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who nose Opera has a reputation for drama and flamboyance. It can be wonderful to immerse oneself in the depth of, say, Tosca or La Bohème. Love and loss are timeless themes, true. But so is laughing at absurdity, and the latest installment of The Met: Live in HD, offers plenty of ridiculousness. It presents the now-classic Russian satire, Dmitri Shostakovich’s The Nose. The Met’s production, called an “eye-popping spectacle” by the Huffington Post, will be broadcast for an encore screening at the Roxy on Nov. 19. The 1928 opera is about, well, a wayward nose. The shenanigans begin when barber Ivan Yakovlevich finds a nose in his breakfast, and realizes it belongs to his customer, Major Kovalyov. In a bit of madcap comedy, he tries to get rid of it, only to find a policeman at every turn. The nose grows larger, becoming a human-sized honker and cavorting about. Eventually Kovalyov finds his nose, now grown to human-size,
WHAT: The Met: Live in HD presents The Nose WHERE: Roxy Theater WHEN: Tue., Nov. 19, at 7:30 PM HOW MUCH: $13-$18
praying in a cathedral and wearing insignia indicating it has acquired a higher rank than Kovalyov. How impudent. The opera, written by Shostakovich when he was all of 22 years old, is based on an early 19th-century story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. Russian literature often has a keen sense for mocking authority and playing with tropes about masculinity; some analysis of The Nose implies that the schnoz is a stand-in for a castration complex and emasculation. In the original Russian, the word for nose, “hoc,” is the word for dream, “coh,” backwards. But it doesn’t take a background in Russian literature or understanding of Cyrillic to find a man chasing after a giant nose amusing. And sometimes, even opera has a happy ending. —Kate Whittle
Hat. Dance lesson at 6 PM, steppin’ from 7-9. Are you from Tennessee? Cause you’re the only 10 I see. Try this winning line on Knoxville’s bluegrassy Black Lillies when they play the Missoula Winery, along with local lovelies Cash For Junkers. 5646 W. Harrier St. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $13/$10 in advance. Check out ticketfly.com and Rockin Rudy’s. Jingle bell rock around the clock with my mom’s beloved Mannheim Steamroller, performing at the Adams Center. 7 PM. $41-$73, tickets available at GrixTix outlets or by calling 243-5355. The legendary Monty Python musical Spamalot prances our way, with performances at the MCT Center For the Performing Arts Nov. 13-Nov. 16, at 7:30 PM, Nov. 17 at 6:30 PM, plus matinees on Nov. 16 and 17 at 2 PM. $15-$21. Check out mctinc.org.
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Maybe you’ll be the Lisa Simpson to his Bleeding Gums Murphy when reedy expert Jun Watabe performs on saxophone at the Musical Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $12/$8 for students and seniors. Check out umt.edu/music.
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Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Starts at 8 PM with Front Street Jazz. Free. Bellow out your favorite pop tune so you can impress your friends and perhaps win a prize during a karaoke contest this and every Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. $3 Fireball specials. Call 721-1798.
MONDAYNOV18 The inaugural Masquerade Monday hits the Palace hosted by Famous Raymus, with DJs spinning hot trax and peeps dressed all mysterious-like. Bring your own mask or buy one at the door. 9 PM. No cover. You’ll be seeing stars at Bingo on Broadway, with cash prizes, $3 Sam Adams pints and food specials. Broadway Inn, 1609 W. Broadway St. 8 PM. $6 buy-in.
nightlife Show how big your gray matter can get at Super Trivia Freakout.
Win a bar tab, shots and other mystery prizes during the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free. Let’s get physical, physical, at the Zumba Fitness Classes at Lolo School’s upper gym. Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 PM. $2/free for Lolo residents. Register by calling Kathy at 273-0451. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in. Find an Abe’s Cabe and let’s ankle to Monk’s for Jazz Mondays. Line-ups vary, but generally the four-piece Basement Boys kick things off at 7 PM and a vetted jazz jam starts at 9. $5 suggested donation. 21-plus. Nov. 18 features Ron Messner and the Grand Poobahs. Hey, David Lynch lovers, The Roxy Theatre shows episodes of “Twin Peaks,” a few at a time, every Monday at 7 PM. Homemade pie and Black Coffee Roasting Co. decaf and regular available. $5. Try not to blush when the one and only Tom Catmull gazes at you wistfully whilst playing tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar. 111 N. Higgins. 7-10 PM.