Movies
CUT ME SOME SLACK: Your favorite slackers return to the big screen in "Clerks II," which stars Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson and Kevin Smith (who also directed). It's not rated, and opens Friday at Governor's Square and Tallahassee Mall.
JUMP IN THE 'WATER': An apartment manager (Paul Giamatti) falls in love with a waif-like, mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) he rescues from the pool and tries to protect from some very nasty beasties in "Lady in the Water." The latest exercise in spooky cinema from director M. Night Shyamalan is rated PG-13 and opens Friday at Governor's Square and Tallahassee Mall.
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HOME, SCARY HOME: Neighborhood adults don't believe three children when they insist a house in the 'hood is really an evil living entity in "Monster House." Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jason Lee are among the actors supplying voices for the animated characters. It's rated PG and opens Friday at Governor's Square and Tallahassee Mall.
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: The powers of a woman scorned are amazing indeed in "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," which stars Luke Wilson as a New Yorker who breaks up with his girlfriend (Uma Thurman), only to find out she's actually a super-hero named G-Girl. It's directed by Ivan Reitman, is rated PG-13 and opens Friday at Governor's Square and Tallahassee Mall.
DRAMA OF DANCE: The Tallahassee Film Society teams up with the Tallahassee Argentine Tango Society to present a night of film and tango dancing at 7:30 p.m. Friday at All Saints Cinema, 918 1/2 Railroad Ave. The evening features a screening of steamy cult classic "Naked Tango," followed by a tango dancing session. The movie is rated R, so leave the kids at home. The last tango movie night sold out, so get there early to make sure you get a seat. Cost is $6 for the public, $5 for TFS and TATS members. Call 386-4404 or visit www.tallahassee films.com.
AHOY, MATEY!: Catch a screening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Dixie Theatre in downtown Apalachicola. Tickets are $6. The box office opens 30 minutes before show time. Call (850) 653-3456.
Special events
VARIETY IS THE SPICE: The days of the "really big shew" are back with the Variety Show for America at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Leaf Theatre in downtown Quincy. The show features old-style entertainment, including a big band, singers (including British vocalist Bobby Kemp, pictured above), a magician, comedians, a Chinese balancing act and more. Tickets are $27 in advance, $32 at the door. Check the site at www.varietyshowproject.
com.
PUT ON YOUR PARROTHEAD: The Tallahassee Parrothead Club and Barnacle Bill's present the Second Annual Parrothead Phrenzy to benefit Alzheimer's patients in the Big Bend area. The tropical-themed event takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Moon, 1105 E. Lafayette St., and features music by Jimmy Parrish & the Ocean Waves, a seafood spread, a Seaside Silent Auction and more. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 878-6900.
HURSTON IN THE HOUSE: Scholar and actress Phyllis McEwen portrays legendary Harlem Renaissance anthropologist, folklorist and writer Zora Neale Hurston in a presentation featuring stories and song at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Gadsden Arts Center, 13 N. Madison St. in Quincy. Admission is free. Call 875-4866.
Onstage
'SEUSSICAL' APPRECIATION: The fantastical world of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, springs to tuneful life in the joint Theatre A La Carte/Tallahassee Little Theatre production of "Seussical, the Musical" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at TLT, 1861 Thomasville Road. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and students. Call 224-8474.
DOWNHOME FUN: The Colquitt Miller Arts Council presents another edition of "May-Haw," its own version of the traditional comedy and musical show "Hee Haw," at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Cotton Hall, 166 E. Main St. in Colquitt, Ga. More performances are scheduled for next week. Tickets are $12. Call (229) 758-5450.
'LACE' UP: Thomasville On Stage & Co. presents Joseph Kesselring's sly, witty murder mystery "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the theater at 117 S. Broad St. in Thomasville, Ga. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students. Call (229) 226-0863.
Music
HOW TO SURVIVE: Hear indie rock from the cutting edge when Philly band Circa Survive plays at 7:30 p.m. today at the Beta Bar, 809 Railroad Ave. The group is touring to tout its fierce new CD "Juturna." It has already logged a lot of miles on the disc's behalf as opening act for such groups as Thrice, Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance, Motion City Soundtrack and Saves the Day. Now, Circa Survive is the headliner in a lineup that includes The Receiving End of Sirens, Days Away and You in Series. Cover is $12. Call 425-2697.
MAKE IT FUNKY: We want the funk! Gotta have that funk! Get it while it's hot when Atlanta funk-rock posse Rehab joins George Clinton III & Munkeez Strikin' Matchiz to make you dance that mess around at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the Beta Bar, 809 Railroad Ave. Cover is $10. Call 425-2697.
ITS THE LAWS: It's a rare musical treat indeed when local jazz diva Pam Laws joins pianist Bill Peterson for a dinner concert Friday at Chez Pierre, 1215 Thomasville Road. There are seatings at 6:15 and 8:45 p.m., and you can order from a special menu. Cost is $12 per person for the concert. Dinner is separate. Call 222-0936.
BUGS OUT: Red-hot Texas guitar man Bugs Henderson and his Shuffle Kings play the swingin' Lone Star blues in the group's debut local appearance at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Bradfordville Blues Club on Moses Lane off Bradfordville Road. Cover is $12; students and blues society members pay $10. Call 906-0766.
ROCK 'N' REEL: Rock goes ska-punk when Reel Big Fish, MXPX, Streetlight Manifesto, Transition and Whole Wheat Bread get busy at 8 p.m. Saturday at Floyd's Music Store, 666-1 W. Tennessee St. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 day of show. Call 222-3506.
CATCH COSTELLO: He's young, he's hot and he's oh-so-blue - guitarist Sean Costello returns to rock the masses at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Bradfordville Blues Club on Moses Lane off Bradfordville Road. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show. Call 906-0766.
DAMES DOWN UNDER: WomenFolk Productions presents Australian acoustic duo Hussy Hicks at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Barnacle Bill's Down Under, 1830 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 385-8734.
FAR OUT: Venture beyond the sonic horizon at a hardcore/experimental/post-rock showcase featuring Golden Axe, Maruta, Shed for You, Zocadile, Krishna Mali and Dickhearse: A Discourse on Dickhorse at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Pocket Sandwich Emporium, 666-5 W. Tennessee St. Admission is $5 to $10. Call 224-2812.
GOSPEL TRUTH: Tina M. Johnson celebrates the release of her new gospel CD "Don't Give Up" with a concert at 5 p.m. Saturday at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 Springsax Road. It's free and open to the public. Call 294-1971.
FINE CHINA: The Housewright Music Series from Around the World presents a concert of music performed on the Chinese zheng by Hai-qiong Deng at 4 p.m. Sunday at Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road. It's free. Call 877-4202.
GET JAZZED: The Don Juan Duo, featuring Don Fortner and Charles Ferguson, performs smooth jazz from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Harbor House in Panacea. It's free. Call 984-2758.
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