thursday, september 4.2003
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this week OUR BEST BETS FOR THE REST OF YOUR WEEK
THURSDAY art exhibits. Toni
night. The Spencer Art Museum, behind the Kansas Union and near Memorial Stadium, is hosting a student open house at 6 p.m. The event features free Indian food, prizes awarded every 30 minutes and the opening of a new Chinese paintings exhibition.
When the open house ends at 8 p.m. mosey down to The Olive Gallery, 15 E.
When the open house ends at 1 p.m. mosey down to The Olive Gallery, 15 E. 8th St., for an evening of short films by KU graduates, including Brad Kessler's I Can See Crystal, a six minute black-and-white film about a blind girl trying to escape her world of darkness.
SATURDAY hicksploitation.
bib-overalls and body odor at Boulevard Drive-In's Hicksploitation Night. The second night of the theater's Sleaze Under the Stars festival starts off right with the band Jethro and the Scuzzbuckets at 7:30 p.m.
After the sun sets, sit back, relax and enjoy the classic films, Scum of the Earth, Shanty Tramp and Black Vengeance, as well as cartoons, trashy trailers, vintage snack bar ads and special guests.
The Boulevard Drive-In is located at 1051 Merriam Lane in Kansas City, Kansas. For more information, call 913-262-2414.
SUNDAY plan this picnic. Bring a
little Kansas hometown life back into your own by watching the University Theatre's presentation of Picnic. This play, directed by Jack B. Wright, and written by native Kansan and KU alumnus William Inge, demonstrates the humor of a small Kansas town and how one out-of-towner
Inge
can disrupt the lives of innocent, gossiping women. The show is 2:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets for the show are $16 and can be purchased online at kutheatre.com or in person at the SUA Office in the Kansas Union, the Lied Center or the University Theatre Ticket Office which is open 11:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MONDAY edgy punk
Heart Attacks play tonight at the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., at 10 p.m. This 21 and over show will cost you a mere $2. That's more than worth it for two up-ard.-coming bands who combine punk edginess, new wave dance beats and straight up rock and roll. Conner will showcase its debut CD, The White Cube, which was completely analog recorded at UnderGround Sound studio, owned by guitarist Tom Wagner. For a sense of the caliber of music you will be hearing, UnderGround Sound has also recorded artists Ghosty, The Belles and Holstein.
In Hutchinson, today is Dollar Day at the Kansas State Fair. Only one more week of good, clean Kansas fun. Admission to the fair is only $1 and each carnival ride is $1 so make the trip and get in line!
FRIDAY shake your pompoms. Nathan
Brown: Rock and Roll Cheerleader will perform at the Eighth Street Taproom, 801 New Hampshire St. from 10 p.m.to 1:45 a.m. No word on the cost yet for this 21 and over show, but it's described as a perfect post-fashion show with rollerdisco music. Brown's description on www.lawrence.com says " (Brown is a) six-foot-four, flaxenhaired, white Michael Jackson...(a) one-man band all the way from Ft. Worth, Texas." Get ready to band bring your
TUESDAY singing out loud
1000. Take a night off and enjoy a classic movie with a twist. Go to the Lied Center and belt out some of your favorite songs for the Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz. You can come dressed up as a
character and enjoy a fun pack during the movie. All seats are reserved and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $23 or $28 for general public; $11.50 or $14 for KU students and children ages 0 to 18; and $22 or $27 for senior citizens.
WEDNESDAY don't mess with texas. By his own ad
If country twang isn't your thing, head to Kansas City to relive your childhood at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Be thrilled by more than 200 human animal performers for as cheap as $12.50. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. in Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St.
Pat Green may be the most famous country singer you've never heard of, but this Texas everyman is worth a listen. Those 18 and over can catch him at Abe & Jake's Landing, 8 E.6 St., at 8 p.m.
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