Soapicks January 19-25

Survivor Style
January 21
You don’t have to be a contestant on Survivor in order to get the tribal experience. Leapin Lizard now hosts Tribal Night - a monthly evening of dance, drums, drink, food, vendors, music and more- featuring all the cultural thrills of going native without having to drink cow blood or eat grubs. Come out to Leapin Lizard this Thursday for an open belly dance and drum jam hosted by Al-Yanna from 7:00 -7:30 p.m. for beginners and from 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. for intermediate/advanced drummers and dancers-feel free to bring your own drum. Then move to beats of psychedelic tribal music by Mayan Ruins with accompanying belly-dancer Zahara and experience original acoustic tribal rock from Acarya. And what would a party at an art gallery be without crafts? Browse works by The Flying Cat and many more vendors. Tribal Night goes from 7:00-11:00 p.m. and there’s a $5.00 cover at the door. Can’t make it this Thursday? Don’t worry, Tribal Night is held the third Thursday of every month.

gReen
January 22
Everyone can use a little R and R every now and then, but how about a little R and R and R? That’s right, take it one step further when you choose to reduce, reuse and recycle. Building Value, a nonprofit building materials reuse center and deconstruction service, invites you to support their mantra of reuse and environmental sustainability in 2010. And there’s no better way to start off your green new year than with the ReUse-apalooza! Come down to Building Value’s new space, located in Northside at 4040 Spring Grove Ave, this Friday at 7:00 p.m. for a party that will have you seeing green and hearing blue, bluegrass that is. ReUse-apalooza! will feature live music from The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, a flamenco guitarist, hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, a raffle, chess competition and more. Also take part in the opportunity to permanently be connected to Building Value’s cause by purchasing items that will be used in a sculpture being especially commissioned for Building Value, with all proceeds benefiting them. Tickets include one free beverage per person as well as free parking; they can be purchased for $15.00/individual or $25.00/couple in advance and $25.00/individual or $35.00/couple at the door.

Macho Macho Man
January 22
"...I've got to be, a macho man.” What defines being a man today? Is it bringing home the bacon, calloused hands from a hard day’s work, or maybe it’s being glued to the T.V. on Sunday drinking a beer and watching the game? Well with the emergence of the metrosexual and male mani/pedis, the definition of what it means to be a man is definitely up for discussion. Museum Gallery-Gallery Museum- an artistic space dedicated to exploring the layers of fake and real in which we exist daily-brings you the exploration of the modern “man” with their latest exhibit, HUXY: MODES OF MASCULINITY. This forward-thinking exhibit studies the roles, stigmas and stereotypes of what it means to be a man in the 21st century. MG-GM hopes their latest exhibit will initiate constructive discourse on the controversial subject of maleness. Come be a part of the conversation at the Opening Reception this Friday from 6:00p.m.-11:00 p.m.

Funky Town
January 23
Cincinnati turns into a funky town this Saturday night as Chris Sherman (aka Freekbass) returns home for a special performance at Play by Play Café. This show will mark the debut of Freekbass and his band members, Steve Molitz from Particle and DJ Logic as a trio. These three artists each contribute a different sound to this eclectic band; Sherman is the Funk bass man while DJ Logic brings the groove-intense turntable Jazz and Molitz fuses Jazz, Funk and Electronica on the keyboards. Joining the new trio are local bands Crazy Legs and Perfect Norm. Show starts 9:00pm; cost is $25.00-$40.00 per ticket. Tickets are limited, so get them early.