WHAT'S ON IN REGINA, NOV. 14-20
■ There aren’t too many Saskatchewan-made feature-length films these days, but Begonia is one of them. “Stuck in a small isolated room, two young women live only with the basic necessities. Tensions begin to rise as the relationship disintegrates, slowly unravelling the true reason of their stay.” Directed by Gavin Baird, the film is up for four Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards this month. Making its Regina premiere, it’s screening at the RPL Film Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. Free admission.
■ UR Improv hosts the fourth annual Centre of Plains International Improv Festival. Teams from Regina, the Prairies and beyond perform Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. at the U of R Riddell Centre Shu-box Theatre. Admission is by donation and there’s a $5 cash bar ($4 if you bring your own cup).
■Do It With Class Young People’s Theatre presents Junie B. Jones: The Musical Thursday through Saturday at the University of Regina Riddell Centre. There are matinees and evening shows. Tickets ($25) through doitwithclass.com.
■ Back To Black is a tribute to Amy Winehouse at the Casino Regina Show Lounge on Thursday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.
■ Call Me Mildy plays blues, rock and reggae music at The Cure on Thursday, Nov. 14, 9 p.m.
■ Silt Studio is celebrating its grand opening with a day and night of events on Friday, Nov. 15. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., stop by for Queen City Cakes, cocktails, bubbly, demos and art sales. In the evening, come to Natural Sympathies glam-themed
album release and dance party.
■ Room 333, The Promised Land Band, Back Of House, Artie Balkwill, and Lexy Desjarlais perform at the Exchange on Friday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. $10 at the door.
■ Also at the Exchange (Club side), there’s Pass the Hat comedy. Watch some standup, then pay what you want at the end of the night. That’s at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15.
■ Hitchhikers Improv presents Hunger Flames, in which “Katniss Everdeen meets comedy” as the performers re-create The Hunger Games. That’s Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. at the Artesian. Tickets are $10.
■ The Downchild Blues Band performs Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. at the Casino Regina Show Lounge, with special guests Colin James and The David Gogo Band. It’s sold out.
■ Jay Onrait and Dan O’toole bring The Jay & Dan Podcast to the Conexus Arts Centre Convention Hall on Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $32.
■ The Nick Maclean Quartet, featuring trumpet player Brownman Ali, performs a Jazz Regina show on Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. at Le Bistro (3850 Hillsdale St.). Tickets start at $30 and are available at jazzregina.ca.
■ Black Thunder and Let There Be Theremin are playing at Rebellion Brewing, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary. That’s Friday, Nov. 15, 9 p.m.
■ City and Colour performs at the Brandt Centre on Friday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. Ben Rogers and Jacob Banks are set to open the show.
The Snake Oil Salesmen play ■ country-tinged rock at O’hanlon’s on Friday, Nov. 15, 11 p.m.
■ Christi Belcourt’s Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth (A Retrospective with Isaac Murdoch) and Nep Sidhu and Rajni Perera’s Banners for New Empires open at the Mackenzie Art Gallery on Saturday, Nov. 16. Special programming runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in partnership with the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan. Admission to the gallery is free today thanks to a Rawlco Radio donation.
■ There’s a jam at Broadway’s Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 16, 4-8 p.m., followed by Legal Limits at 9 p.m.
■ Pianist Meagan Milatz (originally from the Stoughton area) and violinist Amy Hillis (originally from Regina) return to their home province for a Regina Musical Club concert at Westminster United Church on Saturday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. As the duo meagan&amy, they will play songs from their debut album Roots, which combines modern Canadian compositions (including by Jocelyn Morlock, Dinuk Wijeratne, David Mcintyre and Andre Mathieu) and classic composers (including by Mozart, Bartok, Shostakovich and Debussy). They’ll also open a discussion about what it is that makes classical Canadian music, “Canadian.” Tickets are $35 for adults at reginamusicalclub.ca.
■ Two Floors Up is a comedy variety night at the Creative City Centre on Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. Cover is $12.
■ Chilliwack plays classic rock at the Casino Regina Show Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. Tickets
for the performance start at $37.
■ The Windows Up Above (psychedelic-country featuring Devon Floyd, Chris Sleightholm and Marshall Burns), Suncliffs (indiefolk) and Herb from Herb and the Humans perform Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. at the German Club.
■ Hip-hop group La Coka Nostra performs Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. at the Exchange.
■ There’s Harry Potter trivia at Westminster United church hall on Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. A fundraiser for Transition House, the evening includes butterbeer, a 50/50 draw, a cash bar, and prizes for best costumes. Advance tickets are $15, or $20 at the door. This is a 19+ event.
■ From the Philippines, alt-rock band Hale performs Sunday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m. at Carrefour des plaines. Tickets are $45 at eventbrite.ca.
■ Halcyon Chamber Choir presents its first concert of the season, Distant as a Star, Sunday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. at Knox-met church. Tickets are $20 for adults.
■ On guitar and accordion, duo Les fils du facteur performs poetic and melancholy party songs in French at the Artesian on Sunday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Hosted by the Conseil culturel Fransaskois, tickets are $16 in advance at eventbrite.ca, or $20 at the door.
■ Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker is being presented Monday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. at the Conexus Arts Centre. Tickets start at $32.
■ The U of R Jazz Band performs for Monday Night Jazz at Bushwakker, Monday at 8 p.m.
■ The Alley Dawgs (and special guests) celebrate 20th-century country music every Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. sharp at the Fat Badger. Admission is free.
■ Julie Oh’s exhibition Tunnel, Air, Mother opens Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Dunlop Art Gallery (Sherwood branch). The Saskatoon artist works with photography, video, and installation to examine our understanding of, and relationships with, common objects. Runs through Jan. 26.
■ Lumsden singer-songwriter Francis Dixon performs at the Creative City Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
■ The Red Wagon Gypsies perform a cappella/acoustic harmonies for Wednesday Night Folk at Bushwakker, Wednesday at 8 p.m.
■ It’s hard to believe, but Marshall Burns didn’t have a solo record until now. The Regina country-esque singer-songwriter is having his first solo album release during two nights of concerts at the Artesian on Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Thursday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Backing Burns for his Dogs and Booze release shows are Jeff Romanyk, Ian Cameron, Chris Sleightholm and Andy Beisel. Tickets are $20 in advance at artesianon13th.ca and at Paper Umbrella, and $25 at the door.
■ Edmonton psychobilly/punkrock band Raygun Cowboys play The Exchange on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.