Arts...out of town


If you can't find enough Halloween stuff to do on campus this weekend, maybe your purpose in life is to end up at the Gwar/Mephiskapheles show in Cleveland in a few short hours. There are plenty of things to choose from, but choose wisely:this holiday only comes around once a year, you know.

Fans of WOBC's highly acclaimed "Freshman Funk 101" show should definitely not miss tonight's George Clinton & his P-Funk All Stars concert at the Palace Theater. Tickets available through Advantix at (216) 241-6000.

For the more mellow-rock fans, Ben Folds Five, with guests Verbow and Kim Fox, play the Lakewood Civic Auditorium tonight.

And, finally, the show you've all been waiting for: Gwar and Mephiskapheles share the stage tonight at the Agora theater. Tickets available through Ticketmaster at (216) 241-5555.

One last concert option for tonight: Echo and the Bunnymen (yes, they reunited), with openers The Long Pigs at the Odeon. Tickets available through Ticketmaster at (216) 421-5555. For more information, call (216) 574-2525.

Tonight at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Still Time: Photographs by Sally Mann 1971-1991 opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Theexhibit is aired with a free showing of Oscar-nominee Blood Ties: the life and work of Sally Mann at the Aitken Auditorium at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (216) 421-7403.

Even the Cleveland Museum of Art is getting in the Halloween spirit. What is dubbed the "Halloween Chiller," The Seventh Victim tells a spine-tingling story of Satanists in 1940s Grenich Village. Dracula says, bundle up! The film will be shown outdoors; costumes welcome. Film will show at 7:30 p.m. and is $5. For more information, call (216) 421-7340.

Music in the Garden Court at the Cleveland Museum of Art tonight features Due Cellisti, classical performance, from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call (216) 421-7340.

At the Cleveland Cinematheque tonight, brush up on your Greek filmmaker works with a double feature from Theo Angelopoulus. Cat People and I Walked With a Zombie show beginning at 9:15 p.m. Admission is $4 for the pair. For more information, call (216) 241-7450.

Mali singer Oumou Sangare brings her "otherworldly" voce to the Wexner Center's Weigel Hall Nov. 1. In the ranks of the top world music stars, Sangare carries a liberalist feminist message in her lyrics. 8 p.m. Admission is $16 for the general public. For more information, call (216) 292-3535.

Does this phrase haunt you in the middle of the night? My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Arguement. This film by Arnaud Desplechin is the Parisian story of your life: complicated loves and lives of a profound group of self-analytical, over-philosophizing college grads. The film shows Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 8:45 p.m. Admission is $4. For more information, call (216) 241-7450.

Blues Traveler and Johnny Lang come to the Akron Civic Theater Nov. 3. Tickets available through Ticketmaster at (216) 421-7340.

Celebrating the 900th anniversary of midieval vocalist Hildegard von Bingen, Tapestry is a gala midieval vocal music event taking place Nov. 5 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Preceeded by a lecture given by Beverly Simmons at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call (216) 421-7340.

San Diego ska heroes Buck-O-Nine play the Euclid Tavern Nov. 5 with Furious George, Digger and Dick Army. Take yer mom with you for this one, kids. Tickets available through Ticketmaster at (216) 241-5555. For more information, call (216) 229-7788.

Remember Moxy Fruvous? They're back, playing the Odeon Nov. 6. Tickets available through Ticketmaster at (216) 241-5555. For more information, call (216) 574-2525.

Arts...Out of Town is compiled by Lauren Viera on a weekly basis. If you have anything to declare regarding upcoming events, concerts, of just want to chat, call x8123. Oh yeah, and have a happy Halloween.

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Volume 126, Number 7, October 31, 1997

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