18 jayplay
thursday, august 21, 2003
STUFF TO DO
HAWK WEEK
UP ALL NIGHT
With Hawk Week coming to a close, Student Union Activities has two more evening events planned for all students. Anger Management, the comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, will play 10 p.m. to midnight Friday on the west side of Campanile hill, located behind Memorial Stadium. The event is free.
Julia Chang, Ottawa University junior, attempts a pool shot while Eugene Lau, Malaysia senior, looks on at the Moon Bar located at 821 S. Iowa St. The Moon Bar also offers private rooms for karaoke and bubble tea.
Jared Soares/Kansasn
Brian Leighton Glodek, creator of GB Leighton was inspired by the music of his childhood idol, Bruce Springsteen. The band's Web site, www.gbleighton.com, describes the band as "the Midwest's premier roots-rock band." The band plays more than 200 gigs each year, throughout the Midwest
Saturday night provides free excitement for students, family and friends. The SUA-sponsored Welcome Back Concert will feature GB Leighton, out of Minneapolis, and two local bands, Kelpie and E.V.A.C.
The concert is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday on the Lied Center lawn. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets and beach chairs for the show. For more information on either event, visit the SUA Web site, www.suaevents.com, or call 864-SHOW.
New York-based comedian Alexandra McHale will perform as part of the Hawk Week at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas Union's Woodruff Auditorium. Her most recent work includes the comedy show New Joke City. Campus Activities Today magazine voted her the 2002 Female Entertainer of the Year and nominated her for the same honor in 2003.
COMEDY
—Julie Jantzer
Tickets are $5 for students with a KUID and $7 for general Admission. Tickets can be purchased at the SUA box office, Level 4, in the Kansas Union. For more information call 864-SHOW.
She is a lifetime member of the prestigious Actor's Studio in New York City and has studied with Paul Newman, Sally Field and Robert Redford. McHale said she decided to try comedy "because if I played Ophelia one more time I'd drown myself in the river for real."
—Kim Elsham
By Ashley Arnold
aarnold@kansan.com
Jayplay staff writer
From new bars to a new bathroom or interior work at existing bars, Lawrence has a new look that deserves a first look. Some local bars around town were updated and refreshed over the summer while others are completely new and will add a new experience for residents.
Here are some first stops you should make now that you're back at the University of Kansas.
When first entering north Lawrence, you may have noticed a new bar at 821 S. Iowa St. called The Moon Bar. After opening a month ago, this bar features pool tables and private karaoke rooms for you and your friends.
"The rooms are soundproof and it doesn't interfere with the rest of the bar," says Tony Wang, The Moon Bar's manager.
The karaoke rooms are available in two sizes and can be rented by the hour. The larger rooms are $40 per hour and the smaller rooms are $30 per hour. The karaoke equipment, available in multiple languages, is included in the rooms. Students who rent the rooms get personal service for drinks ,which are free, up to the dollar amount of the room. This way, essentially, the room is free.
The Moon Bar also serves a variety of non-alcoholic beverages. Computers with Internet service are also being added for students to come and study during the day.
Further down the road at 925 Iowa St., is a new bar called The Bella Lounge. As an upscale,
non-smoking bar, owner Rob Farna said students are assured a new experience unlike the traditional KU bar scene.
"Everything in Lawrence is either a college bar or a sports bar, in my opinion. And this is nothing like that. It's more of a conversational bar," he says.
"There is no wood. Everything is clean, dark and sophisticated."
The bar is complete with carpet floors, slate tile around the bar and in the bathrooms and a granite bar top. No food is served. Gentlemen who attend
have a dress code, which is up to the manager's discretion, but consists mainly of no advertising T-shirts and no backwards hats. Ladies have no dress code.
The Bella Lounge is a place for people of every age to attend, for any function, from a social outing to a date. Farna says they see people from college students to senior citizens come in.
"We attract college kids who want to get away from a typical packed bar," says Farna.
The non-smoking atmosphere is something that helps the bar stay away from the norm. This is one of the only bars in Lawrence to offer this, which some may call a luxury. This is an option for students who want a more formal place to hang out.
"It will be nice to have at least one bar in Lawrence that is smoke free so you wouldn't have to go home smelling like smoke." Jessy Magnuson, Olathe, sophomore says.
Friday nights feature a live DJ and Saturdays have live jazz.