Happy Easter weekend. Here’s the scoop on the holiday weekend—which will culminate with Snoop Dogg’s Monday show at the Jefferson.
Second Street Gallery is empty following its New Art Auction, so they’ve opened up the gallery through Saturday to some esteemed dancers. Says the release, "The program will feature three dance solos, written and choreographed by Deborah Hay [the noted postmodern choreographer]: Art & Life, News, and At Once. All adapted and performed by Katharine Birdsall, Brandin Steffensen, and Ronja Ver." Visit Second Street Gallery for details.
Two exciting new discs see the light of day this weekend (both of which loyal C-VILLE readers will already know about). Old Calf‘s Borrow a Horse (read more here) is an excellent understated folk record for which frontman Ned Oldham borrowed rhymes from a variety of ancient sources. That’s tomorrow at The Southern, with Sarah White and Wes Swing. What’s not to love? Tickets here.
The second comes from the locally-based, California bred electro-shoegaze trio Manorlady. That disc is called Home, and you can hear it here, and read John Ruscher’s review here. More importantly, you can hear songs from it live on Saturday night at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar. Go.
Les Yeux du Monde opens its retrospective of work by John McCarthy, the former assistant attorney general who passed away in 2008 and came to make art late in life. Friday, 22 April, 5:30-8pm. Peter Barnes has a review for next week’s paper: "The retrospective, the first since the artist’s death at 66 from a heart attack in 2008, shows a body of work in continuous experimentation. Thick oils hang beside delicate pastels. His signature landscapes share the gallery with a purple outline of Queen Elizabeth II, prints made in concert with the Virginia Arts of the Book Center and abstract nudes painted on wood cigar boxes."
What else is going on this weekend?
