The Scope

Listings Sunday, March 17, 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 U2 Days, Bull & Barrel

Blackie O’Leary, 7pm, Kelly’s Pub

Chris Hennessey (7pm), Arthur & Fred (10:30pm), Shamrock City Pub

Johnny Graham (9am); Murphy’s Reel (11:15am); Hagdown (1:30pm); Middle Tickle (3:45pm); Wabana (6pm); Celtic Connection (8:15pm); Harrington Brothers (12am), Shamrock City

Late Viennese Masterworks (MUN Music) Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, 8pm, $15/$10, DF Cook Recital Hall

Paddy’s Day: Matty Rose & The Runaways (4pm); The Dark & Dirtys (6pm); Matty Rose (8pm); The Rolling Kings (10pm), $5/$10, Trapper John’s Pub

Paddy’s Day & Night Concert: The Rolling Kings (3pm); Leslie Wagner (7pm); Howard Wall (8pm); Mitch Ghaney & John Miln (9pm); DJ Elli, (10pm), $7/$5 with costume, SS Meigle CBS (Shuttle bus available at Pronto Pizza 769-9338)

Shamrocks & Shenanigans: The Stanfields, At Ships End (folk), The Dave Whitty Band, 7pm, $20, Rock House

Shamrock’d: DJ Sina, DJJO, DJ Nu Rock, Slim Macho, Nitro, 10pm, $8, Sundance

Sherry Ryan, Colleen Power, Black Molly, Darren Brown, John Dawe, Allan Ricketts, $10, Rose & Thistle Pub

St. Patrick’s Day & Night Concert: The Rolling Kings (4pm); Leslie Wagner (7pm); Howard Wall (8pm); Mitch Ghaney & John Miln (9pm); DJ Elli (10pm), $7, S.S. Meigle Lounge-Seal Cove

The Rogues, 8pm, $5, George George St. Beer Market

The Rolling Kings, 8pm, Erin’s Pub

The Rolling Kings, 10:30pm, Trapper John’s

Traditional Session: With Fergus Brown-O’Byrne & Danny Mills, 3pm, O’Reilly’s Pub
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Community

Celebrate the Irish: Create some family memories and celebrate St Patrick’s Day, The Rooms 757-8000 (Sun Mar 17 at 2pm)

Le Café Français: French speakers and francophiles to meet up and chat. Look for the small Quebecois flag, Atlantic Pace (Sundays at 3pm)

Volunteerism Lecture: Margaret Graves talks about her experiences volunteering in Tanzania, Kiwanis Club-CBS (Sun Mar 17 at 2pm)

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)

Young Musician Open Mic: Hosted by Denielle Hann, Shamrock City Pub (Sundays 2pm)
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)

Sunday Salsa Social: Weekly salsa event hosted by Salsa in St John’s, $5, Annexe-32 George St (Sundays from 7pm to 10pm)

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

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

More Limited Run • Daily Showings

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

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