THE WEEK/CITY PICK

Jan. 26 through Feb. 1

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The Beauty Shop
9 p.m.
Vaudeville Mews
The Beauty Shop is a Champaign-Urbana, Ill.-based trio that performs acoustic rock with Americana twang, pontificating on (perhaps ironically, given the band name) such bleak topics as doomed relationships, dysfunctional and fatally flawed people and perpetual boredom. The band - made up of singer-songwriter John Joeffleur, bassist Ariane Perala and drummer Casey Smith - creates beguilingly simple tunes, as Hoeffleur's baritone delivers what All Music refers to as "wicked deadpan drawls." See The Beauty Shop tonight at the Vaudeville Mews as it performs with opener Hootis. Cost is $5 day of show.

friday27
Smucker's Stars on Ice
7:30 p.m.
Wells Fargo Arena
Spandex and Lycra take the ice as the 20th anniversary of Stars on Ice visits the Wells Fargo Arena. In conjunction with the anniversary, humorous skating icon Scott Hamilton will give a backstage peek at how the event has become one of the most prestigious figure skating tours. Composed of Olympic, world and national champions, this year's Stars on Ice will include performances by Kurt Browning, Todd Eldredge, Yuka Sato, Alexei Yagudin and more. A portion of the proceeds from the show will go towards the Boys & Girls Club of America. Tickets are $25 and are available through the Wells Fargo Arena box office, starsonice.com or through Dahls Foods stores.

saturday28
"Survivor" Open Casting Call
9 a.m. to noon
Prairie Meadows
Think you've got what it takes to survive in a remote location cut off from all luxuries, fending for yourself when it comes to food and shelter, doing physical and mental challenges on little sleep and less food, and having to withstand your annoying teammates? If so, then attend a "Survivor" Open Casting Call at Prairie Meadows today. Those who wish to audition will have two minutes during a taped audition process to convince the show's producers that he or she is the next Survivor. The auditions will be done on a first-come, first-served basis, so show up early and have your shtick prepared. And hey, you really don't even have to be good looking, despite your having to wear next to nothing for the duration. Remember Richard Hatch? Call 247-8849 for application information.

sunday29
Opening Reception: "Trauma Reflected in Art"
4 to 6 p.m.
Drake University's School of Education
Works of art and essays produced by teenagers in the therapeutic art program at the Iowa Juvenile Home High School in Toledo, Iowa, will be on display at Drake's Anderson Gallery. The Iowa Juvenile Home is a state training school for delinquent girls that also helps some boys and girls who are victims of abuse and neglect. "Trauma Reflected in Art" will showcase the students' artistic abilities while also demonstrating art therapy and educating the public about the school. Today, an opening reception will take place in room 214 of the School of Education. The exhibition will be in the Anderson Gallery through March 3, and may be viewed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 271-2168.

monday30
Feist
8 p.m.
Maintenance Shop
Feist is really Leslie Feist, who opts to go simply by her surname for this musical project. But this isn't her first. The songstress started playing in a high school punk band called Placebo that, after winning a battle of the bands contest, played its first gig opening for The Ramones. And even after being told she'd never sing again due to the amount of strain she put on her voice while touring across Canada, Feist pressed on, playing guitar for By Divine Right. In 1999, she put out her first solo album, sang on a Peaches album in 2000, and joined indie band Broken Social Scene for their 2002 critically acclaimed album "You Forgot it in People." Leslie Feist's solo performance at the Maintenance Shop in the Iowa State Memorial Union was originally scheduled for Tuesday. However, this up-and-coming performer was invited to play David Letterman with Broken Social Scene, so the show was moved up a day. See this show on its new night. Tickets for Feist are $12-$16.

tuesday31

Reading of "Talk Radio"
7 p.m.
Noodle Zoo East Village
The Scriptease series has proven an effective vehicle for StageWest in that it has allowed scripts to be tested on audiences before the local theater company produces a full-fledged staging of it. This time around, StageWest will be hosting a reading of Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio," directed by Andy Elliott of KJJY and featuring Maxwell Schaeffer, morning radio personality on KIOA. In "Talk Radio," a rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. See it tonight at the Noodle Zoo in the East Village. For more information, visit www.stagewestiowa.com.

wednesday01
"Birth"
7 p.m.
Noodle Zoo East Village
Karen Brody's "Birth" is a testimonies-based play based on more than 100 interviews with mothers across America. It tells the birth stories of seven women, switching between first-person monologues, some dialogue and the voices these women heard on the day they gave birth. Performances will be at the Noodle Zoo in the East Village Feb 1, 7-9 and 14-16 at 7 p.m. The playwright will also be on hand for post-performance discussions following tonight's performance. The restaurant will open at 5:30 p.m. for food and beverage service. Tickets are $11 in advance through IowaTix or are $12 at the door. For more information on "Birth," visit www.birththeplay.com. CV

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