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THURSDAY
must see tv.
The night has finally
arrived! All of your sitcoms are showing their premiers and Student Union Activities wants you to enjoy your viewing experience. Join other NBC sitcom fanatics in watching Friends, Will & Grace, Coupling and ER starting at 7 tonight at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union. Show up, snack on the food, answer trivia questions and win some prizes. If premiers aren't your thing, head on up to Woodruff Auditorium and watch The Pianist. The Oscar-winning film stars Adrian Brody, who plays a Polish pianist witnessing the restrictions the Nazis place on the Jews. The show begins at 7 tonight and is either $2 or free with your SUA movie card. If you are looking for some live entertainment, check out jam band The Big Wu performing at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. The Minneapolis group is comprised of four ordinary guys playing their hearts out for the audience. Check them out at 10 tonight. Tickets range from $8 to $10 and anyone 18 years or older is welcome.
The 45-minute season premiere of Friends,
"The One After Joey And Rachel Kiss,"airs at 7 tonight on NBC.
SUNDAY buy, buy, buy
buy, buy, buy. Serve your selfish interests for the greater good this Sunday at two benefit sales. First, decorate your shack with work from local artists. The 3rd Annual Lawrence Own-Your-Own juried exhibition and sale features 150 works from 66 artists, representing diverse styles, media, sizes and price ranges. All sales benefit the Bert Nash Community Health Center. The sale runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the Corporate Centre, 18th and Wekarusa. After you've got your art, add to your record collection at the For Your Ears Only sale, benefiting Audio-Reader. Browse thousands of collectible vinyl records, CDs and audio equipment at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper Streets, in Building 2. Doors open at noon and close at 4 p.m.
MONDAY rawk for all.
Do not, repeat, do not miss Monday's showing of Afro-Punk: The "Rock N Roll Nigger" Experience at Liberty Hall. This is your one chance to catch the critically-acclaimed documentary about African Americans in the punk scene before it moves on to places far, far from here. Director James Spooner has created a film that goes beyond typical "Behind the Music" or "black history month" documentaries to get at the heart of race relations and racial identity. Afro-Punk tackles the hard questions of loneliness, exile, inter-racial dating and black power by following the lives of four people within the punk rock lifestyle. Come at 7:30 p.m. for the movie and stay after 9:00 p.m. for live tunes. James Spooner will be at the event to answer questions. Tickets are $8. For more information, check out www.afropunk.com.
Guitar and injury virtuoso Leo Kottke brings his innovative brand of folk music to Liberty
TUESDAY ah, folk.
Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. Kottke, who was raised in 12 states and settled into the Twin Cities in the 60s, lost most of his hearing in the Naval Reserve. He developed a lingering
Kottke
pain in his hands from extensive touring in the 80s that hampers his playing. Kottke delivers folk, rock, jazz and bluegrass music and collaborated with Phish bassist Mike Gordon in 2001. The 9 p.m. show, for those 18-and-over, costs $18.50. Local indie band The Belles and Patrick Park play 8th Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire St., at 10:00 for a 21-and-over crowd. Ticket price is $2.
FRIDAY bust a gut. Before Jim
Carey, before Robin Williams, before Charlie Chaplin, there was Buster Keaton. Acquaint yourself with the legendary comedic star of silent film at the 11th Annual Buster's Vaudville Celebration in The Bowlus Fine Arts Center, 205 E. Madison St., Iola. The festival, which beins at 10 a.m. Friday and runs through Saturday evening, features expert speakers and live musical accompaniment to five films.
The movies are free and worth the drive. For more information and a full listing of films, check out: www.iolaks.com/keaton.
Keaton
SATURDAY youthquake.
It's uptown New York in the '80s. Three teenagers have stolen $15,000, have a hazy knowledge of drug deals, a taste for Dom Perignon and now they have one night to blow the money. If you're in search of something different to do this weekend, or you have a craving for a good play, check out University Theatre's production of This is Our Youth. It will be running Sep. 26 and 27, and Oct. 1 and 3. Saturday's showing is at 5pm at the Inge Theatre
The Meat Purveyors
in Murphy Hall.
For more information, visit
www.kutheatre.com.
If you're looking for a little rocking bluegrass ditties focusing on wrongdoings, check out the Meat Purveyors at Davey's Uptown,
3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo. With
covers of ABBA's S.O.S. and lyrics like "when I not drinking, I'm thinking about drinking, and when I'm not thinking I'm drinking about you," the Purveyors are probably the most accessible and fun bar-friendly bluegrass band currently on the road. The show starts at 10 tonight for a 21-and-over crowd.
WEDNESDAY san fran bands
A day away from the one month anniversary of their album Take Them On, On Your Own, San Francisco's Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will rock the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., at 9 p.m. Originally called the Elements, the five-year-old band will join fellow San Franciscans, The Stratford 4, for the all ages show.
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