But you can judge for yourself. For the last decade, the New Orleans Saints fan has only sported two different shirts while his beloved NFL football team is playing. That will include this weekend, when the Saints and Indianapolis Colts square off in the Super Bowl.

This Saturday the museum is holding its annual Chinese New Year event. This year is the Year of the Tiger, and the museum is ready to celebrate with a free family day Chinese New Year celebration.

This year's festivities will kick off with a traditional dragon parade and lion dance, followed by storytelling, Chinese music and dance, traditional food, and a number of activities, lessons, games and demonstrations.

2001 Nightclub

920 Lake Arrowhead Road, Myrtle Beach. The Coco Loco Band in Razzies and DJ E-Flow in Club Touch, 8 p.m. $7, Ladies Free Until 9:30 p.m., Card Holders Free.

It is a good and bad offspring for all the right reasons.

Let me explain. For beginners, Mulberry Street has the menu items popular at chains. Tomato bruschetta, fried calamari, pasta fagioli soup, chicken parmigiana and pizza are among the foods that have a place here. I appreciate that I can get my favorites in one place. Unfortunately, unlike chains, mom and pop places tend to have fewer locations, which is always a bad thing for me if the food is good. And the food is enjoyable at Mulberry Street.

ALABAMA THEATRE, 4750 U.S. 17, Myrtle Beach, presents "The One Show" six nights a week. Call for dates and showtimes. The theatre presents Guest Concerts featuring the Oak Ridge Boys, March 6; Kingston Trio, March 13 and Sept. 25; Drifters, Coasters and Platters, March 20; Eddie Miles, March 21 and May 2; George Jones, April 24; Temptations and Four Tops, Aug. 20; and Ray Stevens, Sept. 11. 272-1111 or Alabama-Theatre.com.

BARNES AND NOBLE, 3346 Reed St., Myrtle Beach, hosts a book signing featuring author Raychelle Lohmann and "Anger Workbook for Teens" Saturday at 2 p.m. 238-2917.

Charleston-based reggae band Mystic Vibrations will perform for the second year in a row.

"The first time was really nice. A lot of people were there having a good time and the music was vibrating," Mystic Vibrations guitarist and lead vocalist Ric Williams said during a phone interview from his Columbia home. "We honor Bob and we don't mind because Bob is a big influence."

Super Bowl Sunday

The big game is finally here, and nearly every bar in town will be filled with fans watching the Colts and Saints face off in Super Bowl XLIV. Here's a few that have sent over their specials; for more listings or to post the details of your Super Bowl party visit TheSunNews.com:

Dear John | One star. A soldier and a college student begin a seven-year romance and are separated by his dangerous deployment. The two stay in touch through their letters and meeting in person very rarely. Starring Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Richard Jenkins and Scott Porter. PG-13. Theaters: CC RT G14 CM

From Paris With Love | One star. A low-ranking intelligence operative partners with a high-ranking U.S. agent in order to stop a terrorist attack. Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kasia Smutniak and Richard Durden. R. Theaters: CC RT G14 CM

"Dear John" follows Sparks' lucrative formula with elements familiar to anyone who knows "A Walk to Remember," "The Notebook," "Message in a Bottle" or "Nights in Rodanthe." It has the beaches of Carolina (South Carolina this time), a slow-paced and generally chaste romance, love, longing and loss. It celebrates simple virtues and values - letter writing, patriotism, chivalry, people willing to do the right thing, no matter if it hurts.

But Lasse Hallstrom's film of it is as bland as unseasoned grits.

I Hate Valentine's Day

A Serious Man

The end is coming May 23, according to "Lost" co-creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof.

The first two of the final 18 hours aired Tuesday. Did this opener address the pair of island mysteries gnawing at viewers since last May?

It's no secret that the Grammys are no longer really about giving out gold gramophones as much as they are a showcase for larger-than-life performances and once-in-a-lifetime collaborations.

In theory, I don't have a problem with this. It keeps viewers engaged and gives gossip bloggers something to talk about Monday morning. Sure, it produces its own share of hits (Lady Gaga and Elton John) and misses (Beyonce desecrating Alanis Morisette's "You Oughta Know"), but in general this genre-bending mashup of top talent is a must-see TV for music fans.

On Feb. 13, The Healing Force will kick off the festivities with a vibrant mix of stories and songs reflecting upon Africa in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. The event, one of several presented in observance of Black History Month, will start at 1 p.m. The four-member performance troupe, hailing from Winston-Salem, N.C., is made up by a husband-and-wife team, Joseph and Gail Anderson, their daughter, Sonji Gardner, and their son, Karim Anderson.

The family has performed at an array of venues across the country and has visited African countries, as well.

But even though the action is every bit as explosive and the jokey tone is an amusing departure from "Taken's" serious man "with very particular skills," "Paris" is basically a bloody buddy picture that tries too hard.

Travolta is Charlie Wax, a loose cannon shipped to Paris for a mission. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is Reece, his in-country American embassy handler and driver, a functionary who longs to move up the espionage ranks. When he hooks up with Charlie Wax, his wish becomes his nightmare.

Although the weather gets noticeably nippier, it is not downright frigid. The bitter temperatures that freeze our Midwestern and Northern neighbors do not grip us.

Winter's mild chill grants us enjoyable adventures along the fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.

And although this edition of Kicks is all about getting out and enjoying the winter, I'm willing to bet there's a good portion of our readers who - like myself - would rather ride out the rest of this chilly, rainy season indoors enjoying some great tunes.

Whether that means holing up in a local venue for a live show or just staying home and discovering some new music, there's plenty of good stuff to be heard. Here's 10 great ways to get your music fix this winter:

The Palace Theatre has revitalized everything, with new shows, revamped original shows and new costumes and sets for its 15th season. The Palace's new Broadway Series, which features six productions through December, is in full swing with "Steel Magnolias."

"We asked people what they wanted to see, and the main thing was the Broadway shows," said Greg London, the Palace Theatre's artistic director. "Children's theater was another thing people wanted to see. It has such an incredible market."

This winter, Division I basketball and baseball at Conway's Coastal Carolina University, the Myrtle Beach Marathon and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a minor league baseball team, are your best options.

Coastal Carolina's men's basketball team opened the 2009-10 season by accumulating the best record to open a campaign in school and Big South Conference history. Led by senior forward Joseph Harris, one of the nation's most accomplished small-school players, and South Carolina transfer Chad Gray, the Chanticleers could make their first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1993.

And now is a prime time to hit the Grand Strand's myriad stores and shopping centers.

As spring runway fashions are shipped and getting ready to debut in stores, fashionistas on a budget can get some great deals on some wardrobe staple items that can transition your look from winter to spring.

The newest is the Wee Jump Indoor Funhouse in the Carolina Forest community. Owner Allen Wion said he has seen a significant bump in customers since the temperatures started to drop in December.

"The parents say it's just cold or rainy, and there's not much else to do, so I win by default," Wion said.