The Scope

Listings Thursday, March 21, 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

9 O’Clock Rocks: Uneeda, The Corroborators, 9pm, The Levee

Adam Martin, no cover, The Grapevine

Blacky O’Leary (6:30pm); Steve Davis (9pm), Kelly’s Pub

Carl Peters & Bob Taylor (8pm), Middle Tickle (10:30pm), Shamrock City Pub

DJ Code, Club V

DJJO, Sundance

Frequency Jazz Collective (Live jazz), Annexe

Jason Lacour (6:30pm); Dave White & Carl Peters (10pm), Green Sleeves Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Big Ben’s Pub

Master Class Series (MUN Music) David Malis (baritone), 12pm, free, DF Cook Recital Hall

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

Night Music #118: Anchor band Alex Pierson and friends, 9:30pm, $5, The Ship

Noise Terror Thursday: Parks and Recreation, Kings and Thieves (pop punk), Dwayne Churchill, Selina Boland, Colin Grenning, Danielle Bailey, 9pm, $5, CBTGs

Open Decks, Annexe

PotemTole (moombahsoul/nu-disco), 11pm, no cover, The Grapevine

Stixx & Stones, no cover, Martini Bar

Third-Year Voice Recital: Amy Grainger (soprano vocal performance), 7:30pm, free, Suncor Energy Hall

Thom Coombes, 7:30pm, Fixed Coffee

West Coast Punk Rock Invasion Tour Kick-off: Neener Neener, The Undesirables, Kate Pike & The Loose Boots, The Brat Attack, 11pm, $5, The Levee
Music Venue Directory

Community

Alzheimer Family Support: Group meeting for family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease, 685 Water St 576-0608 (Thu Mar 21 at 7pm)

Coffee & Culture: “The Kean Shop: From Mercantile to Art Studio”, The Rooms 757-8000 (Thu Mar 21 at 2:30pm)

Debut Concert and Naming Ceremony: MUN Music debuts its new Sundanese gamelan, a complex Indonesian percussion instrument, in a special naming ceremony, free, Upper Concourse-Arts & Culture Centre (Thu Mar 21 from 4pm to 5pm)

How To Know About Oil: Imre Szeman, Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies at U of A will discuss the contentious commodity, free, MUN A 1049 (Thu Mar 21 from 12pm to 1:30pm)

Nature NL AGM: Everyone interested in the organization welcome to attend and check out the members’ slide show, MUN SN-2067 (Thu Mar 21 at 7:30pm)

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)
More Community Events • Lectures & Forums • Kids & Teen • Meetings & Classes

On Stage

Chris Locke: NOW Magazine’s best stand-up 2012, Uptown-193 Kenmount Rd 726-9857 (Thu Mar 21 to Sat Mar 23)

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

Still Life Springs to Life: Spring exhibition of new works by gallery artists, Red Ochre Gallery-96 Duckworth St 726-6422 (Opening reception Thu Mar 21 from 5pm to 8pm)

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 21 at 2:30pm
A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story, The Rooms 757-8000

Thursday Mar 21 at 7pm
Holy Motors (MUN Cinema) Celine (Edith Scob) chauffeurs Mr. Oscar (Denis Lavant) around France as he makes nine “appointments” where he randomly crashes events in a variety of grotesque disguises. With Kylie Minogue. French with English subtitles. Directed by Leos Carax (FRA/GER 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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