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tatyana safronova EDITOR’S NOTE Talk about being a tool; one job-search Web site pays its employees $500 per month and compensates for unlimited gas if they get advertisements plastered all over their cars.

Perks at other companies with similar promotional schemes sometimes even include free cars. The drawback — besides having a horriblelooking car — is being told what to do; you basically become an employee of the company.

It’s reasonable, for example, to assume that you should practice safe driving while behind the wheel of your company car; we all need more of that. But depending on your sponsor, you may also be discouraged from consuming certain products (if you’ve got the Coke logo on your car, you can’t be seen drinking Pepsi products) and supporting certain businesses (again, if you’re promoting Coke, you wont be going to an eatery that only sells Pepsi).

Among the younger generation, this kind of toolish behavior is called “whoring yourself out.”

It’s definition 20 in Urban Dictionary under the entry “whore”: “An individual who compromises his or her principles for personal gain.” We’re “whores” to companies that make our large and wasteful cars, to others that sell fizzy drinks and have questionable reputations, to the hundreds of INTRO | A ROUND TOWN | L ISTEN, HEAR | THE HOOPLA | STAGE, S CREEN &

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products we don’t need but still buy. Oftentimes, we’re whores to our bosses and nearly all the time to greenbacks. The people and companies who use our services are branded as “evil” in standard lexicon; they’re conniving corporations with their eye on the prize and we, in turn, are feebleminded but mostly innocent consumers who are simply products of our materialistic society.

Somehow, however, this language doesn’t carry over to the sex industry, whose female and male workers we angrily call whores and whose pimps and johns we overlook. The “whores” in this scenario are, to us, never products of the poverty many of them live in, never practical human beings with real concerns about their finances, health and safety. Instead, we overlook who they are and who they aspire to be and see them instead as immoral and undeserving of our understanding and sometimes our sympathy.

We don’t judge the people who use their services, because they’re the same as us; they have nine-to-five jobs, are married, are single, are students, are parents. In the meantime, sex workers are out there, selling oftentimes the only things they have — their bodies — and frequently risk their lives to make some money.

Read Part One of the two-part series about prostitution in the Doin’ It Well column on page 20. It’ll get you thinking about more than how to get quick cash by putting ads on your car. sounds from the scene

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michael coulter FIRST THINGS FIRST

WHEN TV ENTRANCES ... if only every TV show was just like Antiques Roadshow I end up not watching a lot of TV. I mean, it’s usually on, but sometimes the sound is down or I’m just not really paying attention to it. Actually, many times I can be staring right at it with the volume blasting and still have no idea what the hell is on. Being a simpleton, it can usually only hold my interest for over 10 to 15 minutes if there is some sort of ball involved. With the attention span of a housefly, I flip around and don’t really watch a damned thing. Sometimes though, I happen to stumble across something that holds my attention and that I enjoy. This something is usually that Antiques Roadshow.

I never really set out to watch it. I couldn’t even tell you what night it’s usually on, but either way I invariably get sucked into it like an insecure teen into a cult. I think it originally began with a crush on the girl who hosts it and went something like this. “Wow, a kinda hot chick on TV. Oh, um, people are bringing in antiques? Well, I don’t go for that … still, there is that kinda hot chick.

I’ll give it a couple of minutes. Oh wow, I bet that’s gonna be worth a shitload of cash. Um, surprising. Cool, there’s that sort of hot chick again.” Before I knew it, I had a stupid-assed grin on my face and was actually watching something besides a ball game on TV. If you’ve never seen it, the general idea is that regular folks bring in their antiques and experts tell them how much they are worth … and there’s a kinda hot girl who’s the host. Anyway, it’s a simple idea and it doesn’t sound very exciting and yet it manages to hold an amazing amount of intrigue. Some fella brings in a cabinet that has been handed down for generations in his family and an expert will tell him who probably crafted it and in what year, point out some of the interesting aspects of the wood working, and then tell him how much he can sell this precious family heirloom for on the open market.

“This has special sentimental value to me and has been very important to me and my family for the past hundred years. Really? I can get five thousand dollars for it? Um, where can I sell this and how quickly can I actually have the check in my hand? Sure, mother wanted me to have this, but on the other hand, I’m sure she’d also want me to have plenty of cold hard cash.”

The strange thing is, I couldn’t begin to tell you why I find any of this fascinating. I don’t

have any antiques that I’m aware of. Sure, I have some old crap, but I’m not sure any of it would be considered an antique. It’s not really a competition between contestants, so there’s no way to really keep score per se. Lastly, I know virtually nothing about any of the subject matter.

Still, it does manage to hold my attention.

I think the key to this may lie in the format.

They go through items pretty quickly, the people who bring things in are sort of fun to watch, and its great to predict what the verdict will be as they go along. I’m usually pretty wrong about how much things are worth, but that’s part of the fun. In fact, I would be thrilled if there were more shows structured in this manner. I mean, if it works, it works, and I can’t believe more TV producers haven’t jumped on this bandwagon.

For example, Malpractice Roadshow would probably be a very interesting program to watch.

In fact, medical complications would likely be much more gripping than antiques. “Well, let’s see, the surgeon was supposed to amputate your right foot and he took off your left arm instead.

It would depend on the state and the type of jury that was selected, but I would think you could sue that doctor for somewhere between three and one million dollars!” If nothing else, I’m sure personal injury lawyers would find it helpful.

They could even have Dating Roadshow. A guy could bring in a girl and an expert could then tell him what sort of chance he might have with her. “Well, I must say she is lovely, but if you’ll notice, she’s probably a bit out of your league. If you’d like to try for a one night sort of deal, I would say it would take five martinis and three shots of tequila. If you’re looking for a longer term relationship, you’re probably going to need a much better job, some cosmetic surgery, and about five months at the gym. She is great though.

Thanks for bringing her in.”

Or maybe they could have something called Idiot Roadshow. An expert could come to my house and predict how long I would stay tuned to a certain channel. “Well, you seem like sort of a moron with no attention span. Plus, you’re reading a book, eating a popsicle, petting the dog and balancing your checkbook. I can’t imagine you’ll watch anything for over 30 seconds.” See, that sort of program would give me information I could actually use and yet it seems the most uninteresting idea of the bunch. Maybe there are some things that just shouldn’t be on TV.

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A GRECIAN DELIGHT Papa George JANICE MCDUFFEE • STAFF WRITER

Champaign’s dining scene has many diversified cultural options to choose from. Having never experienced authentic Greek cuisine, I was delighted to hear it was now added to the mix.

Valerie and the Rev. George Pyle, a second generation American family of Greek descent, changed the once popular Pickles on Green Street to the new Papa George over the summer.

The menu at Papa George has much to choose from, with both Greek and American food for more finicky eaters. Wanting to try as much as possible, I took advantage of the “pick three” option for a sampling of Greek appetizers, and also a Greek entrée and dessert to split with a friend.

The appetizers I chose, “meze” as they are referred to on the menu, were hummus, grilled meatballs and spinach pie.

The hummus was featured in the “cold” section, made of garbanzo beans, extra virgin olive oil and spices. It is served with the choice of pita bread or raw vegetables. I chose the pita bread as I am a big fan of it, but I felt that the vegetables would have been a better choice. The spices had a very subtle taste and probably would have gone better with the stronger f lavor of raw vegetables as opposed to the bread.

The “keftedakia tis scharas,” grilled meatballs made with beef and lamb was served with “tzatziki,” a cool, tangy cucumber sauce. They were moist and seasoned perfectly with bits of onion in the meat. The tzatziki’s cool temperature and tangy taste complimented the strong flavor of the meat.

My favorite meze, also featured as an entrée was the “spanakotiropita,” spinach triangles or pies. The phyllo crust was buttery and flaky, filled with feta cheese, spinach and onions.

This had a great combination of flavors, and was not at all too rich. I would definitely recommend this dish as an entrée.

My entrée choice was “souvlaki,” or pork skewers that were also available with chicken. This dish, also a meze, is a favorite according to our server. The pork skewers were also cooked with onions, always complimentary to me but I wouldn’t have opposed to more vegetables on the skewers.

Many of the entrees are served with “fasolakia,” or green beans in tomato sauce and pilaf rice. After trying each item individually, we mixed them all together. The latter was quite delicious.

For dessert I ate a baklava sundae that was outstanding. The small bowl of heaven had a scoop of vanilla ice cream covered

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with chocolate syrup underneath a layer of crumbled baklava made with cinnamon and walnuts.

Papa George also has a wine list with a variety of Greek wines.

We tried the Skouras red: a fruity, dry red wine. I am no wino so I can’t give too vivid of a description, but I thought it was sweet and a little heavy.

One dish that I did not order but would definitely recommend and am excited to try is the “saganaki,” or flaming cheese. The cheese is imported from Greece, brought out super hot and topped with brandy and lit at your table with a big flame and an enthusiastic “Opa!” The service was more than adequate, as I had a patient waiter who answered every inquiry I posed to him, and there were many while I decided what to order. The entrée did come out before our appetizers, but I wasn’t upset about it. It was quite busy, and I wasn’t waiting for a long time for either dish. The apologies from or server were good enough.

The prices are very reasonable; the most expensive entrée listed was the roasted lamb at $12.95. My entire meal with the addition of 2 glasses of wine was about $33.

As the Greeks say, “kali orexi,” enjoy your meal.

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TOP: Papa George has a wide selection of Greek food. Be sure to try the Pistachio Fig Baklava.

BOTTOM LEFT: Patitsio “Greek Lasagna” and Fasolakia: Beef and lamb layered with greek tomato and bechamel sauce.

BOTTOM CENTER: Athenian Salad: a combination of mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatos, imported Feta cheese, cacamata olives, pepperoncici and Greek vinigarette.

BOTTOM RIGHT: “Once you light one saganaki, everybody wants one!” says Kelly Metcalf, 25 a server at Papa George.

Photos by Gregory Hinchman

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A DYING BREED Playlands of past generation disappear KEVIN TERRELL • STAFF WRITER

When we were kids there seemed to be no shortage of places to run around, jump, climb, pump tokens, collect tickets and have some fun.

If someone had a birthday party coming up (or parents needed somewhere to dump their hyperactive darlings for a while), any number of kid-fr iend ly venues were at their disposal — Leaps and Bounds, DZ-Discovery Zone, The Great Odyssey and of course, Chuck E . Cheese’s. But for a my r iad of rea sons r a ng i ng f rom c u lt u re sh i f t s to t he st ate budget to terrorism, these playlands — that were so instr umental in our childhood — are disappearing right before the eyes of the next generation.

Ants in Their Pants in Champaign is a rare example of a dying breed, a Chuck E. Cheese’s style playland where parents can bring their kids for an action packed afternoon. Admission

is on ly $5 for k ids over three, and $3 for k id s under three ( parents and in fants are free). The largest attraction is the tubular ju n g le g y m , wh ich ho s t s r ope br id g e s , bal l pits, slides and enough linear footage of plastic tubes to tire out even the most sugar-infused little body. Surrounding the jungle gym is the arcade midway with video games and mechanical skill games including classics l ike Wack-a-Mole, Skee Ba l l and Clown Knock Down. High scores are rewarded with tickets that can be redeemed for fabulous prizes in classic playland fashion.

A mong the music, l ig ht s a nd laug hter, pat rons of A nt s in Their Pant s are l ikely distracted from a sad reality: places like this just aren’t around any more. “I had a woman call from Bloomington wanting to schedule a party for her kid because they really don’t have any place for k id s out there,” A nt s’ ad m in ist rat ive manager Greg Sm ith sa id.

“Post 9/11 insurance companies def ined highr isk ter ror ist spots as places where people congregate, like big parks like Six Flags. Well that def inition came to include small-scale playlands, and the insurance is outrageous.”

The Illinois state budget problems have made electricity more expensive too, which hurts highly automated businesses like the Ants’ arcade. The overhead cost is often too much for owners; Danville recently lost their Chuck E. Cheese’s. Greg Smith isn’t discouraged.

“Sure, income is a quarter here, a quarter there ... but really the best part of my job is when the kids come in all excited and you can see their faces light up in a way that they won’t when they get older.”

Ants in Their Pants is located in the Lifelines Fitness Center in Country Fair Shopping Center, Champaign. Hours are Monday through Friday 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 12 to 7:30 p.m., and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. For more information call 351-2687.

ABOVE: 20 months old Chloe Jung navigates her way thought the seemingly endless tunnels at the indoor playground found in Ants In their Pants.

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RIGHT: Playing around, Zachary Brewer age 3 happily enjoys taking balls from the ball pit and using them to create his own games. His parents brought him and their other four kids here from Danville to have a fun and playful afternoon.

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SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS: Circling the Globe and Then Some JOSH FISHER • STAFF WRITER

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ften, a significant event occurs that inspires a musician to put pen to paper or pick to pickguard. After some time, he or she will attempt to convey significant meaning to others through melody, harmony, or rhythm, resulting in a powerful onstage presence.

But, what if a horrible experience affected an entire group of musicians at the same time, in similar ways? They would have close ties to each other, and the music of this band would be unified as one in order to persevere and survive.

These very circumstances have fallen upon Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars.

In the film Blood Diamond, director Edward Zwick recounts the abhorrent violence that occurred in Africa’s Sierra Leone over a certain rare type of diamond.The atrocities committed in this small, coastal,West African country should be remembered by citizens of all nations, but for the band, the haunting memory actually explains their history and existence.

Along with thousands of others swept from their homes in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1999, the six core band members found temporary shelter at a refugee camp in the neighboring country of Guinea. Here, Ruben, Franco, Grace, Arahim, Black Nature and Mohammed entertained fellow refugees

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with their music. Unfortunately, this camp would soon be engulfed in more terror — the Guinean government attacked the camps on suspicions that rebel groups were using the area to attempt a coup d’état.

The band relocated once again to a new camp, deep into the forests of Guinea. Here, two documentary f ilmmakers discovered the band while researching West African music. The cinematographers followed the band for three years, traveling with Canadian singer/songwriter, Chris Velan, as their music consultant. While on the voyage home, their line-up was made permanent, and the group would soon find their way into the studio for the very f irst time. The return to Freetown was bittersweet for the band, as many structures and much of their neighborhood had been destroyed. However, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars were able to reunite with several close friends who inspired the group with their own stories of survival.

With help from a Canadian refugee aid organization, the band was given a rusted PA speaker and worn electric guitars that would add to the dynamic of their sound. The music on their debut album Livin’ Like a Refugee (produced by Chris Velan) is inspired by traditional West African music from centuries before, melded with reggae and hip-hop from

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the present day, presenting a sound that cannot be def ined in one word. It bridges many musical boundaries, and the general tone of the record uplifts the listener with its positive vibes. Few minor chords are struck on the album, and the songs have a relaxed, almost trance-like f low. All the while, the key message within the music involves overcoming the hardships in life.

After all of their difficulties and travels, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have come a tremendous distance to grace Champaign, Ill. with their presence. With worldwide appearances at Bonnaroo (2006), the Montreal Jazz Festival and even the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, I hope this article gives everyone fair warning: see this world-famous act perform while you can — it’s just a five minute walk away from the downtown bus terminal. I’m sure the spacious dance floor at the Highdive will be bumpin’ and groovin’ to the smooth tribal vibrations of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on Friday night.

Don’t miss Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at the Highdive on Friday, August 31. Doors open at 7 p.m., and Mhondoro Rhythm Success will be opening the show from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance.

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CONCERT REVIEW NICKEL CREEK AND FIONA APPLE August 10 at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Ill. CARLYE WISEL • MUSIC EDITOR PHOTO BY CARLYE WISEL

I’ve never enjoyed it when a band I like breaks up. Well, until now.

Even if the onstage collaboration with Fiona Apple boosted the trio’s spirits and sound, Nickel Creek’s mid-August show at Ravinia Festival outside of Chicago proved that it might not be so bad that they chose to let the fire die.

Expecting Apple to open for the bluegrassy headliners, it came as a surprise when they came on stage first. More surprising, though, was how deadpan and uninterested the band seemed, as if they were just going through the motions. On the verge of an approaching hiatus, their live performance provided insight as to why they are probably disbanding. The reason? Chris Thile.

As the mandolinist for Nickel Creek and a music community-known prodigy, the man undeniably outshines Creek siblings Sara and Sean Watkins, specifically the latter. And after seeing Thile and The How To Grow A Band this summer, his newest, supremely impressive outfit rounds out his skills and sounds a lot better, too.

But I’m not the only one enjoying his new project more than Creek — Thile himself looked significantly happier during his How To Grow A Band performance than he did onstage at Ravinia. Thankfully, Apple’s mid-show entrance injected the band with life, turning the show in a different direction.

Teaming Apple up with Nickel Creek, the newfound quartet created fresh versions of favorites such as “Extraordinary Machine,� “Parting Gift,� and most notably, “Criminal,� to which Fiona wiggled and thrusted her body in every which way as she danced. More of a slam poet than a singer, an artist than a musician, Apple’s performance energized the crowd, but left Sara, Creek’s violinist, competing for the spotlight.

Even if Nickel Creek played well and the collaboration with Fiona Apple was a unique experience, it comes down to this: I’d rather see Thile in an outlet where he comfortably holds center stage, and if that means they have to split along the way, then so be it.

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STAFF PICKS The Four: Best Albums of the Century JEFF MONTGOMERY • STAFF WRITER

I realize that the 21st century has just begun, but that’s not going to stop me from designating these four albums as the “Best of the Century.�

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE PLANS A l most a l l of the songs on Plans are about love and relationships. But if that sounds like a dreadful cl ichĂŠ in the making, rest a s s u r e d t h a t it’s not. On Plans, Ben Gibbard analyzes love from every possible angle. “Your Heart is an Empty Room,â€? is a painfully honest song about finding love and throwing it away (“cause the chase is all you know/and she stopped running months agoâ€?). But Gibbard gets truly profound when he writes about love in the twilight of life. “I Will Follow You into the Dark,â€? is downright brilliant: Gibbard reflects on the folly of religion and the uncertainty of death, but comes to the conclusion that love can survive anyway.

COLDPLAY A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD Ever since Coldplay found fame in A mer ica, r ippi ng on t he b a nd h a s been more fashionable than listening to them. Still, I can’t help but think that Chris Martin is one of the best songwriters of our generation. When one strips a Coldplay song down to its core — the chord progressions that frame the song and the vocal melodies that accompany them — it’s hard to deny that Martin has crafted some brilliant pieces of music.

Coldplay is at its best on A Rush of Blood to the Head, mixing piano ballads (“The Scientist� and “Amsterdam�) with an experimental edginess (“Politik� and “Clocks�).

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BRIGHT EYES CASSADAGA

In the mid-1990s, Beck Hansen’s music was a cluttered juxtaposition of rock, folk and hip-hop.

G r a nt e d , a l bu m s like Mellow Gold and Odelay were good, but it seemed like there was something beneath the surface waiting to come out. After Beck and his longtime girlfriend cut ties, he sat down with an acoustic guitar and wrote the 12 songs that make up Sea Change. The record’s best tracks, “Lost Cause� and “The Golden Age,� are simple and straightforward. The presence of producer Nigel Godrich (who also worked with Radiohead) adds a subtle, electronic depth to the otherwise stripped-down sound.

Conor Oberst, who essentially is Bright Eyes, has always been regarded as a great ly r ic i st , someone w ith the uncanny ability to find beauty in the mundane. On Cassadaga, Ober st criss-crosses the U.S., talking to psychics in Florida, going on detox in L.A., and generally coming to the conclusion that life is not so bad. The songs on this album pack a punch; he hasn’t abandoned the balladry that made him famous, but his sound has evolved.

Oberst, once the epitome of emo, seems to be growing up and you get the impression that this is just the beginning. Cassadaga was not a fluke; Conor Oberst will be writing great music for a long time.

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of partying at a sausage fest-filled bar, as the girls get a night of highly-deserved beauty sleep before their long, tiring weekend, check out Will Hoge at the Canopy Club. His raspy voice and melodic rock tunes are a must-see, especially if you dig The Black Crowes. The show starts at 9 p.m. with The Hard Lessons and Leslie as openers, so fist-pump your way to Urbana and check it out.

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Your Guide to Local Hip-Hop Entertainment, DJ Delaney & Power n Soul Pro. For those of you who don’t know, DJ Delaney, whose government name is Douglas Layne, is the CoCEO of Power n Soul Pro., along with Brís Mueller G a rcÊ s. DJ Del a ney i s Champaign-Urbana’s local pusher-man for good music, especially hip-hop.

DJ Delaney cemented himself in the campus community as a DJ in the late ’90s but didn’t form Power n Soul Pro. until 2002. “We were two separate companies, Collective Soul Promotions and Powerhouse Promotions [run by Reginald Jones] and we came together randomly, and put on an amazing weekend of parties for grad weekend in 2002. When we were done we couldn’t deny that we had to merge these two groups together,� DJ Delaney said. Hence, the name “Power n Soul.�

After saving up enough money from mowing lawns, DJ Delaney got his fi rst set of turntables in

1994, and the fi rst record he played on them was Gang Starr’s Mass Appeal. His cousin taught him how to spin over the phone: Delaney in Chicago, his cousin, DJ Rasta Root, in Atlanta. DJ Rasta Root also happens to DJ for rapper Phife Dog, who is a member of the legendary group A Tribe Called Quest. “What real ly made me want to DJ was listening to remixes, listening to the a capella of one song and the lyrics of another thinking, wow, I could do that,� says DJ Delaney. His father was a music lover and brought him up listening to musicians such as Al Green, Paul Simon, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix, to name a few, which, in turn, broadened his love and understanding of music. Before he got his fi rst complete set of turntables however, he used his father’s belt-driven turntable to scratch and spin along with his brand new Technic turntable and destroyed his father’s in his process. His talent for mixing and blending matured by invoking Soka and Calypso into his spinning.

Many DJs do not have the abi l it y and

dexterity that DJ Delaney has, and that is what separates him from the pack and arguably has been his secret not only to longevity in a brutal profession, but it is also an aspect of his lucrative entrepreneurial endeavors.

Power n Soul Pro. is currently successful throughout Champaign-Urbana, Indianapolis, Chicago, and will soon expand to St. Louis. They have relationships throughout the surrounding community with businesses and people alike and continue to host hip-hop events without any violence — unfortunately, an all too common theme at most hip-hop parties.

When asked how the company achieves this perfect record, DJ Delaney replied, “It’s about keeping it balanced, basically taking people on a rollercoaster ride so it’s not just one constant downhill drop ... a lot of DJs do that, they just take you up and drop you at 2 a.m. until there is basically just nothing else to do [but fight].�

This is an example of the complexit y of DJing and also an example of a responsible one. DJ Delaney’s role is like an extended social

counselor who guides someone through their journey of enjoyment for the evening. You can’t live in the past, like Common said in the song “Chi-City,� “This ain’t ’94 Joe, we can’t go back� — but we also can’t abandon what is trendy otherwise your tenure as an entertainer is limited. DJ Delaney and Power n Soul Pro. chose not to limit themselves on either ends of the spectrum, and as a result have formed a lucrative business. “Power n Soul Pro. can bring together people of different walks of life, and you’re guaranteed to have an enjoyable time. We offer quality entertainment for minority students as well as others. Not only do we provide great music, we strive to create strong friendships [and] bonds between people who may not ordinarily get to know each other,� Ashley Hooks has said, publicist for Power n Soul Pro. Be sure to check out the numerous Power n Soul Pro. events each week on their Web site wwww.powernsoul.com or by joining their Facebook group. One Love.

ALBUM REVIEW Amar es Combatir MANà DE MEXICO Mejico ROSALIND WALTERS • STAFF WRITER

Viva la musica! ManĂĄ de Mexico (Mejico) released Amar Es Combatir in 2006, the group’s fi rst album in four years. Amar Es Combatir is an album white-hot with passion and painful lyrics, and Manå’s traditional tropical-reggae sound. Thankfully love is the universal language, because as you probably guessed — this album is in Spanish. Still, something about this album, much like Revolucion de Amor, sounds like soft rain falling over Playa del Carmen. Fher Olvera’s sexy, raspy vocals (which are said to rival the talent of U2’s Bono) makes his fans beg him to be their “Latin lover.â€? With the soothing, melancholic guitaring, “Bendita Tu Luzâ€? is just one of the album’s absolutely addictive songs.

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Getting to know your local scene part 2 — Champaign Riveting, I know this article is going to be riveting to those of you who already know the local scene, but remember, we were all new at one time or another. Hopefully you new readers will check out a show or two, and maybe find a band or venue that you like a lot. For those of you who are still 18 and just dying to go out and see a show, Champaign isn’t going to be as nice to you as Urbana, so keep hitting up the Canopy Club and Iron Post.

Aroma Café, on Neil Street in downtown Champaign, is an exception to the steadfast 19+ rule of Champaign. Sadly, they generally only offer one show a week, showcasing acoustic artists on Thursday evenings (on the patio if the weather is right). The shows are always free — though tips for the artists are encouraged — and they are for all ages. This week’s featured artist is Patrick Mustain, who will begin at 8 p.m.

The busiest of the Champaign clubs, as far as live music goes, is usually Cowboy Monkey.

Offering shows with some of the best local and regional acts, along with great national touring bands, the venue houses one of the best sound systems in the area, and a gigantic beer garden.

Tonight the club will offer up Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, a funk-jazz-hip-hop band from New Orleans. The band’s performance will be bookended by DJ LEGTWO (Larry Gates, frontman of the now-defunct local juggernaut Lorenzo Goetz), spinning all sorts of excellent tracks. Start time is 10 p.m., and the show carries a cover of $8.

Back in Urbana, the Canopy Club will host a show from Will Hoge, the southern-rocker singer/songwriter with openers The Hard Lessons and Leslie. 8 p.m., $10.

The Highdive, big brother to Cowboy Monkey, hosts less shows these days than it did years ago, but there are still opportunities to see live music there. Opportunities that shouldn’t be missed, mind you, as the club is fantastic for live music. Friday night the doors will open for a show from Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. That’s right, you can catch some great reggae/afrobeat music all the way from Africa, with local openers Mhondoro, who fit right in with the sound. Tickets are $15, with a showtime of 7:30 p.m.

Back at Cowboy Monkey on Friday, one of the week’s many Pygmalion Music Festival pre-parties will commence. Terminus Victor (truly one of the region’s finest hard rock bands, which I say a lot only because of how true it is) will headline a show also featuring: Pulsar47 — a fantastic multimember band in the instrumental/post-rock vein, Lucky Mulholland — a quirky rock band, Triple Whip — a former rock trio now playing as a drum and bass duo of ladies, and Sangamon — new kids on the rock band block. 9:30 p.m., $5.

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Saturday there’s yet another Pygmalion preparty (scratching your head as to what all of the fuss is about? Check out http://2007.pygmalionmusicfestival.com right now!) Another five bands (that’s right, five — poor sound man) will pack the Cowboy Monkey — with action. Headliners New Ruins are a great band on local Parasol Records. They’ll split the bill with Royal Electric, Hypno Music Corp, Coco Coca, and Oceans.

9:30 p.m., $5.

Over on the Urbana side of things, an early show at the Canopy Club (before a DJ dance party!) will also host Pygmalion artists. Ryan Groff (lead singer of elsinore) will headline a show also featuring From the Tops of Trees, Chris Bathgate, That’s Him! That’s the Guy!, Drunken Barn Dance, and Cary Judd. Groff and Judd will be touring the Midwest together the week before and after this show, hitting up Michigan, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and more. Check out their MySpace pages for more info. This show will start at 6 p.m. and carry a $5 cover.

The other staple as far as downtown Champaign venues go is Mike ‘n Molly’s. This place is 21+. In the summer, when the weather is nice, the Mike ‘n Molly’s beer garden is a superb place to watch a band. The sound is good, as is the atmosphere. In the wintertime, the shows get moved to the second floor of the bar, which can be tight, but also offers some cool intimate show experiences. This Saturday, Pulsar47 will play their second show for the weekend, alongside another number-conscious band, Johnnie 23.

A quick rundown for new music: Exile On Main Street in downtown Champaign stocks the most diverse room — from used and new CDs, DVDs, and records, to new and old video games.

It’s a great place to waste a lot of money. It’s right next to Merry Ann’s in One Main Plaza.

You can find Record Swap temporarly in a store across from Busey Bank in downtown Urbana, next to the Iron Post/Embassy Tavern until further notice, apparently they will soon become a downtown Champaign resident.

And then there is Parasol Records, tucked safely away on Griggs Street in Urbana. Sure, they’re mainly a mail order business that houses some small record labels, but they love it when you stop in to shop.

As I mentioned last week, you should familiarize yourself with openingbands.com, the local music resource. It has info on all of the shows I’ve listed here in this column, plus many more.

You can find links to band webpages and info. about venues, and you can also submit your own band’s info. and post on the message board. Check it out.

Next week — Headlights/Poster Children!

Angie Heaton releases a new CD! Seth Fein gets ... sensitive?

Mike Ingram can be reached at forgottenwords@ gmail.com with questions or info about shows.

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An Almost Literal Battle of the Titans 50 Cent got shot in the face, Kanye West had his mouth wired shut.

Fiddy has starred in his own movie, but Kanye’s mom wrote a book about him. Who’s top-dog in the world of hip-hop, and in a way, all of popular music? Both will drop new albums on the same day, September 11, and the answer will be given.

There’s been a lot of talk about this CD sales showdown. BET proposed a televised debate where the two MCs could verbally duke it out. 50 Cent agreed whole-heartedly, but West responded by saying the debate was “the stupidest thing� he had heard of. I defi nitely agree with Kanye, but just because something is totally stupid, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. The GOP could use a new candidate — maybe they would have seen something they liked.

Though West isn’t really jumping into a feud, 50 Cent decided to put everything on the line in the battle. “If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11,� 50 cent said in third person, “I’ll no longer write music. I’ll write music and work with my other artists, but I won’t put out any more solo albums.� WHOA! That’s pretty extreme, but this rapper has greatly surpassed West’s sales in previous releases ... so he might be OK. That incendiary comment is why I’ll be buying Kanye’s new disc Graduation come September 11.

Not only do I think 50 Cent isn’t a good rapper (more of a pompous mumble-talker), I want him to own up to his words. Maybe I want him to feel really embarrassed and blush when he doesn’t actually retire ... I’m not sure what would be better. I’ll take any option that doesn’t lead to a Get Rich or Die Trying sequel.

Besides wanting Fiddy to be publicly shamed, my reasons for choosing West are so typical and embarrassing. Sure he wasn’t one of the Cosbys, nor went to Hillman, but with sampling France’s Daft Punk for the single “Stronger� and performing with the Swedish group Peter Bjorn and John onstage, he certainly seems to be catering to, if not a white audience, at least to a European crowd.

I’m not all-knowing in the world of hip-hop, but when one of the biggest rappers/icons in the world decides to work with a relatively small Swedish pop group, that’s pretty cool. Even on the upcoming LP, the diverse group of guests allows him to attract a wide, varying audience.

50 Cent does seem to dominate popular hiphop culture, whereas Kanye is more of a colorful one-man pop act, so the cards seem to be favoring Mr. Cent. But if the contest was, whose album is going to dance like a little girl with the early stages of puberty on her heels, I don’t even think either would stand a chance.

Kenny “hotter than cattle’s hide on a Texas morning� Chesney has his new album out the same day. Sorry guys, I think the GOP found their new candidate.

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With the Pygmalion Music Festival just around the corner, the bandmembers from local band Terminus Victor are preparing themselves by playing a show at the Cowboy Monkey on August 31. Be sure to check them out to get a nice little preview of what Pygmalion has to offer, and for more details on the festival, make sure to visit www.pygmalionmusicfestival.com. buzz: What are you most looking forward to about the upcoming Pygmalion Music Festival?

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RED STATE, BLUE STATE, ZOMBIE STATE The Politics Behind Zombie Flicks PAUL PRIKAZSKY • STAFF WRITER

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hen any number of militaristic, itchy triggerfingered troops comes to decimate the staggering flesh squad, somehow the groaning brainsuckers always wind up victorious. How? That’s great FX, folks. But the “why” is far more interesting. Perhaps representing the voiceless masses or the downtrodden, Dickensian bourgeois, zombies are the commoners grappling with “the man.”

A nd who i s “t he m a n” ex ac t ly?

Some a mbig uous wh ite-col lared omnipresence that crushes the little guy under his capitalistic boot? It’s the face of establishment. Wealthy and tyrannically powerful, the parody of conservatism becomes a more antagonistic force than the marauding zombies. In George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, a cunning Rumsfeldian Dennis Hopper oppresses the poor and the zombies while secluding the wealthy elite in a veritable utopia.

Most zombie f l ick s have a n overwhelming political slant. And sure, it leans slightly left. The “power to the people” motto echoes the actions of Hell’s army. It’s a political uprising by means of nuclear fallout or epidemic. Though the once-humans have devolved, the methods behind their madness are purely the work of sly politicking by the filmmakers.

Of ten ref lect i ng the t u mu lt uous political environment, movies starring the undead down to its black and white c i nem at og r aphy, Romero’s cl a s s ic Night of the Living Dead, was — and still is — socially aware and prescient concerning themes of segregation and racial injustice. When the lone African American survivor raises his arms to greet his saviors — two Caucasian cops — he’s instantly shot, “believed” to be the undead.

And then there’s Dawn of the Dead.

Perhaps a precursor to the ’80s “ME” decade of r a mpa nt m ater i a l i sm a nd Rea g a nom ics, it i n sig ht f u l ly mock s the compulsive purchasing of Midd le A m e r i c a . O f c o u r s e , n ow t h e y ’r e shopping on half-dead auto-pilot and being picked off by Ken Foree, but you get the idea.

Mindless consumerism doesn’t get much more zombiefied than 1984’s Night of the Comet, another mall-themed apocalyptic commentary wherein the heroines retreat to the beloved megalith of capitalism and proceed to defend the haven and totally like ... shop till you drop.

More recently, paranoia surrounding chem ica l wa r f a re a nd i nex h au st ible plagues make films like Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later relevant and equally terrifying.

The collapse of capitalism and a rational gover nment — post-zombie upr ising — marks a new breed of environmental a n d e c o l o g i c a l f e a r. A n d p e r h a p s Boyle’s schizophrenic, amphetamined zombies mirror 21st Centur y societ y.

Ever -mobi le a nd i n for med , we a re a curious and potentially furious species; sometimes when we least expect it.

Zombie movies, a horror subgenre staple long populated by a few scant survivors fleeing hordes of the undead in addition to the unlikely human adversary, remain firmly ingrained in American pop culture.

Not because of the horror or quality, but because of the underlying message and constantly evolving social commentary.

You never know; such f ilms may be revered as brilliant satirical analyses of complications with our society and culture by future anthropologists. Who knows?

Maybe they’ll ring in a new generation of Lucio Fulci af icionados. And maybe someone will like his Zombi series.

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by Dark Horse Comics, shows what can happen when two roommates have confl ict ... and they happen to be each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortal enemy. Ethan is the valiant Star Fighter and Vincent the evil Underlord, both sharing a cramped apartment and unaware of each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity. What starts as a simple super-powered Odd Couple becomes a touching story about relationships. It was frustrating to f inish the book, marketed as volume one, after getting to know the characters and wanting to read more only to realize there is no volume two.

CRASHING PARADISE No, it is not a comic. This book, the fourth of Christopher Golden (Hellboy, Buff y the Vampire Slayer) and Thomas E. Sniegoskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Menagerie series, was originally pitched as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;team bookâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a comic that focuses on several characters like the X-Men. Not only do comic book writers write these books, they also borrow from comic book elements. This eclectic group is comprised of 100-year-old wizard Arthur Conan Doyle (yes, the Sherlock Holmes guy), a faerie princess, the fi rst woman and current vampire Eve, a demon, the ghost of a 1920s pulp adventurer, a goblin and shape-changing clay created by God. The fi rst three novels set up the threat of an evil force that will destroy the world. I really recommend these books for anyone that wants a quick, entertaining read. The biggest selling point for this series is they are cheap: only $7.99 a book. It remains to be seen if there will be a fi fth book, but my fi ngers are crossed.

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Death Sentence Kevin Bacon sees something he can’t believe that could cost him his life in Death Sentence.

La Vie En Rose

Halloween Didn’t get enough of Jason in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later? Jason is back with a new director who doesn’t mind pushing limits and spilling blood.

Been There, Done That: Balls of Fury Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken star in a movie where tiny balls have unbelievable power.

Rush Hour 3 Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are the ultimate fighting team who love to use humor as a weapon of distraction in Rush Hour 3.

Superbad Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are not only super funny, they’ll be super rich after this film.

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The Bourne Ultimatum Jason Bourne gives his predators one f inal chance to leave him alone before things get ugly.

Think they’ll take it?

He just wants to get to the beach.

This is the simple task for the single-minded M r. Bean in Mr. Bean’s Holiday. Rowan Atkinson plays his famously hapless and silent naïf, wearing the usual tweed jacket and skinny red tie, driving the usual lime green Mini.

He wins a trip to the French Riviera through a church raffle and is soon bumbling through Paris and its flowery countryside. Bean is as oblivious and content as always. He trips, spills and loses his way with the typical unflappable British will.

His exaggerations and manners evoke histrionic, physical silent film humor. While catching a train south to the shore, Bean causes a father to be separated from his son. Bean and the lost lad (Max Baldry) beg for money, lose bus tickets, pantomime opera, and, one way or another, make their way towards Cannes.

Our mute main man stumbles onto the com mercia l shoot of loud ly pretent ious director Carson Clay (Willem Dafoe) and blows the whole thing up. A cute, young, French actress picks up Bean and gives him a ride to the Cannes Film Festival. The couple — as impossibly as every step along the way — reunites with the lost boy, as we revel in

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a road trip through France all the while.

Mr. Bean’s Holiday makes a dig at overserious filmmaking, ridiculing the pageantry of Cannes.

Justif iably so: for as Bean — silly, gross, and occasionally violent — finally makes it to the sunny shores, the simple, unaffected plot arrives at its own perfunctory, bright conclusion.

ILLEGAL TENDER Like Mother, Like Son (With Gun) R CLIFF WHITE • STAFF WRITER

They say a mother bird will do anything to protect her young, and Wanda de Jesus proves this as one bad chick in Illegal Tender.

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What would you do if you found out your peachy keen, suburban life was paid for with the drug money your father made before he was brutally murdered? You would get on a plane and begin a mission to find out how you could get revenge, of course. At least that’s the solution that Wilson DeLeon Jr. (Rick Gonzalez) decides upon in Illegal Tender.

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is a supposed novice to the world of fighting criminals and generally being a bad-ass, they seem to have a preternatural knack for picking up weapons and becoming masters at everything from knives to AK-47s. Not so with Illegal Tender.

In this mildly cheesy movie, the kid is a spoiled brat who quivers in the face of assassins, but he takes them on anyway because he has no other choice and wants to avenge his father.

Without giving too much away, it’s safe to say the kid fires his way through the rough neighborhoods of Puerto Rico and even the calm streets of Connecticut. He is nothing, however, compared to h is pistol-pack ing

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mother, Millie (Wanda De Jesus). In one of the nicest acting jobs I’ve seen in recent weeks, Wanda De Jesus delivers a great performance as a tough, smart woman who’s willing to kill anyone who threatens the lives of her two boys. She was raised in the Bronx and she has learned how to take care of herself by any means necessary. Illegal Tender is about a mother and son who go above and beyond the call of duty to save themselves from an unfortunate situation. While sometimes a bit unbelievable, Illegal Tender is an okay fluff that is a nice little distraction from your everyday life but won’t stick with you too long.

RESURRECTING THE CHAMP

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the Nuggets games — but is stuck in less important sports beats. His editor feels his work lacks personality and says, “I forget your pieces while I’m reading them.” But Erik has bigger problems, he lives in the professional shadow of his late father, who was once Denver’s most famed radio sports commentator, and he is also presently separated from his wife and six-yearold son.

Just when things couldn’t Josh Hartnett (left) and Samuel L. Jackson make a great team as a journalist and g e t wor s e , E r i k ’s luck former boxing champ in Resurrecting the Champ. changes when he helps an old homeless guy who claims he If you’re expecting director Rod Lurie’s was once a 1950s heavyweight boxing great named Resurrecting the Champ to be a rugged boxing tale Bob Satterfield (Samuel L. Jackson). Satterfield — like the story of Sylvester Stallone in Rocky agrees to have his life story told exclusively and Balboa — you might be somewhat disappointed. Erik’s career takes off with offers from within his Instead of focusing on the exaggerated ideas of paper and Showtime Sports. reviving the career of a washed up ex-fighter, Harnett and Jackson play their characters in Lurie and his screenwriters, Michael Bortman such a low-keyed, realistic manner that it makes and A l lison Burnett, create a compel ling, it easy for the audience to sympathize with both mostly true tale of a journalist’s big scoop. of their dilemmas. Alan Alda and Peter Coyote During this tale, they raise essential issues on also deliver interesting small roles as Erik’s how reporters need to look deeper into what tough editor and a former boxing promoter, they report, thoroughly research and get their respectively. While Resurrecting the Champ is not facts straight. so much a sports film as many may be lead to Josh Hartnett stars as a young ambitious expect from ads and promo, it’s a journalist’s Denver sportswriter named Erik, who longs story about morals, values and how fathers and to cover better stories — like the Broncos and sons need to build strong relationships.

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Local boys play at the corner of Consulado and the famous ocean drive, Malecon. A typical game of dominos, found on nearly any corner in the city.

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f you can navigate your way down the shelled out streets of Centro Havana, away from the prehistoric seaside hotels, past the ration shops and Che murals, you’ll fi nd a street, well actually more of an alley, called Callejón de Hamal. Its mural covered walls and brightly painted sculptures host the weekly Rumba jam on Sunday afternoons. The Rumba jam, with music sounding more like something you’d hear in central Africa, is one of the many aspects of Cuban culture that highlights the country’s rich variety of music and art, amongst its diverse society that gives this Caribbean island a unique face. Then there is Castro’s perpetually revolutionary government.

Having only about one week in Cuba I decided to spend all of my time in Havana, being limited by both time and money. Traveling there on my own, armed only with a camera, a decent grasp of Spanish and a few hundred Euros, I hit the streets of Havana’s Centro Havana, Vedado, and Chinatown neighborhoods. My goal was to see Havana as it still is, preserved by the facade of Castro’s socialist dream, and in many ways barely changed since its Revolutionary inception over 50 years ago. I wanted to get a glimpse of this Cuba, which unfortunately so many Americans don’t typically get to know because of its change. Before the fi rst Cuban Big Mac. Before visiting becomes legal.

Don’t let our government scare you, Americans can still easily visit Cuba. I had been traveling in Mexico for a couple months and decided one morning that I had enough money for a short trip there and simply went to the airport that day and purchased a ticket roundtrip from Mexico City. I was in Havana the next afternoon.

My time in Havana was short, and my experiences were both eye opening and a bit confusing. It’s hard to make sense of all the pro-government and anti-western propaganda painted around the city, the confi ning socialist system with its lack of personal freedoms, as well as the vibrancy of many of the people there. I was traveling there on my own and trying to avoid the typical tourist spots, so I spent most of my time walking the streets, talking with the locals, and oddly enough, playing games. My favorite way to pass the time was playing chess with the old guys in the parks.

Another way to rub elbows and chat with the locals was through games of dominos, played with anyone from ages 6 to 86, played on decades old folding tables on street corners, talking politics and sports, and trying to adapt my ears to their thick, muffled Cuban accents. I took morning strolls down the Malecon — the famous road that buffers Havana from the sea — watching the kids diving off the break wall. In the afternoons I rode in the old Scandinavian military transport vehicles which were converted into public buses decades ago but are still in use, and at night drank the local rum out of juice boxes and went to bed bemused,

Murals of Che Guevara, along with fellow revolutionary heros Camilo Cienfuegos and Fidel Castro, can been seen on nearly every street in downtown Havana.

This is a view from right outside my front door of Consulado street in the Centro Habana neighborhood, where I stayed.

alone, but with a confused smile, early every night.

The Buena Vista Social Club shows and Cigar Factories tours are still some of the main tourist attractions for the many European tourists in Cuba, and yes, all the cabs were built in the 1950s, but I left most of the sights alone. They will always be there. The socialist remnants, however, will not. The jobless old men eating their rationed pork sandwiches, and the University educated 20-year-old who speaks four languages — can name

the senators of Illinois — but would rather drive a bicycle cab for the small chance to make a bit more on the side than what the government gives you. They were what I came for, and they are the reason to go. And often, their thoughts about their lives are just as confl icted as yours will be on your plane ride home. Despite this, it is a place that will leave you charmed by the warmth of the people, inspired by the culture and arts and longing to go back.

The Rumba jam on the colorful Callejon Hamal, happen weekly on Sunday afternoons and offered me an opportunity to hear some authentic Afro-Cuban music.

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In the main park, in the Habana Vieja neighborhood, locals play chess games from sunset to sunrise on an almost daily basis.

FACTS ABOUT VISITING CUBA • Journalists and aid workers are among the

Americans to do so is from Mexico, Canada,

few people who can obtain legal permission

or from a Caribbean country.

to visit Cuba.

• Housing options range from expensive all

• Since the U.S. still has an trade embargo

inclusive resorts, to rooms rented within

on Cuba, visiting without permission is still

local houses called Casa Particulares, typi-

illegal under U.S. law.

cally costing around $15-25 per night.

• Somewhere between 50,000-100,000

• Cuban Customs officials will refrain from

Americans visit Cuba every year, the major-

stamping your passport if asked, leaving no

ity of them do so illegally.

trace of a visit there.

• Round-trip tickets can be bought from

• Internet access is rare and expensive.

almost any other country in the world out-

• Making a call to the U.S. is nearly

side of the U.S., the most common way for

impossible.

Two children relax in a window looking onto the colorful Callejon Hamal in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana.

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PUT AWAY YOUR WALLET: Money, Sex & the Demand for Prostitution Typically when we’re engaged in conversations about prostitution or the “sex trade industry” people often state that if women wouldn’t sell themselves, prostitution wouldn’t be a problem, relationships wouldn’t be “wrecked,” STIs wouldn’t be spreading and the prostitutes themselves wouldn’t be harassed, beaten or murdered.

Rather than focusing on the prostitute, Doin’ It Well thinks it’s important to focus on the men who buy sex, why they do it and what it would look like to “reduce the demand” for the purchase of sex. This week begins a two part series on reducing the demand for purchased sex. While we know that women, men, trans-persons and children are trafficked into the sex industry, we will be looking at men purchasing sex from women, as this dominates the trade.

THE OLDEST PROFESSION? It’s easy to believe that the sex trade industry represents mutually satisfying sex between consensual adults that is simply available for trade.

Unfortunately, we know that many women in the industry experience violence, whether that takes the form of harassment of strippers, sexual violence of porn “stars” or prostitutes being murdered. This violent underside of sex trade is certainly not what the industry markets to us, or wants us to see, but it does exist.

In addition to violence, trafficking women and purchasing them for sex affects the way that men and women view all women. It socializes us to believe women are for sale for the sexual pleasure of men; we simply have to name the price.

Reducing the demand for paid sex would ultimately benefit us all. But it’s a very complex subject. We can’t ignore the factors that support the supply-demand of the sex trade industry.

Illustration by Linus Gog

THE TRICK BEHIND THE TRICK Reducing the demand for prostitution is tricky; any criticism of the sex industry must also support the individuals within that industry who need the money to survive. We are not attempting to know what is good for women, or which decisions they should make. We are also not suggesting that all women are forced into the sex industry (although we know that many are, whether due to abuse or economic conditions) and the decision to enter into sex work is no doubt complex. So, we have to support these women and their choices while also challenging the way the industry and the “johns” may harm them.

JUST A JOHN The f irst part in reducing the demand for purchased sex is to focus on the demand, not the supply side of this complex economic trade.

Targeting the men who buy sex is a way to examine why the demand exists in the first place.

Think of the way we describe men who buy women for sex. The term “ john” describes an everyday sort of guy. It is average, nameless and not derogatory. It describes a man you might

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know: your brother, father, friend. “Johns” are from all economic levels, communities and backgrounds. Although the industry is built upon “johns” and their money, they are both invisible and anonymous. Yet the names we give women who sell sex are at best more descriptive “sex trade worker,” “prostitute” and in a much harsher sense “whore.”

Many women in the sex trade industry experience violence perpetrated by johns. The vast majority of the individuals who buy sex are men and — if we are to promote safe, healthy, mutual sex for everyone — we need to address the johns directly.

TAKING JOHNS SERIOUSLY Prostitution may say something about the prostitute, but it says even more about the men who buy sex. To reduce the demand, we have to take johns — and the industry — seriously.

This may mean also looking seriously at the “ john culture” that encourages us to purchase and consume women’s bodies. Are we a john when we expect sex when we pay for a date? If we go to a strip club? If we purchase sexual images (porn)? By focusing on the demand — rather than the choices of the women in the industry — it opens up a larger discussion about why we feel that we can buy women, rather than blaming women in the sex industry for an industry they didn’t create.

When we believe that we can buy some women for sex, it impacts how we see all women. Whether we’re expecting sex because we paid for a date, or buy women’s bodies through porn, thinking about the woman as a whole, real person is imperative. It changes the sexual experience; it forces us to recognize that the woman we have purchased is just as human as we are.

Next week we will continue our two part series to address “johns” more in depth and how to further reduce the demand through increased empathy.

BUT YOU PUT SYRUP ON THAT! Our thanks goes out to our faithful reader, BP, who let us know that people get struck in the crotch with a whiffle ball bat, not a “waffle” bat, as we mistyped in “All About Balls” (8/9/07).

Our apologies to all of our confused readers.

SEX 411: ADDRESSING THE DEMAND • Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation — www.caase.org • $pread Magazine — www.spreadmagazine.org

Kim Rice and Ross Wantland are professionals in the fields of sexuality and violence prevention.

Write to them at buzzdoinitwell@yahoo.com.

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free will astrology AUG. 30 — SEPT. 5 ARIES

March 21 – April 19

“Here’s how you can tell if you have a bad psychotherapist or counselor,” says my friend Laura. “She or he buys into all your BS, never questions your delusions, and builds your selfesteem even if that makes you into an a**hole.” I agree with Laura’s assessment, which is why I’m going to spend our short time together today calling you on your BS, prodding you to get introspective about your delusions, and not pumping up the parts of your ego that really should be melted down. Next week maybe we’ll get back to gazing adoringly into each other’s eyes, but right now you’ll benefit from some tough love.

T A U RU S

April 20 – May 20

This will be an excellent time to read five books simultaneously, snack constantly on delicacies while avoiding heavy meals, climb a tree with an adventurous friend and make careful yet wild love right there, refuse to practice any form of meditation that doesn’t involve laughing, buy ten cheap alarm clocks and smash them with a hammer out in the middle of a meadow, pretend to be a feral teenager who’s allergic to civilization, and throw invisible stones at any god, angel, or genie who won’t help you get the love you want.

GEMINI

May 21 – June 20

American poet William Stafford, winner of the National Book Award in 1963, wrote a poem every morning for 40 years. “I keep following the hidden river of my life,” he said. “And I don’t have any sense of its coming to a crescendo, or of its petering out either. It is just going steadily along.” I’d like to nominate Stafford to be your honorary role model, Gemini. Here’s your assignment: Every morning for the next 20 days, carry out a brief ritual (no more than a few minutes long) that feeds your lust for life and engenders a blessing for yourself or someone you care about.

CANCER

June 21 – July 22

Your assignment in the coming week is simple but tricky: Take devalued ideas or trivial objects or demeaning words, and transform them into things that are fun, interesting, or useful.

Here are some precedents to inspire you: what the punk movement did when it made safety pins into earrings; what gays did when they mutated the insulting term “queer” into a word of power; what the resourceful TV hero MacGyver did when he put powdered make-up into a confetti cannon and shot it at evil CIA operatives, temporarily blinding them and allowing him to escape.

LEO

July 23 – Aug. 22

It’s a perfect time to work more intensely on cultivating a healthy relationship between money and your soul. For inspiration, read this wise counsel, articulated by Margaret Young and quoted in Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. “Many people attempt to live their lives backwards. They try to have more money in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.”

VIRGO

Aug. 23 – Sept. 22

LIBRA

Sept. 23 – Oct.22

“There have never in history been so many opportunities to do so many things that aren’t worth doing,” wrote novelist William Gaddis. That’s important for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. You’ll receive a flood of invitations, but only some of them will be intimately related to the unique work you’re here on Earth to do. Those few may be so amazingly useful, though, that they could dramatically change your life for the better. Please say no to all the others so you can attend to the good stuff with your heart on fire and your mind as fluid as a mountain stream.

Have you ever heard of the First Law of Holes? It says that if you get in a hole, you should stop digging. Please obey that law in the coming week, Libra. Once you realize there’s no other place to go but down if you continue your course of action, nothing -- not even your pride -- should keep you committed to that course. Now here’s the Second Law of Holes: If you are able to scramble up out of the hole before it gets too deep, you should then spend some time filling it in so that you don’t fall into it if you come back that way later in the dark.

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SCORPIO

Oct. 23 – Nov. 21

S AG I T TA R I U S

Nov. 22 – Dec. 21

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 – Jan. 19

AQUA R I U S

Jan. 20 – Feb. 18

Most intelligent people realize that global warming is underway.

This awakening is good, but I’m worried that it may be diverting attention from a more profound crisis: the Mass Extinction Event that’s killing off animal and plant species at a pace unmatched since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The possibility of there being future draughts, rising ocean levels, and crazy weather is daunting, but the more devastating fact is that Earth’s precious eco-diversity is dying now -- not just from global warming, but also from pollution and a host of other mischief caused by humans. What does this have to do with your horoscope, I mean besides it being a call to expand your understanding of our planet’s environmental crisis? The scenario I’ve described is a metaphor for your personal life.

What important issue might you be obsessing on in a way that blinds you to an even more all-encompassing issue?

The largest rubber duck race in history took place last year on Ireland’s River Liffey, with 150,000 yellow vinyl contestants vying to cross the finish line first. It was a charity event to raise money for sick children. I mention this, Sagittarius, because if anyone could organize an adventure that would top that extravaganza, it would be you in your current state. You’re at the peak of your power to marshal the forces of playfulness in a holy cause.

Last November, Major League Baseball announced that New York Mets’ pitcher Guillermo Mota had tested positive for steroids and would therefore be suspended for 50 games at the beginning of the new season. A month later, the Mets signed Mota to a new, two-year $5 million contract, despite knowing that his recent accomplishments on the baseball field had almost certainly been inflated by the steroids’ boost. I foresee a comparable scenario unfolding in your life, Capricorn. You’ll be rewarded in the wake of a penalty or limitation that was imposed on you, and the gain will outstrip the loss. It may even be the case that the good thing coming your way will be related to or aided by the “bad” thing you did.

“I’m interested in the boundaries where things change into other things,” writes Orene, one of my MySpace friends. Those boundaries should be your primary hang-out in the coming weeks, Aquarius. They are where all the most interesting action will be, as well as the teachings you need most. Would you like some foreshadowing about what things will be changing into other things? Pay close attention to your dreams for clues, and muse on this list: goodbyes that morph into awakenings; banishments that become pilgrimages; adversaries who transform into allies; decay that alchemizes into splendor; and serpent energy that turns into spiritual fire.

PISCES

Feb. 19 – March 20

While snorkeling in the ocean off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, I had a conversation with a dolphin. She gave me clarity concerning a question I’ve been wondering about. I asked her, “What can Pisceans do to make sure their overflowing emotions don’t cause the kind of chaos that undermines their ability to get things done?” I swear the dolphin answered me telepathically, because even though I couldn’t understand the hubbub of shrieks and clicks she unleashed in response to my inquiry, my mind was suddenly filled with the following thoughts: Pisceans must love their oceanic emotions unconditionally . . . must see their endless inundation as a privilege and a blessing . . . must learn to surf the endless tidal wave not with a fearful sense of being a victim but with an exhilarated gratitude for the primal power of the adventure.”

Homework: Tell what you love or appreciate that no one else does. Go to RealAstrology.com; click on “Email Rob.”

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THE BEST WAY TO LOSE YOUR DIGNITY.

Carlye Wisel Music editor LIKES

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1) Okkervil River’s The Stage Names - Somewhere between my Chicago-Champaign move, I misplaced this gem, and discovered it under a Silverchair CD earlier this week. The disc rocks, and track five is bomb. (I lost the case, and don’t know the names, but hey, it won’t stop me from counting down the days until their Sept.

19th show.)

2) Alberto Gonzales’ resignation - Remember when the only highly-publicized crisis our country faced was whether or not Clinton got an afternoon delight in the Oval Office? I miss those days. Peace out, Gonzales.

3) Vinyl - After hoarding records for almost a year now, I finally set up my record player in my apartment. (Well, one my music staffers did. But that’s a minor detail.) There’s just nothin’ like playing a mix of Michael Jackson, The Decemberists and Radiohead albums.

Keri Carpenter Arts and Entertainment Editor GRIPES

1) Liars - Just tell the truth. Seriously, just do it.

2) How Healthy Food is Expensive - I’m trying to get my life together and eat right, but Subway and McAllister’s Deli are not making this an easy task. When you’re a broke college student, sure Turkey Melts and Cold Cuts look tempting, but a McChicken or Double Cheeseburger is only $1.00. AND it’s open late. McAllister’s, can you stay open until 3 a.m. please?

3) Buying Overpriced Text Books - If I’m the 5th person to use this book, shouldn’t the price of it decrease?

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1) Battle Pope: An alcoholic, womanizing pope who hangs out with a young ginormous-boobed Mother Teresa (not pictured below, thankfully).

I’m going to say no.

Alyssa Vale Calendar Editor GRIPES

1) Pennies - And how washing machines, meters, and vending machines don’t accept them!

2) Flat landscapes - Is there some sort of government funded mountain relocation program?

Because if there is, we should really sign Illinois up for it.

3) People who don’t move for other people on the sidewalk - You know who you are.

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DAY. THU 30 Live Bands UI Jazz Faculty Cover, Iron Post, U. 7pm Ozzy Tribute Ozzy songs all night. Chief’s Bar and Grill, C. 8pm Patrick Mustain All ages acoustic show. Free. Aroma Cafe, C. 8pm Will Hoge, The Hard Lessons, and Leslie Ages 18 and up. $10 cover. Canopy Club, U. 8pm Soul Fish, Jeremy Harper Free. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue w/ Dj Legtwo $8 cover. Ages 19 and up. Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm

DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Nothin’ but Rock. Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Back 2 School Featuring DJ Illsuive, DJ Khiladi, DJ Remidi, and Kitch. $5 cover.

Highdive, C. 10pm Karaoke Live Karaoke Band Karaoke, but with a band. Free.

Radmaker’s Billiard and Sports Bar, Tolono. 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Come and enjoy karaoke every Thursday. The Office, U. 10pm Lectures/discussions The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers Lisa Lucero. UI International Studies Building, C. 12pm

Miscellaneous Blood Drive Walk-ins are welcome. Homer United Methodist church, Homer.

3:30pm French Department: Pause Cafe Espresso Royale Cafe, U. 6pm Normal Person’s Book Discussion Group More info: 355-3167. Illini Union, C. 7pm

Art Exhibits Parkland Faculty Art & Design Exhibition This exhibition features works by approximately 20 studio art and design faculty in painting, photography, drawing, metals, sculpture, digital, ceramics and design as well as mixed media. Parkland Art Gallery, C. 1pm Fertility in the Age of A.R.T

By Jeanette May (U of I Alumnae).

Exhibit open daily through Monday, Sept. 3. Illini Union, C. 7am “Kut-Kut: Lost Art of the Philippines” A cultural art exhibit by Fred DeAsis. DeAsis focuses on reviving kut-kut; an ancient Philippine art style and technique based on early century art forms. Asian American Cultural Center, U. 8:30am “Allerton Legacy” Open until dusk, daily. Also, garden tours can be arranged if you call 333-2127. Allerton Park, Monticello. 9am The Group: D-zero17 Exhibition An exhibition of original artworks by The Group: D-zero17. The Group: D-zero17 is a collection of students from the Watercolor II Class taught by artist Donald Lake at Parkland College. For more info on this and other programs at Pages For All Ages, visit http://www.pages-

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forallages.com/art.html. Pages for All Ages, Savoy. 9am “Masquerade” A show of recent work by Dennis Rowan. A percentage of the proceeds from this show will be donated to the American Indian College Fund. Cinema Gallery, U. 10am Elzie Sexton Mixed Media Paintings Elzie Sexton’s art is on exhibit at Radio Maria Tapas Bar through Sept. 2. Radio Maria, C. 11:30am School of Art and Design Faculty Art Exhibition Opening reception. Krannert Art Museum, U. 5pm

Art Notices IUB Poster Sale Illini Union, U. 9am

Family Fun Funfare Children ages 3-6 are invited — with an adult — for a program featuring stories, songs, puppets and films for children and their parents or caregivers. Preschool groups are invited to come from 9:45-10:15am. (Groups please register in advance by calling 367-4069) Second program from 10:30-11am. Urbana Free Library, U. 9:45am Mind /Body / Spirit Free Meditation and Yoga Classes Ananda Liina Yoga & Meditation Center, U. 6pm Museums “A Whole Nother Game: Baseball in Central Illinois from the 1860s to the 1970s”

Art & Theater CUper Star Aug. 31 @ Virginia Theatre, 7pm, $17 Champaign-Urbana CUperStar is an American Idol-styled competition that invites young area performers to compete in three categories — Soloists, Duets and Bands — in a variety of musical styles: Rap, Blues, R&B, Rock, Jazz and more. 13 youths were selected as finalists to perform in a series of live community concerts in August. Finalists attend workshops and receive vocal instruction in preparation for the final performance at the Virginia Theatre Aug. 31 at 7pm. The audience will help to choose the 2007 CUperStar winner.

Berni Searle: Approach Aug. 31 to Dec. 30 @ Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9am, free This Exhibition contains seven large-scale pieces by South African artist Berni Searle, whose work in performance, photography, film and video installation addresses racial and gender inequities through the use of her body, personal histories and the construction of personal mythologies.

School of Art & Design Faculty Art Exhibition Aug. 31 to Sept. 30 @ Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9am, free One of the oldest annual faculty art exhibitions in the country and a major event in the region, this show highlights the current achievements of the artists and upholds the national reputation of the school.

Visit this years special exhibit featuring the history of area baseball from its beginnings during the Civil War through the Eastern Illinois League teams of the 1970s. No admission fee. Earlyamerican Museum, Mahomet. 1pm

Park, the Allerton barn has been restored to her yester-year glory and re-purposed for something her former owners probably never envisioned. $51/day, $226/festival pass. Allerton Park, Monticello.

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Volunteer Books to Prisoners Work Day Volunteers for Books to Prisoners read and respond to prisoners’ letters, as well as choose the books they think the prisoner would most enjoy from our selection. They may also help in numerous other ways, including: processing orders or letters, shelving books, reorganizing our library space, or packaging books. Independent Media Center, U. 2pm

Miscellaneous CLACS Annual Reception Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. International Studies Building, C. 5pm CUper Star An “American Idol” styled competition that invites young area performers to compete in three categories- soloists, duets and bands; in a variety of musical styles: Rap, Blues, R&B, Rock, Jazz and more.

The audience will help choose the CUper Star winner. $17, Virginia Theatre, C. 7pm

DAY. FRI 31 Live Bands Appy Hour with Live Music at Silvercreek Restaurant Half-price appetizers and live music at Silvercreek every Friday 5-8pm.

Patio dining also available. Silvercreek Restaurant, U. 5pm Boneyard Jazz Quintet Free. Iron Post, U. 5pm Hippus Campus Free charge. Ages 19 and up.

Cowboy Monkey, C. 5:30pm Matt Wagemann, Paleo, Carl, Hauck $7 cover charge. Ages 18 and up.

Canopy Club, U. 6pm John McMahon Acoustic guitar, Free, KoFusion, C. 7pm Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and Mhondoro. $15/$18 cover charge at the door.

Highdive, C. 7:30pm Dave Lindsey Band $4 cover charge. Memphis on Main, C. 8:30pm Country Connection $1. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Nuthin’ Fancy Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute show. Cover, Radmaker’s Billiard and Sports Bar, Tolono. 9pm Pygmalion Music Festival Pre-Party: Terminus Victor, Sangamon, Luck Mulholland, Triple Whip, Puslar 47 $5 cover charge. Ages 19 and up.

Cowboy Monkey, C. 9:30pm Groovatron and The Fuzz $5 cover charge. Ages 18 and up.

Canopy Club, U. 10pm Noon Tunes w/ The Jeff Helgesen Quartet Free, One Main Plaza, C. 12pm

DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm DJ Mertz House, funk, electro. Free. Boltini Lounge, C. 10pm 3D Nightlife DJ Party $5, Highdive, C. 10:30pm House music Free. Ko.Fusion, C. 11pm

Festivals Allerton Music Barn Festival 2007 Via a joint venture between the University School of Music and Allerton

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Art Exhibits School of Art + Design Faculty Art Exhibition One of the oldest annual faculty art exhibitions in the country and a major event in the region, this show highlights the current achievements of the artists and upholds the national reputation of the school.

Krannert Art Museum, U. 9am Illini Country? Nativeamericans in Illinois This exhibition explores the archaeology and history of Illinois’ native peoples from about 10,000 years ago to the present. It features the story of our state’s most important surviving seventeenth-century village site, that of the Illiniwek (Illinois Confederacy) across from Starved Rock State Park on the Illinois River. Krannert Art Museum, U. 9am Berni Searle: Approach This exhibition contains seven large-scale pieces by artist Berni Searle, whose work in performance, photography, film, and video installation addresses racial and gender inequities through the use of her body, personal South African histories, and the construction of personal mythologies. Krannert Art Museum, U. 9am Art Notices IUB Poster Sale Illini Union, U. 09am

Family Fun Family Fun Happy Hour Free food from 5-7pm. Arcade games, pool tables and more.

Radmaker’s Billiard and Sports Bar, Tolono. 5pm

DAY. SAT 01 Live Bands Billy Galt Billy Galt brings his acoustic sounds to Pages. Free, Pages for All Ages, Savoy 8pm S.I.D and Super Killer Fire Chief’s Bar and Grill, C. 8pm Country Connection $1. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Jonesful w/ Verdict Original hard rock/metal.

Radmaker’s Billiard and Sports Bar, Tolono. 9pm

DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Chris O House. Free. Boltini Lounge, C. 10pm

Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Come and enjoy karaoke every Saturday. Geo’s, C. 9pm Recreation Environmental Education Center Open Explore interactive display, see live animals and enjoy natural history exhibits at the Environmental Education Center. Join nature center staff and volunteers for guided nature hikes at 1pm. Admission to the center and for the hike is free.

For more information, call 8962455. Homer Lake, 10am

Miscellaneous Market at the Square Over 150 Illinois vendors — produce, food, flowers, plants, art, fine craft & more. Illinois St. & Vine St., 9am 100 Years of Sociology at the University of Illinois An exhibit commemorating the centennial of the UIUC Sociology department. Main Library, 10am

Mind /Body / Spirit Meadowbrook Prairie Walk Bob Vaiden will lead us as we look for prairie flowers and grasses, birds and insects. Meadowbrook Park, U. 8am Poetry / Readings Urbana Burning Urbana Burning Literary Arts Festival An evening of literature, music, media and movement. Sponsored by Spineless Books. Channing Murray Foundation, U. 7pm Volunteer ReStore Volunteer Orientation Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for our ReStore. Volunteers assist in all store duties, including customer service, pricing and displaying, pick ups and deliveries, and cashiering, please contact Courtney at 355-6460 x116 or email volunteer@cuhabitat.org.

Habitat for Humanity, 9am Natural Areas Volunteer Workday

DAY. SUN 02 Live Bands Todd Carey, Fair June $7, 18+, Canopy Club, U. 6:30pm Renegade $4, Memphis on Main, C. 7pm Walter Alias, Red Letter Kill, Tongue and Groove $1 beer cans, free, 18+, Canopy Club, U. 8pm Crystal River Free. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm

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DJ Salsa Sundays with DJ Bris Lessons 7pm-8:30pm, then open dancing. Free, 19+, Cowboy Monkey, C. 7pm DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm “Hit and Run” - DJ Kosmo, DJ Bozak The annual Labor Day weekend blowout. Free, 19+, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm Recreation Boat Rentals Paddleboats, kayaks and rowboats will be available every Sunday through Labor Day Weekend. There is no charge, but donations are requested. For more information, call 586-3360. Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet. 1pm Miscellaneous UIUC Falun Dafa Practice Group Illini Union, C. 4:10pm

Mind /Body / Spirit Sunday Morning Bird Walk Anita Purves Nature Center, U. 7:30am

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Miscellaneous Jazz Ensemble — Orchestra If the sounds of strings are your thing, the Parkland Community Orchestra has a place for you. Participants will read and perform all styles of orchestral repertoire, from great classical works to contemporary composers. There is no class fee; however, permission by instructor is needed. For more information call 351-2392. Parkland College, 7pm Italian Table Italian conversation. Intermezzo Cafe, U. 12pm

DAY. TUE 04 Live Bands Original Music Showcase Musicians are encouraged to participate and to showcase their original material. Espresso Royale Cafe, U. 8pm The Piano Man Playing all the hits and taking requests. 18+, Canopy Club, U. 10pm DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm

Miscellaneous Jazz Ensemble — Dixieland Band Gain intimate knowledge of traditional jazz and develop improvisational skills. There is no fee; however, consent of the instructor is required.

For more information call 351-2392.

This class will meet Tuesdays from August 21 to December 4. Parkland College, C. 7pm Wii Bowling Free, 19+, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm

Family Fun Babies’ Lap Time Babies and their parents or caregivers are invited to The Urbana Free Library for Babies’ Lap Time on Tuesdays from 9:45-10:15am. This program of songs, stories, and rhymes is for our youngest patrons, ages birth to 24 months, with an adult. No registration is required. For more information, call 367-4069.

Urbana Free Library, 9:45am

Wii Bowling

Tuesday, Sept. 4 @ Cowboy Monkey 19+, 10pm, free Guitar Hero Night at Cowboy Monkey is taking a break but that doesn’t mean you gamers have the night off. While one interactive game is on hiatus another will take its place, and this Tuesday it’s in the form of bowling with Nintendo Wii. Test your skills, bring your friends, all are welcome to this free event.

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Mind /Body / Spirit Tarot Card Readings Every Tuesday. $10 per reading. The Office, U. 5pm

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American Red Cross — Disaster Response Volunteers The local chapter of the American Red Cross is currently recruiting disaster response volunteers, especially those volunteers with a professional background in mental health.

Volunteers are also needed as CPR and First Aid instructors and for general office help. For more information, please call 351-5861.

DAY. MON 03 Live Bands Open Mic w/ Andy Morilion Free, Radmaker’s Billiard and Sports Bar,Tolono. 8pm Zmick Free, 18+,Canopy Club, U. 9pm Open Mic Night with Hosts Brandon T. Washington and Mike Ingram Free, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm The Surreal Deal Members of The Mighty Pranktsers and The Funky Butt Drum Club play groovy tunes for your listening and dancing pleasure. Members include Jeff Kerr, Billy Gault, Jesse Brown and Josh Quirk. The Office, U. 10pm DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Nothin’ but Rock. Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Open Decks Hosted by Chris O and the Infinite Imagination,Barfly 10pm DJ Delayney $3, Highdive, C. 10pm

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Dancing Illini Folk Dance Society Beginners welcome: 398-6686, Illini Union, C. 8pm

Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Come and enjoy karaoke every Tuesday night. Geo’s, C. 9pm Karaoke Karaoke with Randy Miller. Free.

Bentley’s Pub, C. 9:30pm Film Movie Night Come and meet with like-minded people and watch a metaphysical movie. Make friends, munch popcorn and be inspired. Titles include: “What the Bleep Do We Know,” “Indigo,” “The Secret,” and “What Dreams May Come.” School of Metaphysics, U. 7:30pm Auditions Latina/o Fashion Show Auditions Illini Union, C. 7pm

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Live Bands Donnie Heitler Solo piano. The Great Impasta, C. 6pm Irish Traditional Music Session Bentley’s Pub, C. 7pm Open Stage Free, 18+, Canopy Club, U. 8pm Feudin’ Hillbilly’s Free. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Acoustic Open Mic Acoustic Open Mic night every Wednesday from 10:30pm - 1:30am Free, Bentley’s Pub, c. 10:30pm

Concerts The Teller’s Art The CU Storytelling Guild begins its 2007-08 season of The Teller’s Art: Storytelling for Adults with a concert by featured teller Jenifer Strauss.

Admission is $5. The Iron Post, U. 7pm

DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Country Night w/ DJ Stifler Country 8-11:30pm, then Top-40 Dance, hip hop, etc. $3/$5 after 10pm, 19+, Highdive, C. 8pm Disco Phil Disco, funk and soul. Free. Boltini Lounge, C. 10:30pm DJ Bozak Reggae, Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, etc.

Free, 19+, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10:30pm Karaoke Dragon Karaoke Paul Faber hosts karaoke. Embassy Tavern, U. 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Come and enjoy karaoke every Wednesday night. Geovanti’s, C. 10pm

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THIS IS THE AGE OF AQUARIUS. Auditions Latina/o Fashion Show Auditions Illini Union, C. 7pm

Miscellaneous The Deutsche Konversationgruppe Bread Company, U. 1pm Scandanavian Coffee Hour Bread Company, U. 4pm

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Volunteer The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum — Field Trip Guides The Orpheum will begin a museum docent program to train volunteers to lead field trips at the museum.

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teach. Training will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 5, and will run for five consecutive Wednesdays. If you have an interest in science and enjoy helping children learn, please contact volunteer coordinator Meadow Jones for more information. Call 352-5895 or e-mail meadow.orpheum@gmail. com. Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C. 9am

Allerton Music Barn Festival 2007 Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 @ Allerton Music Barn in Monticello

Being a function unlike any other in the area, the Allerton Music Barn Festival doesn’t have to do much to stand out — but that doesn’t mean this year it hasn’t risen to the challenge.

The festival’s claim to fame is its perfect pairing of great music with a great meal. Two hours prior to each performance a meal prepared by Chef Rhonda Killian-Sinkosky, and specially chosen to match its following performance, is served adjacent to the Music Barn. So while you may find the ticket prices to be a bit steep, understand that you’re paying for a unique experience.

—Alyssa Vale

Friday, Aug. 31 Meal — 6:30pm Havana Market Salad, White Bean Soup, Roasted Pork Medallions, Flan Performance — 8:30pm Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Tito Carrillo Ticket Price — $51 Saturday, Sept. 1 Meal — 6:30pm Roasted Sweet Corn & Soybean Salad, Chilled Creaam of Tomato Soup w/ Dill, Herb & Salt Crusted Prime Rib of Roast Beef, Apple Pie w/ Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Carmel Drizzle Performance — 8:30pm Allerton Festival Chamber Orchestra w/ conductor Donald Schleicher Ticket Price — $51 Sunday, September 2nd

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Dinner Meal — 6:30pm Snapper or Chicken Satay on Lemon Grass Skewer; Coconut Yellow Rice, Shredded Coconut w/ Long Beans, Balinese Sambal, Fried Banana Klepon Performance — 8:30pm Balinese Wayang Kulit Gamelan Musicians & Puppetry Ticket Price — $51 Monday, Sept. 3

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Brunch Meal — 8:30am Frisee Chicory, Endive & Strawberry Salad, Brioche French Toast; Ham, Egg, Chive & Sharp Cheddar Crepes; Artisan Cheese Selection, Fresh Fruit Skewers, Bacon, Dill & Goat Cheese Scones.

Performance — 10:30am Bach — Cantat #147, Herz und Mund; Allerton Festival Chamber Orchestra and Choir w/ conductor Fred Stoltzfus; Pastor Roger Digges presiding Ticket Price — $47

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