DAM Hip-Hop Concert
Alumnae Hall, 9:30 pm — 1:00 am
Free!

“Da Arabian MCs” — an Israel-based Palestinian hip-hop trio — rap against injustice and oppression tonight in Alumnae Hall. Doors open at 9:30, concert starts at 10.

#Occupy the Seas
Wayland Arch, 9:00 — 9:30 pm
Free, but mind your booty

ARRR!!! gets political tonight in its condemnation against the 1%. Cheer them on and join in the debauchery.

Lady Windermere’s Fan
Stuart Theatre, 8:00 pm
$7

It’s the last weekend of Brown Theater’s “Wild(e)” season. Don’t miss out!

Tonight, celebrate the most anticipated Facebook event of our generation. It’s 11/11/11, baby. Go crazy and think big. Your wishes are bound to come true tonight.

FUNK NITE: A Dance Party for People who Love to Dance
The Underground,  10:30 pm — 2 am
Free!

It’s your last chance to visit funky town this semester. Get your groove on before you say “I wish…”

Musical Forum presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
PW Downspace
Free!

Sing n’ spell is the new teaching technique taking the nation by storm. Learn to hit the high notes and spell words like “syzygy” at this one act musical.

WORD! presents Well Red
Rites & Reason Theatre, 8 pm
Free!

Say your wish out loud.

Brown Opera Productions’ Scenes Concert
McCormack Family Theater, 8 pm
Free!

Aria ready for some opera?

PROOV
6 pm — 1 am
Alumnae Hall
Free!

The brothers of Phi Psi and Ground Breakin’ — Brown’s breakdancing club — are putting on a hip hop jam to end all hip hop jams. Featuring Bonnie and Clyde and B-Boying battles with $1000 in prizes at stake, dancers will break it down to the beats of DJ Dynamik (Project 401) & DJ Rox Swift (GR818ERS). There will also be a live graffiti arts session and performances by  Mezcla and Badmaash.

Animation Show of Shows
7 pm — 9 pm
RISD Auditorium
Free?

Featuring nine of most notable and award-winning short animated films, the 13th annual Animation Show of Shows promises to pack a big punch in a small package.

Scrabble Sex Scrabble Power SCRABBLE SCRABBLE
9 pm — 1 am
Faunce House, Petteruti Lounge
Free!

For the tame of heart not attending SPG tonight, get naughty the grammatical way. All skill levels welcome.

SexPowerGod
10 pm — 2 am
Andrews Dining Hall
$20 in advance

For the brave of heart, willing to bare it all in the search for what makes who feel sexy. If you didn’t buy your tickets in advance, don’t bother trying to get in. If you did buy your tickets in advance, practice your sober face, or start thinking about selling your tickets — the visibly intoxicated will be denied entry. Damn Bill O’Reilly.

Lady Windermere’s Fan
8 pm
Stuart Theater
$7 for students (Check your mailboxes — there’s a $2 off coupon hidden inside!)

The wild(e) season of theater continues tonight with Lowry Marshall’s production of “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” Get your steam-punk on and have uproariously good times in jolly good Victorian era England.

The Brown Storyslam!
8 pm
Kassar House
Free!

The Brown Storytellers have, naturally, a few stories to tell. They’re original, fun and undoubtedly full of Bruno gossip. After all, doesn’t art always imitate life?

Lisztomania! Bicentennial Festival Concert
8 pm
Sayles Hall
$3

Liszt was the original rock star. Mosh to the classics tonight and wish the big guy a happy 200th birthday while you’re at it. [Read more →]

After a night of snow/rain/slush pellets and wind of Dust Bowl proportions,  it’s snow wonder that we want to go out tonight and celebrate the return to October (just in time for November to come sweeping around the corner).  Whiskey Republic is celebrating Halloween tonight with drinks, dancing, costumes, and $4 cover.  You’d think they owe us after dropping the ball on Wednesday night.  Let’s celebrate Snowtoberfest with our very own Drunktoberfest!

Halloweekend Part II…if you survived last night, that is.

Spirits
Buxton
10 pm — 2 am
$3 cover, $1 drinks

Prepare yourselves for a journey to the underworld with Buxton tonight. You never know what will happen when the ghosts come out to play.

Halloween Masquerade Ball
Alumnae Hall
7 pm — 10 pm
$3 club members, $5 students, $10 community members

Get swept off your feet at the Brown Ballroom Dance Club’s annual masquerade.

Out of Bounds Halloween Show
MacMilan 117
8 — 9 pm
Free!

Frights are made funny here.

Javaspook Halloween Party
Tech House
9 pm — 1 am
Free!

Live music, baked goods, hot cider and coffee. For free. Do it.

Tonight kicks off (for some) Halloweekend. So dust off your costumes, things are about to get ghoulish up in this joint.

Japanese Cultural Association’s HAUNTED HOUSE
Sayles Hall
7 — 10 pm
$4

Get your spook on with JCA’s annual horror-filled trek through Sayles.

Brown Student Radio Cover Band Show
Alumnae Hall
9 pm — 1 am
Free?

The annual Halloween Cover Band Show is back! Student and local bands will pay their respects to artists of all genres, including Ray Charles and the White Stripes.

GSC Halloween Party
McFadden’s
9 pm — 1 am
Free!

This one is unfortunately restricted to the 21+ crowd. Head downtown in your best Halloween garb via shuttle bus from Grad Center for free drinks and foods if you get their early enough. But fear not young ones, there’s more for you coming up…

..::PHRANTIC::..
Phi Psi, Sears House
10 pm — 2 am
$3 for the costumed, $4 for the costume-less

The brothers of Phi Psi promise to give us quite a fright tonight (much like they do most nights). Beware of dark corners and blood-red solo cup.

BRIO presents Arabian Nights — Sheikh It!
Machado
10 pm — 2 am
$4 cover, $1 drinks, $2 special

Sheikh it all night with BRIO. AND donate to a good cause — UNICEF is receiving part of the profits. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.

Machado Spanish House presents Pesadillas y Fantasías
Machado — 87 Prospect St.
10 pm — 2 am
$3 at the door, $4 after midnight

Nightmarishly fantastic, if the title is anything to go by, this party promises costumes and debauchery, dancing and, so obviously, the dougie.

Anime Marathon
Barus & Holley, Room 190
2 pm — Midnight
Free!

Movie marathon till midnight. Sushi is served at seven. Anime always airing.

Delusion by Laurie Anderson
The Vets
8 pm — 10 pm
$18 — $48

Laurie Anderson continues her residency with this multimedia performance combining violin, electronic puppetry, music and visuals.  It promises to be delightfully delusional — in the best possible way — as it grapples with the intersections of life, language and memory.

Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights
Production Workshop
8 pm and 11 pm
Free!

Gertrude Stein’s opera libretto melds with the creative musical team of Deepali Gupta ’12 and Zachary Segel ’13 in Director Abby Colella’s ’12 new adaptation opening tonight at PW. With an original electronic score composed by the dynamic duo of Gupta and Segel, this theatrical performance strives to unravel the battle of good and evil in the multiplicitous technology age.

Commodity Fetishism: A Communist Comedy
Granoff Studio 1
5 — 7 pm
Free!

If this play is anywhere as good as its title, then I’d say we’re in for a treat. Written by Nate Shapiro ’12 and directed by Zach Bleckner ’12, this play promises laughter to all members of the proletariat.

Ivy Film Festival Party
Bravo Brasserie, 123 Empire Street
10 pm — 2 am
No cover!

Get your groove on with some top-notch film buffs at Bravo tonight. Celebrate the kick-off of this year’s festival, its 12th anniversary and Netflix-induced procrastination. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink. [Read more →]

Whether your parents love seeing how talented the rest of your classmates are (and making you feel guilty about it) or your family isn’t coming and you need something to do, there’s probably some performance going on this weekend that will suit your entertainment needs.

Saturday, 10/15

Movement
Attitude Dance Company’s annual charity showcase
3:30pm
Alumnae Hall

Family Weekend Dance Concert
8pm
Ashamu Dance Studio

Brown University Chorus Concert
8pm
Sayles Auditorium

Sunday, 10/16

Family Weekend Dance Concert
2pm
Ashamu Dance Studio

Brown University Chorus Concert
3pm
Sayles Auditorium

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