The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Friday, October 5, 2012
weekender entertainment
BESTinSHOW
“Yung reportedly felt that he was in the bathroom alone, so he naturally started checking himself out in order to examine his physical progress.”
The weekend’s best concert
By BAILEY CONSTAS
A plethora of great musical acts are making their way to Fort Collins this weekend. And, as usual, the alt kids will go to the alt venues, the dub kids will go to the dub venues and everyone else will do whatever they do. What’s different about this weekend, however, is a few concerts that are being sponsored by local non-profit SpokesBUZZ in a show called BandSwap. Their mission is to switch up the music scene a bit and have Fort Collins bands swap with bands from other cities. Among the numerous opportunities to rock/dub/sway/ MountainGrass your face off, the concert that is crowned the best for this weekend is Whitewater Ramble and Fierce Bad Rabbit at the Aggie Theatre Saturday night.
Whitewater Ramble is sure to set a scene to get down with an entire quintet of a mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums and vocals. With this incredible musicianship, they are surely not to disappoint. FBR has had countless amounts of coverage, and with their viola and indie folk that is dripping with energy they will absolutely bring a show to the Aggie not to miss. Although the Whitewater Ramble show is the clear winner, there’s a wealth of other live music taking place around town this weekend. Tonight, the Poudre River Irregulars (Dixieland) and Jody Adams and the String Dudes will be playing at Avogadro’s Number, a great place to kick back and eat some decent food while listening to a local band. Road 34 Bike Bar will be hosting K.Flay (aka Kristine Flaherty). K.Flay hails from Chicago and is a hip-hop/indie rock artist that has degrees from Stanford. If you want to challenge your views of hip-hop (or, more specifically, hip-hop from Stanford), Road 34 is the place to be Friday night. At GNU, Little Owl, a synth pop indie rock group that is sure to bring a party, will be performing. Playing with them
is one of Fort Collins highest held indie rock groups, Sour Boy Bitter Girl, along with Ned Garthe who is described as a Teenage Acid Party. Saturday night, Whitewater Ramble and Fierce Bad Rabbit will be performing at the Aggie. Whitewater Ramble is a High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass group and FBR is an indie pop rock group. Denver’s the Foot. is making its way to Road 34 Saturday as well. The Foot. infuses heavy guitar with pure rock and brazen sexual energy. Sunday night Say Anything, a pop-punk band that harkens back to high school angst with the song, “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,” will play the Aggie. Many people looking for a sentimental night or dedicated fans of the group will be glad to know Say Anything is still touring. Avogadro’s Number is closing the weekend with A Quantum Arts Production featuring Constitution, New Transit and the Lindsey O’Brien Band from 1 to 5 p.m. And Carrie Newcomer at 7 p.m. Entertainment and Diversity Beat Reporter Bailey Constas (@ BaileyLiza) can be reached entertainment@collegian.com.
RAM TALK ... THE REST OF THE STORY
Hey bro, public flexing is not acceptable (SRSLY) By Davis English
The Rocky Mountain Collegian This fictional column is based on the Ramtalk, “That awkward moment when you’re walking into the bathroom at the rec center and walk in on someone flexing in the mirror,” which originally appeared in the Sept. 28 Collegian. A male CSU student was incredibly embarrassed when he was caught flexing in the mirror in the CSU Recreation Center’s bathroom. The frequent Rec patron, Bruce Yung (a sophomore civil engineer major) has “never been so humiliated,” and will be taking a break from going to the CSU gym until this whole flexing ordeal blows over. Yung reportedly felt that he was in the bathroom alone, so he naturally start-
WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND IN FOCO?
Pumpkin Patch The Farm at Lee Martinez Park Saturday, Oct. 6 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free to attend, pumpkins will be sold by the pound It’s hard to believe, but pumpkins can be used for more than making pie, beer, pastries and lattes. Though those things are in no way bad, there are ever more creative uses for a pumpkin, and you can pick one up yourself at the Farm at Lee Martinez Park’s pumpkin patch this Saturday. Prices vary — it’s all based on weight — but splurging might be a good idea. After all, no one wants to have the smallest pumpkin on the block. For more information, visit www.fcgov.com.
LSC 50th Anniversary Party The Lory Student Center Friday, Oct. 5 6 - 8 p.m. Free It’s not often that someone (or, in this case, something) turns 50 years old, but usually when they do, the celebration doesn’t go far beyond a cake and some pleasantly unclever cards. Too bad more 50th birthdays can’t be like the LSC’s, because not only have festivities been going on throughout the semester, but Friday night the long celebration will conclude with unveilings, special announcements, food, beverages and fireworks (yep, fireworks). For more information, visit www.calendar. colostate.edu.
Wiyeld went on to say that Yung immediately stopped checking himself out and pretended that he was adjusting his belt buckle — a belt buckle he wasn’t wearing. Incidents like this are on the rise here on campus. Last month alone, 15 people reported witnessing self-flex-checks in the Rec Center and numerous others have undoubtedly gone unreported. As for Yung, he says that he will be working out at another local gym until Wiyeld and others forget about the incident that transpired between the two. Although his muscles may be enormous, his self-confidence is not, and he should be all, like, embarrassed… Collegian writer Davis English can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
Check in with the Collegian’s Weekender every Friday to see what’s going on in Fort Collins over the weekend.
Weekend in the mountains Pingree Park Campus Saturday, Oct. 6 - Sunday, Oct. 7 Depart at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, return at 1 p.m. Sunday $40 for new students, $50 for returning students
LIFE
ed checking himself out in order to examine his physical progress. He was in the middle of a radical delt-flex when Tailor Wiyeld, a freshman horticulture major, walked in. “I had just gotten finished with my traps workout,” Yung said. “You know, the one that really kills down in the core. I then went on to my legs,” he went on, “They’re really turning out great.” Yung went out to describe several workouts before stating how uncomfortable the situation was when Wiyeld entered the bathroom. “I was all, like, embarrassed, bro,” Yung said. “It was super weird,” Wiyeld said, “I feel for him, but at the same time he needs to wait until he gets home to check out his sweet delts.”
MUSIC
Fall is really starting to set in as the nights are becoming noticeably chilly, leaves are turning yellow and class work is becoming kind of difficult. This is one of the last weekends to enjoy the great outdoors before the ground gets covered with ice and snow (hopefully, right?), and there’s no better way to do that than at the CSU Pingree Park Campus. The Weekend in the Mountains program, aimed primarily at international students, features programs on culturally adjusting to the U.S. and providing a relaxing break from campus and school. For more information, contact Delma.Ramos@colostate.edu.
ART First Friday Art Walk Old Town Fort Collins Friday, Oct. 5 6 - 9 p.m. Free Yep, it’s the first friday of the month, which means that galleries throughout Old Town Fort Collins are opening their doors past closing time and showing off October’s newest art. Locations vary, as nearly every gallery in Old Town participates in the event, so the safest bet is to wander around until a gallery strikes your fancy. For more information, visit www.artbeetfc.com.
Concert Choir & Chamber Choir Concert Griffin Concert Hall at the UCA Friday, Oct. 5 7:30 - 9 p.m. $7 students, $12 general public You could spend $7 watching Finding Nemo 3D, or you could spend that same money by joining the CSU Concert and Chamber Choirs Friday night as they perform sets by Spanish, Latin American and German composers. The choice seems pretty clear … For more information, visit www.calendar.colostate.edu.
Fort Collins Symphony presents Americana Pie Lincoln Center Saturday, Oct. 6 7:30 p.m. $15 students, $30-$50 general public The idea of a symphony is somewhat outdated. It brings to mind fancy, restricting formal wear and fancy cheeses, but the Fort Collins Symphony is going to turn that notion on its head. This concert, which features classical, blues and rock musical styles, marks a transformation for the Fort Collins Symphony. The night’s show will include pieces from the Martha Graham Ballet, Michael Daugherty and William Grant. For more information, visit www.fcgov.com.
“Observations” by Sunny Belliston Taylor Clara Hatton Gallery in the CSU Visual Arts Building Friday, Oct. 5 5 - 7 p.m. Free Sometimes Friday nights are best spent looking at fine pieces of art, and lucky for us, CSU has a wonderful visual arts program complete with stellar galleries on campus. Swing by the Clara Hatton Gallery in the Visual Arts Building Friday evening to see Sunny Belliston Taylor’s home-buildingthemed artwork. For more information, visit www.central.colostate.edu.
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