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What: Biggest Loser Casting Call
When: Saturday, March 13th
Where: Dave and Busters in Opry Mills

Have you spent a little too much time eating at the Loveless Cafe, Arnold’s, and Swett’s? Have you gained at least 100 lbs too many from that fine food? Do you want to lose the weight and possibly earn $250,000?

The Biggest Loser is coming to Nashville, and they’re looking for people to join the cast for the next season. They want outgoing people with a drive to win who want to lose at least 100 lbs. They probably want at least one extremely bitchy person, but it’s not a VH1 show, so maybe not.

If you think you have what it takes to be the “biggest loser” then grab a photo of yourself you don’t mind not getting back and drag yourself to Dave and Busters on Saturday morning. Casting goes from 10am-6pm, but don’t line up more than 3 hours before everything starts. The picture and your 100+ lbs overweight self is all you need, they’ll have applications there ready for you.

Roll on, Columbia, roll on….

The Biggest Loser Casting Website

-Emily

Monday

Rock’n'Roll Trivia and 8 off 8th at the Mercy Lounge – 7 & 9pm
Test your crazy rock knowledge with others and compete for prizes from the bar and the Groove Record Shop. If you have a Twitter follow @rocknrolltrivia for clues. After that stick around for an 8 off 8th featuring David Olney, Jonell Mosser, Tommy Womack, Peter Cooper & Eric Brace, Rachel Loy, Sweet Eastern Saint, Jacob Jones, and Derek Hoke. Both are 21+ events.

Best Selling Author Jason Wright signs and discusses The Cross Gardener at Davis-Kidd Books – 7pm
Jason Wright is a NYT Bestselling author and he’s in Nashville with his new book which is about hope or some crap like that. I don’t know, I don’t read fiction.

Clean Drips: An Urban Art Experience at Rocketown – 6pm
WorkForce is bringing in a lot of their friends in to show work for the Clean Drips show. 20 Clean Drips prints will be given out to the first 20 people who ask about them, so first come first serve. DJ KidsMeal (really? that’s really the DJ name he picked?) will be providing the musical atmosphere.

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Monday

Rock’n'Roll Trivia and 8 Off 8th at the Mercy Lounge – 7 & 9pm
It’s the second week of Rock’n'Roll Trivia being back, so get ready for a drop in your self-esteem. Who knows, you might even see a N4F team! Also, the Groove is now a sponsor so winners will get some sweet Groove prizes too. Anyway, after trivia finished up around 9 o’clock 8 Off 8th will begin. This week’s performers are Julia The Menace, Defense Wins Championships, Oblio, Jordan Hull, Telecommunicators, Rae Hering, What Bird.., and Theif.

Commercial Music Showcase at Belmont University’s MPAC – 5pm
Do you want to see the best in commercial music Belmont has to offer? Then come and check out this event, which will feature Noel Barefoot, John Flanagan, Joshua Eric Wright, and Aashely Morgan. It’s only an hour long, so don’t be late!

Eclectic Chamber Players Explores the String Quartet at First Presbyterian Church – 7:30pm
Eclectic Chamber Players explores the String Quartet featuring works by Arensky, Barber, Mackey, and Mozart. Eclectic Chamber Players is an ever-evolving group of artists whose main connection is their passion for interesting, innovative, and irreplaceable chamber music.

Various Storytime Events
So today is apparently storytime day. Here are places and times for three of those events

• The Frist, book TBA – 10:30am
• Barnes & Nobel in Cool Springs, Thomas the Tank Engine – 11am
• Barnes & Nobel in Hendersonville, book TBA, but there will be snacks and stuff – 11am

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Monday

8 off 8th at the Mercy Lounge – 9pm

This week’s 8 off 8th is brought to you by 91.1 FMWRVU’s “The Surface Underground” and will feature The Coolin’ System, Fly Golden Eagle,
Biscuits and Gravy, Thunderbear, Cosmic America, The Fireman’s Daughter, Grace Askew (Memphis), and The Calamity Cubes (Kansas). Also there will be drink specials. Yay for consistency!

On Writing: Featuring Robert Scherrer at 117 Alumni Hall at Vanderbilt – 4:10pm (I don’t make the times, I just tell them)

Are you a writer? Have you always wanted to write a story about baseball in space? Well, Robert Scherrer beat you to that one. This guy has actually researched the dynamics of dark energy and the moderately early universe. I may or may not know what dark energy is. Come and listen to him talk about the “joys and challenges” of writing in different genres. Space baseball, eh?

Slide Show with Quang Ho at Montgomery Bell Academy, Paschall Theater – 7pm

Quang Ho, acclaimed Master Artist, teacher and author will be speaking about his life and the art process. Born in 1963, in Vietnam, he emigrated with his mother and 5 younger siblings to the United States in 1975 and is now a U.S. citizen. He presented his first solo show at age 16 at the prestigious Saks Gallery in Denver, Colorado. At 19, he became the guardian for his siblings when his mother was tragically killed in an automobile accident. Currently, he teaches at the Denver Art League. An avid scholar of philosophy and religion, he will present his thoughts on art and creativity in a fascinating discussion not to be missed. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge.

Bullfrog at 12 South Taproom – 9pm

How does 12 South Taproom find bands with these names? Zydeco Jazz is their genre, if you were wondering. I really don’t think that Bullfrog is a good band name. I the people from  Bullfrog ever want me to rename their band I’d be glad to tell them how to pick an awesome band name. Totally.

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