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2D A & E/Sge Cgaclotte $o«t Thursday, July 27, 2006 Bruce Bruce busy with standup Continued from page 1D ing to Charlotte to put my thing down,” he said excitedly Although Bruce Bruce is known for adult comedy he doesn’t use profanity to make people laugh. His clean but funny routine has made him popular enou^ to earn a job as national spokesman for Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits. He’s appeared on “Comedy Central Pr^ents,” which led to the release of his one hour comedy DVD ‘Bruce Bruce Live.” He and Mo’Nique co-starred in the film “Hair Show” as well. Tickets for Saturday’s show are on sale throu^ Ticket- master. Por more informa tion, call (704) 522-6500. The show also inclxxdes comedian Tbny Roberts. Joe prefers to reach out to growing audiences Continued from page 1D ‘Tt’s Coin’ Down” is the most- played video on BET, where Yung Joe is a “Rated Next” artist, as well as in Big Tfen rotation on MTV and Elite 8 rotation on MTV2. When the rapper comes to Charlotte August 5, he wants the audience to “expect a good ass time.” ‘T interact with the crowd and you will be entertained,” he said. And while Joe is tour ing and waking up in a differ ent city every day he’s also hal'd at work on his second album, which is expected to drop in March. “There won’t be no sopho more jinx,” he said. Why? Because in his I-Pod, along side some of his favorites like TT’s Urban Legend, Mary J. Blige and Goodie Mob is his album, ‘Yung Joe City” “That was a lot of hard work and I want to critique it,” he said, Joe said when he performed at For SistCTS Only in the Queen City a few months back, he got much love fium the audience. ‘Tt was almost overwhelm ing,” he said. Want to go? What: Summerfest with Young Jeezy Three 6 Mafia, Yung Joe and Rick Ross When: August 5 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Pavillion Boulevard Cost: $30-64. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by caU- (704) 522-6500. marketers rea^i houseliold—Women; Women witn Children at home. The opportunity for long term growth and branding of goods & services. I i ys'Mmi Carowinds, Children’s Theatre auditions SPECIAL TO THE POST Two local organizations are holding auditions for upcom ing performances aroimd Charlotte. Paramoimt’s Carowinds is holding auditions to .fill posi tions for seven “sin-sational” attractions at the Carolinas’ bluest and best haimted event, Scarowinds. Character actors, stilt walk ers, fire eaters, magicians, contortionists, variety acts and side-show freaks are needed for several new freak show experiences. Those with imusual and creepy skills are strongly encouraged to apply Frightful ghouls, ghosts and gobbns are needed for each Halloween-themed attrac tions. Acting experience is not necessary for all positions, but the ability to scare, haunt and frighten is a must. Haunted attraction operators are needed as well. Carowinds is also hiring for rides, games and food and beverage. Auditions will be held at Carowinds’ human resources employment office. Interested persons also may apply online ' at wwwjobs4fun.com. For information specific to the audition process, call 1- 800-888-4386, ext.2383. You must be at least 16 years of by Sept. 24 to apply • Children’s Theatre of Charlotte will hold auditions for The Magician’s Nephew by appointment only on August 15 and 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Auditions will con sist of a cold reading fix)m the script and will be held by at ImaginOn, 300 East 7th Street. Call (704) 973-2800 for an audition appointment. Roles are available for five adults and 26 young people (fifth grade and up). Dance experience is a plus, but not required. Adult roles ai'e com pensated at $400 per weds. Rehearsals begin August 27th and take place Sxmday through Thursday fixjm 6- 9:30 p.m.. Performances will be held October 4-26 with weekday school group perfor mances diuing the day for five days and evening and matinee performances for the public on weekends. The Magician’s Nephew win be directed by Alan PoindextCT, Rae’s silky jazzy soul making her a star THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK-While most singers would give their right arm to be mentioned in the same breath as j azz great Bil lie Holiday, for British new comer Corinne Bailey Rae, the constant comparisons to Lady Day—-while flattering- can get a Mttie fiTistrating. “There was a really big backlash in the British press when my album first came out,” the 27-year-old said of her self-titled debut, recently rdeased in the United States, “Someone reviewed the whole thing and was like, ‘This does not sound like Bil lie Holiday! BiUie Holiday would never sit^ a song like this!’ And I’m kind of hke, well, you missed the point. really!” The point is that while the Rae’s sultry, scratchy vocals may bear an eerie resem blance to the jazz legend, the singer-songwriter has her own identity and her own sound—and it’s made her a critical success, not only in her native land, but in the United States as well. ‘T won this poll thing in En^and about predictions, and it was all these journal ists and reporters trying to say that I was going to be big in ‘06,” said Rae. ‘My name was at tile top of their list. I was like, are you sure you’ve got the r^ht person?” They did. In March she became the first female ‘Miami Vice’ changed South Beach mE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI BEACH. Fla.-South Beach was once a place where crime kept residents indoors at night, where retirees lined porches and forlorn hotels stood mostly vacant, where a popular outdoor mall was reduced to a desolate strip where bums slept. Tliose were the days before “Nfiami \Tce.” The TV show’s popularity finm 1984 to 1989 coincided with the early days of the rebirth of Miami Beach’s southern end—and helped it along. South Beadi is known today for its trendy restau rants and nightclubs, brightly painted hotels packed with tourists, upscale fashion and expensive restaurants. But as detectives Crockett and Tbbbs zipped their F^- rari along Ocean Drive or drove speedboats in Biscayne Bay, preservationists fought to save Art Deco buildings. The fashion industi'y moved in and entertainment and restaurant industry tjqies left the North to find wealth and fun. ‘Tt felt like pioneer country,” said Mark Sojka, who opened News Cafe on Ocean Drive in 1988- "We used to be proud to say we live in Casablanca— people think it’s dangerous but we’re OK because we know the way around.” The movie version of “Mami \Tce” Friday and it’s expected to provide the vistas that were pait of the TV show’s allure. It’s also likely to give a glimpse into Miami’s hedonis tic qualities: sex, dri^, vio lence. But much has changed since the TV show made its impact. Miami Beach in the 1940s through the 1960s was known for its tourist hotels and quiet neighborhoods. It attracted older people finm the North east, some of whom bought property where Carl Fisher and John Collins had invested before (they’re the namesakes for Collins Avenue and swanky Fisher Island). Deli catessens were abundant and music and cabaret shows at hotels were the thir^ to do at night. “It was just a nice, pleasant, middle-class kind of neighbor hood,” said M. Barron Stofik, a former Miami Beach resi dent and author of “Saving South Beach.” “It had the God’s waiting room image, but it wasn’t a bad area at all.” But by the late 1970s, things deteriorated- Otiier tourist attractions had sapped Miami Beach’s momentxun, more wealthy residents had moved to condominiums further north, and South Beach began to founder. “Compared to today it was like a ^ost town,” said D^- nis ^\nhelm, a member of the Miami Design Preservation League who today works for an architectural firm. Crime permeated Dade Coun ty in the early 19803, follow ing tile Marid boatiift — when some Cuban criminals ended up in Miami —anrl the influx Last season, they visited tile magical land of Narnia, where a great battle between good and evil unfolded. Now, go back in time ... to where the story really began. British schoolchildren Polly and E%ory explore eccentric Uncle Andrew’s London home, where they discover a strange secret laboratory Tricked into trying on two mystorious rii^, the pair is suddenly pulled into the Wood Between the Worlds. €xcefe(or Clttli 921 Beatties Ford Rd, • 704.334-5709 ' j/ J dtxcEWor 0 Ciut 'll ly • rmSDAY...“PISH PRr'. Only $5 Doors Open at 5, Fish Fry at pm • Disco at 9pm Don’t forget, come try your hand at a game of ‘Wrist” • WEDNESDAY I 1— “Why Not Wednesday?” [|u t ^ 'With Martinis and Soft Music Join us, There’s a Surprise Each WeefeK’p August 2nd, 8pm, Doors Open at 6pm “An all adult environment, 30 and above” • THURSDAY “DIRTY THIRTY THURSDAY’ Lets get this party started right now! • FRIDAY & SATURDAY The Best “DISCO” In Town • ^2^04=1^! SUNDAY...../om us for an evening of soft music, and fellowshipping with friends! British artist to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s U.K. album chart, and the album’s world wide sales already exceed 1 million copies, thanks to feel good hits like the celebratory groove “Put Your Records On” and the sweet-nectared jam “like a Star.” And now that she’s con quered Europe, the United States is next on her hit list— or not. ‘T don’t really feel pressure to be a big success here,” said the comdy Rae, whose face is framed by an unruly mop of curls. ‘T don’t think, like, T’ve got to sell so many records here, or so many records there.’ That’s the record label’s job. GENESIS PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH REV. L.A. BRYANT BRINGS TO CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEW YORKS HILARIOUS HIT COMEOY OFF RROAOWAY FAMILY PLAY JUDGEMENT" SATORDAY August 12th - MATTINEE 3PM evening 7PM SUNDAY August 13th - evening 4PM TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: DOROTHY'S MUSIC NETWORK, 2630 S. TRYON ST., 704.333.7729 PRAIZ, 3046 EASTWAY DR., 704.537.7767 TICKETS $25.00 * GENERAL INFO & GROUP SALES: 704.567.8180 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL BEFORE AUGUST 1ST $20.00 THEATER BOX OFFICE 704.330.6534 THIS PLAY HAS BEEN KEEPING NEW YORK AUDIENCES LAUGHING FOR FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS of Colombian drug dealers. The cocaine cowboy days saw shootouts in the streets, and the emergence of crack became a problem. It was a time when South Beach families would stay home at night in fear—mug gings and purse snatching were common, Stofik said. Parkrng was easy and a few nice restaurants catered to residents, who still were mostly older folks Lincoln Road Mall, once a jewel, was mostly deserted save for a busy Woolworth’s and some ' artists’ workshops. Sojka, who came finm New York in 1985, said South Beach’s architecture and beach living showed its hid den potential. “It looked a lot of like the end of the world, with crack addicts hiding and sleeping in the abandoned buildings,” Sojka said. “Business owners lived with that for so long they didn’t realize the poten tial of tiiese little buildings sitting right there.” Many buildings on South Beach are in the stjde known as Art Deco, distinguished by an overall architectural sym metry curved comers and stepped walls and rooflines. Preservationists sought to protect them firom demolition and pushed for a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Meanwhile, keen-eyed entrepreneurs invested with an eye toward restoration. COCA-COLA “ATHLETE” OF THE MONTH ^^Briyana Nichols^’ Back to the Basics Basketball Camp Award Winning Basketball Player Quote: “I believe hard work pays off. ■ Briyana Nichols Preparing for sixth grade in the IB Program at Piedmont Middle School, our “Athlete of the Month,” Briyana Nichols, says she wants to be a major player on a WNBA team or lawyer when she grows up. According to her coaches at Back to the Basics basketball camp, joining a WNBA team may just be a possibility. Briyana is not just part of the summer enrichment program, she is a year-round member of Back to the Basics. For her dedication, Briyana has received awards of excellence from bothi Back to the Basic programs. She shared that her favorite thing about being in the program was “meeting Magic Johnson.” At 11 years old, Briyana feels confident that Newell Elementary School ade quately prepared her for the IB program at PiedmontMiddle School. She’s up for the challenge. When not playing basketball, the creative Briyana enjoys making bracelets and necklaces. Briyana is the daughter of Louis and Nichelle Wilson. The family are members of New Birth Charlotte, imder the leadership of Pastor Terrell Murphy. Briyana is very active with Ladies of Influence, and is a member of the step team. Best Wishes “Briyana” from Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated of Charlotte Coca Cola Tieaf
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