Thursday, February 9
What: Natural Child with Big Bad Oven and Choreboys
When: 10 p.m.
Where: Pilot Light
How much: $5
Our take: A night of drunken swagger from Nashville Infinity Cats Natural Child and locals Big Bad Oven and Choreboys
Friday, February 10
What: Knoxville Opera presents: Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Theatre
How much: N/A
Our take: Shakespeare’s star-crossed tragedy in song. Staged in French with English subtitles. Yes, live subtitles. Work that one out.
What: Fuddy Meers
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Clarence Brown Theatre
How much: $5-$30
Our take: A woman with aphasia is confronted with a mountain of absurd realities.
What: On My Honor Vinyl Release Show with Your Favorite Hero, A Hero Remains, The Bad Dudes
When: 6 p.m.
Where: The Valarium
How much: $5 advance / $7 door
Our take: Worth the admission and stomaching the rest of the mediocre bands for The Bad Dudes.
Saturday, February 11
What: Go! Contemporary Dance Works
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Bijou Theatre
How much: $16.50 child/senior, $21/50 adult
Our take: Local dance company to perform “ALICE,” their take on Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland.”
What: Groundswell Collective Community Space Opening with Youf Group and Smoking Nurse
When: 7 p.m.
Where: 1512 Magnolia Avenue
How much: $% suggested donation for rent and supplies
Our take: New community space, spearheaded by the Groundswell Collective, aims to provide the public with an open atmosphere in which to gather and create. Great cause, great people. Go.
What: Fuddy Meers
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Clarence Brown Theatre
How much: $5-$30
Our take: A woman with aphasia is confronted with a mountain of absurd realities.
Sunday, February 12
What: Go! Contemporary Dance Works
When: 3 p.m.
Where: Bijou Theatre
How much: $16.50 child/senior, $21/50 adult
Our take: Local dance company to perform “ALICE,” their take on Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland.”
What: Knoxville Opera presents: Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette
When: 2:30 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Theatre
How much: N/A
Our take: Shakespeare’s star-crossed tragedy in song. Staged in French with English subtitles. Yes, live subtitles. Work that one out.
What: Fuddy Meers
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Clarence Brown Theatre
How much: $5-$30
Our take: A woman with aphasia is confronted with a mountain of absurd realities.
The Beacon Weekender
Published: Thu Feb 09, 2012