The Observer, November 17, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 11
The Buzz
Friday, Nov. 17
Come celebrate the beauty of the unadulterated male form at Sigma Psi's annual Mr. CWRU "It's Reigning Men." Raffle tickets can be purchased to win prizes from various area merchants. Proceeds from this campus tradition will benefit the East Cleveland Neighborhood Society. Time: 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost: $5 at the door, group discounts available in advance. Location: Schmitt Auditorium. Info: aml29@case.edu
The first annual 24-Hour M.U.S.I.C. Recital kicks off today at noon, with a non-stop variety of pop, classical, and jazz music, courtesy of the undergraduate M.U.S.I.C. association. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Cleveland
Music and Arts Foundation, which gives inner-city students an affordable
education in the arts. Lovers of free food and door prizes should make a point to stop by! Time: 12 p.m., Nov. 17 through 12 p.m., Nov. 18. Cost: free. Location: Carlton Commons. Info: kps11@case.edu
Today's events are not so great for you if you don't like music and comedy. Fans of both are sure to enjoy tonight's Film Society screening of Susan Stroman's 2005 remake of the Mel Brooks classic, The Producers. Starring Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick as crooked Broadway producers, and Will Ferrell as the Nazi playwright author of "the worst play in history," this remake is both faithful to the original film, and ridiculously funny. Time: 7, 10 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Saturday, Nov. 18
Tonight, Case's premiere select choir, Case Concert Choir, performs its Fall Concert in Harkness Chapel, featuring a cappella and accompanied works ranging from classical to jazz. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Harkness Chapel. Info: music.case.edu/ensembles/concertchoir.php
Come join Film Society for their showing of The Great Escape, a true story about an Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp. Time: 7, 10:30 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, Nov. 19
Following up his 1969 critically acclaimed short film, Sean, filmmaker Ralph Arlyck revisits a San Francisco man who admitted to smoking pot as a four-year-old in his 2005 documentary, Following Sean, which plays today at the Cinemathéque. Time: 4 p.m. Cost: $5-$8. Location: Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: www.cia.edu/cinematheque
Blossom kicks off its inaugural Blossom Holiday Lighting Festival, which includes a two-mile road tour of 300 animated lighting displays, which include a 200-foot-long Tunnel of Lights and a 45-foot-high Snowflake Archway. Winter and holiday lovers everywhere with some cash to spare will certainly enjoy a foray into this winter wonderland. Time: Sundays until January, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12.50. Location: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. Info: 330-920-8040.
Monday, Nov. 20
The week before Thanksgiving is generally filled with work and suffering; skip over all the pain and check out Sugarcult at the House of Blues. With the Pink Spiders, Damone, and Meg & Dia. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $16.50. Location: House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. Info: www.hob.com
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Tonight, Saliva hits the Agora, with Dazend and Rivers Edge. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Wednesday, Nov. 22
Why worry about spending time with your family? That can wait until tomorrow. Instead, check out Ohio rockers Red Wanting Blue, as they play the House of Blues tonight. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $10-$15. Location: House of Blues. Info: www.hob.com
Thursday, Nov. 23
It's been scientifically proven that rocking out helps you digest. Work off that turkey with Coffinberry, the Death Sweats, and Tiger Cried Beef tonight at Pat's in the Flats. Time: 10 p.m. Cost: $5. Location: Pat's in the Flats, W. 3rd St. and Literary Rd. Info: www.patsintheflats.com
