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“Welcome to the Family Thursdays, 8 p.m. (NBC)
The parents of Molly (Ella Rae Peck), an underachieving white girl, are overjoyed at her high school graduation. “Suck it, doubters!” her dad exclaims. “She’s Arizona State’s problem now!” Meanwhile, the parents of Junior (Joseph Haro), an overachieving Latino, are overjoyed for a different reason. He’s giving his valedictorian’s speech and preparing for a college career at Stanford. As he reads the speech from his laptop, he gets a message from Molly: “I’m pregnant.” Thus begins an excellent culture-clash sitcom. “Welcome to the Family” throws two unlikely families together and forces them to get along. Mostly they don’t, and the comedians work wonders with resentment and misunderstanding. Mike O’Malley and Mary McCormack are particularly good as Molly’s parents, trading mordant wisecracks about her limitations. To everybody’s dismay, Molly and Junior decide to get married. It’s a terrible decision that, as a viewer, I fully support. The worse things go for these two, the angrier their parents will get, and the funnier “Welcome to the Family” will be. — Dean Robbins
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THURSDAY3 Oct. 3
FINE ART LIVE AUCTION
Gallery 72 Bancroft Street Market at 10th and Bancroft The auction held by Gallery 72 allows consumers to purchase secondary market art within a range of prices, appealing to both new collectors and experienced ones. Some pieces to expect include “Mississippi Night Light” which is a rich lithograph by Yvonne Jacquette. “Return to Goya’s Caprichos” is a portfolio of eight prints embossed in etching and rubber stamps by artist Enrique Chagoya. “Muto” is another etching and aquatint luxuriously accented with seal fur by Mimmo Paladino. “Escape Volontaire” is a mix of James Coignard’s best talents. There are two chances to preview the art. The first is Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 12 to 7 p.m. and the second is Oct. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m.. –Paul Heft
FRIDAY4 Oct. 4
ART BAR featuring Clark & Company House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St. No cover; 6 to 9 p.m. www.styleloud.com
The ART BAR series returns in October with another collection of young local artists showing off their talents in the casual and inviting Loom atmosphere. This time the amazing art will be accompanied by a performance of the awesome acoustic trio Clark & Company. These triplets (yes, they are triplet brothers Cooper and Simon and sister Sophie) and Omaha School of Rock kids put on a very eclectic and memorable show. The perfect afterwork, have a craft cocktail kind of can’t miss Friday entertaiment. See you there. —ES
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FRANK TURNER
SATURDAY7 Oct. 7
Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls w/ The Smith Street Band & Koo Koo Kanga Roo Waiting Room 6212 Maple St. 8 p.m.; $15 ADV / $17 DOS www.waitingroomlounge.com
In a review for his last album, NME magazine described British singer-songwriter Frank Turner as “the people’s prince of punk poetry.” But Turner’s lyrics can be quite personal as well. His lastest album, Tape Deck Heart — and the lead single, “Recovery” — is about as confessional as they come. “I write autobiographically,” Turner admitted in a recent NPR interview. “I’ve tried writing fiction in
songs and I’m rubbish at it; I find it very difficult to find anything meaningful to say if I’m making it up. [‘Recovery’ is] a song about being at the bottom of the barrel and trying to kind of get out of there, somehow.” The English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire, was initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead. Turner embarked on a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band’s split in 2005. Both in the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano) and Nigel Powell (drums). To date, Turner has released five solo albums, two rarities compilation albums, one split album and five EPs. Turner’s fifth studio album, Tape Deck Heart was released in April. For an up close and personal interview with Turner, go to www.thereader.com. —Jesica Hill