The Observer, September 22, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 4
The Buzz
Friday, Sept. 22
Enjoy a weekend in Chicago, courtesy of UPB! Don't loose your ticket. The trip includes two nights at a 4 start hotel, and a ticket to the Second City comedy club. Time: 3:30 p.m. Cost: $75 prepaid. Location: Thwing Center. Info: upb.case.edu
Catch Film Society's screening of Akeelah and the Bee, the inspirational tale of a precocious eleven-year-old whose spelling skills may be her ticket out of a bad environment. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Celebrate the Grog Shop's 14th birthday tonight with Coffinberry, the Very Knees, Tall Pines, Series, and Xela 3io. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Saturday, Sept. 23
Don't miss Airplane!, playing tonight at Strosacker. This classic spoof of airplane disaster films will make you laugh, cry, and keep you on the edge of your seat. As if that weren't enough incentive, IMPROVment will perform between showings of the films, at 9 p.m. Time: 7, 10 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Catch the original sounds of Genuine Son. Genuine Son's past performances have included Hard Rock Café, The Agora, and places in Chicago and Cleveland. Don't miss this soul searching music. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Sunday, Sept. 24
The Cleveland Cinemathéque sponsors a showing of the Academy Award winning Pedro Almodovar masterpiece, Talk to Her. This emotional movie weaves matadors, romance, modern dance, silent film, and friendships. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $5-8. Location: Cleveland Cinemathéque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: www.cia.edu/cinematheque
British rockers, Kasabian hit the Grog Shop tonight to promote their latest CD, Empire, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. charts earlier this month. These alternative Brit-popsters promise to deliver an energetic, highly entertaining show. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $14. Location: Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Monday, Sept. 25
Retired Case film professor, Dr. Louis Giannetti, presents the first in a series of three classic films tonight at the Cinematheque. Giannetti presents the first in a series of three classic films tonight at the Cinemathéque. Giannetti will introduce Cabaret and facilitate a post-film discussion after the presentation of Bob Fosse's multi-Oscar-winning redering of the Kander and Ebb Broadway musical. The movie follows the exploits of naïve American singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) in and around a decadent nightclub in pre-WWII Berlin; this is a must-see screening. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $7-$10. Location: Cleveland Cinemathéque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: www.cia.edu/cinematheque.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Tonight at Cleveland Heights jazz haven, Nighttown, native Cleveland crooner Billy Donato performs. This consummate entertainer will sing your cares away (or that could just be that third martini). Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road. Info: www.nighttowncleveland.com
Wednesday, Sept. 27
Wednesdays are rough. Get through this one by catching JP and the Chatfield Boys tonight at the Spot, while enjoying cheap wings and mystery beverages. This is a must-see show for fans of bluegrass and all things Midwestern. Time: 9:30 p.m. Cost: free. Location: the Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
Thursday, Sept. 28
Start the weekend off early by heading over to the Agora to see power-metal band Kamelot. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $17. Location: Agora Theater and Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Are you a budding creative writer? Share your stories, poems, or anything else at the Center for Women tonight in a friendly and supportive environment. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: free. Location: FSM Center for Women Conference Room, Thwing Center 303. Info: www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen
