The Scope

Listings Friday, March 15, 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

All Request: DJ RocketBoy, Lottie’s Place

Blacky O’Leary (6pm); Steve Davis (10pm), Kelly’s Pub

Blacky O’Leary (3pm); Middle Tickle (acoustic) (5:15pm); Devil’s Racket (8:30pm); Middle Tickle (11:30pm), Shamrock City Pub

Boys from the County Hell (Pogues tribute) Featuring Sherman Downey & The Ambiguous Case, 10pm, $10, Rock House

DJ Alligator, Club V

DJJO, DJ Nu Rock, Dusk Ultra Lounge

DJ Sanye West, Martini Bar-Downstairs

DJ Scrappy, Turkey Joe’s

DJ Sina, Sundance

Eagles Tribute: With Quidi Vidi Dirt Band, 10pm, $10, Club One

Facing Death (MUN Music) Quasar saxophone quartet tribute to Charlie Parker, 8pm, $15/$10, DF Cook Recital Hall

Karaoke, 10pm, Georgetown Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Karaoke Kops Party Bar

Middle Tickle (5:30pm); Barry Kenny, Glen Harvey & Sonny Hogan (8:30pm), Shamrock City Pub

Nightfall: DJJO, DJ Nu Rock, Dusk

On The Border: A Tribute to the Eagles, Club One

Paddy’s Day with Johnny Am I Good & The Pathological Lovers, The Ship

PotemTole, Annexe

Punk Rock Cover Weekend: WreckHouse (Social Distortion covers), Kate Pike & The Loose Boots (The Distillers covers), Amebix cover band, Rudimentary Peni cover band, Serbian Death Squad (various), The Undesirables (Keith Morris/Circle Jerks), Against Me cover band, $6, CBTGs

Secret Connection, Boatts, 10pm, $7, Republic

Smokestack Lightnin’, 11pm, Nautical Nellie’s

Stephen Green (singer-songwriter) 8:30pm, no cover, Second Cup-Stavanger Dr

Stixx & Stones, Martini Bar-Upstairs

The Dark & Dirtys (Mumford & Sons covers), Trapper John’s Pub

The Monday Nights (rock), Fat Cat Blues Bar

The Rolling Kings, 10:30pm, Bridie Molloy’s

The Salty Dolls & The Moonshine Men (country/rock and roll), 7pm, Rose & Thistle

Video Party: With DJ Digital Dan, Velvet Club

Women Who Rock: Dana Reid, Liz Solo, Maria Peddle, 2013 MUN Vagina Monologues cast, $5, The Levee
Music Venue Directory

Community

Chronic Pain Support Group: Support meetings with the theme “Helping Make Pain More Bearable”, Seniors Retirement Club-10 Bennett Ave 747-0744 (Fri Mar 15 at 1:30pm)

CUSO Volunteerism Info Session: Margaret Graves and Maria Quigley talk about their experiences volunteering in Tanzania and Jamaica, free, St John’s City Hall-Foran/Greene Rm (Fri Mar 15 at 7:30pm)

MUN Economics Visiting Speaker Series: Carleton University’s Andre Plourde will deliver a lecture entitled “Carbon Taxes and Financial Incentives for GHG Emissions Reductions in Alberta’s Oil Sands”, free, MUN-IIC 2001 (Fri Mar 15 from 2:30pm to 4pm)

Social Work Lecture: Dalhousie University’s Wanda Thomas Bernard delivers a lecture entitled “End of Life Care in Marginalized Communities: Lessons from Research in Nova Scotia”, plus a presentation by Dr. Victor Maddalena from MUN Medicine, free, MUN-R. Gushue Hall (Fri Mar 15 from 12pm to 1pm)

St. Patrick’s Day Storytime: Wear green as you listen to stories, rhymes and songs in time for the holiday, must register, Michael Donovan Library-655 Topsail Rd 737-2621 (Fri Mar 15 at 3:30pm)
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)

Newfoundland Dreamgirls (Spirit of Newfoundland) A tribute to the lives and music of The Temptations, The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, $64+ inc dinner & show, Masonic Temple-6 Cathedral St 579-3023 (Fri Mar 8 / Sat Mar 9 / Fri Mar 15 / Sat Mar 16 / showtimes 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

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

Fieldwork: Canadian photographers Scott Walden, Steve Payne and John Haney explore the visual vernaculars of place, architecture, natural landscape, and the social spheres of their subjects, The Rooms 757-8000 (Opening reception Sat Mar 15 at 7:30pm)

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

Miriad – Philippa Jones: During artist-led expeditions, members of the public adopted roles ranging from geologist to shaman, gathering ‘evidence’ to support their imagined truths. The resulting objects, images and conjectures interpreted by Jones culminate in this installation, The Rooms 757-8000 (Opening reception Fri Mar 15 at 7:30pm)

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

The Call: From Brad Anderson, director of The Machinist and Session 9, comes this story of a 911 operator (Halle Berry) who must save a girl from her unfriendly neighbourhood serial killer. (Mar 15)

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone: After he’s injured by a Mindfreak trick worthy of Criss Angel, Anton (Steve Buscemi) leaves his partner (Steve Carell) and their magic act behind. This leaves Carell to find a replacement. (Mar 15)
More Limited Run • Daily Showings

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

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