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’m so relieved that the New Art Theatre has been remodeled and reopened as Boardman’s Art Theatre.

I’m not happy that Mr. Boardman, some dude in California, has opened another venue for his art theatre chains. What I am happy for is the community of ChampaignUrbana.

I was part of the freshman class of 1998 and am one of the last few students who can claim to remember the Co-Ed Theatre on Green Street in Campustown. I must admit that being naive and narrow minded, I just assumed that it would always be there and never saw a movie there. Even when I heard it was about to be torn down. I had however been to the New Art Theatre before. And this was before I became something of a pretentious film fan who insists on calling all of the good movies “films.”

I love the idea that there is an alternative theatre in town that is not going to carry four prints of 2 Fast 2 Furious. The Co-Ed was a cool place because anyone on campus could walk to the theatre to see a movie. Not a bad option for students who didn’t have a car.

What was especially cool of the old New Art was that you could go see a movie that wouldn’t run at other places.

The only time I went to the New Art Theatre (remember, I was still a mainstream film fan at the time) I saw The Limey, a very good Steven Soderbergh movie that was made in the same vain as Out of Sight. The sound wasn’t that great, but it was better than nothing at all.

I don’t recall The Limey getting that wide of a release even though it got great reviews and was a very decent film. Much better than Baby Geniuses, which I believe was at some other theatres in the area.

I don’t blame the big theatres for showing the mainstream popcorn blockbusters made to please the masses and make as much money as possible. That’s their job and I see a bunch of movies there because I’m always up for a good blockbuster movie. But we are a college town for crying out loud and we need these small little theatres to play the hot foreign film of the moment that doesn’t get much attention but is still very good, so Champaign-Urbana intellectuals can talk about the new German movie that’s playing in town that is such a great homage to the early expressionism of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and M. On this campus there are so many venues for music where anyone can sample a wide variety of music. I mean, I could go hear traditional Irish folk music almost any week, but I couldn’t see the new-much-talked about French flick. I could also go to dozens of places to get a cup of gourmet coffee. I’m sorry, but I don’t need dozens of latte options, I need to see the new Monica Bellucci movie.

I ask now that the people who share my

enthusiasm don’t judge the new place too soon just because they are playing Spiderman and Chicago in their first week. They’re just trying to make a play to the mainstream moviegoers in this town to let them know that they show movies too, and that maybe some time down the road they’ll give the new art movie in town a try. The week after that they are going to show The Shape of Things the new Neil Labute movie which is definitely an alternative to the mainstream. As an employee of an alternative magazine, I say thank you to Boardman and call me when the subtitles roll.

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Tom Jones Challenger Baseball League

BY KRISTEN ROMANOWSKI | STAFF WRITER

said, the rules sometimes bend to accommodate end of the season, everyone gets a trophy as players. Last year, the League accepted players well. “The mothers and fathers are delighted ages 6 to 18, but this year the age cutoff was that their disabled kids get a trophy to put on bumped to 21 so a player who turned 19 could the bookcase and brag about,” Jones said. still play. As long as the players don’t get too Using a tee, Peter hits the ball and heads to big. “we sometimes look the other way on agefirst in his new power wheelchair. Patty’s proud that her son, who attends Urbana Middle limits,” Jones said.

Accommodation is key in the League.

School, can now whip around the bases without Different types of the help of his buddy. Some bats hang from the players like Peter use a tee fence — some short, at bat, while others aim at some long, some slow pitches from Dan with special hand Wotring. Wotring has been grips. If a batter has coaching for the past three -Tom Jones trouble hitting years, and when his team Wotring’s pitches, a isn’t playing, he pitches, volunteer rushes in with the tee, and the player catches or helps out wherever needed. “I think it’s a lot of fun,” he said. “I like helping out and is soon on the way to first base. Some kids can’t hit the ball without the help of their buddy, it makes me feel good.”

Jones said, “but they’re out there on the baseOther adult volunteers teach baseball skills, ball field and they’ve got a real shirt on and a register players, help control disruptive behavreal cap on, and that makes them satisfied.” ior and announce games. Although sometimes Rachel Stearns and her husband, Ron, sit in parents are the only ones who know how to the bleachers, watching their grandson help their children on the field, Jones said parents aren’t encouraged to be volunteers because Travis at bat. Stearns went to school with Jones in Carbondale, and she remembers “we want them in the stands cheering.” when he entered the public school At Ambucs park in Urbana on Saturday, the system in seventh grade. Until then, he was stands were packed. “They just want to see home schooled because the schools didn’t have those kids out on a baseball field that they’d never thought they’d see,” Jones said. This year, facilities for students in wheelchairs. Now, Travis, who is autistic, has an aide in school six children from Swann Special Care Center, a and can play baseball with a team on state-run facility for severely disabled children, Saturday mornings. “We’ve really come a long joined the League. “We’re not going to close way,” she said. our doors to anyone,” Jones said. Likewise, he

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hen it’s Peter Floess’ turn to bat, onlookers belt out “Happy Birthday” from the bleachers. June is Peter’s favorite month, said his mom Patty, but not because of his birthday.

Peter loves June because it marks the height of his baseball season.

For the past three years, Peter has been playing in the Tom Jones Challenger Baseball League. The Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club, which sponsors Little League, started the Challenger League in 1999 to allow kids with mental or physical disabilities a chance to play ball.

It began with two teams of 15 players, but the League has grown to six teams of 68 players sharing the field, said Tom Jones, the league’s namesake. Jones, who has used a wheelchair since he was 6 years old, said he’s had so many businesses offer to sponsor the League that he’s had to turn some down. Still, he said, “we could always use more volunteers.”

The League uses a buddy system, pairing volunteers with players by age. Buddies help the players bat, catch and run the bases. This way, relationships that may never have developed are formed, Jones said, and “sometimes they become buddies off the field.”

The Challenger League is non-competitive, but Jones said he’s never heard complaints.

There are no outs, everyone gets to bat and score a run, and all games end in ties. At the

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Q & A

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Do you believe in God? Oh yeah!

What did you do last night?

A friend was in town from Chicago. We went to Murphy’s, The Office, played darts, pool and cards.

What is the best movie you’ve ever seen?

Hoosiers or Dazed and Confused. It’s too hard to pick one.

avid Kraft is the owner of Boardman’s Art Theatre, at 126 W. Church St., in Champaign.

What is your favorite place in C-U? The Art Theatre.

What is in your CD player?

Roy Orbison.

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What are you reading right now?

Newsweek and Catholic Post.

Who are your favorite historical figures?

Abe Lincoln and Jesus.

What do you do to relax?

Playstation.

Who were your heroes growing up?

My dad.

What are you most passionate about?

Being a quality landlord.

When are you happiest?

When someone says, “Thank you” to me.

What’s your favorite childhood memory?

When we were kids, my dad played in a softball league. We would run around and play with other kids and just have fun.

What are you most proud of?

I think that in six or seven years, I created a full time job for myself without complaints from tenants or the Tenant Union.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?

Being referred to Dan Rock at the Bank of Rantoul.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Maybe changing my single status (getting married).

What’s your biggest regret?

Both my grandmothers passed away in the same week. I’d like to appreciate my time with them more.

What is the meaning of life?

I think it has a lot to do with, “Do unto others as you’d wish them to do unto you.”

Things will turn out for you, if you live up to that motto.

What do you want your last words to be?

“Amen.” I hope I’d be saying a quick few prayers before I go.

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Taste of Champaign-Urbana festival

BY KRISTIN LODOLCE | STAFF WRITER

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Jasmin Manriquez, 5, takes a big bite out of her corn on the cob on Sat, June 22, 2002, at the Taste of Champaign-Urbana at West Side Park.

hampaign-Urbana residents will celebrate the 20th annual Taste of ChampaignUrbana festival this weekend at Champaign’s West Side Park. The festival will feature more than 20 restaurants, along with live performances by local musicians and artists. The proceeds will go to the park district’s Youth Scholarship Fund, whic helps low-income residents participate in recreational programs. The festival begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20 and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 22.

“It’s a nice family festival done in an alcohol-free environment,” said Christy Harper, special events and volunteer coordinator for the Champaign Park District. “It’s a good community tradition and it benefits a good cause.”

Joe Evans, restaurant manager of Longhorn Smokehouse said the restaurant plans to serve more than meat this year.

Along with chopped beef brisket, baby back ribs and Polish sausage, there will be sides of potato salad, beans and cole slaw.

Foudini’s manager Shawn Respres, said his restaurant will be serving their traditional menu of sweet and spicy chicken, Italian beef and pork tenderloin sandwiches, but their tent should not be passed up.

“Our menu is unique, and it’s all homemade with a gourmet twist,” Respress said.

Lily Xu, owner of Peking Garden said her restaurant has been setting up shop at the Taste for the past three years. They will be serving both vegetarian and meat entrees.

“Each year it gets better and better,” Xu said. “It really helps bring in customers. And even customers who come in all the time still come to our booth for a little snack.”

Urbana resident Cassie Clark said she is going to the Taste this year for the first time.

“I’ve always planned on going, but something always comes up,” Clark said.

“Hopefully it will be interesting and tasty.”

Some residents expressed concern about the variety of foods that are offered at the Taste.

“On the whole, (the Taste) is a good thing for the Twin Cities,” said Cathy Eastman of Urbana. “But perhaps they could offer some foods that aren’t as greasy.

They should focus more on offering unique foods rather than vendors who serve the same things.”

Polly Martin of Urbana agreed with Eastman.

“It’s misleading,” Martin said. “It’s the Taste of Champaign. You would think they would offer more and there are an awful lot of fast-food vendors. But it’s a popular, well-attended event.”

Paul Byron, part owner of Smoothie King, said he believes many people will visit his

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because of the large crowds. Kristi Bolton, booth for that reason.

“The idea is geared around better nutrition,” special events manager for the Champaign Park District said the number of people Byron said. “We’ll have something healthier, attending the festival last year reached colder and with a little more substance.”

50,000. She expects the number to be the It will be Smoothie King’s first appearance same this year. at the Taste and Byron plans to keep things “Last time it was quite crowded,” said simple, featuring two smoothie flavors per Hide Aki of Urbana. “I had a hard time findday, including the Pineapple Surf and the ing a chair.”

Caribbean Wave.

Rantoul resident Karl Houck said he will In addition to food, the festival will feaattend the festival for the first time this year ture 17 musical acts and more than 50 local to see the work of artist Rex Clark, but artists. Richard Hight is the festival’s feahas avoided it in the past. tured artist.

“I’ve stayed away because I know it’s Hight is an award winning teacher, busy,” Houck said. “But to see photos like artist and motivational speaker. Hight will that, it’s worth it.” be performing inspiBolton said she rational chalk just wants people to drawings fives times have a good time. throughout the “I will consider weekend. His works the festival a success will be sold in a if people enjoy themsilent auction at selves and if we the end of the festi– Christy Harper, special events and raise money for the val on Sunday and volunteer coordinator scholarship,” Bolton the proceeds will go said. to the park district’s She also has some advice for those who Youth Scholarship Fund. are planning to attend this year’s Taste: There will also be activities for the kids, “Wear tennis shoes,” Bolton said. “The including pony rides, climbing walls and weather hasn’t been cooperating lately. The miniature golf. park is a little muddy, but hopefully it will Urbana resident Katrin Ishii enjoys going be better by the festival weekend.” to the Taste.

“If we can make it, we go,” Ishii said. “I like it very much. It gives you a chance to Food vendors will include Zorba’s, Charity’s Catering, learn about the local producers and there are Hooters, Curtis Orchard, Garcia’s Pizza, Cookies By Design, many things for children to do.”

Panera, Jerry’s IGA, Pizza Planet, Moonstruck Chocolate Some residents said they have been Cafe, Pizza Magia, Texas Roadhouse, Pickle Tree Farm, O’Charley’s, Stevie’s Sweet Ice and Your Favorite Flavors. deterred from attending the Taste in the past

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7-year-old Donald Mercer takes part in rock climbing Saturday, June 22, 2002, at the Taste of Champaign.

THE CALENDAR OF TASTE OF CHAMPAIGN-URBANA FESTIVAL Friday

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Demonstrations

*The festival on Sunday will be starting at 12:00 p.m., and will be finished at 5:00 p.m.

Come and watch as these artists create amazing works of art! Artist will be demonstrating on

*The festival on Friday will be starting at 5:00 p.m., and will be finished at 9:00 p.m.

*The festival on Saturday will be starting on 11:00 a.m., and will be finished on 9:00 p.m.

Central Illinois Bank & The News Gazette Entertainment Tent

Central Illinois Bank & The News Gazette Entertainment Tent

5:30-7:00 p.m.: The Mark Foutch Brass Band Sponsored by the Champaign Park

11:00 a.m.-noon: JammSammich 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Sojourn 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Keith Harden 3:30-5:00 p.m.: Big Bang Theory 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Tons ‘O’ Fun Band 7:00-9:00 p.m.: Boat Drunks

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7:00-9:00 p.m.: Jamnation Sit back and relax as you listen to this talented band play a mixture of funk and R&B

Nextel Family Entertainment Tent 5:30 p.m.: Richard Hight An award winning artist. teacher, and motivational speaker 7:30-9:00 p.m.: Blue Bus Known as the “renegade juke box” for playing a larger variety of music than other bands. Blue Bus will keep you entertained with favorites by Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, and U2

Nextel Family Entertainment Tent 11:00 a.m.: Richard Hight 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Jim Cole 2:00: Ginger Lozar’s Puppets 3:00: Richard Hight 4:00: Ginger Lozar’s Puppets 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Kristi Kjeldsen 7:00: Richard Hight 8:00-9:00 p.m.:Dave Burdick of BlueBus

Central Illinois Bank & The News Gazette Entertainment Tent

12:00-1:00 p.m.: Steely Pan Expertly sequenced bass and drum tracks enhanced this also steel drum performance.

1:30-3:00 p.m.: Hazzard County

Catch one of the hottest Top 40 Country & Southern Rock bands.

3:30-5:00 p.m.: Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets

Nextel Family Entertainment Tent 12:30 p.m.: Richard Hight 2:00-3:00 p.m.: The Magic of Keith Page 3:00: Jazzercise 3:30: Boneyard Creek Cloggers 4:00: C-U Dance Arts

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6:00 - 6:30 7:00 - 7:30 Saturday 12:00 - 1:00 2:00 - 3:00 5:00 - 6:00 Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 2:00 - 3:00

Featured Artists Raku Firing (Potters’ Club) Blacksmithing (Flood Plain Forge) Printmaking (Alice Jaeger-ashland) Watercolor Painting (Charlotte Nesmith Brady) Ceramics, pottery and sculpture (Louis Ballard)

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The Top Thrill Dragster in Cedar Point

BY BRIAN MERTZ | STAFF WRITER

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PHOTO | MIKE LOMBARDO

y last relationship lasted about three hours.

Yet in that span of time, I experienced frustrating lows, a great amout of fear, exhiliarting highs and a lot of laughs. Most importantly, I experienced 18 of the most exciting seconds of my life.

This relationship took place in Sandusky, Ohio with a 420 foot tall roller coaster called Top Thrill Dragster. Cedar Point amusement park takes great pride in the Top Thrill Dragster and rightly so. It is the largest and fastest rollercoaster in the world. It also cost $25 million to build.

I have had a love-hate relationship with all of the roller coasters in my life. I hate waiting to get on them because I’m a big chicken. I fear that everything can and will go wrong on them.

But once that first burst of speed happens, I become euphoric. It has been that way since I rode my first coaster around the age of seven.

I won’t claim Wilt Chamberlin-type numbers, but since that first ride, I have been on my fair share of coasters in my life. Top Thrill Dragster rates as the most initially intimidating and also the fastest. I can never forget the initial anticipation, the feeling of going 120 miles per hour or watching some of my worst fears nearly come true on this ride.

Top Thrill Dragster is nestled at the back of Cedar Point. The whole park is right on the shore of Lake Erie. As you approach the park, Top Thrill Dragster doesn’t even look like it is the tallest structure there. In fact, its boring observation tower appears larger.

But that is just a mere optical illusion.

The closer I got to Top Thrill Dragster, the more its height began to weigh on me.

Eventually we reached the ride itself and standing next to it, the only word that felt appropriate was “ridiculous.” The ride is shaped like a racetrack. Two paralell straigtaways are connected by two curves. One curve serves as the unloading area for the ride.

The excitement comes from the fact the other curve has been stretched 420 feet in the air at practically a right angle from the straightaway portions of the track.

As my friends and I strained our necks, trying to see the top of the 420-foot hill, one of the cars came racing by us.

The cars and their passengers were nothing more than a mere blur to us as they went along the straight away of the track. After going roughly 800 feet at 120 miles per hour along the flat straight away, the cars instantly shot up into the air. As they raced into the sky, the passengers’ backs were parallel with the ground and the track they had just been speeding along.

Suddenly the cars twisted again slightly, allowing them to go over the peak of the hill.

As the cars regained their speed over the top of the hill, they twisted again, so that the riders were appeared like they were heading face-first towards the ground.

The cars leveled out again and raced along the second straightaway. Eventually hydrolic brakes brought the cars to a halt.

I looked at my two friends. They laughed

The Top Thrill Dragster is the largest and fastest rollercoaster in the world. It cost $25 million to build.

and ran towards the line. I followed and felt that sinking fear start to simmer in my gut.

We got into line, which at this time at night still was a two and a half hour wait. About every 30 seconds we watched, and more importantly, felt another blur of cars streak by us.

I anxiously kept watch on every car that I could. There were reports (and signs in the line confirming the reports) that sometimes cars don’t make it all the way up the 420 foot climb. When that happens they enter a controlled freefall, backwards, to return to the station and try again. The freefall mildly frightened me. Web site reports of one train getting stuck on top of the hill terrified me. Being stuck on any part of a coaster is my biggest roller coaster fear. The prospect of being stuck that high in the air only magnified that fear.

During the wait, I cracked jokes with my friends and we all laughed at Cedar Point’s sense of humor when they played Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55” for the folks in line.

The whole ride kept the dragster theme, right down to the “Christmas Tree” lighting system.

The cars would pull up to a starting line, where there is a lighting system that in racing is called a Christmas Tree. The lights on that system went from a bright white holding light, and then a quick drop from yellow to green where the car would be shot down the track.

When we neared the front of the line, we could see the splatters of dead bugs all over the front car.

The reckless speed, the bright lights and the extreme height of Top Thrill Dragster doomed any bugs that got in the path of the cars to a quick and messy death.

About 70 people away from the front of the line, the ride was stopped. It looked from where we were standing that the breaking system was having problems. Others thought it was a problem with one particular car. Whatever it was, all I could think about was getting stuck up top.

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They restarted the ride after about 20 minutes of repairs. We watched as a few test cars soared into the night sky. They barely made it over the peak each time. I laughed a little harder at my friends’ wishes to get stuck ontop only to hide my own fear.

Eventually we reached the front of the line and I jumped into one of the seats, lowering the shoulder harness over my slightly trembling body. It was a cold night by now. More importantly, the time had come.

As the car slowly left the station towards the starting line, my fear was met by the excitement that keeps drawing me back to roller coasters.

We took our position in front of the lighting system. A message over the loudspeaker blared, “Arms down and inside the train.”

The light hovered at a bright white. Again, “Arms down.”

The car rocked back slightly. The cars were braced. Below, the hydrolics gathered pressure.

The yellow light shined. My stomach dropped. Yellow. Yellow. Green.

My whole body was thrown back into the seat. Our car went from zero to 120 miles per hour in four seconds. Before my first scream ended we were already climbing.

One thought overpowered my mind: “Make it over, make it over, make it over ...”

The front car stuggled to the peak. The rest of us were climbing. And then I felt it – the snap of the first car plunging over the peak, dragging us all with it.

Before I knew it, I was looking as our cars barelled straight towards the ground. I joyfully screamed and threw my hands in the air. By the time I grabbed my next breath, our train had stopped.

It took a mere 18 seconds. The physical thrill of standing still and accelerating to 120 miles per hour in the blink of an eye is something that can only be experienced in person. No matter how much I had read about it and imagined it, that sudden rush was something I had to feel for myself.

But as I exited the ride, massaging the pain in my neck from minor whiplash, I began to realize that the actual thrill of roller coasters comes from the anticipation. The slow climb up a gigantic hill is what really gets the adrenaline pumping. That is where the real top thrills come from. And frankly, that was lacking in this relationship.

I did end up riding the Top Thrill Dragster another time, that time with no fear. Well, maybe a little fear about getting stuck on that ridiculously high hill.

But looking back, all I can say about my brief relationship with the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster is: I’ve had better.

Eventually we reached the ride itself and standing next to it, the only word that felt appropriate was “ridiculous.”

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C-U Scenes: Local theatre critiqued

BY ZACH HENSEL | STAFF WRITER

Marriage is Murder Studio Theatre Krannert Center for the Performing Arts June 24, 27, July 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 23, 26 Weekday shows at 8 p.m., Sunday shows at 7 p.m. $15 / SC & Stu 12 / UI 7 Sundays $12 / SC & Stu 9 / UI 7 She Loves Me With a smattering of Beatles references and a familiar story, She Loves Me, running through July 5th at Urbana's Station Theatre, is an energetic, family-friendly musical certain to please those willing to check their sarcasm at the door. Lifting its story from the 1940 Jimmy Stewart classic Shop Around the Corner, the plot is predictable. This movie was also recently revived as the AOL-promotional vehicle and romantic comedy You've Got Mail.

What once was a story of an obscured love-

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Marriage is Murder Running through July 26th as part of this year's Summerfest lineup, Marriage is Murder is a comedy with a mysterious twist.

Jake Schneider and Abbey Siegworth play Paul and Polly Butler. Divorced for 18 months,the two are thrust together once again in an attempt at creating another mystery novel based around their co-created character, Charlotte Hayakawa.

Much of the humor here revolves around their unique writing style. Seeking to lend their story believability, Paul and Polly act out each of their murderous plots, stalking each other about the studio apartment with guns, knives, and poisons. The result is a set of performances that gets quite physical at times and is impressive simply for the agility required of the performers if nothing else.

This setup leads to several double bluff sequences familiar to anyone who's seen Cliff Howard in The Princess Bride.

Marriage is Murder hits its comedic peak with its portrayal of Paul's newfound bachelor life. The play opens with Paul's apartment

in total disorganization – crumpled newspaper, underwear, and Julie Andrews records strewn about.

This setup leads to a series of gags familiar to any of the more University-oriented people in town. Not all of the jokes connected with this particular audience, but at times they did so impressively. Anyone with a love of mystery novels or plays should consider this behind the scenes look at their quirky methods of creation.

Paul (Jake Schneider) acts opposite Polly (Abbey Siegworth) during a rehearsal of Marriage is Murder.

affair-by-post in a European gift shop is transformed into an obscured loveaffair-by-post in a European parfumerie. What's less predictable, however, are the exuberant performances from the seasoned Station cast. Transcending the banality of the framing story, the cast members are swallowed up in their roles and perform as if they were performing for an audience of thousands – hamming up their songs and gags with amazing candor. The supporting cast is just as effective as the lead performers, and at times, they steal the show.

The background action between Arpad and Mr. Sipos is sometimes more Holley Fain reads a journal during a performance as Catherine, in Proof. interesting than the focus Station Theatre veteran Steven Keen porof the scene. A huge hit of the show is Mr. trays Robert, a once-brilliant mathematician Sipos' solo number with its ode to groveling: who collapsed into psychotic self-destruction “Where's my pride? / Swallowed long ago! / at the peak of his success. His daughter Deep inside / where it doesn't show!” This and other clever stabs at corporate disillusion- Catherine, expertly portrayed by University of Illinois undergrad Holley Fain, is charged ment, along with a few intriguing subplots, with caring for her father and dealing with elevate this production above other attempts her own potential intellectual gifts and psyat recycling the classic plot. chological burdens. While the interplay Other qualities of the production between the two was rigid and unnatural at are equally delightful – the music is the debut performance, the main players nimbly arranged with smart instruquickly settled into their grooves. mentation, and the stage design is The writing is amazing, impressively jumppervasive and well rendered. On the ing back and forth through time without the whole, She Loves Me will leave even slightest bit of unintentional disorientation. the most hardened souls smiling and Weaving Robert’s complex story in parallel to tapping their feet on their ways out that of Sophie Germain, a young 19th-century the Station. mathematician imprisoned by the gender discrimination of her era, and filled with outShe Loves Me standing natural dialogue, Proof is highly Station Theatre deserving of the Pulitzer Prize it won.

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THE APPARITION OF THESE FACES IN THE CROWD; | JUNE 19-25, 2003

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ARTIST’S CORNER

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ichael David is a local singer and songwriter. You may have spotted him around town — he walks around playing his guitar, trying to find that oh-so-special melody that will soothe souls and warm hearts. His primary goal is to create something interesting. If it also happens to amuse someone else, than all the better, he says.

What inspires you?

I consider song writing to be an ongoing process. Inspiration is simply a highlight in that process. However, I must say nothing inspires me more than seeing a good local band!

Music is life; life is the day to day; and what comes out of that is yet to be said. When the moment strikes, it’s like lightning, and the words flow outward.

What themes are present in your work?

The body of my work is basically creative sparks that have burnt holes in the tapestry. Then I used some paint to make the holes make sense, and what we have is art. These broken fragments, these broken stones are polished by age.

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Why did you choose this piece you are featuring?

I wish you could actually hear the music through this newspaper. I suppose that I chose this piece because the lyrics reflect the frantic pace my music can have.

Where can you find the best conversation in town?

I do not designate a place for a good conversation. I feel that good conversation is on the whimsy of the wind and wherever it blows, it blows irrationally. Such is life — absurd.

Father Time Seems Like I'm always chasing my tail around & around I I can never seem to get around to it As old Father time passes me by I just look dumb wave smile and cry at him Never saying a single word to that great man in the sand etching infinities into my soul Everything twitches & quakes Eyes popping out every hole in me Electricity shaking my every nerve Once again this blind man can see From the glory of the subtleties I will find the divine in me & through my eyes I'll open up to it In the end I will go to the woman nobody knows & finally get to see the window to my soul Never saying a single word to the great man in the sand Etching infinities into my skull - Michael David

Former First Lady’s Living History fails to come alive

BY KATIE RICHARDSON | STAFF WRITER

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n an attempt to please all, Hillary Clinton’s Living History places too much emphasis on insignificant details, resulting in a book that has no real center.

The former first lady’s autobiography is full of monotonous details, contradictory statements and shallow observations. If the detailed descriptions of her hairstyles and her style of dress aren’t enough to make you question the validity of her ambitions, the fickle nature of her political posture in this narrative will be — Hillary doesn’t seem to be able to decide if she's a liberal or a conservative.

On page 20, a young Hillary foregoes boys in order to fully realize her academic potential — she's a staunch young feminist ripe with ambition for both college and career. On page 441, Bill Clinton tells her Monica Lewinsky is just a shy young intern he's befriended — and she believes him.

Hillary plays on both sides of the fence: she's an independent woman who isn't "standing by her man like Tammy Wynette," but she's also a victim of both the Republican conspiracy against her husband as well as his own infidelity.

She's a feminist and a dutiful wife. She's an

idealistic lawyer and she's a domesticated sweetheart.

Damn it, she's every President's dream.

She's also dreaming of becoming President.

Throughout the course of the book, it becomes increasingly clear that Hillary has an agenda.

She's trying to appeal to both liberals and conservatives, stressing her political opinions on subjects like reforming healthcare but also stressing the importance of "family values" and highlighting her essentially upper-crust lifestyle. For instance, when referring to a friendship she's developed with Diane Blair, a political science professor, Hillary is careful to insert the line "We played tennis andtraded books," between descriptions of Diane's professional accomplishments.

Furthermore, Hillary dedicates pages to trivial details. Included in the 528-page autobiography are descriptions of Hillary's gracious act of loaning a poorly attired aid a suitable outfit for a "grand dinner" with the Queen Mother. Apparently at that same dinner Hillary sat between Prince Phillip and Prime Minister John Major as well as several other essentially inconsequential but nevertheless named political figures.

Long story short (no pun intended) there are exactly three things most people want

Hillary Clinton to talk about: Monica Lewinsky, the Whitewater scandal, and perhaps her run for New York senator. Most don't care where Bill bought the shirt he was wearing when he proposed or how much she admired Jackie Kennedy's sense of style.

While Hillary’s personal observations may serve to make her at times appear more genuine and human, in general, politics, love, and fashion don't mix.

If Hillary’s purpose is to enhance her political career, her focus should be more on politics and not so much on fashionable details. While she is constantly berating the press for interfering with her personal life, misrepresenting her, and of focusing on unimportant details, Hillary simultaneously diminishes her own public image by narrating a self-indulgent, frivolous account of what it is to be First Lady.

In Living History, there is no evidence of the down-to-earth go-getter she wants us to believe she is. Hillary seems intent on pleasing everyone with this autobiography and of incorporating every insignificant detail about her life. After 528 pages, the reader still doesn't know what Hillary stands for.

Then again, given the wishy-washy nature of so many politicians today and the way

that disposition seems to be increasingly rewarded by under informed voters with election to office, maybe that's exactly what Hillary wants.

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JUNE 19-25, 2003 | JASON MRAZ: DON’T EVER TALK ABOUT RADIOHEAD AGAIN

When the clock strikes twelve Record Service gives nighthawks first glance at new music

BY BRIAN MERTZ | MUSIC EDITOR

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s drunk, noisy barhoppers stumble along the sidewalks of Green Street in Champaign, a new line quietly begins to form alongside a building. It is about 11:30 on a Monday night and the first person in line, Richard Kujoth, will wait another 30 minutes before he can enter the building.

Kujoth is the first in line at Record Service’s midnight sale, a tradition that has been going on for close to 20 years. Tonight Kujoth, like

nearly all of the other 40 people who will get in line, is anxiously waiting to purchase Radiohead’s new album Hail to the Thief.

“It’s kind of fun. It is different than just picking it up at Best Buy,” Kujoth said.

The different experiences are what continue to drive music fans to Record Service for the only midnight sale in ChampaignUrbana every Monday night, despite the fact that the same albums they purchase at the stroke of midnight will be readily available the next morning.

“I couldn’t wait,” said Brad Hagan, another customer in line. “I have to be up at eight for

Owner Phil Strang (on stairs) talks about a vinyl release of "Hail to the Thief," during the Radiohead album's midnight release at Record Service, 621 E. Green St., early in the morning on Tuesday, June 10.

work, but it is worth it to listen to the album tonight. I’ll survive.”

“We realize people want the music right away, especially kids on a college campus who have the time to stay up on a Monday night and have the time to listen to it on a Monday night and who are a little more fanatic about their music than your average 25 or 30 year old working class fan,” said Phil Strang, owner of Record Service. “So it has always been fun because you get to see the real fans.”

“I have a low level obsession with Radiohead, so anything that gets released is a big deal for me,” said customer Chris Moore, explaining why he is waiting in line at 11:45 p.m. and why he plans to listen to the album tonight.

Record Service began holding midnight releases when R.E.M.’s album Green was released in 1988.

“At the time, R.E.M. was the biggest selling group on campus,” Strang said.

For the first two midnight sales, Record Service would only sell one album at midnight and it was only for specific releases.

Customers weren’t even allowed to roam about the store. By the third midnight sale, Record Service decided that they would have a midnight release every Monday night for all new releases.

“At first, we thought it was just an extreme event and a specific album is all people would want,” Strang said. “Then we decided, well why not let people just come in the store and hang out and maybe buy something else.”

On June 10, the customers who filed through the door seemed focused on getting their hands on Hail to the Thief. Strang said that 70 copies of Radiohead’s sixth album were sold that night.

“That was tremendous,” Strang said. “But probably two years ago, during the school year, that might have been 210 copies.”

Record Service has seen sales of that proportion in one night. Strang said that when Guns N Roses released the Use Your Illusion double albums, Record Service sold 211 copies of one and 212 copies of the other.

“It was massive because nearly everyone bought both albums, and they were both doubles so it was a lot of money,” Strang said.

“That’s the most we ever did in the store and it took about an hour and a half that night instead of an hour.”

What also cuts down on some of the time in the store is the use of vouchers. Record Service allows people to purchase a voucher, usually a week in advance of the release. At the midnight sale, Strang will stand on the

stairs with a box of the albums. Customers who have purchased a voucher merely hand him the paper and leave without waiting in line to pay for the coveted release.

For some releases in the past, Record Service used to sell 150 vouchers. Record Service only sold seven vouchers for Hail to the Thief.

“The midnight sales are still fun. They just don’t draw like they used to,” Strang said.

He attributes some of the drop off to bands not having as major an appeal to a widespread audience as they used to. Radiohead is one of the bands that has maintained that appeal. The midnight release for their album Kid A was a success as well.

“It was important enough that we focused on it then,” Strang said. “There are very few things now that seem to have that urgency.”

Strang also said that factors contributing to the decline in midnight sale popularity are the ease of music downloading and the ability for major chain stores like Best Buy to take heavy losses from underpricing CDs because they can make up for it on other sales.

Still for some fans, the price difference between stores is unimportant.

“Part of the fun of it is just going out here and hang out with the other people,” said customer Chris Moore. “If you buy it at Best Buy, it’s sterile. I may save a few bucks, but tonight is a gorgeous night. There are lots of people, and this is a lot of fun.”

As Strang unlocks the door at midnight and guides the anxious fans into the store, there is an excited energy in the air. The two other Record Service employees man the cash registers while Strang collects vouchers.

“It’s nothing like what it used to be,” Strang said of the popularity of midnight sales. “We don’t have the resources to advertise to get people in. It’s more hit or miss than it used to be.”

But for Linus Gog, the evening is definitely a hit. Gog has purchased one of the first copies of Hail to the Thief and leaves the store. He finds his bicycle and before hopping on, he excitedly takes out a discman and listens to his new special edition copy of Hail to the Thief.

“I have been looking forward to this for quite some time,” Gog said.

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I BUY AND SELL PEOPLE LIKE YOU EVERYDAY | JUNE 19-25, 2003

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TRACTOR KINGS Gone to Heaven ★★★1/2 Mud Records

BY JACOB DITTMER Singer-songwriter Jacob Fleischli made Gone to Heaven, the Tractor Kings’ second album, a nostalgic, personal reflection on rural Illinois life. With family ties in Tolono, Fleischli knew recording at Matt Talbot’s (Centaur) Tolono studio would give the record just the feel he wanted.

The songs have a country-rock sound not that different from Uncle Tupelo. The songs don’t necessarily have country-oriented structures, but the lyrics and moods reflect rural life familiar to central Illinoisans.

“Side by Side” tells the story of a man who accepts his flaws like drinking, while dreaming of the next time he will be with the woman he loves. The mood of “Beautiful Night” is less cynical and tells the story of a beautiful night between two people in love.

These songs and their lyrics touch on such universal experiences that it’s hard for listeners not to relate their experiences to those of the songwriter.

On “My Little Cousin,” Fleischli gets emotional as he sings about a cousin he loved who passed away. He sings, “So don’t ever start speak of him, I’ll start cryin.” It strikes a chord with listeners, who think about their lost loved ones, those who have been forgotten on the surface, but are still dearly missed deep down.

Fleischli paints himself as very lonely, an emotion that is easily understood. He sings songs for the voiceless, for those who have deep-seeded emotions but rarely express them. These voiceless deal with their loneliness through drug and alcohol abuse; their sadness is dealt with in silence and their loves consist of cherished memories.

It is refreshing to hear songs from the perspective of a quiet man who feels and thinks much. It is also refreshing to hear songs about love that don’t rely on obnoxious sentimentality or the overly melodramatic whininess that is the signature of so many songs today. Instead, simple lyrics tell simple stories that can be understood by most people.

COLD Year of the Spider ★★1/2 Geffen Records

BY JASON CANTONE Before Limp Bizkit became more of a rock music punchline than a success story, Fred Durst discovered both Staind and Cold and jump-started their careers. Of the three bands, Cold has enjoyed the least success and shouldn’t expect its third album Year of the Spider to take them to the top, despite a surprisingly-high sales debut.

Cold continues the tradition of turning mainstream rock into an overproduced mess that seems more aimed to induce a headache than tohave any catchy lyrics or melodies. Nothing on Year of the Spider reaches out and grabs listeners. The vocals have a metallic edge that makes the emotional lyrics seem mass-produced and unintelligible. Most of the songs also sound very similar, so there’s no spontaneity on the album, even in the first single “Stupid Girl,” which features Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo.

Cuomo probably took on Cold as a pet project after touring with them, but while “Stupid Girl” is one of the album’s high notes, it doesn’t differ at all from the soulless mess throughout the rest of the album. Listeners won’t be

compelled to walk away from the album humming a melody or even remembering any of its depressing lyrics.

The songs are dark like their brother band Staind’s recent works, and thatcould be due to frontman Scooter Ward’s traumatic family life. After touring constantly for their second album (which contains some catchier melodies and lyrics), Ward’s sister was diagnosed with cancer. And if that wasn’t enough, his girlfriend was diagnosed with cancer shortly thereafter.

These sad life events could be the reason behind the ballad “Wasted Years,” which is one of the album’s best offerings. Although the lyrics are blurred together, the melodies are stronger, albeit more mainstream. This is a softer Ward who doesn’t need to rely on loud guitars and electric background music to cloud the song with a metallic energy.

Cold proclaims to have some of the most loyal fans in the business and even writes on the album’s thank you note that the Cold Army is more important to thank than their family and friends. Cold won’t disappoint fans looking for another set of dark, emotional songs, but this band that proudly proclaims that they sing songs about witches isn’t likely to get as many new listeners as they did from 2000’s 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage.

In the final (and not coincidentally 13th) song on the album, Cold screams out “Sick of all the monotony / Kill the fucking music industry.”With a musical presence very similar to both Staind and P.O.D., viewers can decide for themselves whether Cold members consider themselves part of the monotony.

ANDREW BIRD Weather Systems ★★★1/2 Righteous Babe Records

BY JACOB DITTMER It seems as if we are always forcing ourselves to categorize everything in our lives. In today’s complicated world we must label, sort through and organize everything in order to find those things that suit us, including our music tastes. Weather Systems is one album that is hard to label and hard to place.

Weather Systems is Andrew Bird’s fourth album and is definitely a mature, melodic, moody and complex work.

Each song has such a layered depth that it is hard to believe Bird once contributed to the campy, swing jazz of the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

This is Bird’s first album without the help from his band Bowl of Fire, although two of the band’s members aid him on this work. Bird’s instrument is his voice and the violin, along with occasional whistling. As a violinist, Bird plays his instrument unlike a traditional violinist, often playing pizzicato in a guitar-like fashion. This provides a most interesting sound and at times is reminiscent of a mandolin.

Bird’s voice is another familiar sound that is hard to categorize. He sings with a similar passion and forlornness of the great Tim Buckley or his son Jeff. His voice has that certain soothing, laid-back tone that allows the listener to just sit back and relax.

After taking time off from touring with Bowl of Fire and leaving Chicago’s North Side, Bird took up residence in rural Jo Davies county in northwestern Illinois. From there, he recorded this album in a barn he had refurnished for his recording needs.

This change of venue gives a greater understanding of its sincerity and simplicity. Some of the tracks would provide an excellent soundtrack for a starry summer night in Illinois countryside. Perhaps this is where Bird conceived some of these songs.

The album’s title track is one of those songs written so well with its slow and subtle approach that allows its layers to slowly reveal themselves.“Lull” gives a great explanation to the feelings of a helpless romantic when he is all alone.

Well some have labeled Bird’s Weather Systems as adult alternative and pop rock, and others call it folk rock, but whatever you call it, the album is worth listening to for its brilliance in simplified, moody melodies.

THE BYRDS Essential Byrds ★★★ Columbia

BY LIZ MOZZOCCO In 1965, five American musicians bred the Beatles catchy Brit rock with Bob Dylan’s lyrically smart folk songs, and came up with something good. The result of this union was three-part folk harmonies layered over 12-string

Rickenbacker guitar solos – the sound that became the Byrds’ signature style.

Even their name looked like a combination of their two biggest influences.

Almost 40 years and five line-up changes later, the Byrds have released a two-disc compilation album that does its best to provide an overview of the band’s career.

The first of the two CD ís is heavily laden with Dylan covers, many of which helped get the Byrds onto the charts in their early years. Most listeners are probably more familiar with the the Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man,”the first song on the collection, than with Bob Dylan’s original version.

Anyone who happens to look at the names of the accredited songwriters on the first part of The Essential Byrds would inevitably have to wonder if it’s possible for a band to cover more Dylan song. The answer is yes, but the more difficult question is whether it is possible to cover more Dylan and do it well. The Byrds have a knack for transforming Dylan songs without ruining them, as the appearance of six Bob Dylan tunes on the album reminds us.

But the group wasn’t just borrowing others’ songwriting skills. The collection also includes many of the Byrds’ best original songs, from their early hits “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better” and “It Won’t be Wrong,” to the more psychedelictinged “Renaissance Fair,” “Fifth Dimension” and “Eight Miles High.”

The second CD in The Essential Byrds delves into their later material, which veered more toward country rock, but still maintained some of their California sound. If you’ve ever wondered what a slide guitar sounds like on acid, but were too shy to approach your local narcotics dealer, never fear. The Byrds do it all for you on disc two.

“Lady Friend,” one of the last songs David Crosby recorded before leaving the group, is included on disc two, as well as Roger McGuinnís’“Chestnut Mare” and “I Wanna Grow Up to be a Politician.” Country rocker Gram Parsons’ brief stint in the band provided them with “Hickory Wind” and “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man,” both of which appear on the CD. For those unschooled in their music, The Essential Byrds might sound a bit dated, but older listeners will certainly appreciate its nostalgic qualities.

Anyone who knows too much about the group might find this collection a bit useless. The liner notes have some nice pictures and a brief history, but probably nothing that a fan who is very familiar with the band hasn’t already seen or heard.

All the same, The Essential Byrds presents some of their best work, and let’s face it, it’s a lot easier to buy a greatest hits album than all their albums individually. Both new and old listeners can hear The Byrds’ influence on the rock that came after them, and The Essential Byrds does an excellent job of capturing their most defining music.

HiddenGems KINSKI Airs Above Your Station

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They provide fantastic music if one is willing to wait for it. A prime example of this on Airs Above Your Station is the track titled “Schedule for Using Pillows and Beanbags.” For the first three minutes, the song consists of long chords that resonate and slow drumbeats. By the end, it’s a harddriving blend of fast guitar and primal drums that combine to create a swirling sound and sensation.

This album is one of those rare pieces of work that takes over the listener. Even if it’s in the background, it can’t help but stand out. It’s undeniably unique and undeniably quality with enough “Holy crap this is amazing!”-type moments to satisfy even the most cynical critic.

CHARTS PARASOL RECORDS TOP 10 SELLERS 1. The Velvet Crush - Free Expression (Action Musik) 2. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (Capitol Records) 3. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve Records) 4. Club 8 - Strangely Beautiful (A Hidden Agenda Record) 5. George Usher Group - Fire Garden (Parasol Records) 6. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow - Private Sides (Arena Rock Records) 7. American Analog Set - Promise Of Love (Tiger Style Records) 8. Cocteau Twins - Treasure (4AD Records) 9. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People (Matador Records) 10. Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine & Ours (Ashmont Records)

RECORD SERVICE TOP 10 SELLERS 1. Metallica - St. Anger (Elektra) 2. Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun (Matador Records) 3. Various Artists - Americana Sampler 4. Pete Yorn - Day I Forgot (Sony) 5. Mr. Lif - I Phantom (Definitive Jux) 6. Various Artists - 2003 Warped Tour (USA Side) 7. Alkaline Trio - Good Moruning (Vagrant) 8. Gillian Welch - Soul Journey (Ancony Records) 9. Flaming Lips - Fight Test Ep (Warner Brothers) 10. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (Capitol Records)

Release Date: January 21, 2003 on SubPop records

NEW RELEASES

BY KRISTIN CLIFFORD

Monty Alexander Trio - Impressions in Blue Beloved - Failure On Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper Blu Cantrell - Bittersweet Da Brat - Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz Delerium - Chimera Dixie Witch - One Bird, Two Stones Jay Farrar - Terroir Blues Gang Starr - The Ownerz Shirley Horn - May the Music Never End Iconz - You Lookin’ at ’Em KRS-One - Kris Styles The Locust - Plague Soundscapes The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium Motion City Soundtrack - I Am the Movie Willie Nelson & Friends - Live & Kickin’ Liz Phair - Liz Phair Poi Dog Pondering - In Seed Comes Fruit Three 6 Mafia - Da Unbreakables Watashi Wa - The Love of Life Dwight Yoakam - Population Me Dhafer Youssef - Digital Prophecy

This album is the impressive sophomore effort by the Seattle based rock quartet. The primarily instrumental Airs Above Your Station was released in January of 2003. The record starts off slowly with the moody “Steve’s Basement,” which flows seamlessly into the faster and more haunting “Semaphore.”The guitar chords and drums interspersed with a strangely disembodied voice create this thoughtful track, which changes considerably throughout to become less synthesized and more plain rock.

Towards the end of the song, it is impossible not to get swept away in the music – a seemingly difficult feat for a primarily instrumental group with no vocals to draw listeners in. Yet, the almost total absence of vocals is perhaps the best thing about the album and Kinski’s music as a whole.

No one is tempted to ruin the purity of the music by singing along. Frat boys won’t try and learn the lyrics in a vain attempt to get laid.

The hard driving guitar chords at the end of the “Sempaphore” give way to more of the same on the album’s only vocal track,“Rhode Island Freakout.”The track features spoken word lyrics over a fantastic beat and harsh guitars.

The guitars are so harsh, in fact, that they almost invoke a fingernail-on-chalkboard sensation but luckily, the scratching sound is pleasant rather than cringe inducing.

Despite the fact that Kinski is indisputably a rock band, close comparisons can be made to jazz and jazz fusion artists, such as Medeski, Martin and Wood. Neither group is about instant gratification. Each subtly builds the anticipation throughout each song. Kinski is not for the impatient listener – the buildup is slow and intense, but the payoff is so incredibly worth it.

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JUNE 19-25, 2003 | WHY DON’T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD

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Corking your album: Who cheats in music?

BY BRIAN MERTZ | MUSIC EDITOR

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s a Cubs fan, Sammy Sosa’s corked bat was a punch to the gut. I believe his explanation. I still think it was the only corked bat he used in a game. But as I stared at that tiny bit of cork in the shards of Sammy’s bat, I couldn’t help but feel that the game of baseball had been cheapened a tiny bit as well.

Regardless of what really happened, the fact of the matter is that Sosa still cheated.

There are clear rules for baseball, and corking a bat breaks one of those rules. It can be hard to take as a fan of baseball, but it is clear the rule was broken.

In the music world, such rules don’t exist.

However, listening to and reading about music incessantly, I unavoidably come across that same feeling of being punched in the gut.

There is no denying that some modern musicians engage in different forms of cheating. However, in the world of art, we lack a rulebook. The stakes are higher to sell albums. Some would argue that talent levels aren’t what they used to be. Throw technological advances into production and the temptation to cheat rises.

So without drafting a specific set of rules that will inevitably need changing like the old pine tar on a baseball bat rule, I think it is time to look for a basic guiding principle to avoid cheating in music.

A good place to start is the obvious. Few will argue that Milli Vanilli’s lip synching was not cheating. A Grammy had to be returned.

Copies of their album were sold back or destroyed. I remember as a kid and a fan the same feeling I had last week with Sammy. The music I liked felt cheap after I learned the truth.

Lip synching is nothing new. American Bandstand performers did it all the time. To shoot a music video for a studio track, musicians have to lip synch on camera. Around the country, little kids pay $30 to see Britney Spears lip synch her way through a 45-minute dance routine. The American public knows it is there, but for the most part, we brush it aside.

What made Milli Vanilli’s offense so terrible was that from start to finish was that Rob and Fab did not personally contribute to the creation of the music that they “performed.”

So from the Milli Vanilli scandal comes the baseline for the rules of music: You have to take some part in the creation of the music to call it your own.

The next question that arises is how much involvement in the original music do you need? Most would agree that a cover song, when done creatively, can be a magical thing.

But if the cover band just rips off the track, fans start to complain and feel cheated.

More difficult than covers are songwriting collaborations. Liz Phair’s new album features five songs that were produced by the Matrix, the same people who created pop hits for folks like Avril Lavigne. That sinking feeling in my gut returned when I thought how a singer-songwriter I used to admire, employed someone else to write songs for her. It’s not Milli Vanilli, but it’s close for me.

Speaking of teeny-bopper pop stars like Avril and Britney, what about digital production effects for vocals? As a fan of electronic music, I love non-organic music.

Drum machines rule. I can’t deny that when used well, a vocoder can really enhance a vocal. And because of gifted producers in all genres, many bands can find elements in their songs and themselves they didn’t know existed.

But a few years back, when Kid Rock used a vocoder in “Only God Knows Why” to electronically bend and mask the notes he couldn’t sing properly, I realized technology had led to cheating. Kid Rock, not surprisingly, never had it in him to hit those notes in the first place. Slick production. Like a pitcher scuffing a baseball, dishonestly let him do something he couldn’t have done before.

What begins to emerge from these examples is a simple notion: In music, be true to yourself. If as a songwriter you don’t have the ability to write a pop hit that will sail up the charts, then don’t get someone else to do it for you. If you are going to sing, then accept the fact that you have a vocal range and also accept what comes from trying to sing outside that range.

Baseball players will always push the envelope by hovering ever closer to the plate when they bat and wiping sweat from their brow onto a ball before they pitch. And the good musicians will consistently push the boundaries of sound over time.

What separates the cheaters from the innovators in music is a fine line that often has to be drawn by each individual fan.

For me it boils down to honesty. Are musicians altering their sounds to present me with a new innovation they believe in, or are they trying to hide something they can’t do? The latter is cheating in my book, plain and simple.

To avoid more punches to the gut, I sincerely hope musicians remain true to themselves throughout the whole process of creating music. Here’s to no more corked bats and no more corked musicians.

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have tickets yet, you’ll need to get to the Metro early. It’ll be a bittersweet moment saying goodbye to D-plan, but a moment not to be missed.

HOUSE / TECHNO / ELECTRONIC All the best that music has to offer this week

INDEPENDENT ROCK / EMO / PUNK Analog Saves the Planet / Feeble Weiner / Legs for Days Monday, June 23, Cowboy Monkey, 10:00 p.m. ($4) It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Tyson Markley’s wacky rock project Analog Saves the Planet. Breaking out the guitar, the luchador wrestling mask, the programmed loops and the bright haired go-go dancers, Analog Saves the Planet is something that needs to be experienced to understand. You’ll laugh, you’ll rock, and you might even find new appreciation for the song "Sk8r Boi." Feeble Weiner and Innocent Words Recording artists Legs For Days will open. This will surely be the oddest but most fun Monday night you’ll have experienced in a long while.

Dismemberment Plan / Lake Trout / Miss Spice & The Malenium Band Thursday, June 19, The Metro in Chicago, 9:00 p.m. ($14) Washington D.C.’s Dismemberment Plan has grown to be one of the most respected independent rock outfits in the nation. They’ve opened for Pearl Jam, did a joint headling tour with Death Cab For Cutie and made quality music all along. Unfortunately, like many a great rock group they are calling it quits.

This will be their final show in Chicago. If you don’t

Mr. Scruff Friday, June 20, Smartbar in Chicago, 10:00 p.m. ($10) Ninja Tune artist Mr. Scruff has seen some limited success in America with his old single "Get A Move On" (featured endlessly in car commercials) and his latest album Trouserjazz. Success or no success, Mr. Scruff still plays one of the more eclectic sets you will ever hear. Spinning everything from house to hip hop to jazz to leftfield sounds, Mr. Scruff’s six hour DJ set at Smartbar will have something for everyone. Head up to Chicago to dance or just to nod your head. Mr. Scruff won’t mind either way.

ROCK Temple of Low Men Friday, June 20, Mike ‘n Molly’s, 9:00 p.m. ($5) Summertime means outdoor show time. Mike ‘n Molly’s has had some fantastic shows under the summer sky, and this Friday should continue the trend. Champaign’s very own Temple of Low Men will hit the stage and bring their energetic rock show to the fans at Mike ‘n Molly’s (as well as anyone listening in a few block radius). Still feeding off the momentum from their Normal As Can Be release, Temple of Low Men will undoubtedly wow the local crowd once again.

TopFive Next week the buzz will pick our Top 5 road trip albums.

If you want to get in on the discussion, e-mail us at buzz@readbuzz.com with your list of your Top 5 road trip albums. We’ll print our favorite submitted Top 5 list alongside our own Top 5 list.

Summer Albums 1. Endless Summer Beach Boys

Endless Summer is what the Beach Boys were about in their heyday. Sunny Californian beaches are the subject of most of their pop hits and where else would we like to be in the Summer but on a sunny beach. The songs are fun, warm and full of life, and that’s what Summer should be about. “I Get Around”“Good Vibrations”“Fun, Fun, Fun” and “California Girls” quintessential songs of summer that have a joyous carefree sound only found in Beach Boys material.

2. Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers

Marley’s most successful album incorporates all of the usual elements of quality reggae. Definitely a positive album full of good vibrations.

“Jamming” has that groovy base line accompanied by a funky beat that makes you want to jam. While songs like “One Love/People Get Ready” has a wonderful steel drum and feel-good sound that encourages the listeners to sing along,“Give thanks and praise to the lord and I will feel all right.”

3. The Chronic Dr. Dre

A rap masterpiece. This album still makes the listener feel like their Toyota Celica is really a bad-ass lowrider. It is a party album, epitomized in songs like “Nuthin’ but a G Thang,” giving killer beats rooted in ‘70s funk. This album introduced the world to rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and his superior rapping abilities laying down some of the smoothest sound ryhmes to date.

4. Summerteeth Wilco

Masterfully written songs with moods ranging from solitude to sheer joy. This album took a step in a different direction for the ever-changing Wilco.

Songs like “Shot in the Arm” are a far cry from Tweedy’s Uncle Tupelo days, but still hold a certain quality that just grabs the listener and paints a wonderful picture. The song “When You Wake Up Feeling Old” conjures images of waking up on a lazy Sunday morning in August.

5. Poised to Break Sunday’s Best

It may never have topped the charts or had a major radio single, but Poised to Break has all the essential summer songs. There are the classic party rock songs, the classic song about lost summer romances and the classic song to drive around town in night with the windows down. It just reeks summer from start to finish.

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CLUBSVENUES Assembly Hall First & Florida, Champaign 333.5000 American Legion Post 24 705 W. Bloomington Rd., C. 356.5144 American Legion Post 71 107 N. Broadway, Urbana 367.3121 Barfly 120 N. Neil, Champaign 352.9756 Barnes and Noble 51 E. Marketview, Champaign 355.2045 Boltini Lounge 211 N. Neil, Champaign 378.8001 Borders Books & Music 802 W.Town Ctr., Champaign 351.9011 The Brass Rail 15 E. University, Champaign 352.7512 Canopy Club (The Garden Grill) 708 S. Goodwin, Urbana 367.3140 C.O. Daniels 608 E. Daniel, Champaign 337.7411 Cosmopolitan Club 307 E. John, Champaign 367.3079 Courtyard Cafe Illini Union, 1401 W. Green, U. 333.4666 Cowboy Monkey 6 Taylor St., Champaign

398.2688 Clybourne 706 S. Sixth, Champaign 383.1008 Curtis Orchard 3902 S. Duncan Road, Champaign 359.5565 D.R. Diggers 604 S. Country Fair Dr., C. 356.0888 Embassy Tavern & Grill 114 S. Race, Urbana 384.9526 Esquire Lounge 106 N. Walnut, Champaign 398.5858 Fallon’s Ice House 703 N. Prospect, Champaign 398.5760 Fat City Saloon 505 S. Chestnut, Champaign 356.7100 The Great Impasta 114 W. Church, Champaign 359.7377 G.T.’s Western Bowl Francis Dr., Champaign 359.1678 Hideaway 701 Devonshire Dr., Champaign 356.3081 The Highdive 51 Main, Champaign 359.4444 Huber’s 1312 W. Church, Champaign 352.0606 Illinois Disciples Foundation 610 E. Springfield, Champaign 352.8721 Independent Media Center 218 W Main St, Urbana 344.8820 The Iron Post 120 S. Race, Urbana 337.7678 Joe’s Brewery 706 S. Fifth, Champaign 384.1790 Kam’s 618 E. Daniel, Champaign 328.1605 Krannert Art Museum 500 E. Peabody, Champaign 333.1861 Krannert Center for Performing Arts 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana Tickets: 333.6280, 800/KCPATIX La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana 333.4950 Lava 1906 W. Bradley, Champaign 352.8714 Legends Bar & Grill 522 E. Green, Champaign 355.7674 Les’s Lounge 403 N. Coler, Urbana 328.4000 Lincoln Castle 209 S. Broadway, Urbana 344.7720 Malibu Bay Lounge North Rt. 45, Urbana 328.7415 Mike & Molly’s 105 N. Market, Champaign 355.1236 Mulligan’s 604 N. Cunningham, Urbana 367.5888

Murphy’s 604 E. Green, Champaign 352.7275 Neil Street Pub 1505 N. Neil, Champaign 359.1601 New Art Theater 126 W. Church, Champaign 351.7368 No Name Saloon 55 E. Main, Champaign 398.6912 The Office 214 W. Main, Urbana 344.7608 Parkland College 2400 W. Bradley, Champaign 351.2528 Phoenix 215 S, Neil, Champaign 355.7866 Pia’s of Rantoul Rt. 136 E., Rantoul 893.8244 Pink House Rts. 49 & 150, Ogden 582.9997 The Rainbow Coffeehouse 1203 W. Green, Urbana 766.9500 Red Herring/ Channing-Murray Foundation 1209 W. Oregon, Urbana 344.1176 Rose Bowl Tavern 106 N. Race, Urbana 367.7031 Springer Cultural Center 301 N. Randolph, Champaign 355.1406 Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana 333.2360 Strawberry Fields Café 306 W. Springfield, Urbana 328.1655 Ten Thousand Villages 105 N. Walnut, Champaign 352.8938 TK Wendl’s 1901 S. Highcross Rd., Urbana 255.5328 Tonic 619 S. Wright, Champaign 356.6768 Two Main 2 Main, Champaign 359.3148 University YMCA 1001 S. Wright, Champaign 344.0721 Verde/Verdant 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign 366.3204 Virginia Theatre 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign 356.9053 White Horse Inn 112 1/2 E. Green, Champaign 352.5945 Zorba’s 627 E. Green, Champaign 344.0710

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orth Mississippi Allstars, a rough and tumble Mississippi juke joint blues rock foursome, will grace the stage of the Highdive for an experience of down and dirty blues like none other. NMA’s live Show is a mix of originals with a few covers of songs by famous bluesman such as R.L. Burnfide and Mississippi Red McDowell. With a grammy nomination under their belt, and a new album on the way, North Mississippi Allstars’ blues rock show is in allstar form. Wednesday, 9pm, Highdive.

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Canvas and Steel at Cinema Gallery

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usic fans throughout downstate Illinois have been preparing for this sale for months, with drop off points in Decatur, Bloomington, Springfield and many others, Vintage Vinyl 2003 will be the largest music sale of the year in C-U with used records, stereo equipment, video and CD’s. June 28 from 8am-7pm .at Lincoln Square Mall.

Photo by David Solana

Ultra Summer Band Line-up

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Chicago, PG-13, Flat, 112 minutes, presented in HPS-4000/DTS

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Vintage Vinyl; retro hits Lincoln Square

Photo by David Solana

Photo by David Solana

Free Grand Opening Week!

Showtimes: Sat. 10:15 p.m., Sun. 4:30 p.m., Mon./Wed. 4:30 p.m., Tue./Thu. 7 p.m.

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Showing the best in fine films, the best way.

Spiderman, PG-13, Flat, 121 minutes, presented in HPS-4000/DTS

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he latest jointure of art and technology has resulted in the creation of a performance art piece entitled e-motions. Each performance is unique, dependent on the movements of dancers and the audience, which controls the composition of the performance’s music as well as the animation shown on the screen. The technology used is similar to that of The Matrix or Lord of the Rings. Audience participation and feedback is greatly encouraged. e-motions is currently being performed at the Krannert Art Museum until June 28. Dancers will hold daily performances at 12:30 p.m.

anvas and Steel encompasses these two very components in an exhibit that incorporates warm and cold colors for a look unlike any other. William Baker’s series of sculptures and paintings are on display at Cinema Gallery through June 29.

Boardman’s Art Theatre Showtimes: Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Mon./Wed. 7 p.m., Tue./Thu. 4:30 p.m.

Tango with e-motions

North Mississippi Allstars at Highdive

June 20

The Boat Drunks!

SATURDAY June 21

This area’s premier Jimmy Buffet tribute band.

The Brat Pack!

www.lavadanceclub.com

The MOST POPULAR BAND in C-U.

FRIDAY

June 27 Jamnation!

Behind Hollywood Video at Green & Neil 356-7100

Drop Six Friday Night!

Shade Saturday Night!

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ThursdayJune19

She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a romance found in a Lonely Hearts column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, 8pm, $10

LIVE MUSIC Acoustic Music Series: Tom & Matt Turino – Aroma, 8pm, Free Deathbag, Los Jodidos, The Retaliation Project – hardcore - Illinois Disciples Foundation, 8pm, $5 U of I Grad Jazz Combo – Iron Post, 8pm Openingbands.com Showcase: THC Squared, The Changes, Big Fur, Sincerely Calvin, Kilborn Alley – Canopy Club, 9pm, $3 Lorenzo Goetz, Lanky, The Insects – The Brass Rail, 10pm, $3 Ghoultown, FeeD – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $5 Will Rogers Band – Neil St. Pub, 9pm, no cover Ear Doctor – Zorbas, 9pm, $3

FILM Quad Cinema – Showing Wayne’s World – South Quad, UIUC, 9pm, no charge

OTHER Wine Tasting – Krannert Center, 5pm, no charge

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Summer Jazz Festival: Joohn Raddis, Jim Pugh, and the Chip McNeil Quartet – Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $4-$7

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

DJ Realness with Blends by Otter – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Tim Williams – Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Sped – Joe's Brewery, 10:30pm, $5 DJ Stifler – dance/house/techno - Lava, 9pm, no cover DJ Bozak – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Bob Bass – Pia's, 9-1am, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, $3 DJ Asiatic – Tonic Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm, cover G Force Productions – Hideaway, 9-1am, no cover Hip Hop DJ’s – Canopy Club, 10pm

Summer Jazz Festival: Birth of Cool – Concert featuring world-renowned jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and members of the UI music faculty performing the works of legendary jazz composer Gil Evans – Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center, 8pm, $4-$7

ON STAGE Dear Ruth – a romantic comedy of the 1944 Broadway season set in World War II era portrays a love-struck Lieutenant William Seawright that arrives at the front door with the intention to meet and wed his supposed penpal – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $7-$15

this week Th June 19 Wine Tasting 5pm, free Summer Jazz Festival: Birth of the Cool 8pm, $4-$7 Dear Ruth 8pm, $7-$15

Fr June 20 Summer Jazz Festival: Jon Faddis, Jim Pugh, and the Chip McNeill Quartet 8pm, $4-$7 Dear Ruth 8pm, $7-$15

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Ballroom Dancing – Non-smoking, cash bar – Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive West, Savoy, 7:30-10:30pm, $7 Salsa Dancing – Non-smoking, cash bar, dress code: no jeans, tennis shoes, or hats – Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Drive West, Savoy – 11pm-1am, $4 Contra Dance – Live music by Critter du Jour from Indianapolis with Deborah Hyland calling – Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W. Stoughton St., U, 8-11pm, $5

FridayJune20

G Force Karaoke – Pia's, 9-1am, no cover Karaoke – Jillian’s, 9pm, no cover

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Weasel Dreams – Iron Post, 5pm The Briggs-Houchin Duo – Embassy Tavern, 8:30 Kathy Harden and the King Bees – Iron Post, 9pm, cover Temple of Low Men – Mike n’ Molly’s, 9pm, $5 Chicago Afro-Beat Project – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $6 Dropsixx, Jaded Kayne – Lava, 10pm, $5 The Virtues Quartet – Two Main, 5-8pm, no cover Albert Flasher – Neil St. Pub, 9pm, $2 Kilborn Alley – The Phoenix, 9pm, no cover Dank – Tommy G’s, 9:30pm, $3 Kilborn Alley – The Phoenix, 9pm, no cover Jim Andon & Paul Davis – Hubers The Boat Drunks – Fat City Saloon

DJ Impact, DJ Mertz – Highdive, 10pm, $2 DJ Resonate – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Who – Joe's Brewery, 10:30, $3 Disco Dynamite w/ Paul West – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, no cover Dancing – Ruby’s, 9pm, no cover DJ Pulano, DJ Dirty Dave – Tonic Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm

Karaoke w/ Paul Faber – Sunshine Theatre, Chancellor Hotel, 9:30pm-1am

Harry Potter Release Party – Pages For All Ages, 9pm

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ON STAGE She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a rinabce found in a Lonely Hearts column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, 8pm, $12 Dear Ruth – a romantic comedy of the 1944 Broadway season set in World War II era portrays a love-struck Lieutenant William Seawright that arrives at the front door with the intention to meet and wed his supposed penpal – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $7-$15

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G Force Karaoke – Lincoln Castle, 9pm-1am

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Th June 26

Summer Jazz Festival: Jon Faddis, Jim Pugh, and the UI Concert Jazz Band 8pm, $4-$7

Wine Tasting 5pm, free Proof 8pm, $7-$15

Proof 8pm, $7-$15

Proof 7pm, $7-$12

Tu June 24 Marriage Is Murder 8pm, $7-$15

We June 25

Summer Solstice: Seeking Syd, Absinthe Blind, Gaza Strippers – Lake of the Woods, 11am, $15 IMC Fold Music Series: MJ Malker and Fictive Kin – Channing-Murray Foundation, 8pm, $10 The Noisy Gators – Hubers, 8pm Bill Passalaqua – Pages for All Ages, 8pm, Free Tons ‘O’ Fun Band – Iron Post, 9pm, cover Deck Sixteen, Jiggsaw, Jaded Kayne – Neil St. Pub, 9pm, $2 Black Magic Johnson – Embassy Tavern, 9:30pm, Free The Mezzanines, The Blackouts, The Audreys – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $4 Crown Hill Diggers, Jakehead – Canopy Club, 10pm, cover Renegade – Tommy G’s, 9:30, $2 Noisy Gators – Hubers The Brat Pack – Fat City Saloon

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G Force Karaoke - Lincoln Castle, 9:00-1am Karaoke w/ Paul Faber – Sunshine Theatre, Chancellor Hotel, 9:30pm, 1am, no cover

Support for the Summer Jazz Festival is provided in part by the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Office of Continuing Education, and Krannert Center.

KrannertCenter.com 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX 217/333-9714 (TTY) 217/244-SHOW (Fax) 217/244-0549 (Groups) kran-tix@uiuc.edu Ticket Office Open 10am to 6pm daily; on days of performances open 10am through intermission.

SundayJune22 LIVE MUSIC Writers in the Round: Keith Harden, G. Lee, Joni Laurence – Iron Post, 9pm, $3 Black Black Ocean, The Dynamo Theorem, Twin Radar – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $4 Billy Galt and Ed O'Hara – blues – D.R. Diggers, 9:30pm, no cover Irish Traditional Music Session hosted by Lisa Boucher – Mike n’ Molly’s, 4pm, Free

DJ Fresh Face Guest DJ – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ LA Wells – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover

SaturdayJune21

DANCING Some Krannert Center programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council, and patron and corporate contributions.

Taste of Champaign – Champaign’s finest food, entertainment, arts & crafts – West Side Park, Dowtown Champaign, 11am-9pm Market at the Square – Produce, crafts, jewelry and music – SE Lot of Lincoln Square Mall, 7am-noon Boardman’s Art Theatre Grand Opening – Free showings of Chicago and Spiderman starting with Chicago Saturday at 7pm and Spiderman at 10:15pm. Full week schedule: Chicago, Sun. 2pm & 7pm; Mon./Wed., 7pm, Tue./Thu. 4:30pm. Spiderman: Sun., 4:30pm, Mon./Wed., 4:30pm, Tue./Thu. 7pm – 126 W. Church St., C

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Dear Ruth 8pm, $7-$15

OTHER

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DJ Tim Williams – Highdive, 10pm, $5 DJ Hipster Sophisto – Barfly, 9pm, no cover Spincity – Hideaway, 9-1am, no cover DJ Naughty Boy – Joe's Brewery, 10:30pm, $5 DJ Bundy – dance/house/techno - Lava, 9pm, no cover until 11pm DJ Resonate – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover G Force Productions: DJ Chris – The White Horse Inn, 9-1, no cover DJ Michael Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, $3 DJ Murphy – Ruby’s, 9pm, no cover DJ Alex Mattson – Tonic Live DJ – Two Main, 10pm, cover

Su June 22

She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a romance found in a Lonely Hearts column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, 8pm, $12

Taste of Champaign – Champaign’s finest food, entertainment, arts and crafts – West Side Park, Dowtown Champaign, 5pm-9pm, full schedule on pages 4-5

LIVE MUSIC

KARAOKE

Nightclub Dancing – Two Main, 5-7pm, no cover Salsa Dancing – Two Main, 1-10pm, no cover

MUSIC PERFORMANCES Summer Jazz Festival: Joohn Raddis, Jim Pugh, and the Chip McNeil Quartet – Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $4-$7

ON STAGE Proof– Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning contemporary mystery by Davod Auburn and directed by Sara Lampert Hoover – Studio Theatre, 8pm, $7-$15

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G-Force Karaoke – T.K. Wendl’s, 9pm

Doctor of Musical Arts Recital – Joo-Hye Lee, piano – Smith Memorial Hall, Recital Hall, 7pm, no charge Summer Jazz Festival: Birth of Cool – Jon Faddis and UI faculty join for the recreation of “Birth of Cool” a project originally featuring jazz legend, Miles Davis – Allerton Conference Center, Allerton Park, Monticello, IN, 7:30pm

ON STAGE Proof– Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning contemporary mystery by Davod Auburn and directed by Sara Lampert Hoover – Studio Theatre, 7pm, $7-$15 She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a romance found in a Lonely Hearts column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, 8pm, $10

OTHER Taste of Champaign – Champaign’s finest food, entertainment, arts & crafts – West Side Park, Downtown Champaign, noon-5pm

MondayJune23 LIVE MUSIC Analog Saves the Planet, Feeble Weiner, Legs for Days – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $4 Billy Galt & Ed O’Hara – White Horse Inn, 10pm, no cover Jazz Jam – Two Main, 7pm, no cover

DJ Spectrum – drum & bass, house; U-C Hip Hop - dub/down tempo – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Spinnerty – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Ryan Spinboi – C-Street, 9pm, no cover

KARAOKE G Force Karaoke – T.K. Wendl’s, 9pm

WORDS Spoken Word Poetry Jam – Local artists: Carolelyn Phoenix, Kalizion-Bring your best spoken word, poetry, for the open mic at the end of the session. The program will air live on WEFT 90.1fm – Mike ‘n Molly’s, 10pm

MUSIC PERFORMANCES Community Drum Circle – All levels welcome – Ten Thousand Villages, 105 N. Walnut St., Downtown Champaign, 7-9pm

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TuesdayJune24 LIVE MUSIC Open Jam/Open Mic – Canopy Club, 10pm, Free Grand Funk Emperor – Highdive, 10pm, Free Open Mic Night – Espresso Royale, 7:30-10:30pm, Free Open Bluegrass Jam Session – Verdant News & Coffee, 7:30-9pm, Free American Heritage – Neil St. Pub, no cover Finga’ Lickin’ – Two Main, 9pm, no cover The Kissers, Shanks Mare – Mike n’ Molly’s, 9pm, cover

DJ Rock-n-Roll DJ: 2ON2OUT – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, Free DJ D-LO & DJ Spinnerty - Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Bozak – Boltini Lounge, 10pm, no cover DJ Michela Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, no cover

KARAOKE G Force Karaoke – T.K. Wendl’s, 9pm

ON STAGE Marriage Is Murder – by Nick Hall and directed by Peter Reynolds, comedy about mysterywriting duo, Paul and Polly Butler. As the team sits-down to create a new addition to their “super-slueth” series, they begin testing plot ideas on each other, convenientlyenough both have rights to “Miss Charlie” if the other dies – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $7-$15

WednesdayJune25 LIVE MUSIC Troubadours of Bliss – Iron Post, 9pm, cover North Mississippi Allstars – Highdive, 9:30pm, $12 Open Mic Night hosted by Brandon T. Washington – Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $2 Don Heitler – jazz piano – The Great Impasta, 6-9pm, no cover Kilborn Alley – Tommy G’s, 9:30, no cover

DJ Big Sexy Funk with DJ Phlip, DJ Bozak – Barfly, 9pm, no cover DJ Forrest – Lava, 9pm DJ Michela Limacher – C-Street, 9pm, no cover Spicerack – 16mm educational film parade and rock music – Boltini,10pm, no cover DJ Pulano – Tonic The Bridge: A night of old school and new hip hop – Canopy Club, 10pm, $5

KARAOKE Karaoke – White Horse Inn, 9pm, no cover Karaoke with Cool Papa Joe – The Landing Strip, 8pm, no cover

WORDS Romance Bookgroup – featuring novel, Faking It by Jennifer Crusie – Pages For All Ages, 7pm

MUSIC PERFORMANCES UI Summer Band – Peter J. Griffin, conductor; with the Mark Foutch Brass Band – UI Campus Quadrangle, 7pm, no charge

ON STAGE Dear Ruth – a romantic comedy of the 1944 Broadway season set in World War II era portrays a love-struck Lieutenant William Seawright that arrives at the front door with the intention to meet and wed his supposed penpal – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm, $7-$15 She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a romance found in a Lonely Hearts column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, 8pm, 2-for-1 night! $10

ART NOTICES Join Artists and Workshops at Gallery Virtu – Gallery Virtu, an artist-owned cooperative, now invites applications from area artists. The Gallery also offers workshops for adults, teens, and children in knitting, embroidery, photography, jewelry making, print-making, paper-making, book-binding and ribbon flowers. Gallery Virtu offers original works by the members including: jewelry, pottery, collages, sculptures, journals, hats, handbags and other textiles. For more information please call 762-7790, visit our website at www.galleryvirtu.org, e-mail: workshops@galleryvirtu.org or visit the gallery. Regular

hours: noon to 4 p.m. Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Located at 220 W. Washington Street in Monticello.

Children and Adults – Experience art creation and socializing that is therapeutic and inspirational and discover your untapped artistic abilities in the warmth of a safe and enriching environment. Children meet Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:30 to 5:00. Adolescents and Adults meet Friday 4:00 to 5:30 for studio art and portfolio development. Adults meet 2nd and 4th Saturdays for 2 hour sessions between 1:00 and 5:00. All classes offer independent studies of personal interests and ideas in the instruction of studio art through drawing, watercolor, oil and acrylic painting, mixed media and ceramics. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 328-3896. 1102 E. Washington,Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Open Studio Expressive Arts Workshop for Adults – Regular ongoing drop-in studio sessions offer experiential workshops in drawing, collage, painting and mixed media that take an individual beyond the ordinary and beyond limitations. Experience empowerment and feel comfort creating art through experimentation and intention.

Beginners and special interest groups welcomed and encouraged. Gather and bring photos, pictures and favored objects to create meaningful works of art. Bring a friend. Tuesday 7-9pm and Thursday 4-6pm. CPDUs offered -provider#102753. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 3283896. 1102 E.Washington, Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Portrait Workshop – 1st Saturdays for 3 hour sessions from 1 to 4. First in a series of sessions begins June 7th.

Beginning sessions in drawing through feature observation and basic layout and development of self portrait.

Bring mirror. CPDUs offered for teachers – provider #102753. Contact Jeannine Bestoso, 328-3896. 1102 E.Washington, Urbana. www.creationartstudios.com Creative Drawing Art Class – Explore one element of design each week: color, line, shape / space, texture, and value. This project-oriented class will challenge you to think about the word “drawing” in creative ways. Great for the beginner as an introduction to the “elements of art” or for the stagnant artist as a quick jump start. No drawing skills or previous experience required. Mondays, 7-9 pm.

1408 S. Vine, Urbana. Cost $95. Contact Sandra at 3676345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com for details.

Art with Intention for Adults – Participants may have weekly readings, sketchbook, and journal assignments that help them uncover and discover an intention in their own artwork. This class will be an exploration of voice.

Individualized projects will be based on the student’s desire to learn new media, explore a theme, illustrate an idea, etc. Some previous art instruction or permission required. Fee is for 5 classes in 6 weeks. Call for start date.

Thurs. 7pm-9 pm or Fri. 3-5 pm. Cost $95. Contact Sandra at 367-6345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com Children's Art Classes – Verdant News and Coffee & Verde Gallery. Sat. 10-11:30am $120/session (8 classes). 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign. 366-3204 Studio Space – Are you an interested in making art but need space (and maybe encouragement and feedback)?

You can have your own workspace, with twenty four hour access, that includes a common sink, telephone, and kitchen. Optionally, you can attend a weekly session of instruction, feedback and guest critiques. One-year commitment required. $200 monthly. Studio in east Urbana.

Contact Sandra at 367-6345 or spiritofsandra@hotmail.com for more details

ART EXHIBITS Boneyard Pottery – Ceramic Art by Michael Schwegmann and more. 403 Water St, C. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm.

355-5610.

Broken Oak Gallery – Local and National artists. Original art including photography, watercolors, pottery, oil paintings, colored pencil, wood turning, and more.

Refreshments served by the garden all day Saturaday.

1865 N 1225 E Rd, White Heath. Hours: Thurs.-Sat. 10:00am-4:00pm. 762-4907.

Cafe Kopi – Mixed media by Travis Smith – 109 N. Walnut, C. Mon-Thurs. 7 am-11 pm; Fri-Sat 7am-12 pm; Sun 11am-8 pm. 359-4266 Cinema Galley – Local and regional artists including many University of Illinois and Parkland College faculty members. 120 W Main, Urbana. Hours: Tues-Sat 10-4. Sun 15pm. 367-3711.

Creation Art Studios – Continuing exhibit of landscapes, florals, animal life, and expressive art in various mediums

by Jeannine Bestoso. Changing exhibit of works by students also on display. Hours: Tues-Fri: 1:00-5:30 Sat: 10:005:30. 1102 E Washington, Urbana. 344-6955 / 328-3896 Country in the City – Garden architecture, antique and reproduction – designed by Country in the City. $100 gift certificate drawing next week Hours change to: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm 1104 East Washington St., Urbana. 367-2367.

Framer's Market – Frame Designers Since 1981. 807 W. Springfield Ave., Champaign. 351-7020. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 9:30-5:30, Sat. 10:00-4:00.

Furniture Lounge – Local artist Dean Schwenk along with

many other local and fine artwork / pottery. Also specializing in mid-century modern furniture from the 1920's 1980's, retro, Danish modern, lighting, vintage stereo equipment and vinyl records. 9 E University. Sun- Mon: 12 - 4:30pm, Wed – Sat: 11 - 5:30pm. 352-5150.

Gallery Virtu Cooperative – Original works by the nine artist-owners: jewelry, pottery, paintings, collages, hats, handbags and other textiles, sculptures and journals. The Gallery also offers workshops. 220 W. Washington St., Monticello. Regular hours: Thur. 12pm-4pm; Fri. 12pm to 8pm; Sat. 10am-6pm. 762-7790. www.galleryvirtu.org.

Griggs Street Potters – Handmade functional and decorative pottery. Usual hours are Mon-Fri: 11-4, or call 3283863 for an appointment. 305 West Grigg St, Urbana. 3448546 Hill Street Gallery – Irish Landscapes, the pines of Lake Tahoe, Italian Sculptures, Monet in the Gardens of Giverny, the prairies of Illinois and The Field of Dreams. 703 W. Hill, Champaign. Hours Wed. & Thurs. 9am - 2pm or by appointment. 359-0675 International Galleries – Works from local artists. Lincoln Square Mall. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-6pm, Sun 125pm. 328-2254 Larry Kanfer Gallery – See University of Illinois diploma frames and original photographic fine-art prints by photographic artist Larry Kanfer. Gallery also features new images from the Prairiescapes, Upper Midwest, and European Collections. 2503 S. Neil, Champaign. Free and Open to the Public. Regular Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm.

398-2000. www.kanfer.com LaPayne Photography – Specializes in panoramic photography up to 6 feet long of different subjects including sporting events, city skylines, national parks and University of Illinois scenes. 816 Dennison Dr., Champaign. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Saturdays by appointment. 356-8994.

Old Vic Art Gallery – Fine and Original Art. 11 E. University, C. Mon-Thurs 11am-5:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-4:30pm. 3558338 Springer Cultural Center – cultural, recreational, and educational programs for all ages as well as workshops, lectures, exhibits, and performances. Offers classes in dance, music, theater, visual arts, health/wellness and for preschool children. 301 North Randolph Street, Champaign.

Hours: Mon.-Thur. 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Fri.: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm, Sat.: 9:00 am - 5 pm, Sun.: Noon - 5 pm. 398-2376. www.champaignparkdistrict.com Steeple Gallery – Works on display from Champaign primitive artist Lisle Wiseman-Casper. Original oil paintings that tell a story and take the view on a nostalgic journey.

Scenes include such historical landmarks as the Cattle Bank, Nine Gal Tavern, Bondville School-even Bone Yard Creek. Also showing vintage botanical and bird prints, antiques, framed limited edition prints. M-F 9-5 Sat. 10-4 Sunday 12-4. 102 E. Lafayette St. Monticello, IL. 762-2924. www.steeplegallery.com Verde Gallery – “Visions” photographs by Salvatore Carovilla.“A deeply sensitive and artistic man once more embarked on a journey. His travels began with a camera and eyes wide open.” 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign. Cafe hours: Mon-Sat 7am-10 pm; Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-10pm. 366-3204. www.verdantsystems.com/Verde.htm UIUC Japan House – Public Tours: Every Thursday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Third Saturday of each month, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Or by appointment call (217)244-9934 or email japanhouse@uiuc.edu. 2000 South Lincoln Ave., Urbana Ziemer Gallery – Original paintings and limited edition prints by Larry Ziemer. Pottery, weavings, wood turning and glass works by other artists. Gallery visitors are welcome to sit, relax, listen to the music, and just enjoy being surrounded by art. 210 W Washington, Monticello. Hours: Tues. 10am-8pm, Wed.-Fri. 10am-5pm. Sat. 10am-4pm.

762-9786. www.ziemergallery.com

ART-ON VIEW NOW e-Motions: Our Reality as Seen and Unseen – In this unique technology dance piece, reflectors on a performer’s body are mapped in real time on a computer screen as mathematical coordinates in 3-D space. Luc Vanier (Department of Dance), Lance Chong (Beckman Institute), Bradford Blackburn (School of Music), and Rose Marshack (c4a) open their rehearsal/laboratory to the public. Presentations will take place during Museum hours. On view at Krannert through June 28. Hours: Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860. Suggested Donation: $3 Visions – Photographs by Salvatore Carovilla. On view at Verde Gallery through July 18. 17 East Taylor, Champaign.

Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-10pm. 366-3202.

Here and Now: Art from Greater C-U – Local artists exhibit their works, ranging from painting, sculpture and drawing to installation and video.“Here and Now” offers a summer-long opportunity to celebrate the talents of the local arts community. On view at Krannert Art Museum through August 3. Hours: Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860.

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process-a show of eclectic selection with beauty, humor, and horror. Curated by local artist and teacher Sandra Ahten and features work by Liza Ryus, Deena Love, Julie Guyot, Colleen Brodie, Jana Uebele, Robin Arbiter, Danielle Chynoweth, Sara Kanouse, Barbara Smith, Patricia Fordan, and Allen-Martian-Vandever. On view at Highcross Studio through June 30.

American Folk Art from the Herbert Fried Collection – A recent donation of 19th and early 20th century American folk art has strengthened the museum’s holdings. The vivid forms and vernacular appeal of folk art are highlighted through selections from this important collection.

On view at Krannert Art Museum through September 21.

Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5pm, Wed. 9 am-8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm.

500 E Peabody, Urbana. 333-1860. Suggested Donation: $3 Featured Works XII Picturing the Familial: Impressionist Works on Paper – Picturing the Familial explores the varied ways in which works on paper relate to each other and to the paintings produced by a small, close group of 19th century Impressionist artists. On view at Krannert Art Museum through August 3. Tues, Thu.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Wed. 9 am - 8 pm, Sun. 2-5 pm. 500 E Peabody, Urbana.

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ART OPENINGS Fruition – featuring Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics by students from Parkland College. The exhibition was curated by Joan Stolz and Chris Berti, professors at Parkland College. The exhibit opens on June 20 and runs through July 16. All are invited to a reception on June 27th from 68 pm. That night, from 6-7 we will have live music by David and Melinda Escobar, followed by a curators' talk at 7pm. Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 9 pm, Saturday 9 am 5 pm and Sunday 12 - 5 pm. The Springer Center is located at 301 North Randolph in Champaign. Phone 3982376, online: www.champaignparkdistrict.com/pdf Beyond The Colored Clouds – This exhibit offers a unique, firsthand experience of important artworks selected from the Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China.

"Yun" is Chinese for "clouds," while "Nan" means "south."

Various colors and shapes of the clouds over the Yunnan plateau give the area its full name, "South of the Colorful Clouds." This exhibition goes beyond the colored clouds; it reveals the mysterious and fascinating art created by the Yunnan people through their continuous learning,experiments, developments, and struggles – Parkland Art Gallery, exhibit runs from June 30-August 7, Reception: Thursday, July 10, 6-8 p.m. Gallery Talk by Dr. Yu Wang at 7 p.m.

THEATRE LISTINGS Proof – Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning contemporary mystery by Davod Auburn and directed by Sara Lampert Hoover-contains strong language – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center June 13, 22, 26, 29; July 3, 10, 15, 20, 22, 25 Marriage Is Murder – by Nick Hall and directed by Peter Reynolds, comedy about mystery writing duo, Paul and Polly Butler. As the team sits-down to create a new addition to their “super-slueth” series, they begin testing plot ideas on each other, conveniently enough both have right to “Miss Charlie” if the other dies – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center, June 15, 24, 27; July 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 23, 26 Dear Ruth – a romantic comedy of the 1944 Broadway season set in World War II era portrays a love-struck Lieutenant William Seawright that arrives at the front door with the intention to meet and wed his supposed penpal – Studio Theatre, Krannert Center, June 19, 20, 25, 28; July 2, 9, 12, 13, 24, 27 She Loves Me –based on a book by Joe Masteroff; a story of two fueding clerks in a European parfumerie in the 30’s, who find comfort in a romance found in a Lonely Hearts

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column. Mixed with affairs and aspirations, She Loves Me mixes romance, comedy and song – Station Theatre, running through July 5, no shows on Monday, Tuesday or July 4; 8pm

MIND | BODY | SPIRIT Sunday Zen Meditation Meeting - Prairie Zen Center, 515 S. Prospect, Champaign, NW corner Prospect & Green, enter thru door from parking area. Introduction to Zen Sitting, 10am; Full Schedule: Service at 9 followed by sitting, Dharma Talk at 11 followed be tea until about 12 noon. Can arrive at any of above times, open to all, no experience needed, no cost. For info call 355-8835 or www.prairiezen.org Prairie Sangha for Mindfullness Meditation – Monday evenings from 7:30pm-9pm and monthly retreats on Sunday. Theravadan (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vjrayana & Dzogchen) meditation practice. Meets in Urbana. More information call or email Tom at 356-7413 or shayir@soltec.net. Visit the website at www.prairiesangha.org for more information Clear Sky Zen Group – Meets on Thursday evenings in the Geneva Room of the McKinley Foundation. Newcomers to meditation and people of all traditions and faiths are welcome – McKinley Foundation, 809 S. Fifth St., 6:25pm-9pm Women’s Mind/Body/Sprit Group – Group dedicated to offering women a safe space in which to focus on strengthening their balance, well-being, and quality of life.

Group discussions, support and activities (e.g. home spa, gentle movement, guided imagery, collage, and more) will be available. 7pm-8:30pm on Tuesdays, June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29 at McKinley Foundation, C. To register or for more info contact Jo Pauly, MSW, Whole Life Coach at 217/337-7823 or jopauly!prairienet.org Summer Solstice Labyrinth Project – The Baker Board Labyrinth Project welcomes everyone to the labyrinth walk on Thursday June 19 at the Wesley Foundation’s Great Hall, 1203 W. Green, Urbana. Try walking the labyrinth at your own pace during the Open Walk from 6:30-7:30pm. The stay for a labyrinth walk and ritual at 7:30pm

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CHICAGOSHOWS 6/19 Cobra Verde/The Nervesm The Blackouts, American Minor @ Double Door, 9pm, $8 6/19 The Dismemberment Plan @ The Metro, 9pm, 18 & over, $12 advance, $14 day of show 6/19 The Wailers @ House of Blues, 7:30pm, $16-$18 6/20 Buzzcocks @ Metro 6/20 Taj Mahal & The Hula Brothers @ House of Blues 6/20 The Lovehammers, American Motherload@ Double Door, 9pm, $8 6/21 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Chicago Theatre, 8pm 6/21 Rollins Band @ Vic Theatre 6/21 Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham of Luna @ Double Door, 10pm, $12.50 6/21 Mobb Deep w/ The Outfitters @ House of Blues 6/21 Tossers @ Metro 6/22 Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Keb Mo @ Rosemont Theatre, 6/23 Dana Glover @ Schubas 6/23 Wailin Walters & the Blues @ Double Door 6/24 The Doors @ Chicago Theatre, 8pm 6/24 Jumbos Killcrane @ Double Door 6/24 Jets To Brazil @ Metro, 9pm, $12 advance, $14 day of show, 18 & over 6/25 Erin McKeown, Stephen Kellog – Martyrs, 8pm 6/25 Wire @ Double Door 6/26 Anti-Flag @ Metro 6/26 The Movielife/Further Seems Forever @ House of Blues 6/26 Wire w/ The Standard @ Abbey Pub, 10pm, $18 6/27 Dark Star Orchestra @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7pm 6/27 Neville Brothers @ House of Blues 6/27 Fleetwood Mac @ Allstate Arena 6/27 Adema/Automatic Black @ Double Door, 10pm 6/27 Poi Dog Pondering @ Metro 6/28 Dark Star Orchestra @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7pm 6/28 Peter Gabriel @ Tweeter Center 6/28 Nashville Pussy @ Double Door, 6pm, $10 6/28 Steel Pulse @ House of Blues 6/29 Vans Warped Tour @ Tweeter Center 6/29 Urban Funk Ordinance @ Metro 6/30 Talib Kweli @ House of Blues

7/2 Afrodisiacs @ Double Door 7/3 Dave Matthews Band @ Tweeter Center, 7pm 7/3 Richie Hawtin w/Mazi @ House of Blues, 10pm, $25 (GA) 7/3 The Effect with The Sleepers @ Double Door 7/4 Frankie Knuckles @ House of Blues, 10pm, $18 7/4 Boston @ Tweeter Center 7/5 Arrested Development @ House of Blues 7/5 Amazing Transparent Man @ Metro 7/6 The New Pornographers @ Metro, 9pm, 18+ 7/6 In Flames/Soilwork @ Vic Theatre, 6:30pm 7/7 Hootie and The Blowfish @ House of Blues 7/8 Taproot @ House of Blues, 7/9 Placebo @ Metro 7/9 Jayhawks/Thorns @ Vic Theatre 7/9 David Lee Roth @ House of Blues 7/9 American Idols Live! @ United Center, 7:30pm 7/10 Yakuza with Speedealer @ Double Door 7/10 Reel Big Fish @ House of Blues 7/11 The Les Claypool Frog Brigade @ Vic Theatre, 7:30pm 7/11 Soledad Brothers w/ Whirlwind Heat @ Abbey Pub, 10pm, $10 7/11 B2K, Marques Houston @UIC Pavillion, 7pm 7/11 X w/ The Drapes @ House of Blues 7/11 Phaser w/ Singapore Sling @ Double Door 7/12 Detroit Cobras @ Double Door 7/12 Goo Goo Dolls @ Metro, 8pm, $15, 18 & over 7/12 X @ House of Blues, 9pm, $23.50 7/14 The Starting Line @ Metro 7/15 Modest Mouse w/ Radar Brothers @ House of Blues 7/16 Modest Mouse w/ Radar Brothers @ House of Blues 7/17 Average White Band w/ DJ Logic @ House of Blues 7/17 Fountains of Wayne w/ Ben Lee @ Metro, 9pm 7/18 Califone @ Double Door, 10pm, $18 7/18 Bruce Cockburn @ House of Blues, 8:30pm, $26.50 7/19 John Scofield Band @ Park West, 8pm 7/19 Queensryche/Dream Theatre @ Aragon Ballroom, 7:30pm 7/19 Gord Downie @ House of Blues 7/20 The Silent Treatment @ Metro 7/22 Justin Timberlake & Christina Aguilera @ Allstate Arena, 7:30pm 7/23 Justin Timberlake & Christina Aguilera @ Allstate Arena, 7:30pm 7/24 The Kills w/ The Sights @ Abbey Pub, 9pm, $12adv, 18+ 7/24 Black Eyed Peas @ House of Blues 7/24 Rhett Miller @ Park West, 7:30pm 7/25 Circle Jerks @ House of Blues 7/25 The O’Jays, The Temptations, The 4 Tops @ Arie Crown Theater, 7:30pm, $75.50 & $60.50 7/26 Capleton w/ Cocoa Tea @ House of Blues 7/29 The Allman Brothers @ Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm 7/29 Old No. 8 @ Double Door 7/30 The Allman Brothers @ Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm 7/30 The Mooney Suzuki @ Double Door, 9pm, $12 7/31 The B-52’s w/ National Trust @ House of Blues 7/31 Swidden @ Metro

AUGUST 8/1 Supergrass @ Metro, 9pm 8/1 David Gahan @ Aragon Ballroom 8/1 Super Diamond @ House of Blues 8/2 The Mistreaters @ Double Door, 10pm, $8 8/2 Mistreaters @ The Double Door 8/2 The Dead & Bob Dylan w/ moe. & Robert Hunter @ Route 66 Raceway, 3pm 8/3 Grandaddy @ House of Blues 8/8 Aimee Mann @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 8:30pm 8/8 Chris Issak w/ Lisa Marie Presley @ House of Blues 8/9 Bjorn Again-A Tribute to ABBA – House of Blues, 9pm, $23.50 8/10 Tori Amos @ Auditorium Theatre 8/13 Sister Hazel w/ Virginia Coalition – House of Blues 8/14 Sister Hazel w/ Virginia Coalition – House of Blues 8/14 Divide by Zero @ Metro 8/15 Gipsy Kings @ Chicago Theatre, 8pm 8/15 James Brown @ House of Blues 8/17 30 Odd Foot of Grunts @ House of Blues 8/18 30 Odd Foot of Grunts @ House of Blues 9/19 30 Odd Foot of Grunts @ House of Blues 8/22 Jethro Tull @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7:30pm 8/24 Willie Nelson @ House of Blues 8/25 Willie Nelson @ House of Blues 8/26 Billy Idol @ House of Blues 8/26 BB King w/ Jeff Beck @ Arie Crown Theater, 7pm 8/26 Jethro Tull @ Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 7:30pm 8/29 David Lee Roth @ House of Blues 8/30 Reggie & The Full Effect w/ Midtown @ House of Blues

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7/1 Saint Vitus @ Double Door 7/1 Busta Rhymes @ House of Blues 7/1 Afrodidiacs @ Double Door, 8pm, $5 7/1 The White Stripes @ Aragon Ballroom, 7:30pm, $27.50 (GA) 7/2 Hot House Flowers w/ Black 47 @ Abbey Pub, 9pm 7/2 The White Stripes @ Aragon Ballroom, 7:30pm, $27.50 (GA) 7/2 Brand New/ The Beautiful Mistake @ Metro, 6:30pm,

9/2 Tommy Stinson @ Double Door 9/5 Neville Brothers @ House of Blues 9/7 Twiztid@ House of Blues, 6:15pm, $22.50 9/11 The Bad Plus @ Abbey Pub

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ST LOUISSHOWS 6/20 Journey, REO Speedwagon, and Styx – Savvis Center, 7:30pm, $37.50 to $65 6/21 Bockman’s Euphio @ The Blue Note, 8:30pm, $5, minor $2 surchange 6/22 Jorma Kaukonen @ The Blue Note, 7pm, $15 6/24 Stanley Clarke @ The Pageant, 8pm, $19.50 6/25 Vans Warped Tour @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 12pm, $25.75 6/26 The Apes @ Mojo’s in Columbia, MO, 7pm, $13 6/27 Spyro Gyro @ The Pageant, 8pm, $24 6/30 The White Stripes @ The Pageant, 8pm, $27.50

JULY 7/1 Widespread Panic @ Ampitheater at Mizzou, 7:30pm, $26 7/2 The Dead @ UMB Pavilion, 5pm, $34.50 to $49.50 7/3 Maze with Frankie Beverly and Anita Baker @ 7/6 Santana @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7:30pm, $16.50-$52 7/8 311 @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7pm, $29.50 advance, $31.50 day of show 7/9 Lollapalooza 2003 @ UMB Pavilion, 12pm 7/10 Dave Matthews Band @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7:30pm, $35-$52.50 7/10 Jurassic 5 @ The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, 8:30pm, $15 7/15 Joe Cocker @ The Pageant, 8pm, $29, $34, and $44 7/16 James Taylor @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 8pm, $19.50-$45 7/17 Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, 8:30pm, $10; $2 minor surcharge 7/18 Allister @ The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, 6pm, $10, $2 minor surcharge 7/18 Boston @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 8pm, $10-$50.50 (parking included) 7/19 Lyle Lovett @ Ampitheater at Mizzou in Columbia, MO, 7:30pm, $25, $35, $42 7/29 John Mayer & Counting Crows @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7pm, $31 & $43 7/31 Blue Man Group @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 8pm, $17.50$42

AUGUST 8/1 David Gray @ Concert Club at Savvis Center, 7:30pm, $33 8/2 Weird Al Yankovic @ The Pageant, 7pm and 10pm, $26.50-$31.50 per show 8/10 Neil Young and Crazy Horse @ UMB Bank Pavilion, 7pm, $20 to $75 in advance, $22 to $77 day of show 8/11 Human League @ The Pageant, $19.50

CHICAGOVENUES House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago 312-923-2000 The Bottom Lounge 3206 N Wilton, Chicago Vic Theatre 3145 N. Sheffield, Chicago 773-472-0449 Metro 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago 773-549-0203 Elbo Room 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago Park West 322 W. Armitage, Chicago 773-929-1322 Riviera Theatre 4746 N. Racine at Lawerence, Chicago Allstate Arena 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont 847-635-6601 Arie Crown Theatre 2300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 312-791-6000 UIC Pavilion 1150 W. Harrison, Chicago, 312-413-5700 Schubas 3159 N. Southport, Chicago 773-525-2508 Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago 773-288-4545 Aragon 1106 W. Lawerence, Chicago, 773-561-9500 Abbey Pub 3420 W. Grace, Chicago 773-478-4408 Fireside Bowl 2646 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago 773-486-2700 Schubert Theatre 22 W. Monroe, Chicago, 312-977-1700 Gunther Murphy’s 1638 W. Belmont, Chicago, 773-472-5139 Cubby Bear 1059 W. Addison. Chicago, 773-327-1662

ST LOUISVENUES The Blue Note 17 N. Ninth St. Downtown Columbia, MO The Pageant 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO The Savvis Center 1401 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 622-5444

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RUGRATS GO WILD! ★1/2

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atching Rugrats Go Wild! is reminiscent of standing in reflection at your best friend’s funeral. You remember the good old days when there was laughter and joy, when you used to rely on each other to get through childhood bullies and parents fighting. Many children used to sit down in front of television to watch Rugrats. But in the franchise’s third film, the show’s fans watch the series die before their very eyes.

At funerals, there is always a crazy uncle who wants to throw in a joke or two. You laugh, but it’s an uncomfortable laughter.

The same goes for Rugrats Go Wild! Whether it’s a terrible song and dance number featuring Bruce Willis as the voice of dog Spike or an ongoing plotline revolving around Phil and Lil’s desire to eat bugs, the humor attempts are there but fall flat with children and adults alike.

In the action-adventure tale, the Rugrats clan go aboard a rickety old boat, aiming for a vacation in island paradise. But when a giant wave out of The Perfect Storm turns the boat into kindling, the families must survive on a deserted island. Getting no main billing in the film is the cast of the successful series The Wild Thornberrys, who are on the island researching a leopard. Maybe Nickelodeon kept the show’s name off the title to save them the embarrassment after their own movie last year barely made back its budget. Whatever the reason, the Thornberry family provides the film with most of its intrigue and adventure, as baby antics become nauseating quicker than a dirty diaper.

himself and run off to Hawaii with the lunch lady (Cheri Oteri). The two scheming lovebirds create a fake class starring Harry and Lloyd to show off to the superintendent just before they plan to leave the kids and split with the dough.

This film is done before it ever starts. The acting is so over the top that it is pathetic, and the jokes aren’t funny. Actors playing high school students 10 years younger sadly shows in each performance.

There is no chemistry between any of the performers, and the story barely runs together in a coherent manner. The only likeable character is Jessica, the smoking-hot reporter, but charming, good-looking journalists for school papers are usually a dime a dozen.

The one redeeming comedic value of the casting were the cameos made by Bob Saget and Luis Guzman. By the second 30 minutes of the film, it is obvious the audience is looking for something to laugh at. It should be a rule that when it takes an explicit tirade by a Full House star to get a chuckle from the crowd, the picture will be a dud.

DUMB AND DUMBERER | DEREK RICHARDSON The success of the first film capitalized on raunchy humor and witty double entendres that this “prequel” tried to emulate.

There are only so many times the public will allow themselves to be entertained by one character making a disgusting fecal mess in a girl’s bathroom.

Director Troy Miller’s last venture, Jack Frost, destroyed Michael Keaton’s career, and these poor young actors may never get a chance to atone themselves for this tragedy.

It’s advantageous that Dumb and Dumberer only lasted 80 minutes, because much longer and it would have been gag worthy.

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CITY OF GHOSTS ★★1/2

BY AARON LEACH | STAFF WRITER

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growing trend in Hollywood seems to be that more actors are getting behind the camera, and some of them are having great success. Mel Gibson and Clint Eastwood had Oscar-winning success with their premiere directorial efforts. Now, Matt Dillon, memorable as Ben Stiller’s nemesis in There’s Something About Mary, makes his directorial debut with the crime drama City of Ghosts.

Along with directing and co-writing the film with Barry Gifford, Dillon took the starring role in the movie. He plays Jimmy, a conman whose life is pushed to the edge when the FBI begins to grow wise to a fraudulent insurance agency that Jimmy is a part of.

From that point on, City of Ghosts’ plot is absolutely fresh. Jimmy goes in search of his mentor, Marvin, who is brought to life in a masterful performance by James Caan.

When Marvin gets in to trouble, it is up to Jimmy to get him out. The story and many of its elements are highly predictable with Jimmy as the criminal who might want to get out, Marvin as the father-figure who tells Jimmy he can never change, and, of course, the girl, played this time by Natasha McElhone (The Truman Show). She tries to

pull Jimmy over to the legitimate side of life.

The story wanders aimlessly through the lives of these characters and never really finds the path it wants to stay on. With a few tighter edits, Dillon would have a much better film on his hands.

What makes this film so much fun to watch is the setting. Shot almost entirely in Cambodia, the atmosphere gives viewers a chance to be sunk into a culture and land that most audiences usually only see in National Geographic documentaries. All the locations exude an air of mystery and intrigue that pull at one’s curiosity, making viewers just as untrusting as the characters of the film.

Audiences are treated to bustling village streets full of memorable characters during the day and when night falls, the darker side of village life comes creeping out just enough to get under the skin. It is a true pleasure to witness other cultures portrayed in their native settings without any studio influence.

The locales range from the utterly drab and decayed to the lush and exotic as each place shows another facet of Cambodian life. This is what makes this film really work. The Cambodian backdrop provides an exciting

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o infrequently is a movie’s true soul expressed so well by its title than in Dumb and Dumberer. Originality is not the flavor of the month, and this couldn’t be exemplified any better than by looking at the sheer number of sequels gracing the screen this summer.

Unfortunately, this masterpiece of stupidity takes regurgitating original ideas to a new and horrible extreme.

The movie begins in 1986 when socially dysfunctional Harry Dunne (Derek Richardson) leaves the home schooling of his mother (Mimi Rogers) for the madcap social dilemmas of public high school. Harry’s number one goal is to find a friend, as he has never had a real friend outside of his mother before. Lloyd Christmas (Eric Olsen) fits the bill, and together they bumble their way to school with the help of Jessica, a cute journalist for the school paper (Rachel Nichols).

The excuse for this plot comes later when Principal Collins (Eugene Levy) finds a way to embezzle money from the school. Under the facade of a “special education program,” Collins intends to take the school funds for

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CITY OF GHOSTS | JAMES CAAN IN CAMBODIA new take on a pretty recycled plot that would have seemed even worse in front of the tired New York or Los Angeles settings.

For some the film might move slowly, but most of it is because Dillon takes the time to get deeper into the lives of his main characters. And the performances turned in by all the recognizable actors are definitely superb.

Caan can’t seem to do any wrong, and Dillon turns in one of his best jobs to date. Gerard Depardieu steals many scenes as the hot-tempered bartender Emile.

City of Ghosts offers a definite change of pace from the usual summer blockbusters.

The plot, while somewhat generic, is brought to life amongst the refreshing Cambodian scenery and makes for an overall worthwhile film experience.

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FINALLY! ART MOVIES ARE HOT! | JUNE 19-25, 2003 buzz

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BY SYD SLOBODNIK | CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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his summer will bring welcome news for Champaign-Urbana area filmgoers.

Champaign's Art Theatre will be resurrected on June 21, with not only a new look inside and out, but most importantly, a spirited, professional management team under the banner name of Boardman's Art Theatre.

David Kraft, the Art Theatre building owner, is almost uncontrollably excited about the potential for the renovated 90-year-old theater, which began showing films of the primitive silent era featuring D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin. Kraft, his contractors and a small army of volunteers have been tirelessly working the past few months creating what Kraft calls, "a new theatre in this old building."

This isn't exactly Chicago's Soldier's Field renovation, but akin to the goals of Chicago Bears management, Kraft wants local residents to know his theatre will be functioning under a new more “professional management style” and in a more audience-friendly fashion.

The Boardman Art Theatre,126 W. Church St., will not be the old

New Art Theatre. It will be run under the operation management of The Lorraine Theatre Corporation and Greg Boardman, known by many as the successful operator and owner of the Lorraine Theatre in Hoopeston, Ill., which boasts of having central Illinois' greatest sound system and offering its most unique moviegoing experience.

Film buffs from all over the region have traveled hours through the winding roads of Hoopeston to experience movies there, such as the recent Star Wars episodes The Phantom Menance and Attack of the Clones and The Matrix: Reloaded.

With this standard for sound and visual excellence as a guidepost, the most noticeable improvement at the Art Theatre will be an equally fine, if not better, sound system for the Boardman.

Boardman says that because of the new sound system “the audience is so involved, drawn in to the film.”

“That escape takes place,” he says.

“That's what I've done with the sound at the Lorriane, and that is what I'm doing with the sound at the Art,” Boardman said. “Frankly, it is something that very few movie-goers get to experience. Most have no idea how much they are missing.”

“So many films are so much more enjoyable because of great sound.

Even a mediocre film from a story standpoint can be involving, mov-

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Bringing an old theater back to life

Ashley Drollinger paints the candy storage room. (top) Boardman Art Theater owner Dave Kraft opens the theater at 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2003.

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Volunteer Liz Newman and assistant manager Ashley Drollinger pop bubble wrap during a break while manager Aaron Polk grabs a can of Pledge to dust the speakers Friday, June 13, in Boardman’s Art Theater.

Jahiel also suggested the Art management ing, entertaining with great sound. And a make more direct community connections to great film with great sound seems like a difpromote their featured films. ferent movie than without it.”

“They need to make a special interest Some of the great movie experiences group list or a list of habitual moviegoers,” Boardman; his local manager, Aaron Polk and Jahiel suggested. his assistant, Ashley Drollinger, will be strivFrom this list, e-mailed newsletters or siming to bring into the C-U area should please ple notices of special interest films can be sent former patrons of the previous Art Theatre, out to “include the area's Asian, Jewish and who since 1987, held an appetite for indegay communities.” pendent, foreign and art films.

Polk revealed he's looking to book many Emphasizing Kraft's goal of managerial “much talked about” films sooner than the professionalism and meeting the need of the previous Art managers. His present list of community, Boardman says, “We have heard considerations for from many in the the coming months public who are excitinclude: the 2003 ed about Boardman's Cannes Film Art Theatre opening.

Festival winner, Gus They want independVan Sant's controent and foreign films versial Elephant, shown as well as Gaspar Noe's crime quality films that – Dave Kraft, building owner film, Irreversible, and cross the line.”

Russian director, Boardman, who Alexander lived in Southern Rogozhkin's World War II drama California for the last 20 years and who has Cuckoo/Kukushka. Other popular non-mainowned the Lorraine since 1987, knows a fair stream Hollywood films, which usually only deal about well-run independent film houses receive short runs in local multiplexes like like Pasadena's Laemmle Playhouse 7.

The Hours and The Pianist will frequently be Booking advice and suggestions will come considered for longer runs at the Boardman's from Polk and others, including University of Art. Illinois film professor Edwin Jahiel.

Boardman's showman's philosophy and “My advice has mostly been informal at love of old theaters is encapsulated with this this point,” Jahiel says. “I've exchanged thought about old-fashioned single-screen emails and suggested certain types of films theaters, “They were built in the heyday of for the Art. Since I go to Cannes regularly, I'm those buildings and designed to entertain aware of lots of foreign films that would be of people. It has a single purpose, no video interest here, and films that commercial thegames in an adjoining room; the lights go atres would ignore.”

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carpeted. The theater's restrooms have been down in this big room and you are captivatrepainted and refurbished. The heating and ed by the film. No interference from noises central air system has been replaced as well. coming from outside the wall. I enjoy delivWhen customers enter the Art Theatre, ering to people the most complete immerthey'll see an entirely reworked lobby, ticket sion into a film, possible.” booth and concession stand. New lights and “Large, old theaters are interesting in and added neon is even being added to the marof themselves and make going to the movies a totally different experience from the modern quee. Bringing the Art further into the 21st century, the Boardman management team multiplex simply by their surroundings. But will offer a Boardman Art Web site and 1to really take advantage of them, to captivate 800 number where you can purchase and the audience in this setting, requires mating reserve seats and shows beforehand and that structure with the latest technology." plan for special movie experiences.

Some of the major improvements The Boardman Art involved in the Theatre features in its preface lift that miere week a pair of free local Art features to get the comTheatre movie munity acquainted with buffs can anticthe unique movie experiipate include ence the Art can offer. Last the state-ofyear's mega-box office the-art surchamp Spiderman and/or round sound – Aaron Polk, local manager Rob Marshall's 2002 Oscar system, featurwinner Chicago will be ing 10 speakers showing until June 26. The first regular around the auditorium, a XL class four-way admission bookings will begin on June 27 speaker system, (replacing the old Art's one with Neil La Bute's The Shape of Things, a mono speaker behind the screen), Dolby modern love story starring Paul Rudd, Rachel Digital and Dolby SR analogue processor, a new sound head and reader and a DTS digi- Weisz and Gretchen Mol. Boardman says "discriminating distributors tal sound processor and reader. will want their films presented properly, as A rehabbed projection room with a new the director intended.” projector capable of showing films in four dif“When they realize that C-U has a venue ferent formats will also be part of the renovaon par with anything in New York and L.A., tion. A completely new screen has been it will be an additional incentive for them installed, which will have new curtains to when they expand in this area.” mask films projected in different aspect ratios.

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GARY BUSEY IS ONE WEIRD, WEIRD MAN | JUNE 19-25, 2003 buzz

Surviving a summer of reality television Featuring an interview with I’m With Busey co-star Adam de la Pena

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ari walks down the stage in a tight, black bikini. Across the nation, millions of eyes are transfixed upon her body. They wonder if her breasts are too small, not perky enough, too covered by the bikini. They stare at her stomach, asking whether her abs are a vision of perfection or 1,000 sit-ups away from greatness. Then their eyes go lower, down her stomach, skipping the lone freckle on the left, until they reach something not below her bikini bottom but right above it: a small tattoo directly below her belly button.

Cari, a 21-year-old flight attendant from Minnesota, is one of the luckier ones and became a semi-finalist. Although millions berated her body from home, it was a panel of three judges featuring Lorenzo Lamas that made a nice salary scrutinizing her stomach on ABC’s Are You Hot? The Search for America’s Sexiest People, considered by many critics to be reality television’s lowest point.

GLAMOUR OVER GENIUS The glamorization of reality television quickly became noticeable when Survivor 2’s cast featured more centerfolds than survivalists. The original Survivor boasted rugged Rudy, super bitch Susan and charming Colleen and drew more than 25 million viewers into their daily struggles to survive on a tropical, deserted island surrounded by cameramen and tents filled with random food and Pepsi products.

“I definitely think the follow-up shows drafted more attractive people because it would attract a wider audience,” said University of Illinois student Elizabeth Sutter.

“The producers wanted to latch onto a younger crowd.”

It comes as no surprise that Jerri and other future Survivor contestants shed their clothes as Playboy centerfolds when the second season ended. The show had changed from the average American’s survival tale to the average American supermodel’s survivor tale on a paradise isle.

As with all things in television, once Survivor’s success brought it millions of fans, every network tried to emulate its concept. More than 150 reality-based television shows are listed at www.realitytvlinks.com and more come each day. But beautiful people didn’t start smiling for the camera while in dirtcoated swimsuits covered in sand and bug

internal organs not eaten in a dare. In 1992, MTV released the first season of The Real World, a program designed like a human pitbull fight, throwing people of different backgrounds to see “what happens when people stop being polite and start being real.” And, believe it or not, promiscuous characters performed sex acts without discretion and racists spouted off derogatory names.

The show’s 2003 season in Paris is a testament to the American public’s voyeuristic love affair with watching a group of attractive 20-somethings live, work and fornicate together around the globe.

These shows are a far cry from The Dating Game, which debuted on ABC in 1965. The game play was simple. On one side you had three bachelors answering questions from a lady on the other side of the partition. Any focus on glamour was ended by partitions that blocked the woman from her potential dates. MTV took a new, more sex-based look at this set-up in Singled Out, which ran new episodes until 1997 and jump-started Jenny McCarthy’s post-Playboy Playmate of the Year career.

Of the recent glamour dating shows (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachlorettes in Alaska, among many), only Monica Lewinskyhosted Mr. Personality focused on education level over exercise program

level. Still, that show allowed the woman to see the man’s body to prevent any true personality-only judgments that came in The Dating Game.

FOCUS ON ‘I’M WITH GARY’ Reversing the trend of glamour over genius comes Comedy Central’s new reality show I’m with Busey, which debuted Tuesday and stars Gary Busey and Adam de la Pena.

Many people idolize celebrities from afar in the same voyeuristic manner than makes adolescent girls love Joe Millionaire. But de la Pena, a former writer for The Man Show, created a series around meeting his idol: Busey.

“I’ve always been a big fan of Busey,” de la Pena said. “It has been a lot of fun working with him.”

De la Pena recalled that seeing Busey for the first time in 1985’s Silver Bullet, based on the Stephen King novel, was a pivotal point in his life. De la Pena said it was one of his favorite movies and that Busey’s Point Break was his favorite college movie. In fact, de la Pena described Silver Bullet as “a very important movie and cornerstone.”

When asked how I’m With Gary will differ from other celebrity-focused shows such as The Anna Nicole Show, de la Pena jokingly replied, “It will probably be exactly the same” before answering the question.

“The reality TV component is actually secondary,” de la Pena said.

Although in next week’s episode, Busey teaches the importance of eating roadkill, one lesson de la Pena refuses to learn is how to drive. “(Busey) taught me to use my imagination, to be a man, but driving I absolutely am not going to learn,” de la Pena said.

“I refuse to.”

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AMERICAN JUNIORS | CONTESTANT SINGS FOR AMERICA The series should also be filled with humorous moments, considering de la Pena’s past writing credentials with both The Man Show and Crank Yankers.

“One of the funniest things from The Man Show was when we wanted to give a man a wedgie with a fork lift,” de la Pena said.

“During rehearsal, the fork lift pulled him up a good three feet to give the wedgie.”

De la Pena said he has been surprised how well the two have worked together.

“I assumed he would just leave the room, but he warmed up to the idea and it’s been fun,” de la Pena said. “We hope to make many shows.”

THE FUTURE OF REALITY TV Summer has traditionally been the best TV season to try out new reality shows. With many channels showcasing re-runs, reality shows are cheap to produce, with many weeks of advertising paying for the final prize, which could be as simple as a date with the bachelor or bachelorette.

“I think people have a morbid curiosity for other people's dating,” Sutter said.

“Everyone goes on a bad date or meets the person from hell at a bar or something and can relate to that horrible time that they had on the show.”

This summer will provide new looks on old themes such as dating and talent competition. For every American Idol success, there will be a failure such as NBC’s Second Chance—Most Talented Senior, which rode the line between appealing to senior citizens and meanly mocking them.

“As long as people are watching all of these reality shows, producers will come up with more ridiculous, outrageous ideas for reality TV shows,” Sutter said. “There is no set time frame for the reality TV craze to end.”

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JUNE 19-25, 2003 | WHAT’S BIG AND GREEN AND ANGRY ALL OVER?

COWBOY BEBOP

Drive-thru Reviews

★★★★

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS ★ 1/2

PAUL WALKER AND TYRESE If you can make it through the amusement park atmosphere, it is possible to enjoy the movie, but only by realizing that the next time you see Paul Walker he’ll probably be telling you the daily specials and sitting you at a table.

(Andrew Crewell) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM ★★★1/2

PARMINDER K. NAGRA Bend It Like Beckham isn’t a big comedy, and its plot won’t keep you guessing. But this film is warm and inviting and will make you feel like you can bend a soccer ball like Beckham, whether you knew who he was before venturing to the multiplex or not. The film has made more than $20 million so far and it’s still going strong. (Jason Cantone) Now showing at Beverly

BRUCE ALMIGHTY ★★★

JIM CARREY A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers for 24 hours to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. This film could have easily slipped into a Christian pandering or preaching, but it smartly stays nondenominational and ambiguous. As safe as In & Out made homosexuality, Bruce Almighty does the same with religion.

(John Loos) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

CITY OF GHOSTS ★★1/2

MATT DILLON AND JAMES CAAN City of Ghosts offers a definite change of pace from the usual summer blockbusters. The plot, while somewhat generic, is brought to life amongst the refreshing Cambodian scenery and makes for an overall worthwhile experience. (Aaron Leach) Now showing at Beverly

KOICHI YAMADERA AND AOI TADA Continuing the trend of critically acclaimed Japanese Anime comes Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Brought to America by Sony Pictures, Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, tells a tale of a crew of bounty hunters just trying to make ends meet. The bounty hunters help out to get the large bounty placed on a man who released an unknown toxin on the city. The tradition of Japanese animation continues to hit America by storm.

(Alan Bannister) Showing at Beverly

DADDY DAY CARE ★★

EDDIE MURPHY There are a few winning moments of light humor scattered throughout the film and a good heart and good intentions beneath the sometimes sniveling storyline. But by the end of Daddy Day Care, nobody onscreen seems to care much anymor. (Matt Pais) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

DUMB AND DUMBERER ★

JIM CARREY AND JEFF DANIELS WANNABES Director Troy Miller’s last venture, Jack Frost, destroyed Michael Keaton’s career, and these poor young actors may never get a chance to atone themselves for this tragedy. It’s advantageous that Dumb and Dumberer only lasted 80 minutes, because much longer and it would have been gag worthy. (Andrew Crewell) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

FINDING NEMO ★★★ 1/2

VOICES OF ALBERT BROOKS AND ELLEN DEGENERES Pixar can do no wrong. The film company has never had a failure, either commercially or critically. This newest edition to the Pixar family tells the tale of a fish lost. It’s a father and son tale in the big blue sea and currently getting controversy from tropical fish sellers across the nation for its depiction of inhumane fish sellers. (Jason Cantone) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE ★★

HARRISON FORD AND JOSH HARTNETT Overall, the film could use more time dedicated to the homicide storyline to give it a better sense of direction, but it holds up as a humorous summer flick that promises both laughs and action. (Janelle Greenwood) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

THE IN-LAWS ★1/2

MICHAEL DOUGLAS The film never slows for a second and quickly dives right into the meat of the story; the scenes that set-up the char-

acters are brief and get to the point immediately while giving clear pictures of who these guys are.

While there are a couple of bright moments throughout the film that keep it amusing, The In-Laws is nothing more than a rainy day or lazy Sunday flick that is worth only the $3 rental. (Aaron Leach) Now showing at Beverly

THE ITALIAN JOB ★★1/2

MARK WAHLBERG AND EDWARD NORTON The Italian Job is a thrilling caper film that uses endearing wit to win over the audience, leaving the confusing plots of more successful films behind. A Mini Cooper chase provides action and excitement, and fun tactics will keep viewers planted in their seats and not make them think too hard to be entertained. (Andrew Crewell) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE ★★1/2

HILARY DUFF AND ADAM LAMBERG The Lizzie McGuire Movie does exactly what it sets out to do: allow children to watch the TV show on a giant screen.

The film will disappoint viewers expecting a taut, exciting update to the show. But those that allow themselves to be charmed by Duff – an easy task – will be pleasantly surprised. (Paul Booth) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

THE MATRIX: RELOADED ★★1/2

there is always a crazy uncle who wants to throw in a joke or two. You laugh, but it’s an uncomfortable laughter. The same goes for Rugrats Go Wild! (Jason Cantone) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

X2: X-MEN UNITED ★★★

HALLE BERRY AND PATRICK STEWART Just as in the original X-Men, Singer leaves loose threads for a reason – upcoming sequels. X2: X-Men United should satisfy fans, whether they belong to the comic book or summer movies in general. Although not a classic, it’s a fun, explosive flick definitely worthy of skipping an afternoon lecture.

(Ryan Hutson) Now showing at Beverly

WRONG TURN ★

ELIZA DUSHKU AND JEREMY SISTO Wrong Turn proves to be a miserable copy of previous failures in the horror genre. The course of the plot leaves nothing to the imagination and settles for redundancy rather than ingenuity in character development. Combine all these distinct flaws, and the result is a dismal and lackluster production that deserves to be shelved or at the very least redone. (Daniel Nosek) Now showing at Beverly

OPENING THIS WEEK ALEX AND EMMA

KEANU REEVES AND LAURENCE FISHBOURNE The Matrix: Reloaded is a very enjoyable film. Some of the action sequences are breathtaking and truly innovative.

Between the kung fu, comedy, romance and adventure, most viewers should walk away entertained. The tragedy is that the audience is only entertained, and not enlightened.

(John Piatek) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

KATE HUDSON AND LUKE WILSON Luke WIlson needs a good movie to confirm that he can be not only a Hollywood heartthrob but also an entertaining actor worthy of more starring roles. Kate Hudson already had a hit this year and is just looking to confirm her leading lady status with this romance about a screenwriter.

Opening at Beverly and Savoy

PHONE BOOTH

KELLY CLARKSON AND JUSTIN GUARINI Just when you didn’t think movies could get any worse.

Based on the commercials alone, this tale of two singing lovers that find each other in Florida on spring break seems gagworthy at its best. In a modern day Grease, the American Idol sensations are using this movie to sell more of their records.

Opening at Beverly and Savoy

★★1/2

COLIN FARRELL AND KATIE HOLMES The rule here limits the film’s action to a few square feet in and around the last remaining phone booth in New York City, as the narrator fills in the audience on the rest of the story. This limit is the best part of Phone Booth. It captures the excitement and thrill of the movie but also sacrifices good dialogue for flashy camera techniques. Delayed after the Washington, D.C. sniper killings. The film also stars Katie Holmes.(Paul Booth) Now showing at Beverly and Savoy

RUGRATS GO WILD! ★1/2

VOICE OF BRUCE WILLIS Many children used to sit down in front of television to watch Rugrats. But in the franchise’s third film, the show’s fans watch the series die before their very eyes. At funerals,

FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY

HULK

ERIC BANA AND JENNIFER CONNELY Director Ang Lee brought American audiences his surprise success Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Now, he’s jumping into the superrhero genre with the tale of a man who becomes big, green and filled with anger. Whether the special effects are, well, special will be up to movie viewers this weekend when they get a first look at the hulk.

Opening at Beverly and Savoy —Jason Cantone

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HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE

BY JANELLE GREENWOOD | STAFF WRITER

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n Hollywood Homicide, like so many car chasing cop movies before it, the action follows a seemingly predictable plotline. However, it manages to use the comedic talents of Harrison Ford, while working with Josh Hartnett’s rookie character to open it to wider audiences than the usual cop movie.

Adding comedy is sometimes buddy cop films need for the audience to not be completely bored with police detectives figuring out who is behind the hit of four unknown thugs in a hip Hollywood nightclub.

Detective Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) uses this case to show his rookie partner K.C. (Josh Hartnett) the ropes of the homicide department. But in true Hollywood fashion, Gavilan uses his spare time as a high-end real estate

broker, while K.C. uses his Hollywood connections expand beyond his jobs as a detective and a yoga instructor to showcase his acting talents in a new rendition of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Most of the film is dedicated to these comedic side stories rather than the homicide case itself, which gives it both its strength and weakness. Ford is a veteran smart mouth on screen, and he uses his impeccable timing and sarcastic demeanor to deliver some laughs to Gavilan’s life as a detective turned real estate broker. He also gives the film some credibility to make this feel like a real cop movie, where Hartnett is the fresh faced newcomer used to draw in younger audiences.

Both actors play well off each other, although Hollywood Homicide is by no means a vehicle to spout off the next Han Solo and

Luke Skywalker duo. It offers some high impact chase scenes throughout L.A., along with some relatively decent shootouts.

The story lacks the solid direction that is necessary in order for an audience to be involved enough to follow why it is these two detectives are even trying to solve this rap music-based homicide case.

Several random characters come out of woodwork to develop the story of Gavilan’s double life as a detective turned realtor; including the nightclub owner (Master P) who is trying to make a bid on the house of a famous producer, played by Oscar-winner Martin Landau. Many of the film’s serious police scenes are interrupted by a cell phone continuously ringing in an attempt to make a deal on this house.

One particular actor to look out for is Lou

COLUMBIA PICTURES

★★

HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE | HARRISON FORD FIGHTS BACK Diamond Phillips, from La Bamba, as an officer dressed as a prostitute in drag on stakeout that offers Gavilan some inside information on the case.

Overall, the film could use more time dedicated to the homicide storyline to give it a better sense of direction, but its hold up as a humorous summer flick that promises both laughs and action.

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For the love of baseball, there’s nothing quite like it I can't really say what it is. There's something old about it, something familiar, the sound of the game on a radio or the sound of a ball hitting a bat in person. Go to Eisner Park some evening and watch some Little Leagues games. You can see kids pulling up baggy pants, parents offering an ice cream cone for a base hit, and a routine ground ball become an inside the park home run, and the game's still captivating. It makes you smile.

Bill doesn't know what he's missing.

Michael Coulter is a videographer at Parkland College and a bartender at Two Main. He writes a weekly email column, “This Sporting Life” and has hosted several local comedy shows.

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y friend Bill hates baseball. In fact, he hates it so much he's currently working on his list of 100 reasons why he hates baseball.

So far he has included that the game is played not on a square, circle, not a gridiron, but rather a diamond. I assume he sees this as less manly.

He points out here is also a mound. Not only a mound, but rather a mound with a rubber on top of it. Plus, he feels it's strange the ball is almost solely controlled by the defense. No matter what his reasons, like my dad says, "Screw a whole lot of your friend, Bill."

Bill just doesn't know what he's missing by not following baseball. It's like watching a soap opera but you feel like less of a candyass. Hell, it's only June and my Cardinals have already put me on an emotional roller coaster. By the time the All Star break rolls around I'll again be a drunken, drooling pathetic mess lamenting on the old days when Busch Stadium was ruled by Bob Gibson and Stan Musial, just like my dad does. What can I say, I got it honestly.

When I was about three months old, my dad wanted me to be able to say I saw Willie

teams will disappoint you, but you still wear their ball cap. You might even start to believe in your team. Those Cub fans are always so cute in June.

How the hell can Bill hate baseball?

John Kruk once pointed out that baseball players weren't athletes, and that may be part of the allure. You stand next to a football player, and he seems like a gigantic pituitary case. The same holds true for standing next to a basketball player. Stand next to a baseball player and you might not even know it. Most of them are not exactly the physical specimens you would expect from a man who makes his living with his body.

Babe Ruth had the build of a potato with a pair of drinking straws for legs. Satchel Paige used to store hot dogs to eat during the game in his baseball pants. Mickey Mantle might have looked okay physically but that's only because his liver was on the inside. The guys who play quite often look like the guys who are watching. In fact, my dad's silhouette looks surprisingly like Tommy Lasorda's.

That's another little lovable fact. The managers of the teams actually wear the same uniform as the players. That takes some stones.

You never saw Jeff VanGundy's skinny ass legs sticking out of a pair of basketball shorts, and as great a coach as he was, Bill Walsh never wore shoulder pads or a helmet on the 49er's sideline. It seems unnatural for other coaches to wear the uniform, but in baseball, you don't even look twice.

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Mays play, so he loaded Mom and me up in the car and we went to Willie's last game in St. Louis. I remember about as much of that affair as I remember about my first encounter with peppermint schnapps, which, let me tell you, is virtually nothing. Still, I was in the same ballpark as one of the greatest players of all time, so it seems sort of cool.

My mom took nothing away from the game except a debilitating sunburn and a case of vertigo from our poor seats, so I'm sure she agreed with Bill, at least on that particular day, but even she manages to get into it now.

There's nothing cuter than seeing her sipping a glass of wine and yelling for her man Pujols. I think she enjoys the cheering more than the actual game, but at least she's making an effort.

People love baseball because it is a reflection of ourselves. We all go through ups and down during the course of a year, but luckily there aren't usually cameras recording it. There are no perfect seasons in baseball.

No one bats a thousand for a career. You can pitch a perfect game, but you're lucky if that happens once a year. It's a game of failure more than not. If you succeed one third of the time you've got a shot to make the Hall of Fame.

Granted, the city of Chicago may have went a little to far with their embracing the losing aspects of baseball, but that's part of the deal. Things could change. Every April, your team gets to start again. Most of the

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