Film Spotlight: Johnny Awful
by Margot C. Lester
It’s an artistical mash-up tailor-made for our fair city: a movie about a garage band.
Author: webstaff
ART NOTES: In the Galleries
FRANK will showcase the work of the gallery’s 22 member artists with its 2nd Annual Member Spotlight this month. The program offers each member artist additional exhibit space to present a more complete and representative body of work.
In Saxapahaw, Murry Handler’s gestural abstract paintings and filmy figural works on paper are on display at Saxapahaw Art Gallery March 2-31.
Also this month, “Cellular Obscura – The Cellphone Photographs of Shawn Rocco†is on display at the Ackland Museum Store through April 7. Rocco, an award-winning staff photojournalist, produced the work for the exhibit using a Motorola E815 cell phone camera.
Communicating
FAUNA: The Day Shift
ROSS’S ALMANAC For March 2012
Compiled by Kirk Ross
I’m as restless as a willow in a windstorm
I’m as jumpy as a puppet on a spring
– Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Here in the Piedmont, we’ve spent a good part of this winter with the title to the song featuring the above lyrics in mind: It Might As Well Be Spring. We’ve seen a handful of “springs†this winter, but the season doesn’t officially arrive until 1:14 a.m. on March 20.
A little winter weather may still be lurking in the weeks ahead, but it’s been one of the mildest years since, well, two years ago. The lack of severe weather has led to some odd displays of longing from people who ordinarily would be the first to panic at the sight of a flake or two. The desire for a snow day has been so strong that the small blast of winter weather we had late last month was greeted with the same kind of wonder and awe usually found among Floridians. And the dusting we got – up to a full half-inch in places – yielded several variations, dutifully posted on Twitter and Facebook, of miniature snowpeople. Maybe in March we’ll see enough of a winter surprise to allow for the construction of the full-sized variety, but don’t bet the ranch on it.
March 1 – Sunrise: 6:45 a.m.; Sunset: 6:11 p.m.
March 31 – Sunrise: 7:03 a.m.; Sunset: 7:37 p.m.
First Quarter – March 1 Full Moon – March 8
Last Quarter – March 14 New Moon — March 22
The Full Moon in March is known as the Lenten Moon, Worm Moon, Death Moon, Sugar Moon, Crust Moon, Sap Moon and Chaste Moon.
Planets & Stars: Jupiter makes its descent from the evening sky this month while Mercury rises to join Saturn and Mars. Venus continues to rule the mornings.
March is Poetry Month, National Craft Month, Irish American Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, Music in Schools Month and National Frozen Food Month.
Significant Dates
• March 1 is National Pig Day
• National Anthem Day and If Pets Had Thumbs Day is March 3
• March 6 is Dentists Day
• March 11 is Johnny Appleseed Day
• 3.14 is National Pi Day
• The Ides of March is March 15
• Freedom of Information Day is March 16
• St. Patrick’s Day is March 17
• International Earth Day and the Vernal Equinox are on March 20
• National Goof Off Day is March 22
SPOTLIGHT: Cults
The indie-pop band Cults will bring their melodic sound to Cat’s Cradle on Sunday, March 4.
Whether you’re in the mood to dance your shoes off or just nod along to the contagious rhythms, this will be the best show to top off your week. Vocalists Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion harmonize so well you are sure to get goosebumps. Their catchy tunes are well balanced with melancholic lyrics that will simultaneously chill and warm your heart. Be there early – you’ll probably fall in love.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 the day of the show. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9.