The Observer, February 17, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 17
The Buzz
Friday, Feb. 17
If you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything? Look for the answer to this, and many other questions tonight as Film Society screens Primer, the 2004 film that will keep you on the edge of your seat all night. Time: 7, 9, 11 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Saturday, Feb. 18
Check out Boys Don't Cry, the acclaimed 1999 film that won Hilary Swank the first of her two Academy Awards. Swank plays Brandon Teena, a sensitive, considerate, and secretive young small-town man who will meet disaster when it's discovered that he was born a woman. Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Cost: $3 with student ID. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, Feb. 19
The Cleveland Museum of Art is sending some significant new exhibits to the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. The first collaboration in the CMA@MOCA series, "Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper From the Cleveland Museum of Art," features 17 drawings, photographs, and prints by Chuck Close, Christopher Cook, and others created over the past decade. Time: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: Free with Case ID. Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, 8501 Carnegie Ave. Info: www.mocacleveland.org
Monday, Feb. 20
Born eight months ago, Panja was a cuddly ball of fur. For today's Snow Leopard Day at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the 15-pound feline is frisky and in a fightin' mood. Videos and zoo staff will also be available to clue you in on the big cat's diet, habitat, and behavior. Time: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $6 adults, $4 children. Location: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way. Info: www.clemetzoo.com
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Ray Howlett's prism-like glass sculptures reflect the light surrounding them, creating an effect that looks like a neon web spun by a mind-blown spider, or perhaps a rainbow painted by tripping leprechauns. Now on display at Cleveland State University's Gallery C, the Nebraska artist expresses himself through color, light, and glass; check it out, you'll be glad you did. Time: Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Gallery C, Cleveland State University, 2307 Chester Ave. Info: www.csuohio.edu/art/gallery/main.htm
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Spot night is a night to celebrate your freedom as a college student to eat cheap wings and drink $1 beverages of your choosing. Celebrate that freedom tonight with the musical stylings of Olympians and Viadora. Time: 9:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: The Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
Thursday, Feb. 23
New York thrash quartet Overkill hits Cleveland tonight, as they bring their trademark blend of hard rock and pounding speed to Peabody's. With Prong. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $16 advance, $18 day of. Location: Peabody's. Info: www.peabodys.com
