What’s happening this week
Submit your events online Promote your events in print with the Go Guide and online with our Celebrating 709 events calendar. It’s simple: go to www.thetelegram. com/go-guide, click the date of your event and fill in the form. Or email event details to telegram@ thetelegram.com and include Go Guide event in the subject line. Submit your event today. Events must be submitted by Monday each week to be included in the following weekend’s event listings.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Art
10 a.m.
Art in the Garden
The 2018 “Art in the Garden” exhibition is on at MUN Botanical Garden, showcasing 22 artists. Exhibit is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Oct. 14.
Fundraiser
Ongoing CNIB 50-50 Draw
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind 50-50 draw is back for another year. All proceeds support the CNIB Foundation in this province. Tickets are $5 each and the grand prize winner could walk away with up to $5,000. Ticket draw date is Nov. 23. For tickets, call 754-1180.
Live Music
4 p.m. Rob Cook
Performing at Green Sleeves.
5 p.m. Chris Hennessy
Performing at O’reilly’s.
8 p.m. Damian Follett
Performing at Green Sleeves.
Station Road
Performing at O’reilly’s.
10:30 p.m. Black Sheep
Performing at The Martini Bar.
11:30 p.m. Three Finger Shot
Performing at O’reilly’s.
Midnight
Derek Graham and John Ennis Performing at Green Sleeves.
Social
Upcoming Flipper Dinner
Wesley Church will hold a flipper dinner with dessert, tea and coffee on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. Eat in only – there is no takeout available. Tickets are $25. Call Pheobe Sheppard at 726-1689, Marvin Barnes at 579-7900, or the church office at 579-3682.
Theatre
7:30 p.m. ‘Trummp the Musical’
Peter Macdonald Productions presents “Trummp the Musical” from Oct. 4-6 at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre. Suzy and Max are interns at the White House, Republicans through and through. But after spending a day there, they see the chaos and realize change has to happen. Written by Spencer Fitzgerald and Peter A. Macdonald, the play features 19 original songs and a clever, funny yet poignant script. You will laugh, cry and go away humming the tunes. With Taylor Aucoin (as Trummp), Miranda Macdonald, Peter A. Macdonald, Justin Nurse, Kyle Mcdavid, Amy Wilson Small, Mackenzie Drover and a cast of 70. Phone 729-3900 or visit artsandculturecentre.com for tickets.
8 p.m. Black Comedy
The lights are out and everyone is home! “Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer is a farce that is played in the dark, with the lights full on. It’s the Chinese convention of reversing
light and dark, and exactly where anybody is at any given moment in the play. Presented by Nothing On Productions and directed by Janet O’reilly. Onstage at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre’s Barbara Barrett Theatre. Tickets available at artsandculturecentre.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Activities
2 p.m.
SJRFD Open House
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department is hosting an open house at the West End, Mount Pearl and Paradise fire stations. Members of the SJFRD invite you to visit any of these stations from 2-5 p.m. Saturday. This will commence the kickoff of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13. There will be a variety of firefighting equipment on display for public viewing in addition to providing a great opportunity for the public to speak with firefighters, who will be more than happy to offer some safety tips.
Live Music
5 p.m. Bill Kelly
Performing at O’reilly’s.
6:30 p.m. Rob Cook
Performing at Green Sleeves.
8 p.m. Station Road
Performing at O’reilly’s.
10:30 p.m. Black Sheep
Performing at The Martini Bar.
11 p.m. Boys & Girls
Performing at Green Sleeves.
11:30 p.m. Three Finger Shot
Performing at O’reilly’s.
Social
8 a.m. Thanksgiving Breakfast
Topsail United Church’s annual Thanksgiving breakfast is Saturday from 8-11 a.m. with the usual great menu. $8 for adults, $4 for children under 12. All are welcome.
10 a.m.
Morning Tea and Bake Sale
Hosted by the Home League at St. John’s Temple, 101 Torbay Rd. The bake sale includes many items just in time for Thanksgiving. The morning tea menu includes raisin bread and cheese, tea buns with jam and cream, muffins, tea and coffee. $8.
Theatre
7:30 p.m. ‘Trummp the Musical’
Peter Macdonald Productions presents “Trummp the Musical” from Oct. 4-6 at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre. Suzy and Max are interns at the White House, Republicans through and through. But after spending a day there, they see the chaos and realize change has to happen. Written by Spencer Fitzgerald and Peter A. Macdonald, the play features 19 original songs and a clever, funny yet poignant script. You will laugh, cry and go away humming the tunes. With Taylor Aucoin (as Trummp), Miranda Macdonald, Peter A. Macdonald, Justin Nurse, Kyle Mcdavid, Amy Wilson Small, Mackenzie Drover and a cast of 70. Phone 729-3900 or visit artsandculturecentre.com for tickets.
8 p.m. Black Comedy
The lights are out and everyone is home! “Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer is a farce that is played in the dark, with the lights full on. It’s the Chinese convention of reversing light and dark, and exactly where anybody is at any given moment in the play. Presented by Nothing On Productions and directed by Janet O’reilly. Onstage at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre’s Barbara Barrett Theatre. Tickets available at artsandculturecentre.com.
Upcoming Men of Misfortune
“Men of Misfortune” runs Nov. 1-10 at the LSPU Hall. Shows begin at 8 p.m. except Sunday, Nov. 4 which has a 2 p.m. matinee. There is no show on Monday, Nov. 5. Tickets and Hall Passes are on sale at lspuhall.ca or call the Hall at 7534531. Student and senior tickets are available. Content warning: contains strong language and mature themes.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 Activities
Upcoming Coastal Sounds Choir
Coastal Sounds Choir Association invites all interested singers to take part in their 6th annual Christmas Cantata, part of their 11th holiday concert. First rehearsal on Oct. 13. Learn more and register by Oct. 10
at www.coastalsounds.ca.
Live Music
5 p.m. Fergus O’byrne
Performing at O’reilly’s.
7 p.m. Dave Whitty
Performing at Green Sleeves.
8 p.m.
Con O’brien and Patrick Moran
Performing at O’reilly’s.
11 p.m. Dave White
Performing at Green Sleeves.
Radio
2 p.m.
VOWR Guest Interview
Barbara De Land speaks with Lt.gov. Judy Foote about her early years in Newfoundland, her higher educational experience, her working years before being elected to national public office, and her present role and responsibilities as Newfoundland and Labrador’s first female Lieutenant-governor, including some of what she plans to offer in her five-year term of office. Tune in at 800 AM, online at vowr. org, and cable radio Rogers 945 or Bell Aliant 756.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 Activities
9 a.m.
Tour Government House
Free tours of Government House are available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only. To request a tour, call Yvonne Parsley at 729-4738 or email yparsley@gov.nl.ca.
Fundraiser
Upcoming
True Patriot Love Gala
The True Patriot Love Gala will be held Oct. 19 in support of ill and injured veterans. Get friends together and book a table to enjoy a threecourse dinner, live and silent auction, and prizes – all in support of veterans and their families. For tickets, call Sheila Miller at 728-2920.
Live Music 6 p.m.
Dave White Performing at Green Sleeves.
10 p.m. Damian Follett
Performing at Green Sleeves.
10:30 p.m. Larry Foley
Performing at O’reilly’s.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Church
8 a.m. Fall Auction
Topsail United Church’s annual online fall auction begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. and runs until Oct. 25 at 11 p.m. Visit https://topsailunitedchurch2018.eflea.ca to register, bid and view items. The website is user-friendly.
7:30 p.m.
Inner Healing Ministry
Do you want a touch of the Holy Spirit? Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Inner Healing Ministry meets in the Wesley United Church auditorium for a wonderful hour of music and prayer. It’s a time to just let the worries of life go away for an hour, a time of healing, a time for you. Open to everyone. A great place to meet new friends from all denominations. For more information, call Roger at 895-3499.
Live Music
6 p.m. Andrew Rodgers
Performing at Green Sleeves.
10 p.m. Dave White
Performing at Green Sleeves.
Open-mike Night
Open-mike night at O’reilly’s.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Food
6:30 p.m.
An Evening with Vikram Vij
Celebrity chef, cookbook author and TV personality Vikram Vij is bringing his own spices and is counting on chef Jeremy Charles to get a moose as they prepare Newfoundland dishes with Indian spices. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event at The Merchant Tavern that you surely do not want to miss. Book today at http://stjohnsbot.ca/ our-events/.
Lecture
7 p.m.
Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds
Presented by Dr. Sara Seager, a planetary scientist and astrophysicist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Memorial University’s Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Room IIC-2001. Admission is free and all are welcome. Limited free parking is available in Lot 17. A reception will follow.
7:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series
The Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Architects presents Architecture Lecture Series 2018. This lecture by award-winning landscape architect Chris Grosset of Nvision Insight Group, an Indigenous consulting firm based in Ottawa and Iqaluit, will be held at Quidi Vidi Plantation and hosted by the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects. Free and open to the public. Meet and greet begins at 7:30 p.m. and the lecture starts at 8 p.m. More lectures are coming up on Nov. 8 and Nov. 29. For more information, visit www. nlarchlectureseries.com.