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PAGE 17 THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 THE HERALD From Local Sources JASPER — The Good Humor Men, presented by Jasper Community Arts, will perform at the historic Astra Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Good Humor Men — Pete Lee, Pat McGann and Pat Hazell — are three of America’s funni- est stand up comedians and have appeared numerous times on “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show” and “The Daily Show.” For one night, they will join forces to showcase their original brand of humor in an evening packed with punch lines, clever writing and hair trigger laughs. Lee was the first standup come- dian to get a standing ovation on “The Tonight Show Starring Jim- my Fallon.” Raised in Janesville, Wisconsin, by divorced parents and a 19-inch television, he was des- tined to pursue a career in enter- tainment. Lee is a cast member of truTV’s “Greatest Ever” and hosts his “NLF Rush” on Nicktoons in co-ordination with the NFL. McGann is a standup comedi- an and television host from Chica- go. He has appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and made two appearances on “The Late Show with David Letter- man.” McGann created and hosted the Emmy nominated television show “The Chicago Stand Up Proj- ect.” He has been invited to The Great American Comedy Festival, Laugh Fest, The Lucille Ball Com- edy Festival and has been heard on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show. His debut com- edy album “Sounds Good” can be heard on Sirius/XM radio. Showtime declared Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 30 years of experi- ence as a writer, producer and di- rector have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Hazeel is one of the original writers for NBC’s “Seinfeld,” a veteran of “The Tonight Show,” a critically acclaimed playwright and a con- tributing commentator to Nation- al Public Radio. Tickets for the Good Humor Men — priced at $25 — are avail- able by visiting www.jasperarts. org or by calling 812-482-3070. Group rates are available. Entertainment: Weekend Full disclosure: I am so not the target demographic for “Five Feet Apart,” a mushy, three-hankie weeper that is aimed squarely be- tween the eyes of every 15-year- old girl with a crush on Cole Sprouse (Jughead in “Riverdale”). Even typing the words “so not” doesn’t come naturally to me. Set in a hospital, the roman- tic melodrama centers on the unrequited romance between two 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patients, played by the 26-year- old Sprouse — all fluffy hair and brooding, faux-adolescent inten- sity — and Haley Lu Richardson, who, at 24, is one of the best and most appealing actresses of her generation. But this movie is not for us fans of Richardson’s work (in “Support the Girls,” “Colum- bus,” “Split” and “The Edge of Seventeen,” to name a few). No. Richardson may be the best thing about this Velveeta-slath- ered heap of lukewarm cliché, but she is merely a vicarious vehicle for thwarted teenage longing directed at the bad-boy dreamboat heartthrob of count- less high-school-girl fantasies. And if you aren’t caught in the throes of those fantasies at this very moment, in your real life, you’re probably not going to find much to like here. Richardson plays Stella, a girl who falls in love with a boy she literally cannot touch, thanks to what is known as the “six-foot rule,” a real medical standard that recommends that CF patients give each other a wide berth and wear face masks to avoid cross-infec- tion. Stella is in the hospital await- ing a lung transplant, and down the hall is Will (Sprouse), another CF patient participating in the clinical trial of an experimen- tal treatment for a rare but life- threatening bacterial infection. If she happens to catch it, that will rule out Stella’s transplant. Stella is an obsessive-compul- sive rule-follower, with her own YouTube following for her chirpy series of educational CF videos — which also conveniently help with the film’s exposition — and Will wears his morbid cynicism (almost literally) on his sleeve. His face mask, naturally, features a death’s head grimace. Yes, they’re opposites, but much of “Five Feet Apart” focuses on mutual rapprochement: Stella tries to get Will to rediscover hope — “It’s just life,” he cracks, “it’ll be over before you know it” — while he tries to get her to loosen up and live a little. (The film’s title refers to Stella’s ever-so-slight bending of the rules.) If all this sounds like a bum- mer, yes, it is. The film’s emotional climax, in which Will and Stella engage in some beyond-risky be- havior, is almost a horror movie for germaphobes. But it’s not all gloom and doom. In a nod to rom- com tropes, Stella even comes with a gay BFF, played by Moises Arias as a moderately charming fellow CF patient, prone to wise- cracks and accidentally sitting on his call-button, sending the nurses into panic mode. Just don’t get too attached to the character, if you know what I mean. Is “Five Feet Apart” trite, fa- miliar and shamelessly manipu- lative? Of course. There’s even a scene in which Will and Stella strip down to their underwear and show each other their sur- gery scars and gastrostomy tubes, meant to show off their vulner- ability. All it really proves is how far the filmmakers are willing to go to jerk your chain. But is it terrible? Before I an- swer that question, I’m going need to see some form of picture I.D. Great movie for teens with crush on Jughead MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN Five Feet Apart êê Cast: Haley Lu, Cole Sprouse, Moisés, Emily Baldoni, Clair Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Gary Weeks Rating: PG-13 for mature the- matic elements, strong language and suggestive material. ALFONSO BRESCIANI/CBS FILMS AND LIONSGATE Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse, star in “Five Feet Apart.” The film opens Friday at Jasper 8 Theatres. Pat McGann, left, Pete Lee and Pat Hazell will join forces to fill the historic Astra Theatre with a thousand laughs at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Three comedians take control of Astra stage

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PAGE 17THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019

THE HERALD

From Local Sources

JASPER — The Good Humor Men, presented by Jasper Community Arts, will perform at the historic Astra Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The Good Humor Men — Pete Lee, Pat McGann and Pat Hazell — are three of America’s funni-est stand up comedians and have appeared numerous times on “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show” and “The Daily Show.” For one night, they will join forces to showcase their original brand of humor in an evening packed with punch lines, clever writing and hair trigger laughs.

Lee was the first standup come-dian to get a standing ovation on “The Tonight Show Starring Jim-my Fallon.” Raised in Janesville, Wisconsin, by divorced parents and a 19-inch television, he was des-tined to pursue a career in enter-tainment. Lee is a cast member of truTV’s “Greatest Ever” and hosts

his “NLF Rush” on Nicktoons in co-ordination with the NFL.

McGann is a standup comedi-an and television host from Chica-go. He has appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and made two appearances on “The Late Show with David Letter-man.” McGann created and hosted the Emmy nominated television show “The Chicago Stand Up Proj-ect.” He has been invited to The Great American Comedy Festival, Laugh Fest, The Lucille Ball Com-edy Festival and has been heard on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show. His debut com-edy album “Sounds Good” can be heard on Sirius/XM radio.

Showtime declared Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 30 years of experi-ence as a writer, producer and di-rector have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Hazeel is one of the original writers for NBC’s “Seinfeld,” a veteran of

“The Tonight Show,” a critically acclaimed playwright and a con-tributing commentator to Nation-

al Public Radio. Tickets for the Good Humor

Men — priced at $25 — are avail-

able by visiting www.jasperarts.org or by calling 812-482-3070. Group rates are available.

Entertainment: Weekend

Full disclosure: I am so not the target demographic for “Five Feet Apart,” a mushy, three-hankie weeper that is aimed squarely be-tween the eyes of every 15-year-old girl with a crush on Cole Sprouse (Jughead in “Riverdale”). Even typing the words “so not” doesn’t come naturally to me.

Set in a hospital, the roman-tic melodrama centers on the unrequited romance between two 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patients, played by the 26-year-old Sprouse — all fluffy hair and brooding, faux-adolescent inten-sity — and Haley Lu Richardson, who, at 24, is one of the best and most appealing actresses of her generation. But this movie is not for us fans of Richardson’s work (in “Support the Girls,” “Colum-bus,” “Split” and “The Edge of Seventeen,” to name a few).

No.Richardson may be the best

thing about this Velveeta-slath-ered heap of lukewarm cliché, but she is merely a vicarious vehicle for thwarted teenage longing directed at the bad-boy dreamboat heartthrob of count-less high-school-girl fantasies. And if you aren’t caught in the throes of those fantasies at this very moment, in your real life, you’re probably not going to find much to like here.

Richardson plays Stella, a girl who falls in love with a boy she literally cannot touch, thanks to what is known as the “six-foot rule,” a real medical standard that recommends that CF patients give each other a wide berth and wear

face masks to avoid cross-infec-tion. Stella is in the hospital await-ing a lung transplant, and down the hall is Will (Sprouse), another CF patient participating in the clinical trial of an experimen-tal treatment for a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection. If she happens to catch it, that will rule out Stella’s transplant.

Stella is an obsessive-compul-sive rule-follower, with her own YouTube following for her chirpy series of educational CF videos — which also conveniently help

with the film’s exposition — and Will wears his morbid cynicism (almost literally) on his sleeve. His face mask, naturally, features a death’s head grimace.

Yes, they’re opposites, but much of “Five Feet Apart” focuses on mutual rapprochement: Stella tries to get Will to rediscover hope — “It’s just life,” he cracks, “it’ll be over before you know it” — while he tries to get her to loosen up and live a little. (The film’s title refers to Stella’s ever-so-slight bending of the rules.)

If all this sounds like a bum-mer, yes, it is. The film’s emotional climax, in which Will and Stella engage in some beyond-risky be-havior, is almost a horror movie for germaphobes. But it’s not all gloom and doom. In a nod to rom-com tropes, Stella even comes with a gay BFF, played by Moises Arias as a moderately charming fellow CF patient, prone to wise-cracks and accidentally sitting on his call-button, sending the nurses into panic mode. Just don’t get too attached to the character, if you

know what I mean.Is “Five Feet Apart” trite, fa-

miliar and shamelessly manipu-lative? Of course. There’s even a scene in which Will and Stella strip down to their underwear and show each other their sur-gery scars and gastrostomy tubes, meant to show off their vulner-ability. All it really proves is how far the filmmakers are willing to go to jerk your chain.

But is it terrible? Before I an-swer that question, I’m going need to see some form of picture I.D.

Great movie for teens with crush on JugheadM I C H A E L O ’ S U L L I VA N

Five Feet Apartêê

Cast: Haley Lu, Cole Sprouse, Moisés, Emily Baldoni, Clair Forlani, Parminder Nagra, Gary WeeksRating: PG-13 for mature the-matic elements, strong language and suggestive material.

ALFONSO BRESCIANI/CBS FILMS AND LIONSGATE

Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse, star in “Five Feet Apart.” The film opens Friday at Jasper 8 Theatres.

Pat McGann, left, Pete Lee and Pat Hazell will join forces to fill the historic Astra Theatre with a thousand laughs at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Three comedians take control of Astra stage

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All times are Eastern unless otherwise noted.

Current cinemaNew ReleasesCaptain Marvel êêê½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) Brie Larson, as the Captain, and Samuel L. Jackson, as young Nick Fury, share great chemistry in a superhero origins story set to ‘90s hits and filled with fun cultural references. This isn’t the greatest Marvel movie ever made, but it’s definitely one of the funniest, and one of the sweetest. (Superhero action, PG-13, 2 hrs. 4 min.)

Currently playingCaptain Marvel êêê½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) Brie Larson, as the Captain, and Samuel L. Jackson, as young Nick Fury, share great chemistry in a superhero origins story set to ‘90s hits and filled with fun cultural references. This isn’t the greatest Marvel movie ever made, but it’s definitely one of the funniest, and one of the sweetest. (Superhero action, PG-13, 2 hrs. 4 min.)

On DVDSpider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse êêêê The best “Spider-Man” movie yet, and one of the best 2018 films of any kind, is peppered with clever visual touches and crackling good inside jokes. The story about a new Spidey meeting versions of the character in alternate universes is a brilliant, exuberant, soaring and original adventure. (Animated adventure, PG, 1 hr. 57 min., 2018)

Mary Poppins Returns êêê½ While it would be all but impossible to match one of the most beloved and acclaimed musicals of all time, “Mary Poppins Returns” is a sequel worthy of the name. Emily Blunt is sensational, along with a stellar supporting cast including Lin-Manuel Miranda, in this wall-to-wall smile of a movie: big of heart and large in scale, brimming with show-stopping musical numbers. (Musical, PG, 2 hrs. 10 min., 2018)

Vox Lux ê½ In arguably the worst performance of her storied career, Natalie Portman plays a pop star who suffered trauma as a teen and now behaves like a spoiled brat virtually every second she’s not onstage. Pretentious deadpan absurdity abounds in this screeching, empty, exploitative cinematic cacophony. (Drama, R, 1 hr. 52 min., 2018)

Creed II êêê Just as Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is enjoying his champion status, who should come along but a challenger: the son of Ivan Drago, who killed Creed’s father in the ring. Though we’ve seen this movie before (and more than once), there’s a strong beating heart to this franchise. (Sports drama, PG-13, 2 hrs. 8 min., 2018)

IMAXShowplace Cinemas East, 1801 Morgan Center Drive, Evansville: “Captain Marvel.” www.showplacecinemas.com

EventsAttractionsAngel Mounds Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Ave., Evansville. Hours (CT): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. www.angelmounds.org

Big Splash Adventure, Valley of the Springs Resort, 8505 W. State Road 56, French Lick. 877-936-3866 or www.bigsplashadventure.com

Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center, at the end of West Riverside Drive, Clarksville. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. www.fallsoftheohio.org

Indiana Caverns, 1267 Green Acres Lane S.W., Corydon. Features a 25-minute boat ride, a waterfall, thriving cave life and Big Bone Mountain. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily April through October and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily November through March. Closed Christmas. www.indianacaverns.com

Indiana Railway Museum, French Lick. Excursion trains depart from the former Monon Railroad Passenger Station. The two-hour, 20-mile trip takes passengers though several limestone rock cuts, part of the Hoosier National Forest and the 2,200-foot Burton Tunnel. Train rides: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through March. Special events: Chocolate Tasting Train, March 22 and 29 and April 5; and Bourbon Tasting Train, March 23 and 30 and April 6. Museum hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, free. 800-748-7246 or www.indianarailwaymuseum.org

Jasper City Mill, 160 Third Ave. The mill features cornmeal ground on site, craft items, old-fashioned candy and local products. Exhibit (changes every six months): Dubois County Art Guild Gallery Walk, items from artisans and rustic Amish furniture available in the gift shop. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays.Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City (all times CT). Park hours: Memorial Visitor Center, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through March 31; farm, closed for the season; nature center, open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; Colonel Jones Home, noon-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, June-August. www.nps.gov/libo/ or 812-937-4541

Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through March 15. www.louisvillezoo.org

Marengo Cave Park: The Crystal Palace walking tour features a formation-filled room and huge flowstone deposits, while the Dripstone Trail walking tour is known for its profusion of delicate soda straw formations, slender totem pole stalagmites and penny ceiling. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. http://marengocave.com

Mega Cavern, 1841 Taylor Ave., Louisville. Historic Tram Tours, Mega Zips and Mega Quest, an underground ropes challenge. Closed major holidays. 877-614-6342 or www.louisvillemegacavern.com

Mesker Park Zoo, 1545 Mesker Park Drive, Evansville. Hours (CT): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 812-435-6143 or www.meskerparkzoo.com

Wilstem Ranch, Paoli: Grizzly, Giraffe and Kangaroo Encounters. www.wilstemranch.com or 812-936-4484

Other eventsSt. Patrick’s Celebration, Saturday-Sunday, Ireland.

Coin Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, VFW Post 2939, 301 Main St., Tell City.

Upcoming eventsFrozen on Ice, April 4-7, 2019, The Ford Center, , 1 S.E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Evansville. For tickets call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com

Illusionist Rick Thomas, April 23, Abbeydell Hall, Legend of French Lick, 7328 W. County Road 100, West Baden Springs. www.sildernightentertainment.com

Garden Gate Wine-Craft Beer-Jazz and Art Festival, noon-7 p.m. April 27, Niehaus Park, Huntingburg. huntingburgchamberofcommerce.org

Kiwanis Car Show, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 27, Fourth Street, Huntingburg.

Old Jasper Day and Strawberry Festival, May 19, Jasper Riverwalk and downtown Jasper.

Benefit Car Show, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 19, Ridetech, 350 S. St. Charles, Jasper.

Huntingburg Farmers Market, 7-10 a.m. June 1, Memorial Gym parking lot.

Ferdinand Heimatfest, July 21-22, 18th Street Park, Ferdinand.

Dubois County 4-H Fair, July 15-19, Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds, Bretzville.

Strassenfest, Aug. 1-4, Jasper.

Latino Festival, Aug. 30-31, Huntingburg City Park.

Holland Community Festival 160th

Celebration, Sept. 13-15, Holland Park.Ferdinand Folk Fest, Sept. 21, 18th Street Park.

Herbstfest, Sept. 26-29, Huntingburg City Park.

ExhibitsKrempp GalleryYouth Art Month: Youth Art Month: Elementary School Exhibit, through March 29, public reception noon-2 p.m. Sunday. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays.

Saint MeinradArchabbey LibraryExhibit: Saints Inside and Out, through March 30, features paintings and mosaics by Karen Glanders of Nashville, Ind., and Chris Elam of Bloomington. Hours: Call 357-6401 or 800-987-7311 or visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/hours/

Other galleriesIvy Tech Bower-Suhrheinrich Visual Arts Center, 3501 N. First Ave., Evansville. Hours (CT): 1-6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. www.ivytech.edu/southwest

Art Space Vincennes LLC, 521 Main St.: One-Person Show: Curt Uebehlor, through April 20; artists receptions, 5-8 p.m. Friday and April 5. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursdays and noon-7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. http://www.artspacevincennes.com/home

Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery, 815 W. Market St., Louisville. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 502-584-5353 or www.flamerun.com

The Green Building Gallery, 732 E. Market St., Louisville. Hours: 9-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and 4-9 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays.

www.thegreenbuilding.net/gallery/index.html or 502-561-1162

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, 506 Main St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-682-3156 or www.nhgallery.com

Dubois County MuseumMembership: 2019 memberships are available. Purchase a membership and receive free admission into the museum from the day the membership is purchased through Dec. 31.

Storytime for Kids, 10:30 a.m., Saturdays, April 13 (theme is Easter), and May 11 (theme is graduation).

Little Sprouts (preschool program), 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 30.

Teddy Bear Tea with Grandma and Me, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 4.

Permanent exhibits: Our Eldest Daughter, The Cold War (1945-1991), Black Heritage in Dubois County, Grand Army of the Republic, A Bicentennial Remembrance: The Story of German Immigration to Dubois County, Safari Room, The Story of Bill Schroeder and the Jarvik Heart; Main Street Dubois County (a model town from the 1900s featuring 17 businesses, including Stewart Hotel, Schutz’s Shoe Service and a funeral home, doctor’s office, jail, barbershop, church, bank, surveying office and bar), Grand Army of the Republic, Little Pioneer Children’s Play Area (includes one-room schoolhouse, book nook, toy area and dress-up area), Lewis and Clark keel boat, The Law in Dubois County, Honoring the Military, The Civil War Diary of William C. Benson, Model Trains, Dubois County in World War I, The Spanish-American War and Dubois County, Huntingburg Wagon Works, Girl Scouting in Dubois County, People of the Woodlands, Trace the Buffalo, Pioneer Area, Germans, Land Owners Map, Early Settlers of Dubois County, Cheering our Champions, Furniture,

Civil War Flag, Prisoners of War, The Mills of Dubois County. Also, Heidet Blacksmith Shop, depicts the original shop from Ferdinand; Lindauer Sandstone Quarry and Grindstone Works of St. Henry, displays days of sandstone manufacturing; Eckert Log Home, assembled log home inside the museum shows building material and home life inside a German-style log home; Women’s Work is Never Done, choreographs the daily work week of pioneer women; History of Coal Mining; Meyer Planing Mill of Haysville; Ferdinand Sawmill; Huntingburg Buggy Works wagon; History of Boy Scouting; Antique Farm Machinery, featuring more than 75 pieces, including a binder, reaper, corn shredder and 1879 Buckeye hoe wheat drill; Tinker the Horse, represents the contribution of animals to the history of the area; silver smelter from Buck Shoals in Haysville; giant fruit press; threshing machine belted to a Kitten engine, one of five working steam engines; cane press and evaporator pan like the one used to make Birdseye molasses; and murals of Zoar, Birdseye, Celestine, Dubois, Duff, Ferdinand, Huntingburg, Portersville/Boone Township, St. Henry/Johnsburg, St. Anthony/St. Marks, Holland, Haysville, Ireland, Jasper and Schnellville.

Hours: The museum, 2704 N. Newton St., is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Closed April 19 and 20 for Good Friday and Easter. Admission charged. Can be found on Facebook and at www.duboiscountymuseum.org. 812-634-7733

Huntingburg MuseumOn exhibit: Commercial, manufacturing, military, school and social club memorabilia; the Geiger bedroom, family Bible and other belongings; a dollhouse inside a grandmother clock; a pony cart; and a 1950s kitchen.

The museum is in Huntingburg City Hall, 508 E. Fourth St. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays unless City Hall is closed and by appointment. Closed major holidays. 683-2211.

French Lick West Baden MuseumExhibit: The Art of the Monon — The Howard Fogg Paintings, through Sept. 1.

Hours: The museum, located at 469 S. Maple St., Suite 103, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. www.flwbmuseum.com

Other museums Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, 311 W. Second St., Owensboro. Hours (CT): 10 am.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. bluegrasshall.org

Evansville African American Museum, 579 S. Garvin St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-423-5188 or www.evansvilleaamuseum.org

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, 411 S.E. Riverside Drive. Exhibits: La Belle Époque: Commercial Creativity in European Advertising, through April 14; and Evansville in the 1960s, through April 28. Hours (CT): 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-425-2406 or www.emuseum.org

Frazier History Museum, 829 W. Main St., Louisville. Exhibits: Kentucky Craft Luminaries, through March 24; Road Map To Heaven: Photogrpahs by Linda Bruckheimer, through April 14; Harlan Hubbard Watercolors, through May 5: Olmsted’s Louisville: 1891 to the Present, April 10-Sept 15; Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign for Sheriff, April 20-Sept. 2; Celebrating the Sounds of Kentucky, Sept. 19-Feb. 2020. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 502-753-5663 or www.fraziermuseum.org

E N T E R TA I N M E N T G U I D E

YOUTH ART MONTH CONTINUES“Alien Cat” by Shannon Fallon, a second grader at Holy Trinity Catholic School, is on display at the Krempp Gallery as part of Youth Art Month. A public reception will be held for the elementary school exhibit from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Henager Memories & Nostalgia Museum, 8837 S. State Road 57, Elberfeld. Hours (CT): 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-795-2230 or www.henagermuseum.com

Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville, 22 S.E. Fifth St. Hours (CT): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-464-2663 or www.cmoekids.org.

Owensboro (Ky.) Museum of Fine Art, 901 Frederica St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 270-685-3181 or www.omfa.us

Owensboro Museum of Science and History, 122 E. Second St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy, 20 Red Skelton Blvd., Vincennes. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-888-2105

Reitz Home Museum, 224 S.E. First St., Evansville. Hours: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-426-1871 or www.reitzhome.com

Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St., Louisville. Exhibits: Making Time: The Art of the Kentucky Tall Case Clock, through June 16; Yinka Shonibare MBE: The American Library, March 29-Sept. 15; and Ebony G. Patterson: ... while the dew is still on the roses ...., June22-Sept 29. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 502-852-5555

Science CentersKentucky Science Center, 737 W. Main St., Louisville. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 800-591-2203 or www.kysciencecenter.org

Night LifeDancesAmerican Legion Post 147, Jasper: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, line and couples dancing. $5, 482-5426 for information.

Orange County Senior Citizens Center, 8497 W. Main St., French Lick: 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays, dance with live band.

William Tell Center, 1301 11th St., Tell City, 7-10 p.m. CT Saturdays. Open to all ages; smoke and alcohol free. $5, includes snacks. Sponsored by the William Tell Senior Citizens.

BarsGaslight, Huntingburg: Open Mic Night, 8-11 p.m. Thursdays.

CasinosTropicana, Evansville: Yachtley Crue, Friday-Saturday; Rock N Soul, March 22-23; Sushi Roll, March 29-30. www.tropicanacasinos.com

French Lick Casino: Casino Lounge (8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.) — DJ Rishi, Saturday. 888-936-9360 or www.frenchlick.com/entertainment/concerts

On stage Actors Community TheatreDinner theatre: “The Dinner Party,” April 4-6, 2019. Dinner theatre patrons must be 18 or older.

Plays: “Into the Woods,” July 25-28, 2019.

All of the shows will be performed at the Jasper Arts Center. Season tickets and two-event packages are available at ActorsCommunityTheatre.com.

Historic Astra TheatreFilms: “Major League,” 7 p.m. April

20; and “Mary Poppins,” 7 p.m. June 1.

Concerts: Iris DeMent — singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter — 7:30 p.m. March 22; Cris Jacobs, 7:30 p.m. May 18; and second annual Rock Lotto, 7 p.m. July 20.

Comedy: Costaki Economopoulos, 7:30 p.m. April 12.

Buy tickets and make donations at www.TheNextAct.org.

Jasper Arts CenterLive at The Astra! — The Good Humor Men, 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Tickets are available by calling the arts center at 482-3070.

Area concertsAbbeydell Hall, Legend of French Lick, 7328 W. County Road 100, West Baden Springs: I’ve Got the Music in Me, March 22 and 30; April 11, 14, 18 and 25; May 2, 9, 16 and 23; June 10, 12, 13, 18 and 20; and July 11 and 30. The Thomas Brothers, June 27. The American Variety Show, Aug. 23 and 30; Sept. 6, 11, 13 and 19; and Oct. 10, 17 and 23. Christmas Treasures, Nov. 17, 19 and 30; and Dec. 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21. www.sildernightentertainment.com

Huntingburg Music Hall, 312 N. Main St.: Kavin Charles, 14-year-old fiddle sensation Millie Meunier, the Opry Gang and “Elvis,” March 23. 812-893-1570; free shuttle available at Opry entrance

Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City: Departure: A tribute to Journey, May 16; Molly Hatchet, June 1; Toys in the Attic: A tribute to Aerosmith, June 15; Purple Veins: A tribute to Prince, July 27; Ben and Noel Haggard, Aug. 10; John Waite, with special guest Henry Lee Summer, Aug. 24; Celebrate the Sounds of the Summer of ’69, Aug. 31; Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Sept. 7; and Hard Day’s Night: A Tribute to the Beatles, Sept. 28. Season tickets available. lincolnamphitheatre.com

Monastery Immaculate Conception Church, Ferdinand: Boaz Performance Academy Chamber Orchestra, 2-3:15 p.m., Saturday. Free.

Other concertsCorydon Live (formerly Corydon Jamboree), 320 Hurst Lane, north of town square: The Forgotten Trail Show, first Saturday of each month; Amber Martin with the Doo Wops and Wulfe Brothers, Friday; Tribute to Lee Parr King, Saturday; Comedy and Country Music with Llody Wood, March 32; and Terry’s Birthday Bash, March 30. 812-734-6288 or www.corydon.live

Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, April 8; The Doo Wops & The Wulfe Bros, May 13; Mo5aic, June 3; The River City Boys: Salute to the Songs of the Statler Brothers, Aug. 5; The VanDells, Aug. 5; Branson on the Road, Aug. 26; The Ladies for Liberty & The Soldiers of Swing, Sept. 9; How Great Thou Art: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, Oct. 7; The Return: A Beatles Tribute, Nov. 4; 812-288-8281 or www.derbydinner.com.

The Ford Center, 1 S.E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Evansville: Godsmack, April 19. For the complete schedule, visit www.thefordcenter.com. For tickets call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville: Kenny Chesney, April 4; Legends of Hip Hop, April 5; Backstreet Boys, Sept. 13; Carrie Underwood, Oct. 17. For the complete schedule, visit www.kfcyumcenter.com. For tickets call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com

The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St., Louisville: The Choir of Man, March 27. www.kentuckycenter.org

Louisville Palace Theater, 625 S. Fourth St.: Kansas, March 23. For a complete schedule, visit www.louisvillepalace.com. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

Owensboro Convention Center, 501 W. Second St.: Muddfest 2019 with Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Trapt, Savid Abel and Tantric, April 27. OwensboroTickets.com

Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., Evansville (all times CT): Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra: Music of the Spheres, Saturday; and Home Free, March 28. www.evansvillephilharmonic.org or www.victorytheatre.com

Area playsLincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City:”Here I Grew Up” (story of Lincoln), June 28-9 and July 11-13. Season tickets available. lincolnamphitheatre.com

PlaysActors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St.: 43rd Humana Festival of New American Plays, through April 7. 502-584-1205 or www.actorstheatre.org/visit/ticketing-options/

Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: “The Robber Bridegroom,” through March 31; “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” through March 30; “Newsies,” April3-May19; “Snow White & The Prince,” May 25-June 29. 812-288-8281 or www.derbydinner.com.

Evansville Civic Theatre, 717 N. Fulton Ave.: “And Then There Were None,” March 22-24 and 29-31; and “The 39 Steps,” May 17-19 and 24-26. www.evansvillecivictheatre.org or 812-425-2800.

The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St., Louisville: “Hamilton,” June 4-23. www.kentuckycenter.org

RiverPark Center, 101 Daviess St., Owensboro: ““Kinky Boots,” April 3.

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“Yardie” opens in 1973, during a running gun battle between rival gangs in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. In the crossfire, a little girl is killed, leading to an attempt at reconciliation that causes fur-ther collateral damage, spawning an escalating cycle of revenge and criminality that — despite the ef-forts of a young man to walk the righteous path — finally resolves itself in a kind of bloody, if imper-fect redemption.

It’s easy to see the appeal of the source material: a 1992 pulp bestseller by Jamaican-born Brit-ish author Victor Headley about a Jamaican drug courier who gets caught up in a spiral of retalia-tion that, in its early pages, evokes memories of the classic 1972 cult film “The Harder They Come.” There’s plenty of meat in this sto-ry for Idris Elba, the actor making his directorial debut here, to sink his teeth into, especially when the action of “Yardie” shifts, in 1983, from Jamaica to the London of Elba’s youth.

But there’s also not a whole lot to this story beyond the story.

It’s all kiss-kiss, bang-bang and backstabbing, with a twist

that, while effective, leads to a de-nouement of questionable — and not entirely satisfying — moral reckoning. In some ways, “Yar-die” plays out like a film noir, but with a strangely sweet ending, and without that genre’s deliciously bitter aftertaste.

That said, “Yardie” spins out an interesting enough yarn.

Centering on a character known as D, for Dennis, the film picks up the thread in the Trenchtown neighborhood, where the boy (played by An-twayne Eccleston) has been shaped by the murder of his older brother (Everaldo Crea-ry), a reggae DJ who had been attempting to defuse the gang wars of their city through the healing power of music. “Yar-die” — whose title, in Britain, is slang for a Jamaican-born hood — then jumps several years later, when an older D (Aml Ameen) has become a father with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne. Unfortunately, D’s ties to the Jamaican gang leader who took the boy in after his broth-er’s death force a separation: To escape the violence, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson) moves to Lon-don with their daughter, leaving D behind.

But when D’s mentor (Sheldon Shepherd) sends him to London to deliver a kilo of cocaine, the young man decides to settle there, moving in with Yvonne and tak-ing up the drug trade for himself. Things get complicated when D runs into the man he holds re-sponsible for his brother’s mur-der. D is, like so many other movie antiheroes, consumed by thoughts of retaliation.

In a broad sense, little of this story is especially new, and not just because of “The Harder They

Come,” whose patterns of trans-gression and hubris echo here. “Yardie” also follows in the foot-steps of numerous other crimes dramas, where the theme of cor-rupted innocence is tried and true.

What sets Elba’s movie apart is the distinctive world he creates, in the rhythm of the music, in the raw, gritty poetry of the language, and in the powerful mythology

it mines. It’s a world in which D is haunted, quite literally, by his brother’s ghost, or “duppy,” in Ja-maican slang. In that sense, “Yar-die” also resembles Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Hamlet.” The only dif-ference is that here, the restless apparition who haunts the young protagonist is one who urges for-giveness and healing, not more bloodshed.

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Cast: Ami Ameen, Stephen Graham, Naomi Ackie, Calvin Demba, Shantol Jackson, Akin Gazi, Mark Smith, Fraser James, Philips Nortey, Rayon McLeanRating: Not rated.

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