Check out these events for the week of February 15th:
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Seafarers - Burning Coal Theatre
Burning Coal Theatre presents:
The Seafarer
On Christmas Eve, the boys have gathered at Sharky's place for their weekly poker game. But one of them has brought a stranger into their midst. And there will be Hell to pay.February 4 - 21, 2010
Valentine's Day Party & Raffle
Come see our production of Conor McPherson's beautiful Irish play "The Seafarer" and stay after for a big Valentine's Day Party on the set of the play.
Regular $20
Discount* $15
Thursdays $10
Group* (per person) $12
Student Rush* $5
Discount* $15
Thursdays $10
Group* (per person) $12
Student Rush* $5
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Ethnographers - Free Concert!
Join the cool kids next week for a free concert at The Pour House featuring three up and coming bands. Nova Stella, Gossip Grows on Trees and The Ethnographers. (Full disclosure - I am proudly related to a singer in the band).
The Ethnographers are a great little band with a new CD release. The doors open at 8:00pm and the first show starts at 9:00pm. Don't be late!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Red Riding Hood Alert! Let's Go "Into the Woods"
NC State's Theater department is presenting one of Stephen Sondheim's most delightful musicals, "Into the Woods". Featuring fairy tale characters and a twisted story starring the most classic fairly tale characters in a way we don't quite remember. Tickets are only $15 so get "Into the Woods" - I am sure you'll survive - but maybe not with your funny bone intact.
University Theatre presents Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Cockeyed characters in a fractured fairy tale, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, delight audiences in this favorite musical. The Baker and his Wife are cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door. Breaking the spell requires embarking on a quest for special objects, and by the end of Act One, we’ve met Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Prince Charming, Rapunzel and Jack of the Beanstalk, but not like we remember them from our childhood. At the end of Act One, wishes have been granted, but Act Two brings the consequences of their actions.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Cockeyed characters in a fractured fairy tale, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, delight audiences in this favorite musical. The Baker and his Wife are cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door. Breaking the spell requires embarking on a quest for special objects, and by the end of Act One, we’ve met Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Prince Charming, Rapunzel and Jack of the Beanstalk, but not like we remember them from our childhood. At the end of Act One, wishes have been granted, but Act Two brings the consequences of their actions.
“What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of “The Princess Bride” becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. (MTI)
By special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Wednesday-Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm
Ticket Central 515-1100
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Princess Bride - Part of Cool Classics
A great film, memorized by all but fun to see on the big screen. If you have any energy after seeing The Ethnographers on Tuesday, then how about a $5 movie on Wednesday?
COOL CLASSICS AT THE COLONY - each show is only $5.00
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
Wednesday, February 17th 8pm
RATING: PG. Starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Robin Wright, André the Giant, Wallace Shawn, and Peter Falk A young boy listens to while his grandfather reads him the adventures of Buttercup (Wright), the most beautiful woman in the world, and Westley (Elwes), the man she loves, in the fairy-tale kingdom of Florin. 98 min.
This film is number 50 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" and number 88 on The American Film Institute's (AFI) "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions" listing the 100 greatest film love stories of all time.
Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/
COOL CLASSICS AT THE COLONY - each show is only $5.00
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
Wednesday, February 17th 8pm
RATING: PG. Starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Robin Wright, André the Giant, Wallace Shawn, and Peter Falk A young boy listens to while his grandfather reads him the adventures of Buttercup (Wright), the most beautiful woman in the world, and Westley (Elwes), the man she loves, in the fairy-tale kingdom of Florin. 98 min.
This film is number 50 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" and number 88 on The American Film Institute's (AFI) "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions" listing the 100 greatest film love stories of all time.
Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/
Friday, February 5, 2010
Erol Josué, the Prince of Haitian Roots Music
Pilgrimage: A Haitian Benefit Concert
featuring
Erol Josué, the Prince of Haitian Roots Music
Saturday, February 6
8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University
featuring
Erol Josué, the Prince of Haitian Roots Music
Saturday, February 6
8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University
Composer, choreographer and Haitian Vodou priest Erol Josué comes to
Durham for a special benefit concert. (Erol Josué): "This performance of
song, drumming and dance is meant to support Haiti in the wake of the
earthquake. We take this road in order to sing our country, to embark on a
new pilgrimage, and gather together as we seek to change the destiny of
our country." (The New York Times): "Josué engages in what he calls
"electro-vodou," which means juxtaposing voodoo-ritual chants with
synthesizer tones, overdriven thumb-piano riffs, Afro-funk guitar rhythm,
echoey textures."
The performance will feature Josué accompanied by musicians from New York
and Miami.
This is a free concert. A $10 donation is requested. Donation/tickets at
http://www.tickets.duke.edu
All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross relief efforts to help
provide immediate assistance to those affected by this tragedy. *
Here are links to more about Pilgrimage:
In the Duke Chronicle:
http://dukechronicle.com/
Durham Magazine:
http://www.durhammag.com/blog/
Benefit concert blog:
http://blogs-dev.oit.duke.edu/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.
Erol Josué: http://www.cyclopsmultimedia.
Duke University Haiti website: http://www.duke.edu/haiti
Sponsored by Duke University Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, Duke
University Office of Academic Affairs, Department of Cultural
Anthropology, Department of Music, International Comparative Studies
Program, Center for French and Francophone Studies, Duke Engage, Duke
University Haitian Students Alliance, Duke University Stores, Duke
University Box Office, and with additional support from Poster Guys, Whole
Foods, The Independent Weekly.
*Flex ticket/donations go to Duke University Haiti Relief fund.
Durham for a special benefit concert. (Erol Josué): "This performance of
song, drumming and dance is meant to support Haiti in the wake of the
earthquake. We take this road in order to sing our country, to embark on a
new pilgrimage, and gather together as we seek to change the destiny of
our country." (The New York Times): "Josué engages in what he calls
"electro-vodou," which means juxtaposing voodoo-ritual chants with
synthesizer tones, overdriven thumb-piano riffs, Afro-funk guitar rhythm,
echoey textures."
The performance will feature Josué accompanied by musicians from New York
and Miami.
This is a free concert. A $10 donation is requested. Donation/tickets at
http://www.tickets.duke.edu
All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross relief efforts to help
provide immediate assistance to those affected by this tragedy. *
Here are links to more about Pilgrimage:
In the Duke Chronicle:
http://dukechronicle.com/
Durham Magazine:
http://www.durhammag.com/blog/
Benefit concert blog:
http://blogs-dev.oit.duke.edu/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.
Erol Josué: http://www.cyclopsmultimedia.
Duke University Haiti website: http://www.duke.edu/haiti
Sponsored by Duke University Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, Duke
University Office of Academic Affairs, Department of Cultural
Anthropology, Department of Music, International Comparative Studies
Program, Center for French and Francophone Studies, Duke Engage, Duke
University Haitian Students Alliance, Duke University Stores, Duke
University Box Office, and with additional support from Poster Guys, Whole
Foods, The Independent Weekly.
*Flex ticket/donations go to Duke University Haiti Relief fund.
Monday, February 1, 2010
"As You Like It" - and I do like it
"All the world's a stage..." Those famous words written by William Shakespeare and spoken countless times will again be heard, this time at the Center Stage of NC State. Performed by a popular touring theater, Aquila, they will perform both "As You Like It" on February 3rd and "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen on February 4th.
To quote the NC State website "The second performance is a thrilling new production of Ibsen’s classic play, an influential work that has generated many adaptations, including Arthur Miller's 1950 film adaptation, An Enemy of the People, and Steven Spielberg's legendary film, Jaws."
Tickets are $28 & $24 for each show. The $24 seats are just as good as the $28 so save a little money and go to both shows!
Click here to download a PDF of the concert playbill.
As You Like It: Pre-show discussion with a member of Aquila Theatre Company,
6:45pm, Talley Student Center Ballroom.
An Enemy of the People: Pre-show discussion with Dr. Anita Kerr, who teaches literature in the NC State Department of English. 6:45pm, Walnut Room.
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