Even though it’s Harry Potter weekend (on ABC Family and in the Union Auditorium, where CUAB is showing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2 in succession), there’s plenty to do this weekend in the muggle world.
PAUPER PLAYERS PRESENTS “GUYS AND DOLLS” Gambling. Cuba. Love. And, of course, a healthy dose of singing and dancing.
Read more: Staff writer Mary Stevens’ writes about Pauper’s first ArtsCenter performance. Former staff writer Alexis Jordan reported Pauper’s move to the ArtsCenter. See the show: Friday to Tuesday at 8 p.m. and a matinee Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Carrboro ArtsCenter. Tickets for students are $5 in advance, $7 the day of. Tickets for the general public are $10 in advance, $12 the day of.
THE PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS “EATING ANIMALS” Assistant Arts Editor Katherine Proctor (and the entire Performance Collective) wear clownish make up, yell at rubber chickens, beat up stuffed animals, all in interpreting Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals.”
Read more: Katherine writes a column. Try not to laugh. See the show: Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (plus next Thursday at 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.) in Swain Studio 6. Tickets are $5.
CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THE ORCHESTRE REVOLUNTIONAIRE ET ROMANTIQUE Playing instruments from or modeled after those of the 19th century, the Orchestre is performing four of Beethoven’s symphonies over two nights.
Read more: Staff writer Nidhi Singh talks. See the performance: Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall. Tickets are $10 to $59.
Katelyn Trela is the Arts editor for The Daily Tar Heel. She enjoys bears, giggling and Grease 2. As a wild explorer of weekends, she is highly qualified to tell you what to do on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and will do so each week.
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