The Observer, April 28, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 26
The Buzz
Friday, April 28
Film Society screens Mirrormask, which centers on Helena, a 15-year-old girl in a family of circus entertainers who often wishes she could run off and join real life. On the eve of her mother's major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens, bizarre creatures, and masked inhabitants. All is not well in this new world – the white queen has fallen ill and can only be restored by the MirrorMask, and it's up to Helena to find it. But as her adventures continue, she begins to wonder whether she's in a dream, or something far more sinister. Time: 7, 9 p.m., 12 a.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Saturday, April 29
Cult favorite Empire Records plays tonight at Strosacker, courtesy of Film Society. Empire Records tells the story of an independent music store in danger of being bought out by The Man on a day so extraordinary, it's normal. Time: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, April 30
Nearly 6000 leather buffs have booked rooms at the Wyndham Hotel for the fifth-annual Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend. Billed as a "pansexual" event for straights and gays alike, the fetish fest includes a silent auction of leather gear, a leather-themed art exhibit, and field trip at noon to six museums. At 9:30 they'll hit four get-togethers. Sunday features a noon brunch at the hotel and a 10 p.m. Leather & Rouge Revue at Bounce. Check it out, and get your freak on! Time: 11 a.m. Cost: anywhere from free to $125. Location: Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clawinfo.org
Monday, May 1
Celebrate the last day of classes with UPB at their first annual Cookout on the Quad. With free food and prizes, who needs homework and finals? Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: free. Location: Main Quad. Info: upb.case.edu
Tuesday, May 2
Check out the self-proclaimed leaders of the rock and roll revolution, Sound & Shape, tonight at the Grog Shop. With Arms for Venus, Altered, and Adrenaline. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $6. Location: Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Wednesday, May 3
Taking some inspiration from Napoleon Dynamite, the Garage has started giving away plates of tater tots to go with their $1 beers, $2 shots, and $3 cocktails. Time: Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday, 8 p.m. – 2:30 a.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 4 p.m.- 2:30 a.m. Cost: free. Location: The Garage, 1859 W. 25th St., Ohio City. Info: www.thegaragebar.net
Thursday, May 4
Head up to the Grog Shop tonight to check out Radiohead and Bjork devotees The Receiving End of Sirens. With I Am the Avalanche, Hit the Lights, and As Tall as Lions. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $8 advance, $10 day of show. Location: Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
