Arts & Entertainment

Cast tackles controversial material, rises to brilliance in spring play

Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair

By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu

As denizens of St. Augustine feel colder temperatures, the Flagler College Theatre Department is heating up for Spring. They will present “The Good Person of Sezuan.”

The play, written by world renowned German playwright Bertolt Brecht, adapted by Tony Kushner, and directed by Andrea McCook, promises to evoke a response from its audience. It centers on the duality of good and evil and challenges viewers to explore the relativity behind “being a good person.”

JAX band kLoB is growing ‘like a very healthy and beautiful weed’

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By Taylor Toothman | ttoothman@flagler.edu

Too often a band will start to get lazy once they realize they have a substantial fan base, then it will inevitably smudge slowly into the periphery of music history. Such is definitely not the case for Jacksonville band kLoB, whose relentless enthusiasm for performing tells us that not only do they love their jobs and their fans, but also that they’re not going anywhere. Anywhere but up.

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu

The St. Augustine Sertoma Club is providing for the community yet again, this time by hosting an art exhibit Feb. 18 for Flagler College’s Sculpture I class. Titled “Touch Not the Cat,” the exhibit will be held at Sertoma’s Second Time Around Store.

The display will feature works of art created by students from various items throughout the thrift store.

By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Harvest of Hope Foundation Music and Art Festival will be held March 6 to 8, 2009, at the St. Johns County Fair Grounds.

Several artists will perform for the cause, including Against Me!, The National, Girl Talk, Less Than Jake, Tilly & the Wall, The Gaslight Anthem, Black Kids, Ra Ra Riot, and Tokyo Police Club.

Advance tickets are $19.50 or $29.50. Tickets purchased at the Fest are $29.50 or $49.50.

The Fair Grounds are located on State Road 207, seven miles west of Interstate 95. For more information, visit www.harvestofhopefest.com.

By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu

In an age of cheap horror, action and jokes, a good film which mirrors the trials of everyday life is difficult to find. Clint Eastwood, who has made many successful films as an actor, continues to immortalize film as a director. Each film he makes is simple and insightful, raw and poignant. He follows “Changeling,” a beautiful and exciting adaptation of a true story, with “Gran Torino,” something completely fictional, yet could, and does, happen in real life.

Set in Detroit, once an industrial powerhouse and now a place of poverty, Eastwood’s idea epitomizes the American’s struggle.

By Holly Elliott | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When Valentine’s Day is mentioned, no doubt the idea of romance pops into your head.

The holiday as we know it is wrought with hearts, love-delivering cherubs and, of course, enough candy to feed a small village. However, the idealized day of love actually stems from far darker roots than most modern day couples would expect. Valentine’s Day wasn’t always a celebration of sexual chemistry and dinner at an expensive French restaurant.

Before packing up and heading to Jacksonville, give St. Augustine a try

By Taylor Toothman | ttoothman@flagler.edu

I can picture you right now, reading this article, stalking a friend of a friend on Facebook, or – you must be really desperate – catching up on homework because you don’t think there’s anything to do in town.

Granted, St. Augustine may seem like a boring place because it’s so small and so many places close around 6 p.m. But, there really is something for everyone, if you look close enough. You won’t even have to walk far.

Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair

San Marco Avenue consignment shop offers used clothing, swaps

By Amy Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu

On San Marco Ave., next door to the sign for the Fountain of Youth, is a little consignment shop called Gabriel’s Closet. It is owned by Torree Alexander, who who wants to give St. Augustine the gift of gently used current fashions at affordable prices.

As you approach the pink front door, many locally consigned fine dresses and other pieces can be seen hanging in the windows and on stands out on the front lawn.

By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu

As a play, “Doubt: A Parable” earned much praise, including a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony or two. However, as a film, the piece loses something crucial, despite its unquestionable brilliance as a story. It is a story, like so many others, that simply does not transition to film; it belongs on the stage.

“Doubt” is set in the Bronx in 1964. Mostly populated with Irish and Italian families, St. Nicolas School admits its first black student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster). Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a compassionate and charismatic priest, preaches forgiveness and strives for a change in the system, which has existed for years on the basis of fear. The person who perpetuates this system by advocating severe discipline and strict rules, is the school principal, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) – an iron-maiden who epitomizes fear for all students.

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By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

The Shellfish Grille and Lounge of St. Augustine, specializes in producing top-quality service to its guests through original seafood recipes and a wide menu selection.

Top menu selections for the Shellfish Grille include unusual shrimp dishes such as Shrimp Teriyaki and Baked Stuffed Shrimp, as well as their original Maryland crab cakes.