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Fringe Food 10 Drink Under the Stars Baubles to Order Traveling Tunes Doin’ It Well Calendar

buzz kicks off its beer garden series

Local artist Jennifer Morris’ custom creations

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“What we’re into” on the open road

Gay marriage makes waves

Your guide to this week’s events

B u z z cov e r d e s i g n : Claire Keating

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m u s i c e d i to r : Amanda Shively

e d i to r i n ch i e f : Tommy Trafton

Foo d e d i to r : Allison Copenbarger m ov i e e d i to r : Matt Carey

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weekahead Complete calendar listings on pages 10-11

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Blue Material with Miss Lixy and Sweetness Whachacha

The Full Monty

Food Not Bombs

Catch the Mikel Matthews Jr. directed version of the smash hit musical about unemployed steel workers who form a striptease act. Tickets are $15 for the Station Theatre performance.

Join volunteer organization Food Not Bombs as they serve free vegetarian and vegan food every Saturday at Westside Park from 5 to 7 p.m.

Variety performers Miss Lixy and Sweetness Whachacha bring their comedic stunt show to the Highdive at 10 p.m. Tickets are $3.

the217.com Food: Look online Monday for this week’s obscure food holiday.

Art: Read a review of KAM’s Impressions in Ink before you go there.

Movies: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 review up Saturday.

Community: Look for a preview of the Champaign Street Fair now. On Saturday, check out the Fun and Games column, “Digital Domain.”

sunday 14 Second Sunday Artisans Visit Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet to learn the ancient art of bonsai with Marv Lukasik from 3 to 5 p.m., and hear the classic rock sounds of the Susan Williams Band. This all-ages event is free.

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Likes & Gripes Jean Kim Arts Editor Likes “Full Monty” rehearsal at Station Theatre in Downtown Urbana. Photo by James Kyung

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Ashtanga/Mysore Classes

Lincoln Stories

I Am My Own Wife

Drop in at Amara Yoga and Arts from 6 to 8 a.m. for self-guided Ashtanga practice and position correction from an instructor. The class is directed toward students who are familiar with the Ashtanga style of yoga.

Lincoln impersonator Steve Shoemaker visits the Champaign Public Library from 2 to 2:45 p.m. for an afternoon of stories from Lincoln’s era. No registration is required for this free event.

Join the Summer Studio Theatre at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for a 7:30 p.m. production of I Am My Own Wife. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for senior citizens and students and $10 for UI students.

e d i t o r ’ s n o t e by Tommy Trafton I love spending the summer in CU, but after months of being here since the beginning of last school year, it’s hard to resist an itch to get out of town, even for just a few days. It’s so easy to know where you’ll be hanging out for the night and where to run your errands and who to expect to see around the corner, and at some point you begin to lose perspective and begin to wonder if this town is actually where you want to be spending your summer. This past weekend I played a set with Chicago band On Again Off Again at Bentley’s Pub. If you’ve ever been to the bar, you’ll know that it is not the most conducive space for live music,

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but sometimes it’s long narrow rooms and the handful of people that fill them that make for the most fun shows. One of these people was a guy named Josh, the opening act for the evening on acoustic guitar. After his set, I got a chance to talk to him. Apparently, this was one of his first nights in Champaign, moving here just a few days earlier from Chicago. It was refreshing to hear a ripe perspective of the town during the summer season when it’s so easy for everyone else to get used to it. Josh seemed like he never stayed in one place for too long, comparing his first impressions of our town with a list of many other places he’s lived at over the past couple years. I caught myself getting maybe too enthused, telling him the best places to play around town and where to go to see good

live music, and while we’ll never be able to run into Modest Mouse or the Shins around here like Josh was able to in Portland, my conversation with him made me realize something. I do actually like where I am right now. At the same time, though, to appreciate their surroundings, maybe people need to change them up a bit to really understand where they are in relation to everything else. While I won’t be moving around all the time like Josh has been, it is probably time to take a trip to Chicago, or maybe a daytime trip to Rantoul at least. If you’re looking for even the slightest change of scenery yourself, make sure to check out our front and center article, “Eating on the Outskirts” on page 10 in which we’ll point you towards some great places to grab some grub just outside of town.

1. Having a kitchen: I can cook whatever I want, whenever I want. 2. Having a bike: I can zoom around everywhere, as long as I don’t get squashed by an SUV. 3. Having a third job: Hopefully this means I can take a mini-vacation at the end of this summer.

Kate Lamy Art Director Gripes 1. Cell phones: This little device that has made life so easy in our day and age has ended up putting me through a roller coaster of anxiety this week. When technology fails, it really fails. 2. Eyelashes: One fell into my eye and hasn’t come out yet. It’s painful. 3. Losing Internet at my apartment: Urgh.

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food & drink

Beer Gardens of CU

buzz kicks off its new beer garden series with a look at Mike ’n’ Molly’s

by Katie Blair

Beer Garden at Mike and Molly’s. Photo by James Kyung

Located in downtown Champaign at 105 N. Market St., Mike ’n’ Molly’s is easily accessible yet out of sight from the blur of city traffic. The beer garden has a wooden fence and stage set up for local and traveling bands, and a large white painted square covers the outside wall of the bar for projecting locally made movies. Ivy grows along the entire opposite wall, giving the beer garden a picturesque quality and also hiding the speakers from view. Open daily from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., this bar routinely hosts local and traveling acts. Normally, bands play shows at least once a weekend, if not both nights, and one other day of the week. Some upcoming shows include Da Vieira and the Vagabonds on July 10, a mix of folk and root and rock, and the Vipers in the beginning of August. Bands aren’t turned away based on genre, said Michael Murphy, owner of Mike ’n’ Molly’s, so the crowd depends on who plays. An indie rock band

brings college students, while country, folk and jazz lead to an older crowd. However, other genres, such as surfer rock, draw audiences with an age range from 20s to 50s (you must be 21 to enter). While the inside of the bar has a cozy, coffee shop feel to it, the outside provides a level of openness.

How does their garden grow? Beer Selection: HHHHH This bar hosts a wide variety of light and dark beers to satisfy every customer. Atmosphere: HHH A little too relaxed; this isn’t a bar for those wanting a wild night out. Noise level: HHHHH People can actually hear one another talk and have a conversation over the music, but concerts can get pretty noisy. Ambience: HHHHH Away from busy traffic routes and surrounded by quiet customers, this beer garden is perfect for a relaxing summer night. Service: HHHHI Eager to please, but the strength of your drinks varies by bartender. Average: HHHH Mike ‘n’ Molly’s beer garden provides a great, secluded place for customers to unwind.

Going Barefoot

buzz Goes to Lunch This week, buzz reviews the menu options at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House by the buzz editorial staff CU has one of the greatest selections of food a small-town metropolis area can have. With so many options, people can be left feeling overwhelmed with choices. Where do I go? What do I order? What sides should I get? In order

to help you readers, buzz will be going out to lunch each week and telling you what we ordered. This week, we sat down at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House, located at 201 N. Broadway Ave. in Urbana. Here’s what we thought:

Chose: Chicken breast sandwich with french fries Price: $5.95 I always thought I didn’t enjoy cole slaw, especially on a sandwich, but the combo of cole slaw and BBQ was a great twist on the average chicken sandwich.

Tommy Trafton, editor in chief Chose: Pulled pork sandwich with sweet potato fries Price: $6.45 The barbecue sauce is just sweet and spicy enough, and it makes the sandwich juicy and flavorful. And then there’s the sweet potato fries, which may be the best in town, even rivaling Seven Saints’.

Rebekah Nelson, photo editor

Chose: Black Dog-style burger with sweet potato fries Price: $6.45 The burger was a little sweet and a little spicy but mostly delicious. Oh, and sweet potato fries are 10 times better than regular fries.

Michell Eloy, food and drink/community editor Chose: 1/3 rib slab with fries Price: $5.95 The barbecue sauce was a little tangy for my taste, but the ribs were perfectly cooked, and they pulled right off the bone.

Jean Kim, arts and stage editor Chose: Rib tips with cole slaw Price: $5.95 The slaw definitely left something to be desired. It wasn’t a creamy slaw but a vinegary one — the vinegar was definitely not strong enough. The rib tips were great. The smokey flavor was spot on.

Did you know ...The average age of a French oak tree harvested for use in wine barrels is 170 years. JUN 11 – JUN 17 09

New wine columnist reviews Barefoot Wine’s Riesling by Margaret Carrigan

Amanda Shively, music editor

Photos by Rebekah Nelson.

The open air invites people to wander outside. “The bar itself is a little enclosed, so there is space to go out and look at the stars. You won’t watch cars go by and then smell like exhaust,” Murphy said. Because the bar isn’t located on a busy street, bar-goers enjoy a more relaxed atmosphere.

Summer is here, which for me, means alfresco dining or at least dining with the windows wide open. Eating outdoors requires lighter fare, and that means lighter wines. In my quest for a great summer wine, I stumbled across the new Barefoot Riesling. I’ve never been a big fan of Barefoot wines, but that’s also because I’ve never really tried them. I’ve read mixed reviews about them, some claiming eternal devotion and others degrading them to glorified grape juice. I still haven’t brought myself to buy a Barefoot product, but I did make a verbal note of interest about the recent addition to their family of wines to my boyfriend while grocery shopping. In a moment of acuity, he brought it over the next night for dinner, and I could not have been more impressed — with him or the Riesling! The wine embodies summer. It’s light-bodied, refreshing and just a tad sweet. It can be easily paired with alfresco food such as grilled chicken, pasta salad and fresh fruit. It’s also simple, by which I mean it doesn’t bombard your tongue with various nuances of flavor as you sip it. There’s nothing wrong with complex-flavored wines. In general, I prefer them, but I appreciate the languidness of summer, believing that less is more in the months of June through August. Barefoot Riesling won’t send your taste buds into a frenzy but will instead encourage summertime lethargy. Drink it in the sticky mid-afternoon, allowing its cool apple and citrus undertones to cut through the humidity. Or drink it at dusk, appreciating its light sweetness while watching the fireflies come out. Better yet, take it out under the stars, and enjoy it for its simplicity. More importantly, enjoy the minimal damage it does to your wallet — at six bucks a bottle, it will fit into any summer lifestyle. come and get it

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Howllelujah! by Alexandra Morgan This month, the Champaign Park District is opening a new park. But unlike traditional parks that sport swing sets and jungle gyms, this one is designed uniquely for dogs. Champaign’s new dog park, aptly named the Champaign Bark District, opens with a ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. June 13, and is expected to be met with much enthusiasm from dog-owners in Champaign.

Photo by James Kyung.

Run, Swim or Tone

The Champaign Park District opens its new dog park, the Champaign Bark District “[It’s a] wide open space where [owners’] dogs can run off-lead,” said Laura Auteberry, the marketing and development director at the Champaign Park District. She said the park gives dogs an opportunity to interact with other dogs and humans. Similarly, dog owners can meet other pet enthusiasts. Encompassing seven acres, the park is located near the corner of Windsor and Rising roads in Champaign and is surrounded by a four-foot fence. It also includes separate areas for large and small dogs, a double-gated entry area and dog waste stations. Auteberry described the driving force behind this project as “a large group of residents who really wanted to see that happen in Champaign.” Urbana already has a dog park, but Champaign residents were looking for something more conveniently located and pushed for a park in Champaign. Auteberry said the Champaign Park District used Urbana’s dog park as a model when planning the new park, and the facilities are somewhat similar. But the Champaign Park District also did “a lot of research nationwide,” explained Auteberry, which she said was needed to better understand the special considerations that go into such a park. But for the group of residents who await the opening of the dog park, all the research and planning are bound to pay off. “That’s what prompted this whole project,” Auteberry said on the high demand for the dog park from Champaign dog owners. “We had a group of residents who got this whole ball rolling by doing fundraising to help purchase some of the amenities.” In fact, the park wasn’t scheduled to open until much later, but a group of dedicated dog owners worked to ensure the park’s earlier opening. To push forward the project of the dog park, eager pet owners did fundraising to purchase some of the amenities in the park, including a two-tiered drinking fountain that contains separate spouts for dogs and their owners.

With the opening less than a week away, interested pet owners can learn more about the park at http://www.champaignparkdistrict.com. Membership is $20 for one dog for Champaign residents, and the membership lasts one calendar year.

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Looking for something to do this Saturday night? Spend the night drinking, dancing and enjoying the summer weather at the Champaign Street Fest, happening this weekend. The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at the corner of Main Street and Chestnut Street in Champaign. Festivities last until midnight, and include performances by Bruiser and the Virtues as well as the Salsa Chicago Mambo All-Stars. Want to ﬁnd out more? Check the217.com right now for more information.

Different ways to get in shape in Champaign-Urbana

by Amanda Wielgus Swimsuit season has arrived, and instead of cringing when putting one on, try a workout regime for cheap through one of the Champaign or Urbana park district programs. Both Champaign and Urbana offer an array of programs for people of all different fitness levels to get in shape. “We pride ourselves on being able to the increase intensity as a participant’s fitness level advances,” said Kevin Koontz, the fitness and aquatics coordinator for Urbana Park District. Both Champaign and Urbana offer programs that focus on cardiovascular training, strength training or working on specific problem areas. “The benefits of these programs are that you don’t need a gym membership to join. Residents and non-residents of the Champaign community can join,” said Stacey Cornell, the fitness program coordinator for the Champaign Park District. So if you’re looking to get in shape without having to spend a lot of money, check out one of these programs and avoid the summer body woes.

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Basic Water Exercise Location: Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center Cost/Date/Time: $60 for residents, $120 for nonresidents. The next session begins July 7 and lasts until Aug. 27. The program is held every Tuesday and Thursday. There are two sessions, one from 6 to 6:45 a.m. and the other from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Description: The water aerobics sessions are held in shallow water, so one doesn’t need to know how to swim. The programs puts an aquatic spin on cardiovascular and muscle toning.

F.I.T. Boot Camp Location: Centennial Park Cost/Date/Time: $36 for residents, $54 for non-residents. The next session will be held from July 14 until Aug. 20 and meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 until 6:45 a.m. Description: An allover outdoor workout that works on strength and cardio exercises.

Fitness Alfresco Location: Meets at a different park in Champaign each week for four weeks. Cost/Date/Time: $16 for residents, $24 for non-residents. The new session begins June 29 and lasts until July 22. It meets every Monday and Friday from 8:30 until 9:15 a.m. Description: Focuses on the development of cardiovascular strength.

Hi-Lo Let’s Go Location: Phillips Recreational Center Cost/Date/Time: $75 for residents, $150 for non-residents. The next session will be held from July 6 until Aug. 28 and meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. Description: The program focuses on cardiovascular training to get the blood ﬂowing throughout the body and is great for people of all ﬁtness levels.

Butts and Guts Location: Champaign: Douglass Annex; Urbana: Phillips Recreational Center Cost/Date/Time: Champaign: $24 for residents, $36 for nonresidents. From July 14 to Aug. 20, participants will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Urbana: $53 for residents, $106 for non-residents. The new session begins July 6 and lasts until Aug. 26. It’s held every Monday and Wednesday from 4:45 to 5:25 p.m. Description: Both classes work on the problem areas of the middle section of the body.

For more information on the following programs or to ﬁnd a different program of interest, visit http://www.urbanaparks. org or http://www.champaignparkdistrict.com.

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art Crafting

Creativity

Urbana’s Jennifer Morris launches new custom jewelry line

by Daryl McCurdy If you’re looking for a unique piece of custommade jewelry that is both cool and sophisticated, Urbana’s own Jennifer Morris is your girl. A longtime craftswoman and entrepreneur in her own right, Morris has been, in her own words, proﬁting off her peers since the fourth grade. In high school, she began her foray into design by making “I Hate Metallica” T-shirts and selling them on LiveJournal. After finding success selling T-shirts online, Morris decided to make the move to jewelry. At 16, she started her current brand, bumblesea. When asked about the name bumblesea, Morris explained, “I wanted to make my name Google friendly ... so I wrote down all my favorite words, cut them up, threw them all over my bedroom ﬂoor and matched them up.” “I’ve always liked to make things,” Morris shared. While pursuing her photography degree at the Ottawa School of Art, she took a jewelry design class as an elective. That one class, however,

was Morris’ only formal jewelry-making training. Mostly self-taught, she said she spends hours in the library researching silversmithing. After a successful run with her ﬁrst jewelry line, Morris is now launching a silver line. Morris makes mostly necklaces, focusing on well-designed pendants. The forms these pendants take on are organic and delicate. Morris named moths and lichens, a type of fungus that grows on trees and rocks, as two inspirations for her jewelry. “I kind of get obsessed with weird little things, and I try to make jewelry that looks somewhat like that,” Morris said. These inﬂuences are clear in some of Morris’ necklaces that contain spore-like pockmarks made from polymer clay. Morris’ passion and excellent eye for design shine through in her jewelry, making her pieces exciting, fresh and quite beautiful. “One thing that I think is funny,” Morris said, “is that half of the time when I’m making jewelry, I forget that someone else is going to be wearing it.” “I look at jewelry making as something fun ... as making something cool, and it just so happens that people want to wear it around their neck,” Morris said. Morris’ success thus far is not accidental, however. She is a smart businesswoman who has created her brand and made virtually all of her sales on the Internet. Along with her new silver jewelry line, Morris hopes to open an online boutique that will showcase the work of herself and other designers.

Bumblesea Jewelry owner Jennifer Morris creating one of her unique jewelry pieces. Photos by James Kyung

A proponent of social networking, Morris has built bumblesea quite a following, and one of her most successful pieces, the moustache necklace, found its way onto fashion Web site Polyvore, among other locations of Internet prominence. While promoting on social networking sites worked wonderfully for Morris’ old line, she wants

to sophisticate her new silver line by incorporating mostly custom orders. Prospective customers are welcome to visit http://www.bumblesea.com with speciﬁc requests, which Morris will use for product sketches. Judging from Morris’ previous work, the new custom silver jewelry line should be creative, original and, most of all, successful.

Surviving Nazi Germany as a Transvestite Homosexual Male I Am My Own Wife tells the tale with a one-man cast by Syd Slobodnik

“I Am My Own Wife” Rehearsal. Photo by James Kyung JUN 11 – JUN 17 09

One of the three productions of this summer’s Krannert Studio Theatre is the unique and powerful drama, Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife. It not only won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in drama and the Tony Award for best play, but even international acclaim for its playwright and star, Jefferson Mays. I Am My Own Wife tells the true story of the life of Lothar Berfelde, who was better known as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transvestite homosexual male who first survived persecution under Nazi Germany living as a woman, then existed under years of oppression in Communist in East Germany. During her years in Communist East Germany, Mahlsdorf was the owner of the Grunderzeit Museum and the proprietor of an underground gay bar. According to theater scholar Lee A. Jacobus, Wright researched Mahlsdorf’s life and friends extensively and even befriended Mahlsdorf for years. In his research, Wright also discovered that Charlotte was in many ways very heroic — a complex and conflicted

individual. She secretly worked as an informer for the Stasi, the German secret police, and her work benefited the police for many years, even leading to the arrests of many of Mahlsdorf’s most trusted friends. Wright’s play is a one-man show. Its original production featured Jefferson Mays, who created 35 distinct roles. His performance was so powerful it won Mays a Tony Award as best actor in a drama. Brant Pope will be directing this Summer Studio Theatre Company’s production of I Am My Own Wife, which will feature Henson Keys, the chair of UI’s acting program. Stepping into the persona of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and the cast of 30-plus others is no small task for even a seasoned veteran of more than 120 productions as an actor and director from New York and around the U.S. I Am My Own Wife begins its summer run June 17, and performances continue June 23, 24, 27 and 28. Ticket information can be found at krannertcenter.com or at the Krannert ticket ofﬁce by calling 333-6280. come and get it

music

Freebeats

Summer in CU showcases cost-efficient schedule

multiple-show outing. This summer is no exception, with plenty of free shows every week to catch at various parks and downtown bars. If you were wondering where and when all of these wonderful shows will be taking place, wonder no more! We at the buzz have compiled a brief rundown for your convenience.

Uncorked. buzz file photo.

The music scene in CU tends to be quite giving. Local venues often feature bills with five plus acts for a cover of $5 or under, the Canopy Club hosts weekly, coverfree residency shows, even Pygmalion Music Festival itself, CU’s premiere music event, is a steal for all of the amazing music you can catch for a several-day,

Krannert Uncorked: First and Third Thursday Each Month Head to the Krannert Center lobby on Thursdays at 5 p.m. to catch some excellent folk bluegrass music and free samplings from local beverage distributors (if you’re 21 years old of course). That’s right — a double whammy of cheap goodness. Check out these announced acts as example: June 18 — Dottie and the Rail July 2 — Robert Russell July 16 — The Freak Brothers

DJ Nights at the Cowboy Monkey Head to the Cowboy Monkey Friday nights to check out some of our finest local djs. 80s and 90s dance music as well as hip-hop and mash-ups can all be heard. June 12 — DJ Stifler July 10 — DJ Stifler June 19 — DJ Mingram July 17 — DJ Kosmo July 3 — Beat Kitchen (Rock/Soul w/ Horns) July 24 — DJ Mingram

The Highdive 10th Anniversary: Thursday, July 2 Yes indeed, the Highdive will celebrate 10 years of bringing us great local shows and events, and cover is free! The current lineup is as follows: Beats By Otter Lyle The Electrician DJ Kosmo Kid Sister

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by Tom Cyrs

Champaign Park District Neighborhood Concert Series: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. What’s truly astounding about the Champaign Park District’s Summer Concert Series is the sheer number of shows they are putting on, with the total reaching over 20 shows featuring local and regional acts this summer. The Neighborhood Concert Series builds upon the idea that originally started the whole thing—using residential parks as a venue to bring the neighborhood together. The series features six remaining shows, each of which will take place in a different park bordering residential areas in CU. The schedule runs as follows: June 24 — The Craig Russo Latin Project (Latin) at Turnberry Ridge July 8 — The No Secret Band (Cover) at Powell Park July 15 — Vvvvv (Rock) at Davidson Park July 29 — Lonnie Lester (Soul) at Johnston Park August 5 — The Impalas (Blues) at Clark Park

Champaign Park District Eat to the Beat: Fridays 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. With close to 100 people in attendance at last Fridays show featuring Ryan Groff, this series is already a hit within CU. Pack a lunch, rally some co-workers, and start off your weekend right at the West Side Park in downtown Champaign. July 3 — Nathaniel Seer (Acoustic) August 7 — Tracey and Tricia (Folk) September 4 — Kenny Kip (Jazz)

Champaign Park District Downtown Street Fests: Saturdays 7 p.m. — Midnight

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Finish off your week of free live music with a show in downtown Champaign. With plenty of great downtown bars to hit up after, or even during the show, this event is sure to be worthwhile. June 13 — Bruiser and the Virtues/Salsa Chicago Mambo All-Stars July 11 — One Night Stand/Mister Sister August 8 — Hurricane Gumbo/Blue Island Tribe So, there you have it. A plethora of shows awaits you this summer in CU, even if you’re working one of those unpaid internships or have next to nothing in the old savings. If you are one of those fortunate souls who has any sort of income at all, share the wealth! Support the scene

by attending shows when there is cover and by buying cds of local artists. Also, the Champaign Park District is taking volunteers for its events this summer, so that’s be a great way to pitch in as well. Visit them at http://www.champaignparkdistrict.com/ today.

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“Run For Your Life” The Creepshow brings horror-tinged punk to the Highdive by Amanda Shively

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The best-kept secret in downtown Urbana.

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Parking Lot Parties! Bring a lawn chair & join in on the fun at 7pm!

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DELTA KINGS JULY 11

TONS O’ FUN BAND JULY 25

CANDY FOSTER & THE SHADES OF BLUES Open Nightly Until 2am

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The Creepshow, a hellbilly act out of Ontario, Canada, has been spreading a love of the horror genre — particularly horror films via psychobilly-tinged punk rock — for the last four years. Wednesday, June 17, the foursome will reach Champaign in the midst of a month-long U.S. tour that brings them to the Highdive with like-minded Canadians The Brains and locals Vvvvv! buzz spoke with the Creepshow’s vocalist Sarah Sin about the U.S. tour and impending Champaign date. buzz: Would you say that you prefer the live atmosphere to studio recording? Sarah Sin: I think I can safely say that we prefer playing shows and touring. I mean, writing and recording is fun, but when you are touring so much and playing shows all the time, it’s hard to get used to taking a month off, let alone spend every day in a studio working on stuff over and over

again. In the end, though, it’s also good to have that time because then when you get back out there and play your first show in a month, it feels like fucking magic all over again! We write music so we can play shows ... it’s the best part. buzz: Your style is greatly based around the horror attitude, especially in lyrical content. Do you ever feel confined to one subject matter by the genre? Sarah Sin: I think with our latest record, we really matured as far as content and lyrics go. The songs on Run For Your Life still have that [horror] undertone but are actually related to things we have been through and life stories. We don’t feel confined because no matter what we write about, if we like it, then that’s how it will be. No one tells us what style we should be or to change our songs in any way, so it’s nice to have that creative control. With that control, we are able to grow as a band.

buzz: What are your expectations for the U.S. tour? Sarah Sin: Well, the USA has already exceeded our expectations and gone beyond that even. Our first real and legit USA tour was in February and March, and we were FLOORED at the amount of people that came out ... especially the amount of people that would drive nine hours to come to the show because we finally got even that close to their cities! So we are hoping this tour goes just as well and maybe even better. We just hope that people keep coming out to shows, and we are very, very excited to be able to go in and out of the USA now legally ... this way, we can be there a lot more often. Don’t miss The Creepshow with openers The Brains and Vvvvv! on June 17 at the Highdive. Doors open at 7 p.m. with an $8 ticket cost.

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by Ellen Goleas Everyone loves when a song comes on the radio that makes you want to press harder on the gas pedal and keep driving. Upbeat driving music is a must on a long car trip, and now that summer is here, the season for long car rides has arrived. Check out these artists when planning your playlist for a summer road trip. Owl City: Artist Adam Young’s Owl City is a perfect selection for driving, with electronic, poppy songs that not only have a cheery rhythm and interesting sound but also lyrics that are easy to understand and easy to sing along with while cruising down the highway. Owl City has released five albums, which can be ordered online at their Web site, http://owlcitymusic.com, and Young’s newest album, Ocean Eyes, will soon be available for purchase as well. Check out MySpace for Owl City’s tour schedule — they’ll be visiting Milwaukee’s Summerfest on July 5.

Slimpickins: I recently saw Slimpickins live in Seattle, Wa., and still wish that I had had the money to buy their album at the time. They regularly play in Pike Place Market in front of the first Starbucks ever built and are just as interesting and eclectic as the market in which they play. The band is made up of four members who use a variety of instruments — bass, guitar, harmonica and violin — to give the band a unique sound topped off by the incredible voice of Annie Ford. Slimpickins is a blues/roots act that is reminiscent of the rockabilly bands of the early ’50s. Visit their MySpace page, http://myspace. com/jakeandannie, to check out their music, or just take a trip out to Seattle, buy their CD and listen to it in the car on your way home. This is, after all, great driving music.

Oi Polloi: Oi Polloi is a punk act out of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a must-listen for those of you who like oi, punk rock or metal. Though Oi Polloi drastically differ from the sounds of Owl City and Slimpickins, they still make for appropriately rockin’ driving music. The band uses power chords and strong lyrics to drive home the political message of their songs, but unless you speak Gaelic, you may need to look up the lyrics to several songs on Oi Polloi’s MySpace, myspace.com/oipolloialba. Much of their Web page is also written in Gaelic, but the blog provides an English translation of the Gaelic lyrics. The act’s use of traditional Gaelic is a purposeful statement in today’s world of globalization and constant change. If you like Celtic punk, you should definitely check this band out. come and get it

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Christopher Guest has become the master of the mockumentary, yet this 2000 entry is easily his greatest stroke of genius. Guest and company play a group of dog owners hell-bent on winning the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, infusing witty, dark humor with genuine love for the subject matter and characters. Standouts include Fred Willard as a wildly incompetent announcer at the dog show and Parker Posey as a yuppie who berates anyone who comes between her dog and the blue ribbon.

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by Jeanine Russell

C The Sidney Saloon hasn’t been around long, opening in 2005, two years after Sidney’s change from a “dry” to “wet” village. The Saloon offers a typical selection of bar food — hamburgers, chicken strips, pork tenderloins, fries and onion rings are a few menu items — the difference is quality. “The food is really good, especially our hamburgers. We use our own cattle.” said Cindy Mumm, the Saloon’s manager. The Sidney Saloon hand patties all of their hamburgers and gets the Angus beef from Block Farms, in Broadlands and Paris, Ill . Wednesdays, they have a taco night. “We make 145 tacos, and we sell out,” Mumm said. At $1.50 a taco with drink specials every night, it’s easy to see how the Sidney Saloon can be a big attraction. Regardless of popularity, the Sidney Saloon offers a friendly, genuine atmosphere. The Saloon is a smaller restaurant, with nice outdoor seating, new TVs around the bar and a wide beer and liquor selection. “It’s not a rough place. Everyone’s friendly. Even my kids love it,” said Margi Eldridge, a Sidney Saloon bartender since last year. During the early evening, the Sidney Saloon is a family friendly restaurant environment, but by nightfall, the bar side comes out as well, making it a place for everyone.

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U is brimming with restaurants. There are rows of chain restaurants with predictable menus. There are brightly colored buildings for all different ethnicities. There are diners known for their late night breakfast and cups of coffee. All different tastes, preferences and cultures can find satisfaction within the area, but there is a whole dining world to be explored just outside Champaign County as well. Ten minutes from Cham-

paign are options that may remind you more of home — more personal, slow-paced dining experiences. This summer, take Route 130 a little past the new Meijer and head to the Sidney Saloon or the Philo Tavern, or take Route 45 past the Savoy 16 and visit the Sadorus Pub or Bridget’s Blarney Stone in Ivesdale. A nice summer drive is the perfect preface to the dining experiences these restaurants offer.

Only about a seven-minute drive from Champaign, straight south on 130, is the Philo Tavern. “It’s a destination place. You have to go for a drive to get here.” said Brad Bollman, co-owner of the Philo Tavern. Bollman has operated the Tavern for six years but has worked there since 1987. “It’s homey and comfortable,” Bollman said while wrapping containers of raw chicken for the Thursday night fried chicken dinner crowd. Despite the large amount of chicken the Tavern will be cooking, fish is their most popular seller. Friday nights, the Tavern cooks fried cod or cod almondine as well as fried catfish. “A lot of people like the fish, but the prime rib is my favorite,” Bollman said. Saturday is the Tavern’s prime rib night, with a side of twice-baked potatoes available as well. They can be added to any dinner for only $1.50, and considering these potatoes are baked, laboriously hand scooped, then mixed with cheese, sour scream, bacon and then baked again, it’s a steal. On top of the food is a comfortable environment. “It’s a relaxed place,” said Mona Murray, a bartender at the Tavern. “There’s no hurrying and getting you out.” The Philo Tavern also offers a screened beer garden, which is heated in the winter and open-air in the summer. There’s also a small pond in the back, which adds to the relaxed, smalltown atmosphere that keeps people making the drive out.

Bridget’s Blarney Stone in Ivesdale is the furthest drive from Champaign but has an Irish theme and selection of Irish whiskey that will make it worth the drive. “We have over 20 Irish whiskies,” said Jani Eckstein, bartender for nine of the bar’s 15 years of operation. The bar also has a wide Irish beer selection as well as American whiskies, bourbons and ryes. The Blarney Stone has a beer drinking club, an Irish Whiskey drinking team and an American whiskey drinking team. Through a series of visits, punch cards of selected drinks are completed, and at the end, T-shirts, hats, plaques and honor are awarded. Framed whiskey-drinking degrees decorate the long wall running the length of the bar, and small plaques recognize the beer drinkers on a wooden board. The Irish whiskey team has an apprentice, journeyman, master’s and doctoral level, making it a project that could last a long time. Drinking is not the Blarney Stone’s only draw, either. “The food is spectacular,” Eckstein said. On weekends, two-pound baskets of wings are sold for $7.50. They are sold from Friday to Sunday. “It’s a fresh product, so it’s only until they’re sold out,” Eckstein added.

The Sadorus Pub is a short drive south of Tolono on Route 45. “We see a lot of people from Champaign-Urbana,” said Angie Wright, who co-owns the Pub with her husband, David. The Pub serves prime rib Fridays and Sundays. “We rub and roast it ourselves,” said Wright. Sunday mornings, they serve breakfast from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. The menu offers eggs, pancakes, bacon and home fries in all combinations and arrangements. There are also all varieties of pie for $2.75 a slice. “We serve homemade pie,” Wright said. “My husband hand makes them every morning.” Whole pies can be purchased with two days advanced notice. “It’s a nice little getaway from Champaign,” Wright said, standing behind a wooden bar with a brass rail lining. An assortment of beers chill in a wooden cooler with glass doors behind her. It’s a nice, homey place. Oak and brick are the primary decorations, and Christmas lights around the ceiling create an inviting atmosphere. There’s an open-deck beer garden for warmer months as well. “It’s a good place to come get a home cooked meal and visit with friends.” Wright said.

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Blue Material with Miss Lixy and Sweetness live music Whachacha The Whip presents Dale Highdive, C, 10pm, $3 Watson & The Lone Stars Sweetness Whachacha and with special guests Big Miss Lixy are variety perBoss Twang formers, currently touring Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., with their new show Blue U, 7pm, Advance tickMaterial full of comedy, ets $15 circus and sideshow stunts Kevin Turner Jazz Trio including hula hooping, jugIron Post, U, 7pm, $3 gling, hammering nails into The Charles Lane the head, and more! Quintet Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $7 volunteer Geovanti’s Live Band UC Books to Prisoners Geovanti’s, C, 10pm work session Urbana-Champaign Indj dependent Media Center, Country Night w/ DJ U, 2pm Halfdead and Free Line kids & families Dance Lessons from Scotty Van Zant Preschool Magic Mini Camp Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Orpheum Children’s Science Tavern, Tolono, 8pm, No Museum, C, 9am, $75-80 cover before 8pm For children ages 3-4 years, DJ Belly must be potty-trained. RegBoltini Lounge, C, 10pm istration is required. Goth Night with DJ Birds of Prey Rickbats, DJ Kannibal Champaign Public Library, and Stitches C, 2pm The Clark Bar, C, 10pm The Illinois Raptor Center will bring their rehabilitated karaoke wild birds to the library to DJ Hollywood teach kids about these birds It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm of prey. Registration is not RockStar Karaoke required. featuring Crazy Craig Animal Origami Senator’s Bar & Grill, Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Savoy, 9pm Children ages 5-11 are invited ”G”-Force Karaoke to this program. No registraMemphis on Main, C, tion is required for this free 9pm program. Rock Star Karaoke Summer Thrills at Garden featuring Karaoke Opie Hills Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Garden Hills Park, C, 6pm RockStar Karaoke Carnival Game Night featuring featuring DJ Switch challenges to test your skills. Rock’s, C, 10pm

stage Tuesdays With Morrie Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$18 Directed by Tom Mitchell. All performances will be held in the Studio Theatre. The Full Monty The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10 Directed by Mikel Matthews, Jr.

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DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Belly Dance 101 DJ Stifler Phillips Recreation Center, Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm U, 5:30pm karaoke Solo Salsa 101 Phillips Recreation Center, RockStar Karaoke featurU, 7:35pm ing Crazy Craig Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, FRI, JUNE 12 9pm

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Dragon Karaoke with Belly Dance 101 Paul Faber Springer Cultural Center, CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm C, 5:30pm RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch SAT, JUNE 13 Geo’s, U, 9pm RockStar Karaoke featurlive music ing Matt Fear Live Dueling Piano Show Senator’s Bar & Grill, Sa88 Broadway, U, 8pm, voy, 9pm live music stage Cover after 8pm G-Force Karaoke and DJ Charles and Liezel Booth The Full Monty Urbana’s Strawberry Jam Po’ Boys, U, 9pm Iron Post, U, 9am, $3 The Station Theatre, U, featuring Grass Roots Chip McNeill Jazz 8pm, $15 Revival, Exorna and Corn stage Quintet The Mystery of Irma Vep Desert Ramblers Tuesdays With Morrie Iron Post, U, 5pm Krannert Center for Meadowbrook Park, U, 4pm Krannert Center for The Freak Brothers the Performing Arts, U, Dinner w/ Panache the Performing Arts, U, Bentley’s Pub, C, 5:30pm 7:30pm, $10-$18 Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 5pm 7:30pm, $10-$18 Happy Hour and Live Music Directed by Cal Maclean. Nathan Brown Jazz Trio The Full Monty Silvercreek, U, 6pm All performances will be Iron Post, U, 6pm, $3 The Station Theatre, U, 8pm Road Song (John Mcheld in the Studio Theatre. Champaign Park District The Mystery of Irma Vep Mahon and Ann Schuldt, Downtown Street Festival Krannert Center for the acoustic) at The Clark Bar recreation 7pm Performing Arts, U, 1pm, The Clark Bar, C, 6pm Solo Salsa 101 Summer 2009 Parking $10-$18 All-Ages Punk Show fea- Springer Cultural Center, Lot Party w/ The Delta festivals turing O.F.C., Evil Empire, C, 6:30pm Kings We Must Dismantle All Spring Prairie Skies Bunny’s Tavern, U, 7pm Food Not Bombs This!, Class Conviction, William M. Staerkel Music Among the Vines West Side Park, C, 5pm and more TBA Planetarium, C, 7pm, 2009 Food Not Bombs serves McKinley Presbyterian Adults $4; Children, Alto Vineyards, C, free vegetarian/vegan Church and Foundation, Seniors, Students $3 7:30pm, $4; Ages 15 and food every Saturday at C, 7pm, $5 A live-narrated tour of the under are free West Side Park to anyone Live Dueling Piano Show wonders of tonight’s sky, Dottie & the Rail featurthat wants to eat. 88 Broadway, U, 8pm, accompanied by some of ing John Heoffleur (from Cover after 8pm the legendary stories of The Beauty Shop) & The markets The Dave Lindsey Band the ancient sky. Chemicals Market at the Square Rantoul Bar & Grill, RanBad Astronomy: Myths & Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm, $5 Lincoln Square Village, toul, 8:30pm Misconceptions Thinker Thought Records U, 7am Slim Skinny and the William M. Staerkel Showcase Showdown in Second Saturday Bunkhouse Bungaroos Planetarium, C, 8pm, Downtown Champaign Lincoln Square Village, Bentley’s Pub, C, 8:30pm Adults $4; Children, Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm, $5 U, 10am The Third Flight and Seniors, Students $3 GTO & The Glasspaks Downtown Urbana merCollusion Join the “Bad Astronomer” Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm chants will feature special Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $7 Phil Plait as he takes a criti- X-Crush sidewalk sales along with BuK WyLd cal look at popular myths It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm antiques, collectables, art Memphis on Main, C, 9pm and misconceptions to Jazz with The Bryan Hol- and more. Lugnutz show audiences how sciloway Somethin’ literary It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm ence can be used to evalu- Brass Rail, C, 10pm lgbt JAB (Rock Covers) ate questionable claims. The Duke of Uke w/ The Stories on Main: “A Sweet Live and Let Live GLBT Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Saps Sampling of Stories” kids & families Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm, $3 La Gourmandise Bistro on Alcoholics Anonymous Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Meeting Starlight Mints and the Travel Games for Kids on Main, U, 6pm, $5 dj McKinley Presbyterian Evangelicals the Go volunteer Church and Foundation, Highdive, C, 10pm, $10 Urbana Free Library, U, Dance Pop C, 6:30pm 10am Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 UC Books to Prisoners dj Children from Saturday Night Throwwork session wpgu Country Dancing at kindergarten through down featuring DJ Mertz Urbana-Champaign InThirteen Thursdays 6pm Bradley’s II 5th grade are invited to Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm dependent Media Center, Every Thursday, WPGUBradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 join us as we learn how Kosmo at Soma U, 2pm 107.1 will be at a different Top 40 to play all sorts of travel Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm kids & families location around campus Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 games that will make the DJ Tim Williams hosting awesome events DJs Ian Procell, D.O.M., journey at least as much Highdive, C, 10pm, No Dave the Math Dog and giving away free prizes. & AMP fun as the destination! No cover for students before Champaign Public Library, Join us the entire summer Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm registration is required for 11pm; $5 cover after C, 2pm from 6-8pm every Thursday. DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly this free program. Radio Salsa w/ DJ Juan Registration is not Radio Maria, C, 10pm Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $3 required.

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Tuesdays With Morrie Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 1pm, $10-$18 The Full Monty The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10 The Truth Ministries community Urbana-Champaign InShop for HOPE and a CURE dependent Media Center, Lincoln Square Mall, U, 10am U, 10am Craft and Vendor sale inside Lincoln Square Mall fundraisers with proceeds donated FriendShop Used Book to Relay For Life of Store Open Champaign County. Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm classes & The Library Friends sell workshops used books for $1 or less, Perennials on Parade plus CDs, videos, and Greenview Landscaping DVDs for $1.50, along Co. - Nursery, C, 10am with unique gift items. This event is free and classes & open to the public. Ashtanga 101 Workshop workshops with Lauren Quinn 40 North presents West Lincoln Square Village, U, African Drum Classes 1pm, $25 Capoeira Academy, C, Ashtanga is a dynamic 4pm, $12 Students/$15 and vigorous form of ha- Adults tha yoga, emphasizing the West African Dance union of movement and Classes with Djibril breath (vinyasa). Camara Channing-Murray FounSUN, JUNE 14 dation, U, 6pm, $10 Students/$12 Non-students

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Sunday Brunch Trio Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Live Music at Carmon’s Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm Mary Clark Douglass Park, C, 6pm Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8pm

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MON, JUNE 15 live music Free Show w/ The Gold Tops Memphis on Main, C, 10pm

dj Industrial Night: DJ SorceryKid presents Nekromancy Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 80s Night Highdive, C, 10pm

Country Western Dance dance music Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge Maniac Monday 742, C, 5pm, $2 Cowboy Monkey, C, 4pm

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MCJS Karaoke American Legion Post 24, C, 7:30pm RockStar Karaoke featuropen mic ing Matt Fear Anything Goes Open Mic Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm Night w/ Jeremy Harper open mic Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm Open Mic Night 88 Broadway, U, 9pm come and get it

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Monday Night Improv Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, U, 8pm

Rainbow Coffeehouse Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, U, 6:30pm

RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Geo’s, U, 9pm Paul Faber hosts Dragon Karaoke literary The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Kick Back and Read RockStar Karaoke Champaign Public Library, featuring DJ Switch C, 7pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm This session will disopen mic cuss Watchmen by Alan Moore. Open Mic Night w/ Mike Ingram kids & families Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Motion and Design Camp Orpheum Children’s Sci- game-playing ence Museum, C, 8:30am, Boltini T-N-T w/ Ben Gorski $140 members, $150 Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm nonmembers, $10 sibling Tuesday Night Trivia. discount WPGU presents Trivia For children in grades 3-5. Dinner hosted by Fishing Design for Juniors With Dynamite Orpheum Children’s Sci- Canopy Club, U, 7pm ence Museum, C, 8:30am, volunteer $140-members, $150nonmembers, $10 sibling UC Books to Prisoners discount work session For children in grades K-2. Urbana-Champaign InO Baby! dependent Media Center, Champaign Public Library, U, 7pm C, 9:45am, 10:30am kids & families No registration required. Read to the Dogs Chess Club for Kids Urbana Free Library, U, 4pm Urbana Free Library, U, 4pm Babies’ Lap Time: Moon- Motion and Design Camp light Edition Orpheum Children’s Science Urbana Free Library, U, 6:30pm Museum, C, 8:30am, $140This program is for our members, $150-nonmemyoungest patrons, ages bers, $10 sibling discount birth to 24 months with an Design for Juniors adult. No registration is re- Orpheum Children’s Science quired for this free program. Museum, C, 8:30am, $140members, $150-nonmemclasses & bers, $10 sibling discount workshops Babies’ Lap Time Belly Dance 101 Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am Leonhard Recreation Cen- Tuesday Twos ter, C, 6pm Champaign Public Library, C, MELD (Monday Evening 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am Life Drawing) Group For two-year-olds with a Boneyard Pottery, C, 7pm, $7 parent or grandparent. No Solo Salsa 101 registration. Leonhard Recreation Lincoln Stories Center, C, 7pm Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm TUES, JUNE 16 Kids can step back in time to enjoy stories from Abralive music ham Lincoln’s era with local Kevin Turner Trio- Live on Lincoln impersonator Steve the Patio Shoemaker. Registration is Biaggi’s Ristorante Italnot required. iano, C, 6pm Survival of the Fittest Corn Desert Ramblers Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Children from 1st through 5th grade are invited to this free karaoke program. No registration is ”G”-Force Karaoke required. Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Goodnight Storyshop MCJS Karaoke Champaign Public Library, American Legion Post 24, C, 6:30pm C, 7:30pm For ages 2 to 5. Registration is not required. www.the217.com

mind/body/ spirit Tarot Card ReadingsCarmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm, $15

WED, JUNE 17 live music Donnie Heitler solo piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm The Surfabilly Freakout presents The Creepshow featuring Vvvvv! and The Brains Highdive, C, 7pm, $8 Black N Blue (Dance Rock Show) It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm Dave Cooper and Joni Dreyer Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 8pm Sonic BOOM! Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 8:30pm Candy Foster and the Shades of Blue Geo’s, U, 9pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

Wednesday Night Karaoke with Paul Faber’s Dragon Productions La Gourmandise Bistro on Main, U, 9pm RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Geovanti’s, C, 10pm

open mic Open mic at Green St. Green St. Cafe, C, 8pm Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm

stage The Full Monty The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $8 I Am My Own Wife Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10-$18 Directed by Brant Pope. All performances will be held in the Studio Theatre. Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm, $2

markets Market on Main Mahomet Community Center, Mahomet, 3pm

kids & families

Motion and Design Camp Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 8:30am, $140dj members, $150-nonmemCountry Dancing at bers, $10 sibling discount Bradley’s II Design for Juniors Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Orpheum Children’s Science Hillbilly Humpday w/ DJ Museum, C, 8:30am, $140Halfdead members, $150-nonmemRadmaker’s Rock & Roll bers, $10 sibling discount Tavern, Tolono, 8pm Wednesday Wii DJ LEGTWO Urbana Free Library, U, 3pm Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Children through 5th grade Weekly Top 40 are invited to attend. Chester Street, C, 9pm Duct Work Physical Challenge: An Savoy Recreational CenIndie Rock Dance Party ter, Savoy, 5:30pm, $25 Canopy Club, U, 9pm for residents of Savoy; I Love the 90s $32 for non-residents Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Ages:5-12

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seniors

Tango Night w/ DJ Joe Grohens Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm

Wii For Seniors Champaign Public Library, C, 10am

karaoke

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RockStar Karaoke featur- Coming Out Support Group ing DJ Switch Illini Union, U, 7pm The Corner Tavern, Monticello, 8pm The Legendary Karaoke Night w/The Outlaw White Horse Inn, C, 9pm

d o i n ’ i t w e l l by Jo Sanger & Ross Wantland

Tying the Knot Gay Marriage & Sexuality There has been big news over the past few weeks about the issue of same-sex marriage. Iowa’s Supreme Court recently ruled it unconstitutional to discriminate against same-sex marriages by not providing them legal status. With Proposition 8, California’s voters unfortunately overturned a California Supreme Court ruling that said the same. And most recently, New Hampshire passed a bill making them the sixth state to allow same-sex marriages. What, you may ask, does this have to do with doing “it” well? Marriage and sexuality have always had a complicated relationship.

Wedding Bells Marriage means a lot of things. It’s a public recognition of a kinship between an individual and his or her spouse. It’s a cultural institution, bound up in ideas of love and commitment. It’s also a civil recognition that provides many reciprocal obligations, rights and protections; in 2004, the General Accounting Office reported that there were some 1,138 legal benefits that legally (read: heterosexual) married individuals receive. For example, marriage allows two individuals to file their taxes jointly. Marriage or committed partnerships are not a necessity for positive, healthy sexuality. However, forming and maintaining relationships (romantic and non-romantic) is a major part of healthy adult development. The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) states that a sexually healthy adult will “express love and intimacy in appropriate ways, develop and maintain meaningful relationships, avoid exploitative or manipulative relationships, make informed choices about family options and lifestyles and develop skills that enhance personal relationships.” Marriage is not the prescription for being a sexually healthy adult, but how do the legal and social barriers that same-sex couples face impact sexual health?

1 Man + 1 Woman = 4 Ever? One of the current arguments about same-sex marriages is that God or another authority figure made marriage for one man and one woman and this equals happiness for the wedded couple. These ideas — like the classic “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” — suggest that a relationship between individuals of the same gender is somehow less valuable or less valid than heterosexual relationships. Religion isn’t the only arena where we see this happen; in fact, LGBT individuals face this discrimination in the workplace, school, social organizations and even from their families. This doesn’t mean that someone who is LGBT is doomed to a loveless life, though it does place a host of barriers that most straight individuals never have to face when they are developing their romantic relationships. When marriage laws state that only one man and one woman can be married — or that same-sex civil unions or marriages from one state won’t be recognized by the federal government or other states — what LGBT individuals miss out on is the approval and recognition by their own community, city, state and country of their relationship. This is why the few municipalities and states that have passed same-sex

marriage laws have been met with such celebration by some LGBT folks; their “kinships” are finally recognized. Same-sex marriage laws aren’t out to undermine whatever religious beliefs someone may hold; they are there to provide equal protection and recognition for a man and a man or a woman and a woman as a man and a woman.

Keeping Up with the Straights Same-sex marriage has become a big focus of some of the major LGBT rights organizations (such as Human Rights Campaign) across the United States. Understandably, there is some criticism that marriage is not the end-all issue affecting LGBT folks in the U.S. Workplace protections, adoption, domestic partner benefits, violence and police harassment are just a few of the many other arenas where LGBT folks face discrimination. Some argue that fighting for the right to get married is a way to mainstream people who are LGBT — to make them “straighter” — and it takes away from the real issues. We don’t disagree that there are a host of inequalities that LGBT people face interpersonally and institutionally. And marriage is one of these inequalities that intersect many of the others. Federal recognition of a marriage means Social Security benefits, the ability to visit an ailing spouse in the hospital and a host of other things that straight folks take for granted. Institutionally, there may be 1,138 instances of discrimination that same-sex couples may face, but personally, these increase the work that is already necessary for a healthy romantic relationship. Is marriage necessary? Absolutely not. Partnering — heterosexual or same-sex — is not a necessary component of being a “healthy” individual. In addition, wedding ceremonies can happen outside of a legal context, and this is the way many samesex (and some straight) couples have celebrated their love and publicly recognized their new family. Perhaps ultimately, it is the love and commitment in front of the couple’s community that is the most important component. But as citizens of our country, we all deserve the opportunity to have our relationships recognized institutionally.

Sex 411: More Information on SameSex Marriage ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project http://www.aclu. org/lgbt Human Rights Campaign http:// www.hrc.org Lambda Legal http://www. lambdalegal.org Stay tuned until next week, and keep “Doin’ It Well.” Send Jo and Ross your questions to buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com. JUn 11 – JUN 17 09

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609 W. MAIN, U. August 2009. 2 bdrm TownhousesFurnished $475/mo, Unfurnished $600/mo. 2 bdrm apts-Furnished $450/mo. 1 bdrm apts Furnished $425/mo. Parking optional, Central A/C, Carpet, Laundry, Call for showing times BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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101 N. BUSEY & 102 N. LINCOLN, U. Aug 2009. Near Green & Lincoln. 2 bdrm apts from $495/mo. Window A/C, Laundry. Parking $45/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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1108 S. Lincoln, U August 2009. Classic building close to Jimmy John's on Lincoln Ave. Hardwood Floors, Laundry. Efﬁciencies- furnished rents from $355 to $395/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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906-908 S. Locust St., C. Efﬁc, and 1 bedroom apartments August 2009. Quiet location, large units. Some pet friendly. 906 Locust: Efﬁciency $425, 1 bedroom $515, 908 Locust: 1 bedrooms $545-575, paid heat/water. Parking for $40/mo. Call for information or appointments. 367-2009 Locust III Apartments www.tricountymg.com

503-505-508 E. White Fall 2009. 2 and 3 bedrooms. Completely furnished. Parking and laundry available, new kitchens, value pricing. On-site resident manager. Call Justin 618-304-8562. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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604 E. WHITE Security Entrance For Fall 2009, Large studio, 1 bedroom, Furnished, balconies, patios, laundry, off-street parking, value pricing. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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THE GEORGIAN 1005 S. SIXTH, C. Aug 2009. Best located 1 bdrms on U of I Campus. Next to UI Library. 1 bdrms from $450 to $550/mo. Laundry, Window A/C, Carpet. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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ARBOR APARTMENTS, C. Aug 2009. 1 bdrms at Third & Gregory across from Snack Bar. Window A/C, laundry, rents from $375/mo to $385/mo. Parking $35/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

THE NEVADAN 903 W. NEVADA, U. We've redeﬁned luxury with these spectacular 2 bedroom units built August 2007 right in the heart of the U of I campus, around the corner from Cafe Paradiso. Wall-mounted ﬂat screen TVs, wine & beer fridge, designer furniture package, W/D, buzzer entry, elevator, covered parking and MUCH MORE!!! Some units have 2 baths! A must-see! Rents from $1250/mo to $1350/mo. Call for showing times! BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

John Street Apartments 58 E. John, C Studio, two and three bedrooms, fully furnished. Dishwashers, center courtyard, on-site laundry, central air, parking, and value pricing. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

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807 to 809 W. ILLINOIS, U Aug 2009. 1 Bdrms corner of Lincoln & Illinois. Window A/C, Laundry, Rent $495/mo. Parking $50/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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Healey Court Apartments 307-309 Healey Court, C Fall 2009. Behind FU Bar. 2 bedrooms. Parking, laundry, and value pricing. $720/mo. Ofﬁce at 309 S. First. THE UNIVERSITY GROUP www.ugroup96.com 352-3182

JOHN & LOCUST, C Aug 2009. Huge one bdrms, Window A/C. Rents from $360/mo to $380/mo. Parking $20/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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REMODELED 305 W. Elm, U

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1901 Karen Ct., C Aug. 2009. 2 bdrm apts in southwest Champaign neighborhood near Windsor Rd & Mattis Ave. 2 bdrms $495/mo. Carpet, central a/c, dishwashers, disposals, laundry in building, gas heat. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

301 W. GREEN, U Aug 2009. 1 bdrm apts from $505/ mo. Close to Urbana Library and Downtown. Free Parking Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

508 S Mattis, C. Aug 2009. One of Champaign’s ﬁnest apartment complexes featuring a beautiful courtyard. 1 bdrm apts. at $475/mo. 2 bdrm apts. at $495/mo. On busline with Central A/C, Carpet, Gas Heat, Laundry facilities, Patios or Balconies, Covered Parking. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 217-356-1873 www.barr-re.com

511- 513 S. ELM, C. Aug. 2009. Corner of W. Green and Elm in quiet attractive building with locked security entrance. Large 2 bdrm. apts. with approximately 770 sq. ft. Free covered parking, laundry in building. Central A/C, Gas Heat, Carpet. On busline. Rent starts at $495/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

512 W. GREEN, C Aug 2009. Double security brick building in excellent location. Large 2 bdrm apts with approx 800 sq. ft. Parking, Central A/C, Carpet, Laundry facilities. On busline. Rents $450/mo. to $475/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

703 W. Church, C. Aug. 2009. Close to downtown in quiet location on busline. 2 bdrms. start at $470/mo. Patio/Balconies, Central A/C, Gas Heat, Carpet, Laundry in Building. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC 356-1873 www.barr-re.com Near Downtown 1 BR 1 BA. $500- $750/mo. Available August. Green Street Realty 356-8750 510 W. University

SOUTHWEST PLACE APTS, C. Aug. 2009. Located in SW Champaign near Windsor & Mattis. 2 bdrm Duplexes, Fourplexes, Townhouses and 1 bedrooms. Carpet, gas heat, central a/c. Some units have w/d's in units, w/d hook-ups, or laundry in bldg, garages, dishwashers, disposals, patio/balconies, parking. 1 bdrms from $490/mo. 2 bdrms from $610/mo. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

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LINKSVIEW, SAVOY Aug 2009. Located on 9th hole of UI Golf Course. 2 bdrm 880 sq.ft. Each apt has own garage, storage unit, 2 balconies/patios, dishwashers, disposals, w/d hookups. From $650/ mo. to $675.mo + parking. Call for showing times. BARR REAL ESTATE, INC. 356-1873 www.barr-re.com

800 W. Church, C. Economical 2 bdrms avail now and August. $490/mo. Convenient central Champaign location near shopping and transportation. View our website and call 217-352-8540 www.faronproperties.com Apartment for Rent GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION NEAR U of I! Attractive, quiet 2 Bedroom in upscale newer security building. Washer/dryer, cathedral ceilings, exercise room, bus line. 202 N Race Street, Urbana $880/month 217-384-8479 217-480-1022

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

So you’re trying to tell me that the way out is the way in. Is that right? And that the “wrong” answer just might be the right answer? And that success, if it makes an appearance, will most likely happen by accident? I don’t know, Aries. It’s tricky to get away with this upside-down approach to life unless you have a lot of discipline and yet also don’t take yourself too seriously. You’ve got to be both rigorous and flexible -- a stickler for detail and a master of improvisation. I do suspect you’re up for the challenge, but what do you think?

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

In an interview, musician Attiss Ngoval told the San Francisco Chronicle that he’d want the superpower of X-ray vision “IF and ONLY IF I could use it to see people naked under their clothes. I don’t want it if all I see is skeletons.” That’s a good standard for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Taurus. I definitely think you’ll have an ability to see deeper into the multi-layer levels of reality than you’ve had in quite some time. But your challenge will be to employ that gift to explore sights that are really interesting and useful to you, not just everything and anything that’s usually hidden.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

My astrological charts suggest that your immediate future is wide open -- so much so that it’s difficult to predict which scenarios are more likely than all the others. This might mean that your free will is especially free right now. But in the interest of giving you something specific to grab on to, I’ll name a few of the myriad possible scenarios. 1) A self-styled anarchist scholar, heir to the fortune of a famed Japanese anime artist, will invite you to a sushi feast at a speakeasy club called “Planet Mars” to discuss the Theory of Everything. 2) A clownish saint with a tattoo of a cobra swallowing the Earth will get you high by sniffing the pimple medication Clearasil, and then tell you a secret about who you were in one of your past lives. 3) A familiar stranger will hand you a Cracker Jack toy and whisper, “Are we never going to see each other again? Or will we get married tomorrow?”

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

In honor of the karmic clean-up phase of your astrological cycle, I invite you to do the following exercise: Imagine a pit in the middle of a desert that holds everything you’ve ever used up, spoiled, and outgrown. Your old furniture is here, along with stuff like once-favorite clothes, CDs, and empty boxes of your favorite cereal. But this garbage dump also contains subtler trash, like photos that capture cherished dreams you gave up on, mementoes from failed relationships, and symbols of defunct beliefs and self-images you used to cling to. Everything that is dead to you is gathered here. Got that vision in your mind’s eye? Now picture yourself dousing the big heap of stuff with gasoline and setting it on fire. Watch it burn.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

This would be a good time to activate your sleeping potentials by chanting positive declarations about your relationship to what you need. Instead of typical New Age affirmations, however, I think you’ll benefit from something edgier and more poetic. That’s why I’m offering you the statements below. They were originally written by Andrea Carlisle for use by spiders. Say the following several times a day: “I am now receiving many fine fat flies in my web. My web is strong and masterful. My web is irresistible to all the attractive creatures I like to nibble on. I am amazingly clever and extremely popular. Even now, hundreds of juicy tidbits are headed towards my web.”

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

A talent scout who has the power to change your course is drawing closer and closer. Find out why, and capitalize on it. Meanwhile, a chameleon who has always had your number just lost it. Find out the details, and take advantage. If that’s not enough to keep you busy, I’ll clue you in to the fact that a cool fool only recently realized you have something that he or she wants. Find out who and what, and exploit the possibilities. (P.S.: I should also mention that there’s a wild thing out there who would love to lick your hand. Find out why, etc.) JUN 11 – JUN 17 09

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“The formula ‘two and two make five’ is not without its attractions,” said Dostoevsky. I believe you’ll benefit from embracing that perspective in the coming week, Libra. Transcending logic will be your specialty, especially if you do so with a spiritual gleam in your eye. Being a little crooked could awaken sleeping wisdom within you, as well as boost your life force and enhance your physical attractiveness. So please follow any hunches you have that inspire you to stop making so much sense. Explore the pleasures of using imaginative flair in your search for the truth.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A lesbian reader who calls herself “Speedy Slow-Hand” wrote to me asking for advice. She explained that she keeps getting obsessed with the half-feral amazons whom her intense Scorpio self lusts after, and this causes her to miss making contact with the warm, nurturing women her softer side craves. Is it better to have someone to run the race with, she asked, or someone to massage her feet after the race? Whether or not you yourself are in the hunt for love, Scorpio, I think her testimony is an apt metaphor for your current dilemma. Should you go with the choice that makes your spirit burn with pungent excitement, or should you opt for what feeds your soul with rich relaxation? I would like to suggest that there’s at least a 30 percent possibility you could have both.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Of the 190 short films the Three Stooges made for Columbia Pictures, only five actually had pie fights. However, those classic scenes sum up all there is to know about the mythic meaning of pie fights, as well as the needs they address and the techniques involved. I urge you to study up on the Stooges’ teachings concerning these matters -- and put them to immediate use. Nothing could be more effective in dealing with stalled negotiations, convoluted mind games, superficial exchanges, excessive gravity, and bureaucratic slowdowns than a righteous pie fight. You can find a Youtube clip of a Three Stooges pie fight here: tinyurl.com/yvv8hm.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Some people use sly intelligence rather than mindless rage to escape limitations that have outlived their usefulness. Do you know any? If so, soak up their influence. You could use some inspiration and counsel as you make your own break for freedom. The best way to ensure that your liberation will be permanent, not just a temporary reprieve, is to go about it with humor and subtlety and humility.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Writing in Earthwatch magazine, Anne Marcotty Morris rhapsodized about her trek into Brazil’s rain forest. The jungle is a fecund place, she said: “Several barbed seeds that had attached themselves to me on our walk into the forest had sprouted by the time we walked out.” These fast-growing seeds happen to be an apt metaphor for the state of your psyche, Aquarius. You’re a hotbed of lush fertility. Given that fact, I advise you to be very discriminating about which influences you give your attention to. Whether they’re good or bad, empowering or corrosive, they will grow fast.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

There has rarely been a better time than now to blend your fresh sparkly innocence and your deep ancient wisdom. The childlike aspects of your intelligence are especially available, and so are the visionary elements. Furthermore, the two have a great potential to complement and enhance each other. You might be amazed at how dramatically you could transform long-standing problems by invoking this dynamic tandem of energies.

Solution in Classifieds.

Across

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1 Stare vacantly 2 “All that and ___ of chips”

3 Three-way, e.g. 4 Tabloid abductors 5 Stone used in pedicures 6 Yoga posture 7 Altoids competitor 8 Ballpark fig. 9 Hidden meat? 10 Step heavily 11 One-named New Age musician 12 Hybrid cat “bred for its skills in magic,” according to Napoleon Dynamite 13 Skip a sound 18 Montana handle 22 Fix a laptop 23 “Yeah, like that’s ever gonna happen to me...” 24 Ready to do it 25 Say too much 26 Arthur C. Clarke’s “Rendezvous With ___” 27 Exclude 30 Overly faithful assistant 31 Became a hermit 32 Prince hit 33 Rock musical with a 2009 Broadway revival 34 Better Than ___ 35 1990s puzzle game set in an island world 37 It may be half full 38 Great Pyramid pharaoh 42 Go Fish request, maybe 43 Goes topless 44 Hemingway’s “A Moveable ___” 45 Like some dryer traps 46 Feature mistakenly added to some male cartoon bovines 47 Tennis match start 48 Cat show noises 49 Tiny island nation that gained independence in 1994 52 ___ of Wight 53 Read bar codes 54 Alec’s “30 Rock” costar 56 Next-to-last Greek letter 57 Curse

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a n d a n o t h e r t h i n g ... Michael Coulter

The Perfect Diet Hunger in the big house I like to think I’m a pretty decent kind of fella. Oh sure, in the past, I’ve broken a few tiny laws, possibly a few bigger ones, but nothing that was going to get me any sort of hard time. I would like to think this is because I was raised properly and because I have a good sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. There’s probably some truth to that. There’s also another pretty good reason: prison really scares the piss out of me. Just thinking about going to jail can send a shiver down my spine, so I can’t imagine what actually being there would be like. It’s probably not that simple, but I think the fact that prisons are a scary place is one of the main reasons most folks don’t go around committing crimes. Let’s take bank robbery, for example. Everyone has seen enough movies to know that the banks are just supposed to give you the money, no questions asked. This may or may not be true, but it’s in the movies and I’m a simpleton, so I assume that’s how it all works. Without punishment, we’d all be going into banks when we were short on cash and handing them a robbery note. So robbing a bank appears to be as easy as getting into Lindsay Lohan’s pants. Still, what makes both of those things super scary is what will happen afterward. Both offer severe retribution, one in the form of jail, the other in the form of a social disease combined with low self-esteem. This kind of retribution can be a really good deterrent. Jail isn’t supposed to be nice or fun or anything besides the biggest suck that ever sucked a suck. It is the government deciding to ground you so severely that not only can you not go to the big dance but you’ll also probably be physically and anally assaulted on a pretty regular basis. Sure, the sodomy in jail may be overstated in many cases, but I think that’s also a good thing. It would sure as hell make me think twice before doing anything wrong. Actually, I might think three or four times, maybe more. In my mind, the more jail sucks, the more an intelligent person would want to do everything in their power to stay the hell away from it. So, jail is bad, but because of the tough economic times, it may be getting even worse. No, they aren’t waterboarding the inmates or taking away visiting rights or even adding three more mandatory rape sessions a day. They are cutting back on the food. I would guess the cuisine leaves

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a little bit to be desired in the first place, so this might seem like a good thing, but I would imagine they still get hungry. Georgia inmates already don’t get served lunch on the weekends. I’m guessing they don’t give each of them 20 dollars and send them off to the local Friday’s either, so apparently, they just don’t eat lunch on the weekends. It might be a good idea to hide a few pieces of fruit in your body cavities so you have something to munch on during those long rainy Saturday afternoons. Ohio is looking into dropping breakfast and lunch and offering brunch instead. Wow, that sounds super classy: brunch in prison. I would imagine the omelet station and the fresh homemade breads are out of this world in a correctional institution. “Have you tried the poached salmon? Divine, I tell you.” The prisoners still get the required calories for the day — 2,800 for men, 2,300 for women — but that doesn’t seem like much. Geez Louise, I’ve ingested that many calories from beer alone in a 24-hour period. It’s not all bad, though. The inmates can still buy snacks, such as instant soup and beef sticks, to help them hang on until that next meal comes around. I’ve also heard they toss a lot of salads in their downtime, but I think that may be something completely different. Forget trading that new inmate with the pretty face to another prisoner for a couple of packs of cigarettes. I would guess the going rate now for a fresh piece of meat is … well, a few packages of cured meat. Trading beautiful sodomy for a few pieces of jerky is apparently just another sacrifice today’s convicts must face. Correctional officials are afraid that all these cutbacks might make the prison population a little grumpy. It makes sense. If I remember my history correctly, that riot in Attica during the ’70s was caused by some bad chipped beef. The problem is that even crap-assed food won’t end up being much of a deterrent. If the fear of prison and all that goes along with it doesn’t work, then there’s really not much else to scare a person with. I would suppose most people committing crimes have to assume they’ll get away with it then. Judging by the prison overcrowding, this may not be a really sound way of thinking. We’ve been told crime doesn’t pay since we were children, but for some reason, it’s just not sinking in. I’ll tell you this: Being locked in a room without food for long periods of time would sure cure my fat ass of any criminal activity. If nothing else, it’s yet another creepy thought to keep me from robbing that bank next week.

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The MysTery of irMa Vep

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In this hilarious two-man spoof on Gothic melodrama, Lord Edgar brings his delicate new bride, Lady Enid, to his country estate, Mandacrest, for a respite from her life on the stage. The trouble is, between the eccentric staff, rumors of werewolves and vampires, and the ever-haunting presence of Lord Edgar’s first wife, Irma Vep, the fragile Enid begins to wilt! Audiences will relish every fast-paced twist in this quickest-of-all quickchange shows in which a meager two performers take on a cast of eight to deliver a veritable feast of comedic hijinks. Sa, Jun 6 at 7:30pm; Su, Jun 7 at 1pm; We, Jun 10 at 7:30pm; Fr, Jun 12 at 7:30pm; Sa, Jun 13 at 1pm; Th, Jun 18 at 7:30pm; Sa, Jun 20 at 7:30pm; Su, Jun 21 at 1pm; Fr, Jun 26 at 7:30pm; Sa, Jun 27 at 1pm Studio Theatre $10-$18

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Marquee performances are supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council—a state agency which recognizes Krannert Center in its Partners in Excellence Program.

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