Jeffery Deaver: Novel The Never Game. Fri, May 17, 7 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com. Mason Deaver: Debut novel I Wish You All the Best. Sat, May 18, 6 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com. Juliet Grames: Debut novel The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. Mon, May 20, 7 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks. com. — Sat, May 18, 4 p.m. McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro. mcintyresbooks.com. Peter Guzzardi: Emeralds of Oz. Wed, May 15, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com. Caleb Johnson & Kevin Powers: Novels Treeborne and A Shout in the Ruins. Mon, May 20, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com. Carrie Knowles: Short story collection Black Tie Optional. Wed, May 22, 7 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com. Michael Parker & Louis Bayard: Novels Prairie Fever and Courting Mr. Lincoln. Sat, May 18, 11 a.m. McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro. mcintyresbooks.com. Chris Perondi: The Big Book of Tricks for the Best Dog Ever. Sat, May 18, 2 p.m. Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh. quailridgebooks.com.
LECTURES ETC. Michael Beschloss: Presidents of War: Tue, May 21, 7 p.m. Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh. dukeenergycenterraleigh.com. Tammy Bird, Marina DelVecchio, Valerie Nieman: Over 40 and Female Agency: Authors in conversation. Tue, May 21, 7 p.m. Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill. flyleafbooks.com. Happy Hour with Sonny Caberwal: With Union social club founder Sonny Caberwal. Fri, May 17, 5:30 p.m. Vert & Vogue, Durham. vertandvogue.com. Navigating the Plastic Purge: Sustainability panel. Wed, May 15, 6 p.m. Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill. NCDOT Table Talk: Wake UP Wake County. Discussion on NCDOT’s 2050 comprehensive work plan. Wed, May 22, 7 p.m. Clouds Brewing, Raleigh. cloudsbrewing.com.
stage OPENING
Aladdin: Durham Ballet Theatre. $20. Sat, May 18, 2 and 6 p.m. Carolina Theatre, Durham. carolinatheatre.org. Asperger’s Are Us: Improv comedy. $20. Mon, May 20, 8 p.m. The People’s Improv Theater, Chapel Hill. thepitchapelhill.com. Carol Burnett: Comedy. Fri, May 17, 7:30 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. dpacnc.com. Comedy Overload: $5. Thu, May 16, 8 p.m. Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh. thepourhousemusichall.com. Chelsea Handler: Comedy. Sat, May 18, 8 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. dpacnc.com. Hello, Dolly!: Musical. $31+. May 21-26. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. dpacnc.com. The Legend of Georgia McBride: Honest Pint Theatre. Play. May 17-18: 7:30 p.m. May 19: 2 p.m. Peace University’s Leggett Theatre,, Raleigh. theatre.peace.edu. Jon Lovitz: May 16-18. Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh. goodnightscomedy.com. Norway: Little Green Pig. Play. Free. 7:30 p.m. May 16-18. Duke Park, Durham. littlegreenpig.com. Oak City Comedy Festival: Comedy. With Gina Brillon. Wed, May 22, 9 p.m. Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh. thepourhousemusichall.com. Sum-Sum-Summertime: Family Friendly Transactors Improv. Improv comedy. Sat, May 18, 6 p.m. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. artscenterlive.org. Swan Lake: Carolina Ballet. May 16-19. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. dukeenergycenterraleigh.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 16–SATURDAY, MAY 18
JON LOVITZ
Even though Jon Lovitz has the voice and bearing of a B-movie wise guy, he’s probably best known for playing hopeless aesthetes. If you grew up during his tenure on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s, then you probably remember him as the “Master Thespian,” a plummy fop exalting “Acting!” while wearing a satin smoking jacket. And if you grew up during the 1990s, when post-Simpsons Simpsons sitcom The Critic was on the air, then you probably remember him in animated form, proclaiming “It stinks!” about parodies of contemporary movies. By the time of the SNL fortieth-anniversary special in 2015, Lovitz’s star had faded enough for the show to jokingly include him in a list of cast members who’d died, cutting to his outraged reaction. But a steady stream of animated-movie voices, small roles in movies, and guest spots on TV shows have kept him in the corner of the public eye as he’s spent the last two decades honing his stand-up, which he brings to Goodnights for four shows in three days this week. —Brian Howe
GOODNIGHTS COMEDY CLUB, RALEIGH Various times, $30, www.goodnightscomedy.com Triangle Rising Stars: High school theatre awards. $10+. Thu, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham. dpacnc.com.
Jon Lovitz PHOTO COURTESY OF GOODNIGHTSCOMEDY.COM
ONGOING 462 Stand Up Comedy Show: Stand-up comedy. With host Caroline Smith. $8. Sat, May 18, 9 p.m. The People’s Improv Theater, Chapel Hill. thepit-chapelhill.com. Beehive: The 60’s Musical: Theatre Raleigh. Musical. Thru May 19. Kennedy Theatre, Raleigh. theatreraleigh.com.
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