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INTRO This Modern World â&#x20AC;˘ Tom Tomorrow Life in Hell â&#x20AC;˘ Matt Groening First Things First â&#x20AC;˘ Michael Coulter

AROUND TOWN A Fuel Saving Alternative â&#x20AC;˘ Stephanie Prather Zorica Norton, Massage Therapist â&#x20AC;˘ Tyler Freer Seth Fein is on hiatus from his column.

LISTEN, HEAR Old Crow Medicine Show â&#x20AC;˘ Steve Plock Album review A Dream Within a Dream â&#x20AC;˘ Ashley Kolpak A Quickie with Angie Heaton â&#x20AC;˘ Alyssa Vale CU Sound Revue â&#x20AC;˘ Mike Ingram

THE HOOPLA Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Your Shoe? â&#x20AC;˘ Evangeline Politis A Fabulous Hair Makeover â&#x20AC;˘ Whitney Harris Makeup in Your Color â&#x20AC;˘ Keri Carpenter Recycled Runway â&#x20AC;˘ Erin Gillman Fashion in Music â&#x20AC;˘ Brian McGovern Suave Squad â&#x20AC;˘ Katie Devine Looking Good in Your Sweats â&#x20AC;˘ Suzanne Stern

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tatyana safronova EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magazine was meant to be a cheerful opening for spring. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that we pulled it off by providing you playful illustrations, inventive fashion advice and page a f ter page of mov ies, music and â&#x20AC;Ś scooters.

But Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shooting at Virginia Tech affected everyone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in our offices, in our classrooms and in our homes. We were shocked and saddened, and at least for me, the shooting stole all the excitement I felt. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable, everyone says.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely incomprehensible.

I followed the story since Monday morning, when one person was conf irmed dead. That number hopped into the 20s later that day, and then it climbed into the 30s. Unbelievable.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been reading the updates on CNN.com and the New York Times Web site ever since.

Perhaps the most shocking moment of all was when I read the testimony of a doctor from a hospital that received 19 victims of the shooting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a shooting victim that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have less than three bullet wounds in them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

With round-the-clock comprehensive news coverage, we are all still left with only questions.

Can this happen here? (For example, there is already a Facebook petition calling for an emergency text message system, which would alert all students via text message in case of an emergency.) Why did he do this? How can we help?

Perhaps we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer all or even any of these questions. But as a start, consider being kinder to everyone, not to prevent outraging a potential killer but instead to become closer with everyone else.

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Everything was beautiful ...and nothing hurt

I didn’t watch or read the news much last week. I was actually a happier man for it.

Well, that’s not completely true, I was just happier a little longer than if I’d have kept current. Something sad happened and I didn’t even know about it for a time. I found out regardless, from a friend, and for some reason, it took a little of the sting out, hearing it that way. It wouldn’t have seemed right to learn that Kurt Vonnegut had died from a little blip on CNN. He was obviously much more that a blurb read in a somber tone by an anchorperson who’d probably never taken the time to read a book of his. When I eventually turned the news back on and saw a report about his death, I couldn’t help but think he deserved just a little bit better than all that.

Geez Louise, someone like Anna Nicole Smith checks out and it’s on every freaking channel for three freaking weeks. I could never figure it out.

What, exactly, did she ever really do? Why would such an insignificant cultural figure warrant such attention? Five years from now, she’s basically the answer to a trivia question. A hundred years from now, people will still be reading and enjoying Kurt Vonnegut books. I think he got mentioned for about 30 seconds on the news show I saw. He probably would have actually been amused by the lack of justice in the whole situation.

When I was in high school, we used to have study hall in the library. This usually resulted in very little studying, a shocking amount of copying smart kids’ homework and quite a lot of playing grabass behind the book cases. When I was a sophomore, I remember some kid’s brother had told him about a risqué writing from a book called Breakfast of Champions by some dude named Kurt Vonnegut. He found that section of the book and the drawing of an asshole that accompanied the passage. We passed it around, laughed and were probably reprimanded in some way.

The thing was, those three or so paragraphs weren’t enough for me. During the next day’s study hall, I pulled the book from the shelf again and flipped through it, reading a few pages here and there. Sometimes I laughed, sometimes I just thought about things. Eventually, I sucked it up and started the book from the beginning.

I would have read just about anything besides my schoolwork, but this book seemed different.

When I finished it the first time, I read it again.

When I was finished with the second reading, I switched over to Slaughterhouse Five and sort of went from there. Eventually, I read every Vonnegut book that our library had. I found out years later that many school libraries had banned his books, but down home, I suppose they were just happy if we were reading anything at all. It’s better to create a smart anarchist than an illiterate hillbilly was apparently their way of thinking. I’m glad they had my best interests at heart, whether they intended to or not.

Breakfast of Champions wasn’t the first book I’d read by a long shot, but it was the first book I remember reading that made me feel as if I was becoming an adult (I’m still not there, by the way, but that can’t be blamed on anyone except me). Most of the books I’d read up until that point were the standard issue vehicles for book reports. There was nothing wrong with Tom Sawyer, A Separate Peace or To Kill a Mockingbird, they just didn’t make me feel the way this book did. It felt like I was really thinking for the first time and that there was something beyond what was on the surface.

Some things just work out, I suppose. When I sort of stumbled on Breakfast of Champions in high school, I was at a point in my life where I didn’t enjoy reading all that much anymore.

If it concerned sports, I would enjoy it, but that was about it. I saw reading as sort of a chore and I was nothing if not lazy at that point of my life. When I realized there was more to it than what they were assigning us to read for class, I began to look at reading in a different way.

I came to understand that books don’t have to be boring and that, in fact, they really shouldn’t be boring. A good author can make you want to read anything. Kurt Vonnegut made me want to read everything.

It’s weird, Kurt Vonnegut’s last book, A Man Without a Country, is the only one I haven’t read.

It has nothing to do with him, I just haven’t been reading all that much lately and I have sort of a backlog of books to read, so I never bought it.

I will now, though. I’ll get it this weekend and I’ll probably read it in one sitting and I’ll probably like it as much as I do the other ones and then I’ll probably get kind of sad. After that, I’ll go back and read Breakfast of Champions for about the hundredth time. His books started me reading at one point in my life, and with any luck, they may inspire me again. So it goes.

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SAVING ALTERNATIVE The scooter’s popularity boost STEPHANIE PRATHER • STAFF WRITER | PHOTOS BY AMELIA MOORE

Jim Lamb, of Mansfield, rides a Yamaha Zuma scooter courtesy of Sportland Cycle Center.

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Others might giggle. But some might tell you about their new Honda motor scooter that gets 117 miles per gallon.

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Small and agile, motor scooters have ventured from their European roots and into the hearts of American consumers. They project a fun, carefree attitude while being fuel efficient and practical for the urban dweller. They can be seen zipping through campus, parked outside downtown cafes or cruising neighborhoods. Suddenly scooters are hip for people of all ages.

Andy Redmon, sales and accessory manager at Sportland Motor Sports in Urbana, who has worked there for seven years, says he’s seen scooters become increasingly popular in the past two years.

“Last spring our scooter business went up a lot when gas prices hit three dollars a gallon,” says Redmon.

Scooters come in an array of colors with many different body styles and engine specifications. The smallest scooters have an engine size of 50 cc and their top speed is between 30 and 40 mph, making them convenient to drive around the neighborhood or on campus. The next size larger is 125 cc that travel up to 55 mph. Engines that are 150 cc can take riders up to 65 mph, and 200 cc engines can travel on the highway. Above 400 cc engines can travel up to 100 mph.

The variety of styles and engine options make the scooter versatile and appealing to a broad demographic. Sportland carries a number of models from brands like Yamaha, Honda and

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Schwinn. The new addition to Sportland’s motor scooter fleet is Honda’s fuel injected model that gets 117 mpg. Sportland’s bikes range in price from $999 to $6500.

Champaign’s Illini Scooter carries some other popular scooter brands. Owner Dale Meadors says

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and opened the shop the next morning at 10,” says Meadors.

Meadors says he enjoyed riding scooters in his free time and decided that selling scooters would be a relaxing way to make a more expendable income after he retired. But when his sales

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Inexpensive transportation and less emissions are just surface reasons people buy scooters.

The real reason they buy them is because they’re fun.

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he only carries a brand of scooters if he has visited the place where they are made so he can ensure quality. His store carries brands like KYMCO, Wildfire and Genuine. His bikes start at $1500 for a Wildfire 50 cc.

Meadors opened Il lini Scooter Apr i l 1, 2006, and says the scooter business brought him out of retirement. “I retired from my job on March 31, had a retirement party that night,

last year tripled his projections, he decided to expanded his shop this year to accommodate the scooter’s increasing popularity.

“It’s a fun business,” Meadors says.

He now carries more models and has expanded the variety of colors from pink to seafoam green and bright orange, and offers an array of accessories like baskets, removable trunks and windshields.

He says the retro styles are popular because they

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are throwback to some of the original scooter models like Piaggio’s Vespa.

“Anyone from professors to elderly people to car dealers, and of course a lot of college students [are buying scooters],” Redmon says.

He estimates that Sportland sells about 65 percent of their scooters to women.

Urbana High School Teacher Patrick Atchley bought his metallic blue 125cc Yamaha Vino from Sportland in May 2006. He says he paid $2800 for his scooter and it was money well-spent.

After buying the Vino, Atchley, his wife Verlanne, and their two college-aged children each got their motorcycle licenses so they could ride around town on the motor scooter. He now takes the scooter to work regularly and enjoys riding to get an ice cream cone or cruise around the neighborhood with his wife.

“When the weather’s nice I would rather put some miles on the scooter at 80 mpg than drive a car with lots of miles and not so good of mileage,” says Atchley.

While many scooter owners must leave them at home during the cold months or on rainy days, Redmon says there are still people who brave the weather on their scooter. “There are some hardcore ones out there,” Redmon says. “Some ride them all winter.”

Because spring is the busiest time of year for scooter sales, Meadors closes Illini Scooter from

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November to March and re-opens in the spring to catch the warm-weather business.

Meadors does most of his business with students looking to navigate campus more easily and older people who prefer the comfort of a scooter to a motorcycle.

“The people who are buying them are old geezers like me,” says Meadors with a laugh.

The state of Illinois requires motorcycle licenses to ride any motor scooter above 50 cc.

The University offers a Motorcycle Rider Program that teaches beginners the basics of motorcycle safety. There is a $20 refundable registration fee for the course, and the program is offered in a series of 3-5 sessions in the Assembly Hall parking lot. Due to the program’s popularity sessions are booked through the summer, but as of April 13, sessions in August and September are still open. Though summer classes might be full, they offer a stand-by option in case a registered student fails to attend class. More information about the course is available at www.mrp.uiuc.edu.

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Redmon says riders who take the course are able to ride almost any of the motor scooters, sport bikes or cruisers they sell in their store.

Motorcycle training before riding a scooter is a good way to prevent accidents and injury.

Helmets are strongly encouraged but state law does not require helmets for motor scooter riders.

Protective eyewear however, is required.

Scooters are also required to be insured, but according to Scoot! Magazine insurance can be as low as $100 per year.

Atchley and Meador agree that the best way to avoid an accident is to drive defensively. “I want to make sure other vehicles see me; I’ll beep the horn if I have to,” says Atchley. “Looking silly for a moment outweighs the option of getting hit.”

Meador admits that he finds excuses to run errands just to ride one.

“Inexpensive transportation and less emissions are just surface reasons people buy scooters.

The real reason they buy them is because they’re fun,” says Meadors. He smiles and shakes his head. “They’re just awesome.”

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he end of the year crunch time is imminent. Only a few more weeks left in the semester and everyone will be free of the exams and term papers. In the meantime, the rest of the month

of April may closely resemble this schedule: two exams on Friday you have to cram for (with books that haven’t yet had their spines cracked), a 10-page paper due Monday (in which your go-to option Wikipedia was ruled as not being a “credible source”), a ridiculous ongoing fight with your significant other (about the tribal tattoo you got on spring break), a rent payment to make in a week (when you can barely afford Totino’s party pizza) and a migraine headache.

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REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPTATION, DON’T LICK A STEAK KNIFE.

This isn’t the usual allergy headache you get every spring, instead it’s the kind that makes the skin on your scalp tighten and your muscles in your limbs ache. Other than dropping out of school, another solution is just two hands away — a professional massage. Not only will this remedy make you feel good, but it’s also good for you.

Enter Zorica Norton, owner of Campus Massage Center on Green Street in Champaign and University of Illinois finance and accounting graduate. For the last 10 years she has been helping people relax via therapeutic massage.

After all, for Norton, it was massage that transformed her life.

“A massage healed me,” she stated. “It healed me physically, emotionally and psychologically.”

Norton had her first massage at the late age of 45, while she was seeing a chiropractor for treatment.

At that time, she was also dealing with the stress of being an executive in a corporation, as well as having endured a couple of abusive relationships.

“I was not connected to all parts of myself and massage brought it all together and healed me,” she explained.

Upon her initial massage, Norton said it took two a week for two years to become restored.

“After that, I came to center and I healed the corporate America out of me,” she joked.

After her “centering” Zorica decided it was time for a career change. Ten years later she has no regrets, saying, “I am totally happy ... I know who I am and I like my career and I like the fact that I can help people.”

Norton said in her line of work she is referred to as a “wounded healer,” meaning she has experienced the whole process of healing through therapeutic massage from beginning to end. This helps her to understand her clients when they are going through a similar scenario.

Without question, one of Norton’s clients, a nurse named Mary Parkes, can attest to Norton’s incredible ability to heal.

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“I have been to about 10 to 12 different massage therapists and they were all up and down with satisfaction. [But] Zorica is up here,” Parkes said, raising her soon-to-be massaged arms above her head. “She has a supernatural ability to know where you need touched and worked on when you don’t even know it.”

Norton attributes this ability to having given hundreds of massages over the course of the last decade.

“After so many years of work, I can detect when I put my hands on a person, ‘Are they coming with depression or anxiety or pain?” she said. “The beautiful thing about massage, if you have an experienced massage therapist, then the body speaks to them directly.”

To help me understand the spiritual mindset when com mencing a massage on a client, Norton said, “The human being is not just the physical part that you see, there is an energetic aspect around every one of us. I fine tune into that person, it is one of the trade secrets ... it’s like I synchronize my breathing with the person and then I get into that energetic aspect, or that aura, around them. And their aura tells me if it is nervous, if it is depressed, if it is tired, if it is hurting.”

Unfortunately for the general public, Norton is only using this preparation for a select group of clients. She has a loyal base of customers yearning for her touch that keeps her busy, and thus, does not have enough time to accept new clients.

Conversely, her Campus Massage Center is more than willing to schedule appointments for the stressed and weary.

Upon making an appointment, remember this word of advice: never make the mistake of describing what they do as “rubbing.”

“I hate the word rub,” Norton declared. “Don’t use the word rub. Rub sounds like you are erasing something. Massage is an educated touch. It is an educated work.”

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“DOWN ON THE CORNER BUSKING IN THE STREETS”

Old Crow Medicine Show Digs Up America’s Roots

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ew musicians know the thrill of waking up, gathering their gear and heading down to the street corner to play music all day. For the boys of Old Crow Medicine Show, a five-piece old-time string band from Nashville, busking — the technical term for street performing — is a way of life.

“We still keep playing on the street corner because it feels good,” said Ketch Secor, fi ddler and vocalist for Old Crow Medicine Show. “It’s such a great tool. You can really school yourself by playing on the street corner of your town.”

For Old Crow, school has been in session for a while.

Almost 10 years ago, Secor gathered up his close friends with the idea of playing old-time music anywhere they could. So, along with guitarist Willie Watson, banjoist Chris “Critter” Fuqua, guit-joist Kevin Hayes and bassist Morgan Jahnig, the five packed up their gear and headed to Canada.

While most people would fi nd it strange for an American string band to head to Canada to get their start, for Secor, it made sense.

“The phenomena of this style of music is that it transcends all race and creed. It is an amalgamation of our soil and all the peoples who have lived on it,” he explained.

Canada was also a wise starting point because Secor felt that in some places, music was very inaccessible.

“It was great because some of these places were so music starved. No one would have expected to wake up and fi nd an old time string band on the corner of their town’s street,” said Secor.

In today’s world of technology and instant communication, one might fi nd it odd that a group of musicians would approach the spreading of music in the way Old Crow does, but to them this was tradition.

“The approach to music today is all about MySpace and and iTunes and CD Baby,” Secor said. “That didn’t even sound like fun to us; it wasn’t even in our minds. We were fi red up and we wanted to play. We didn’t care if we were playing inside or outside, it just felt so good to be living on the road.”

Sometimes, working as a traveling band can be a lucrative ex per ience. A fter gain ing popu lar it y, the band star ted booking shows across the United States. For some, such as one in Colorado, it was hardly worth it to drive all the way from the East Coast for $300, so the boys would go and work for their pay. By busking all day before their show, they would sometimes earn more money on the street corner than in the clubs.

No matter where Old Crow is playing, their ability to draw a crowd is noticeable. When they were invited to play Merlefest, a large-scale folk music festival coordinated by legendary f latpick guitarist Doc Watson, Old Crow still set up their own stage and eventually gathered a crowd well into the hundreds.

It’s not all easy being an old time string band, though. With the ever-rising popularity of modern country music, a large shadow is being cast onto the genre of modern folk music.

Unlike the formulaic country-pop music flooding radios today, the music of Old Crow sets itself apart with its honesty and deep American roots.

“Everyone who hears us knows they are hearing something very true,” Secor said. “When you sing a song a slave sang 200

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years ago, you can feel it, and it resonates in you. It’s no trick of ours. That’s just how it is.”

With such energetic live shows, the band does its best to try and capture that feeling in their studio recordings.

“When you hear an Old Crow record you are hearing a musical moment that happened in a time and a place, and there it is,” explained Secor. “We record live track — no overdubbing — and we aren’t in all separate rooms or chambers. It’s just warm and physical.”

Two of the keys to Old Crow’s success are their lyrics and their ability to reach out to people. By being both current and timeless, Old Crow songs have already found themselves part of tradition.

“Last night this guy told me that after every party his frat has, they play ‘Wagon Wheel,’” said Secor. “That’s a good song, and it’s good that it can make it into people’s hearts and minds, and into their drunken ramblings, because there is value in that too.”

With younger fans jumping on the wagon every day, Old Crow only hopes that their music stays true and pierces people’s hearts.

“We aren’t a revival,” declared Secor. “Nothing died and nothing was reborn. It’s all concurrent and all still happening.

Folk music is still a force in the American people.”

Don’t miss Old Crow Medicine Show this Sunday, April 22 at the Canopy Club. Tickets are $18 in advance, and doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show.

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album review ROR-SHAK Deep [KOCH RECORDS] STEVE MAROVITCH • STAFF WRITER

Rorschach tests, more commonly known as ink blots, are visuals designed to elicit interpretation by subjects in a myriad of ways. Similarly, the up-and-coming musical duo of the same name (spelled differently) has a sound fused from so many branches of electronic music that it’s really up to the listener to interpret just what genre the group falls under. However you want to categorize it, Ror-Shak’s debut album Deep is excellent, with only a couple of songs I couldn’t get into.

One of the reasons Ror-Shak sounds so good is because it was founded by two electronic music elites as the culmination of over two decades of collective experience on the dance music scene.

DB is a prolific Brooklyn-based DJ who spent time as a consultant at Profile Records and has

20 years of record-spinning experience in New York clubs. The other half of the band, DJ Stakka, started as an NYC DJ in the late ’80s and has been producing drum and bass music since the early ’90s.

The album Deep has a number of great songs, but a few stand out in my mind as truly buzzworthy. The first is “A Forest.” As a fan of Robert Smith, I immediately recognized this tune as a cover of the 1980 Cure song of the same name. This update does justice to an old favorite of mine, with particular praise going to the unexpected and engaging vocals of Chantal Claret. “Golden Cage,” an original song featuring the vocals of Julee Cruise, is another of my favorites. The song begins with a crackling vinylized intro and soon morphs into a smooth

bass groove with space-age bleeps and lush pads, reminiscent of sounds off Air’s Moon Safari album. Cruise’s jazzy vocals complement the nuanced layering of instruments brilliantly.

Another great song is “Fate or Faith,” again featuring Julee Cruise. The gliding vocals and soft, echoey synth parts, combined with an uptempo drum groove make “Fate or Faith” the star of the album. I ended up listening to this song more times than any sane person should, but it’s just that damn good. Deep is a great addition to any electronic music fan’s collection. When I say electronic, however, beware; this is by no means “Sandstorm” or “Castles in the Sky” — you’ll probably actually like this.

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In a recent interview with buzz, Keller Williams offered his reflections on the making his new album, his favorite tracks and future plans. Keller’s career, spanning over 15 years, is full of triumphs, and dream is an achievement of a completely different sort. The Fredericksburg, Va. native’s kindness, thoughtfulness and musical knowledge were inspiring.

On making the new record: “Different songs had different methods of recording. Everyone’s constantly working and traveling — it’s almost impossible to get together. But technology has come so far. I can record my part, send it to them, they record their part and finally send it off somewhere else. With some of the recordings, like String Cheese Incident, Sanjay Mishra, we recorded in the same room. But with Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten and Jeff Sipe, I shipped files to them and let them take their time with the track.”

Musically, how does this record compare to previous works?: “None of my real heroes have been on my other records. I’ve seen these people live, waited in line to see them. All of my other records have incredible musicians in their own right, but I’ve collected all of these guys’ records.”

What he learned from the experience and from his collaborators: “I learned that they are just human beings. It’s easy for me to put them on such an enormous pedestal ... [but] they’re all just regular dudes.”

Some favorite tracks?: “The Bob Weir track (“Cadillac”) was the most surreal recording, and listening back to it was an experience. I also played bass on the track with Steve Kim. Just remembering the recording session ... we improvised for 20 minutes, and I edited down to 7 and a half. When we were playing, we just jammed. It was like telepathy.”

What’s in store for the future: “Working on a half a dozen new record concepts. I’m taking four bands out on festivals the summer. I hope for a whole lot of the same, hope people will pay for tickets, pay to see the show — it’s a finicky business.

People are fickle. My hope is to keep doing more of the same.”

Don’t miss Keller Williams performing at the Canopy Club on Wednesday, April 25. Tickets are $20 in advance, and the show starts at 9 p.m. sounds from the scene

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Angie Heaton ALYSSA VALE • STAFF WRITER

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Welcome to buzz’s new feature, “A Quickie With...”, which wil l provide an outlet to highlight a different local act each week that is doing something particularly interesting. This week, Urbana’s very own Angie Heaton lays it all on the line as usual as she talks about her live outdoor performance at the Boneyard Arts Festival this Friday.

3. Is there anything in particular that you are interested in seeing at the festival?

I’m really looking forward to seeing the art and music. I love to discover new artists that I fi nd interesting. Some local artists I really enjoy, and hope to see their work are Baub Alred, Rebecca Plummer Rohloff, Cindy and Kirby Pringle, to name a few.

1. What do you think about the Boneyard Arts Festival and the opportunity that it provides to different artists?

I think it is a great opportunity for local artists to showcase their talent to everyone that attends. It is a very beautiful thing when this community comes together to celebrate art and to give artists of all types the opportunity to share themselves and their work with the people who live and work here.

4. What is your favorite part about playing outdoors?

I love to play outside! I like to do just about anything outside! It’s so refreshing, and just being able to share music in the open air is lovely!

2. Have you ever played/attended this festival before, and if so, what was your experience like?

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5. When you play a live show, what do you hope people walk away with?

I hope that people walk away feeling “fed” in some way by what I have shared with them!

There is nothing better than seeing someone play live, and when you leave, you feel “full.” Music is a great communicator. It truly transcends all boundaries.

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For this column, I’m going to go so far as to name a show of the week, which I don’t do very often.

This Monday night, at the Embassy Tavern in downtown Ur b a n a , D a w n a Nelson and Brian Wilke will play an acoustic set. This is a combination of one of the best vocalists in the area (Dawna) and one of the best guitarists I’ve ever seen play (Wilke). Brian doesn’t pop up very often (though he was seen recently playing with Jazz Sandwich — something that needs to happen again soon), but when he does, it is always impressive. You might have seen Dawna singing with the Impalas, or even recently reprising her former role as a singer for the Brat Pack (this time to help Lynn Canfield whose voice was in need of some rest). The show will run from 8-11 p.m., and it seems as though it will be free. I urge all music fans out there to check this one out.

Getting into a more ordered pattern ... there’s a new Green Street Records compilation coming out, with two record release shows at the Courtyard Café. The comp is called No Rights Reserved, and will be the third release from the label, which is the only student-run record label in the Big Ten. The label has put out two compilations previously, always limited strictly to bands with members who are U of I students.

To my knowledge, this tradition was kept for the new disc as well, and a lot of those bands will be performing at the release shows. Tonight is the first of the two, and features Lynn O’Brien, Butterfly Assassins, Zmick, Sidewalk Radio and Plezby. It will begin at 8 p.m. and carries a $7 cover charge. Copies of the CD will be free though, so that $7 isn’t much at all. The second show will be next Thursday ( April 26) at the Courtyard, and among the bands slated to play are mad mardigan and The Dakota.

As for more Thursday fare, there’s Adam Wolfe (in one of his 37 acoustic appearances this week) at Potbelly at noon, and while panties will surely be flying there, they will be flying much more at the Canopy Club in the evening when Matt Wertz returns to the stage. Matt will be bringing Jon McLaughlin and Jessica Songer along with him this time, and just remember that if he teases a little bit of the epic ’80s song “King of Wishful Thinking” by Go West at the end of one of his songs, that he stole that from me after a show we did together at the Iron Post back in, like, 2003. I’m on to you, Wertz. Tickets are $10 in advance at canopyclub.com.

This weekend is the Boneyard Arts Festival, and Paul at the Iron Post did some savvy booking work by getting the Boneyard Jazz Quintet for Friday’s free happy hour. The names match, people. Free jazz is good, but do you know what’s even better? Free outdoor rock(ish) shows that block off streets. You’ll find one of these beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday right in the middle of downtown Champaign, blocking off Chester Street (between the City Building and the old Lox, Stock & Bagel). The show will kick off with the Edison Middle School Jazz Band (always one of the best bands in the state), followed by Angie Heaton doing an acoustic set, then Kayla Brown and myself, followed by Triple Whip and then The Living Blue will wrap things up.

There’s also talk of belly-dancing happening in there somewhere — I’m looking at you, Angie Heaton.

Also at 7 p.m., and right down the block at Aroma Café, Ryan Groff (of nu-metal band elsinore) will be performing a solo set, but come on, this place won’t even have belly-dancers.

Ridiculous, Aroma Café — get some. Around the corner, you can catch the eclectic sounds of (no, not Eclectic Theory, ladies — that’s on Saturday) Fotomana at Cowboy Monkey. The campus crowd will find Santa — the 2007 WPGU/buzz Music Awards winner for Best New Band — at Courtyard Café with The Redwalls.

Saturday’s big show will take place at the Highdive. Pedro the Lion/Headphones frontman David Bazan will perform alongside Will Johnson (of Centromatic) and Iowa native Caleb Engstrom. Back in September, Bazan opened for Danielson at Krannert as part of the Pygmalion Music Festival. I was busy with other shows and couldn’t make it to that one, but luckily we had David scheduled for a secret show at Cafe Paradiso. That show still stands as one of my favorites from the weekend. Engstrom opened that show, as well, and he managed to silence a packed house with well-written songs that were sung incredibly. Bazan also took the audience for a ride, taking requests for old Pedro the Lion songs and even busting out covers of songs by The Flaming Lips and Randy Newman. The Highdive show won’t be quite as intimate and casual, but it will surely be just as mesmerizing. Tickets are only $10 in advance (check out thehighdive.com), and the show starts early at 7 p.m.

Looking ahead to next week, The Living Blue will play Foellinger on Thursday with viral-video-on-treadmills band OK Go. I doubt they will recreate the video right there on stage, but you never know. Tickets are still on sale.

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WHAT’S YOUR SHOE? Sitting in the middle of the shoe department at the Old Orchard Nordstrom only a few blocks away from my Wilmette home, I am always amazed by all the options for every size, age and type of person looking to protect their feet from the pavement. This department is a place of comfort for me; I was patronizing it before my feet stopped growing. I can recall buying my junior high school PE gym shoes here, my required, white high school graduation shoes and even my black and white polka dot, peep toe pumps for my senior prom. This store literally offers a shoe for every occasion and most importantly, offers them for every customer’s personality.

Shoes can tell you a lot about a person, or at least hint at who they are trying to be.

There are many styles of shoes you can see

traipsing up and down Green Street, but some you see more often than others. There are always Converse Chuck Taylors walking around campus, lovingly called “Chucks” by their owners. These all-canvas shoes can fit anyone’s style — high tops, bright orange, skull and cross bones, whatever you want — but they are for a certain type of person. They started out being worn by punk rockers like the Ramones almost three decades ago and have ever since had a musicrelated connotation. These rubber soles are for the guitar loving, iPod-glued-to-their-ears, concert goers. I guarantee if you stay after any rock show at least one person will be asking the lead singer of their favorite group to sign the white rubber toe cover of their Chucks.

As the mercury rises in thermometers of

Champaign-Urbana, f lip-f lop weather will emerge from the recently chilled ground. This weather doesn’t draw out your typical $2.50 black, Old Navy fl ip-flops; for many it’s time to bring out the posh Reefs and Havaianas. These aren’t your ordinary rubber-soled thongs at $20 a pop, or are they? They do not have a prolonged life, usually wearing out in a season, but they come with a certain air to them — “I can afford these.” The wearers of these shoes are your typical Chicago suburbs brats, pairing them with their favorite JCrew jean skirt and Lacoste pink polo, collar popped.

Lately, as jeans have gotten skinner, shoes seemed to have lowered themselves closer to the ground. Many girls fl it around in their leather and canvas ballet fl ats from class to house parties.

These shoes are almost synonymous with the word hipster and their favorite store, Urban Outfitters. Complete with their little, fl imsy, string bows, these fl ats are for the kids who are trying to be “scene.” Their owners will be seen at concerts, but only at the ones considered to be cool by their peers. With their emo haircuts complemented with black headbands, these kids are trying so hard to be different, but are actually just conforming to each other.

After ragging on all these shoe owners, I have to admit something ... I own all these shoes. So what do they make me? A rocker, a prepster or a hipster?

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DURING Bedinger, who styles from classic to punk, says everyone should feel comfortable and fi nd a style that fits them and feels good.

When it came to lightening Costello’s naturally wavy hair past her shoulders, Bedinger gave her a sleek, straightened do. After highlighting the crown of her head to give her a sun-kissed glow, Bedinger shaped layers and fi nished with a gradual bang.

At Ippatsu the stylists often follow the fashion and hair trends of the W magazine. It’s apparent both on and off the red carpet that this year’s trend, glam hair, has made a comeback. The look is more refi ned with bigger, softer curls — snapshots of the glamorous ’50s style.

As for the most requested hairstyle this season, it’s the bangs. From sweeping to short and choppy, most clients are looking for that perfect

AFTER bang. Thanks to Bedinger’s expertise, this hair makeover made for a bangin’ ending.

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MAKEUP IN YOUR COLOR Enter you, half-awake on Saturday morning into Walgreens because you need to get some more makeup before the rest of campus wakes up. The problem? It’s 10:30 a.m. and this is the fourth store you’ve been to looking for one simple foundation.

This problem is a reality for many women of color. While there are some brands of good quality that produce makeup for women of color, there are not nearly as many as there are for Caucasian or even Asian women, so finding makeup that’s right for you can be difficult.

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shimmer bronzing powder,” foundations and eye shadows that work great for people with tan/dark skin. Another great brand to use is M.A.C. (Makeup Art Cosmetics). Their intense eye shadow magically blends with any color (try “Rule” and “Amber Lights”) and their nonclump mascara (try “Mascara X” in black X) will have your lashes looking long and luscious. Also try their liquid eyeliners and nail lacquer. When approaching a M.A.C. counter, nine times out of 10 there is a makeup artist there that is more than willing to help you find the best makeup for your skin tone. They will put it on you and show you how to do it yourself free of charge.

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Still hunting for that perfect spring outfit?

The first student fashion show on May 5 will have you thinking outside the box — or at least about different ways to cut it up and make a bracelet. The show is the culmination of a new course in Fashion Design taught by Susan Becker for the UIUC School of Art and Design. At the beginning of the semester students were told to create a wearable outfit out of anything his or her heart desired. The “found items” fashions were created out of everything from stuffed animals and duct tape to CDs and super glue. They began sketching their way to pie tin armor dresses and milk jug belt loops. Tin foil bubble dresses and tea bag collars will be traipsing down the runway modeled by many of the student designers and their close friends. Becker explained the idea stemmed from a past project at her alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design and an exploration of the foundational design idea that “form follows function.”

Her fashion resume is enviable, including years of teaching and working under designers in the heart of New York City and rubbing elbows with some of today’s fashion icons. Come support our design students at their first free fashion show on Saturday, May 5 at 6 p.m. in the Link Gallery between the Art and Design Building and the Krannert Art Museum. I promise the coloring book dresses will do anything but disappoint.

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40 North | 88 West Art is here. See it. Create it. Support it.

Friday, April 20, 4pm-2am • Saturday, April 21, 12pm-2am Sunday, April 22, 12-5pm (highlighting communities outside C-U)

80 venues • 7 communities • over 500 artists • 3 days • 2 late nights • 1 creative county Creativity abounds this weekend at the 5th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival produced by 40North | 88 West - Champaign County’s Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council.

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How will YOU do the Boneyard?

Plan your route. Get moving.

Discover for yourself that Art Lives Here!

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Creativity abounds this weekend at the 5th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival produced by 40 North | 88 West –– Champaign County’s Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council.

How will YOU do the Boneyard?

Race your friends and see who can get to the most venues? Venture out of your own community and become a Sunday driver? Visit only your favorites, or seek out new spaces and experiences? Make it a date, an all girls outing or a family fun day? Explore as a day-tripper or a night owl?

Whether you walk, drive, bike or bus, see one artist or all 500, make multiple purchases or just one, you get to create your own personal Boneyard. Map your route and hit the pavement!

The Boneyard Arts Festival is a unique annual event showcasing the broad range of creative activity flourishing throughout our county. The festival promotes innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships between artists and businesses that demonstrate how the arts stimulate economic, social and educational growth. Visit the 40 North website for more arts, culture and entertainment thriving in Champaign County - www.40north.org.

Art Lives Here!

Jenny Southlynn Festival Chair

Jennifer Armstrong Executive Director, 40 North | 88 West

Information provided in this map was provided to us by participating venues and artists. We encourage you to call in advance for the most up to date information, specific directions, or accessibility issues.

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AROMA CAFE 118 N. Neil Abstract Expressionism and watercolors by Shoshanna Bauer, live music by Ryan Groff, 7pm Friday

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BLIND PIG 120 N. Walnut Exhibit of enlarged prints of gunfights/westerns by artist Phil Strang

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BOLTINI 211 N. Neil Paintings by David Wilcoxen, Jason Bentley and Michael Reynolds. Zoo Improv comedy improvisation Friday at 6:30pm.

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BONEYARD POTTERY 403 S. Water Works by Michael Schwegmann, Patty Lindbloom, Gary Beaumont and Ella Dunn.

11am-5pm Friday and Saturday.

BOUTIQUE JOLIE 121 W. Church Juliana Timm Children’s Fund presents: Alejandro Garcia. Selections of photography and paintings will be featured at Cafe Kopi (109 N Walnut Street, Champaign) and Boutique JOLIE during regular business hours for these locations.

CAFE KOPI 109 N. Walnut Juliana Timm Children's Fund presents: Alejandro Garcia. Selections of photography and paintings will be featured at Cafe Kopi and Boutique JOLIE (121 W Church

Street, Champaign) during regular business hours for these locations.

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COWBOY MONKEY 6 E. Taylor Paintings by artist RJ Karlstrom.

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DANDELION VINTAGE CLOTHING 9 E. Taylor Display of works by Steven Hudson, Katrina Catizone, Elise McAuley, Matthis Helmick, Ryan McClure and Erika Porter. Caricatures drawn on site by Katrina Catizone, noon2pm Saturday ($5 suggested donation - proceeds to benefit the Station Theatre)

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DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN STAGE Chester Street (between Neil and Walnut Live music hits the streets, Friday evening.

Edison Middle School Jazz Band, Belly Dancers, Angie Heaton, Kayla Brown and Mike Ingram, Triple Whip and Living Blue.

10 ESCOBAR’S 6 East Columbia Watercolors, oils and acrylics by Herbert Marder, 5-9pm Friday, 11am-2pm and 5-10pm Saturday 11 EXILE ON MAIN 1 Main Visual art TBA 12 FRAMER’S MARKET 807 W. Springfield Works by Patrick Harness, Barry Brehm, Hua Nian, Soozie Robinson, John Pratt, Charlotte Brady, Bill Stevens, plus a special showing of early pieces by Billy Morrow Jackson.

9:30am-5:30pm Friday, 10am-4pm Saturday.

13 FURNITURE LOUNGE 9 E. University An exhibit of artwork by Dean E. Schwenk, ranging from quirky character illustrations and groovy retro digital art to large colorful acrylic paintings on canvas. 11am-8pm Friday, 11am-5pm Saturday, 12-4pm Sunday.

14 GLASS FX 202 S. First Stained glass, fused glass, etched glass, blown glass, glass beads and more by 30 local glass artists. 10am-5:30pm Friday and 9am-4pm Saturday.

15 GREAT FRAME UP 2141 S. Neil Works by artists Jean Kauffman, Lars Lindblad and Chris Main. 9:30am-6pm Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday.

16 THE GREAT IMPASTA 114 W. Church St. Display of photographs by Chris Main (lobby) and paintings by Jess Beyler (restaurant). Also: “Artistic Visions,” 9-11:30am Saturday, an exhibit/reception featuring pieces by Aritisans 10 Plus (Sandra Batzli, Toni Putnam, Jana Mason, Jamie Kruidenier, Dot Replinger, Mary McDonald, Beth Darling, Suzanne Keith Loechl, Jan Smith, Bonnie Switzer and Lisle Casper), with “response” artworks by students from the Campus Middle School for Girls. Upstairs in the Great Impasta Banquet facility.

17 GUIDO’S 2 E. Main Photographs by Ricki Moore and Molly Drennan. 11am-2am Friday-Sunday.

18 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE 119 E. University Ave. As the World Passes By – an exhibit of photographs by Phillipp Gross and Craig Chamberlain – provides a shocking look at poverty in Champaign County. 10am-5pm Friday and Saturday, 1-5pm Sunday.

19 IPPATSU SALON 122 N. Neil Photographs, tatoos and drawings by Baub Alred and Matt Stines, 10am-8pm Friday and Saturday 20 JIM GOULD’S RESTAURANT 1 East Main Display of oil paintings by Patrick Harness.

4-11pm Friday, 7am-11pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday.

Harpist Keelin Eder appears Saturday, from 8:30am-10:30am ($4 Mimosas!).

21 KANE & COMPANY SALON & SPA 41 E. University Ave. Glass, oil, mixed media and water colors by David Raila, Susie Robinson, Ann McDowell and Rebecca Rohloff, 9am-6pm Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday, and 12-4pm Sunday.

22 KNOXVILLE BUILDING 111 E. University Mixed media drawings on paper by Tedd Anderson, 9am-5pm Friday, 5-9pm Saturday and Sunday.

23 LATE NIGHT spACE Old Champaign train station (former Tracks Sportsbar & Nightclub) 116 North Chestnut Art exhibition and Boneyard Information Area, Saturday from 12-4pm. See back page inset for complete details about Late Night spACE events, Friday and Saturday, from 9pm to 2am!

24 MCGOWN PHOTOGRAPHY 5801C W. Springfield Country studio/gallery featuring photographs by Lawrence McGown. Take Springfield Ave. 2.5 miles west from Champaign, look for a white building with red doors on the south side of Route 10.

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25 NATIONAL CITY BANK 505 E. Green St., Suite 5 An exhibit featuring the paintings of Kim Curtis.

26 OPENSOURCE ART 12 E. Washington Fiscal Fitness, an interactive exhibit, 4-7pm Friday, 1-5pm Saturday, 1-5pm Sunday, with an opening reception 7-10pm Thursday (performances begin at 7pm).

27 PARKLAND ART ANNEX AT THE LIBRARY 2400 W. Bradley Ave. Works by artist Dennis Lewis. 7:30am-5pm Friday, 10am-2pm Saturday.

28 PARKLAND ART GALLERY 2400 W. Bradley Ave. Parkland College Fine Art Student Exhibit, including drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, metals. 10am-3pm Friday, 12-2pm Saturday.

29 PARKLAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2400 W. Bradley Ave. Exhibition of artwork created by children of the Parkland Child Development Center, 12-2pm Saturday.

30 PEKARA BAKERY AND BISTRO 116 N. Neil Exhibit of mixed media on canvas by Anna Creswell, 7am-10pm.

31 RADIO MARIA RESTAURANT AND TAPPAS BAR 119 N. Walnut Exhibit of works from a select group of Artists Against AIDS artists. Radio Maria is a satellite gallery for GCAP's annual Artists Against AIDS benefit/art exhibition (Orpheum Theater, April 27-30). Artists donate at least 50% of their sales proceeds directly to GCAP. 32 STUDIO BE 16B E. Washington (on Hickory) Painting, sculpture, woodworking and more in this group show featuring works by Natalie Matten, the late Bill Baker, Gary Keeler, Eric Burton, Samantha Tableriou, Corbin Cohver and Shawn Hensley. 1-7pm Friday-Sunday.

33 THE WELD GROUP (old JBJ Building) 723 S. Neil St. Members of the Wednesday Evening Drawing Group present new works: Tim Pettinger, Mary Van Cleave, Dennis Delheimer, Patricia Belleville, Sally BlissNolan, RJ Karlstrom and others. 5-9pm Friday, 10am-7pm Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday.

34 WIND, WATER AND LIGHT GALLERY 10 Main Works by Deborah Fell, Lucy A. Synk, Georgia Morgan and Mike Thomas, plus ongoing showing of pieces for sale by 185 regional and national artists. 11am-9pm Friday and Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday.

35 YWCA OF UIUC 1001 S. Wright An exhibit of works by Ellie Pinzarro. Friday from 9am-5pm.

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12 H2O SALON 109 North Broadway Photography, paintings, sculpture, live models and more from artists Christen James, Andy Peacock, and the H2O Stylists: Ursa Wylie-Duncan, Edith Peacock, Amy Sullivan, Rosa Navas and Doris Marlin. 4-9pm Friday, 12-4pm Saturday. With live performance by Marisa Zapata (Cuban jazz flute), followed

by Salsa dancing, 6:30-7:30pm Friday.

13 HEARTLAND GALLERY 112 W. Main Featuring paintings by Rebecca Plummer Rohloff and “Portraits from Elsewhere,” mixed media paintings by Burcu Okay. 10am6pm Friday and Saturday.

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21 TIMOTHY JOHN SALON 404 W. Green Exhibition of works in various media by artist Deena Love. 9am-5pm Friday, 9am-3pm Saturday.

22 URBANA FREE LIBRARY 210 W. Green Shows by students of instructor Hua Nian plus elementary school students from Urbana School District #116. 9am-6pm Friday and Saturday, 1-5pm Sunday. Live performance

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20 SILVERCREEK RESTAURANT 402 N Race Display of paintings by artist Harmony Rosales.

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18 MAIN STREET PLAZA 125 W. Main Group show featuring photography, drawing, mixed media and painting by Adriana P. Smith, Kelly White, Sylvia Arnstein, Umeeta Sadarangani, Ralph Roether and Salvatore Carovilla. 4-8pm Friday, 12-6pm Saturday, 14pm Sunday.

19 PHILLIPS RECREATION CENTER 505 W. Stoughton Come for Contra Dancing! No partner or experience necessary. Live music by the Flyover Zone band. $5 admission (bring clean, soft-soled shoes). 8-11pm Friday, 711pm Saturday.

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11 GRIGGS STREET POTTERS 305 West Griggs Pieces by Betsy Cronan, Charlene Anchor, Reni Franciscono and Ingrid Melief. 4-8pm Friday and 12-5pm Saturday.

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10 GLASS LAKE STUDIO 2908 E. Main Hand blown glass, oil paintings and drawings by artists Barrie Bredemeier and Hyon Joo Kim.

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17 LINCOLN SQUARE VILLAGE 300 S. Broadway Come for art exhibits, live performances and instruction, all happening inside Lincoln Square Village. Featuring the annual Festival of Quilts to benefit Cunningham Children's Home, plus exhibits and demonstrations by the members of the Sidney Artists' Guild - 1 organization, representing 16 artists working in a variety of media! 5-8:30pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday.

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DRAGONFLY PRESS 2108 S. Vine St. The paintings and print making of Rosalind Faiman Weinberg. 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday.

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CINEMA GALLERY 120 W. Main Recent watercolors by artist and educator Don Lake, plus ongoing showing of 45 professional artists from around central Illinois.

10am-9pm Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday.

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16 IRON POST 120 S. Race Big Bluestem (acoustic string-band) 2-4pm Friday, The Painkillers (blues, R&B) 6-9pm Friday.

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BUTTERFLY BEADS 1104 E.Washington Works by artist Wesley Waters.

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THE BODY THERAPY SHOP Lincoln Square Village 300 S. Broadway Exhibition of oil and acrylic Fantasy Art paintings – both originals and some signed/numbered limited edition prints – by Rantoul artist Lucy Synk. 5-7pm Friday, 11am9pm Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday.

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15 INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES 118 Lincoln Square Watercolors by Gayle Tilford and fibre art

by Karen Gottlieb Mermelstein. 10am-8pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday.

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BENNETT BUILDING 135-137 W. Main, 2nd Floor Video, sculpture, painting, installation, drawing, collage by Russell Weiss and Roberta Bennett in an exhibit that is the culmination of two artistic careers at the University of Illinois. The environment is immersive and experiential. 4pm-8pm Friday and Saturday.

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14 HIGH CROSS ART STUDIO 1101 N. High Cross An exhibit of works by Kim Curtis, Suzanne Loechl, Robin Riggs and Susan Ostrowski.

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1 ALPHA RO CHI 1108 S. First Lighting installation by students under the direction of David Warfel, plus UIUC art and design student ceramic work 2 ART COOP 410 E. Green Drawings, paintings and photographs by artist Jason Patterson. 10am-9pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday.

3 ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 1210 W. Nevada Featuring "Reconstructing Korean Memory,” an exhibit by Areujana Sim. Opening reception 6pm Friday. Opening reception for artist Sujata Dey-Kootnz on Saturday, April 21.

4 BLUES BARBECUE 1103 W. Oregon Display of artwork by EyeTrauma Comics artists Whisp, El Cats, and Trees You Can't Climb. Singer-guitarist Billy Galt (of Blues Deacons) performs 12–2pm Friday-Sunday.

5 CANOPY CLUB 708 S. Goodwin Power N Soul Fashion Show, 7:30pm Saturday.

6 CHANNING MURRAY FOUNDATION 1209 W. Oregon Drink tea while you take in an exhibition of dance and music improvisation with members of Champaign/Urbana and surrounding communities, as well as students from the University of Illinois.

Performers: Kirstie Simson, Todd Presson, Janet Charleston, Kinsey McCartor, Amy Swanson, Megan Dye, Hsin-Yi Hsiang, Rebecca Crystal, Janis Dingels, Chun-Chen Cheng, Kuan-Yu Chen, and Ellen Deutsch. Musicians: Jason Finkelman and invited guests. 4-5pm Sunday.

7 COLD STONE CREAMERY 505 E. Green Live performances from 1:30-7pm Saturday.

8 FIRE HAUS 708 S. 6th to be announced 9 GREEN STREET STUDIO/TECHLINE 24 E. Green Ceramics and mixed media by Mississippi Mud Pottery (new owners: Chad Nelson and Felicia Breen).

Friday until 8pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 12-5pm.

10 ILLINI MEDIA 512 E. Green Visual art from M. Harper, Phil Strang (WPGU alum), comic book artist Damian Duffy and other staff.

11 ILLINI UNION ART GALLERY 1401 W. Green Annual University of Illinois Student Photo Competition. 7am-10pm.

12 ILLINI UNION BOOKSTORE 809 S.Wright Display of visual art. 9am-6pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday.

13 KRANNERT ART MUSEUM 500 E. Peabody Part of the "Here and Now" project and the Boneyard Arts Festival, this improvised dance and music event is a sharing of a semester-long collaboration between Kirstie Simson plus students from the department of dance and musician Jason Finkelman (with invited guests). 3-4:30pm Saturday.

14 KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 500 S. Goodwin The Krannert Center Student Association announces “On the Rocks,” a series of one act plays – both comedy and drama - performed by students from all across the UIUC campus. 911pm Friday and Saturday.

15 MCKINLEY FOUNDATION (McKinley Presbyterian Church) 809 S. Fifth Friday is Prairie Ensemble’s final concert

of the season, “This and That,” a program modeled on the group’s first very concert in 1996 and beginning with a Concert Conversation at 7pm.

Performance starts at 7:30pm 16 NOODLES & CO. 528 E. Green Announcing the 2nd Annual Boneyard Arts Festival Noodle Art Kid’s Activity, 2pm-4pm, both Saturday and Sunday!

17 SPURLOCK MUSEUM 600 South Gregory The Whirlwind Project presents an exhibit on Calligraphy, featuring: *Calligraphy and Sacred Manuscripts of Many Traditions, 10am-4pm Saturday and 12-4pm Sunday. *Calligraphy Demonstration (Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Sanskrit, and more), 1-4pm Sunday.

Performance artist Lynn O’Brien, Saturday 2pm.

18 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL PROGRAM 708 S. Matthews “Healing Works” Art Exhibit, with an opening night Jazz Set.

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WALKER WORKS 2532 CR 600 E Wide variety of sculpture by artists Curt and Gary Walker. Take Mattis Ave. 7 miles north from Champaign, turn left on Road 2250.Take another left after 3 miles onto Road 600 – it’s the 2nd house on left. Friday-Sunday.

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VILLA CAFFE 1002 S. Commercial Dr. An exhibit of works by students from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School.

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PRAIRIE VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 200 W International "Youth Is Not a Time of Life but a State of Mind,” an art exhibition curated by Dr. Ian Wang. Featuring artists Lois Richardson, and Agnes Kobliska (painting), Ian Wang (painting, drawing and photography), Carol Wooster (needle art), Derrick Holley (painting), Jamie Ye (painting), Kerry Fisher (folk art – painting), and Maryls Karr (decorative art). 8am-6pm Friday-Sunday.

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CHRISTINE RICH STUDIO 1402 Regency Dr. W. “Dancers: Pen and Ink Sketchings” by artist Hua Nian.

PAGES FOR ALL AGES 1201 Savoy Plaza Hua Nian, “Paper Tearing Art,” a special Mother's Day collection of images of mothers and children by the local artist and educator. 9am-11pm Friday and Saturday, 10-9pm Sunday.

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Friday and Saturday, April 20–21, 9pm–2am 116 North Chestnut, Champaign, IL Old Champaign Train Station (former Tracks Sportsbar & Nightclub)

Tickets: $7 ($10 for two – bring a friend!)

Tickets available at the door.

Cash bar for those with valid I.D. (water and soda also available) Live interactive visual environments by :::Psymbolic. With recent paintings by Steve Hudson, a new installation work by artist Lori Caterini, and video art by Deke Weaver’s video arts class.

Friday, April 20 9pm Mhondoro | mbira/guitar based Zimbabwean Pop 10pm Jane Boxall | solo marimba 10:30pm Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina (NYC) electric board zither/guitar duo 11:30pm Kirstie Simson Improv Group | dance and music 12am I Grade Showcase featuring Niyorah and Abja(of St. Croix, USVI) | roots reggae

Saturday, April 21 9pm Greg Spiro Trio | fusion of jazz, R&B, Hip/Hop, groove and metal 10pm Jane Boxall | solo marimba 10:30pm Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina (NYC) electric board zither/guitar duo 11:30pm Kirstie Simson Improv Group | dance and music 12am I Grade Showcase featuring Niyorah and Abja(of St. Croix, USVI) | roots reggae

Late Night spACE is curated by Jason Finkelman and produced by 40 North | 88 West.

For more information, visit www.40north.org.

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A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FASHION H-TOWN VS CHI-CITY Forget East Coast vs. West Coast ... with Houston and Chicago churning out hip-hop stars such as Paul Wall and Chamillionaire, Kanye West and Rhymefest, how do the cities’ styles compare?

Houston • High top Nikes, bleached monthly • Braces are cool when they’re made of platinum and diamonds • A self referencing T-shirt is encouraged (i.e.

“I’m Mike Jones” or “This guy’s named Steve”)

Chicago • Sporting a velvet cap from Common’s Soji hat line • A vest in the vein of Kanye West, or Carlton from Fresh Prince • Simple specs are Lupe Fias-cool.

POP-COUNTRY VS ALT-COUNTRY

PHISH PHANS VS DAVE DUDES Coming out by the truckload to giant outdoor venues to get obliterated and maybe hear a song or two, what are the kiddies wearing to see Dave or Trey?

Phans • Shoes disrupt the absorption of guitar solos • Bandanas are only 3/$1 at Walgreens — good for a week of not showering • Those shorts are made entirely of hemp.

Dudes • Wearing a Dave shirt isn’t a faux-pas like at other concerts; it’s a necessary reminder of where he is.

• Of course those fl ip-flops are from Hollister and of course there’s a bottle opener on the bottom.

• That necklace is made entirely of that other guy’s shorts.

This is the battle of the hyphenated sub-genres; the manicured man-divas like Rascal Flatts and the un-showered likes of Jeff Tweedy or Okkervil River.

Pop-Country • A leather cowboy hat is like having the Fonz on your head.

• Manscaping? Be like Tim McGraw, let that natural chest burst forth.

• Of course, his cowboy boots match his guitar.

Alt-Country • The Western shirt again, but this one was found in a dive bar toilet; worn in just right.

• Levi’s 501 jeans, button fly equals subtle sophistication and it’s like a puzzle on your crotch!

• Will mandolins become the hot accessory this spring? If they do, this guy will pretend he never liked them.

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INDIE SONGSTRESS VS FERGILICIOUS HIT MAKER How does the “less is more” approach fashioned by the likes of Feist or Neko Case size up to the “less clothing is more” approach of the Fergies and Pussycat Dolls of the world?

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Fergilicious • Knee-high leather boots, so necessary • The camouflage tones are perfect compliments to militant booty shaking.

• The bold eyeshadow and the frightening sneer bring the whole look together.

It’s no secret; recently every guy has started to wear the same outfit out at night. You know, the blue and white striped button-down, jeans and Docs or some other sort of brown shoes. Why not take a tip from this spring’s fashion trends and try something new? If you must wear a buttondown, try a different pattern (muted plaid is in this spring) and make it short sleeve. OC alumnus Adam Brody was seen sporting this very look. If you’re looking for a more preppy look, however, pair a regular bright color T-shirt with an unexpected light cardigan, as seen on models at Calvin Klein’s spring fashion show, to keep you warm if you plan on being outside. Add in a pair of khakis, which you think would be more common but are not, and a pair of comfortable designer gym shoes (Converse or Asics for a laid-back vibe) and you will stand apart from the crowd.

— Brian McGovern

— Katie Devine

Songstress • A simple cloth dress is perfect for spring afternoons • Rain boots are a must, because indoors or out there’s always a chance of flooding.

• A look of playful confusion or forlorn pondering is the cherry on top of this outfit.

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LOOKING GOOD IN YOUR SWEATS We’ve all been there, the morning after an allnighter (be the reason studying or drinking), the week-long cold from hell, or just one of those days when your 11 a.m. feels like an 8 a.m. These are the days when the last thing you want to do is put on jeans, makeup or even real shoes, but there is the rare occasion when you don’t want to look as bad as you feel ... and it is possible.

First things f irst. Girls, if you hair is long enough to put in a ponytail, do it. If not, think of investing in a good baseball cap (take a note from the guys). Rather than hoping no one can see your bloodshot eyes from behind your hair, worse yet, we not only see your eyes, we also get a nice glimpse (and whiff ) of your greasy hair. On that note, everyone should invest in eye drops.

On to sweats. This goes for both the shirts and the pants — girls, ditch your boyfriend’s sweats.

As great as it is that he was on the Boy’s Swimming and Diving team in 2002, they look big and old. With the multitude of campus bookstores, I suggest purchasing an Illini sweatshirt; no one at this school can discriminate against that clothing choice. If the weather is warm enough, the solid colored fitted T-shirt is pretty hard to look bad in.

Bottoms are surprisingly just as simple. There are a bunch of brands that make good looking sweatpants or yoga pants for pretty much any price range. You can look into brands like Juicy Couture or Hardtail Forever if you have some extra cash, or just make a visit to Gap, Old Navy, Tar-

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get or Wal-Mart. The key with these sweatpants is the fit. Just in general, girls look best when they find the healthy medium between swimming in sweatpants and those that are so tight they might as well be stockings.

Guys are a bit luckier. As said before, hats are great. Also, you guys can get away with wearing your high school gear, assuming it still fits. Most sporting brands, like Nike and Adidas, make basic sweatpants that can be worn with a sweatshirt of choice. I personally, for both genders, advise against wearing pajama bottoms that are made by Corona, along with the moose-laden Abercrombie PJ’s — they just don’t match with anything, and believe me, you don’t stand out because you drink or because you wear Abercrombie. Plenty of people on this campus do too.

Shoes are pretty much a toss-up. When the weather warms up, flip-flops are a godsend. In the mean time, sneakers and moccasins are fine.

Finally, if you’re reading this and doing everything I just went against and it works best for you, by all means, continue. If you are proud of your all-nighter and want the campus to feel your pain, rock out your greasy hair. As judgmental as this article seems, I’m just trying to help, and Lord knows that I’ll be wearing my men’s Old Navy sweatpants as soon as finals roll around.

— Suzanne Stern

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Tokyo String Quartet Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, these veteran players mesmerize audiences with a signature sound The London Times dubbed “quartet playing of the highest order.” Over time, their landmark recordings have won seven Grammy nominations and multiple distinguished honors, including the Grand Prix du Disque Montreux. Since 1995, the Tokyo String Quartet has performed on “The Paganini Quartet,” a group of renowned Stradivarius instruments acquired and played by the legendary virtuoso Niccolò Paganini during the 19th century. Their Krannert Center program includes Haydn’s Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, “Die Quinten”; Schumann’s Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2; and Beethoven’s Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3.

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Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30pm Foellinger Great Hall Flex: $32 / SC & Stu 27 / UI & Yth 18 Single: $34 / SC & Stu 29 / UI & Yth 20 Choral Balcony: $15 / UI & Yth 10

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UI Trombone Choir 7:30pm, $2-$8

UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I 7:30pm, $2-$8

UI Concert Bands IIA and IIB 7:30pm, $2-$8

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The Scarecrow 7:30pm, $8-$22

Chamber Music Series Sponsors Jean and Howard Osborn

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The Scarecrow Music by Joseph Turrin Libretto by Bernard Stambler Eduardo Diazmuñoz, conductor

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by Bernard Stambler, is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s last short story, “Feathertop,” about a New England witch who brings a scarecrow to life to conjure up mischief and mayhem. What the witch didn’t count on was the absolute power of love and a true heart. Stambler, who is most widely known for his opera The Crucible with composer Robert Ward, provides a rich and poetic libretto to highlight this truly American tale.

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The mission of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is to nurture excellence and innovation in the performing arts through education, presentation, community service, and research.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts publicly recognizes all the dedicated and caring individuals who generously give their time and effort to the Center.

Volunteers help make our mission a reality.

Community Volunteers Marilyn Abbuehl Jackie An Shirley Arnote Marolyn Banner Sandra Batzili Mary Bauling Dick Bazzetta Joan Bazzetta Joyce Beasley Pam Bedford Helen Birkett Robert Blissard Marilyn Boddy George Brock Lou Brown Channing Brown Sandy Burr Lillian Caneva Felix Chan Marilyn Cimino Lonnie Clark, Jr. JoAnne Cochran Chike Coleman Dawn Davis Andrea del Moral Emre Demrilap Kathryn Devine Liz Dunn Astrid Dussinger Elizabeth Easley Elaine Ebeling Richard EngelbrechtWiggans Elizabeth EngelbrechtWiggans Vennie Ewing Marjorie A. Feitshans Margaret Fraizer

Ernest Furrow Genelle Furrow Donald Garrett Linda Garrett David Gerstenecker Sophie Gerstenecker Inga Giles Beez Gordon Ed Gordon Elizabeth Gray Mary Gritten Ernest Gullerud Joan Hamblin Katherine Hansen Rebecca Hanson Loretha Hanson Ruth Harms Sue Heiser Eleanor Hoch John Hockersmith Namita Jaim Debra Karplus Philip Kennedy Wayne Kennen Jackie Kennen Marilyn Kirtland Betty Kmoch Marta Ladd Valerie Laney Vivian Larson Cecile Lebenson Linda Lewis Arcel Lim Roberta Lindstrand Penny Lopez Michael Lopez Linda Lopez Klara Lueschen Janice Maddox Lauro Santo Maia

Gwenda Martin Jean Mason Donna Mason Kathryn Quito Matzen Patricia McCarthy Beth McDonald Roslyn McPherson Carrie Melin Carol Miles Carol A. Miller Michael W. Miller Margrith Mistry Franck C. Modica Linda Morris Diane Mortensen Jane Myers Natsuki Nakamura Jo Nelson Barbara Nelson Maxine Nichols Marge Olson Carol Ordol Nancy Osterhoff Ann Pershing Jan Peterson Gayle Pfoor Bryan Piper Lynn Podoll Ginny Putman Marilyn Querry Joan Reilly Burke Gerrie Rein Norma E. Ripkey Patricia Rohacs Mary Rose Patricia Sawyer Annette Schoenberg Gerry Schriefer Dawn Schultz Barb Schultz

Roslyn Schumacher Eva Scoffas Millie Sims Janet Slater Beverly Smith Jane Smith Akinola SoyodeJohnson Bernadine Stake Shirley Starr Cecile Steinberg Margaret Stillwell Stella Sundy Iris Swanson Alice Taylor Sue Thurmon Kay Tressler Julia Ulen Lynda Umbarger Naneera Vidhayasirinum Shirley Walker Claudia Washburn Berta Wendel Ed Wilhite Diane Wilhite Jo Williams Jim Williams Vi Wilson Elizabeth C. Wirt Mary Wood Frank Wright Susie Wright Ruth Anne Wylie Ann Wymore Virgie Young Angela Zahnd

Josh Gerdes Matt Gerdes Tadd Goings Rachel Goldfarb Eleanor Good Eric Gordon Quiana Green Christopher Gregory Xiaoyue Guan Roger Harty Peter Ho Arica Inglis Amanda Jablonsky Cyril Jacquot Vilas Shekhar Banglore Jagannath Aarti Jayanth Seonhee Jeon You Na Jeong Richard Jew Paula Johannesen Meghan Jones Kyoko Kawashima Diane Kessel Juli Kim Maryann Kim Se Jong Kim Yeun Kim Yee Lih Koh Stephen Kohlhase Cheryl Krugel Donghyun Kwon Hannah Lee Kai Wei Jeanette Lee Kyung Min Lee Scott Leithem Clare Lipinski John Liu Tzu-Ying Liu Aguinaldo Maciente

Ivanete Maciente Paul Malina Angela Man Gwenda Martin Margie Mathewson Jonathan McDaniel William McFadden Megan McMillen Lauren Mietelski Young-Kyung Min Matthew Montgomery Michelle Moy Anne Munaretto Angel Yi Nga Liu David Noreen Emma O’Brien Daniel Ogwal Bridget O’Neill Soh Teng Ong Lale Ozkahya Jennie Pak Susanna Pak Celina Petersen Sandra Pierzchala Christine Placek Corin (Yongxue) Qi Craig Robinson Mark Rolla Carloyn Roloff Meagan Roloff Lindsay Ross Pablo Ruiz Kristiann Rushton Mariko Sato Kim Scanlon Kimberly Scarabello Heidi Samojluk Jack Scheff Eva Shiu Jae-Chang Song

Remy Soni Jennifer Stanuch Shawna Stich Susan Storm Chad Stroud Adam Swiatek Mindy Szeto Allison Teykl Carolyn Thomas Jack Thomas Burcu Ucaray-Mangitli James Vandeberg Kimberly Wadman Sarah Wan Hao Wang Jinghua Wang Yan Wang David Weiss Feben Woldermariam Xia Wu Shy Chyi Wuang Meghan Wyllie Kuang Xu Mary Yahl Alex Yang Yang Vickie Yang Crystal Ye Jennifer Yeh Szu-Yin Yeh Huaibin Zhang

Krannert Center thanks the Illini Emergency Medical Service for assuring the safety of our patrons by giving caring and consistent emergency medical support.

Thank you for your continued service.

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We invite you to join the volunteer team at Krannert Center!

Please join us at an orientation session Saturday, April 28 at 3pm; Monday, May 7 at 6pm; and Monday, May 14 at 6pm Interlude For more information, please call 217/244-0549 or email volunteer@kcpa.uiuc.edu. We look forward to working with you!

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hen a Volkswagen Jetta pulls up to Cowboy Monkey on April 26, don’t be surprised when you see what will come out of the car. It will most likely be the band Snowsera, intact with all band members and instruments.

Typically dressed in button-down shirts, these are not your typical rock stars, but they have been making a steady impact on the local scene since the creation of the band last October. They have 11 scheduled shows over the next few months including upcoming shows in Dekalb and Minneapolis, as well as playing locally at Canopy Club May 2.

Bill Arteaga sings, Ian Erard plays guitar and Nate Christenson plays bass for Snowsera. They have always played with a drum machine but are currently trying out a local drummer.

Although Erard describes their music as rock or alternative, do not expect to hear a typecast sound. They play an entire set list of original songs without falling into a particular musical genre.

“You want your music to be singular and unique on its own,” said Erard.

It may seem that all three guys have a laid back and easygoing demeanor, but they are dedicated to their music and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Christenson called his band professional, hardworking and dedicated, whether they are booking shows practicing or playing live.

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“NOTHING IS DONE BY ONE PERSON,” SAID CHRISTENSON. “EVERYTHING’S ALWAYS COLLABORATED.”

“Nothing is done by one person,” said Christenson. “Everything’s always collaborated.” They have learned to work off of and with each other.

All one needs to do to get the full view of their personality is to dissect their name. If you are looking for something profound, you will be disappointed. Erard said after days of looking through pages of possible names, they settled on Snowsera because all three members like snow and “sera” is the Italian word for evening. And with that moment of genius, a band was truly born.

While they have only been a band for a little over five months, they owe their good fortune of playing a lot of venues to MySpace.

The entire band agrees they would not have a chance to be where they are now if it were not for the capabilities of MySpace to gain contacts and friends and allow everyone in the world to listen to their music free of charge.

“We have been fortunate to play where we have,” said Arteaga.

“We’ve played at all of the places locally where we wanted to.”

Their first show was at Canopy Club after they had formed the band less than three weeks before the show. Arteaga called it “heaven sent” to play their first show ever on the main stage in this venue.

They only played three songs then, but now can play nine songs for a full set. Their songs are available on MySpace, and they regularly give out free CDs at their shows.

Though they have been successful in many different aspects, Christenson said it has not been a cakewalk — their second show at Eastern Illinois University was almost the end of the band. The drum machine at times was not loud enough to hear until it was turned way up, resulting in “blood-curdling squealing.” Erard said he thought his ear was bleeding and actually checked for blood during the show. The whole band was completely embarrassed, and Christenson thought it was the end of the band.

Instead, they made it a bonding and growing experience. They have had many “trials and tribulations with the drum machine,” but with the prospect of a full-time drummer, their hard work and positive attitudes, the future path for Snowsera looks to be both successful and rewarding.

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Parkland College’s production of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology was like receiving a beautiful box from Fannie May with all of the chocolates missing: the play itself was lovely but this production did not meet my expectations.

Spoon River Anthology was adapted by Charles Aidman from the book of the same name featuring free verse poems written by Masters.

The poems are written in the voices of Spoon River’s deceased inhabitants who are speaking from the grave about their past lives. Even though Spoon River, Ill., is a fictional town, Parkland’s program note suggests that Masters may have received his ideas for his poems from actual people in the town; he grew up in smalltown Fulton County, Ill. where a Spoon River actually existed.

If you’re looking for a play with a plot, this is not the play for you; think the musical Cats. The play consists of multiple monologues and short vignettes as told and acted on stage by the dead inhabitants of Spoon River’s cemetery. However, with 72 characters to portray and an ensemble of only 22, it was hard to keep “who was playing who” straight. Sometimes the actors did not make big enough personality or physical changes when switching from character to character, and as a result, I was left feeling distraught and confused.

The quick pace at which the production moved, which did the opposite of portraying the smalltown methodical way of life, left me wanting time to pause and think about what a particular character had just said.

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The actors who stood out to me were the ones who were able to make adjustments to their voices, stances and dispositions when switching from character to character. These actors deserve much applause: Angela Schnieder, Thom Miller and especially Michelle Mills. Mills was able to play the village kook Minerva Jones and the historical role of Ann Rutledge — Honest Abe Lincoln’s alleged first love — without missing a beat. I also enjoyed David Barkley as the often omnipresent narrator; he also has a very pleasant voice.

The setting utilized in this production was very simple: a gray cemetery with levels to suggest its placement on a hill. With all of the actors dressed in some shade of white, there was no color anywhere (which I understand suggested they were dead) that was rather unappealing to the eye. One interesting aspect of the setting was the use of four statues, which were played by live actors dressed in all white. The statues remained still on stage for most of the production, but their reactions to some of the characters stories evoked irony, guilt and even humor at some points.

It’s not that I didn’t enjoy this production of Spoon River Anthology; it’s just that when I go see theater at Parkland, I have high expectations.

Park land ’s product ions usua l ly wow me, especially as a community theater that uses a mix of theater majors and local actors. You should see this production because it is a chance to see the wonderful script of Spoon River Anthology acted live on stage; however, don’t expect it to be up to par with Parkland’s other productions.

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What is Ă&#x2020;ther? Well, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an incendiary chemical and the intermediary force which unites the four elements of fire, water, earth and wind. Ă&#x2020;ther also happens to be the divine air of the ancient Greek gods. It is all of these meanings which inspired Ă&#x2020;ther to be the theme of the blazing fashion show produced by Power â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Soul that will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the Canopy Club. The progression from hellish, incendiary surroundings to heavenly, divine air is a journey the audience makes in this show. This extravaganza promises to lead viewers from hell to heaven through the exquisite beauty of the models, the dazzling attire and the extravagantly crafted sets.

Quality and perfection are what promoters Douglas Layne and Bris Mueller demand from everyone involved in this production. With this in mind, they have amassed a dedicated group of volunteers to bring this spectacle to life. Models like Vanessa Torres, Heather Hastings and Jelan McCoy are responsible for attending two-hour practice sessions three times a week for over six weeks to prepare for their stride down the catwalk.

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dinator and lead stylist Kim Matthews.. Appleton drills each model over how to perfect their runway walk, while Matthews instructs each on the finer points of their skin care, what each model will wear and how to maintain the hairstyle she creates for them.

Why does everyone work so hard? Because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for charity. All of the proceeds from the show go towards the Julianna Timm Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund. This charity builds orphanages for children orphaned by the ravages of AIDS in Malawi in Africa. This is the third year Power â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Soul has produced this fashion show, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first year that it will be held at the Canopy Club. This show kills two birds with one stone: you can support the models and see what all their hard work has come to and also feel good about helping out children who are less fortunate than most.

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COMING BACK AFTER A COMEBACK Inspring musician Nadja SalernoSonnenberg visits CU

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The program looks routine enough — today, UIUC’s Krannert Center is set to host a concert by violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott. They will play three sonatas for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms. If you don’t anything about violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, you’re probably assuming that this is going to be a routine chamber music concert given by two stellar performers of the classical world. Think again.

This violinist has a story, background and career that read like an artistic soap opera. She has been the subject of critical praise and skepticism, suffered from depression and some horrible personal disasters.

She once nearly severed her left little playing finger preparing food at a Christmas party and once shot

herself in a moment of depression with a pistol she had purchased to protect herself from stalkers. She once said, “There will never be any force in my life greater than playing, and playing has saved me so many times.”

Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome, Italy, and her family moved to US when she was 8. She was admitted to Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute, then studied with the legendary Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard and won a major competition as a teenager. She managed a life of appearances ranging from soloist gigs at Carnegie Hall to talking to Big Bird on Sesame Street. But the stress up playing up to 200 performances a year took its toll. Depression, self-doubt, constant travel and failed romantic involvements brought her down many times, but her intensity was an area of no compromise.

One of her many orchestral collaborators, Andrew Litton, said of her intensity, “She isn’t afraid to take risks and chances and to make a musical statement that has all the passion of life.”

Of her 24 CDs that are currently available, there is not a moment of recorded routine. Her recordings of the standard repertoire of concertos are freely mixed with personal favorites, new works and some incredible chamber pieces. Each collection carries the personal style and intensity that marks any performance of hers as a voice marks a singer’s style.

With her career only nine years old, she published an autobiography for young people called On My Way. But it was an Oscar-nominated documentary from 2000, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Speaking in Strings, that really made her a household name. The interviews on camera rounded out this portrait of an artist who admits “Classical music, it’s a drug; it’s food for your soul,” and you can see she means it.

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Some might succumb to the assumption that Disturbia is only a thinly veiled pastiche of “Hitchcockian” thrillers raging with teen hormones. But you know what they say about those who assume. What appears to be another mediocre Hollywood banality proves to be a surprisingly shocking movie with an effective plot.

Shia LaBeouf portrays Kale, a troubled teen downgraded to house arrest for the summer months after violently attacking his teacher.

Forced to wear an electronic ankle bracelet, Kale must stay within the confines of his home or suffer the consequences. Understandably perturbed, Kale resorts to spying on the neighbors.

But voyeurism has a price. One particularly char m ing and seduct ive neighbor ( Dav id Morse) just might be a closet serial killer. With the help of the girl next door (Sara Roemer) — a lways lol ling around in her bik ini — and his goof ball sidekick (Aaron Yoo), Kale begins a harrowing investigation into just how

deranged and disturbed suburbia can really be.

LaBeouf may have found his breakthrough role. He’s grown considerably since Even Stevens and his performance is the most captivating and emotionally wrenching of the film. Being surrounded by an equally talented cast helps too.

And by Jove, they’ve got redeeming qualities!

Besides their respectable know-how of modern gadgetry aiding some old-school sleuthing, our pubescent protagonists make teenage angst somehow more convincing than the kids from Saved by the Bell.

Of course, Disturbia wouldn’t be much without DJ Caruso helming the project. Known in the past for noirish rip-offs (such as The Salton Sea), Caruso brings high-tech gimmicks and slick polish to Hitchcock’s immortal classic Rear Window.

Though it will eternally remain the watershed of paranoid thrillers, Caruso’s visually stylish rebooting provides enough suspense and scares for a Saturday afternoon with no hint of plagiarism.

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What do you get when you combine two talented directors who learned their craft by watching ’70s/’80s horror/action/sci-f i Bmovies and assign them the task of recreating those very same fi lms? Grindhouse. Grindhouse is not just a movie; it’s an experience. The classic B-double feature comes alive in full force as Tarantino and Rodriguez pay homage to a classic era of fi lm. In the style of Lucio Fulci, Stuart Gordon and Mario Bava, Rodriguez presents the horror sci-fi Planet Terror, while Tarantino takes on the rape-revenge genre from a new perspective with Death Proof, an autocrashrevenge fl ick. Forget 300: Zach Snyder ain’t got nothing on Tarantino or Rodriguez. Tarantino and Rodriguez also stay true to the original material, keeping it all as over-the-top, cheesy, bloody, violent, tasteless and sexy as possible.

It even has the cheesy trailers for “upcoming” movies in between each feature.

PLANET TERROR (2007, four stars) Call me a sucker for the “classics,” but this fi lm is pure horror/sci-fi nostalgia. It’s as gory

and pointlessly plotless as anyone cou ld ask a Fulci f ilm to be and as up in the air when it comes to Grindhouse. Try to hold onto your seats through this over-the-top, cheesy and Everything’s double feature. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM. enticing as such classics as From Beyond and Cannibal Holocaust. in his death proof stunt mobile; a killer who T he si mpl i st ic plot revolve s a rou nd a gets his kicks out of crashing into the cars of zombif ying virus that is unleashed upon a young, luscious women at 120 mph. Stuntman small town and the survivors who must escape Mike soon learns, however, that you never leave to safety. As we all know, an infected town someone for dead as the attacker becomes the only means one thing: body count. Rodriguez attacked. It’s like I Spit On Your Grave, only with does not disappoint as he goes all out with his a 1970s Dodge Charger. superior, saturating use of splatter gore, once Death Proof just doesn’t impress; it’s not very again proving himself a master of his craft. violent, scary, shocking or cheesy (although THE TRAILERS there are quite few laughs). Death Proof in no Between the two films are three utterly hilarious way matches up to sheer cheesiness and gorefaux-trailers for upcoming movies. My personal laden plotlessness of Planet Terror. favorite has to be Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving.

Viewers beware: Grindhouse is nothing like DEATH PROOF (2007, three stars) From Dusk Till Dawn and it’s sure as hell not Tarantino, a big fan of ’70s exploitation fi lms, anything alike Pulp Fiction or Sin City. Unless reinvents the rape-revenge genre with his car- you enjoy such f ilms as The Evil Dead, The sploitation fl ick Death Proof. Kurt Russell stars Beyond and Re-Animator, this may not be your as Stuntman Mike, a stuntman out for blood cup of blood.

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There’s good horror and there’s bad horror.

Though you won’t see Hilary Swank toting a machine gun leg, The Reaping boasts enough grotesque oddities to make you reconsider those Sunday school lessons from long ago. For my money there’s nothing more compelling than a man (or woman) of the cloth losing faith then rediscovering its importance in a series of life-affirming lessons — usually with a supernatural flair.

This is the same story with Swank’s Katherine Winter, a former missionar y and presently renowned authority on debunking religious “phenomena.” When summoned to investigate strange occurrences resembling the 10 biblical plagues in a sleepy Louisiana town, Katherine remains skeptical until she meets the supposed cause: a little girl sporting a serial killer stare who may or may not be the devil incarnate (cue the subtly eerie music).

Apparently there’s more to be scared of in the swamps of Louisiana than a Britney Spears

family barbeque, and it’s not The Reaping.

I can’t understand where such an intriguing story faltered, but I blame the excessive CGI — the fi lm industry’s greatest blasphemy. Swank — Hollywood’s best paid butter-face — brings two Oscars and her manly features to the schlocky material. This woman effectively acts her balls out like none other. She makes cheesy dialogue plausible developing a character the audience can’t help but empathize with.

The shocks are plentiful, scares are not.

Director Stephen Hopkins maintains a relentless pace, plow ing Swan k and Co. th rough a barrage of locusts, Old Testament disasters and Southern people. Despite its rather innovative premise, The Reaping effuses yawn-inducing clichés and doesn’t have a prayer.

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A BROADER VIEW: SEXUAL VIOLENCE According to Illinois law, sexual assault is defined as any type of sexual penetration which involves force or threat of force. This law is gender-neutral, meaning that victims or perpetrators can be of any gender.

But moving away from a strictly legal definition, sexual violence can take many forms and may be very confusing for a survivor to identify. For LGBT people, perpetrators may use the threat of “outing” them to friends, family or work to force them to have sex. The survivors may stop fighting, but this is not the same as consent.

Sexual harassment is also a form of sexual violence that sometimes gets overlooked, particularly when it applies to LGBT people. Derogatory statements about a person’s sexual orientation (whether accurate or not) not only create a homophobic environment, but are also, unfortunately, a socially accepted form of sexual violence.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS A HATE CRIME Sexual violence as a hate crime is more common for LGBT people than it is for other marginalized groups. Perpetrators may use rape or another form of sexual violence as a way to punish LGBT people for their perceived sexual “transgressions.” To address sexual violence within the LGBT community, we must work to change the cultural climate that makes this violence acceptable.

IT’S NOT JUST “DRAMA” We have both heard examples of sexual or domestic violence in the LGBT community being referred to as “drama.” Just like straight people, LGBT people can experience sexual violence within their intimate relationships. For example, 15 percent of men living with a male intimate partner report being raped, assaulted or stalked by a male

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Research shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender folks experience sexual violence at equal or greater rates to heterosexuals. Unfortunately, due to a culture of homophobia (the irrational fear and hatred of LGBT people), LGBT survivors may have difficulty finding support they need.

Homophobia and ignorance have led to misinformation and misunderstandings about sexual violence against LGBT folks. So when LGBT people do access support, they may be met with police officers, health care workers or counselors who may believe, for example, that rape always involves penetration by a penis and if there is no penis involved, sexual violence cannot take place. Even worse, the assumption of heterosexuality (or gender normality for trans folks) from these institutions may render LGBT survivors’ experiences invisible.

This is unfortunate for all of us, because sometimes members of the LGBT community also hold onto the myths they have learned from the larger society.

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cohabitant. And marginalization of LGBT folks can pose a significant barrier to seeking help from supportive services, criminal justice systems and alternative housing. Because of myths about (the lack of) violence within LGBT relationships, people who should be supportive may instead disbelieve or minimize violence or blame survivors for it, simply because they do not want to believe it could happen.

Not only does this hurt the survivor, but this ultimately excuses the behavior of the perpetrator, leaving everyone more vulnerable.

In addition, LGBT people experience childhood sexual abuse just like non LGBT people. Because of the myth that abuse “caused” them to be gay, lesbian, bi or trans, LGBT folks may be more reluctant to begin the healing process they deserve. As Dorothy Allison, lesbian author and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, says, “If people really believed that rape made lesbians, and brutal fathers made dykes, wouldn’t they be more eager to do something about it?” Healing from violence is difficult enough, without someone calling your sexual orientation into question based on the abuse.

ANTI-LGBT VIOLENCE IN AN ANTI-LGBT WORLD When addressing violence against LGBT individuals, it is important to remember that this violence does not occur in a vacuum. The structures that ignore or condemn LGBT people make this violence especially likely. If our society doesn’t see LGBT folks as fully human, it becomes much easier to perpetrate violence against them. Rather than placing the blame upon the LGBT community, we have to examine the ways in which everyone — LGBT and straight folks — allows and encourages this violence through homophobic slurs and discrimination. When anyone is targeted because of their sexuality, we are all harmed.

SEX 411 • Challenge the myths that surround sexual violence.

• Show support to the LGBT community and fight homophobia.

• Attend LGBT Awareness Days events.

See the calendar at http://www.odos. uiuc.edu/lgbt/.

• Educate yourself on sexual violence against LGBT individuals.

• Girshick: Woman to Woman Sexual Violence • Scarce: Male on Male Rape • National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: www.ncavp.org • Gender Public Advisory Coalition: www. gpac.org

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March 21 – April 19

“I was the wife of Vlajko Stojiljkovic, deceased, who was indicted at the Hague War Crimes Tribunal. First, I assure you that the indictment was politically motivated and utterly without merit. Secondly, I need to transfer our vast fortune out of the country. The funds are in excess of 64 million U.S. dollars.

Can you help? Are you trustworthy? I can offer you 30 percent.

Please forward your contact info to me a.s.a.p. I am grateful.

-Glorja.” Dear Aries, there’s a good chance you’ll soon get a money-related offer that’s as bogus as the above communiqué.

DO NOT TAKE IT! Much more reliable financial opportunities are on their way.

T A U RU S

April 20 – May 20

I heard a radio interview in which someone defined an oracle as “a technology for broadening the listening field.” That’s a good description of the horoscope you’re now reading. Its intention is to expand the scope of what you pay attention to . . . and alert you to the fact that you have more options than you realize . . . and give you license to change your mind about anything and everything. To help accomplish this, print the following oracular words on your palm, then hold your palm to your ear for a few minutes: luminous marrow murmurs lightning praise.

GEMINI

May 21 – June 20

Due to a rare conjunction of three potato-shaped asteroids in your astrological House of Productive and Forgivable Gaffes, you have cosmic license to make a lot of really cool mistakes.

I’ve gathered some witty remarks you can invoke to disarm anyone who might be critical of your messy experiments: (1) “You’re just jealous because the little voices are talking to me and not to you.” (2) “When I have to choose between two evils, I enjoy picking the one I’ve never tried before.” (3) “Do you have a clear conscience? A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.” (4) “I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.”

CANCER

June 21 – July 22

LEO

July 23 – Aug. 22

Here’s what George Sheehan wrote in Running and Being, his book about running: “If you want to win anything--a race, your self, your life--you have to go a little berserk.” For a limited time only, I’m endorsing that strategy for your personal use, Cancerian. While I do love your sensitivity and subtlety, right now I’d like to see you get half-crazy in a ferocious devotion to the noble dream you love best.

I drove through a cloud today. It enveloped the Golden Gate Bridge. When I left the lush green hills of Marin County, the day was sunny. When I arrived in the lush urban mesh of San Francisco, the day was sunny. But in between I crept through thick white haze. I could barely see, and had to turn on my headlights and slow down. But there was no danger. I didn’t erupt with anxiety. And in a few minutes I had moved through it.

Let my experience serve as a metaphor for your week, Leo. It’s like you’ve just gotten on a passageway that will take you from a soft lushness to a harder lushness, and on the way you’ll have to navigate almost blindly.

VIRGO

Aug. 23 – Sept. 22

LIBRA

Sept. 23 – Oct.22

SCORPIO

Oct. 23 – Nov. 21

“The important thing,” said French naturalist Charles DuBois, “is to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.” Did he really mean at any moment? Like while we’re in a convenience store buying beer? While we’re lying in bed ready for sleep and reviewing the events of the day?

While we’re adrift in apathetic melancholy, watching too much TV and neglecting our friends? At ANY moment?! I say yes. At all times and in all places, Virgo--especially this week--be ready to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.

that horrified her: Norbu wasn’t a Christian like her. “My mother believed that if such healing didn’t come from a Christian,” says Mitchell, “then it must come from Satan, and she didn’t want to be healed by Satan.” She then had a dramatic relapse, completely losing the gift Norbu had bestowed. The moral of the story, Scorpio: Don’t let your beliefs get in the way of your healing.

S AG I T TA R I U S

Nov. 22 – Dec. 21

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Dec. 22 – Jan. 19

AQUA R I U S

Jan. 20 – Feb. 18

Poet William Carlos Williams said his creative technique could be summed up in the phrase, “No ideas but in things.” He wanted to see the world as it really was, without imposing theories about what anything meant. In the essay “Rucksack Poetry: How Haiku Found a Home in America,” Andrew Schelling captures Williams’ approach: “This actual moment!

That bedraggled crow! This moonlit evening, that cold rain on your skull! There you stand, inhabiting your body with animal clarity, wide-open senses, and no preconception or abstract idea can touch the experience itself.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Sagittarius, your assignment is to find or create five pure moments during which you embody that state.

“Dear Rob: Has the Goddess placed a global embargo on new love? While it doesn’t sound like something she’d normally do, I’m wondering if she cast a curse of which I’m unaware? I’m not a cynic; it’s just that no one in my acquaintance has experienced new love in a long time. In other words, is Cupid on strike?

Has romance boycotted our planet? -Out-in-the-Cold Capricorn.”

To the best of my knowledge, there are no embargos, strikes, or boycotts like the ones you propose. I’ve noticed, though, that some of my Capricorn cohorts have experienced dry spells recently. But according to my astrological reckoning, a deluge will soon change all that.

Everything’s a learning experience, right? I mean, let’s say you absent-mindedly wander down to the bus station to see if your ship has come in. Maybe the shock of being in the wrong place at the wrong time will motivate you to do some research on the actual place where your ship is likely to dock. Or let’s say that in your quest for the Real Thing, you somehow end up paired with a replacement or substitute that initially disappoints you but that eventually turns out to give you access to a far more interesting version of the Real Thing than you ever imagined.

PISCES

Feb. 19 – March 20

Elvis Presley got a C in his eighth grade music class. Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the deaths of their cats. A piece of paper can only be folded 9 times.

Bill Gates makes 125 dollars a second. Toupees for dogs are sold in Japan. The oldest goldfish that ever lived was 41 years old and named Fred. Now please forget all of the preceding factoids, Pisces. In fact, purge them so thoroughly that it will be as if you never knew them in the first place. Doing that will be the perfect warm-up for your next big assignment, which is to clear out a nice big empty space in your brain. There are lots of fresh hot ideas poised to flow into you in the coming weeks.

But if you hope to receive them in the proper spirit, you’ll have to make more room for them.

Homework: In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla non ante non mauris nonummy volutpat.

You could grow moonflowers in a toxic waste dump, Libra. You could lift the spirits of a child who has been raised in grievous poverty. That’s how much regenerative power you possess right now. You might even be able to locate underground water in a desert, or resurrect a dead dream, or alleviate half of your deepest suffering. I’m not absolutely sure you could transform lead into gold, but I do know that now is one of your best chances ever to pull it off.

In 1971, astronaut Edgar Mitchell was the sixth person to walk on the moon. Since then he has cultivated an interest in the paranormal. At one point he asked Buddhist lama Norbu Chen to attempt a psychic healing of his mother, who was legally blind. Norbu’s magic worked. Mom’s sight returned, and she was ecstatic. A few days later, however, she made a discovery

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THU. APR 19 Live Bands Chris Nolte Jazz Trio Iron Post, 6pm, $3 Acoustic @ Aroma featuring Jason Harrod Aroma Cafe 8pm, free Green Street Records presents Butterfly Assassins, Sidewalk Radio, Zmick, Lynn O’Brien, Plezby Courtyard Cafe, 8pm, $7 Caleb Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, no cover Matt Wertz with special guests Jon McLaughlin and Jessica Sonner Canopy Club, 9pm, $10 in advance Jazz Night featuring Miami Heat Latin Jazz with Carlos Vega Zorba’s Restaurant, 9:30pm, $3 Acoustic Wednesday featuring Adam Wolfe Potbelly Sandwich Works, 12pm, free Concerts Nadja Salerno-Sonneberg and Anne-Marie McDermott [Master musicians and engaging communicators, violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and pianist

Anne-Marie McDermott embrace collaborative performances with both passion and expressive artistry.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm, $47 public/$28 student, choral balcony $15 public/$10 student DJ DJ/Gentlemen’s Club [Nothin’ but Rock.] Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm DJ Hellcat Mike ’N Molly’s, 10pm Dancing Free Swing Dance McKinley Church and Foundation 9:30pm Karaoke Boneyard Karaoke Memphis on Main, 8pm, no cover Karaoke with Randy from RM Entertainment Fat City Saloon, 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke The Office, 10pm

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Lectures/Discussions Free English Speaking, Listening Class [These classes work well for those whose native language is not English and emphasize beginning and intermediate listening and speaking skills.] Parkland College, 9am “Wu Qing: A Global Perspective on Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship” Education Building, 4pm, free “Research in Art and Design” [Talk by Ellen Lupton.]

Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 5pm “Cosmopolitan, Native, Vernacular: Toward a More Inclusive American Art History” [With speaker Janet Berlo.] Spurlock Museum, 7:30pm, free “Market Women Mothers and Daughters: Politics and Mobility in the New Bolivia” International Studies Building, 12pm Workshops Carle Expectant Parent Classes [“Car Safe Kids: How to Choose and Use a Car Seat.” Registration is required, call 383-6962.] Carle Foundation Hospital, 6:30pm

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The author of “The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo” & “Esther Stories” will be reading from his works and signing copies of his books.]

Illini Union Bookstore, 4:30pm Presentation and Book Signing [Jim Fay will present and sign copies of his book “The Tall Grass Prarie Peninsula: Its Role in Shaping American Culture.”] Urbana Free Library, 7pm, free VOICE [Poetry and fiction readings.]

Bread Company, 7:45pm

FRI. APR 20 Live Bands Billy Galt Sings the Blues Blues restaurant, 11:30am Boneyard Jazz Quintet Iron Post, 5pm, cover Real Deal Jazz Quartet Cowboy Monkey, 5:30pm, $3 Acoustic @ Aroma featuring Ryan Groff [Winner of CU’s LMAs’ Best Singer/Songwriter.] Aroma Cafe 7pm, free Greg Baker Band Hubers, 8pm, no cover Candy Foster & the Shades of Blue Memphis on Main 8:30pm, no cover Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Jazz Trio Concert [A student jazz trio will perform at the art exhibit, Healing Works, as part of the Boneyard Arts Festival.] Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 9pm

DJ Elise [Soul, Deep House] Boltini Lounge, 6pm no cover DJ/Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm Dj Bozak Soma Ultralounge, 9pm, no cover DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, 10pm, cover Mertz [House, Funk, Electro.] Boltini Lounge 10pm, no cover Deeplicio.us [DJ Mambo Italiano. House music.]

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Meetings French Department: Pause Cafe Espresso Royale Oregon St. (Urbana), 5pm

Concerts UI Trombone Choir [Enjoy a program by this talented student brass ensemble, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s former principal trombonist.]

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $8 public/$2 student

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Miscellaneous Japan House Group Tours Japan House, 1pm French coffee hour [At this event, coffee, tea and homemade ethnic desserts are served. Good opportunity to meet people from around the world and learn about other cultures.] Cosmopolitan Club, 7:30pm

Redwalls with special guest Santa Courtyard Cafe 9pm, free The Boat Drunks [A band in dedication to Jimmy Buffet. Songs include covers that Buffet covers in concert including James Taylor and Crosby, Stills and Nash.] Highdive, 9pm, $7 Probably Vampires, Dirty Nick & The Bandits, Heliogoats Iron Post, 9pm, cover Fotamama with special guest Jonathan Cour Cowboy Monkey, 10:15pm, $5

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Recreation Cardio-Kickboxing [Fun, high-energy class, modifying to low or high impact levels. Emphasizes developing muscle coordination, stamina and agility.

Wide range of punching and kicking techniques with strengthening, cardio-vascular, abs, arms and legs. Call 344-1544 to sign-up.] Phillips Recreation Center, 5:30pm

Festivals Festival of Quilts to Benefit Cunningham Children’s Home [Celebrates the tradition of giving every Cunningham kid a hand-made quilt that is theirs to keep. The Festival includes a quilt show, silent auction and gift shop of handcrafted items. All proceeds benefit Cunningham children and youth.

For more information, contact 367-3728.] Lincoln Square Village High Court, 10am, $5 Lectures/Discussions “Multidisciplinary Reflections on Faith and the Narration of Violence” [This symposium examines the intersection of religion and violence in America’s past and present through the lenses of legal theory, ethics and rhetoric.] Illini Union, 9am “Lace for the Lady—and the Gentleman, Too” [In this lecture Karen Thompson will highlight the importance of lace in fashion, economics and employment. The lives of lace makers, lace dealers and lace consumers will be discussed, as well smuggling and sumptuary laws.] Spurlock Museum, 4pm, free “Imagining the New Media Encounter” [Alan Liu presents a wide ranging exploration of how cultures historically and in the present first “encounter” new media, and tell themselves about such

Help provide a free car wash for seniors’ cargivers in our community at Circle of Friends Adult Day Care Center! Six volunteers are needed on April 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. Training will be provided along with water and snacks. On-street parking is available for volunteers at the center. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Shelly Mou at shellymou@gmail.com or call 359-7937.

encounter moments.] Illini Union, 4pm Sporting Events Illinois Women’s Softball vs. Ohio State Eichelberger Field, 6pm Workshops “Interfaces and Visualizations: A State-of-the-Art Conference on the Humanities in Post-human Times” [Explore the interfaces between the humanities and high technology with talks by specialists in these areas from the University of Illinois and from other institutions. Registration required.]

Illini Union, 8:30am Drop-in Squeak Programming Lessons for Kids of All Ages! [Create animated storybooks, videogames and computer art. Parent-child teams and educators are especially welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult.] Siebel Center for Computer Science, 3pm Recreation Fit For Life [Gentle yet fun class for cardio-rehab patients, weight-challenged, prenatal, new to fitness and older adults. Strength, cardio-vascular, abs, back, legs and arms without strain on joints and includes stretching. Lighthearted atmosphere. Call 367-1544 to sign-up.] Phillips Recreation Center, 9am “Time Warp on Ice” [All levels can participate, but Gamma and above will be required to purchase a costume.] Ice Arena, 7pm Miscellaneous William W. Froom Way Dedication [The Parkland College Board of Trustees and President will rename the perimeter road of the college in honor of one of the college’s founders. Refreshments will follow.] Parkland College, 4pm Fundraisers 6th Annual YMCA Auction and Dinner to Benefit [The money raised at this event will help support the University YMCA and its many wonderful student programs. Items include a 10-day stay in a luxury condo in Torremolinos, Spain, a boat ride on Lake Michigan aboard a 30-foot sailboat and two passes to Ebertfest.] Hilton Garden Inn, 6pm $40 or two for $70/students $20 Relay For Life of University of Illinois [The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event to raise funds and awareness for cancer research and patient services. Register a team, donate, purchase luminaria or get more info at www.acsevents.org/relay/il/uofi.] Soccer and Track Stadium, 7pm Family Fun One Week Boutique [One Week Boutique is a huge children’s and maternity consignment sale where you will find over 10,000 items from 200 families.

Gently used clothing, toys, baby equipment such as strollers, high chairs, cribs, car seats and so much more will be for sale. Please bring a donation of size four diapers, Similac Advance formula or Playtex sippy cups to be donated to Crisis Nursery.] Old Best Buy Building, 9am, $2

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Social Issues 2007 NOMAS Symposium: The New Design Reality [This year, Adrian Smith, the architect currently designing the largest building in the world, will be coming to give a lecture. There will be a focus on sustainability in architecture and there will be presentations from the U.S. Green Building Council and a screening of “An Inconvenient Truth” that will be presented by Al Gore’s office.]

Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 4:30pm “Take Back The Night!” [A rally featuring dramatic performances, speakers and survivors regarding sexual assault. Immediately following the rally, members of the community will join and march the streets of downtown Champaign. All community members are encouraged to attend and show support.] 1 E. Main, 6:15pm OUTZone Youth Center [A social and wellness drop-in group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning teens (13 through 19) and their supportive teen friends and allies to meet and socialize with others like themselves in a safe environment.] Independent Media Center, 7pm

SAT. APR 21 Live Bands Lynn O’Brien Spurlock Museum, 2pm, free Big Bluestem [A segment of the Boneyard Arts Festival.] Iron Post, 2pm, $2 Painkillers Iron Post, 6pm, no cover David Bazan with special guests Caleb Engstrom and Will Johnson [Full instrumental including multi-tracked guitars and analog keyboards.] Highdive, 7:30pm $10/$12 at the door Barb Hamilton Hubers, 8pm, no cover E.S.P. Memphis on Main, 8:30pm Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, $1 Electric Theory with special guests Joshua Scott Jones and Aaron Logan Cowboy Monkey, 9:30pm, $5 Candy Foster and Shade of Blue Iron Post, 9:30pm cover Acoustic Wednesday featuring Adam Wolfe Potbelly Sandwich Works, 12pm, free Concerts UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I [Enjoy an exciting performance by these two University ensembles. James Keene and Kenneth Steinsultz will conduct.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $8 public/$2 students DJ DJ/Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm DJ Bozak Soma Ultralounge, 9pm, no cover Chris O [House.] Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, 10pm, cover DJ Tim Williams [Remix of top 40, house, techno, dance-pop, ’80s and hip hop.] Highdive, 10pm, $5 Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, 9pm Festivals Festival of Quilts to Benefit Cunningham Children’s Home [Dr. Clarice Boswell shares the history of quilts in the Underground Railroad.] Lincoln Square Village High Court, 10am, $5 Lectures/Discussions “A Career of Journeys with Young Adults” [The American Association of University Women’s Saturday

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The Redwalls with special guest Santa

April 19 through 21 at 8 p.m., April 22 at 3 p.m.

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April 20, 9 p.m.

Courtyard Cafe, free

Other the saying The Redwalls’ show is free, I don’t think there is much more that needs to be said to get people to come out to this show.

However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with this band, I would say get familiar.

Here’s why: the band is definitely in the ranks of the British Invasion bands that hit the U.S. in the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve heard comparisons to The Beatles (John and Paul in particular), Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Monkees and so on. Maybe, just maybe, the reason for comparison to these influential bands is because this era produced some of the most sound-appealing, lyrically genius masterpieces, and the Redwalls inherited the royal line.

The Redwalls tap into The Beatles upbeat, driven harmonies, while also encompassing the swagger of Mick Jagger’s voice. All of those mod pretensions of British pop and alternative rock are tenderly blended and are served hot and fresh to none other than you. The Beatles shaped our musical history, and the Redwalls kindle The Beatles’ fire and respectfully salute the British Invaders.

I’ve just spent all this time saying this or that about who the band sounds like, who have influenced them and the like but really what I want to say is that their songs simply make me feel good. What more could you ask of a band?

If you had the chance to communicate with the living after you’d passed away, what would you say?

Would you them tell how you died? Would you ask them about your family?

The answer is different for everyone, as we see in “Spoon River Anthology,” a play based on Edgar Lee Masters’ collection of poems. The play is a series of over 60 soliloquies by the dead residents of Spoon River. Each citizen carries a unique perspective — some recount their personal histories, others give observations on life in general, and some even complain about the treatment of their grave sites.

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luncheon forum with speaker Carol Augspurger, Professor of Plant Biology and Associate Director for Academic Affairs at UIUC. For reservations please call Doris Jones at 352-7472.] Kennedy’s at Stone Creek, 11:30am “Does Christian Science Heal? [A free public lecture

by John Quincy Adams.] Church of Christ, Scientist, 602 W. Church (Champaign), 1pm

Go to the Parkland Theatre to gain some insight on your own life through the tales of others. The characters speak candidly about themselves, which can lead one to think carefully about how they’re leading their own life.

Sporting Events Illinois Women’s Softball vs. Ohio State Eichelberger Field, 12pm Illinois Men’s Tennis vs. Minnesota Atkins Tennis Center, 12pm Workshops Carle Expectant Parent Classes [Breast-feeding education. Registration is required call 383-6962.] Carle Foundation Hospital, 10am “Interfaces and Visualizations: A State-of-the-Art Conference on the Humanities in Post-human Times” [The

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goal of the conference is to explore the interfaces between the humanities and high technology with talks by specialists in these areas from the University of Illinois and from other institutions.

Registration is required.] Illini Union, 10am Recreation “Time Warp on Ice” [A tribute to your favorite decades from a ’50s sock hop to the ’80s.] Ice Arena, 7:30pm Comedy Zoo Improv Troupe [Zoo Troupe performs an entertaining combo of short and long form including members who have trained at Second City and Improv Olympic in Chicago.] The Iron Post, 6pm Laugh Jam Comedy Tour with Special Guests Lil Rel, Damn Fool, and Aarona [Seen on P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy and Comic View.] Canopy Club, 7:30pm $20 in advance

Miscellaneous Computer/Electronics Recycling Event [A county-wide 2007 Computer/Electronics Recycling Collection Event. Safely recycling and reusing electronics helps reduce the pollution and energy use tied to the production of new electronics.] 1500 E. Main Street (Urbana), 8am Boneyard Creek Community Day [Join your fellow faculty and staff members and their families in celebrating Earth while doing something worthwhile for our campus and community.] Scott Park, 9am Fundraisers Doodle for Wildlife [Signed original celebrity doodles will be auctioned to support Wildlife Medical Clinic at the annual dinner. Evening will also feature live jazz and other entertainment.] Round Barn Banquet Center, 6pm Æther Fashion Show to Fight HIV/AIDS [Æther is the conduit between the classical elements of earth, water, fire and wind and the modern day elements of hip-hop: deejay, emcee, break dancing and

graffiti. Proceeds will aid the fight against HIV/AIDS through the Julianna Timm Childrens Fund. Tickets on sale now.] Canopy Club, 6:30pm, $35 V.I.P./$10 in advance/$15 Family Fun One Week Boutique Old Best Buy Building, 9am, $2 Drawing with Hua [Enjoy a drawing lesson with local artist and teacher Hua Nian! Hands-on workshop for children up to age eight. Designed to nurture the artistic leanings of young children.

No registration is required. For more information, call 367-4069.] Urbana Free Library, 10am LIGASE Molecular and Cell Biology Open House [There will be several different sections targeting various age groups. Among these sections are a “Kidz Korner,” with interactive projects for kids, two seminars on current biology related issues, and a general information section for prospective students and their parents.] Illini Union, 10am Earth Day at Urbana Free Library [Go green and celebrate with the Children’s Department to enjoy stories, songs and crafts centered on preserving our environment. Children seven and under need to be accompanied by an adult.] Urbana Free Library, 11am Spanish Time [Families are invited to enjoy stories, songs and activities.] Douglass Branch Library 1pm, free 2007 Boneyard Arts Festival [Come and see the elementary youth dancers perform for the festival.

For more information, call 367-4069.] Urbana Free Library, 2pm, free Poetry/Readings GSLIS Storytelling Festival [Come celebrate a night of stories from near and far, filled with joy and sadness, angst and exhilaration. Stories will be told by faculty, students and alumni. Refreshments will be served during a brief intermission.] Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 7pm, $3 students/$5 public Volunteer ReStore Volunteer Orientation [Volunteers assist in all store duties, including customer service, pricing and displaying, pick-ups and deliveries, and cashiering. All proceeds go to building more homes in Champaign County. For more information contact Courtney at 355-6460 ext. 116 or e-mail volunteer@cuhabitat.org.] Habitat for Humanity, 9am

SUN. APR 22 Live Bands Crystal River Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, no cover New Sound Sundays with Fear of Clowns [A WPGU presentation.] Canopy Club, 9pm, $1 New Sound Sundays featuring Fear of Clowns, Mindsight, A Nation Falls, Native Mind Canopy Club, 9pm, $1 Concerts UI Philharmonic [Join Maestro Bergonzi and the Phil as they perform Berio’s “Ritirata notturna di Madrid,” Vivaldi’s “Concerto for Two Trumpets” and Respighi’s “Pines of Rome.”] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 3pm, $8 public/$2 students Bethel AME Church Choir Concert [Concert and reception.] 401 E. Park, 4pm Junior Recital [Sarah Yun, cello.] Smith Recital Hall, 6pm Old Crow Medicine Show [An Outback Concert presentation.] Canopy Club, 7pm, $18 in advance UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I [From the largest band program in the nation come two outstanding ensembles with a program of newer music and old favorites.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $8 general/$2 students DJ DJ/Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm Dancing Salsa Sundays featuring DJ Bris [Free lessons until 8:30pm followed by open floor dancing.] Cowboy Monkey, 7pm, no cover Festivals Festival of Quilts to Benefit Cunningham Children’s Home [The Clueless Quilters perform a bed turning.

Sharpening services, vendors and appraisals by appointment sponsored by Sew Sassy.] Lincoln Square Village High Court, 10am, $5 Lectures/Discussions Thriller Talk: A Mystery Book Club [You are summoned to appear and give testimony on the plot and people in: “Naked in Death,” by J.D. Robb (pseudonym of Nora Roberts) featuring detective Eve Dallas.] Urbana Free Library, 2pm Sporting Events Illinois Women’s Softball vs. Penn State Eichelberger Field, 11pm Illinois Men’s Tennis vs. Iowa Atkins Tennis Center 12pm Recreation Sunday Morning Bird Walks in Busey Woods [Join the Champaign County Audubon Society members on a trip.] Anita Purves Nature Center, 7:30am Women Only Swim Kenney Gym, 5:30pm Miscellaneous Spring Brunches at Allerton [Brunches will be served at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. inside the mansion. Price includes a mansion wristband. Call now to make your reservation at 333-3287.] Allerton Park 11am, $15.95 adults/$5.95 children 10 and under Fundraisers Run/Walk for the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Hillel Foundation, 11:30am, $8

MON. APR 23 Live Bands Jazz Jam featuring MRS Trio Iron Post, 7pm, $2 Open Mic Night with Brandon T. Washington and Mike Ingram [Acoustic.] Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, no cover WEFT Sessions featuring The Chemicals WEFT 90.1

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TUE. APR 24 Live Bands Billy Galt Sings the Blues Blues restaurant, 11:30am Community/Campus Women’s Music Series, Concert I [Concert series to promote local women in the arts. Also a fundraiser for the Center for Women in Transition.] Independent Media Center, 8pm Brother’s Past with special guest Alan Vasquez Canopy Club, 8pm, $7 in advance Crystal River Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, no cover Concerts Tokyo String Quartet [Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, these veteran players mesmerize audiences with their signature sound as they present music of Haydn, Schumann and Beethoven.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $15 to $34 public/$10 to $20 students Jazz Combos [Come hear the latest charts played by student jazz combos, coached by the illustrious faculty of the U of I Jazz Division.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $8 public/$2 students Young Baroque Artists’ Competition Winners’ Concert The Piano People Showroom, 7:30pm, $5 at the door DJ DJ/Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm Subversion Featuring DJ Vermis and DJ Nhyrvana Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $2 Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, 9pm Karaoke with Randy Miller Bentley’s Pub, 9:30pm Lectures/Discussions Free English Speaking, Listening Class Parkland College, 9am Celebration of Blacks and Latinos in Medicine [Keynote Speakers: Dr. Ricardo Lema, Pediatric Intensivist, Carle Hospital, Dr. Francis Ihejirika, Founder and CEO of Pass Program. Refreshments will be served.] Carle Forum, 6pm “Why I Renounced Jihad” [Author and political commentator Nonie Darwish speaks.] Illini Union, 7pm “The Pakistan Earthquake 2005: Assessing Disasters within a Disaster” [Irfan Ahmed, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, and Arif Masud, Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be speaking.]

Foreign Languages Building, 12pm Sporting Events Illinois Baseball vs. Eastern Illinois Illinois Field 6:05pm Workshops “Love through Instant Messenger: Long Distance Relationships” Illini Union, 7pm, free Recreation McKinley Health Center’s Special Populations 14th Annual Health Fair [The Health Fair aims to promote health among college students and provides free opportunities for campus and community health organizations. Free services include massage, spinal screening, blood drive, manicures, cholesterol screening, blood pressure and sugar screening.]

Illini Union, 10am Rainbow Coffeehouse [A welcoming, nonreligious, open environment to LGBT and ALLY communities to socialize.] Wesley Foundation (United Methodist), 6:30pm Fundraisers Sambar [Masala Dosas along with the best of South-Indian cuisine will be served. Proceeds go to Asha for Education.] Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant, 6pm Family Fun Babies’ Lap Time [This program of songs, stories and rhymes is for young patrons, birth to 24 months.

For more information, call 367-4069.] Urbana Free Library, 9:45am

WED. APR 25 Live Bands In Your Ear Big Band [Under the direction of Peter Roubal.] Iron Post, 6pm, $2 Irish Traditional Music Session Bentley’s Pub, 7pm Keller Williams Canopy Club, 8pm, $20 in advance Feudin’ Hillbillys Rose Bowl Tavern, 9pm, no cover Corn Desert Ramblers Iron Post, 9pm, cover Acoustic Wednesday featuring Adam Wolfe Geo’s 9:30pm, free Lunchtime Acoustic Series featuring Ryan Grogg Courtyard Cafe, 12pm, free Concerts Raj Rang: Musical Colors of the Indian Desert [The Spurlock Museum is pleased to announce a performance of Rajasthani folk music by Rupayan in the Knight Auditorium. The concert features tribal folk

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ART & THEATER Studiodance II [From the whimsical to the serious, choreographic works by Department of Dance students, selected by a panel of faculty and guest artists, provide a vehicle for the skilled dancing of fellow students.] Krannert Center, Studio Theatre, April 19 at 7:30 p.m., April 20 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., April 21 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Spoon River Anthology [In a cemetery, via musical interludes, we are introduced to the ghosts of those who were the inhabitants of this town, and whose secrets have gone with them to the grave. There are 60-odd characterizations and vignettes in this constantly interesting entertainment. Both the solid and humorous sides of life are portrayed, with fetching ballads and the free verse form of Edgar Lee Masters.] Parkland Theatre, April 19 through 21 at 8 p.m., April 22 at 3 p.m.

An Architect Collects: Robert D. Kleinschmidt and a Lifetime of Fine Arts Acquisitions [Robert D. Kleinschmidt is a Chicago-based architect whose professional beliefs seem to have continually influenced his collection of art. Throughout his schooling and career, Kleinschmidt has explored the integration of landscape and architecture, space, light, minimalism and cutting-edge modernism. All of these ideas are represented in his impressive collection of modern and contemporary art. This exhibition and accompanying catalogue highlight Kleinschmidt’s collection that is displayed in his Mies van der Rohedesigned apartment on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The collection includes works by Joseph Albers, Harry Bertoia, Alberto Giacometti, Diego Giacometti, Jasper Johns, Sam Francis and many more.] Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, April 20 through July 29 Boneyard Arts Festival [More than a traditional art walk, the Boneyard is a unique county-wide event that takes place in dozens of different venues in Champaign, Urbana, Campustown, Mahomet, Savoy, Dewey, Rantoul and St Joseph.

Sculptors, weavers, photographers, painters and other visual artists join musicians, dancers, actors, poets and other performers sharing their creativity in a wide variety of venues from cafes, galleries and cultural houses to retail stores and salons.] Various venues, April 20 from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., April 21 from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m., April 22 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Whispers of Bedlam [In Bethlam Asylum in 1684, a place deemed not suitable for rats to live in, Nathaniel finds himself struggling between who he once was and who he is becoming. As everyone’s insanity is questioned, especially his own, he searches for answers within Bedlam’s dangerous past and must attempt to save its future.]

Armory Free Theatre, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. and midnight, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.

6th Annual Street Theater Festival [An outdoor festival in the streets of Urbana, showcasing many theater performances, venues and actors.

Goes to benefit The Prompting Theater.] Downtown Urbana, April 21 Art and Design Visitors Series [“Comics Storytelling,” a talk by author and comics artist Scott McCloud. Comics are changing fast, both in the kinds of stories they tell and how their creators tell them. Thanks to the “graphic novel” movement, the manga invasion and the growth of webcomics, the story of comics in America is more exciting and unpredictable than ever. McCloud puts all these trends into perspective in a fast-moving visual presentation.]

Krannert Art Museum Auditorium, April 23 at 5 p.m.

School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition [This annual exhibition represents the culmination of intense artistic development for graduate students in photography, industrial design, sculpture, painting and much more. The exhibition forms a visual map that deconstructs, reconstructs and recontextualizes the perceived environment.] Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion through April 29 Symagery [An exhibition by Melissa Pokorny, Assistant Professor at the School of Art and Design. Using a variety of materials, Pokorney’s work investigates the collection of public and private space, architecture and the built environment, mediated nature and the real and imagined contingencies suggested by these forced conversations.] Humanities Hall Lecture, IPRH, through May 11 Portraits from Elsewhere [A show of work by the artist, Burcu Okay, featuring new mixed media.] Heartland Gallery through May 12th Commerce and Consumption: Works from the Permanent Collection [Photographic works from the museum’s permanent collection that are defined by marketing and advertising actions have been selected for this exhibition, an accompaniment to “Branded and On Display.”] Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion through May 13 Secrets Revealed = Secrets Shared [This exhibit takes its inspiration from the website www.postsecret.com, where people from all walks of life anonymously send in postcards upon which they have written a secret.] Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion through May 13 Paper Tearing Art [A showing of recent original works by local artist and educator Hua Nian will be on display. The artworks — torn paper assembled in colorful, simple collages and elegantly framed — are for sale and may be purchased by contacting the artist directly at nianart@gmail.com.] Pages For All Ages through May 14 A History of New [Explores what happens when a new technology is co-opted and subverted into a tool, supporting system or display medium for artists. University students and museum visitors are invited to help build a graphically rich timeline of technological and scientific innovations, and the resulting reactions and responses to these innovations. The timeline will be displayed on the wall of the CANVAS Gallery and within the CANVAS itself.] Krannert Art Museum through July 29 Why Knot?

[For 20,000 years, humans have manipulated fibers to construct objects that aid in food gathering, commemorating the dead and protecting and beautifying the body and home. The Spurlock Museum celebrates these artifacts and the skilled craftspeople who create them.] Spurlock Museum through Aug. 26

musicians from the western Indian state of Rajasthan.] Spurlock Museum, 7pm, donations welcome British Brass Band [A full complement of brass instruments takes you across the sea for an evening of traditional music you would expect to hear in London.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm, $8 public/$2 students UI Steel Band [The 20-piece steel orchestra will play calypso, soca, jazz and other exciting styles.]

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm $8 public/$2 students

mentally and Socially Sustainable Development (ESSD) at the World Bank, will be speaking.] Illini Union, 12pm

DJ DJ/Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, 8pm DJ Stifler Highdive, 8pm, $3/$5 after 10pm DJ Bozak Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, no cover

Meetings Deutshe Konversationsgruppe [German conversation group.] Bread Company, 1pm Scandinavian Coffee Hour [All are welcome.] Bread Company, 4pm

Dancing Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey, 7:30pm, no cover Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geovantis, 10pm Lectures/Discussions Free English Speaking, Listening Class Parkland College, 9am Sexual Trauma: 3 Part Series [Survivors and/or friends are welcome. Pre-registration preferred. Refreshments provided. Invitation is for all or one session. Contact mebane@uiuc.edu for registration or questions.]

Gender and Women’s Studies Building 7pm, free Environmental Horizons featuring Robert Watson [Robert Watson, Chief Scientist and Director for Environ-

Film Gattaca (Ebertfest) [Produced by Michael Shamberg.]

Virginia Theatre, 7pm Paris, je t’aime Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 7:30pm free Recreation Fit For Life Phillips Recreation Center, 9am

Family Fun Toddler Time: Thomas the Tank Engine [Chug on over and enjoy stories and activities about trains, including your favorite tank engine. Children two to four are welcome with an adult.] Urbana Free Library 10:30am, free Babies’ Lap Time: Moonlight Edition [Before going to bed, babies and their parents or caregivers are invited to enjoy songs, stories and rhymes for young patrons, birth to 24 months. No registration is required.] Urbana Free Library, 6:30pm Volunteer ReStore Volunteer Orientation Habitat for Humanity 5:30pm

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