‘Bumblebee’ from Transformers making 6 stops in Charleston-area on Jan. 19-20
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Left to right: Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie and Bumblebee in BUMBLEBEE, from Paramount Pictures. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Kids in the Lowcountry will have a chance to meet a Transformer!
Bumblebee, the 9-foot tall star of the franchise’s latest movie, will be making six tour stops in the Charleston-area on January 19 and 20.
The full scheduled is listed below:
- Walmart, 9880 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC (10 a.m. – noon, Saturday, Jan. 19)
- Walmart, 7400 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC (2 – 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19)
- Walmart, 4920 Centre Pointe Dr., North Charleston, SC (6 – 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19)
- Walmart, 1231 Folly Road, Charleston, SC (10 a.m. – noon, Sunday, Jan. 20)
- Walmart, 3951 W. Ashley Circle, Charleston, SC (2 – 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20)
- Walmart, 2110 Bells Highway, Walterboro, SC (6 – 8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20)
HGTC Addiction and Recovery Series: Popular speaker series to feature Everclear guitarist Art Alexis
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Art Alexakis with the rock band Evercleafr will be one of the speakers at this year’s Addition and Recovery Conference at HGTC. He will speak twice on Feb. 21 – once at 10 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.
Annual HGTC Addiction and Recovery Series Lineup Announced
Popular speaker series to feature Everclear guitarist Art Alexakis.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s 12th Annual Addiction and Recovery Series will kick off Jan. 31, and will feature a variety of speakers, including Art Alexakis of the band Everclear.
The HGTC Addiction and Recovery Series was created in 2008 by HGTC physics professor Casey King to increase public awareness of recovery in this community, educate the public on the biology and psychological basis that drives many addictions, demonstrate that addiction crosses all social and economic boundaries, reduce the stigma this culture assigns to those in recovery and to demonstrate that recovery from addictions is possible through a multitude of methods and can be free to those who want it.
The series is presented by Horry-Georgetown Technical College and sponsored by Grand Strand Health, Faces and Voices of Recovery Grand Strand, Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital and Shoreline Behavioral Health Services.
HGTC 2019 Addiction and Recovery Series Complete Schedule of Events
All events are free and open to the public.
January 31
7 p.m.-9 p.m. with a free dinner at 6 p.m.
Speaker: Faces and Voices of Recovery Grand Strand (FAVOR-GS)
Faces and Voices of Recovery Grand Strand (FAVOR-GS) presents “Integration of Medical and Recovery Communities in the Emergency Department.” Guests will meet some of the faces and voices who are sharing their experiences and training in some local hospitals providing valuable insights to the patients and assistance to the doctors and nurses in the care of people brought in who need drug-related treatment. A panel of care team members will discuss the differences in the operation and successes in the Emergency Department by comparing how it was before and how it is now.
February 7
7 p.m.-9 p.m. with a free dinner at 6 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Robert Ackerman
Using evidence-based outcomes, this presentation will focus on the emotional and behavioral issues and problems for children/adolescents who are living in dysfunctional families, especially addicted families. It will emphasize a developmental approach to children/adolescents and will address why children/adolescents in dysfunctional families are not all affected in the same way. Intervention and the development of achievement and resiliency skills in children/adolescents will be included.
Dr. Ackerman is co-founder of the National Association of Children of Alcoholics and the previous editor of Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction and Behavioral Health Professionals. He is now the chair of the advisory board. As an author he has published numerous articles and research findings and is best known for writing the first book in the United States on children of alcoholics. Twelve books later, many television appearances and countless speaking engagements he has become internationally known for his work with families and children of all ages. He has served on many advisory boards and has worked with the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and the U.S. Department of Education. He served on the White House Task Force on Resiliency and At-Risk-Youth.
February 14
7 p.m.-9 p.m. with a free dinner at 6 p.m.
A panel of Horry-Georgetown Technical College students, faculty and staff who are in recovery from various additions will speak on what it was like, what happened and reveal what they do on a daily basis to maintain their recovery.
February 21
Two presentations:
10 a.m.-11 a.m.
7 p.m.-9 p.m. with a free dinner at 6 p.m.
Speaker: Art Alexakis
Arthur Paul “Art” Alexakis is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists.
Alexakis founded several record labels throughout his career and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels between and during his own musical projects. Later, he became a political activist and lobbied for special concerns that included drug awareness policies and support of the families of the military.
Contact Prof. Casey King at casey.king@hgtc.edu or (843) 349-5378, follow the series on Facebook, or visit the HGTC website. To donate to the HGTC Addiction and Recovery Series, please visit www.hgtc.edu/give.
JUDAS PRIEST Bassist On Parkinson’s Disease-Stricken GLENN TIPTON: ‘If Anybody Could Beat This Thing, It’s Going To Be Him’
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill says that the band’s Parkinson’s disease-stricken guitarist Glenn Tipton is a “street fighter” who is “doing about as well as anybody given his condition.”
Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s five years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a decade earlier — but announced in early 2018 he was going to sit out touring activities in support of PRIEST‘s latest album, “Firepower”. He was replaced by “Firepower”album producer Andy Sneap, who is also known for his work in NWOBHM revivalists HELL and cult thrash outfit SABBAT. Tipton occasionally joins PRIEST onstage for its encores, performing “Metal Gods”, “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight”.
In a recent interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito of TVK‘s “Rock City” (video below), Hill was asked how Sneap has been faring in place of Tipton. “He’s doing a really good job,” Ian said. “Glenn suggested him to start with and he’s a perfect match because, obviously, he’s familiar with all the new stuff from the ‘Firepower’ album, because he produced it. Knowing something and learning something, anything, really, knowing the structure, you’re halfway there. Andy had it comparatively easy to pick up on the new material. He’s a friend of the band anyway. He’s been listening to the old stuff and he’s familiar with that, too. He still pulled off the miracle in getting the whole setlist together in a matter of two weeks. He’s up in his studio; he lives 20 miles from us. I was driving up there and going through the songs with him. I had a drummer friend as well who stood in. He did a great job. Of course, as the tour has gone on, he’s gotten more confident and found his place. He’s put in some very good performances.”
Even though he’s afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, Tipton has joined PRIEST onstage several times throughout the “Firepower” touring cycle, much to the delight of the band’s devoted fanbase. Hill was asked to gauge the crowd’s reaction from his point of view. “The crowd loves it,” he said. “The fans love it when he walks out. He’s been coming out for the encore. We play the set and he walks out on his own and of course, everybody goes wild to see Glenn. It’s great for him, really. It’s great for us because he’s taking part. It’s great for the fans because they get to see Glenn and it’s good for him as well. It’s almost therapeutic for Glenn. It really helps him focus, he’s got something to concentrate on. It’s good all around.”
According to Hill, Tipton is doing “as good as anybody” suffering from Parkinson’s “could ever be.” He added: “He’s a street fighter. If anybody could beat this thing, it’s going to be him. He’s doing really, really well. I mean, there’s new medications and treatments coming out all the time. Don’t write him off. He might find something that will keep it at bay and he will come up and play more songs possibly. But he’s doing about as well as anybody given his condition.”
“Firepower” was released last March via Epic.
PRIEST will return to the United States in May for a run with fellow classic heavy rockers URIAH HEEP.
