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Friday, August 14, 2009
Arts / News Mix your night up at The Art House
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Tonight, from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., The Art House will host its Historic West End Market Mixer. Those attending the event can mingle amongst both artists and art fans alike, while viewing a variety of artwork. Get out and support your local art community! The Art House is located in NoDa at 3103 Cullman Ave.
Arts / News Watch out for The Birds
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:01 AM
The Main Library’s series “The Master of Suspense: Alfred Hitchcock Classics” continues on Sat., Aug. 15, with one of the best and most notable Hitchcock flicks of all time, The Birds. Starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor and Jessica Tandy, this soaring thriller will make you think twice about birds, those seemingly harmless feathered creatures that greet you with pleasant chirping in the morning. Free. 2 p.m. ImaginOn’s Wachovia Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St.
Arts / News Carlotan Rock Fest returns to the Q.C.
Posted By Kate Robinson on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Today, Carlotan Rock Fest 2009, a Carolina Latin rock festival returns to Charlotte for its sixth year. The fest features some of the best Latino musical talents in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. Some of these include Monte Negro, Satellite District, Flor de Zempa, Rey de Bastos, La Rúa, and Johnny Mortera. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 8 p.m. Held at Scandalo’s, located at 5317 E. Independence Blvd.
Arts / News Charlotte Irish Summer Festival details
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Just because it isn't St. Patrick's Day doesn't mean the Irish don't have cause to celebrate. It's summer, and what better time for festivities than that! Lads and lassies, make your way to the third annual Charlotte Irish Summer Festival, which will celebrate all things Irish (including beer!) with a huge two-day outdoor festival in the streets of Uptown Charlotte. This year, Irish music will be provided by acts like Dublin City Ramblers, The Prodigals, Vertigo, Trad At Heart, McLean Avenue, The Fighting 86's, My Three Kilts and more (See a detailed schedule from www.charlotteirishsummerfestival.com below. According to the Website, times are subject to change). But that's not all. Rince na h'Eireann School of Irish Dance and Walsh Kelly School of Irish Dancing will spring forth with some serious footwork action, and there's even going to be an attempt at setting a new world record for the largest choreographed riverdance. More fun and merriment is in the mix with food, drinks, and games, including a cornhole tournament. Continues on Sat., Aug. 15. Free entry. Begins at 6 p.m. on Friday; 12 p.m. on Saturday. Located at 3rd Street and Tryon Street.
Schedule for Fri., Aug. 14
6 p.m.: Kickoff Party for the Charlotte Summer Irish Festival at Connolly's Irish Pub. Bands appearing include Dublin City Ramblers, Trad at Heart and McLean Avenue
6 p.m. -7 p.m.: Rince na h’Eireann School of Irish Dance and Walsh Kelly School of Irish Dancing
7:30 p.m.: McLean Avenue
9:30 p.m.: Trad at Heart
11:30 p.m.: Dublin City Ramblers
Schedule for Sat., Aug. 15
12 p.m. - My Three Kilts
1:15 p.m.: The Fighting 86's
2:30 p.m.: Mclean Avenue
4 p.m.: Trad at Heart
6:45 p.m.: Dublin City Ramblers
8:30 p.m.: The Prodigals
10:15 p.m.: Vertigo
Other events happening during the day include a Gaelic games exhibition, Irish dance lessons, a world record attempt at the largest choreographed riverdance (at 4 p.m.), 3x3 soccer tournament, cornhole and beer pong.
Arts / Today's Top Five / News Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Aug. 14, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Comedians Doug Stanhope and Sean Keenan at Tremont Music Hall
• Charlotte Irish Summer Festival Uptown at 3rd Street and Tryon Street
• Salsa dancing lessons and a tapas and wine party at Queen City Ballroom
• Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance at Double Door Inn
• Grits: The Musical at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Arts / See & Do: The Weekender / News The Weekender
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
FRIDAY, AUG. 14
Charlotte Irish Summer FestivalUptown at 3rd Street and Tryon Street
It doesn’t have to be St. Patrick’s Day to give cause for the Irish to celebrate. In fact, summer is reason enough! Lads and lassies make your way Uptown to the Charlotte Irish Summer Festival, which kicks off today and continues on Saturday.
• Comedy Comedian Doug Stanhope, former host of Comedy Central’s The Man Show is in town tonight at Tremont Music Hall. Along with him is Sean Keenan, co-founder and producer of Charlotte’s own sketch comedy troupe Robot Johnson. Come out for some laughs. more...
• Special Event Head over to Queen City Ballroom for an evening of hot salsa dancing lessons, followed by a tapas and wine party. more...
SATURDAY, AUG. 15
McGlohon Theatre
If it’s entertainment you want Nuthing Summer Collaborative has it all. With art, music, comedy, spoken word and more, the fest, which continues through Sunday and is held at NC Music Factory, is worth booking it to.
• Festival In honor of Woodstock’s 40th anniversary, Michael Lang (original creator of Woodstock), is putting on a series of Woodstock tributes nationwide. The tour stops in at Charlotte's Symphony Park at SouthPark Mall today. more...
• Music Delivering her own pop melodies, solo artist Aslyn’s performance at The Evening Muse is well-worth checking out. more...
SUNDAY, AUG. 16
1542 Stallings Road, Stallings
If it’s Eastern European food you want, you’ll find it at Kavkaz Family Restaurant.
• Special Event Kick back and relax at Concert on the Green in Davidson. The band Stardusters will be performing this evening. And don’t forget to pack a picnic (theme is elegant and classy). more...
• Theater Collaborative Art Theatre's performances of Julius Caesar make for a thrill of off the deep end politics. Check out the final performance at McGlohon Theatre today. more...
Arts / News Mosaics coming soon to Ciel Gallery
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Creative Loafing just received word of Ciel Gallery's upcoming Contemporary Mosaic Art 2009 exhibition, set to open on Sept. 4 and continue through Oct. 23. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 4, from 6 p.m.-9 p.m., and will be followed by a special event on Sept. 5, from 6 p.m.-9 p.m., which will give folks the chance to meet artists of the exhibition and see mosaic demonstrations. The exhibition is juried by mosaic master Giulio Menossi of Udine, Italy, and it features mosaic works by artists from 18 states in the US, as well as others from countries like Italy, Serbia, Monaco, Wales, Canada, and Ireland.
Oh, and in case you want to learn how to create a mosaic of your own, Ciel Gallery will also be offering A Master Mosaic Workshop. The workshop will be held Oct. 10-12. For more information about the gallery or to register for the workshop, click here.
Boomer with Attitude / News The legendary Les Paul dies at age 94
Posted By John Grooms on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Les Paul, one of the great pioneers of modern music, died today at age 94. Paul was an extraordinary, innovative guitarist who developed the solid-body electric guitar, thus making the sound of rock & roll possible. He was equally renowned as a studio genius who brought music recording into the modern age with his innovations in multi-track recording.
In 1941, he tinkered with the idea of amplifying guitars, and came up with what he called "The Log," a four-by-four piece of wood strung with steel strings. It eventually revolutionized popular music, as electric guitars gained popularity and then flourished with the beginning of rock in the 1950s. In 1952, Gibson Guitars began producing a Les Paul model guitar, which became one of the most widely used guitars in the music industry, and an absolute staple of rock & roll, played by musicians like Pete Townshend of The Who and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.
In the studio, Les Paul essentially invented overdubbing and multi-track recording, as well as effects such as tape delay, sound-on-sound, and phasing effects.
From 1949 to 1962, he recorded with his wife, singer Mary Ford, and the two earned 36 gold records and 11 No. 1 hits, including their famous version of “How High The Moon.” Most of their songs used overdubbing methods that Paul had invented himself.
Until recently, Paul played weekly shows with the Les Paul Trio at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York, which included guests such as Keith Richards and Paul McCartney. Incredibly, he won a Grammy in 2006 for "Les Paul & Friends: American Made, World Played," an album he recorded after his 90th birthday.
Here is a brief YouTube history of Les Paul, which ends with his and Ford’s recording of “How High the Moon,” the first No. 1 song to use such extensive overdubbing (at one point in the song’s bridge, Ford’s voice was overdubbed a dozen times).
News The ocean's on acid
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:39 PM
More proof that everything on earth is connected. So, what are we going to do about it?
When we burn fossil fuels, we are not just putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A lot of it goes into the sea. There, carbon dioxide turns into carbonic acid. And that turns ocean water corrosive, particularly to shellfish and corals.Biologists are now coming to realize that rising acid levels in the ocean can affect many other forms of sea life as well.
Visit Moss Landing, Calif., in the spring and at first blush it seems marine life is flourishing. Sea lions, weighing in at 600 pounds or more, jostle for space and spar with one another as they try to cram themselves onto docks that groan under their weight.
Marine biologist Eric Pane looks on approvingly at what seems to be part of a Pacific success story. Up and down the coast, biologists see healthy populations of marine mammals, fish and other wildlife.
But as we cross the street and head into his laboratory at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pane's outlook about the future of life in the sea takes a dark turn. His budding career as a marine biologist is framed by an ominous trend: civilization is venting carbon dioxide from tailpipes, smokestacks and chimneys at a prodigious rate.
"And at least a third of it so far, has actually ended up in our oceans," Pane says. "(That's) sort of good and bad news because it has prevented more CO2 from accumulating in the atmosphere but it comes at a price. More CO2 in the ocean leads to it being acidified."
Read the rest of this article from NPR's "All Things Considered."
Your ocean on acid:
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News Religious protest planned in response to 'Kiss-in'
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:59 PM
This just in from Dr. Michael L. Brown of Charlotte's Coalition of Conscience:
We will be holding this special, impromptu rally in response to a gay-sponsored “Kiss-in” event which is being held in at least 35 cities across the country, including right here in Charlotte. The organizers of the event in one city wrote, “You've got to stand up for yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you. “ So, they continue, “If you think that you should be able to kiss whomever you want, where ever you want” then you should “grab your partner, your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your husband, your wife and show the world that it's ok to Kiss in a Nationwide Kiss-in this Saturday.”We have decided to drop in on this “kiss-in” and declare the good news, preach repentance and faith, minister to those in need, reach out to everyone who will hear, shine the light in the midst of darkness, and worship the Lord together.
What century are we living in? When did Jesus say, or the Bible state, that it's OK to be a bigot? Show me that passage and I'll show you one that says love is the greatest thing.
Discrimination is discrimination. Hate is hate. Paint Jesus' face on it, douse it in holy water and, you-know-what, and it's still the same ol' discrimination and hate as before ... and it's still wrong.
A brief history lesson on pre-Christian homosexuality:
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