An evening of blues-inspired music, art, and film to benefit the Nickelodeon Theatre. Featuring music by the blues duo Motherless Chillin’ (Mike Nazarenko and Jeff Liberty) and Sounds Familiar Records recording artists DayClean. There will be a cash bar, silent auction, food, films, and music videos. The date is Friday August 20th @ 701 Whaley Street with a suggested donation: $10 at the door. Come on out and help the Nick move to its new home! More info coming soon. Check out DayClean’s video:
For kicks, Larry is going to try something like last year’s “Larry’s Family Reunion,” which was a real hoot. This year he has picked some of his favorite performers and friends to pretend he is deceased and share some laughs with you in this mock funeral that will leave you in stitches and also introduce you to some talented local folks.
He’ll be there incognito so you better behave (or actually don’t behave).
A celebration of his life will be held twice, August 6th and 7th at 7 p.m. in the Artspace at the Columbia Music Festival Association located at 914 Pulaski Street in the Vista in downtown Columbia. Funeral organizers ask that mourners get to the service early enough to drink at the cash bar, preferably beginning at 6 p.m. In his will, Larry mandated that everyone contribute money to attend the service and that this collection go to the Nickelodeon Theatre’s capital campaign. He requests that his devoted Nick members contribute $25 and others $30. There will also be an auction of silence at the service. Please bring an appropriate funeral dish to the service to share with other mourners. Photo opportunities with the corpse will be available for $5.00. Dress appropriately.
The funeral planning committee and people who will eulogize him include Patti O’Furniture, Gerald Floyd, the band Total Denial, Whitney Vance, Joe Hudson, Eve Ross, Jim Mooney, Kim Harne, Heather McCune, Dr. Kevin Lewis. We’re Not Your Mother’s Tabernacle Choir, Gaile Brown, Andrew Cline, Danny Jenkins and Ashley Hayes. To get your reservations to the funeral, please go to www.nickelodeon.org and click on “Larry’s Last Laugh.” It would be awful to get excluded from a funeral. Oh, and this funeral is closed to anyone under 18.
What’s going on people? If you’re a movie lover and writer, then this is for you. The Nick is revamping our MovetheNick.org blog and decided the best way to get our loyal fans involved is to have them share their voice. So, we’re looking for people that want to write about movies and music and you could get it featured on the blog. Any submissions send them to preach@nickelodeon.org.
We’re in the holiday spirit now thanks to a little mingling and jingling on Main Street last week. Hope you all were on hand to catch some yuletide cheer with the music of James Beresford’s duo and Fatback and the Groove Band, and that you scooped up some tasty treats and local artwork before heading home.
Last night we were treated to the lively sounds of the Upton Trio at the home of Kirkman and Kathleen Finlay, who graciously opened their doors and welcomed a crowd at a benefit concert for the Nickelodeon Theatre, the SC Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and the Upton Trio. We can’t wait for the Trio to play at the Fox when we move in. If you love them like we do, you can see them next Tuesday, December 15th at The White Mule.
If you’re still trying to decide what to give your favorite people this year, Nickelodeon memberships make great gifts. Want to really wow your loved ones? Buy them their very own chair in the new theater, or make sure their name appears on the wall of stars in the new lobby. We won’t be ready to show movies in the new space for another year, but we have a layaway plan and you’ll still get credit for the gift this year! Come check us out the next two Saturdays at our table at the All Local Farmers’ Market at 701 Whaley.
Join us this Thursday, December 3rd from 6 -9PM for a holiday-themed block party on Main Street. The event will feature the works of various visual and performing artists, and Villa Tronco, the White Mule and other local vendors will be on hand for food and drink. The Nick will be projecting holiday images on the outside wall of the old Silver’s building, and while most of the action will be on the 1500 block, which will be closed to traffic, we’ll be featuring an art exhibit at the Fox, too!
Main Street has a new neighbor! Mast General Store recently announced the purchase of the Lourie’s building at 1601 Main Street, right next door to the Fox Theater (future home of the Nickelodeon). This is exciting news for Columbia, and further evidence that Main Street, especially the 1600 block, is on the verge of a major revitalization. Find out more about Mast General Store’s plans for Columbia here http://www.thestate.com/746/story/1013835.html.
We owe a big thank you to everyone who came out last night to the block party, all the folks at COR and City Center Partnership, Debi, and all of our tremendous volunteers. It was a great evening all around. We are so happy that so many people are behind us in our goal to move to our new home and help make our city an even better place to live. Pics and video from last night will be up soon!
In case you missed it, WIS visited Larry over at the Fox Theatre earlier this week. The story ran on Monday evening’s newscast. You can read about it and see some of the story here.
It’s the first of two big nights here at the Fox Theatre. Tonight, though, it’s just for members. Head on over to 1607 Main Street to eat, drink, and learn more about the new building. We’ll be giving tours, answering questions, and giving you a chance to claim your seat.
