Tim’s Picks: Pleased to Meet You edition
Five (+ One) ideas for your weekend and beyond.
Thanks today for ongoing help from Based in Lafayette sponsor Long Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Lafayette, presenting Crush, the Bon Jovi Experience Nov. 16. For tickets for the show and details for other events, go to longpac.org.
And now, with five suggestions for your Greater Lafayette week, it’s …
By Tim Brouk / For Based in Lafayette
“Riso Revolution” opening, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, Bindery Artist Studios, 511 Ferry St., Lafayette — Purdue University art students will gain valuable experience hanging an exhibition off-campus thanks to downtown Lafayette’s Bindery Artists Studios. Under the guidance of senior lecturer and show curator Brian Hitselberger, 16 students from this fall’s Computers in Art class will show digital Risograph prints. Risograph is like digital screen printing. It's known for its textures and vivid colors that other printers can't produce. The students utilized the Purdue Knowledge Lab to print their work on a SF 5130 Risograph machine. The works were part of an assignment where the young artists had the theme of “cycles” to work with. The show runs by appointment through Nov. 30.
Paralysis with Rig Time and Global Plague, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, Eleventh House, 116 N. Third St., Lafayette — Downtown Lafayette’s Eleventh House has quickly become a viable and vital tour stop for independent punk, indie rock and heavy metal bands. The latest eardrum-splitting excursionists will be Paralysis, a thrash metal act from New Jersey. They will be joined by Rig Time, a Wisconsin heavy duo whose video “Backstab” showcases death match wrestling matches. Drummer Bryan W. Fleming handles vocals while wife Rebecca Fleming’s unique set-up gives the band a full sound of guitar and bass. Indiana will be represented by the return of Indianapolis death metal combo Global Plague. The all-ages show is presented by The Doom Room. $10.
“Pleased to Meet You” with Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette — A new era for the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra finally begins this weekend. New LSO conductor and artistic director Kellen Gray will make his long-awaited debut with a blockbuster concert of familiar selections, deep cuts and even a world premiere. Gray will lead his magnificent musicians through Felix Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 3 in A-minor,” Claude Debussy’s “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” and William Grant Still’s “Symphony No. 2 in G-minor,” also known as “Song of a New Race.” Gray and the LSO will be the first to perform Michael Ellis Ingram’s “Jubilee Overture” outside of Seattle in an orchestral setting. The piece was debuted by the Seattle Opera in October. Still fresh, the LSO’s version will be the first symphonic presentation. After the concert, get to know Gray more at the concert after party at Lafayette Theater, 600 Main St. $8-$49. Tickets for the after party are $10 and can be bundled with the concert ticket purchase. Tickets.
For more: One-on-one with Kellen Gray, LSO’s new conductor
Punk Pizza Party with Yesterday’s Chips, Lucy Furr, Tight Like a Tiger and The Foleys, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette — Pizza and punk rock have been happily married since those immortal words of Dee Dee Ramone in “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” “Hey, pizza! Great. Let’s dig in.” Almost 40 years later, the annual Punk Pizza Party at North End Pub combines piping hot Indiana punk rock with the bands’ often interesting pizza recipes — pickles, Doritos, Totino’s pizza rolls, sauerkraut and ranch dressing have been previous toppings. Partygoers can load up on free pizza while they rock out to four slices of Indiana punk rock fury. Indianapolis acts Tight Like a Tiger and Lucy Furr will be joined by The Foleys, a tribute band to hardcore pro wrestling legend Mick Foley and his many personas (Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack). Bringing the crispy crunch to this punk pizza crust will be Lafayette’s own Yesterday’s Chips, which will debut several new songs as the band closes in on 10 years together. $10.
Adam Graahs and Pan Am, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, People’s Brewing Company, 2006 N. Ninth St., Lafayette — Solo or backed by bands like the mighty SM Wolf, Adam Graahs is a top singer-songwriter in Indianapolis. Graahs will make a Lafayette return, this time with his new dreamy indie folk band, Pan Am. Quieter than SM Wolf, Pan Am still promotes a layered, interesting sound, which includes captivating flute melodies from Kara Tucker and tasty keyboard flourishes from BC Nelson. Graahs’ haunting vocals are still centerstage, though, as evidenced by the project’s new EP, “Pantosmia.” $10. Tickets.
BONUS PICK
“Live and Let Spy,” 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, Duncan Hall, 619 Ferry St., Lafayette — New dinner theater group Lafayette Dinner Show will make its debut this weekend with “Live and Let Spy,” a murder mystery written by Robert J. Leblanc and produced and directed by Tesha Hardy. This unique experience features a live, interactive, theatrical performance, as well as a three-course dinner. “Live and Let Spy” takes place in Casino du Monde, “a den of espionage during the heart of the Cold War. Agents from every country can be found moving in the shadows of its storied gambling halls. When the world's top agent has been found murdered the suspects move in clandestine ways to cover their tracks. Can you solve the mystery or are you more likely to ‘Live and Let Spy?’” The show is recommended for adults 18 and older. $55. Tickets.
Tim Brouk is a longtime arts and entertainment reporter. He writes here (almost) weekly, tracking things to do for Based in Lafayette.
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At first I thought (hoped) there was a Replacements cover band coming to town. Then that maybe the LSO was going to perform Pleased to Meet Me (that would get me into one of those tiny seats!).
Anyway, sounds like an excellent evening with the LSO anyway.