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ith this being the final week of the semester, it can only mean one thing--no more of us pesky students to deal with.

Now, I know how annoyed people can become with the hordes of students that inhabit their city.

As for the students, I am sure a number of them are excited to be leaving for home. Some are coming home for their first summer after college while others are going home for their final summer.

Still, others will remain down here to holdup the fort while the rest of us flock home or off to some foreign land of internships.

But one thing will remain constant if you are in C-U, Chicago or some small town half of the campus has never heard of—summer movies.

For years now, it seems summer movies have been more about action, not acting. In the past, movies like Charlie’s Angels, Wild Wild West, Mission: Impossible 2 and Godzilla have done well at the Box Office but failed miserably in most critic’s eyes.

Why do movie companies continue to put more explosions into summer movies than quality scripts?

Don’t these movie moguls understand that our summertime hours are few and precious?

Summer is the one time in this place where people can actually count on being able to wear shorts, since it seems late spring and

early fall are more unpredictable than ever before.

Why would they care though when we continue throw our money away on these less-than Golden Globe worthy films?

I don’t know why people flock to these summer movies. Maybe people just have a great desire for the great movie theater airconditioning set at a brisk 45 degrees when it’s 95 degrees outside.

Or maybe movie theater popcorn just tastes better during the summer.

Whatever it is, something needs to be done.

I believe all moviegoers should rally together in one big strike when movies like the Hulk and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle come out.

If we put up a front against these movies, maybe people in the production studios front office will understand—stop giving us bad movies in the summer.

I don’t know about the rest of America, but after seeing Godzilla in the theaters, I felt like the rest of my week is ruined. I thought to myself, ‘why have I subjected myself to such pain for two hours’ and more importantly, ‘why have I wasted six dollars on this garbage?’

Someday, I believe this treatment of movie fans will end. I am not sure when but we have to hold out hope that Will Smith will not be a cowboy and that there will not be a sequel to Wild Wild West.

Hopefully, movie studios will soon understand action doesn’t always pay.

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The Poem of Sergio Schwimmer The combination of the two worlds, deaf and hearing world

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n some dreams, Sergio Schwimmer lives in the hearing world. He hears the faint blowing of the wind gently rustling brilliant red and green leaves—a peaceful, soothing sound he’d like to fall asleep to. Or he dreams about his aunt playing the piano while his uncle plays guitar, fixating on traces of their off-key singing.

Yet when Sergio is awake, he can’t describe how the wind or the singing sounds. He doesn’t understand how he recalls sounds from his dreams at all or why or how he became deaf.

But for all those things Sergio—one of only three deaf undergraduate students at the University of Illinois—doesn’t know, he is finding the answer to the biggest question he’s ever wrestled with: Who am I? For him, his first year at college has affirmed an unusual decision to find a balance between both the hearing and deaf worlds, to face the challenges and biases inherent in both.

“I do feel uncomfortable because I don’t really have a secure sense of identity,” Sergio says.

“Being in both worlds feels natural to me.”

If Sergio could hear one thing in the world, it would be Frank Sinatra’s “Fools Rush In,” because he likes the lyrics. If he could hear his mother’s voice, Sergio imagines it would be soft and kind, but stern. Thunder would sound the way he imagines a herd of people running toward him would sound, rain like the quick repetitive tapping of someone’s fingers against the side of a glass. He thinks some higher pitched sounds are somehow bad, like crying or an object clattering to the ground. Once, a very long time ago, he remembers hearing someone laugh, a sound “like someone saying, ‘ha, ha, ha.’”

“I must really like that sound,” he says, because every time he sees someone laugh, he thinks of that long ago “ha, ha, ha.”

Sergio started to lose his hearing when he was 2 and turned profoundly deaf when he was 7. If people talk slowly, he can read lips, although only about 30 percent of spoken English can be understood through lip reading, according to Janet Fros, a sign language interpreter at the University. His own speech is somewhat difficult to understand, particularly more complex words. At college, Sergio, who lives in Allen Hall, uses an interpreter for classes and often borrows other students’ notes. At home, Sergio talks with his family, which includes his mother Arnette, half-brothers Alex, 10, and Shay, 6, and stepfather Lance, who adopted him when he was 7.

Sergio, who doesn’t know his biological

At 7, he was classified as profoundly deaf, father, moved to New Lenox, Ill., from and the doctors could never explain why.

Minnesota the summer after his freshman “I always thought it had something to do year of high school. with my mom’s snore,” he jokes.

“Being deaf makes me see the world in a At the urging of a relative, a school admindifferent light and makes me well-grounded,” istrator who advocated against putting Sergio Sergio says. “I never wish I wasn’t deaf.” in a school for the It’s a level of selfdeaf, Arnette acceptance he’s enrolled her son in a fought hard to reach. regular school. By He’s only recently that point, he had come to terms with learned sign lanhis past, a time he guage. She knew he doesn’t look back on was bright—he testfondly.

– Sergio Schwimmer ed high on IQ tests “I sort of filed and could grasp away my past, kept it abstract concepts. under a lid,” he says.

Once, when he was “It was a bad time in 4, he noticed birds sitting on an electric wire my life. It’s not something a child should ever and asked his mother why they didn’t get have to go through.” electrocuted. Arnette felt academic expectaHis mother, Arnette Schwimmer, was 21 tions were lower for schools for the deaf, but and single when she had Sergio. She noticed odd quirks about him—he loved putting his ears up against the vacuum cleaner when it was running, and he laughed at the vibrations he felt when people kissed his ears.

One day, when Sergio was 2, his day care sitter called Arnette. The sitter had dropped a big pot on the ground, and all the children screamed and cried— except Sergio, who sat happily munching snacks. Arnette brought him to the doctor for what seemed like the beginning of endless testing. It first appeared to be an ear infection—fluid behind the ears that could be corrected with tubes. But his hearing didn’t get any better. At 3, Sergio was fitted for hearing aids, which he kept turning up over the years until they couldn’t be One of three deaf students at the University of Illinois, Sergio Schwimmer speaks and uses his ability to read lips to communicate with turned up anymore. hearing people.

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older woman had muttered to her adult son, she was afraid of him being isolated at a “Oh, a deaf-dumb.” Sergio had never heard regular school.

Her fears played out. Until then, Sergio had the word before and didn’t know what it meant. He wondered what was wrong with never realized he was different; then it hit his mom. him. His schoolmates shunned him. At “I felt bad my mom was crying,” Sergio says. lunchtime, students treated him as if he were Although family members never treated invisible. By third grade, some children him badly, even his relatives at times seemed made fun of his deafness. It became routine to isolate him—talking freely at family funcfor a particular group of students to laugh tions without remembering to speak slowly and point at him, calling him dumb. He didso he could read their lips. His mom eventun’t understand why they made fun of him, ally stopped making him go to the gatherings but he wished he could be invisible again. because he often ended up sitting by himself If they ignored him, at least they didn’t reading a book. He never once felt left out, make fun of him. Once, when Sergio yelled at though. This was natural for him. them to leave him alone, a teacher gave “It has been like him a time out for that my entire life causing trouble. where I keep myself At least twice a busy with something week, Sergio went to else,” he says. “I the school nurse to have to admit, I do avoid his classmates. get a lot of reading On the walk to the done during family nurse’s office, he’d – Sergio Schwimmer functions.” At times, play out scenarios in even his mother forhis head. What gets he is deaf. Part excuse could he use of the reason, she this time? He often says, is because he’s so bright. When someone claimed chills, a terrible cough or headaches comes into the room, for example, he can feel and stomachaches. Sometimes, when he the vibration of their movements. When his couldn’t think of any other excuses, he’d just family went to a blues festival about a year fake crying. Arnette began meeting with school officials to talk about the bullying. One ago, he and his brothers sat on metal chairs and Sergio noticed he could determine which day in fourth grade, the parents of one stuinstrument—the guitar, piano, drums—was dent who teased him came to Sergio’s house being played through the chair’s vibration. to apologize. After they left, Arnette cried.

In eighth grade, Sergio transferred to his “It hit me like a 2-by-4 what he had to have first school that had a small program for the been going through,” she says. deaf. Within the first few months, his grades It wasn’t the last time she cried about the plummeted—he was so busy socializing with way people treated her son. When Sergio the deaf students, he neglected his studies. once recited a prayer in front of their temple “He was like a kid in the candy store,” congregation, he saw his mother sobbing. It Arnette says. turned out that during Sergio’s prayer, an

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gone to school with hearing students, “I wouldn’t be at Illinois.”

Sergio dreams of one day being successful and well known, owning a profitable business or becoming president of an established company, where he has earned the respect of both hearing and deaf people.

“I wonder if I could somehow break the cultural and communication barrier,” he says, “and show each other what is best about both cultures.”

Since coming to college, Sergio believes he has found that balance between the deaf and hearing worlds. He initially Ashley Gonzalez interprets for Sergio when they are hanging out with friends. started his University application essay, “My name is Sergio Schwimmer. I am a Deaf It was during high school that he often It was the link to deaf people that he had Hispanic Jew,” to which his mother laughingindulged in a hobby—writing poetry, particumissed. Even now, Sergio, who has a mix of ly protested, “Sergio! You can’t start out that larly romantic poems. both deaf and hearing friends, but feels way!” His opening statement reflects his new “Most of my poems come through emomore comfortable communicating with his confidence. “Here at college, I am becoming tional times when I’m sad or upset,” he says. deaf friends. more comfortable He once wrote “It is easier to talk to them through sign lanand happier, because these lines to a girl guage and participate in large group settings,” I am able to be who I unknown: “By the he says. “When I moved to another mainam,” he says. grandeur of the song stream school with some deaf in it, I felt like I That’s not to say you sing/ my ears belonged for the first time in a long time.” that after a year at are muted to the Although communicating is easier with the University, sounds/while my deaf students, connecting with them emotionSergio, who is studyheart knows every ally and mentally is much more difficult for – Sergio Schwimmer ing business adminnote.” He worries Sergio. He feels more mature than many of istration, hasn't had about sounding his deaf friends, who prefer to hang out with his doubts. Life at the corny, but says, “I only deaf students. Sergio believes they have University requires more effort. Sergio wakes honestly do think love is the most interesting their own world, a small, contained world, up in the morning to flashing lights on his thing in the world.” where everyone knows everyone. alarm clock. The lights haven’t been working When it came time to choose a college, “That is one thing about them,” he says, recently, so his roommate hurls a small pilSergio narrowed his choices to Illinois and “they didn’t really have much exposure to low at him each morning when it goes off.

Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf in events around them or outside of them.

He watches TV with closed-captioning and Washington, D.C. He was nervous about When his family moved to New Lenox, he uses a TTY, a typing device similar to a text attending school with all deaf students again had to adjust to a new school and pager, to make phone calls. When people go because he’d always been around students friends. He attended Tinley Park High School, to his room, they usually open the door to who could hear, and Arnette also worried which had a program for the deaf that includsee if he’s in. Sometimes, when Sergio gets whether Gallaudet would be academically ed about 50 other deaf students. Sergio’s situbored, he’ll watch the door for shadows challenging enough for him. She asked him ation was, in many ways, ideal. Because the underneath to tell if someone’s there. which school would better prepare him for deaf program at Tinley Park was bigger, he When he orders through a drive-through, life. He chose Illinois. hung out with his deaf friends and still had he simply orders at the window, bypassing “In the real world, most people aren’t contact with hearing people through classes the menu. deaf,” he says. and playing football, wrestling and track. Yet He wonders what it would be like to be Many of Sergio’s deaf friends questioned in high school, he met many deaf people who surrounded by students and teachers who his decision. Sergio believes that if he had were what he considered “anti-hearing, antishare the language in which he’s fluent. Take gone to a school for the deaf, he wouldn’t speaking.” They regarded speaking as giving Classic Civilization 115. One day, his interhave gotten as good an education. in to values of the hearing world. Sergio saw preter didn’t show up for class, and Sergio He says about some of his deaf friends: the reaction of the deaf people he hung out couldn’t lip read the lecture because the “They think we think their education is bad with when one of them became friends with a teacher spoke too fast. The hour was a waste. and they don’t like us because they think we hearing person—they were resentful.

Sergio leaned on his right hand, tilted his think we’re better than them.”

Although they never said anything to his head and started at the teacher, bored. He Despite the isolation he faced by not going face, Sergio believed some also looked down doodled faces in his notebook and jotted to schools for the deaf, he feels if he hadn’t on him for hanging out with hearing people.

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down a reminder to get lecture notes later from a classmate.

He faces other problems, too—grammar for instance. He tends to write in American Sign Language, which has a different grammatical and sentence structure than English. Even in e-mails, he sometimes confuses words and tenses or doesn’t complete sentences. And group tasks can be trouble, as well. One afternoon, during a group project in Economics 103, Sergio began working on the exercises on his own as the other six in his group chatted casually. Sergio balanced looking at his sign language interpreter and working on a problem. Scrutinizing the students’ facial expressions and hand gestures for meaning, he often only ended up catching fragments of their sentences.

Multiple conversations are also a challenge when he’s out with friends. Usually, he relies on best friend Ashley Gonzalez to interpret for him.

“What are they saying?” he’ll ask Ashley.

“It doesn’t matter, it’s not important,” she says, waving off what she considers background noise.

Sergio will get upset. “Tell me,” he says.

“Let me make that decision.”

Yet Sergio often sits back and observes. It takes him awhile to feel comfortable with new people.

“People find it easier to make friends in group situations,” he says.

“I have to put in the effort and energy to make friends one by one.”

The first time Ashley met Sergio, she introduced herself and he looked almost scared.

“I didn’t know he was deaf,” she says.

Then he pulled out a pager and typed his name. When they first got to know one another, she had trouble understanding his speech, so he alternated lip reading with writing his thoughts on paper. After nearly a year, she now understands him.

Sergio feels most comfortable with people like Ashley, who have made an effort to learn sign language. From the beginning, he felt comfortable at Allen Hall, where he said the students have generally been helpful and accepting. Sergio volunteers to assist with the University sign language classes a few times a week and holds his own informal sign language sessions with interested students.

For Sergio, sign language is the language he understands most fluently. During one informal sign language session, about six students gathered to learn new words in a lounge in Allen Hall. The class was silent except for the sounds of Sergio eating pepperoni pizza, watching his friends sign short phrases to each other. One girl tried to sign the word golf but couldn’t interlock her fingers in the proper position. Sergio clasped his hand over hers and demonstrated a few times. These classes are his own way of blending deaf culture into the hearing community. And it’s worked for him. Where he once used to write poems during periods of confusion, he hasn’t written at all this year.

“I have the best of both worlds,” he says.

“I can walk that balance between the deaf and hearing worlds.”

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atino students who live in Shadowwood Mobile Park, 1600 N. Market St., have an after-school agenda unique for many children their age. From 3:30 to 7 p.m. every weekday, students come to La Comunidad Unida, a bilingual after-school program. There they receive help on homework, participate in recreational activities and practice their Englishspeaking skills.

The program, privately funded by grants, was designed to help families living in the Shadowwood Mobile Park. It serves kindergarten through eighth grade.

“I think it’s important to have this academic supplement for Latino youth,” said Barbara Paz-Cornejo, program coordinator. “They only have one or two bilingual classes at their schools.”

About 35 students come to the center daily.

It runs out of a trailer in the neighborhood.

“We’re pretty consistent with our attendance,” she said. “The students sign a contract to come here everyday.”

“There is designated time for homework each day and volunteers who tutor the children,” said Fernando Reyna, site facilitator.

The program has about five volunteers who come in every day, although other volunteers help at the center periodically. Reyna said volunteers include students in the greek system and members of Students working for America Reads, an outreach program that employs University of Illinois students as tutors.

“We provide structured outreach programs

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to help the kids,” he said.

The program teaches youth life skills, such as peer mediation and anger management.

“We have a staff that is bilingual and bicultural,” Reyna said. “We have an understanding of where these kids are coming from, of what they are going through.”

Paz-Cornejo said the younger children in the program are generally bilingual.

“If they don’t have a strong base in Spanish, their native language, then they’re not going to be able to learn English,” Paz-Cornejo said.

The center separates the students into four gender and age-specific groups.

“Everything is gender-specific so the boys don’t distract the girls and the girls don’t distract the boys,” Paz-Cornejo said.

She said the groups are divided evenly into two groups of about 20 first through fourth graders and two groups of about 20 fifth through eighth graders.

When students finish their homework, there are plenty of other activities to occupy their time, including dance and art classes. “It’s definitely a place where they can come to reinforce their English,” Paz-Cornejo said.

Yanira Vegerano, children’s librarian at the Douglass Branch Library of Champaign Public Library, teaches a culture class at the center every Thursday night.

Vegerano meets with a different age and gender group each week and does different activities with them depending on their age.

“It’s a fun opportunity for me to go out there and talk to kids and let them know the library is there as a resource,” she said.

Reyna said the culture class teaches the children a variety of things, such as the differences between Halloween and the Day of the Dead.

Vegerano said she reads and discusses Latino books and poetry with the students to expose them to different parts of their culture.

Vegerano said she speaks mostly Spanish when she meets with the middle school girls.

The younger students use both English and Spanish; Vegerano speaks mostly English to them.

Paz-Cornejo said the program interacts with area schools on a regular basis.

“We do a lot of school visits and sometimes the schools call us before they call the parents when a student is having trouble (with schoolwork),” she said.

Reyna said the program serves as a resource center for parents.

“It creates a linkage between the schools, the community and the home,” Paz-Cornejo said.

Paz-Cornejo not only has the title of program coordinator, but also is a troop leader.

She leads about 25.

“We have one of the only multicultural Girl Scout groups in Central Illinois,” she said.

The troop frequently visits Columbia Center, an outreach program catering to American youth and Comunidad Unida’s sister center.

Girls from the two centers exchange dance moves, cultural customs and phrases from their native languages.

“We are creating tomorrow’s youth,” PazCornejo said.

“Hopefully this program will continue to be funded and grow and we can move out of the

BY MAGGIE DUNPHY | STAFF WRITER

Who are your favorite historical figures?

Lewis and Clark.

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on Bates, owner of Bates Camera, 210 E. Green St., Champaign, took over the store six years ago after working as store manager for 19 years. He has been an Urbana resident since he moved to Illinois in 1978. He said he looks forward to vacationing this summer with his wife, although they have not made any definite plans yet about where to go.

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What did you do last night?

Not too much, worked out. I lift weights (at home) on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s your favorite place in ChampaignUrbana?

My backyard. I do yard work and my wife likes it too. It’s fairly private back there, we can watch the trees and (enjoy ourselves.)

What are you most proud of?

My step kids. One is graduating from U of I this year and I have another at ISU who will be graduating about next year.

Who were your heroes growing up?

Baseball players. I liked Duke Snider, he was a Brooklyn Dodger. We lived in New Jersey and that was before the Dodgers deserted us for L.A. Do you believe in God? I believe there’s a possibility that a God exists.

I haven’t seen any proof myself so I don’t believe in any directly.

What is the meaning of life?

Enjoying life is the meaning of life.

What’s your favorite childhood memory?

Probably going to baseball games, Dodger games. We lived near New York so my dad took me to see the Yankees play and to Giants games. Then we moved to Philadelphia and I saw the Philies play.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?

Just to rely on yourself.

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Supervisor Fernando Reyna explains who Superman is to Emanuel Jaranillo, 8, during the homework session at La Comunidad Unida on Monday.

trailer we are using right now,” Paz-Cornejo said.

For information about becoming involved with Comunidad Unida, call Fernando Reyna at (217) 355-2459.

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What’s your biggest regret?

Oh, there are always regrets. I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I’d be younger, I’d have more hair.

What do you do to relax?

Go fishing. I’ve been to Canada a number of times, but any place with fish is good.

When are you happiest?

On vacation. We’re probably going somewhere out west this summer.

Usually we are better about planning out summer trips but we haven’t yet for this year.

What are you most passionate about?

Politics.

(Bates considers himself a conservative.)

What do you want your last words to be?

There isn’t anything that I can think of.

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MAY 15-21, 2003 | DON’T LET ANYONE SHAKE YOUR BABY

Orpheum children’s fair

BY LINDSEY DONNEL | STAFF WRITER

According to Baxley, there will also be plenty of things for children to make and take home at the fair. Children can create structures with wood scraps and nails at the carpentry booth and then paint them. Plants will arents looking for extra help around the be given out at the landscaping booth. house might find life a little easier after their In addition to the contractors, Interactive kids attend this weekend’s 12th Annual Kids Adventures of Champaign will bring an Building Fair at the Orpheum Children’s obstacle course and bounce house to the fair.

Science Museum.

The Champaign Fire Nine businesses, Department is bringincluding 12-year vetering a fire truck, and an participant Pankau construction equipMasonry, will be on ment will be on dishand at the museum play.

Saturday to teach parAll materials and ticipants about their contractors’ time has trades. Pankau – Carolyn Baxley, been donated. The Masonry will teach Orpheum Exeuctive Director Orpheum collects and bricklaying. Dale Ward stores the project materials throughout the of Tile Specialists in Champaign will be year, Baxley said. demonstrating different gluing and grouting The Kids' Building Fair is co-sponsored by techniques. Other featured trades will include the Orpheum and the Preservation and electrical wiring, drywall, plastering and Conservation Association. The fair landscaping. won the Richard Driehaus “[The contractors] really do teach the techEducational Award in 1994. niques that they use,” said Orpheum The award is given out Executive Director Carolyn Baxley.

“It’s an extremely popular event. annually by the Landmarks It took off like a rocket and Preservation has grown a bit every year.”

Baxley expects approximately 3,000 people will attend this year’s fair.

The fair is geared toward children in seventh grade and younger, but all ages are welcome, she said. The fair began in 1991 to educate children about home preservation; that was three years before the opening of the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum.

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The fair is free and open to the public. The Orpheum will be open during its regular hours on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is $2 for children and $3 for adults. A rain date for the fair is scheduled for May 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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• Signup for non-performing activities can also be done during audition times.

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arah Davis is graduating from the University of Illinois this spring with a degree in English.

She imagines herself always writing. For her it goes hand in hand with observing. She feels the writing classes at the University probably offer one of the most pure and truly extraordinary environments and the instructors encourage you to embrace the eccentricities you see as well as your own quirky ideas and observations.

What inspires you?

I don't know if I can isolate what inspires me. If only it was formulaic, then maybe. But I would say I'm refreshed by people who say offhand things and tell me little funny or extraordinary things that happen to them in the course of their days. Often times, I'm just awed by little monotonous things I see people doing. Something that inspired me today was when I was sitting outside a cafe and I observed a "how an immigrant dishwasher's fingers tear illegally" guy sweeping up cigarettes, receipts and gum wrappers from —Sarah Davis "Breaks his heart - Just everything" the street. It was lovely to see someone concerned about aesWhat themes are in your work? thetics and to see how someone through this I'm definitely still trying to locate my persmall gesture could make my visual field sonal style. I would say that right now it is a just a little more appealing. That was nice.

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combination of being frantic and contained.

Sometimes my style is over the top and sometimes it's very grounded. My writing tends to be somewhat stream of conscious and free form, but it's still pretty structured.

Whether concise or wordy, I would say that most of my pieces have a kind of enumerative or cataloguing quality.

Why did you choose the piece you are featuring?

I would say that I chose this poem because in it I address conditions that concern me like suffering, disappointment and disconnection. Also, the poem was fun to write because I was playing with structure and language. It is an example of my tendency to make up words or combine sometimes unrelated feelings or images, which I do to create a mood and give the poem a degree of tension. And it's also just one of my more recent poems, so it's fresh to me.

Where can you find the best conversation in town?

I suppose I've had some pretty peculiar and almost otherworldly conversations with people while riding the buses. It's a phenomenon worth researching, I think. It's so funny how some people, in the span of about seven minutes, will pour out their little life stories or troubles to the complete stranger sitting beside them. Sometimes these accounts get ‘hyperized,’ and there is an urgency to their storytelling because of an approaching stop. Yeah, I like those strange little half conversations.

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Champaign Park District offers monthly fun for the family JANELLE GREENWOOD AND MATT COHN | STAFF WRITERS

bands in last year’s U of I Unity Concert on September 13. Tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m., attendees will be able to enjoy an hour of jazz he Champaign Park District offers numerwith their lunch. ous cultural events and outlets for safe Those who attend can either bring a sack family and community entertainment. Bach’s lunch to the Lunch held at the Springer concert or Cultural Center and Social they can Activities for Family order a Entertainment (S.A.F.E) at boxed lunch the Douglas Community from Elliot’s Center are two series of Meats by free monthly events that calling the will end tomorrow.

Cultural Once a month since Center at January (with the excep398-2376. tion of April), the Springer Past perCultural Center has – T. Y. Douthard, Douglas Center project coordinator formances offered a series of concerts for Bach’s featuring classical, jazz, Lunch and world music at the include the Cornstalkers, who play traditional Center’s historic lobby. Chambana Jazz American and Irish music, a classical piano Quintet is scheduled to play at the last Bach’s performance by Maria Horvath, and tradiLunch event for the year. tional Afrika Song and Dance performed by Chambana is a local jazz band that has perAmira Davis. formed in the area since the late 1960’s.

A second Champaign Park District series Members of the band include faculty and that is coming to a close for the year is administrators from the University of Illinois.

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It is important for kids to have friends outside of their race. They will interact with each other in school and on sports teams, so it’s important to break down social barriers.

Activities for Family Entertainment (S.A.F.E).

With a focus on family interaction, the coordinators plan different activities for each month.

“In the past we’ve had movie night, bingo night, and carnival night,” said T.Y. Douthard, the Douglas Center project coordinator.

“S.A.F.E. nights give families with an opportunity to unwind from work, unwind from school, and get together.”

In addition to fun and games, S.A.F.E. nights also provide a venue for agencies to share their information, said Douthard.

The Champaign County Health Department, Provena, the Young Women’s Christian Association, and the Girl Scouts are just a few of the organizations that have participated in past S.A.F.E. nights. The events give organizations a chance to make their services known to community members by setting up informational booths.

A wellness on wheels booth will provide information on blood pressure, HIV, cholesterol, and pregnancy tests.

The Park District has coordinated with the Regional Office of Education to have buses transport students from Columbia School and the Shadow Wood apartment complex to Douglas Community Center.

“We have a steady growth of Latin American families (living) in Shadowwood. It is important for kids to have friends outside of their race. They will interact with each other in school and on sports teams, so it’s important to break down social barriers,” Douthard said.

This Friday will be the last S.A.F.E. night until the beginning of the next school year in the fall. Summer camp for children is available from June to August at the Champaign Park District. According to their Web site, the arts programs and cultural events sponsored by the Champaign Park District serve an average of 43,500 community members per year.

Bach’s Lunch Friday, noon-1 p.m.

Springer Cultural Center 301 N. Randolph St., Champaign Questions: 398–2376 S.A.F.E Friday, 7-9 p.m.

Douglas Community Center 512 East Grove St., Champaign Questions: 217-398-2573

Parkland students exhibit skills in the graphic arts

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osters, brochures, advertising, logos, CD covers, books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, catalogs, packaging, displays, web sites, fonts, even the credit sequences of movies. These are some results when technology fuses together with art through the medium of graphic design.

This impact of technology on the art world can be seen at the 21st annual Parkland College Student Graphic Design Exhibition, which opens this Monday.

Graphic designers create original designs and use computer software programs to combine text with images into dynamic and functional layout for print and web sites," according to Paul Young, Graphic Design Instructor and one of the curators for the event.

As technology advances, so follows the art of graphic design.

"Everything a designer does today involves the use of computers," said Young. "In addition to photography, illustration and type, designers these days can also utilize sound and motion to enhance their visual messages."

In the last couple of years, computer monitors have become a part of the exhibition, for viewing interactive web page designs and dymanic instead of lifelike animated images.

“We've included computers because of web design programs and computer graphics,"

explained Denise Seif, Parkland Art Gallery director. She said there has been an increasing interest in web design and webprograms.

“However, ultimately we see the computer only as a tool, assisting us in creating visual messages that connect with people, moving them to action and soliciting desired responses for our clients," Young said.

Graphic design is clearly a commercial endeavor. According to Seif, this annual exhibition usually attracts numerous companies that hire designers. She mentioned that the students' works are geared toward a specific client-in some cases, the students are doing promotional pieces for themselves, while in other cases, the professors have arranged for students to work on real-world assignments for local businesses and organizations.

“You'll see everything from programs for the Urbana Park District to menus to posters for Krannert Center (for the Performing Arts)," Seif said.

The students' work for the exhibition is carefully selected. Parkland students from the Graphic Design, Web Design, and Computer Graphics programs offered at the college submit pieces, which are then juried by several professors from Parkland's Graphic Design program.

The opening reception for this exhibition will be held on Monday from 6-8 p.m. in the gallery lounge. The department will present

several awards during the reception, including awards for Best New Media Design, Best Concept, and Best Graphic Design, which have been provided by such area business as Electric Pictures, the Ad Club of Champaign-Urbana, and the Urbana Park District. Parkland President Zelema Harris and Juanita Gammon, Fine and Applied Arts Department chair and Graphic Design program director, have provided monetary awards for Excellence, Best Photography, and Best Illustration.

All events in the handicapped-accessible gallery are free and open to the public. This exhibit is partially supported by Parkland College student activities.

Parkland College Student Graphic Design Exhibition May 19-June 19 Gallery summer hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-2p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

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I DON’T NEEEED NO INSTRUCTIONS TO KNOW HOW TO ROCK!! | MAY 15-21, 2003

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Yoshimi fights at the Canopy The tale of a journey from Oklahoma to Urbana

ayne Coyne wanders the empty main floor of Canopy Club, as the venue slowly evolves into his big top for Flaming Lips’ traveling show. He looks around with a smiling amusement that says he knows something the rest of us will be pleasantly surprised to find out later.

On the sloped area in front of the soundboard, usually set aside for tables, sits a large movie projector in a frame lined with neon yellow tape. Many people on tall ladders are fixing light positions. Others are assembling speakers, smoke machines and strobe lights around the various keyboards, drums and guitars on stage. Backstage, an air compressor filling multi colored balloons wails so loud many are forced to scream at each other to make normal conversation.

“I had the total fucking blunder happen last night in Chicago,” said Kliph Scurlock, roadie turned regular touring drummer for the Lips, before the show. “We’re playing, rockin’ out, and this fucking balloons hits me, knocks both of the sticks out of my hands. It totally stunned me for a second. Everybody turns around and is like, ‘What the fuck?’ I just shrugged.”

“It’s your balloons, Coyne. Your idea!” said Cory Franklin, costume manager for the shows.

Sheer spontaneity and a comfort with breaking conventions of making records and performing are two of few constants for the band. The Flaming Lips have made a twentyyear career that has outlasted years of inattention from labels, rotating band members and personal strife. Their sound reflects high joy and merriment in life, but never lets a listener forget darkness and despair.

With their 2002 release, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, the Lips unearthed the concept album from the rubble of 70s classic rock.

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Records, after several calls to get in touch with whoever signed Jane’s Addiction. Little celebration ensued, as Roberts and Donahue left the band in late 1991, after releasing Hit To Death in the Future Head. While critics praised the strange layering on the album, sales were minimal. Yet, with each lineup change in the Flaming Lips, the band has proceeded forth with renewed vision, breaking more modern music conventions.

As the speakers blare the opening synthesizer hum of “Fight Test,” the large video screen, set behind the stage at Canopy Club on May 4th, plays the boxing match from the film Cool Hand Luke.

“Okay, here we go,” says Coyne, as he raises his acoustic guitar and kicks out his leg for the opening beat of the song. The sides of the stage are filled with about thirty people dressed in furry animal costumes, shining powerful flashlights all around. Two giant speakers are at the sides of the stage with strobe lights and inflatable cartoon space robots on each one. Smoke machines sit at the

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foot of the stage, pumping thick hazes that mask the entire stage at times. Hundreds of multi colored balloons circulate through the stage and audience areas.

On stage, Ivins, Drozd and Scurlock play drums, bass, guitar and keyboards, dressed in furry costumes with no heads. Coyne, as the presiding crazy uncle of the show, stands in an off-white suit and pelts the audience with confetti, or swings a red and yellow light with a streaming, shiny ribbon tied to the end around his head when not soothing the audience with his vocals. Amidst the merry revelry, it seems unfitting to see Paul Newman getting the shit beat out of him in the film footage over and over, to the beat of “Fight Test.” Other footage showed the familiar execution of a Vietnamese man by a Viet Cong soldier, and strangely enough, vintage workout videos from the 80s.

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friend Dave Friddman, the result is a layering of soothing acoustic guitar and warm melodies from Wayne Coyne, combined with bombardments of effects-heavy bass lines, synthesized, robotic washes, and an array of sounds that have no need for names from Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.

“We’re all involved together in the process, but it’s not like everyone has one task,” said Drozd. “It’s like, ‘Who’s got an idea for this part?’ and then it’s like, ‘Well I have this guitar part.’ If it sucks then we try something else. We share the record. We panic when we think it might suck, and then rejoice when it sounds good.”

In 1983, Wayne Coyne saved up enough money for the Les Paul guitar he had been eyeing in a music store in his hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, south of Oklahoma City.

The day following a drunken party at Michael Ivins’ house, Coyne shows up with a drummer and says he heard Ivins owned a bass.

After a few weeks of jamming, the Flaming Lips were a group.

“We must have played the Batman theme about ten times,” said Coyne. “I learned to play fairly well within a couple of weeks, and everyone thought I was going to be the next Hendrix or something. I never really got much better than I was after those first two weeks.”

A rep from Restless Records caught an L.A. show, and soon after the Lips went out to L.A. to record Here It Is, in 1986. After a few tours, supporting bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, the band returned to the studio to work on Oh My Gawd. Released in May ’87, the album showed the Lips’ first foray into studio tweaking on top of their live performance style. Their punkish hard rock roots became more and more laden with psychedelia as the 80s continued.

The rest of the 80s were also marked by short-lived stints for drummers and guitarists, as was the case with Nathan Roberts on drums and Jonathan Donahue on guitar. Restless Records also turned out to be a short relationship, as the label folded in shortly after the band released In A Priest Driven Ambulance, in 1990. The Lips continued with no label until they heard from Warner Brothers

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he calls me and says, ‘Come on over. We’re over and was like, ‘Do you want to come to going to start working on this stuff!’ I was just Oklahoma City and set up with Michael and like, ‘What the hell are you talking about?’” me and jam for a while?’ And, I mean they The parking lot experiments involved playwere my favorite band so fuckin yeah I want ing separate prerecorded tapes simultaneousto! So, we did that. We set up and played like ly. The biggest experiment had around forty three or four hours that first day, just jammed cars playing tapes. all day. I knew all their songs anyways. I was “We did one in Austin, Texas with forty such a big fan.” cars in a parking lot and it was just insane,” In mid-1992, the Lips, comfortable with a said Drozd. “There were like thousands of foursome, filled the space with Drozd on people that showed up for that, all hanging drums and Ronald Jones on guitar. out, freaking out. It didn’t work that very well “I joined and then Ronald Jones joined in that day actually (laughs). This guy pulls up January right after,” said Drozd. “I mean he is with this huge kicker in the back of an SUV. just such an incredible guitar player. The first He says to us, ‘Man, I got the shit right here! I time we played with him, I had taken acid the want to be in the middle!’ We decided we’d night before and usually the day after an acid give him the main cassette with all of this trip you’re pretty wiped out, and I was thinking, badass drum stuff on it, like this real heavy, ‘Ah, I don’t want to go do this. I don’t want to distorted drum thing I did. It was the climax practice today.’ I got no sleep, feeling like hell. of the last piece of music. Sure enough, it gets But we went up there and set up and Ronald set to that part in the experiment, and his stereo up his gear, you know. He had two Roland just blows up right there.”

JC120 amps and two Fender Supertwin reverb The parking lot sessions led to the band’s amps for the guitar rig. It was fuckin insane! All inventive, yet tedious, 4 CD recording these effects pedals. It was like, you know, Zaireeka released in 1997. All four CDs are NASA. And uh, he set up and I think we played meant to be played at the same time. for like four hours straight.”

“When we were The band recorded doing it, it was Transmissions From just…kind of…out the Satellite Heart in of boredom really the summer of 1993, in (smiles and Oklahoma. Once laughs),” said again, the critics Drozd. “We wanted praised the inventiveto entertain our ness, but not many They way we snuck people were buying – Steven Drozd, Flaming Lips drummer it around Warner the record. After nearBrothers was that ly a year on the road, they gave us a the future once again budget to make our next record which was looked bleak. Then a DJ at a top 40 station in The Soft Bulletin. We made Zaireeka and The Oklahoma City started playing the whimsical Soft Bulletin on the same money.” song “She Don’t Use Jelly” incessantly. The Not able to make a tour out of the Zaireeka song sweeped pop stations and the video played often on MTV. The album sold enough material, the band found a way to use the ideology of many sources of pre-recorded music to satiate the label. The band toured constantly for about the next three years, a great strain for a tour.

“It was based on the parking lot idea, but on the relationship between Jones and the Wayne had the idea of doing it through other band members. Shortly after touring for boomboxes,” said Drozd. “I then had the idea Clouds Taste Metallic, Jones left the band in about people being conducted to turn the vol1996. This conflict would result in the Lips’ ume up and down on their boomboxes, make most experimental efforts yet. it even more expressive. Again, I would lay “When we were doing it, it was just…kind down music, Wayne would do crazy editing, of…out of boredom really (smiles and sometimes adding stuff to it. We had it so laughs)” said Drozd. “We wanted to entertain Michael would be in the middle, and he ourselves. It was a weird summer because would roll rhythmic loops. As the loops Ronald quit in 1996. We sat there for a couple would be running, we would sort of conduct, weeks going, ‘Well, what are we going to do now?’ Should we get a another guitarist, or go you know? There was where my side was all car crashes, and Wayne’s was all sirens, and in some other direction? All that stuff went we just went back and forth, one side gets hand in hand, because we were starting to do louder, the other drops down and it would the parking lot experiments. It was of one switch. This weird Pink Floyd sounding tape those things that happen all the time, like you loop played in the middle.” and me are sitting here and all of the sudden Having found a new direction of music one of us says, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if you did making to ease the departure of Ronald Jones, this…and I did that…?’ We both finish our the Lips returned to the studio in 1998 to put beers, and then that would be it, we’d forget the finishing touches on The Soft Bulletin. about it. Wayne, it’s like you can have those “I used to be a lot more guarded about how conversations. We were talking just like that, felt emotionally about things, and trying to ‘wouldn’t it be cool if we made music to be express that in music” said Drozd, regarding played out of car stereos and put this whole a more personal approach applied to The Soft thing in a parking garage? Yeah, I wonder Bulletin. “I think you can really see that in what that would sound like…’ A week later

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Wayne’s lyrics. You could see the space man got zapped by the spider’s web in the psychedelic crater of the sun, you know? A lot of times there are nonseneschal lyrics.

There were lyrics that weren’t completely literal, but they do paint a lot more a picture of an emotional state. And I think it was just getting older. I was real guarded about family problems. I have a really fucked up family. I didn’t want to tell people about that, and tell people Drummer Kliph Scurlock pounds away during a Flaming Lips live performance about my drug probFurther into the show, the band led the lems and stuff. Wayne’s less guarded as well. audience to sing happy birthday to the celeAgain, a lot of it is just getting older. And with The Soft Bulletin being as successful as it brating show goers.

“We’re gonna get a great fucking happy was, we were all pretty shocked. It can either birthday going,” said Coyne. “We’re going to really free you up, with the idea that you can do anything you want, or it’ll make you think, sing Happy Birthday dear Muffy, Joel, Trent, Lisa and Janine. All together. MUFFY, JOEL, ‘Oh my God! What do we do now? People TRENT, LISA AND JANIIIIIIINE. It’ll be a loved this record and now we’re doomed.’”

The album assured their continued relation- weird one, but it’ll be good. Five is a record.”

The Canopy show was the final stop for ship with Warner Bros. Records, which has this leg of the Flaming Lips’ tour. They will been even more solidified with the success of continue their weirdness over the summer in Yoshimi, and also allowed for further experiEurope and return to the states for the rest of ments with crowd participation. the year. As of now they have no plans for the Amidst a heavy haze and millions of balfuture, as usual. The past has shown that stayloons at the Canopy show, Coyne invites the ing open-minded as possible is the secret to audience to sing along repeat choruses for the Lips’ prosperity. both “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robot Part I” “This is the last show of our tour here in and “She Don’t Use Jelly.”

“You know, the songs are made better by the Champaign, Illinois” said a tear-eyed, confetti-doused Coyne at the end of the show. audience’s enthusiasm, right?” said Coyle at “We want to say thanks to everyone that the show. “Now I know it’s hot, so I’m not going to ask that much of you. It’s already late. makes it possible for us to do this. That includes you guys! Really, we love you But sometimes, a little more adrenaline, and guys. We talk about then you really feel this all the time. We fucking good. So if are lucky enough to everyone could sing play for the best at the top of your audience anyone lungs. Even if you could hope to play don’t know the for. Instead of being words, just do you cruel, or being tough, best, and it’ll really you come here, have get this whole thing – Cory Franklin, costume manager confetti thrown at going.” you, bounce balloons, As the audience sing Happy Birthday sings along several to people you don’t even know. The laughfurry-dressed fans conduct the audience. ing and smiling is real contagious. Here’s “But it’s funny I always tell people my one last profound reason to stay the way favorite thing is that I could be having the you are. Some people come out here worst fucking day imaginable” said Cory because they have some tragedy, some sadFranklin. “Once that show starts, one of my ness in their life. They want to escape it, favorite bands in the world is playing up but you can’t really. If they came here there right next to me, and I’m dressed up as tonight with sadness and tragedy on their Santa Claus throwing giant balloons at peomind, you guys have obliterated that. ple. You know if you’re up there throwing balloons with these weirdo Oklahomans mak- Thank you guys. Thank you guys. Thank you guys! We love you guys.” ing great, weird music right next to you, how can that be bad?”

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and elected officials. Based on the recent tragedies that occured in venues in Chicago and Rhode Island, the decision was made to he performance space at the Urbanaclose the performance space, Mundt said.

Champaign Independent Media Center at “We decided that the situation was too 218 W. Main St. in Urbana was closed by the severe to allow them to continue,” Mundt city of Urbana due to fire code violations on said. “We didn’t want to give off the false Thursday, May 8. impression to the public that this venue The future of the space, one of the few allwas safe.” ages concert venues in the area, does not Krausch said that the Independent Media appear promising according to Rex Mundt, Center did not learn of the further inspections Fire Chief for the city of Urbana. or the photographs until the officials came on “I believe that they will not ever be able to Thursday to close the performance area. open that area again,” Mundt said.

The confusion occured because the initial The violations included exposed wiring, Fire Rescue Service inspectors did not specify problems with insulation and a sprinkler systhat there might be more inspections in additem that needed to be completely replaced. tion to the Monday inspection, Mundt said.

The Independent Media Center is a nonprofit “Not everyone was told that there could be organization. Independent Media Center more people looking into the space,” Mundt spokesperson Meghan Krausch said the costs said. of making repairs exceed what the Krausch said that it took a few meetings Independent Media Center can afford. after the closing to get all of the facts of the “The city is making it clear that it is going process. But even understanding the process, to be impossible for this space to reopen,” Krausch is unhappy with the decision.

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“It was a knee-jerk reaction to events that The performance space had been hosting had happened in other places,” Krausch said. concerts for almost a year. It was one of three “It was not fair to blame us for those events.” all-ages venues in the Champaign-Urbana Krausch said that if the goal behind the area and provided a place for bands like closing of the perMissing the Point formance space was whose fans are mostly to avoid tragedies local high schoolers. like the one that “I was really disapoccurred in Rhode pointed when I heard Island, the city about it getting shut could have taken a down,” said Missing different approach. the Point drummer – Meghan Krausch, UCIMC spokesperson “They could have Steve Carroll. “It is a sat down with the shame because it was businesses in town just really started to get after the tragedies happened, and had a meetwidely recognized as a place to have shows.” ing to figure out ways to rachet up the quality While the two sides have now met and disat every venue in town,” Krausch said. cussed the matter further, there was initial The Independent Media Center is presently confusion about why the space was being trying to locate another concert space closed when the Independent Meida Center because, Krausch said, much of the had originally been given a date of May 29 to Independent Media Centers’s funds came make necessary repairs. from the shows. In addition, the Independent Krausch said the performance space was Media Center is hoping to avoid cancelling originally inspected on Monday, May 5. any of their already scheduled shows by seekMundt called the Monday inspection ”rouing the help of other venues in the area. tine.” Mundt said the inspection was per“People may assume that the shows are formed by Urbana Fire Rescue Services. being cancelled,” Krausch said. “But we are “That fire crew has a limited set of experthoping they continue with a little bit of supise that looks at only certain types of fire code port for the community.” violations,” Mundt said.

Despite the setback to their source of operThe report filed by the Fire Rescue Services ating revenue, the Independent Media Center inspectors listed six violations. The report as an organization has no plans to close. also listed a date of May 29 for when a fol“We don’t appreciate the city making it so lowup inspection would occur to see if the difficult for us to operate,” Krausch said. violations had been fixed.

“However, we are a dedicated to group of After the report was filed, different inspecpeople and we are not going away.” tors came to the performance space on Tuesday, May 6 to make an additional inspecTo volunteer a venue for a show or for udates on UCIMC tion. Photos were taken of fire code violations shows e-mail IMC-booking@ucimc.org and Mundt said, they were shown to experts

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TREY ANASTASIO Plasma ★★★ Elektra

BY JOSH ANBIL “Picture this guy. He waited in line and spent his money for a ticket. He worked hard all week, got in his car, drove two hours and waited in line to get in.” This is part of the motivational speech given by Trey Anastasio to his band before they go onstage to an audience dying to know what they will play this time. It is obvious that no matter who Trey is playing with, he enters with one goal in mind: give them a show they will never forget. As the frontman of Phish, Trey did this for seventeen years, and when he announced he would be touring with nine other musicians and not those members of Phish, fans wondered what it would be like. If they did not get the chance to see Trey and his band perform, then the live double disc album, Plasma, will answer their questions.

From the opening track,“Curlew’s Call”, and onward, one can see that the album brings a wide range of sounds and musical blends showcasing the band’s talent. The song has an upbeat tone to it, which gets the album off to a good start. Its tribal rhythm combined with Trey’s unique style of lead guitar take off at the three-minute mark to drive the song into an amazing frenzy. It seems obvious why this song was chosen as the first track.

The next three songs:“Plasma”,“Magilla”, and “When”, are more jazzy and create a sound similar to the music that is associated with the beatnik era of the 1920’s and subsequent years.“Mozambique” follows with all members of the band combining to create an excellent blend of rock and jazz. Its energized ending leaves the listener waiting to hear what is next. “Every Story Ends In Stone” starts off with the trombonist, Andy Moroz, playing a very mysterioussounding part that seems to guide the rest of the song.

The following track,“Small Axe”, was a little too slow for my liking, but the last track,“First Tube”, is anything but slow.

This song can also be heard on the Phish album Farmhouse and is the highlight of the entire album despite the lack of lyrics. The bass line carries the song into a fast-paced collaboration that seems to have a little bit of everything.

“Night Speaks To A Woman” marks the beginning of the second disc and sets the tone for the rest. It is the only track from the album that was also on the previous album by the band, Trey Anastasio. The song starts out slow, but develops more and more as each minute passes. It reaches its peak thirteen minutes into the song when an excellent guitar and keyboard combination begins that erupts into a climactic ending. The same progression exists in the next track,“Simple Twist Up Dave”, with Trey’s solo a few minutes into the song taking it over. “Inner Tube” follows and is definitely the most unique song on the album. This version was created in the studio from parts of different songs that the band played throughout the tour. The finale of the album is “Sand”, another song from Farmhouse. The end of the song seems to wrap up the entire album with a lot of different sounds. This track is especially different in that Trey plays with far more feedback and distortion than any other on the album.

This album shows the very artistic side of Trey Anastasio and the other members of the band. It is very instrumental and shows the wide range of music that the band is able to produce. The various instruments played in the background when Trey is playing lead seem to be the best overall characteristic of the album. It can be seen that Trey’s style is still recognizable, but the different sounds that the rest of the band produce really make it all come together to create an excellent album that any music fan can appreciate and enjoy.

All reviews are based on a four-star rating scale

Every once in a while, a disc comes along with an amazing blend of new ideas, unique sounds, and various musical twists.

Every once in a while, an album also comes along which blends all of these great ideas together to create something mediocre at best. The Routine, the debut LP from Hotwire, falls into the latter category.

Hotwire, the latest band in the seemingly endless string participating in the rebirth of rock, comes from the same Los Angeles suburbs that produced Linkin Park, Incubus, and Hoobastank, among countless others. The band continues the tradition by combining heavy guitars at varying tempos and volumes over several stages of singing and yelling.

To Hotwire’s credit, the sound is very developed for a debut album. Everything one would expect from an established band is present throughout the twelve-song lineup.

Rus Martin’s vocals have a wide range and the full sound of the backup instruments complement him well. There is also a wide range of rock styles on the disc, from hardcore to slower metal to punk rock and also some testosterone fueled slow songs Despite the high quality recording, their sound has arrived just a bit too late. Anyone looking for melodic yelling would find it in Snapcase, Boy Sets Fire, or any other prominent hardcore band. At The Drive-In and System of a Down have covered the vocal pitch changes found within the album, the slow driving beats intertwined with complex lyrics are incredibly reminiscent of The Deftones, and Los Angeles brethren Hoobastank have already nailed down a near ideal pop-metal sound. Even the niche for up and coming metal band has recently been filled by Chevelle.

Hotwire does a fine job of blending together all of the aforementioned elements, but the CD feels outdated and, somewhat ironically, routine.

Hotwire cites David Fincher as one of their inspirations.

Much like his rendition of Fight Club, the sound of Hotwire is too overplayed to be considered cutting edge. There is definite promise to their sound. If they can find a way to force their way through the redundant rock scene, they have potential to be stars. However, until that happens, Hotwire will just have to hope that there’s room for one.

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INDEPENDENT ROCK / EMO / PUNK Innocent Words Showcase-- Terminus Victor, Lorenzo Goetz, Legs for Days Thursday, May 15, Cowboy Monkey, 9:30 p.m. ($3) Innocent Words is a local independent magazine and record label founded by Troy Michael. Tonight there is a showcase of a few bands on the label at the Cowboy Monkey. The lineup is very diverse, and includes Terminus Victor, Lorenzo Goetz, and Legs for Days. It’s only $3, so come celebrate the end of the school year by supporting three great local bands and a promising local record label. You must be 19 to get in. (Adam Henrichs)

INDUSTRIAL New dealings and a show!

KMFDM recently announced that their new album, WWIII, will be released on Sanctuary records with a possible September release date. Lead singer Sasha Konietzko described their decision to leave Metropolis Records as simply, "we tried together but it couldn't happen."

In live news, Covenant is playing a show this Saturday at the Metro in Chicago. Melotron opens and the show is $26 in advance, $18 day of show.

(Brian Tracy)

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CHARTS PARASOL RECORDS TOP 10 SELLERS 1. Club 8 - Strangely Beautiful (A Hidden Agenda Record) 2. The New Pornographers - Electric Version (Matador Records) 3. The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts (Kill Rock Stars Records) 4. Tractor Kings - Gone To Heaven (Mud Records) 5. Folksongs For The Afterlife - Put Danger Back In Your Life (A Hidden Agenda Record) 6. Broadcast - Pendulum (Warp Records) 7. Absinthe Blind - Rings (Mud Records) 8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (Interscope Records) 9. Outrageous Cherry - Supernatural Equinox (Rainbow Quartz Records) 10. The Hidden Cameras - The Smell of Our Own (Rough Trade Records)

RECORD SERVICE TOP 10 SELLERS 1. Jack Johnson - On and On (Universal) 2. Pete Yorn - Day I Forgot (Sony) 3. Blur - Think Tank (Virgin Records) 4. NOFX - War On Errorism (Fat Wreck Chords) 5. Flaming Lips - Fight Test EP (Warner Brothers) 6. D-Lo and Spinnerty - Play It On the Porch 7. Ben Harper - Diamonds on the Inside (Virgin records) 8. The White Stripes - Elephant (V2) 9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (Interscope Records) 10. The Sea & Cake - One Bedroom (Thrill Jockey)

ROCK MS DYNAMITE A Little Deeper ★★1/2

Butch Walker / The Verve Pipe / Empyrean Thursday, May 15, The Abbey Pub in Chicago, 8:00 p.m. ($12)

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BY BRIAN MERTZ Ms. Dynamite is the latest artist to break through from the thriving British R&B and hip-hop scenes.

But unlike her fellow Brits like Craig David or the Streets, Ms. Dynamite’s album suffers from being unable to deliver on the promise heard in her first single.

The quirky rhythms and languid rhyme schemes in the track “It Takes More” might have been unique enough to get some exposure on MTV and BET, as well as land Ms. Dynamite a slot on Saturday Night Live. As the rhymes in “It Takes More” decry the excess and violence found in modern hip-hop, a feeling of hope starts to emerge. That hope is that Ms. Dynamite might have crafted an entire album of hip-hop and R&B that educates and entertains all at once.

Unfortunately though,“It Takes More” is the standout track by miles. Much of the subject matter is the same throughout A Little Deeper. But as the constant refrain to grow up and becomes more responsible is echoed in tracks like “Natural High,“Seed Will Grow” and “Not U Want My Love,” Ms. Dynamite starts to sound less like a musician and more like a nagging public service announcement.

What carries this album through is Ms. Dynamite’s talent.

Her vocals at times sound like Nelly Furtado without the annoying tendency to overpower certain notes. Her vocal control and her range are masterfully displayed on the syncopated chorus of “Dy-na-mi-tee.”

At the start of A Little Deeper, the beats that Dynamite flows over are different enough from standard American hip-hop fare that they draw in the listener. But by the time the album reaches the midway point, the rhythms have become repetitive.

A little more variety in songwriting and lyrical subjects, combined with Ms. Dynamite’s undeniable talent will guarantee her next album is worthy of her skills.

In their brief existence, Marvelous 3 put out some of the most infectious pop-rock to hit the American airwaves. That was due in large part to the humor and energy of frontman Butch Walker. After becoming fed up with the record industry, Marv3 split.

Walker started a solo career with his album, Left of Self-Centered. If you can make it through the Verve Pipe (or perhaps cheer along with another stirring rendition of their hit “Freshman”), Walker will inevitably deliver a hilarious, high-energy show with lots of musical genius along the way. (Brian Mertz)

JAZZ Venue Spotlight: The Iron Post Along with the Highdive and Zorba's in Champaign, the Iron Post in Urbana is one of the few venues where you can see a variety of local jazz artists every week. Performances happen most Thursday nights, and some weeks the venue features jazz acts on more than one day, a rare thing in our community. Performing tonight from 7-9 p.m. is the Boneyard Jazz Quintet. (Paul Malina)

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MAY 15-21, 2003 | CONGRATULATIONS U OF I GRADS!

CLUBSVENUES Assembly Hall First & Florida, Champaign 333.5000 American Legion Post 24 705 W. Bloomington Rd., C. 356.5144 American Legion Post 71 107 N. Broadway, Urbana 367.3121 Barfly 120 N. Neil, Champaign 352.9756 Barnes and Noble 51 E. Marketview, Champaign 355.2045 Boltini Lounge 211 N. Neil, Champaign 378.8001 Borders Books & Music 802 W.Town Ctr., Champaign 351.9011 The Brass Rail 15 E. University, Champaign 352.7512 Canopy Club (The Garden Grill) 708 S. Goodwin, Urbana 367.3140 C.O. Daniels 608 E. Daniel, Champaign 337.7411 Cosmopolitan Club 307 E. John, Champaign 367.3079 Courtyard Cafe Illini Union, 1401 W. Green, U. 333.4666

Cowboy Monkey 6 Taylor St., Champaign 398.2688 Clybourne 706 S. Sixth, Champaign 383.1008 Curtis Orchard 3902 S. Duncan Road, Champaign 359.5565 D.R. Diggers 604 S. Country Fair Dr., C. 356.0888 Embassy Tavern & Grill 114 S. Race, Urbana 384.9526 Esquire Lounge 106 N. Walnut, Champaign 398.5858 Fallon’s Ice House 703 N. Prospect, Champaign 398.5760 Fat City Saloon 505 S. Chestnut, Champaign 356.7100 The Great Impasta 114 W. Church, Champaign 359.7377 G.T.’s Western Bowl Francis Dr., Champaign 359.1678 Hideaway 701 Devonshire Dr., Champaign 356.3081 The Highdive 51 Main, Champaign 359.4444 Huber’s 1312 W. Church, Champaign 352.0606 Illinois Disciples Foundation 610 E. Springfield, Champaign 352.8721 Independent Media Center 218 W Main St, Urbana 344.8820 The Iron Post 120 S. Race, Urbana 337.7678 Joe’s Brewery 706 S. Fifth, Champaign 384.1790 Kam’s 618 E. Daniel, Champaign 328.1605 Krannert Art Museum 500 E. Peabody, Champaign 333.1861 Krannert Center for Performing Arts 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana Tickets: 333.6280, 800/KCPATIX La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana 333.4950 Lava 1906 W. Bradley, Champaign 352.8714 Legends Bar & Grill 522 E. Green, Champaign 355.7674 Les’s Lounge 403 N. Coler, Urbana 328.4000 Lincoln Castle 209 S. Broadway, Urbana 344.7720 Malibu Bay Lounge North Rt. 45, Urbana 328.7415 Mike & Molly’s 105 N. Market, Champaign 355.1236

Mulligan’s 604 N. Cunningham, Urbana 367.5888 Murphy’s 604 E. Green, Champaign 352.7275 Neil Street Pub 1505 N. Neil, Champaign 359.1601 New Art Theater 126 W. Church, Champaign 351.7368 No Name Saloon 55 E. Main, Champaign 398.6912 The Office 214 W. Main, Urbana 344.7608 Parkland College 2400 W. Bradley, Champaign 351.2528 Phoenix 215 S, Neil, Champaign 355.7866 Pia’s of Rantoul Rt. 136 E., Rantoul 893.8244 Pink House Rts. 49 & 150, Ogden 582.9997 The Rainbow Coffeehouse 1203 W. Green, Urbana 766.9500 Red Herring/ Channing-Murray Foundation 1209 W. Oregon, Urbana 344.1176 Rose Bowl Tavern 106 N. Race, Urbana 367.7031 Springer Cultural Center 301 N. Randolph, Champaign 355.1406 Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana 333.2360 Strawberry Fields Café 306 W. Springfield, Urbana 328.1655 Ten Thousand Villages 105 N. Walnut, Champaign 352.8938 TK Wendl’s 1901 S. Highcross Rd., Urbana 255.5328 Tonic 619 S. Wright, Champaign 356.6768 Two Main 2 Main, Champaign 359.3148 University YMCA 1001 S. Wright, Champaign 344.0721 Verde/Verdant 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign 366.3204 Virginia Theatre 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign 356.9053 White Horse Inn 112 1/2 E. Green, Champaign 352.5945 Zorba’s 627 E. Green, Champaign 344.0710

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resh off their victory in the True Music Live competition, Terminus Victor headlines a showcase of bands on local label Innocent Words tonight at the Cowboy Monkey.

Kicking off the night will be the latest addition to the Innocent Words label, Legs For Days. Rounding up the lineup is Lorenzo Goetz, one of the best bands in all of C-U. Head out to the Monkey and catch all this great local music for only $3

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ir This Side of Caution are still flying high from their 2002 full length debut, The Unbearable LIghtness of Being. Drawing a large following, Air This Side of Caution lands at The Canopy Thursday, to open for another out of town favorite, King Solomen’s Grave

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his independent film directed by Robert Duvall mixes the world of South American dancing and assassination killings. A seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina spends time with a beautiful dancer named Manuela, who becomes his teacher and provides lessons about the sensual world of the tango. This is Duvall’s follow-up to highly awarded, The Apostle, which provided him with an Oscar nomination.

Writer’s In The Round not talking in circles

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he monthly Writer’s in the round event returns to the Iron Post this Sunday at 9pm.

WITR features individual songwriters in an intimate setting.

This Sunday you can check out Hank Berumen, Angie Heaton, Eleni Moraites (above), and Paul Stephens in this unique environment. Get there early and enjoy the popcorn.

Cubs VS Cardinals, rivals face-off

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hether you prefere Old Style or Bush beer, this classic match-up between two teams with a rivalry pre-dating prohibition shouldn’t be missed, even for the rural dwellers of Central Illinois. This weekend’s baseball fest runs: Friday 7:10pm, Saturday 12:15pm, Sunday 1:10pm, Monday12:10pm

Logos courtesy of St. Louis Candinals and Chicago Cubs official websites

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Calendar Editor’s note: Due to the closing of the Independent Media Center’s performance space, all IMC shows are subject to change of location. Stay informed at their website, www.ucimc.org

KARAOKE Karaoke – D.R. Diggers, 9-1pm, no cover G Force Productions – Hideaway, 9-1am, no cover Karaoke with Paul Faber – Lincoln Castle, 9:30-1am, no cover

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

ThursdayMay15 LIVE MUSIC Relay for Life Benefit: Equinox – Two Main, 7pm, Free King Solomon’s Grave, Dave Tamkin and the P.P.C., Air This Side of Caution, Fotomona – The Canopy Club, 9pm, cover Boneyard Jazz Quintet – Iron Post, 9pm Innocent Words Showcase: Terminus Victor, Lorenzo Goetz, Legs for Days – Cowboy Monkey, 9:30pm, $3 Dropsizz, Bent-Til-Broken, Pottiffer’s Penny – Brass Rail, 10pm, $3 Will Rogers Band – Neil St. Pub, no cover

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DJ Resonate – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Who – Joe's Brewery, 10:30, $3 Disco Dynamite w/ Paul West – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, no cover Dancing – Ruby’s, 9pm, no cover DJ Pulano, DJ Dirty Dave – Tonic Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm

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Karaoke – No Name Saloon, 9pm, no cover G Force Karaoke – Pia's, 9-1am, no cover Karaoke – Jillian’s, 9pm, no cover

COMEDY Comedy Night w/ Host Abraham Johnson – open Mic night – Lincoln’s Castle Library, 9pm-1am

WORDS Anti-Chief Presence – join the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative and be part of an anti-“Chief” presence during the U of I Board meeting – Illini Union, 8:30am

OTHER Fight Night – Cash prizes, contests, arm wrestling and more! - Lava, 9pm

Bach’s Lunch – enjoy lunch in the historic lobby while taking in this series of concerts featuring classical, jazz and world music-bring your own or call ahead to order a Pickle Tree Farm lunch at 398-2376 – Springer Cultural Center, noon-1pm 14th Annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival – dinner and auction-weekend long festival includes Raggedy Ann look-alike contest, collectible booths, and a parade – Arcola, IL (south on I-57)

Friday Jazz: In Your Ear Big Band – The Highdive, 5:30pm, $3 The Noisy Gators – Cowboy Monkey, 9pm, $3 Kilborn Alley – Iron Post, 9pm Official Beer Garden Opening: The Impalas – Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, 9pm, $5 Zuvuya – Canopy Club, 10pm, $10 Bither, Triad, Deck Sixteen, The Other Side – ChanningMurray Foundation, $3 For if the Flies – Two Main, 5-8pm, no cover Reasonable Doubt – Uncle Bucks, 215 N. Lake of the Woods road, Mahomet, 8:30pm - 12:30am

DJ Realness with Blends by Otter - Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ - No Name Saloon, 9pm, no cover DJ Sped - Joe's Brewery, 10:30pm, $5 DJ Stifler - dance/house/techno - Lava, 9pm, no cover DJ Bozak - Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Bob Bass - Pia's, 9-1am, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, $3 DJ Tim Williams – The Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Asiatic – Tonic Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm, cover DJ Drake – Ruby’s, 9pm, no cover

DANCING Ballroom Dancing – non-smoking, cash bar – Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive, Savoy, 7:30pm-10:30pm, $7 Salsa Dancing – non-smoking, cash bar, dress code: no hats, no blue jeans, no tennis shoes – Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive, Savoy, 11pm-1am, $4 Contra Dance – Dance to live string music of Farmers Market String Band – Anderson’s Barn, 2206 N. Brownfield Rd, NE Urbana, 8pm-11pm, $5

LIVE MUSIC Irish Traditional Music Session hosted by Lisa Boucher– Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, 4pm, Free Writers in the Round: Hank Berumen, Angie Heaton, Eleni Moraites, Paul Stephens – Iron Post, 9pm, cover Throw Rag, Jakehead – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $5 Billy Galt and Ed O'Hara – blues – D.R. Diggers, 9:30pm, no cover

DJ Fresh Face Guest DJ – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ LA Wells – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover G-Force Karaoke - Tommy G's, 8pm, no cover

SaturdayMay17 LIVE MUSIC Jaded Kayne, Monster Honkey, Sols of Led – Rantoul Amvets, 6:30pm, $3 Maurice and the Mindset – Jillian’s, 7pm Hank Berumen – Borders, 8pm, Free Relay for Life – American Cancer Society Benefit: Prairie Jam Band – Centennial High School, 8pm, Free Dave Branning Trio – Cowboy Monkey, 9pm, $3 Deadbeats – Embassy Tavern, 9:30, Free Impalas – Hubers, 8pm, no cover

MUSIC PERFORMANCE Concert in the Park – Edison Middle School Jazz Band – Clark Park, 4pm-6pm

OTHERS Kickapoo Paddle Festival, A celebration of the Middle Fork River – An outdoor family oriented festival that will promote paddling sports and the area’s recreational resources – Kickapoo State Park, 9am-6pm 14th Annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival – theme “Johnny Gruelle Books in the Hands of Children”-weekend long festival includes Raggedy Ann look-alike contest, collectible booths, and a parade – Arcola, IL (south on I-57)

DJ DJ Tim Williams – The Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Hipster Sophisto - Barfly, 9pm, no cover Spincity – Hideaway, 9-1am, no cover DJ – No Name Saloon, 9pm, no cover DJ Naughty Boy – Joe's Brewery, 10:30pm, $5 DJ Bundy – dance/house/techno - Lava, 9pm, no cover until 11pm DJ Resonate – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover G Force DJ – The White Horse Inn, 9-1, no cover DJ Michela Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, $3 DJ Murphy – Ruby’s, 9pm, no cover DJ Alex Mattson – Tonic Nightclub Dancing – Two Main, 5-7pm, no cover Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm, cover

MondayMay19 LIVE MUSIC Zea Mays, Fotomana – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $3 Billy Galt & Ed O’Hara – White Horse Inn, 10pm, no cover Jazz Jam with LaMonte Persons – Two Main, 7pm

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Spectrum – drum & bass, house; U-C Hip Hop - dub/down tempo - Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Spinnerty – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke with Paul Faber – Lincoln Castle, 9:30-1am, no cover

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Salsa Dancing – Two Main, 1-10pm, no cover

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Community Drum Circle – All levels welcome – Ten Thousand Villages, 105 N. Walnut, C, 7pm-9pm

Commencement Pops Concert – UI Wind Symphony, James F. Keene, conductor-a concert especially for graduating seniors and their families – Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center, no charge

ON STAGE Anything Goes – Actor’s Rural Theatre Company seeking actors and actresses interested in helping with tehir summer musical, Cole Porter’s classic, Anything Goes – Auditions 10am-4pm, Fine Arts Center, Tuscola, 211 E. Overton St.

OTHER CU in 7 plus author signing/Graduation event – CU in 7 plus photographers will make a special appearance to discuss pictures and autograph. CU in 7 plus documents the C-U area over the course of ten days – Illini Union Bookstore, 809 S. Wright St., C, 11am-2pm Kickapoo Paddle Festival, A celebration of the Middle Fork River – An outdoor family oriented festival that will promote paddling sports and the area’s recreational resources – Kickapoo State Park, 9am-6pm Community Health Fair – annual health fair held in conjunction with Sisternet of Parkland College-childcare provided – Douglass Community Center, 10am-3pm, all ages welcome Kid’s Building Fair – Orpheum Theatre parking lot, 346 N. Hickory, 11am-4pm Market at the Square – Fresh produce & foods, baked goods, flowers & plants, handcrafted works of art – SE Lot of Lincoln Square, Downtown Urbana, 7am-noon 14th Annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival – theme “Johnny Gruelle Books in the Hands of Children”-weekend long festival includes Raggedy Ann look-alike contest, collectible booths, and a parade – Arcola, IL (south on I-57)

TuesdayMay20 LIVE MUSIC Social Burn, Revis, Double Drive, 40 Foot Echo – Canopy Club, 10pm, $8 Open Mic Night – Espresso Royale, 7:30-10:30pm, Free Open Bluegrass Jam Session - Verdant News & Coffee, 7:30-9pm, Free American Heritage – Neil St. Pub, no cover Finga’ Lickin’ – Two Main, 9pm, no cover Brandon T. Washington – Fat City Saloon

DJ Rock-n-Roll DJ-ing by Donovan Finn – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, Free DJ D-LO & DJ Spinnerty – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Bozak – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Michela Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, no cover

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WednesdayMay21 LIVE MUSIC Fiya, Intense Youth, End Me, Hollowed Out – Independent Media Center, 8pm, $6 Irish Traditional Music Session hosted by Lisa Boucher – Iron Post, 8pm, Free Open Mic Night hosted by Mike Ingram – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $2 The Virtues Quartet – Two Main, 7-10pm, no cover Don Heitler – jazz piano – The Great Impasta, 6-9pm, no cover

DJ Majesticons, Beans – Highdive, 10pm, $10 Big Sexy Funk with DJ Phlip, DJ Bozak – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Forrest – Lava, 9pm DJ Michela Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, no cover Spicerack – 16mm educational film parade and rock music – Boltini,10pm, no cover DJ Pulano - Tonic

KARAOKE Karaoke - White Horse Inn, 9pm, no cover Karaoke with Cool Papa Joe – The Landing Strip, 8pm, no cover

ART NOTICES Creative Drawing Art Class – Explore one element of design each week: color, line, shape / space, texture, and value. This project-oriented class will challenge you to think about the word “drawing” in creative ways. Great for the beginner as an introduction to the “elements of art” or for the stagnant artist as a quick jump start. No drawing skills or previous experience required. Mondays, 7 - 9 pm.

1408 S. Vine, Urbana. Cost $95. Contact Sandra at 3676345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com for details.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – For adults who have always wanted to learn to draw, but felt like they lacked talent or confidence. This class teaches “realistic” or “naturalistic” drawing. Students learn that drawing well is really a matter of learning a new way of seeing. (Youth accepted with permission.). Mondays 7 - 9 pm. May 5, 12, 19 (no class Memorial Day), June 2, 9. Cost $95. Contact Sandra at 367-6345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com Art with Intention for Adults – Participants may have weekly readings, sketchbook, and journal assignments that help them uncover and discover an intention in their own artwork. This class will be an exploration of voice.

Individualized projects will be based on the student’s desire to learn new media, explore a theme, illustrate an idea, etc. Some previous art instruction or permission required. Fee is for 5 classes in 6 weeks. Call for start date.

Thurs. 7 - 9 pm or Fri. 3-5 pm. Cost $95. Contact Sandra at 367-6345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com Children's Art Classes – Verdant News and Coffee & Verde Gallery. Sat. 10-11:30am $120/session (8 classes). 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign. 366-3204 Join Artists and Workshops at Gallery Virtu – Gallery Virtu, an artist-owned cooperative, now invite applications from area artists. Located at 220 Washington Street in Monticello, Gallery Virtu offers original works by the members including: jewelry, pottery, collages, sculptures, journals, hats, handbags and other textiles. The Gallery also offers workshops for adults, teens, and children in knitting, jewelry making, print-making, and book-binding.

762-7790. www.galleryvirtu.org. workshops@galleryvirtu.org or visit the gallery. Regular hours: Thurs:12-4 pm, Fri: 12-8, Sat. 10-6pm Art Classes for Children – Creation Art Studios. Children meet Mon, Tues, Wed, and Fri, 3:30 to 5:00. Experiment and express with paint, clay, mixed-media, drawing and collage through technical instruction, independent study, and the spontaneous art process. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 328-3869. 1102 E. Washington, Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Art Classes for Adults – Creation Art Studios. Adult art classes offer independent studies for beginning and advanced students, in the instruction of studio and expressive art. Students pursue personal interests through drawing, watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, and ceramics.

Studio times are Thursday mornings 11:00-2:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 noon and 2:00 to 4:00 pm. CPDU and CEUs offered - provider#102753. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 328-3869. 1102 E. Washington, Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Expressive Arts Workshop for Adults – Regular ongoing studio sessions offer experiential workshops in drawing, painting and mixed media that take an individual beyond the ordinary and beyond limitations. Experience empowerment and feel comfort creating expressive art through experimentation and intention. Tues.7-9pm and Thurs. 4-

6pm. CPDU and CEUs offered -provider#102753. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 328-3869. 1102 E. Washington, Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Studio Space – Are you an interested in making art but need space (and maybe encouragement and feedback)?

You can have your own workspace, with twenty four hour access, that includes a common sink, telephone, and kitchen. Optionally, you can attend a weekly session of instruction, feedback and guest critiques. One-year commitment required. $200 monthly. Studio in east Urbana.

Contact Sandra at 367-6345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com for more details

ART EXHIBITS & GALLERIES Boneyard Pottery — Ceramic Art by Michael Schwegmann and more. 403 Water St, C. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm. 355-5610.

Broken Oak Gallery – Local and National artists. Original art including photography, watercolors, pottery, oil paintings, colored pencil, wood turning, and more.

Refreshments served by the garden all day Saturday. 1865 N 1225 E Rd, White Heath. Hours: Thurs.-Sat. 10:00am4:00pm. 762-4907.

Cinema Galley — Local and regional artists including many University of Illinois and Parkland College faculty members. 120 W Main, Urbana. Hours: Tues-Sat 10-4. Sun 1-5pm. 367-3711.

Cafe Kopi — Oil on canvas works by Antonio Rolly on display through May. 109 N. Walnut, C. Mon-Thurs. 7 am-11 pm; Fri-Sat 7am-12 pm; Sun 11am-8 pm. 359-4266 Creation Art Studios — Metal sculptures by Geoff Chilton and a selection of landscapes, florals, animal life, and expressive art in various mediums by Jeannine Bestoso currently on display. Hours: Tues-Fri: 1:00-5:30 Sat: 10:004:00. 1102 E Washington, Urbana. 344-6955 / 328-3896 Country in the City — Antiques, Architectural, Gardening, Home Accessories. Custom designing available.

Landscapes and Florals by Jeannine Bestoso currently on display. 1104 East Washington St., Urbana. Hours: Thur.Sat. 10am-5pm. 367-2367.

The Framery — Local and National Artists. 407 E. Main, Mahomet. Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2. 586-4610 Framer's Market –Frame Designers Since 1981. Current featured artists: Charlotte Brady - Botanical Watercolors, Barry Brehm - Landscape Photography, Larry Hamlin - Aquatint Etchings, Patrick Harness - Vibrant Oils and Pastels, Hua Nian - Abstract Watercolors & Pastels, David Smith Original Acrylic Landscapes, Cindy Smith - Stone & Wood Sculpture, Bill Stevens - Humorous Recycled Metal Sculptures, Steve Stoerger - Steel & Glass Sculpture, Bonnie Switzer - Abstract Acrylic Paintings. 807 W. Springfield Ave., Champaign. 351-7020. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 9:30-5:30, Sat. 10:00-4:00. www.framersmarket.net The Furniture Lounge — Specializing in mid-century modern furniture from the 1920s-1980s, retro-Danish-modernlighting-pottery-art-bar wear-vintage stereo equipmentrecords. 9 E. University. Wed-Sat 11am-5:30pm, Sun 12:004:30pm. 352-5150 Gallery Virtu Cooperative — Original works by the nine artist-owners: jewelry, pottery, paintings, collages, hats, handbags and other textiles, sculptures and journals. The Gallery also offers workshops. Regular hours: Thurs. 12-4 pm, Fri: 12-8pm, Sat: 10am-6 pm. 762-7790. 220 W. Washington St., Monticello. www.galleryvirtu.org.

Griggs Street Potters — Handmade functional and decorative pottery. Usual hours are Mon-Fri: 11-4, or call 3283863 for an appointment. 305 West Grigg St, Urbana. 3448546 Hill Street Gallery — Irish Landscapes, the pines of Lake Tahoe, Italian Sculptures, Monet in the Gardens of Giverny, the prairies of Illinois and The Field of Dreams. 703 W. Hill, Champaign. Hours Wed. & Thurs. 9am - 2pm or by appointment. 359-0675 International Galleries — Works from local artists. Lincoln Square Mall. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-6pm, Sun 125pm. 328-2254 Larry Kanfer Gallery — Original photographic artwork by Central Illinois award-winning photographic artist, Larry Kanfer. Gift collection on display. Gallery also features new images from the Prairiescapes, Upper Midwest, and European Collections. Located at 2503 S. Neil, Champaign.

Free and Open to the Public. Regular Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm. 398-2000. www.kanfer.com LaPayne Photography — Specializes in panoramic photography of different subjects, including “Paint the Hall Orange” photographs of Assembly Hall and other University of Illinois scenes. 816 Dennison Dr., C. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Saturdays by appointment. 3568994.

Old Vic Art Gallery — Fine and Original Art. 11 E. University, C. Mon-Thurs 11am-5:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am4:30pm. 355-8338 Springer Cultural Center — cultural, recreational, and educational programs for all ages as well as workshops, lectures, exhibits, and performances. Offers classes in dance,

music, theater, visual arts, health/wellness and for preschool children. 301 North Randolph Street, Champaign.

Hours: Mon.-Thur. 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Fri.: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm, Sat.: 9:00 am - 5 pm, Sun.: Noon - 5 pm. 398-2376. www.champaignparkdistrict.com Steeple Gallery — Specializing in Americana scenes by Linda Nelson Stocks and Peter Sculthorpe. Vintage botanical and bird prints, Antiques, Framed limited edition prints M-F 9-5 Sat. 10-4 Sunday 12-4. 102 E. Lafayette St. Monticello, IL. 762-2924. www.steeplegallery.com Sweet Betsy’s – Sandwich and dessert café. Mother and Daughter’s Art Exhibit currently on display with paintings

by Jeannine Bestoso, Kerry Anne Gillis and photography

by Erin Gillis. 908 S. Philo Rd., Urbana. Hours: Mon-Sat: 9-3, Wed: 9-5 then reopens from 5-7 for a barbecue dinner.

Verdant News and Coffee & Verde Gallery – Magazines, newspapers, coffee, beverages and fine pastries along with the Verde Fine Art Gallery. 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign. Cafe hours: Mon-Sat 7am-10 pm; Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-10pm. 366-3204 UIUC Japan House – Public Tours: Every Thursday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Third Saturday of each month, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Or by appointment call (217)244-9934 or email japanhouse@uiuc.edu. 2000 South Lincoln Ave., Urbana Ziemer Gallery – Original paintings and limited edition prints by Larry Ziemer. Pottery, weavings, wood turning and glass works by other artists. Gallery visitors are welcome to sit, relax, listen to the music, and just enjoy being surrounded by art. 210 W Washington, Monticello. Hours: Tues. 10am-8pm, Wed.-Fri. 10am-5pm. Sat. 10am-4pm.

762-9786. www.ziemergallery.com

ART-OPENINGS & RECEPTIONS CU in 7 plus author signing/Graduation event – CU in 7 plus photographers will make a special appearance to discuss pictures and autograph. CU in 7 plus documents the C-U area over the course of ten days – Illini Union Bookstore, 809 S. Wright St., C, May 17, 11am-2pm Parkland Student Graphic Design Show – On view at the Parkland College Art Gallery fromn May 19 through June 19. Opening reception on May 19 from 6-9pm. 2400 W Bradley Ave, Champaign. New Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10:00am-2:00pm, Mon.-Thur. 6:00-8:00pm. 351-2485.

Customer Appreciation Night Door Prizes • $1.00 Draft Beer • $1.00 Well Drinks Rt. 45 North of Urbana (1 mi. N. Of I-74) 217-328-7415

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ART EXHIBITS-ON VIEW NOW The Labyrinth Project "Throughout the World There Exists a Symbol" Art and Interaction – Throughout the world there exists a symbol - a series of concentric lines, carefully connected. This symbol and its family of derivatives has been traced back more than 3,500 years; it occurs in different cultures, at different points in time, in places as diverse as Peru, Arizona, Iceland, Scandinavia, Crete, Egypt, India and Sumatra. The lines of contact between these widely spaced bursts of labyrinth consciousness are difficult to trace, its origins remain mysterious. - Caerdroia Walk the Labyrinth, Experience the Art, Support the Project. May 13th - May 3. Verde Gallery, 17 East Taylor, Champaign. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-10pm. 3663204 Dream of Sunflowers – Oil paintings by Victor Wang. On view at Cinema Galley through June 1. 120 W Main, Urbana. Hours: Tues-Sat 10-4. Sun 1-5pm. 367-3711.

Recent Works by Julie Guyot – Artist Statement: I am interested in the tedium of our days. Most of us are required perform the same tasks day after day. This can become boring and monotonous and sometimes even lead to feelings of depression and hopelessness. We feel so stuck in what we think we have to do that we are unable to see the beauty in our work or our surroundings. Sometimes we become so focused on one small repetitive element that we fail to take a step back and witness the beauty of the collection of those components. These are my days.

This is my collection. I work spontaneously and intuitively, usually without sketches or detailed plans. I experiment. I play. I stitch, stain, dye, rip, wrap and cast materials.

Although this work contains a sense of history, it is important to realize that these works are not found objects.

Although a few components have been acquired, these pieces have been distressed, used, weathered and discarded, leaving the memory or what they once protected. On view at The Middle Room Gallery @ The UrbanaChampaign Independent Media Center through May 30.

218 W. Main St., Urbana. 344-8820. http://www.gallery.ucimc.org/. Call or visit web site for hours.

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Looking for the BEST Female Exotic Dancers in the area to participate in the MONTHLY MALIBU SHOWCASE Semi Finals Held the first 3 weeks of the month. Top 3 winners advance to Grand Showcase will be held the 4th Wednesday of every month Contestant must register by 6:30pm

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School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition – A presentation of three years of intense professional artistic development by art and design graduate students at the University of Illinois. This yearly exhibition offers a lively, fresh, and vital look into the world of contemporary art. On view at Krannert Art Museum through May 18.

Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm.

500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860. Suggested Donation: $3 American Folk Art from the Herbert Fried Collection – A recent donation of 19th and early 20th century American folk art has strengthened the museum’s holdings. The vivid forms and vernacular appeal of folk art are highlighted through selections from this important collection.

On view at Krannert Art Museum through September 21.

Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm.

500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860. Suggested Donation: $3 Art and Conflict: The Image of War in 20th Century Art — Art and Conflict examines abstract, symbolic, and representational views of war and combat by artists such as Henri Rousseau, Otto Dix, Philip Guston, Andy Warhol, and Peter Saul. On view at Krannert Art Museum through May 18. Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860. Suggested Donation: $3 Larger than Life: Mythic Women in American Cinema – Larger than Life illustrates the breadth and variety of images of women in cinema, from the early days of silent film through the studio era and contemporary films.

Second Sunday Gallery Tour lead guest curator Christine Catanzarite, Associate Director, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Contemporary Gallery, 1:00 pm, Sun. May 11. On view at Krannert Art Museum through May 25. Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860.

Suggested Donation: $3 Featured Works XII Picturing the Familial: Impressionist Works on Paper – Picturing the Familial explores the varied ways in which works on paper relate to each other and to the paintings produced by a small, close group of 19th century Impressionist artists. On view at Krannert Art Museum through August 3. Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana.

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THEATRE LISTINGS Anything Goes – Actor’s Rural Theatre Company seeking actors and actresses interested in helping with tehir summer musical, Cole Porter’s classic, Anything Goes – Auditions May 17, 10am-4pm, Fine Arts Center, Tuscola, 211 E. Overton St. The Phantom of the Opera: As Told By The Prompting Theater – the haunting tale of Gaston Leroux’s classic novel, with a comedic twist – Parkland College Theater, May 22, 7pm, $5-$10 donation suggested Elysium on the Prairie – Live action roleplaying Vampires stalk the city streets and struggle for dominance in a world of gothic horror. Create your own unique character and mingle with dozens of other players Each session is another chapter in an ongoing story of triumph, tragedy and betrayal. For more information visit: http://ww2.uiuc.edu/ro/elysium/intro.html

MIND | BODY | SPIRIT Sunday Zen Meditation Meeting – Service at 9am followed by Zen sitting,10am; Dharma Talk at 11am followed by tea until noon-can arrive at any of the above times – Prairie Zen Center, 515 S.Prospect Ave., C Prairie Sangha for Mindfullness Meditation – Monday evenings from 7:30pm-9pm and monthly retreats on Sunday. Theravadan (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vjrayana & Dzogchen) meditation practice. Meets in Urbana. More information call or email Tom at 356-7413 or shayir@soltec.net. Visit the website at www.prairiesangha.org for more information Clear Zen Group – Meets on Thursday evenings in the Geneva Room of the McKinley Foundation. Newcomers to meditation and people of all traditions and faiths are welcome – McKinley Foundation, 809 S. Fifth St., 6:25pm9pm

SPORTS | RECREATION KIDS | FAMILIES

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C Sip....S Maysara Estate Winery Tasting Friday May 16th 6-8PM Jimi Brooks is making some of the Willamette Valley’s best wines under the new Maysara label.

We’ll be pouring his Reserve and Estate Pinot Noirs along with the fantastic Maysara Pinot Gris.

Tasting Fee $5.00

Wines of David O’Reilly Tasting Saturday May 17th 2-6PM

David O’Reilly, along with fellow Irish ex-patriate Peter Rossback,make extraordinary wines under the O’Reilly, Owen Roe and Sineann labels.

These are some of North America’s finest, most difficult to find wines. We’ll be pouring ten of their wines, with everything from Pinot Noir to Gewurztraminer! Tasting fee $10.00

Corkscrew Wine Emporium 203 North Vine Street, Urbana

www.thecorkscrew.com

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Summer Horse Camp - Stanton Stables, Urbana, learn horsemanship, riding, arts & crafts. Offered Tuesday & Wednesday weekly, 9-Noon, ages 8+, fee $90. Clean, safe and fun. Groups welcome. Also offer riding lessons for all ages. Check www.indigodreams.org or call Matt 217-684-5454.

SAFE Nights: Social Activities for Family Entertainment – a night of fun and family and games and activities centeredon family interaction – Douglass Community Center, May 16, 7pm-9pm Community Health Fair – annual health fair held in conjunction with Sisternet of Parkland College-childcare provided – Douglass Community Center, 10am-3pm, all ages welcome Kidskate ‘03 – it’s all about skating-blades or boards, bring your favorite to the Skatepark – Spalding Skatepark, May 17, 2pm-4pm, ages 6-12yrs, free Cuentos Lindos Para Niños – Children’s stories presented in Spanish, 4pm to 4:30 p.m. May 19, Champaign Public Library, 505 S. Randolph St. No registration.

Club Fred – Program on traditional Indian clothing and storytelling by Sujata Dey-Koontz 4pm to 5 p.m. May 19, Douglass Branch Library, 504 E. Grove St., Champaign. No registration. Information: 403-2090.

Know Zone – Homework time followed by an hour of crafts and activities for school-aged children, 4pm to 6 p.m. May 20, Douglass Branch Library. No registration.

Storyshop – Stories,songs, and animal rhymes for preschooler, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Douglass Branch Library, May 21. No registration.

Baby Time – Lapbouncing, nursery rhymes, music activities, and play time for infants with a caregiver, 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. May 22, Douglass Branch Library. No registration.

Thursday Arts and Crafts for Kids (TACK) – Craft-making for elementary school-age children. 4 to 5 p.m. May 22, DouglassBranch Library. Noregistration.

Talkin’ About Careers – Students in middle school and up and their parents can hear local professionals discuss career choices. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. May 22, Douglass Branch Library, 504 E. Grove St., Champaign. No registration.

Information: 403-2090.

Teen Mac – 4 to 6 p.m. May 19 and 21 Douglass Branch Library, 504 E. Grove St., Champaign. No registration.

Information: 403-2090.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) – Swap views on movies, music, and books, do volunteer projects and snack. 6 to 7 p.m. May 20, Champaign Public Library, 505 S. Randolph St. No registration. Information: 403-2070.

Campus Recreation Outdoor Pool to Open – From May 3May 16, the outdoor pool will be open from 6:30am7:45am & 11am-8pm, Monday-Friday Crystal Lake Pool opens for the Season – Crystal Lake Pool, 1501 N. Broadway, U., May 24, 11am, $3.50 Kickapoo Paddle Festival, A celebration of the Middle Fork River – An outdoor family oriented festival that will promote paddling sports and the area’s recreational resources – Kickapoo State Park, May 17, 18, 9am-6pm

SENIORS Water Aerobics – Increase flexibility, strength, and circulatory endurance with this low-impact workout that protects the joints. Participants will also learn specific exercises for back problems and arthritis – Eastland Suites, 1907 Cunningham Ave., U, Tuesday Session: June 3 to July 29; Registration deadline May 27. Thursday Session: June 5 to July31; Registration deadline May 29. Course fee is $49 for Lifelong Learning Institute members, $54 for non-members. For more information call 217/403/ 1429 Better Eating in Minutes-In the Kitchen with Lisa – Learn simple methods for fitting healthier foods into your diet and which foods are simple to make. Take home recipes and samples that include less than five ingredients but taste gourmet. Class meets on Tuesday, June 10, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Mettler Center, 2906 Crossing Ct., in Champaign. Instructor Lisa Carlson is a certified medical exercise specialist and a graduate of the U.S. Personal Chef Institute. The course fee is $20. Call 217/403-1429 for more information. Registration deadline is June 3.

WORKSHOPS Access 2000 Level I – Learn the basics of this popular database program as well as the new features of Access 2000 – Parkland Business Development Center, 206A Anthony Dr., C-Classes meet May 27 & May 29, 8am-12:30pm, Course fee is $99, to register, call 351-2235 Excel 2000 Level I – Learn the basics of this popular spreadsheet program as well as the new features of Excel 2000. Class meets Tuesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Parkland Business Development Center, 206A W. Anthony Dr., Champaign.

The prerequisite is Windows 98 or 2000. Registration fee is $99. To register, call 217/351-2235.

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Media Buffet - Special One Day Workshop – a chance to try out various artists’ media without having to investin all the expensive paints, papers, brushes, and other paraphernalia. Professional artistsas well as beginners can explore different art media including oil pastels, oil sticks, watercolors, watercolor pencils, litho crayons, transfer pens, dry pastels, paint markers, acrylics, water based inks, and more. Instruction, inspiration and all supplies included, $40 per participant noon-5pm, $60 per participant, 9am-5pm (with an hour break), Sunday June 8

PUBLIC MEETINGS CITY OF CHAMPAIGN Liquor Advisory Commission Meeting – Regular Meeting Thursday, May 15 8:30 am - 10:00 am Location: Champaign Council Chambers, 102 N. Neil Street, Champaign Board of Trustees of the Champaign Public Library – This regular meeting will be held in the Julia F. Burnham Auditorium. Thursday, May 15 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Champaign Central Library, 505 S. Randolph St. , Champaign Champaign Police Bike Auction – The auction will be held in conjunction with the Champaign Police Day Saturday, May 17 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: 82 E. University Avenue, Champaign (north parking lot) City Council Regular Meeting – Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 20 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Location: Champaign Council Chambers, 102 N. Neil Street, Champaign Plan Commission Meeting – Regular Meeting – Wednesday, May 21 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: Champaign Council Chambers, 102 N. Neil Street, Champaign

CITY OF URBANA Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting – Discussion of Agenda Items Thursday, May 15 7:00 pm Location: City Council Chambers City Council Meeting – Discussion of Agenda Items – Monday, May 19 Time: 7:30 pm to finish, City Council Chambers

OTHER Family Support Group of NAMI – Centerpoint, 1801 Fox Drive, C., 7pm-9pm Radical Librarians – Come help organize and provide access to alternative information.Tuesdays, 8pm - 9pm UC IMC - 218 West Main Street, Urbana Alcoholics Anonymous – McKinley Resource Center, May 19, 5pm Print Group Meeting – the weekly meeting for the development of the Public I, the monthly newspaper of the Urbana Independent Media Center – May 15, Thursdays, UC IMC, 218 West Main St., 5:30

OUT OF TOWN SHOWS

MAY 5/15 Chris Whitley & Band @ Martyrs, 9:00 5/15 Alkaline Trio, Pretty Girls Make Graves @ Riviera Theatre, 6:45pm 5/15 Liars @ Metro 5/15 Chocolate Covered Karma @ Double Door 5/16 Call w/ Catfish Haven & Grimble Grumble @ Schubas 5/15 My Morning Jacket @ Metro, 8pm 5/16 Dwight Yoakam @ Park West, 7:30pm 5/16 The Daybirds w/ The Blackouts @ Gunther Murphy’s 5/16 Three Mo’ Tenors @ Civic Opera House 5/16 Bumpus @ Double Door 5/16 The Faint, Enon @ Metro, 7pm, all ages 5/16 Backyard Tirefire @ Cubby Bear 5/17 Three Mo’ Tenors @ Civic Opera House 5/17 Amy Rigby w/ Laurie & John Stirrait @ Schubas, 10pm 5/17 Zuvuya @ Elbo Room, 10:30pm 5/17 Oh My God w/ The Sharks @ Park West 5/17 Mike Watt @ Double Door 5/18 Woke Up Falling @ Metro 5/19 The Beauty Pill w/ North by Northwest @ Double Door 5/19 Jack Johnson @ Metro 5/20 The All-American Rejects @ Metro, 7pm 5/20 Tsurubami @ Schubas 5/20 Ash, Circle & Square @ The Bottom Lounge. 6pm, all ages 5/21 Damien Rice @ Schubas, 9pm 5/21 Jet @ Martyrs, 9pm 5/22 The Datsuns @ Double Door 5/23 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Metro, 11:30pm, 18+ 5/24 DMX @ House of Blues, all ages

5/25 Poison w/ Vince Neil and Skid Row @ Tweeter Center 5/25 Foo Fighters @ UIC Pavillion, 7:30pm 5/25 Cold @ Metro 5/25 Kevin Matthews Band @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier 5/25 Ian McCulloch @ Park West 5/25 Local H @ Double Door 5/27 The Raveonettes, Vue @ The Double Door 5/29 Dixie Chicks, Joan Osborne @ United Center 5/29 DJ Justin Long @ Smart Bar 5/29 Lost Songs of Lennon/McCartney w/ Graham Parker, Kate Pierson (The B-52’s) & Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom) – Park West, 7:30pm 5/29 Troubled Hubble @ Metro 5/30 Dixie Chicks, Joan Osborne @ United Center 5/30 The Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, The Pine Valley Cosmonauts @ Metro, 8pm, 18+ 5/31 ZZ-Top @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7pm, $20 to $47 5/31 Ziggy Marley @ Park West, 8pm 5/31 Mustard Plug, Planet Smashers @ Metro, 5:30pm, all ages 5/31 Nina Hagen @ Double Door

JUNE 6/1 Yanni @ Savvis Center, 7:30pm, $39.50 to $67.50 6/1 Agnostic Front @ Metro 6/1 12 Stones @ The Double Door 6/2 Lacuna Coil @ Metro 6/3 Blue Rodeo @ Martyrs, 9pm 6/3 Goldfinger @ The Blue Note, 6:30pm, $15 6/4 Kathleen Edwards @ Park West, 8:30pm 6/4 Trey Anastasio @ Chicago Theatre 6/4 Abstract Giants/Irradio @ Double Door 6/5 Rooney/Feeder, AM Radio @ Park West, 9pm 6/5 Faux Jean/Tenki @ Double Door 6/5 Trey Anastasio @ Chicago Theatre 6/6 Ben Harper, Jack Johnson @ UIC Pavilion, 6:30pm 6/6 Jonathan Richman @ Metro 6/6 Block Party w/ Violent Femmes, Flaming Lips, Ben Kweller and Starlight Mints @ New City YMCA (1515 N. Halsted), $12 each day, $20 at the door, 4:30pm 6/6 Absinthe Blind @ Gunther Murphy’s 6/7 Yo La Tengo w/ The Clean @ Riviera Theatre, 7pm 6/7 Block Party w/ Staind, Finch and All American Rejects @ New City YMCA (1515 N. Halsted), $12 per day, $20 at the door, Doors open at 4:30pm 6/7 The Haunted/ Shai Hulud @ Metro, 6:30pm, all ages 6/7 Jonathon Richman @ Metro, 9pm 6/7 The Beernuts @ The Bottom Lounge 6/7 The Used @ The Cubby Bear 6/8 Garage A Trois @ Park West, 7:30pm 6/9 Coldplay @ UIC Pavilion, 7:30pm 6/9 Steven Delopoulis @ Schubas 6/11 Beck, Dashboard Confessional @ UIC Pavilion, 7pm 6/12 Spitalfield w/ Red Hot Valentines @ Metro, 6:30pm,

all ages 6/12 Dredg @ Elbo Room 6/13 Down the Line/Katie Todd Band/Mer @ Double Door 6/14 Colette @ Metro Smart Bar 6/14 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones @ The Pageant, 8pm, $24 and $29 6/15 Bela Fleck @ The Blue Note, 7pm, $22 6/15 Lou Reed @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier 6/17 Sonic Youth @ The Pageant, 8pm, $19 and $24 6/18 Pearl Jam, Idlewild @ United Center, 7:30 6/18 Dan Fogelberg w/ this band @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7:30pm 6/18 Hed Pe @ House of Blues 6/19 Cobra Verde/The Nerves @ Double Door 6/20 Journey, REO Speedwagon, and Styx – Savvis Center, 7:30pm, $37.50 to $65 6/20 Buzzcocks @ Metro 6/21 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Chicago Theatre, 8pm 6/22 Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Keb Mo @ Rosemont Theatre, 6/23 Dana Glover @ Schubas 6/25 Vans Warped Tour @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 12pm, $25.75 6/25 Erin McKeown, Stephen Kellog – Martyrs, 8pm 6/27 Dark Star Orchestra @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7pm 6/27 Fleetwood Mac @ Allstate Arena 6/28 Dark Star Orchestra @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7pm 6/28 Peter Gabriel @ Tweeter Center 6/29 Vans Warped Tour @ Tweeter Center

JULY 7/1 Saint Vitus @ Double Door 7/2 Brand New/ The Beautiful Mistake @ Metro, 6:30pm, all ages 7/3 Dave Matthews Band @ Tweeter Center, 7pm 7/4 Boston @ Tweeter Center 7/6 The New Pornographers @ Metro, 9pm, 18+ 7/6 Santana @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7:30pm, $16.50-$52 7/10 Dave Matthews Band @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7:30pm, $35-$52.50 7/11 B2K, Marques Houston @UIC Pavillion, 7pm 7/29 John Mayer & Counting Crows @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7pm, $31 & $43 7/29 The Allman Brothers @ Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm 7/30 The Allman Brothers @ Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm

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CHICAGOVENUES House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago 312-923-2000 The Bottom Lounge 3206 N Wilton, Chicago Vic Theatre 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago 773-472-0449

Metro 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago 773-549-0203 Elbo Room 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago Park West 322 W. Armitage, Chicago 773-929-1322 Riviera Theatre 4746 N. Racine at Lawerence, Chicago Allstate Arena 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont 847-635-6601 Arie Crown Theatre 2300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 312-791-6000 UIC Pavilion 1150 W. Harrison, Chicago, 312-413-5700 Schubas 3159 N. Southport, Chicago 773-525-2508 Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago 773-288-4545 Aragon 1106 W. Lawerence, Chicago, 773-561-9500 Abbey Pub 3420 W. Grace, Chicago 773-478-4408 Fireside Bowl 2646 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago 773-486-2700 Schubert Theatre 22 W. Monroe, Chicago, 312-977-1700 Gunther Murphy’s 1638 W. Belmont, Chicago, 773-472-5139 Cubby Bear 1059 W. Addison. Chicago, 773-327-1662

ST LOUISVENUES The Blue Note 17 N. Ninth St. Downtown Columbia, MO The Pageant 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO The Savvis Center

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he lesson behind Daddy Day Care, a dry but relatively harmless kiddie comedy starring Eddie Murphy, appears to be that nothing tickles youngsters’ funny bones quite like adults getting kicked and falling down. Even when a scene almost ends without any type of slapstick pratfall or shot to the groin, Murphy takes a kick to the ankle.

Between the goofy, PG violence and lots of gaping-mouth “ouch” faces, Murphy stars as Charlie Hinton, an out-of-work advertising agent whose unemployment provides just the right opportunity for him to connect with his 4-year-old son, Ben—well, with Ben and all the other kids in town.

With his best friend Phil (Jeff Garlin, who bears the brunt of most of the crotch shots), Charlie opens the titular day care program, a

shotgun operation that features cupcakes for lunch and a “Hava Nagila” sing-a-long. The underdog appeal of the day care center is just potent enough to peeve Mrs. Harridan (the delightfully devious Angelica Huston), the evil owner of a competing day care center.

Murphy hasn’t aged a day since Beverly Hills Cop (or, at least, Beverly Hills Cop III), and his performance is as agile and amiable as anything he’s done in awhile. Without the crass arrogance of I Spy and Showtime, Murphy instills warmth into Charlie’s flailing attempts at child care.

Daddy Day Care gives all of its kids goofy gimmicks to distinguish them—one boy refuses to remove his “Flash” costume, another speaks only in Klingon—but the cutesy antics are too covered in poop and fart jokes to amuse anyone over the age of 7.

Good family films manage to engage parents, as well as kids, but Daddy Day Care is certain to leave moms and dads longing to

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DADDY DAY CARE | EDDIE MURPHY AND HIS CHARGES escort their kids to the bathroom. First-time screenwriter Geoff Rodkey’s script wilts with ponderously episodic scenes and wastes Steve Zahn, once a cheerfully offbeat comedic presence, in an idiotic Trekkie-lonerole.

There are a few winning moments of light humor scattered throughout the film, and a good heart and good intentions beat beneath the sometimes sniveling storyline. But by the end of Daddy Day Care, nobody onscreen seems to care much anymore, and kids won’t be the only ones ready for a nap.

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lack Sash is the first program since Kung Fu to adopt the martial-arts genre into mainstream television. But unlike Kung Fu, Black Sash mixes modern-day drama with combat principles. The characters’ difficulties become positive experiences as they apply lessons they have learned from the principles behind the martial arts they practice.

Much of the show is set in a martial arts school where students are faced with tests of physical strength and mental agility. Russell Wong (Romeo Must Die) is forced to start life over in America after being wrongly incarcerated in Hong Kong for allegedly smuggling heroin. Losing his wife and daughter, Tom comes back to San Francisco after five years of prison to restore his life.

The martial arts in Black Sash is the highlight of the show. The young actors successfully pull off the guise of possessing extraordinary martial arts talent. (Wong actually studied martial arts in Hong Kong. )The most realistic combat scenes in the show stem from Wong's extensive experience and talent in the art. However, the producers are able to equalize the different levels of talent from the actors into balanced scenes.

Black Sash’s biggest flaw are predictable plots, which are a result of a cast of mainly teenagers and their cliché trysts.

It is nice to see the return of a genre that was once so appealing to so many people, but the incisive decision to focus on a group of teenagers may limit the viewing audience to some extent.

Still, Black Sash seems to be a positive outlet for viewers who can relate to the characters and find strength in its message.

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A MIGHTY WIND ★★★

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magine American Pie dad Eugene Levy on drugs. Lots and lots of drugs that have been smoked and injected for decades until the huddled body that used them is nothing more than an emotionless wall. That's Levy's folk music character in A Mighty Wind, the new Christopher Guest mockumentary ready to take the world by storm.

Guest's mockumentaries parody anything imaginable. From affluent dog show participants in Best of Show to the classic that started it all, a fictionalized band in This Is Spinal Tap!, Guest never fails to amuse. With a flyon-the-wall directing technique that allows the audience to become part of his characters' lives, humorous moments always arise in Guest films. Although the formula is showing its age, the actors never do.

The same guests appear in each of Guest's movies, occasionally taking roles that are the polar opposites of their last performance.

Levy, always playing a goofy character of some sort, shines in A Mighty Wind. He offers one of his most restrained performances ever, relying on eye movements and half-grins to provoke laughter in the audience rather than slapstick gags.

Sparks still fly among this gifted acting ensemble, especially between the sublime Catherine O'Hara and the ridiculous Levy.

They make A Mighty Wind as bracing as a stiff breeze. And audiences wonder how great the actors could be in a true comedy, one devoid of mockumentary flaws, including quick cuts and brief scenes where the characters need to throw as much as they can on the screen in the shortest amount of time.

With the exception of a slow ending that seems to trail off rather than build to a climax, A Mighty A MIGHTY WIND | JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS AND PARKER POSEY Wind stays strong throughout, The film takes a few other missteps as well. using the loose documentary style to build For one, Guest—a folk music lover himself— character development through awkward treats the music a little too gently, refusing to pauses and interactions. mock it as harshly as he lampooned the The gimmick here is that an old talent heavy metal-clichés of This Is Spinal Tap! But agent, an architect of the early 1960s folk having a respect for folk music is definitely boom, died and his perfectionist son is trying not required to enjoy the film. Mocking bornto put together a memorial concert of all the again Christians by including a former porn old acts. The problem is that some of the old star in the wholesome band that performs at acts are now really old. Handsome beauties Six Flags-like parks is fair game for satire. become bald old fogies and the Main Street Guest also leaves most political talk out of Singers become the “New Main Street the film, which was a major staple in folk Singers,” full of fake energy but lacking even music. It's understandable, though, considerone original member. ing that the film is meant to parody and The film is funnier than Guest's previous evoke laughter, not serve as a political statefilms but not for noble reasons. The humor ment on how times have changed between seems dumbed-down to increase chances of a the 1960s and 2003. Still, it would be interestbox office success. Sly wit is thrown aside for ing to see Levy's character respond to newjokes like, "If it wasn't for model (trains), we fangled musical gadgets, such as electric guiwouldn't have the big ones." The question tars and background sound mixers, which audiences will have to ask themselves is have changed music in the past 40 years. whether making a film funnier and possibly more entertaining is worth decreasing its overall quality.

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JACK NICHOLSON AND ADAM SANDLER Nicholson and Sandler don’t disappoint in delighting fans with their unique brand of comedy and interaction.

Nicholson provides the film with depth and talent and Sandler plays his usual eccentric self. Anger Management is an entertaining and highly successful production. (Daniel Nosek) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy on Friday

MICHAEL DOUGLAS AND KIRK DOUGLAS Certainly, the subject of family does not pose a very appealing theme for a film but watching the diverse behavior of three generations of Douglases is worth the cost. (Daniel Nosek) Now showing at Beverly

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

HILARY DUFF AND ADAM LAMBERG The Disney Channel character is graduating from middle school and celebrating in Rome, Italy along with a bunch of wholesome adventures.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie does exactly what it sets out to do: allow children to watch the TV show on a giant screen.

The film will disappoint viewers expecting a taut, exciting update to the show. But those that allow themselves to be charmed by Duff – an easy task – will be pleasantly surprised. (Paul Booth) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

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BO’s no-holds-barred approach to TV has supplied some of the best shows to come out in the past decade. The acclaimed drama Six Feet Under leads the pack in the top echelon of shows offered this season.

The show centers on the Fishers, a dysfunctional family in Los Angeles who take on the responsibilities of owning a funeral home after their father dies. The eldest son, Nate (Peter Krause), comes home from Seattle and dives into the chaos of running the business with his brother and Frederico (Freddy Rodriguez), a young mortician and newly made business partner. Meanwhile, the family must come to terms with their own individual problems.

In its third season, the family dealt with hard blows, particularly Nate’s brush with death after a surgery to correct a life-threatening malformation in his brain. Brenda (Rachel Griffiths), Nate’s ex-fiancée, left their relationship after mutual infidelities.

Replacing the role of “girlfriend” is Nate’s old friend Lisa (Lili Taylor), who has graduated to the status of wife after she had a child during Nate’s engagement to Brenda.

Each show begins with the death of a stranger who will be taken to the Fisher and Sons Funeral Home. The plotline unfolds by intertwining the preparation of the deceased’s wake with the current state of affairs in the Fisher household; this framework gives the show its forward momentum, allowing it to easily opening up new, fresh plotlines.

Six Feet Under was created and co-written

by Alan Ball, whose talents also created the script for the award-winning American Beauty. The show recently won a Screen Actor’s Guild award for best ensemble in a drama series, as well as several Emmys and Golden Globes for both directing and acting.

Overall, the show’s quality is nearly unmatched with its creative writing and strong acting, but hitting those high-notes brings the burden of meeting high expectations week after week.

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PARMINDER K. NAGRA Bend It Like Beckham isn’t a big comedy, and its plot won’t keep you guessing. But this film is warm and inviting and will make you feel like you can bend a soccer ball like Beckham, whether you knew who he was before venturing to the multiplex or not. (Jason Cantone) Now showing at Beverly

BETTER LUCK TOMORROW ★★★1/2

PARRY SHEN AND JASON TOBIN Asian Americans are the clean-cut, studious “model” minority, and the characters and script of Better Luck Tomorrow take advantage of this stereotype. Directed by Justin Lin and co-written by Lin, Ernesto M. Foronda and Fabian Marquez, the film tells the story of suburban delinquents and is smart enough to observe the absurdity of those stereotypes. (Constanza Leon) Now shwoing at Beverly

DADDY DAY CARE ★★

EDDIE MURPHY There are a few winning moments of light humor scattered throughout the film, and a good heart and good intentions beat beneath the sometimes sniveling storyline. But by the end of Daddy Day Care, nobody onscreen seems to care much anymore, and kids won’t be the only ones ready for a nap. (Matt Pais) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

DREAMCATCHER ★★

MORGAN FREEMAN AND THOMAS JANE There are a million and one reasons this movie just doesn’t work, the biggest of those being that the writers seem to have forgotten that burping, farting and anal bleeding (yes, you read that right) are never scary, no matter what causes them.(Paul Eberhart) Now showing at Beverly

HOLES

★★★1/2 SIGOURNEY WEAVER AND JON VOIGHT Holes never holds back just because it’s based on a young adult novel. Because the story arc of the film follows the book so closely, it becomes a complicated and refreshingly original movie. (Paul Booth) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES ★

KAREN BLACK AND CHRIS HARDWICK Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses succeeds at what it sets out to do. Those who love horror will see this as the Citizen Kane of their genre. For those who don’t, the film won’t sit well at all. This is a really well-made, terrible movie, and it doesn’t take prisoners. It’s either a four-star piece of crap, or a no-star classic. You make the call if you can bear to watch.

(Paul Booth) Now showing at Savoy

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THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE ★★1/2

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OPENING THIS WEEK THE MATRIX: RELOADED

KEANU REEVES AND LAURENCE FISHBOURNE The highly anticipated sequel to The Matrix finally arrives this week, with special screenings of the movie beginning last night at select theatres. Despite its R-rating, this film is pegged to become one of the hottest releases of the summer and build even more of a fan base before the third film comes out in November to end the science fiction trilogy about our lives in the matrix.

Opening at Beverly and Savoy on Wednesday

DOWN WITH LOVE

EWAN MCGREGOR AND RENEE ZELWEGGER A woman becomes very successful by writing a book about how love isn’t needed to make anyone happy and that men and women should go through their lives just sleeping around and not wasting time on love. However, a struggling reporter decides to prove her wrong and make her fall in love with him.

Opening at Beverly and Savoy

ASSASSINATION TANGO

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MICHAEL MCKEAN AND EUGENE LEVY Imagine American Pie dad Eugene Levy on drugs. Lots and lots of drugs that have been smoked and injected for decades until the huddled body that used them is nothing more than an emotionless wall. That's Levy's folk music character in A Mighty Wind, the new Christopher Guest mockumentary ready to take the world by storm. (Jason Cantone) Now showing at Beverly

ROBERT DUVALL The world of tango and the world of a high-class assassinator collide in this South American film, which was also directed by Robert Duvall. In a film that mixes sensuality, drama and dance, this movie has been praised by critics across the country as a great directorial follow-up to Duvall’s Oscar-nominated The Apostle.

Opening at Beverly

OLD SCHOOL

LUKE WILSON, VINCE VAUGHN AND WILL FERREL College buddies reunite and jump start a new fraternity while they battle their own problems in hilarious ways.

Now showing at Savoy

PHONE BOOTH ★★1/2

COLIN FARRELL AND KATIE HOLMES The rule here limits the film’s action to a few square feet in and around the last remaining phone booth in New York City, as the narrator fills in the audience on the rest of the story. This limit is the best part of Phone Booth. It captures the excitement and thrill of the movie but also sacrifices good dialogue for flashy camera techniques. (Paul Booth) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

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X2: X-MEN UNITED ★★★

HALLE BERRY AND PATRICK STEWART The X-Men band together to find a mutant asassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces. Already living in a society that mistrusts them, the mutants are faced with even more discrimination after an unforeseen enemy - who may be a mutant with extraordinary powers - launches a devastating attack.

Just as in the original X-Men, Singer leaves loose threads for a reason – upcoming sequels. X2: X-Men United should satisfy fans, whether they belong to the comic book or summer movies in general. Although not a classic, it’s a fun, explosive flick definitely worthy of skipping an afternoon lecture.

(Ryan Hutson) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

THE HUNTED ★★

TOMMY LEE JONES AND BENICIO DEL TORO Not a whole lot happens in The Hunted, a relatively by-thebook chase film from The Exorcist director William Friedkin.

Aaron Hallam (Benicio del Toro), an ex-soldier and expert killer, was traumatized so deeply after fighting in Kosovo that he now kills American hunters at will. (Matt Pais) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

Choose and reserve your seats now online at www.lorrainetheatre.com

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IDENTITY ★★1/2

JOHN CUSACK AND AMANDA PEET Identity gets a little lost in its own self-importance by trying to develop broader ideas that extend beyond the throwaway death scenes and super-dramatic dialogue (“Did you feel that?”“What?”“Cold.”). (Matt Pais) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

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ummer has arrived, armed with more sequels and films about superheroes than anyone knows what to do with. With X2: XMen United scoring the fourth highest debut in history, the season for tentpole pics began strong. Tentpole pics are movies that come with endless marketing, eature toys in Happy Meals and soft drink contests. Promoting the movie that it requires an entire circus tent, and the film is the pole supporting everything. For this preview, the staff has chosen likely blockbusters, such as The Hulk, but also smaller movies like Respiro, which might require a trip to Chicago to see. Here are some hot summer movies. (Jason Cantone)

Finding Nemo (May 30)

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Pixar can do no wrong, or so it seems after such smash successes as Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc. This time, Pixar goes under the sea for a father-son adventure in which a young clownfish gets lost and the world must search for him. The film has one of the most hilarious voice-over casts in recent history with Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Vicki Lewis. But even if the film didn’t have all of that talent, kids would still probably go see anything from the makers of Toy Story.

Box Office Buzz: Pixar can’t go wrong, and Pixar’s movies are always entertaining for both kids and adults. There’s no reason why Finding Nemo would make less than $200 million. (Jason Cantone)

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Hollywood Homicide (June 13) Signs of the apocalypse: fireballs falling from the sky, Mr. Personality, and Harrison Ford bumping fists with Master P in the trailer for Hollywood Homicide, a buddy-cop comedy. In the film, Ford and Josh Hartnett investigate the slaying of a member of a rap group that may have been organized by the head of a record label. Contemporary, yes; appealing, no. Ford and Hartnett are two charming actors who both deserve better than such sitcom-like drivel.

Box Office Buzz: The recent barrage of buddy comedies might cancel out Hartnett's draw at the box office. It's being released the week before The Hulk, so give Hollywood Homicide a max of seven decent days before it loses steam. (Alan Bannister)

Respiro (May 23) What may sound like a documentary in an Italian asthma clinic is actually a beautiful look at Sicilian life. Respiro, which took home Cannes Film Festival awards, immerses its audience into the life of an extremely rural Sicilian village. Following the life of Grazia, a wife and mother, who is just a little bit different than the rest of the villagers. Respiro is not

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Bruce Almighty (May 23) Ask a group of 13-year-old boys who they would want to personify God, and chances are they’ll name Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston. Bruce Almighty stars Carrey as a man endowed for one week with all of God's powers and Aniston as his wife. This looks like a man's version of What Women Want, with Carrey back in glorious goofball form and under the guidance of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Liar Liar director Tom Shadyac.

Box Office Buzz: A Memorial Day release date and the sheer star power of Carrey and Aniston should give Bruce Almighty some mighty legs at the box office. With no real competition until June, Carrey's return to his wackier side will likely corner the market on everyone upset by Carrey's absence in Dumb and Dumberer. (Matt Pais)

28 Days Later (June 27)

the creature and himself, while also attempting to stop a villain who threatens a town.

Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) directs Eric Bana (Black Hawk Down) and Academy Award Winner Jennifer Connolley (A Beautiful Mind).

Box Office Buzz: With award winning director Lee at the helm and the success of recent comic book films like X-Men and Spider-Man, The Hulk has the potential to be one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.

(Dirk Vanover)

a story that is strikingly new or innovative, but it delivers characters with depth and intensity. When Grazia gets a little too wild for the village, the inhabitants try to send her to a mental health facility in Milan. Protected by her 13-year-old son, Grazia goes into hiding and will not let herself be taken. The film's star, Valeria Golino, may be remembered from a handful of American titles such as both Hot Shots films.

Box Office Buzz: Limited release usually means limited box office gross. However, in the age of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, it would seem hasty to count any film out of the race.

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The Hulk (June 20) Marvel Comics' giant green brute returns to the screen in this new adaptation of The Incredible Hulk comic book. After a successful television run in the '70s and a low quality, made-for-TV film in the late 80s, The Hulk makes its debut on the big screen. After an accident while performing a genetic experiment, scientist Bruce Banner develops the ability to turn into a powerful, giant, green creature whenever he is under emotional stress. However, in doing so, he loses his ability for rational thought and becomes a raging beast. Banner must attempt to gain control of

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (June 27) The summer of sequels continues as the Angels kick their way back onto the big screen. In this sequel to Columbia Picture's 2000 blockbuster release, the Angels, played

by Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, are off to save the day. This time someone's stolen the master list of people in the Federal Witness Protection Program.

With a plot superficially similar to that of Mission Impossible, Full Throttle shows a decent potential to entertain. Swinging off the success of the first Angels movie, as well as the recent trend in reviving dead TV shows for the big screen, Full Throttle will no doubt do well.

Box Office Buzz: Whether it will be a summer smash hit as it plays against The Matrix Reloaded, Terminator 3 and The Hulk is yet to be determined. (Alan Bannister)

No, Sandra Bullock isn't going back to rehab in a sequel to the unfunny 28 Days.

Instead, this summer event film deals with an even more depressing topic than alcoholism: deadly viruses and walking dead making their way across Earth as civilization ceases to exist. This is all because animal activists accidentally spill a virus that turns its hosts into rage-filled maniacs. Danny Boyle directs relative newcomer Cillian Murphy as he meanders through London streets covered with corpses of disease-ridden bodies. This doesn't sound like something Hollywood sweetheart Sandra Bullock would even go see.

Box Office Buzz: Boyle's films don't usually make much money, but this premise could turn 28 Days Later into the sleeper sci-fi hit of the summer. (Jason Cantone)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (July 11) Riding the wave of comic book film excitement, this summer brings The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to theaters. Although most people will not remember the series created by acclaimed comic writer Alan Moore, it is sometimes the lesser-known books that make some of the best on-screen adaptations.

Remember Mystery Men, or Road to Perdition?

League takes viewers on an adventure with some of literature's most famous characters, including Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Tom Sawyer, The Invisible Man and Dr. Jekyll. The team is assembled to save an alternate Earth version of 1898 Britain. Director Norrington has some experience with comic books, having directed the original Blade. Star Sean Connery (Quatermain) is also clearly no stranger to saving the world in his films.

Box Office Buzz: Will League triumph over such popular titles as X-Men and Spider-Man? Probably not, but League does have writing talent behind it. It may make for a surprise hit this summer. (Aaron Leach)

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BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com 204 E. Clark, C., 505 W. Springfield, U., 409 W. Elm, U, 710 California, 712 W. Illinois. Studio 1, 2, 3, 4 bedrooms. $340/mo -$900/mo. Includes hot water, heat, parking, water, garbage, furnishings, security entrances and cameras. Cable television, available mid August. 637-2111, 367-6626

609 W. MAIN, U Renting Aug 2003. Quiet building in nice Urbana neighborhood. 2 bedroom apts Furnished $525/mo. 1 bedroom apts Furnished $470/mo. Parking optional, Central A/C, Carpet, laundry facilities, Ethernet.

Gas Heat. Daily showings 7 days a week BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com.

706 S. WALNUT, U Renting for August 2003. Quiet neighborhood. 1 bedroom apts from $465/mo. 2 bedroom from $495/mo. Gas Heat, Central A/C, Laundry facilities. Parking included.

To furnish $50/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

CAMPUS APARTMENTS Furnished | Unfurnished

Courtyard on Randolph 713 S. Randolph, C. Now renting starting June through Augustfrom $598/mo. 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Includes: cable, water, trash, laundry facility, seasonal pool. Conveniently located near campus & downtown Champaign. 352-8540, 355-4608 pm www.faronpropertiesmjp.com Avail. Now - Beautiful 3 BR, $750/month.

766-4746

CAMPUS APARTMENTS | Furnished

1006 W.STOUGHTON, U Very close to Engineering campus. Available for Aug 2003. Masonry construction. 4 bedroom from $800/mo. 2 bedrooms from $600/mo. Window A/C, Carpet. Parking $25/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

1007 S. FIRST, C Aug 2003 rental. Very good location near First and Gregory. Quiet building. Attractive well-maintained. 2 bedroom apts from $600/mo. Window A/C, Carpet, Laundry facilities. Ethernet. Parking included. Apts shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

101 N. BUSEY & 102 N. LINCOLN, U August 2003. Excellent location near Green & Lincoln. 2 bedroom apts from $500/mo. Window A/C, Laundry. Parking available at $30/mo. Apartments shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

CAMPUS APARTMENTS | Furnished

105 E. GREEN, C

706 S. FIRST, C

Studio apts available for now and Aug 2003. Carpet, electric heat, wall a/c units, off street parking avail, laundry on site, Ethernet. Rents from $330/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

Excellent Value for Aug 2003. Half block south of Green on First Street. Large apartments in security building. 2 bedrooms from $480/mo. Window A/C, Carpet, Hot water heat. Parking at $30/mo.

Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

509 W. MAIN, U Quiet Urbana location very close to campus available for Aug 2003. 1 bedroom apts. Rents start at $380/mo. Carpet, laundry facilities, Window A/C, Storage, Parking avail. at $25/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

EFFICIENCIES Large Efficiencies near 5th & White St., private bath & kitchen, A/C, laundry, entire wall of closet space, ethernet.

The Larson Co. 398-6677

702-704 W. Elm St. Spacious 2 bedroom furnished apartments near Lincoln & Green

• Excellent campus location near Lincoln & Green • Ethernet • Parking • Laundry • Balcony • Kitchen/bar combination • $650/month The Larson Company

408 E. Clark, Champaign 2 blocks West of Beckman. 1 BR apartment available for Fall. Includes parking. $485/month.

Campo Rental Agency 344-1927

398-6677

705 S. 1st St. Apts.

First & Green

Luxury 2 & 3 BRM apts Balconies, Central A/C, 2 Baths 1 SPRING SINGLE LEASE AVAILABLE/MALE

367-2009

808 S. LINCOLN, U Copier for Sale Sharp SF-2114 office copier. Nobody knows how old it is, but it isn’t terribly old.

It copies 8.5”x11” and 8.5”x14” paper.

Works and is in good shape. Great for parties. Asking $200. For more information or to see, call Rachel, 333-3733.

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Renting Aug 2003. Classic older building with Unfurnished 1 BR+ sun room, 1 BR+ den. Near Krannert, Law School, Music, etc. Features hardwood floors in upper units, laundry on site. Parking $45/mo.

Shown 7 days a week.

1 BR + Sun Room- from $590/mo (UF) 1 BR + Den- from $590/mo (UF) BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com Summer, 1 bedroom, campus, walk-in closet, skylight, balcony. Charlene 2657106

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Spacious 1BR/2BR, a/c, laundry, free pking, on busline, near shopping.

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802 W. GREEN, U One block from Lincoln Avenue. Great architecture and design- not a box apartment. Large units with Central A/C, Carpet, Patios/Balconies, laundry, Ethernet.

Off-street parking at $35/mo. 2 bedrooms from $525/mo. Showings 7 days a week.

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805 S. LINCOLN, U Aug 2003. Great location. Attractive apts.

Carpet, Ceiling fans, A/C. 1 bedrooms $535/mo. 7 days a week showing.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

903 W. Oregon One block east of Krannert

102 N. GREGORY, U August 2003. Close to Illini Union. 2 bedroom apts starting at $500/mo. Carpet, Gas Heat, Laundry. Parking available at $30/mo. 7 days a week showings.

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CAMPUS APARTMENTS | Furnished

Spacious 2 bedroom furnished apartments with large bedrooms, kitchen-bar combination, balcony, A/C, off-street parking, washer-dryer, etc.

398-6677

Locust III Apts 906-908 S. Locust St.

Large 1 bedroom and efficiency apts.

Some units paid heat/water REASONABLE PARKING

367-2009 Available for Fall. Roommates wanted, male and female, to share deluxe furnished, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments at 3rd and Clark. from $200/mo. 766-5108

BUSEY & ILLINOIS, U. Large apts in quiet Urbana location one block South of Green and one block East of Lincoln. Off street parking. Ethernet. 2 bedrooms start at $665/mo. Avail August 2003. Shown 7 days a week.

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1 Bedroom 102 E. Gregory - $430 - $500 202 E. John - $430 - $560 2 Bedrooms 102 E. Gregory - $520 - $600 202 E. John - $550 - $800 610 E. Stoughton -$730 $800 807 W. Oregon - $690 - $785 810 W. Iowa - $720 - $750 910 S. Locust - $710

3 Bedrooms 811 W. Oregon - $1100 202 E. John - $840 807 W. Oregon - $1015 - $1085 610 E. Stoughton - $930 - $1095 4 Bedrooms 811 W. Oregon - $1200 - $1240

359-0700 www.GabesPlace.com

Apartments. Excellent location near Lincoln and Green. Parking, laundry, ethernet, balcony. Leasing for fall. $650/mo.

398-6677

LARSON COMPANY EFFICIENCY 1-2 BEDROOM GREAT CAMPUS LOCATIONS

398-6677 705 W. STOUGHTON, U Aug 2003 rental. 3 bedroom apts. Near Lincoln Ave and Engineering Campus.

Fenced-in yard. Balconies/Patios. Microwaves, Carpet, Central A/C, Disposal, Dishwasher, Parking $25/mo. $565/mo.

Shown daily 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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CAMPUS APARTMENTS | Furnished

JOHN & LOCUST, C Showing for Aug 2003. Quiet neighborhood. One block west of First Street and close to campus. Huge one bedroom apts, very bright. Window A/C, Carpet, Gas Heat. Parking $20/mo. Rents start at $395/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

CAMPUS APARTMENTS | Furnished Summer, 1 bedroom, campus, walk-in closet, skylight, balcony. Charlene 2657106 Furnished one and two bedrooms and efficiencies for Fall from $325 near John and Second or Healey and Third. 356-1407

CAMPUS APARTMENTS Unurnished

1 Bedroom Apartments

JOHN SMITH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.johnsmithproperties.com (815) 877-6931 “believe the hype”

1 bedroom various Champaign old town area location beginning June 1st through August. 352-8540 pm 355-4608 www.faronpropertiesmjp.com

706 S. LOCUST, C.

1 bedroom near Lincoln Square. Balcony, parking, $408. 344-6576.

Aug 2003 rentals. One block west of First Street, close to campus in quiet neighborhood. A/C, Gas Heat, Carpet, Parking available, Laundry facilities. 1 bedrooms at $395/mo and 2 bedrooms at $610/mo.

Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com Female and/or 1 campus, ethernet mail.com

Christian housing. Semester year leases. $325/mo. Edge of furnished, W/D, A/C, parking, included. Contact xalinda@hotor 337-1681.

LANDO PLACE 707 South 6th, C. Large 1 BR. Includes water and trash removal. On-site Laundry. Secured Building.

Local phone service and ethernet. Parking Available.

From $560/mo.

CAMPO RENTAL AGENCY 344-1927

705 W. STOUGHTON, U Aug 2003 rental. 3 bedroom apts. Near Lincoln Ave and Engineering Campus.

Fenced-in yard. Balconies/Patios. Microwaves, Carpet, Central A/C, Disposal, Dishwasher, Parking $25/mo. $565/mo.

Shown daily 7 days a week.

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1 bedroom upstairs apartment with garage. Stove and refrigerator furnished. 1 year lease required. $395/mo. 217-3942445 or 217-249-2446

115 W. WASHINGTON,U Avail. Aug 2003. 1 bedroom apts in quiet Urbana neighborhood. Carpet, window a/c, laundry, boiler heat. Rents from $500/mo. Shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

205 EAST HEALEY, C Renting Aug 2003. Very large 1 bedroom apts. Carpet, Window A/C, Parking avail. at $30/mo. Rents start at $375/mo. Shown Daily 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com 4 Hartwell Ct., S Available NOW or for Aug. ‘03. 2 Bdrm 2 bath on U of I golf course 1200 Sq. ft.

W/D, fireplace, covered parking, balcony, from $695 840-3287, 359-3687.

800 W. Church, C Convenient 2 BR available now through summer. $450/mo. 352-8540 355-4608 pm. www.faronpropertiesmjp.com

JOHN RANDOLPH ATRIUM APARTMENTS

Available January 2003 and August 2003 Roommate Program

Rent your own room in beautiful 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom apartment!

--Don’t co-sign for roommates!

From $300 incl. utilities ALSO 2 BEDROOMS • Every room in 4 bedroom has own private bath • Huge units (1200 square feet) • Washer/dryer in each apartment • Underground parking, Security Door • Exercise room • Served by 4 buslines • Security entrance

• Close to Osco Drug & Food Mart • 6 Phone lines in each apartment • Cable available in each bedroom & living room • High speed internet & ethernet available in each room-see or call Champaign telephone co.

Shown Daily. Call for an appointment.

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CAMPUS APARTMENTS Unurnished

722 S. BROADWAY, U Renting for Aug 2003. 1 bedroom apts close to Lincoln Square Mall. Carpet, window a/c, boiler heat. Rents from $420/mo.

Apts shown 7 days a week.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

FAIRLAWN VILLAGE FAIRLAWN & VINE, U Aug 2003. Live in a peaceful, relaxed, neighborhood setting. Fairlawn Village is a one story apartment community, spread out on twelve acres, close to U of I, shopping and walking distance to schools. Spacious apartments with washer dryer hook up, a/c, and garages available. One bedrooms from $470/mo. Two bedrooms $570/mo. Call for an appointment.

BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 344-5043 www.barr-re.com

ROOMMATES

HOUSES 809 W. Charles, Champaign August 2003. Beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bath furnished home. Central air, free parking. $1000/mo. Ted 766-5108.

ROOMS

903 W. NEVADA, U Quality rooming house. Near Jimmy John’s on Lincoln Ave. Rooms available for Aug 2003. Rents from $250/mo to $320/mo. Laundry facilities, Common kitchen. Showings 7 days a week.

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MAY 15-21, 2003 | MY BRAIN HURTS

Kickapoo: More than Just a Paddle Festival

BY AUDREY DANIEL | STAFF WRITER

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wenty-five miles east of Champaign, in the town of Oakwood, Ill., lies the only National Scenic River in Illinois: the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. The Middle Fork is the site of the upcoming first Kickapoo Paddle Festival, a family-oriented event to promote paddle sports and recreational activities on the river.

The National Scenic River flows through both Kickapoo and the Middle Fork Wildlife area, said John Hott, site supervisor for the park. Kickapoo State Park, site of some activities, is 2,482 acres.

Hott said theKickapoo State Park, the oldest state forest preserve, is made of mostly forest.

It was built on a strip mine.

The festival is named after the Kickapoo Native Americans.

Missy Schaumleffel, a volunteer and an intern with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is one of the events coordinators.

“We want to make this an annual event,” Schaumleffel said. “We want to work out all the kinks for next year.”

Fourteen years ago, the Middle Fork River

was dedicated as Illinois’ only National Scenic River.

“We want to make a big deal about the 15th anniversary of the dedication next year,” Schaumleffel said.

The festival entails more than just paddling.

In addition to canoe and kayak demonstrations and one-hour clinics for beginner paddlers, there will provide a climbing wall.

Various clubs and groups, such as the Kennekuk Roadrunners and the Blue Bird Society, will set up information kiosks.

Nature walks and archeological tours will be provided, as well. Clark Bullard will speak at 11 a.m. about things to see and do outdoors.

Marc Miller from the Prairie Rivers Network will give a presentation about Illinois prairie rivers. There will also be a children’s activities section, such as a booth that teaches children how to carve soap.

Champaign Cycle will provide 10 all-terrain bikes for attendees to try on a special course.

“They’re only the good bikes, with either front suspension or dual suspension,” Peter Davis, owner of Champaign Cycle, said of the $700 to $2000 bikes. “The course will be set up to give people a taste of what it’s like to ride,

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The course will be set up to give people a taste of what it’s like to ride, to give them a chance to do something they’ve never tried before – Peter Davis, owner of Champaign Cycle

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to give them a chance to do something they’ve never tried before.”

Folk musician Chris Vallillo will be performing at the festival, as well. There will also be two raffles, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Some of the items participants can win include kayaks, fishing poles and other outdoor merchandise.

Kickapoo Paddle Festival: A Celebration of the Middle Fork River May 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

May 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, e-mail Missy Schaumleffel at schmlffl@uiuc.edu or call the park office at 217-442-4915

Arcola’s Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival T

his weekend, Arcola will more than triple its population of 2,700 when it hosts the 14th Original Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival.

This year’s festival theme is “Johnny Gruelle Books in the Hands of Children” and includes a Raggedy Ann look-alike contest, collectible booths and a parade.

The weekend begins with a dinner and auction Friday night and closes Sunday afternoon with a musical performance by the Paul Colman Trio, an Australian Christian rock group.

“We hope the atmosphere this year is as fun as it was last year,” said Susan Foster, executive director of the Arcola Chamber of Commerce.

Raggedy Ann and Andy creator Johnny Gruelle was born in Arcola on Christmas Eve in 1880. He created the first Raggedy Ann doll for his daughter Marcella’s fifth birthday after he found a rag doll that belonged to his mother. He later drew a face on the doll.

Gruelle started making more Raggedy Ann dolls in Marcella’s memory after she died in 1915.

A food court will be set-up at the festival on the lawn outside the Chamber of Commerce with the festival stage located just down the street. Arcola’s Main Street will be lined with arts and crafts booths. “(The festival) takes over the whole downtown area,” Foster said.

Foster did the advertising and mailing for this year’s festival and has helped organize the festival in the past.

“We’ve had up to 9,000 people in past years, but we’re hoping that there’s more this year,” Foster said. “We’d like to have 10,000 if the weather’s nice.”

Arcola has three hotels, although Foster said attendees also stay at other hotels within a 50-mile radius of Arcola.

“The festival brings in so many people that you can never go about your business as usual,” said Linda Lange, chairperson of the festival’s food vendors.

“It’s an important festival for us because it brings money into Arcola, and it brings people to Arcola,” she said.

New to the festival this year will be Raggedy Ann’s Read-n-Tea Time, to be held at 126 E. Main St., which will be Saturday and Sunday. Foster is in charge of the event and arranged to have customized teacups and saucers signed by Joni Wannamaker, Gruelle’s granddaughter.

There will be new items available at this year’s festival, including a festival poster, cookie cutters and a coloring book with pictures contributed by community members of all ages. Wannamaker also made a limited edition festival T-shirt this year.

Loretta Coatney, owner of Hallie Mae’s Flower Garden flower shop, does not carry any Raggedy Ann merchandise and does

not know if she will stay open during the weekend.

“This town is well-saturated with (Raggedy merchandise), so it doesn’t benefit me to sell items,” Coatney said.

For those who will attend the event, Saturday’s look-alike contest and parade are a couple of the main attractions. Children are the main participants in the look-alike contest, Foster said.

“It’s for the children, as well as the adults,” Foster said. “It’s for all ages, and everyone has a smile on their face here.”

“The atmosphere (of the festival) is a character of fun because people can come … they wear their Raggedy garbs and tell their stories,” Foster said.

Myra Williams, an employee at the Johnny

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Gruelle Raggedy Ann museum, 114 E. Main St., said her favorite costume at the festival was the Snitznoodle, a companion doll to Raggedy Ann. Williams’ fiancé, Larry Beachy, dresses up as the character every year.

Foster said festival organizers were trying to get people to dress up and represent every character, so children will recognize and get to know all the Raggedy characters.

The museum reads like a biography of Johnny Gruelle’s life and work, with everything from a Gruelle family tree covering one wall to a replica of his home office. The museum also holds Gruelle’s artwork, children’s books and Raggedy dolls.

The museum was founded in 1999.

Williams said she stays in the museum during the festival, which is busy throughout the weekend.

“Usually it is wall-to-wall people the whole time,” she said.

A small, black picture frame hangs on Foster’s office wall. The frame contains a drawing by Johnny Gruelle and a quotation from him. “The kindest ones are the ones who show kindness to those they do not know,” it says.

“It’s a fun, heartfelt weekend,” Foster said.

“If everybody loves a Raggedy, you’ve always got a story to tell.”

Williams agreed with Foster’s assessment.

“That’s what Raggedy Ann’s about,” Williams said. “She’s about love.”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY | MAY 15-21, 2003 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Whenever I hike up to the ridge near my house, I feel a surge of admiration for a certain oak tree I pass. Unlike its companions, which are pointed skyward, it's growing sideways out of the hillside. It's robust and flourishing, yet in staunch rebellion against its community's standards. I call it the Aries oak, because it reminds me of what you're like when you're at your best: unique and healthy; bucking the status quo but never in a way that damages you; not fiercely and fumingly independent,but casually and blithely so.I suggest you aim to strengthen your alignment with this ideal in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The self-help book Women Who Love Too Much deals with a theme that has gotten a lot of play in the past 15 years: If you're too generous to someone who doesn't appreciate it and at the expense of your own needs,you make yourself sick.An alternative perspective comes from French philosopher Blaise Pascal, who said, "When one does not love too much, one does not love enough." He was primarily addressing psychologically healthy saints, but it's a good ideal for the rest of us to keep in mind. This week, Taurus, your assignment is to explore the middle ground between the extremes represented by those two positions.

Experiment and ruminate until you discern what amount of giving is just right for you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To paraphrase one of Amy Gerstler's poems, this week will taste like cough syrup.Sorry to have to report that,Gemini.But on the other hand,the bitter flavor will be offset by a sweet aftertaste that's lent to the mix by a secret ingredient I'm not yet at liberty to divulge. And the unpleasantness of the medicine going down will be even more compensated for by the tonic effects that will begin rippling through your life as early as next week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An Italian law student, Antonella Magnani, was entering the last stages of her pregnancy as her final exams approached.She hoped the two rites of passage would not transpire too close to each other, but fate had other plans. Her labor pains brought her to the hospital at the exact time her test was scheduled.The law school examiners refused a postponement, but agreed to conduct their questioning in the delivery room. I believe this scenario is an apt symbol for the dual challenge you will soon face, Cancerian. In a sense you'll be giving birth as you take a final exam.(P.S.Magnani had a healthy baby and got a good grade.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Just in time for zero hour, Leo, I'm happy to add a new term to your vocabulary: kairos. It's Greek for "time of destiny, critical turning point, propitious moment for decision or action." Since you're at that exact phase in your cycle, I thought you'd be ripe to learn the word for it. Here are further subtleties you might be interested in. Kairos refers to a special season that's charged with significance and in a sense

outside of normal time; its opposite is chronos, which refers to the drone of the daily rhythm.When you're in kairos, you have the power and duty to act like the sovereign of a sacred land.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I predict you will have a lavish amount of composure this week. It won't be tainted by arrogance or feelings of superiority, either. And it won't be fueled by a need to prove anything to anyone. Rather, your poise will flow from your strong new link to your soul's code -- the life blueprint you decided on before you were born. One more thing: While you will be calm,you won't be passive or laidback.This will be an electrifying variety of relaxation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Dear Dr. Brezsny: Does astrology work differently in Texas? I've lived all over the world, and I've found Libras who live in Texas to be unlike Libras everywhere else. Normal Libras love beautiful things, seek harmony, and see opposing points of view as well as their own. But every Texan Libra I've ever met loves beautiful things only if they're big and loud, seeks harmony only if there's something in it for him, and acknowledges opposing viewpoints only if it helps him win the arguments he loves to start.Your opinion? -Natural-Born Texan." Dear NaturalBorn: I was born in Texas and have three planets in Libra, so I'm not objective enough to comment. I do know this, though: Many nonTexan Librans will soon exhibit the behavior you described as typical of Lone Star Librans. But I think that's a good thing: an antidote for Libras' sometimes- excessive politeness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): On those rare occasions when journalists deign to report a UFO sighting, they dutifully and dryly describe eyewitness accounts. But their juices start to flow when they offer the derisive dismissals of skeptics they've interviewed about the incident.This is typical: "Astronomy professor X said that even trained pilots can be fooled into thinking the planet Venus is a flying saucer." I wish this approach were applied to other kinds of news. Imagine a CNN anchormen regurgitating the words he heard at a Pentagon news conference, then calling on leftist scholar Noam Chomsky to provide a skeptic's perspective.This is exactly the approach you should take to every story you hear this week, even those told by friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances: Make it your burning mission to get alternate points of view.

poem you like, fine, get that hundred out of the way." You're entering a phase, Sagittarius, when you may have to wade through a heap of junk you don't care for before you find the gem you really want. (Hewitt's webpage is at http://www.poewar.com/articles/poetrytips.htm.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Novelist H.G.Wells once said, "If we want to have an educated citizenship in a modern technological society, we need to teach them three things: reading, writing, and statistical thinking." In my own list of essential expertise for today's educated person, I'd include reading and writing but replace statistics with the science of cultivating happiness or the art of carrying on a healthy intimate relationship. I bring this up, Capricorn, because you're now in a phase when you can learn a lot in a short time about those two skills.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Many men believe they'll never find romantic happiness unless they can hook up with a woman who resembles a supermodel or film star.Tragically, their libidos were imprinted at a tender age by our culture's narrow definition of what constitutes female beauty.They steer clear of many fine women who don't fit their absurd ideal.This addiction to a physical type is not confined to hetero dudes, however. Many straight women, for instance, wouldn't think of dating a bald, short guy no matter how interesting he is.That's the bad news.

The good news is that with sincere effort, anyone can shed the outmoded imprints that prevent them from being turned on by otherwise attractive partners.You, Aquarius, are in a phase when you have increasing power to do just that.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You need the soul medicine that only a wild place can provide. Civilized habits are eating away at your instinct for happiness.The insidious taint of omnipresent commercialism is infecting even your purest desires and noblest ambitions.You owe it to your sanity, Pisces, to run away to a power spot that is immune to human manipulation -- a sanctuary where nature is so big and free and intense it will dissolve the petty obsessions your ego has gotten twisted up in.

What are you waiting for? Leave as soon as possible, and don't come back until you're scoured clean.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Among his many fine tips for creating poetry, John Hewitt provides one that would be useful for you to apply in your own field of endeavor during the coming week. "Write the worst poem you can possibly write," he advises. "Use clichés and pretentious words, and beat your reader over the head with your point. Felt good, didn't it? Now get back to work.The point is, don't be afraid to write a bad poem. If it takes a hundred bad poems before you can produce a

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Television doctor quacks

BY MICHAEL COULTER | CONTRIBUTING WRITER

W

hen I was a sophomore in college I decided I wasn't cut out to be a business major, mostly because none of the other kids in the school of business wore Husker Du t-shirts to class and my subtraction isn't very good.

Instead, I chose Speech Communication, not because I was particularly interested or skilled in that area, but because I watched a lot of "WKRP In Cincinnati" on television and I wanted to be like Andy Travis on that show. The moral: Don't base any life decision on a television program.

The other evening I was listening (i.e. eavesdropping) on two women at a bar. The topic of the conversation was the Dr. Phil show. One of the ladies pointed out that a guest on a recent show was experiencing "pretty much the same problem" as she was and that "Dr. Phil said to..."

Please begin sobbing into camera 3.

Some mustachioed man is giving one lady advice on television and another lady is applying it to her life. It's like watching an episode of "6 Feet Under" and believing you are now qualified to embalm people.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of selfmedication, but I'm not sure the best approach is following the advice of a charlatan whose biggest concern is next year's syndication rights.

Once a medical man starts selling something besides treatments and cures, he's nothing but a huckster and belongs in a medicine show, not in a clinic, and certainly not on television.

If you need evidence, just go to his web site, www.drphil.com. You can purchase an "I love Dr. Phil" sweatshirt. I wish other doctors would do something like that. I'd love to have a "Dr. Jones Removed My Gall Bladder!" visor or a "Dr. Smith Cured My Gonorrhea!" tank top. If you're in the mood to pretend you're a doctor, you can even get Dr. Phil scrubs.

He's got key chains, boxer shorts, hats, and even a grande latte coffee mug. He's got Dr. Phil picture frames so you can preserve the memories of the ones you're criticizing on television and even a Dr. Phil mirror compact you can open every so often to see how goddamned stupid you are. The top of the web page says, "Get real. Get smart. Get going." He should start following his own advice.

Forget about the merchandise for a minute though and just look at the show itself and some of its recent themes. There was a show titled "Disease To Please." Nothing gets you closer to mental health like a good rhyme. There was "The Worst Spouse in America" episode.

Let's face it, if you had the balls to nominate your partner, your marriage is over.

There was "Adult Bullies" which I'm sure made for a fascinating green room. There was also "The Dark Side of Cheerleading." I admit, even I'd like to be backstage on that one.

It's hard to blame people really. Health care is

expensive and there's nothing like cutting corners when it comes to mental health. Maybe we should take it a step further and combine physical health into the equation. "Grab the butcher knife and a couple of soup spoons grandma. Dr. Phil's gonna have a show on today about how to get rid of that brain tumor you got!" Hell, if we produced enough television shows we could eliminate regular doctors all together. I think we'd all feel much more comfortable relying on someone famous as opposed to someone competent.

Why do people believe him? They believe him because he's famous and he's on television.

If the guy on the street said he was in communication with the dead would tell him to stay the hell away from you, but put a show on TV called "Crossing Over" and folks will flock from all over to get the inside scoop on the afterworld. Television makes it right.

Imagine if your regular doctor talked to you for less than five minutes and then began yelling at you and telling you to suck it up and quit being a baby. First of all, you might believe him to be, um, what's the word, crazy. Second of all, you probably wouldn't make another appointment. In TV land though, we're gluttons for punishment.

People tune into Dr. Phil everyday and probably use Saturday and Sunday to implement his advice on people they know.

What about those friends and family, are they up their ends? I'm sure before folks go on the show a friend has said, "Hey, you've got a bit of a problem, why don't you change." These are the people who have been around and will continue to be around you.

These are the people who really know you and yet they must not carry very much weight with your life decisions. Hey, that makes sense.

They aren't even on television.

There's not much you can do. Creepy television is probably here to stay. Some even consider it to be entertainment. If you want to watch Maury Povich to see who's the daddy of a stranger's baby, you're a freak, but it likely won't screw up your life. If you enjoy watching toothless screaming rednecks on Jerry Springer you've probably got some issues but no one else gets hurt. If you start applying Dr. Phil's "lessons" to your life though, that's something else.

It affects your husbands and wives. It affects your children. Will Dr. Phil care what happens afterwards? I guess it depends on his ratings.

Michael Coulter is a videographer at Parkland College and a bartender at Two Main. He writes a weekly email column, “This Sporting Life” and has hosted several local comedy shows.

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