The Scope

Listings Saturday, March 16, 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

After Midnite (classic/modern rock covers), 10:30pm, Rob Roy

All-Ages Show (Punk Rock Cover Weekend) Wild In The Streets (The Descendents covers), 3pm, $6, CBTGs

All Request: DJ RocketBoy, Lottie’s Place

All U2 Days, Bull & Barrel

Alternative Paddy’s Day Party: Another North (alt-rock), Johnny Am I Good, Elk & The Elderly, 10:30pm, Fat Cat Blues Bar

Big Green Birthday Bash: With DJay Soundwave, no cover, West Side Charlie’s-Torbay Rd

Blacky O’Leary (5:30pm); Steve Davis (9pm), Kelly’s Pub

Celtic Connection, Club One

DeeJay JayCee, Turkey Joe’s

DJ Bowzr, DJ Vikking, 11pm, $5, Distortion

DJ Colin, Annexe

DJJO, Dusk Ultra Lounge

DJ Fabian, $7, Velvet

DJ Nitro (Moncton), Sundance

DJ Sanye West, Martini Bar-Downstairs

DJ Skiff, Club V

Eren Bazazitoglu (jazz/singer-songwriter) 8:30pm, no cover, Second Cup-Stavanger Dr

Hugh Scott (9am); Connemara (11:15am); Middle Tickle (1:30pm); Murphy’s Reel (3:45pm); Wabana (6pm); The Punters (8:15pm), Harrington Brothers (12am), Shamrock City

Karaoke, 10pm, Georgetown Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Karaoke Kops Party Bar

Lawnya Vawnya Rock ‘n Roll Drag Show: Long Distance Runners (indie), Derm Kean & An Incredible Woman, George Nervous Four, 10pm, $10, The Ship

Punk Rock Cover Weekend: Parks and Recreation (Jawbreaker covers), Wild in the Streets (The Decendants covers), The Raycocks (Screeching Weasel covers), The Bonzo’s (The Ramones covers), No Doubt cover band, Dt & The Dinosaurs (The Misfits covers), $6, CBTGs

Smokestack Lightnin’, 11pm, Nautical Nellie’s

Stixx & Stones, Martini Bar-Upstairs

St Paddy’s Day Shenanigans: DJ Alligator, DJ Fox, DJ Code, 10:30pm, $5/$10, The Bella Vista

St Paddy’s Rockin’ Ceilidh: The Rogues, Shawn Silver iDance, Shanty, The Pints, 10pm, $8, Rock House

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

The Novaks (rock), Chris Kirby & The Marquee (blues/r&b), The Manifest, 10pm, $15, The Levee

The Rolling Kings, 10:20pm, Erin’s Pub
Music Venue Directory

Community

All-Ages Show: Punk Rock Weekend: Wild In The Streets (The Descendents covers), $6, CBTGs (Sat Mar 16 at 3pm)

Children’s Read-Along: Songs and stories with Debbie Hanlon, author of the “Gus and Isaac” series, free, Rocket Bakery-272 Water St (Every Sunday in March at 10am)

Drumming Circle Café: Instruments provided but participants are welcome to bring their own, all ages welcome, $5, Rocket Room-272 Water St (Saturdays at 11:30am)

Emerald Ball: Children’s Wish Foundation fundraiser featuring entertainment by Ashelin, a live auction, dinner, and a special Wish presentation, $175, Sheraton Hotel-115 Cavendish Sq 739-9474 (Sat Mar 16 at 6pm)

MUN History Presentation: Dominique Brégent-Heald, Marica Cassis, Neil Kennedy, and Lianne Leddy lead a presentation entitled “History Beyond the Documents: Material, Visual, and Oral Approaches”, free, Rocket Room-272 Water St (Sat Mar 16 at 2pm)

Roll Up, Melt Down: Penny-rolling mania to raise funds for the gallery, with prizes for participants, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Sat Mar 16 from 12pm to 5pm)

Wake Up! The winter is ending and nature is getting ready for spring. See who’s waking up and who is still asleep in the woods, Fluvarium-5 Nagle’s Pl (Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm)

Walk on Water: Walk in all weather with enthusiasts who never tire of finding downtown nooks and crannies, free, Fat Nanny’s-245 Duckworth St (Saturdays at 10am)
More Community Events • Lectures & Forums • Kids & Teen • Meetings & Classes

On Stage

Book Signing: Children’s artist Shawn O’Hagan will sign copies of the 30th-anniversary edition of “One Fine Day for a Sculpin Named Sam”, free, Chapters (Sat Mar 16 from 1pm to 3pm)

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

Art by Instruction: Students, faculty, and staff at MUN’s Grenfell Campus are encouraged to submit instructions on how to make artworks, which members and gallery visitors are invited to complete, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Opens Sat Mar 16)

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

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

Saturday Mar 16 at 1pm
Ciné-Jeunesse: Movie from the National Film Board of Canada and social games, $2, Theatre-Centre communautaire des Grands-Vents 726-4900
More Limited Run • Daily Showings

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

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