The Observer, November 10, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 10
The Buzz
Friday, Nov. 10
Kick off your weekend with some wholesome fun; check out Cars tonight at Strosacker, courtesy of Film Society. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
A Bright Room Called Day opens tonight at Eldred Theater. This play is a powerful portrayal of individual resolution, irresolution, and dissolution set in the last days of the Weimar Republic; the story moves between the 1930s and the present, where the same evils confront us. Time: Nov. 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8 p.m.
Nov. 12 and 19 at 2:30 p.m. Cost: $5-$10. Location: Eldred Theater. Info: (216) 368-6262.
Saturday, Nov. 11
It's Family Weekend! Even if your family isn't around, stop by the Hollywood Showdown, an interactive game show featuring pop culture trivia that will have you laughing all evening, courtesy of UPB Traditions Committee. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Thwing Ballroom. Info: upb.case.edu
Remember when Haley Joel Osment was that cute but creepy kid from The Sixth Sense? Before that whole marijuana-possession-car-crash thing. Enjoy Osment in all of his child star glory tonight in Secondhand Lions, a coming-of-age/male bonding story that will make you forget all of the sordid details of Osment's recent past. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, Nov. 12
Even if you haven't seen Borat yet, you can still enjoy Ali G Indahouse, which features British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's alterego, Ali G, becoming a youth advisor to the British Prime Minister. Ali G plays tonight at the Cinemathéque. Time: 8:55 p.m. Cost: $5-$8. Location: Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: www.cia.edu/cinemathéque
Monday, Nov. 13
If you've got some Monday rage, we've got the perfect solution: check out Hinder tonight at the Agora. With 18 Visions and Lynam. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $16.50 in advance, $18 day of show. Location: Agora Theater, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Venerable hip-hop sextet Jurassic 5 returns to Cleveland tonight to play the House of Blues downtown. If you missed their show on campus two years ago, now's your chance to get caught up on one of the best live hip-hop acts around. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Location: House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. Info: www.hob.com
Tuesday, Nov. 14
In honor of Native American History Month, UPB's Cultural Development Committee is sponsoring Wilma Mankiller, a Native American woman who will lecture about issues concerning Native American culture. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: free. Location: 1914 Lounge, Thwing Center. Info: upb.case.edu
Wednesday, Nov. 15
Fans of cheap beer and good reggae should head over to the Spot tonight to catch Carlos Jones and The Plus Band. As always, $1 mystery beers and cheap wings will be on the menu. Time: 9:30 p.m. Cost: free. Location: The Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
Thursday, Nov. 16
One of the most impressive dinosaur exhibits ever unearthed roars into town today. A T. rex Named Sue features the world's biggest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex, which spans 42 feet. Lectures, special events, and hands-on activities will occupy visitors during the exhibit's five-month run at the Natural History Museum. Among the coolest features: you can touch Sue's teeth, play around with gizmos that control her tail, and watch animated videos about 65-milllion-year-old prehistoric beasts mercilessly devouring their prey. Time: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Through April 15. Cost: free with Case ID. Location: Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr. Info: www.cmnh.org
