The Observer, March 24, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 21
The Buzz
Friday, March 24
Even if you didn't love C.S. Lewis' dazzling tales of talking animals, wicked witches, and sword-wielding children when you were a child, they're certainly still worth their weight in film today. Tonight Film Society screens the cinema interpretation of the first in Lewis' Narnia series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Time: 7 and 10 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
For those of us who have never fully appreciated the joys of a good Bollywood movie musical, there's Bombay Dreams, a stage version of a classic Bollywood story: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and everyone dances and sings to a happy ending. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 and up. Location: Palace Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave. Info: www.playhousesquare.com
Saturday, March 25
Go see Film Society's screening of Paper Clips, the story of how the Holocaust affected a rural community in the American South. In order to grasp the concept of six million Holocaust victims, students collect six million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. The film details how the students met Holocaust survivors and how the experience transformed them and their community. Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Cost: $3 with student ID. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, March 26
Go see post-hardcore quintet The Bled. With As Cities Burn and Protest The Hero. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $10 advance, $12 day of show. Location: The Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Monday, March 27
Who doesn't love happy hour? Forget about homework and head over to Lava Lounge, where specialty martinis are just $5 from 5 to 8 p.m.! Time: 5-8 p.m., Monday-Friday. Cost: $5 martinis. Location: Lava Lounge, 1307 Auburn Ave. Info: (216) 589-9112.
Tuesday, March 28
International phenomenon Jason Forrest (also known as "Donna Summer") brings his unique blend of rock to the Grog Shop. With Hokuto Smash. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: The Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Wednesday, March 29
Fans of Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, Nick Drake, and The Beatles are sure to enjoy tonight's Spot Night performer, Andrew Bird. Armed with a violin, electric guitar, and a glockenspiel, Bird hits campus tonight two weeks before opening for Guster at JCU (and they're charging for tickets!). Check out this unique, hip singer-songwriter while enjoying $1 beers and cheap wings. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: The Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
Thursday, March 30
Courtesy of UPB, Coffeehouse Night features Nini Camps, a Cuban-American singer-songwriter whose signature glass-sliding-foot-stomping groove will accompany the sounds of the consumption of free dessert and coffee. With AK Healey. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: The Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
