Arts & Entertainment

By Kellye Wantz | gargoyle@flagler.edu

For those fans of “Fight Club,” author Chuck Palahniuk wrote another book that will keep anyone on the edge of their seat.

“Invisible Monster” features Palahniuk’s use of self-destructive characters like many of his other novels, but this novel has a slightly different twist.

With the same vivid imagination, Palahniuk takes readers on a ride with more twists, turns and mutilation than Fight Club or his other stories.

The story begins with a beautiful fashion model that has everything a girl could ever want. Shortly thereafter, however, she gets in an accident on the highway that blows off half of her jaw.

The young beauty’s bad luck doesn’t end there. Her fiancé leaves her for her best friend.

By Gian Louis Thompson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College Art and Design Department is holding its first faculty art show at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum through Oct. 24.

The show is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. while classes are in session.

“Part of the role of the museum is to serve as a teaching tool to expose the students to what the teachers are working on,” Sarah J. Kelly, the show’s director, said.

“It would be a great idea to continue the show yearly,” she said.

The works of 14 art and design faculty members give the museum’s white walls a voice and a face of expression.

Ninth year painting, drawing, senior portfolio and Art 101 professor Patrick Moser submitted oil on canvas piece, “American Unicorn.”

“I was largely influenced by a fairly famous Western painter named Frederick Remington,” Moser said.

“His work explored the notions of American mythology in the west,” he said.

Communication senior Jay Bonadio’s new T-shirt line gains a reputation

By Sarah Locke | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Shaun Devine

Whether you know who Communication senior Jay Bonadio is or not, one thing is for sure, you’ve probably seen his artwork.

We’re not talking about colorful canvases hung on walls or even modern sculptures here. Instead, Bonadio’s preferences for art are graphic designs prominently displayed across articles of clothing.

Bonadio is the creator and owner of Jbon Clothing Co. He started the company, along with Enetix, his surf and skate line, eight months ago. Enetix has been plastered around campus and around town ever since it took off. The line has caught on and spread so quickly since its debut, that it’s hard to ignore.

LuLi’s Cupcakes shop adds special flavor to downtown St. Augustine

By Caitlin Brown | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Their cupcakes bring all the boys to the yard.

Actually, their cupcakes bring anyone with a sweet tooth over to San Marco Avenue. LuLi’s Cupcakes is a brand new gourmet cupcake shop downtown.

They are next to Goldfinch Boutique on San Marco Avenue.

The charming one-month-old cupcake haven is run by Janeen Damiano Sara and Deana Welsh.

Sara and her husband, a St. John’s County Firefighter, are both graduates of Flagler College.
Welch is the former owner of Tickled Pink children’s boutique.

Sara got the idea of opening a cupcake bakery in St. Augustine after an anniversary trip to San Francisco.

She and her husband visited a gourmet cupcake shop there, and fell in love. But, why cupcakes? Why not cookies or another baked good?

“Cupcake bakeries have become all the rage lately,” Denise Sara, employee and mother-in-law of Janeen Sara, said. Cupcakeries have become a huge trend in the food service industry, especially in larger cities.

LuLi’s cupcakes are the perfect portion, and for $2.50 each, are an affordable treat for college students.

Some of their flavors include The Chocoholic, Grandma’s Coconut, Fire Engine Red Velvet and Lemon Twist.

By Taylor Toothman | ttoothman@flagler.edu

The Flagler College Theatre Department will present William Shakespeare’s renowned comedy “All’s Well That Ends Well.”

The play centers on Helena, a maid who cures the King of France of a disease, then asks for Lord Bertram’s hand in marriage.

Bertram obliges, then quickly flees to Italy to engage in war, hoping for death to avoid marriage.

Helena is greatly hurt and sets out to confront him. In a perplexing bed trick, Bertram sleeps with Helena, whom he believes to be his mistress Diana.

Will Helena win back her man? Will Bertram continue to reject her for tricking him?

Find out at the Flagler Auditorium Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 6-8 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and are available in the Box Office.

For more information, visit http://www.flagler.edu/theatre or call (904) 826-8600.

By Josh Wolonowski | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Don’t let your favorite costume go to waste, and enjoy Halloween in the Nation’s Oldest City with Ancient City Tours.

Ancient City will be holding “A Ghostly Encounter” tours on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. starting at The Spanish Military Hospital, 3 Aviles St. Each tour is $14 per person.
Also, on Oct. 26, Ancient City will be sponsoring their annual Halloween costume parade/contest and trick-or-treating for children.

The parade will begin at 2 p.m. with registration starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Clock Tower at the Visitor Information Center, One Castillo Drive. The walk will end in the downtown Plaza for costume judging.

For more information call (904) 827-0807 or visit ancientcitytours.net.

By Taylor Toothman | ttoothman@flagler.edu

Who you gonna call? The 1984 classic will be on the big screen at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Friday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m.

Admission is free, and the gates open at 6:30 p.m.

Food will be provided by local restaurants.

For more information about the Cinema Series visit staugamphitheatre.com or call (904) 471-1965.

By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Without the quick-witted, snarky comments of Ellen Page in “Juno” or the knee-slapping one-liners of Jonah Hill in “Superbad,” the adorably quirky Michael Cera still shines.

Nick (Cera) is broken-hearted over his break-up with Tris (Alexis Dziena)—a shallow, vapid teenager of the “Mean Girls” tradition—but he finally dresses himself and stops moping long enough to play a show with his band, The Jerk-Offs, where he serves as the only heterosexual member. His good time ends abruptly, however, when he sees Tris cozying up to another boy, her next victim. Norah (executed beautifully by Dennings), meanwhile, has been noticing Nick all night. However, she is unaware that he is her “musical soul mate.”

By Courtney Gaver | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It’s almost Halloween, and it’s time to carve yourself a pumpkin masterpiece.

For my perfect Jack-O-Lantern, I first had to pick out some pumpkins. I headed to First United Methodist Church at 118 King Street, just two blocks from campus. They have a pumpkin patch every fall.

Pumpkins range from so small that they fit in the palm of your hand to so large you need a wheel barrel to roll them away. Depending on the size, prices range from $0.75 to $14 dollars. All proceeds go towards the church youth funds.

Next, I headed to Target to pick up a simple pumpkin carving kit. I found one in the back of the store with all of the other Halloween goodies. For $3.99 it included a book of beginner-to-advanced patterns, two saws, one scraper scoop, a drill and a wheel.

St. Augustine First Friday Art Walk displays local and student artwork

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Photo by SHAUN DEVINE

The everyday life of a college student gets monotonous after a while. From mind-numbing classes to excruciatingly boring homework, students deserve a break and peace of mind, if only for one day a month.

Art Galleries of St. Augustine gives that day to students as well as to all other members of the St. Augustine community.

They sponsor the First Friday Art Walk, an event rich in culture, originality and enthusiasm for art in its many forms.

Regular participants in the monthly event include Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, The Pegasus Gallery, Energy Lab Gallery, Rembrantz Fine Gifts, The Gallery at Screen Arts, Rachel Thompson Gallery, Classic Blends, Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and many others, each featuring new and distinct exhibits.