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call Travelites at (803) 695
1937, Cedar Creek at (803)
894-5159 or the American
Association for Nude
Recreation at 1-800-TRY
NUDE.
Another place for an
offbeat date is children’s
museum
EdVenture. This place
is so offbeat for college
students that an employee
for the museum declined
an interview, saying, “We
are for children 12 and
younger.”
But if they let you in
without carding you,
EdVenture offers endless
possibilities for children
of all ages. EdVenture, the
South’s largest children’s
museum, is also the home
of Eddie, “the world’s
largest child,” according to
their answering machine
message.
He’s a 40-foot, 17.5-ton
structure of a boy with an
educational play set that
tours you through various
internal organs.
He even has a slide that
exits out the end of his
digestive system.
Imagine: exploring a
40-foot child’s nervous,
circulatory and digestive
systems with the one you
love.
Another must-see exhibit
for your EdVenture date
is the life-sized version
of the game Operation,
which offers a romantic
possibility.
In this game, you can take
out the patient’s heart.
If you think fast enough,
after your date takes the
heart, you can a make a
clever pun about how your
date stole your heart as
well.
And if you want
Valentine’s Day to focus on
more organs than the heart,
be sure to check out the
museum’s trivia game about
gross facts of the human
body.
And if you’re one of
those people who thinks
snow is about the most
romantic thing in the
world but somehow
ended up in Columbia,
EdVenture is currently
hosting the traveling exhibit
“Snowville.”
You can hold hands as
fake snow falls from the
ceiling and even share
magical moments in their
makeshift igloo.
Conveniently enough,
there is a McDonald’s
located just down Gervais
Street from EdVenture. So
after you leave, on your
own accord or not, you
can settle down to a Happy
Meal for two.
If you like your Valentine’s
Day with not only heart but
soul, you and your date may
want to head to the Art Bar
on Feb. 14.
A group of local DJ’s
called SinDoolah will be
hosting a night that the Art
Bar’s Matt Bradley, one of
SinDoolah’s DJ’s, said will
play “mostly funk, soul and
R&B from the ‘60s and
‘70s. James Brown, Ike and
Tina, Eddie Bo and even
contemporary artists such
as Sharon Jones.”
He also says' a night with
a SinDoolah show involves
a good deal of crowd
participation.
“This Valentine’s Day
we are planning a big
production including a
mock dating game,” he said.
“Romance is included, no
charge.”
So whether you and your
date want to dance your
heart away to Ike and'Tina
or just slow dance to the
smooth sounds of soul, be
sure to check out SinDoolah
at the Art Bar.
And if inappropriate
humor is your idea of an
offbeat
Valentine’s Day date, the
Nickelodeon Theatre is
showing Sarah Silverman’s
stand-up comedy film “Jesus
is Magic,” which includes
such lines as, “Strippers
should be role models for
little girls.” t
The film will be shown
Feb. 14-16 at 7 p.m. and
-9 p.m., as well as a 3 p.m.
matinee show on Feb. 15.
So if you want your
Valentine’s Day date to
stand out, whether by
sneaking into children’s
museums or disrobing
with strangers, Columbia
is sure to have something
for you.
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Members of Skull Baby will perform in the “Evilution” concert at New Brookland Tavern
with DJ Vitae, DJ Poe, Pet and special guest Lord DJC tonight. Doors open at 9 p.m.
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Raleigh, N.C., and now to
the New Brookland Tavern.
DJ Vitae, DJ Poe and Pet
are part of the goth and
industrial events promotion
team Sinnergy Productions.
They help promote and
provide entertainment for
local goth and industrial
occasions like “Pitch:
Black,” “Symmetry” and
Friday’s “Evilution.”
Also performing is area
rock band Skull Baby.
Founded in 1994, Skull Baby
has released three albums:
“Sex, Death, and Rock and
Roll”; “Give Birth”; and
“Songs From a Wicked
Heart.” The name, Skull
Baby, comes from the title
of a painting by singer Toby
Bubonic. Also in the band
are guitarist Jason, Ashleigh
on keyboards, Jarrett Bury
on bass and drummer China
White.
Skull Baby’s death rock
sound comes from numerous
and dynamic influences such
as the Misfits, Joy Division,
the Sisters of Mercy and
Black Sabbath.
“I really hate to say
‘gothic,’” said Jason.
“People’s first response is
that we scream and that it’s
all a bunch of noise, and
that’s not the case at all.”
The band actually makes
music that is very melodic
and much more accessible
than most goth bands.
Skull Baby has played
with national acts like
Wednesday 13, Bile and
Ghoultown, which features
a former member of
Marilyn Manson. The band
is taking its music across the
Southeast by booking shows
regionally.
The band’s members hope
to have a future with Skull
Baby.
“Music is our lives,” said
Jason. “We are all music
lovers and musicians, so our
goal is to be able to do what
we love all the time.”
The band wants to take
its music around the world
and play for as many people
as possible.
Skull Baby will join DJ
Vitae, DJ Poe and guest
Lord DJC for “Evilution”
at New Brookland Tavern.
Doors open at 9 p.m. and the
show will start shortly after.
All ages are welcome, $5 for
over 21 and $7 for under.
Comments on this story? E-mail
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the couple plagued by
racial stereotypes. While
the majority of the film
centers around Kenya
questioning how much
race really matters when
it comes to the man she
loves, the racially-oriented
jokes are the shining
moments of the film
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but poke fun at how
prevalent race still is in
black and white mindsets,
especially when it comes
to interracial relationships.
The jokes suggest that
perhaps people might take
the differences a bit too
seriously.
Kenya’s three friends,
Cheryl, Suzette and Nedra
— who arise periodically
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matters — are delightful
additions to the cast.
The women are hilarious
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Their first discussion in
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are, and they agree they
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«
possibilities.
Donald Faison, known
mostly for his “Scrubs”
role, showcases his
comedic talents as Kenya’s
younger brother Nelson.
As a typical young
bachelor, Nelson has two
characteristics audiences
will find amusing —
he always has a new
girlfriend at various family
events and is enamored
with his precious Jaguar
convertible.
This movie offers a
great cast, witty writing
and a refreshingly good
sense of humor.
This is director Sanaa
Hamri’s feature film
debut, and while it’s
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memorable among
today’s mostly forgettable
romantic comedies.
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