“The Brutalist,” starring Adrien Brody plays at UW Cinematheque Jan. 23.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23
That’s brutal
Watching a movie about Brutalist architecture in a Brutalist building? That’s meta. “The Brutalist,” starring Adrien Brody as a fictional Hungarian immigrant behind the controversial architectural style, took home seven Golden Globes earlier this month. Watch the three and a half-hour epic for free Thursday at UW Cinematheque at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. The show starts at 7 p.m. and includes a 10-minute intermission. No admission after 7:15 p.m.
Local Shakira tribute band, Hips Don’t Lie, play at High Noon Saloon Jan. 24.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24
Shake it like Shakira
It’s been 20 years since Colombian pop star Shakira made her danceable debut. On Friday, shake your hips to local tribute band Hips Don’t Lie, fronted by fellow Colombian Angela Puerta. They’ll play hits like “Whenever, Wherever,” “Loca” and “Waka Waka” at High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. The venue does not accept cash.
Giora Schmidt joins the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Jan. 24.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24
Spanish symphony
The wildfires in Los Angeles have had ripple effects across the country. The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra has postponed the appearance of LA musician Anne Akiko Meyers and will instead present violinist Giora Schmidt, playing Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. The performance at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Capitol Theater, 201 State St., will also feature Saint-Saëns’ Symphony in A major. Tickets cost $19-$97 (refunds are available for those who purchased before this change).
“Dream at the Top of Your Lungs” plays at Broom Street Theater Jan. 24-Feb. 15.
FRIDAY, JAN. 24-SATURDAY, FEB. 15
Dream big
For his sixth original play at Broom Street Theater on Williamson Street, Scott Feiner takes audiences into a “slightly fictitious” relationship class for middle school boys. “Dream at the Top of Your Lungs” is about “growing up masculine” in the 2020s, and tickets are pay-what-you-can at 1119 Williamson St. The Feb. 8 performance will be livestreamed.
The Wisconsin Grown-Up Book Fair sets up at The Sylvee from Jan. 25-26.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 25-26
Reading rainbow
If the very best day of your third grade year was when the Scholastic Book Fair took over the library, don’t miss the Wisconsin Grown-Up Book Fair this weekend at the Sylvee. Among the participating booksellers will be A Room of One’s Own, Mystery To Me, Leopold’s, Lake City Books, The Book Deal and Madison Paperbacks. Just two sessions Sunday still have tickets: from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and noon until 2:30 p.m. $20 general admission, one tote bag per purchased ticket..
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