"I'm rich beeyatch!" If just hearing these words brings a smirk to your face, you won't want to miss this event. "Chappelle's Show" regulars Charlie Murphy, Donnell "Ashy Larry" Rawlings and Bill Burr get together for a tour titled-what else?-the I'm Rich Beeyatch Comedy Tour. The group has performed throughout the country for enthusiastic audiences. (Fri., Jan. 28 at 8 p.m., Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, UMass. Tickets $15 at (800) 999-UMASS.)
Join the Northampton High School Chorus at sing-along screenings of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Cabaret. "Willy Wonka" is a movie based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name about a boy's fantastical adventure in a candy factory. "Cabaret" features Liza Minnelli in her most famous role as a singer at the sleazy Kit Kat Klub. Costumed audience members will get $1 off the ticket price, but don't do it for the money-do it because you've always wanted an excuse to dress up as Liza Minelli or an Oompa Loompa. (Sun., Jan. 30 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively, Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton. Tickets $6 at the door for each film.)
The highly esteemed Wihan String Quartet will play pieces by Schubert and Shostakovich. The prize-winning group formed in 1985 at the Prague Academy and have performed throughout Europe. Their sound has been described by The New York Times as "deeply pleasurable and also deeply traditional." (Sun., Jan. 30 at 4 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall. Tickets $5 for College students at (413) 542-2195.)
Arrested Development: Season One focuses on the dysfunctional once-prominent Bluth family as they struggle to get back on their feet after their patriarch is arrested for embezzling–or rather, as the one sane member of the family, protagonist Michael (Jason Bateman) struggles to get them back on their feet. All of the other characters are too entertainingly self-absorbed to really notice. Bateman is lovable as the straight man, but the real treats here are David Cross as a "never-nude" wannabe actor and Will Arnett as Michael's sleazy magician brother. When you're done with the DVD set, turn on your TV-Season Two is still going strong.
-A&L Staff