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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
What's the weather, Jay?
Sunday HI: 59 LO: 41
weatherunderground.com
Partly cloudy. Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 59F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE in the afternoon.
friday
HI: 36
LO: 28
Friday
Partly cloudy. High of 36F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Saturdays
Another day of actual winter.
HI: 50
LO: 32
Clear. High of 50F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Some sun for a Saturday.
Bid the snow farewell.
Thursday, Jan. 31
**WHAT:** At three
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, 4th floor
**WHEN:** 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Enjoy free tea and cookies,
compliments of SUA. It's bloody good
WHAT: The Junkyard Jazz Band
WHAT: American Legion
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Listen to traditional jazz from the '30s and 40s. Musicians welcome
Friday, Feb. 1
**WHAT:** Kansas Conference on Slavery and Human Trafficking
**WHERE:** Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Gov. Sam Brownback and the University co-sponsor the conference, which focuses on modern day human trafficking. The event is free and open to the public.
WHAT: KU School of Music Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble I Concert
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Come hear student musicians jam out. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 general admission.
Saturday, Feb. 2
WHAT: Dueling Divas
WHERE: Theatre Lawrence
WEN: 6:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Watch some of Lawrence's most talented ladies compete in this competition. Audience members can vote for their favorite diva, bid on silent auction items and watch these singers hit the high notes. Tickets start at $60.
WHAT: KU School of Music Jazz Festival concert
WHERE: Free State High School
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Not satisfied with the week's previous musical activities? Support our Jayhawk musicians at this free concert.
Sunday, Feb. 3
WHAT: KU School of Music Prairie
Winds Festival Participants Perform
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 1 p.m.
ABOUT: More than 100 high school
from across the country will perform
in this concert, now in its 10th year.
CROSSFADER SHOWDOWN
WHAT: Anything Goes Open Mic
WHERE: The Brick, Kansas City, Mo.
WHEN: 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Take a break from the Lawrence scene and test your open mic skills. Performances include poetry, music, comedy and even puppets. Call 816-421-1634 for more details.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
DJ Savv DJ Rav-Ban DJ Kimbarlev Legal, Tom Richman and DJ Feast will be competing in competition at the Granada sponsored by Red Bull on Friday. Doors are at 9:30 and tickets are $5.
HANNAH BARLING
Local DJs compete in Red Bull-sponsored show
HANNAH BARLING
hbarling@kansan.com
Want to find out who's the top party-rocking DJ on campus?
Red Bull will be hosting a DJ competition at the Granada
tomorrow. Five student DJs will be competing for the title; each will play a 15 minute set and must incorporate at least three different genres. No song can be repeated. The DJs will be judged on four categories: originality
Red Bull Thre3style University is the first college-level DJ competition in the nation, and the University will be the first college
and creativity, audience response and stage presence, skill, and track selection.
to host it. The competition will be DJ Ray-Ban vs. DJ Savy vs. DJ Kimbarely Legal vs. DJ Feast vs. Tom Richman. DJ Feast and Tom Richman are part of DJ collective Bear Car. DJ Ray-Ban and DJ Savy are part of the music company Just Amazing Music.
Doors open at 9:30 p.m., and tickets are $5.
Edited by Hayley Jozwiak
DJ KIMBARELY LEGAL
NAME: Kimberly Simonetti
STATUS: non-traditional student from Hutchinson
STARTED TO DJ: six years ago
FIRST PERFORMANCE: Replay
Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St.,
in 2009
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
90s hip-hop, mumba tone and funk
JUNK THE COMPETITION
BECAUSE: There is a lot of creativity in DJs around right now, and she has never competed in a DJ competition.
WHY SHE SHOULD WIN: "I have the best beats and put a lot of work into my dance music."
STARTED TO DJ: seven years ago FIRST PERFORMANCE: at an Earth Jam concert as a senior in high school
NAME: Josh Sawitt
STATUS: graduate student from
Golden Valley, Minn.
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
house and hip-hop
JOINED THE COMPETITION
BECAUSE: He wants to go out there
and prove what he can do.
WHY HE SHOULD WIN: "I have con-
fidence in myself; I put on a show."
NAME: Andrew Rabin
STATUS: senior from Milwaukee,
Wisc.
STARTED TO DI: 2.5 years ago
FIRST PERFORMANCE: the
Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.,
in 2011
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
house and bird song
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
house and hip-hop
NATIONAL TYPE OF MUSIC TO MY house and hip-hop JOINED THE COMPETITION BECAUSE: He said it was a cool idea and he wanted to show his skills. WHY HE SHOULD WIN: "I'm the best party-rocking DJ on campus."
NAME: Tom Lindner
STATUS: senior from Topeka
STARTED TO DJ: 10 years ago
FIRST PERFORMANCE: Liberty Hall,
644 Mass, St., in 2004
FAVORITE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
goomba wave and trap
JOINED THE COMPETITION
BECAUSE: He's excited to join in on
something that's bigger than the
local scene in Lawrence.
WHY HE SHOULD WIN: "Bear Club
got that fire."
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NAME: Reginald Scott Smith II
STATUS: senior from Kansas City,
Kan.
STARTED TO DJ: eight years ago
FIRST PERFORMANCE: a house party in Lawrence in 2008
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC TO MIX:
booty shaking music
JOINED THE COMPETITION BECAUSE: "Why not?"
WHY HE SHOULD WIN: "I gotta support team Bear Club; I've been representing for a minute."
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