DIVERSIONS
Drama
Three: A Wide Open Theatre production. Three classic tales featuring the number three: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Various shows to Sunday at The Refinery. Tickets cost $8 to $15; available at ontheboards.ca, www. wideopen.ca or at the door.
The Mighty Carlins: A Deep End Series production. Leo Carlin is meanspirited and cantankerous, and his two sons are worse. The three men gather to talk about the wife and mother who is gone, but they can’t stop fighting. Runs to Sunday at Persephone Theatre’s Backstage Stage. Tickets cost $20 to $21; available at 384-7727,
persephonetheatre.org.
The Big Wave ( La
grande vague): Presented by La Troupe du Jour. Dr. Eric Lechasseur is a professor whose wife and former student is leaving him after 25 years. She is fed up with her husband’s anti-english remarks. In the meantime, their daughter is taking an M.A. in English Literature just to get back at her father. Runs various days until March 4 at the Refinery. French with English surtitles (some shows). Tickets cost $16.19 to $21.90; available at
653-5191, latroupedujour.ca.
Concerts/events
Live at the Bassment: Mardi Gras continues with the Crawdaddios/zyde-gogo/dr Don and the Black Mambas on tonight at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $16 to $20; available at www.thebassment.ca or at the door.
Third Annual Taboo Naughty but Nice Show: An upscale consumer trade show dedicated to romance and self-improvement. With entertainment, seminars, shopping, fashion shows and live demonstrations. Today at Prairieland Park. Tickets cost $10 to $40; available at www.canwestproductions.com, www.eventbrite. com or at the door.
Dierks Bentley: The country music group performs. Wednesday at TCU Place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $42.50 to $55; available at 975-7799, tcutickets.ca.
Saskatoon Blues Festival: Featuring Eddy Robertson & the Electric Blues Band, Tracy Nelson, Rita Chiarelli, David Gogo and the Kirby Sewell Band. Thursday to Feb. 26 at The Odeon Events Centre and the Hilton Garden Inn. Ticket prices vary; available at Cherry Insurance, Long & Mcquade, Mcnally Robinson, St. John’s Music and ticketweb.ca. Includes a special presentation of the documentary Music from the Big House. Wednesday at the Roxy Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 at the door. Proceeds will be donated by the Saskatoon Blues Festival to the Saskatoon Interval House.