1 . It is safe to say that on this week’s round-up of G．L Events This Weekend, we celebrate a legend and a major percentage of the events are organized for the annual Celebration Festival. Your weekend round-up starts here!!!
Electronic Soundscapes
Electronic Soundscapes returns this year with double music! If you enjoyed the 2015 concert at Printing Press, don’t miss the performances taking place during next week’s Celebration at the Freedom Park program. Enjoy the best of European and Nigerian electronic music on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15.
Time: 7: 00 PM Fee: N 500
Just Listen
16/16 is excited to host a listening session of songs from South African artist Lindiwe Maxolo’s upcoming album on Friday, October 14th. Lindiwe Maxolo is an emerging powerful singer in the South African Jazz music industry. She has worked with South African legends such as Sibongile Khumalo, Concord Nkabinde.
Tickets can be bought in advance. Tickets are limited so get them early.
Time: 7: 00 PM Fee: N 7000
Jeun Soke (Supper Club)
Meaning “to eat up” in Yoruba, Jeun Soke is Lagos’ premier supper club. We host a dinner with drinks pairings. Jeun Soke features a taste of the Asian menu—7 courses of shared plates along with 3 cocktails. NGN 20，000 gets you food and drinks. The menu without drinks costs NGN 15, 000. You are welcome to bring your own bottle of wine but that will cost a corkage (开瓶费) fee of NGN 3, 000.
Time: 6: 30 PM Fee: N 20, 000 or N 15, 000
For reservations: 09098800995 or 08188325714.
Echoes (Closing Ceremony)
Echoes is an exhibition that includes, but is not limited to, over a hundred masks of Fela and the queen mother in diverse colors and moods and a study and display of his fashion sense and wardrobe, all of which were inspired by his struggle for freedom, human dignity, courage, to name but a few. The closing ceremony promises to be a grand affair with an artist’s talk and dance performance. The cocktail (鸡尾酒) will follow as the guests get to enjoy the rest of the exhibition before closing.
Time: 1:00 PM－7: 00 PM Fee: Open to All
1. In which event will people surely enjoy jazz music?| A．Electronic Soundscapes. | B．Just Listen. |
| C．Jeun Soke. | D．Echoes. |
| A．NGN 3, 000. | B．NGN 15, 000. |
| C．NGN 18, 000. | D．NGN 20, 000. |
| A．It offers a dinner with drinks pairings. |
| B．Tickets to Echoes are expensive and limited. |
| C．It provides the best of Nigerian electronic music. |
| D．Masks in various colors and moods are on display. |
2 . After receiving several complaints (投诉) from the customers, the owner of an Italian restaurant in Mooresville, North Carolina, has taken the decision to forbid children under the age of five. Although facing criticism in social media, he says that business has grown greatly.
The owner describes his restaurant as a traditional and wonderful restaurant, but young children cry, scream or play on iPads at full volume (音量). It disturbs other customers and clearly doesn't fit in too well in a wonderful meal. So the owner, Pasquale Caruso, set up a "no child under five" rule in January 2017.
“Some customers complain, get up and leave because children are bothering them, and the parents are doing nothing," Caruso told the newspaper. “It starts to feel like it isn't the Caruso's anymore, that it's a local pizzeria instead." Caruso added that he didn't like taking this kind of decision, but in the end, he had to do what was best for his business. Since then, people have been voicing their opinions on the restaurant' s unofficial Facebook page.
“You have forbidden small children. Then who are the next: blacks, Jews, native people? Shame on you!" one Facebook user called John commented. But for every critical comment, there are some that congratulate Caruso’s for taking such a brave decision. “Thank you for taking a stand," some people wrote on its Facebook page.
“I'm the parent of 5. Don't bring little ones to a nice restaurant or expect them to quietly sit still for an hour. They CANNOT DO IT,”" one person posted. Caruso said the online support for his controversial (有争议的) rule is reflected in the success of his business. The number of customers has risen from 50 a day to around 80.
1. The controversial rule of the Italian restaurant is that ________.| A．he doesn’t accept complaints from customers |
| B．children under 5 are forbidden in this restaurant |
| C．customers cannot come in with their iPads |
| D．a child area will be built in the restaurant |
| A．do their homework | B．eat pizzas from other shops |
| C．make a lot of noises | D．talk with their parents in a low voice |
| A．Nervous. | B．Patient. |
| C．Angry. | D．Surprised. |
| A．Most of people go against his behavior. |
| B．His restaurant gets into trouble. |
| C．He has to stop his rule at once. |
| D．There are more customers than before. |
| A．A strange restaurant in Italy |
| B．The trouble from young parents |
| C．Pasquale Caruso’s brave decision |
| D．The impolite behavior in restaurants |
It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see
War Horse
It is possibly the National's biggest hit, having played in 11 countries to more than seven million people. Now, Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris' s production returns to the venue 11 years after its first show. A Christmas treat.
National Theatre, November 8 to January 5
Christmas Spectacular
The small Norfolk town of Fakenham receives around 110, 000 visitors annually for this seasonal institution, which has been running for 42 years. Even the royal family have come to the show.
Thursford Collection, November 6 to December 23
Company
The trend for gender-change roles continues with Stephen Sondheim' s 1970 musical, in which the hero Bobby- -turning 35 and at an emotional crossroads- becomes the female Bobbie. It works. In the updated Company, the plot remains the same and there's funny acting from Rosalie Craig in the lead .Marianne Elliott directs with her habitual imagination.
Gielgud Theatre, November 7 to March 30
Macbeth
There have been a couple of versions of the Scottish Play this year. The Globe hopes for a better opening for its winter season. The rest of the season includes Marlowe' s Doctor Faustus with Pauline Melynn as Mephistopheles, and Richard II with a cast of women of colour.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, November 7 to February 2
Troilus and Cressida
To present Polonius in Hamlet, the production of this“problem”play is comical-historical in new RSC(英国皇家莎士比亚剧团) staging. There is even the first deaf actor in a mainstream RSC role,Charlotte Arrowsmith, signing her lines as Cassandra.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, November 8 to November 17
1. The following shows can be watched on Christmas Day EXCEPT________.| A．War Horse | B．Christmas Spectacular | C．Company | D．Macbeth |
| A．The hero Bobby becomes a lady in the musical. |
| B．Bobby falls in love with Bobbie in the story. |
| C．In 1970, Stephen Sondheim wrote a novel called Company. |
| D．Marianne Elliott stars in Company and her acting is interesting. |
| A．Polonius. | B．Charlotte. | C．Cassandra. | D．Hamlet. |
