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IN THIS ISSUE APARTMENT STORY

The truth about your place

WRIT N’ RHYMED

Because you just can’t get enough poetry

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MUSIC Think it over with a new Music Mentalist this week. Check online to read what one writer thinks makes good, real music.

FOOD & DRINK Karen’s new column “Bottoms up!” focuses on different liquors and yummy drinks that liquors can make. It’ll be online Friday, so it’s a perfect way to get new drink ideas for the weekend! MOVIES & TV Do you live in America? Do you wish you lived somewhere else? Well, experience different places through the magic of cinema! Check out Tracy’s Foreign Film Fun column online now!

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On the front lines: our staff writer Clara Bush talks about what is like to be part of the music behind the Fighting Illini this Thursday.

CALENDAR

Your guide to this week’s events in CU

EDITOR’S NOTE DYLAN SUTCLIFF

My favorite day of the year is coming! I have information from an unknown insider that next Monday evening is sorority bid day! HOLY CANNOLI! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, let me tell you right now that sorority bid day is a pretty big deal. For those involved, it’s an assurance of at least twenty like-minded “sisters” that will greatly help one’s experience through guidance and friendship. For everyone else, it fulfills absolutely everything that we assume happens at sororities every day. Let me give you a little preview. For a little while, it’s not too exciting, as around 1,500 girls gather on the north side of the quad, right outside of the union. Each is given an envelope that contains the information they will live by for the next four years. Are they going to get into triangle triangle triangle or maybe one of the Pi’s? They all find out together as each one opens their envelope simultaneously. Then all hell breaks loose. They scream, they jump up and down, they hug, they say, “Oh my god!” over and over — it’s literally heaven, but still not over. Directly after the hugging party, all of the girls immediately run down the quad to their new houses, all the while being cheered on by their future sisters from the sidelines. To see 1,500 girls run down the quad screaming and possibly bumping into (trampling over) each other is far better than you can imagine. I’m a little hazy on all of the rules that go along with bid day; however, I do know that there is a time limit on how long they can take to get to their respective houses. Whether this warrants running down the quad, I cannot say for certain, but it’s certainly a sight to see. I feel I need to make clear that, yes, I know this is not how sororities act every day. Personally, I’m not a fan of the Greek system; however, I go by the ‘different strokes for different folks’ rule, and I know that many people enjoy and revere their time spent in a sorority. Regardless of all that, though, bid day is for everyone because seeing people giddy and crazy is just fun. Remember that video where the kid gets an N64 for Christmas? Everyone loves that video! Just imagine that with 1,500 college girls...

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Be transported back to a simpler time at Prairie Stories, an annual event featuring old-time activities and crafts at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, event-goers can dip candles. Churn butter. Listen to the strains of the band Banjulele’s authentic Illinois back-porch songs. Eat hush puppies. Help build a dog house, and have a chance to win it. Do laundry the hard way. Use a spinning wheel. Play a game of needle in the haystack. Go to school in a one-room school house and watch Sheldon Browder demonstrate Colonial-era blacksmithing as he creates iron kitchen utensils. All of the activities and exhibits at Prairie Stories are realistic aspects of life in Champaign County during the late 1800s, around the time when the University of Illinois was established. It was a life without luxury. Laundry was done outside in a washtub, people rode around in buggies, and clothes were made completely by hand. “Sometimes I ask the kids how many T-shirts they have at home and they’re like, ‘oh, hundreds!’ Then I ask them how many they think they’d have if they had to weave, cut and sew the cloth. They’d say, ‘maybe one,’” said Tice. Prairie Stories is a way to have fun while doing chores that would have been ordinary in the life of a 19th century Champaign County resident. “The kids always have a great day,” said Barb Garvey, curator for the Museum of the Grand Prairie. “It’s amazing; one person’s drudgery is a kid’s delight.”

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» Slam Poetry : One time, I was having a really bad day. I was about to explode with grief and sorrow. The world was dark and dreary, full of mean, evil people who were out to ruin my soul. That night, my friend and I watched some slam poetry on YouTube. Whaddya know, those outspoken, strong women overflowing with emotion and hurt really know how get the water works going. That’s right — I was moved to tears. I felt loads better after crying my worries away! It was like an emotional and spiritual cleansing. AND HEY, if you continue reading the rest of this magazine, you’ll find an article on slam poetry! Maybe you can cry yourself to happiness, too! » Beards : On guys. I think I’m just growing up and getting more mature and womanly, but man, dudes with beards are starting to look pretty damn attractive. This only started to happen recently. I used to think guys with facial hair had a tendency to look dirty and kinda creepy. Not anymore! Now, (well-groomed) facial hair seems to make cheek bones and jaw lines stronger and more pronounced. Eyes sparkle brighter, and lips look softer. Personas are more rugged and mysterious. *Swoon* Kiss me!

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» Smells that aren’t the smell of autumn : There is nothing more amazing than the smell of fall, and I know I’m not alone in saying this. It’s so fresh and so reminiscent. Every year it comes, and I’m brought back to my childhood and the thought of running around the suburbs during Halloween. I sincerely hate every other season that isn’t fall. Summer’s too hot, winter’s too cold, and spring’s just stupid. This hatred is a serious problem I have. (Because this means I’m unhappy with the weather ~90% of the time.) And it’s much too short lived. One week it’s about 90 degrees outside, and then cut to a month and a half later, and it’s already snowing. This pisses me off more than most things. Want to get me mad? Talk about how short 70 degree weather lasts. » Parties : It’s a difficult thing for some people to understand, but I am not a fan of parties or bars, really. I know it sounds nuts because I’m living on a campus where most of the populace are interested in such things. (Disagree? Prove me wrong.) And I also hate having to explain my disinterest. Why would I want to go somewhere that’s filled with loud music and sweaty fucks? Sigh. What I’m interested in is lying in people’s beds and playing video games and sitting on Facebook and going to see a movie and breakin’ out a good ol’ board game. If this is your idea of fun... Please enter my life. buzz

the power of poetry CU Is home to multiple venues where poetry is shared and created by Avani Chhaya

ords can be tools of change — an arsenal against ignorance, arrogance or prejudice. The ability to write poetry with the flow of words streaming together is meant to spark insight in an audience. Poetry lovers have an outlet to perform or read their poetry at many local spots in ChampaignUrbana. Aaron Ammons, the host for open mic nights at SPEAK Cafe, said the event is held in the Krannert Art Museum on campus three times a semester and six times a year. Folks from the C-U area, high school students and people who just love poetry come out to attend the event, he said. “I’m always moved when a poet does a riveting piece,” Ammons said. The next event at SPEAK, which stands for song, poetry, expression, art and knowledge, will take place on Oct. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the art museum. At the last open-mic event, there was not enough time for everyone to share because of the large attendance level. “They love it. It keeps growing,” Ammons said. “There were so many poets who wanted to share.” Poetry fanatics can also travel to a local Urbana coffee shop to hone their skills. If students and residents are looking for a small, intimate poetry group, then Red Herring is the place.

Located on the corner of Oregon and Mathews in Urbana, this vegetarian restaurant and coffee shop is host to a collaborative group of poets. Ruth Walker, co-director of the poetry workshop at the Red Herring, said the workshop is held every Monday night. For each workshop, poetry participants will bring five to 10 copies of their poetry for the group. After reading through each poem twice, the group then gives constructive feedback to the budding poet, she said. The workshops started in 1974 and consist of as few as 5 to 6 people at a time and as many as 15 to 16 group members. With a mixture of community residents and University students, there could be people aged 18 or 82 working to improve their poetry, Walker said. She added that from 1975 to 2009 the poetry workshop used to publish a collection of poetry, picking out the best poems from the year to put in the anthology. But there were not enough contributing writers for the anthology to continue. “We’ve had our ups and downs,” she said. “We ran out of poets.” Whether or not the readings will make a comeback is still up in the air. Walker said if more people participate in the poetry workshops, then they may reintroduce the poetry readings again.

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Walker went to art school for sculpture and was introduced to the world of poetry in the 70s. Finding it easier to write than to sculpt, she spent her artistic skills writing poems instead. “I enjoy the workshop and hearing other poets read their poems,” she said. “It stimulates you to produce (your own poetry).” Ammons said he enjoys watching a person initially terrified to speak in public get the confidence to share his or her work. As a poet himself,

he said he likes poetry that relates to social issues and overcoming adversity. Poetry is a cathartic way to relieve pent-up emotion, release creative juices and express social inadequacies for both young and experienced poets. He said when poetry speaks of personal struggles that people endure, it lets others know that they are not alone. “That has a tremendous impact on those who hear it,” Ammons said.

Lessons from my first apartment Flowers and throw pillows won’t fix all your first apartment problems by Ellie Brzezenski

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When most girls think about their first apartment (at least the girls I know), we don’t consider the necessary things like water, electricity, etc. Instead, we focus on how cute we can make the apartment look. We don’t focus on functioning 4

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light fixtures; we focus on how many pictures and posters we need to cover the walls. However, I have learned that having an apartment is way more than an excuse to buy funny things from the home decor section of Urban Outfitters.

All summer I bragged to my friends and family about how excited I was to have my own place, showing them pictures of our cute 3-bedroom apartment with its “downtown” feel and its wood floors. So what if it was on the edge of campus? It was totally worth it, right? Shockingly, my parents didn’t seem to agree. On move-in day, my mom said to me: “This place is a dump! The hallway smells like cat piss, and half the lights are broken. Is there any way you can get out of this lease?” So maybe she wasn’t as enthused as I was, but this place had heart. I defended my decision up until my parents got back into their car to go home, but in the following weeks, my mindset began to change. Maybe it was the fact that we didn’t have a working fridge, causing all our groceries to spoil within three days. Maybe it was the fact that we had to sit sideways on the toilet because the bathtub got in the way of our shin. Whatever the reason, we slowly began to see what apartment life was really like. In the past month or so, I found that decorating is nice, but it can only do so much. It’s a fun roommate bonding activity, and it personalizes your apartment, but ugly couches will still be ugly and uncomfortable no matter how much you move

them around (and twin sheets do not work as chair covers, just FYI). Furthermore, it’s a nice idea to have plants around, but if you’re like me, don’t buy sunflowers if you’re only going to forget to put water in the vase. Dead flowers tend to have the opposite effect on your apartment than what you originally intended. Secondly, having your own place will show you how clean you can be when you try and how gross you can be when you don’t. For some reason, our kitchen seems to be perpetually dirty no matter how much we clean, but maybe that’s just us. There are going to be weird things to clean and pick up. Just make sure at least one person is OK with grime and one person doesn’t mind dealing with bugs. Lastly, having an apartment is a lesson in patience. I’ve decided that customer service people are really only hired to drive up your cell phone bill and make you lose faith in humanity — but I’ll stay strong. If I can wrestle with a wireless router for four hours and (finally) succeed, I can handle anything apartment life throws my way. Maybe next year I’ll inspect the lease and the apartment a little better, but for now, I’m going to enjoy making the most of my “apartment with heart.”

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Leave me alone. You will never be a lover.

Writ n’ rhymed

An open poetry reading for all

by Tracy Woodley

ith a new name and a renewed enthusiasm for spoken expression, the Writ n’ Rhymed poetry space is once again open for readings. Now in its third year, the Writ n’ Rhymed Poetic Arts Space (formerly known as Writ n’ Rhymed Poetry Open Mic) is a weekly event held at the Women’s Resources Center and open to anyone who wishes to read or listen to poetry in its various forms. Explaining the name change, Rachel Storm, Program Coordinator at the Women’s Resources Center, said it “reflects a change in attitude” and an attempt to open the event to more people. “Calling something ‘poetic arts’ allows for people who might want to come just to listen but not participate to do so,” Storm said. “Another thing is, what we had before was ... kind of semantically limiting. We have lots of spoken word artists, we have lyricists ... and we have people who want to do song.” Storm started Writ n’ Rhymed shortly after joining the Women’s Resources Center in 2009 as a way to further the mission of the center while encouraging student poetic expression. “I think that all the work that we do is outreach with trying to really shift campus consciousness around things like gender and sexuality. It is really something that the arts can assist with,” Storm said. “I love poetry ... it’s always been close to my

heart. I think that the arts is a language that has the ability to speak to people in ways that become difficult to translate otherwise.” The Writ n’ Rhymed Poetic Arts Space welcomes all members of the community. “We have grad students, community members, undergrads ... we have high school students ... In the past, we’ve had whole families come,” Storm said. Participants gather each Wednesday on the second floor of the Women’s Resources Center, and some sign up to read their own work or poems written by others, while others come to watch and listen. Each Writ n’ Rhymed evening features a host who guides the evening along and also contributes poetry between the readings. At the end of each night, the theme for next week’s Writ n’ Rhymed gathering (decided by a student committee) is announced. “We started with the themes because we were really looking for a way to give people more creative energy and a catalyst for developing poetry week per week,” Storm said. “We thought having themes might help people think of new writing material.” The themes are also a way for Writ n’ Rhymed to tie in the mission of the Women’s Resources Center (a division of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations), which hosts a variety of programs devoted to education and awareness about social issues.

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Some of these more theoretical themes have included loss and gain, oneness and abandonment. Writ n’ Rhymed sometimes focuses the theme around an exhibition of artwork and writers’ work with the ideas presented in the art pieces. “We have visual art exhibits at the Women’s Resources Center on a monthly basis, and all the visual artists get to do either an opening or closing ceremony with us,” Storm said. “We like to coordinate their receptions with Writ n’ Rhymed

because it brings visual artists and writers and poets and all kinds of people together in one space. It just really helps create this arts space, which is really what we want to focus on.” Participants of Writ n’ Rhymed are encouraged to bring friends to the meetings, and Storm hopes that the new title of “arts space” will motivate attendees to continue to share with one another. “I think that the change in course is also going to allow us to grow in different ways.”

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Local pianist Donnie Heitler talks about his career

t’s near close at The Great Impasta, and the servers are counting their tips and taking away glasses from one remaining table. Donnie Heitler has just finished playing his last song of the night on his piano and is sipping a drink with a group of friends who came to see him perform. Customers stop by to thank Donnie for playing and for taking their requests. Everyone that walks past chimes in with a compliment as Donnie sits there smiling. Not only is Donnie Heitler a fantastic pianist and local celebrity in Champaign-Urbana — he is also legally blind. At just four or five years old, Heitler began piano lessons at a residential school for the blind. Learning an instrument is a very different experience for visually impaired students because, well, how do they read the music? The answer: Braille. Braille music, which uses Braille code to correspond with music notes, is the most popular method of learning to play music for blind musicians and has been used by the likes of Ray Charles, Andrea Bocelli and Stevie Wonder. To learn a song, Heitler started by reading the Braille notes with his left hand while playing with his right, and then he switched. Back and forth, he learned each hand’s part eight measures at a time until he eventually learned the entire song. “It’s kind of like taking bites of spaghetti,” he jokes. “It’s a slow, step-by-step process, but finally, you finish the whole thing.” Heitler quickly developed the skill of playing by ear and today has no trouble picking up a song without the use of Braille music. He first 6

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performed for the public about two days after he began attending the U of I in the mid-1950s. “Oh, that was many years ago, wasn’t it?” he says, laughing and smoothing back his graying hair. “I’m an old man now, but man, I feel good.” He majored in music and received a bachelor’s degree while playing around town to pay his way through school. Heitler started traveling and working wherever his music took him after graduating in 1959. He soon found himself in the desert metropolis of Las Vegas. He booked gigs in various prestigious hotels along the strip and resorts throughout the city. He then went where many talented musicians go: Hollywood. “Oh, Hollywood,” he smiles. “I met a lot of people. I played bumper pool with Don Knotts!” (For you generationally challenged readers, Google it.) Heitler laughs as he reflects on his days living on the west coast during the early 1960s and briefly mentions playing at the Playboy Mansion, but he suddenly lights up when he talks about where he went next. “New York! There’s no place like New York City.” In the late ‘60s, he settled in New York City for roughly four years, the longest out of the cities he circulated through, playing at popular hotels like the Waldorf. Heitler returned to Urbana to be closer to his family and has been playing around town ever since. Catch Donnie every fourth Friday at Silvercreek Restaurant in Urbana and every Wednesday night from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Great Impasta, located in Lincoln Square Mall.

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Keep it strange.

keep it local

IMC hosts films from CU

by Tracy Woodley

Week of Fri, Sept. 16, 2011 - Thurs, Sept. 22, 2011

his Thursday marks the beginning of the 2011 Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center’s Film Festival, an annual celebration of local and community-based filmmaking that is now in its third year. Chris Lukeman, coordinator for this year’s festival, says the three-day event is focused on acknowledging area talent. “The purpose of the film festival is to provide a wide range of either locally produced movies or films that have a connection to ChampaignUrbana,” he said, which includes films with subject matter that is relevant to the community or films that were filmed in the region. “And just kind of to provide a great festival, a community festival, to talk about local filmmaking and the impact of independent media on the local community.” The festival began as a reaction to the growth of film projects developing around Central Illinois. “There has been an explosion around here of really good, locally produced content,” Lukeman said. “The quality’s been getting better. There’s been a lot more people in the community doing it.” Since it opened in 2000, the IMC has been dedicated to fostering grassroots media production and distribution. The center’s mission also includes the promotion of “social justice and representing underrepresented communities,” Lukeman said, and this is highlighted by some of the films selected to show in the festival. “The social justice documentaries align very closely with IMC’s goals,” Lukeman said. In addition to films aimed at raising awareness, the festival also introduces community-made movies “that can encompass anything from documentaries to science fiction, fake commercials, comedy, horror — the whole range of things. It’s all community-based and community supported.” This year’s lineup features short films made by students at Eastern Illinois University, stopmotion and animated segments, and a featurelength production directed by a freshman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, among others. To gather films for the festival, Lukeman and other staff at IMC reached out to individuals in the community with “a general call to entry in all sorts of channels, be it physical papers posted around town or working on e-mail lists,” Lukeman said. “A few members of the board and myself did personal outreaches to filmmakers who we knew had the films. … We knew enough of the productions going on in town that we knew that we could put it together and have a good lineup.” After the open call to entry, Lukeman et al. selected from the submissions and created the festival schedule. Besides showing the films, the IMC is giving audience members and attendees a chance to interact with the filmmakers. On Saturday, there will be a filmmaking workshop open to all who are interested. “A few of the [filmmakers] are bringing their cameras and their equipment, and it’s going to be a kind of show-and-tell and a hands-on learning experience and a Q and A,” Lukeman said.

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“If people are wondering how the filmmakers did something specific or asking, ‘I’m thinking of making my first movie. Where should I start?’ we really think that we can give some great advice on that because everybody’s been there.” Filmmakers who are in attendance at the festival will also introduce their films and lead discussions after the screenings on the IMC’s main stage. Lukeman hopes the festival will continue to draw attention to the importance of local independent media and nurture an appreciation for locally produced work. “The community here is great for film, and it looks like it’s only getting better,” he said. The IMC Film Festival screenings, discussions and workshop are free and open to the public. Highlights from the 2011 IMC Film Festival » Revolting (September 15th) Mike Boedicker directed this feature-length tragicomedy about a playwright attempting to write a sequel to his sole hit play, but the characters he created revolt and try to prevent him from accomplishing his task. The film was shot largely in Danville, Illinois and won the Best Illinois Feature award at the 2011 Route 66 International Film Festival. Revolting is Boedicker’s second feature film, and he is enthusiastic about the state of independent filmmaking. “It’s a great time to be making films because the tools have become so affordable,” he said. “Once we accept the fact that most of us can’t make big-budget films, then embracing the alternative becomes liberating.” » Bedtime for Timmy and The Window Into Time (September 17th) Both the work of Thomas Nicol, a recent graduate from an engineering Masters program at UIUC, these shorts have screened at several local film festivals such as the Freeky Creek Short Film Festival, the Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival and the New Art Film Festival. Bedtime for Timmy is a stop-motion short

about a little boy and the monster in his closet, and The Window Into Time is a short horror film about a mysterious discovery found in ancient manuscripts, “in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft,” Nicol said. As someone who has been involved with local small-budget films for over a decade, Nicol supports community-based filmmaking. “Champaign is uniquely suited to micro budget and no budget filmmaking. … It is a wonderful place for the filmmaking hobbyist,” he said.

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» The Letter and Pencil (September 17th) These short films are the work of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Letter is a psychological thriller based on a short story written by Heffernan. “I was really intrigued with the concept of someone receiving letters from an anonymous sender and the kind of mystery and suspense that would come from trying to find out who the sender is,” Heffernan said. Pencil is a silent comedy born out of Heffernan’s frustration with defective writing utensils. “The film is an homage to anybody who has had to write an essay or fallen asleep in class,” Heffernan said. Many readers can surely relate. » This is My Journey (September 17th) This locally produced LGBT documentary follows three transgender people from central Illinois in the process of transition. Filmmaker Kate Brickman says the film focuses on the “emotional and psychological aspects of transitioning, as opposed to a lot of material on transgender people that focuses on the physical or medical side of things.” The film shows the relationships of the subjects with friends and family at critical points in their lives, as they either begin taking hormones or decide to stop living a double life. “I think a lot of people get an image in their head of what they think transgender means … and I think it’s not always a positive image,” Brickman said. She hopes her film will dispel misconceptions some may have about the transgender community.

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Pygmalion M Because Central Illinois can be hip, too, right?

by Maggie Labno

music festival named after a Slowdive album, included in the same conversations as the Ellnora Guitar Festival and Ebertfest, and one more thing that makes Champaign-Urbana what it is culturally, Pygmalion 2011 is days away, and we’re excited. Seth Fein, Pygmalion founder and creative director, got the idea to start a music festival in June of 2005. Just a few short months after that, the CU community was introduced to its first Pygmalion, which took place from September 28 to October 1. The lineup that year was much smaller than this year’s lineup, with just twelve bands performing in comparison to the eighty-seven different artists featured this fall. After promoting shows for a few years prior to the 2005 festival and bringing artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, and Mates of State to town, Fein realized that starting a music festival would be a “fun, cool thing to do.” Six years after the commencement of the festival, Fein still seems to be having fun. “This is a good job to have,” he said. “Anytime that you can somehow create your own economy and be supportive of the community, and the community supports you, I think that’s a win-win.” With the exception of the first Pygmalion, planning for the festival has become a yearlong process for Fein. In August of this year, Fein said he

already started planning for Pygmalion 2012. As of now, no sure plans have been made on which bands will be performing, but Fein has high hopes. “I would do anything to have Bon Iver play here,” he said. “His agent and I are pretty tight; it might happen. It’s all about timing and circumstance and money.” The performances are scattered throughout different venues in Champaign-Urbana. These include Canopy Club, Cowboy Monkey, Mike ‘N Molly’s, Red Herring, Krannert Art Museum, the chapel at Channing-Murray and Caffe Paradiso. This year’s lineup is the largest the festival has seen. Some exciting names at this year’s Pygmalion are Cut Copy, Explosions in the Sky, The Dodos, Gang Gang Dance, Toro y Moi, and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. There are many more promising up-and-coming artists at this year’s festival, including The Dirty Feathers and Kayla Brown, who have already proven themselves as local favorites. This year’s Pygmalion will also feature more electronic music. It is safe to say that the Chicago DJ duo The Hood Internet will start a sweaty dance party. Some University of Illinois students, like Grandkids and Mickey Karbal, have also been offered slots on the lineup. The festival is not just a big deal to Fein or the fans that get to see their favorite artists performing in such a perfect setting; bands are also looking

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forward to the festival. Phil Dickey, drummer for the Missouri-based band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, said his band’s performance at this year’s Pygmalion is a pretty big deal to them. SSLYBY performed at Pygmalion in 2006, but back then, the band had just started touring and had much less material. Now, with three albums out and a collection of previously unreleased songs, the band is ready to come back to Pygmalion. “This is the first show we’re going to play with Deerhoof, which we’re really looking forward to,” Dickey said. “We usually play with smaller bands, so this is kind of a big deal to us. I think it’s definitely the most high profile show we played in a long time.” Although the popularity of Pygmalion seems to increase every year, one of the many great things about the festival is the intimacy it has to offer. Some of the greatest, most memorable performances take place in smaller settings — with a smaller venue comes the guarantee of a much more personal show. Fans have a higher chance of getting to hold their favorite artist’s hand, and there’s a certain intimacy that cannot be accomplished at a bigger festival like Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo. The festival will continue to grow, and Fein does want to see certain changes. He doesn’t want Pygmalion to get too big. He hopes for the im-

provement of shows at the Canopy Club and the growth of the outdoor element of the festival. However, Pygmalion will always remain true to its roots of a festival celebrating independent artists. “It’s an indie rock festival,” Fein explained. “There are never going to be jam bands; there is never going to be bluegrass; it’s just not what Pygmalion is meant to do. It’s meant to appeal to people who really pay attention to new independently produced music, at least to a certain degree.” The festival will also always call ChampaignUrbana home. There is a special charm that comes with this Midwestern college town that really can’t be found in a big city, and Pygmalion is yet another cultural event the community can take pride in. “I believe in Champaign-Urbana very much,” Fein said. “You can actually make an impact in this community. I believe in the population here. I hope that people find Pygmalion to be a rewarding experience. I don’t do this for me — I mean I do do it for me, but I book it with Champaign-Urbana in mind to the best of my availability.” Pygmalion will take place this year on September 21-25. Although festival passes are sold out, individual tickets for certain shows can still be purchased. Ticket prices range from $10 to $25 and can be bought online or at box offices.

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Pygmalion Music Festival Because Central Illinois can be hip, too, right?

by Maggie Labno

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Pygmalion schedule If you clone yourself, you can hit up all of these WEDNESDAY – 9/21

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» Canopy Club (18+) - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts presents 8:00 — Common Loon 9:00 — Viva Voce 10:00 — Explosions in the Sky

THURSDAY – 9/22

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» Canopy Club (18+) – EARLY 6:30 — Easter 7:00 — Ava Luna 7:30 — Bachelorette 8:00 — Unknown Mortal Orchestra 8:45 — Youth Lagoon 9:30 — Toro y Moi » Canopy Club (18+) – LATE 11:30 — DJ Britche$ 12:00 — DJ SOLO 12:45 — MiM0SA » Channing-Murray (All Ages) 8:30 — The Leadership 9:30 — Scattered Trees 10:30 — Gardens & Villa 11:30 — Delicate Steve 12:30 — NewVillager

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» Krannert Art Museum (All Ages) » Link Gallery (All Ages) 6:00 — Horrible Things 7:00 — The Parson Red Heads 8:00 — The Capstan Shafts 9:00 — Bear Hands

» Museum (All Ages) 6:30 — Teeadora Nikolova 7:30 — Kayla Brown 8:30 — Pamela Machala

FRIDAY – 9/23 » Canopy Club (18+) — Early 6:30 — Midnight Magic 7:30 — Washed Out 8:45 — Cut Copy » Canopy Club (18+) — Late » VOID ROOM (18+) 10:30 — Mickey Karbal 11:00 — D-Roka 11:30 — Miss Thang 12:00 — Tigorilla 12:30 — White Rabbit » THEATER STAGE (18+) 12:00 — Only Children 1:00 — The Hood Internet » Caffe Paradiso (All Ages) 7:00 — Emily Otnes 8:00 — Jill Andrews 9:00 — Good Night and Good Morning 10:00 — Jessica Lea Mayfield » Red Herring (All Ages) 6:00 — Roberta Sparrow 7:00 — Midstress 8:00 — Grave Babies 9:00 — Grown Ups

» Channing-Murray Foundation (All Ages) 9:30 — Ivan and Alyosha 10:30 — Grandkids 11:30 — The Luyas 12:30 — The Dodos

SATURDAY – 9/24 » Canopy Club (18+) » VOID ROOM (18+) 9:00 — Factory Settings 9:30 — Mansions on the Moon 10:45 — Space Police » THEATER (18+) 10:15 — Nguzunguzu & Total Freedom 11:15 — Gang Gang Dance 12:15 — Positive Vibr8ions 1:00 — MartyParty (of PANTyRAiD) » The Highdive — Outdoor Stage (All Ages) 2:30 — Joan of Arc 3:20 — Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin 4:10 — Asobi Seksu 5:00 — Owen 5:40 — STRFKR 6:40 — Xiu Xiu 7:50 — Japandroids 9:10 — Deerhoof 10:30 — Braid

» Exile on Main St. (In-Store) (All Ages) 12:30 — Crayon Mines 1:30 — An Evening with your Mother 2:30 — TBD 3:30 — Morgan Orion 4:30 — Evil Tents 5:30 — Northern Magnolia 6:30 — Allen Strong 7:30 — Year of the Bobcat 8:30 — White Birds » Mike N Molly’s (19+) 3:00 — Deathtram 4:00 — Hedgehog 5:00 — Kindest Lines 6:00 — Why I Like Robins 7:00 — These Old Ghosts 8:00 — Take Care 9:00 — Withershins 10:00 — Frank Maloney and the Dolt City Ramblers 11:00 — Adam Arcuragi 12:00 — Bass Drum of Death 1:00 — The Dirty Feathers » Cowboy Monkey (19+) 10:00 — Mammoths 11:00 — Iron Tigers 12:00 — Brass Bed 1:00 — That’s No Moon (CD Release Show!) » Boltini Lounge (21+) 12:00 — The Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra

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» The Highdive (19+) 8:30 — Elsinore 9:30 — Big Troubles 10:30 — The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

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Music Festival Pygmalion schedule If you clone yourself, you can hit up all of these WEDNESDAY – 9/21 » Canopy Club (18+) - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts presents 8:00 — Common Loon 9:00 — Viva Voce 10:00 — Explosions in the Sky

THURSDAY – 9/22

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» Krannert Art Museum (All Ages) » Link Gallery (All Ages) 6:00 — Horrible Things 7:00 — The Parson Red Heads 8:00 — The Capstan Shafts 9:00 — Bear Hands

» Museum (All Ages) 6:30 — Teeadora Nikolova 7:30 — Kayla Brown 8:30 — Pamela Machala

» Channing-Murray Foundation (All Ages) 9:30 — Ivan and Alyosha 10:30 — Grandkids 11:30 — The Luyas 12:30 — The Dodos

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Food

Drink

Apple Dumpling day

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

by Julie Homerding

eptember 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day, and with apple orchards filled with freshly grown fruits around this time of year, why not make a favorite fall treat? Dumplings were first eaten in the 17th century. Dumplings are small bits of dough that can be fried, steamed or boiled. They can be made with breads, potatoes or cheeses and can even be filled with fruits, like apples. Apple dumplings are an original treat from the northeastern United States and are very popular in Pennsylvania. They are a common breakfast item and also a dessert. Apple dumplings are eaten plain, with ice cream or with milk. Here in Champaign-Urbana, a local restaurant called Apple Dumpling makes the tasty treats. The Apple Dumpling has a comfort food menu including fried chicken and mashed potatoes — a perfect dinner before having apple dumplings for dessert, if you ask me. Another way to get a taste of some apple dumplings in the CU area is to go to Champaign’s Curtis Orchard! Curtis Orchard is roughly 15 minutes from campus, and this could be a fun afternoon activity for a family, or even roommates, to participate in! Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Dumplings Pastry Ingredients: » 1/4 cup allvegetable shortening » 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour » 1/2 teaspoon salt

» 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled » 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water » Apples Ingredients: » 4 small tart apples, such as Granny Smith » 1 tablespoon raisins » 1 tablespoon dark rum » 4 teaspoons unsalted butter Syrup Ingredients: » 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar » 1 1/2 cups water » 2 tablespoons unsalted butter Instructions: 1. To make the pastry, combine the shortening, flour and salt in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Combine until the mixture resembles fine meal. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces and mix until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle the mixture with four tablespoons of the ice water and continue to mix. The mixture should hold together when pinched. If not, add more water. Scrape the pastry onto a floured board, form it into a ball, and wrap it with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 450°F. While the pastry is chilling, peel and core the apples. Divide the raisins and rum into the core holes, and place one teaspoon of butter in each core hole. Combine the syrup ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for three minutes and set aside.

At the Store: Chai

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3. Divide the pastry into four parts. Form one part into a ball and place it between two sheets of plastic wrap or wax paper. Roll the pastry into a circle large enough to cover the apple. Place an apple in the center and bring up the sides to encase it. Pinch the top together, holding the dough with a little water. If the folds seem thick, trim them off and seal the seams with water. Repeat with the remaining apples.

4. Place the apples on a baking sheet and brush them with the syrup. Place them in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 330°F, and brush again with the syrup. Bake for an additional 35 minutes, brushing every 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for five minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature. Note: The pastry and syrup can be prepared up to two days in advance and refrigerated.

Don’t go to Starbucks — make it at home!

by Julie Homerding

attes, cappuccinos and fraps are among the popular orders at Starbucks or Expresso Royale. What about ordering something different for a change? Something with a unique flavor that not many people are used to drinking — a chai. No, not chai tea, for those of you who are familiar with the drink. Chai actually translates directly to tea. Chai came from the country of India and is a common beverage around Southern Asia. During trade and traveling in the 1800s, English Tea companies discovered chai in Southern Asia. It was brought back to Europe and became just as popular as the tea imported from China. Since then, chai has become well known around the world. Chai drinkers add ginger or milk and sugar to the plain black tea or drink masala chai. The form of chai that we are familiar with is formally called masala chai, which means spicy tea.There are different recipes to making the tea, but the common spices include cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, fennel seeds, peppercorn and cloves. To make chai, first you must boil a milk and water mixture with the loose leaf tea and sweeteners if wanted. Once it is boiled, it is ready to 10

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be served. To make masala chai, add in the cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, fennel seeds, peppercorn and clove combination. Want to try something new with chai? Here’s a twist to the traditional S’mores recipe. Chai Spiced S’mores Ingredients: » 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped » 3/4 cup heavy cream » 1 tablespoon loose chai leaves » 16 honey graham cracker squares (2 1/2-inch squares) » 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows or 16 jumbo marshmallows Instructions: » Making the Chocolate Mixture 1. Put chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Put the 3/4 heavy cream in a saucepan and bring to a

simmer over medium heat. Then, add the chai leaves, stir and remove from heat. Let stand 10 minutes. 2. After 10 minutes, bring the tea-infused cream back to medium heat until just simmering. Then, pour the cream through a strainer over the bowl of chocolate. Make sure it is evenly distributed. Let stand for 5 minutes, or until chocolate is perfectly melted. Take tea leaves out of the mixture. » Preparing the S’mores 1. Preheat the broiler. Make sure the baking pan is about 6-8 inches from the broiler. 2. Place the graham crackers on the baking pan. Spread 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate mixture on the crackers. Then place the jumbo marshmallow or mini marshmallows on the cracker 3. Place the pan into the heated broiler for about 30 seconds, or until the marshmallows are golden brown. Let cool and enjoy!

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THURSDAY 15

Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landlive music scape Los Guapos Krannert Art Museum and Wines at the Pines, U, 7pm Kinkead Pavilion, C, Happy Hour Skateboards 9am Co. Premier Gala campus activities Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 8pm Ole #7 Weekday Orthodox MinRosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, yan and Breakfast 9pm The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Codj hen Center for Jewish Life, DJ BJ Dance Night C, 7:30am Po’ Boys, U, 8pm kids and families DJ Luniks Firehaus, C, 10pm, $5 Preschool Story Time DJ Ollie & DJ Hot Saus Rantoul Public Library, Highdive, C, 10pm Rantoul, 10am J-Phlip & DJ Mertz Raising Readers Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, Rantoul Public Library, $5 Rantoul, 10:30am, 3:30pm

karaoke

Liquid Courage Karaoke Memphis on Main, C, 9pm RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

movies IMC Film Festival Opening Night - Shorts and Feature Comedy Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm

community Educator Open House Anita Purves Nature Center, U, 4pm The Green Purpose Membership Drive Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, 5:30pm

mind/body/spirit

Lunchtime Express Core with Maggie Taylor Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12 Core Yoga with Maggie art exhibit Taylor The Treehouse: Recycled, Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Repurposed, Reimagined 12pm, $12 University YMCA, C, Ashtanga Yoga with 9am Certified Yoga Teacher Paintings by Carol Stew- Lauren Quinn art and ceramic sculpture Amara Yoga & Arts, U, by Annelies Heijnen 5:30pm, $12 Cinema Gallery, U, 10am Yin Yoga with Certified “Dreams and Other Yoga Teacher Lauren Visions” by Rebecca Quinn Zagorski and “Be There Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Then” by Rachel Edwards 7pm, $12 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm FRIDAY 16

museum exhibit

live music

Warriors, Guardians, and Demons Spurlock Museum, U Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am At Fifty: Krannert Art Museum, 1961-2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

Lukas Clide Illini Union, U, 12pm Andy Moreillon Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 4pm Diva and Dude The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm The University YMCA Presents a Concert by Bolokada Conde University YMCA, C, 7pm Desafinado Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm

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Bruiser and the Virtues Huber’s West End Store, C, 8pm High Low Drifters Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Groove Avenue Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

dj DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm DJ Cal Emmerich Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Let The Bass Kick Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

concert Enslin Fest Herbert Brün House, 7:30pm, $10

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm DJ Bange Karaoke Phoenix, C, 9:00 pm

Warriors, Guardians, and Demons Spurlock Museum, U Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Spring Prairie Skies William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm

concert

lectures

Enslin Fest Herbert Brün House, 7:30 pm, $10

Saturday Physics “Exotic Objects of the Cosmos: Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Black Holes” Loomis Lab, U, 10:15am

Open Mic Nite Phoenix, C, 7pm

Goth-Industrial The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Belclare Road Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

lectures

High Noon with the Artist Parkland Art Gallery, C,12pm Friday Forum: “Few Women in STEM? Why-and What To Do” University YMCA, C, 12pm

DJ Belly Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm DJ Randall Ellison Chester Street, C, 9:00 pm, $3 DJ - Presented by 3L Entertainment D.R. Diggers, C, 9:30pm DJ Space Police Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

literary Zionist Food for Thought The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 12pm

social issues Isra-ed Weekly Session Cafe Sababa, C, 12pm

community POW/MIA Vigil Illini Union, U

mind/body/spirit

Yoga Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 12pm Lunchtime Express Power Flow with Certified Yoga Teacher Amanda Reagan movies Amara Yoga & Arts, U, IMC Film Festival Night 12pm, $12 #2 - Social Justice Docu- Vinyasa Krama Yoga with mentaries Don Briskin Urbana-Champaign InAmara Yoga & Arts, U, dependent Media Center, 4pm, $12 U, 7pm Happy Hour Flow Yoga with Amanda Reagan art exhibit Amara Yoga & Arts, U, The Treehouse: Recycled, 5:30pm, $12 Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am miscellaneous Paintings by Carol Stew- International Coffeeart and ceramic sculpture house by Annelies Heijnen Etc. Coffee House, U, 4pm Cinema Gallery, U, 10am food and drink “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Half Price Happy Hour Zagorski and “Be There Emerald City Lounge, C, 5pm Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, SATURDAY 17 6pm

museum exhibit

food and drink

Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J Radio Maria, C, 10pm

At Fifty: Krannert Art Museum, 1961-2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm Amazing Stargazing William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7:00 pm, $5, $4 (students)

IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 8pm

live music

Live Jazz with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Fishtank Ensemble Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, 8:00 pm, $10-12 Matthew Curry & The Blues Fury Memphis on Main, C, 9pm

dance music

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

open mic SPEAK! An Open Mike Afternoon of Stories and Other Spoken Word Pieces Das Cafe, U, 3pm

movies Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C IMC Film Festival Night #3 - Locally Produced Films Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 3pm Budrus Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, U, 7pm

Sensational Saturday Tasting Sun Singer Wine & Spirits, C, 12pm

SUNDAY 18 live music Live Jazz with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Denny K Curtis Orchard, C, 12pm

Trivia Night The Blind Pig Brewery, C, 7pm

community Homelessness Stinks: Deodorant Drive Community United Church of Christ, C, 9:30am

miscellaneous The Zionist Lunch and Learn Cafe Sababa, C, 11:30am

concert

food and drink

Enslin Fest Herbert Brün House Herbert Brün House, 2pm, $10

Champagne Brunch with a Diva! Emerald City Lounge, C, 10am, $12

open mic

movies

MONDAY 19 dj

DJ Randall Ellison Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 Eletro/Industrial Night Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 kids and families stage 80’s Night with DJ Prairie Stories Drag Show Mingram Museum of the Grand Prai- Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4 Highdive, C, 10pm rie, Mahomet, 10am art exhibit karaoke Kids Arts & Crafts Playshops “Dreams and Other RockStarz Karaoke: PreAmara Yoga & Arts, U, Visions” by Rebecca sented by 3L Entertain11:15am Zagorski and “Be There ment Then” by Rachel Edwards Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm community Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Dragon Karaoke Market at the Square 6pm The Clark Bar, C, 10pm Lincoln Square Mall, U, 7am

fundraisers

Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C

museum exhibit

Warriors, Guardians, and Improv Prom Demons SoDo Theatre, 8pm, $8Spurlock Museum, U $10 Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and mind/body/spirit Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Yoga Institute of C-U At Fifty: Krannert Art Beginner Classes Museum, 1961-2011 BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute Krannert Art Museum and of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14 Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Yoga Institute of C-U Jerusalem Saved! Inness Beginner Classes and the Spiritual Landart exhibit BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute scape Paintings by Carol Stew- of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14 Krannert Art Museum and art and ceramic sculpture Saturday Power Flow with Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am by Annelies Heijnen Corrie Proksa campus activities Cinema Gallery, U, 10am Amara Yoga & Arts, U, “Dreams and Other 4pm, $12 M and M: Midrash and Visions” by Rebecca Meal classes and Zagorski and “Be There The Hillel Foundation: The Then” by Rachel Edwards workshops Margie K. and Louis N. CoAmara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm IMC Film Festival - Filmhen Center for Jewish Life, making Workshop and C, 6pm museum exhibit Panel game-playing Warriors, Guardians, and Urbana-Champaign InDemons dependent Media Center, Big Dave’s Trivia Night Spurlock Museum, U U, 2pm Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm

movies

Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C

stage Monday Night Comedy Illini Union, U, 7pm

art exhibit The Treehouse: Recycled, Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm

art MELD: Monday Evening Life Drawing group McGown Photography, 7:00 pm, $7

museum exhibit Warriors, Guardians, and Demons Spurlock Museum, U

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Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am At Fifty: Krannert Art Museum, 1961-2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

campus activities Nutrition Walk In La Casa Cultural Latina, U, 5pm

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Open Mic Night Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

Nomad Speculative Fiction Book Club Champaign Public Library, C, 7pm

Open Mic Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Open Mic Nite Phoenix, C, 9pm

movies Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C Israeli Movie Club The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 7pm Bag It Common Ground Food Co-op, 7:00 pm, $10

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Puzzle Exchange Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 5pm Trivia Night Bentley’s Pub, C, 7:30pm

The Treehouse: Recycled, Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm

kids and families

museum exhibit

Growing Up Wild - Garden Harvest Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, 10am, $5 Baby & Me Yoga with Corrie Proksa Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am, $12

Warriors, Guardians, and Demons Spurlock Museum, U Makeba! Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am At Fifty: Krannert Art Museum, 1961-2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

game-playing

Tuesday 20 live music The Parkland Early Jazz Ensemble Iron Post, U, 7pm Dueling Guitars Jupiter’s II, C, 8pm

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm

campus activities Revive, Restore, Relax: Weston Wellness Weston Residence Hall, C, 3pm

game-playing Trivia Tuesdays Memphis on Main, C, 7pm

classes and workshops Real Computing Help Douglass Branch Library, C, 6pm Beginner Argentine Tango Course Phillips Recreation Center, U, 8:30 pm, $25

Wednesday 21 live music Donnie Heitler Great Impasta, U, 6pm Jeremy Harper The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Corn Desert Ramblers The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Open Deck Night Radio Maria, C, 9pm

movies Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C

art exhibit The Treehouse: Recycled, Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am Paintings by Carol Stewart and ceramic sculpture by Annelies Heijnen Cinema Gallery, U, 10am “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm

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Warriors, Guardians, and Demons DJ Tommy Williams Spurlock Museum, U Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 Makeba! DJ Randall Ellison Krannert Art Museum and Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Old School Night At Fifty: Krannert Art Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Museum, 1961-2011 Coyote Ugly Night with Krannert Art Museum and DJ Stifler Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Highdive, C, 9pm Jerusalem Saved! Inness I Love The ‘90s with DJ and the Spiritual LandMingram scape Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

dance music

Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Salsa Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

March 21-April 19

“An awakened Aries would rather err on the side of making a daring, improvisational mistake than cuddle up with passionless peace,” writes astrologer Hunter Reynolds. “He or she knows that creative conflict can be a greater unifying force than superficial harmony.” This is excellent for you to keep in mind during the coming days. But make sure your motivations are pure and humble, please. If the daring improvisation you launch is fueled by arrogance or the urge to dominate, your efforts to shake things up for the greater good will fail. Fight against what Reynolds calls “terrified niceness” -but do it with fierce compassion, not sneering rage.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

Back in 2009, John Allwood, an Australian melon-picker, used his head to smash 47 watermelons in 60 seconds. That broke the previous world record of 40 in a minute, also set by him a couple of years earlier. I’ve chosen him to be your role model for the coming week, Taurus -- for two reasons. First, you’re primed to outstrip a personal best you achieved some time back. So do it! Second, it’s a perfect time to use your head in fun and creative ways.

According to April Winchell’s book Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, here are some of the treasures you can find for sale at Etsy.com: a toy pig made from a root beer can; a “juicy enchanted pouch” for holding runes; a handmade hornet’s nest; a stuffed feral goat fashioned to resemble a unicorn; fake tapeworms that are actually spray-painted fettucine; and a “haunted Ouija board Las Vegas casinostyle blackjack roulette poker chip.” I would absolutely love it if you designed something like this and hawked it on Etsy, Gemini. Your skill as an idiosyncratic creator will soon be peaking, as will your capacity for marketing the most unique aspects of your shtick and style.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

“Specialization is for insects,” said science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, pitch manure, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently.” I bring this thought to your attention, because it’s an excellent time for you to broaden your understanding and expand your repertoire. How many of the things that Heinlein names can you do? Make a list of your talents, and try to add some new ones to that list in the coming weeks

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

A veterinarian in Nashville was asked to do something he had never done: diagnose and treat a wounded whooping crane. Experts devoted to safeguarding the endangered species advised him to wear a billowy white suit. That way the wild bird would be more likely to accept his attention. “You learn very quickly how to communicate dressed as a marshmallow,” the vet said after completing his work. Be prepared for a metaphorically similar encounter, Leo. You, too, may face a prospect that resembles interspecies conversation. I hope you’ll be as adaptable as the vet.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

“Everything is unique,” said the 19th-century authors known as the Goncourt brothers, who wrote all their books together. “Nothing happens more than once in a lifetime. The physical pleasure that a certain woman gave you at a certain moment, the exquisite dish that you ate on a certain day -- you will never meet either again. Nothing is repeated, and everything is unparalleled.” Of course this is always true. But I suspect you will be more intensely aware of it in the coming days than you have in a long time. In part that’s because the sensations and experiences headed your way will be so piquantly unique, so exquisitely fresh. And in part it’s because you’ll be wide-awake to the novel pleasures that are possible when you appreciate the fact that everything changes all the time.

September 15 – 21, 2011

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

“Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul,” said environmentalist Edward Abbey. The “ruin” doesn’t happen all of a sudden, because of a single small failure to translate sincere intentions into good works. Rather, it’s the result of long-running laziness or passivity -- a consistent inability to do what one’s passions demand. If there is even a shred of this tendency in your make-up, Libra, now is an urgent time to shed it. According to my astrological analysis, you simply must carry out your soul’s mandates.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

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“Crank Up the AC”--cool, man.

I would of course never advocate burning all copies of the book Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself. I’m a staunch defender of freedom of speech, even if the speech offends my moral sense. On the other hand, my freedom of speech allows me to advise you to strenuously avoid that book and any influence that resembles it. In my opinion, you need to actually become a better person in the coming weeks. Here’s a good place to start: Don’t just pay lip service to the idea of supporting others’ freedom of speech. Help them claim and express that freedom, even if it makes you uncomfortable.

Every one of us is born with up to 150 new mutations that make us different from both of our parents. Most of those genetic alterations are neutral in their effects. Some are negative and a few may be beneficial. I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because you’re entering a phase when it’s possible to take more advantage of your positive mutations than you ever have before. Can you guess what they are? Try to, because you’re primed to tap in to their fuller potential.

Dictionary.com says there are 19 words in the English language with no perfect rhymes. Among them are six words that are useful in constructing this week’s horoscope for you: cusp, glimpsed, depth, rhythm, gulf, and opus. I like the fact that none of them rhyme because it’s symbolic of the task you have ahead of you. You’re on the cusp of a shift in your rhythm that will take you out of your depth, compelling you to close the gulf between you and a resource that will be crucial for you to have access to in the future. You’ve glimpsed what needs to be done, but in order to accomplish it, you will need to be motivated by a frustration that feels like having to rhyme unrhymeable words.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

The Jerusalem Syndrome is a temporary psychological phenomenon that on rare occasions overtakes travelers who visit Jerusalem. Under the influence of ancient holy sites, these people may become obsessed with religious themes or experience delusions that they are characters from stories in the Bible or Koran. I don’t expect you to fall under the sway of such an outbreak, but I do think you will soon have some intense spiritual stirrings. To ensure that they will enlighten you, stay well-grounded. Sleep well and exercise now and then.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

My Pisces friend coined some new words that happen to be perfect for you to begin using and embodying. “Blissipline,” she says, is “the commitment to experiencing a little or a lot of bliss every day; the practice of expanding one’s capacity for bliss and being open to receive it in any moment.” A “blissiplinarian” is “someone who enforces pleasure and invites opportunities for more pleasure,” while a “blissciple” is a person who aspires to master the art of blissipline. I encourage you to be a blissciple, because it will put you in sync with the effervescent invitations the cosmos has scheduled for you.

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1 Amazement 4 One A in AMA 8 “Peachy keen!” 13 It’s nothing, really 14 “That’s right” 16 Person in the delivery business? 17 551, to Nero 18 “Earth Girls Are Easy” star Davis 19 Rest in a nest 20 What escorts are usually paid to do? 23 France’s longest river 24 Samson’s love 28 Agreement between nations to stretch borders further? 32 Free plaything that’s actually in the Toy Hall of Fame 33 Dietary restriction for some 34 President pro ___ 37 “Not ___ care” 39 Last mo. with just 30 days 40 Star of “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” in tabloids 43 ___! at the Disco 46 Birds who get busy right up to April? 51 Actress Dawson 52 Like horror movie music 53 Cockney and French, when I’m entertaining people at parties?

57 Up and about 60 Spaghetti western composer Morricone 61 “Just as I suspected!” 62 Tea at the movies 63 Kidney-related 64 Tom’s “Toy Story” costar 65 Author Fannie 66 “___ Luck Chuck” (2007 romcom) 67 Summer, in St. Tropez

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Guthrie 27 One way to get the big picture 29 Putdown from The Fonz 30 “___ liebe dich” 31 Animal that looks half-giraffe, half zebra 34 Pre-1917 Russian ruler 35 ___ Domani (wine brand) 36 Apples, often 38 M&M hue 41 Charge for some mobile phone usage 42 Work with what you have 44 Frigid 45 Canadian prairie residents 47 Loom (over) 48 Intricately decorated 49 Hip 50 Bagel variety 54 Blood type, for short 55 The A of A.D. 56 Cremona closing 57 TV character who ate cats 58 Salt, in Quebec 59 “I’ve come ___ decision”

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by MICHAEL COULTER

colder coulter Tips on how to prepare for cold weather Well, the weather has actually been pretty nice, what with it getting a little cooler and all that. It was — what’s the word — pleasant, maybe. While I should just sit back and enjoy it, part of me can’t help thinking that winter is right around the corner. Worrying about what’s to come is pretty much the only way to enjoy something, after all. I’m no weather forecaster, but my guess is that it will get really hot again for about five days and then go right into winter. Then, the next decent weather will be sometime around March of next year. I hope I’m wrong and we actually have a fall, but either way, it’s never too soon to begin getting ready for what’s around the corner.

tops. Actually, it would have been great if no one had ever gotten them out in the first place, but there’s not much we can do about that now. Anyway, we’ll all need to cover up just a little bit more pretty soon. I have it pretty easy because I still try to wear shorts until it gets below thirty degrees. This is because my legs don’t get cold, my shorts aren’t really all that short, and I’m sort of a dipshit. Regardless, even I have to make some preparations for the top part. Generally, I only buy clothes that are left over from the previous season. This means I’ll get summer clothes once winter starts and then save them for the next year and that I’ll have already bought clothes for this coming winter at the beginning of last summer. First of all, I don’t really care about any sort of fashion, and second of all, they mark that shit down. Hell, if you keep checking the clearance racks, you can get a pair of nice shorts for less than what it costs to park for an hour in downtown Champaign. You’ve just got to pay attention and concentrate. It’s weird — setting up my wardrobe is more complicated than an episode of Lost, and I still end up looking like a rodeo clown most of the time. Anyway, once I start looking around, I usually find a couple of sweaters I got last May and forgot all about. Sometimes, they even still fit. It’s like going shopping without spending money. Fun. Besides that, you’re going to need all the accessories that are handy when it gets chilly. The main ones are gloves and hats. Sure, there are those lucky people out there without hands or heads, but otherwise, you don’t have much of a choice. Let’s look at gloves. If I would begin looking for them right this instant, I could possibly have a matching pair by the evening of the first snowfall. By “matching pair,” I mean a right hand one and a left hand one. If I would like them to be the same size and color, that may take a couple of extra weeks. Not to be all Andy Rooney about it, but I’m never quite sure what happens to my gloves once spring rolls in. I can only assume I take them off and throw them over my head in a fit of uncontrolled exuberance and then run wildly down the street without ever picking them up again. I look in drawers and closets, and I can maybe find a stray one. Eventually, I will find my best pair in the pockets of a windbreaker that I forgot I had. I don’t know — maybe this is all too early, and winter will hold off a little longer. I just like to begin getting ready because it’s nice to give the illusion I’m prepared. In that way, it’s fun to think about cold weather. Actually, it’s still even more fun to just think about next summer.

Once I start looking around, I usually find a couple of sweaters I got last May and forgot all about. Sometimes, they even still fit. It’s like going shopping without spending money. Fun. Sure, I don’t expect to wake up to five feet of snow on the first of October, but even those incremental changes in temperature need to be addressed at least a little bit. Let’s try and get everyone ready so we don’t have a big surprise we aren’t prepared for. First off, you have to get prepared mentally. There are a few different ways to make this happen. You could be a good sport about it and try to find the positive side to the change in the weather. As you might suspect, this is not necessarily what a guy like me would recommend. The road of bitterness is far more interesting. You could look around and say, “Hey, those folks seem to be having fun in the cold. I should give that a try, too.” This is a fantastic approach if you really enjoy frostbite and falling through the thin ice of a lake. Otherwise, use the sense God gave you and begin hating it all now. Personally, I like to remind myself that I always talk about how much I like the changing of the seasons. Sure, I can no longer remember why I ever said that or if it was even true then, but I like to pick a side whether I agree with it or not. Once you’ve grasped what a crabby person you need to become, it’s important to take a look at the clothes in your closet and drawers. It’s time to put away the tank tops and halter 16

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