Charleston Gazette

The Idiot Box: ; Globes Not so Golden for Average Joe

The Golden Globes air at 8 p.m. Sunday on NBC, but if you're just an average Joe TV viewer with basic cable, there's not much to get excited about. Premium cable networks (HBO, Showtime) are always well represented when it comes to Golden Globe nominations, but this year, they have more than usual. Of the 55 nominations in the 11 TV categories, 31 are from either HBO or Showtime productions.

Picking Up the Pieces

The Gazz Calendar: ; January 8-14, 2009

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Footmad: ; Contrarians Hit Stage Friday

So, you made that resolution about becoming more active in 2009 because you're starting to resemble the Michelin Tire Man (or Woman). Now what? Try the following: FOOTMAD contra dances are one of the most welcoming, social and entertaining ways to engage in healthful movement. Plus you can show up by yourself or with a squadron of mates.

Downtown: ; Jewish Film Festival Coming Sunday

The 2009 West Virginia Jewish Film Festival takes place Sunday at Park Place Stadium Cinemas in downtown Charleston. There are free showings of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" at 5 p.m., followed by "The Secrets" at 7 p.m. For more information, call 304-342-5271. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is based on John Boyne's 2006 novel of the same name. It views the horrors of the Holocaust through the innocent eyes of Bruno, an 8-year-old boy whose father is a Nazi commandant at Auschwitz. Bruno...

Cover Story: ; Coming Home; Wheeling Native Tim Obrien Returns to the Mountain State

WANT TO GO? Tim OBrien With Todd Burge WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Clay Centers Walker Theater TICKETS: Adults $15, seniors and students $10 (limited tickets remain) INFO: Call 304-561-3570 or go to www.theclaycenter.org Folk singer Tim O'Brien comes home to West Virginia on Saturday night with a Woody Hawley series show at the Clay Center's Walker Theater. It's one of his first shows of the year, after a short holiday break.

5 Questions: ; Five by Design Brings Timeless Tunes to City

WANT TO GO? Stay Tuned: A tribute to the Early Days of TV Five By Design WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Charleston Municipal Auditorium TICKETS: Adults $35, college students $10, children 18 and under $5 INFO: Call 304-744-1400 or go to www.cmawva.org For two decades, Five By Design has worked tirelessly to preserve the traditions of vocal harmonies in pop music, while looking very cool doing it. Looking very fit and sounding better than ever, the quintet makes an appearance Saturday at 8 p.m. ...

5 Questions: ; Taking On 'Trailer Trash'

At 7 p.m. Saturday, South Charleston Museum's LaBelle Theater screens two of the state's most acclaimed films in recent years. They are Ray and Judy Schmitt's "Six Months" and Don Diego Ramirez' "Trailer Trash - a Film Journal." The program is called "Love & Death in West Virginia" as the two themes are dominant in the films. Admission is $4. The theater is at 311 D St. Call 304-744-9711. The gazz phoned Ramirez, 42, a part-time film instructor at Shepherd University, to talk about his intern...

Gazzopolis

READER SUBMISSION: Tell your tales of concerts past In an audio slideshow, article and podcast at thegazz.com. Budget Tapes and Records manager John Nelson has memories to share of great and/or notorious Charleston concerts past: Bowie, Zappa, Clapton, Humble Pie, Sly Stone, KISS, The Police, Rod Stewart, Dave Mason, The Eagles, J. Geils and many more.

In Short

Clay Center The giant screen film "Dolphins" opens Saturday. It shows 3 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. Also Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. the Fun Lab for children is "Foil Sculptures," where they'll make a 3-D artwork. Cost is included in admission (adults $7, children $5.50. Call 304- 561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.

First in State: ; Uc Opens Addiction Health-Care Clinic

For people grappling with substance abuse, basic health care can be fraught with worry: over-the-counter cough medicine can have relapse-triggering amounts of alcohol, and visits to the dentist are hazardous if they include narcotic painkillers. A new outpatient clinic at the University of Charleston, likely the first of its kind in the state, hopes to make those anxious decisions easier when it opens later this month.

Paperwork Error Delays Action On Smoking Complaints

It could be months now before a Kanawha County bar or gambling parlor gets convicted of violating the county's expanded smoking ban. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department has been forced to refile criminal complaints against six businesses, after an assistant Kanawha County prosecutor notified the agency that the paperwork wasn't filled out properly.

Loss of Goody's Store Seen As an Isolated Case at Dudley Farms

Marshall University: ; State Approves $42,000 Increase in Presidents Pay; with Bonus, Income Could Hit $325,000

Marshall University President Stephen Kopp will get a $42,220 raise under a contract approved Wednesday by the state's Higher Education Policy Commission, a boost two commissioners say is unfair in light of staff salaries there. At a brief meeting by conference call, commissioners voted 7-2 to approve the compensation package, which will bring Kopp's base salary to $275,000.

Corridor G Shopping: ; Closing Won't Slow Retailers; Loss of Goody's Store Seen As an Isolated Case at Dudley Farms

Although the Goody's store along Corridor G will close as part of a national liquidation, Dudley Farms Plaza is fully occupied and West Virginia retailers are thriving while those in other states struggle, shopping center managers say. Steve Andes, manager of Goody's at Dudley Farms, said he notified workers there of the impending closure shortly after he got the news from corporate headquarters in a conference call Monday.

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