This Week at the Loft
Monday, February 22, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Upright Citizen Brigade
Improvised Comedy from the L.A. Masters
The LA/New York based sketch comedy troupe that birthed improv lords Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz is giving the Loft a hefty dose of hysterics. Whether you want to wet your pants or whet your comedic appetite, the madcap company whose “only friend is chaos” will have you laughing into the wee hours.
New for 2010: The Upright Citizens Brigade TourCo crew are hosting a 90 minute improv workshop prior to each performance.
The workshop runs from 6:30-8pm and ticket guarantees entry to the show. Please contact the UCSD Box Office for tickets.
Campus Partners: AS Concerts & Events
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / 7:00 PM
Let it Flow
Join Sixth College in celebrating Black History Month with a night of spoken word, soul food, dance, and art.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 / 8:30 PM
We Were Promised Jetpacks feat. Lonely Forest and Bear Hands
Following closely in the footsteps of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks are yet another hugely talented young Scottish band added to the FatCat roster. The 4-piece came to our attention when listening to some of the friends on the Frightened Rabbit Myspace page. Though recent months has seen the band tour the UK with their aforementioned friends, the four preceding years have consisted of local gigs in and around Glasgow and Edinburgh, allowing WWPJ to find their sound and hone their live performance.
Co-presented with The Casbah
:: We Were Promised Jetpacks Myspace
Thursday, February 25, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Tribeca Film Festival: Rudo Y Cursi
“Hilarious, satirical and melancholy” - Newsweek
Join us for the Loft’s first “SKYPE CHAT” with Rudo Y Cursi’s music composer Felipe Pérez Santiago! 7:30 PM -8PM
Listen to music by DJ Skullcrusher from 7-730PM!
Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal (from the international sensation Y tu mamá, tambíén) re-team as brothers who dream of soccer fame. When a talent scout accidentally discovers them, the siblings must face an innate rivalry as well as their own demons and limitations just as their dreams are on the verge of coming true. [2008, USA/Mexico, 103 min.]
Friday, February 26, 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 at The 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 26, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Dance Marathon
The UC San Diego Dance Marathon (DM10) is hosted by the Student Foundation as a student-run philanthropic event highlighting the importance of giving back. The 10-hour dance event unites college students, alumni, staff, faculty and community members, with this year’s proceeds benefiting UCSD undergraduate scholarships and the UCSD AIDS Research Institute. Get ready to dance the night away!
Saturday, February 27, 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.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 / 8:30 PM
Zee Avi
Zee Avi is just 23 but she’s an old soul. A huge talent in a petite frame bringing a universal message from the unlikely birthplace of Borneo, an ancient island east of Malaysia which remains an untouched, natural paradise, an apt description of her songs.
A true YouTube phenomenon Zee began recording her songs on a webcam and posting them on the video streaming website for a friend to hear. “I remember getting so excited when there was one new comment from some random person I didn’t know… One read ‘I’m lost for words - I shall favorite it and ponder if that’s OK,’ ” which was written by Kris Rowley, a U.K. singer-songwriter with a YouTube following under the name Zzzzzzzzap. He began posting her videos on his site, which began a viral snowball effect.
The day before her 22nd birthday, Zee posted what she intended to be “my last video,” a holiday song, “No Christmas for Me.” By the time she checked her e-mail Avi had almost 3,000 messages including a slew of label offers. One email came from Ian Montone, who had been shown the YouTube clip by Raconteurs’ drummer, Patrick Keeler, prompting Montone to get in touch and offer to release her music on the Monotone Label.
With her self titled debut album out now on Monotone and Brush Fire Records Zee comes to The Loft as part of a nationwide tour
Co-presented with The Casbah
