This Week at the Loft
Monday, February 8, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Bitchy Bingo
Bitchy Bingo is back! Get ready for one hell of night when fabulous drag queens with fierce attitudes take over a traditional game of chance. You’re guaranteed to laugh out loud when you encounter these mistresses of mayhem as they invade The Loft.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Broadside Ballads: Justin Townes Earle feat. Joe Pug
Justin Earle comes from good stock. His father (legendary and ground-breaking singer/songwriter Steve Earle) must have taught him well. But don’t be so quick to compare him to his father. Whatever he may have learned from his old man, he continues to prove himself as an individual- always forging his own path no matter where the others are going. Maybe that is the most important lesson he learned from his father (as well as being the main thing they have in common artistically).
Aside from that, you must speak a different language when discussing Justin Earle. Whether it be with his now defunct tin-pan/bluegrass/ragtime extravaganza, The Swindlers- or his loud rocking unit, The Distributors- the songs are always smart. And the songs are always good. Justin’s honest voice perfectly reinforces his searing melodies and provocative lyrics. Always above (and beyond) par, his music is rapidly creating a buzz in and around Nashville- and elsewhere. As pop music perpetually becomes more and more stale and irrelevant, Justin Earle will continue to forge a path of musical righteousness and great rock and roll. Just watch.
Starting the evening off will be Loft favorite (and previously seen as part of the folk series) Joe Pug.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 / 8:30 PM
Lofty Encounters: Triton Eye Be Damned
The Loft is proud to present Lofty Encounters! Looking for your special valentine? Come out to The Loft for UCSD’s first speed dating night on February 10th. It will be a night full of comic entertainment and a chance for us all to enjoy valentine’s week without having to take anything too serious. Here’s your chance to either meet your valentine or enjoy a night of ridiculous shenanigans with a special, comic host.
If you want to join us for this unique night, please email Sumeet with the following information:
Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Gender:
Age:
Year in college:
Where are you from:
Open to UCSD Students Only
Thursday, February 11, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Rider
Brooklyn Rider came together for Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, so its interests lie well beyond the borough. Using the string quartet as a vehicle for borderless communication, Brooklyn Rider is recreating the 300-year-old form as a vital twenty-first-century ensemble. Showcasing everything from haunting Armenian laments, to classical arrangements of Mexican art-rock music, to driving Gypsy-inflected improvisations, there’s something for everyone here.
CAMPUS PARTNER UCSD Department of Music
COMMUNITY PARTNER SDSU Music Department
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Bites & Beverages
Available for purchase starting at 7pm at The Loft. ************************************************************************
ArtTalks! Intermission conversation with the artists.
Ticketing Questions: Call Amy Thomas at 858.822.3199.
Purchase: Call the Box Office at 858.534.TIXS (M-F, 10am-4pm)
Friday, February 12, 2010 / 4:00 PM
Happy Friday Social Hour
It’s been a long week so let off some steam and get your weekend started at February Social Hours atTthe Loft. This Friday is Happy Friday featuring a live dj from San Diego with a selection of tasty food and drink specials. Keep your wallet happy and get your spirits up for the weekend at Zanzibar at The Loft.
Friday, February 12, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Akram Khan Afterparty
After their performance of bahok, join members of Akram Khan Company at The Loft for a dance party with an international DJ. Grab bites and beverages at Zanzibar and engage with the artists as you’ve never done before.
Saturday, February 13, 2010 / 9:30 AM
WSET Intermediate Certificate
The WSET Intermediate Certificate is intended as vocational training in product knowledge for those employed in the drinks industry who have little previous knowledge of wines and spirits.
The course is also appropriate for those not employed in the drinks industry but who have a serious interest in wine, and wish to broaden their knowledge in a structured way.
The Intermediate Certificate course covers the wines and spirits of the world and is followed by a one-hour multiple choice examination. Wine tasting is a part of every class.
Contact Lindsay Pomeroy of The Wine Smarties for further information and to enroll. Lindsay@winesmarties.com, 619-955-8884, www.winesmarties.com.
Saturday, February 13, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Swarmius
Composer Joe Waters must have a lotta brain under that academy cap—a music professor at San Diego State, his quartet Swarmius proves that contemporary spins on symphonic standards can bring serious music to sizzling new levels. The quartet—boasting a “skate-boarder punk saxophone” and “wild metro-gnome”—grinds hip-hop and techno bravado into classical chordwork, for nightclubs and concert halls alike.
Ticketing Questions: Call Amy Thomas at 858.822.3199.
Purchase: Call the Box Office at 858.534.TIXS (M-F, 10am-4pm)
