What’s happening this week
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Wednesday, Feb. 7
Children
11 a.m.
Active Start Playgroup Parents and caregivers can get active with the little ones at Paul Reynolds Community Centre. Recreation staff on site to develop physical literacy through active play. $3 per child between ages two and five. Under age two is free.
Festivals
6:30 p.m.
Frosty Festival
The Pedestrian Parade of Lights and Cauldron Lighting. Walk from O’donel High to St. David’s Park to celebrate the official opening of the festival. Hot chocolate and entertainment. Prizes for best lighted creations.
Groups
7 p.m.
Cabot Toastmasters Club Want to improve your public speaking? Drop in to a meeting at Mount Pearl City Hall as a guest. You’ll find a fun, friendly, supportive group of people. For more information, visit www.cabottoastmasters.wordpress.com, or email cabottoastmasters9168@gmail.com.
Live Music
6 p.m.
Dave White
Performing at Green Sleeves Pub & Restaurant.
7 p.m.
Chris Hennessy Performing at O’reilly’s.
10 p.m.
Damian Follett Performing at Green Sleeves Pub & Restaurant.
10:30 p.m.
Heel N Toe Performing at O’reilly’s.
Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Women Playing Hamlet Persistence Theatre Company presents a comedy with 19 characters played by four women at the Barbara Barrett Theatre. Written by William Missouri Downs, directed by Alix Reynolds, and starring Claire Hewlett, Marie Jones, Sharon King-campbell and Janet Mcdonald. Tickets at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre box office. Call 729-3900. $38 general, $33 students and seniors.
8 p.m.
Crippled
The show’s debut performance at the LSPU Hall. Playwright Paul David Power shares his true experiences of growing up with a physical disability and grief after loss. “Crippled” is a story about love, death, life and redemption. You will laugh, you will cry and you will walk away with a new perspective about life and what matters. Visit www.crippled.ca for more information.
Thursday, Feb. 8
Causes
7 p.m.
Paws for Celebration
An evening of live entertainment, a silent auction, raffle draws and allyou-can-eat dessert. All proceeds go to Beagle Paws, an organization that rescues and rehomes the province’s most neglected dog breed — beagles. Tickets $25 at the door or at www.beaglepaws. com.
Games
8 p.m.
Frosty’s Bingo Bonanza
A Frosty Festival event at the Reid Centre in Mount Pearl. $10 admission includes 13 game sheets. 18 games scheduled, plus 50/50 tickets, nevada tickets and satellite bingo. Call the Frosty Festival office at 748-6480 for more information.
Live Music
5 p.m.
Fergus O’byrne Performing at O’reilly’s.
6:30 p.m.
Rob Cook Performing at Green Sleeves.
8 p.m.
Irish Descendants Performing at O’reilly’s.
11:30 p.m. Ceiligh Performing at O’reilly’s.
Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Women Playing Hamlet Persistence Theatre Company presents a comedy with 19 characters played by four women at the Barbara Barrett Theatre. Written by William Missouri Downs, directed by Alix Reynolds, and starring Claire Hewlett, Marie Jones, Sharon King-campbell and Janet Mcdonald. Tickets at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre box office. Call 729-3900. $38 general, $33 students and seniors.
8 p.m.
Crippled
Onstage at the LSPU Hall. Playwright Paul David Power shares his true experiences of growing up with a physical disability and grief after loss. “Crippled” is a story about love, death, life and redemption. You will laugh, you will cry and you will walk away with a new perspective about life and what matters. Visit www.crippled.ca for more information.
Friday, Feb. 9
Theatre
7 p.m.
A Night of a Thousand Stars Presented by MUNN Insurance as part of the Frosty Festival, featuring Spirit of Newfoundland Productions at the Glacier Arena. Hosted by Dana Parsons and Keith Power. Guests will sing along as we celebrate the very best music, songs, characters and celebrities through the decades. Admission free with non-perishable food item.
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.
NSO Masterworks 3: Generations Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra performs at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre. Kerson Leong, violin, and Stéphane Tétreault, cello, to perform Brahms’ incredible Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. The NSO will present Macdonald’s The Great Rock in the Sea and will share the stage with the Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra for a side-by-side performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 (6th m). For more information, visit www.nsomusic.ca.
11:30 p.m.
The Bishops Performing at O’reilly’s.
12 a.m.
Boys & Girls Performing at Green Sleeves.
Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Women Playing Hamlet Persistence Theatre Company presents a comedy with 19 characters played by four women at the Barbara Barrett Theatre. Written by William Missouri Downs, directed by Alix Reynolds, and starring Claire Hewlett, Marie Jones, Sharon King-campbell and Janet Mcdonald. Tickets at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre box office. Call 729-3900. $38 general, $33 students and seniors.
8 p.m.
Crippled
Onstage at the LSPU Hall. Playwright Paul David Power shares his true experiences of growing up with a physical disability and grief after loss. “Crippled” is a story about love, death, life and redemption. You will laugh, you will cry and you will walk away with a new perspective about life and what matters. Audio description available. Visit www.crippled.ca for more information.
Saturday, Feb. 10
Art
12 p.m.
Real and Imagined
A solo exhibit by prolific artist Louise Sutton at The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art. In a selection of works in oil, acrylic and mixed media, Louise drifts seamlessly between the worlds of representation and abstraction with a vibrant energy. Exhibit runs until Feb. 24.
Books
1 p.m.
“The Gravel Pit Kids” Book Signing Geraldine Ryan-lush will sign copies of her young adult novel, “The Gravel Pit Kids” until 3 p.m. at Coles Bookstore in the Avalon Mall. Published by Black Rose Writing, this novel of friendship between two preteen boys in a small Newfoundland town has received the Readers’ Favourite 5-Star Award, and is an Editors’ Pick in Atlantic Books Today.
Causes
10 a.m.
8th Annual Cancer Ribbon Fundraiser Artists at Trouble Bound Tattoos will spend the entire day tattooing cancer ribbons for $100 plus tax each, with all proceeds going to Daffodil Place. Proceeds from T-shirt and art print sales will also be donated.
Children
10 a.m.
Frosty’s Big Birthday Party There will be lots of fun things to see and do at the Glacier Arena, including Sky High Amusements, Newfoundland Reptiles, touch tanks, a magic show, face painting, prize draws, birthday cake and Terry Rielly’s Teddy Bear Picnic (12:30 p.m. show time). Admission is free.
Games
9:30 a.m.
Frosty Festival: Mixed Darts Tournament
Runs until 3 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 36 in Mount Pearl. For more information, contact Frank Scurrey at 368-7782.
Live Music
5 p.m.
Bill Kelly Performing at O’reilly’s.
6:30 p.m.
Dave White Performing at Green Sleeves.
7 p.m.
Frosty Festival Night of the Arts An open mike and showcase of local youth artists and performers at the Reid Centre. Admission is free with a non-perishable food item. Call Leah Bugden for more information: 697-9111.
7:30 p.m.
The Fables, Irish Descendants, Rum Ragged
All performing at The Glacier as part of the Frosty Festival. Tickets $35. 19+. Call 748-6480 for more information.