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SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL Antics at the Alhambra

January 12, 2025

The Alhambra Theatre launches into 2025 with the fast-paced comedy, SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL, one of two plays by writing duo Osborne and Eppler. Set in Mississippi, SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL’s action takes place over several days in August in the home of Dorothy Frye (Peg Pachal), who has just lost her husband, Dewey. Dorothy is faced with dealing with funeral arrangements

Feature·Movies·On Screen·Special Showings

Ring Leader: Wrestling legend gets the big-screen treatment

Words by Shelton Hull Queen of the Ring is a new film about the late great Mildred Burke (1915-1989), who was the first great female star in professional wrestling. It’s scheduled for official release on March 7, nationally, but local audiences will be among the first in the world

A Super MAMMA MIA! Troupe Downtown

Unlike many of the numerous jukebox musicals around town this year, British

Snap, Post, Repeat:

Jacksonville’s Most Insta-Worthy & TikTok-Friendly Hotspots Words by Johvan Merilus Jacksonville

perfecting the band

September 7, 2008

Music

by jon bosworth Klob may be the only perfect band. I first caught up with Kip Kolb of the blues-rock outfit Klob to start this article back in the Spring. The band had just returned from Greenwich Village where they played a showcase at the Soul of the Blues festival

black kids

September 7, 2008

Music

by jon bosworth When you hear Black Kids’ singer Reggie Youngblood croon out the gender-distoring lyric “You are the girl that I’ve been dreaming of ever since I was a little girl” in their hit song ‘I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You,’ you probably don’t

Upcoming Shows

September 7, 2008

Music

Kid Rock Oct. 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Lisa Lampanelli Oct. 3, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 O.A.R./Between the Trees Oct. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Randy Owen Oct. 4, Florida Theatre, 355-2787 Staind, Seether/Papa Roach Oct. 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 David Allen Coe Oct. 10, Crazy Horse Saloon, 641-8777 Montgomery

fall & holiday movie preview

September 7, 2008

Movies

september 5 BANGKOK DANGEROUS This adrenaline-charged action thriller stars Nicolas Cage as “Joe,” a remorseless hitman who is in Bangkok to assasinate four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of

September 7, 2008

Movies

movies now showing BABYLON A.D. A mercenary charged with delivering a young woman from Russia to Canada learns that she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus and what lies inside her could doom the human race. Vin Diesel muscles his way from Eastern Europe to New York City in