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Romeo & Juliet The Timeless Classic Comes to Rudder Courtesy of the Moscow Festival Ballet

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Just in time for Valentine’s season, the Moscow 4 Festival Ballet brings one of the world’s greatest love stories to Rudder Auditorium.

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ERIC CHURCH Album: The Outsiders

Release Date: February 11, 2014

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Tracklist: The Outsiders A Man Who Was Gonna Die Cold One Roller Coaster Ride Talladega Broke Record Like a Wrecking Ball That’s Damn Rock & Roll Dark Side Devil, Devil Give Me Back My Hometown The Joint

The title track of the new record, “The Outsiders”, was the album’s first single, which provided a glimpse into what the new album will sound like. The release is undoubtedly country through and through but also shines with rock elements, too. Church cowrote every track on the album and provides a blend of ballads, rocking songs, and good ole’ country tunes. From “Give Me Back My Hometown” to the ballad “Talladega”, Church walks along the border of the country genre but never quite crosses it, offering a fresh and invigorating take on country music as we know it.

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Eric Church dropped his fourth studio album, The Outsiders, following the success of his 2011 album Chief, which won Album of the Year at both the CMA and ACM ceremonies.

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Toby Keith

“Double Shot”

Release Date: Feb. 4, 2014

Reviewed by Katy De Luna

Remember when everyone who had ever been to a house party that served alcohol would get together and sing an ode to the precious red solo cup. Usually, the song ended with your friends arm-in-arm holding up the cup and remembering (or at least trying to remember) the good times they had with it. Well, the man who soundtracked that moment is back. Toby Keith heralds the new year with a two-disc deluxe edition called Double Shot. Double Shot has both albums Bullets in the Gun and Clancy’s Tavern in one release. There are bonus songs on each of the albums, totaling an impressive 29 tracks. Clancy’s Tavern’s “Made in America” depicts the average middle class American that works hard to make it where they are and their love they have for the United States. “Red Solo Cup” is a fun song about a plastic cup pivotal to house party revelry.

Jeff Whitehead

“Bloodhound Heart”

Release Date: March 2014

Reviewed by Katy De Luna

The soundtrack to your next road trip should be Jeff Whitehead’s Bloodhound Heart. This new face in Americana/Texas music has written all his own songs, while longtime Hayes Carll guitarist, Scott Davis, produced the release. The Austin native who graduated at Texas A&M has been in the music business since 2008 and toured with and co-wrote songs for country music’s Jake Kellen. Whitehead sings about love, passion for music, and even has a couple storytelling tracks to keep your mind entertained. “Never Going Back” has a more subtle rock sound to it with more aggressive lyrics and guitar, compared to the other songs that have softer lyrics supported by piano. Whitehead’s words are never overpowered by the music. In a way, his lyrics are the music before the instrumentation.

Broken Bells

“After the Disco”

Release Date: Feb. 4, 2014

Reviewed by Kelly Porter

What do you get when you put hip-hop artist Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and Shins’ singer-songwriter James Mercer together? Answer: Broken Bells. Their debut album in 2010 produced the alternative-hit “The High Road”. With the release of their latest album, After the Disco, Broken Bells further explores their love for a kind of new wave, futuristic sound, with rudiments of disco making appearances, as well. When you push play, prepare to be hit by a sound that transcends genres and expectations.

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Exclusive Interview: Cody Johnson By Kelly Porter

After the release of his latest album, Cowboy Like Me, Cody Johnson is coming to Hurricane Harry’s once again for a special Valentine’s Day show (full of surprises) on Friday, February 14. We talked with him about his music career, got all of the details about Cowboy Like Me, and found out he has a soft spot for Aggieland. Guest John Slaughter will be performing as well. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online at harrys.bcsclubs. com. Doors open at 9pm. MW: Looking back, what was it like leaving the security of your day job to pursue music? CJ: Scary. It was pretty nuts, you know, having a job like that for almost six years and having every month to rely on and knowing that it’s this much per month and these are my job duties and this is what is expected of me. That I have to do this sick or tired. At the time,

it was very hard for me. At the time [I chose a music career], it was pretty scary, and you have to gut check yourself. You can kind of say, “This is the decision I made and I have to give this 110% or it wasn’t worth making this decision in the first place.” Really and truly, I think it helped me find what I was looking for in my music quicker, because there was more on necessity. It was a huge step in my life. MW: Your religious beliefs played a big part in your decision to go into music full time. Can you talk a little bit more about that? CJ: It was one of those things where I’ve gone to church my whole life with my parents and it was easy to have music around all the time. It was every holiday for us, we gathered around a piano or guitar or something like that. Being able to have that instilled in my life made it a lot easier to pick up a guitar and go to work and

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kind of know that I was going to be at least good at it or at least try to be halfway good at it. I think that’s one of the reasons I included my parents on my most recent album, Cowboy Like Me, doing the song with me-because that was something we used to sing in church. MW: What was your favorite song to record on the album? CJ: Probably the title track, Cowboy Like Me. It was too personal not to be. It was probably the most personal song on the album. It’s pretty self explanatory about me, talking about me leaving my full-time job and going to work. That’s pretty much what I went through from then until now, that’s pretty much what that song is about. About being gone, not having assurance, and not really knowing what’s around the next corner. I kind of get to tell a little bit of my story. MW: Have you been playing the new songs live?

CJ: Oh yeah. We’ve been working up towards that. In December, we started playing all but about two or three of them off there. January, we played all of them at once, mixing a little bit of the old ones with the new.

all pretty low key. Most of the time, I don’t get to see anything crazy that goes on with the band, I just get to hear about it. There are different kinds of crazy: there’s good crazy, bad crazy, gonna-hurt-you tomorrow crazy. There’s all kinds.

MW: How are your fans receiving the new music?

MW: You’re performing in College Station on Valentine’s Day. Is your wife coming to the show?

CJ: Awesome. It’s been so great. So many people have been singing along. They know the words to the songs; They’re tweeting us before the show saying, “Are you going to play this one, are you going to play that one?”--always something off of the new record, which is extremely cool. Before we even had the record out, we had people come and see us and say, “Make sure you play this one, make sure you play that one.” MW: You’ve released a total of 3 albums over the years. What’s different in Cowboy Like Me compared to the last 2 albums? CJ: Honestly, maturity and time. My first album was something that I recorded in one week, the entire thing. I put the cart before the horse because I said, “Okay, now this is when we’re going to release the CD, now let’s go create it.” You can’t do that, because you wind up jumping over yourself trying to get it done by that date. This album was, “Let’s write--let’s just write and try to figure out the best songs that we can, talk about the album, discuss it.” It was a year’s preparation, just about, so it was a lot less stressful. I think having that preparation and having that time to get ready for it allowed me to express a little bit more maturity in this album, because I had the time and the no-pressure zone to do so. I could just be myself. MW: What’s the craziest thing that’s ever happened to you while on tour? CJ: Aside from everybody going to jail, or running down a hotel hallway half nude? No, let me think. Crazy...we try--we really do--we try really hard not to get too crazy. We try to keep it

CJ: She is. This was her idea: we were talking about getting some candy, instead of koozies, [and she said,]“You should toss out some type of Valentine’s candy.” It’s going to be great. MW: You’re actually going to do that? You’re going to toss out candy? CJ: I’m thinking about it. You know, everybody wants to take their Valentine’s out for a date, including me. And we kind of wanted to make it a big kind of Valentine’s Day date for everybody. I’m probably going to play a few more love songs that night. MW: What’s your favorite thing about performing in College Station? CJ: The noise. Aggies have always been famous for the 12th man--I don’t care what the Seahawks say. That noise, that football, crazy, style of Aggie noise, something so rowdy. And whenever you get that many people from College Station into a bar and you rile them up, it starts to get a little loud. It’s like the noise coming at you when people are screaming about their favorite songs or something. It’s like it’s so loud it can blow you over. And I love it. The first time we ever sold out Hurricane Harry’s, I said that when we came on stage, it’s like the noise was so loud it could have pulled your hair back--it’s intense. I’ve played in just about every small, tiny little place on Northgate trying to get a gig whenever I started, so to be able to walk into Hurricane Harry’s and see that many people supporting my music--it feels like home in College Station.

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Duo El Ten Eleven is known for blending a double-neck guitar with the heavy pedal effects and looping. The 2006 SXSW showcase artist has been touring almost non-stop for the past eight years, touring from their native town of Los Angeles across the continental United States. They will make their way to Bryan-College Station on February 13. Kristian Dunn, double-neck guitarist and bassist, and Tim Fogarty, acoustic and electronic drummer, are riding on their newest album release, Transitions. Largely fueled by the tough turns their lives have recently taken--including their divorces, moves to new cities, the birth of new children, and general self-described dark times--the two immersed themselves completely into the new record aiming for something more than “just short pop structures.” Their creation of complex, deeply emotional music happens from scratch, onstage, with no helping hands from other musicians or computers. Instead, their trick is the utilization of looping pedals, making it sound as if six people are on stage. Labeled as everything from post-rock to ambient to experimental, El Ten Eleven has never been more than two people producing the sounds of a multi-piece ensemble. Hailing from Austin, another two-part virtuoso will also be making an appearance. Bronze Whale, although having only begun in 2011, has already left its mark on electronic music. Through unprecedented remixes and collaborations, they’ve topped charts and gained traction in the electronic music circuit. Like El Ten Eleven, Bronze Whale crosses genres, blending the best of indie, dance, dubstep, and drum and bass. Join El Ten Eleven and Bronze Whale at Grand Stafford Theater on Thursday, February 13. The show starts at 9pm and tickets are $10.

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Romeo and Juliet & Chopiniana by the Moscow Festival Ballet By Megan Ingram

Prior to Romeo and Juliet will be a special performance of Chopiniana. Enveloped in Chopin’s music and Mikhail Fokine’s choreography, it is often referred to as a “romantic reverie” depicting a dreamworld where moonlit ballerinas surround a young poet in dance. The first of Fokine’s masterpieces, it was originally composed for one of many charity performances organized in Petersburg with the mission of breathing new life into classical repertoire. It’s a long-time favorite choreographed to the “Seventh Waltz” by Frederic Chopin. Join The Moscow Festival Ballet and the MSC OPAS for their 41st season on Wednesday, February 19 at Rudder Auditorium at 7:30pm. Tickets are available online, at the MSC Box Office (first floor lobby of Rudder Tower), and by phone at (979) 845-1234.

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The Marathon is put on by the Aggie Belles and will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network – specifically, the McLane Children’s Hospital in Temple. According to the organization, there will be “activities, performances, food and a short morale dance every hour.” TAMU Feb. 15, 2014 12:00 PM

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EL TEN ELEVEN

From the beginning, El Ten Eleven have been two guys, loop pedals, and a wall of sound. They’ll be accompanied by indie-electronic duo, Bronze Whale. GRAND STAFFORD THEATER 106 S Main St, Bryan Feb. 13, 2014 8:00 PM $10

AGGIE NIGHT

Every Thursday, show off your Aggie gold or ID for a free taste of Messina Hof’s Aggie Network wines and happy hour specials until 9pm. MESSINA HOF 4545 Old Reliance, Bryan, Feb. 13, 2014 4:00 PM

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Speak your mind or listen to those who perform at Mic Check Poetry Slam. Hosted by Revolution Cafe, MCPS is held every Sunday at 8:30 and completely free. Break out of the mold and channel your inner artist; you’ll go home feeling inspired. REVOLUTION 211B S. Main St., Bryan, Feb. 9, 2014 8:30 PM

PUB QUIZ

Love Stinks Ball, College Station’s evening of boycotting Valentine’s Day flowers and boxes of chocolates. THE TAP 815 Harvey, College Station, Feb. 13, 2014 9:00 PM

The Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living (BVCIL) is hosting its second annual Dining in the Dark. Guests will eat their meals in complete darkness and will be served by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This dining experience raises money to increase access to transportation for people with disabilities in the Brazos Valley. HILTON HOTEL 801 University, College Station, Feb. 8, 2014 5:00 PM

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CAMO PARTY

The Ranch on Northgate is having a Camo Party where you can dress to impress in your favorite camouflage getup. THE RANCH 209 University, College Station, Feb. 15, 2014 8:30 PM

The Bright Light Social Hour has performed at major festivals such as SXSW and Wakarusa. The Tontons, an indie-rock band from Houston, have been making major headlines with the press lately. GRAND STAFFORD THEATER 106 S Main St, Bryan Feb. 16, 2014 8:00 PM $10

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Award winning country singer Cody Johnson will be joined by John Slaughter at Harry’s. HURRICANE HARRY’S 313 College, College Station, Feb. 17, 2014 9:00 PM $12

ROCKY HORROR

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Voted Best Night of Dancing 2011 & 2012, Salsa Saturdays starts with a fun “30-Minute Crash Course Salsa Lesson” at 10pm followed by a hot night of dancing. Come prepared to sweat and to meet new people at this Aggie hot spot! Visit www.mambosentertainment. com/salsasaturdays.html for more details.

Sundays are trivia night at O’Bannon’s, so grab a group of friends to play or just to watch. Check with their Facebook page the day of to find out what the topics will be. O’BANNON’S 103 Boyett, College Station, Feb. 9, 2014 9:00 PM

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OPEN MIC

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Furthermore, Massett is trying to figure out which genes determine who is going to respond well to exercise. Even though exercise would still be beneficial to everyone, whether you have high response genes versus low response genes, it would still be helpful to know just how easily exercise will help you get back into your skinny jeans. Genes also determine how blood vessels function, which play an important part in cardiovascular health.

By Megan Ingram and Kelly Porter

ALL JOY AND NO FUN

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Jennifer Senior is a contributing editor at New York Magazine. A quick glance through her online story archive will give way to articles on Supreme Court justices, editorial on the President’s style of negotiation, the degree to which America is pro-choice, school admissions tests, and more. Riding on the heels of the new year, Senior brings us All Joy and No Fun, something a little different. The 320-page investigation explores what it means to be a parent. Through interviews with families who fall somewhere in the middle of the commonplace-to-extraordinary spectrum, Senior examines how children mold the lives of their parents, from their marriages to their jobs, friendships, and self-images. Highlighting the changes which the last two generations of parenthood have undergone, she asserts that the responsibilities of mothers and fathers across the country have become simultaneously far more complicated and less clear. Pulling from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, All Joy and No Fun blends scrupulous research with the lively storytelling and emotional intelligence of a mother and award-winning journalist. Following the journeys of parents with young children to those with teens, Senior takes some of our society’s most basic assumptions about parenthood and ignites them, making us take a second look at both its deepest difficulties and its most heartwarming rewards.

THE LOCUST EFFECT

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Poverty. What flashes through your mind when you hear or read the word? Starving, third-world children in huts? Disease? Homelessness? Instead, author Gary Haugen sets us barreling down another path of thinking. The Locust Effect introduces us to the idea that bubbling beneath the surface of the world’s poorest communities is a hidden culprit: everyday violence. Haugen asserts that rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse, and more all congeal to create a roadblock in our fight against poverty, crippled economic development, and stalling international public health programs. Exploring the ins and outs of crooked justice systems and the “locusts” of predatory violence, The Locust Effect takes us to streets--from Peru to India to Nigeria—and examines the haunting effects of everyday violence, which only those padded with money can afford to escape. Binding the pages is an overarching sense of hope, as Haugen points out that developed countries were once just as corrupt. Both authors map out a practical agenda for reshaping the authority of global justice and protecting the poorest.

THE SUN AND OTHER STARS by brigid pasulka Brigid Pasulka won a PEN/Hemingway award for her debut novel and is returning with her second novel, The Sun and Other Stars. The Sun and Other Stars is set on the Italian Riviera in the city of San Benedetto. The novel revolves around 22-year-old Etto, who has lost his twin brother and mother and has since grown apart from his father. While his father spends most of his time doing what most Italian men do (obsess over soccer), Etto retreats to the hills out of town. But when Yuri Fil, a Ukrainian soccer star, and his sister, Zhuki, come to San Benedetto, they take Etto under their wing and introduce him to their world of soccer, glamour, friendship, and loyalty. Because of the bond with his new friends, Etto begins to mend his relationship with his father, pick himself up from his slump, and start to show himself to the world again. Soccer impacts Etto’s life more than he would have ever imagined, and his new friends and restored relationship with his father gives Etto a new life.

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By Kelly Porter

Dining in the Dark Imagine this scene: With your hands resting on the shoulder of the person in front of you, you’re led into a dark room and directed to a chair. The only light in the room comes from exit signs and maybe a streak or two escaping from the kitchen nearby. Besides that – darkness surrounds you. You sit down, in front of you – a table. While you’re sitting there in the dark, the first course of a decadent four-course meal is placed in front of you. That scene is exactly what happens during Dining in the Dark – a fundraiser for the Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living (BVCIL). The nonprofit organization promotes “the full inclusion and participation of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of community life”. Specifically, Dining in the Dark is raising money for BVCIL in order to improve transportation options for disabled individuals in the BCS area. In addition to supporting the BVCIL, the event will raise awareness for those with low vision and blindness. The servers at the event are all blind or visually impaired. At the end of the event, they will also be available to answer any questions you may have about how they live day by day in darkness. You can buy a single ticket for $75, purchase two tickets for $140, and reserve a table of 10 for $700. There are different levels of sponsorship you can purchase as well, with prices varying anywhere from $1,000-$10,000+. You can purchase your sponsorship, table, or tickets online at DiningInTheDarkBCS.com or by calling (979) 776-5505 for more information. Dining in the Dark will take place at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center in College Station on February 15 from 5pm-9pm.

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Is it summer yet? Not quite. But that doesn’t have to stop you from heading down to the beach. The weather isn’t scorching yet, so you’ll be able to enjoy the beach without feeling like you’re in a furnace. When you first get to Galveston, check out Pleasure Pier. Pleasure Pier is like having Santa Monica Pier right here in Texas. It’s one of the few boardwalk destinations in the world to have such a large number of rides are over water. And because it’s “off season,” lines for rides aren’t as long as they are in warmer months. The Iron Shark rollercoaster is 100-feet tall and will have you soaring at over 50 mph. The Texas Star Flyer is the tallest swing ride in Texas, at over 230 feet above sea level. The Flyer gives you a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Mexico as you float over the water below. Be sure to check out the pier map at pleasurepier.com to see the variety of rides and the price of admission. After all the fun you just had riding over the Gulf, you’ve probably worked up quite an appetite. There are many great restaurants to choose from, but an island favorite is The Spot. The Spot, located by the sea wall, is a great place for seafood, hamburgers, ice cream, and one of their fresh-baked desserts. After you’re stuffed, walk it all off. Head to the Strand Historic District. There’s paid parking available along the streets and in lots around the area. The Strand offers shopping, boutiques, restaurants, antiques shops, art galleries, historic sites, and much more. Start at the corner of 25th and Strand and check out the Galveston Island Railroad Museum. An average visit takes about 30 minutes. When you head back to the Strand, take some time to admire all of the historical buildings, many of which withstood and survived the Storm of 1900, one of the worst U.S. natural disasters. After all the shopping, it’s time to hit the beach. You can pay to park along the sea wall for a close walk to the water. The weather may be a bit to brisk to jump right in, but you can definitely take a nice stroll along the water, dig your toes in the sand, and stick your feet in the water. As you’re strolling along, make sure to admire the sea wall. The sea wall is over 10 miles long and is 17 feet high. It protects Galveston from powerful storms, but it also serves as its own art exhibit, with murals and signature works by Texas artists and beyond.

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That Awkward Moment COMEDY (R)

Upcoming: The Lego Movie Admit it. You want to see this movie. I know you do.

Be a douche. Sleep around. Apologize. Still get the girl. There you have it: I’ve summed up That Awkward Moment for you. Really. That’s the plot. The previews seemed interesting enough, and a comedy centered on what guys do after becoming single was appealing for straight females. (“Alas, now we know what goes through their heads!”) Well, we forget that trailers are cut to include the best parts of the film, and That Awkward Moment’s trailer made it appear much more like a comedy than the “drama” it was. Director/writer Tom Gormican’s film focuses on three good ole 20-something friends from college (Zac Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan) who let loose in New York City. Jason (Efron) and Daniel (Teller) are lazy book cover illustrators who can BS their ways out of actually working. Mikey (Jordan) is the only married one in the trio, and he’s a doctor, which means he’s constantly busy and doesn’t show up in as many scenes as his friends. Narrated by Efron, he addresses the confusing moment in every dating relationship when you have to decide, “So...where is this going?” It’s totally relatable. But Gormican wastes his opportunity (and potential) by taking that “so” moment into total debauchery. Instead of allowing the male leads to experience some sort of character development despite their brutish behavior (a la Don Jon), the guys use the “so” moment to run away from responsibilities after encouraging relationships under false pretenses. In the wake of Mikey’s soon-to-be divorce, the trio decides to establish rules in which they can sleep around, so they create a dating roster, essentially a list of girls to sleep with and then dump when the girls’ emotions start to get involved. But under the rules they assign, the most imperative is that they cannot fall for anyone. They make it a bet (because bets involving girls always work out. I’m looking at you, Freddy Prinze Jr.). Predictably, the guys don’t adhere to their own rules and they begin lying to each other and their girls. Which brings me to the girls. Imogen Poots plays Jason’s love interest, Ellie. Ellie was great; she’s got a masters degree, she dreams, she can be one of the guys and still clean up well, and she lives a fulfilling life. She has a lot going for her and she’s funny, and she’s also beautiful in that Courtney Love kind of way. She is by no means a fool – a bit of a romantic, but definitely not a fool. Which is why when she ends up with Jason (not a spoiler alert – you knew that was coming), it made the girls in the audience groan. “C’mon girl! You can do better than that. He was sleeping with other girls while date-not-dating you!” Gormican actually wrote a great female character, then belittled her at the very end. He may have been well intentioned, but he ended up making Ellie look like an idiot. All in all, the film had potential, but there should be a limit on poop jokes in an R-rated movie. And if we’re being honest here, That Awkward Moment is the post-college sequel to Zac Efron’s High School Musical days as Troy Bolton - the millennial generation’s heartthrob – sans Gabriella. But c’mon--this isn’t high school anymore.

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Its cast is composed of notable actors, the lead being Chris Pratt (Parks and Rec, Zero Dark Thirty), Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock), Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games, Pitch Perfect), and Morgan Freeman, who portrays a God-character… again. Growing up, Legos were the bane of our childhood existence; and while stepping on them in the dark excused everyone for saying a curse word, The Lego Movie doesn’t look painful at all. On the contrary, it actually looks humorous. The Lego Movie follows average, Joe-Schmo Lego Emmett (Pratt), who is mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder. He’s recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together. I know what you’re thinking: “Who comes up with this stuff?” Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, that’s who. They’re a screenwriting duo who know how to make something potentially awful into a pretty successful movie (they directed the 2012 remake of 21st Jump Street and co-wrote/co-directed both of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films). The movie leaves no historical figure (real or fictional) untouched. Abraham Lincoln, Han Solo, Gandalf, Green Lantern, C-3PO, Wonder Woman, Superman, and even Shakespeare make an appearance in the film. The trailer suggests a highly witty, fun-for-all-ages film with appropriate humor for its PG rating.

1. Ride Along

Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James’ sister. PG-13 (100 min)

2. Frozen

In a kingdom cursed to endure permanent winter, a young girl voiced by Kristen Bell teams up with a mountain man to rescue her sister and stop the curse in the latest Disney animated adventure. PG (102 min)

3. That Awkward Moment

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life and the rest of park community as they gear up for winter. PG (86 min)

4. The Nut Job

5. Lone Survivor

Based on the failed 2005 mission “Operation Red Wings”, four members of SEAL Team 10 were tasked with a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd. R (121 min)

6. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. PG-13 (105 min)

7. Labor Day

Adele, a depressed single mother, and her son, Henry, offer a wounded escaped convict a ride from the supermarket. As police search the town for the convict,

mother and son gradually learn his true story and their options for escape become increasingly limited. PG-13 (111 min)

Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. R (134 min)

8. American Hustle

15. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the mafia. R (138 min)

9. The Wolf of Wall Street Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall from gold-plated grace, this Scorsese film is like The Godfather for investment bankers. R (180 min)

10. I, Frakenstein

Frankenstein’s creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans. PG-13 (93 min)

11. August: Osage County A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. R (121 min)

12. Gravity

A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.PG13 (91 min)

13. Dallas Buyer’s Club

In 1985 Dallas, electrician/hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he himself is diagnosed with the disease.

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The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. PG-13 (161 min)

16. Her

A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system, one that’s designed to meet his every need. R (126 min)

17. Nebraska

An aging, booze-addled father makes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a milliondollar sweepstakes prize. R (115 min)

18. Saving Mr. Banks

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her novel, Mary Poppins. PG-13 (125 min)

19. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Katniss and Peeta are thrown into an all-star season of the hunger games, but something’s different this time around. Revolution is in the air. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, and Amanda Plummer join the cast. PG-13 (146 min)

20. Devil’s Due

After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-thanplanned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially write off as nerves. But, as the months pass, it becomes evident that the dark changes to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin. R (89 min)

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Monitor & Virginia: Ironclads at War By Katy De Luna Civil war had just erupted in the United States, and the South was on the move. CSS Virginia, a steam-propelled warship protected by iron armor plates, had easily destroyed two wooden Federal warships with little damage to the ironclad ship. However, the real challenge for the CSS Virginia would not emerge until the next day. On March 9, 1862, the CSS Virginia had a new opponent: the USS Monitor. After a day of blocking roads and firing cannon after cannon at each other, the battle ended in a stalemate. The Battle of Hampton Roads, as it is known, became American and naval history because the evenly matched ships were the first ironclad battle in history. Now, pieces of the battle, the war, the strength, and the excitement of maritime war history will be on display at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History’s Monitor & Virginia: Ironclads at War exhibit. Commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads by witnessing historical pieces never before on display. The museum has a selection of private collections, artifacts, photographs, and interpretive texts that capture the importance

of the early battleships and their impact on naval engineering. You will learn not only about the ironclads but also about the people who commanded them. Artifacts from the Monitor and Virginia are not the only pieces the museum will have on display. There will also be a free presentation about a New York City ferryboat revamped as a Federal gunboat on February 25 at 7pm. The USS Westfield is the gunboat’s name, and in a last-ditch attempt to keep the Confederates from taking over the boat, the crew blew the gunboat up themselves on the coast of Galveston. The free presentation will include artifacts, demonstrate the importance of conservation of the artifacts, and share future plans to reconstruct the objects into an interpretative museum display. The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is open every Tuesday – Saturday from 10am – 5 pm. The Monitor & Virginia: Ironclad at War exhibit will be on display until May 3, 2014. General admission is $5; seniors/students/ children $4; members and children 3 and under are free.

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MW: How long have you been a bartender? And what got you started? S: Well, I’m 23—and I started as a bartender when I turned 18 at the Corner Bar. MW: What is the first drink you learned to make? S: A screwdriver, because it is one of the simplest ones to make. MW: If you could bar chat with one person—a celebrity, sport star, anyone—who would it be? What would you want to talk with them about? What drink do you think that person would ask for? S: Charlie Sheen or Judge Mathis. I would want to talk to Charlie about anything; anything he said would probably be hilarious and interesting. Charlie Sheen would for sure order whiskey on the rocks. I could go on for hours with Judge Mathis. I love court TV. I think Judge Mathis would be an imported beer man. MW: What is your personal favorite drink? S: Besides whiskey, it would have to be the “The Crooked Palmer.” It’s Deep Eddy’s sweet tea vodka and lemonade. MW: What is the craziest thing you’ve seen while working behind this bar? S: On Halloween this year, this guy started running around with his pants off and had them tied around his head. MW: What’s your biggest pet peeve at the bar? S: Besides being loud and obnoxious, it would have to be when people don’t know what “welled” means. Also when people forget their card or id. MW: Do you ever experiment with new drink recipes? S: Yeah. That’s the perk of the job. We are always coming up with new drinks and shots. That is one of the best parts of being a bartender, trying new things.

Slinger’s Signature Drink MW: What is your signature drink? S: The Saint Ruby. It’s a sweet and refreshing drink. I sell it mostly to girls. MW: What is in it? S: It’s made of Deep Eddy’s grapefruit juice, simple syrup, lemon, soda water, Saint Germaine.

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Educating Rita

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A stage comedy written by British playwright Willy Russell, Educating Rita is a play for two actors set exclusively in the office of a university professor. Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, it premiered in London in 1980. Drawing from his own experiences with nighttime classes, Russel’s goal was to create a play which inspired people who considered themselves undereducated. “I wanted to write a play which engaged those whose daily language is not the language of the university or the theatre,” says Russel. The story revolves around Frank, an English tutor in his fifties whose outlook on life has turned him into a introverted drinker and bookworm. Enter Rita, a bright-eyed, slightly crude 26-year-old hairdresser who wants nothing more than to learn. After weeks of insistence and refusal to take no for an answer, Rita wins over Frank’s timid heart. As Rita attempts to understand and appreciate literature, she tests the assumptions of traditional universities, leading Frank to challenge his own grasp of his academics and of himself. The play follows their journey as the teacher-student relationship grows, allowing Frank to find a new sense of self and giving Rita the knowledge she so passionately craves. Educating Rita is a small play of big dreams and ideas, things close to Russell’s heart. Russell never postures a patronizing tone in his depiction of Rita and embraces the idea that one can escape life’s circumstances through education. Join TAMU’s Department of Performance Studies at Black Box Theater (located in the Liberal Arts and Humanities Building) on February 12 at 8pm.

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Movies in the Park:

Annie

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The City of College Station and Maroon Weekly are joining forces to bring you movies in the park. There will be a free movie at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in February, March, and April. The movies are all family-friendly and are open to the general public. So come on out to the Friday night showings and have a good time! The first movie in the series will be Annie on February 14. The classic tale is about curly redheaded Annie, an orphan who is intent on finding her real parents. The orphanage’s unpleasant supervisor, Miss Hannigan, makes life at the orphanage miserable. But Annie’s luck changes when she is selected to stay at a billionaire’s home temporarily to help improve his public image. Everyone at the mansion grows to love Annie, and millionaire Warbucks agrees to assist Annie in her search for her parents by offering a reward if her parents come forward and prove their identity. But Miss Hannigan, her brother, and a female co-conspirator set out to capture Annie and take the money for themselves, putting Annie in danger. The movie will begin at 8pm, and we recommend arriving earlier to find a good spot in the park. There is blanket-only seating for each movie, but chairs are also welcome. Concessions will be available and guests are allowed to bring their own refreshments and coolers, as long as the container does not exceed 48 quarts. Alcohol, glass containers, and pets are not permitted. Smoking is not allowed at the main seating area, but there will be designated smoking areas.

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