Wednesday, May 14, 2008
FUN & CALENDARS
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Long rumored to have two children by Brad Pitt on the way, Jolie confirmed the news during a side-by-side "Today" show interview with Black, her "Kung Fu Panda" co-star.
ABC's prime-time schedule for this fall: NEW YORK (AP) -- When Edie packed up and left Wisteria Lane at the end of Sunday's "Desperate Housewives," viewers were caught by surprise. The sudden exit of the neighborhood's blond troublemaker has fans wondering how this plot twist will affect the ABC hit series, and whether Nicollette Sheridan, who has played Edie during its four seasons, will be back. LOS ANGELES (AP) _ "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Following dozens of television credits and comparatively little film work, Faran Tahir’s latest movie role gives him his greatest big-screen exposure yet. Tahir plays one of the principal villains in the superhero hit, Iron Man. The Week Ahead for May 11-17 Spotlight for May 12, 2008 Indiana Jones? Check. Batman? Yep. Will Smith? Him too. There will be no shortage of box-office draws during the 2008 summer movie season, which is so loaded with potential blockbusters that it may surpass last year’s record-setting summer grosses of $4.15 billion, the highest in Hollywood history. That is no guarantee the movies themselves will be good, of course: Just because they’ve made another Hulk picture doesn’t mean it will be any better. May 9-May 15, 2008 May 9-May 15, 2008 Coming this weekend to the Baton Rouge River Center is “High School Musical: The Ice Tour.” When hearing of this show, my first impression was that Disney is trying to squeeze every nickel and dime out of this franchise. Much to my surprise, this hasn’t stopped the hordes of pre-teens, teens and, of course, their chaperones from flocking to each and every show. Treat mom to a wild time at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo on Sunday, May 11. And try to get there early. The first 100 moms to enter will receive flowers donated by Billy Heroman’s Flowerland. Local band Harlan began without a band. The group’s founder, John Harlan Norris, recorded everything that’s heard on The Still Beat, Harlan’s full-length CD debut, himself at the LSU School of Music studio. One of Louisiana’s most unusual and colorful gatherings takes places this Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. when hundreds of boats of all types anchor on the Lake Maurepas ‘sandbar’ for the 2nd Annual Jonathan Arrington Memorial Party - Jammin’ in Lake Maurepas. May 9-May 15, 2008 May 9-May 15, 2008 May 9-May 15, 2008 May 9 - May 15, 2008 May 9-May 15, 2008 It’s hard to find anything to complain about at Outback Steakhouse. Except perhaps that you can’t eat there all the time. Too much of a good thing, you know … The steakhouse with the Aussie-inspired menu is celebrating its 20th bloomin’ birthday, so now is as good a time as any to visit if you haven’t dined there lately. The 21-year-old R&B singer and his professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, were eliminated during Tuesday's results show, which also served as a special celebration of the ABC dancing competition's 100th episode. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. A clear day greeted the thousands who came out to Baton Rouge’s 31st annual FestForAll to enjoy art and music downtown. The warm, dry weather came as a surprise after a gloomy forecast predicted rain. The festival, which continues today, featured 29 performers on four stages Saturday. Attendees watched musicians while munching on snow cones, crawfish and other south Louisiana staples. Get set for the final weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which comes to a close this weekend. Music lovers won’t want to miss this last chance to hear everything from rock ‘n roll to Cajun to gospel and jazz. Friday’s highlight is the one and only Stevie Wonder. Nearly three years after Aaron Neville’s home in New Orleans’ Eastover subdivision fell victim to post-Hurricane Katrina floodwaters, he’s planning his return to Louisiana. But Neville — among the most beloved singers to emerge from his famously musical hometown — won’t live in New Orleans proper. He’s buying property in Covington, an hour-and-10-minute drive from the city. MUSIC SCHEDULE Naturally, there will be lots of art and music, but what about funnel cakes? Because everyone knows a festival just isn’t a festival without funnel cakes. It doesn’t matter that this isn’t truly a Louisiana food, something that can be traced back to 1699 when Pierre le Moyne Sieur d’Iberville first saw that bloodied cypress marking the boundary between the Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. Of course, that was the beginning of Baton Rouge, the same city where FestForAll will be staged on, in and around Lafayette Park and the Old State Capital Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4. The Baton Rouge Art Car parade will roll at noon Saturday, May 3, beginning at the State Capitol parking lot. The parade is sponsored by the nonprofit arts organization CultureCandy. This weekend will be the 30th anniversary of Marcia Ball’s debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. With only two exceptions, the Austin-dwelling former Louisianan appeared at the festival every year since 1978. Residents of Breaux Bridge take great pride in the their town’s title, “Crawfish Capital of the World.’’ And they know how to pay tribute to the crustacean with flourish. The annual Crawfish Festival takes place today through Sunday, May 4. In some ways it’s strange that a band that released only two studio albums and, shortly after its lead singer-lyricist committed suicide, a posthumous hit single, should even have a best of collection. Tucked into a corner of the Jefferson Plaza shopping center, Café Americain is well-known to those who live in nearby Goodwood, Tara and Bocage neighborhoods, and many of us would probably like to keep it to ourselves. But that wouldn’t be fair, would it? Café Americain has been around for a while. Its menu has good variety, and the service is prompt and friendly. Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews comes from New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, a richly musical place prior to Hurricane Katrina. The 22-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist grew up around his trumpet-playing brother, James “Satchmo of the Ghetto” Andrews, the late Anthony “Tuba Fats” Lacen, the Rebirth Brass Band and many more New Orleans musicians, including singer-trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, a neighbor who lived just down the street. With an inspired new album about to be released, a summer tour on the horizon and a clean bill of health, Kenny Neal is a blues survivor. Performing again following the 52 weeks of treatment for hepatitis C that took him off the road for the first time in 30 years, Neal is emerging from the waves of trouble that struck him and his deeply musical family in recent years. Art for Food The Baton Rouge Blues Festival returns Saturday following a 13-year absence. Performers include Austin’s singing, piano-playing Marcia Ball; Phil Guy, Louisiana native and brother of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Buddy Guy; Houma’s hardworking blues star and advocate for Louisiana’s wetlands, Tab Benoit; Kenny Neal of Baton Rouge’s Neal family of blues artists; former local and roots music legend Lazy Lester; and such Baton Rouge mainstays as Larry Garner, Luther Kent and Slim Harpo band alumni James Johnson and Rudy Richard. OCALA, Fla. (AP) _ After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise. Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday for failing to file income taxes he insisted he never had to pay, the action star cut the federal government three checks for $5 million, delivered in court. For a laugh-out-loud comedy that’s also sweet and touching, check out Girls Night: The Musical. It’s a hilarious look at the lives of a group of women friends reliving their past and celebrating the present during a wild night in a karaoke bar. Performances take place May 8-25 at the Manship Theatre. Tickets are $35-$55. Call (225) 344-0334 to order. Lafayette’s 22nd Festival International de Louisiane continues this weekend with a bountiful mix of music, dance, food and art from around the world. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. Hitch up the wagon (make that the SUV) and head for Jackson, La., tomorrow and Sunday, April 27, for the re-enactment of the Battle of Jackson Crossroads. The past two albums from Orange County, Calif.-based rock-metal band Atreyu both reached the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The latest of the two, Lead Sails Paper Anchor, was re-released this week with a ton of extras, including bonus tracks, music videos, a printable 50-page digital booklet and a guitar lesson from the band’s Dan Jacobs. New Orleans piano maestro Henry Butler is among the city’s artists in exile. “I was on the road for about three months after Katrina and then I realized I didn’t have anywhere to go,” he said during a telephone interview. |
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