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on readbuzz.com Arts & Entertainment: Check out the latest theater reviews, including reviews of The Goodman Theatre’s Measure for Measure and Northlight Theatre’s Stones in His Pockets.

Food & Drink: Missed last week’s buzz? Head online to check out the newest microbrewery in the area, Triptych Brewing of Savoy. Movies & TV:

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Lately I’ve been noticing how easily we’re drawn to those like us. Because we often perceive physical appearance before anything else, we befriend others who look like us. My best friend from home looks a lot like me. He acts even more like me. My best friend at school looks a little like me and acts a lot like I do. Our other friends often call me by his name and vice versa. But our affinity for those like us extends beyond friendships into almost all other facets of our lives. As I stated in my first editor’s note, Brad Pitt is my favorite actor. Something about him reminds me of myself, perhaps his hair or the funny way he speaks (not exactly his looks. I’m not that cocky). I love Kurt Cobain as well. I have a poster of him above my couch, and I remember silently congratulating myself when my friend told me I looked like him. My favorite Beatle is John Lennon. He just happens to have beady eyes, a scratchy, nasally voice and the moniker of “The Smart Beatle.” Growing up, I loved Eminem, and I think his bleached hair (the same color mine was, naturally) drew me to him. In Street Fighter, I always picked Ken. My favorite high school teacher and I had very similar personalities. He loved music and played in a blues band. We would discuss our favorite Rolling Stones albums and rattle off every guest artist who plays with The Band in The Last Waltz. I could go on, but I’ll stop because I think you get the point. That’s probably the root of the reason why many University students end up in fraternities or sororities with people from their high schools and surrounding areas. People from nearby places tend to have shared experiences and it’s easy to bond over shared experiences, especially those that took place in our adolescence. Who wouldn't want to live in a house filled with you? You're like, the best roommate. You never forget to do the dishes. You always get milk when there's none left in the fridge. Even though I chose not to join a frat, I see why they’re popular. But guess what? Everyone’s awkward sometimes. Everyone’s lonely too. People in this community, students and residents, need to make a greater effort to get out of their comfort zones. Students, go check out Exile on Main St. and BUY a record! Yeah, I said “buy,” and yeah, I said, “record.” Adults, go hit up a campus bar and do a shot with the young’uns. The good ones will only call you creepy if you act creepy. Maybe they’ll give you weird looks at first, but if you’re nice, the ones who keep giving you weird looks won’t be worth your time anyway.

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EASTER ACTIVITIES by Krystyne Jones Easter Sunday is right around the corner, and the best way to get into the holiday spirit is to have fun. Need help thinking of fun Easter activities? Maybe the typical egg hunt in your grandparent’s backyard simply doesn’t cut it anymore. Maybe you think Easter activities are a bit elementary. Whatever the case may be, here are a few simple ideas to spring you into the Easter spirit. Spice up the competition a bit! Children are easily satisfied with plastic eggs, but what about adults? We want to have fun, too. One of the best places to have an Easter egg hunt on campus is the Quad. The recent blizzard could add that much more excitement to the hunt. Imagine searching for colorful eggs in snow, or the swampy aftermath. It isn't the warmest activity, but it will get your adrenaline pumping. Egg hunts aren't your style? Try competing with your friends by seeing who can create the best bunny mask using face paint. The ideas are endless. Making Easter baskets filled with sweet goodies can also serve as a fun activity to take part in for the Easter holiday. Whether you choose to celebrate the spring holiday with something as simple as munching on Easter decorated candies or something as bold as wearing a bunny suit, be sure to enjoy your holiday and have fun doing it.

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» Easter Sunday church service: November of my sophomore year of college was when I first started my walk with Christ. I grew up in a home with parents who have been on multiple mission trips to Honduras, and we attended church on a fairly regular basis. I always said I was a Christian, but I never really lived it out. That November was also when I was at the lowest point of my life — I had found myself caught up in drinking and boys, and I was in the middle of making one of the toughest decisions of my life: whether or not to continuing swimming for the University. In the middle of all of this, I was introduced to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and found The Vineyard Church in Urbana. I know now that without either, I would not have been able to make it through that year. There are many ways people find their faith, and for me it was when I fell in love with worship music. That is when I feel the closest to God, and the Easter Sunday service is the ultimate example of the best worship and feel-good praise. The Vineyard traditionally holds its baptism service in concurrence with Easter, representing the resurrection of Christ and the new lives given through choosing to follow Him. The entire two-hour service is a celebration as those being baptized take the plunge in a huge dunk tank at the front of the stage. Just thinking about it makes my heart soar. I seriously cannot wait to lift my hands up and dance around to the sounds of Easter Sunday!

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» Public transit smell: After spending seven hours on various trains and buses getting home for spring break last week, I’ve come to a swift realization. More than the grimy conditions, the inconvenient schedules or the fact that it took me an hour to get to Market Place last weekend, the worst thing about public transportation by far is the lingering stench. The piss and beer smell steeps in the heat, hour after hour, and creeps into every thread of your favorite sweater. It was so bad last week, when I walked in the front door, my own dog was certain to keep her distance until I’d changed clothes. It was a sad, defeating conclusion to a long and putrid trip. hong gripe yoojin Designer » Writing: I’ve worked at buzz as a designer for six months, and I have never written a like or a gripe. Yeah, this sentence basically took me about gazillion hours to write. But you know what? I can speak, write, read AND type Korean. If I could write for buzz in Korean, I would do it every day (even though we only publish weekly). Maybe I’ll convince Evan to let me write one in Korean.

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» Game of Thrones premiere: Winter is not just coming to Champaign-Urbana, it’s coming to our television screens. For those of you who don’t spend every day pouring over maps of Westeros or fantasizing about John Snow, I’m referring to the third season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones this Sunday. The plot is just a bit complicated (14 major characters, seven kingdoms and nine major houses), but I encourage anyone to jump in. You may not grasp the overarching structure at first, but who doesn’t enjoy watching an hour of dragons, incest and sadistic, blond kings?

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» Here I Am: I finished this book two weeks ago, but it continues to stick in my mind. It is the biography of Tim Hetherington, a British photojournalist and filmmaker who spent his career documenting various conflicts, such as the second Liberian civil war, the Afghanistan war and Libya’s role in the Arab Spring that ultimately took his life in April 2011. You may know Tim from his Academy Award-nominated documentary Restrepo, which he co-produced with Sebastian Junger while they were embedded in a remote area of Afghanistan. It is no coincidence that I came to journalism the summer after Tim died. His life story and body of work caught my attention and astounded me so much that I came up with the absurd idea to switch from a cozy career in civil engineering to one in journalism. Here I Am has reminded me of the awe I felt when I saw how selfless and compassionate he was while risking his life out of a dedication to exposing the uncomfortable truths in the world. The book (a prelude to Junger’s documentary about Hetherington, debuting April 18 on HBO) pieces together Tim's last days in Libya, as well as the rest of his career he made famous for reporting stories long after other journalists had flown home. Tim was the objective journalist, of course, but he also always saw himself as an artist and humanitarian who cared deeply about his subjects. I have no ambitions to become a war reporter like him, and only a mild interest in being any sort of foreign correspondent, but his commitment to his subjects’ lives is something I will always keep in mind and try to emulate. España like Melissa Assistant Food & Drink Editor » $5 Papa John’s pizza: I’m a sophomore still living in the dorms and after every break, the dining hall doesn’t open until that Monday. Although that’s awesome for me because it means I don’t have to work as a checker, it sucks because I have nothing to eat. So what’s my go-to Sunday meal? Papa John’s medium cheese pizza for $5. Yum. I hope the delivery boy doesn’t spit on my food, though. There’s a snowstorm outside and I’m pretty sure he’s not too happy about having to drive over here. March 28- April 3, 2013 buzz 3

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independent film festival. “I think I can probably speak for the whole class when I say that we took this course for the chance to put together our own film festival from scratch,” he said. The students are split into committees. Some, like Luft, serve on the public relations board. Others work on submissions, advertising or publicity. The entire class decided on the name, submission date for films, the venue and date of the festival. “It’s pretty hard when you put 40 kids in a class together and tell them to put something together,” Luft said. “But we all learned to work as a team and create this festival.” The course is also not only limited to media and cinema studies majors.

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ilm culture as a whole owes a lot to the film festival concept. Champaign-Urbana hosts several film festivals, with the largest and most important one being film critic Roger Ebert’s Ebertfest. One of the more exciting festivals hosted this year will be the Illini Independent Film Festival, created by a University class. The class, titled “Film Festivals,” is offered through the Department of Media and Cinema Studies, and was first held in spring 2012. It serves as an in-depth look into the historical background of film festivals as well as the way film festivals shape modern film culture. Students taking the course also have to opportunity to volunteer as organizers for the upcoming Ebertfest. Nathan Luft, a senior in political science, was initially drawn to the course because of the

“It’s a pretty even mix, with a slight majority of media majors,” Luft said. “Everyone has their own sort of skill sets that they bring, and the more the better.” In addition to organizing the festival, students in the class act as the festival’s selection committee. Every student watches and rates each selection. “There’s no set criteria about what makes it into the festival,” Luft said. “In the end, it’s about what we as a class want to showcase to the University.” Non-students are welcome to submit their works, which can range from one minute to two hours. Luft stressed that filmmakers should feel free to stretch their creative limits with no restrictions in regards to genre or subject. However, there are some restrictions. “We don’t want to restrict anyone’s creativity, but there are some boundaries,” Luft said. “Every submitted work should maintain standards of common decency. Anything too violent or with too much sexual content won’t be shown.” Furthermore, the class is flexible as to how many films will be shown. “We don’t want to say only 15 films or only 10," Luft said. "It all depends on how many we get and how many we all determine that we want to actually show.” The festival will be in the Armory Free Theatre, located on the first floor of the Armory. The current plan is to hold it April 27 and show films for 24 hours. Submissions will be accepted until April 14. More information is at www. iifilmfestival.wix.com/illiniiff or by contacting Erik Scott at iiffsubmissions@gmail.com.

the incredible burt wonderstone by d.j. dennis

ell, at least it was a good idea. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone provides showmen a grandiose stage to display their showmanship, but as a comedy, the film simply falls flat. Built upon a promising premise, especially when played out by a group of terrific comedic actors, nothing very interesting, or funny, happens. Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton are childhood friends and the biggest magic act in Las Vegas. That is until David Blaine-esque street magician Steve Gray’s pain-inflicting style overshadows Burt and Anton’s act. The foremost issue of Burt Wonderstone is that nothing is all that funny, a deterrent to any film touting itself as a comedy. The jokes lack bite and wit, and the ability to resonate in the audience beyond a mere chuckle. The script, penned by the team ofn a swelling wound on his face and proceeds to aggressively dig a playing card from the resulting gaping hole precludes similar stunts that come off as weak attempts to recreate the shocking introduction of Carrey’s character. Wonderstone, who is an unbearable character (played by the usually likable Steve Carell), goes through the “finding himself” stage after he and Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) split following a disastrous stunt designed to imitate

Gray’s brand of magic. Of course Burt finds himself and the uneventfulness that plagued the first half drags on to the very end. Though Burt is supposed to undergo this life-altering and story-changing transformation, his initial demeanor as a pompous and out-of-touch Las Vegas performer devalues any progress he makes in the transformative stages. If Burt Wonderstone does anything noteworthy, it’s the attempt to traverse the world of magic in Las Vegas, the mecca venue for magicians to gain widespread fame. The writers and director Don Scardino (30 Rock) reveal the silliness surrounding the multi-million or billion dollar industry of Las Vegas entertainment. We see the classic successes fading out while clinging to their former glory, the hard-luck vets playing the lobbies at 2 p.m. and the new-age renegade performer attempting extreme feats based on originality in order to supplant the staple performers. This perspective can be appreciated as it delves into why the characters do what they do and are the way they are, but alone it cannot carry the film beyond its failures in comedic execution. If Burt Wonderstone tried to be something more than a comedy, and a mainstream one at

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that, then such perspective could go a long way in creating narrative depth. Unfortunately, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is simply another run-of-the-mill comedy, unable to separate itself from the pack.

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Dancing to end racism

The Urbana Dance Company performs its first show by Jasmyne Monaco

The Urbana Dance Company. Photo by Animah Boakye

he Urbana Dance Company will present its first show Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, at the Urbana Landmark Hotel. The performance, “The Urbana Dance Company Presents!” will open its doors at 8 p.m. for an evening of exploration of emotion and freedom. Kate Insolia, the group’s creative director, said she has always been deeply passionate about treating people fairly. She is heavily involved with the United to End Racism organization and uses its re-evaluation counseling tools and concepts as a vehicle for creation of movement, content and healing for her dancers. “I feel like dance is always this way that can bring people together to move past things and work through things," she said. "Not ignoring it, but working through things so we can be more of ourselves.” Insolia described a piece of the performance where all the dancers who have been targeted by racism come together and do a scene that translates into a beautiful display of the dancers flying. “It’s the idea that you can win,” she said. “You get to fly in life. And that movement I kept putting in the piece” Insolia said it is very interesting to see how we embody all of our emotions. When the dancers were asked to dance something very tragic and sad, she said their bodies would sink into themselves. When they asked to dance about their happiest time, everyone was freely moving, open and connective. Insolia's job as a dancer, choreographer and artist in the community is to help people open those places in their bodies and give them freedom, she said, which can then be expressed in their lives. “I have space for people to cry. I have space for people to be mad," she said. "I have space for people to have all their feelings.” The modern dance group is comprised of a medley of 11 dancers, whose ages range from 18 to 50, differ in backgrounds and histories and contribute a wide range of knowledge and experience. “It’s interesting because we are not people who would necessarily hang out with each other — granted I really like everybody — but these circles wouldn’t have crossed each other because we are such an eclectic group,” Insolia said.

The company was founded about nine months ago by Insolia, when she fell in love with her husband and his home, Urbana. For the first five months, Insolia said, she did not know what she wanted or what a piece was going to look like. She started with this idea of really wanting to look and think about racism and kept that as a focal point. Insolia’s goal was to have the group just connect, bond, have a good time together and figure out how to be thoughtful and respectful of each other. Whether it was follow the leader, doing a dance about happiness or devastation or dancing with the trees, she wanted to touch on all the different aspects of life that impact us. Then, over the last four months, she began integrating set choreography and what the group has been working on to shape the show. “The Urbana Company Presents!” has implemented non-dance elements into the show as well, such as two poems and humor to accompany the performance. They held rehearsals outside, Insolia said, having jam sessions to Scissor Sisters, or some days just talking for an entire hour. “My rehearsals started off with us just hanging out,” she said. Having grown up in a predominantly white, middle-class suburb, Insolia said it was always apparent to her that classism, racism and many other social issues were a problem. Her part-Lakota Indian heritage has also played a significant role in the development of her passion for a world without racism. “I think of the United States being created because people came here wanting a better life," she said. "This whole country is built off of that: wanting justice, wanting freedom, wanting more equality.” The music works used in the show are compositions by local artists Jonah Weisskopf, Dave Samuel and Cameron Lowe. The musicians and dancers are from the Champaign-Urbana area because Insolia said she finds importance in a local focus. “There is this idea that all good art comes from big cities, and there is a real push for me to move to a city,” Insolia said. “I grew up in a town like (Champaign-Urbana), so it’s this idea of being able to really cultivate art, getting to have people really engaged in creativity in this town and making art work.”

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first introduction to Kids These Days was at a Mike Golden and Friends show in Chicago in January 2011. Vic Mensa, the rapper for Kids These Days, was opening for Mike. He played to about 20 casual listeners, rapping over an instrumental version of Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin,” if I remember correctly. Someone handed me a Kids These Days flyer, and if I’m being honest, I probably threw it in the trash. Flash forward two years, and Kids These Days are everywhere. They are no longer just a group of independent artists from Chicago. They have established themselves on the national stage as one of the most buzzed-about independent bands, were featured in a national ad campaign for Adidas, toured with Asher Roth and released the Jeff Tweedy-produced Traphouse Rock last year — a fantastic record full of indie rock noise, brooding, blues melody and hip-hop grooves. They have played Lollapalooza and will play Coachella this April, following their tour this month with Chance the Rapper, which stops at Canopy Club on Friday. We talked with Kids These Days keyboardistvocalist Macie Stewart about their experience at SXSW, the pros and cons of remaining independent and more. » buzz: You guys have done SXSW in the past, and went there this year, too. SXSW is notorious for being a place where independent acts can make a name for themselves and where larger scale acts can showcase new material and play different kinds of shows. Do you guys see yourself as kind of the independent up-and-comers or have you guys established yourselves enough to where something like SXSW is kind of just a fun thing? » Macie Stewart: I think that if we have established ourselves, it happened only very recently. I think we’re still relatively new to the world. I think this year was more about having fun though. We liked just staying there for four days and seeing

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some music and playing a bunch of shows and running around and living together for a little bit. It was a really fun experience. » buzz: What was the best new act you saw at SWSX this year? » MS: I saw this band from Canada called Rah Rah — they’re really awesome. They switch instruments when they play. Liam actually saw them a couple of months ago in Chicago and we saw that they were playing SXSW. They were really good. » buzz: A lot has been said about Jeff Tweedy producing parts of Traphouse Rock. What would you say was the best advice he gave you guys during recording? » MS: “None of us are going to ruin the music.” We all had very personal opinions about what we wanted to put into the songs, and so we would really fight, and eventually get into a stalemate about what we wanted to put into the songs. He told us that we have to learn to trust each other, because Kids These Days is a band and everyone is very talented. One song is not going to be ruined by someone else’s idea. » buzz: Kids These Days has seven members. How do you guys function creatively with seven creative people? Are there a lot of butting heads? » MS: It’s definitely tough. When we’re writing a song, sometimes it’s really hard to get everything across because you have seven people trying to get their ideas in there and seven people trying to have discussions. It does work out sometimes, but I think we’re still working on figuring out how to really optimize out entire creative wealth. We’ll get there. » buzz: You all grew up in Chicago, and I feel like you guys grew in popularity very organically from there. What does the Chicago music scene mean to you? » MS: I think it’s very important to me. We have a very close-knit community of people and musicians in Chicago. There are a bunch of rappers,

producers and some amazing songwriters in Chicago who we know. I think that the support of those people and being surrounded by the constant creativity of those people really pushed us to want to do something and keep going. » buzz: Your performance at Union Fest last year drew raves. What can fans expect at this show, which is your first show in Champaign since then? » MS: A couple of new songs and an overall more refined show. We’ve been working at it all year since that last show, so I think we’re a little tighter. » buzz: Many artists now decide to remain independent, such as you guys, even as labels come knocking at their door. What have been the biggest pros and cons of remaining independent? » MS: It is very hard to find funding to record music. Recording in a studio is very, very expensive, and it’s by the hour. You have the recording cost, you have the producer cost, you have the cost of all your instruments — those are definitely cons. I think the pro is that we don’t have to answer to anyone, and that’s a beautiful thing. You just have to weigh both of those things out. » buzz: Do you guys think you will remain independent in the long run? Do you think that that will always be the best path for KTD or is there still value in the traditional system? » MS: I think there is value in the traditional system. I think if you play it smart and you think about exactly what you want out of it, then the traditional system can definitely bring value. I could definitely see it happening for us. » buzz: What would be your best piece of advice to other independent artists? Success doesn’t come to all. » MS: Have an exact goal and play a lot of shows. Try and get yourself out there. I think playing shows is very important in any artist career. The Beatles played thousands of shows before they became well known. Have a great live show. Phys-

ically recorded music is only becoming free. You can just download it. But live shows are always a unique experience, so I think it’s important to have a great live show. » buzz: You guys gave away Traphouse Rock for free. You normally see artists give away a song or two for free, but you guys gave away the whole full-length, which isn’t always the norm. What compelled you to make the whole album free? Did you want to make the album the calling card for your live show? » MS: There were a few reasons. Like I said, music nowadays is very easily illegally downloaded. You can get music anywhere. You can get it from your friends, etc. We’re teenagers, we don’t have money. Why make someone pay for something when they can just get it for free? And also, we did a lot of live sampling on this record, and some things are hard to clear and would cost more than it would be worth. » buzz: You guys are going on tour with Chance the Rapper in a few weeks and have toured with Asher Roth in the past. Does the hip-hop scene embrace you guys a little bit more than the rock scene? I’m sure you guys could tour with bands on either side of the coin and it would make sense. » MS: Yeah, I think frankly it’s just because we have a rapper. You get pigeonholed into the hiphop world if you have a rapper. We toured with Trombone Shorty for a while a year ago and that was a very awesome experience. We love to tour with live bands. We’ll tour with whatever awesome shows we can get. » buzz: Vic does some solo stuff, and I know he works with Savemoney. Do the rest of Kids These Days have solo aspirations? » MS: Oh yeah, of course. Every single person in this band is talented in his or her own right. Each of us could put out a solo project that would be amazing, and I think when the time comes, it will probably happen for each of us.

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Who: Love Toy, Dirty Laundry and The Dirty Pigeons When: Thursday, March 28, 8 p.m. Where: Mike ‘N’ Molly’s (105 N. Market St., Champaign) Ages: 19+ Cost: $5 Rocking and rolling with Love Toy on Thursday will be two dirty bands: Chicagoans Dirty Pigeons and locals Dirty Laundry. The Dirty Feathers, however, will not be making an appearance. Well, the Dirty Pigeons might have dirty feathers, but that’s about it.

What: 5BANDS5BUCKS Who: I Am God, Dojo for Crooks, The Howl, The Heavy Machine and The Cheaper Hits When: Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. Where: Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Cost: $5 Champaign-Urbana’s favorite goofs I Am God will headline the second installment of the 5BANDS5BUCKS series at Mike ‘N’ Molly’s this Friday, where Dojo for Crooks (Kansas City), The Howl (returning from Chicago after

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first gracing CU in Febuary), The Heavy Machine (also from Chicago) and local band The Cheaper Hits will also play. Rumor has it that I Am God will also be putting on a campus-wide Easter egg hunt afterwards, on which the attendees of the show will have a leg up. So if you're looking to fill your ears with music and your bellies with delicious candy, head to Mike 'N' Molly's Friday. That is, if you're not allergic to chocolate, like the band's funhating friend.

Who: Finer Feelings, Har-di-Har, The Potomac Accord and When We Were Sound When: Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m. Where: Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Ages: 19+ Cost: $7 After you’re done hunting for eggs, head back to Mike ‘N’ Molly’s for Finer Feelings, Har-diHar, The Potomac Accord and When We Were Sound. It’ll be a night full of indie, folk, psych and fun!

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ating out usually means taking a trip to a restaurant or ordering from a fast-food place. But sometimes eating out really does mean having a meal outside. Around the ChampaignUrbana area, there are many restaurants that offer outside dining and seating. A good plate of food, great company and, of course, the ever-popular sport of people-watching makes outdoor dining a great experience. With warmer weather around the corner, our writers share their favorite places to eat and drink outside. Esquire Lounge 106 N. Walnut St., Champaign Esquire Lounge is one of the best spots with outdoor seating in downtown Champaign. Right alongside Walnut Street, it is an excellent vantage point for slick and sneaky people-watching. With an abundant amount of tables and chairs, securing a seat is not particularly difficult. On a nice, warm day, relaxing with a refreshing cocktail is a must. I recommend getting the pineapple margarita or the mojito, though there are also stronger options and a moderately expansive beer list. If you’re craving some finger food, the Chinese dumplings, or pot stickers, are surprisingly delicious. While you can’t exactly get the same feel of throwing the peanut shells all over the floor, seeing as you’re on a sidewalk, the benefits of sitting outside at Esquire Lounge outweigh the drawbacks. The location is also ideal if you get restless, as Seven Saints, Radio Maria, the Blind Pig and Jupiter’s are all within a short walking distance. -Auffy Birjandi Kofusion #104 1 Main St., Champaign Who doesn’t love outdoor dining in the gorgeous spring and summer months? My first choice for outdoor dining is Kofusion off of Main Street in downtown Champaign. I'm not always the biggest fan of sushi, but I was amazed to find a sushi place that even my picky taste buds could adore. My favorite dish would be the Flaming Phoenix— and yes, they actually do set it on fire. They set the white sugar-like substance ablaze, which surrounds tinfoil-wrapped sushi goodness. It features a crunchy tempura shrimp and sweet mango roll with slices of shrimp and avocado on top with a mildly spicy pepper sauce. This incredible dish is the perfect accompaniment to the trendy outdoor decor at Kofusion. Give it a try this summer, and let your taste buds run wild with this contemporary Asian cuisine. -Shalayne Pulia Cafe Kopi 109 N. Walnut St., Champaign Everyone is familiar with the comforts of Cafe Kopi. From the pitchers of cucumber- and lemonflavored water and the tables and outlets that encourage studying and laptop usage, to the knowledgeable baristas who have endless patience for customers who can’t or have difficulty making up their minds, Kopi is a coffee-scented haven for

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students and professionals alike. Therefore, I feel it is my duty to commend the overlooked front of the coffeehouse, the clutter of metal tables and chairs set out on the sidewalk underneath the fluttering awning. There’s something different between the contained murmurings of patrons and tinned music inside the four walls of Kopi from the noises heard and smells experienced outside. Walnut Street is always jam-packed with restaurant- and bar-goers, and the seats offer a great view of bustling downtown Champaign life. Nothing’s better than wiling away a couple hours with a steaming cup of cappuccino, a good book and a seat right next to the tiled entrance of the cafe. -Jasmine Lee Cowboy Monkey 6 Taylor St., Champaign Walking down north Neil Street, the eye is always drawn to the collection of tables, fenced in by black iron fences, set up in the broad alleyway between Cowboy Monkey and Carrie’s Antiques and Jewelry. Granted, I’ve never stepped inside of Cowboy Monkey, but I’ve dined in its courtyard many times. It’s fantastic; rough two-top and fourtop wooden tables are arranged across a slab of concrete and brick. While the outside eating area is only open during the warmer months, the heat lamps work especially well to ward off any especially cool wafts of air on breezy nights. The patio is the complete opposite of the bar’s dark and polished interior; starting with the bright red brick exterior of Cowboy Monkey looking down at the patio. The fact that the kitchen is closed until April begets a whole atmosphere of chilling out with a pitcher of margaritas and munching on Mexican-fusion inspired eats. -Jasmine Lee

Cowboy Monkey. Photo by Eric Kwan

Patrons dine on the patio outside Cowboy Monkey. Photo by Eric Kwan

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Lucky Boys Confusion Canopy Club, 9pm Art & other exhibits DJ & Dancing Highdive, 10pm From Protest to Peace Spurlock Museum, 9am Urbana Museum of Pho- Salsa night with DJ Juan tography, 11am Radio Maria, 10:30pm Art @ the Y: “Garden of Verses” by Salma Live music & karaoke Miscellaneous Arastu University YMCA, 9am Free Happy Hour Show! Easter Egg Hunt Art Exhibit: Vibrant Col- Memphis on Main, 6pm Rantoul Public Library Karaoke with DJ 10am ors of Lunar New Year Asian American Cultural Hannah NanoDays at the OrPhoenix, 8pm Center, 9am pheum! March Madness Tour Orpheum Children’s Live music & karaoke Featuring Kids These Science Museum, 1pm Days and Chance the F.I.N.D. Orphy Krannert Uncorked Days at the Orpheum! Krannert Center for the Rapper Canopy Club, 8:30pm Orpheum Children’s Performing Arts, 5pm Late Night with DJ Belly Science Museum, 1pm Illinois Modern EnRadio Maria, 10pm semble Movies & theater Krannert Center for the DJ Delayney Performing Arts, 7:30pm Highdive , 10pm The Normal Heart Chip Stephens, jazz Krannert Center for the Miscellaneous piano Performing Arts Krannert Center for the NanoDays at the Cham- 7:30pm paign Public Library! Performing Arts The Urbana Dance ComChampaign Public 7:30pm pany Presents! Dirty Laundry with the Library, 1pm Urbana Landmark Hotel Dirty Pigeons Trivia Night at the Union! 8pm Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, 8pm Illini Union, 7pm Figure & Minnesota Nite Lite Egg Pursuit XX sunday 31 Canopy Club, 9pm Hessel Park, 7:15pm Live music & karaoke Live Karaoke Band FRIDAY NIGHT Boomerang’s Bar and STAND-UP COMEDY Excision at THE IRON POST Canopy Club, 7:30pm Grill, 9pm presents: MATTHEW- Parrish Brothers Chillax with DJ Belly ALANO MARTIN Rosebowl Tavern, 8pm and Matt Harsh The Iron Post , 10pm Open Mic Night Radio Maria, 10pm Phoenix, 8pm

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“Photo-Secession” Exhibit at the Urbana Museum of Photography From Protest to Peace Spurlock Museum, 9am Urbana Museum of Art @ the Y: “Garden of Photography, 10am Verses” by Salma Arastu Live music & karaoke University YMCA 9am Groove Avenue Art Exhibit: Vibrant Col- Rosebowl Tavern, 9pm ors of Lunar New Year The Mudwinders Asian American Cultural Boomerang’s Bar and Center, 9am Grill, 9pm

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Hula Hoop Classes Parkland College 6:30pm Abe Froman Project Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, 8:30pm

Monday 1 Art & other exhibits Art @ the Y: “Garden of Verses” by Salma Arastu University YMCA, 9am Art Exhibit: Vibrant Colors of Lunar New Year Asian American Cultural Center, 9am

Live music & karaoke Hootenanny Rosebowl Tavern, 8pm Lounge Night Radio Maria, 10pm Rockstar Karaoke Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, 10pm

Miscellaneous 8th Annual Edible Book Festival University YMCA, 11:30am

Art & other exhibits

From Protest to Peace Spurlock Museum, 9am Art @ the Y: “Garden of Verses” by Salma Arastu Movies & theater University YMCA, 9am IJPAN Presents: Strolling Art Exhibit: Vibrant Colors of Lunar New Year Invader, webcast Krannert Center for the Asian American Cultural Center, 9am Performing Arts 6:30pm “Photo-Secession” Exhibit at the Urbana Mutuesday 2 seum of Photography Urbana Museum of PhoArt & other exhibits tography, 11am Art @ the Y: “Garden of Verses” by Salma Arastu Food & festivals University YMCA Caribbean Grill Lunch 9am to Go Art Exhibit: Vibrant Col- Refinery, 11am

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Rochelle Sennet, piano Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm Open Decks with DJ Live music & karaoke Belly The Champaign/Urbana Radio Maria, 10pm Singer-Songwriter Col- Otter Just Spinning Relective cords The Clark Bar Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, 10pm 7pm Miscellaneous UI Wind Symphony Krannert Center for the CAS Initiative/Culture Performing Arts as Data: Social Spaces on 7:30pm the Interent-Wattenberg Spurlock Museum, 4pm Miscellaneous Hula Hoop Classes Parkland College, 5:30m Rainbow Coffeehouse Etc. Coffee House @ Movies & theater Wesley Foundation 6pm The Normal Heart Krannert Center for the Movies & theater Performing Arts 7:30pm The Oracle Krannert Center for the OR, by Liz Duffy Adams at the Station Performing Arts, Station Theater, 8pm 7:30pm

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Champaign Park District’s 23rd Annual Egg Hunt West Side Park, Champaign March 30, 11 a.m. Free Who doesn’t like playing hide-and-seek with little plastic eggs that have yummy treats inside?! Head to West Side Park in downtown Champaign, where “thousands” of eggs have been hidden. You can even make a morning of it and stop by at 10 a.m., where free hayrack rides will be available until 10:45.—Andrea Baumgartner, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Eighth Annual Edible Book Festival University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign April 1, 11:30 a.m. Free Participants each make an edible art piece inspired by their favorite book, fairy tale or anything related to literature. Every entry is judged, put on display for the public and, finally, eaten! Visit library.illinois.edu/ ediblebooks for more information.— Carrie McMenamin, Food & Drink Editor

The Normal Heart Krannert Center for the Performing Arts March 28 to April 7 $9-16 Hosted by the University’s Department of Theatre, The Normal Heart tells the story of the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic. Originally premiering in the 1980s, activist Larry Kramer turned his frustrations with America’s inaction into a gripping story that will stay with you for ages.— Jamila Tyler, Movies & TV Editor

Visit the Easter Bunny at Marketplace Mall Marketplace Mall, 2000 N. Neil St., Champaign March 31, noon, to April 1, 6 p.m. What’s better than going to see Santa? Going to see the Easter bunny! Photo packages will be available for purchase. — Karolina Zapal, Community Editor

Friday Night Stand-Up Comedy at The Iron Post Presents Matthew Alano-Martin The Iron Post, 120 S. Race. St., Urbana Friday, March 29, 10 p.m. Matthew Alano-Martin brings his comedy act to The Iron Post this Friday. Though he started out in the world of rock ‘n’ roll as a touring musician, Alano-Martin has quickly built a following as a comedian in the midwest comedy scene. He frequently opens for comedian Ralphie May and has worked with comedians Jim Breuer, Marc Maron and many more. Jesse Tuttle opens with Andrew Voris hosting. —Dan Durley, Managing Editor March 28- April 3, 2013 buzz 9

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all up your mother and start talking very casually about a job from which you’ve been waiting to hear back, and then scream, “Surprise! They hired me!” This will surely ignite a swell of pride in your dear mom. She may begin blabbering about how proud she is and congratulate you to no end. Be advised: She may also launch into a speech about how she knew she didn’t need to be worried, and that of course you got a job despite your liberal arts degree, at which point you respond, “What, you were worried, mom?” She may have made you the fool, this time.. —Taylor Thomas An old-fashioned, but rewarding and hilarious, April Fools’ prank is switching out the salt and sugar on your dinner table. If your family has salt and pepper shakers, simply dump the salt out of its shaker and replace it with sugar. Then, when your family eats dinner later, watch their faces fill with disgust as they eat their food sprinkled with “salt.” You can do the opposite of this prank as well and put salt in the sugar dispenser people use when they have their morning coffee. Now that would be some gross coffee! —David Robertson If your friends aren’t falling for the standard April Fools’ gimmicks, you may have to get deadly serious. There’s no better way to make your friends pee their pants than to fake your own death. In my experience, the stickiness of fake blood makes violent murders

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THIS WEEK

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KR ANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

TH MAR 28

Are you interested in getting involved in the operations of Illini Media Company? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Board of Directors of Illini Media is looking for undergraduate and graduate students to serve a two-year term on its board. Illini Media, a non-profit, student-run media company, owns and publishes The Daily Illini, Buzz weekly, Illio yearbook and Technograph magazine, and owns and operates WPGU-FM. Among other essential duties, the Board establishes general guidelines for the operation of the company, selects student managers, sets rates and schedules, approves and oversees the budget and provides oversight. For information or for an application, please contact publisher & general manager Lil Levant at levant@illinimedia.com

5pm

Krannert Uncorked

7:30pm

Illinois Modern Ensemble

7:30pm

The Normal Heart

7:30pm

Chip Stephens, jazz piano

Independent student news organization

Illio

Buzz

Univerity of Illinois Yearbook

Weekly entertainment magazine

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The Oracle Jerald Wray & Dirk Mol

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FR MAR 29

7:30pm

The Normal Heart

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SA MAR 30

1pm

Sinfonia da Camera: St. Matthew Passion // Sinfonia da Camera

7:30pm

The Normal Heart

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SU MAR 31

7:30pm

Johannes Brahms’ Instrumental Music with Piano: Ian Hobson, piano, Smith Memorial Hall, 805 S. Mathews, Urbana // School of Music, Sinfonia da Camera, the Center for Advanced Study, and Krannert Center

TU APR 2

7:30pm

The Oracle, conceived and directed by Meryl Tankard // Marquee

7:30pm

UI Wind Symphony

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WE APR 3

7:30pm

The Normal Heart

7:30pm

Rochelle Sennet, piano

All applications are due by Friday, April 12, 2013 at 5:00pm.

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TH APR 4

5pm

Krannert Uncorked with The Divide, indie folk/roots // Marquee

7:30pm

The Normal Heart

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