Music
Joshua Boydston
The Avett Brothers
8 p.m. Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$35-$39.75
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Carpenter
Bros before woes
While their songs may not always sound full of glee, The Avett Brothers embrace their ever-increasing audience.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Avett Brothers
8 p.m. Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
100 W. Reno
chesapeakearena.com
602-8700
$35-$39.75
Wolf trap
Burlesque performers seek to seduce, entice and tease attendees to Adéle Wolf’s unique variety show.
Rounds of boos
From the dawn of cinema to its dreadful dregs, plenty of Halloween treats will keep your eyeballs alert.
The Man Who Created Halloween — Irwin Yablans
Nonfiction
Rod Lott
The Man Who Created Halloween is not director John Carpenter, but producer Irwin Yablans, who came up with the idea of the tormented babysitter story, inadvertently changing forever not only the face of horror, but the potential of independent film.
The Factory
The ending is a crime.
Thriller
Rod Lott
Can a bad ending ruin an otherwise OK movie? In the case of The Factory, I believe it can.
Mind your 'Mannerly'
Performing Arts
Alyssa Grimley
Mrs. Mannerly
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Carpenter Square Theatre
806 W. Main
carpentersquare.com
232-6500
$16-$21
Dexter: The Seventh Season
A cut below the previous.
Television series
Rod Lott
There's no way to discuss the seventh and penultimate season of Showtime's hit Dexter without acknowledging how the previous year ended. Therefore, if you haven't finished the sixth season, stop reading now. You've got work to do.
