The Scope

Listings Saturday, March 30, 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-Ages Show: Solids (Montreal indie), Little Things, Samesies, Kickgut, 7pm, Shed 709

All Request: DJ RocketBoy, Lottie’s Place

Alligator, Sundance

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

Craig Young, Leeland Wareham & The Martin Box (bluegrass/country/folk), Fat Cat Blues Bar

DeeJay JayCee, Turkey Joe’s

Deep: DJ Slim Macho, Steve Murray, Annexe

DJ Colin, Annexe

DJ Fabian, $7, Velvet

DJJO, Dusk Ultra Lounge

DJ Sanye West, Martini Bar-Downstairs

DJ Skiff, Club V

Graduation Recital: Sarah Sauvé (piano), 7pm, no cover, DF Cook Recital Hall

Hugh Scott (5pm), Bob Taylor & Carl Peters (8pm), Juniper Road, Shamrock City Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Georgetown Pub

Karaoke, 10pm, Karaoke Kops Party Bar

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

Sarah Slean with Strings, Adam Baxter, 7pm, $34.50, Holy Heart Theatre

Sarah Slean After Party: Chris Kirby, Adam Baxter & Friends, The Bloomsbury Group, 10pm, $10/$8, The Levee

Solids (Montreal indie), Weak Link, New Flesh, In Return, 11pm, Distortion

Steven Green (6:30pm); Jeremy Dicks & Todd Scott (10:30pm), Green Sleeves Pub

The Super Stars, Club One

Tino Borges & The Incident, Martini Bar-Upstairs
Music Venue Directory

Community

Board Game Event: In collaboration with International Table Top Day, a day of board games such as D&D, Magic, and Catan, free, Rocket Room-272 Water St (Sat Mar 30 from 2pm to 9pm)

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)

Easter Excitement: Family fun activities featuring crafts, games, face painting, story time, and more, $5, Fluvarium-5 Nagle’s Pl (Sat Mar 30 from 10:30am to 4:30pm)

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 Signings: Claire Wilkshire signs copies of her new novel “Maxine” (Sat Mar 30: Chapters from 1pm to 3pm, Coles-Avalon Mall from 3:30pm to 5:30pm; Sun Mar 31, Coles-Village Mall from 1pm to 3pm)

Go Duet Yourself (Spirit of Newfoundland) Take a journey into some ofthe world’s most beloved duets, $64+ dinner & show, Masonic Temple-6 Cathedral St 579-3023 (Fri Mar 1 / Fri Mar 22 / Sat Mar 23 / Thu Mar 28 / Sat Mar 30 / at 7pm)

Harvey (Shakespeare by the Sea) A mild-mannered gentleman’s family wants to commit him because his best friend is an invisible rabbit in this prize-winning farce by Mary Chase. Directed by Jenn Dion, $28/$23, LSPU Hall-3 Victoria St 753-4531 (Half-price preview Wed Mar 27 at 8pm; Thu Mar 28 to Sat Mar 30 at 8pm; matinee Sun Mar 31 at 2pm)
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

More Limited Run • Daily Showings

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