Charleston Gazette

Silverman One Crass Comedienne

South Charleston High School Sarah Silverman's stand-up comedy movie "Jesus is Magic" is downright rude and confrontational - not for the faint of heart. But if you can get past that, you may enjoy her fearless stage style and quirky act.

Teens Learn Value of Money

Sissonville High School Parents often preach to us about the trials and tribulations of the "real world." They continually remind us of these obstacles to encourage us to become more responsible or independent as adolescents. Yet, for the most part, we are still completely dependent on them.

'Brokeback' Gorgeous but Doesn't Reach Potential

REVIEW Brokeback Mountain HHH Rated R (sexuality, nudity, language and some violence) Directed by Ang Lee Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas Dozens of adjectives have been applied to "Brokeback Mountain" - words like "outstanding," "brave," "daring" and "unforgettable."

Help Me, Rhonda

Bluegrass powerhouse Rhonda Vincent and her band, The Rage, bring their supersonic brand of fret-burning to West Virginia Public Radio's "Mountain Stage" for a 6 p.m. show Sunday that includes Jon Randall, Shawn Camp, Alecia Nugent and The Biscuit Burners. Multiple winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" award, Vincent has broken through the traditionally male-dominated world of bluegrass music to become one of the genre's hardest working and mo...

Best Bet: ; Dueling Banjos

QUESTION: How many bluegrass musicians does it take to change a light bulb? ANSWER: Five - one to screw it in and four to complain because it's electric.

The Gazz Calendar: ; Jan. 26-Feb. 1

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Best Bet: ; Tickling Your Funny Bone

Come hang with Mr. Cooper this weekend. Comedian Mark Curry - star of the mid-90s sitcom "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" - will bring his act to the Huntington Funny Bone, 26 Pullman Square Dr. Suite 207, for a half dozen shows beginning today. Today's show starts at 7:30 p.m. (tickets $16), Friday and Saturdays show begin at 7:30 and 10 p.m. ($18 each) and Sunday's show is at 7 p.m. ($16). For tickets, call 781-1000 or visit www.wvfunnybone.com.

In Short

Puzzuoli Miller collection "... Never Done: Works by Women Artists from the Puzzuoli Miller Collection" opens Saturday at the Huntington Museum of Art. The collector will speak at 6:30 p.m. and a reception will follow at 7 p.m. The exhibit, which runs through April 9, includes 350 to 400 works collected over the last 18 years.

Film Clips

* "UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION": H Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas. If "Underworld" wanted to be "The Matrix," then "Underworld: Evolution" wants to be "The Matrix Reloaded." Directed with all the subtlety of a stake to the heart, it's smothering in its darkness and jarring in its jerky action sequences. The ending sets up the possibility of a third installment, which perhaps will be titled "Underworld: Revolutions." Rated R. * "END OF THE SPEAR": HH 1/2 MC. An independently produced re...

Aquila Production Offers a Transforming Take On Old Tale

If you go Aquila Theater Company stages "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" at 8 p.m. Friday at the Clay Center. Tickets, $10, $15, $25. Call 561-3570. For the Gazette

Avampato Theater Offers Some Northern Exposure

REVIEW "Alaska" HHH Directed by George Casey, narrated by Charlton Heston Opens Saturday at Avampato Discovery Museums ElectricSky Theater: noon, 1, 3 and 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, also 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday, and 1, 3 and 4 p.m. Sunday. bobschwarz@wvgazette.com

Local Music: ; Bobaflex Gets a Hand After Theft

If you go Bobaflex performs Friday at the Monkey Bar, 611 Fourth Ave., Huntington. Visit www.monkeybarlive.com. For the Gazette

'Nanny' Worthy of Andrews

REVIEW "Nanny McPhee" HHH 1/2 Rated PG (mild thematic elements, some rude humor and brief language) Directed by Kirk Jones Starring Emma Thompson, Colin Firth Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas Imaginative and funny, "Nanny McPhee" resembles a Julie Andrews film festival - without Andrews. Like "Mary Poppins," the movie's about a magical, no-nonsense British governess, and, like "The Sound of Music," she shows up at the doorstep of a distracted widower to whip his seven naughty child...

Party Draws Bead On Museum Cash

rustymarks@wvgazette.com Break out the ostrich features and zoot suits. It's time again for Fidelio, the Friends of Avampato Discovery Museum's annual museum fundraiser.

First 'Survivor' Winner Convicted of Tax Evasion

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the debut season of the reality show "Survivor," was found guilty Wednesday of failing to pay taxes on his winnings and taken straight to jail. Hatch remained calm as the court clerk read the verdict.

New Sounds: ; Fired Up About Camp Songs

THE CD: "Shawn Camp: Fireball" PERFORMER: Shawn Camp

Short and Shocking, 'Bubble' Entrances

DOWNTOWN SCREENINGS "Bubble" screens in Charleston at 7 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St., as part of the Splice It Up series of the W.Va. International Film Festival. Tickets, $7 after 6 p.m.; $5 before 6 p.m. REVIEW "Bubble" HHH 1/2 Rated R (some language) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Debbie Doebereiner, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Dustin James Ashley "Bubble" is so unconventional and blank that if anything happened in it, it wo...