The Scope

Listings Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Our listings are your guide to what’s on the go in the St. John’s area. If you have an event you’d like included, email all of the details—as well as images—to listings@thescope.ca.

Music

Blacky O’Leary (5pm); Chris Ryan & Friends (8pm); The Navigators (11:15pm), Shamrock City Pub

Dave White (6pm); Damian Follett (10pm), Green Sleeves Pub

Epic Wednesday: Matthew Hare, Cody Westman, Evan Aucoin, Sam Burke, Distortion

Folk Night: Emily Andrews & Christa Couture, 9pm, The Ship

St. John’s Jazz Session: Hosted by Brad Jefford Trio, featuring Andrew McCarthy, Josh Ward, and Greg Bruce, 8:30pm, $7, Rose & Thistle

The Celtic Fiddlers, The Rooms

The Great Casavant Organ: Bach to the 20th Century with David Drinkell, 1:15pm, free, Anglican Cathedral

Tour of Ireland: The Celtic Fiddlers, The Rooms

Rotaract Club Coffee House: Featuring Pete Mills, Deirdre Halliday, Adam Foote & David Jennings, Matt Dean & Ray Flood, Leslie Amminson & Esmee Gilbert, Jonah Emke, 6pm, Coffee & Company

Wolfpack Wednesdays: Open mic/jam, 10pm, no cover, CBTGs
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Community

Battle of the Brains: Trivia competition, plus 50/50 tickets, snacks, and a cash bar, to raise money for Girls on a Mission for Uganda, $50 per team, Yuk Yuks-193 Kenmount Rd 725-4562 (Wed Mar 13)

The Rooms: Free admission, 9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 (Wednesdays 6pm-9pm)
More Community Events • Lectures & Forums • Kids & Teen • Meetings & Classes

On Stage

Judge Prowse Presiding (The School Zone) Daniel Prowse is a judge, partridge hunter, historian, and champion of the common man in this one-man-show written and directed by Frank Holden and starring Jim Healey, $20, Barbara Barrett Theatre-Arts & Culture Centre (Wed Mar 13 to Sun Mar 17)

More Theatre • Dance & Performance • Spoken & Written • Comedy

On Display

Back in the Day: David Blackwood’s Newfoundland & Labrador: Exhibition co-curated by Blackwood featuring artifacts, archival records, and examples of his artworks, The Rooms 757-8000

Boxed In! A national exhibition of small sculptural works organized by both The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery and the Craft Council of NL and held at two venues, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 / Craft Council Gallery-59 Duckworth St 753-2749

Crossings: Solo exhibition by printmaker and illustrator Veselina Tomova. Prints and drawings attempt to reconcile her old world with her new one, Red Ochre Gallery-96 Duckworth St 726-6422 (Ends Mar 14)

Dark Timber: Anna Williams (ON) features two bronze life-sized whitetail deer standing on a braided rug made from collected clothing brought to her by viewers, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882

Inner Works: Anne Meredith Barry, Peter Bell, David Blackwood, Chris Pratt, Mary Pratt, Helen Parsons Shepherd, Reginald Shepherd, Gerald Squires & Don Wright, The Rooms 757-8000

New Releases: Work from Richard Steele including “Snowy Evening in Georges Town”, “Hide ‘n Seek”, and “Calm Before The Storm”, Richard Steele Gallery-63 Harvey Rd 754-6741

Ripped Apart or Stitched Together: Rethinking Justice: Gerald and Dorothy Vaandering’s 26’x2’ frieze of Telegram photos ask the question “what is justice?”, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Ends Mar 15)

Sweet – Cupcakes Galore: Work in a variety of media by craftspeople tempted by a contemporary culinary icon — the delicious and decorative cupcake, Craft Council Gallery-59 Duckworth St 753-2749 (Opening reception Sat Mar 9 from 2pm to 4pm)

The Artist Is In: Contemporary oil paintings by June Walker-Wilson, Ultramarine Fine Art Studio-100 Duckworth St 722-8157

Working on History: Watching Our Stories Unfold: An exhibition of artifacts reflecting life in NL from the 1700s to present day, The Rooms 757-8000
More Visual Art • Museums

On Screen

More Limited Run • Daily Showings

More Community Events • On Stage • On Display • On Screen • Museums

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