Warehouse Architecture Theatre (WhAT) presents SubUrbia. WhAT is a student run theatre group for non drama majors that is known for its quirky, off-beat sense of humor that puts on alternative and experimental shows each semester (though they've had their hand at more serious works as well), in addition to cabarets and fundraisers.
SubUrbia, by Eric Bogosian, is a show about young adults living in the suburbs who have strange night when an old friend who has now become a hit rockstar returns.
Tickets $5 for students and $10 for non-students
Performances will be at the Westcott theater Saturday at 3pm and 7pm.
Show Website: http://www.thewestcotttheater.com/
Group Website: http://soa.syr.edu/index.php?p=WHAT
The Diary of Anne Frank at the Syracuse Stage
Arielle Lever, a junior acting major, plays the role of this hopeful young girl who writes about her life living in an annex during the Holocaust in her diary. This is a story about love, friendship, and life.
Watch the trailer: http://syracusestage.org/media/news.aspx?page_id=71
Performances this weekend:
Saturday, April 10 - 8:00pm
Sunday, April 11 - 3:00pm
Sunday, April 11 - 8:00pm
Andaaz 2009: A cultural remix
Saturday, April 11 - 10:00pm Goldstein Auditorium
Join the South Asian Student Association for a night of comedy, dance, and music geared towards celebrating diversity. Hindu comedian Rajiv Satyal, Christian comedian Paul Varghese, and Jewish comedian Samson Koletkar will be featured in this free show. Although there is no charge, tickets are available in the Schine box office. Any donations (cash or school supplies) will go towards the International Young Scholars organization.
--Amelia Bienstock
IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEKEND:
Relay for life!
Saturday 6pm - Sunday 6am, Carrier Dome
Join hundreds of students in this incredible all night fundraiser for The American Cancer Society.
You spend the entire night hanging out on the turf and doing activities to raise money to fight the disease,
If you're not already on a team, you can still sign up! Just show up at the dome on Saturday at 6pm and give a $20 donation.
Throughout the night there will be tons of activities and performances. Bring extra cash to spend fundraisers from various teams.when walking around the dome. There will also be a memorial lap and a luminaria lighting ceremony to remember those lost to cancer and to celebrate the lives of survivors. This is a night you do not want to miss.
After staying up all night at the relay, you should sleep on Sunday!
-Amelia Bienstock
Must See this Weekend:
Boy Gets Girl: A contemporary thriller about love and obsession
See this award winning play about a magazine journalist who goes on a blind date, only to find that the seemingly harmless man is an obsessive stalker. Variety calls this play "a suspenseful tale about the unraveling of a woman's sense of security in the urban jungle. It certainly will touch a tender nerve with anybody who's ever squirmed through a creepy blind date." The play covers themes of romance, relationships, sexism, and stalkers. The cast of SU drama students is incredibly talented.
Performances this weekend:
Friday, 3/20/09 8:00pm
Saturday, 3/21/09 8:00pm
Sunday, 2/22/09 2:00pm
An evening of New One Acts
Support student directed and student cast one-act plays. These bold, original plays, written by Chris Galaver, won several awards at the Pittsburgh New Play Festival (and only 75 minutes long!). The shows are located in Crouse-Hinds Auditorium 010.
Friday 3/20/09 7:30pm
Saturday 3/21/09 7:30pm
Sunday 3/22/09 7:30pm
Otto's Army 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Help Otto's army raise money for Relay for Life (a fundraising event, next weekend, that raises money for the American Cancer Society) by signing up to play 3 on 3 basketball
It cost $5 per person (and therefore $15 per team.) E-mail [email protected] if you are interested. The tournament winner will receive a prize! Located at the Archbold Gym.
Saturday 3/21/09 11:00am - 2:00pm
Keep your eyes open for: GRILLED CHEESE TO FIGHT THE DISEASE!!
In order to raise money for Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity and other volunteers will be selling delicious homemade grilled cheese sandwiches on Euclid, Ostrom, Walnut, Marshall, and Comstock. You can get a burrito from Kimmel after any night out, so how about something different to support a good cause this weekend?
Grilled Cheeses will be sold:
Friday 3/20/09 11:30pm- 2:30am
Saturday 3/21/09 11:30pm - 2:30am
Breakfast for Relay
Feeling Hungry Sunday morning and still want to donate more money to Relay for Life?
Join brothers of the Alpha Phi Omega, co-ed service fraternity in the Walnut Hall Kitchen for customized omlettes,
Sunday, 3/22/09 11:00am - 2:00pm
-Amelia Bienstock
This week’s can’t-miss event: Open Mic Night at Phoebe’s
Come enjoy some seriously talented student performers in the quaint atmosphere of Phoebe's Garden Cafe. If you strum, sing, write poetry, of have any other performance talent, stop by and showcase what you got!
Phoebe’s Garden Café
900 E. Genesee St., across from Syracuse Stage
All ages welcome
Where’s My Money
Odd characters, bizarre speeches, strange plot twists, and even what looks like the opening credits sequence of a TV show–minus the credits.
Starting Friday, February 27, 8pm
Black Box Players
820 E. Genesee St.
UP
After strapping 42 helium balloons and yourself to a lawn chair and sailing, successfully, 16,000 feet in the air, what else is left to do in life? Playwright Bridget Carpenter tells the story of Walter Griffin, based on the real-life person “Lawnchair Larry,” and other daredevil aerialists.
Starting Friday, February 27, 8pm
Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St.
DanceWorks presents DW Air
Get ready for take-off! The largest club sport at SU takes you high in the sky when they present their annual showcase. Look for numbers like “Broken-hearted Soul” choreographed by Dani Houghton and “Forever to Bleed” by Courtney Smith.
February 26-28, 8pm
Goldstein Auditorium
SU Men’s Lacrosse v Virginia
Friday, February 27, 7pm
Carrier Dome
Lights & Scarlet Ending
Don’t be fooled by the name. Lights is not a band, she’s a girl from Toronto. And, although she describes herself as a small girl, this pop-rock crooner has played all over the world. Check out her latest single, “February Air.” The Scarlet Ending, however, is a band made up a six Syracuse area, indie rock artists and a variety of instruments including bass, cello, guitar, drums, violin, accordion, and a penny whistle.
Saturday, February 26, 8pm
Funk N Waffles
SU Women’s Polo Tournament
The team takes on three big schools–Colgate, Cornell, NYU–but will they succeed?
Saturday, February 28, 12pm
Sunday, March 1, 2pm
Archbold Gym
Smokey Joe’s Café
SU’s Starving Artists will be jamming on stage when they present this classic musical that features 39 pop, rock, and R&B hits.
Sunday, March 1, 8pm
Goldstein Auditorium
P.S. Don’t forget about the Winter Carnival events!
-Amelia Bienstock
Amelia wants to know about your event! E-mail [email protected] and tell her the skinny.
AROUND CAMPUS
20 Watts Pre-launch Party
Friday, February 20 at 7 p.m., Spark Art Space
Sarah Aument, The Annual Fund and The Smash Brothers perform.
Open Mic Night
Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m, Jabberwocky Café
“Where’s My Money”
Friday, February 20 through Sunday, February 22 at 8 p.m., Black Box Players
E-mail [email protected] for tickets
Caribbean Awareness Week Closing Brunch
Sunday, February 22 at 12 p.m., 201 ABC Goldstein Student Center
WEEKEND SPORTS
SU Men's Basketball v Villanova
Sunday, February 22 at 1 p.m., Carrier Dome, CBS
SU Women’s Hockey v NCCC
Sunday, February 22 at 3 p.m., Tennity Ice Rink
Don’t miss the last game of the season!
FOR THE MUSICALLY INCLINED
Mardi Gras Party
Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m., The Westcott Theater
Grupo Pagan, Samba La Ranja, and DJ Beija Flor perform.
Reggae/Dub Bands
Saturday, February 21 at 8:30 p.m., Funk ‘N Waffles
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Sleeping Giant & Word of the Day perform.
Caroline Blue and Silent Fury
Saturday, February 21 at 9 p.m., The Lost Horizon
The Wood Brothers
Saturday, February 21 at 9 p.m., The Lost Horizon
Strange Design
Saturday, February 22 at 9 p.m., The Lost Horizon
--Amelia Bienstock
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