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Your guide to this week's events in CU

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“Beautified” Ipek Firat

“Perils of the New Hearthstoner” Rick Wawrzyszuk

“Japan House Matsuri Festival” Shruti Srikumar

“Finale Recap Mr. Robot” Josh Peterson

“Pygmalion Hype Playlist” buzz Music Staff

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COMMUNITY Check out Ipek Firat’s column Beautified to see which YouTube beauty gurus you should subscribe to!

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Read about Hearthstone, an addictive new card game!

FOOD & DRINK Check out the top Japanese inspired eats at last Sunday’s Maturi event! Standouts include Pandamonium Donuts, Rok’s Korean Tacos, Miga and more.

MOVIES & TV A season recap of the summer’s hit TV show, Mr. Robot, and the final consensus of this sci-fi breakout.

MUSIC With the 2015 Pygmalion Festival just a few weeks away, head over to readbuzz.com to check out a playlist of some of our favorite jams from this year’s lineup.

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The beginning of September ushers in a uniquely busy time on campus. Just as class schedules are becoming solidified and memorized, informational meetings for every student group imaginable begin popping up. When 5 p.m. rolls around, the Quad empties out (as per usual) but then strangely begins to fill back up, as students new and old trickle into classrooms to learn about campus theatre troupes, professional fraternities, autumn appreciation clubs and even the local art and entertainment weekly magazine (*wink wink hint wink*). I’ve experienced this exciting, frantic, PowerPoint-laden week four times now, and I am still impacted by it in the manner I was as a freshman - it’s worth noting that this isn’t really applicable to any other part of my student experience. I’ve felt noticeably, unexpectedly older while walking down Green Street or weaving through the familiar halls of the English Building this semester, but info nights seemingly reverse that “oh-god-I’m-a-senior-now-how-and-when-didthat-happen” effect. Meeting so many people with a wide array of interests, passions and personalities produces the most exciting and overwhelming feeling. There are so many incredible options for productive student involvement at our school, and a limitless number of paths to carve throughout college. It’s tempting to sign up for nearly every email list passed around at Quad Day and jump into each of the friendly organizations that have molded our campus community. It’s a bit more difficult to practice restraint and be reasonable in these scenarios. Although I will always experience the annual urge to join 20 new clubs and start fresh, I’m really satisfied with how I’ve spent my undergraduate years. The organizations I’ve joined have provided me with lifelong friends, molded my worldview and challenged me to think more carefully about the world around me. If you’re a student at UIUC, I hope that you’ve had a similar experience; if you haven’t, I hope that next year when the week of info nights rolls around, you seek out people that make you smile and causes that matter to you.

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SHOW YOUR WILD SIDE AND EAT WITH THE ANIMALS LAUREN EIDEN Don’t be afraid to show your wild side at the Anita Purves Nature Center’s Eat with the Animals event. On Sept. 5, the nature center is inviting community members to have a unique dining experience alongside local wildlife. This event offers a behind-the-scenes look during mealtime at their Field Station. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about all the different species that live at the Anita Purves Nature Center and how they interact during eating time. All the while, participants will have their own “human snacks” to chow-down on that are provided by the center. Children under the age of three may enjoy the activity for free while the proceeds from older visitors will be donated to support the animals’ ongoing care. The Anita Purves Nature Center is located on Broadway Avenue in Urbana. It aims to educate the community about the local wildlife and nature that surrounds us at all times. Among the animals you may see in the Field Station or Wildlife Observation Room are bees, turtles, screech owls and snakes.

ALLOW STUDENTS A (SORT OF) WELL-DESERVED SYLLABUS WEEK We just came back from a beautiful summer, our minds are not yet prepared for 30 pages of reading and a response in one night. Gives us a break! (after the threemonth break we just had...please).

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»NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Showing my freshman LAS 101 class the latest security report from the University Police Department and hearing their shocked gasps at the number of drug- and alcohol-related arrests from the past three years. Welcome to Illinois, my young pupils.

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FOOD & DRINK

A TASTE OF THE TROPICS

buzz chats with Caribbean Grill owner Mike Harden about the catering company’s upcoming endeavors SAM SMITHSON

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delectable and authentic Jamaican cuisine, Caribbean Grill has been a staple of Champaign-Urbana’s burgeoning food scene for years. And, to the joy of many, they are finally expanding outside of their original location at the Refinery. With a food truck debuting (and killing it) at the Taste of Champaign two weekends ago, Caribbean Grill is poised for enormous success this year. This week I sat down with owner and executive chef of Caribbean Grill Mike Harden to talk about the inception of Caribbean Grill, the new food truck and – of course – Caribbean food! Have a look. »buzz: Let’s start at the beginning: What’s Caribbean Grill’s story? How did it come about? »MH:.My path into food service is far from

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traditional. I graduated from the University of Illinois in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology. I worked full time in IT for several years before earning my MBA, also from Illinois, in 2009. That is when I began to consider the idea of entrepreneurship and food service specifically. I’ve always loved to entertain, hosting get-togethers with friends that usually involved food. Hospitality was just something that came naturally too me, but I always looked at it as more of a hobby than a career. I grew up around some really great family cooks, so I developed an appreciation early on for the togetherness that food creates. Other than time, food is the great equalizer — we all get the same 24 hours in a day, and we all have to eat to live. It’s a pretty powerful and humbling notion for people to consume fruits of your labor in order to survive. Officially, Caribbean Grill got its start in 2010 at the Taste of Champaign-Urbana Festival — five years ago — and we have grown very incrementally and organically since then. I quit my full time IT job in 2012 to devote 100 percent of my energy to the business, and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. We’ve gone from vending at a festival or two each summer, to operating a full service catering company (CG Signature Events Catering), our weekly carry-out lunch service, and have our food truck launch on the horizon. »buzz: Why did you decide Caribbean food

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was the way to go? »MH: I have distant Caribbean roots on my paternal side of the family, so I really embraced the culture, food and people of the Caribbean, specifically Jamaica. If you’ve ever visited Jamaica or other islands of the Caribbean, the people there are some of the warmest, most welcoming and joyful people that you will ever meet. Authentic Jamaican cuisine is definitely the main influence on Caribbean Grill’s menu. Not to mention, here in the Champaign area there is nothing else like what Caribbean Grill offers, so we’ve been able to carve out a unique niche for ourselves. »buzz: Everyone’s excited about the food truck! Any new developments? »MH: We are beyond excited too! It has been a long time coming, but our team has worked extremely hard to balance the many aspects of our business while still delivering a consistent, quality experience to our customers and catering clients. It’s been no easy feat. Our plans are to launch our new food truck in conjunction with the start of the U of I school year, so be on the look out! People can Like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CaribbeanGrillCU) and follow us on Twitter (@Caribbean_Grill) for the latest updates on when and where we’ll be located. »buzz: Any luck on securing a permanent location? »MH: Having our own brick-and-mortar location has always been the dream. Everything we have done and everything we are doing is laying the foundation for us to eventually take that next step. For us, we have a concept that has proven to be viable and that a strong local demand exists for the food and service we offer. The only thing that is holding us back from a Caribbean Grill restaurant is the access to start-up capital. Restaurants are expensive to open, and even more expensive to run properly. We’re willing to continue to build on our own to reach our goal but would love the opportunity to speed things up with a local bank or lender to believing enough in what we have already done, and have the potential to do. »buzz: Any upcoming appearances we should be looking out for? »MH: We can wait to bring Caribbean Grill to the people of CU on a day to day basis with our food truck! Everyone should be sure to Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for real time updates on our location, hours and more.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TEACHING SANS TEXTBOOK

Faculty from the School of Art + Design deliver a wide range of work at Krannert Art Museum SHIVANI DHARMASANKAR

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the Krannert Art Museum resumes its regular hours with the start of the fall semester, it's tasked with educating students in a manner that textbooks and lessons cannot. Opening night of the School of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition presented a myriad of artistic genres, each intertwined with a unique twist. From technology to oil paintings and letters to photographs, these talented artists incorporated the most commonplace of items in order to create surreal artwork. In addition to work by the faculty, there were pieces by students and others featured during the August 27 opening reception that promise to make a trip to the museum throughout the fall semester worthwhile. Brad Tober, an assistant professor of graphic design, was one artist who chose to represent the 21st century in a quite accurate manner. This century has been characterized by its exceedingly large use of technology. Kindles and iPads have been changing the way we access digital spaces and even the way we read books. Tober is particu-

larly interested in novel technologies and their interactivity, and responds to this in his exhibit, “Sign my Book”, which is essentially a book made entirely of pages containing QR codes. Viewers are encouraged to scan the QR code with their mobile apps in order to read entries from others. Steven Hudson is an artist who similarly captures the essence of our present century. Winner of the 2013 Artist ACE Award, Hudson has built a reputation for probing our relationship to the environment and to each other. “Document”, a dystopic oil painting, features a naked being covered in plastic bottles, taking a picture of a cat lying next to a dead turtle. The figures are surround by dark swirls of red, black and grey. Capturing the wastefulness and over-sharing habit of this generation, Hudson portrays a shockingly truthful, albeit exaggeratedly grotesque picture of our society. The exhibit was juxtaposed with a variety of art capable of evoking thought, critique and even joy. Tyler Denmeed’s exhibit, “I love you even if you don’t think so”, was one of a light-hearted

nature. An assistant professor in art education, Denmeed is interested in youth arts programs. His work consisted of found pictures accompanied by love notes, each featuring similarly sweet messages to a girl called a form of Marci (Marshy and Marsha). The inclusion of black and white photographs took the viewer back a generation to a time that our confused generation idealizes. Others that seemed to contrast the aforementioned works include Samantha Serrano’s political “Grandma.” Serrano’s exhibit features a picture of the artist’s relative in front of a collage of other photographs, most of which are of other members of his family, excepting a large picture of President Obama. The comical yet touching inclusion makes an interesting statement on the role of the President in an ostensibly American family. Serrano is pursuing a BFA in Photography and Art Education. Joseph Squier’s “My Blue”, on the other hand, was widely reminiscent of Picasso’s Blue Period. It features a shadowy figure in dark blue surrounded by

strokes of various other shades of the same color. Squier, a professor of graphic design, was trained in photography and painting, but finds interest in connecting fine art with technology. He is a founding editor and curator of Ninth Letter, a literary/visual culture magazine and website based at Illinois. Aaron Siskind’s “Photograph of Adloph Gottlieb” is a black and white photograph of the artist in his younger years. The photograph is cleverly placed right besides Adam Gottlieb’s “Romanesque Façade”, a piece depicting many variously decorated compartments containing grey backgrounds, separated by black spaces. The exhibits mentioned barely represent the extraordinary amount of unique artistry housed within the Faculty Exhibition at the Krannert Art Museum. Other artists featured include Vera Klement, Frank Gunther, and the famous Andy Warhol. Prepare for an overwhelmingly beautiful experience.

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MUSIC

Festival preview: ellnora guitar festival Ellnora Guitar Festival kicks off next week at Krannert buzz Music Staff

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through September 12, Krannert Center presents the Ellnora Guitar Festival, a “celebration of guitar across genres and generations.” From folk to bluegrass to alt-country and just about everything in between, this year’s Ellnora lineup offers a mix of masterclass performances from some of the best musicians in the world. Here are some of our top picks for next week’s Ellnora Festival. For more information on Ellnora, head over to ellnoraguitarfestival.com. THURSDAY AJ Ghent Band: The blues-rock band from Atlanta stops by the Ellnora Guitar Festival on Thursday. A combination of funk, soul, southern rock and blues come together to create the band’s sound. The band’s music carries out a great message that consists of healing wounds by embracing the comfort of music. 7:30 p.m. at Stage 5. - Erick Arzate North Mississippi Allstars: Active since the late 90s, North Mississippi Allstars brings the downhome country blues to Ellnora’s opening night party at Krannert. The prolific Mississippi trio incorporates classic blues rock influences in their sound, and their soulful rock jams will no doubt be a fitting opening for Ellnora. 8:45 p.m. at Stage 6. - Christine Pallon FRIDAY Valerie June: Valerie June released her debut studio album in 2013. Over the past two years, she’s developed quite a following with millions of listeners on Spotify. Her guitar overtures and bluegrass interruptions are hard to resist. Whatever you do, hop on Spotify and check out her “On My Way/Somebody to Love” cover. It’s pretty life changing. 12 p.m. at Stage 5. - Lizzie Porter Star Rover: Star Rover is definitely one of the more unique groups from the Ellnora lineup. Star Rover is a two man band that consists of Jeremy Gustin and Will Graefe that plays, in the simplest terms, melodic music. But Star Rover is in no way simple. Rover’s music is elaborate and complicated but manages to never get lost in itself. Star Rover is difficult to place in any one genre. but their music is a deconstruction of John Fahey’s sound with Gustin and Graefe’s added unique flair. 4 p.m. at Sonic Garden. - ER Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn: Legendary banjo players Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are another highlight of this year’s Ellnora Festival. While both Fleck and Washburn have made names for themselves both in their solo work and

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through various collaborations, the husband-wife duo joined forces in 2013 when they debuted a collaboration of their own. 6:15 p.m. at Foellinger Great Hall. - CP Drive-By Truckers: Hailing from Athens, Georgia, Drive-By Truckers brings the southern alternative mashup to the festival. The band attributes much of its success to its almost constant touring since their start. Since their start in 1996, they have produced ten studio albums and numerous EPs and singles. Their songs have a fun 60s tinge mixed in with a slow sunset vibe. Drive-By Truckers manages to appeal to many listeners by cutting the twang and providing meaningful and almost a Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young vibe (if you feel me). Be sure to check out their show on Friday. Find some sweet honey whiskey and take in their Georgia sugar. 9 p.m at Tryon Festival Theatre. - LP SATURDAY Dan Zanes and Friends: Dan Zanes and Friends are a quirky, somewhat twangy and fun music for families around the U.S. Not only does Zanes and his band encourage the education of music, their songs also teach children about the history of music, culture and the stories of America. Their music has been described as “organic” and encourages activity with the audience through a lot of talking within the music and fun detours. I laughed out loud listening to their take on “Thrift Shop”.Their show will be a really fun one to experience with or without kids. 10 a.m. at Tryon Festival Theatre. - LP Punch Brothers: Progressive bluegrass group Punch Brothers is the can’t-miss act of this year’s Ellnora Festival. The group recently put out "The Phosphorescent Blues", a masterpiece of an album that gracefully merges the classic with the contemporary, bringing together a mélange of bluegrass standards, classical préludes and pop choruses. Punch Brothers offer a little something for everyone, with impeccable chemistry and technical ability to boot. 2:30 p.m. at Tyron Festival Theatre. - CP Rodrigo y Gabriela: Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will no doubt bring the house down during their performance at Ellnora. Gabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez’s genre-traversing and raucous performances have earned them international recognition. If you’ve ever wondered just how much you can do with an acoustic guitar, their performance is a must-see. 9:30 p.m. at Colwell Playhouse. -CP

It's a good week for music in C-U

THE BIRTH OF A BENEFIT

The story behind the upcoming You Are Not Alone benefit at I4C CHRISTINE PALLON

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are shows that only come around once every few years - seemingly impossible shows that somehow come together in the right place at the right time, shows that are remembered by the community long after they’ve come and gone. Next week’s You Are Not Alone benefit at Institute 4 Creativity is one of those shows. The lineup alone makes it impressive enough. Speedy Ortiz will headline the event, with support from Palehound, Melkbelly, Withershins, Marathon and Spandrels. The fact that it’s also a benefit for homeless and underprivileged queer youth makes it all the more special. Isaac Arms describes the show’s journey in one word: serendipitous. It all started a couple of months ago when Arms was talking to his friend Casey Noonan of Spandrels. Noonan brought up the idea of a show for queer artists. “Casey’s goal with this was to have some sort of showcase of queer voices,” said Arms. The importance of hearing queer voices in music hits close to home for Noonan. “When I was a young, queer kid, I fell in love with noisy music-makers like Sonic Youth, Hole (at least their early work) and Yoko Ono,” said Noonan. “These musicians inspired loads of people to challenge musical structures, social norms and even gender roles via feminist thought, but they didn’t offer queer perspectives.” As Noonan discovered queer voices in music

over time - among them the likes of Bob Mould and Owen Pallett - he found a place in music that spoke directly to him. “It was monumental and empowering for me to experience these voices,” Noonan said. Wanting to share that feeling of empowerment with others, Noonan dreamed up the idea of a showcase for queer voices. He even knew what band he would want to play this hypothetical show. “[Casey] said to me,” recalled Arms, “‘you know who I want on the showcase? Palehound.’” The idea of getting Boston’s Palehound on the bill was appealing but unlikely. But then Palehound’s Jesse Weiss reached out to Arms about booking a Palehound show in Champaign. Arms had already booked another show at Mike N Molly’s for that date, but saw this as an opportunity to help bring Noonan’s vision to life. Arms suggested the all-ages show to Palehound, and they were immediately on board. What had started as a fun idea between two friends suddenly became a reality. As the details came together, this showcase for queer voices also became a benefit for Champaign’s Uniting Pride (UP) Center. Proceeds from the show will go to a fund for homeless and underprivileged queer youth in Champaign County. The final piece of the show fell into place when Weiss called Arms one day to suggest a band he wanted to add to the lineup. “I thought, ‘well, there’s already four bands,’” Arms

said. “But then Jesse said: ‘they’re Speedy Ortiz.” Arms spoke with the band about the show. Initially, it seemed that Speedy Ortiz’s upcoming appearance at Chicago’s Riot Fest would prevent them from playing another show in Illinois. “I don’t know exactly what happened,” said Arms, “but I imagine that they somehow got permission from Riot Fest to play here.” Speedy Ortiz helped add Melkbelly to the bill, rounding out the lineup. Arms describes Speedy Ortiz as “heroes” for their enthusiasm about the benefit. Thursday’s show will be Speedy Ortiz’s third appearance in Champaign in the past year. On top of the lineup, which includes Arms’ Withershins and Noonan’s Spandrels, local queer poets will be doing readings in between sets. One of those poets is Urbana High School student Saskia Bakker, whose Undercut Collective helped organize the show. Bakker started Undercut when she was in eighth grade in an effort to bring more inclusive, all-ages show to the area. “Undercut Collective is involved in bringing in the youth of the community to support this important cause,” said Bakker. “Especially local queer youth who might otherwise not feel as if they have a place that truly embraces and celebrates who they are.” For Arms, bringing on Bakker was a no-brainer. The benefit’s goal is to help local youth, he said, so the show itself should include local youth. Although Arms has experience booking all-ages shows, he

knew that Bakker would ensure that the benefit would truly cater to C-U’s younger audience. “I’ve booked a bunch of all-ages shows, but usually it’s still just a bunch of 19 to 30-year-olds,” said Arms. With Bakker on board, he hopes to see a truly all-ages crowd on Thursday. Thursday’s benefit at Institute 4 Creativity wasn’t without its frustrations. Finding an all-ages space big enough for the show was a challenge. Then, the show had to be moved a few hours earlier due to curfew laws, and while the show is still all-ages, minors under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Despite these challenges, the benefit’s organizers hope that the show will have a positive impact on the local community. And for Casey Noonan, this is more than just a show. It’s a dream come true. “I feel so honored to be playing alongside my queer sisters and brothers,” Noonan said, “and even more so that our art may make a huge difference in some kids’ lives.” You Are Not Alone will take place on Thursday, September 10 at Institute 4 Creativity. Speedy Ortiz headlines with support from Palehound, Melkbelly, Withershins, Marathon and Spandrels. Doors open at 5 p.m., show starts at 6 p.m. $7 donation. All-ages, but minors under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

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COMMUNITY

URBANALOVE HIGHLIGHTS CULTURE AND CREATIVITY OF DOWNTOWN Group brings communtiy together to experience new and old events in Downtown Urbana LOLA GARCIA

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everything that happens in downtown Urbana by joining UrbanaLove. UrbanaLove is a group designed to celebrate the downtown culture and creativity of Urbana. The group helps Urbana residents discover the amazing opportunities the city has to offer. “UrbanaLove highlights the importance of bringing a community together. We target events and promote areas where Urbana residents may have an interest about but didn’t even know existed,” UrbanaLove Social Media and Communications chair, Carl Catedral, said. The group was formed in Dec. 2013 when Catedral and a colleague first created a Twitter handle to highlight events going on in downtown Urbana and bring the community together. The purpose of the Twitter page was to spread the word within the community about ways to get involved in Urbana. Catedral got the idea to create a Twitter handle for the city when he was on Facebook and noticed there was a group that was targeting Urbana residents. This occurred in early spring of 2013. The Facebook page would post images of fun events along with detailed captions as a way to promote it effectively to its audience. One of the founding members of the Facebook page was Natalie Kenny Marquez, who is the current marketing coordinator/ director of Urbana’s Market at the Square. Catedral was able to contact her, and with Marquez’s help they were able to form UrbanaLove, a group that uses unique techniques to obtain the residents’ attention.

With its current growing success, UrbanaLove is a collaborative organization that has different sponsors to help budget and promote current and future events. Sponsors include: Urbana Public Arts, Corson Music, Prairie River Network, Neutral Cycle, Champaign County Bikes, Neutral Design Studio, Urbana’s Market at the Square, Common Ground Food Co-op and many more. UrbanaLove found great success this summer, hosting for its second year, The Summer Movie Night in downtown Urbana. The Summer Movie Night is a monthly film series. The events are held outside, free of charge and are designed to appeal to all ages. Before each movie screening, UrbanaLove attempts to connect community members with each other by designing engaging activities. They also have local musicians, and food trucks, such as Cracked Egg, attend to keep the attendees entertained and satisfied. This year there were around 300-600 people in attendance at movie screenings, according to Catedral, and he hopes to see numbers escalate in future years. Join UrbanaLove as the last movie screening of the summer will be held on Sept. 12 at 129 N. Race St. “I think that UrbanaLove does an incredible job trying to bring the community together. It’s nice to see a group of people uniting for a common purpose- to make Urbana a pleasant place to live in,” University junior Ines Nava said, UrbanaLove also tries to bring the community together through green activism. It brings edu-

cational and recreational tools to the community to strive to live a healthier way of life. This year, the group designed The Plus Garden, which is a community food garden made to grow food and reactivate green space in downtown Urbana. The food garden is located in Founder’s Park by Main and Springfield. The produce is not sold but rather it is grown for the garden members’ personal use. If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to have a Plus Garden built in your community park, visit The Plus Garden website and click on the “get involved” hyperlink to contact them. Members are not required to have any gardening skills. The only important thing is that each member has a desire to learn how to plant, garden and harvest their own organic food. The garden members strive to harvest the gardens food in the most natural way. As the Plus Garden website mentions, “UrbanaLove uses techniques like companion planting and crop rotation to support our plants and control pests at the same time.” Catedral added that a park used to be there, but he felt that there was more potential for it, which lead to the creation of The Plus Garden. UrbanaLove is planning on launching two new and exciting events- 5k Run and Soup Park. At the moment, Catedral is still working on setting dates and finalizing what the events will be focusing on. Catedral said that he has many ideas for UrbanaLove, but he has to keep in mind that the group is all volunteer based. If there isn’t much interest in a particular event, then the idea

is kept on hold. Follow UrbanaLove on Twitter and like them on Facebook for great year-round events in downtown Urbana. As UrbanaLove has proven, there is never a dull moment in the city.

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MOVIES & TV

Please watch "the knick" (while you still can) The first season of one of the best shows on TV is streaming on HBOGO, but not for long. Jeff Bishop

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can find me an ocean of cocaine.” Dr. John Thackery, in the early stages of withdrawal from the drug, clearly has his priorities straight. His is a disposition all too familiar to most college students on a typical weekend night. "The Knick" returns on October 16 for its sophomore season. More importantly, the show’s first ten episodes are currently streaming on HBOGO until October 25. "The Knick" has all the trappings of your typical prestige drama. Set in a New York hospital in 1900 (Period Drama: check), "The Knick" follows Dr. John Thackery (Male Antihero: Check) and the employees of the Knickerbocker hospital (Ensemble Cast: Check) as they struggle to remain at the forefront of modern medicine. Throw Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven, Magic Mike) in the director’s chair and the show appears tailor-made for a primetime spot on the Home Box Office Sunday-Night-Schedule. Except, it’s not. When the show’s creators approached HBO, they already had Clive Owen in tow as the aforementioned Dr. Thackery and had coaxed Soderbergh out of his early retirement. Schedules were cleared, and all parties involved were ready to

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begin shooting soon thereafter. HBO, famous for sticking their feet in the mud, wasn’t. So they passed "The Knic"k along to their sister network, Cinemax—a channel that until recently was famous for still airing narrative pornography. In conjunction with the second season premiere, Cinemax lent out its shiny new toy to its original owner in hopes that the streaming crowd would lift the show’s otherwise anemic ratings. So, in just under two months, "The Knick" will disappear from HBOGO and return to the smut-peddler for good. As we all know, if it’s not on HBOGO or Netflix, it might as well not exist. Which is a real shame, because "The Knick" isn’t just the best show you’ve never heard of, it just very well may be the best show on television full stop. At the very least it’s unlike any other medical drama, chiefly because medicine was a helluvalot different back then. Hospitals had to compete for bodies, with rival ambulances often resorting to fisticuffs. Syphilis was common, and an extended bout with the disease sometimes caused a complete collapse of the nose. If that were still the case, there’d be a whole lot of kids on campus walking around nose-less. In some instances

patients were admitted for excessive rat bites, a byproduct of a popular sport where men entered a ring with a swarm of rats and attempted to bash them as quickly as possible. Like a couple abstaining until marriage, things get pretty weird when there’s not much to do. Soderbergh’s calculated direction is evident throughout, and it’s garnered him one of the show’s criminally few Emmy nominations (the others being for makeup, production design, and hairstyling). Like Cary Fukunaga proved in the first season of "True Detective," it’s incredible what a director can do when given the keys to an entire arc. The rest of the ensemble is stocked with relative unknowns, but their collective inexperience is shielded by their acumen as a group. They lend a greater authenticity to the show - since you don’t recognize any of them, it’s easier to believe they’re genuine cityfolk of the 19th century. Andre Holland (Selma, 42) stands out for his portrayal of Dr. Algernon Edwards, the hospital’s assistant chief of surgery. A surgeon of great skill and ingenuity, Edwards’ only “flaw” is the color of his skin at a time when that was all that mattered. Hol-

land’s understated performance serves as a necessary counter to the often manic Thackery. What a curious position Holland finds himself in; as a talented period actor he’ll continue to land parts where he isn’t allowed to share an on-screen bathroom with his white costars. Ultimately, it’s Owen’s dynamic performance as Dr. Thackery that keeps this “circus” at bay. Thackery is like the 1900 version of Dr. House, the Vicodin addition substituted with cocaine. The real difference between the two is the reactions they elicit from those around them. While House’s colleagues despised him personally and only reluctantly respected his expertise as a medical professional, Thack’s employees believe that they live “in a time of endless possibility” primarily because he tells them so. At the time, doctors were like rock stars, and the reverence for Thackery permeates through the camera—the viewer is as in awe of him as the staff of the Knickerbocker Hospital. Perhaps Owen’s best scene comes in the show’s eighth episode, where Thackery delivers a speech at a surgical conference on his most recent breakthrough. That morning, the hospital informed him of a cocaine shortage throughout New York City.

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Throughout his speech Thackery squirms as he begins to worry about the unlikelihood of his next fix. It isn’t until the speaker after him, Dr. Zinberg, introduces his revolutionary laparoscopic technique that Thackery is thrust back into reality, his competitive nature overriding the symptoms of withdrawal. The camera trains on Owen for an uncomfortably long time. His fidgeting creates uneasiness in both his character and the viewer. Soderbergh is wise enough to recognize the suspense of the scene isn’t with the speaker; it’s in the anxiety on his star’s face. Fair warning: "The Knick" is not for the faint of heart. Outside of "Game of Thrones," there likely isn’t a bloodier show on television. But while Thrones is belligerent in its dissection of the human body, "The Knick" is gruesome in a more particular way. The pilot features a hand visibly clawing around inside a pregnant woman’s belly. It’s the small bulges of the wandering fingers roving around her stomach that really make you queasy. But if you can sift through the carnage, you’re left to marvel at the progress we’ve made from such rudimentary tactics. So, borrow your roommate’s password or suck it up and subscribe yourself. You could waste your Saturdays this fall watching the football team get annihilated by the behemoths of the Big Ten OR you could spend an hour each week with Harlem’s most dysfunctional hospital. Either way, it’s going to get gory.

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MUSIC Eminent Slaughter, Against A Burning Sky, Earth Witch and The Dr. Orphyus Project

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In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey

Monday, September 7; show at 9 p.m.; The Canopy Club; An animated showcase of Gibran’s book by the no cover before 10 p.m, $2 cover after; Ages 18+

Thursday, September 10; 7 p.m.; Goodrich Savoy 16 + IMAX; $9.75

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Saturday, September 5; doors at 8 p.m.; The Canopy Club; $5; Ages 18+

Monday Night Bounce (Mike Ingram & Friends)

of Montreal and Surface to Air Missive Wednesday, September 9; doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; The Highdive; $20; Ages 19+

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet Saturday, September 5; 5 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; $8.25

same name, set in a Mediterranean seaside village and told from the viewpoint of Mustafa, The Searchers Phoenix the controversial writer in his time period, his ZXO, Boycut and Jorts Friday, September 4; Friday, September 4; troublemaking daughter Almitra, and the caretaker Thursday, September 10; doors at 8 p.m.; Mike N Molly’s; 10 p.m.; The Art Theater 4:30 p.m.; The Art Theater Kamila.

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FOOD & DRINK Urbana’s The Land Connection Market at the Champaign Farmer’s Market Tuesday, September 8; 4-7 p.m.; Lot on Neil and Main, Square Saturday, September 5; 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Corner of Illinois & Vine Streets, Urbana

Common Ground Food Co-op Class: Challah Baking Wednesday, September 9, 6-7:30 p.m.; Flatlander Classroom (300 S. Broadway, Urbana); $10 owner/$15 non-owner. Register online.

Join instructor Goldie Tiechtel to learn how to make this Jewish specialty bread.

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The End of the Tour Monday, September 7; 7 p.m.; 203 W. Park Ave, Champaign IL; $3

Wednesday, September 9; 4-6:30 p.m.; Prairie Fruits Opening night of the movie “The End of the Tour”, Farm (4410 N. Lincoln Ave., telling the tale of David Foster Wallace’s book tour of Infinite Jest. Champaign)

Orpheum Toddler Tuesday Wednesday, September 9; 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 346 N. Neil Street, Champaign, IL; Free

Homer Farmers Market Wednesday, September 9; 5 p.m – 7 p.m. ; 500 E. Second St., Homer IL; Free

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Films at the Union: Ted 2 Saturday, Sept. 5; 7 p.m. Illini Union Pine Lounge; free

Flatlands Dance Film Festival Tuesday, Sept. 8; 7 p.m. The Art Theatre Co-Op; prices vary per person

YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Speedy Ortiz, Palehound, Melkbelly and more Thursday, September 10; doors at 5:00 p.m, show at 6:00 p.m..; Institute 4 Creativity; $7 donation; AllAges, but minors under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult

Heirship Records and Undercut Collective present an all-ages fundraiser for homeless and underprivileged LGBT youth, featuring Speedy Ortiz, Palehound, Melkbelly, Withershins, Marathon and Spandrels. Proceeds from the event will benefit the UP Center of Champaign county.