Music: Flexions, Prince Paul, The Great Nostalgic, Hey Champ
Terrace Club outdoes itself again this weekend, corralling another strong and varied lineup that ought to please all comers. Tonight, Flexions bring their space-age sounds to the concert hall, opening for the legendary hip-hop producer Prince Paul. Which is amazing: This is the guy who did almost as much to revolutionize the sound of rap in the late '80s as Dr. Dre, bringing a funky lightness of touch to De La Soul's seminal 1987 LP "Three Feet High and Rising." Recently, he's been keeping himself busy with solo records and producing for the alternative rap group Handsome Boy Modeling School. This might be Terrace's most impressive nab of the season, and Prince Paul should put on a kickass show. Saturday is a night to welcome old friends, as Hey Champ, a superb electro-pop band, comes back to perform at its alma mater. Supporting Hey Champ is The Great Nostalgic, a rock group from Austin, Texas, that's in town for the CMJ Music Festival.
Terrace Club
Oct. 22, 11:45 p.m.
Oct. 24, 11:45 p.m.
Food: The C.I.A. Makes Calzone
No, there won't be spies making Italian pies in the basement of Dod Hall on Friday. Nor does C.I.A. here stand for Culinary Institute of America, believe it or not. It's actually the club Cultura Italo-Americana, which will be making calzones for free - but make sure to RSVP to cia@princeton.edu to reserve your spot!
Oct. 23, 9 p.m.
Dod Hall kitchen
Film: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
Harry Potter needs no introduction. Practically everyone in the Western world has heard of him, and nearly everyone between the age of 15 and 25 has read about him. Those unfamiliar with Harry should experience him for the first time, and mega-fans should relive the magic. ‘Harry Potter' is a sign of our times. And for what it's worth, the sixth installment is one heck of a movie, too.
Princeton Garden Theatre
Oct. 22 through Oct. 24, 11:30 p.m
Music: Princeton University Orchestra Concert
The orchestra opens its new season with Sergei Prokofiev's "The Ugly Duckling," Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, Maurice Ravel's "Alborada del Gracioso" and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9. The concert will feature special guest performances by soprano Martha Elliot '82 and pianist Jennifer Chu '06.
Richardson Auditorium
Oct. 24, 8 p.m.
Film:"E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial"
Saying that the Astrobiology Club has some of the best parties on campus might seem counterintuitive, but it's no lie ... star party, anyone? This Friday there admittedly will be no stargazing down at Peyton Hall, but there will be aliens - or, rather, one particular lovable one, who is friends with a baby Drew Barrymore and really wants to phone home. Soda and snacks will be provided.
Peyton Hall Auditorium
Oct. 23, 10 p.m
Music: Archsing
The Nassoons, Tigertones, Footnotes, Katzenjammers, Roaring 20, Tigressions, Tigerlilies, Wildcats and probably every other singing group in the world will be there.
Blair Hall Arch
Oct. 24, 10 p.m.
Music: ResilientGROOVE
This weekend, Terrace Club isn't the only place on the Street with an eclectic musical lineup: Cloister Inn's ResilentGroove will feature four very different bands in a concert tomorrow night. With acts ranging from a mash-up/hip-hop band named The Cataracs to the Brazilian electronic DJ Germano Kuerten, it's sure to be an interesting time. And best of all, since it's a charity event, your fun will be guilt-free.
Cloister Inn
Oct. 23, 11 p.m.
Music: Steve van Tine and Steve Carter
Forbes kicks off an impressive series of Friday night concerts tomorrow in the new Forbes Blackbox. The evening will start with the gentle, John Mayer-esque strumming of Steve van Tine, followed by the more upbeat piano-pop sound of Steve Carter. Should be a perfect way to relax before midterms set in.
Forbes Blackbox
Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m.
Photography: "Emmet Gowin: A Collective Portrait"
One of Princeton's legends, photography professor Emmet Gowin, retires this year after a 36-year career. This retrospective exhibit, which starts this weekend at the Princeton Art Museum, will bring together 55 of his prints, those of his students and his influences. Famous for his intimate prints of his family, especially of his wife, Gowin allows us to see the world in a different and beautiful way. The exhibit is a fitting celebration of an illustrious career that will continue to inspire his contemporaries for a long time.
Princeton University Art Museum
Oct. 24, 2009, through Feb. 21, 2010
Magic: Friday Night Magic & Illusion! Mike Super
If "Mike Super" seems like an appropriate name for a magician, that's because Mike Super actually is one. Super, also known as "The Phenomenon," has been doing magic since he was 6, and he was the winner of NBC's 2007 search for the world's top magician. Super will be performing at McCarter Theatre this weekend; if you're lucky, he might even levitate you! This is guaranteed to be the trippiest experience you'll have at Princeton for quite some time (except for a caffeine-induced midterm hallucination, of course, but we'd rather not think about that).
OUTSIDE THE ORANGE BUBBLE
•NEW YORK•
Music: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts
Eric Clapton, Metallica, U2 and Aretha Franklin are getting together for a wildly star-studded celebration of rock star royalty next Friday at Madison Square Garden. Fingers crossed for some absurd cover versions, like Bono singing Metallica's classic "Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)" and maybe for a free ticket to fall out of the sky, because with this many big names headlining, getting in won't be cheap. Still, if Aretha's sporting that helicopter hat, I'm going to try my hardest. Oh, and for the softer souls among you, there's another blinding array of superstars going on the night before: Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen and Crosby, Stills & Nash will be playing the venue. Whew.
Madison Square Garden
Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Music: Simian Mobile Disco
Remember that little Justice song called "We Are Your Friends"? Well this is the group that wrote the original, and, in my book, they're far better DJs than the two cross-wielding Frenchmen. Sure, the name's a bit - well, very - silly, but Simian's 2007 album "Attack Decay Sustain Release" was one of the best electronic records of the past few years - sparse, unremitting and a fuck-load of fun. The duo is currently touring its rather less impressive follow-up, "Temporary Pleasure," but that shouldn't stop them from putting on an incredible live show. Get your dancing shoes on for this one.
Webster Hall, New York
Oct. 30, 10 p.m.
Art: "Naked Ambition" Exhibition
If you thought the Academy Awards were classy, you haven't seen the Adult Video News Awards in Las Vegas, which are otherwise known as the "Oscars of Porn." Though not everyone has the opportunity to actually see the awards, luckily, you can see photographs of them by Michael Grecco in a new exhibit at the Museum of Sex. According to the museum's description, Grecco's photography exposes "the raw realism, mainstream appeal and inherent glamour of the adult industry." Well, I don't know about that, but it would certainly be an interesting choice for a first date.
Museum of Sex, New York
Through Jan. 17, 2010
Art: Georgia O'Keefe: Abstractions
Georgia O'Keefe is best known for her (often sexually suggestive) close-up paintings of blossoming flowers and sinuous plant-forms, but the American artist's oeuvre also contains a wealth of abstract paintings executed in a colorful, hazy style. The Whitney Museum has many of these distinctive abstractions currently on view, interspersed with items from O'Keefe's husband Alfred Steiglitz' famed series of photographic portraits of her.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Through Jan. 17, 2010
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