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KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2016
Aries
Aries (March 21-April 19)
(March 21-April 19) Keep commitments and handle responsibilities on time. All is not as it appears A confusing situation could get tense.Get peacefully productive.
Taurus
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Gemini
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genius.
Cancer
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(June 21-July 22)
Expand your boundaries.
Get outside of your normal terrain and explore. Speculate and visualize perfection
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Leo
action wins.
Virgo
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Share the load today and tomorrow, while maintaining responsibility. Keep track of the big picture. Rely on someone else's experience. Compromise. Draw plans and schedule participation.
Libra
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
High-energy activities have your attention. Keep your promises, and take refreshing pauses. Old assumptions
get challenged. Avoid friction with authorities. Use charm and humor to defuse a strenuous situation.
a tense situation
Scorpio
tendencies, to keep me peace. Pursue fun, love and
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Relax and enjoy time with family and friends. Hide out, maybe. Sell stuff you don't need. Stiff rebellious tendencies, to keep the
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Make a surprising discovery at home. You understand more than ever now. Get expert ideas on managing domestic change. To
a domestic change. To really learn, teach. Younger people share freely.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Intellectual exercises and puzzles come easily. You're especially clever. You can figure out and learn whatever you need. Study manuals and procedures. Make outlines and plans. Write and publish
and publish.
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(Jan. 20-Feb.18) Cash flow velocity increases. There's more coming in and going out. Track it to keep it positive. Avoid parking tickets or unnecessary expense. Take care of business.
Take care of business
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Take charge of your destiny. You're ready to make changes for the better. Ask for what you want, and follow through with necessary actions. Assertiveness works well.
Pisces
Alumnae display designs at Iowa State
▶ SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit
Contributed photo "Polka Dot Indigo," a piece by Allison Metzger and Catherine Reinhart, on display at Iowa State University.
University alumnae Allison Metzger and Catherine Reinhart felt the power of community when half of their upcoming design exhibition, "Common Threads III," was funded through an Indiegogo campaign earlier this year. The interactive exhibit will be shown at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery in Ames, Iowa from Oct. 1 to 31.
"It was very touching to see such an outpouring of support from people who genuinely wanted to see our work," Metzger said.
The pair's creations were inspired by two murals painted by Grant Woods — "Breaking the Prairie" and "When Tillage Begins, Other Arts Follow" — which are displayed on campus at Iowa State University. Metzger and Reinhart saw Woods' depiction of country life and were inspired to choose the
theme of their design collaboration; community.
"We were both really drawn to the idea of where community came from," Metzger said. "Our country's history, and especially this specific area of the country, started by first breaking the prairie."
Contributed photo ate University
The artists will exhibit 15 to 20 works on paper as well as an interactive installation, which is the result of a collaboration between Metzger and Reinhart.
After the Oct. 1 opening, Reinhart and Metzger will host a weekly "wrapping party," which gives the public a chance to alter an interactive installation.
"Every Thursday, we'll open in the evening for everyone to come in and wrap the sculpture with fabric that we'll have," Reinhart said. "This way the community will really be involved in the designing of it. Part of the goal of the project is to promote interaction between the students at the University
and members of the Ames community. We want as many people as possible to come to the gallery and get to know each other through art."
The "wrapping party" will be free and open to the public.
Metzger lives in Minne
sota and Reinhart in Iowa. However, the duo said collaborating over a distance was easier than they had initially prepared for.
"Being so far apart allowed for more breathing room," Reinhart said. "It also helped that we know each other's style so well from being in school together."
"Common Threads III will be on display at Iowa State University for the month of October.
Edited by Cody Schmitz
Collections from Spencer Museum available online
ALYSSA HOEDL @Ahoedl
The Spencer Museum of Art is closed for renovations, but patrons have the opportunity to view its many collections online. This includes "The Second Battlefield," an exhibit that showcases pieces about wartime nursing.
In 2014, Professor Eric G. Carlson donated over 3,000 pieces of art to the museum. A majority of the donated pieces are French prints and drawings dated from 1914 to 1918. "The Second Battlefield" is made up of works provided by this donation.
The exhibition was on view at the Spencer Museum from September 2014 to April 2015. Then it was moved to the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo., for a few months.
Piece from "The Second Battlefield" display on the Spencer Museum's website.
"[The Second Battlefield] was a timely exhibition, coinciding with the anniversary of WWI," Kate Meyer, assistant curator at the Spencer Museum, said. "It also represents the museum's ongoing interest in issues related to health
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Piece from "The Second Battlefield" on the Spencer Museum's website.
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and medicine with its focus on nursing, and it highlights the active role many women played in war."
Last year's common book was "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. The novel, which is set in WWI, coincided well with the exhibit.
The Spencer Museum archives all of its exhibits online in order to make them more accessible to the public.
"While The Second Battlefield' won't be on display, the works are part of our permanent collection and can be seen by setting up an appointment or by coming by on Fridays after we reopen," Stephen Goddard, associate director and senior curator
for the Spencer Museum, said.
Through the museum's website, art enthusiasts can look at more than 40,000 catalogued pieces. Through its mobile app, patrons can browse Spencer exhibits by virtual tour.
The Spencer Museum plans to launch a new website after the renovations are finished, after which "The Second Battlefield" will be moved to the archive section of the site.
Also on the website is the 2016-2017 KU Common Work of Art. The museum chose three works by artist Willie Cole to accompany this year's common book
"Between the World and Me."
"The exhibition includes other works by Cole in our collection, along with process shots of the artist creating the prints featured as the Common Work of Art," Elizabeth Kanost, communications coordinator for the museum, said. "The Common Work of Art will be on view when the Museum reopens in October."
"The Second Battlefield" is one small part of the Carlson donation. The Spencer Museum plans to use more of the pieces in future exhibits.
- Edited by Cody Schmitz
'Can't Stop the Serenity' comes to Lawrence
▶ OMAR SANCHEZ
@OhMySanchez
On Friday, Sept. 16, Liberty Hall will be hosting "Can't Stop the Serenity," a global effort by Equality Now to raise awareness for gender equality. The 2005 sci-fi film "Serenity," directed by Joss Whedon ("The Avengers" series), will be screened at the event starting at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
In addition to "Serenity," Whedon's 2008 comedy mini-series starring Neil Patrick Harris, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," will be shown. In between screenings, a raffle will be held.
"It's for a good cause that
Contributed Photo "Can't Stop the Serenity" will be screening at Liberty Hall on Friday.
is in line with the ethos of the city," said Dean Edington, general manager of Liberty Hall.
This year will mark the seventh anniversary of "Can't Stop the Serenity" in Lawrence. Participants, often a part of a core following that comes back every year, have been known to show up in costume, Edington said.
Michael Roach has been the lead coordinator for the Lawrence event since it began. He said he caught word of the effort by Equality Now after interviewing global team member Anne Barringer for his podcast in 2008.
After Roach put the word out that he was interested
"I can't imagine having it anywhere else," Roach said.
in expanding "Can't Stop the Serenity" to Lawrence in 2010, Liberty Hall became the perfect match to host.
2016 is also the first year the event is held in the fall, opening up the night to outof-state University students. Before, the event was normally held in the summer.
Contributed Photo Hall on Friday.
"I think it's going to be even bigger and more fun once the mass population of people will be here," Edington said.
screening in Portland, it has since expanded across North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
As a whole, "Can't Stop the Serenity" has been holding worldwide charity screenings of "Serenity" since 2006. Originally a one-time
The Equality Now organization was founded in 1992 by lawyers Jessica Neuwirth, Navi Pillay and Feryal Gharahi. Whedon, a publicly
known activist for women's rights, spoke at the Equality Now "Making Equality Reality" ceremony in 2006.
Tickets for "Can't Stop the Serenity" are $10. More information can be found on the Liberty Hall website, or the event's Facebook page.
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