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Monday, June 23, 2014
News / Opinion Local Massage Envy slapped with a pregnancy-discrimination lawsuit
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 4:27 PM
When it comes to women's issues that stir the collective pot, abortion is at the top of the list. That's understandable. When you start talking about life and death, babies and fetuses, a women's right to choose or a baby/fetus' right to live, the conversation can get emotional. It can get loud.
But what happens later, when a woman decides to keep her baby? Is everything all milk and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies then? No, not necessarily. Not if she's a member of the American work force.
Music Andy the Doorbum releases new song/video
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 2:17 PM
Charlotte singer/songwriter Andy the Doorbum has released a wonderfully weird video for his song, "Evocation: The Beast of Change," from his upcoming album, The Fool.
Featuring plenty of white and black body paint, the video is a teaser for the album, due out on Friday with a release party that will be unique in its own way.
A "ceremonial procession" for the album is scheduled to take place at a warehouse behind CHP Audio, 2301 Distribution St. on Friday night. Only a couple of tickets are left for the event, which is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. sharp with no late seating available. Tickets, for $20, include a copy of the new album.
Judging by the new video, there are sure to be some interesting stories coming out of the show.
Arts Theater review: The Misanthrope
Posted By Perry Tannenbaum on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:36 PM
The last time I saw a Molière comedy at Duke Energy Theater was so long ago that the Duke was the most technically advanced theater in town. Charlotte Rep's 1990 production of Tartuffe underscored the Duke's supremacy with a stairway up to the balcony in the middle of the stage - and a live video feed that scrutinized visitors as they approached the rear entrance to the set.
Shakespeare Carolina's take on The Misanthrope isn't quite as gee-whiz as all that, but director Heather Bucsh takes a modernizing direction that Rep's Randell Haynes never dreamed of, making her moderns very much about social media. Alceste's friend Philinte is so absorbed by his smartphone that he is occasionally inattentive to the misanthrope's perpetual bellyaching. Celimene, the object of Alceste's frustrated adoration, is so consumed with Facebook celebrity that he can't begin to get close. Or so we surmise from the design of David Hensley's projections, with updates frequently splashed on the upstage wall behind the trifling coquette.
The bold concept never falls flat, because Bucsh has assembled a magnificent cast to carry out her scheme, something I've been longing to say about a ShakesCar production for years. Robert Brafford finds a perfect pitch for Alceste's interminable grumbling, counterbalancing dogma and impulse, not to mention certitude and confusion, while juggling a stream of responses that shuttle from worship to condemnation as Celimene's irresistible dodges continue.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:21 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, June 23, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Knocturnal at Snug Harbor
* Karaoke at Vida Vida
* Charlotte Knights vs. Toledo Rockets at BB&T Ballpark
* Trivia Night at Summit Coffee
* Bingo at Tyber Creek Pub
First Drip First Drip (6/23/14): N.C. legislators could open budget talks to public, Medicaid overhaul, more
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 9:53 AM
North Carolina legislators are toying with the idea of opening budget talks to the public. The reason? Sen. Tom Apodaca, a Republican from Hendersonville, says it would incentivize lawmakers to hammer out the differences between the Senate and House version more quickly. Opening such discussions has been done before, to some degree, but status quo is usually to negotiate behind closed doors.
In similar news, state lawmakers might finally agree on how to overhaul the state's Medicaid system. The way it currently stands, doctors get paid after a patient visits. Under the proposed new plan, the payment would happen on the front end and occasionally be managed by businesses or organizations.
Egypt has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to prison for seven years. The men, including Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, Australian Peter Greste, Al Jazeera's Kenya-based correspondent, and Canadian-Egyptian national Mohamed Fahmy, Cairo bureau chief of Al Jazeera English, are charged with helping a "terrorist organization" by "publishing lies that harmed national security and supplying money, equipment and information to a group of Egyptians."
New York's first openly gay congressman has married his partner. "Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney exchanged vows Saturday with Randy Gene Florke at the Church of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands in Cold Spring. Florke proposed in December after the youngest of their three children wrote to Santa wishing for her parents to be married.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Sunday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, June 22, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Comedy at Crown with Blayr Nias at Crown Station Coffeehouse & Pub
* Sophisticated Lyfe Entertainment Anniversary Celebration & Fashion Show at 301 East
* Dwele at Neighborhood Theatre
* Paws with a Cause at Dogtopia
* Queen City Soup at Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Saturday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, June 21, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Margarita Wars at Rooftop 210
* You Blew It at Amos' Southend
* Heroes Con at Charlotte Convention Center
Friday, June 20, 2014
Arts The Cheap List: Summer Solstice parties, Nintendo Tour, and more
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:13 PM
Going out in Charlotte doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, to prove that statement, we've compiled a list of cheap things to do in the Q.C. this weekend. These events may vary, but they're all entertaining and they won't break your bank (piggy banks excluded).
Summer Solstice Shindig at Frock Shop: Check out Arthur Brouthers latest collection of artwork, listen to music from The Business People and relax in Frock Shop's new custom lounge designed by ReDunn Designs. There will also be food, provided by Pint Central. Free admission. June 20, 5 p.m. The Frock Shop, 901 Central Ave.
Arts Theater review: Charlotte Squawks X: Ten Carolina Commandments
Posted By Perry Tannenbaum on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 11:15 AM
Looking up at the full balcony at Booth Playhouse, or listening to the buzz in the lobby between acts and after the show, I gathered sufficient data on Press Night to declare that Charlotte Squawks X: Ten Carolina Commandments is a palpable hit. Watching the show, long codified into a Mike Collins monologue followed by a string of topical song parodies written by Brian Kahn, which are punctuated by faux news and faux commercial segments, I was less encouraged.
When I reviewed Squawks three years ago (7 Year Bit©#), I could finally assure my good Loafers that the gloves were coming off. The positive turn toward satire was confirmed the following year (8 Misbehavin') when I could actually exhale and announce they had crossed the line.
Those were the golden years. Maret Decker Seitz impacted the Bit©# show with her shimmying electricity, combining in with cross-dressing Kevin Harris on "Hey, Big Lender" to attack our banks and teaming up with Mekole Wells - the best faux O ever - in "The Fandom of the Oprah." With Decker returning and Terry Denise Henry replacing Wells, Misbehavin' hit paydirt with "Why Not Wed Gays?" cleverly set to the Village People's "YMCA" and, eyeing the DNC on the horizon, "Convention," a multi-layered parody of "Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 10:25 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, June 20, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Dirty Bourbon River Show at Evening Muse
* Phillips Place Showcase at Modern Salon & Spa
* Coast Modern at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
* Hollywood Squares: Divas at Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance
* Martini Mayhem at Bubble
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