The Observer, February 2, 2007
Volume XXXIX, Issue 15
The Buzz
Friday, Feb. 2
Fearless, Jet Li's latest martial arts epic, is supposedly the living legend's last; in it, Li plays martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, 20th century China's most famous fighter, who overcame personal tragedy to become history. Tonight, Film Society screens this epic farewell in Strosacker Auditorium. Time: 7, 9, 11 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Jerry Seinfeld, the inspiration behind one of the most successful sitcoms in television history, comes to the State Theater at Playhouse Square tonight to perform not one, but two stand-up shows of his unique "observational humor." Ticket prices are steep, but there are only so many times you can watch the Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m. Cost: $44-$77.50. Location: State Theater, 1519 Euclid Ave., Playhouse Square. Info: www.playhousesquare.org
Saturday, Feb. 3
Tonight, Film Society screens A Prairie Home Companion, a playful, critically-acclaimed film which centers around Garrison Keillor's real-world radio show. A Prairie Home Companion, director Robert Altman's last film before his death last month, meanders through the ins and outs of a small live broadcast gently and without presumption, and manages to make even rehab-bound Lindsay Lohan look like something other than a Mean Girl. Time: 7, 9 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Two-time Grammy Award-winner Justin Timberlake hits the Quicken Loans Arena tonight with Pink, in support of his latest solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds. Come prepared with extra underwear to throw on stage, in case the former Mouseketeer decides to bring sexy back. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $56-$75. Location: Quicken Loans Arena, 100 Gateway Plaza. Info: www.justintimberlake.com
Sunday, Feb. 4
Label-eschewing American rockers Brazil play the Grog Shop tonight, bringing with them their genre-defying mix of prog, emo, and punk, as well as Forgive Durden, Wax on Radio, and And You're Not Invited. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Monday, Feb. 5
Get your mind out of the gutter before you go to tonight's X-Rated Monday at Club Argos. There won't be any porn on the gay club's 11 TV screens. Instead, bartender Trent will pour half-price cocktails and shots from the X vodka and liqueur lines – like the Perfect X, which is made from three ounces of vodka, the juice of half a lemon, and black pepper and lemon garnishes. There's also the X-Bomb, featuring vodka and liqueur mixed with half a can of Red Bull. And for the heartbroken, Trent serves the X-Boyfriend, which mixes equal parts liqueur and vanilla vodka. Drink Responsibly. Time: 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Cost: depends on what you're drinking. Location: Club Argos, 2032 W. 25th St. Info: (216) 781-9191.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Kenyon College professor Ennis Edmonds speaks about Rastafari and reggae today in Clark Hall as a part of Black History Month. Time: 4 p.m. Cost: free. Location: 206 Clark Hall. Info: www.case.edu/artsci/bakernord/events.htm
Wednesday, Feb. 7
David Silberklang, a lecturer from Hebrew University of Jerusalem comes to Case today to talk about unanswered questions of the Holocaust. Time: 4 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Thwing Center. Info: (216) 368-2414.
Thursday, Feb. 8
Grange Tavern owner Angel Raphael controls the remote for tonight's Ugly Betty/Grey's Anatomy Night. Between glances at Dr. McDreamy, customers hit up bartender Dave for cocktails he learned to mix in his native Scotland. His most potent potable is the $5 Nasty Martini, a sharper-edged cousin of the Dirty Martini, and apparently potentially lethal, in a good way. Drink Responsibly. Time: 8-10 p.m. Cost: free, $5 martinis. Location: The Grange Tavern, 1940 S. Taylor Rd. Info: (216) 320-3080.
