this week OUR BEST BETS UNTIL WE SEE YOU AGAIN.
THURSDAY tooting our horn.
comes to The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., at 9 p.m. The show features seven bands battling for your love and applause, as well as fun freebies from Republic Records. The show will start off with Kozmo, formerly known as Filibuster, pop rockers who blend angst and sincerity with audible lyrics and catchy melodies. Sweet Sassy Molassy follows with a female-fronted mix of styles ranging from straight rock to reggae-inspired rhythms. Then, hang on to your hats, it's the Mark Lyda Combo. If you've seen them play Tunes At Noon, then you know what a fun, energetic show these folk-rockers put on. Mr. Bilistic comes next with fresh, cheeky hip hop that titillate you and make you dance. Then enjoy the reggae and calypso fusion of Riva. Fronted by Trinidad native Adrian Bartholomew, this band will have you swaying and shimmying in no time. After Riva comes Captain Overreact, purveyors of synth-driven rock and roll and wild fun. The catchy, poppy jams of Tri Point Paradox round out the evening. Tickets to this fantastic shindig are a mere $3 for those of you lucky enough to 21+ and an equally mere $5 for those 18 and over. Do yourself a favor and drop on by.
SATURDAY dance! dance! The
University Dance Company lights up the Lied Center stage with spins and parades tonight in the second day of its fall concert. The performance features excepts of modern dance great
Jose` Limo'n's "Missa Brevis" and also includes ballet, Latin jazz, baroque and other modern dance pieces. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, $7 for the public. The
The Shins
show begins at 7:30. If you'd rather be the one doing the dancing, swing into the Granada for the rock concert of the week with The Shins, The Rapture, Beans and Broadcast Oblivion. The Shins bring their lo-fi sound and wide range of musical emotions to Lawrence often, so the reason to go is to soak in some of the energy from The Rapture. Their playful hits "Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks" and "House of Jealous Lovers" have been standout songs in The Rules of Attraction and dance clubs. Showtime is 9 p.m. for the all-ages show. The cost is $15.
SUNDAY sleigh bells jinglin'
Wander through a forest of Enchanted Trees, decorated to bring cheer to Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. Your adventure through the forest of more than 100 trees and wreaths is free. If you find a tree that is truly captivating, you can make a bid. All the proceeds go directly to Marillac Center's special programs and therapies for children. As you leave the forest, continue your adventure with some outdoor gliding and twirling. Ice skate at the Crown Center Ice Terrace, located across the street from the Crown Center Shops and down the street from Union Station. It is $6 to get on the ice
TUESDAY youll shoot your eye out.
and $2 more to rent skates, so join in the circling fun, which begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 9 p.m., and enjoy the coolest adventure you could have.
Grab your Little Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Rings, kids! It's time once again for A Christmas Story. The play is based on the classic 1983 film, which was, frighteningly enough, based on the real-life childhood of radio personality Jean Shepherd. Follow little Ralphie's quest for a Red Ryder bee-bee gun through one hilarious holiday mishap after another at the American Heartland Theatre, at Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. Student tickets are $18 and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. It might be cold city that night, so don't forget to drink your Ovaltine. If you can't make the show, rent the film to see Peter Billingsley as Ralphie.
Peter Billingsley as Ralphie
WEDNESDAY huggable town.
class, but don't sit on your ass. Get your recommended daily allowance of Midwest punk rock with The Lawrence Arms, who will be at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., with the Swayback and National Fire Theory. The headliner's namesake has no connection with our beloved bedroom community, though. According to the band's biography on Fat
You don't have
FRIDAY witchy
women.
It was cool back in the 50s when Arthur Miller first put The Crucible on the stage as an allegory to warn of the evils of McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Now, the KU Opera brings back the harrowing tale of the Salem witch trials, this time with an operatic twist. You can catch the show tonight at the Black Box Theater and experience a new take on an old classic. Tickets are $7 with a student ID. At The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., Zimbabwean folk-singer Thomas Mapfumo stops in to share his blend of ethnic sounds and rock as well as stories from his struggle to freedom. Along with his band, The Blacks Unlimited, he'll offer a rare and powerful taste of international flavor. Tickets are $8 for this 18 and older show.
MONDAY not so 20-20
Wreck Chords' Web site, Lawrence Arms was a run-down apartment building in low-class Chicago, and the punk rock trio's former residence. After being evicted in the middle of the night, the band members decided to carry the name of their former landlord. Having released a few albums under punk-guru Asian Man Records, The Lawrence Arms released The Greatest Story Ever Told under Fat Wreck Chords, in September. This all ages show starts early, 8 p.m., and costs $7.
E. U. Ask not what your community can do for you, ask what you can do for your community. Tonight's your chance to give back to your community at Blurring the Edges, a benefit for the Solidarity Library. Taking place at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread St., the event will combine music and poetry with a concert and readings by Lance Leclair, Citizen Soldier, Delaria Chantel Guidry, Wesley Teal and others. The Solidarity Library, 14th and Massachusetts streets, is a public library specializing in political material, but also offers a vast selection of poetry and children's literature. Time and cost is to be announced for the all-ages event, but remember that the Solidarity Library functions solely off of donations.
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