ACTIVITIES
Wednesday, August 18. 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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AURH serves residence halls
Organization is government for residents
By Susan White Special to the Kansan
KU students who live in residence halls can become more than just another face by getting involved in the Association of University Residence Halls.
The governmental organization gives hall residents a voice in different areas of the University through five committees, said Jamie Cutburh, president of the association.
AUHR is the Student Senate of the residence halls," he said. "Basically everyone in the residence halls is involved."
The organization plans campuswide and inter-hall activities to make on-campus living an enjoyable experience for residents of the seven halls.
Students interning for the organization during the summer planned all the activities for the fall semester. The group has been laying the ground
Association of University Residence Halls
The time and date of the first meeting will be announced during the first week of school.
General Assembly meetings will be at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month.
Committee meetings will be at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.
For further questions about AURH contact Jamey Cutburn, president, or Ken Martin, vice president, at 864-4041.
All meetings will be in Suite 101 of McCollum Hall.
would work with Peggy Smith, director of food service for student housing, to make the food service better.
"We will try to route all the complaints through the food service and develop new menu items for the residents," Curbuth said.
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City of Fountains Country Club Plaza known for beauty
Kari McElroy
The Country Club Plaza in Kansas City has something for everyone and every occasion. The day can be spent shopping for a unique gift or stopping for a cup of coffee.
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Unlike the bland cookie-cutter sameness of most malls, the Plaza offers something unique to its visitors. A sense of style and ambiance is evident as one walks along blocks and blocks of Spanish architecture and fountains.
"It is the style center of the Midwest," said Beth Morrison, executive director of The Plaza Association. Built in 1922, the Plaza was the first suburban shopping center in North America she said.
With 187 shops, boutiques, outdoor cafes, elegant restaurants and theaters, one could show all day and not see it all.
Parking is not a problem at the Plaza. According to the Plaza Directory, available from the Plaza Association, there are 5,000 free parking spaces to choose from. The directory also offers an area map of the Plaza that is helpful when trying to find that special store.
The Body Shop, the Nature Company, and the Sharper Image are great places to start browsing
The Sharper Image sports a 7-foot alien game from the movie Aliens. This enormous disgusting creature can brighten up any home for only $3,000.
The Plaza can even send shoppers back to the prehistoric age.
It is Lady's job to schedule entertaining things in which visitors can get involved outside the store. For example, for the last few weeks she has been leading visitors on a hiking adventure.
A prehistoric jungle of ideas and gifts are found at the Nature Company.
"There are constantly fiers up in the store," said Ludy. "We encourage people to
"We have games that will help people appreciate the beauty of nature," said Joan Lady, special events coordinator at the Nature Company.
When it is time for a break, there is a restaurant around every corner. The variety is sure to accommodate any budget. From McDonald's to Parkway 600, the Plaza is sure to fill any appetite.
get involved with nature in and out of the store."
Every book, game, video, CD, jewelry, and poster is nature-related. All you need to know about dinosaurs and a whole lot more can be found at the Nature Company.
The small outdoor cafe enables shoppers to enjoy a cup of coffee and watch the world go by. The Classic Cup serves the perfect cup of cappuccino and caffee to boost even the most weary of shopper into the next store.
Of course, the entire Plaza can be seen by carriage for $25 per couple or by trolley for $4 per person. Friendly drivers await to take passengers on a tour and fill them in on interesting details about the Plaza and its origin.
The shops at the Plaza open at 10 a.m.
Mon.-Sat, and at noon on Sundays. Consult
the Plaza Directory for the extended closing
hours.
Andrew Arnone/ KANSAN
The Country Club Plaza is known for its fountains, architecture and shopping.
Kansas City played large part in history of jazz
By David Stewart
Kansan staff writer
the names and places have changed since its heyday 60 years ago, but the sound of Kansas City jazz still blows throughout the town.
In the '20s and '30s, Count Basie and Bennie Moten's big band sound were packing them in at the legendary music halls in the 18th and Vine area of the city; places like the Boone, the Gem, and the Lincoln.
Now the city hosts such names as vocalist Karrin Allyson at the Phoenix Piano Bar and Grill and Joe Cartwright Trio at the Plaza's City Light Jazz Club.
PELAS'S City Light was "Kansas City was one of the key cities that had a major influence on jazz," said Dick Wright, KU jazz professor and host of "The
Wright said the age of large dance halls that featured crowds swinging and swaying to big band music has, for the most part, passed into history.
"The Kansas City style is still heard around the country." Wright said. "Jazz festivals sometimes dedicate a night or a set to the Kansas City sound."
Jazz Scene," a Saturday morning jazz show on KANU radio.
Wright described the Kansas City jazz style as the happy blues of Joe Williams and Big Joe Turner and the swing sound of Basie and Moten.
While interest in the blues that made Kansas City jazz famous has warned, the city still offers many venues for jazz shows. Two of the better known are The City Light Jazz Club and The Phoenix.
The city light Jazz Club at 4749 Pennsylvania Street on the Plaza is one of the only places in Kansas City that offers jazz performances seven nights a week. While the club tends to showcase local performers and bands, manager Jeff Wiltfram said the club books two to three national acts a month, including recent appearances by More by four from Minneapolis and Roseanne Vine from New York.
The Phoenix Piano Bar and Grill at 302 W. 8th Street presents the four-piece band Tim Whitmer & KC Express at its jazz happy hour each week night from 5 to 9, said Todd Schoonerer, manager of the club.
The Phoenix also has a weekly Saturday matinee show with the Scamps, a band Schoonerer said plays more of the traditional Kansas City jazz sound.
"Speedy Higgins, who's now in the Jazz Hall of Fame, often sits in with the band," said Schoonoreer "All the guys in the band are in their 60s and 70s so they know from experience how to play that blues Kansas City-style jazz."
For a more contemporary jazz sound, Schoonerore suggested seeing a performance by vocalist Karrin Allyson, a singer recently signed with a major recording label. Concord Records. Allison usually performs at the Phoenix on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday.
For those jazz fans who want to find out more about the jazz scene in Kansas City, Wright suggested that they contact the Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors. This group publisher the bi-monthly Jazz Ambassadors Magazine.
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