The Scope

Listings Thursday, March 14, 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 (6:30pm); Steve Davis (9pm), Kelly’s Pub

Bust A Move Fundraiser, DJay Soundwave, no cover, West Side Charlie’s-Torbay Rd

Chuck and David, Nightwitch, Vireo, The Combine, Distortion

DJ Code, Club V

DJJO, Sundance

Dust Radio, no cover, The Grapevine

Frequency Jazz Collective (Live jazz), Annexe

Hugh Scott (5pm); Bob Taylor & Carl Peters (7:15pm); Middle Tickle (11:30pm), Shamrock City Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Big Ben’s Pub

Ladies Hockey Team Benefit: Rob Cook & Greg Tobin, $5, Trapper John’s

Mick Davis (rock) 9:30pm, no cover, The Republic

Open Decks, Annexe

Open Mic: With Colin Grenning & The Undesirables, 9pm, Distortion

Pre-Paddy’s Day Show: The Pints, Ashelin, 7pm, Bridie Molloy’s

Punk Rock Cover Weekend: Gravy Jeans & Bay City Rollies (acoustic punk covers), Bad Religion cover band, Indighost & Danielle Bailey (Johnny Hobo covers), Neener Neener (The Queers), Blackened Lungs (Fang covers), $6, CBTGs

Richard Laviolette & The Glitter Bombs, Jenny Omnichord, Ilia Nicoll & The Hot Toddies, The Ship

Stixx & Stones, no cover, Martini Bar

The Corroborators, Kokiri, Faster Than Felix, Winterhearth, 11pm, The Levee

The Navigators, Club One

The Salty Dolls, The Moonshine Men, 7pm, Rose & Thistle Pub
Music Venue Directory

Community

Root Cellars: Crystal Braye and Sarah Ferber talk about the important role of root cellars in NL, historically and in the present day, The Rooms 757-8000 (Thu Mar 14 at 2:30pm)

Trivia Nights: Rose & Thistle on Tuesdays; Bitters on Thursdays at 8pm; The Station Lounge on Tuesdays at 9pm

Water Month: Kids age 8 to 12 and their families are invited for an after-school program focusing on different aspects of water, marine life, and habitats, Fluvarium-5 Nagle’s Pl 754-3474 (Thursdays in March at 3:30pm)

Wesley Soup Luncheon and Social: Soup luncheon followed by a social, $10, Wesley United Church-101 Patrick St 579-7900 (Thu Mar 14 at 12:30pm)

Wildflower Meeting (Nature NL) Luise Hermanutz discusses her book (co-authored with Alain Cuerrier) entitled “Our Plants, Our Land…Plants of Nain & Torngat Mountains Basecamp & Research Station”, MUN-SN 2067 (Thu Mar 14 at 7:30pm)

YMCA Career Fair, 35 Ridge Rd (Thu Mar 14 from 10:30am to 5pm)
More Community Events • Lectures & Forums • Kids & Teen • Meetings & Classes

On Stage

Darryl Lenox: Special concert series show, as seen on Conan O’Brien, Uptown-193 Kenmount Rd 726-9857 (Thu Mar 14 to Sat Mar 16)

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)

Storytelling Circle: Hosted by Stella Mair Evans, $3, Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club-Duckworth St (Thu Mar 14 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm)

Tango on the Edge: A social gathering to dance Argentine tango, $7, Arts & Culture Centre (Thursdays at 8:30pm & Sundays at 7pm)
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

Thursday Mar 14 at 7pm
Hyde Park on the Hudson (MUN Cinema) A womanizing American president? Franklin Delano Roosevelt instantly springs to mind! Here FDR (Bill Murray) is visited by King George VI, but his wandering eye creates tension between world leaders. Directed by Roger Michell (UK 2012), $9/$10, Empire Theatres-Avalon Mall
More Limited Run • Daily Showings

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

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