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Homeward Bound

Coffee, Etc.

Planning your alternative Friday night

Going Indie

Musician Joshua Radin walks the walk

Fall for Flamenco

And Another Thing ... Calendar

José Porcel discusses his Spanish groove

A personal top ten pre-death list

Your guide to this week’s events

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Mer

Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally

Chicago acoustic guitar virtuoso Mer takes the stage at Cowboy Monkey tonight at 9:30 p.m. Stellar Days and Noah Gabriel open, and tickets are $5.

It’s that time of year again. Come hail to the Orange at the Homecoming Parade, beginning at 6 p.m. at Sixth Street and ending at the Quad. Following the parade, there will be an appearance by Ron Zook and ﬁreworks at the pep rally.

the217.com Food: Check out “Wine Column” on Monday. On Wednesday, look for “Recipe of the Week.”

Art: Do you ﬁnd yourself irresitably drawn to musical theatre but don’t know enough about it? Read all about it on Sunday.

Movies: On Saturday, a review of the new Maher ﬂick Religulous.

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Reptile Feeding

Death Cab for Cutie

Look for this week’s “The Four” on Saturday.

“Wanna see me feed a mouse to my snake?” This isn’t just a funny line from Almost Famous; at the Anita Purves Nature Center, it’s a bona ﬁde offer. Check out the action at 1 p.m. for a $2 fee.

Come to Assembly Hall and hear “I Will Possess Your Heart,” “Soul Meets Body,” and all your favorites. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $34.

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Likes & Gripes Drake Baer Art Editor LIKES

monday 13 Teen Table Talk Book Club This casual book club at the Douglass Branch Library focuses on ﬁction and nonﬁction by African-American authors. It meets Mondays at 6 p.m.

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K.D. Lang with Dustin O’Halloran

Mason Jennings

Catch this multiple Grammy awardwinner at the Krannert Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $22 to $45.

This Minnesota-based singer-songwriter takes the stage at the Canopy Club tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance.

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E D I T O R ’ S N O T E by Stephanie Prather Until very recently I never fully realized how big an issue health care was to the everyday American. Sure, I knew there were people who didn’t have insurance, but I was covered under my parents’ cushy HMO and never had to face the reality of hospital bills until this week. When I turned 22 in May I was automatically dropped from my HMO and had to seek an insurance policy on my own. With the help of my mother I decided on an affordable Blue Cross/ Blue Shield policy that would cover me if I hapwww.the217.com

pened to move to another state. It meant that I had to switch hospitals and doctors (from Carle, where I was born back in ’86, to Christie) but I ﬁgured that was necessary because I would never be able to afford an HMO on my own. I hadn’t used my new policy until a month ago when I had my annual “lady” exam. At the time my new doctor recommended that I test for STDs. I decided getting tested was the responsible thing to do and had them test for all the STDs, just to make sure I didn’t have AIDS for some reason. A few days ago I received a bill in the mail from my insurance company for more than $1,400 for

the visit, only $400 of which my insurance will cover. I now owe nearly $1,000 to Christie for a routine visit and STD testing I thought would be covered by my insurance. I’m not really sure how long it will take for me to pay off the cost of this routine visit, but I know that from now on I’m going to utilize public health or Planned Parenthood instead of my useless insurance. With the election looming, I know I will be looking further into the candidates’ health care policies and how I will be affected either way. Something tells me, however, neither Barack Obama or John McCain has ever been in this position.

1) Extreme Mocha: A buck-forty for a 16 oz. serving of extreme delicious. 2) Paul Newman: Acting, philanthropy, ranch — three of my favorite things. Sadly dead. 3) Force powers: You ever think that Jedi were huge kinks? Safeword: Greedo.

Suzanne Stern Community Editor GRIPES 1) Substituting toilet paper for tissue: My allergies are bad enough that I wake up every morning with a stuffy nose, no matter what medicine I take. Toilet paper, while it gets the job done, does not feel the same. Yes, I will make it to Walgreens and buy tissue eventually. 2) Always missing FedEx, UPS or the mailman with my parcels: For as often as I am not in class, you’d think I would be home to answer the door for the delivery guy. Untrue. I am making a trip to the post office after Walgreens. 3) Lack of caffeine self-control: If I have a 24-pack of soda or a coffeemaker, I’ll drink too much caffeine (think two+ cans or three+ cups a day). Unfortunately, most days I am tired, and therefore, I buy either soda or coffee once a day, which gets expensive over time. The financial burden is becoming more of a pain than my health, so I’m going to have to teach myself to either sleep more (doubtful) or drink less when I cave and buy caffeine in bulk (difficult).

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food & drink A Healthy Alternative Cobb Salad by Lauren Whalley

Recipe of the Week Cream Cheese and Jelly Turnovers Ingredients: 2 unbaked, unrolled refrigwerated pie crusts 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened 1 large egg, separated 2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons guava jelly

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Salads are a healthy choice, except when they’re not. Salads do offer a few servings of vegetables and are generally a good source of ﬁber and vitamin C — that is, until creamy, high-fat dressing and handfuls of croutons are mixed into it. What was once the best choice on the menu can become the worst for you. The classic Cobb salad has dressing, cheese, meats, eggs and bacon that can total 400 to 700 calories, and that may just be the appetizer. But don’t give up on the hearty taste of a Cobb salad. A common base for Cobb salad dressings is mayonnaise, which typically contains 12 grams of fat in just one tablespoon. The best trick to transform this salad is switching to a light dressing. Vinegar contains no fat and few calories. Red or white wine vinegar is standard for salad dressings. Balsamic vinegar is also a good option if you’re looking to add a little more ﬂavor. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can also make your salad right at home. Try a Chef’s salad with roasted turkey breast and reduced-fat Swiss cheese instead. According to EatingWell.com, it takes an easy 10 minutes to prepare this 180-calorie meal

with only four grams of fat, 27 mg of cholesterol and a nutrition bonus of vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium. Make it even better by making your own salad dressing. However, if you just can’t quite give up your favorite salad, cut down on the croutons. You will be saving yourself at least 120 calories for each cup of croutons! Recipe: Eating Well Power Salad Makes 2 servings, about 4 cups each 6 cups mixed salad greens 1 cup shredded carrots 2 tablespoons chopped red onion 1/4 cup dressing, such as Creamy Dill Ranch Dressing (recipe follows) 10 cherry tomatoes 4 slices roasted turkey breast, cut up (3 oz.) 2 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese, cut up (2 oz.) Toss greens, carrots, onion and dressing in a large bowl until coated. Divide between two plates. Arrange tomatoes, turkey and cheese on top of the salad.

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Line two baking pans with parchment paper. Unroll each pie crust, and cut into quarters (each quarter will look like a triangle). Carefully fold each dough triangle in half lengthwise to create a crease, and open again so that each piece lies flat. Cut four horizontal slits on one side of each crease, leaving a 1/2inch border of uncut dough along the outer edge of that side of the triangle. Place the cream cheese, egg yolk, 1 tablespoon sugar and salt in a small bowl, and stir until smooth. Place 1 tablespoon each of the cream cheese mixture and jelly onto the uncut side of each dough triangle. Spread slightly, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Lightly brush egg white around the edges of the dough. Fold the cut side over the filled side, and crimp the edges with a fork to form the turnovers. Place on the prepared baking pans. Lightly brush the turnovers with egg white, and sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Bake until the dough is golden brown and the filling begins to bubble — 12 to 14 minutes. Serve warm. http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/ cream-cheese-jelly-turnovers-3325

The Dregs Building your affordable wine cellar, part 2 by Caleb Ganzer When we last left our heroes, they were preparing to scale the great Mount Angover, on the summit of which the epic battle between good and bad is set to unfold. Let us tune in and catch up with our tale. Chapter 5) This chapter focuses on the comingof-age wine blush, a.k.a. rose wines. Not quite a white but not yet a red. I recommend grabbing a rose made from your favorite red wine grape for comparison. For instance, the 2007 Bodegas Borsao 100 Percent Garnacha (a.k.a. Grenache) rose showcases the grape’s softer side and can be picked up for less than $10. Chapter 6) Finally, we’re getting to the good part: medium-bodied reds. This is my personal favorite category, but it’s also arguably the most OCT 09 – OCT 15 08

expansive. We’re going to keep it old world and travel to northwestern Italy for this one. Piedmont is a great source for high-quality value wines. Wine is big business in this part of the world, and producers here churn out tons upon metric tons of wine. Go grab yourself a Dolcetto d’Alba (or d’Asti or even di Dogliani) that is less than four years old. When young, these wines are very fruit-forward, smooth with supple tannins, and have a nice touch of acidity to pair well with almost anything. Chapter 7) Full-bodied, affordable, fermented grape juice. Hands down, Argentina and Chile are excellent sources for this category. If you’re looking for a ﬁght, Argentinian Malbec will rough you up and leave you black and blue with splinters all over. But if you just want to party, Cabernet

Sauvignon from Chile will show you a good time. These wines are big, fruity and tannic, and they’ll even call you the next day. Muy asequible. Chapter 8) What’s a good story without a happy ending? It behooves you to keep a nice sweet wine around for the right occasion. Most dessert wines tend to be expensive because of the more delicate wine-making process involved. Somehow, Santa Julia makes a well-made Torrontes sweet wine that retails for $13 per bottle. Since you’ve already had Moscato d’Asti, step out of the box and pick up this inexpensive sweet wine, complete with its spectacular bouquet of ﬂowers, perfume and honey. Just like scars, chicks dig sweet wine. So put down that Axe body spray, and try this on for size. As a bonus, you won’t smell like a stainless steel can.

Why is Campus So Nois-y this Week? Homecoming invades the University by Elyse Schmidt Twenty years of Illio yearbooks were searched for and browsed through in order to make sure that this year’s Homecoming theme has never been used. After this investigation and about three hours of throwing ideas around and blurting out whatever randomness came to mind, Reid Thompson, vice president internal of Homecoming, and his team of brainstormers finally got it right. This year’s theme: Feel the ‘Nois! And with the numerous events planned for Homecoming week, the campus will certainly be louder than usual. This year’s Homecoming “Big Three” began with the kickoff party on Oct. 4 and will continue with lunch on the Quad and the parade and pep rally. “The whole focus this year is really on the students, in both planning and attending,” said Lynn Chaney, associate director of strategic initiatives and special projects for the Alumni Association. “It is for the students, by the students,” So for all those who are anxiously awaiting the chance to scream for the team at the pep rally this year or for all those who haven’t had a clue or a care about what happens during Homecoming week, perhaps this little preview will get you excited — or even more excited. While Lunch on the Quad happened on Tuesday, featuring a Jimmy John’s sandwich, cookie and drink for five dollars, jousting matches, an obstacle course and a 20-foot slide, Friday sees the annual parade start its course at 6 p.m. at Sixth Street and Taft Drive. In a sea of orange, you can follow the parade, hosting numerous floats, alumni, administration and student organizations all the way to Mathews Avenue in Urbana to end at the Quad. Immediately following the end of the parade, the pep rally finally begins after its year long absence. A pep rally would be nothing without music, the team and, duh, the fans. Ron Zook and the Fighting Illini will be there, as well as radio station 92.5, so let’s hope that a fireworks display, light show, video highlight reel and free T-shirts will be more than enough to get the fans there. When asked if he would be attending the festivities as a participant and spectator, Thompson replied, “I’ll probably be running the show. It’s the fastest week, hardest work and least amount of sleep I have ever got. But it is so rewarding to see magnitudes of people with the Illini spirit.” Based on the excitement of those who have put the most effort into planning these Homecoming events for the community and students, it seems so little to ask that we simply go and enjoy it. Who passes up cheap Jimmy John’s, a 20-foot slide, a free fireworks display and a chance to dunk faculty members in a tank of water anyway? Not an Illinois student ...

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Co≠ee, Tea, Etc. A caffeinated alternative on campus by Maggie Puniewska Drinking is more than just a verb to many students on campus. It can also be deﬁned as a social de-inhibitor, a hobby and even a sport. But although it may seem like the majority of students are downing beers and chasing shots, many choose not to drink at all. For those who choose not to or who don’t adhere to a strict regime of weekly bar crawling, ﬁnding new and different activities to do can be a challenge. For students who just want to hang out and drink some coffee or tea, Etc. Coffeehouse provides just the place to do so. Etc. is located in the Wesley Foundation at 1203 E. Green St. Many coffeehouses are offered throughout the week, but an especially popular one is Etc.’s Weekend Blend, offered on Friday evenings from 8 to 12. “The main concept is to provide an alternative to drinking on Fridays,” said Jackie Kramer, Etc. Foffeehouse chair for Alpha Phi Omea and junior in LAS “It’s a quiet, cozy environment where students can just hang out.” The coffeehouse sells cookies and Ortz, a cheese dip for crackers. It also serves many beverages such as tea, coffee, lemonade and hot chocolate,

all sold for $1. Wassail, a cinnamon-y hot beverage, is one of the more popular drinks sold. “It’s an old recipe, and we are the only place in town that sells it,” said Kramer. “It’s actually a secret recipe, so we’re not allowed to see how it’s made.” Many students take advantage of Weekend Blend’s quiet and laid-back environment to do homework, play board games or just relax with friends. “People come by themselves or in groups,” said Ashley Gupta, junior in LAS and regular attendee of the Weekend Blend. “There’s a pool table, free Internet, a large-screen TV — students have a lot of options.” Although the turnout of students is small, Kramer said there are plans to try to attract more students. “A lot of people just don’t know that Etc. exists,” she said. “We want to get more people coming by having a sample drink sale on the Quad and possibly booking live bands to come and play.” So if you feel like your liver could use a break or you’re just looking for something new, check out the Weekend Blend at Etc. Coffeehouse. “It’s something different than the party scene,” said Gupta. “We’re giving people an alternative option.”

An exterior view of the Etc. Coffeehouse on Goodwin and Green. Photo by Anne-Marie Cheely

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music Out of the Woods, into the Spotlight Mason Jennings chills out Canopy by Tom Cyrs

t is always a joy to see truly independent artists in the music world receive due credit and appreciation, and for Mason Jennings, this seems to finally be the case. His sixth full-length album, In the Ever, released on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records, has pushed him further into the limelight than ever before. Now with a lengthy tour and a recent spot on The Conan O’Brien Show, it seems Jennings may finally be seeing some of the fruits of his labors. Last week, buzz got a chance to talk to Mason Jennings about Bob Dylan, the Minnesota woods and the beauty of honest songwriting. Jennings is a singer-songwriter who can change the way you look at folk music. While his songs bring to mind an array of traditional influences, including Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams, he manages to transcend genre archetypes with a

sound that is all his own. For Jennings, his brand of folk is a matter of staying true to himself. “As soon as you start to just blend in and not be your own, nobody will want to hear it,” Jennings said. When Jennings was selected last year by music producer Randall Poster to cover Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’” and “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” for the acclaimed I’m Not There, he came through with the same dedication to originality that his music has come to be known for. “I don’t think I could have imitated him, and to imitate someone who’s still alive ... that seems embarrassing. I had to sing it how I sing it, and it all worked out.” Jennings’ latest album represents a departure from his previous work and from the norms of studio production and recording. For In the

Ever, Jennings left the studio and recorded the entire album in a cabin in the north woods of Minnesota. Jennings said he “wanted to get away from the sterility of the studio” and achieve a more natural sound. The end result is indeed a more raw sound. While staying alone in the cabin, a half-hour outside the Twin Cities, Jennings described his routine as writing/working on a song in the morning and working on instrumentation and lyrics by night. Unintentional noise from the recording process, such as rain on the cabin’s rooftop, was left in the mix. “I found it to be a much more joyful and spontaneous process,” Jennings explained. Check out Mason Jennings at the Canopy Club Oct. 15 for an intimate and light-hearted folk show with opener Zach Gill of ALO and Jack Johnson. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Fearlessly Independent Joshua Radin talks of new album, Patty Grifﬁn and going “indie” by Tricia Scully Joshua Radin is making his way from the highest tier of up-and-coming acoustic/indie musicians in L.A. to the best place to perform in the nation ... CU. He said it with his own mouth, folks — ours really is the town he’s looking forward to seeing the most. While he may have just been humoring us during his interview, Radin will be sure to put on a good show in our hometown. Touring this fall to promote his recently selfreleased second full-length, Simple Times, Radin will be trekking across the nation from Pennsylvania back to the golden coasted California and will be dropping by the Canopy Club Oct. 13 to spill his thoughts and swell our hearts at the same time. This time around, with a full band behind him on the album, Radin fronts much more production and impressive collaborations. Songs like “You’ve Got Growin’ Up to Do” (his favorite song on the album, he says), featuring folk queen Patty Griffin, “We Are Okay” with hints of Paul Simon beats and harmonies, and the more driving, pop-sounding songs like “Sky,” featuring Meiko, convey Radin’s versatility and growth as a musician. While his music has matured, he makes sure to preserve the folksy feel he started with that gained him praise and spots on four motion picture soundtracks

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(The Last Kiss, Catch and Release, The Nanny Diaries and Henry Poole Is Here). Even though Radin intended on releasing Simple Times under Columbia’s label, he changed his tune and decided to go the DIY route. After completing the album and showing the company his work, they wanted Radin to make some changes to make it more mainstream. Radin would not hear of such changes, so he parted ways with the company to take his artistic liberties where they would not be hindered — to the horizons of the selfsupported release (I think the kids are calling it “indie” these days) on Mom & Pop Music Company, an undoubtedly independent label. In reference to Columbia Records, Radin said, “They were kind of like an annoying girlfriend.” Sometimes you’ve just got to walk away from a good thing to move on to something great. For such a humble man with the best of intentions, the indie route seems to be working pretty well for Radin — he just performed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show this past Sept. 30, and his current nationwide tour is with the international star Missy Higgins (who will be headlining at the Canopy Club Oct. 13). Sporting only his guitar and his voice for this show, Radin said he likes playing acoustic

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because it’s “just me and the audience. It’s bareboned and stripped down,” which hauntingly corresponds with his recent independent stance he took against Columbia Records. Radin plays with a style and an entrancing capability at the level of Nick Drake and Elliott Smith, and his appearance in Urbana will be a show you won’t want to miss. The show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $12 in advance.

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C U S O U N D R E V I E W by Mike Ingram

Can a columnist get a new picture already? One of the most wellrespected names among country musicians will make a tour stop in Tolono this Friday. That’s right, Tolono got this show ahead of CU, which was apparently asleep at the wheel. Luckily for you (not just country fans but guitarists and just music enthusiasts in general), Tolono is a quick 10 minutes south on Route 45 (Neil St.). That’s where you’ll find Radmaker’s, a live music club that you might not have heard of but that is hosting Redd Volkaert. Redd is famous amongst the country elite, having worked with a wide array of artists such as Merle Haggard, Neko Case, Patsy Montana, Hank III, Dolly Parton and CU native Alison Krauss. His recent work with Brad Paisley earned him a Grammy nomination. Volkaert is an imposing figure that makes his Fender Telecaster look like a child’s replica when strapped on him. His hands seem too big to ably work the fretboard, and yet his fingers move gracefully and at blistering speed. A quick search on YouTube will yield several videos to acclimate you to his style and just what you’ll be in for when Redd plays at Radmaker’s Friday evening. The 8 p.m. show is only $5 at the door, a ridiculously cheap price that also gets you an opening set from the immensely popular Feudin’ Hillbillies. Don’t think that this is a show that only country fans will enjoy. On top of his fantastic playing, Volkaert is also an amiable entertainer in both lyrics and onstage banter. Fans of Mhondoro who were saddened to hear of the band’s demise following the departure of singer Tony Perman to Maine will be happy to know that the band has semi-reformed and will begin performing again starting this Saturday. The band was rekindled by the arrival of Bolokada Conde (to teach at the UIUC Center for World Music) from the Republic of Guinea (Africa). The man and his drum will be the new focus in Mhondoro Meets Bolokada, a band that will split its time between the usual Zimbabwean pop that Mhondoro fans would dance relentlessly to and new sounds (equally danceable) from modern Guinea. The band will open the show Saturday at Cowboy Monkey (10 p.m.) ahead of Beat Kitchen, a band that also has some surprises up its sleeve. The usual funk/R&B/rock sound of BK will be augmented by a full horn section for even more awesomeness. The show will cost you $5. The Embassy Tavern in downtown Urbana is still trying its best to offer frequent live music, but it actually needs some of you guys to attend so

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musicians aren’t going home in tears. You know how those musicians can be — they’re all softies. Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Surreal Deal will once again cram into the corner to offer up its own brand of classic Americana (songs from bands such as the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and more). With players like Jeff Kerr, Jesse Brown, Billy Galt and Josh Quirk — all roadhardened veterans — at work, you can be sure that the songs will take on interesting new shapes. This show is free (but donations are accepted — hell, encouraged) and will begin at 8 p.m. Something to keep your eye on for next Thursday is the opener for the Man Man show at the Canopy Club. If you haven’t yet heard of Tim Fite, look him up online. In what I believe will be the final Record Store Roundup, I’ll be taking a bit of space here to talk about Any Frequency in Monticello. Like Backbeats in Rantoul, this is a shop in a town where you generally wouldn’t expect to find a good record store. But also like Backbeats, Any Frequency is full of surprises. Owned and operated by Tim Williams (long known in the area for being a fantastic DJ), the store sits at the corner of Washington and Market (220 W. Washington), just off of the Monticello town square. The place is still a bit of an upstart, accumulating more used (CDs and LPs) stock when possible. There is plenty to peruse already, though, along with the new vinyl and CDs. Williams is also the kind of guy who will track down something that you’re looking for if he can. He keeps a stock any local stuff that he can get his hands on and even has a little section for apparel such as Headlights and Elsinore T-shirts. Those with cat allergies, beware — another store cat lurks here. I’ll once again mention, too, that the store is located in close proximity to the Brown Bag, which is a delightful eatery that I visited again last Friday and once again came away from happy (hand-dipped ice cream for $1.25?!?!). This place has amazing sandwiches and homemade desserts and is a part of downtown Monticello that is very much a place you should visit if you’re looking to get out of Champaign for an evening. Great eateries (Montgomery’s on the Square for fine dining; Oinkers, a new BBQ place; the Brown Bag and Main Street Bar, with great burgers and bar food), a record store and — like any good town square should have — the county Democrat and Republican offices diagonally across the square from each other. Seriously, check out Monticello. Mike Ingram can be reached at forgottenwords@ gmail.com.

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What is the ďŹ rst thing that comes to your mind when someone says the name Sarah Palin? If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tina Fey, you might have a problem. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay, though. A cure has been found for this problem and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called The Made-for-TV Election. Lucky for you, you can find this remedy at Savoy 16 this weekend. This documentary, produced, written and directed by William Brandon Shanley, follows the 1980 Presidential election, starring Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. It gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;breaking newsâ&#x20AC;? of the election. The in-depth view of the mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in the process shows just how much the news was warped to create more intriguing stories and how those stories influenced the decision of the who would be the next President. Does that seem a little scary to you? It really should. With our own election just around the corner, you might want to take a step back and think about how much the media has shaped your views of the candidates. The Made-for-TV Election shows how the major networks of the time (including CBS, NBC, and ABC) dictated the rise and fall of support for each candidate, including swaying the viewers with generally meaningless public polls, the exploitation of the Iranian Hostage Situation, the Rose Garden Campaign, and the complete lack of coverage on the scandal of the Great Debate between Carter and Reagan. Wonderfully orchestrated, the documentary gives a hard-hitting look at the real stories of the 1980 election and, I promise you, they are juicy. Though the film was originally made in the 1980s, clips concerning the upcoming 2008 election have been added to the documentary. Though there is no commentary on these clips (the clips from the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s are navigated by Martin Sheen), the message is blatant; when did we stop caring about what really matters when it comes to picking our President?

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The content of the documentary is extremely pertinent to voters. In a day and age when people tune into the debates looking for entertainment instead of hoping to gain information on the candidates, we need to relearn how to separate the less important things (like when Obama was asked if he â&#x20AC;&#x153;believed in the American flagâ&#x20AC;? in an NBC debate) from the things that directly impact our society. The voting public must be able to look past the agenda of the media and ďŹ nd the facts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes you have to look past the big story in the media and do your own research,â&#x20AC;? says Jeremy Curtis, manager at Savoy 16. In the 21st century, that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be much of a problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of stuff out there ... and you can find it in just five minutes [on the internet].â&#x20AC;? In the 1980s, however, voters relied

solely on what they saw on their TV sets and this documentary brilliantly shows you just how watered down their news was. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blow this one off. It really will amaze you just how much authority the media has on what you learn about the election. With the papers being ďŹ&#x201A;ooded with headlines of Palinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pregnant daughter, with Obama apparently being the mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chosen golden child, and with McCain being recognized as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;maverickâ&#x20AC;?, it gets difďŹ cult to separate your own opinions from those the media has constructed for you. Check out The Made-for-TV Election at Savoy 16 on Thursday the 9th and 7 p.m, Sunday the 12th and 1 & 7 p.m, and Tuesday the 14th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 and available online at http://www.GQTI.com or at the box ofďŹ ce.

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Lone Star (1996)

by Syd Slobodnik Long before Quentin Tarantino, John Sayles has been a pioneer of the modern American independent ﬁlm movement since he began his career as a writer/director in the late ’70s. By the mid-’90s, his work was in top form, and his 1996 ﬁlm Lone Star is a quintessential example of his trademark sensitive character development and complex storytelling techniques. This brilliant little gem tells the story of a modern-day Texas sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), who investigates a 30-year-old cold case murder that may implicate the reputation of his famed sheriff father, Buddy.

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The film begins with the discovery of skeletal remains, a Masonic ring and a tarnished tin badge of a Rio County sheriff but subtly evolves into a richly layered narrative mosaic of the racial and ethnic conflicts of this Texas border town: the traditional Caucasian “good ol’ boys” power base, the local MexicanAmerican business people and civic organizers, members of the African-American military base families, and more rural residents. There’s even a rekindled love story between Sam and his former sweetheart, a local school teacher (Elizabeth Pena).

Cooper proves he’s one of the screen’s ﬁnest natural actors with low-key appeal. His Sam is a thoughtful, dedicated lawman who needs to solve this murder, even though it may lead to some shocking results. Pena’s Pilar Cruz provides interesting romantic chemistry, and Kris Kristofferson’s Charlie Wade is one nasty racist sheriff whose despicable legacy affected many lives. Lone Star, like John Ford’s classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, nicelwy debates the values of seeking truths and retaining legends. This not-to-be missed modern classic received an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay.

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Audiences won’t be blind to Meirelles’ devastating picture of human nature.

This dog tale wags a mindless kiddy entertainment with nonsensical appeal.

Expect to be slightly bored until you sob your eyes out.

Lacks cohesiveness and is surprisingly dull, considering it’s from Spike Lee.

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Choke

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Not as funny as Cera’s other ﬁlms but a decent rom-com.

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Another Chuck Palahniuk book turns into a sexy and stylish ﬁlm.

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art Spanish Dance, Step by Step One-on-one with José Porcel by MaryPat Flanagan Fall is here, and so is flamenco! Krannert kicks off October with an explosive performance by Compañia Flamenco José Porcel, an evocative and exciting dance group that blends traditional flamenco — the kinetic Spanish folk style — with contemporary music, moves and looks. José Porcel, born in Seville, Spain, began dancing Andalucian folkloric dances and flamenco in cultural centers in Valencia as a child. He has since appeared on the international stage as a soloist with the Compañia Española de Antonio Márquez. Porcel shared the story of how his passion led him to create a company with irresistible erotic appeal and irrepressible energy.

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buzz: When did you start dancing? Procel: I began dancing when I was six years old. I have always loved flamenco, even from such an early age. buzz: What inspired you to pursue dancing? Procel: I have watched the great maestros dance, I have been taught by brilliant flamenco teachers; they helped me take the passion that I felt in my heart and express that through dancing. It is really my love of flamenco that inspired me. buzz: What were your goals as a dancer when you first started? Procel: When I was very young, my goals were to work with the great flamenco maestros, to learn from them, to spend my life pursing my passion and share that with the world. buzz: What are your goals now? Procel: Actually very similar to my goals long ago, only I suppose my greatest goal is to give the audiences around the world a great appreciation of flamenco and the heart of the Spanish people, which is so reflected in the music and the dance of flamenco. buzz: What do you want audiences to know about your dances? Procel: The audience should know that the dances come from my heart, my soul; they are part of me. It is not necessary to know anything about flamenco before you come to a show. Flamenco is all about passion, about expressing feelings and emotions, about sharing these feelings with the audience. buzz: What have been your greatest experiences with the company? Procel: Touring around the world has been my greatest experience, I think, because it allows me to touch so many people, to share my passion with them, and, really, there is not much better than the feeling of being onstage in front of an audience that responds to the music and dance. buzz: What is unique about this company? Procel: Each dancer and musician is unique in his or her own way, and because of this, they each bring their own passion and their own feel-

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ings to the stage. We interact with one another and react to one another; this allows for creativity, both in dancing and musically. This group of dancers and musicians works so well together; at times, we move as one. It is this closeness and our unified love of flamenco that make the company so unique. buzz: Why do you love flamenco dancing? Procel: Flamenco is my soul. It is the soul of the Spanish people. It allows me to express my creativity, my art, and it allows me to love what I do.

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“I just wanted to see what would happen. I was hoping people would collaborate and create something with each other and have a canvas of the whole campus.” —Ian McGrath, Senior in Civil Engineering and Creator of the Evolving Canvas

McGrath approached Professor Robin Douglas of the fine arts department for guidance and suggestions with his idea for Evolving Canvas. In fact, she brought her Art 140 class to the canvases and observed while they painted. Douglas said she noticed some students dived right in, while others held back and got their nerves up. Mostly, though, she noticed that “they really liked that freedom of messing around with material.” In providing a creative outlet for those who normally do not have one, McGrath found he was also providing a mental outlet. “One person mentioned that she was painting for 10 minutes and was like, ‘Wow, this is really therapeutic,’” McGrath said. “I think it just allows people to escape for a couple minutes.” Douglas elaborated on the cathartic nature of creating art, explaining that there’s been much research done to prove this. “I think it releases some endorphins, you can really tell,” she said. “And I can tell when my students are doing really excellent painting because their concentration is such that everything else leaves.” And when all else leaves and the endorphins rush in, you may ﬁnd yourself left with a masterpiece.

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Stroke by stroke, layer by layer, person by person by Jean Kim Remember back to your preschool days, or even kindergarten, when the entire class would paint a mural together and the teacher would display it in a hallway oh so proudly? Upgrade that memory to college, up to a more sophisticated and slightly more complicated level. Instead of a gaggle of snot-nosed babies, enter a university police ofﬁcer, students of all different backgrounds and academic interests, grad students with their spouses and children and professors and TAs from various departments. Senior Ian McGrath would, in this scenario, be the proud teacher who wants to display the mural.

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You might have seen his project/RSO/“brainchild” named Evolving Canvas on the Quad. McGrath supplied acrylic paints and three five-by-sevenfoot-tall blank canvases and let people simply have at it. “I don’t think a lot of people, outside of painting majors, get to paint all that often,” McGrath said. “I just wanted to see what would happen. I was hoping people would collaborate and create something with each other and have a canvas of the whole campus.” Although a civil engineering student himself, McGrath said his mother, a UIUC fine arts alumna, influenced his personal interest in art. “I grew up

with art all around me,” he said. “If it paid well, I’d be an art major, but since I’m not that good, I just do that kind of stuff for fun.” Preschoolers may have indulged in superheroes and kitties and puppies and the like, but McGrath found a plethora of expressions of the self, whether it was an intensely painted devil and opposing angel or objects and creatures of nature. “One thing we were trying to steer clear of was words,” McGrath explained, “so that it didn’t turn into a billboard.” McGrath said he has plans to establish a theme for the next time he puts out his canvases.

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“I guess it’s like a great piano player,” Douglas said. “You can tell if someone’s just doing a scale or just going through the motions, but you can tell a true master and how they’re throwing their emotions into the music — or a great chef. There’s genius in lots of areas, but I think with painting, it really does release a lot of endorphins.” Watching people gravitate toward McGrath’s Evolving Canvas, Douglas was reminded of how creating art is so intrinsic to human beings. “You watch [little kids] sing and dance for no reason,” Douglas said. “They sing while they draw, and they just really get into the zone. Somehow, as we grow up, we just lose that ability to be free and just do it for the act of doing it and not worry about the end product so much. And it’s really kind of sad; I wish more people would let loose and just draw a sketch, keep journals.” McGrath is working on ﬁnding a space to exhibit the canvases such as the Union or Krannert Art Museum. Although he has enough paint to last him for a long while, McGrath said funds were too low to purchase new canvases. He’ll let the ones he has currently evolve through various layers of acrylics, true to the name of his project.

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THUR, OCT 9 live music U of I Jazz Combo (McNeill)/ Jazz Sax Combo Iron Post, U, 7pm Funky Jonny The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 7:30pm The Safes / Post Historic / Company of Thieves Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 8pm Andy Moreillon Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Big Naturals Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Underpaid Packy with 56 Hope Road Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $5 Robert Pollard’s Boston Spaceships Highdive, C, 9pm Mer Cowboy Monkey, C, 9:30pm, $5 With Stellar Days and Noah Gabriel.

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SPEAK Cafe Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7pm Organized and moderated by Aaron Ammons and will take place in the Palette Cafe.

Cover-to-Cover Book Club Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm This group gathers on the second Thursday of each month to discuss popular literacy works. No registration necessary.

movies IPRH Film Series—Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm Using behind-thescenes footage (including some shot secretly by Coppola’s wife Eleanor) and new interviews with the ﬁlm’s actors, writers, and Coppola himself, this insightful and harrowing documentary reveals the madness and genius at the heart of the creative process.

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The Pink Lace Diamond — A Murder Mystery Disco Thursdays Party Fallon’s Ice House Tavern, Krannert Center for C, 6pm the Performing Arts, U, Featuring Troy the roller- 7:30pm, $10 to $18 skating bartender. A party underway at the DJ Halfdead Prince Regent Hotel is Radmaker’s Rock & Roll rudely interrupted by the Tavern, Tolono, 8pm unexpected arrival of a Free Swing Dance screaming hotel cleaner. McKinley Presbyterian Before she faints, she Church and Foundation, manages to inform the C, 9:30pm gathering that she has These dances are always discovered the body of a free, usually DJ’d by a dead man in her broom local dancer. No special cupboard. shoes or dress is requried. Parkland Theatre presDJ Bob Bass ents: The Pillowman Soma Ultralounge, C, Parkland College Theatre, 10pm C, 8pm, $12 general adDJ Belly mission/ $10 seniors and Boltini Lounge, C, students/ $6 youth 10:30pm This compelling mystery/ black comedy centers on dance music a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is Dance Performance being interrogated about Krannert Art Museum the gruesome content of and Kinkead Pavilion, C, his short stories and their 5:30pm similarities to a series of Ongoing dance performances within the Kyoko child murders. Ibe installation by Kirstie Simson, assistant profes- art exhibit sor of Dance. “Tabula Rasa”: A DrawCountry DJ and Line ing Exhibition Dancing Lessons Parkland Art Gallery, C, Radmaker’s Rock & Roll 10am, 6pm Tavern, Tolono, museum exhibit 8pm Children Just Like Me karaoke Spurlock Museum, U Karaoke and DJ Children Just Like Me Tumble Inn Tavern, C, is an exhibit that invites 8:30pm young museum visitors Karaoke to learn about the diverSenator’s Bar & Grill, sity of world cultures by Savoy, 9pm meeting peers who live in different countries around the globe.

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kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR

Ages crawling-7. Nature Walk Series Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:45am Every Thursday in October, preschoolers can learn about the exciting world around them from local experts. Each week, make a craft and take home a free book. Baby Time Douglass Branch Library, C, 10:30am Drop in for this weekly program of lap bouncing, nursery rhymes, music, and play time for the littlest ones. ARTfusion Douglass Branch Library, C, 4pm Children of all ages can come out to the Douglass Branch and make a craft any Thursday afternoon.

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Check out the tools and work stands you can use to ﬁx your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes. Feel the ‘Nois AfricanAmerican Homecoming Pageant Illini Union, U, 8pm, $4 w/ UIUC ID, $6 general public Tickets available at the door only. As part of the African-American Homecoming tradition, this event will be honoring top contestants in the Mr. & Ms. U of I Pageant.

classes & workshops Belly Dance Parkland College, C, 8pm, $30 This class will meet on Thursdays.

food & drink Krannert Uncorked Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 5pm Beverages may be tasted free of charge and will be available for purchase by the glass at a special discounted price during the tasting. No tickets required. Instructional Kitchen in ARC Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), C, 7pm, $35 Member/$45 NonMember Come take away the best of both worlds tastes and health! Expand your recipe repertoire as well as your own personal kitchen skills.

UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, IL based project providing books to Illinois FRI, OCT 10 inmates at no cost. Volunlive music teer at the work session. Grass Roots Revival mind/body/ Springer Cultural Center, spirit C, 12pm Meditation & Yoga Desaﬁnado and UnderClasses paid Packy w/ The New Ananda Liina Yoga & Fuse Meditation Center, U, Iron Post, U, 5pm 6pm Happy Hour and Live Learn and practice yoga Music postures and exercises, Silvercreek, U, 5pm mantra chanting, medita- Boneyard Jazz Quintet tion and the wisdom of The Embassy Tavern & yoga philosophy. Grill, U, 5:30pm Live Jazz w/ Panache miscellaneous Jim Gould Restaurant, Japan House Tours C, 7pm Japan House, U, 1pm Barb Hamilton Free to the public, no res- Huber’s West End Store, ervations required. C, 8pm Tea Ceremonies Redd Volkaert & band w/ Japan House, U, 2pm, $5 The Feudin’ Hillbillys The Bike Project Open Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Shop Hours Tavern, Tolono, 8pm, $5 Urbana-Champaign InKeith Harden dependent Media Center, The Embassy Tavern & U, 6pm Grill, U, 9pm

Hillbilly Jones Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Throw Me The Statue w/Special Guest Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 9pm, $8 Delta Kings Memphis on Main, C, 9pm M.P.H. Cowboy Monkey, C, 9:30pm, $3 The Show Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 10pm The Show is a 2 hour live radio program broadcast on WRFU-LP, Urbana 104.5 FM every Friday @ 10 PM. Ian Procell, DJ ReFlex, D.O.M. Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

gathering that she has discovered the body of a dead man in her broom cupboard. As it turns out the body she has discovered is none other than Peter Gordon, the husband of one of the guests. Parkland Theatre presents: The Pillowman Parkland College Theatre, C, 8pm, $12 general admission/ $10 seniors and students/ $6 youth This compelling mystery/ black comedy centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Lincoln Hall, U, 7:30pm

“Tabula Rasa”: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am

Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Lava of Champaign, C, 7pm, $5 DJ and Dancing Joe’s Brewery, C, 8:30pm, $5 Homecoming Weekend Canopy Club, U, 9pm DJ and Dancing Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 DJ Tim Williams Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm, $5 DJ Delayney Radio Maria, C, 11pm, $3

concert Bach’s Lunch Concert Series Springer Cultural Center, C, 12pm UI Symphony Orchestra Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10, $7 seniors, $4 students Global Transfer Afterglow: Eastern Blok Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 9:30pm Wall to Wall Guitar Festival alum Goran Ivanonic leads this Balkan fusion group as it blends Middle Eastern motifs with European klezmer and classical jazz.

stage The Pink Lace Diamond — A Murder Mystery Party Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $10 to $18 A party underway at the Prince Regent Hotel is rudely interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a screaming hotel cleaner. Before she faints, she manages to inform the

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lectures Friday Forum: The Foreign Policy Agenda of the Next President University YMCA, C, 12pm Paul Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois will address what key foreign policy choices will face the next President. Discussion will cover a broad array of policy topics, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and trade. ”Outsourcing of Our Sovereignty — Privatization of War, Emergencies and Everyday Life” Urbana City Building Council Chambers, U, 7pm

Distinto y Diferente GREAT IMPASTA, OCT. 11

This Saturday, dust off your dancing shoes and head to the Great Impasta for an evening of Latin music, courtesy of DJ Andriano and Mambo Italiano. DJ Adriano hails from Mexico and has made a name for himself in Illinois spinning authentic Latin music. Mambo Italiano is originally from Italy, and has performed with several Grammy award-winning artists, including Tiempo Libre and Barbarito Torres of Buena Vista Social Club. In addition to the music, there will be free parking available, and El Cantinero Loco will be serving up drinks. The dancing will go from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are $3 per person or $5 per couple. Illini Hockey Ice Arena, C, 7:30pm, $6 for Illinois students and $8 for the public Come out to the Ice Arena to watch the game as well as win cool prizes, play fun games, participate in crazy competitions, and much more.

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Live Jazz w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm kids & families New Orleans Jazz Discovery Room Machine Savoy Recreational CenThe Embassy Tavern & ter, Savoy, $2/Residents Grill, U, 5:30pm and Members, $3/NR Road Song (John McMaAges crawling-7. hon and Ann Schuldt, Tales for Twos acoustic) Douglass Branch Library, The Clark Bar, C, 6pm C, 10:30am Big Bluestem and Leon Enjoy stories, songs, and Menartly movement activities for Iron Post, U, 6pm children aged two, with a Grass Roots Revival caregiver. Pages for All Ages, Savoy, 7pm wpgu Mark Rose (ex Spitalﬁeld) McKinley Foundation / Empires / Berry / ArPre-game Event chie Star / Blawn Milper McKinley Presbyterian Courtyard Cafe - Illini Church and Foundation, Union, U, 8pm C, 4pm Keith Harden Come out for trivia conHuber’s West End Store, tests, musical chairs, bags, C, 8pm and many other games. JAB Winners of the various Radmaker’s Rock & Roll competitions can snag Tavern, Tolono, 9pm football tickets for the up- Renegade coming Indiana game. Memphis on Main, C, 9pm

Hold for Heather Topol Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Beat Kitchen with Mhondoro Meets Bolokada Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

dj DJ and Dancing Joe’s Brewery, C, 8:30pm, $5 Homecoming Weekend Canopy Club, U, 9pm DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 (Students free before 10:30pm) Kosmo at Soma Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm

dance music IUB African-American Homecoming Step Show Foellinger Auditorium, U, 5:30pm, $8 with student ID, $10 public, $12 at the door Tickets available at Illini Union Ticket Central, Assembly Hall box ofﬁce or at the door. Couple Dancing Phillips Recreation Center, U, 7pm, $5 Radio Salsa Radio Maria, C, 10pm, $5 for Under 21 Salsa, Merengue, Bachata music & dancing w/ DJ Bris.

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classes & workshops Fall Garden and Landscape Seminars Green View Nursery, C, 10am

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News-Gazette Film Series—2001 A Space Odyssey Virginia Theatre, C, 1pm, 7pm, $5 All net ticket proceeds will be used for restoration efforts of the theatre.

Sensational Saturday: South American Wine Sun Singer Wine & Gifts, C, 12pm Sun Singer offers complimentary wine tastings every Saturday afternoon between noon and 3:45pm.

stage Parkland Theatre presents: The Pillowman Parkland College Theatre, C, 8pm, $12 general admission/ $10 seniors and students/ $6 youth This compelling mystery/ black comedy centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories. Ghost Stories Allerton Park and Retreat Center, Monticello, 7pm Chicago (part of the NewsGazette Broadway Series) Assembly Hall, C, 8pm

SUN, OCT 12 live music Brunch w/ Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Keith Harden Iron Post, U, 6pm Crossroads Cafe coffeehouse Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, C, 6:30pm Red Volkaert / Boat Drunks w/ Dyke & Chrissy Corson Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8pm

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UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 12pm 20th Annual “AIDS Walk for Life—All Walks of Life” Illini Grove, U, 12pm Registration starts at 11:15am, walk begins at noon, rain or shine. Proceeds beneﬁt the Greater Community AIDS Project. FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm The Library Friends sell used books for $1 or less, plus CDs, videos, and DVDs for $1.50, along with unique gift items. All sales beneﬁt the library.

“Tabula Rasa”: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm

miscellaneous The Bike Project Open Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm Check out the tools and work stands you can use to ﬁx your own bike and tour their massive collection of parts, spares and used bikes.

lectures “Living with Lincoln”: A Speaker Series Illini Union Bookstore, C, 3pm The Living with Lincoln speaker series will bring six Lincoln scholars to campus to talk informally about their speciﬁc Lincoln research. Professor Josep Torrellas of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Siebel Center, C, 4pm “Intrinsic Heterogenity in Multicores Due to Process Variation and Core Aging.”

Boltini Bingo and Lounge Variety Show Boltini Lounge, C, 6:45pm Acoustic Tuesday with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 7:30pm Jeff Kerr and Billy Galt The Embassy Tavern & Grill, U, 8pm Corn Desert Ramblers Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm

dj ”Dusty Music” - DJ Delayney Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10:15pm, $1

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k.d. lang with Dustin Teen Table Talk Book Club O’Halloran, support act Douglass Branch Library, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, C, 6pm 7:30pm, $45, $40 seJoin this casual get-toniors, $27 students, $22 gether book club to talk about ﬁction and nonUI and youth ﬁction books by African American authors.

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Liquid Courage Karaoke Discovery Room Geo’s, U, 9pm art exhibit Savoy Recreational CenKaraoke with Randy concert “Tabula Rasa”: A Drawter, Savoy, $2/Residents Miller ing Exhibition Naumburg Cello ComMON, OCT 13 and Members, $3/NR Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Parkland Art Gallery, C, petition Winner: David Ages crawling-7. live music open mic 12pm Requiro O Baby! Krannert Center for the Jazz Jam Hosted by MRS Champaign Public Library, Original Music Showcase recreation Performing Arts, U, 3pm, Trio C, 9:45am, 10:30am Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Reptile Feeding $34, $29 seniors, $25 stu- Iron Post, U, 7pm Club Fred Open Mic Night Anita Purves Nature Cen- dents, $20 UI and youth Missy Higgins Douglass Branch Library, Memphis on Main, C, ter, U, 1pm, $2 Death Cab for Cutie Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $12 C, 4pm 8pm Your fee helps feed the Assembly Hall, C, FingaLickin Join in a variety of crafts, Open Mic Night animals in the field station. The Embassy Tavern & games, stories and disCowboy Monkey, C, 10pm 7:30pm, $34 Grill, U, 8pm cussion topics for kids. Hosted by Mike Ingram. kids & families Monday Night Miracle movies art exhibit with Zmick Discovery Room TUES, OCT 14 Canopy Club, U, 9pm Savoy Recreational CenALT Flicks: The Grocer’s “Tabula Rasa”: A Drawlive music ter, Savoy, $2/Residents Son ing Exhibition stage and Members, $3/NR Urbana Free Library, U, Cross Canadian RagParkland Art Gallery, C, Ages crawling-7. 2pm Abe Froman Project weed, Blackberry Smoke 10am, 6pm Fun with Photography The Urbana Free Library’s Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Canopy Club, U, 6:30pm, Champaign Public Library, independent and foreign Improv. $15 C, 2pm film series returns with For children in grades 2 a smile-inducing French to 5. Registration is not film about a young man required. forced to leave the big city and return to his country wpgu village in Provence when Illini Hockey his father falls ill. Ice Arena, C, 7:30pm, $6 stage for Illinois students and $8 for the public Parkland Theatre presCome out to the Ice Arena ents: The Pillowman to watch the game as well Parkland College Theatre, as win cool prizes, play fun C, 3pm, $12 general ad9pm–10pm 10pm–11pm games, participate in crazy mission/ $10 seniors and competitions, and much students/ $6 youth Your weekly destination for 60 minutes=60 songs. more. This compelling mystery/ jack-assery, tom foolery, 1 minute each. When you black comedy centers on miscellaneous a writer in an unnamed damn fool boobery. Turn us hear a new song, you know totalitarian state who is The Bike Project Open in and we’ll freak you out. what to do. being interrogated about Shop Hours the gruesome content of Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, his short stories. U, 2pm kids & families Check out the tools and work stands you can use Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Cento fix your own bike and tour their massive collec- ter, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR tion of parts, spares and Ages crawling-7. used bikes.

lectures Brown Bag Lectures Fall 2008 Foreign Languages Building, U, 12pm Sharif Islam, Sociology “Dreaming Spires vs Wailing Minaret: Solidarity, Religion, and the Public Sphere in Europe”

Rocket Science At Senator’s Inn Pub Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 8pm The Silent Years/The Envy Cops Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm, $3

Country Dancing at Bradley’s II kids & families Lava of Champaign, C, Discovery Room 7pm, $5 Savoy Recreational CenDJ Bob Bass ter, Savoy, $2/Residents Highdive, C, 8pm, $3/$5 and Members, $3/NR after 10 pm Ages crawling-7. DJ Bris Tuesday Twos Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm Champaign Public Library, DJ LEGTWO C, 9:45am, 10:30am, Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm 11:15am Reggae Night @ Barﬂy Enjoy stories, songs, and Barﬂy, C, 10pm movement activities for Salsa Night with DJ Bris two-year-olds with a par- Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm ent or grandparent. No DJ Mingram registration. Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm

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A Little Wine Tour of France Sun Singer Wine & Gifts, C, 7pm, $35 For this sit-down class, join Ron Spears of Grape News Importing, Ltd. as he leads you through the various wine regions of France. Chef Sherry Casillas will be serving complementing appetizers to enjoy with the wines discussed.

WED, OCT 15 live music Pete Kenagy Quartet and Zoo Improv Iron Post, U, 5pm Donnie Heitler Great Impasta, C, 6pm Traditional Irish Music Session Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Mason Jennings Canopy Club, U, 7pm

Guest: Laurie Hogin, painter and associate professor of Art + Design.

kids & families Discovery Room Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, $2/Residents and Members, $3/NR

Ages crawling-7. Around the World Wednesdays Spurlock Museum, U, 9:30am, $2 Children and their parents are invited to drop in for a wide variety of culture-based crafts and activities. Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am

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The Bike Project Open Shop Hours Urbana-Champaign Indeopen mic pendent Media Center, U, 6:30pm Amateur Comedy Night Check out the tools and Memphis on Main, C, work stands you can use 8:30pm to ﬁx your own bike and Original material only. tour their massive collecOpen-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm tion of parts, spares and Hosted by Jake Fleischli of used bikes. The Tractor Kings and Jared Roberts of Zero-Base.

stage Cutting (Social) Class Armory Free Theatre, C, 8pm A discussion with the audience follows.

art exhibit “Tabula Rasa”: A Drawing Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery, C, 10am, 6pm

art A Call to Arts: Open Critiques Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7pm

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HIV Walking toward a cure Let’s Review HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It is transmitted primarily by four fluids: breast milk, blood, semen and vaginal secretions. It is highly preventable by blocking these fluids from entering our bodies through barriers such as condoms, clean injection-drug needles and, of course, education. For those who become infected with HIV, the virus begins replicating and infecting immune system cells, decreasing their ability to fight off other infections. As more cells become infected with HIV and the immune systems breaks down, those with HIV are less able to fight off infections that make them sick.

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We’ve Come So Far Major medical strides have been made in the treatment of HIV, slowing down the progression of disease in those infected. Currently, anti-HIV medications work to lessen the replication of the virus in the body, stalling the infection of new cells. This keeps the immune system of those who are HIV-positive healthy. In effect, HIV has become a manageable medical condition (for those who have access to health care treatment and medications), and the life expectancy and quality of life of folks who receive treatment has increased dramatically.

Hide & Seek The problem with current anti-HIV medications is that they decrease viral replication — keeping people healthy — but do not completely stop it. And HIV is smart. It hides in various cells throughout the body and lies dormant, giving the cell a “healthy” appearance to both the immune system and anti-HIV medications a person is taking. It doesn’t try to replicate in these cells so it can avoid detection by the immune system, which helps the medication target and destroy HIV-infected cells. Instead, it sits and waits. These hidden pockets of HIV cells are called reservoirs. Current meds keep HIV at bay, but once the meds are stopped or interrupted for whatever reason, the dormant HIV comes out of hiding and starts replicating and infecting more cells. Even if current medications never get interrupted, they are needed forever, have side effects and are expensive. Also, HIV can mutate, becoming drugresistant. This is why a cure is needed.

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are New research is being done to figure out a way to tempt the hidden HIV-infected cells out of hiding and use the current medications we already have to destroy them. The goal is to thereby eliminate all HIV-infected cells from a person’s body. This would be a cure. Scientists have now discovered a key protein that allows the virus to hide. They are working on developing drugs that would inhibit this protein from hiding HIV from detection. These www.the217.com

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Until Then HIV continues to infect 56,000 new people in the U.S. each year, and many of these people do not know they are infected. Yearly rates of infection have remained pretty consistent for the past 15 years; we need continuous efforts until a cure or preventative vaccine is developed to help prevent the spread of HIV, support those who are infected and in general, promote education and awareness.

Here’s How As many of our readers know, the Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP) is a local organization devoted to providing support services to people living with HIV/AIDS in our own backyard. There are still more than 300 people living with HIV/AIDS in the 10-county area that GCAP serves, with new cases reported monthly. And while medical advances have served us well, there are still people dying from AIDS-related illnesses in our communities. Due to this, each year, GCAP and Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority host an AIDS Walk to raise awareness and funds to support HIV/AIDS services locally. Mike Benner, outreach specialist for GCAP, had this to say about the walk:

“Our goal of the AIDS Walk or any of our events is to remind people that HIV and AIDS continues to be a problem here in our own backyard. There has been entirely too little information put out about HIV/AIDS in rural Illinois. Our goal is to bring that point home. Everyone who engages in sexual behavior can be at risk. The only way to keep yourself from becoming infected is to play smart and be educated. No matter what your behaviors may be [sexual or otherwise], there are ways to reduce the most risky and lessen your chances of infection.” We hope to see everyone out at the AIDS Walk on Oct. 12!

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Free Will Astrology ARIES

March 21-April 19

Writing in The New York Times, Paul Krugman waxed snide as he described the mindset of the U.S. Congress. It “has always had a soft spot for ‘experts’ who tell members what they want to hear,” he wrote. It’s very important, Aries, that in the coming week you avoid that kind of behavior. In fact, I recommend that you seek out people who have a track record for intelligent objectivity, and ask them to tell you what you might not want to hear. At the very least, solicit insights from thoughtful types who aren’t inhibited about giving you their perspectives on what you’re doing. It’s Feedback Season.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

“Dear Rob Brezsny: I am Chandra Gupti, born May 16, 1979 in New Delhi. Right now I am not well settled due to searing problems and swampy hurt. Day by day my position goes down lower and darker, with no lantern or rope ladder. So please tell me how long this foolish suffering period will further corrode my hope. Give me at least a thousand answers that will heal every test and trial as soon as possible. I will lie in bed until you reply. Thank you. - Unraveled Taurus.” Dear Unraveled Taurus: I love you with all my heart and soul and mind. I have adored you since the beginning of time and will worship your gorgeous genius until eternity changes into inﬁnity. Dear All the Other Tauruses in the World: Everything I just told Unraveled Taurus I now say to you as well. P.S. A divine tinkerer will offer you a lantern and rope ladder within ten days. Hold on.)

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

Maybe you have never been able to fly before today, and maybe you won’t be able to fly when November arrives, but I bet you can fly now. Due to the benevolent cosmic agitation that has been lightening your mood, you can probably, if you choose, soar over logjams, dance above dark clouds, and do loop de loops in your dreams. Am I merely speaking metaphorically? Yes and no. Is a spiritual orgasm “metaphorical”?

CANCER

June 21-July 22

One of the most famous pop culture icons in Indonesia died last July. Mak Erot, who was over a hundred years old, was renowned for her skill in helping men develop bigger penises. The ofﬁcial story was that she used nothing more than prayers and herbs, but there are hints that she also had supernatural powers. She’s your patron saint this week, Cancerian, even if you’re a woman. I am calling on her inspiration, and I hope you will too, to help you lengthen and strengthen your inner, metaphorical phallus, by which I mean your will to accomplish your dreams.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

Popular conceptions of Jesus depict him as bearded and long-haired. Not so, declares fundamentalist Pastor Jack Hyles on his website. He says Christ was clean-shaven and had a pixie-cut hairstyle parted in the middle and curled up at the ends. After studying Hyles’ arguments, however, I believe his evidence is ﬂimsy -- just as I ﬁnd no merit in his implication that Jesus was a stuffy, prudish right-winger who loved rich white men best and taught that we should eliminate people we disagree with. So I’m sticking with my image of Jesus as a peaceful yet rebellious hippie who didn’t own property, hung out with social outcasts, was strongly anti-authoritarian, and loved everyone, even his enemies. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that you’ll be inspired by my example. It’s time to revisit one of your best teacher’s essential messages, and rededicate yourself to those beautiful truths.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

With the help of a Norwegian space facility, the Frito-Lay company has used radar to beam a commercial for its Doritos tortilla chips to 47 Ursae Majoris, a star 42 light years away. Astronomers believe that habitable planets circle the star, so any creatures living there will eventually get an invitation to enjoy the crunchy corn goodness that so many earthlings have sampled. I’m making this vignette your metaphor of the week, Virgo. May it inspire you to formulate an “advertisement” for yourself and your specialties that will spread far and wide, reaching a new audience and activating your future potentials. www.the217.com

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LIBRA

by Matt Jones

“No Theme For You!” —but some pretty sweet wordage anyway.

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Please spend some time in the coming week meditating on the epic tale of your life journey. Why? Because it would be an excellent time for you to begin writing your autobiography. Don’t tell me you’re afraid that such a project would be presumptuous. The way I see it, the planets are aligned in such a way as to suggest that you now have extra insight about the big picture of your destiny. So I hope you will at least create an outline of the story you will eventually put down in words, complete with predictions of what will be unfolding for you ﬁve years from today, and ten years, and 15 years.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

The bad news is that you are, metaphorically speaking, in jail. The good news is that a recent visitor sneaked you the key to the locked door of your cell. The weird news: You have not yet realized that you have the means to escape, since your visitor did not actually tell you that the key is hidden inside a certain thing he or she left behind. The great news is that I’m here to inform you about the situation. Once you locate the key, Scorpio, slip your hand between the iron bars so you can ﬁt the key into the keyhole from the front. It won’t work from behind.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

A certain connection you’ve been wishing for and fantasizing about will soon become available -- if, that is, you shed your expectations about how it will come about, and if you shed your ideas about what will happen after the two of you get together, and if you shed all hope of controlling that person’s feelings about you. In other words, Sagittarius, you can ﬁnally have the alliance you want, but only if you no longer want it in the way you’ve wanted it.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

For the next week, Capricorn, be an expanded and intensiﬁed version of yourself. In other words, do what’s most unique about you, but do it even more and better and clearer than you normally do. If, for example, your specialty is being an emotionally intelligent organizer who artfully creates order, do that with even more ﬂair than usual. If you have an exceptional knack for building structures that bring out the best in people, go crazy with that skill. It’s a perfect moment for you to be bigger than life. Why? Because you have more power than usual to change the world around you.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

The most important advice you need to hear right now comes from musician Brian Eno, as quoted in Ode magazine: “I want to encourage you to sing . . . I believe singing is the key to a long life, a good ﬁgure, a stable temperament, greater intelligence, new friends, increased self-conﬁdence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a sense of humor.” You should note, however, that Eno’s prescription does not include performing for other people. He believes it’s crucial that you sing for your own pleasure, and not be concerned about what others’ reactions might be. You need “the freedom to get it wrong.” That’s a perfect guideline for you to observe in everything you do this week.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

In her poem “Pure,” Kate Knapp Johnson speaks of “those who made me real to myself.” I invite you, Pisces, to take an inventory of the people in your life who’ve made you real to yourself. That would be excellent homework for you to do during the phase of intensiﬁed intimacy you’re now in -- a time when your allies are making even you even more real to yourself than you’ve ever been, as well as a time when you will be returning the favor to them.

Homework I dare you to bestow a blessing on a person you’ve considered to be beneath you or alien to you. Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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Top of the Pops All time desert island discs Last week, I took a look at AOL’s top 10 albums a person was supposed to listen to before they died. I didn’t really take a look at it so much as make fun of it, but whatever. I promised someday soon I would do my top 10 albums to listen to before you die. Well, I got nothing much else this week, so that day has come. These are in no particular order or anything, just so you know, and if you disagree, you’re probably wrong, just so you know. Here are 10 albums I think you should listen to before you die. Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf: I put this one ﬁrst just so you can think I’m an idiot right off the top. It is, however, a pretty good album, particularly for that time. Sure, it’s great to have a big sweaty fat guy holding a red bandanna and singing about macking on chicks and driving his car really fast, but it’s more than just that; it sort of captures being in high school. The band is basically Todd Rundgren’s Utopia with Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from the E Street Band thrown in for good measure and some cool piano and drum parts. It rocks pretty hard and has aged far better than I ever imagined. It’s Only Right and Natural by The Frogs: I almost didn’t put this on the list for about a hundred reasons. The thing is, it’s a really enjoyable record. It’s gay-themed and really, really funny. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure if I enjoy it for the right reasons at all, but geez Louise, everyone should really listen to it. The more I think about it, the less capable I am of describing it. London Calling by The Clash: I’m not even sure this is necessarily their best record, which is a pretty good indication of just how good these fellas actually were. The songs were about societal problems going on at the time, and they’re still relevant today. Even if you don’t care for all the politics involved, the music is more than enough to keep a person as happy as a hillbilly in a meth factory. A Blessing and a Curse by Drive-By Truckers: Like so many on this list, all their records are great, but this one is my favorite because they were the greatest band in the world at that particular moment. Jason Isbell, Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood shared the writing, and though each of their songs is different, they all ﬁt coherently into a wonderful little album that I like a ton. The Last Waltz by The Band: Normally, I don’t

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like live albums all that much, but this one is so spectacular it’s an exception. It’s The Band’s last concert, Martin Scorsese is ﬁlming it for a movie, everyone is drugged up to the bejesus and the music still manages to sound beautiful. How can you go wrong when Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Neil Young want to come onstage with you to play their songs. Gentlemen by the Afghan Whigs: This is probably the roughest album about relationships ever made. The Whigs have their signature sound intact, and the record rocks, but it’s the lyrics about a couple being mean to each other that sets it apart from their other fantastic albums. The Ramones by The Ramones: There’s just no way you can not like these guys … unless maybe you’re my dad when I was in high school. They rock, their songs are catchy and in a worst case scenario situation, if you happen to come across a song you don’t like, just wait for about a minute and a half, and the next song will start. Pleased to Meet Me by The Replacements: I could have picked any of their albums and been OK, but this one seems like the pinnacle to me. They rock, they’re sloppy, they’re sad and they’re oddly precise. It’s a wonderful time in their career when they still weren’t grown-up all the way, but they played as if they were. Zen Arcade by Husker Du: This album is just so great and rough and noisy and smart. I remember the ﬁrst time I heard it, I felt like I could relate to it even though I wasn’t listening to the words much. The way the music sounded was the way I felt at the time. If you can dig deep enough through all the noise, it’s actually even sort of poppy. Musically, they got much better later on, but it’s hard to match the urgency on Zen Arcade, at least in my book. New York by Lou Reed: I’m not sure why this is the Lou Reed record I picked, but it’s just always sort of been my favorite. The band is tight, and even though it sounds like he’s talking when he’s really singing, it works well in this context. You can tell as you listen that he’s got a ton of important shit he wants to say, and he gets it out as fast as possible. In the end, I feel like I know him and the city he comes from better than I did before. Even though I’ve named all 10, as I type this, there are another 100 albums that are popping into my mind that could have been on the list. That’s sort of the beautiful thing about it. These particular 10 albums don’t matter much either way. They are simply just a small part of all the other music that makes life kinda cool.

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