[NOTE: some of these do not have area codes]
weekend traveler
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Thursday 3/11
The Dirty Horse: Features local favorite Christian Breeden and his posse of rock renegades, which you can lead to water but cannot make bathe. 9 p.m. Free. Bel Rio. 407C Monticello Road. Charlottesville. 979-5299.
The Extraordinaires: Electrify your eardrums with an aural aesthetic both alternating and current. Folk rockers The Raquellos and luminous indie rock group Borrowed Beams of Light accompany. 8 p.m. Random Row Books. 315 W. Main St. Charlottesville. 326-5501.
Twelfth Night: The Shakespearean comedy of confusion and mistaken identity is back at Blackfriars. Second showing at 7:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Blackfriars Playhouse. 10 S. Market St. Staunton. (540) 851-1733.
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Globetrotters stop by Charlottesville to showcase their crazy court skills, unbeatable tricks and the athletic prowess-plus-comedy that made them famous. Don’t miss the action! 7 p.m. $24-$96. John Paul Jones Arena. Corner of Emmet St. and Massie Road. (888) JPJ-TIXS.
Friday 3/12
ROSS KEY COUNTRY: Classic Country Karaoke. Free. 8 p.m. Moose Lodge 2032. 3164 Lowesville, Road. Roseland. (434) 277-5439.
The Rogan Brothers: Foot-stompin’ country rock. You’ll know where to find them every Friday. 10 p.m. Free. Miller’s. 109 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. Charlottesville. 971-8511.
Virginia Improv. Comedy All-Stars: Featuring “Noir-Prov,” “No Strings Attached and The Beat Theatre.” Good laughs, good times, good fun.7:45 p.m. Play On! Theatre. 983 2nd St. SE. Charlottesville. 872-0184.
Saturday 3/13
DJ XSV: Mixes and mashes your favorite songs into a continuous stretch of dance music. 10:30 p.m. The Box. 109 Second St. SE. Charlottesville. 970-2699.
Letters to Fictions: Heloise & Abelard: Book artist, author, illustrator and Washington University Professor Jeff Pike presents his handmade book, a letterpress printed collaborative project 20 years in the making that includes a short story and a play. 2:30 p.m. Birginia Arts of the Book Center. 977 Second St. SE. Charlottesville. 924-6890.
Cabaret: 8 p.m. Four Country Players. 5256 Governor Barbour Road. Charlottesville. (540) 832-5355.
Karaoke: 8 p.m. Lazy Parrot Grill. 532 Pantops Shopping Center. Charlottesville. 977-1020.
Sunday 3/14
The Oratorio Society of Virginia: Brahm’s “Requiem” The Oratorio Society of Virginia performs Brahms Requiem as arranged by Brahms for soloists, chorus, and two pianos. $10 w/ student ID. $20 at the door. 3:30 p.m. Main Stage Theater, V. Earl Dickinson Bldg. 501 College Drive. Charlottesville. (434) 961-5376.
Girlyman: The rockers strum and harmonize for you. 7 p.m. The Southern Café & Music Hall. 103 S. First St., off the Downtown Mall. Charlottesville. 977-5590.
Secretly Y’all: Secretly Y’all’s next night is dubbed “At War”–drop by to hear true tales from fighting times. 7 p.m. Random Row Books. 315 W. Main St. Charlottesville. 326-5501.
Virginia Schweninger: plays the harp during brunch. 10 a.m. Basic Necessities. 2226 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford. 361-1766.
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