News entertainment 2008-07-25 Andanh.com

McCain To Visit Aug. 8 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:11:03 -0500
Arkansas Republicans will get a reminder next month that there's a race they can win.

Tonight: 607 on CNN, Florez, Ted Ludwig's new gig and more Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:42 -0600

Reigning Arkansas Times showcase winner Adrian "607" Tillman gets big love from CNN tonight on the finale of the network's special series, "Black in America." Tonight, in"The Black Man," and two Central graduates from 1968 figure in prominently, but the real excitement comes about an hour in (not sure how long it'll be with commercials), when in about eight minutes, CNN paints 607 as everything good in hip-hop, 8 p.m. More, earlier.

From Nashville, Florez plays soulful acoustic pop in the vein of Maroon 5 at Sticky Fingerz, 9:30 p.m., $3.

Ted Ludwig's a busy man. From 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., he and bassist Joe Cripps play happy hour at the Capital Hotel Bar, 5 p.m. Then, as usual, the Ted Ludwig Trio (which also includes Cripps and drummer Brian Brown) headlines at the Afterthought, 8:15 p.m., $5.

Florida screamo (that's right) band Underoath is at the Village, 7:30 p.m., $17 adv., $20 d.o.s.

The Movement presents Live Karaoke at Crush Wine Bar with the funk/soul band Solfude providing instrumental backing, 8 p.m., $5.

At Cajun's, local party band Mr. Happy performs, 9 p.m., $5.

It's comedy night at the new B.A.C. 2 Theater on Rodney Parham, with “Class Clown,” 8 p.m., $5.

Meanwhile, comedian Tommy Blaze does stand-up at the Loony Bin, 8 p.m., $6.

The quotable BB King Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:32 -0600

In anticipation of Friday's show with Willie Nelson...

"When I first met him, I was playing at a place in Nashville called the Exit/Inn. I was doing one of his songs, "Nightlife," and boy I reared back to squall and looked right in Willie Nelson's face in the audience. Oh man, you talkin' about nervous nervous nervous. My knees started to shake I managed to finish the show, but that was pretty close to the end of it. I was so nervous I didn't know what to do. But after the show, he came backstage and congratulated me on the song. I still was nervous, but that just shows you what a nice guy he was. His heart's as big as I am." — In the Oxford American 2003 Music Issue's tribute to Nelson's 70th birthday.

'When I got near the stage, Bill Graham gave me the best and the shortest introduction I ever had. He said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the chairman of the board, B. B. King.' Everybody stood up, everybody. It was the first time I ever got a standing ovation in my life. It was so touching that I cried. Big grown man crying.''—On playing the Fillmore in 1968 in front of hippies. The New York Times, March 2, 2003.

''Pepticon, Pepticon, sure is good/ You can get it anywhere in your neighborhood.''—Lyrics for a jingle for a health tonic that sponsored "King's Spot," a 10-minute show King hosted on Memphis' WDIA in 1948.

"I was making 22 dollars and a half driving a tractor [a week] and ran into a lady who was going to pay me 12 dollars and a half a night. . . . West Memphis at that time was like a little Las Vegas. Nearly every juke joint had gambling in the back, so my job was to play for people who didn't gamble. I loved my job because a lot of girls were there, and, boy, I've been addicted to them all my life." On his first steady gig, in West Memphis, in the late '40s." Washington Post, Feb. 29, 2008.

I like doing it. It's a game that feels good—warm and close and different than anything else in the world. I like loving on Peaches."—On young love, with his first lady friend, Peaches, who was seven; he was six. From King's autobiography, "Blues All Around Me."

Last Night: Korto cries Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:06:35 -0600

A hot mess.

Shew! LR representer Korto Momolu narrowly escaped elimination this week in the "green challenge." Let's count indignities suffered leading up to her near-end.

1. Tim loved her dress (above) until he found out it wasn't inside out. "You better make it perfect," he told her after taking a moment to let his wordless horrified look sink in. "Or it's gonna be a hot mess."
2. She insinuated to fellow designers that the dude who wears dress shorts constantly was ripping off her design. Nobody agreed. Several finger-wagged.
3. On the runway, courtesy of TVgasm, "The hair is Gloria Estefan in her Sound Machine days and the neckpiece is one of the most dangerous ones I've seen. Are those twigs strung together? I think that hurting a tree in a green challenge should get her disqualified. If this model falls, she's gonna be impaled."
4. Natalie Portman, guest judging and looking elvish, told her the dress looked inside out.
5. Another judge said it looked like it has fins.
6. Even though she escapes the final two, Korto bawls.

Time for a comeback.

Thursday To-Do: Chris Denny and Dana Falconberry Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:59:03 -0600

DANA FALCONBERRY/ CHRIS DENNY
9 p.m., White Water Tavern. $5.

It's a bill of voices of such strength and oddness to jar even the drunk chatterers in the back into attention. Hendrix alum Dana Falconberry, who's currently carving out a name for herself in the Austin, Texas, indie-folk scene, sings in a voice that's delicate but capable of great, sweeping dynamism. With one EP under her belt, Falconberry's promising a full-length sometime this year. If “Love Will Never Leave You Alone,” the album's bewitching debut single, is any indication, she's soon likely to be known well beyond Austin and Arkansas. Maybe a little farther on a similar trajectory, Chris Denny and the Old Soles return home after a two-week swing through Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. With the addition of guitar whiz Judson Spillyards to the line-up and marathon daily practice sessions, Denny and the Old Soles lately seem to be less the Chris Denny show — though Denny's preternatural voice is still a highlight — than a band pursuing the Allman Brothers model, playing Southern rock graced with a touch of blue-eyed soul: music that's jam-y in the best way.

FC, Searcy advance at district Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:17:00 EST
Barrett Beshears exploded for seven RBIs and notched the win on the hill as Forrest City Post 4 outslugged the Blytheville Casons by an 18-11 count Friday in the opening game of the Zone 2 Senior American Legion Baseball District Tournament at Cooper Park on Spring St.

Alley-White American Legion Post 52 officers Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:41:00 EST
Newly installed officers for the 2008-2009 membership year of Alley-White American Legion Post 52 are (first row, from left) Rod MacLeod, judge advocate; Marcia Philman, finance officer; Jess Milford, adjutant; and Jim Wallin, first vice commander; and (second row) Frank Kaye, commander; Rich Cramer, second vice commander; Jim Whitesell, historian; and Don Owens and Leroy Buffon, trustees. Skip Graewert, sergeant-at-arms; Art Wallace, chaplain; George Pastove, service officer; and Lyle Royer, trustee, were not available for the photo.

White River Canoe Race begins Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:23:00 EST
Participants in the 42nd annual National Invitational White River Canoe Race wait for the start of the race Thursday morning just below the Bull Shoals Dam. The 120-mile, three-day race will end Saturday in Batesville.

Beef Cattle Conference slated Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
The North Central Arkansas Beef Cattle Conference 3-7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at North Arkansas Livestock Auction in Green Forest. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m. The conference is a joint educational effort by Division of Agriculture and Farm Credit Services of western Arkansas and is designed to provide beef cattle producers with the latest information on beef cattle management. A registration fee of $20 will be collected at the door.

Armella Mary Anderson, 84 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
A Funeral Mass for Armella Mary Anderson of St. Peters, Mo., will be 10 a.m. today at St. Peter The Fisherman Catholic Church, with the Rev. James Fanrak officiating. Mrs. Anderson went home to the Lord, Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in St. Peters at age 84.

No party for parties Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Jeff Parker

Joanne Ragsdale's A Childs's Time to Read Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:31:00 EST
Katherine Paterson is an award-winning author who always can be counted on to bring a story that is a captivating read for many ages. Her works include the wonderful tale "Bridge to Terabithia" (1977), recently "The Same Stuff as Stars" (2002), and in between, "The Great Gilly Hopkins and Jacob, Have I Loved."

Assistance available to farmers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
The United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will allow producers, who have previously been denied, to be eligible for the new disaster-assistance programs by paying a fee, according to a USDA news release. People who may take advantage of this one-time opportunity include producers whose crops, including grazing lands, are not fully covered by crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance. The buy-in form must be completed and fees paid to the local FSA county office by Sept. 16. To read the full release, visit www.fsa.usda.gov. For information, call 425-2250.

Sheriff's official charged in theft Clerk used department credit card for personal use, authoritie Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
A Marion County Sheriff's Office employee is accused of making about $5,000 in personal purchases — including a riding lawn mower — on a credit card belonging to the Marion County Sheriff's Department.

Raney Dewayne Barnes, 69 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Raney Dewayne Barnes, 69, of Ash Flat passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Hospice of the Ozarks' Hospice House. A funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Roller Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Joey Barnes. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Roller Funeral Home.

CALENDAR Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Art & Exhibits CENTRAL ARKANSAS AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER 3301 E. Roosevelt Road. Oasis in Space program. Hours: 7, 8 and 9 p.m. today, noon-9 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5.50. (501) 376-4629.

MUSIC: Idol’s Bucky Covington to perform at Magic Springs Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0500
Former American Idol contestant and country music newcomer Bucky Covington will headline the 2008 summer concert series at Timberwood Amphitheater at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls amusement park in Hot Springs this weekend.

MUSIC SCENE: Rev Room gets first bite of Apples Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0500
The Apples in Stereo, a Denver-based pop-rock band, will make its first central Arkansas appearance this weekend with a show Sunday night at the Revolution Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.

Bye Bye Birdie on Benton stage Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0500
Benton’s Royal Players continue their run of the musical Bye Bye Birdie — music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, book by Michael Stewart — 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. July 31-Aug. 2 and 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton.

MUSIC: Met Opera finalist offers benefit recital Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:04:00 -0500
Baritone Stephen Anthony Ray, the Arkansas singer who made it to the finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in February, will present the program that got him there plus some of his favorite arias in a benefit recital at 8 p.m. today in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Theatre, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock.

Transitions Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 -0500
You’ve probably heard that Starbucks will be closing more than 600 outlets across the country. According to a list the company has posted on its Web site, www.starbucks.

CHEAP EATS: Mexico Chiquito delivers a vivid medley of flavors Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 -0500
The one thing you can be pretty sure of at the new fullservice Mexico Chiquito on Cantrell Road is that nothing on your plate will be bland.

Review: The X-FIles: I Want to Believe Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:31:00 -0500
The X-Files: I Want to Believe, the sequel to the 1998 X-Files movie and the hit ’90s TV show of the same name, should really be called The X-Files: I Can’t Believe THIS is What They Came Up With.

A new signal from ‘out there’ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:13:00 -0500
It’s a mystery worthy of Fox Mulder’s scrutiny: Why make a theatrical motion picture of that iconic ’90s TV series The X-Files six years after the last original episode aired? Nobody’s doing Seinfeld: The Movie; Friends Forever; or Walker, Texas Ranger, Rides Again.

ON FILM: Dark Knight is both great genre cinema, subtle morality play Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:12:00 -0500
A lot of superlatives have been hurled in the direction of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and for once I’m not inclined to disagree with any of them.

COMING ATTRACTIONS Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:11:00 -0500
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, PG-13 Explorer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser), son Alex (Luke Ford) and wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) take on the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li). With John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh

REVIEW: Step Brothers Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:11:00 -0500
Step Brothers is another light sweet — and very crude and vulgar — R-rated comedy that attempts to replicate the bawdy-yet-innocent flavor that elevates Judd Apatow’s two best films to date, Knocked Up and Superbad.

Box office Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:10:00 -0500
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Wayne just keeps getting richer.

ON CHRISTIANITY Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:09:00 -0500
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I have some big decisions to make in the next few months, and I know I need to pray about them and seek God’s will. But how will I know it’s God speaking to me, and not just my own personal desires? I don’t want to make a mistake. — Z.J.

HELPFUL HINTS Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
DEAR HELOISE: When I have to stop somewhere on the way to somewhere else (like on the way home from work), I attach a note to my key ring. This way, if I forget, I find the note when I get into the car.

E Wine of the Week Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:22:51 +0000
Argentina’s most popular white

Fayetteville’s Top Blogs Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:15:52 +0000
Go ahead, Google Blog.

The Set List Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:13:13 +0000
Fire the Cannons Jet Lag Gemini

Risa’s Astrology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:12:51 +0000
How Leo Evolves

On the Aisle Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:12:31 +0000
The Dark Knight

8 Days A Week Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:12:06 +0000
Local Event around NWA

Highlights Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:44 +0000
moe. moved to George's

Film Times Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:22 +0000
Film Times are for Friday, July 24 through Thursday, July 31.

Doug Thompson Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:52 +0000
A dark and stormy knight Metropolis found

LIVE MUSIC & CLUBS Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:22 +0000
Live music in clubs and restaurants around NWA

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