involves the building and destroying of a work, to represent the impermanence of life. The event, Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music & Dance, kicks off the 2012-2013 Batte Center Performance Series. A quick shuffle through videos on the Monks reveals what amounts to a serene experience. $25. Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. Wingate University's Batte Center, 403 N. Camden Road. 704-233-8300. www.battecenter.org.
News / Democratic National Convention 2012 Charlotte's awesome (there's even a bureau that says so)
Posted By Joanne Spataro on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 11:34 AM
On a Friday afternoon in late August, two men walk into a Mediterranean restaurant for the first time. Both are wearing polarized sunglasses and wool suits in the dog days of summer. You’d think they were part of the Secret Service.
Stock Car Johnson orders a shawarma lamb wrap but can’t for the life of him pronounce “potato harra.” Each swig of "moonshine" only makes it worse. QC Banks, who only speaks when necessary, gets the falafel wrap. But their orders get switched — and they don’t realize it until they’re eating each other’s lunch.
“I believe I have your shawarma,” Banks deadpans.
- Eric Brody
- From left, QC Banks and Stock Car Johnson
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 14, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music & Dance at Wingate University's Batte Center
* Wordplay at Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte
* K.M.B.A at Johnson C. Smith University's Arts Factory
* 3rd Annual Sip & Stroll at Pavilion at EpiCentre
* The Supersuckers at Visulite Theatre
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 13, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Sleepless Night at Carolina Cinemas Crownpoint Stadium 12
* Style Night Out at Morrison
* Bill Burr at The Comedy Zone Charlotte
* Neiman Marcus' Art of Fashion Fete at Mint Museum Uptown
* Cameo Thursdays at Phoenix
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 12, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Charlotte International Fashion Week at The Blake Hotel
* Conscious Movie Night, screening Body of War at Center of Light
* Kelly Clarkson, The Fray, and Carolina Liar at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
* '80s Night at Crown Station Pub
* Micro Brews Cruise at U.S. National Whitewater Center
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
News / Democratic National Convention 2012 Prison-bound governor talks fear and freedom
Posted By Michael A. Cooper Jr. on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Former Ala. Gov. Don Siegelman was found guilty in August on counts of bribery. The facts of his case are widely disputed, but one isn't: he repotted to jail today to serve a 6 1/2 year term. He was in Charlotte at the Democratic National Convention to try to rally support, mostly from President Obama, for his freedom. Of course politicians avoided him with a 10-foot pole. But politics aside, how does a former noted politician feel right before going to prison?
- Natrice Bullard
- Siegelman
Film / Film News Summer Cinema: Hits & Misses
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:28 PM
With summer behind us, we take a last look at what excited audiences (both mainstream and art-house) and what kept them away in droves.
Top Moneymaking Films
1. The Avengers - $621 million
2. The Dark Knight Rises - $437 million
3. The Amazing Spider-Man - $260 million
4. Brave - $233 million
5. Ted - $216 million
6. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted - $215 million
7. Men in Black 3 - $179 million
8. Ice Age: Continental Drift - $157 million
9. Snow White and the Huntsman - $155 million
10. Prometheus - $126 million
11. Magic Mike - $113 million
12. The Bourne Legacy - $103 million
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 11, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Found Footage Festival at UNC-Charlotte
* Julie Scoggins at The Comedy Zone Lake Norman
* Occupy Charlotte, Then & Now at CPCC Art Galleries
* Wine Class at All American Pub
* Open Mic Poetry at Wine Up
Monday, September 10, 2012
News / Democratic National Convention 2012 DNC 2012 Notebook: The security nightmare that was 'The Daily Show'
Posted By Mary C. Curtis on Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Boy, was security tight in Charlotte last week, and that’s just for tapings of "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. Sitting in the audience for Friday’s show was supposed to be relaxing after a week of deadlines, crushing crowds and the occasional deluge.
- Wikipedia
- Stewart
Going into the show I could understand the cell phone ban (those trying to sneak a Tweet or random photo during taping got their instruments confiscated, earning public scorn from the strangers sitting nearby). But I was a bit surprised when three of the show’s staffers ordered me to place my notebook under the seat, even after I promised them the pen wasn’t loaded. Since they didn’t deprive me of my awesome powers of recollection, I remember that the show’s final Charlotte taping turned out to be a lot of fun, particularly the pre-show Stewart Q&A. It was a long way from the first time I saw Stewart perform years ago at an HBO event in New York, when his very funny routine was bumped on-air by Paul Rodriguez and Dennis Miller, more well-known comics of the time. He frequented the found food line at that post-show reception, and every time I walked by, he joked that he was a starving comic and needed the lunchmeat.
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